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Tobler Elementary school fourth-grade teacher Barbara Gann oversees the pupil-run post office.

Pupils perform post office duties Two fourth-graders at Tobler Elementary School are roaming the halls on a sunny Thursday morning. Carrying a white book bag, they don't seem different from any of the other children who are bustling to find a seat for the start of school.       But these two fourth-graders are mail delivery people picking up letters and messages for the school's self-run post office.       As a way to encourage writing and offer real world life experience, the school set up the delivery system thanks to a $14,000 state grant.       "This was an idea we came up with to encourage these kids to write letters and learn a valuable lesson on life," said Barbara Gann, a fourth-grade teacher and head of the Tobler post office. "It really teaches them to enjoy writing and encourages them to gain experience they can use as they grow older." FULL TEXT

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