You bet, Sue! Here's my email:
bwelch@cesd73.ca
I am going to create a post with the details.
On 7/14/15, Sue wrote:
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> I am wondering if there is a Canadian Post Card Exchange set
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> for the 2015/2016 school year? If so who can we contact?
> Thanks for any assistance.
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> On 9/16/14, Sue wrote:
>> Good Morning,
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>> Just wondering if this program is still open?
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>> Thanks
>> Sue
>> suester75@gmail.com
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>> On 7/09/14, Alta Rose wrote:
>>> Hello everyone!
>>> Are you interested in being part of the Canadian postcard
>>> exchange for the 2014 / 15 school year? Here's how it
>>> works:
>>> You send me an email with the following information:
>>> The way you want your postcards' addressed (ie. Mrs.
Smith's
>>> Class)
>>> Your school address
>>> The email address that you would like me to use, if it is
>>> different from the one you are currently using.
>>> As soon as I get that, I will respond with an email that
>>> says you're on the list. Now, you have all kinds of time to
>>> change your mind: Right up until the long weekend in
>>> September, actually. Many teachers need a day or two at
the
>>> end of August / Beginning of September to check with their
>>> administration to see if they can get the funds required
>>> for postcards and stamps.
>>> During the September long weekend, I will send an email to
>>> everyone, assigning you the week to send out your
>>> postcards. You send one postcard, with info about your
>>> community, to each of the participating classes. (There are
>>> usually about 40-50.) I will go first, and if you have a
>>> specific month that you'd like to send yours out, just
>>> specify it. Most teachers write their messages with the
>>> help of their students, or have individual students write
>>> them.
>>> That's pretty well it! Depending on the number of
>>> participants, we usually get 1-2 postcards per week.
>>> This really is a great way to teach about different
>>> Canadian communities. The kids love to get the postcards!
I
>>> play a little game with my students. I tell them the name
>>> of the community and they see if they can guess which
>>> province it comes from. It's a great way to teach the names
>>> of the provinces!
>>> So, if you're interested, please send me the info in the
>>> format below. (It's an easy copy and paste.)
>>> Mrs. Smith's class, Public Elementary School,
>>> 1234 Main Street.
>>> Wonderful Community, AB
>>> hardworkingteahcer@hotmail.com (Just include your email
if
>>> you want me to use one that is different from the one you
>>> are using to email me.)
>>> My email is bwelch@chinooksedgeab.ca
>>> When you email me, make sure
>>> you put Postcard Exchange in the subject line, or I will
>>> send it to junk. I will always respond to the email to
>>> confirm that I received it. If you don’t hear from me
>>> within a week, please send me another email.
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