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Good Morning,

Just wondering if this program is still open?

Thanks
Sue
suester75@gmail.com

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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