On 7/01/16, Alta Rose wrote:
> Hello everyone!
> Are you interested in being part of the Canadian
postcard
> exchange for the 2016 / 17 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
>
> 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.
> Mrs. Smith's class, Public Elementary School,
> 1234 Main Street.
> Wonderful Community, AB
>
> My email is bwelch@cesd73.ca
>
> Please 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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