Project 1: Communicating Communities
General Information
| Lead Teachers: | Ruth Wellon - Classroom Teacher Rosalind Parsons - Classroom Teacher Gwen Rodway - Challenging Needs Teacher Sylvia Pink - Learning Resources Teacher |
| School: | C.C. Loughlin School
Citadel Drive
Corner Brook, NF
A2H 5M4 |
| Grade Level: | We will require 2 Grade 3 classes from 2 separate communities. |
| Number of Students: | 49 Grade 3 students 2 challenging needs students |
| Project Start and Finish Dates: | Jan.'97 - May '97 |
Project Overview
The Grade 3 Social Studies program emphasizes the similarities and differences among the communities in Nfld. and Labrador. In previous years the Grade 3 classes at C.C. Loughlin made contact with other communities through "the mail".
We would now like to correspond with other children in Nfld. & Labrador via e-mail. We want individual pen pals from a community that is quite different from our own. (Example, fishing, farming or mining). Via e-mail, they will share information:
- about themselves
- their school
- their community
Goals
- To improve communication between schools in our Province
- To broaden children's knowledge of other communities
- To compare and contrast communities
- To enhance the technical computer skills of our children
- To improve communication skills
* We would also be willing to correspond with students in another Province or another Country
Evaluation
- Compose and edit e-mail and reports using a word processing program
- Upload and download e-mail messages
- Describe at least three ways in which Corner Brook and another community are similar
and three ways they are different
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