Projects

Progress reports 2002 - 2003

Little Lever School / Collège République

Staff

Mrs K. Harrison / Mmes Campana/Fontana

Background

At the conference held at Elliot School in January of this year, we discussed what we wanted to get out of this project during the academic year. We decided that since two teachers from each school were running the project, we would involve a class taught by each teacher. We therefore set up a pen friend link between the pupils in a year eight class and a cinqième class, and between those in a year nine class and a quatrième class, the aim being to send bilingual letters in order that both sets of students could practise writing in the foreign language advising their partner of any mistakes made, but could also develop their reading skills in a foreign language.

The pupils from Little Lever first sent introductory letters to France at the end of February of this year. They received a reply in March. Some pupils sent photographs which were very much appreciated. At the beginning of April, the pupils from Little Lever sent another letter in which they discussed Easter traditions and celebrations. Many included Easter chocolate for their pen friends to taste. They received a final letter back from the French students at the beginning of June which explained all about their holiday plans and managed to return a letter the following week on the same topic, just before the holidays started in France.

The pupils have enjoyed having this communication link and have eagerly awaited the arrival of each letter. We are hoping that this link continues into the next academic year and that there may be some communication via e-mail.

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