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	Please respond to: thorbhe@nbed.nb.ca (HEATHER C THORBURN)

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PROJECT

We are a Grade 5 class involved in a study of  Canada, and we are 
interested in finding penpals coast - to - coast. We would especially 
interested in exchanging information on your city and province's main 
attractions, plus information on population , special land features , 
and industry.

The students have also expressed an interest in knowing about wildlife and 
recreational activities of other areas of Canada. What would the May/June 
temperature and vegetation be like?

FORMAT
Please read our attached report about our school, city and province, 
and share some interesting facts about your area. One page will be 
much appreciated , and we will send you a copy of the letters we receive 
so you too will have coast-to-coast friends!


HELLO! We are a grade five class in Fredericton ,NB seeking pen-pals from 
schools across the country. Our school is called Kingsclear Consolidated 
and we have a population of about two hundred students. We would like to 
know your school's name and population, plus any other interesting facts 
that you'd like to share. Our school has Native and Non-Native students.
( 13 are members of the Maliseet Nation)  We are an English speaking 
school but we do have French classes  taught everyday.

We don't have a gym but instead we own a new computer lab which we are 
writing to you from.  We are hoping to recruit a few schools for our 
project. As we said, we live in Fredericton , the capital of NB. Our 
provincial bird is the chickadee . Our provincial flower is the purple 
violet. What are your provincial bird and flower? 
To get in touch ,e-mail us.

Here are some questions we would like to know about:

* What is the most common wildlife in your area?
* What are the industries where you live?
* How long is your growing season?
* How hot and cold does it get where you live?
* What are your first and second languages?
* Which nationalities does your school represent?



Heather Thorburn