Name of Teacher : Karyn Clarke Country : Australia - South Australia Grade : Reception/year 1 Name of School : Berri Primary School Description : I would like to connect with a class of children with a similar age group to mine - 5,6 and 7 year olds. Mixed gender and cultural backgrounds. We are a country school of about 250 students. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Merrilyn Bulder Country : Queensland, Australia Grade : Years 1,2,3 Name of School : Eungella State School Description : Eungella State School is a small two teacher school (45 students) in a rural dairying community which is located 85 km west of the coastal town of Mackay, Queensland. I am looking for a lower school Canadian class for my students to interact with via email. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Margaret Pearce Country : Queensland, Australia Grade : one Name of School : Marian State School Description : Hi, My name is Margaret Pearce and I teach at a relatively small school at Marian in the Pioneer Valley, west of Mackay on the Central Coast of Queensland. The school is in a sugar cane growing area and the township was built around the sugar cane processing mill on the banks of the Pioneer river. The school was smaller before we relocated to a new site and to new buildings. Since then the numbrs have been steadily growing. The school consists of classes from pre-school through to Year seven and, also, has a Special Need Unit. Our year one class has 23 students in it and we would be interested in corresponding with another year one class in another country. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Greg Story Country : Australia Queensland Grade : 3 Name of School : Leichhardt State Primary School Description : Our school has approximately 300 students from Year P-7.We have many children from various cultural backgrounds represented in our school population.We live in a satellite housing suburb 45 km from the capital, Brisbane. Our class enjoys lots of science activities and I like to encourage them to do as much writing in various forms as possible.We are looking for a class of 8 year olds who would enjoy the same sort of thing. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Debbie Walsh Country : Australia, Queensland Grade : 3 Name of School : Flagstone State School Description : Our school is located about 5min from Jimboomba (1 hour from Brisbane). Our school is only new and is in it's third year. Our school is in the middle of an estate and many children live on large blocks of land or small properties. My year 3 children have been involved in travel buddy and book rap programs on the computer over their 3 years at school. We are looking for a school overseas or in remote areas of Australia. Hope to hear from you soon, Debbie Walsh and 3W. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Lynn Davie Country : Victoria, Australia Grade : K - 6 Name of School : Essendon North Primary School My Role at our School : Curriculum coordinator Description : At our school we are using ICT as a tool to enhance teaching and learning. We use an inquiry model to engage our students. We are trying to develop our children's thinking skills, modelling a range of thinking strategies and tools. We use a range of open ended software to support our activities including Hyperstudio, Kid Pix Studio Deluxe and Apple Works. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Sandra Reid (Principal/teacher) Country : Tasmania Australia Name of School : Cape Barren Island Primary Grade : Kinder - 6 Description : Cape Barren Island School is a very small one teacher school on Cape Barren Island off the North East Coast of Tasmania. There are currently 7 students enrolled - from Prep to Year 6. We are looking for a lower primary class anywhere - A class and teacher interested in exchanging news etc., remembering our isolation and smallness. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom.

Name of Teacher : Jacqui Maunder Country : Queensland, Australia Grade : 3 Name of School : Moranbah East State School Description : We are fairly new school, only 20 years old in a small central Queensland town of Moranbah. We have approx 400 students. My class would like to communicate with students that are in a similar age level 8 to 9 years, and students that live in a very different climate, ours is hot, dry, Australian climate. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Rosemary Goodwin Country : Australia - South East Queensland Grade : Grade 3 (7 turning 8 years old) Name of School : Blackstone State Primary School Description : Blackstone State School is a small primary school located in the eastern suburbs of Ipswich approximately 40 minutes from the capital city of Queensland - Brisbane. The school was opened on 17 January, 1887 as the Blackstone Mixed Primary School. Over the years Blackstone has retained its "small school" image and draws its clientele from the immediate areas of Blackstone and from several surrounding suburbs. The school has a current enrolment of 160 students catering for students from Grades 1 through to 7. A preschool is attached to the school catering for 15 five year olds.The parent and wider community is made up of a nuber of groups including public servants, tradespeople, office workers, factory workers and self-employed people. I am looking for a class of 8 year olds from outside Australia with whom my 24 grade three students can correspond and exchange information. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Tanya Dixon_Ross Country : Australia - New South Wales Grade : Years 2 and 3 Name of School : Lisarow Public School My Role at our School : Assistant Principal Description : Lisarow School is a pleasant rural school on the east coast of NSW Aust. We are situated in a lush green valley next to the banks of a creek. Our school grounds are filled with gardens made up of native plants. Our school population is 300 children from Kindergarten to year 6 - age range 5 to 13. We are about one hours drive north of Sydney, and about 10 minutes drive to the beach. We are interested in communicating with children of a similar age (7 to 9 year olds), living in different environments and/or different countries to us. We are very interested in the world around us and the lifestyles other children lead. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Toni Field Country : New South Wales, Australia. Name of School : Five Dock Primary School Grade : All grades k-6 My Role at our School : Teacher-Librarian Description : The school has 250 students from pre-school to grade 6. Italian is taught as a Community language. Library is co-operative teaching . If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Judy Ormerod Country : Tasmania, Australia Name of School : Green Point Primary Grade : 3/4 Description : The school is in a lower socio-economic area and contains children with a diverse range of abilities. Many are highly motivated and enthusiastic. We would initially like to meeet a Japanese class as we will be commencing a Japanese Unit in late September. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of School : Logan Reserve State School Name of School : Elwood Primary School Name of School : Cedar Creek State School Name of School : Calwell Primary Name of School : Farrer Primary School, ACT Name of School : Hillview Name of School : Tinonee Public School (primary) Name of School : St Lawrence Primary School Name of School : Elwood Primary School Name of School : Eastwood Heights Public School Name of School : Aspley East State School Name of School : Alligator Creek State School   Submit your school site for our 'Cool School' Award today!   For Great Ideas on how to get your Class motivated, Check out our Ideas for your Class