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English Pen Pal

(Category: Subject Specific / English)
Written communication between pen pals can provide a rationale for letter writing. This initiative encourages schools to link/ twin with JCSP students in another school. Letters can be prepared in class and forwarded to their pen pals via post or email. Teachers can refer to English Statement No 8 and the new Letter Writing student workbook to assist in their planning of this initiative. It is anticipated that this will be a short-term intervention and perhaps consideration should be given to the number of letters that your students write.

Instructions

• The funding is available for schools to link / twin with JCSP students in another school. Letters can be prepared in class and forwarded to their pen pals via post or e-mail.
• Teachers can refer to English Statement No. 8 and the new Letter Writing student workbook to assist in their planning of this initiative.
• Please enclose in your evaluation a detailed description of the activities undertaken in the running of the initiative along with any relevant photographs of the activities undertaken. We would be very grateful if the photos are sent to us digitally as the quality is great for publications. Please make sure that you have sought permission from parents/guardians to use the photos in publications. Some schools write to all parents asking them to make contact with the school if they object to photos being published.
• The evaluation should be submitted online at www.jcsp.ie. More details below.