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Greetings to you all! Many of you will have been enjoying the northern summer and holidays this past month. I hope you have thoroughly enjoyed your break, recharged your batteries and are ready to launch into a new school year. Please consider how Earth Calendar Online can be integrated into your class studies and the sense of accomplishment you and your children would gain from uploading contributions to share with others around the globe. We thank those who uploaded the 50 contributions for August. If you haven't already viewed these, please take a look. We received contributions from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hawaii, Germany and France. Natalie Danko and her class 1/2/3D at Elanora Heights Primary in Sydney have been inspirational in creating an Online Nature Quiz. We would like to give special thanks to Natalie and the children for their wonderful work and creative clues. If you haven't viewed the "Who Am I?" Quiz yet, it can be found at this address: http://paoprj.lucksnet.or.jp/earth-c/html/9908aug/html/000032.html 1/2/3D's e-mail address can be found at the bottom of the page (link above). Please consider sending an e-mail, 1/2/3D would love your feedback and to hear from other children around the world. The Quiz is fun - we hope it inspires you to create one of your own. If you'd like to but are unsure how to create one, please send me an e-mail and I'll happily assist. Special thanks also to KOUMOTO Yoko and her class at Kibi Kougen Elementary School (Okayama, Japan) who continue to contribute regularly to Earth Calendar Online. Also to Jan Haarmann who is a regular contributor and during August uploaded pages about field trips taken with Class 4, Bad Neuenahrer Primary School (Germany). Special thanks also to the teachers and staff at Yuge Elementary School for their wonderful introductions; NAKAMURA Sayuri, KOSAKA Koji, KUZUHARA Machiko, NAKASHIMA Masako, IKEDA Michiko, KUROSE Shoko and FUKUDA Sekikazu. Also to TORIGOE Genshi who continues to inspire those around him with his enthusiasm for Earth Calendar Online and his love of teaching, children and nature. I'd also like to welcome my sister, Donna Fullwood from Australia, and congratulate her on successfully mastering the ONLINE PAGE CREATOR. Well done and many thanks to each and every one of you! A reminder to start using the SEPTEMBER codes when uploading your contributions. If you have lost your codes or need assistance to upload your contributions, please remember your Project Leaders are happy to help. During August I uploaded Help Files for the creation and uploading of Video and Real Slideshow files. Please consider these forms of presentation when making contributions to Earth Calendar Online. Feel free to experiment and to ask for assistance. http://paoprj.lucksnet.or.jp/earth-c/11gene/gs_01.html We also welcome any new contributors, please pass the word along. Remember your Project Leaders are happy to help and assist you. Our e-mail addresses can be found at: http://paoprj.lucksnet.or.jp/earth-c/11gene/aboutec.html#contact Best wishes to you all! Lynne Ralph |