Messages from Participants 　 Cannelton Elementary School - USA Hello friends, We like Pikari very much and we will send nice drawings and messages about living by the river to you all soon. We thank you for sending Pikari to us! 　 Arigato gozaimasu, Media students Joan Goble, Teacher Messages from Participants 　 Scuola Media Dante Alighieri - Italy Hello, KANIKICHI is in Spoleto-Italy. We have got him an italian name: Blu Marina (Blu is the sea colour and Marina is an italian name but also a sea adjective). He is in our classroom 1D. Today we have drawn Kanikichi and we have talked about water pollution. We'll send you our picture and our paints. Thank you and kisses 1D scuola media Dante Alighieri di Spoleto Maria Blasini Math and Science teacher Messages from Participants 　 　 Shujitsu Elementary School - Japan 　 Hello everyone, Thank you very much for sending us Koin and letters. We go to the river near our school, and have been studying about water too. Let's study about water together! 　 4th Graders at Shujitsu Elementary School, Okayama, Japan KUROSE Hitomi, Teacher Messages from Participants 　 Abu Bakr El Sedeek Language Experimental School, Egypt Hello from Egypt Ghada Fathy, Teacher Messages from Participants 　 　 Micklefield School - South Africa KONNICHIWA What fun we have been having this week as we introduced the girls to NIKOKERO the Water Mission!! I took half the class for an hour each. We looked at the World Map to locate the other schools, we looked at the lovely pictures you sent by post, we practiced saying "Konnichiwa" and "Arigato" and finally looked at the site on the internet. The girls love Nikokero and are so impressed with your creative talents. They think that they have received the best Water Mission!! When the headmistress walked into the class, they all turned to her and put their hands together and said "Konnichiwa". It was really very sweet. We will now start to brainstorm ideas of things to do with your questions. The girls have already signed a promise pledge that they will try and save water at home. We will include a copy of this when we finally e-mail through our work. Thank you for all your lovely hard work and ideas Judi Williamson (Francisco) Computer Teacher at Micklefield School Messages from Participants 　 Hornbaek School - Denmark Hello everyone, KAPAMARU is now in Hornbaek where he is staying at 4A. The new schoolyear has just begun and English is a our new subject which we find very exciting. We start Water project reading a book "The Song of the sperm whales". It's about life in ocean, pollution and the destruction of species of animal. We will also do research on water at school and at home. During September and October we'll do a wall hanging with pictures of fish. We'll paint and sew. You will hear more about our activities, 4A Hornbaek School Denmark Lone Nielsen, Teacher Messages from Participants 　 Hapuku School - NZ Good Day, Everyone It's winter in New Zealand now. We can see the mountains capped with snow from our school. They are so beatiful that I want to show them to you. We are glad to meet TAIYOU. He is so cute, isn't he? We have started Water Project with him. For example, we counted the number of taps in our school and went to the beach to pick up heaps of rubbish. Kaikoura where we live has very beautiful sea. We would like to study about the sea of Kaikoura as well as water. Please look forward to our report! Cheers, YAMAMOTO Yuko Japanese Teacher at Hapuku School Messages from Participants CAJOLA Center - Benin, Africa Welcome Zary We are in the hall of the Kajola center with Zary. Nous sommes avec Zary dans le Hall du centre Kajola. 　 Kajola Center Rached ADJADI, Coordinator Messages from Participants Aida Elementary School - Japan Hello, friends, We are 4th grade students at Aida Elementary School, Okayama, Japan. We are very happy to host AYU and to participate in Water Project. We have been observing lightning bugs and studying a lot of things about them since this May. Do you have lightning bugs in your countries? Have you ever seen them flying in darkness? It's very beautiful!! We will send a report on the lightning bugs soon. Thank you, 　 4th graders, Aida Elementary School, Okayama, Japan KODA Yoshiko, Teacher 4-1 NORO Naoko, Teacher 4-2 Messages from Participants 　 Yanahara-nishi 4th grade students, Okayama, Japan　 Dear friends, We are 4th grade students at Yanahara-nishi Elementary School, Okayama, Japan. We are studying about "water and life" now at school. We are researching the relationship between water and our everyday life, and that between water and living things. We would like to know about water in other countries as well. We would like to come and see your country, but we cannot. We send you a Water Mission for us. Please tell him about water in your country. We would like to tell each other about water and to make friends with you. Let's study about water together! Thank you, 4th graders, Yanahara-nishi Elementary School, Okayama, Japan IWANO Hiromasa<iwano@lucksnet.or.jp> NAKASHIMA Masako<hiko@lucksnet.or.jp> 4th grade teachers, Yanahara-nishi Elementary School 285 Kose, Yanahara-cho, Kume-gun,Okayama 708-1532, Japan