St. Clare's SIP Activities
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Word Processing
The pupils in the senior classes of 5 th and 6 th began their ICT and language experiences
by using Microsoft Word. They worked on
exercises based on the topic of School or Die Schule and wrote sentences about our school,
our timetable and made some useful classroom labels in German.
Email
At first, it was extremely difficult to find a school in Germany able to correspond with
us. Eventually, Frau Ursula Hoesea lovely
teacher in Lerchenberg, Wittenberg replied. The
pupils in 5 th and 6 Ih have sent and received some emails from this school called
Grundschule am Lerchenberg Gslerche@t-online.de
Internet
The senior pupils have used the Internet to investigate aspects of German culture such as
Christmas traditions, Fasching and more recently German food and drink. The Internet proved extremely useful in sending
Hallmark cards for Christmas, St. Patrick's Day and Easter.
Databases
Many pupils in 5 th and 6 th have pets. In German, they recorded information about their
pets using a database in Microsoft Access.
Desktop Publishing
Pupils loved working with Microsoft Publisher. Each
group produced a one-page newsletter all about their class interests. 5 th class described their Green school
project, while 6 th class wrote about their Confirmation.
Software Evaluation
The pupils enjoyed leaming German by playing with some German language software. The teachers involved have reviewed the software
and their comments can be read at the Sip2l project web site.
Patch Study
Finally, to consolidate all the ICT skills used, a patch study of different applications
was devised. The theme chosen was Food and
Drink. The pupils made a database of their
class favourite fruits and vegetables. Using
their word processing skills, pupils wrote stories about different mealtimes. Next they emailed Grundschule am Lerchenberg for
their opinions. The Internet was useful for
looking up some German recipes, visiting Aldi and McDonalds in Germany and even ordering a
pizza in German. Having fun with Microsoft
Publisher helped put it all together.
Dissemination Night.
In November, parents were invited to the school to hear about the work we were
undertaking. In May a similar night was held for teachers to inform the wider community of
our progress. A very encouraging response was received on both nights.