Tell Me About It! E-twinning: Literacy Project For 5-7 year olds Founders : Pamela Spiteri (De La Salle College, Malta) Christel Leroux (Ecole maternelle, Charles Perrault, France)

Visit by Her Excellency, Marie Louise Coleiro, President of Malta

Good Morning and Welcome to our Classroom,Your Excellency ! Prayer: Brother Edward The importance of Reading: Mrs Mariella Vella Mrs Mariella Scicluna

Children’s Speech 1. Kyle: Your Excellency, Thank you for coming to our school and accepting our invitation to participate in our literacy project ! 2. Ryan: Thanks to the E-twinning project we have been working with other schools around the world. 3. Luigi: At the moment we are reading some stories that were written by Eric Carle who was born in America.

4. Kaydin : When he was only six, like us, his family took him to Germany and he enjoyed drawing and imagining stories. 5. Nathan : His most famous book is the ‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ but we also enjoyed ‘The Grouchy Lady Bug’ that helped us learn about time and ‘The Tiny Seed’ that talked about the way flowers grow.

6. Jake : Once again, we would like to thank you for sharing this experience with us and for offering to read us one of Eric Carle’s story. 7. Matthew : Before you read us the story, we would like to sing you a song by Eric Carle, ‘From Head to Toe’. It’s our little way of saying thank you. Please feel free to join in.

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

by Eric Carle

On a shiny green leaf sat a small green chameleon. It moved onto a brown tree and turned brownish. Then it rested on a red flower and turned reddish. When the chameleon moved slowly across the yellow sand, it turned yellowish. You could hardly see it.

When the chameleon had something to eat, it turned a sparkling green.

But when it was cold and hungry, it turned grey and dull.

When the chameleon was hungry, it sat still and waited. Only its eyes moved-up, down, sideways-until it spotted a fly. Then the chameleon’s long and sticky tongue shot out and caught the fly. That was its life. It was not very exciting. But one day…

… the chameleon saw a park! It had never seen so many beautiful animals.

The chameleon thought: How small I am, how slow, how weak! I wish I could be big and white like a polar bear. And the chameleon’s wish came true. But was it happy? No!

… the chameleon saw a park! It had never seen so many beautiful animals.

I wish I could be handsome like a flamingo.

I wish I could be smart like a fox.

I wish I could swim like a fish.

I wish I could run like a deer.

I wish I could see things far away like a giraffe.

I wish I could hide in a shell like a turtle.

I wish I could be strong like an elephant.

I wish I could be funny like a seal.

I wish I could be like people. Just then a fly flew by. The chameleon was very hungry. But the chameleon was very mixed-up. It was a little of this and a it was a little of that. And it couldn’t catch a fly.

I wish I could be myself. The chameleon’s wish came true. And it caught the fly!

Thank You, Your Excellency !

ONE LA SALLE

Introduction and Welcome note by Mrs. Vella – Head of Junior School Prayer by Brother Edward

Introductory speech by boys

Singing: Head to Toe: Eric Carle

Presenting the book to Her Excellency

President reading story

Head of Junior School: Closing Speech and a special hug for the boys

ONE STAR, ONE LA SALLE