First contact for penfriendship with the school in Sri Lanka

First try:

Jacqueline Schmitt and
Corinna Wiesner
c/o

Max-Born-Realschule
Grüningsweg 42
44319 Dortmund
Germany

V. Nadarajah
Principal
J/Pannagam Meihandan M.V.
Chulipuram
Sri Lanka

10^th März 2005

Dear students,
we're students of the lO^th grade, oft he Max-Born-Realschule in Dortmund/Germany.

We became attentive of you through your letter which your headmaster wrote to our school.
We thought it would be interesting to find something out about life in Sri Lanka and how you go round with the effects of the Tsunami. We would be glad if students of our age (15 to 17) would like to start penfriendships with us. We include some letters of some of our students. Please, hand them out to students who are interested in penfriendships.

We hope you will write back soon.

Best wishes yours grade 10A

Jacqueline Schmitt (17), Corinna Wiesner (16)

Corrina Wiesner c/o

Max-Born-Realschule
Grüningsweg 42
44319 Dortmund
Germany

V. Nadarajah
Principal
J/Pannagam Meihandan M.V.
Chulipuram
Sri Lanka

10^th März 2005

Hi everybody!

My name is Corinna Wiesner and I'm 16 years old.
I live with my parents and my younger brother Marcus in Dortmund/Germany. My father works for Opel (GM - General Motors) and my mother works for DM (it's a drugstore). My brother Marcus is 13 and he's in the 7^th grade. I'm in grade 10 of the Max-Born-Realschule.
My favourite subjects are English, German, Maths and French.
I'm 5 feet 4 inches, I've got long and blond hair and I've got blue eyes.
My hobbies are reading, listening to music, going shopping, meeting friends. my dog, dancing...

So if someone wants to know more about me and wants to have a penfriendship with me, he or she should write me, please.
I would be happy about it.

Best wishes yours
Corinna Wiesner

The first answer:

G. Thanusiya
c/o Guruparan

"Abiramy Illam"
Pannagam South
Chulipuram
2005/04/06

Dear Angelina Lapina,

I found your name and address from my English teacher.

My hobbies are Reading story books, Reading newspapers, listening to the radio and collecting view cards.

I'm sixteen years old. I am a student of oIl class and I'll sit for the G.C.E. [oIL] examination this year. I should like to have you as a pen friend of mine.
I'm sending you some of my view cards.

I have two younger brothers and no sisters. My father is working in the Ceylon Petroleum cooperation as a driver. My mother ist a house wife. My favourate subjects are Thamil, English and Dance. My ambition in life is to become a Teacher.

If you like, please send me your photo.
I will be very grateful if you please send me an early reply.

Thank you

I send my photo for you.

Your's lovingly
G. Thanusiya

Max-Born-Realschule meets Meihandan M.V.