2020 Newspapers

Welcome to the 2020 Edition of the Student Global Newspapers.

Access the newspapers using the link (button) below. Students wishing to contribute to the newspapers should request access from their classroom teacher. Any teacher interested to involve their students in this project should contact the Project Coordinator, at the link/email address found here:

https://sites.google.com/rosmini.school.nz/global-connections/our-story-and-contact

How this project works:

There are 41 issues scheduled for the 2020 edition -- Starting the week of February 3 and ending the week of November 30.
Each issue (week) has a different theme (see list below) that students may report on, as well as add local, regional and national news stories.
For my students, they select weeks/themes they would like to report on, and add that information and supporting photographs onto the template section that has been identified with their school. (We try and rotate the order of the schools each week.) I ask the students to keep their report short and easy to read and WITH NO FORMATTING. The formatting will be done by the editors at the end of the week so we have a consistent look to each each issue. We use Arial type, size 12.
Students identify their work, either collectively at the end of their work, or at the end of each piece they enter. Students ONLY use their first name and the initial of their family name and their class name (e.g. Seone P, 7GSS)
Photographs help colour the issues and are worth many words of description. Photographs should be a max of 1/4 of a page in width, and fit within one of the template cell borders. If you have a wider or taller photograph, you may merge several cells. The same goes for print text also. You may merge, split the template cells.
To alter the template click on "Format" and scroll down to "Table" where the editing commands are. If you need more space, repeat the same and Click on "Insert Line".
SPECIAL ISSUES: From time to time I am asked if we can publish a special issue on a topic/subject -- such as student art work (see Supplements

https://sites.google.com/rosmini.school.nz/global-connections/student-global-newspaper ) Any teacherthat is interested in publishing their students work, or projects is welcome to do so, or add to the special work published.

Teachers: We would appreciate either yourself or an appointed student try and edit your students work at the end of each week... perhaps you might want to give those students that contribute some credit for the work they have submitted? Please check on the appropriateness of language and information. Rosmini College -- Over the Back Fence Project has the right to remove any inappropriate material/content.
IMPORTANT: We recognise that every school has a different schedule than the other schools, therefore in order to ensure all issues are filled, please work ahead of holidays, examination times to ensure no edition is left empty. HINT: My students, as mentioned above, select those themes they wish to contribute to. This allows the students to be working on their making and uploading their contribution in advance so when holidays come up, their work is already on the page for those issues.
If you need assistance, please contact use via the contact link above, rather than writing in the newspaper pages. Note samples from previous years can be linked from the Home Page. https://sites.google.com/rosmini.school.nz/global-connections/student-global-newspaper
See the 2020 Schedule of themes below:
- Week of
  - - - Feb 3 - Our School • Feb 10 - Our Community • Feb 17 - Our Nation • Feb 24 - Our Culture
      - Mar 2 - Our Language • Mar 9 - Our Land • Mar 16 - Our Weather Mar 23 - Our Flora Mar 30 - Our Animals
      - Apr 10 - Favourite Games (not sport) • Apr 13 - Our Music • Apr 20 - Our Music • Apr 27 - Our Dance
      - May 4 - Our Health • May 11 - Our Education • May 18 - Our Government • May 23 - Our Agriculture
      - Jun 1 - Our People • Jun 8 - Our Industry • Jun 15 - Our Transport • Jun 22 - Our Sport • Jun 29 - Our Tourism
      - Jul 6 - Our Leaders • Jul 13 - Our Heros • Jul 20 - Our Architecture • Jul 27 - Our Science
      - Aug 3 - Our Medicine • Aug 10 - Our Food • Aug 17 - Our Commodities and Prices • Aug 24 - Our History • Aug 31 - Our Recipes
      - Sep 7 - Our Holidays and Festivals • Sep 14 - Our Glamour • Sep 21 - Our Playgrounds Sep 28 - Our Disease Prevention
      - Oct 5 - Our Environmental Protection • Oct 12 - Our Pop Culture • Oct 19 - Our Technology • Oct 26 - Our Video Games
      - Nov 2 - 9 - 16 - 23 : Our Project Showcase * • Nov 30 - What we have learned.
- ** Project Showcase is an opportunity for schools to showcase project work that students have been engaged in. The format may include print, audio and visual media.More information will be shared mid-year.