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My Ideal School Contest, 2015

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Milo Modany Stanley Elementary School, Swampscott, MA "Stanley School is a great place to have fun! I love Stanley School! Our School has a great principal. His name is Mr. Daniels. He lets us have an outdoor recess. Mr. Daniels is the best!!! I looove our after-school programs. Can you guess which one it is? Sports Club! Our School has great teachers. My teacher is Mrs. Coletti. She is sooooo nice! She is a great teacher! Mrs. Colletti is the best! I hope you visit Stanley School sometime!"
Calli Allaire Aborn Elementary School, Lynn, MA "I am in 1st grade at Aborn School. I really, really love this school. I love the stuff we do here, like math. I like science. Most of all, I like the teachers because they help a lot. That's why I love Aborn School. It's a great school!"
Luca Buccini Flaherty School, Braintree "My Ideal School would have a big gym that has hockey nets. It would also have a science lab. That would inspire me to learn more about science because we could do experiments and that would be so much fun. I would also put in a big library so I could borrow any book I want."
Madisyn Caruso Frederick C. Murphy Primary School, Weymouth, MA "I love many things about my ideal school! My school treats people nicely. The assignments we do are math, spelling, reading, and spelling test. Some fun activities are field trips, London Bridge, and Doggy, Doggy where's your bone. These are just a few reasons my ideal school is fun."
Bethany Chow Peirce Elementary School, Arlington "I like the art room because there are a lot of pictures. I like the teacher because they are very friendly. Peirce is a good school because it has different special classes like art and gym. My school inspire me to learn and do my best through homework and classwork."
Sage Cundari Eastham Elementary School, Eastham, MA "My ideal school is the best. My school will have lots of windows so I could do my work. It would have lots of trees and grass so you could grow some fruit."
Madisyn Guertin Reingold Elementary School, Fitchburg, MA "I think Reingold is the best school ever! I like Reingold because all the teachers are nice. One of my favorites is Mrs. Hubbard. I like Reingold because they have great food. I like the sausage. I like Reingold because we do fun stuff. If you have a kid, send them to Reingold. They will have the best days ever!"
Austin Levesque East Taunton Elementary School, East Taunton, MA "East Taunton Elementary School inspires me to learn and to do my best. I like gym because it is fun. I like art because I make stuff. I like school sing because I love to sing. Mr. Fagan is fun because he runs in the halls and shouts out the math answers. My school is the best."
Sarah Parsons Brimfield Elementary School, Brimfield, MA "Three things that inspire me at school. My friends and the teachers help me learn and they inspire me. Class dojo inspire me because they help me be good in school. Reading inspire me because they take me on a adventure and they help me learn. When friends, family and teachers inspire me I feel delighted."
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