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News > Galleries > My Ideal School Contest, 2019

My Ideal School Contest, 2019

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Joshua Liu East Somerville Community School, Somerville "this is my beach school. it has hammock, a rainbow, and a pool. sea animals go there. there is a bus too. there is alot to do and it is so much fun! have a great day!"
Isaiah Clemente Northbridge Elementary School, Whitinsville "I like NES because there are a lot of colors in NES. I like NES because we do math. I like NES because there is recess and it’s fun."
Samantha Berry Assawompset Elementary School, Lakeville "My ideal school has me and a dog. My school is creadive. It is nice and clen. evryone is a friend. It is fun. It has jresup inside. No one is mene. Do you like my school?"
Thea Mace Fuller Meadow Elementary School, Middleton "First If I could make my ideal scool I would take the Princibl becus shes so nice. and Awosom. and a valintims day party and Id have a big art room becas I Love art. that’s my ideal scool."
Ava Shea East Taunton Elementary School, East Taunton "In my opinion East Taunton Elementary School is the best school in the whole entire world! I love learning about the solar system with my teacher. Our principal, Mrs. Hoye, keeps us safe. What I like about my school is that my friends are so nice to me."
Lana Lee Killion Parkview Elementary School, North Easton "My Happy School Essay: In my school the principal is nice and fun. In my school there is a beautiful mural in the lobby. In my ideal school all the walls are murals of kids, unicorns and rainbows. I love the outside area at Parkview. We have a garden, play structures, swings and a field. I would like that in my ideal school."
Cristina Portillo Argenziano School at Lincoln Park, Somerville "1. My favorite time in school is being with Mrs. Taremi in Art! 2. Math at Argenziano makes me intelligent 3. I love reading books at my school."
Keily DeJesus Center School, Peabody "I love that my school has a play ground and teachers and nice people. My ideal school would be full of gymnastics learning and some candy inside if you pass the test. First of all my school would have unicorn walls and a half gold roof and a half pink roof and a trampoline and a rainbow school. It would be full of learning and a fun school that has pizza at the end of class. I also think that an ideal school should have new materials. These are my ideas about my ideal school."
Alayna Brien Wire Village School, Spencer "There are many things I love about my school. I love my teachers because they help me learn. I like art because I like to draw and color, we have the best art room ever. I like to read because it help me learn my words to get better. Wire Village School is the best."
Yara Al Behadili Newton School, Greenfield "You do not know how amazing our school is! We have books that we can take home to read. But you have to bring them back. Also, we have a Kid of the Week board. We each get to decorate it for a week with photos and art work to show how special we are! Newton School would be more fun if it was made out of books!"
Jaquan DePina Arnone Elementary School, Brockton "There are three thigs at the Arnone that I want in my deal school. Fist I want LoL dolls. Next I want LoL papers to ckuler. last I want egg hunts."
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