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Dear Anika,

 

what do you want for Christmas? I want a new game for my Wii. I got my Christmas tree. I put lights and Christmas ornaments on it and it looks fabulous.... Are you going to any Christmas parties ? On Christmas do you get lots of presents . I bake lots of cookies. Do you? Do you have a Christmas tree? What is your favorite Holiday ?

 

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Dear Mia,

 

I looked at my friend, Tori's wiki and it said that her penpal, Stephanie is your friend! My favorite Holiday is Christmas because all the presents! Do you have other video games because I do and my mom thinks even though I want a D.S. sense I have other video games I will probaly not get that!!! I also want a suprise present from Santa! Yes we have a Christmas tree and it is 10ft. tall! I have a Wii also!

I do not know if we are having any Christmas parties but, at school we are having one. We get to wear pajamas to school and it will be an early release! Our last day will be this Friday I heard you get to go this Thursday, LUCKY!!! Do you wish you could know the truth about Santa? I do. I forgot do you have a younger sibling? If you do is she/he annoying? I am sorry I did not ask that many questions but, I could not think of that much. Don't worry more are in my letter!

 

see-ya,

 

 

January 16th, 2008

 

Dear Anika,

 

dscn7170 (2).jpg Here is a picture of one of our dogs, my sister Elli, my Mom's Cousin and myself

 

 

 

We are reading a book called Stone Fox. We are learning about dog sledding.

 

What are you learning about ? Are you reading Stone Fox yet? We are on chapter one.What chapter are you on if you have started it?

 

I hope you are having good days at school?

 

I have a younger sister. She is almost 6 and is in Kindergarten. Sometimes she is annoying but we like to play together. Do you have any

 

brothers or sisters? I am playing Guitar Hero on the Wii. How many games do you have for your Wii? I have 4. My favorite game is Guitar

 

Hero. It is so much fun!

 

Do you speak another language? I do, I speak German because my mom is

 

from Germany. In the summer we are going to Germany.

 

That is all I can think of right now.

 

Bye, Mia

 

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Dear Mia,

 

We have started Stone Fox and we have finished chapter one also. I think Willy named his dog Searchlight because its like he's saying his dog is has good eyesight.My dad named his dog Andy. He did that because his dog was a Sandy color but Sandy is a girl's name so they ended up with the name Andy. my aunt named her dog Max just because she liked that name. Have you done a truly me poem? We have this is my poem: Talking with family

Talking with friends

Thats what I like to do it is really true

Now if you want to have a conversation I will surely say yes,

Thats probaly what you probaly you wold ave guessed!

 

 

Your penpal,

 

 

Anika

 

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Dear Anika,

 

We have finished chapter two on Stone Fox. Have you? I think Willy named his dog Searchlight because of his white spot on his head, his green eyes, he might be alert,and likes to be a leader and look for the way. How do you like the book so far.

If you had a new pet, what would you name it? I have two dogs, five fish, and two hermitcrabs. Our dogs names are

Butch and Tadpole. Our big dog is named Butch because my cousins liked that name and they foungd him in Mississippi. We named our little dog Tadpole because he jumps like a frog, well, actually he was named at the shelter but it's a perfect name for him.

I have not done a truly me poem but maybe it would be like this:

 

Bouncing and thinking,

running and learning

I am faster at thinking

when my body is turning.

 

Are you going to Hannah Montana on Thursday? We may go but we don't have tickets yet. Hopefully we will get some at the show. We are just going to try. If not, I won't be too happy but I'll survive.

 

Talk to you later,

 

Mia

 

 

 

 

Dear Anika,

 

We took a survey about Ways To Eat Potatoes. Most people like to eat fries. How do you like to eat potatoes baked , mashed , fried , or chips. I like to eat my potatoes baked. Do you have a Webkinz? I have 15.

 

Dear Anika,

 

we made a T-chart about Willy and Me. One thing that is different about Willy and Me is that I do chores around the house and Willy does chores around the farm. One thing that is the same is that we both have pets. Another thing about Willy and Me is that he has one dog and I have two. We have finished chapter 5 on Stone Fox. Have you? Have you made a T-chart about Willy?

I am curious to find out more about the dog sledding and the contest that Little Willy is going to enter. I really like the book so far.

 

Bye, Mia

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Dear Mia,

 

I like my potatoes in the form of chips. If I could have a dog I wold name it uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... I have no idea! What is your favorite season? Why? Mine is either summer or spring summer because you get to swim all the time and spring beacuse it is a nice time and my birthday is in the spring. I am on chapter 6 so basiclly I have already read chapter 4. I have seen a giraffe in Florida.Well I've got to go now.

 

Love Anika

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Anika,

 

Have you ever had a guest in your classroom? On Tuesday we had a guest in the

classroom. Have you? We have finished chapter 7 in Stone Fox. What chapter are you on? My favorite season is summer because it is my birthday. My birthday is July 21st, 1999. When is yours? My favorite color is blue. What is yours? Have you ever seen a giraffe? I have seen one in Germany at the zoo. That is my sister's favorite animal. My favorite animal is a horse, but we didn't see any there. What is your place to visit? Mine is Hawaii! My dad's sister lives there. I got to swim with the dolphins there when I was 7. It was a lot of fun. I do like sports. I might play volleyball, but I don't know when. I have been horseback riding in Germany too! My mom's mom lives in Germany so I have been there a lot and I am going again this summer! My favorite game on the Wii is Guitar Hero. My favorite character in Stone Fox is Searchlight. What is your favorite charater

 

Love , Mia

 

 

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Dear Mia,

 

Here is our potato graph.

 

 

 

Well anyway, my favorite character is Searchlight also! We got a sheet and it had proverbs my favorite one is "Love begins at home."

I like that proverb because it makes me think how much I love my family and it means there is no place like home.