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My Favorite Place – By William

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My favorite place in the world might have to be Le Loup in Bar-sur-Loup France. It is a nice river 10 minutes away from where I grew up. It is icy cold and the temperature is 17 degrees celsius. It takes about 5 minutes to get used to the water but it is very refreshing when you do. I usually go on a little cliff over the river that is really high. The one spot where I jump off of the cliff is like 7 feet deep! it is really fun. I heard stories about it. The two mountain which separate the river used to be one big mountain but the river dug its way out. When you think about a river you think of something huge like the Hudson or the Mississippi, well that’s not the case in this river. It’s really small like a creek, but it’s considered a river because of how long it is. I had so many experiences there I have been going there since I was 1 year old. Before I would basically just swim and climb the huge rocks that were 15 feet tall. Now I jump off of those rocks, and I don’t swim as much because I am to busy jumping. There are lots of trees surrounding the part of the river that I go to. I have never ever been in another part of the river in my whole life. Thank you so much for reading my all time favorite place and I would love to know yours. Comment your favorite place below.

Out of My Mind – By William

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Out of My Mind is a great book about a girl named Melody. Melody has a serious case of cerebral palsy, so she has a hard time communicating with others. When she is around 4 years old her mom decides to put her in school. The room class that she goes to is for disabled kids only. She later gets accepted in a normal class and makes a friend named Rose. Although Rose can not understand Melody all the time, she can still relate to her.
Melody then makes new friends and enemies especially two girls named Clair and Molly who are overall rude. For a present Melody gets a Meditalker so she can finally communicate and express herself. She then enters a quiz team and she gets in. At the end of every chapter you need to find out what happens.

This book is great and I think you should read it. At the end of every chapter, you always are wondering what is going to happen. My whole Middle School is reading this as a Global Read Aloud and many more schools are too. I think this book overall teaches you to respect other people even if they have disabilities or not. It taught me a great lesson and I hope it teaches you one to.

My Day – By William

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I usually wake up around 6:25. I get dressed, take a shower, brush my teeth, and usually go downstairs around 6:45. My mom makes me breakfast, and it’s usually toast and hot chocolat. I finish breakfast at 6:55, brush my teeth, and get ready for the bus. My mom or dad drives me to CLS (the Rhinebeck elementary school) and we see the Dutchess Day bus. A few minutes after the Dutchess Day bus leaves, the Poughkeepsie Day bus arrives. When I arrive at school it’s 8:15, and Laura usually says that we have to “catch class” because we are late.
Classes go on until break at 10:05. I usually have a bagel and I take a full one because I know that Bud or Cormac are going to take half of it. I try to eat fast because I like going outside to play basketball with my preschool friends, Wynn and Tomas. At lunch and recess I usually eat the cafeteria food and then go outside to play basketball with the 8th graders. The bus usually leaves around 3:15, and I usually play “I spy” with a nice 3rd grader named Kishi. When we get to CLS it’s 4:00. When I get home I play basketball outside, and then go inside to do homework, and then watch TV. I have dinner with my family, and then go to bed around 10:30, and then the cycle starts all over again.
What are your days like?

Bullying by William

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Bullying is a big problem right now. One out of five kids in America are bullied. There are different ways of bullying such as physical bullying, emotional bullying, etc. I read on the news that two kids were arrested for bullying a 12 year old girl who recently committed suicide. I knew a kid who was severely bullied to the point were he couldn’t eat sleep or do anything until he moved to a different school. U.S National Center for Education suggested in 2001 that bullying can be classified in two different categories:
Direct Bullying, and Indirect Bullying (also known as social aggression). Ross states that direct bullying involves a great deal of physical aggression such as shoving, poking, kicking, pinching, etc. He also states that indirect bullying characterized by attempting to socially isolate the victim. Bullying is a big problem and we need to stop

My Connections – By Will

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I chose activity #2 I am about to tell you how I am connected. Well first of all my dad is from France and my mom is from Missouri so it’s hard to go everywhere. I usually go to France because I grew up there and I have lots of friends there (France has a lot of British people so those are my English friends) and I also have French friends. I use a lot of different things such as Instagram, Text, Messenger, Kik, E-Mail, (my friend Cormac just made me a Skype account), and of course I call. My dad is a movie producer so it’s hard to see him all the time but my mom is a pilates trainer and she is always at home, (a little too much she always says) but otherwise I love to see my dad and mom. I use to write letters to my Mamie and to my Papi, but now I text and E-Mail. To my Granddaddy and Omama I E-Mail. I also have cousins in St. Louis. I love to see them, but sadly we don’t see them that much. And then it comes down to my brother. I think he’s funny but annoying, immature (and that’s coming from me), but overall he’s cool and we have lot’s of fun together even though we fight a lot… So that’s how I am connected  Just comment… Toodles!!!

Hydraulic Fracturing – William

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Challenge #4

Hydraulic fracking is a problem when people take a big drill and plant it into the ground and insert oil in the ground. The oil goes into the water we drink and it basicly poisons us. Are former president George W Bush recently sign it as legal in some states such as Texas, New Jersey, Kansas, etc. President Barack Obama just made it legal in the state of New York.I sometimes get frustrated because in about 5-10 years we will all have to drink water imported from different countries. There is a great documentary called Gasland and there is a scene in it were this guy goes to another guys house and the other guy explains him what fracking is and then he shows him that when you turn the water on and you put a lighter under it it will flame up and all the water becomes fire. We need to stop! Another problem is that the company that makes the drills also sells water bottles.

My Town – By William

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I live in a wonderful town called Rhinebeck!!! It’s a really fun town with lots of cool places like the village, the town community center, the neighborhoods etc.

Rhinebeck has some really cool places to walk, like Burger Hill, Poets Walk, and Ferncliff Forest. It has great sports fields and schools. It also has restaurants like Bread Alone, Gigi’s, Market Street, and Terrapin. In the year there are three huge fairs going on there. The biggest ones are the Duchess County Fair, The sheep and wool festival, and the car shows.

I hope you like the town that I live in and I hope I see you there sometime!!!

About Me – William

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Hi I’m William,

I’m in 6th grade and I go to Poughkeepsie Day School in NY. I’m 11 years old and my favorite colors are red, gold, and blue. I love acting, sports, and hanging out with my friends.

I was born and raised in France. My dad is French, and my mom is from St. Louis, Missouri. I live with my mom, my step dad, my brother Bastien,  my dad, and step-mom. My dad and my step mom are movie producers so they travel a lot. I used to be home schooled so I could travel with them but I am happy where I am now in PDS!!! My favorite subject is Humanities!!! When I’m older I want to be a famous actor. I love music, without music my heart would stop!!! I really want to go to Japan and the Maldives. I spend my vacations with my dad and step mom. I also love sports. The sports I like are basketball, tennis, swimming, squash, soccer, skateboarding, etc. Thanks for reading bye!!!!!!!!!!!!