Dear
C lass,
Hello!
I
a m
s o
e xcited
t o
g et
t o
k now
e ach
o f
y ou,
a nd
I
t hought
y ou
m ight
w ant
t o
k now
a
bit
a bout
m e,
t oo.
I
a m
f rom
B ethesda,
M aryland,
w hich
i s
o nly
h alf
a n
h our
a way
f rom
t he
n ation’s
c apital,
Washington,
D .C.
M y
m other
a nd
f ather
s till
l ive
t here,
a nd
m y
b rother
i s
a
c ollege
s tudent
in
B oston,
M assachusetts.
S ometimes,
i t
i s
h ard
f or
m e
t o
b e
s o
f ar
a way
f rom
m y
f amily,
but
t hat
m akes
i t
e xtra
s pecial
w henever
w e
a re
a ll
h ome.
Some
o f
m y
f avorite
t hings
a re
v ery
s oft
s weaters,
t he
s ound
o f
f lipping
t hrough
a
n ew
book,
a nd
t he
s mell
o f
S pring.
T wo
o f
m y
h obbies
a re
c ross-‐stitching
a nd
h orseback
r iding.
My
f avorite
s chool
s ubject
i s
r eading,
b ecause
I
l ike
t o
h ear
o ther
p eople’s
s tories.
M ath
i s
my
s econd
f avorite
b ecause
I
l ove
t he
c hallenge
o f
f iguring
o ut
p uzzles.
I
a m
p roud
o f
m y
ability
t o
l isten
t o
m y
f riends
w hen
t hey
a re
u pset
a nd
h elp
t hem
f eel
b etter.
Right
n ow,
t he
t hing
I
a m
l ooking
f orward
t o
t he
m ost
i s
b eing
y our
t eacher
i n
R oom
1 22!
Sincerely,
Ms.
L auren