Dear Mrs. Herrera and my Willis Elementary Class:
I am back at my home in France and I have started my school in Villefranche sur Mer. For those of you that do not know where that is, you can find our village on a map of France right next to the city of Nice almost on the border with Italy. We have about 8000 people that live here and there is only one ecole (school). I am in CE2 which is sort of like 3rd grade.
My teacher's name is Madam Gastaud. She is very nice. I have many of the same friends from my class last year. We speak only in French and that is very hard. The good news is that I do not have school on mecredi (Wednesdays). That is the day I get to spend with my family. The bad news is that we went snorkeling in the Mediterranean Sea, way out in the ocean as the water is very clear. On our way swimming back, I got stung by a Medusse (jellyfish). It hurt really bad and left a scar but it is better now.
Yesterday, we finished our vendage (grape harvest). My mom and dad planted a small vineyard in our back yard and we pick the grapes every September to make our own wine. We took our grapes to our winemaker in Provence. His name is Mr. Buisine. We also saw how wine was made and it is very interesting.
I hope you are all having a good time. I REALLY miss you and I will write a new BLOG every Sunday. You can always ask questions on my BLOG and I will answer each one.
A bientot
Maddy
3 comments:
Maddy,
I enjoyed reading about your school in France. We will look up your village on a map this week so the other students can see where you are. I'm sorry to hear about the jellyfish. I was stung once when I was very little and I can still remember how much it hurt. We all miss you! I will share your blog with the class and send any questions they have to you. Talk to you soon.
Maddy
Deb and I enjoyed reading your blog. We are sorry about the jellyfish. Deb was warned about one when we were swimming at Beaulieu and lucky for her she did not get stung. The visit to the wine maker sounds like fun though. We will keep reading so we can stay in touch. Give Sugar and Lillie a hug for us.
Barb and Deb
Hi Maddy and Family,
I am so glad that you are posting to your blog! I'm sorry to hear about the sting, I bet it hurt a lot! I bet it was a fun swim otherwise!! I'm looking forward to all of your updates and will read with enthusiasm!!! It is so much fun to learn from you!
Mrs. Santello
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