1. Bene Atarot pupils write letters to pupils in Poland

2. Dear Penpal, My name is Joshua Kalaf. I am eleven years old. I live in Israel in a moshav called Givat Koah. I live with my parents and my younger brother Adam. I also have two older sisters, Danielle and Raquela. Do you have any brothers or sisters? I am in 6 th grade and I go to Bene Atarot School. I really like sports. I am on a basketball team. I also like to play the guitar. What are your hobbies? Israel is a really interesting place to live. It is very small, but it has so many great places, such as Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a really interesting place because it full of famous historical sites, like the Cotel, which is the remainder of our temple. There are a lot of other great places in Israel like Eilat, the Kineret and the Dead Sea. You should really come to visit. Please write back. Sincerely, Joshua Kalaf

3. November 2011 Dear Friend, My name is Ziv. I am a girl. I am 10 years old, and I am in the 5 th grade. I go to Bene Atarot School. I have brown hair and brown eyes. I live in Moshav "Bene Atarot". Moshav is like a little village. I have a big family. I have 3 little sisters. They are seven, five and two. I like to dance and hang out with my friends. I have 2 cats and a puppy. I love cats. I like to eat pizza. We started school a month ago. I like to study English and Sports. What do you like to study? Please write back and tell me about yourself too, Ziv Shavit

4. November 2011 Dear Friend, Hi, my name is Romy Iram. I am a girl. I am 10 years old. I live in Moshav Kfar Truman, Its' like a small village. It is in the center of Israel. I like to eat pasta with tomato sauce. My favorite drink is lemonade. I have 3 brothers: Roy, Asaf and Tom. My hobbies are swimming, gymnastics, dancing and singing. I like to compose my own songs; my mom tells me that I was singing since I was a small baby. I would like to hear about you too, Best Regards, Romy

5. November 2011 Dear Friend, My name is Ido. I am a boy. I am 10 years old. I live in Mazor, Mazor is a small village in the center of Israel, not far from Tel-Aviv. I have 2 brothers. I like dogs, I have one dog. Israel is my country. I like to watch TV and play football. Please tell me about yourself too, Your new friend, Ido.

6. November 2011 Dear Friend, My name is Amit. I am a boy. I am ten years old. I live in Moshav Bene Atarot. It is a small village. I have a cat and a dog. The cat is big and the dog is small. I love my dog and my cat. I love to play on the Ipad 2. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? Your new friend, Amit.

7. November 2011 Dear friend, my name is Tomi, and I live in a village called Mazor. I am very happy of writing to you and hope to find who you are as soon as I can. Well, I am supposed to write about Israel so I will. Israel is a very good place to live because we have fairly good weather, and nice people. Our population is around 7 million people. The money we use are called shekels. It is a very good place to come and visit because we have interesting places like: Jerusalem the holy city and beautiful views too! I hope to write to you again soon, Tomi.

8. November 2011 Dear Friend, My name is Roy Dalman and I live in Israel at Moshav Mazor. I am happy that I am writing to you and I want to tell you some things about Israel. I like living in Israel for a couple of reasons: First of all, I like hiking in the forest s and the rivers in Israel. We also have lots of holy places in Israel like Jerusalem. I hope you will visit Israel some time. From,Roy Dalman

9. November 2011 Dear Friend, M y name is Inbal Japhet. I am a girl. I have brown hair and brown eyes. I am 10 years old and I am in the 5 th grade. I go to Bene Atarot School. It is a big school. It is also beautiful.I live in Moshav "Bene Atarot". Moshav is like a little village. It is in the center of Israel, not far from Tel-Aviv. I like to eat pasta and kalamari. I like to dance, sing and act. I also do gymnastics.I love dogs. A week ago, we celebrated the Israeli New Year. It is called "Rosh Hashana". In Hebrew it means the head of the year. In Rosh Hashana, we eat apple with honey, for a sweet year. We also eat pomegranates- the seeds of the pomegranates symbol good things for us to have in this coming year. I would like to hear about you too, Please write back, Inbal

10. October 2011 Dear Friend Hello my friend, My name is Ilay. I am a boy. I live in Moshav Mazor. Moshav is like a little village. It's a small place. It is in the center of the country. I am ten years old. I love soccer and I play soccer for 7 years already. Soccer is me favorite sport. I know the Polish team. it is quite good but I like Macabi Haifa more I have an IPod touch 4. Please write back, Your new friend, Ilay.

11. November 2011 Dear Pen pal, I’ve never had a pen pal from Poland before and I am really excited to write to you. First of all, I will tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Shira Center, I am a Jewish girl and I live in Israel. flag: I am 10 years old and I came back to Israel from America after about 6 years. Right now I am an English native speaker and I learn in a school called “Bene Atarot”. I can’t wait to get your letter and I’m happy I had the chance to write to you. Your new Pen pal, Shira

12. November 2011 Dear Friend, My name is Omry. I am a boy. I am ten years old. I live in Mazor. Mazor is a small village in the center of Israel. I love to play on my computer. Israel's capital is Jerusalem. I like my kitten. I like to play on my Play station 2. I woud love to hear from you, Omry.

13. November 2011 Dear friend My name is Gal, I am a boy. I live in Moshav Bene Atarot in Israel, Moshav is like a small village. I have one brother, Nir, one sister, Lior and a cat. I like to play on the computer and with friends. I like the movie "Left At Home 1". I hope you shall write back soon, Gal.

14. November 2011 My name is Itay. I am a boy. I am 12 years old. I live in Moshav Mazor. I am in the sixth grade. I have two sisters and one brother. I like to play basketball. Which sport do you like? Please write soon, Itay

15. M y name is ron revivo. I'm a gIRl. I'm 12 years old. How old are you? I like to dance and play basketball. Which sport do you like? I live in moshav mazor. I am in the 6 th grade. Which grade are you in? I have 1 sister and 2 brothers. How many brothers do you have? My favorite food is sushi. What's your favorite food? I love listening to music! I do not like to sing! do You like to hear music or sing? I would like to hear ABOUT YOU TOO. Ron revivo November 2011 Dear Penpal,

16. November 2011, Dear Penal, My name is Dana kamir. I am a girl. I am 11 years old. I am in the 6 th grade. I live in moshav Mazor. Where do you live? I LOVE to DANCE. What do you like to do? I Have 1 SISTER, she is 8 years old AND 1 BROTHER, he is 10 years old. how MANY brothers do you have? My favorite food is sushi. What's your favorite food? I love listening to music! Please write back, Dana kamir

17. November 2011 Dear penpal, My name is Sahar. I am a boy. I am 12 years old. I like to play basketball, run, swim, ride a bike and watch comedies and action movies. I live in Moshav Mazor. It's not far from Tel-Aviv. I have two brothers and a dog. I am in the sixth grade. My family and I like to travel in Israel and around the world. I would like to hear about you too. Please write soon, Sahar

18. November 2011 Hello Friend, Hi, it's nice writing to you! Since I don ’ t know you yet I will write you about myself. My name is Noy, I am a girl. I am in the 6th grade and I am 12 years old. I live in Israel in Moshav Mazor (little village) near Tel-Aviv. I have one sister. She is 7 years old. Things I like to do: watch TV and movies to read to swim ride a bicycle to draw I like parties and hang out with my friends. I like to dance Now I would like to know abut you too I hope you will write soon Your new friend, Noy Jerusalem

19. November 2011 Dear Penpal, My name is Ma’ayan Zelig. I am a girl. I am 12 years old. I live in Moshav Rinatya. I have a 10 years old sister and a 6 years old brother. I love to dance and listen to music while I'm doing things. Do you love to listen to music too? I like to eat pizza. What do you like to eat? Please tell me a little about yourself too. Your new friend, Ma’ayan ♥♥♥

20. November, 2011 Dear penpal, My name is yarden gilboa. I am a girl. I am 12 years old. I like to dance and play basketball. What do you like to do every day? I am in the 6 th grade. i live in moshav mazor,it is not far from tel- Aviv. Where do you live ? I have one sister, she is 6 years old. I would like to hear about you too. Please write soon, Yarden.

21. NOVEMBER 2011 Dear penpal, My name is shahar moldawsky. What's yours? I'm 12 years old and I'm in the sixth grade. How old are you? My favorite food is a burger. What's your favorite food? I like to play football, basketball and other games. I also like to do capoera. What do you like to do? Please write soon, Shahar