1. from Mahopac, NY, U.S.A. Welcome Martinique students! This is the way spring looks at my house at the beginning of April – when our Spring season starts. I couldn’t wait ‘til Spring finally came!! ~Mrs. Cohen

2. This is a picture of me on a bulldozer at my house. They brought it in and had to lower it down to the backyard to put in new pipes – The old pipes to the septic tank had overflowed! ~Paul

3. This is a picture of me and my dog’s puppies ~Paul

4. This is a picture of my dog’s puppies after she gave birth. ~Paul

5. This is me in the band at school. I am next to the kid with red hair behind the piano ~Paul

6. This is a picture of a rose bush in Mahopac. ~Michele

7. This is the winter in the town of Mahopac. ~Michele

8. This is an oak tree in my yard. ~Michele

9. This is one of many trees in Mahopac that are covered with snow. ~Michele

10. This is Lake Mahopac. It’s the lake we pass going into school. During the summer, we ride jet skis, swim, canoe, water ski, and fish on this lake. ~Julia

11. Our school had a day where everybody dresses up as twins, me and my friend Julian decided to dress up together~Julia

12. This is what the sky looked like on a nice, partly-cloudy day, here in Mahopac. ~Julia

13. This is a typical night sky as I was walking down the road in Mahopac. ~Julia

14. This was a creepy old couch that I’d seen pictures of the week before, and then I went to find it – and saw it! It was eroding and covered with dried up leaves. It almost looked like the house had burned down around it – as if the couch was the only thing that was left behind. ~Julia

15. The fence around the castle was made of beer cans. ~Julia

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17. This was in the castle yard. It was the creepiest thing. ~Julia

18. ~Julia

20. This is where the magic happens (our emails to you) – in our “Planetarium” classroom! ~Michele, Julia, and Paul

21. We’re pointing to Martinique and New York. The map was painted onto the wall at school! ~ Paul, Julia, and Michele

22. Here we are, sitting in front of the Middle School courtyard. ~Julia, Michele, and Paul

23. Here we are again! ~ Julia, Michele, and Paul

24. Here’s Mrs. Cohen with some of her other students in front of our school. ~ Bye for now, Julia, Michele, and Paul