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1st-grader Nadia Aboulhosn reveals her concern for animals.
President's mail is food for thought
❑County students wrote Clinton and Dear Mr. President: What do you eat for
breakfast? I eat cereal for breakfast. George
are hoping for a personal reply. Washington ate three Indian hotcakes and tea
for breakfast. Did you know he ate that for
breakfast? I know that because my class read
By Mike Berry a book called George Washington's Breakfast
OF THE SENTINEL-STAFF by Jean Fritz. Now I would like to ask you-a
few questions. Do you like the White House?
Where H your favorite place in the White
Breakfast,TV violence, Socks,the environ- House?I hope to meet you someday.
ment. Brenner Williams,third grade
Seminole County schoolchildren have some Winter Springs Elementary
penetrating questions and comments for the
president and have expressed them in letters Dear Mr. President: What do you eat for
this year. Some are pensive,others playful.All breakfast? I eat cereal for breakfast. Is it fun
are earnest and to the point.
A sample: 4 Please see LETTERS,K-
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Nancy Brown's class hopes the election
LETTERS from K-1 Younger children are especially concise in their
correspondence.
to be the president? My life is very ordinary. I live Dear Mr.Clinton:How old are you?I am five.And
in Florida. How big is your bed? If kids were presi- you were born in 1946.
dent they would love the bed! I've got a pretty good Jennifer Cherry,kindergarten,Wilson Elementary
life.Please write back.
Kevin Gommarra, third grade,Winter Springs Dear Mr.Clinton: I want to see Socks.Please help
the animals.And help the people.
Dear Mr. President: How does it feel to be the Nadia Abouthosn,first grade,Wilson
president? Do you have any fun? Is it hard to have
so many people around you? Dear Mr.Clinton:I don't like people cutting down
Alyssia McBride, second grade, Idyliwilde Elemen- the trees.
tary Wesley McKee,kindergarten, Wilson
Dear Mr. President: How much money do you Mr. Clinton: You need to take care of boys and
make? DO you have any fun? How are you doing? I girls.You need to be nice.
hope when I grow up that we have peace. Zechariah Lange,kindergarten,Wilson
Morgan Tracy,second grade,Idyllwilde Older children,on the other hand,are more willing
season may make Clinton a pen pal
to elaborate. need them. The children could ride their bike,roller
Dear President Clinton: I am writing to you about blades,or skates safely.I'm counting on you.
violence.I think that people fight and kill because of Chris Grant,thifd prude,Eastbrook
all the violence on TV. Don't you agree? I have seen Dear Mr. President: What do yo°u eat for break-
the Channel 6 news before. It is mostly about via- fast?I eat cereals,Pop Tarts,donuts and soup.I read
lence. For example,someone would be just walking the book George Washington's Breakfast. And that's
down the road and another person would come up how I got the question — "What did you eat for
behind and kill them. I think it's cruel. I think you breakfast?" Did you read the book George Washing-
should get rid of the following shows: Beetlejuice, ton's Breakfast? It is a really good book, and if you
Power Rangers, Masked Rider, Ninja Turtles, and haven't read it,you should.
Batman.Now,I cannot decide to get rid of them,but Jacob Simmons,third grade,Winter Springs
you can.
Sara Hall,thin!grade,East brook Elementary Nancy Brown's class at Winter Springs just dis-
Dear President Clinton: Please tell storekeepers patched the Clinton breakfast letters last week.She's
that sell protective equipment to lower prices so peo- expecting a form letter response but hopes to get
ple who don't have enough money could buy them. something more personal.
That way they could give it to their children who "Especially since he's up for re-election,"she said.
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