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Dear Friends at North Beverly School,

I wish you a very happy new school year. I

am a big girl now.  I weigh 15 lb. 8 ounces.

My favorite summer pastime was to play with my ball.

Hope you had a good summer too.

Your friend,

Ellie

Try our new hidden word puzzle at the end of this page.

Hi! My name is Eleanor Aquitaine, but you can call me Ellie.  I am a border terrier. My breed comes from the border of England and Scotland.  Border terriers are used in fox hunting in England.

The Bloom family wanted to name me for a famous English woman.  They decided to name me after Eleanor of Aquitaine.  Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in 1122.  She was married to the King of France, Louis VII when she was fifteen.  They had two daughters but were not very happy together.  In 1152, they divorced and within a few months she married Henry Plantagenet who would become Henry II, King of England.  So Eleanor was both the Queen of France and then the Queen of England.  She had several children with Henry including Richard the Lionhearted, whose realm, according to legend, was protected by Robin Hood while Richard was away during the Crusades.  To read more about Eleanor, try this website http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html , look her up in the encyclopedia, or read the Royal Diaries series book on Eleanor of Aquitaine for a fictional account of her life. To find out more about border terriers, visit this website, http://www.akc.org/breeds/border_terrier/index.cfm

This is Ellie's friend, Morty.  Morty is an English Bulldog and is owned by Mrs. Stewart. 

If you would like to find out more about English bulldogs, visit this websitehttp://www.akc.org/breeds/bulldog/index.cfm

For fun activities about dogs and a coloring contest (Entries must be in by September 30th.), go to http://www.akc.org/kids_juniors/index.cfm?nav_area=kids_juniors

Both Ellie and Morty want to remind you to be safe. You all know that you shouldn't talk to a stranger.   Sometimes, it is easy to forget that the person who is writing to you on the internet is a stranger.  Never, ever, ever give out any personal information to someone over the Internet.  What information is personal information?  Your name, your parents' names,  your brother or sister's names, your address, your phone number, or the names of any clubs or teams you belong to are all personal information. 

Never give someone your email password.  People can send mean emails using your password and hurt someone's feelings. 

If you would like to know more information about how to keep safe on the internet,

go to the FBI at http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm

You can also visit Surf Swell Island at www.disney.com

and Net Smartz Kids at http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexfl.htm

If you would like to find out what Ellie did this summer, read her "school paper" below.

           My Summer Vacation

By

Eleanor “Ellie” Bloom

Dear Boys and Girls at North Beverly School,

     I hope you had a great summer vacation.  I did too.  This story is all about my vacation.

     This summer I played ball.

    I also went away  overnight to see my Papa and Grandma.  They live 6 hours away.  It was a long car ride but it was worth it.  Papa played ball with me.  Grandma and my Mom took a walk with me.  There was lots to do.  I smelled the flowers.  These are some pictures of me and the flowers. 

I saw pretty water fountains.

I even got to go to the beach.  I liked the sand and shells.  There were a lot of things to sniff.  I didn’t like the waves.

I slept in the car most of the way home.  I was glad to see my own yard.  Now I can sit on the stairs and watch everyone in the kitchen.

Your friend,

     Ellie

Have a great 2006!

Love,

Ellie and Morty

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BORDERTERRIER	BULLGOG	COCKERSPANIEL
DACHSUND	DALMATIAN	IRISHSETTER
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Do you want to know what Morty and Rosy did over summer vacation?  They read Harry Potter!!!!

 Rosie, Mrs. Lally's dog, is a Boston Terrier.  To find out about Boston Terriers, go to http://www.akc.org/breeds/boston_terrier/index.cfm