Hanging out on the playground

From Japan:

Thanks for your mail, our school ground is so gathering students on fine days. Many students are playing there. For example, dodge ball, palying tab, etc. About our recess time, we have 20 minutes break after the second period. And we have 5 minutes break after the first and the third periods. I'll write again soon. Thanks for your mail.

Yosiyuki Takahashi

Dear Isamu,

Hi! My my name is Stacey White. I am ten years old. How old are you? I wanted to know if you have fire escapes at your school? It looked like it in the West picture. A lot of my friends said that we would trade our equipment any time for yours. I said it too. How long do you have your recess? I have mine for a half an hour. What time is your recess? Mine starts at 1:00 PM right after lunch. Well I better go now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your New Friend,
Stacey

Thanks for your mail. My name is Taiki who is in the fifth grade. About fire escapes. Yes, there are fire escapes both side of the three story building, and one for two story building.

Our resesss time, we have twenty munutes after the second lesson and after clearning our rooms.

First 10:25-1045,
Second, 13:25-13:45 of course, we have 5 minutes recess after, the first lesson and the third lesson. (I should write class? rather than lesson?)

Thanks for your mail,
Taiki Mizumura

Hi! My name is Brian. I saw the pictures of the playground. You have a real big playground. We hardly have any playground toys. But, we have a soccer field and alot of ground. Do you go outside every day? Who watches the kids? Do you have indoor recess? How long is your recess? Please write back !!!!!!!!

See-Ya,
Brian Green

Thanks for your mail, We have 20 minutes recess, so we envy your recess time. We have 5 minutes break after the first and the third periods.

first period, 8:50-9:35 and 5 minutes break,
second period, 9:40-10:25 and 20 minutes recess,
third period, 10:45-11:30 and 5 minutes break,
fourth period, 11:35-12:20
lunch time 12:20-13:05
cleaning time 13:05-13:25
20 minutes recess again,
fifth period, 13:45-14:30
on Thursday, if we have some activities, it ends at 15:35 or 15:45.

I'll write again soon,
Yosiyuki Takahashi
Oh, I'm in the sixth grade.

Dear Mr. Isamu and class,

Hi! It's me, Vanessa again. When will you write me back? What is clean up time? How long is each class? How many periods do you have? We don't have a clean up time. Each of our classes are 45 minutes long. Well gotta go. Bye!

Your Friend,
Vanessa DeBord

Dear Pamela,

Hi! this is Tracy and Rhea.Your picture that you draw was cool.Well can we ask you some qustions.Will it be ok?

1. What is your favorite thing to do?
2. Do you have any pets?
3. Can you describe your typical school day?
4. Can you write some in japinese and translate it?
5. What are your hobbies?

Tracy and Rhea

Dear Mr. Isamu,

Hi! It's me, Vanessa again. We have custodians that clean our schools. At the end of the day they go through the whole school and vacuum. During the day they clean the halls and cafeteria. In our classes sometimes we will go around just our class and clean it up. In the kindergarten and pre-k they have a special clean up time at the end, the beginning, and the middle of the class. I think that we should go around the school and clean it up instead. What is the holiday today? Please tell me about it. Well, Bye!

Your Friend,
Vanessa

Dear Taiki,

Hi my name is Jessica. I go to Delmar Eleymentry School. We never clean our school. We have Janiters that clean our school. They clean after school. If you came to my school you would think we didn't clean

Bye, Bye
Jessica

P.S Write Back

Dear Yosiyuki Takahashi,

How are you?You only have 20 minutes of recess! We have 30 minutes.I never knew that you had to clean your school for 20 minutes. Anyway, my name is Christine. I am 10 years old. How old are you? Who cleans your school when you are in class? We have custodions that clean our school. After lunch there are two people that have to wash the tables and sweep the floor. When I was one of those people I hated the job of washing the tables, Because some of our kids make a real mess. I usually clean kindergardeners table. I do that with my friend Jessica. Has Jessica written to you yet? I have to go!I In your next letter to me can you tell me more about why and where you have to clean your school. Does your whole school have to do it? Bye!!!! Your new friend,
Christine

P.S.Can you send me a schedule of your school day?I will send you one too!!

Dear Yosiyuki and Taiki,

Hi! my name is Rhea. In our school here we clean our class room every end of the day. We don't got to do the cleaning outside or in the hallway. The Janitor does all the works in cleaning. It is really so terrible that no student would help to clean the school. In our school in the Philiphines We have to clean our school every lunch, reccess, and end of the school. Every morning there is incharge of cleaning the classroom. Well our school is really clean where I go to school before well I was in a private school since I was in kindergarten. And our school here is public but it sure is nice. Well see ye!!!!!

Your friend,
Rhea