Marion County students tell Matt Manatee their summer plans
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for writing to me and sharing your summer plans! You are all going to be very busy, and I know you’ll have a wonderful time relaxing and having fun with family and friends. I always have a great time with mine, too.
You all sound very happy and excited about going somewhere new and different, and I like doing that too! There are so many amazing places in the world, aren’t there? I’d love to see more of them, like the Great Lakes! I have always wanted to swim in one of them.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Where is a place you have always wanted to go and see, and why do you want to go? It can be a place you’ve never been before, or a place you love more than anything else. I’m really curious to hear your answers!
See you soon!
Your friend,
Matt Manatee
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Dear Matt,
I’m very excited for summer! Not because I’m leaving school, because in June it’s my birthday! But I’m probably going to Connecticut for a few weeks, and I’m excited for it! What about you? What are you excited for in summer? See ya soon!
Your friend,
Alexia Bultes
Fourth Grade, Sparr Elementary
Dear Alexia: My podmates and I are thinking about going to the Rainbow River for a while. We love it there. – Matt
Dear Matt,
I am looking to go to see my cousins. I am also going to a horse show because that is what my parents do for a living. And I might go to the beach and swim.
Your friend,
Channing Mayabb
Fourth Grade, Sparr Elementary
Dear Matt,
I am excited for summer! I am looking forward to going to the beach and going camping with my family and siblings. My family likes to travel. We will have fun.
Your friend,
Emmalyn Davis
First Grade, Sparr Elementary
Dear Matt,
I am looking forward to going to the beach and going fishing with my cousin. We haven’t been going anywhere because we have been busy.
Your friend,
Levi Clewley
First Grade, Sparr Elementary
Dear Matt,
I am looking forward to playing with my friends and with my Furbys. I like to spend time with them, and the Furbys are so cute.
Your friend,
Malachi Reeve
First Grade, Sparr Elementary
Dear Matt,
I am going to my dad’s house in Georgia! I’m going to celebrate my sister’s birthday.
Your friend,
Clark Hall
First Grade, Sparr Elementary
Dear Matt,
This summer I might go to the park or sleep. I’m not going to draw that good because I’m tired.
Your friend,
Zoe Williams
Grade 2, Ocala Springs Elementary
Dear Zoe – I think you might be part manatee, because we do a lot of sleeping, too. – Matt
Dear Matt,
This summer I am going to Tennessee and I get to see my friends. I like summer because I get to do fun things. This is my first time going to Tennessee, so I am very excited.
Your friend,
Mariah Fox
Grade 2, Ocala Springs Elementary
Dear Matt,
So this summer, first is to always read a book, then play with my dog, then we go in my pool. After that I will play with my sisters and my dog. Then I will call my friend and say happy summer.
Your friend,
Aurianna Harvey
Grade 2, Ocala Springs Elementary
Dear Matt,
For summer I want to play Minecraft.
Your friend,
Christopher Demmer
First Grade, St. John’s Lutheran
Dear Matt,
I am so excited to build a new home in the summer and have it big!
Your friend,
Ella Garrard
First Grade, St. John’s Lutheran
Dear Matt,
We are going to Coco Key because we like traveling.
Your friend,
Harper Jarvis
First Grade, St. John’s Lutheran
Dear Matt,
I am going to St. John Basketball Camp.
Your friend,
Luke Melvin
St. John’s Lutheran
Dear Matt,
For my summer break I’m going to the beach and I am going to stay at a hotel.
Your friend,
Layla Trieber
First Grade, St. John’s Lutheran
NOW THAT’S FUNNY!
Dear Matt,
Q: Where do pencils go on vacation?
A: Pennsylvania.
Your friend,
Ezra Rosa
Third Grade, Sparr Elementary
Dear Matt,
Q: How does the ocean say hi?
A: It waves.
Q: Why didn’t the skeleton skydive?
A: He doesn’t have the guts.
Your friend,
Kamel Holt
Ocala Springs Elementary
This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Summer's coming. Students tell Matt Manatee their plans
