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Warm thanks for all those cool paragraphs! We read them all carefully, then awarded polar bear puzzles to ten writers. You can read three favorite paragraphs below.

SKIING
By Jessica S.
Grade 6
"I absolutely love the feeling," said Jessica, "of whizzing down a steep powdery hill with the wind whistling in your very cold ears." Her lively, passionate writing made us want to go skiing too!

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SNOWBALL FIGHTS
By Kenny L.
Grade 4
Lots of paragraphs painted interesting pictures of winter fun. Kenny's stood out because he added something extra—a cool detail we'd never thought about. Throwing snowballs, he said, "is actually good exercise for the muscles in your arms."

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SNOWMEN
By Anna S.
Grade 3
Anna's imagination really impressed us. She showed how a simple activity—building snowmen—has lots of possibilities. Each winter Anna creates whole groups of snowpeople, along with "snowdogs and snowcats."

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