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Submissions for Month of the Military Child by Mrs. Smith 4th graders.

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Aryan

Military Children Are Adaptable

I think military children are adaptable because when they move somewhere, go to a new school and when their mother or father goes on deployment, they adapt slowly to it and become flexible.

One reason military children are adaptable is when they move to a new place they slowly adapt. For example, military children move every 2-3 years, and they have to get used to the pack out . They also have to get used to a new home and they start a school year, but when they move, they continue the school year somewhere else, but they slowly adapt to the place they move to.

Another reason military children are adaptable is when they move to a new school because they have to adapt to making new friends, understanding the rules, and getting used to the teacher. The military children adapt quickly because they go through the same thing when they move.

A final reason military children are adaptable is when they learn a new language and when one of their parents goes on a deployment because if they move somewhere with a new language, they can slowly learn the new language and when their parents go on deployment, they get used to it.

In conclusion, these are the reasons how military children adapt to moving somewhere, to a new school, and parents going on deployment and a new language.

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Blake

Military child

My topic is military children. In my opinion, military children are kind. One reason is that when I am confused, they help because I don’t understand English that much. Another reason is that they accept me. That is my opinion.

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Elijah

Month of the Military child

Military children are very brave at things that are new. Military children are brave when parents get deployed, and sometimes it is hard for children. Military children are brave when they make new friends at a new school. They are also brave when they move to a new country.

Military children are brave when parents get deployed because you don’t get to see them a lot of the times, and it is brave having to not see them a lot of the time. But it is also hard for military children to not see their parents because they do really miss their parents.

Military children are brave when they make new friends at a new school because they have to overcome being nervous. Also, I am nervous to make new friends because it is new for military children. Also there are new rules in a new school and also a new school building, and it is also nervous for military children but it is brave to overcome being nervous.

Military children are brave when they move to a new country, but it is hard for them because moving to a new country is new for moving to a new country. Also it is brave to move to a new country, but sometimes moving to another country is hard for them because they do miss the memories in the country that they lived in. It is brave for the military children to move to a new country because moving is hard, but military children are still brave for moving to a new country, and it is sometimes hard also for moving somewhere new because you do miss being there in your own country.

In conclusion, now that you read the Month Of the Military Child, and learned about it, I think you know what the military child is, brave, and strong. I have a question: how brave do you think a military child is?

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Gracen

A Military Child Is

If you are a Military Child, you are strong and adaptable. A military child will face moving to a new school, a parent being deployed, AND moving to new places. These kids will learn to face them in a healthy way. These kids are strong and adaptable!

If a kid is moving somewhere, (like moving to a new school),it can be scary. The school might be big so the kid might not know where to go. But the good news is some kids may want to be their friend, so that girl/boy will feel welcome. The kid might make a new friend. That makes them strong!

A kid may feel sad because of a parent’ s deploying. Sometimes parents may be gone for 1 YEAR! But when this happens, they will learn to be strong and adaptable.

If a girl or boy is moving somewhere new, the kid may miss their friends, family members or even old pets. Even though these things are difficult, they will learn to be strong and adaptable!

I think military kids are a little better because they must face these challenges other kids never experience. These kids become strong, adaptable, fearless heroes!

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Jackson

Military Children are Adaptable

In my opinion, I think military kids are adaptable because they have to go through a pack out, moving to a new place, and going to a new school. That is why military kids are adaptable.

Two reasons military kids are adaptable is because they have to get used to a new school and time zones. A new school can be tough, you can be shy and you don’t know anyone. A new time zone in one part of the world can be 12:00 AM and the other at 1:00PM!

One reason is the pack out in the moving process. It is like an empty room with barely anything. There are no toys, furniture, or TV. You have to use loner furniture.

The last reason is moving. You will take a plane it will take long or short and 100% boring. The ride is really long. There is not much to do during the flight.

In conclusion, military kids are adoptable because they have to go through a pack out, moving to a new place, and going to a new school.

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Kairon

Military Children are brave

I think military children are brave. They are brave enough to make friends

.One reason why Military Children are brave is because they make friends easily when they go to a new school. They are brave because when they go to a new country, they sometimes are nervous.

Another reason why Military Children are brave when they go to a new school in a new country is that they are not shy to make friends. And whenever Military Children go to a new school, they get nervous.

My third reason why military children are brave is that when they meet new people, they aren’t mean to them, so it makes it easy to make friends with them.

In conclusion, military children are brave because when they meet new people, they are not shy to make friends with them.

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Kinsely

Opinion on a military child

In my opinion you would be very lucky if you were a military child because you can travel, go to a DOWEA school, and celebrate. First you get to travel the world which is super cool. I am a military child, and I get to travel and go to different places.

Reason two is you get to go to a DOWEA school, it is super nice and whatever places you go to you get to learn about their nation, for example in Hawaii and Japan, you get to learn traditions and ways.

Lastly , in April you get to celebrate the fact that you are a military child with a dandelion and run around the neighborhood. To show how fortunate you are.

These are the reasons why you should be SUPER GRATEFUL to be a military child!!!!!

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Lucy

The life of a military child

I think military children are brave, respectful and adaptable. I think they are adaptable because they adapt quickly to their new environment. Even if they don’t necessarily agree. I moved from a Japanese school to a military base School, and I had to leave my friends and now I have to get used to reading and writing in English.

During the life of a military child, they face a lot of challenges that make them become very brave. Every couple of years they have to change schools. They also have to deal with their parents deploying.

Military children are respectful for being kind to the teachers and students. They go to a lot of different schools throughout their life. They must learn how to be respectful

.I think they are adaptable because they move to a new environment every couple of years. Leaving their family and friends behind is hard. Military children also have to adapt to new cultures and different languages.

Being a military child is hard, but they are brave, respectful and adaptable so they can get through anything.

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Romeo

Month of the Military Child

In my opinion military children are resilient, adaptable, and brave.

One reason Military children are adaptable is because they adapt to new friends and schools. They also adapt to new neighbors. They also adapt to their parents being gone.

One reason military children are brave is because when they move and friends move, they have to keep going on with life.

One reason military children are resilient is because when they move, they have to be resilient. When they move, they lose their friends and they must be resilient through that.

In conclusion military children are brave because they keep going when things are hard, adaptable because they move from place to place, and resilient because they move and lose friends.

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Valencia

Why I Think Military Children are Brave

I believe that military children are brave. They face sad things like one parent or both going on deployment, or having to leave their friends, and having to say goodbye to lots of things or people. Sometimes they never see those people or things again, but they are brave.

One reason I think military children are brave is because when one or two parents go on deployment, they bravely let it go and they stay brave no matter how long it takes their parents or parents to come back home.

Another reason why I think military children are brave is because they have to leave their friends. Sometimes, sadly, they never see their friends again which is sad and what’s sadder is because what if it was a long lost friend, that is going to be hard. But they are so brave that they can handle it most of the time. This is another reason why I think military children are brave.

One more reason why I think military children are brave is because they must leave their schools and other things. It is rough to leave everything behind, but they’re brave. Sometimes maybe their teachers and maybe the principal start crying, that is how sad leaving school is.

And that is the last reason why I think military children are brave.

In conclusion, this is why I think military children are brave. This is why I think military children are so brave and one of the bravest children in the whole world.

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Violet

Military children are Brave

I think military children are brave because they need to move to a lot of places. They have their parents deployed. They also switch schools. But they don’t give up, they are brave, they move to a lot of places, and their parents are deployed and they go to new schools. Military children are Brave.

One reason military children are brave is because they must move around the world. When they move around the world they have to make new friends. They don’t know if the friends they choose are mean, but they make friends anyway. Military children are brave wherever they go.

Another reason military children are brave is because their parents are deployed almost every start of the year.

I know because my birthday is in February and my dad is always deployed on my birthday. But I’m brave, me and my mom send him videos, and he always leaves a card for me .

The last reason military children are brave is because sometimes the main base is far from where there is a spot for your family to live. In other words, here in Sasebo there are two housing places. One is close to the main base, and one is far from the main base. When you first get here, you go to the navy lodge then they pick a house that has space for your family. If it’s when school starts you go to the school near the base until you get your house but sometimes there is no space for your family there, so you have to change schools and you have to leave your friends.

And with all of that, military children are brave. They are brave when they make new friends, when their parents deploy, and when they switch schools. Now we all say goodbye until next time.

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Zachary

Why military children are responsible

I think that military children are responsible because when their parents deploy, they can take care of themselves. And when they and/or their friends get hurt they can heal them or their friends. Or when you have lots of things to do.

One reason why I think that military children are responsible is because when their parents deploy, they can make themselves food like sandwiches or ramen noodles. And sometimes they can shop without any problems.

Another reason why I think that military children are responsible is because they can heal themselves when they and/or their friends get hurt and they can use bandages to treat their injuries.

Lastly, I think that military children are responsible because they have to take care of their personal belongings and take care of all their responsibilities.

In conclusion I think that military children are responsible in lots of different ways. Three ways are when a parent or a guardian leaves, when you or anyone gets hurt, and when you have lots of responsibilities, you can help people or yourself, you can make a difference in life.

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