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Chocolate Coins. By Abi Benshetrit

On Wednesday Miss Orchant put chocolate coins on everyone’s desk and all around the classroom. We were all very suspicious and asked her why, but she said she didn’t know. When we did social studies I saw Pippa eat one and I was shocked because we weren’t told whether we could eat them or not! At this point I was so tempted to eat one and was curious to know the reason for them. Next thing I knew lots of people were eating them and taking them home because they saw Pippa do it. I was walking out the playground with my friend and we started to unwrap ours but then we didn’t eat them because I said I thought it was a test. We came to school the next day, and the coins were still on our desk! At this point, I was eager to find out what they were for. Later on in the day, there were very little coins left. Miss Orchant asked us ‘who ate a chocolate coin?’ it was a test! Miss Orchant’s accomplice was Pippa! She was meant to eat as many as she wanted and try to persuade us to do the same. Our lesson was about drugs and alcohol and to show us how easy it is to be influenced by your peers. I learnt not to be pressured into doing things that I don’t want to do. I thought it was a very interesting lesson and I really enjoyed it.