Although I am no particular hockey fan, I do enjoy field trips away from school. So I was thrilled to find out that my class was going on a field trip to the Ricoh Coliseum the 11th.
There's going to be approximately 7000 students there. I can't wait!!
You see, my class is the kind of class that is far from perfect. We are very unique and special in our way. We are loud, we are funny, we are leaders... And we are who we are. The coolest thing about my class is our relationship. We bond. All my classmates and I are like one big family... We basically share everything. Not that I can compare it to my actual family. It's just that we have something no other class in our school has. Everybody knows us and the ones who know us best LOVE us. Others are overly annoyed with our behavior and noise. But it's the really annoying and mean teachers... The ones we don't like that much either... So it's fine both ways. And it's going to be a memorable field trip... Positive!!
3 other classes are joining us. So about 100 students from our school will be attending the game. We can make banners to encourage the Marlies, and all the money for the field trip goes to a good cause. A portion of all the money goes to the Toronto Foundation for Student Success. And the Parent Council is paying $4.35 cents for each of us. We will pay the other $12 dollars. So that's basically what we will be doing on February the 11th.
Only one more thing to say.... GO MARLIES!!
P.S. Izvinite sto pisem ovoliko na engleskom... Sledeci put ce biti na srpskom. :)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Bzzz... A one of a kind bee
Have you ever heard of a Spelling Bee? Those competitions that have to do with spelling? Well, if not, you will now.
All junior classes as well as mine, have taken a part in the school wide Spelling Bee. Our school has taken a part in the Canwest Canspell Spelling Bee. So basically, some kid from our school will represent us in a live Spelling Bee on TV!! That is... If they qualify.
I will explain to you now all the steps. Firstly, every kid from grades 4,5, and 6 will have time to study approximately 1150 words for the class wide spelling bee on Monday, the 12th of January. That is the day that the class wide Spelling Bees will be held. Afterwards, the top 2 spellers from every class will study again for the school wide Spelling Bee on Wednesday, the 14th of January. The winner from the school will receive a trophy as well as a chance to try out for the Regional Spelling Bees as the representer of our school. For a kid to make it that far, you will need to qualify once more and then you can spell. On TV. Against other schools. If you are the top or in the top 2 spellers, you will win 5 000 dollars, afterwards, you can go to Provincials. If you are truly amazing, you can then go to Ottawa to participate with others from across Canada. Then you can I believe, if you are in the top 3, win MORE money and go to Washington, DC for a place in the competition, where you will be competing with others from across North America.
A pretty long, exhausting, but ridiculously amazing journey, right?
Well, to find out I was my class representant along with my friend Corinna... Well, I was beyond happy. It was nerve racking, fun and so cool. Corinna and I worked and practiced our hearts out in only 2 days. Afterwards, came our big shot. THE SCHOOL WIDE SPELLING BEE.
I was the least nervous, I bet, since I have already competed in Grade 4. Now, in Grade 6... I can feel the tension. It was awesome. Slowly, one by one, my competitors disappeared. It was only between Lauren and me. She was a good speller, I do admit... But fate and truth arrived when... She got the word "palette" wrong!!
I was overwhelmed, happy, proud and everything in between when I realized I was the Top Speller in my school. Yay me!
I now have to qualify for the regional to represent my school. I am doing the test the 22nd... I have already sent in my picture, my personal information, and a reflection as well as a response sheet asking me to fill in questions such as "What was your favorite word?" "How did you study?" "Tell us about your family" and so on. I am proud and full of joy as I type right now.
Thanks to my friends, who were very supportive along the way. They cheered me on and saw me almost get a word wrong as well as win the Spelling Bee. They are amazing, now, then and always. I couldn't have asked for a better audience. Hey, as you must know... My family was a big part. They encouraged me as well, and gave love like no other can. Thanks to everyone from my relatives in Serbia to relatives in America to relatives in Montreal.
Me and my family celebrated at my favorite restaurant: Mandarin. It was fun and very cool.I hope this adventure lasts. Even if it does not, I am more happy than I ever thought I could be. I'll also always have memories. 2 certificates, a trophy, a screen scratch on my phone... (Thanks, mom!) and my mind.
Wish me luck...
All junior classes as well as mine, have taken a part in the school wide Spelling Bee. Our school has taken a part in the Canwest Canspell Spelling Bee. So basically, some kid from our school will represent us in a live Spelling Bee on TV!! That is... If they qualify.
I will explain to you now all the steps. Firstly, every kid from grades 4,5, and 6 will have time to study approximately 1150 words for the class wide spelling bee on Monday, the 12th of January. That is the day that the class wide Spelling Bees will be held. Afterwards, the top 2 spellers from every class will study again for the school wide Spelling Bee on Wednesday, the 14th of January. The winner from the school will receive a trophy as well as a chance to try out for the Regional Spelling Bees as the representer of our school. For a kid to make it that far, you will need to qualify once more and then you can spell. On TV. Against other schools. If you are the top or in the top 2 spellers, you will win 5 000 dollars, afterwards, you can go to Provincials. If you are truly amazing, you can then go to Ottawa to participate with others from across Canada. Then you can I believe, if you are in the top 3, win MORE money and go to Washington, DC for a place in the competition, where you will be competing with others from across North America.
A pretty long, exhausting, but ridiculously amazing journey, right?
Well, to find out I was my class representant along with my friend Corinna... Well, I was beyond happy. It was nerve racking, fun and so cool. Corinna and I worked and practiced our hearts out in only 2 days. Afterwards, came our big shot. THE SCHOOL WIDE SPELLING BEE.
I was the least nervous, I bet, since I have already competed in Grade 4. Now, in Grade 6... I can feel the tension. It was awesome. Slowly, one by one, my competitors disappeared. It was only between Lauren and me. She was a good speller, I do admit... But fate and truth arrived when... She got the word "palette" wrong!!
I was overwhelmed, happy, proud and everything in between when I realized I was the Top Speller in my school. Yay me!
I now have to qualify for the regional to represent my school. I am doing the test the 22nd... I have already sent in my picture, my personal information, and a reflection as well as a response sheet asking me to fill in questions such as "What was your favorite word?" "How did you study?" "Tell us about your family" and so on. I am proud and full of joy as I type right now.
Thanks to my friends, who were very supportive along the way. They cheered me on and saw me almost get a word wrong as well as win the Spelling Bee. They are amazing, now, then and always. I couldn't have asked for a better audience. Hey, as you must know... My family was a big part. They encouraged me as well, and gave love like no other can. Thanks to everyone from my relatives in Serbia to relatives in America to relatives in Montreal.
Me and my family celebrated at my favorite restaurant: Mandarin. It was fun and very cool.I hope this adventure lasts. Even if it does not, I am more happy than I ever thought I could be. I'll also always have memories. 2 certificates, a trophy, a screen scratch on my phone... (Thanks, mom!) and my mind.
Wish me luck...
Thursday, January 15, 2009
The 500-pieced adventure
A while ago, me and my family completed a 500-pieced puzzle.
It took us approximately 3 and a half hours to finish it, and we basically worked our hearts out. It was tons of fun, and each piece was like an adventure of its own... We learned something throughout each piece... And only to finish with more knowledge. We learned more on how to work together, how to be a good team.
Me and my brother work much quicker nowadays...Because of that one puzzle that really made us think. To top it off, it was a puzzle for a good cause. The puzzle was a Unicef puzzle. See, we were happy doing it, we learned, and the puzzle was very unique in so many ways.
Firstly, it was a Unicef puzzle. Secondly, it was a CIRCULAR puzzle... Not a square. Thirdly, the design is wonderful. It is half day, half night, with lots of world wonders drawn around it. Everything from the Mosque, to the CN tower and everything in between. It was fun and awesome... What more could you want??
I liked the puzzle and even though it is now in its original box, I know it's perfectly cool with me. It had to end up in there eventually...But most of all, I have a new love for puzzles!!
It took us approximately 3 and a half hours to finish it, and we basically worked our hearts out. It was tons of fun, and each piece was like an adventure of its own... We learned something throughout each piece... And only to finish with more knowledge. We learned more on how to work together, how to be a good team.
Me and my brother work much quicker nowadays...Because of that one puzzle that really made us think. To top it off, it was a puzzle for a good cause. The puzzle was a Unicef puzzle. See, we were happy doing it, we learned, and the puzzle was very unique in so many ways.
Firstly, it was a Unicef puzzle. Secondly, it was a CIRCULAR puzzle... Not a square. Thirdly, the design is wonderful. It is half day, half night, with lots of world wonders drawn around it. Everything from the Mosque, to the CN tower and everything in between. It was fun and awesome... What more could you want??
I liked the puzzle and even though it is now in its original box, I know it's perfectly cool with me. It had to end up in there eventually...But most of all, I have a new love for puzzles!!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Open YOUR hearts!!
I just came back from downtown.
My mom, aunt, grandpa, brother, 2 cousins and I attended a kind of festival. It can't exactly translate properly into English, but it's kind of like "The Street of Open Hearts."
There were hearts all over the place, red balloons, everything!! The point of the festival was to raise money for charity. You could buy food, drinks, toys and so on and all the proceeds go to charity. There was a particularly neat idea I'd like to let you know about. You could buy a clown nose and, once again, all proceeds go to charity. But the reason they were clown noses was also to promote happiness and laughter for the new year... 2009!
Speaking of which, I'd like to wish you all the best New Year!! I hope your year is full of happiness, laughter, and love.
But back to the heart festival. There were clowns, horses, music, everything you could want.
The music was neat because for half the time, it was rock. Meaning drums, guitar (both electric and acoustic) backup singing and all. The other part was full of symphony-style music. Meaning tubas, baritones, trumpets, trombones, base and snare drums, and clarinets.
We have lots of pictures, and wonderful memories. I was really satisfied and pleased with the way things turned out. But I was just as surprised at the number of people who showed up! I can bet you they sold at least 300 clown noses!! It was a busy place.
Afterwards, we headed to a street called "Skadarlija."
In Serbian, rice pudding is called "Sutlijas." And here's a funny story. The day before I tried the heavenly food we call "Rice Pudding," I was reading my grandpa's shirt that had written really famous streets in Serbia. One of them were, as you must have guessed, "Skadarlija." So when they told me the Serbian name of rice pudding, I kept on mixing up the 2 words. Shortly, my parents, brother, aunt and almost all my closest relatives started calling it "Skadarlija" as well. And we still do today. So that's the Skadarlija story.
And after 3 years of calling it that, and never seeing the actual street, itself, I saw it today. It was really old-fashioned and interesting. I liked it.
But don't make me mention the cold today. I froze like a popsicle, literally! But that's another story :)
My mom, aunt, grandpa, brother, 2 cousins and I attended a kind of festival. It can't exactly translate properly into English, but it's kind of like "The Street of Open Hearts."
There were hearts all over the place, red balloons, everything!! The point of the festival was to raise money for charity. You could buy food, drinks, toys and so on and all the proceeds go to charity. There was a particularly neat idea I'd like to let you know about. You could buy a clown nose and, once again, all proceeds go to charity. But the reason they were clown noses was also to promote happiness and laughter for the new year... 2009!
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| From 2008 - Beograd |
Speaking of which, I'd like to wish you all the best New Year!! I hope your year is full of happiness, laughter, and love.
But back to the heart festival. There were clowns, horses, music, everything you could want.
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| From 2008 - Beograd |
The music was neat because for half the time, it was rock. Meaning drums, guitar (both electric and acoustic) backup singing and all. The other part was full of symphony-style music. Meaning tubas, baritones, trumpets, trombones, base and snare drums, and clarinets.
We have lots of pictures, and wonderful memories. I was really satisfied and pleased with the way things turned out. But I was just as surprised at the number of people who showed up! I can bet you they sold at least 300 clown noses!! It was a busy place.
Afterwards, we headed to a street called "Skadarlija."
In Serbian, rice pudding is called "Sutlijas." And here's a funny story. The day before I tried the heavenly food we call "Rice Pudding," I was reading my grandpa's shirt that had written really famous streets in Serbia. One of them were, as you must have guessed, "Skadarlija." So when they told me the Serbian name of rice pudding, I kept on mixing up the 2 words. Shortly, my parents, brother, aunt and almost all my closest relatives started calling it "Skadarlija" as well. And we still do today. So that's the Skadarlija story.
And after 3 years of calling it that, and never seeing the actual street, itself, I saw it today. It was really old-fashioned and interesting. I liked it.
But don't make me mention the cold today. I froze like a popsicle, literally! But that's another story :)
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