Today was the day everyone was waiting for - everyone was so excited to start Sports Day. I heard people cheering for Yellow, Orange, Red, and Green House colours. There were also some parents here, cheering for their children. Teachers were also having fun watching their students compete. There were many fun games such as hockey, carrying a wiffle ball on a badminton racket, carrying a potato on a spoon, pulling a big rubber ball with a hoop, and carrying a tray that has a dish, a cup, a fork, a spoon, and a knife.As the time passed by, the order of 4 colours began to change, but not Yellow. Yellow always stayed in the first place position, followed by Orange, Green, and then Red.Finally it is the time for the Grade Seven chariot race and grade groupings’ tug of wars! Red came in the first place, wearing red clothes and hats. Green came in second with their ‘bee’ costumes. Yellow came in third and Orange came in last because their chariot broke down.During the tug of wars, it was very funny when one team could not handle the other team’s strength and every one of them fell backwards and forwards. As I remember, Orange won most of the tug o wars.Then it was time to finish our wonderful Sports Day. Now, we need some drum rolls! First, Red came in last. Green was third. Who is the first place? Yellow or Orange? And the second place was… Orange! So that means Yellow came in the first place! Congratulations, Yellow! Track and Field By: Harry
At Willoughby, students tried out for track and field by running a preliminary race. The top students were chosen to represent our school. My name is Harry and I was chosen to compete after I won the 200 meter trial race. I went to the track meet, on May 28th, and participated in the 100 meter, 200 meter and the relay race. I thought Willoughby was going to do great, but it was harder than I thought. I was disappointed that I got 6th place (out of 8) in the 200 meter. One of the students Harry competed against ran like Naruto – he finished the race in like 20 seconds.I was so upset, I missed the 100 meter race. Then I realized, I can do this! I ran my hardest during the relay race. Although I didn’t win, I think I did my best and I ran as fast as I could.I think the Track Meet was awesome. I also think that doing your best is better than the final outcome.. Photography Analysis by Brianna
During the last two weeks we have been studying photography angles. We now know ten different angles. To start off learning the angles, we found magazine pictures that used the angles, cut the photographs out and labeled them.Afterwards, we brought digital cameras and went outside (during designated times of the day) to take pictures. The picture taking could take you all over the school ground from the far back field to the doorway of our classroom. I think we all had a wonderful time studying photography. Our End of the Year Trip to Playland By. Mike. C
Where do I start? Well, Playland was awesome. We went with Mrs. Sofiak’s class. Everyone had fun but I think we didn’t stay long enough. We got wet, we got hyper, and some of us got sick. The Playland trip was planned in April, and we all complained it would be forever before we go to Playland. But soon enough, I was exclaiming to Mrs. Albrecht, “How did the time pass so fast?” Mrs. Albrecht replied, “I don’t know. I really don’t know.” Once we arrived at Playland we were already hyper. After we got in it was nothing like you’ve seen before. (Parents, you have never seen your kids this excited, trust me.) Each group had parent supervisors and they even went on some of the rides. They looked like they were kids again. I’m not saying that Mrs. Albrecht exaggerated, but she figured there would be hardly any schools there. But guess what? There were a lot of high school and elementary school students there. Although the lines were really long, it was still worth it. Some of the rides carried a lot of people so we didn’t have to wait a long time in line. From my point of view, I think the roller coasters were the best. For any adults who don’t know what roller coasters are, ask your kids - they probably know all about it. All I have to say is that we had a tremendous time at Playland. Good-bye Ms.Bublitz By: Eric C.Wow, where should I start? So much has happened since Valentine’s Day but this article is only about Ms.Bublitz leaving. We are really sad to see you leave, Ms.Bublitz. You were great Ms.Bublitz. Every day you came into the class energized and ready to have a good time. We had some great times (especially when the birds flew into the classroom). I can’t believe you left us in the room alone with those birds… way to make sure we’re safe! Overall, you were a great student teacher and at times it seemed like you were the actual teacher. I think the other student teachers were jealous. Thank you Ms.Bublitz you were a fun teacher and whatever school gets you is very lucky!
Speeches By: Sean
Mrs.Albrecht assigned two-minute speeches. She gave us two minutes to talk about anything we wanted. A couple of people spoke about their animals, but it wasn’t as easy as it sounds.Mrs.Albrecht tested us on – eye contact –clarity – loudness – timing, and not reading off sheets. “The most hard thing was trying to remember what to say” said Eric C.We got two days to find a topic, and practise at school and at home.We presented our speeches to the class and my speech was on pandas that I saw at the San Diego Zoo There was a mama panda and a baby panda (they were just imported from Japan). I passed around some pictures that I had taken when I was at the zoo.
I decided to interview Mrs. Kuehn for my final class article because she has helped me a lot over the last few years.Mrs. Kuehn’s favourite day is the first day of school, in September, because she loves her job as an English as a Second Language teacher. She looks forward to teaching new students that the English language is difficult, but not too scary.Her other favourite day is the end of June, because she enjoys seeing the growth the students have made and she enjoys the beginning of summer weather. Mrs. Kuehn's favourite food is Hungarian food, as well as dumplings or anything with paprika seasoning. Her other favourite food is Vietnamese food: especially soup, noodles, and dumplings. She also enjoys French cuisine.Mrs. Kuehn’s favourite singer is Celine Dion because she is a beautiful and talented singer. As well, Mrs. Kuehn admires how Celine overcame many English-speaking obstacles, while learning to sing in English. As a result, Celine is one of the top-charting singers in the entire world. It just goes to show that perseverance pays off,especially when learning a new language.