"Faster, Higher, Stronger"

The Olympics is an international sporting event held every 4 years hosted by a country. There are 2 different kinds of Olympics: Winter & Summer. In the Summer Olympics, there are events like basketball, track & field, tennis and so on. Winter games include biathlon, speed skating and figure skating. Here are some interesting facts about the Olympics:

Winter:
1. These games have never been held in the Southern hemisphere
2. There have unfortunately been 4 deaths in the practise sessions of luge and skiing
3. Sochi was the warmest place to host a winter game
4. 1.8 billion people watched the Vancouver 2010 games
5. The oldest athlete in the winter games is Great Britain's curling champion, Robin Welsh at 54 years

Summer
1. Only four athletes have even won a medal in both the summer and winter games
2. The games held in Athens in 2002 has a record 202 counties participate
3. In the first Olympics in Greece, athletes were crowned with wreaths made from olive leaves not medals
4. China did not win a  medal until 1984
5. Stockholm 1912 saw the last solid gold medals for first place winners - the medals now are only gold plated

Cheers to sports that bring out the best in us and bring us together!

My Tips for a Good Valentine’s Day

People think February is only a month of more and more snow but it is actually a month of kindness and love which goes with the most popular February holiday Valentine’s Day. I think most people believe Valentine’s Day is about buying chocolates for the boy or girl of your dreams, but it just simply isn’t so. Let me tell you how you can celebrate Valentine’s Day with your family and friends.

I have created the following 5 acts of kindness that you could do with your family everyday in the month of February.

Make cards for your friends and family

Help someone

Be nicer to a person who you don’t like

Have a competition where you do acts of kindness and the person with the most acts of kindness wins something

Invite family to your house and talk about the blessings in your lives

I hope you liked my tips on how to have a great Valentine’s Day and please follow my blogging thanks and have a great Valentine’s Day.

My trip to India

I went to India for three weeks and although I cannot write about my entire trip, I have written my best days for my best vacation yet.

We finally got to Mangalore after the three plane ride. My uncle Kenneth was waiting to pick us up from the airport at Mangalore. When we got to Premdhan, my grandparent’s house both set of my grandparents were there. They  were so happy to see us after one year and I was happy to see them too. After we spoke to them for a while we had to go to the hotel we were staying in. It was called Plama.  Once we got there I fell asleep because I was extremely tired. The next day I went to my aunt Marriette’s house where I met my cousin in law Roxana. I spoke to her about movies and we talked about movies she and I wanted to go for with all my cousins like, The Hobbit 2. I wanted to go for it so bad.  After that I showed Roxana a game that I like called Clash of Clans. She said she thought it was really cool. Then I went back to Plama with my parents where I finally finished my book called 'Framed'. My cousins from  a nearing city, Bangalore arrived the next day and I spoke to them about their time in India and their experiences. We go really well together even though they are much older than me. They are really the best cousins ever. On my trip, we also went to the beach; we went in a car and it took about forty minutes to get there but it was well worth it. The beach was really beautiful and we swam a lot too. After the beach we went for The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug. We got back at 12 o’clock in the morning and I dropped in to bed. The following day I just relaxed with my cousins and we bought some tender coconut and ice apples, they were good. We took the juice back home and poured it into glasses and shared it. Then we all watched a movie at home it was called Mall Cop 2, sadly I did not finish the movie because I fell asleep again. The following day we went to my uncle Mario’s beach house, there I swam with my cousins in the medium sized pool. At 9pm we had to to leave because my grandparent’s were tired so we dropped them home and went to my dad’s friend’s house. There I made two new friends Liam and Ben, they showed me a game on their iPod which was about archery. They tried to teach me but I was no good. After 3 hours I said good bye to my friends and we went home.

We also celebrated my grandparents 50^th wedding anniversary while we were in Mangalore. I raised the toast and every one of my family members were there, they were so happy. We partied till late in the night, after all was over I went back to the hotel. My last day in India I spent with my grand parent’s. I spoke to them and showed them my books, they were sad  that we were leaving and so was I.  But I know I will see them next year. My vacation in India was by far the best one ever.

Be an Upstander and Stop the Bullying!

What is bullying? Well, bullying is a form of rude behaviour meant to hurt the feelings of others. We need to understand that bullying is not cool and it has to stop.

Who is a bystander? A bystander is someone who watches bullying happen and doesn’t do anything about it. You bystanders out there go help a victim and don’t be afraid of what anyone thinks just help every victim you can find.

Who is a victim? A victim is someone who gets bullied. Hey victims stand up for yourself you can stop a bully every day

Those are 3 main people in a bullying situation. But how should I stop a bully he/she might hurt me? Well just go to the bully with high shoulders and arched eyebrows and speak with a non-playful tone and tell the bully "STOP’’. If the bully still doesn’t stop tell the teacher immediately. Bullies often are mean because they live in an environment with mean parents , brothers and sisters to so in other words the bully is showing his anger to someone else.1 in 7 kids are either bystanders or bullies. There are many people you can talk to such as your parents ,your teacher or your guardian. Remember don’t be a bully, be an upstander the opposite of a bystander. Have you ever seen a smarties pack it has a kids help phone number on the back call this number if you need help. If you’re a bullying victim and you’ re in trouble just call kids help phone and they’ll be there on the DOUBLE. Don’t worry you are never alone.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) - Good or Bad?

Schools this year have started an initiative called Bring your Own Device. But is this really necessary? Taking your device to school allows kids to get information immediately while being taught in class.  Children will learn to use various apps & websites like cool math, edmodo, eeko kids which will develop their knowledge. Your child will learn how to use the internet responsibly. Further the teachers will monitor your child's activity on the net so parents can track and see what is being done.

On the other hand bring your own device can cause certain challenges. One, if the kids lose their device it’s not the schools’ responsibility – this brings in not just the cost factor but also students looking after their device. This may be difficult for younger grades.

Further, the schools must ensure that kids do not misuse the internet. Also he internet will also use up the devices giga bytes based on what the kids download – this could reduce capacity of the device..

I do not have enough information on this initiative to comment further, but I think it is not going to be easy for a teacher to  monitor every student while they are using their devices.   But educating students and teaching them responsibility maybe a good way to start.             

Minecraft

Minecraft is a game of creation and it is a lot of fun. Minecraft has 2 modes you can play in such as survival and creative. In the game you can construct almost anything from houses to traps and big worlds. There are mobs or if you like to call it monsters there are zombies, skeleton archers, creepers and spiders. All of them Attack you so you shouldn’t go near them unless you are in need of resources. You might also go mining for rare minerals to get better swords, armour and blocks. You should also download other free apps if you’re starting to like minecraft. Get minecraft from wherever you get your apps.

Happy mining!!

Thanksgiving 2013

Thanksgiving, for some, is just another holiday to celebrate harvest, the change of season. And for others it means turkey and parties. But to me it means you give thanks for all you have and be satisfied. You also have to pray for people who are less fortunate than you.
It is a time for family and friends and all that is good. So this thanksgiving we had a 3 course dinner with my family and cousins. We played Mario Kart wii, we unlocked Dry Bones.
What did you do this Thanksgiving? Did you have fun?