Where In OLR Is It? #1

Hey! I just thought of a new game. I call it "Where In OLR Is It?" Do you want to play? COOL! Just look at the picture above, and see if you can guess - "Where In OLR Is It?"  Do you think you know? Then leave me a Comment and tell me what you think. Good luck.

Shhhhh

I really love making a visit inside the Church with my parents when there's no one else there. Don't get me wrong. It's really cool to be at Mass with my family and friends, with the whole Church full and everybody singing Allelulia. But when the Church is empty and quiet, that's cool too. It gets so quiet that you can almost hear the candles flickering. My Mom told me that each candle represents someone's prayers. Gee. Prayers sure are pretty.

Bling

This time of year, it's all about the ducks. Oh yeah. Quack, quack, quack.

Football and Ice Cream

"Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?" The Boys A Flag Team kicked off the 2010 season going paw to paw with St. Cyprian's at Saint John Bosco High School. Our Bear's didn't get the win, but this team sure show lots of potential. Did you come out to cheer them on? GO BEARS!!!

I stopped by to get a closeup look at this cool statue of St. John Bosco. Somebody tell the statue kid that I'm not a present from Saint JB. Awkward . . .

Did you know that St. John Bosco's relics had actually visited the High School the day before. The year 2015 will mark 200 years since St. JB was born. To celebrate, his relics are touring the world. Do you know what a relic is? I didn't. I had to Google it. According to the FreeDictionary.com a relic is "An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint." How cool is that? Learn more about relics HERE. If you want to wach a slide show of the Bosco Braves hanging with their main Saint, click HERE .

Ice Cream Social was mega fun as usual. There were so many people from my school and from my parish, I got worried that they might run out if ice cream. THEY DIDN'T! Did you see this new kid who was hanging with Mrs. T.? I didn't get his name, but he's a Peace Builder, which is way cool. Man. The Boys Flag Football team could sure use him. Somebody sign this guy up!

What a Week!

Can you believe we've already been back at school for over a week?

It's true. And we've been busy! Here are just some of the highlights.

First Assembly!

It was great seeing everyone all together.

We met the new kindergarteners, and learned

about some really cool FUN DRAISER prizes.

The Eighth Grade sponsored a hot dog sale. HOT DOG!

This is our Principal, Dr. Joan Bravo. Hey, Doctor Bravo.

Is that a new student? How come he's out of uniform?

Awesome food at OLR Night at Super Mex on Spring.

Why do I always fill up on the chips?

Fun, Fun, Fun

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I Love to Read!

One of the best things about the new school year is having the OLR School Library and Computer Lab open for business again. Wow! I'm excited! Have I told you how much I enjoy reading? Mrs. Napier runs the coolest Library & Lab ever. She's really helpful and she has lots of suggestions when I'm having a hard time using the computer. I can't wait to check out my first book for the new school year. My friends and I will keep a look out for the best books. Watch for our reviews right here.

The gorilla above on the right lives in the school library. I nicknamed him H2T, because he swears that he is the cover model for Eric Carle's classic picture book, From Head to Toe. I'm not sure. What do you guys think?

You can usually find H2T hanging out next to "his" book. When he's not looking at his picture on the book cover, he likes to read books about the rainforest. He also likes to learn about the rainforest online. One of his favorite sites is National Geographic's Rainforest at Night . Check it out HERE..

We're Back!

Backpack? Check. All supplies from my supply list? Check. Pencils sharpened? Check. Emergency supplies for my classroom? Check. Make sure not to leave everything in the van because I'm sooo excited? . . .

Hey, Mom! Wait!

Goodbye Summer!

Wow! Summer 2010 is already gone. Well, almost. It doesn't officially end until September 22, which will be the first day of Fall. But school starts in just 5 days!

It's been a great summer!

I spent a lot of time at the beach. I swam, made sand castles, and roasted marshmallows. I even took surfing lessons.

I had a blast at OLR Creative Summer School, where I learned to cook some amazing meals, improved my guitar skills, and discovered the world of digital photography.

I also used a sewing machine for the first time, went deep sea fishing, wrote a new song AND started serving at Sunday Mass.

It's been a fun summer, and I hate to see it go - BUT - a whole new school year is waiting just around the corner.

I CAN'T WAIT ! ! !

Pizza Time

Check it out! I made this pizza online. Yep. Those are fishies and wormies mixed in with the mac n' cheese and marshmallows. Eye of newt, too. Looks beary delicious to me. Try making your own pizzas online at Chateau Meddybemps.

Now. Can someone tell me how I eat an online pizza?

Saint In A Cave?

Did you know that Saint Giles was a wealthy young man who loved to help the poor? He was so kind and generous that everyone started thinking he was really great. Saint Giles didn't like all of the attention. He thought that people should be thinking that God was really great, so he went off to live by himself in a dark forest - in a cave! Sounds like a saint a bear could really relate to. Anyway, God didn't let him stay hidden for long, and he ended up founding a large monastery and serving as the monastery's first Abbot.

I learned all of this and more at J Club - a Place for Catholic Kids. They have a Saint of the Day, a Joke of the Day, and more. Check it out HERE.

Fun With Graphics

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