Festival de Ingles - English Festival (Sergio)

The festival of English was a Wednesday. It started at 10. First, we had the presentation of spelling and translation. That was done by the English teacher. The teacher Meri was won by sixth grade. Second place was seventh grade, my grade.
After that we had songs of Michael Jackson that are in English. We had games in English where they gave us some cards while we played a game. If we won they gave us some stickers. If we had three stickers you would have 70 in english. I won four stickers and I have my 70 in englesh.
Also there was a house of terror in sixth grade.

[A grade of 70 in Bolivia is equal to 100% in the US]

ACTIVIDADES FINALES DEL COLEGIO (Johnny)

Las evaluaciones finales son los que más preocupan en este último trimestre en el colegio y hoy nos toco dar examen de educación física y mañana tendremos examen de música asi que ya nos estamos preparando para las vacaciones también algunos tienen planes de ir a otros colegios, asi que para ellos es el último año en esta escuela y otros ya tienen planes de ir a visitar a sus familiares que viven en otros departamentos y otros tristes porque en este colegio vivieron muchas experiencias junto con los profesores y compañeros e irse de repente entristece a mas de uno y asi es como estamos en casi la conclusión del año escolar.
Yo personalmente me siento un poco feliz al saber que ya podremos descanzar de todo un año de tareas y estudio y que podremos estar en vacaciones y ojala yo también me encuentre al próximo año con mis amigos y compañeros.

Mi confirmación (Humberto)

Yo en mi confirmación paso clases los días domingos de 8:00 a 10:00 y paso dodos los domingos y paso con un profesor llamado Ananías y nunca no me he faltado a mi confirmación y todos los días avanzamos hartas cosas del libro que nos dio en la confirmación pero al fin del año dimos examen y me saque en mi examen 99 y ahora el día domingo me voy a confirmar el 21 de noviembre.

Ranma (Humberto)

Ranma es un joven de 17 años de edad que por causas del destino vive con una maldición que afecta su vida normal y le causa muchos problemas.
En un viaje de entrenamiento a los estanques encantados de Jusenkio Ranma y su padre llamado Genma Saotome se meten directo a entrenar sin escuchar las advertencias del guía de Jusenkio y de un golpe causado por Ranma a su padre el papá de Ranma cae a un estanque y sale convertido en un panda y al ver esto Ranma se sorprende bajando su guardia en ese momento Genma al ver a Ranma bajar la guardia y sin darse cuenta a un de que se convirtió en un panda golpea a Ranma haciéndolo caer sobre otro estanque en el cual Ranma sale convertido en una chica pelirroja esto hace que Ranma se enfurezca y al salir va directo donde su padre y lo empieza a golpear. Así mas tarde se entera que tiene una prometida llamada Akane Tendo y tiene dos hermanas llamadas Nabiki ,y Kasumi hijas de Soun Tendo y desde ahí le ocurren un montón de problemas a Ranma.

La excursión (Sergio)

La excursión fue un domingo partimos a las 8:00 y llegamos a las 9:00 nos acomodamos y luego llamaron para el partido de los cursos 7mo 8Ojtabo y 1miro medio.
El cual fue ganado por 7mo ósea mi curso yo me fi a la ducha ó sauna pero estaba muy frio así que primero me entre a la piscina hasta las 12:00 que comimos la mayoría trajo poyo y arroz luego me fi ala piscina de nuevo hasta las 2:00 desde allí estaba asiendo frio y llano me dio ganas de entrar a la piscina así que me fi al sauna pero Asia mucho humo difícil de respirar así que me fi a la ducha y el agua era muy caliente que ya no me quería salir del la ducha pero lo hice y me cambie y en peso el concurso de nadas ión el cual fue ganado 7mo y luego de eso comenzó el concurso de miss excursión y gano 4cuarto.
El final fue concurso de bailes y el que gano fue 8tabo.
A mí la excursión me pareció linda pero mi curso perdió en unos concursos.

Clase de Taller - Woodshop (Humberto)

The class of woodshop is very cool because we carve wood. We draw on the wood before we carve it. For to carve wood one needs a chisel and a file for the chisel when it dulls. It is very fun to carve in the wood. We made animals and persons. I like the class because we make many things very pretty and I have fun. But it is very dangerous to use the chisel because you can cut a finger or a hand. We have class the Saturdays at 1:30 until 3:30.

Happy Chickens

The students have been pestering me to write in Spanish so here is a cuento they've written about some happy chickens. We'd love to hear your thoughts/reflections about what it takes to create a happy life. - La Profesora Emily

Había una vez una granja en la que había gallinas y un gallo. Ellos vivían muy felices todos los días porque tenían una casita, agua, comida, fideos, maíz, trigo, cabada, y arroz cocido. Tuvieron huevos y de los huevos nacieron pollitos y se construjo un gallinero más grande para los pollitos. Así vivieron muy felices para siempre.

Cumpleaños - Birthday (Humberto)

In Bolivia we celebrate the birthday with presents, with cake, and also with friends. We invite our family and neighbors. Later we have a party with dancing, eating, and drinking soda. The birthday person has to bite the cake and then we push the face into the cake. That is how we celebrate the birthday here. For girls 15 years is the biggest and for boys 18 year is the biggest.
My most happy birthday of my life was my 12 years. I got many presents like clothes and sports balls. That day was very nice and now my birthdays are only so so for me.

Los duendes - The imps (Sergio)

The imps, they say are real. I believe that they are real. They say they only attack those that rob their gold. Also there is a necklace that serves to convert the imps into stone. They do not want you to have one. They say that the imps only have fear of belts. They only are in the bushes with spines. They are wrinkled like grandparents and other times they are like children. They come from places where there are many trees and bushes. One time my cousin almost was bit on his foot but the imp saw his belt and ran.

El Campeonato II - The Championship II (Sergio)

Our team is named Nigeria. We wanted Aurora that is a Bolivia team in Oruro but the teacher said it had to be a country. We wanted China but already it was taken. They made us Nigeria. I know nothing of Nigeria. China and Nigeria are both seventh grade teams. Now because we are in the finals we are one team called China. We are tied with Argentina, eighth grade and United States, ninth grade. I hope that we win.
More than that we are learning volleyball also. It is easier than soccer. We are going to form teams and have a championship but I do not know when. They also say that we are going to learn basketball.

Grupo Cine - Movie Group (Johnny)

The cinema anime is a program led by the Proyecto Horizonte and the responsible is the teacher Nelson. The movies we are watching in the cinema are very interesting and entertaining, and at present we are watching “BLEACH” it is a series very interesting about a boy named Ichigo Kurosaki together with a girl named Rukia Cuchikí. They joined to redeem a paper important in the history of the world, because they are shinigamis (messengers of the death). At present we are in the episode 32 when Rukia is taken to the jail to be executed for committing a crime of loaning her power to Ichigo for that the other messengers of death do not kill him.

Carnaval (Humberto)

I like Carnaval [a celebration before Lent] because is very pretty and very entertaining and we all have much fun because we play with water in balloons. We also get wet with buckets and get wet the girls because we like to. All Carnaval we like to celebrate with songs and with dances. But more we like to play with water and water guns for to get wet the girls. We all have much fun and all the Carnavals we would like to be equal like they have been because it is very fun.

Día del estudiante - Student's Day (Sergio)

In my school the Day of Students we celebrate the 21 of September. It went very good. First we inflated balloons for to adorn the school and later the teachers got ready for dance. The first dance was pimpinela, the man dresses in a suit and the woman like a homemaker. The second was muchaguay, the man dresses in a vest and the woman in pollera [the indigenous skirt]. The third was cueca, it is the same dress as muchaguay. The fourth was chapaca, it is almost the same as the two. The last was a representation of the school. The teachers acted like the students. Later the students danced. About the food, they gave us a sandwich, soda, chocolate milk. The teachers asked everyone to dance but I left from there because I do not like to dance.

Introduction - Victoria

I am Victoria. I have fourteen years. I am in the school San Vicente de Paul in the 8th grade. I have five very fine sisters, a very loving mother, and a strict father but they love me much and always they support me. Also I have three sweet nieces and three annoying nephews but very loving.
I like much to study and do my homework. The subjects that I like more are: mathematics, language, music, English, art, computer class, etc.
I like to play football, volleyball, and basketball. I like to cook, to wash clothes and dishes, clean my room, travel, and laugh a lot. I like a lot the animals like ducks, birds, dogs, cats, and rabbits.
In my free time I read books about stories that happen. I like to tell stories, also I listen to

Mi Barrio - My Neighborhood (Roberto

I live in Mineros San Juan since years 2001. When I arrived to Mineros San Juan there were tents, the streets were dirt, and no parks or football fields for to play and most important the barrio did not have running water or light. After, the barrio got better they paved the streets with rocks, they constructed football fields and parks for to play, and also they constructed a daycare for children. After came the light. They made holes for to put the posts then they installed cables and the people constructed their rods for light and now we have light in all of the barrio Mineros San Juan. They constructed two tanks for running water and after they dug up the streets for to put tubes at all the lots. Also they constructed a school for that the children can study and the school has ten classrooms, a psychologist office, a principals office, and two bathrooms and now they are constructing a high school.

Introduction - Johnny

My name is Johnny. I am fourteen years. I live in the Mineros San Juan; I have two little sisters, the older her name is Rosemary and my little sister her name is Mariela. My school is called “San Vicente de Paúl “ I am in 9th grade. I like the subject mathematics and arts, also I like the anime and manga. Sometimes I like to draw the characters that I see because they are impressive. I have many friends that also like the anime and they have very good DVDS to watch. My preferred plate is the pique that my mother serves. I hate to be very scared. When I am big I will study the profession of systems analyst also when I am big I wish to go to Japan or Spain to see the production of the anime and stay for some time.

Introduction - Humberto

My name is Humberto and I am 14 years old. I have a older sister and three little siblings. I like mathematics and in my free time I like to watch anime movies, play soccer, and ride my bicycle. The food that I like is pique macho. Pique is lamb meat, fried potatoes, lettuce, tomato, onion, and sausage. I do not like to fight. I would like that Bolivia be a city very clean and that everyone be friends with everyone else and not be enemies with people. [Humberto and Sergio are brothers]

Introduction - Roberto

My name is Roberto and I am 14 years old. I am in eighth grade. I have one brother and three sisters. I like to go on trips with my family to other countries. I also like to watch movies, paint paintings, and to draw scenery. My favorite subjects are English, Mathematics, and Social Studies. I do not like soccer much or that my professors give me much homework because it makes me bored.

Todos Santos - All Saints (Sergio)

The day of All Saints is 1 November. In All Saints it is a custom to remember the dead. In my family we celebrate by making T'antawawas [bread people]. During the day we are in the cemetery. We eat the favorite foods of dead. We all, my siblings, go out at night to pray for those that died. For that they give us bread, T'antawawas, desserts, sweets, etc. That is how we celebrate in my family.

El Grupo de Teatro - Theater Group (Sergio)

In the group of theater we act in front of many people. The group always meets the days Saturday at 2:00 until 4:00 in the school. We have given two plays. One in the main plaza of the city about sexual violence. The other was in the school about Proyecto Horizonte [the NGO]. These two plays came out very good and I hope that it keeps going like this.

Introduction - Ruben

Hello my name is Ruben Eduardo. I am 12 years old. I life in Condordia in the department of Cochabamba. I have father and mother and my siblings. Their names are Omar, Rosa, and Paola.

I study in the school San Vicente de Paul. I like the football and basketball. My favorite team is Barcelona of Spain and my favorite player is Leonel Messi of Argentina.

Bolivia is my birth country. It is very beautiful but I was born in La Paz. La Paz is the capital of Bolivia. In La Paz there are many tall and big buildings but it is very cold. In Cochabamba the climate is fresh. There are many plants and trees. The vegetation is immense in all of Chapare because there is much humidity, hot and always cloudy but it is very nice. Chapare is a place in Cochabamba.

El Campeonato - The Championship (Sergio)

The championship of the school is some games that we started recently. It goes like this from seventh grade to ninth grade is a series and from third grade to sixth grade is other series. This happens every Saturday from 8 in the morning until 11 in the morning. The games only last half an hour and they are refereed by the teacher of physical education. The ones winning are eighth and seventh grade. My team is in third place. My team has 6 players. I play defense. My strongest enemies are the team of eighth grade.

Bailes Típicos - Typical Dances (Denis)

In Bolivia there are many typical dances like Diablada, Chaquarrera, Achas, and Morenada, Tinku, etc. For example, Diablada is from Oruro because there was “El Socavón” a fight between good and evil. Chaquarrera is from Chuquisaca where a man named Luis invented the hymn of Chuquisaca. Achas, Morenada, and Tinku were invented by men from different provinces. For example I like Tinku because the costume has many colors and also because the movements are nice. My mother likes it much because she is from Potosí.

Mis materias - My subjects (Sergio)

My subjects are:

Mathematics – in mathematics we are learning the number composition

Natural Science – we are learning the parts of the cell

Language – we are learning the verb

Social Studies – we are learning the travels of Cristóbal Colón [Christopher Columbus]

Religion – we are learning of violence

Music – we are learning the parts of the instruments

Art – we are learning graphic design

Physical Education – we are exercising the muscles

Introduction - Denis

I am 12 years old and I have three siblings. I like the subject art. My mother is a homemaker. My father is a taxi driver. My birthday is 29 of April. My favorite plate is silpancho and also I like soccer. I also like four subjects; mathematics, English, workshops, social studies. I study in the school San Vicente de Paul. Before I studied in the school Salvador. Now I study in Mineros San Juan, where I live. In this school I have lots friends that are good and I am in seventh grade. I also pass computer class. I pass eight subjects with good teachers. I like the music reaggeton and also classics. My mother dreams that my brother becomes professional. I dream to become first place of the students [valedictorian] and take the trophy. I would feel happy because always I want my parents to feel proud and because I would be the first of my siblings.

Introduction - Sergio

My Life
I have three siblings plus me we are four. Three boys and one girl. My papa is a builder. I was born in 1997. My favorite subject is mathematics. My big sister is seventeen years old and my other big brother is fifteen years old and my little brother is ten years old. My mama is a homemaker. My sister works as a cook and my brother works in an iron workshop and I work folding papers. My little brother helps my mom. I have five cousins in this barrio. My godfather is working in Argentina. I am in seventh grade. I take nine subjects, mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, religion, music, physical education, and computer. My sister now does not live with us. In all the afternoons I go to play soccer and Sundays I can go wherever I want. My favorite food is vegetable soup. I do not like wake up early because my feet are numb. I like to play instruments. My favorite anime is Dragonball.

Introduction - Miguel

My name is Miguel. I am 14 years old. I live in the city of Cochabamba. It is a place very beautiful. I like to play sports like volleyball, soccer, and basketball but I do not like basketball a lot more I like soccer. I have three siblings. They are called Lúis, Paola, and Yobana. When I get out of bed, I eat breakfast and clean my room. In the afternoon, I go to the playground at five oclock with my little brother and sometimes I go with my two sisters. We go to the playground to play volleyball or soccer. I like to drive a bicycle. My sisters do not like to drive bicycles because they have fear of falling. My favorite plate is piquemacho and oven chicken. I like to spend time with my family, go to the park or to the playground, or to my cousins. I will live in the city of Cochabamba three years more or four then I go to Santa Cruz to live. I was born in Santa Cruz. To me, Cochabamba is more pretty than Santa Cruz. I do not know if it is the same for my sisters but I am sure. In Santa Cruz, my uncles treated them bad and for this reason they should like Cochabamba.