tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post6758400669636775309..comments2024-03-26T23:38:39.659-07:00Comments on Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog: Please Share a Tradition!Mrs. Yollishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08553708205781596148noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-86085276585563328282011-11-12T11:19:29.606-08:002011-11-12T11:19:29.606-08:00Good Day Mrs. Yollis' Class!
My name is Gina...Good Day Mrs. Yollis' Class! <br /><br />My name is Gina Phillips and I am currently enrolled in Dr. John Strange's EDM310 class. EDM310 is technically Education in Media. Which is just a fancy way of saying we are learning to use technology to teach! I am attending the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. <br /><br />I want to share a tradition that we have in my family. I have 4 brothers and sisters. 3 of them are married with children of their own! My baby brother still lives at home and is going to college too. There are a total of 18 people in my family counting my Mom and Dad, Brothers and Sisters and their children and me, my husband and my daughter! It is a BIG family get together! <br /><br />On Christmas morning (after Santa has come, but before presents are all unwrapped!) we all go to my brother's house for a breakfast casserole (he says it is a secret recipe, but I am not sure!). All of us then gather around my brother's tree and watch him and his family open gifts from each other. Then, we walk to my sister's house and they do the same thing... this continues until we have gone to everyone's home and watched them all open gifts (we are usually snacking at everyone's house too!). We end up at my mom and dad's home. This is where it gets a little <b>crazy</b>. All 18 of us are unwrapping the gifts that Mom and Dad have given to us! Wrapping paper is everywhere! Kids are squealing in delight, adults are gasping in surprise, and my parents are all smiles! <br /><br />Luckily all of my brothers and sisters live within walking distance to my parents home. It makes it a lot of fun. On those Christmas Mornings when it is rainy or <i>really</i> cold, my dad will hook up his horses to a covered wagon and we all climb on board for the trip to everyone's homes. Sometimes I pray that it will rain on Christmas morning just so we can have a buggy ride! I know that is horrible to say, but we will all gather in that wagon and bundle up and sing Christmas carols! It is a great time!<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed my Christmas tradition... I have certainly enjoyed reading everyone else's traditions!<br /><br />Sincerely, <br /><br />GinaGina Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16868060018763975894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-39170536283600560792011-10-21T09:08:33.528-07:002011-10-21T09:08:33.528-07:00@ Stefanie
Hi, my name is Acacia. I'm Korea...@ Stefanie<br /><br /> Hi, my name is Acacia. I'm Korean too. I also celebrate the Dol. I wrote a comment about it. <br /><br /> Do you celebrate Saebae?(sehbeh)<br /><br /> How do you celebrate it?<br /><br /> Sincerely,<br />♥Acacia♥♥Acacia♥noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-75403704866247303142011-10-06T21:21:11.481-07:002011-10-06T21:21:11.481-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis And Class,
I like Christmas too....Dear Mrs. Yollis And Class,<br /><br />I like Christmas too. When it is Christmas Eve I get so exited that I sleep at 9:00 o'clock. In the morning we all race down the stairs to open our presents. We do not care if we rip the wrapping papper. After we all open up our presents we would all play with them .<br /><br /><br /><br />What is your favorite toy you got for Chrismas?<br /><br /><br />Sincerly, <br />ParsaParsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-37828656438839246022011-10-05T21:19:41.335-07:002011-10-05T21:19:41.335-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis and class,
I would like to sha...Dear Mrs. Yollis and class,<br /><br /> I would like to share one of my Korean traditions with you called the dol janchi.<br /><br /> Dol janchi means a baby's first birthday party in Korean. We eat dduk (rice cakes), Korean bbq, kimchi (spicy nappa cabbage) and cake.<br /><br /> The most important part of the dol janchi is called the dol jabi. The baby gets to choose between money, rice, string, pencil, book or Korean calligraphy brush. If the baby picks money, it means he will be rich. If the baby picks the rice, he will never go hungry. If the baby picks the string, he will have a long life. If the baby picks the pencil, it means he will become a writer. If the baby picks the book, he will become a scholar. If the baby picks the brush, he will become an artist.<br /><br /> What do you think you would pick if you were in the dol?<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Acacia♥Acacianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-67169413503429655232011-10-05T21:12:50.351-07:002011-10-05T21:12:50.351-07:00@ Alyssa
I read your comment on the traditions ...@ Alyssa <br /><br /><br />I read your comment on the traditions and I saw that one of your family members is named Hannah. My sister is named Hannah too. Is that your aunt, sister,grandma, friend,or any other kind of family member? <br /><br />Best Regards,<br />BrendenBrendennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-14763408423209823822011-10-05T21:03:28.544-07:002011-10-05T21:03:28.544-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis and Class,
My family's trad...Dear Mrs. Yollis and Class,<br /><br /><br />My family's tradition is celebrating Halloween. Every Halloween we get costumes and go Trick-or-Treating and get lots of candy. Even my dog Jasper has a costume. We always decorate the house with ghosts, skeletons and spiders. I love when we have a big Halloween party. Everyone in my family loves to carve pumpkins and light them up on Halloween night. We are really excited because Halloween will be here in a couple of weeks!<br /><br />From,<br />MayaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-37658717996958358972011-10-05T20:53:44.951-07:002011-10-05T20:53:44.951-07:00@Mrs. Yollis and Class,
There are two family trad...@Mrs. Yollis and Class,<br /><br />There are two family traditions that I enjoy. One is going to Hawaii every summer for a month to visit my grandparents and friends. My other tradition is baking apple pies from scratch with my grandma, mom, sister, aunt, and cousins. We do this the day before Thanksgiving. I help make and roll the crust, peel the apples, and if I'm good after, I get to play with the extra crust dough. Does anyone else like homemade apple pie? <br /><br />Best regards,<br />BrendenBrendennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-50773295687243749942011-10-05T20:07:44.459-07:002011-10-05T20:07:44.459-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis,
One of my favorite family tradi...Dear Mrs. Yollis,<br /><br />One of my favorite family traditions is at Thanksgiving. My mother and I go to my Aunt Raquel’s house for dinner and we get to visit all of my family. In my family there are twenty people. Every year, I get to play with my two cousins, Hannah & Isaac and they are very special to me because they both live far away and we don’t get to see them very often. Hannah lives in North Carolina and Isaac lives near San Francisco. When we get together we play board games, Zoo Lego’s and eat all day long. My favorite Thanksgiving food is mashed potatoes with tons of turkey gravy.<br /><br />Another favorite tradition is each Fourth of July my mother and I have a backyard BBQ party. We invite family and friends and each year we serve one new dish. In 2008, the new dish was rotisserie chicken we cooked on our BBQ and we served it with coleslaw, homemade chocolate chip cookies and ice cream.<br /><br />On Christmas Eve my mother always lets me open one present which is usually the largest one. And then on Christmas morning we open the rest of the presents with my cousin Hannah. While Hannah and I open presents, my mother and Hanna’s father, my Uncle Paul, videotape us. Then we have a family breakfast and play with our presents all day long.<br /><br />Your student,<br />AlyssaAlyssanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-51077588930515128502011-10-05T18:34:33.961-07:002011-10-05T18:34:33.961-07:00Dear Class: One of my traditions is celebrating R...Dear Class: One of my traditions is celebrating Rosh Hashana.This holiday is about starting a new fresh year, we are going to temple to pray and ask god to forgive us for all the guilts we had throughout the year. I really like this holiday because all the family gets to seat together to dip apples in honey. Wait, I almost forgot to dip my apple in honey for a new sweet year for all of us. from EtaiEtai sherazinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-12643376454351140942011-10-05T16:07:32.791-07:002011-10-05T16:07:32.791-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis' class,
I can think of three...Dear Mrs. Yollis' class,<br /><br />I can think of three traditions that are really fun to me.<br /><br /><b>First</b>, every year, I gather up all of my friends and we have a blast going trick-or-treating. At 7:00, we usually start off with the court that I live in. Then we go down the street to my friend Ethan's house. After that, we go up the other streets. At 8:30, we go back up the street that Ethan lives on. We go in Ethan's front yard and start scaring people. At 9:30, I go back to my house and I look through my Halloween bag to see what candy I received. My favorite candy is Starbursts so I save those for last. I always have a <b>really</b> fun time going trick-or-treating with my friends. <br /><br /><b>Second</b>, I always have a fun time egg hunting on Easter. Every year, I invite some of my friends to come to my house for an egg hunt. Everybody can get 12 regular eggs. If there are 13 leftover eggs, (13 people come to the egg hunt) everyone can get an extra egg. My mom can get really magnanimous (mag-<b>nan</b>-o-mis) with the food she gives us. She gets several dozen bagels for all of us, and she also gets three donut holes for each of us! We all say, "Yum!", when we eat the donut holes. Then all of my friends leave and I feel sad because I miss the party already.☹☹☹<br /><br /><b>Third</b>, every year, I really like when we have a big party on Fourth of July. Several of my friends come to the party. Five girls come to the party named Amelia, Olivia, Solana, Reanne, and Larissa. Reanne and Larissa are twins. Solana is their big sister. Olivia and Amelia are sisters. Amelia is older than Olivia. One boy comes named Jack. He is an only child. We usually play in my sprinklers. I have a playground with a slide in my yard, so this year we made a water slide out of it. We lugged the hose up the steep steps, and placed it facing the slide. When we turned it on, it made a perfect water slide. We slid down over and over again (with the sprinklers turned off). When it gets dark, we eat dinner. After diner, the kids play "gathering of numbers." That is a game where you pick a number between 1,000 and -1,000. Everyone around you guesses a number, and the person who is closest wins. Also, every year we make s'mores. After that, we watch the Calabasas firework show from our backyard. It's really fun to have a big gathering of people on Fourth of July!<br /><br />Those are my three traditions that I <b>love</b>!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />◷♛Royce♛◷Roycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321534523816119115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-3769949542489714712011-10-05T15:48:58.934-07:002011-10-05T15:48:58.934-07:00Hi Mrs.Yollis' class,
I am Sasha's Aunt La...Hi Mrs.Yollis' class,<br />I am Sasha's Aunt Lauren and she told me all about your class blog when I saw her a few days ago. My town has a tradition that is really cool. Every Memorial Day Weekend there is a festival called the Kinetic Sculpture Race. The race lasts for 3 days and everyone who participates has to build something that moves by petal action,sort of like a bike and it has to be able to move over land, sand dunes and float. Everyone in town attends this annual event. The coolest part is that the contraptions that move are all different. For example there have been dogs, picnic baskets, pirate ships, dragons etc. Some have seats and petals for 2 people, some for up to 6 people and there are very few rules in this race which makes for some very interesting competition. I would suggest you Google the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Humboldt Co. to see some of the silliest photos there are. My family always looks forward to this town tradition. Sasha's cousin Mariah even got to ride in the race one year on a sculpture built by students at her school.<br /><br />Thanks for letting me share about one of my favorite weekends of the year.<br />Happy blogging,<br />LaurenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-42948905341697510362011-10-05T08:12:59.779-07:002011-10-05T08:12:59.779-07:00Hello Mrs.Yollis!
When I was growing up in Englan...Hello Mrs.Yollis!<br /><br />When I was growing up in England, I always remember our family having so much fun at Christmas time!<br /><br />We would wake up on Christmas morning and my parents would make a tradiditonal English breakfast with a Bucks Fizz (Mimosa). The we would open the gifts that were under the tree at our house and checked out what Santa had placed in our stockings. After we would drive to one set of my grandparents house for our Christmas dinner and more gift opening!! We would sit around the big table with all of my mum's side of our family - her parents, sister, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins. We typically spent the night after the really long fun day.<br /><br />The next day is called Boxing Day. We would spend that day with my dad's side of the famliy. We would have another traditional Christmas dinner but at lunchtime and open more gifts! Then the real fun began...we would prepare my grandparents house for the annual party!! This is where I played with my cousins and hung out with my aunts and uncles. We would play games together and try to win prizes. There was always lots of food; my grandmother loved to bake and entertain all of us!<br /><br />One prize that no one ever won except my grandfather was for the person who kept their hat from the Christmas cracker we popped @ lunchtime. Of course the kids lost theirs typically while running around, and most of the adults would take theirs off. But you could always predict my grandfather would still be wearing his when everyone was leaving :)<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed my family tradition...<br /><br />Kindest regards,<br />Lisa, Jake's mumLisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-72406769613387376692011-10-05T07:56:31.046-07:002011-10-05T07:56:31.046-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis,
We have a family tradition on C...Dear Mrs. Yollis,<br /><br />We have a family tradition on Christmas Eve. My mum makes a big dinner including dessert, and then the most fun part is...we get to open one of the gifts under the Christmas Tree! After we have opened a gift someone in our family reads "The Night Before Christmas" story; sometimes it's my dad, mum or even my grandmother.<br /><br />Then, we put a plate of cookies and carrots with a glass of milk for Santa and his reindeer.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy my family tradition!<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><b>Jake</b>Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-74066168576225383592011-10-04T21:40:39.837-07:002011-10-04T21:40:39.837-07:00Trey said...
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
For a birthday p...Trey said...<br />Dear Mrs. Yollis, <br /><br /> For a birthday party celebration we have a piñata for the children. The piñata is full of candy. The children take turns hitting it with a stick until the candy falls out. Then the children run to pick up the candy, eat it or take it home. Some of my favorite candies are Jolly Ranchers, Gum, and Kit Kat. What is your favorite candy?<br /><br />Sincerely, <br />☀Trey♔Treynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-69547029715902248002011-10-04T19:39:29.286-07:002011-10-04T19:39:29.286-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis and class,
My family tradition i...Dear Mrs. Yollis and class,<br /><br />My family tradition is my mom's matza balls. They are special because the recipe is my great-great Bubby's (Grandmother's) recipe. She makes them with chicken soup on holidays and just for fun. Do you have a recipe from your great-great grandma?<br /><br />Warmly, <br />JordynJordyn D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11953231360099607273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-84885919752196992212011-10-04T19:21:53.349-07:002011-10-04T19:21:53.349-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis and class,
My favorite tradition ...Dear Mrs. Yollis and class,<br />My favorite tradition is celebrating Now Rooz. It is the celebration of the Persian New Year. Now Rooz is on the very first day of spring.My favorite part of Now Rooz is when my mom and I lay the Haftseen Table. On the table we put seven things that start with the letter S. We also put a mirror, candles, colored eggs, and a goldfish in a bowl.I get to paint the eggs using different colors!<br />Usually my grandparents come to celebrate with us.On Now Rooz, we eat rice and fish. My grandparents give me presents. I have a wonderful time.<br /><br />From,<br />Atrina<br /><br />FAtrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431766658070110784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-64400412128959396722011-10-04T19:12:00.797-07:002011-10-04T19:12:00.797-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis And Class,
One of my favorite tr...Dear Mrs. Yollis And Class,<br /><br />One of my favorite traditions is Halloween. Every year my family and I go to one of my friend's house. After all of my friends come, we all go in his backyard and play. When it gets dark we go inside and get ready to go trick-or-treating!<br />We each take a bag and go in his front yard. Then we go to every house with a light on. Then we all go back to his house and trade candy with each other.<br /><br /><br />Do you know what you are going to be for Halloween?<br /><br /><br />Sincerely,<br />ParsaParsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-44800769942837168902011-10-04T18:53:08.529-07:002011-10-04T18:53:08.529-07:00Mrs. Yollis and students,
Hello my name is Claris...Mrs. Yollis and students,<br /><br />Hello my name is Clarissa. I love your blog. Two traditions my family celebrates is going to mass on Christmas Eve, plus we decorate for Christmas, the day after Thanksgiving.<br /><br />ClarissaClarissahttp://coolclarisa.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-61569559054680456202011-10-04T18:36:28.988-07:002011-10-04T18:36:28.988-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis
My traditions are going camping ...Dear Mrs. Yollis <br />My traditions are going camping every year at the end of the summer with many families from Chaparral. Logan and your old student Ryan and his twin brother come too! We usually camp at El Capitan State Park and play at the beach. We also ride bikes around the park. We all sit at the camp around the fire and eat s'mores Yum!<br /><br />Your friend,<br />MatthewMatthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-48388877144238514522011-10-04T17:52:01.377-07:002011-10-04T17:52:01.377-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis,
One of my favorite traditions i...Dear Mrs. Yollis,<br /><br />One of my favorite traditions is an Iranian celebration called Seezdah-Bedar. This celebration takes place thirteen days after the Iranian New Year which is celebrated on the first day of spring.<br /><br />Seezdah means thirteen and Bedar means to pass over. Because thirteen is considered an unlucky number, a lot of families leave their homes and go to parks to pass over the thirteenth day of the new year and start the year with good luck!<br /><br />Every year on Seezdah -Bedar my family and I go to a park where we meet our friends and other family members for a day of fun activities. We play many games, play on the playground, feed the ducks and, eat lots of delicious foods and desserts. I always have such a wonderful time! When it's time to go home, I always feel a little sad because I don't want the day to be over but I know there is always next Year!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Leila♥Leila ♥noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-65635740128453164412011-10-04T17:42:52.769-07:002011-10-04T17:42:52.769-07:00Hello Mrs. Yollis and classroom,
My name is Jakob...Hello Mrs. Yollis and classroom,<br /><br />My name is Jakob. We have several traditions in our home. One of them starts on October 1st this is the day we surprise my mom in decorating our front yard for Halloween. First we start taking out all of our Halloween decorations out my dad, my twin brother Jonathan and I decide which goes out for display on our front yard and which ones don't quite make it that year. When in need my dad, brother and I go out shopping for more decorations to fill in for the ones that didn't make it.<br /><br />The surprise happens until we are all ready to go out for dinner that's the moment when we all love surprising my mom every year.<br /><br />Best,<br />JakobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-23613970395908344322011-10-04T16:27:09.509-07:002011-10-04T16:27:09.509-07:00Dear Mrs.Yollis and class,
Some of my traditions...Dear Mrs.Yollis and class,<br /> Some of my traditions are Dol(dor) and Saebae(sebeh).<br /><br /> Dol is a korean tradition.<br />It is for a babies <b>first</b> birthday. We eat lots of korean foods such as ddok(thok). Then we have the baby pick an item rice,money or string. On my Dol I picked money.<br /><br /> Saebae is a korean new years tradition.First,we have lots of food such as:kogee and kimchee.<br />Then all the oldest of our family tree sit in chairs,then we say korean blessings and in return they give us monoey.<br /><br />Do you have any special traditions for your country?<br /><br />Sicerely,<br />♥Acacia♥♥Acacia♥noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-14857426619188869462011-10-04T16:14:39.649-07:002011-10-04T16:14:39.649-07:00Dear Stefanie,
Wow! That is an interesting tradit...Dear Stefanie,<br /><br />Wow! That is an interesting tradition! I would pick a pencil to have a scholar rather than having money or a long life. <br /><br />Where do you live right now?<br /><br />What did you choose?<br /><br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />♥M♥a♥♥M♥a♥noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-81503234194380415262011-10-04T16:13:39.062-07:002011-10-04T16:13:39.062-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis,
One of our family traditions is...Dear Mrs. Yollis,<br /><br />One of our family traditions is to go to Germany every year. We always stay at my aunt Elinor's house and the coolest thing is that my grandma's house is just across the street!<br />The most important part of our Germany trips is going to the "fairy tale forest". I call it fairy tale forest because it is a walking trail leading trough a village of little houses. They look very old-fashioned and every tells a fairy tale. The Rapunzel one is actually a big tower and when you call her name, Rapunzel lets down her hair! <br />When you push a button, it starts telling you the story! But the downside is: I can't understand it, because it is in German :( My mom has to translate.<br />At the end we always have German waffles at the forest restaurant. They are delicious! The restaurant also has a water show, which has lots of bright colors. It's even better than Disneyland and it is free!<br />I can't wait to go to go again! Even my big brother has been going to fairy tale forest since he was very little.<br />It's our family's fairy tale tradition :0)<br />Happily ever after<br /><br />Love,<br />KellyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474528605625116970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633466533683944100.post-89492407232507508412011-10-04T16:07:06.536-07:002011-10-04T16:07:06.536-07:00Dear Mrs. Yollis,
One of my family traditions is ...Dear Mrs. Yollis,<br /><br />One of my family traditions is that we go to our neighbors house and have a <b>HUGE</b> party!♥<br /><br />On Halloween, at about six o'clock, My family and I walk to our neighbors house in our silly\scary costumes. As we walk in, there is face painting\tattoos. <br /><br />You can pick either you want a tattoo, or a face paint. I always pick face painting, because they can paint what you are for Halloween.<br /><br /><br />They have buckets, and buckets, of sweet chocolaty candy! They have a very big backyard, so they <br /><i>always</i> have a bounce house, and a lot of entertainment. <br /><br />After an hour of playing, bouncing, getting face paintings, or tattoos, we go trick-or-treating! :-)<br /><br />We always walk together because if somebody gets lost, we can all find them together. <br /><br /> There is always one neighborhood where they give these huge chocolate bars. That is always be my favorite neighborhood.<br /><br />After trick-or-treating, my brother and I watch a movie and eat our candy.<br /><br />That is my family tradition.♥♦<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />♥M♥a♥♥M♥a♥noreply@blogger.com