Love Has NO Labels!

2/15/2018

Love is all around us! As kind people in our global community, we always want to look for the best in people. We know the phrase, “you can’t judge a book by its cover”. This video is a cool visualization of that concept. In today’s society, we see all kinds of people, no one is exactly the same, and we don’t need to judge people based on appearances but rather, we need to support and get to know people for who they are!
With all that is happening in the world, we need to think about what our core values are and what we want to stand up for. We need to think about who we are as people and what we’ll do to help those who have less than us. The world is going to be inherited by you, so the sooner you start thinking about how you can make a difference, the better! Luckily to help you become the people you want to be, you have a vast support network of people who truly care about you and your well being. You never know what form love will take, where it will come from, or who will come into your life in a positive way, so it’s vital they we stay open to meeting new people and making sure that we aren’t judging based on appearance. This video brought tears to my eyes and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. For your comment this week, I’d like you to write a thank you note to someone who you appreciate, someone who has made a difference in your life. SHARE THE LOVE!

Titiv

2/17/2018 05:37:56 pm

I would like to write a thank you note to my grandma on my mom’s side. Her name is Valentina, or baba Valya, as we call her in Russian. She is turning 86 in a few weeks and I want to say a long overdue thank you to her for a lot of things she introduced me to whether I wanted or not. Now that I am older I have a different level of appreciation for the several things that she taught me. They are basic math, Russian reading, some writing and tying my shoe laces.

My grandma taught me the basic operations of elementary arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. She showed me how to do long division. I easily got the hang of it. But for long multiplication, it was SO annoying. For example 934983 times 549537. It takes me 4 minutes to do one. Addition and subtraction was easy.

Because of baba Valya I can now read Russian very well. I learned the Russian alphabet before I went to JK. From reading simple words in Russian in kindergarten I transitioned to reading chapter books. When I lived in America I had to do weekly spelling tests. To prepare for them I had to practice writing words. My grandma was helping me and checking over my work. Now I can write decently.

But the most important skill that grandma taught me is how to tie my shoe laces. Now I can tie them quick as a wink. Not only I learned how to tie my shoe laces myself but I also taught my sister. I do it faster than my sister though. :D

Baba Valya has made a big difference in my life because now I can do all of these things. That is why I appreciate her. Without her my life would be a big misery.

Romina

2/18/2018 07:23:57 am

I would like to say thank you to my sister Antonella or Anto as I call her as a nickname. Anto is about a year and a half older than me so we are really close siblings. I just want to start off saying she taught me the basics of life, really. I mean she was only 4 and she taught me how to walk. So she knew I would copy whatever she did so one day she took me with her and started walking. I was obviously crawling but somehow I just stood up and I could do whatever she could do.

When I was little I really struggled in school. I mean I didn't know english well since we just came from another language speaking country. She would help me understand what some simple words meant. And boy did my grades go up. She's always helped me with my fashion choices even though I think sometimes I did have the right idea. She would prepare my outfit for me when I was smaller. I just love that I always had a camera in my life which meant we videotaped all the special moments we had together.

She can annoy me sometimes but I love her so much.

I don't know what I would do without her I would never have someone having my back EVER. Thank you so much for being the best sister in the world.
-Romina

Bubbles

2/18/2018 12:21:31 pm

Dear, Maggie

Hello Maggie, I know it's kind of stupid that I'm talking to a dog but still, the homework is to write to someone you love! I am talking to you to share the love. The first time we got you it brought our family closer together! Right when we got home, we lied down with you in the family room and played with you and ended up telling stories for like 3 hours. It was so much fun. That is why I'm writing to you, to share the love.

Love, Willan a.k.a Bubbles

Alex.A

2/18/2018 02:51:04 pm

I want to say thank you to my dad for teaching me how to ride a bike and throw a ball because both of those things take hand-eye-coordination. You use hand-eye-coordination in almost everything you do like walking and running or or even going anywhere on foot because if you didn't use hand-eye-coordination while on foot, you would bump into everything in your path. I also want to thank my dad for teaching me how to race cars and downhill ski because both of those require patience and dedication to learn a new skill. So just a big thank you to my dad for teaching me those handy life skills and I wonder what he teaches me next.

Preston

2/19/2018 06:42:04 am

I will say thank you to my family for helping me for reading, so I will become good at reading. I aso have to say thank you for helping me with a bike. Now I can ride my bike relly well and thak you for teaching me math now I'm relly good at math.That is why I'm thankful.

# meh squod = )

2/19/2018 04:48:22 pm

someone hoo filly makes a difference in my life is my mom and dad they support me every day for what i want to do and accomplish, they always help me if I am struggling though sum thing or if i don't under stand some thing. they rill make a difference in my life by doing this every day and I hope they continuo.

Thank You *By Mika*

2/19/2018 07:08:02 pm

There’s a lot of people in my life I would like to thank but the person who has made a big difference in my life and has showed me love and peace is my Mom. I would like to thank my mom for teaching me to walk and talk when I was a baby and for teaching me for 10 years now all about life and the world and that I can be who ever I want. I would also like to thank my Mom for showing me love and always making me happy, smile and laugh. For the last time I would like to thank my mom for helping me get through my struggles and taking me places to explore the world and lean from it.
Thank you.

Love,
Mika

Tom

2/20/2018 01:31:27 pm

Dear Stephine

I just want to thank you for being the best person that I could ask for. Also for making every day of my life exiting and fun.I have always had fun when your around from doing boring things like our summer bucket list to really fun things like playing outside.

Thank you

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Love , Tom

love you the most (Sabina)

2/20/2018 03:16:16 pm

Dear, Jumaana

you have always been there for me and you make me feel better when I need you, you're there you sacrifice a lot for me and I appreciate it. you're always magically by my side and and I think about doing something great for you in return.
when anyone puts me down you lift me up again like a lever someone puts me down you lift me up

"So you are just an AMAZING person then again thank you"

Sincerely, your best freind
Sabina.

THE TRUEST BANANA QUEEN

2/20/2018 03:28:29 pm

Dear,Mom

I wanted to thank you for all that you have done for me like always being by my side and always helping my through tough times likes when I hurt my self you are always there to help.You are also my role modal and you are the one who taught me how to be me and also the biggest thing you taught me how to walk and talk and also how to ride a bike.You are the best Mom ever

Sincerely,Emma.J

Jumaana

2/20/2018 04:22:14 pm

Dear Package Deal friends (Romina, Ciaran, Kevin, Owen, and Sabina)
I would like to appreciate all of you because you have always been there for me. (Yes, I know it is more than one person, but who cares.) Also because you always help me out when I am in touble. You also include me in things and act nicely to me. I can also trust you with a secret and know that you won't tell anyone. You always try to cheer me up when I am sad by saying funny things.

Sincerely,
Jumaana

Cadence

2/20/2018 04:46:54 pm

Thank you Mr.Steltman for being the best teacher ever. You really changed so much for me since the summer. One example is I didn't like math before but now I look forward to learning new math strategies. You should know your a great teacher because everyone wants to be around you and do what you do EVEN THE TEACHERS!! They love the way you do things so they do it in their class. Thank you for believing in everyone and helping us until we do our best and have fun with it too. When I read the task I new I had to write about Mr. Steltman he is truly an AMAZING Teacher!

Juliet Bacon

2/20/2018 05:15:15 pm

Dear Cousin William,

You play a very lucky part in my life besides my Mom and Dad. You are the person that pushes me to be a stronger and smarter person you are what brings the fun to me. You also have such good ideas to have fun like that one time where we were playing Frisbee and I accidentally through it to hard and it may have fell in the creek but it was more like a little revien. Anyway, we kind of played ninja / spy; so what we did was William had stretched his legs across the revien and then took me by the legs and hung me over the revien so I could get the Frisbee. It had happened about 2 times and that was most fun I have had in my life! (well maybe not the most fun!)

I also want to say a few words..."huhuhuhurrr"
Thank you for being the cousin who always standing up for me ( well all my cousins do that but you know, life is life ) ( can't change the future and life isn't perfect ) and always challenging me!

Sincerely,
Juliet Bacon!

William Evans

2/20/2018 05:29:22 pm

Awe that is so sweet Juliet; you're my favorite cousin for a reason :) keep being awesome and hopefully see you soon xo

Will Evans

David

2/20/2018 05:30:08 pm

Dear, Claudia

You are a great sister we have lots of fun together. even tho every day i walk into your room and ask can i play with you she said NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GET OUT OF MY
ROOM!!!!! But she is a teen. when she said yes im vary happy cus i get spend time with her and i want to thank her for all that she has done.

ps this is probible bad in a rush

Jacob

2/20/2018 06:16:42 pm

Dear Mom and Dad,

Thank you for being the best parents ever. Thank you for doing everything for me like you pay for my hockey and get me the best things, you feed me and give me shelter. You always help me when i'm down and when i'm hurt or need help you are always there for me. You taught me how to do pretty much everything I know like talking and walking, and how to work hard and believe in myself and to always dream big! Those are the reasons why you are the best Mom and Dad!!

Love, your awesome son, ヽ(͡◕ ͜ʖ ͡◕)ﾉJACOBヽ(͡◕ ͜ʖ ͡◕)ﾉ

Ciaran

2/21/2018 04:59:19 pm

Dear, Nana Biliana

Nana Biliana is actually my childhood babysitter. Her real name is Biliana, she had a home run daycare with about 5 or 6 kids there at a time. Thank you for always being thoughtful and caring and always trying to put a smile on my face! One of the best memories I have from being at your daycare was when we were outside in the garden. We were watering the plants with hose and having a lot of fun. It went from watering the plants to playing with the hose. I remember the rainbows in the air from the water. Another thing that I remember is our walks that we had to get the mail. While you got the mail from the mailbox, we all ran in the park and had a bunch of fun together. Thank you for loving me and taking care of me so well. I remember always getting super excited when you started to read a book and I would always have a favorite book, I even know what it's about! I know that it's about a monster that lived under the stairs! See, you gave me such great memories that I promise I'll always remember!

I made so many friends when I went to your house and had so much fun! Thank you for being so loving, supporting and even being such a great friend of mine!

Lots of Love from, Ciaran

Alex Y

2/21/2018 06:37:39 pm

Dear Mom and Dad,

Thank you for being so supportive and so motivating. Thank you for buying me a ton of games and providing me with a house. You're both always there for when I'm having a hard time or whenever I'm having a bad day. You taught me how to live and stop me from making bad decisions. Both of you will help me a lot whenever I'm having a big struggle and will make huge sacrifices just for me. Thank you to my parents.

Sincerely,
Your son Alex Juncheng Yuan

Jack

2/22/2018 01:36:40 pm

Dear, Mom, Dad, Grandma and grandpa

Thank you for being the best people ever. Thank you for paying for my sports and thank you for driving me to my sports. Thank you for making me dinner grandpa. Thank you Grandma for brining home and taking me to school and taking great care of me. Thank you for cheering me up when I'm sad or having a bad bad bad day. Thanks for teaching me everything. Thanks for giving me shelter, food and water. Thank you for being patient with me when I'm struggling and I don't know what to do.

LOVE,
YOUR SON JACK _________ WATTERS

the true bananannanana queen

2/22/2018 01:59:21 pm

dear MIA MALLETT,

Mia you are a great friend and my life changed when you walked into that yard you are the fluff in my life you are the furry fiend in my life you are my everything in my life.

even no I have to take care of you every day i still love you and I hope you can the best you can be and the best furry friend you can be and the best fluff ball you can be and the best everything you can be.

Owen

2/22/2018 03:17:11 pm

Dear Package Deal Friends + a bit more (Romina, Kevin, Jumaana, Adithi, Ciaran, Sabina and Aidan

Thanks for always being supportive and there for me and I just want to take a moment to say that you guys are the best people ever and one more thing keep being awesome!

Yo ava

2/22/2018 04:30:44 pm

Dear Baka,
first I want to say thank you. Yeah I know everybody, so on your this so on your that, No, and its true because probably most of you are thinking that. We all chose the person that we chose because they are special, they are strong and they are somebody to us. Baka has the power of anything, I can't imagine life without her, and think how different would your life be without that person thats most important to you... you can't.
She has gone through the worst and best moment, I'll tell you the best moment of your life... me! Ok calm down this blog post isn't about me.
And she has feelings for people also known as when people are hungry, Baka will keep stuffing your mouth with anything she can find in the house, but it doesn't matter what it is, it always taste better at her house, it could be like a box of Cheerios and it will taste amazing...only at her house though.
She also a very very good at keeping things fun, sometimes we will just go on walks for hours and hours and at any moment it will never boring.
And when we are in public we usually just talk in Croatian, and not many people are familiar with Croats, so it's like our own secret language.
But the best thing about her is no matter what she will always, always put other people in front of her. Doesn't matter who it is she is very positive at anytime. Ja te volime Baka, Hvala.

Mr. Elmo

2/22/2018 04:33:44 pm

Dear Mom,thank you for every thing that you have done for me a few things like make me laugh and take care of me when im sick. so im righting this note to you. you have bean a great mom ever since i was born so thank you.

its me again ( lilah )

2/22/2018 05:01:50 pm

Dear Mr. Steltman, Thank you for making a big impact on my 2017 to 2018 school year. I want to say thank you because every day from school I tell my family that I had a great day at school and also when I get home from school I feel like every day you have inspired me with all the fun projects we have been doing as a class. Most people/ my old friends from grimsby say I have the best teacher in the world (of course) when I tell them about the new projects that we are doing at school. I feel like most staff/ teachers at john t tuck want to learn from every step you make because they know that you have made all of us great at school.
Thank you Mr. Steltman for making a big impact on my life.

sincerely, lilah

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