Kids Corner
Students Excel in Canucks Family Education Centre’s Writing Contest
Mickey, Blerina and Muhammad
In celebration of Family Literacy Day 2010, the Canucks Family Education Centre (CFEC), Canucks for Kids Fund, Word On The Street, Scholastic Book Fairs and CFEC’s many sponsors and partners launched Kids Corner by offering a “Family Stories Writing Contest” for children and youth. Kids Corner is a place for kids and about kids - a virtual learning site where kids can participate from school, libraries, at home, or anywhere in between. Many young writers submitted their family stories to the contest and prizes were awarded to the following young writers. Here are their stories…
First Prize: Blerina Rrahmani, Age 12
Blerina received a personalized Vancouver Canucks jersey
Hi my name is Blerina, here is my family story. I have five family members including me. My family members are: my mom Shpresa, dad Xhevdet, sister Dorina, and brother Liridon. My family is really special, the special thing about them is that they care about me, love me, help me, make me proud of who I am, and make me happy! Me and my family play lots of sports but the sport that we play the most is: volleyball. Me and my family like to play volleyball because we get to participate. I love my family, they are really fun to play with! My family likes to play lots of sports and all of them are fun. The most fun sport that my family and me like to play is dodge ball. I think that dodge ball is fun because I like when I win, which I always do! And I love my family!
Tyler Stiber
Second Prize: Tyler Stiber, Age 11
Tyler received an official autographed Vancouver Canucks Hockey Stick
My family always celebrates Christmas at my great grandma’s house. My grandma and I always go ice skating. We even went skating on Grouse Mountain. I love the time I first went ice skating, I fell down and got my tongue stuck to the ice. About 10 minutes later, I finally got my tongue off the ice and hurt my mouth. But I still kept on skating. My grandma doesn’t come on the ice because one, she doesn’t know how, and two, well she’s old. My uncle and I love playing baseball. We once played with a small rock and stick.
Third Prize: Muhammad Abasi, Age 10
Muhammad received an autographed Vancouver Canucks Hat
My family lives in a house and we all like sports, and I have six people in my family. I have big brothers, their names are Shuihab, Ramin, and Mustafa. They mean a lot to me because they never leave me alone. They always stick with me. They are so special because as a kid it is hard to learn the rules. So they help me out. We are a part of a religion. It is Islamic, and we pray, and in my religion we pray and our family play sports like volleyball, but I now like hockey. It is really fun, I played golf before, and it’s just like hockey.
Fourth Prize: Mickey Fujiwara, Age 9
Mickey also received an autographed Vancouver Canucks Hat
My family member is my dad. His name is Yoshi, he is 43 years old. My dad and I play golf and bowling. I go bowling at New Westminister. My dad shows me how to bowl. First you put your fingers in the three holes. Second, you throw the ball slowly. Be careful, because if you throw it too hard, you won’t knock any pins down. If you throw it normal, you will get a strike. In golf, you will need a golf club and a ball. If you are going to a course, you will need a driver. If you get near the hole, you will need a putter. If you hit it too hard, it will go out of bounds. If you hit the ball into the water, then you might need to get a new one.
I also have a mom and a sister. My mom is 42 years old. My sister is 3 years old. My mom helps me with my homework. My mom gets mad when I don’t do my homework. I help my mom cook sometimes, we make pancakes together.
