My interesting job

I found a job which is very intersting. The position is Gatekeeper. In the position, there are many qualifications for the appliers. Qualification is the follows:

• Current Emergency First Aid Certificate
• Current Bronze Medallion preferred
• Current Bronze Cross or National Lifeguard Service Award preferred
• Must be willing to work up 40 hours per week. Shifts and hours may vary from location to location

One of my interesting qualification is the job needing a Certificate. So as a gatekeeper, you must be professional. That means you must deal with incidents, problems and emergencies following depatment policies immidiatly.

Dealing with Cheating

Although everybody knows that cheating is wrong, many students still do it. Before we can control the rampant cheating in school, we must know the reasons why students cheat. When I was a student in university, I found that most of my classmates tense to cheat in the final exam. These were the students who didn’t study hard and were always absent from class, but they wanted to pass the exam for their degree. That is the main reason why they cheat. Another reason is that most schools give multiple-choice tests that make cheating very easy.


Tests are important for schools because they want to know whether their students can finish their programs, but honesty and truth are more important for students. We can’t tolerate people who don’t honour each other in our world. If otherwise, there is no meaning or hopeness for this world. In my opinion, dealing with cheating must begin in school.


First, school must reform their test system. They can build all kinds of test forms, such written test which can make cheating more difficult. The student’s score is not only decided by a final or middle test, but also by assignments, participatily in daily class and discussions or presentations in class.


Finally, it is necessary to teach students what is a really useful person. A good reputation is very important for them. Cheating students will set a permant record!

Gifted Program

Today I learned on the internet what Gifted Program is in Canada on the Internet. The Gifted Program is suitable for those students that have special gifts, such as in music, sports and maths. Gifted students’ IQ score is higher than the average.


It is necessary for gifted students to study in a gifted school. They can learn things that they need, talk to the same students that have the same gifted abilities, and find their own places.


Today, most parents think it is best for their kids to study in Gifted Program. They give a lot of homework to their children in order to for them get a high score. This is wrong. I don’t agree with that. This can’t make their children geniuses. Maybe as a result, the children will lose their study interest in their studying.

One part of the video on Monday afternoon

Going to school. It's a exciting time. There is so much to do, so much to learn, so much for a child to try cope with his new country. This radio is about one of important ways that a parent can help their child to succeed in their school.

(the teacher said:) "Hi, boys and girls. I have a letter here and want to your parent to complete it. It's advice that your parents come to the next parents, Interview. Ok, and it's really important and I would like to see every one of them. All right? Now, tell your parent to attend the interview."

Two famous people

John Sewell was elected Mayor of Toronto in 1978. While he was a mayor, he liked to ride his bicycle to council as an environmentalist. He was called "Mayor Blue Jeans" by the Toronto Sun for wearing denim. In the 1980 election, he lost the mayor's office but won re-election in 1982. He retired from municipal politics in 1984.

Tom Jakobek is a former member of the Toronto City Council, who may be best remembered for getting free trips to Disney World from his completed leasing deals for the city. He was first elected to council in 1982, serving as a school trustee, and remained a member until 2000. When he became a city budget chief in 1990, he delivered nine consecutive budgets with no tax increases. He retired from politics in 2000.

One part of my new life

I have never done three things before I came to Canada: Reading English newspaper, Cleaning fresh fish and Renting house to live.
I liked to read newspaper very much in China, which can learn international, national, city and local newspaper. Now I have to read Toronto’s newspaper such as Metro. I am always tired because of many words that I don’t know and have to look them for in dictionary, so I almost can’t finish reading a complete article.
Cleaning fresh fish is another hard work for me. Just when we came to Canada, I bought a frozen fish from Nofills shop, It was a uncleaned fish. I cleaned all of scales, gill and organs. It spent me almost one hour to finish it.
Renting a house to live is an experience. I have never done before. We considered some aspects: elementary education, convenience and rent price.
For me, it is very difficult to do above things at first time. But I think they are some part of my life.
Three things which I plan to in last three years include:
. learning English
. travelling Montreal
. learning skating

I hope they will be interesting one part of my new life.

A Mysterious Radio

It was my first white Christmas! All of us were very excited, especially my son, who looked forward to receiving Santa’s gifts.

After my son was asleep, we put the Christmas card into his sock, and downloaded a program to play a radio message from the North Pole.

I were gladed that the technology was advanced. I only put my son’s name and age into the program, and chose one question that my son wanted to know--how Santa Claus could give Christmas gifts to all the children of the world in one night. After I finished doing that, the radio program was set. In the program, Santa Claus was in an old house in the North Pole, He spoke to my son with an elegant music in the background. He said, "It is difficult to find you, Daniel." The Santa Claus pointed out my son’s location on an old map. He opened a thick book with flashing lights and checked if my son had been nice at school. Then he told the secret about my son’s question. Finally, Santa Claus said," This is a secret between us." The radio was very real and interesting.

When my son woke up the next morning, he found the card. He was excited because in the card Santa Claus told him that he could pick up a pair of skating shoes from Canadian Tire and he would receive Santa Claus’ radio message from the North Pole. Of course, he was proud that Santa Claus knew he was a good boy.

Yesterday, we took him to skate for the first time. Although he was very scared, he didn't give up trying to learn to walk on the ice by himself, because my husband and I don't know how to skate. I knew the reason why my son was very brave this time. Before he went skating, he told me that he would like to wear the skating shoes that Santa Claus had given him as he thought that Santa Claus would be proud of him.

The Difference between The Winter Olympic Games and The Arctic Winter Games

Both the Arctic Winter Games ( AWG) and the Winter Olympic Games are important and international events for sports. But there are many differences between them.


First, where the participants come from is different. The Winter Olympic Games is for athletes from all over the world, while the AWG is for the northern and arctic athletes. So fewer countries participate in the AWG than in the Winter Olympic Games.


Second, the competitions are different. The AWG celebrates not only sports, but also social exchange and culture. The Winter Olympic Games feature winter sports held on snows or ice such as figure skating, cross-country skiing, bobsledding and ice hockey.


Finally, the frequency of the games is different. The AWG is held every two years, while the Winter Olympic Games happen every four years.


Although the two sport games have some differences, their main goals are to develop the sprit of sport all over the world.

An interesting field trip

Although the weather was very cold and we didn't have tickets to the ROM on Friday, we changed our plan to visit the Gardiner Museum and Bata Shoe Museum.


The Gardiner Museum is located across from the ROM. It was founded in 1984, and the collection was donated by George and Helen Gardiner. Today, the collection in the Gardiner Museum exceeds 3,000 historical and contemporary pieces, including ancient American vessels and porcelain of Asia and Europe.


We visited the Chinese porcelain exhibition, where the ceramics date to the Tang, Ming, and Qing Dynasty. According to the caption, the cobalt pigment was from Iran .



We also appreciated some western porcelain that was imitated Chinese porcelain. It was very fun!


After we had a break at Tim Hortons, we went to the Bata Shoe Museum. It is a special museum. It has collected 12,500 artifacts: African sandals, Chinese traditional shoes, western fashion shoes and so on, and it tells us the evolution of footwear and its symbolism through the ages.


We didn't have much time to appreciate each shoe in detail, including its time, its outstanding designs, its culture, its materials and its unusual shoemaking skills.


While some museums can help us to understand one country or one area's culture, special museums for ceramic art and shoe museum can help us to learn ceramic and footwear history and development. We can keep going back to learn more.

Friday's Field Trip: Royal Ontario Museum

This Friday we will be going on a field trip to the Royal Ontario Museum. We will be leaving at 9:30AM from the South-bound Platform of Sheppard-Yonge Subway Station.

Please arrive at the platform a little earlier, by 9:25AM. We will get off at Bay Subway Station and walk over to the museum.

Bring some snacks, water, camera, warm clothing, and good walking shoes.


Plan B: If we don't get our promised ROM tickets by 9:30AM on Friday, we could visit other museums for free.

My first week at the new place

From November 23, 2009, our school moves a new place, 200 Consumers Rd. How is it different from the old school? Which is better?

Yesterday was our first day to study in new school. Our teacher Joseph took us to visit the new school after class. The new school has two floors: 4th floor and 9th floor. All of the classrooms locate at the 4th floor except level/5's classroom, which will be canceled and combined into level/4 from December 1, so the classrooms seem smaller than before. Although there are no blackboards for every classrooms temporarily and there is no coffee and hot water like before, and everything seems a mess, I think everything will be normal and better after some time. On the 6th floor, there is main computer lab and some special classrooms, such as the workplace room and offices. It is brighter and better than the 4th floor.

I think it is a good place for us to study English. The teacher is a guide like on a trip, and we are playing main role. I will speak actively in the classroom and read more books in order to enlarge my vocabulary.

To summarize, the government has supplied a good place and a good teacher to us. It is a waste to time and resources if we don't study hard.

5 videos about George Smitherman

George Smitherman, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, runs for Magor of Torono. I watched fllowing 5 videos about him.
Firstly, answer the question about private VS public healthcare: Does it have to be one?
Secondly, making a speech in Welland: Green Energy Act.
Thirdly, George Smitherman's Speech on Scotiabank BuskerFest 09.
Fourthly, thanking one Toronto. ca volunteers.
Lastly, reply MppReza Moridi's raising to question regarding infrastructure investment.

Here, I would like to select following 5 facts: Firstly, KidSpark is a space specially designed for kids eight and under to enjoy with their parents or caregivers. You can experiment with a water table and bubble station, perform in a mini music studio and so on.

Secondly, IMAX Dome theatre is a fascinating place to see a movie.

Thirdly, the Science Arcade hall is full of puzzles, games, illusions, challenges and hands-on experiences that really make science fun!

Fourthly, the Living Earth hall is another interesting place, where you can wander through a real, live Rain Forest environment filled with plants and animals.

lastly the Human Body hall attract me to learn how my body works.

I hope Friday coming!

Yesterday, we went to the Roy Thomson Hall and attended a free organ performance featuring Frederic Champion. Frederic Champion is a famous organist. According to the programme notes, he has won many prizes at many important international organ competitions. It is a regret that I couldn't appreciate the performance because I didn't know the background and the content of the music. In fact, it is very difficult for me to understand classical music, especially about religion. Anyway I would like to thank my teacher Joseph because he introduced many buildings to us, which are all symbols of Toronto.

My ideal job in Canada

My ideal job is to be an accountant in a multinational company. It is a steady job, and with no relocation required. I would have a big room to work in with a good view from the windows. The company must offer good benefits and salary. There is two-to-three weeks' vacation a year. Everyone can be trained professionally every year. In the company, everyone is very nice and happy. All of us love the company as our home. That is my ideal job!

I LOVE LIFE

I love life. Everyday, I tell myself, "Life is good, I must smile at everyone even if I don't know them before." After my grandmother died, I knew life is limited and death come to anyone . you don't know when you will die, so you must love the time while you are alive; you don't know when you will leave those you love deeply, for example, your families, your friends, your teachers and so on. So you must love them and care them while you are alive. Why do we very be angry sometimes? Why can't we smile at everyone? Why can't we say " I love you" to our kids or our spouse? It's regrettable that we can't do that once a day.