Skyping with Mrs. V!

Today our 2nd grade Rocketeers had a very special call with their 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Velichkovski. She is now living and teaching in Belgrade, Serbia at an international school. We talked about how much we miss her and asked her questions about her school in Serbia. Here is what we learned from our call:

• Serbia is in Europe. 
• The time in Serbia is 6 hours ahead of us. When we talked to her, it was morning here and afternoon there. 
• They have a lot of snow. Mrs. V. told us that they had several snow storms this winter. It was also one of the coldest winters in a long time. 
• Their school was a house, but now they turned it into a school!  
• They have about 35 students in the whole school. Each class has about 5 or 6 students. Their whole school is about the size of one of our classes at our school! 
• Their school has students from different countries. They learn English at school and speak different languages at home.  

We had a great time meeting Mrs. Velichkovski's students and talking to her. We miss her very much! Here are some questions that we didn't get a chance to ask. Would you and your students please reply to us? We would love to learn more about your school, students, and life in Serbia.

1. I saw flowers and other things on the wall. Did you let your students draw those? (Max) 
2. How many rooms do you have in your school? (Lisa) 
3. How big is your classroom? (Micah)
4. How did you learn about that school? (Jazlyn)
5. Do you have famous artists in Serbia? (Alyssa)
6. Do your students have relatives in other countries? (Alyssa)
7. What are your students' families like? (Alyssa) 
8. What are your students' favorite foods? (Lisa)
9. What kind of games do your students like to play? (Lisa)
10. Do you have a Spring Planting Day at your school? (Lisa)
11. What kind of work do you do in your class? (Trey)
12. When are you coming back to visit? (Trey) 

Have a look at some clips from our call below.

Talking with Olivia Holt from Kickin' It

Last week our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade Rocketeers participated in a very special Skype call with actress Olivia Holt from Disney XD's Kickin' It. Throughout the call, Olivia encouraged us to plan for the future and follow our dreams. She also told us to work hard and reach our goals, even when challenges come our way. We were also delighted to find out that she was raised in our home state of Mississippi! Her message was a positive one and we were thrilled that she took the time out of her very busy schedule to share her experiences with us. Thanks, Olivia! 


Have a look at our call below. 

We were so excited about our call, we even tweeted about it.

And we were even more thrilled when Olivia responded to us!