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Lepohetki, Kali in the forrest

6-luokkalaiset rakensivat Kalille saniaisista lepopaikan koulun viereiseen metsään. 6th graders built a place to rest for Kali to the forrest near by school grounds.

First weeks in Finland

Hei. Tässä puhuu Kali. Oppilaat olivat erityisen kiinnostuneita Kalin Cheerleader-harrastuksesta ja ilahtuneita amerikkalaisten ystävien kirjeistä. Suunnitelmissa on laittaa luokkaan postilaatikko, johon voi vapaahetkinä kirjoittaa terveisiä Sequoia High-Schoolin oppilaille. Suomessa Kali on tutustunut uuteen opinahjoonsa Korson kouluun suomalaiseen tapaan mm. pyöräilemällä. Kalille on luvattu jo neuloa villapaita ja kaulaliina, jotka toivottavasti valmistuvat pian, sillä syksy tekee tuloaan vauhdilla. Tässä kuvia Kalin ensi hetkistä Suomessa. Here are some pictures of Kali's first moments in Finland:



Opettajan koira olisi halunnut Kalin itselleen! Teacher's dog almost ate Kali!




Jopo-pyörän kyydissä Korson koulun pihalla. Ja ylpeä poseeraus koulun edustalla!
Having fun in the school yard.

Kali meets Osku

Here we are in Sequoia High School getting to know each others. Osku already feels like home and Kali "Kali Fornia" (The rubber chicken) is all excited about her trip to Finland later this week. (Pictures will be added later). Go Sequoia!!!!

     Osku, Kali and friends from Sequoia High School, "UUDET YSTÄVÄT"
These words came to minds of Seniors of Sequoia High School when they thought of Finland: COLD, WHALES, NICE PEOPLE, SAUNA, FINNISH, SNOW, EXTREMES-DARK+LIGHT, CHOCOLATE and BEER.

And here are some more pictures eli lisää kuvia:

Mielikuvia - Some ideas

Osku has been travelling in a box filled with greetings and ideas such as what are the first words that come into your mind when you think of California? Osku's answers are from class 7E students from Korson koulu: Beaches, A lot of People, Trees, Cars, Big Things, Cowboys, Hollywood Movies and Miami Beach. 

And these questions and thoughts are on Osku's mind:
Onko teillä hyvä koulu? Miten menee? Mitä harrastat? Are California Good? Do you have telephone? Onko teillä kouluasut? Montako kertaa viikossa syöt hampurilaista? What is your favorite food? My favorite food is Fish. Moimoimoi, ootko Kauboiboiboi? (What does this mean in English, Please feel free to use Google Translator from Finnish (Suomi) to English: http://translate.google.com/#fi|en|

Osku knows a little English already such as:
My name is Osku - Minun nimeni on Osku
Hello/Hi - Moi/Hei

 Osku and the box decorated by students of Korson koulu.

Travels of Osku

Art collaboration project between Korson Koulu in Vantaa, Finland and Sequoia High School in Redwood city, California has begun. 6th and 7th graders from Finland voted Osku -rabbit to become an exchange student and ambassador of Finland and to spend the school year 2011-2012 in Redwood city, California. Osku hopes to make a lot of new friends and to document the everyday life in America with lots of photographs. The project has been inspired by The Flat Stanley Project, Travelling gnome prank and by Arttu, all great examples of the importance of traveling and seeing new places.

Osku has travelled to Redwood city with art teacher Riikka Notkola from Korson koulu who met Mozy, the art teacher in Sequoia High School last year at SFMOMA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Hopefully Osku gets to see SFMOMA as well later this year. And most of all, hopefully some brave soul from Sequoia High Shool will travel to Korson koulu as well. For the starters here are some pictures of OSKU in Finland with his friends who also were hoping to travel to California as well as pictures of the so very exciting trip to America!

                                          (The candidates: Osku, Patrikainen "Lökä" and Konkku)