Here's to the mothers of the world. They make sure we are fed, happy and warm. They take care of us when we are sick, pick us up when we fall and brush off our dusty knees. They comfort us in the middle of the night, they read and reread us bedtime stories, and according to a students at Twelfth Avenue Elementary, they buy a lot of video games. With Mother's Day approaching this Sunday, Derek Cockram's Grade 4/5 students shared their thoughts on why they have the best mothers. From sushi chefs to account managers and homemakers, all of them are the best.
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I have the best mother!
My mother's name is Pearl. She is beautiful; she is an accountant manager of Future Shop and Best Buy Canada.
What is the most important thing my mother has done for me? Easy, it's that care and love that motivates me and keeps doing well.
She taught me everything I know, but the most important thing she has taught me was to be good.
I know you might be asking, what is the best present that she gave me. Well, she gave me my life, without her this document would've never been written. That is a big sacrifice in life you know.
The best time I spent with my mother is in London, U.K., EU and in Paris, France, EU. It was a wonderful time. I went with not only my mother, but with my dad and with my sister. We went there to visit. We were newcomers.
Nothing bad;
Nothing unique;
She's just the best;
And that's what counts.
- Jarell
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My mom's name is Nibool. My mom is pretty and looks like me. I think my mom is very brave because she flew all the way from Sudan to Egypt and to Canada. I also think my mom's brave because she raised four children of her own and now has a happy life in Canada.
The best thing my mom has done for me is taking care of me.
The most important thing my mom has taught me is not to talk to strangers and to not give out any information. That has helped me because I'm still here in a wonderful world with my family
My mom is really nice. The best present my mom has ever got me is a Little Lets Pet Shop electronic and a Nintendo DS. A Little Lets Pet Shop is like having a real pet that you have to bathe, feed and clean.
I love you Mom.
- Awek
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I have the best mother in the whole universe. My mother is Jun. She is a sushi maker.
She has taught me not to be selfish and share with others. It has helped me make new friends every week.
The best day my mother and I had was at the PNE in summer. I was with my mother and little brother. We went on the Atmosphere. We also went on other rides. The Atmosphere was high.
The best present my mother ever gave me was an orange yo-yo. I felt happy when I got it because it was my birthday.
The most important thing she has done for me is take care of me so I will not die, freeze to death or starve, but my mom also does more for me. She is the best mother in the whole universe anyone can have.
- Caitlin
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I have the best mother. Her name is Lily. She is 43 years old. She was born in Beijing, China. She is a part-time cashier in New West from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. while I'm at school. My mother helps me when I'm sick. She gives me medicine and cheers me up. She always makes me feel better. My mother also helps me with Chinese because then I can understand more words. When I learn all (or most) of the Chinese words I can go to my home city, Beijing, China. That's where my grandparents live and where most of my family live. The best present she ever gave me was Yu-Gi-Oh cards because I can play against my brother. Unfortunately I usually lose. Last summer my family plus another family went camping at Cultus Lake. It took almost two hours to get there. We camped on Entrance Bay. After camping we went to Cultus Lake Water Park. It was real cool. All of those things that I wrote about in this story make me think of my mother. While you are reading this you should picture my mother. She is AWESOME!
- Kevin
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I have the best mother. My mother's name is Subby. She is nice, tall, pretty, young and skinny.
My mother does a lot of things for me but the best thing she does for me is help me with math.
Whenever I need help with something, she helps me with it. My mother has taught me a lot of things. Two important things that she taught me are to be nice and also to stand up for myself. It helps me because if someone is bullying me, I can stand up for myself, and by being nice to everyone I have lots of friends.
My mother gives me really, really nice presents, but one present is the best present ever. I got two beautiful bunnies that are very cute. The reason she bought two bunnies is because my sister and I really wanted bunnies. I felt really happy inside because she actually bought them for us. That is the nicest thing ever.
The best day that I remember having with my mom is at Disney World. It was very fun. My mom and I had a lot of fun together. We went in this really cool place that had all the clothes that famous people wore. It was really cool because for the first time I got to see the clothes they wore up close.
- Alisha
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My mother's name is Jenny. She is a banker. She is 43. The thing that makes my mother special is that she was born in a very poor environment in China where three to four people stay in a room.
The most important thing my mother does for me is give me advice. It keeps me responsible. The most important thing that my mother has taught me is to value things. It taught me to not waste anything.
The best present my mother gave me is a Nintendo 3DS. It's a video game console and you can play games on it. I feel thankful for it.
The best day I remember spending with my mother is going to Disneyland. It was in L.A. I was with my mom ,my dad, my grandpa and my grandma. I went on rides.
I have the best mother.
- Josh
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I have the best mother. My mother's name is A.J., short for Anjenette. What does she looks like? She is the same size as me. She works as a casino worker, but someday she is going to be a phone agent. The important thing my mother does for me is she helps me with my homework and takes it so seriously and it helps me learn a lot. My mother gave me a present and it is my brother. My brother looks like a normal brother he is Grade 1 at Twelfth Avenue school. My brother makes me happy. The important thing my mother taught me is how to use the Internet. It helps me find amazing things.
The best day I spent with my mother was going and having a party at my Auntie's birthday. It was at a restaurant and people I know were there.
I have the best mother.
- Nathan
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My mother's name is Emy. She is a homemaker. She was born in Indonesia and then in about 2003, she moved to Canada with my father and me. The most important thing she does for me is she prepares my lunch because if she doesn't I won't have any lunch because I don't have any time to prepare it.
The best present she has ever given to me was a Wii. I played it just about all the time and I wanted a Wii since I was small.
The best day I can remember spending with her is when our family went to the P.N.E. It was really fun. And I hope we can go there again.
I have the best mother.
- Peter
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I have the best mother. My mother is Dinora. She has black hair, tan skin and brown eyes. She is nice to me. I have the best mother. My mother is an accountant for a company named Kiewit. Sometimes she comes home late, around 8 p.m. My mother has taught me to be nice, strong and to not give up. This has helped me in school with friends and others. The best present that my mother gave me was a keyboard for my piano lessons. She also gave me a birthday party at a water park. My family and I went on really cool slides and then ate cake. It was amazing! The best day I had with my mother was back in America. My mother was turning 33 and we went to Olive Garden to celebrate. After we ate, we had dessert. We ate coffee cake. It was super fun.
- Margareth G
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I have the best mother. My mom is Mayette. She is tall, has short hair and she is skinny. She works for Scotiabank. My mom is unique because she always gets mixed up with 300 per cent (when it doesn't even exist) and 100 per cent.
The best present my mom has ever given to me is NHL Slap Shot. It's a video game for my Nintendo Wii. The game is so addictive.
My mom taught me how to cook an egg. It helps me because if I'm older I can cook my own food.
I remember going to Disneyland for my birthday with my family. We went on rides and toured around California. My favourite ride in Disneyland was Space Mountain because it was pitch black and the roller-coaster was super fast. It was awesome.
The most important thing my mom does for me is cook my food and buy toys. I eat a lot of food. I'm so blessed to have her!!
- Sean
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My mother's name is Daljeet. She is pretty and kind of tall with brown eyes and blackish-whitish hair. She is nice and was born in India and moved to Canada with her mother. I have the best mother.
My mother is very helpful. She has a job where she helps special needs people. She helps them eat and gives them company. I have the best mother.
My mother has taught me lots of stuff. She taught me math two grades ahead so I could be smart. She always helps me study for my spelling tests so I can get a good mark on it. That's how I mostly got all of the words right. I have the best mother.
The best time I had with my mom was at the PNE. The first ride I went on was the Hellevator. I screamed the whole way and when I was at the top my shoe fell off. Then when I was going down I was laughing. I have the best mother.
- Bryan
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I have the best mother. My mother is Ritu. She is medium height, pretty and nice. She has black hair and brown eyes plus she lets me go places by myself. My mom makes my lunch every day and dinner. She also pays for my swimming, karate and basketball lessons.
My mom taught me how to tie my shoes. This helps me so when I walk that I don't fall and hurt myself. It took me a while and when I got angry my mom helped me.
The best present my mom gave me is the Batman Arkham City Limited Edition video game. It comes with a statue of Batman, an art book, the instructions as well as downloadable content and a movie.
The best place my mom and I and my family have been is Disneyland, California. We saw some shows and went on lots of rides. My favourite ride is the Tower of Terror.
I have the best mother.
- Sid
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My mother's name is Aura. She is 31. My mother is very pretty. The best thing she has done for me is having me as her kid. My mom always stands up for me and cares. My mom has always taught me about respect and manners, so I never eat with my mouth full and also I am respectful to others.
My best days ever with my mom are when we sit down and relax and enjoy peanuts.
I know I have made lots of mistakes, but my mom forgives me for them and understands why I did them. Since my dad left me, she has always been there when I fall. I fall in many ways that others may not understand but my mom always does.
It's surprising if there's something my mom doesn't know about me. I love my mom so much. Yes! We have had our differences, but we got through them.
I love my mom!
- Noemi
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I have the best mother. My mother is Aileen. She is tall and has a short black hair and black eyes. She is 40 years old.
My mother is a nurse. The thing that makes my mother unique is that she is brave to work in another country to earn some money for us.
In the morning she wakes me up and prepares breakfast for us so I am never late for school.
The best present she gave me is a watch. It is white and black and has silver. I felt happy when she gave it to me.
The most important thing my mother has taught me is to be responsible for my things. It helps me to keep my things and not to mess up my things.
The best day spent with my mother is when we went shopping. We went shopping at the mall. I'm with my family. We bought shoes at the mall.
- Claire
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My mother's name is Heidi. She has black and brown hair. She works at a HSBC as a banker.
She helps me with my homework. When she helps me, I learn better.
The most important thing that she taught me is to never talk to strangers and to be patient. This keeps me safe and I don't get frustrated.
The best present that my mother got me is four tickets to the Vancouver Whitecaps game. We went to B.C Place on my birthday. It was on Oct. 6 2011. It felt awesome.
I have the best mother.
- Nicholas
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I have the best mother.
My mom's name is Hardeep. She has black hair and she works at Nando's. She cooks at Nando's and also she's a manager.
The best present she gave me was NHL12, NHL Slapshot, Wii and Xbox360.
The best trip was when we went to India and when we got on a SeaBus. India was very warm and there were a lot of animals there and on the SeaBus we went to a restaurant.
My mom taught me not to be lazy. It helped me become fast and to eat a lot of healthy food.
The most important thing my mom does is take care of me, feed me and helps me when I'm hurt.
- Eric
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My mother's name is Jasmine. She is medium-sized, has brown eyes and long black hair. She works for a radio station.
The most important thing that she does for me is helping me with my homework. That's important to me because if I need help, she will help me. The most important thing my mom has taught me is to be patient. It helped me to wait for stuff. The best present my mom has given me is an iPad. It is fun and there are a lot of things to do on it like playing games. The iPad is so awesome. The best day I can remember spending with my mother is going to the duck pond together. We had a lot of fun feeding the ducks.
I have the best mother.
- Isaac
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I have the best mother.
My mom's name is Rosalinda. She is beautiful and kind of skinny. She does not have a job, she just cleans the house and makes the food. The most important thing she has done for me is teach me how to have more courage. It's important because I do not get shy a lot anymore. The best present she has gave me was an iPod touch. It's like a phone but cannot make calls. It's important to me. It feels like a very special gift. I keep it somewhere safe and I protect it. The best day we spent together was when we went camping and we roasted marshmallows.
- Roygene
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My mom is Alexsandra. She works in a daycare. She has brown eyes and brown hair.
I always get mad at my mom but at the end of the day she is there for me.
The best present she gave me was Maximus Dragonoid. I was so happy I had tears of joy.
She always helps me with my homework when I don't understand.
The best thing she taught me was how to pray. The best time I had with my mother was when we went to IHOP. And we had a good time. We ate pancakes and drank juice.
- Russell
