On April 6th two players from the Washington Wizards came to our school. Oleksiy Pecherov and Darius Songaila, both Center/Forwards for the Wizards, made the rest of us look like munchkins. Pecherov is 7 feet tall and wears size 16 sneakers, Songaila is 6 feet 9 inches tall and wears a size 15. Our 5th and 6th grade classes had put together presentations about each players respective countries. Our class's presentation was about Pecherov who is from the Ukraine. Songaila is from Lithuania and the 6th grade's presentation was about that country.
For our Ukraine presentation we divided the class into several groups and each group covered a topic about that country. One group covered foods, dress and traditions; another group looked at history and government; a third group studied language, music and holidays; another group did the religions and myths of the Ukraine; and one group talked about sports and Pecherov. We learned how to say hello in Ukrainian - privit - and the national anthem. We also learned about their struggle for independence over the centuries (they didn't become independent until 1991) and the protests in 2004 called the Orange Revolution. We learned about the Black Sea and the myth of Bogatyr who had a magic arrow that was so powerful he decided to toss it into the Black Sea to protect mankind. This is how the sea's storms were explained.
The things we learned about Oleksiy Pecherov is that he started playing basketball when he was 15! Pretty late compared to most American players. His first sport was soccer - at least when he was younger. He was drafted by the Wizards in 2006 and he is an offensive threat in the low post and near the three point line and he had a 8.75 rebound. Oleksiy Pecherov was the 18th person to be drafted into the NBA.
It was very exiting to meet Oleksiy Pecherov. We all recived 2 tickets to the Wizards game against the Toronto Raptors and a signed photograph from Pecherov and Songalia.
For our Ukraine presentation we divided the class into several groups and each group covered a topic about that country. One group covered foods, dress and traditions; another group looked at history and government; a third group studied language, music and holidays; another group did the religions and myths of the Ukraine; and one group talked about sports and Pecherov. We learned how to say hello in Ukrainian - privit - and the national anthem. We also learned about their struggle for independence over the centuries (they didn't become independent until 1991) and the protests in 2004 called the Orange Revolution. We learned about the Black Sea and the myth of Bogatyr who had a magic arrow that was so powerful he decided to toss it into the Black Sea to protect mankind. This is how the sea's storms were explained.
The things we learned about Oleksiy Pecherov is that he started playing basketball when he was 15! Pretty late compared to most American players. His first sport was soccer - at least when he was younger. He was drafted by the Wizards in 2006 and he is an offensive threat in the low post and near the three point line and he had a 8.75 rebound. Oleksiy Pecherov was the 18th person to be drafted into the NBA.
It was very exiting to meet Oleksiy Pecherov. We all recived 2 tickets to the Wizards game against the Toronto Raptors and a signed photograph from Pecherov and Songalia.
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