12/27/13

It is Christamas!!! By Ekaterina Nekrasova, 6th grader

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On Tuesday, December 24th, Skate Girls Tribe met up for a pre-Christmas meeting/party. People started coming in at 11:30 AM. As  we waited for the other people to arrive, we colored in printed out drawings.

Skate Girls Tribe XMas party

Once everyone came, we moved on to the main project, warrior armor. We got inspired by modern-day “warriors”, like Katniss from the Hunger Games. Some people made turtle shells, others made crowns and jewelry.

Later, we ordered pizza and had lunch.

We invented new game and called it "Tangerines on strings"

Afterward, we played a game in which we had to eat one clementine that was hanging on a string. (without using our hands) The victors were given the advantage of picking their presents first in the gift exchange.

Gift exchange

After the gift exchange, we all went outside to longboard. Some girls already knew how to longboard and some did it for the first time. We helped and supported each other. The party was a great success, and everyone had a lot of fun. 

Skate Girls Tribe Xmas Party

Thank you to everyone who came, thank you to Zoe who helped to organize the party, and thank you for the wonderful gifts. You all rock!

09/21/13

Skate Girls Tribe Longboarding on WO&D Canal

Skate Girls Tribe Longboarding Adventure

We met at Reston Town Center and were confronted by police. Guess what!?! “Skating is not allowed at the center”. Really? Just kidding. 🙂 We knew that. We were polite and played by the rules. To kill time while waiting for everyone to show up, Kat, Amy, and Mat had a mini competition in arm wrestling. Of course, Kat defeated everyone. Not!

armwrestling

Once everyone was there we walked to the WO&D Canal which was only two minutes away. We headed east toward Washington DC. The route had a very smooth pavement. The view was amazing with trees, grass, and flowers. We hit couple of small hills and had fun riding it in style.

longboardingmatt ridingdown

Everyone enjoyed the ride. We are planning more events especially now that Autumn with its fresh breeze and beautiful colors is knocking on our door. Stay tuned.

Skate Girls Tribe