Valentine's Day is coming...

In two weeks time there will be Valentine's Day and some students from our school decided to prepare a show about love. The show will be presented on 14th February 2014. I hope you'll like it. During our performance we will take a lot of photos so that you can watch them. By the way what in your opinion is the most romantic song ? Give your ideas for the class representatives.

Be prepared to take Valentine's cards with you because there will be the Valentine's post during this day.

New Year's eve - How do we spend this time ?

Chinese New Year

A lot of Chinese children dress in new clothes to celebrate the Chinese New Year. People carry lanterns and join in a huge parade led by a silk dragon, the Chinese symbol of strength.The legend says that the dragon hibernates most of the year, so people throw firecrackers to keep him awake.

In the Chinese lunar calendar each of the 12 years is named after an animal. As the legend says the Lord Buddha asked all the animals to come to him before he left the earth. Only 12 animals came to wish him farewell, and Buddha named a year after each one.

Belgium New Year

 Sint Sylvester Vooranvond is called New Year's Eve. Belgian children toast with the customary champagne and write New Year's letters to their parents or godparents on New Year's day.

They decorate the cards with fancy paper complete with cherubs, angels, and colored roses and then read them aloud.

Ireland

Single Irish women place sprigs of mistletoe under their pillows on New Year's night in the hope that it will bring better luck and a future husband.
According to Irish superstition, be wary of who enters your home after the 31st — if the visitor is a tall, dark handsome man, your year will bring good fortune. A red-headed woman will bring a lot of trouble.

 Argentina

In Argentina, people believe that eating beans before the clock strikes midnight means they will have good luck in their careers in the year ahead. Some also believe that if they carry a suitcase around their house, they will travel more in the year to come

New Year's Eve in Great Britain

One of the most widely known symbols of New Year's Eve is the image of the Clock Tower at the Palace of Westminster, in London, counting down the last minutes of the old year. The first chimes of Big Ben, the bell housed in the Clock Tower, in the new year are broadcast live on radio and television. This is followed by a spectacular fireworks performance, often centered on the London Eye, which is claimed to be the largest Ferris wheel in Europe.

New Year's Resolutions for 2014

Have you got any New Year's Resolutions? Is it good or bad to have such things? On the one hand it's good because you plan something and try to achieve it, but on the other hand what happens if you don't achieve your goals? Does it mean you are inconsistent?
There is a list of New Year's Resolution's.Check it out:)

• Lose Weight and Get Fit- hmm how to do it? Count calories every day and after every dish write the number in your notebook
• Quit Smoking- cigarrettes are more and more expensive! So if you don't buy them, you'll save up a lot of money
• Learn Something New - maybe think about an English dictionary to learn some sophisticated phrases and show them to your English teacher. She'll definitely like it!!!
• Eat Healthier and Diet - eat organic food and buy things from farmers
• Get Out of Debt and Save Money- otherwise if you don't do it, you won't travel to your destination place
• Spend More Time with Family- at least one hour otherwise you won't get on well with each other
• Travel to New Places- especially abroad to get some information about inhabitants of different countries, know its culture and habits
• Be Less Stressed- don't think too much about your problems because you'll get some new wrinkles
• Volunteer- try to help others as much as possible, you'll definitely feel better
• Drink Less- you know what I mean.. No comments for that"):):)

THANKS FOR ALL GENEROUS PEOPLE

As we written before,there was a fund raiser for people from the hospice. We went there after our X-mas meeting which was 20 th December. With a great pleasure I must admit that you are very generous and helpful for sick and poor people. We raised money and bought things that cost 502.48  and the rest of you brought necessary things such as: tea, sponge, cookies, liquid soap, etc. Thank you one more time for your generosity! You'll be noted in the registers!:)
There are some pictures below which will remind you about your deeds