Week 28th November to 4th December - What's a conker?

Conkers

What are Conkers? And what are Chestnuts?

Take a look at this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPFF9XkAiyA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZkHqMbKT2o

How to Roast Chestnuts:
Get help from mom and dad with this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMOBMWYAmI0

You need mom or dad's help with this cool craft:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLsrhcUKgMg

Week 21st to 27th Pronunciation

Hello!

This week we're going to work on pronunciation. Take a look at this interesting video on the sound of the past simple tense:

week 7 to 13 November Autumn is on it's way

Hello!

Autumn is finally here! How did the holiday week go? Did you have a chance to see or do any Halloween crafts? Christmas is just around the corner but before we get into christmas activities, we're going to look at Autumn this week.

What is Autumn?

Autumn is the third season of the year. Altogether there are four seasons:

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Autumn
4. Winter

In some countries like America, autumn is known as fall.

When is Autumn?

In the United Kingdom the first day of autumn was on 22 September 2016. On this day the hours of daylight and hours of night are the same.

As time goes on the hours of daylight get shorter and shorter until winter begins when you will see that it is dark by tea-time.

Autumn Weather

In autumn the weather changes all the time. The weather turns cooler and often windy and rainy. Trees can be blown down in strong winds and we begin to wear warmer clothes. Mornings are often misty. Can you see the dew on the spider's web?

Autumn Trees

Leaves begin to turn different colours like red, yellow and brown.

After a while the leaves fall to the ground or are blown off the trees in the wind. They often make a carpet of leaves under the trees.

Birds Fly South for the Winter

Birds like swallows and swifts fly away thousands of miles away to Africa as our winters in the United Kingdom are too cold for them.

There aren't many insects for them to feed on in the cold weather of winter. They stay away until spring.

Resource: http://www.topmarks.co.uk/autumn/what-is-autumn

Halloween is Monday, October 31st

Halloween is a very old tradition that is celebrated in many parts of the world.






ANCIENT ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

If you want to know more about Halloween's history, please read the following link:
http://youthmuse.com/halloween-history-for-kids/