HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

THESE ARE SOME VALENTINE SUPERSTITIONS:



1. On Valentine's Day, the first guy's name you read in the paper or hear on the TV or radio will be the name of the man you will marry.
2. If you see a squirrel on Valentine's Day, you will marry a cheapskate who will hoard all your money.
3. If you see a goldfinch on Valentine's Day, you will marry a millionaire.

4. If you see a flock of doves on Valentine's Day, you will have a happy, peaceful marriage.
5. If you find a glove on the road on Valentine's Day, your future beloved will have the other missing glove.
6. If you see a robin on Valentine's Day, you will marry a crime fighter.

7. If you see a bat today, you will marry a baseball player.

International Day of Peace 2010

This Saturday, March 30, 2010, is the International Day of Peace. Today our school will celebrate this day, express our hope for peace and imagine a better world.

The world would be a better place if everyone would just "Give peace a chance," as John Lennon sang. Here are some images from the Imagine Monument in Central Park, N.Y.C. to remind us that we are not the only dreamers in the world.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a very important American. He fought in the Civil Rights Movement to end racial discrimination. He wanted equality for all Americans. In 1963 during the peaceful March on Washington, he gave a famous speech "I Have a Dream." Here are some excerpts from the speech:

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize. Sadly, Dr. King was shot and killed by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968.

Yesterday, January 18, 2010, the United States celebrated Dr. King's birthday with the national holiday Martin Luther King Day. We celebrate this holiday on the 3rd Monday of every January to remember Dr. King and his dreams for peace and equality in our country, a struggle which is not finished.

Happy New Year! 2010!

New Year's Eve in Times Square, N.Y.

Happy New Year! Since 1904, the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York City is the largest in the United States. At midnight, a ball drops on top of a large tower to ring in the New Year. All the television channels countdown the New Year and show images of the ball drop. In the U.S. we don't eat twelve grapes for good luck. Instead, we kiss our partner!

Another New Year's tradition is to make resolutions. A resolution is a promise you make to yourself to improve. My New Year's resolutions for 2010 are...
- to exercise more
- to dance more
- to pass the DELE Superior Spanish exam

What are your New Year's resolutions?

WELCOME BACK! DID YOU HAVE A NICE HOLIDAY?

My Christmas holidays were great. I went to London. On 24th December I went to Trafalgar Square. There I saw the big Christmas tree the people of Norway give to the people of London every year. The British helped Norway during World War II and this is the way the people of Norway say thank you.

I enjoyed the Christmas decoration in the West End.

It was very dark but it was only 4pm.

Merry Christmas!

The Christmas season is one of my favorite times of the year. One of my favorite parts of the season is caroling (singing Christmas carols or songs).

Here's a fun Christmas song sung by the Chipmunks (Las Ardillas): Alvin, Simon and Theodore. This cartoon appeared on TV in the United States in 1961. Most recently, in 2007 and 2009, they made two Chipmunks movies.

Hope you like "The Chipmunk Song"! You can read the lyrics below the video. Dave is the man who takes care of the Chipmunks.

Dave: Alright, you chipmunks. Ready to sing your song?
Simon: I'll say we are.
Theodore: Yeah, let's sing it now.
Dave: Ok, Simon?
Simon: Ok.
Dave: Ok, Theodore?
Theodore: Ok.
Dave: Ok, Alvin?....Alvin...ALVIN!
Alvin: OK!
Christmas, Christmas time is near
Time for toys and time for cheer
We've good but we can't last
Hurry Christmas, hurry fast
Want a plane that loops the loop
Alvin: Me, I want a hula hoop
We can hardly stand the wait
Please Christmas don't be late
Dave: Ok, fellas, get ready. That was very good, Simon.
Simon: Naturally.
Dave: Very good, Theodore.
Theodore: (laughs)
Dave: Uh, Alvin, you were a little flat. Watch it. Uh, Alvin...Alvin...ALVIN!
Alvin: OK!
Want a plane that loops the loop
Alvin: I still want a hula hoop
We can hardly stand the wait
Please Christmas don't be late
We can hardly stnad the wait
Please Christmas don't be late
Dave: Very good, boys.
Alvin: Let's sing it again!
Simon & Theodore: Yeah, let's sing it again.
Dave: No, that enough. Let's not overdo it.
Alvin: What do you mean, overdo it? We want to sing it again!
Dave: Now, wait a minute, boys.
Chipmunks: Why can't we sing it again?
Dave: Alvin, cut that out. Theodore, just a minute. Simon, will you cut that out.
All: Merry Christmas, everybody!

Christmas Songs - Youtube videos