4 & 5 YEAR OLDS AND PRIMARY 1 & 2

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TODAY WE HAVE THE MEETING WITH OUR PARENTS TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THE CHILDREN.

HELLO WE ARE IN THE SCHOOL AGAIN. THIS 2013 - 2014 COURSE WILL BE VERY NICE FOR US.DO YOU AGREE WITH ME?

HAPPY EASTER!




How do you celebrate Easter in your country? Many British children believe that the Easter bunny comes to their garden to hide eggs. In Australia, the tradition is to eat chocolate hot cross buns on Good Friday. The celebration is taken to the extreme in New York; where a spectacular Easter parade takes place on Easter Sunday along Fifth Avenue featuring rabbits, flowers, clowns and more! The good news is that our Easter resources haven't been hidden by any rabbit so far. Enjoy!

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Spring

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MARCH

1st • St. David’s Day (Wales)
First week March • World Book Day
(UK and Ireland)
www.worldbookday.com

8th • International Women’s Day

17th • St. Patrick’s Day

21st • First Day of Spring

22nd • World Water Day

Carnival Tuesday

organized for the day. Trinkets are popular in some parts of the world,while King Cakes
symbolize the event in places such as New Orleans where Mardi Gras is celebrated.
Shrove Tuesday in the United Kingdom is commonly known as Pancake

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day is the last day before the period which Christians call Lent.
would not eat during Lent: such as meat and fish, fats, eggs, and milky foods. Nowadayspeople don’t fast but try to give up something like chocolate, sweets or smoking.
In the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland and several other countries around the world, Pancake Day is celebrated with fun, games, and of course a lot of eating. However, the most well known activity on this day is the Pancake Day race at Olney in Buckinghamshire, England which has been held since 1445. According to tradition, a woman heard the shriving bell being rang at the church but was still preparing her pancakes. The story says that as she didn’t want to be late to church she ran there in her apron, still clutching her frying pan.

Little did she know that this would start a tradition that would be around for over 500 years!

The Olney pancake race is now world famous. Competitors have to be local housewives and

they must wear an apron and a hat or scarf. They must run a designated path with a frying

pan and end up at the church. Each woman has a frying pan containing a hot pancake and

she must toss it at least three times during the race. The first woman to complete the course

and arrive at the church, serve her pancake to the bell ringer, and be kissed by him, is the

winner. She also receives a prayer book from the vicar. The current record is 63 seconds set in 1967.

 

PANCAKE RECIPE

For 8 pancakes

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

2 cups milk

2 eggs (beaten) 1/3 cup butter (melted) 2 tablespoons sugar (optional) 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

In a large bowl mix up the flour, milk, beaten eggs, melted butter, sugar, baking

powder and salt.

When the mixture is ready, put some butter into a frying pan and put it on to heat.

Pour about 1/4 cup of the mixture into the frying pan for each pancake. Cook until

pancakes begin to bubble. Flip or toss once and cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer.

Serve with lemon and sugar, maple syrup, jam or fruit.

 
 

 

2nd .  Groundhog Day

14th . Valentine´s Day

www.makingfriends.com/valentine.htm

If you know things about London click here . ( This exercise is for the parents)

1st . New Year´s Day

6th . Epiphany / Tree King´s Day

Chinese New Year

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NOVEMBER


5th • Bonfire Night

11th • Remembrance Day

30th • St. Andrew’s Day (Scotland)

4th • Thursday in November -Thanksgiving in the USA
        

 

 
DECEMBER