Film Preview by Fotini Zaharaki

Last week, I saw two films at the cinema; "Asterix and Obelix", a cartoon and "Spiderman", an adventure. The music was better in "Asterix and Obelix" than in "Spiderman", but "Spiderman" was more interesting. The acting was very good in both films, but the special effects in the adventure film weren't as good as in the cartoon. The tickets were cheaper for the adventure film than for the cartoon. I think I liked "Asterix and Obelix" more than "Spiderman".

One Man's Trash - See the shadows!

But is it art? Tim Nobel and Sue Webster take piles of trash and make art
into them... but sometimes the art isn't apparent until you see it in a
different light. Isn't this amazing?

JUNIOR CLASS IS BEING CREATIVE! CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND THEIR TEACHER FOR THE GOOD WORK THEY DO! KEEP IT UP..

Evaggelia Kokoni from Junior class was very kind to offer this wonderful paper basket to her classmates and teachers! In the basket she had little stripes of paper with her classmates' names written on. Amazing, isn't it? Bravo Evaggelia!!!

This one is by Despina Kokoni and the one below is by Evaggelia again!

Well done girls!

ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΕΚΘΕΣΗΣ ΜΕ ΘΕΜΑ ''ΜΟΥΣΕΙΑ & ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΙΑ''. ''THE MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE'' ESSAY CONTEST

Ο διαγωνισμός έκθεσης για 3η χρονιά φέτος προσφέρει ψυχαγωγία και δημιουργικότητα και απευθύνεται σε σπουδαστές Αγγλικών που προετοιμάζονται για το ECCE. Οι σπουδαστές προσκαλούνται να γράψουν μια πρωτότυπη έκθεση ιδεών επικεντρώνοντας στο θέμα '' Μουσεία και πολιτιστική κληρονομιά''. Στην έκθεση μπορούν να διατυπωθούν απόψεις σχετικά με το πού θα πρέπει να εκτίθενται οι εθνικοί θησαυροί ή να αναπτυχθούν επιχειρήματα υπέρ ή κατά της αποκατάστασης των αρχαίων αντικειμένων. Οι σπουδαστές πρέπει να καλύψουν το συγκεκριμένο θέμα γράφοντας μια έκθεση που θα έχει παρόμοια δομή με τα είδη εκθέσεων που ζητούνται στις εξετάσεις.

Ο διαγωνισμός θα ισχύει από τον Νοέμβριο 2009 έως τον Σεπτέμβριο 2010. Οι νικητές του ημιτελικού θα φιλοξενηθούν στην Αθήνα από την Ελληνοαμερικάνικη Ενωση. Εκεί, θα παρευρεθούν σε δεξίωση και κατόπιν θα γράψουν έκθεση ιδεών σε καινούργιο θέμα. Από αυτόν τον τελικό διαγωνισμό, θα αναδειχθεί ο μεγάλος νικητής καθώς και οι νικητές των υπολοίπων βραβείων.

Μετά την ολοκλήρωση του διαγωνισμού, θα απονεμηθούν τα παρακάτω βραβεία:

ΜΕΓΑΛΟ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ Ενα πενθήμερο ταξίδι για 2 άτομα στο Λονδίνο με ειδική ξενάγηση στο Βρετανικό μουσείο. Τα έξοδα του ταξιδιού προς και από το Λονδίνο καθώς και οι 5 διανυκτερεύσεις θα καλυφθούν από την Ελληνοαμερικανική Ενωση.

2o ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ Ενας φορητός υπολογιστής τύπου notebook

3 0 - 10 o BRABEIO Apple ipod shuffle MP4 player

11 o - 30 o ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ Μια ψηφιακή εγκυκλοπαίδεια

Με τις καλύτερες ευχές μας,

Ελληνοαμερικανική Ενωση

A POEM ON POLLUTION BY GEORGIA KAKKOU

Keep the world clean

put the rubbish in the bin

be more tidy than you've been!

Recycle! Recycle!

You know it's right
Paper, plastic, glass
Things then will be alll right

The world is getting hot

because of global warming

The North pole will melt

We'll all get wet!

A QUIZZ FOR YOU ALL

WHICH ARTIST CREATED THIS PAINTING? WHEN?

WHAT IS THE MAIN CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ARTIST'S STYLE OF PAINTING?

WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE ABOVE PAINTING? SHARE YOUR PERCEPTION OF IT WITH US

JUST LOOK AT THEM! AREN'T THEY CUTE?

Our Junior class this year is just so cooperative,creative and playful! They've stolen our hearts!

If you want to see some more pictures of them, click on the videoclip gadget as you roll down your mouse. Some drawings, paintings and projects of this class will be up soon. So, stay tuned folks!

A FORTHCOMING EVENT AT OUR SCHOOL! READ & FIND OUT

Yummy yummy! Mmmmmmm...

You know what? We're good eaters at Willpower English school! We're going to prove that for one more time..

The proficiency class along with the ECCE1 - accompanied by the teachers of course ;) - are meeting up on Tue 17th Nov at the premises of our school to have lunch together.

Who's cooking? Everybody is bringing something of their choice to share with the rest, including the teachers.

So, here's the menu the way volunteers have made it!

STARTERS

CHRIS FRAGGOS CHEESE CROKETTES

SALAD

MARY TSINIA CHEF SALAD

FIRST MAIN DISH

MRS DORA CHEESE PIE

SECOND MAIN DISH

MRS EFI BAKED TORTELLINIA WITH CHEESE & HAM

GEORGIA VASILIOU WILL BE A SURPRISE!

VASSIA LIAKOPOULOU PLEASE REMIND ME! I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT U SAID

DESSERT

HELEN - MARY DOUSSIA YOGURT WITH HONEY & NUTS

CUTLERY, CROCKERY & DRINKS

ECCE1

SPECIAL GUESTS

EVELINA TSAMI, MARKOS PAPADIMITRIOU, JIM PAPADIMITRIOU, ELPIDA TSINIA, SOFIA LIAKOPOULOU :)

IF WE SURVIVE AFTER ALL THE ABOVE, WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME JUICY DETAILS ABOUT OUR MEAL,ALL RIGHT?

;)

THE PALLETE OF NATURE

What could be better than having a stroll in a forest this season? Getting a glimpse of the magical pallete around you is something else! Stunning colours, different shades of red,orange,brown,green and yellow can inspire us to be more artistic!

This photo was taken by my husband during a photo expedition in Arakinthos. Have you ever visited this mountain? It's just a short drive away from Agrinio, towards Makrinia. Give it a try! It is worth it...

OUR TREE PROJECT

My dearest students!

Do you remember our tree project that most of you wrote your names on when we got the blessing (αγιασμός) on the 14th Sept?

Well, here are your leaf-names on the Willpower Tree! Can you make out your handwriting?For those who forgot to do so, that's ok! You can still see your classmates's names.Stay tuned as the same project will be published in different forms in the next few weeks. Should I say in a form of modern art? Or more stylistic maybe?

Check for yourself!

A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: 'I'm blind, please help.' There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognised his footsteps and asked: 'Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?'

The man said: 'I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.' What had the man written? Can you have a guess?

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

MORAL OF THE STORY
Be thankful for what you have! Be creative! Be innovative! Think differently and positively!

Invite others towards good with wisdom. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Handle your present with confidence. Keep the faith and drop the fear. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling! And even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

Disc Drop

Newton's Cradle