A QUIZ ABOUT HALLOWEEN

Hey folks!

What do you know about Halloween?
Where does this celebration originate from?
When is it celebrated?
Is it the same celebration as what is called ΑΠΟΚΡΙΕΣ in Greece?
What activities do kids do?

Find the answers and post them up here or discuss them with your teachers at our school.

Mrs Efi

The story of a painting... By Jim Doussias

Five-year- old Sam White was at his grandfather's house. He always stayed with him at weekends, and he even had his own room. Sam loved ships, so his grandad had bought a beautiful painting of an old English ship for Sam's bedroom. He had found the painting in a small shop and it only cost a few dollars.
When Sam was twenty, he discovered that the painting was haunted! When it was midnight, a very scary ghost came out of the painting. Only one thing could destroy that ghost; Sam's painting. If Sam threw it at the ghost, it would disappear.
When he found out, Sam took the old painting and threw it at the ghost and it disappeared forever! People made Sam a hero when he destroyed the ghost.

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

PROJECTS ON COUNTRIES BY A.TRIANTI, J.SIORIKIS AND T.PAPOULIA

ALL ABOUT FRANCE




CAPITAL CITY: Paris
POPULATION: 45.000.000
LANGUAGE : French
CURRENCY : Euro
LOCATION : It covers the western part of EuropePHYSICAL FEATURES : There are a lot of rivers, forests and mountains
CLIMATE : Cold winters and cool summers
OCEANS : There is the Atlantic ocean to the North and the Mediterranean Sea to the south

By Artemis Trianti,
C senior

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ALL ABOUT AUSTRIA



CAPITAL CITY : Vienna
POPULATION : 8.032.926
LANGUAGE : German & Hungarian
CURRENCY : Euro
LOCATION : Central Europe
PHYSICAL FEATURES : There are plenty of mountains, forests and a few rivers
CLIMATE : Long and cold winters with a lot of snow, wet summers
BORDERS : In the South with Slovenia and Italy, in the North with Slovakia and Germany

By John Siorikis,
C senior

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ALL ABOUT GREECE



CAPITAL CITY : Athens
POPULATION : 10.264.156
LANGUAGE : Greek
CURRENCY : Euro
LOCATION : Greece is in the South of Europe and it's also near Asia
PHYSICAL FEATURES: Greece has got a lot of rivers, lakes, forests and mountains. The biggest lake is Trihonida,the biggest river is Aheloos and the highest mountain is Olympus. It doesn't snow often in Greece! Sometimes in the winter it only snows in the South and in the west of the country
OCEANS : Greece is near the Mediterranean Sea
CLIMATE : Very cold winters, hot summers

By Theodora Papoulia,
C senior

WELL DONE TO YOU!!!
Your teachers

PROJECT BY C.FRAGGOS, G. VASILIOU AND M. TSINIA ON ASPIRIN

ASPIRIN

Aspirin (USAN), also known as acetylsalicylic acid (pronounced /əˌsɛtɪlsælɪˌsɪlɪk ˈæsɪd/, abbreviated ASA), is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication.

Main article: History of aspirinA French chemist, Charles Frederic Gerhardt, was the first to prepare acetylsalicylic acid in 1853. In the course of his work on the synthesis and properties of various acid anhydrides, he mixed acetyl chloride with a sodium salt of salicylic acid (sodium salicylate). A vigorous reaction ensued, and the resulting melt soon solidified. Since no structural theory existed at that time, Gerhardt called the compound he obtained "salicylic-acetic anhydride" . This preparation of aspirin was one of the many reactions Gerhardt conducted for his paper on anhydrides and he did not pursue it further.

SIDE EFFECTS AND THERAPIC USE

Although aspirin has been used to combat fever and pains associated with common cold for more than 100 years, only recently its efficacy was confirmed in controlled clinical trials on adults. 1 g of aspirin, on average, reduced the oral body temperature from 39.0°C to 37.6°C after 3 hours. The relief began after 30 minutes, and after 6 hours the temperature still remained below 37.8°C. Aspirin also helped with "achiness", discomfort and headache, and with sore throat pain, for those who had it.

Aspirin was indistinguishable from paracetamol in any respect, except for, possibly, slightly higher rate of sweating and gastrointestinal side effects. Aspirin is one of the first-line drugs used in the treatment of migraine, bringing relief in 50–60% of the cases. It is as effective as a newer triptan medication sumatriptan (Imitrex) and other painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. The combination of aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine is even more potent. For the treatment of migraine headache, this formulation works better than any of its three components taken separately.

Aspirin alleviates pain in 60-75% patients with episodic tension headache. It is equivalent to paracetamol in that respect, except for the higher frequency of gastrointestinal side effects. The combination of aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine is still more effective, but at the cost of more stomach discomfort, nervousness and dizziness.

It is also effective for pain after surgery. The most studied example is pain after a tooth extraction, for which the highest allowed dose of aspirin (1 g) is equivalent to 1 g of paracetamol. Combination of aspirin and caffeine, generally, affords greater pain relief than aspirin alone. Effervescent aspirin alleviates pain much faster than aspirin in tablets (15-30 min vs. 45-60 min). Nevertheless, as a post-surgery painkiller, aspirin is inferior to ibuprofen. Aspirin has higher gastrointestinal toxicity than ibuprofen. The maximum dose of aspirin (1 g) provides weaker pain relief than an intermediate dose of ibuprofen (400 mg), and this relief does not last as long.

Proficiency class

IN THE LIMELIGHT THIS WEEK PARIS HILTON RETRIEVES JEWELRY STOLEN BY BURGLARY GANG!!!!

Paris Hilton, who was burglarized last year of an estimated $2 million in jewelry, has gotten most of her valuables returned by the LAPD, her rep confirms. "Paris went to the police station last night to retrieve her stolen belongings," her publicist Dawn Miller tells us. "She didn't get everything but fortunately most of her jewelry was returned. She is really pleased and thankful to the LAPD for their help." Hilton, 28, is one of a string of celebrity victims of an alleged burglary gang comprised of mostly teenagers. Suspect Rachel J. Lee, 19, who detectives believe is the ringleader, was arrested in Las Vegas Thursday, and remains in custody. Lee had an apparent fascination with celebrity fashion, a source close to the case tells us. The crime ring is also believed to be responsible for the recent break-ins at the homes of Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge and Orlando Bloom. It remains unclear whether the gang was responsible for other recent burglary victims, which include Rachel Bilson, Hayden Panettiere and Kourtney Kardashian. Other suspects arrested in a sting operation Thursday include Courtney Ames, 18, Diana Tamayo, 19, Alexis Neirs, 18, and Roy Lopez, 27. Nicholas Prugo, 18, was arrested last month and has been formally accused of the Lohan and Patridge burglaries. Reached for comment, Prugo's attorney Sean G. Erenstoft stated: "I commend the LAPD for apprehending the major culprits in these capers, and I'm confident that Mr. Prugo will be found to have had a limited role in this case. We're pleased that stolen property is being returned to its rightful owners." Ames and Neirs have been released after posting $50,000 bail each.

resource:www.people.com

By Helen-Mary Doussia,
Proficiency class

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

20% of the world's population consumes 80% of the planet's resources

GEO4 UNEP (UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME ) 2007