ALLOU KIDOM IN ATHENS !

Some informatiom about Allou Kidom:

Allou Pass Day : Daily pass for endless fun. Play as much as you want until you drop. The house of fear, ice rink, New York and skill games are excluded. Price :15 euros.

Kidom family Pass : More fun with less, for the whole family with our family rates: 2 children -Price 27 euros, 3 children : 37 euros, 4 children : 47 euros.

Allou Fun Card : Magnetic card for access to every game. It is "charged" with fun points which are being deducted every time you play, according to the price of each game. It can be used again and again each time you visit the park, simply by "recharging" it at the cashiers.

Tokens : Throw the Allou token at the New York and Boom boom bumper cars and enjoy amazing crashes. Price : 3.5 euros.

Allou Gift Card : The ideal gift for all, in two versions, 30 or 50 euros.

OPENING HOURS
10.00 - 23.00

By Fotini Zaharaki.

PROJECT TITLE: The Three Holy Hierarchs

Fathers Among The Saints.

Born: 330-Basil
329-Gregory
349-Ioannis

Died: 379-Basil
407-Ioannis
389- Gregory

Honored in : Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholic, Churches.

Feast : January 30th

Attributes : Vested as Bishops, wearing omophoria, raising right hand in blessing, holding Gospel Books.



By Fotini Zaharaki, Anna Avdi, Mary Avdi.

PROJECT TITLE: The Three Holy Hierarchs

The Three Holy Hierarchs of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great ( known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory The Theologian ( known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and John Chrysostom. They were highly influential bishops of the early church who played pivotal roles in shaping Christian theology. In Eastern Christianity they are also known as The Great Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers.

By Antonia Rayia, Panagiotis Kantanis, Bill Stathopoulos, Nick Bikas, Chris Dimitriou,George Karagiorgos.

AT PASCUCCI WITH E SENIOR

27/01/2012

Dear all,

Here’s the activity of the week, this time with Esen. On Friday afternoon, some of the students from this class went out to Pascucci café with Mrs Efi to have a drink.

The aim of this activity was to practice on using appropriate language to order a drink, ask for information, make a suggestion, ask for the bill and so on, among other objectives such as being polite, refusing and accepting, bargaining in a game, socializing.

The students and their teacher communicated only in English, had a juice of their preference, played a board game called PICTIONARY, had a photo or two to capture the moment and had a discussion on various topics e.g concerning their school trips. There were some very funny moments, especially while playing the board game PICTIONARY, since students had to draw pictures in different ways.

There were some absentees in this activity and we thought of them at times but we do hope that we’ll be able to do something else all together very soon. The students who were present though were the following: The ‘super boy and gentleman’ of the team Mr Jim Doussias, the lovely girls Miss Nikoleta Tsouvaltzidi, Miss Ifigenia Koutouki, Miss Theodora Samada, Miss Aggeliki Tsakalou and their teacher Mrs Efi. Here are a couple of pictures for you all to look at.

We did enjoy our afternoon out because we shared some time together speaking in English without books & homework and we felt great when we realized that it’s great to speak another language when we have fun, don’t you agree so? . Shall we repeat it soon then? I loved it!

Warm regards,
Mrs Efi

AN ACTIVITY WITH A,B & C SENIOR

On Friday 20th January, Mrs Efi and the students from A, B& C senior had a warm cup of tea & a piece of cake at the premises of our school. Most students attended the event and were most excited about finding the coin in the Xmas cake, as well as using English to communicate throughout the activity. They all spoke English for the whole hour and this was rather impressive! Even some shy students would reproduce the dialogues in order to participate!

Part of the activity was devoted to story-telling and as a follow-up activity, the students were asked some comprehension questions. Apart from that, they used proper English to ask for some tea and a piece of cake, they used related language to express likes and dislikes ( for instance, whether they prefer sugar or honey etc ), they told jokes, they took some photos and videos, they teased each other and above all, they built on a positive rapport and their self-esteem in an English speaking environment! It was more than great!

And as you can see for yourself in the photos, George Papaspyros was the one to get the coin in his piece of cake and of course, he got the money and the chocolate ! His classmates were not very happy about that, though... Hi,hi,hi

ON A VISIT TO THE SUPERMARKET

On Friday 13th January the Junior class paid a visit to the supermarket nearby our school for educational purposes. The aim of this activity was to familiarize the students with certain groups of products in a real-life situation in which they had to identify several items, name them in English and reflect on their use.

Initially, the students were pre-taught a list of shopping products under the categories of drinks, pastry, fruits, vegetables, sweets and other. They were presented an apple-pie to categorize the products. They were explained the task they had to carry out during their visit to the supermarket.

In all respect, the students seemed rather enthusiastic and proud of themselves in realizing they could identify the several products as much as they enjoyed doing the activity in real context.

Well done my little darlings! I felt proud of you!!!

Polar Bears - Why are they in danger?

Polar bears are an endangered species. They live in the Arctic Ocean. Polar bears have got thick, white fur and sharp teeth. They weigh up to 680 kilos and eat fish and meat.

There are many reasons that polar bears are in danger. Firstly, Arctic people hunt them for their fur, meat and their fat. Moreover, climate change has made the ice thinner, so it is difficult for polar bears to find food.

We can help polar bears by stopping hunting and keeping the environment clean.

This project was researched and composed by C Senior.

XMAS CELEBRATION AT OUR SCHOOL

Dear students, teachers and parents,

I wish you all

A HAPPY,CREATIVE AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR, FULL OF HEALTH, JOY AND STRENGTH FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.

Although Xmas holidays have been a busy period for everyone - you know, shopping, singing carols, baking cakes, going to church, having delicious meals and so on-, I bet we would all agree that there's no problem in getting tired this way. Am I wrong? So, here we are now heading towards the end of our holidays while wishing we had some more days to spend playing and relaxing with our family and friends.

It is my pleasure to announce to you that the Xmas celebration of our English Nursery classes was utterly a success! The little ones performed very well singing and acting in front of their parents and friends! They were all very sweet and above all, they could adapt their roles and participate in the English language excellently! If you want to take a glimpse, just visit the flickr and share your thoughts with us. We will be glad to receive some of your comments!

Best regards,
Mrs Efi

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS AT WILLPOWER LANGUAGE SCHOOL

Ho,ho,ho ... Merry Christmas everyone! Merry Christmas to you all, my darling kids! Ho,ho,ho ... This year's special events at Willpower will be amazing! I'm invited to attend the celebration of the English Nursery classes on 22nd Dec and I'm certainly going.. My sack is full of little presents for these kids- I'm not telling you what-. They'll have to sing the Xmas carols to me if they want to get one! Oh, I've also heard that all Willpower students are going to the main square of Agrinio on 23rd Dec to sing the carols there,too. Hmmm... let me think....Hmmm... I might be able to come, too. Ho,ho,ho... That would be great! Ho,ho,ho.. Merry Christmas!!!!

WHAT MEALS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE SERVED IN YOUR SCHOOL? BY NEKTARIA KANTANI

SCHOOL MENU

MONDAYS Grilled chicken with boiled potatoes

TUESDAYS Green salad & fish

WEDNESDAYS Eggs & sausages

THURSDAYS Beef & spaghetti with sauce

FRIDAYS Boiled potatoes with chicken

Should teenagers have mobile phones? By Fotini Zaharaki

Most teens have mobiles and a lot of them are hooked on them. Is this good or bad?

Mobile phones are a useful tool. You can send SMS and MMS to your friends. Also, mobile phones help communication. You can talk with your friends wherever they are.

On the other hand, mobile phones can be harmful. If you spend too many hours talking on the phone, the radiation will damage your health. Also, mobile phones distract you from homework. You may fall behind in your schoolwork.

All in all, mobile phones are very useful gadgets to have. However, teens should use them sensibly.

Giant tortoises by Panayiotis Kadanis

The giant tortoises live in the Galapagos Islands. In our days, they face extinction.

The giant tortoise can weigh up to 400 pounds and can be up to 1.4 metres long. It has a black hard shell. The tortoise moves very slowly, at a speed of just 0.21 km per hour and it is a vegeterian.

This species is threatened by people; they destroy its natural habitat and hunt the animal for its meat.

Can we do anything to save it?

A teacher is somewhere in the world tonight preparing lessons to teach your children. In the minute it takes you to read this, teachers all over the world are not only saving lives, but they are also sacrificing their own time for your child's literacy, prosperity, and future...It's ...Teacher Appreciation Week...!!!!

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

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