Tongue Twister of the Week

Pretty packages perfectly packed.

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Tip-top tiny tot toys.

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Today, in our We Can 2 class, we had two December birthdays!! We sang Happy Birthday to Ayaka whose birthday was yesterday, December 4th, and to Chisato whose birthday is on Monday, December 7th. Hope you have a great day girls! :)

Milk and Cookies

It is a known tradition in North America to leave milk and cookies for Santa on Christmas eve; and some carrot sticks for the reindeer if you really want to impress Santa. It is common belief among children that Santa will be hungry after his long flight around the world and would enjoy this little snack (and cookies are his favorite). In the morning the milk and cookies will be gone and presents will be left under the Christmas tree!!

Riddle of the day

1. What do elves learn in school?

2. What do snowmen eat for breakfast?

3. What's the best thing to put into a Christmas cake?

Answers: 1. the elf-abet, 2. snowflakes, 3. your teeth

Slang of the Day!

Scrooge!

This character originates from Charles Dickens' 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol. Scrooge was a man who hated Christmas and anything about the festive holiday season, often saying ''Bah Humbug''!! In the story, magically, three ghosts appear before Scrooge; the ghosts of his Christmas past, present, and future. In the end Scrooge learns that he should be nice and giving.

So from this story we have the term scrooge: a miserable person who is unwilling to give or share their good fortune with others.

Understand?

A. Hey, can I have a piece of bread please?

B. No you may not, just because I have an unlimited supply of bread, does not mean you can have some!

A. Hey come on, don't be such a scrooge!!

More Onomatopoeias!

Welcome to the second edition of Fun Onomatopoeias!
Last time we brought you some good ones for animals, door bells and car horns. This week we'll give you more animal sounds!
Do you remember what cats and dogs say? Meow! and woof!
Here are some more animal sounds:
Mice, hamsters and other rodents say squeek! squeek!
Doves and pigeons say coo! coo! (make your voice shake a bit for added effect)
Hens say cluck! cluck! and roosters yell cockadoodledooooo!
Turkeys say gobble! gobble!
Horses say neigh! neigh!
Goats and sheep say baa! baa!

image from of japanesepod101.com

Today is December!

Do you know what this means to many North American children? It is the first day to begin the annual Christmas count down on your advent calendar!! What is an advent calendar you ask? It is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Most commonly they are large rectangular and thin cardboard boxes with many ''windows''. One window is opened everyday during Advent to reveal an image, a poem, a part of a story or a small gift such as a toy or chocoloate! The number of doors can also increase to cover Christmas Day to New Year's Day.