Let's Party!!!

This week, we’re all about the celebrations.

The IS1 classes finished off their presentations on Christmas, Diwali and the Chinese New Year before sharing them. What can I say? I was blown away.

In Monday’s class we had one student dressed as a Christmas tree, Jesus’ birthday cake and the most impressive of Chinese Dragons...

In Wednesday’s class we had an entire classroom transformed into the Diwali “festival of lights” (beautiful candles and all). Wednesday’s class even cooked and baked some delicious treats in honour of their chosen celebrations. (As you can see, these treats were enjoyed a lot!)

Not only did the students get to be creative and independent, they also learned and presented a great deal about their subject areas. Just wait until you see what we have in store for next week though...

Elsewhere, in the local elementary school we’ve spent the past few weeks making British school menus, role playing getting the wrong order in a restaurant (oh no!), and performing questionnaires on the students’ favourite hobbies. Next week, we’ll be buying and selling in our own shops which should be verrrry interesting J

In the kindergarten, things are feeling very Christmas-y. We even played “pin the hat, scarf and nose on the Rudolph" with some hilarious results. It's been the perfect time to learn the English words for winter clothing with all of the gorgeous snow that currently surrounds us and blankets the streets. 

In fact, the weather was perfect for last Friday's Christmas light switch-on in the evening. There were fireworks, carols, and crackling fires. 

Of course, Finland’s Independence Day celebrations are just around the corner too. This will be my first experience of the Independence Day so I'm pretty darn excited! 

P.S. HAPPY 1st DECEMBER!!!