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//MISS AMY

We here at Atlan-tic International

School recently had our first term break of the year. While many teach-ers and students were out of the classroom pre-paring for the next term there were some who did not want to miss a single moment of excite-ment at school! It just so happens that this small group threw one of the

biggest events of the year! A great Halloween party!

The children had the opportunity to

participate in a num-ber of fun and exciting activities. The younger children had their faces painted, while the older children sported their very own costumes! Children and teachers

worked together to dec-orate the assembly hall with paper pumpkins

and garlands; Halloween was celebrated in style! Children played a num-ber of games including “I am the witch”; miss Olga was the very scary witch making sure the chil-dren found the correct “colours” They had to be very careful not to let

go! They also played “hot and cold”, looking for hidden musical instru-ments around the room. Once each child had an instrument, the older children performed a wonderful dance with spooky ghosts, and after that all the children sang “This is Halloween”. Ev-eryone had a wonderful-ly spooky time! It was a boo-ti-ful celebration!

HALLOWEEN AT ATLANTIC

During the week of October 22nd to

26th, three classes from AIS Festivalnaya went on this year’s first ex-cursion! During the first term the topic studied was “Mysellf” and the children learned about their bodies, senses, growth and what food

we need to eat to stay healthy! Whilst we learned about foods that are good for us, we also learned about foods that may not be too healthy but can be eaten as a treat (now and again). Since the children worked very hard throughout the

term, we thought that they deserved a reward, so off we went to Shoko-ladnitsa where we made delicious chocolate hedgehogs! Children in Year One and Reception classes participated in this sweet experience, and they were not disap-pointed! Yum!

TRIP TO SHOKOLADNITSA

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//MISS HOLLY

Young learners are supported

with language and literacy through play based activities. Young learners learn best from experience therefore through hands on activities they are able understand how they got their answers. Activity based learning supports students by reinforcing their knowledge through application. «I hear, and I forget. I see and I remember. I do, and I understand»

- Chinese Proverb

Activity OneGive your child the opportunity to write/make letters in various materials. Write in or make letters from: shaving cream. Salt, playdough, paint, pipecleaners, clay, pudding or blocks

Activity Two: Letter DectivesGive your child a magnifying glass to look for letters around the house. Tell the child they are a letter detective. Look at boxes in the cupboards, look at the newspaper, labels.

Activity Three: Letter Sorting1. Give your child a

handful of plastic letters.

2. Have him/her look to see how they are alike.

3. Find: letters with straight lines / slanted lines/ curved lines/ tails/ humps.

Activity Four: Alphabet Hockey PockeyWrite a letter on several index cards or use your magnetic letters, and spread them out on the floor. Call out a letter. Have your child find the

letter and dance with it, while you sing the hokey pokey song.You put the letter M in.You put the letter M out.You put the letter M in,And you shake it all about.You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around.That’s what it’s all about.Activity Five: Message BoardProvide a dry erase board for your child to leave family members important messages. Encourage your child to read the messages to you sounding out the words.

ENCOURAGING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

//MISS TAMARA

Sometimes children doesn’t do what we

ask them to, and we call it disobedience. But there could be lots of different reasons behind this “misbehavior”. At first, sometimes a child can be so concentrated on some other activity (or some emotional

reaction) that he simply doesn’t hear us or cannot switch to a new activity immediately. Second, sometimes a child can not do what we want, because he hasn’t mastered yet this action and needs some our help: more instructions or clearer explanation, our presence or our participation in the

process. But sometimes a child does understand what is necessary to do and is able to perform it, but still refuses to obey. The reason often is within the parent-child relationships. Most often the contradiction between his need to be more independent and our over-protective position causes

the troubles. There could be also other reasons. But there is a universal response to disobedience, protests, emotional reactions. It is an active listening. It returns to a child in our response what he said, indicating his feeling.face, looking into the child’s eyes.(to be continued)

WHY DOESN’T HE OBEY?

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//MISS CATHERINE

Do you have a favorite recipe? These little

cakes are wonderfully tasty, easy to make and will keep for a week (in an airtight container)

Welsh Cakes

MethodSift the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder,

mixed spice) together into a mixing bowl. Cut up the butter and rub into the flour. Stir in the sugar andfruit, pour in the egg and mix to form a dough,

use a little milk if the mixture is a little dry. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about the thickness of a biscuit. Use a pastry cutter to cut out rounds. Cook the cakes on a greased bake stone or griddle until golden. The heat should not be too high, as the cakes will cook on the

outside too quickly, and not in the middle. Once cooked sprinkle with caster sugar and serve with butter.As an alternative you can try mixed dried fruit or tropical fruit.Some grated lemon or orange rind is also good. An unusual but deliciousaddition is 1 teaspoon of lavender flowers with some citrus zest. Add alittle orange juice, zest and icing sugar to some soft butter to serve with the welsh cakes.

Ingredients 225g/8oz plain flour

100g/4oz butter75g/3oz caster sugar 50g/2oz currants½tsp baking powder¼tsp mixed spice1 egg A pinch saltA little milk to bind

RECIPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD: WALES

Years two and three were thrilled when

accordionist Daire Mulhern came to visit. It was impossible to sit still! There was clapping and dancing, everyone was smiling. Daire is Ms Catherine’s nephew

from Ennis in Co. Clare in the west of Ireland. He started playing the button accordion at the age of eight and through hard work and determination became an All Ireland Champion three times (under

12yr s., under15ysr., and under 18yrs). He was also a champion melodeon player (that’s a smaller button accordion). He went to university and obtained a degree in music and has taught accordion to championship level for

six years - what a talent! He will be working in Moscow for the next year and has promised to visit us again soon.Thank you Daire for a lovely afternoon, AIS look forward to your next visit.

AN AFTERNOON TREAT

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