October 2024

 What's Happening This Month




Here is the new schedule for the second half of this school year. There is an unusual break at the beginning of November, so please check closely.






Upcoming Events:  ABC Halloween Party

    It's that spooky time of year again!  Are you ready for another fun party?  If you forgot, check out the fun we had last year here: Halloween Party 2023

Here are the details for this year's party:

Culture Corner: Canadian Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated in Canada on the second Monday of October.  It has been celebrated since 1957.  The holiday is meant to celebrate the end of the harvest season. It is a public holiday, so most businesses are closed and public transportation services run on a shortened schedule.
    It is a holiday where many people visit family and friends, similar to Christmas.  Most people also have a special dinner.  People of European descent often have roast turkey and other foods that complement the harvest.
    Here's a look at a traditional Thanksgiving dinner:



Teacher's Corner

    Here is a riddle in keeping with our autumn theme.

Riddle of the Month:

 I'm tall when I'm young,  
short when I'm old,
and I stand inside Jack-o-lanterns
every Halloween.
What am I?

Idiom of the Month:  "Autumn Years" - When Taro retires, he plans to spend his autumn years travelling around the world.

Answer to Last Month's Riddle: Squash - in English, squash is the group name for certain types of vegetables.  Pumpkins are a type of squash.  Squash also refers to the sound some things make when the fall and break.


Inside the Classroom

This month we're looking at Unit #5 in E.U. 3.  In this unit, students are practicing the use of comparatives to compare people and things.

Here is the vocabulary we'll be practicing:
  • tall / short
  • old / young
  • strong / weak
  • thick / thin 
  • clean / dirty
  • pretty / ugly

Here's a look some of the language:
  • The girl is tall.  The boy is taller.
  • Who's taller, Danny or Julie?  Danny is taller.
Why don't you practice by asking and answer about people in your family?  Who's taller?  Who's younger?  Who's stronger?

Adult Corner

    This month's topic explains how western capitalist countries continue to exploit developing nations and how it all started.  A very interesting topic, indeed.  Click the link below and enjoy:


Key Words / Phrases:
  • Imperialism:
  • colonialism:
  • slave trade:
  • exploitation:
Questions About the Video:
  1. What is the main function of imperialism?
  2. What was African agriculture like before the arrival of Europeans?
  3. How did the Industrial Revolution influence European imperialism?
  4. How did colonialism benefit Europe?
  5. Once colonialism ended, how did capitalist countries maintain their control over their colonized states?
Discussion Questions:
  1. What is your opinion of imperialism and colonialism?
  2. Why do you think Japan was able to avoid European colonialism?
  3. if European imperialism failed, what do you think the world would be like today?


    Here is the sports calendar for the rest of the calendar year:

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