Halloween, Refining Parents with Children and Nursery Procedures.

Hi Friends,

The fall color is really starting to get pretty.

Get ready for Halloween on Wednesday. Here is a list of the times for you to expect Trick or Treaters. In Carmel the time is from 5:00-8:00PM.  In Marion County trick or treating is from 6:00-8:00 PM. Turn on your porch lights to show the kids that you are ready for them to come. Be sure to have plenty of candy on hand.

We continue to refine our Parents with Children offering. Please read the details and find the sign up link for our new Parents with Children. Your children stay with us either before or after your chosen Parents with Children 

International Bible Study: Tuesday, 9:00-10:00, room 100.
In the fourth chapter of John we learn that after Jesus spent time in Jerusalem, performing miraculous signs and teaching the people, he decided to go back to Galilee, the region in which he had grown up. The journey took him and his disciples through an area called Samaria, the home of a group of believers that had split away from the Jewish faith due to a quarrel about where they should worship God. Both Jewish and Samaritan religious leaders taught that it was wrong to have any contact with the opposite group, and neither was to enter each other's territories or even to speak to one another.
So it was surprising to read that when Jesus stopped to rest at Jacob’s well, and his disciples went off in search of a place to buy food, Jesus struck up a conversation with a Samaritan woman who had come at noon to fetch water from the well. Women in this area usually got water in the cool of the morning or in the evening. Why was this woman avoiding the crowds? 

Another surprise - Jesus asked her for a drink of water! Then he went on to tell her that he could supply her with “living water” and (most surprisingly) he told her he knew the secrets of her immoral life, that she had been married five times, and that she was currently living with a man who was not her husband. The woman quickly realized she was speaking to someone who had been sent from God. She told Jesus that she knew the Messiah (The Christ) was coming. Jesus said, “I, the one speaking to you - I am he.”

This was the first time Jesus had plainly claimed to be the Messiah, the one sent from God. The woman went back to her village and told everyone about Jesus. They hurried to see him and listened to him teach for two days. Because of her witness, many Samaritans believed in Jesus!
Jesus filled these people with the “living water” that filled their souls! What a gift! Faith that brings us to eternal life!

October 30: Join us as we continue reading and discussing John 4.

International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30, room 100.
We had some general conversation talking about police stops and other miscellaneous topics and then rolled into our "swearing class". We talked about words in our home languages that sound like salty words to English ears. We also talked about words and gestures that are rude in America and compared them to gestures in our home countries. 

• October 30: Bring a big pumpkin to carve. Bring a sharp knife, a large spoon and newspapers. We will carve pumpkins into Jack o' Lanterns. To prepare, enjoy this great video about pumpkins.
• November 6: Let's Feast! Come and learn to prepare a traditional turkey and the fixings. Bring your favorite feasting dish to share.
• November 13: Let's go to Butler University Irwin Library an see the Indianapolis Historical Society "Who is a Hoosier?" Exhibit.

Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00, room 100.
John brought a great sheet with Halloween. We popped pop corn on the cob in the microwave.  This tasty treat easy to prepare and healthy. John brought Indian corn which is a colorful

October 31: No class...Happy Halloween!

English Classes: Thursdays, 9:00-11:30, upstairs classrooms.
We continue our classes. Do you like our new curriculum? There are so many nice options on line. Did you enjoy the Easy English News? There is much to read and talk about.

Parents and Children: Thursdays.
We continue to refine our partnership with the Nursery at CLC.

The Nursery is now offering two sessions: 9:00-10:10 and 10:15-11:25. They can only have 15 children at a time. Either go for the early session, or be ready to "switch out" for the later session.

Your children are welcome to be with you in the classroom, or you can bring them to our Children's Classroom. Join them there to learn songs, stories and games that American children love and work on your English at the same time. Practice reading aloud to your children and work on your vocabulary and pronunciation. Your children stay with us either before or after your chosen Parents with Children. We are offering four Parent and Child classes.

1. 9:00-9:20
2. 9:50-10:10
3. 10:15-10:35
4. 11:10-11:30

Read, sing songs, and learn about American Culture with your children. You can go on to class if you choose 1 or 3 and leave your child(ren) with us to play and learn. Choose 2 or 4 and leave your children with us to play and learn and come back for our Parents and Childen class.

Here is our New and Improved Parent and Child Sign Up.
Please select your preferred times so we can plan ahead.

VOCABULARY

refine: improve

quarrel: an angry dispute; a disagreement marked by a break in friendly relations
immoral: violating the principles of personal and social ethics
witness: testimony or evidence

Indian: the race of people native to the Americas often referred to as Native Americans
vice versa: the other way around
partnership: two groups or people who have an agreement and work together