Hello, Friends
We have a lot to talk about this upcoming week. Be sure to check each class. Our Kids' Conversation has some fantastic tips. Thanks, guys!
Weather Emergency Preparedness Week
Key terms:
- [Storm or Tornado] Watch: Conditions are right for the event to occur in your area. Be prepared to cover.
- [Storm or Tornado] Warning: The event is in your area. Take cover now.
- Weather Siren: When the sirens go off, get prepared or take cover. Sirens are tested at a particular time each week. Be sure to know when that is for your area.
Emergency tips (have these things in your "go bag" or safe place):
- Shelter in the lowest level or in a room that has no windows. A bathroom or hall is a great place because the walls are fortified.
- Shoes for everyone (especially if you have to shelter at night out of bed)
- A battery powered radio or crank radio
- Blankets for shelter and warmth
- Water
- Food (for people and pets)
- Chargers for your tech
- Grab your tech
- Your wallet with IDs or other documents
- Cash
- Pets on a leash or in a container
- What else....?
USA Spring Forward!
In the United States, we spring forward or go to Daylight Savings Time on March 13 (Europe Springs Forward March 27). If you Zoom in from another time zone, be sure to check the time of your class meets.
Special Note: Because the majority of our students live in other countries that do not have daylight savings, we are changing the time to 5:30-6:00 PM DST on Friday. The time does not change for our international students, but it does for our U.S. students.
Things to Do Local and Virtual
Things to do in Hamilton County Are you local? Check these opportunities.
JASI Miso Making Virtual Class Thursday, March 24, 6:00-7:00 PM. Learn to make miso at home. Miso is the basis for many Japanese dishes.
The Carmel Clay Library has some great events. Get out your card and sign up! I am taking the charcuterie class!
Truffles and Creams Support the Ukraine and enjoy delicious truffles by purchasing a particular box of truffles. This shop is collecting new clothing. They are particularly looking for socks, underwear and items for children. See more in this article on WRTV.
American Sign Language: Monday, 5:30-6:30 PM DST, Zoom
We continued building our vocabulary in the context of songs. A sing along not only helps perfect pronunciation and cadence, it provides a necessary context and builds community.
March 14: Join us as we continue to grow.
International Bible Study: Tuesday, 9:30-10:30 AM DST, Zoom
We discussed 2 Thessalonians 2. This great chapter talks about the end time predictions (or the apocalypse). Paul teaches that Jesus will bring justice to overthrow the evil one. Paul teaches the Thessalonians to "stand firm and to hold fast to teachings".
March 15: We wrap up 2 Thessalonians. Join us for parting advice.
International Friends: Tuesday, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM DST, Zoom
While COVID isn't a reason not to meet in person, other colds and sore throats got in the way of our meet up! We missed our Friends who couldn't make it.
March 15: Cook Along. We are making Corned Beef and Cabbage to prepare for St. Patrick's Day. Buy your corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, onions, celery. We will also demonstrate making Irish soda bread. This Taste of Home recipe is a good start.
Afternoon Conversation: Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 PM DST, Zoom
We talked about the severe weather we experienced. Do you wish you had a basement? How old is your home? That could help decide whether you need a basement to hide from the weather.
March 16: What do you want to talk about? Zoom on over!
English Classes: Thursday, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM DST, Zoom
We worked on situations for using -ing or -ed endings. A round robin of two truths and a lie helped us to learn more about each other. It is fun to learn unbelievable things about each other.
March 17: Wear green for St. Pat’s Day. We will continue our classes and lessons and build our grammar.
Kid's Conversation: Friday, 5:30-6:30 PM DST, Zoom
Shared tongue twisters and tried them out. Such fun! Can you say these three times quickly? Do you know what they mean?
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
- How many cans can a canner can if a canner can cans.
- カエルぴょこぴょこ三ぴょこぴょこ。合わせてぴょこぴょこ六ぴょこぴょこ。
- Pronunciation. kaeru pyoko pyoko mi pyoko pyoko. awasete pyoko pyoko mu pyoko pyoko.
- Translation (which is also a bit of a twister): There are three frogs hopping. Here come another three hopping frogs. In total there are six frogs hopping.
- I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream
- Time asked Time how long Time has. Time replied to Time that Time has the time that Time has. (Time is sometimes capitalized because it is a name. This is a good one because capitalization conventions are important to help understand and inform this tongue twister).
March 18:
- Wear green for St. Patrick's Day!
- Bring a green snack to enjoy (because we aren't together to eat one, but that doesn't mean we can't have a party!)
- What is a leprechaun?
- Why would you want to catch one?
- How would you catch it? Show or tell us about your trap.
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