Welcome November

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Hello, Friends.

November launches a season of holidays and traditions.  Meanwhile, keep you eyes open for fun activities and events to celebrate. When you find something fun, be sure to let me know so I can pass the word along. We are enjoying some beautiful weather. Get out and have fun!

Arts and Entertainment:

Antigone: Butler University students present this Sophocles timeless play in a modern setting and modern English language. High school students and older are the recommended age. Live performance tickets cost $5.00; otherwise you can watch a virtual performance. You can watch the livestream performance at 7:00.

Sandhill Crane Update: The sandhill cranes make a major migratory stop in Jasper Pulaski Park every year. Sign up for updates for the numbers as they pass through. Meanwhile, you can listen for the distinctive call of these birds. They fly very high, so seeing them may not be possible.

Voting and Elections

We talked about the election and the election process. In the United States, we rarely do not know who is the president days and days after the election. This is a really close race and every vote counts. No one can predict what will happen. No one can claim victory. States have announced recounts. Questions have been raised about accuracy. There are a good number of stages to go through. The first Monday after the second Wednesday in December (December 14, 2020) is when the Electoral College electors meet in Washington D.C. to cast their votes. 

Stories and More: Monday, 10:30-11:30

We read Bob and Rob and Corn on the Cob. There is a nice surprise at the end that you can't help but enjoy. This great song helps to learn shapes.

 November 9: We will do more fun projects and read a great book. Go for a walk and find shapes and collect flowers, leaves, acorns, pinecones for your fall wreath.

American Sign Language: Mondays, 5:30-6:30

We had a strong review of fingerspelling and numbers. We reviewed question words: who, what, when where, why. 

November 9: Growing our vocabulary with colors, family, emotions, common phrases and more. Adding to our vocabulary is helping us to expand our ability to converse freely.

International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30

We read about John the Baptist at work in the wilderness preparing the way for the Lord in Luke 3: 1-20. John preaches about repentance or turning from harmful practices. He draws people from all walks of life and proclaims the good news. John advises Herod and is thrown in jail! 

November 10: Join us as we read the rest of Luke 3 and the baptism of Jesus and Luke provides Jesus genealogy. What

International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-12:00

We cooked delicious chilaquiles. Cooking from scratch to taste is such

November 10: Let's cook Japanese food Miso Soup and Rice Balls:

Rice balls:

• Japanese style rice
• salt
• canned tuna with oil
• mayonnaise
• toasted seaweed
• plastic food wrap

Miso soup ingredients:

• Miso (from the refrigerated section of the store)
• Fish broth (dehydrated type is recommended like the brand Hon Dashi)
• Tofu (soft is recommended)
• Green onions
• Deep fried tofu
• Other vegetables to your taste

Preparations:

• Please cook the rice in advance
• Keep the rice hot!
• Prepare the fish broth according to package directions

November 17: Let's talk about getting ready for Thanksgiving. What is this holiday and why is it so important to Americans? What are our favorite feasting foods?

November 24: Let's prep our turkey and sides.  

English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-12:00

Building vocabulary is an important part of language acquisition. Here is s portion of another list of 1000 words to look over. 

English Study Here has plenty of lists and cheat sheets to help you advance your knowledge.

Conversations

Middle of the Week: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00

End of the Week: Fridays, 10:30-12:00

Conversations are always great. There is no way to prepare for all the twists and turns. We enjoyed talk about family, politics, and family politics. We demonstrated an example of an argument going South with some lively back and forth. We talked about the historic events in this presidential election and that we are in for the long haul until this election is over.

We talked about the things we like to collect including all those great boxes that come in our door.  We ended our week with this lighthearted look at boxes with this book: Not a Box

launches: starts

pass the word along: tell others

claim victory: say one is the winner

prep: prepare

genealogy: family history name list
portion: piece 
historic: remarkable in time; something not seen before 
in for the long haul: a long process 
twists and turns: surprising changes