October Days

 Hello Friends.

I am sorry for the late Update. It was a busy weekend full of moving and family. Lucky for us it's break week.

October is a busy month for our Friends:

Fall Break Oct. 13 & 14: American English class and Kid's Conversation are not meeting

Pumpkin Carving Tailgate Oct. 20 In Person (and on Zoom) at Cornerstone Lutheran Church, 4850 East Main Street, Carmel. Meet in the parking lot (indoors if weather is inclement we will meet indoors) 10:00 AM-12:00 PM.

• Bring a pumpkin to carve.
• Bring a sharp knife and large spoon.
• Bring tailgate snacks to share.
• Bring your own beverage.
• Bring your family and friends.

Get Out There

Downtown Indy Events: Fall festivals are firing up downtown. Bookmark this site to keep up to date with fun events.

Only in Your State: Find fun in the state where you live or where you would like to visit.

The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Women's suffrage campaigns in the 1800s gave women voting rights on a state by state basis (with Kentucky being the first state). This right became a Federal law in 1920. Read more.

• Understanding America: 100 Years of Women Voting is a video briefing with a transcript to follow along or to understand words you may have missed.
• League of Women Voters: is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization that provides a great deal of information and resources for all American voters.

American Sign Language: Monday, 5:30-6:30 PM, Zoom

Technical difficulties made for a short class. Class vocabulary review continues.

October 10: Introduction and review of Fall vocabulary and The Lord's Prayer. Here are two videos of the prayer. This Lord's Prayer video helps to understand the attitude of this signing. This video helps to understand the words or vocabulary as well as variations of the meanings of the words.

American Accent Training: Thursday, 9:30-11:30 AM, Zoom

Back together again. Bill's Tip was Jump through hoops.

October 13: American Accent Training is Zooming.

October 20: Meet up to experience the American traditions of tailgating and pumpkin carving for Halloween (and other festive, fall holidays).

American English Class: Thursday, 9:00-11:00 AM Zoom

We are moving our meeting to 9:00-11:00 AM to accommodate our Asian Interntional Friends with the Daylight Savings/Time Zone change.

We talked about number pronunciation and number conventions in the United States. How we say "personal" numbers like house or phone numbers is different than how we talk about amounts. 

We also talked about writing a check and how American number conventions work when both writing and speaking about the check.

October 13: No class. Fall Break

October 20: Meet up to experience the American traditions of tailgating and pumpkin carving for Halloween (and other festive, fall holidays).

October 27: Back to class. Be ready to go through the "C" words from the 1000 Word List. "C" can be pronounced a number of ways. In order to be understood, be sure to use the right pronunciation.

Kid's Conversation: Friday, 5:30-6:00 PM, Zoom

We learned about field day in Brazil. We play many of the same games. Field day in Brazil lasts three days and even has opening ceremonies!

October 15: No meeting. Fall Break.

October 28: Let's talk about getting ready for Halloween and Halloween in our home countries.

accommodate: adapt of change to fit the wishes or needs of another person

follow along: read at the same time as watching or listening

get out there: leave your comfortable home and have some fun

made for a [something]: caused [something]

say: talk about or pronounce

talk about: refer to or explain something