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The English magazine of School NICOLAE IORGA, PLOIESTIRomaniaSPEAK OUT-148218703966No. 22October, 2010831850-76200“Kids Forget Traditional Street Games”IntroductionOur school started a Comenius Multilateral Partnership Project, ‘Kids Forget Street Games’(2010-2012). Students experience street games by learning about and playing established games, such as stickball, kick the can, and tag as well as hand games, chant-and-response activities, and rope skipping. , Students research and present their findings about a selected street game.We will learn about the cultural aspects, customs, history of other European countries across the search and putting in practice Popular and Traditional Games of every country.Why is this Project?Because the game itself is the expression of peace agreement and sympathy among people. It is also well known that game anticipates children's adaptation for their adult life.While preparing for Game Day in our school, we came to an interesting conclusion: more or less all the games we got from the other countries were familiar to our children. It means the children folk games are international and our children here in Turkey play almost the same games which are also popular somewhere even in Europe, in America... This conclusion was unexpected but at the same time very pleasant. It made us realize that the world is not so big at all.? Our students are playing your games in the classrooms, on the playground, and in the Physical Education class. It is so nice to learn games from other countries. Every game tells something... Almost every game tells something about the country it came from. Each of you was a child once…??The game is a way to communicate and the cultural exchanges made us closer one from another.?We have the opportunity to find out that the kids from our partnerships country also play "Hopscotch" or "Hide and Seek". As well we would like to learn new games which are played by the children from other countries.? We understood better the rules of the new games, and also their far origin, exchanging drawings, pictures, video or audio tape.? We will announce soon the web site address of the project. This could be the first multicultural anthology of the children's folk games. Almost all the world languages are to be found here: English, Bulgarian, Romanian, Spanish, French, Italian and others .The Sun shines…The Earth spins round… Fish swim… Birds fly… Children play…? This project will be a challenge. Children have always played and will continue to play as long as the human being exists. The play belongs to a world of innocence, it doesn't know what borders and discriminations of any kinds are and this wonderful project will manage to successfully prove it.The games I remember most stronglyThe games I remember most strongly from my childhood were not commercial games with printed rules but rather those that we learned from our parents and other children. I remember the games my mother taught me, such as how to jump rope with two ropes the way she did when she was a child. With two ropes you have to jump doubly fast, what she called "double dutch."? Many times we would ask her to take time from her work to turn the rope for us because we knew that when she began to reminisce about the games she knew, she would soon be telling us wonderful stories from her childhood.? I also remember telling our parents we were leaving for school early, but instead my brothers and sister and I would stop at the end of the drive and play games with the neighbors before school. During those games we enjoyed a brief magic. For the moment, it didn't matter who lived in a big house or small one, who had many toys at home or just a few, whose parents were on one end of the political spectrum or the other, and who did well in school or who did not. We all ran and laughed and called out to one another as we played such games as "tag" or "kick the can" -- games that needed no fancy equipment, at most an old tin can or rope, or a song.? Collecting games whose rules are typically transmitted by "word of mouth" provides an excellent vehicle for students to share cultural and linguistic knowledge:? * Games are universal.? * The families of students are involved, encouraging oral histories.? * Comparing games provides a vehicle for cultural sharing and encourages discussion about the cultural knowledge embodied in games.? * Students learn investigative skills. When a child brings in a new game, it extends the growing collection of data. When a child brings in a game that has been described by others, either locally or in other parts of the world, fascinating patterns can be discovered in the data.? * Students improve their writing skills. To explain to others the rules for a game that the reader may never have seen before, requires very detailed and explicit writing.? * Examining the rules of games, how they are established and what happens when they are broken, can lead to discussions about what children know of conflict resolution.? * Collecting games is a provocative yet a discrete task -- it's rich but has a concrete product as an outcome.? Telecommunications makes it possible for students from diverse regions to collaborate on a wide-ranging investigation of games.? I know that the games collection you are creating will become a valuable classroom resource which teachers can use to encourage cross-age cooperation on school playgrounds and to stimulate alternatives to watching TV after-school. I can also see, in watching the lively exchange of children's games that has begun, that this project is going to be fun and engaging!? Games for ChildrenGame for Children is like Work for adults. With this I mean that I cannot imagine an adult who doesn't work, or a child who doesn't play. I think playing games is the way for children to learn, to explore, to know, to imagine, to share, to create, everything they do has to do with games, for them, even the most serious things have a game-like side, and I think that's because games is something serious to them.?The Children's Traditional Games Project will help children share their games across all boundaries of borders, languages, and oceans.? For all their tomorrows, the children will feel a little closer because they will share their favorite games this year.? GamesGames have always been and are a form of human communication. Children play with each other easily, often they don't need any words. They can express their feelings and ideas non-verbally. they don't know the languages. The other children don’t know any Spanish,French,Italian,Russian or English. This is a skill which we lose as we become adults, which is a pity. If we could agree on some behaviour rules as easily as children often do, even without such communication skills as we possess, then probably this world would have been a safer and a better place to live in.Life is a Game?We've been training for it from the birth - learning to obey rules, to enjoy it and (from time to time) to remember it's just a Game (that is: not to take it extremely seriously).??Let's pretend to be children one moment!??Music, poetry and game follow childhood, the earliest age of the man. Children's games, that is to say recreational activities mainly enjoyed by children, are orally transmitted from child to child, often accompanied by traditional formulas or counting out rhymes. They vary from culture to culture. Children express their joy to play and they simulate the social life typical to adults as they wish to imitate them.? It is difficult to classify the games because of their great number and variety. Children enjoy both active and passive games. Some games are played according to formal rules or prescribed equipment, others are spontaneously played. Games of skill and chance, outdoors and indoor games, word and guessing games are also known.? The games offer to children the opportunity of cooperation and action. Psychologists believe that the basis of children's play is an imitation of adult life, and at the same time a learning process that means to adapt and copy life' situations. Children's games are spread and perpetuated by imitation, many of them such as "Hopscotch" or "Marbles" have long histories.? The children's folklore maintains elements, even since mankind's childhood. It preceded the appearance of spoken languages and musical language. It is said that thanks to this kind of folklore, the scientists could look in the far off past of mankind where there rest the roots of art. Such games and rituals mainly interest folklorists. For example one and the same game, namely "Hide and seek" is played all around the world, Africa, Australia, America, Asia and Europe. Games come out and in of fashion, and new games appear. Nowadays, electronic games are preferred both by children and adults. Other games are seasonal or local and on the other hand "Monopoly" and "Scrabble" can be played throughout the year.? The game as a main activity of a child is the most important stage for his development, but also a link between past, present and future.? Symbol of victoryThe game is a symbol of victory in a fight with yourself, with your own fear, weakness, or doubts. It is a whole universe, where everyone has to find his place, with a chance or a risk.? The game associates the notions of the Whole of Rules and of Liberty in a frame settled like in real life. So, the games are real methods of the real, personal and social life. They enable the passing from Nature to Culture.? At the outset, games are connected to the idea of Spirit Murat CINKI , Turkey - English Teacher, Coordinator of the Comenius Project142410473706Children from Scotland2209357297712COMENIUS PROJECT – Kids Forget Traditional Street GamesThe first visit of the project was SCOTLAND. There, we chose the logo of the project and the winner was: POLAND. We exchanged cards and letters with the -1085853124203282950312420other 8 countries.Our final logos Projects for our partners325120018415Cards for our friends Hello, from Romania!-172720-2127253253105-138430mmmm Comenius team in Scotland At Shipshape museum!3251348-1373Parachute gamesBagpipers311213575565-34290075565Poster about RomaniaWith the Scottish students10 golden American Rules 4396105472440Thomas Jefferson (American president), like Benjamin Franklin and George Washington(American president), worked on first disciplining himself BEFORE attempting to change others. Thomas Jefferson's Ten Rules: --Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.--Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.--Never spend money before you have earned it.--Never buy what you don't want because it is cheap.--Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.--We seldom repent of having eaten too little.--Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.--How much pain the evils cost us that never happened.--Take things always by the smooth handle.--When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, count to a hundred.Letter Exchange between Nicolae Iorga School students and USA studentsLos Angeles, Teacher Lynn Sosa – students from VIB class, teacher Cerassela AnghelSeattle, Teacher Joe Bailey – students from IVB class, teacher Cerassela AnghelSeptember 21st – International Peace DayThis special day was celebrated by 6th B students, during the English class. We took part in the World-wide International Campaign, PINWHEELS FOR PEACE!Inside each pinwheel, students wrote a message for peace. Our activity, and the pictures, where included on the site of the campaign!30201280190Great job, children! PEACE!183669844636A Friend from EnglandMrs. Norma Duke lives in Alton, England. She is our school friend since 1999. She comes every year to talk to students about British culture and civilization. Every time she brings presents: chocolates and books! This year we talked about Scotland, Pets, European Day of Languages and School in England.620395297180Thank you very much, Norma!621030596906B students exchange letters with students fromLos Angeles, California7480616309 Dear Katie,Hi! My name is Miruna, I’m 12 years old and I live in Ploiesti, Romania. My family is very funny and big. The oldest person in family is my great-gradmother. She is 87 years old. I love her because she makes very delicious cakes.I like traveling around the world and learning about different cultures. When I travel I feel very good and free. I like reading and drawing too. I like shopping and I love dancing and of course I love music. My favorite singers are Rihanna, Inna and Miley Cyrus. I like having fun with my friends. I like watching movies and playing on PC. My favorite games are Metin and Imvu and my favorite movie is Another Cinderella Story. My favorite food is Pizza and my favorite desert is ice cream.I love very much puppies but I don’t have one.My school is Nicolae Iorga. It is very cool. My colleagues are a little crazy but I love them and I love teachers too.My best friends are Madalina, Catrinel, Andreea, Claudia and of course, my new friend, Katie.3991610165735 Hope to hear from you soon! Love, Miruna, 6B 1707515-466090People celebrate Halloween by going trick-or-treating, which means to get dressed up in costumes to look like traditional characters, such as witches or ghosts, and travel from house to house and say "trick or treat." If the house is friendly they will give treats to those dressed in costumes, such as candy or small toys. However, if the house does not give them any goodies, then the trick-or-treaters will play tricks on them, such as decorating the yard with toilet paper or eggs. Many of the homes will already be decorated with scary graveyards or fake spider webs to scare away evil spirits, as well as children who are trying to play pranks.Most people who celebrate this holiday enjoy throwing costume parties where all the guests are dressed up in the traditional characters of Halloween. Often there are costume contests to judge who has the best outfit. Apple bobbing, a tradition that involves floating apples in water and participants attempting to grab the apple with only their mouth, is popular for Halloween. Many children and adults get together and tell ghost stories and spooky tales to scare one another while they eat the candies they collected during trick-or-treating.Some religious groups do not celebrate Halloween because they feel it goes against their religious beliefs as a way of worshiping evil. For instance, Jehovah's Witnesses do not acknowledge Halloween and the children of this religious group do not go trick-or-treating or wear costumes. In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is often confused with Halloween because it falls the day after Halloween and celebrates the dead in their communities. However, this holiday is not the same as Halloween, and has its own customs, traditions and meaning. The Day of the Dead is a joyous celebration filled with parades, food and music as people reconnect with their loved ones who are dead, while Halloween is meant to scare off dead people and evil spirits. Halloween is more of a dark tradition with the idea that some spirits and ghosts come back around that time to scare or hurt people. However, most people do not really worry about the scary parts of Halloween and instead enjoy eating the candies, wearing the crazy costumes and spending time with friends and family while they visit others in their community.37084026162022872701320804753155209909 HALLOWEEEEEEEEEEEN IS COMING!!!!! DO YOU KNOW THAT....? - Halloween, referred to as All Hallows Eve, was originally a pagan holiday in which they honored the dead. It was celebrated on October 31 since this was the last day of the Celtic calendar. The celebration dates back some 2,000 years.?- The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts wondered the streets on all Hallows Eve so they began wearing masks and costumes in order to not be recognized as human.- The jack-o-lantern tradition comes from an old Irish folk tale about a man named Stingy Jack. It was said that he was unable to get into heaven and was turned away from the devil because of his tricky ways. So he set off to wander the world looking for a resting place. For light, Stingy Jack used a burning coal ember in a hollowed out turnip. When the Irish immigrated to the U.S. during the Great Potato Famine of 1845-1850, they found that turnips were not as readily available like they were in the homeland. So they started carving pumpkins as a replacement for their tradition. - On Halloween, Irish peasants would beg the rich for food. For those that refused, they would play a practical joke. So, in an effort to avoid being tricked, the rich would hand out cookies, candy, and fruit – a practice that morphed into trick-or-treating today.Halloween Edibles- Of all the candy sold annually, one quarter of it is sold during Halloween time (September – November 10) making it the sweetest holiday of the year. - Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America- The number one candy of choice for Halloween is Snickers- There are an estimated 106 million potential treat-or-treat stops (i.e., housing units occupied year-round, per the U.S. Census) Halloween Marketing - Halloween is the second most commercially successful holiday, beat out only by Christmas- The U.S. consumer spends upwards of $1.5 billion on Halloween costumes annually and more than $2.5 billion on other Halloween paraphernalia, such as decorations, crafts, etc. More than $100,000 of that is said to be spent online- Candy sales in the U.S. for Halloween average $2 billion annually- Halloween is the third biggest party day of the year behind New Year’s and Super Bowl Sunday, respectively- 86% of Americans decorate their homes at Halloween- Halloween is the 8th largest card sending holiday. The first Halloween greeting is dated back to early 1900 and today consumers spend around $50 million dollars on Halloween cards each year. - Of the pumpkins marketed domestically, 99% of them are used as Jack-o-lanterns at Halloween- Approximately 82% of children and 67% of adults take part in Halloween festivities every yearHalloween? Colors- The official Orange and Black colors of Halloween came from orange being associated with fall harvest and black symbolizing darkness and death. - There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with “orange” ?Memories from last summerMy summer holiday by Velicu Alexandra ( VIII A)During this holiday I went to Tu?nad Baths, and I stayed with a family at Villa Pax. It was a great experience to stay there and see the funny bears late in the night coming to the recycle bin to eat.I visited Miercurea Ciuc, Spring Mures, Gheorgheni and Bicaz. 3296920365125208280421005The next morning after I arrived I went with my parents to Bicaz Keys and I saw the Red Lake, the Bicaz barrier (Mountain Spring) and the Bicaz river. I went through stone walls, and I had the impression that they were falling over me. It was a fascinating journey.POETRY CORNERThe pumpkin by Istrate Marina ( VII A) I see a pumpkin which looks at meAt the window... opposite me.I don’t know where it disappeared Because it’s not everytime here.It appears only in OctoberWhen ? the trick or treat ? thing Is the most popular thing.Poem in Romanian, English, French By all the students from the Vth C grade School in three languages Ne place sa vorbim; We like to read.Nous aimons jouer avec les mots Toate acestea intr-un singur locThat we call school.L’ecole est notre maison,Si toti suntem o familie We will learn together...Jour apres jour. Noi iubim limba romanaWe like English, too.Et la langue francaise est jolie, aussi.OUR SCHOOL IS THE BEST !!! Poem without a name ( By the students from VII A)We love English, We love schoolOur teachers are very cool.This page was written by the students from VIII A grade for the International Day of Languages.Why do we need English?2560955206375- Because we can talk with people from other countries and we can make lots of friends.- Because it is the most popular language of the world and it opens all kinds of doors. - Because we can make a lot of money if we know English very well ( we can translate from Romanian into English and from English into Romanian) or we can work as interpreters. 1605977317702 - Because it is the international communication language,- Because we can find whatever information we need on the internet- Because we can build international congresses- Because music is more beautiful when we can understand the petition!!!!!!!!!!!!!We are looking for the best translators in our school who will receive a prize and of course a ten for the English class!Everything Is Not What It Seems lyrics by SELENA GOMEZ 40034892412601Well, you know everything's gonna be a breezeThat the end will no doubt justify the meansYou could fix any problem at the slightest easeYes please.Well, you might find out, it'll go to your headWhen you write a report on a book you never readWith the snap of your fingers you can make your bedThat's what I said.Everything is not what it seemsWhen you can get all you wanted in your wildest dreamsYou might run into trouble if you go to extremesBecause everything is not what it seems.Everything is not what it seemsWhen you can have what you want by the simplest of meansBe careful not to mess with the balance of thingsBecause everything is not what it seems. THE ENGLISH MAGAZINE OF SCHOOL ‘NICOLAE IORGA’- PLOIESTISTRADA MINERVA NR.4TEL. 0244/552398SPEAK UP MAGAZINENO. 22, OCTOBER, 2010Series Editorial Board:Comenius Project10 Golden American RulesInternational Peace DayNorma DukeLetter for KatieHalloweenMemories from last summerPoemsWhy do we need EnglishCompetitionEditors in chief: Teacher, Cerassela Anghel Teacher, Alina Bocan OCTOBER, 2010 ................
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