english activities

English Activities

1. Halloween (31st Oct.)
Origins of Halloween
Halloween is celebrated annually. "Halloween" means “All Hallows Eve”.

1st November is “All Hollows Day”. One story says that, on that day, the dead spirits come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife.

Naturally, people did not want to be possessed. So on the night of 31st October, people would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in costumes and noisily paraded around the neighbourhood in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess. Besides, people would make scary faces into pumpkins or potatoes and place them near windows or doors to frighten the dead spirits away.

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2. P.6 Interview Class (Oct.03-Jan.04)
Mr. Valero has lessons with P.6 students to teach them skills of how to handle the secondary school interview.

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3. P.3,4 Drama Class (Nov.03-Mar.04)
Our school and STAR ART EDUCATION jointly organize drama course for P.3 and P.4 students. In the lessons, students gain knowledge about drama and confidence in expressing themselves. Their language proficiency has been improved too. The drama class is going to perform in the English Fun Week in March.

4. P.5,6 Cambridge Course and Examination (Feb.04-May 04)
Our school and TIMES ENTERPRISES jointly organize Cambridge course for P.5 and P.6 students. The course aims at training up students' abilities in the four skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking). Students can also choose to take part in the Cambridge Examination in which their proficiency in the language is being assessed.

5. P.5 Interview Class (Feb.04-June.04)
Mr. Valero has lessons with P.6 students to teach them skills of how to handle the secondary school interview.

6. English Fun Week (A.M.: 1st Mar.04-6thMar.04)
(P.M.: 8th Mar.04-13thMar.04)
Riddles: Riddles will be posted on the English bulletin board. Students who give answers correctly can win a prize.
English songs: English songs will be introduced to students during the second breaks of the whole week.
Tongue Twister Competition: It will be held on the Saturday assembly. Two students from each class will take part in the competition. The winner will be awarded.
Weekend Fun Assembly: We will have the tongue twister competition, the drama performance and other kinds of fun activities.

This competition aims at arousing students' interest in reading English books. Students of the upper primary levels are encouraged to use IT in designing the book covers.