TODAY IS CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY

 

What is Christmas Jumper Day and when is it?

Christmas Jumper Day is an annual charity event and this year it’s being held on December 11th, with 100% of proceeds going to the charity ‘Save the Children’.

Individuals and Organisations, businesses and schools, find their most festive jumpers and wear the jumpers to work for the day instead of normal clothes or uniforms, to raise funds through sponsorship. A cheerful and festive way or raising funds and awareness for Save the Children in time for Christmas.

(from https://www.awarenessdays.com/)

US elections results

 Video New York times 

Who is Joe Biden?  

US elections results

video Kamala Harris 's speech 

people's reactions 

video here

https://create.kahoot.it/share/us-elections-2020/ef969414-b7bd-4634-950e-1b5ff7ca1d32 

TODAY IS EARTH DAY (la journée de la terre)

 

another song 

Listen to stories

Si vous souhaitez écouter des histoires simples (pour enfants) en anglais, ce site est intéressant!
https://www.storynory.com/

Book trailer : let's read in English!

Here is Pauline 's book trailer about a book in English : good job Pauline!

You can find this book in the library.

Christmas ads

Advent calendar : some ideas for December

Happy new year to you all!

What is Black Friday?and what about the Buy Nothing Day?

Black Friday refers to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November), often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season..."  Because so many companies have a four day weekend, many people begin their Christmas shopping on this day. Black Friday is often reported as one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Shopping malls are packed with people (= many people), parking lots are crowded (bondé), and lines (=queues) at stores (=shops) are very, very long. Some stores even open at five or six in the morning because there are so many people. Other stores have discounts (=réductions) and sales to attract (= attirer)  more customers (=clients).

Of course, there are some people who dislike Black Friday. There are some people who hate the day and its crowds (=foule) very much. But there are also some people who strongly oppose the shopping day because they believe it harms (= faire du mal à) society. They think that people should consume less and reuse resources more, and so have created a day called "Buy Nothing Day." It falls on the same day as Black Friday, and it encourages people to buy nothing, of course.



video Black Friday, mini lesson  
crowds and chaos in stores on Black Friday: madness... 
Dark sides of Black Friday...