American Horror Story

This is the third season of American Horror Story. This time it takes place in New Orleans, and it is about a special school for witches. I feel this season is one the best ones I have so far. The main characters in the story always seem to capture my interest in their story lines. In the last episode, one of my favorite characters, Kathy Bates, was taken prisoner by another clan of witches. She was imprisoned in an iron cage, where she really had no room to move. At the end of the episode, her "still alive" head was delivered in a cardboard box to the school for witches. With that said, tune in Wednesday evenings at 10pm on FX. 

Grammar Point:

1) Do you believe in witches? Do you celebrate Halloween? Do you get scared? Write about the last costume your wore to a halloween celebration or party.

2)  Remember to use proper use of conventional language. 

Birthdays

What is a birthday?

The annual anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and present-giving.

Yesterday my oldest daughter turn the BIG 10! I don't know where the decade went but she got so big so fast right before my eyes.Today she celebrated her birthday with some of her friends at a kid spa. The girls were treated to manicures, pedicures, facials, make-up, and dress up. To end the celebration, my daughter and her friends put on a runaway show for all the moms and dads, and lastly, we had her favorite chocolate from Capri Bakery in Wantagh. We were all entertained by these little divas and had a blast!

Grammar Point.

1) Write about how you celebrate/ed your birthday. Did you have a party? Receive a special gift? What did you do? Who helped you celebrate your special day?  

2) Circle all the nouns and verbs associated to your piece of writing.

Christmas Around the World

The Christmas season is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region. Elements common to many areas of the world include the lighting of Christmas trees, the hanging of wreaths, Christmas stockings, candy canes, and the creation of Nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas carols may be sung and stories told about such figures as the Baby Jesus, St Nicholas, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkindl or Grandfather Frost. The sending of Christmas cards, the exchange of Christmas time greetings, observance of fasting and/or special religious observances such as a midnight Mass or Vespers on Christmas Eve, the burning of a Yule log, and the giving and receiving of presents. Christmas time is one of the most important periods on the Christian calendar, and is often closely connected to other holidays at this time of year, such as Advent, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, St. Nicholas Day, St. Stephen's Day, New Year's, and the Feast of the Epiphany.

Grammar Task: Find the holiday words in the word search puzzle.

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ADVENTCALENDAR	BABYJESUS	CANDYCANE
CHRISTMAS	CHRISTMASCARDS	CHRISTMASCAROL
CHRISTMASEVE	ELVES	FESTIVE
LIGHTINGTREES	MIDNIGHTMASS	MISTLETOE
NICHOLAS	PRESENTS	SANTACLAUS
STOCKINGS	VESPERS	WREATHS
YULELOG