The Speedo 23/1/01 - 30/1/01
THE SPEEDO FUN NEWSLETTER RETURNS!
Hello Students!
My name is Dean and today I will write the blog! Jamie and I are now 'taking it in turns' to write the blog (that means that one week I do it then the next week Jamie does it) It was good stuff last week!
FILM CLUB - TUES 30th JAN - 7.30 - ROOM 8
WHY - IT's GREASE LIGHTNING!!
Join me to watch one of the GREATEST film musicals of all time - 'Grease' - John Travolta, Olivia Newton John will wow you with their dancing, singing and fun! Rocking and rolling on a tuesday night at Callan School!
http://n.ethz.ch/student/mkos/pinguin.swf
Idiom(s) of the Week - (THEY ALL MEAN 'CRAZY')
To be 'short of' something means to not have enough of something, or to be less than something.
1) He's tuppence short of a shilling
2) He's a few sandwiches short of a picnic
3) He's a few tinnies short of a sixpack (Australian Version)
1) In the 'old days' in England we used money called pence, shillings(see picture) and pounds. (now it is just pounds and pence)
A shilling was 25 pence. A 'tuppence' was 2 pence!
so 'tuppence short of a shilling' is actually 23 pence! (This idiom can also be 'he's not a full shilling)
2) PICNIC = WHERE PEOPLE GO OUTSIDE TO 'THE COUNTRY' WITH SOME FOOD (I.E SANDWICHES) AND EAT THEM!
3) A Tinny is an Australian slang word for a can of beer and a '6 pack' is when you buy 6 cans of beer together.
A TINNY (LEFT)
ALL THESE IDIOMS MEAN THAT SOMEONE IS A BIT SHORT OF SOMETHING IN THEIR HEAD - SHORT OF BRAINS AND A LITTLE BIT CRAZY! ! !
Hello Students!
My name is Dean and today I will write the blog! Jamie and I are now 'taking it in turns' to write the blog (that means that one week I do it then the next week Jamie does it) It was good stuff last week!
FILM CLUB - TUES 30th JAN - 7.30 - ROOM 8
WHY - IT's GREASE LIGHTNING!!
Join me to watch one of the GREATEST film musicals of all time - 'Grease' - John Travolta, Olivia Newton John will wow you with their dancing, singing and fun! Rocking and rolling on a tuesday night at Callan School!
FUN PENGUIN LINK OF THE WEEK!
The teachers at Callan School spend many hours a week preparing for your lessons but
when we do have a few seconds to spare, we like to hit penguins! Our most successful penguin-hitter is Lee who managed to hit a penguin 321.1m. This is a penguin-hitting record at Callan School.
If you also like to hit penguins, visit the link below... tell us if you can hit a penguin further than Lee! (This gives me an idea for a new Callan question... "What's the furthest you've ever hit a penguin?" - coming to a classroom near you SOON!)
http://n.ethz.ch/student/mkos/pinguin.swf
Idiom(s) of the Week - (THEY ALL MEAN 'CRAZY')
To be 'short of' something means to not have enough of something, or to be less than something.
1) He's tuppence short of a shilling
2) He's a few sandwiches short of a picnic
3) He's a few tinnies short of a sixpack (Australian Version)
1) In the 'old days' in England we used money called pence, shillings(see picture) and pounds. (now it is just pounds and pence)
A shilling was 25 pence. A 'tuppence' was 2 pence!
so 'tuppence short of a shilling' is actually 23 pence! (This idiom can also be 'he's not a full shilling)
2) PICNIC = WHERE PEOPLE GO OUTSIDE TO 'THE COUNTRY' WITH SOME FOOD (I.E SANDWICHES) AND EAT THEM!
3) A Tinny is an Australian slang word for a can of beer and a '6 pack' is when you buy 6 cans of beer together.
A TINNY (LEFT)
ALL THESE IDIOMS MEAN THAT SOMEONE IS A BIT SHORT OF SOMETHING IN THEIR HEAD - SHORT OF BRAINS AND A LITTLE BIT CRAZY! ! !
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