The
SPEEDO
28th March - 4th April 2006
Issue 13

Get the short sleeve shirts, light jackets, and tables in the rynek ready for some hardcore spring action. We’re taking football and basketball outside, walks in the park, hiking in the mountains, bicycles, horses, donkeys, alpacas, sunshine, rain, flowers, leaves, dog poop in the grass, and of course… day drinking in the sun.


Clubs and Lectures
This week join Jan for another fantastic evening of drinking an speaking english at PUB CLUB.




Holly will be divulging(to make known) all of her knowledge of how to sustain (exist) oneself (live off your surroundings).




Please ask either Jan or Holly for more information as regards to where, what, when and how…




Clubs last week

SPORTS CLUB
Last weekend we had sports club. Two hours straight of intense football took it’s toll(made very tired) on some of the teachers and students. Overall though, it was a blast (very fun).










MUSIC CLUB
As always, Marcin and his band Papilla www.papilla.com.pl rocked the house with original tunes that shook “Something Different” www.somethingdifferent.pl. Make sure you check out their website and support the band at their next “gig”(show).











Picture of the week
Teachers showing off their moves and cutting a rug (dancing very well) Saturday night to the music of Papilla.

Idioms of the week
Hit the sack/hay: Go to sleep. I’ve been studying enlglish all day, I need to hit the sack.
Hard feelings: Bad feelings towards another person. It’s alright if you killed my dog, no hard feelings.
Have something down pat: Know something very well. In 10 years, you’ll have english down pat.
Jump to conclusions: Make decisions too quickly. So you found lipstick on shirt collar, don’t jump to conclusions.
Keep an eye on: Watch something very carefuly. You must keep an eye on small children.
Keep in touch: Stay in contact with someone. Do you think most of the teachers at Callan keep in touch with their family?

Insight (information) of the week

New York City by Lee
"When walking in Harlem in a suit and you are the only non-african american, walk with a limp (walk with one leg slower than the other) so that they think your hard (tough). - Lee

Random Stuff

Lee, Matt, Tim (not pictured), and a student having a nice weekend in the mountains. Probably the last weekend of the year to hit the slopes (go skiing).

The
SPEEDO
21st March- 28th March 2006 Issue 12

Spring has officially sprung as of Tuesday the 21st. While most of the world is enjoying the birds chirping (singing), the sun shining, kids playing outside, and nice warm weather, we here in Poland are still just struggling to get above zero degrees and the streets are still flooded with the water from snow. Oh well, not everyone can be as lucky as we are.


CLUBS
MUSIC CLUB
Marcin will be jamming with is band Papilla http://www.papilla.com.pl/ at “Something Different” http://www.somethingdifferent.pl/ this Saturday starting at 20:00. Tickets can be bought at the door for 7zl or you can purchase them in the secretary's office for the special price of 5zl.

FILM CLUB

James will be showing the flim "Mulholland Drive" http://www.gutekfilm.com.pl/mulholland-drive/ .

Friday March 24th at 19:30 in Room 8.

SPORTS CLUB

Come get dominated in Soccer (football). Akademicka 26 Hala Sportowa. Saturday, March 25th, 16:00- 18:00

Announcement of the Week

St. Paddy's

Day was fun! Three cheers to the students from Phoenix... and green beer.

Matt and Holly are still looking to buy bikes. Please leave a comment if you know of any for sale.

Random Stuff

Students and teachers doing some night skiing Saturday in Szczyrk

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Ash-tray Astrology by Jake
Equinox Forecast
21/3/06

Capricorn: A lot of creative energy is going to hit you upside the head. It'll be positive if it doesn't burn a hole in your bank account.

Aquarius: A burst of ideas for your business or education awaits you. Listen to an unlikely source for the information you need to make dreams realities.

Pisces: A hard, emotional involvement with someone new is coming out of nowhere. Be cautious, as the other is going to see it as only a bit of sport.

Aries: You have known you must make a career change for some time, but only now has the right path presented itself. Don't hesitate!

Taurus: You and a good friend are going to have a legal problem in the near future. Be sure it's worth it, because your friendship is at stake.

Gemini: Travel may be on your mind, but may not be your best reality. Give yourself a much needed rest at home, then recheck the forecast.

Cancer: The spring is going to make you feel young, fresh, and full of life. Use it to work on that project you've been putting off.

Leo: A short-lived spell of financial improvement is on the way. It's recommended you save for when the days are less sunny and grand.

Virgo: Your going to be working as hard as a farmer this week. Don't get bogged down, but trust that you will reap what you sew.

Libra: A vibrant, impulsive woman is going to enter your life, either as a friend or lover, but beware; her charms are superficial and she will burn you.

Scorpio: A great celebration (wedding or birthday, for example) is at hand, and will begin wonderfully, but end with a sense of dissatisfaction.

Sagittarius: An intellectual person is going to spark a change in what you believe about the world. Ride the current, don't fight the river.

Sports
As expected, March Madness is great! We have 6 participants with a winner that will take home 120 zl. There is still one more week of basketball left, but the current leaders are James, Tomasz, (yes, a Polish man is in second place) and Lee. Everyone else participating (Matt, Jake, Jan) are struggling and will probably fail miserably.

Picture of the week
Once again, another embarrassing picture from the President of the United State of America. I think he’s smoking whatever he’s receiving from the Irish Prime Minister.




What is the Spring Equinox?
On the Spring Equinox the Sun rises exactly in the east travels through the sky for 12 hours and sets exactly in the west. Every place on earth experiences a 12 hour day twice a year on the Spring and Fall Equinox.
After the Spring Equinox, the Sun still continues to follow a higher and higher path through the sky, with the days growing longer and longer, until it reaches it highest point in the sky on the Summer Solstice.

The
SPEEDO
14th March - 21st March 2006 Issue 11



The new Speedo seems to be working well so we'll keep on truckin' (continue) online unless we start to get some complaints. If you have not already seen at the bottom of the Speedo webpage, http://www.speedo-speedo.blogspot.com/, there is an icon that says "comments". Please leave any comment you would like. They can be anonymous and you can put anything: your likes, dislikes, links to websites, something about the pictures, etc... In Polish or English, it doesn't matter; we just want to know what the students think.


LECTURE THIS WEEK!!
Join Matt in a rivetingviting discussion on our South American friends THE ALPACA!

17:30 Friday the 17th of March, Room 8.

Come learn about Matt’s future business endeavor.

Picture of the week

On Saturday night, a handful (some) of teachers went to Katowice for a late night getaway. As you can see in the picture, which was taken in an "alternative" bar, it was a lot of fun!

Announcement of the week

Woman's Day last week was a success; now let's get back to being normal.

New this week... Horoscopes by Jake

Hopefully, our very own "Astrologist Jake" will be kind enough to enlighten us every week with his mystical powers of telling the future.

Ash- Tray Astrology

Capricorn: The cold weather suits your need for structure because it keeps you at home and work. Beware a car breakdown or copy machine failure.
Aquarius: Trouble. Your current love affair can't understand your need to wax philosophic at all hours of the night. Ditch'em, egghead!
Pisces: Dreamers, keep at it. The heavens have informed me that your wildest dreams are about to come true, but don't be greedy!
Aries: Your physical prowess will attract another Aries hottie. Relax your competitive nature and it'll be heavenly.
Taurus: You're still chubby from the holidays and drinking too hard. Go to the gym and work out. It can't hurt.
Gemini: You might find yourself a little addle-brained this week, having trouble concentrating. Turrets could be a major factor.
Cancer: Your mother has something important to tell you. Take her out to dinner, but don't tell your friends because a date with your mom is gross.
Leo: Those with higher positions than you will create problems at work. Don't be a kiss-ass. Give'em what-for!
Virgo: It's almost your favorite time of the year: Spring Cleaning. Be daring this year. Move some furniture. Buy new curtains.
Libra: A co-worker will have an opportunity to travel whilst you must do a dog's dirty job. Hint: arsenic.
Scorpio: If you've got something worth a lot of money, sell it now. The market is hot and you need the dough.
Sagittarius: You should reveal a deep, dark secret to someone who needs to hear what you know. It'll sting at first, but the make-up sex is worth it.

Random Stuff

Make sure you welcome Matt and Holly back from their week long vacation in Italia. If they have any time before or after classes, I'm sure they wouldn't mind talking to students about their Roman Holiday and how NOT aggressive Italian men are.

These two are alos looking to buy bicycles. If you or anyone you know wants to sell their bike, please leave a comment or tell Matt or Holly directly- Thanks

Sports

The final teams are ready to compete in the NCAA Basketball Championship Tournament. The first games start this Thursday the 16th of March. All people participating must have their teams picked by WEDNESDAY the 15th of MARCH. Nothing after that date will be accepted.

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to join Speed’s group and pick your teams that you want to win online. If you really want to spice-up (make more exciting) the competition, we will be doing a tournament pool. 10 zloty enters you into the pool, winner takes all (winner wins everyone’s money) All money needs to be in by next week. (talk to LEE)If you are interested in this, you will find more information at http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/

Here is how you can join the group:

1st go to that website and click “Create or join a group”

2nd On the next page, click “Join existing group”

3rd On the next page, click “Join private group”

4th On the next page, in the box named “Group ID” type in 13023 and in the box named “Password” type in Gliwice

New Update for American Baseball: Barry Bonds, the home run record holder for the most home runs in a single season, has apparently been using steroids for the past five years (which is illegal). This means they could take all his records away saying they were unfairly attained because of the performance enhancing drugs he was using during the time he beat these records. There is now question of whether or not he will get into the American Baseball Hall of Fame:( boo hoo

Insight (information) into Ireland... ST. PATRICK' DAY! by Rob

"The myth is that he was an English guy that came to Ireland to convert the masses to Catholicism, in the mean he drove the "snakes" out. By driving the snakes and pagans (belonging to a religion believing in many gods) out of Ireland people began to party on this special day known as Saint Patrick's Day. Wear something green and drink green beer on Friday!" -ROB

What's it like teaching Young Learners? An interview with Susan

Why do you teach children?
"Because I like children and I want to be one."

What age group do you find the most challenging/ rewarding?
"The youngest are the most challenging, but also the most rewarding."

How long have you been teaching children?
"Around 4 years."

How do you discipline unruly (bad) children?
"Giving them a timeout (sitting alone) or not praising them until they behave."

The
SPEEDO
7th March - 14th March 2006 Issue 10


Welcome to the new "modern" SPEEDO. We're constantly trying to reinvent (changing) ourselves and make SPEED'S newsletter more student friendly and interactive. This will also stop clogging (file is too large) everyone's email inbox:) Now students will be able to post comments and request information whenever they want! We'll still try and make it as fun as past SPEEDOS...

• Announcement of the week.

Well, it is a sad day at SPEEDO because both the "Dear Speedo" and "Classified" sections will be omitted (not in Speedo anymore) because of the lack of response. Hopefully something new and fresh will soon come to the mind of the genius behind this fantastic newsletter.

• Picture of the week

Matt and Holly enjoying an authentic "home-cooked" Polish meal at Lee's flat. That night's menu consisted of potatoes, broccoli, and schabowy. The next night was truly from Silesia... we had rolada, kluski, i kapusta czerwona:)












• Random stuff


It was a really fun student/ teacher weekend in the great city of Krakow. Students from the groups California and Rockfield where joined in a night of festivities with teachers Jan, Timi, and Lee.A special “thank you” goes out to Andzej Mikos from California. It was his idea to create the new “SPEEDO BLOG”. Thanks Andzej!







• Sports

Thanks to all the students who participated in “Sports Club” this weekend. There were so many students and teachers playing football that 3 teams had to be created. Hopefully next time there will be even more students because it looked as if some people needed a longer break in between games...


It’s that time again, it happens only once a year, the greatest two weeks in sports. MARCH MADNESS!!! For those of you who don’t know, March Madness is the championship tournament for American University Basketball (NCAA). The most competitive, most exciting, most REAL sports competition you can watch. It starts with 64 teams and it is up to you to pick and choose which teams will make it to the FINAL FOUR. Number 1 ranked schools play number 16 school, number 4 schools play number 7 schools and so on... It’s fun, chaotic and upsets (lower ranked teams beating higher ranked teams) happen every year.

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to join Speed’s group and pick your teams that you want to win online. If you really want to spice-up (make more exciting) the competition, we will be doing a tournament pool. 10 zloty enters you into the pool, winner takes all (winner wins everyone’s money) All money needs to be in by next week. (talk to LEE)


If you are interested in this, you will find more information at http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/
Here is how you can join the group:
1st go to that website and click “Create or join a group”
2nd On the next page, click “Join existing group”
3rd On the next page, click “Join private group”
4th On the next page, in the box named “Group ID” type in 13023 and in the box named “Password” type in Gliwice

It’s that easy! GOOD LUCK

• Idioms
  GET GOING- go (I have to get going, I need to go home and study English.)
  GET IT- understand (There are many things in English I don't understand, I just don't get it!)
  GET OUT OF HAND- things are crazy (When we go to the pub, sometimes things get a little out of hand when we drink.)
  GET A KICK OUT OF SOMETHING- like something (I really get a kick out of watching football on television.)
  GRAB A BITE- get something to eat quickly (I had to grab a bite to eat before the lesson started.)
  

• Insight into Thailand

"When walking in Pattaya, watch out (be careful) for the sign advertising 'boy land'"

- Timi

• Clubs

Join our very own rock star... Marcin this Saturday the 11th at "Something Different" as he performs LIVE! Be there early to get a table!