A very special week in the US

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This week, US schools celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6h - 10th).  Many PTAs (Parent-Teaching Associations) and other parent groups will be busy making sure school staff gets recognized often with a special breakfast or lunch, cards, or other tokens of appreciation. Parents and students may participate too with a small gift or note of thanks. Generally speaking, people recall many of their teachers in 'glimpses' of memories. In a child's formative years, it makes sense that these are the people leaving their lasting impression. Venspired, a blog I've recently started following, presents this poster, along with others, to celebrate this week. They're so beautiful, I couldn't resist sharing and wishing that, even though this week is not celebrated in Portugal, we could import this tradition so as to never forget why we have become educators in the first place!

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Cold weather idioms

As frigid weather has been sweeping the UK and the US in the last few weeks, this seems the perfect time to present some cold weather phrases. Grammarly.com suggests these:

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To come in from the cold (bring in from the cold): to be welcome in or become part of a group, particularly if you are new or alone. E.g. 'Susan brought me in from the cold when she offered for me to join the team.'

To leave someone out in the cold: to refuse or neglect to include someone in an activity, group, or conversation. E.g. 'As soon as she went to the table where the group was sitting, they stopped talking. She was left out in the cold.'

To give someone the cold shoulder: to ignore someone or minimally interact with them, usually as a passive aggressive form of punishment or disapproval. E.g. 'He’s giving me the cold shoulder after our argument last night.'

To be snowed in: to be trapped in a building due to the amount of snow. E.g. 'I can’t make it to the party tonight. I can’t even get out of the garage. I’m snowed in!'

To be snowed under: to be very busy with work, overwhelmed. E.g.'Since we took on the new clients, I’ve been snowed under. There is so much work to be done.'

To be on thin ice: to be on the verge of an unfavorable situation; to be on probation; to push the limits. E.g. 'You’re on thin ice, John. You’ve been late to work a lot lately and could lose your job!'

To put something on ice: to postpone something. E.g. 'We’ve been talking about this project for a while, but haven’t got anywhere. I suggest putting it on ice for now and moving onto another project.'

In, Grammarly

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