In this issue: \\ Holidays in February……… …1 \\ St. Valentine’s Day…… \\ Have Fun With English…… № 6 February, January – 19 February – Chinese New Year 2 February – Grounding day, the USA 14 February – St. Valentine’s Day Third Monday in February – President’s Day, the USA

The story is that Valentine was a Christian who lived in the third century. The Roman Emperor at that time Claudius the second decided that soldiers must no marry, because married soldiers do not make good soldiers, Valentine worked for the Church, and one day he helped a soldier to get married. The Emperor said that Valentine had to die because he did wrong. In prison Valentine started to love the daughter of a man who worked in prison. The day he died, he sent a note, he wrote ”Your Valentine”. In the early nineteenth century people started to send Valentine’s cards to the person they loved on February 14. The cards had pictures of flowers and birds on, and words inside like: Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet, my love, But not as sweet as you. People still send each other Valentine’s cards, but often they do not write their names inside. They just write “Be my Valentine”, or “from your Valentine”. A lot of people go out to restaurants for the evening and have dinner for two with candles and soft music. Kate Rusu, form 6-A London 2

Inesa Balush, Yana Mandryk, form 6-A 3 February the fourteenth day, It’s Valentine, they say. I choose you from among the rest, The reason was I love you best Wake up on this special day, And read these words from me. It's not a dream. My love is true. Look in my heart and see. Postman, postman do your duty Take my love to the dark-haired beauty. I'll be your sweet heart If you will be mine All of my life I'll be your Valentine. No poems no fancy words I just want the world to know that I LOVE YOU my Princess with all my heart. Happy Valentines Day. Love is like playing the piano. First you must learn to play by the rules, then you must forget the rules and lay from your heart. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

H a v e F u n W i t h E n g l i s h 4 Nick Zaharkiv, form 6- A Vlad Vatamaniuk, form 6- B Across  3. What cupid shoots.  5. A Valentine's Day treat.  7. Valentine's Day color.  9. Something you wear on your finger.  10. He shoots love arrows.  12. Something often written on Valentine's Day cards.  14. Touch lips.  15. The symbol of love. Down  1. An emotion.  2. The 14th of February  4. The flower of love.  6. People often exchange these on Valentine's Day.  8. Go on a _______. Go somewhere with your boyfriend or girlfriend.  11. Something a poet writes.  13. Present.