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Family Literacy
Family activities help children master
financial concepts
Family Financial
Education Activities will teach your children about personal finance and
empower them to make positive and sound decisions to reach financial goals.
How We Can Use Money Discussion.
Goal: Your child will recognize how money
can be used: earned, spent, saved, borrowed, and given.
Things to Discuss
1.People earn money by working. People
have skills. Skills have value and can be traded for money. (Example, a child
can trade the skill of raking the lawn for money.)
2.Money can be spent. It’s important to
plan ahead and know the difference between needs and wants.
3.When we want to buy something, we can
save money. You can save money to buy a gift to give to someone special.
4.Money can be borrowed, and must be paid
back. You may have to pay extra money when you give money back. So, it is
better to save.
5.You can give money to help other
people.
If your child doesn’t have a piggy bank,
help him or her decorate a jar or a clear plastic container to use as a bank.
Ask your
children to answer these questions after the discussion
- How can we
earn money?
- Where will you
save your money?
- What will you
buy with your savings?
- What else can
you borrow?
- Who do we give
money to?
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New Word from
New world #12
9857 Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19115
215-856-7316 or 215-856-7314
215-856-7325
Our Mission
The
mission of New World Association is to make a positive difference in our
community by giving practical help to its disadvantaged members, especially
immigrants and refugees.
Calendar
of the Month:
December
2011
Birthstone: Turquoise
Flower: Narcissus
Astrological
Signs: Sagittarius:
November 22 - December 21, Capricorn: December 22 - January 19
December
1 : World
AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is
a day to increase awareness and education and remind the world that HIV still
exists.
December
10: Human Rights Day
Human
Rights Day is celebrated on December 10th in honor of the enunciation of
human rights.
December
17: Wright Brothers Day
Wright
Brothers Day commemorates the first flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright in
1903.
December
21: Hanukkah / Chanukah/ Feast of Lights
The holiday
begins at sundown on the eve before the date listed. It is the time to give
presents and money to children.
December
21; First Day of Winter
Winter Solstice -
shortest day of the year
December
25: Christmas Day
Christmas is
celebrated by millions of people all over the world. For Christians,
Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and is observed on
December 25th
December
26: Kwanzaa. African
American Heritage 1966
Kwanzaa is an
African American celebration of traditional African values of family,
community, commerce and self improvement. Based on the Nguzo Saba (7 guiding
principles), one for each of the 7 days of the observance.
December
31: New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is
celebrated December 31st, the last day of the Gregorian calendar year. New
Year's Eve is celebrated around the world with fireworks, parties, and the
traditional midnight countdown to bring in the New Year. New Year’s Day is a
day of parades, sporting events and New Year’s resolutions.
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Dear Students, Clients, Grantors,
& Supporters
Best Seasonal Wishes on Behalf of the New World Staff and Board of
Directors. May this New Year bring prosperity, love, and happiness in your
life.
Marina Lipkovskaya, Executive Director
Alex Shraybman, President
Success
of our clients is our success
NWA congratulates
Roman Kuzma and Olga Kraylo who successfully passed Naturalization
test and became U.S. Citizens
We are also happy for those who became
employed last month:
Mykola Prokipchuk with Ronerest, Inc.
And Svitlana Gushul with Expert
Homecare
OUR
SPECIAL Thanks TO
v
PHILADELPHIA HOME CARE AGENCY
v
NORTHEAST DISCOUNT PRINTING
We appreciate your contribution. Your generosity
will directly benefit the NWA and will make a difference in the lives of our
clients and community.
Quotation
of the Month
 “We will open the book.
Its pages are
blank.
We are going to put words on them ourselves.
The book is
called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day’.
~ Edith
Lovejoy Pierce
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Civics education
NEW YEAR’S DAY
New
Year's Day is the first day of a new year. New Year's is a national holiday,
so schools, banks, post offices, and government buildings are closed. In
2011, it is on a Saturday.
People
celebrate New Year's Day by attending parties and staying awake until
midnight on New Year's Eve. At midnight, party goers blow noisemakers, throw
confetti, and kiss their partner. Some cities have firework displays. Times
Square in New York City has a famous New Year's countdown just before
midnight. At exactly midnight a large ball covered with lights slides down a
pole.
Different
countries and cultures celebrate the New Year in different ways.
In the US, many people attend or throw New Year
parties. They drink champagne, dance, and cheer at the stroke of midnight.
Men kiss women who happen to stand under mistletoe. Fireworks, which in old
times scared away evil spirits, are very popular throughout the country. US
residents often make one or more New Year’s resolutions, such as promising to
quit smoking, lose weight, or stop drinking. Most of these resolutions last
little longer than a month.
In Mexico
and Venezuela, many people wear red or yellow underwear for
good luck. In Brazil, residents wear white clothes for good luck, and
in China, they wear red clothes and give children red envelopes
with money in them.
In Iran, people wear brand new clothes on
the first day of the New Year. In
Scotland, homeowners open the front door at midnight to let in the New
Year, and open the back door to let out the old year.
In Switzerland, people kiss each other three
times at midnight. In Spain, people eat 12 grapes—one per chime—as the clock chimes midnight.
In Japan , they ring a bell 108 times to
get rid of the 108 bad desires that
people have. In Korea they ring a bell 33 times in honor of 33 ancient
soldiers.
In Colombia,
families make a rag doll called “Mr. Old Year.” They dress it in old clothes
and stuff it with things that the family doesn’t want anymore. Then at
midnight, they set the doll on fire, to rid themselves of all the bad things
of the previous year.
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For immigrants
 The
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a state and federally funded
health insurance program that provides health insurance coverage to uninsured
children who meet eligibility guidelines and are residents of Pennsylvania
residing in the Independence Blue Cross service area of Bucks, Chester,
Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties. Depending on family size and
income, eligible children are provided with free or low-cost ($25.00, $40.00,
$50.00, or full-cost CHIP for $236.53 per month, per child) insurance through
Keystone Health Plan East (KHPE) HMO.
Features
of CHIP:
·
doctor office visits (well and sick)
·
immunizations
·
pediatric preventive care
·
dental care (cosmetic and orthodontics not
included)
·
hearing care and hearing aids
·
vision care and eyeglasses
·
prescription drugs
·
surgery
·
emergency care
·
X-ray and laboratory services
·
routine allergy injections
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mental health services
·
substance abuse treatment
·
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·
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(TDD/TTY: 215-241-2622) or complete an online information request:
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Similar
Nikki Bagby, UnitedHealthcare.Marketing
Representative speaks to ESL students about
Children
Health Insurance Plan
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Winter Poems
New Year
( Leland B. Jacobs)
A year to be glad in,
And not to be sad in,
To gain in, to give in,
A happy new year.
A new year for trying,
And never for sighing,
A new year to live in,
Oh, hold it most dear.
The
snow fell gently all the night.
It made a blanket soft and white.
It covered houses, flowers and ground
But did not make a single sound.
Snow Ball
(Shel Silverstein)
I made myself a snow ball as perfect as
could be
I thought I'd keep it as a pet and let it sleep with me
I made it some pajamas and a pillow for its head
Then, last night it ran away
But first -- it wet the bed.
Idioms
to Be Learned in December
ring
in the new year
to
celebrate the beginning of the new year at midnight on December 31. We are planning a big party to ring in
the new year. How did you ring in the new year?
autumn
years
the
later years of a person's life, especially after they have stopped working. He spent his autumn years surrounded by
family and friends.
take
years off (of) someone or something
to
make someone seem or look younger. My exciting vacation took years off of me. Your
shorter haircut has taken years off your face.
put
years on somebody
to
make someone look or feel much older. The breakup of his marriage put years on him.
by
the year
one
year at a time. Most
apartments are available by the year.
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