OV EM?  WHO AM I?
DUE DATE: OCTOBER 29, 2011 WWW.AGBUCHICAGO.ORG > ARMENIAN SCHOOL    

Let's use Halloween to give our students the opportunity to discover a famous, or not so famous but still accomplished, Armenian.  Take a few minutes to help your child identify either

--an accomplished Armenian ior
--an Armenian historical figure of their choice

The most important thing is for the character to be someone they're very interested in: a person with an intriguing life story or accomplishment, especially in a field they are fascinated by--an athlete in a favorite sport, a musician who plays the same instrument they are learning, an inventor of a product important to them...

Here are couple online resources.  The Wikipedia article is an extensive list with quite a few surprises (including the inventor of the color tv!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Armenians
http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Famous_Armenians
http://yerevanmagazine.com/

Then ask your student to create a simple mask:
--Younger students may want to draw their mask; let their imagination wander in decorating ..use any materials around the house from scraps of fabric to stickers or toy cars...
--Older students may simply want to enlarge a photo of the person (especially if the face is not too recognizable), mount on a spare piece of posterboard, shirt-cardboard or foamcore....

Make cutouts for the eyes, and attach anything you have handy to hold up the mask (even a pencil if you don't have a popsicle stick in the house). 

--Younger students should simply know the person's name and why the individual is famous/accomplished. 
--Older students can bring a copy of an internet article or make a few notes on a card to talk about their character.

Everyone at school will then take turns guessing your students' identity and your child will have a moment to talk about his/her character.

***Let's make it fun for the kids!  can you send a small item your child can give to the first student who guesses his/her individual--relate it to the person (for example, an old tennis ball if your student chooses Andre Agassi or an old watercolor brush for painter Mardiros Sarian)

Any questions, please email Gary Rejebian This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 847-212-8920

UPDATE : WHO AM I ???
Our students enjoyed telling us about the accomplishmentsa of a variety of well known, and perhaps infamous, Armenians they became for Halloween, including: poetess Silva Gabudikian, singer Charles Aznavour, actress Cher, the mother of Arshile Gorky, auto racing champion Alain Prost, and of course...Kim Kardashian.


               



               


     

TREES ALL AROUND US

This year, AGBU/Chicago students will continue their interaction with students at the Ohanyan School in Yerevan through our collaboration with the Armenia Tree Project.  The exchange combines cultural awareness of how our childrens' peers in Armenia live with education on environmental issues that affect youth around the world. 

Our first exchange will be the group production of a video "TREES ALL AROUND US."  The short film, which will be produced by the school, will describe local trees, what's important about them, and what natural or manmade hazards these trees face.