TOPICS AT TomCat


SEPTEMBER   Back to school. Covid risk and measures.

                   Me, myself, I and others. Holiday memories.

OCTOBER   Autumn fun.  Human body, senses, clothes, fashion.

                Columbus Day.  Work, professions.

                My family.  Halloween.

NOVEMBER   All Saints’ Day, course of life. Animals - ZOO, farm, pets,

                            insects. Telling the time,  days of the week, months and

                            seasons of the year,  weather. Signs of the zodiac.

                           Thanksgiving. Living in time and space.

DECEMBER   Post, telephone. Shopping, money, advertising.

                          Food, toys. Preparing for Christmas, the story of

                          Jesus’ s birth.

JANUARY   New Year’s resolutions. Self-improvement. Safety and

                       good manners. Winter activities and fun. Chinese new

                       year (making lanterns).

FEBRUARY   Month of arts and love (art, books, music, theatre,

                          St. Valentine’s).

MARCH   Sports and games. Keeping fit and being ill. Dental care and

                  pronunciation. Spring, St. Patrick’s Day.

APRIL   All Fools’ Day. Easter. Dental care. The Environment.

MAY   Mothers’ Day preparations. City and country. Transport.

              Europe and other continents.

JUNE   Summer. The Space. Flowers and plants. Fathers’ Day.

              Revision and farewells.

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Besides these leading topics there is knowledge and skill developed continually at TomCat, such as
telling colours, shapes, numbers, weights and measures, listening and responding to fairy tales and
other stories, singing and saying nursery songs and rhymes, doing spotting exercises and playing
games. Effective use is made of generally accessible recordings online.

SEPTEMBER 2022 at TomCat




Fri 2,             Welcome / Holiday memories. (Re-)acclimatizing at school and

Mon 5,           sharing summer reminiscences with old friends. .

Fri 9               Conduct, cooperation and hygienic rules.

           Grammar point: polite answers (Yes I have, No we didn't).

           Vocab point: names of countries, national adjectives.

 Introductions and new folders.  Reintro to “The Secret Garden”. Celebrating August and early
September birthdays: Linda 27, Filip 22, Fanta 18, Veronika and Toast 17, Hannah 16; on Sep. 9:
Hansi 13.


Mon 12,         Human body, senses, clothes, colours, fashion. Realizing one’s

Fri 16           physique by naming body parts, weighing  and measuring oneself.

           Description of humans of different ethnicities seen on holiday.

           Summer slowly changing into autumn (fall).

           Grammar point: interrogative pronouns (who, where, how, what...).


Mon 19,       Autumn Delights.

Fri 23           Special autumn activities and food


Mon 26       Czech patriotic classes. Before St. Wenceslas’s Day, an age-

            appropriate quiz about him and other famous Czechs.

Fri 30  Invitations to “the Scientists’ Night” at Brno Universities.

            Famous Czech scientists. Alumnus George Feyrer is 21!


Outlook for October:

3, 7, 10, 14   Work and Professions. Helping occupations, jobs in tourism.

Manual, office and professional jobs. Columbus Day.  Politicians and  civil servants’ jobs, the
Election and Simon F’s 21^st birthday.

17, 21, 24, 31     My Family.(genders, appearances, jobs, talents, hobbies, chores).

Fri 28: AUTUMN BREAK, Bank Holiday, NO CLASS.