✉️ To Parents
This week's school story follows Eva, a graceful 12-year-old who loves dancing. As she prepares for her school dance performance, she feels nervous—but finds support from her family and classmates. The focus this week is on feeling-related adjectives, expressions for encouragement, and present/past simple tense. This story helps children explore emotions and learn how to talk about them in English.
📖 Today's Reading
Eva stood behind the curtain in the school auditorium. Her class was about to perform a dance they had practiced for weeks.
Her heart beat fast. “What if I forget my moves?” she thought.Backstage, her friend whispered, “You’ve got this, Eva!”
Eva took a deep breath. She remembered what her little sister Gigi told her that morning: “Just smile and have fun!”
The music started. Eva stepped onto the stage and moved with the rhythm. She twirled, jumped, and smiled.
When the dance ended, everyone clapped. Eva bowed with her friends. She was proud—and a little surprised.
“I did it,” she whispered.
That night, she drew a picture of herself dancing on stage and wrote, “Believe in yourself.”
🧠 New Vocabularies
- curtain /ˈkɝ.tən/ – Eva waited behind the red curtain.
- nervous /ˈnɝ.vəs/ – She felt nervous before the show.
- twirl /twɝl/ – She twirled in the middle of the dance.
- clap /klæp/ – The audience clapped loudly.
- proud /praʊd/ – She felt proud after performing.
- believe /bɪˈliv/ – Believe in yourself and try your best.
✍️ Hi, Kids!
Have you ever felt nervous before a show or event?
Write about a time when you had to be brave, just like Eva. Start like this: "I was nervous before..."
Tell us what helped you and how you felt after it was over!
