HOW TO GET INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

 BY EVA VARVATOU B'1

Well, the Christmas season is around the corner and everybody enjoys a nice and full time including relaxation. So here are some fun and enjoyable activities to do during the Christmas season:

1. Decorate your home: Having a decorated house gets you immediately into the Christmas spirit. Transform your space into a winter wonderland by putting up festive decorations!

2. Bake delicious treats: Get your apron on and whip up some holiday goodies.The aroma of freshly baked treats will fill your home with warmth and cheer!

3. Watch Christmas movies: Everyone loves good old clasic movies with a cozy and warm house during winter!!

4. Visit festivals: Christmas time is everywhere, decorated and filled with many different types of activities either traditional ones or creative and special ones!

5. Make DIY crafts: Get creative and make your own Christmas decorations and crafts with all the glitter and fake snow. Make a huge mess!

6. Give back: Christmas is about fun but also about giving and with so many people in need you can make their day by just giving a nice warm drink! 

7. Enjoy outdoor activities: If you are lucky and you have snow make a snowman , have a snowball fight or go up a hill and go sledding, because snow can always make things magical!

8. Spend quality time with your loved ones: ultimately !!

THE IMPACT OF MUSIC ON STUDENTS.

 BY EVA VARVATOU Β'1

Music has always been a powerful force in our lives, but it also has a significant impact on students and this is why.

Music can actually enhance focus and concentration of the students while studying and help them memorize and learn whatever they need to. But why is that? Music can help the students concentrate better on their homework and also make them more willing to study because music puts them in a good mood.

While listening to music, students' productivity can be boosted and this rarely makes them want to study more than is needed because of the relaxing and pleasant mood that music offers them while they study.

It is sure that most of the kids want to try it because they do not believe that it can have a good impact on them. But there are some kids who have tried it and it didn't work for them. And you will probably ask why is that ? Well the main reason why this might happen is because they do not play the right music while studying.

While studying, a kind of soothing music and upbeat tones could work better but using headphones can make a big difference since they can minimize any further distractions from noises around them. This way they only hear their music which helps their concentration. 

So music does not only put us in a good mood but also improves and makes studying for all the students more enjoyable and fun as it can possibly get.