Saturday, August 21, 2010

August 18, 2010 Wednesday

Wednesday, August 18, 2010


SIXTH GRADE

Students state Tanabata Wishes: ねがいごと

Sensei handed out hiragana practice sheets (a through to) -- worked on them in class and will work on them again tomorrow.

Students began writing letters to McGlone Sensei, in the following format:

McGlone Sensei へ
____________  (3 Correct English sentences required; Jpn optional)
____________
____________

Student first and last name より

Complete letter for homework; due tomorrow



SEVENTH GRADE

Hiragana review on practice sheets from outside text, Genki. Do partially in class and finish tomorrow, in class


Students began writing letters to McGlone Sensei, in the following format:

McGlone Sensei へ
____________  (4 Correct English sentences required; Jpn optional)
____________
____________
___________________

Student first and last name より

The above letter is homework, due tomorrow



EIGHTH GRADE

Quiz on hiragana from yesterday's practice sheets -- continuing review of hiragana.



FIFTH GRADE

In pairs, students worked on hiragana sheets.
Tanzaku sheets were collected by Sensei

Homework is letter to McGlone Sensei, in the format below:

McGlone Sensei へ
____________  (3 Correct English sentences required; Jpn optional)
____________
____________

Student first and last name より

Complete letter for homework; due tomorrow

Fall Tanka by Yosano Akiko

Fall tanka by Yosano Akiko—与謝野晶子

金色のちひさき鳥のかたちして
銀杏ちるなり夕日のをかに

こんじき の ちいさい とり の かたち して
いちょう ちる なり ゆうひ の おか に

Shapes like small golden birds
On the evening hills, falling leaves of ginko trees

August 17, 2010 -- Tuesday

Tuesday, August 17, 2010


SIXTH GRADE

Students bowed, practiced verbs by doing exercises, and sang a hiragana song. The story of Tanabata was read out loud in kamishibai form (with large illustrations). Sensei handed out Tanzaku pages, and students wrote wishes on them/.



SEVENTH GRADE

Students were assigned alphabetically to numbered tables.
Everyone practiced counting, bowing, and hiragana order (song).



Students listened quietly while Sensei was reading Tanabata story -- we will finish another day.



EIGHTH GRADE


Reviewing words students have learned already in Japanese:
はじめまして、 なまえ、せんせい、おてんき、あつい、かぜ、あめ、 あお、しろ、くろ、あか、にほん、いち、なな、よん、ろく

Page with these sheets was handed out, for students to write ROOMAji version, using chart on the back.

Class began listening to Tanabata story -- to be completed in future days.



FIFTH GRADE

Students practiced counting with exercises. Handout of Tanzaku pages for writing wishes: custom relating to Japanese festival of Tanabata.