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.
