Greetings,
This week in class we continued our discussion of culture. For starters, we looked at where we were in the world and students figured out things in Japan are not always everywhere outside of Japan. For example, not everyone speaks Japanese or wears kimono. We then looked at Japanese culture specifically and what things about Japan went into what part of culture: language, special places, food, clothing, festivals/traditions. Students were asked to sort pictures and then put them on a board in the correct category. After students were asked to think of their favorite thing in Japan and then they had to draw a picture of it. When they were finished, they had to write at the top what part of Japanese culture that it was apart of.
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今週も先週に引き続き文化について学びました。自分たちが世界のどこにいるのかを確認し、日本にある物全てが世界にあるわけではないという事も学びました。そして日本の文化（言語、衣食住、お祭り、伝統）についても話し合い、写真を使ったソーティングゲームをしました。日本について何が1番好きなのかを絵に描いてみたりもしました。
In class we continued our study of telling time and the students did very well. They had to play “time bingo”. They had to see a clock with changing time and then cover the right time with the correct, “o’clock” card. The team that covered all six squares won the game. The students liked it very much which was fun to see.
今月の算数の授業は時計を読む事で、タイムビンゴというゲームもしました。みんな時計を読むのがとても上手になりました。
This week in phonics, we looks at syllables and parts of words. The students liked playing the game for it very much. They had a four cards with pictures on them. The students put their hands on their head and when I said the name of the picture, they had to tap the picture with their hands. After that, the student who hit the picture had to sound it out and tell me how many syllables the words has in it. We also began looking at contractions. This is an area we will look at further to make sure it is understood better. All in all, the students did great working and playing together this week.
フォニックスでは新しい単語を毎日読み上げる事をしました。マッチングゲームで楽しく新しい単語を学んでいます。今週のトピックは、省略された単語を読む事です。これらの単語を学び、読める事によって、日常生活で使う新しい単語も覚えられるようになります。みんなで協力して、楽しく学ぶ事ができました。
They did good while having their dental checkup and listened to what was asked of them to do. We are having the students take of their lockers and belongings even more as well as take a more active role in helping to keep the classroom clean.
今週の歯科検診では行儀良く自分の番を待ち、挨拶もしっかりできました。自分の物や、ロッカー、身のまわり、クラスルームを綺麗な状態に保つ事も努力しています。
Thank you,
Scott Combs
