Monthly Musical Update

Dear Parents,

This month in Music Class, Grade 9 has continued to look at Music History and how advances in early technology made the spread of music possible throughout Europe and the Middle East.  We've also continued to rehearse our parts for Celebration of Learning, which will take place in December.

Musically yours,

Ms. Shay

Japanese October Blog

Dear Parents,

Group 1 

In unit 2, we learned numbers and prices. And practiced asking and answering questions.

これはいくらですか？- How much is this.

5,000えんです。- This is 5,000 yen.

We practiced asking and answering questions using Genki workbook unit2 for writing practice.

After the break we have a unit2 test.

Group 2

In unit 3, we learned verb conjugation (dictionary form, preset affirmative and present negative), particles (を、で、に、へ), time reference (に), Suggestion using (～ませんか) and frequency adverbs (まいにち、よく、ときどき).

We practiced asking and answering questions using Genki workbook unit3 for writing practice.

After the break we have a unit2 test.

Group 3 

In unit 8, we learned Short forms (verbs, adjectives, nouns).

 ・Informal speech(two people who are close friends or family members speak with Short forms)

　・「～とおもいます」- I think…

　・「～といっていました」- They said…

　・「～ないでください」- Please do not …

　・「～がすきです」 - I like to do…

We practiced asking and answering questions using Genki workbook unit8 for writing practice.

After the break we have a unit8 test.

Group 4 

We use Minna no Nihongo textbook2 for Japanese grammar and Kanji Daisuki textbook for Kanji practice.

We learned

・～んです

・～んですが、～ていただけませんか

Quiz on every Monday

We have a vocabulary test every Monday

Group 1 is vocabulary test from Genki textbook unit3.

Group 2 is vocabulary test from Genki textbook unit 4.

Group 3 is vocabulary test from Genki textbook unit 9.

Group 4 is Kanji test.

This month all students made invitation card for sports day to their family. They wrote massages to their parents in Japanese too.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact with me.

Ms. Shoko

JNL Newsletter in October

Dear G9 parents,

I hope you have been well in nice season and ready for red leaves.

There are some topics which JNL students learnt in this month below.
- Hihyo no kotoba wo tameru
They learnt how different "Complain" and "Criticize " are. They gather some information from TV, or newspaper or any media. And they discussed about the information with the complaining perspective and criticizing perspective. After this, I encourage them to suggest/take action. So they learnt how to write proposal sheet.

- Dareka no kawarini
This article is written about "dependence" and "independence". They are studying both word through their experiences.

I gave students homework which is creating a "Book Review".
Usually, I gave secondary students the homework when a long break comes up.
The details of homework are shared today by Email.

Next month, we will study below
- A story of Yesus
- Comparing Newspaper

All students adjusted to new grade.
And everybody tries as hard as they can.
Some students told me to improve their Japanese more.
So I am planning to give some stuffs.
Thank you very much for your cooperation everyday.
If you have any question/suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact me.


Higa
Secondary Japanese Teacher

Japanese September Blog

Dear parents,

Hello I am Shoko Matsuya and I am Japanese teacher at HJIS.

I am pleased to be a Japanese teacher for G8 in this academic year.

Let’s have a great year together!

Group 1 

We use Genki1 textbook reviewing unit 1 and started from unit 2 for Japanese grammar and speaking practice.

In unit 1, we reviewed the lesson about  

わたしは～です。- I am….

なんさいですか？- How old are you?

せんこうは　なんですか？ - What is your majör?

いまなんじですか？- what time is it now?

～じです。- it’s ~ o’clock.

In unit 2, we are learning

ここ／そこ／あそこ

これ／それ／あれ

これはなんですか？- What is this?

わたしの／あなたの／～さんの

これはだれのペンですか？-Whose pen is this?

これはいくらですか？- How much is this.

Group 2

We use Genki1 textbook. We started reviewing the lesson from unit 2 and now we are learning unit 3 for Japanese grammar and speaking practice.

In unit 2, we reviewed  the lesson about

ここ／そこ／あそこ

これ／それ／あれ

これはなんですか？- What is this?

わたしの／あなたの／～さんの

これはだれのペンですか？-Whose pen is this?

これはいくらですか？- How much is this.

In unit 3, we are learning 

Verbs

～をたべます。- I eat…

～をのみます。- I drink…

～へいきます。- I go to …

Particles

を、で、に、へ

Group 3 

We use Genki1 textbook. We started reviewing from unit 7 and now we are learning unit 8 for Japanese grammar and speaking practice.

In unit 7, we reviewed the lesson about

Te-form

～ています。I am doing…

In unit 8, we are learning 

Short forms (verbs, adjectives, nouns)

 ・Informal speech(two people who are close friends or family members speak with Short forms)

　・「～とおもいます」- I think…

　・「～といっていました」- They said…

　・「～ないでください」- Please do not …

　・「～がすきです」 - I like to do…

Group 4 

We use Minna no Nihongo textbook2 for Japanese grammar and Kanji Daisuki textbook for Kanji practice.

We are leaning「～んです」

Quiz on every Monday 

We have a vocabulary test every Monday 

Group 1: vocabulary test from Genki textbook unit2.

Group 2: vocabulary test from Genki textbook unit 3.

Group 3: vocabulary test from Genki textbook unit 8.

Group 4: Kanji test.


If you have any questions, please feel free to contact with me.

Shoko

English September and October Newsletter

Dear Grade 9 parents and students,

This month in English we have focused on the following skills:
- skim and scan reading
- finding unknown vocabulary through the use of context clues
- proper capitalization rules for general English
- proper capitalization rules for titles
- proper writing for numbers in English

Moving into October, we will be focusing on the following skills:
- selecting points for summary
- paraphrasing
- annotating texts
- understanding and tone, mood and purpose in writing

All of these skills will be utilized in our end of unit novel read. We will be reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

If you have any questions about homework, projects, or general news, all of our class information is on our Google Classroom website, which all of the students have access to.

As always, please email me if you have any other questions.

Regards,

Mr. Chris

G9 JNL Newsletter September

Dear G9 Parents,

I hope you have been good in the nice season after hot summer.
And in the next month, there will be held Sports Day.
I hope we can meet and talk at the event.

In September, there are the topics which students learned in this month below.
-Introduction
Almost students already know routines  and class rules in my class. So JNL class goes very well.
-Tsuki no kigen wo saguru
This is written about the origin of moon. The main theme is to think logically with some data and make hypothesis. After this, they wrote an essay according to what they learned about paragraphs.
-Tsukurareta monogatari wo koete
This is written about images which people make. People got language but language sometimes works to tell wrong information. So we need to re-think common thing whether it is right or not.


In October, they will learn below
-Hihyo no kotoba wo tameru
-Darekano kawarini


Many students are adjusting in a new G9 environment.
Sometimes they might be very busy or (and) confuse because of it.
At the school, we all encourage them to adjust.
Also I really appreciate you for your everyday support.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.



Best regards,
Mr. Higa

Monthly Musical Update

Dear Parents,

Grade 9 has had a great start to the year in Music Class.  We looked at a variety of different music from different genres and talked about how to choose quality music for performing. As a class the students selected a song and divided up the parts among themselves. They’ve been busy learning their own parts and deciding how to best perform them.  We are also starting to take a look at music history, and learn about why and how music functions both within past and present societies.

Musically yours,

Ms. Shay