Parent-Teacher conference

Today we are having P/T Conference at the high school and tomorrow at the junior high.

I will be the whole day at the high school today until the end of the conference (around 6 p.m.) and tomorrow from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m at the junior high since I teach only one class there.

If your parents cannot attend the conference, please tell them they can email me anytime and we can set up an appointment. mbellini@alpinedistrict.org

11/30 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Gave time to everyone to talk about their English's script
  
• Gave white vocabulary exercises on new vocabulary
• Introduced new vocab (church, bank, etc)
• Game using a map

Homework: Finish the white exercises given in class

11/30 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji exercises)
• Reviewed Kanji
• Corrected exercises having students writing on the board
• Gave time to everyone to talk about their movie's English script
• Finished reading the story about the chuukichi

Homework: Kanji flashcards

11/30 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Location and verbs quiz
• Gave white vocabulary exercises on new vocabulary
• Introduced new vocab (church, bank, etc)
• Game using a map

Homework: Finish the white exercises given in class

11/29 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana ta-to
• Gave some time for the groups to talk about the movie
  
• Reviewed vocabulary for family in-group vs. out-group
• New vocabulary from textbook P. 60 & 61 (school grades)
• Added grades to their family's drafts
• Exercises on new vocabulary

Homework: Family Quiz (Study the first page of the blue packet)

11/29 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana ta-to
• Reviewed vocabulary for family in-group vs. out-group
• New vocabulary from textbook P. 60 & 61 (school grades)
• Added grades to their family's drafts
• Exercises on new vocabulary

Homework: Family Quiz (Study the first page of the blue packet) and finish exercises

11/29 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana ta-to
• Reviewed vocabulary for family in-group vs. out-group
• New vocabulary from textbook P. 60 & 61 (school grades)
• Added grades to their family's drafts
• Exercises on new vocabulary

Homework: Family Quiz (Study the first page of the blue packet)

Don't forget about our club pictures

Club pictures will be taken on Dec 2 (Fri) during B3. The office is not going to announce it, so please come to commons area with your club T-shirt or a black one.

11/28 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji review exercises)
• Reviewed Kanji
• Corrected homework
• Free talk in Japanese on thanksgiving break
• Gave family writing back
• Talked about common mistakes
• Reviewed some sentences and sentences structures to help students to finish their draft

Homework: Quiz Location nouns and verbs from Unit 2

11/28 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Checked homework (White exercises)
• Reviewed mukae ni iku, tori ni iku, tsurete iku, motte iku
• Corrected exercises
• Reading practice
• New Kanji (Hands, number, half, etc.)
• Gave some time to students to finish exercises

Homework: Finish Kanji exercises

11/28 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji review exercises)
• Reviewed Kanji
• Corrected homework
• Free talk in Japanese on thanksgiving break
• Gave family writing back
• Talked about common mistakes
• Reviewed some sentences and sentences structures to help students to finish their draft

Homework: Quiz Location nouns and verbs from Unit 2

11/22 Japanese 1 A4

Watched Howl's moving castle

I will be checking the same homework next class

11/22 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

Since half of the class at AFHS was gone due to Renaissance assembly, we watched a little of castle in the sky and then the Japanese drama called ZETTAI KARESHI.

Bring the same homework and I'll be checking next class after the break

11/22 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Checked homework (Writing and outgroup family exercises)
• Watched World Language Week movies
• Reviewed ingroup and outgroup vocabulary
• Corrected homework
• Writing peer review

Homework: No homework

Japanese Club pictures

Our Japanese Club pictures will be Dec 2 (Fri) during B3 at 11:05. They are not going to announce through intercom, so make sure you don't forget. No retakes for club pictures!!!

Japanese Club activity tomorrow

Please come to Japanese club tomorrow. It will be a potluck party so make sure you bring something to share!!!

11/21 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Reviewed location nouns and ni arimasu/ni imasu
• Practiced with some questions on the board
• Reviewed new verbs P. 35 and te imasu form
• Talked about family presentation
• Worked on the first draft of family

Homework: Kanji exercises (white paper)

11/21 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Quick review for the test
• Test
• Talked about the movie assignment
• Gave time to all 5 groups to brainstorm some ideas about the movie

Homework: White exercises

11/21 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Reviewed location nouns and ni arimasu/ni imasu
• Practiced with some questions on the board
• Reviewed new verbs P. 35 and te imasu form
• Talked about family presentation
• Worked on the first draft of family
• New vocabulary from textbook

Homework: Kanji exercises (white paper)

A day 11/18

Class with the sub.

A1 watched Ponyo
A3 watched Totoro
A4 watched Howl's moving castle