Assembly tomorrow! Lone Peak students, please look at schedule.

Early Morning Pep Assembly Schedule

Assembly 7:45 – 8:30 45 minutes

1^st period 8:36 – 9:48 72 minutes

2^nd period 9:54 – 11:06 72 minutes

3^rd period 11:12 – 12:24 72 minutes

Lunch 12:24 – 12:57 33 minutes

4^th period 1:03 – 2:15 72 minutes

10/29 A Day

Japanese 3

• Checked homework (Kanji exercises)
• Corrected exercises and reviewed with the whole class each new Kanji
• Verbs exercises (Practiced how to change conjugated verbs to dictionary form)

しゅくだい：Exercises using Japanese school events and make Kanji Flashcards
http://www.4shared.com/file/144675574/aedbc1b0/Exercises2-1A.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/144675558/955bef19/Exercises2-1B.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/144122925/e5837b76/Flashcards_Chapter_2.html

The next Kanji quiz will be on Wednesday, so start studying!!!


Japanese 2

• Checked homework (Exercises using Baseています）
• Reviewed Baseています in class with cards
• Started new Kanji (Chapter 2)

しゅくだい：Kanji Flashcards
http://www.4shared.com/file/144122925/e5837b76/Flashcards_Chapter_2.html

Any suggestions for Japanese Club activities?

November is almost there and we have to plan for our next Japanese Club activity. Any suggestions?

Post here your suggestions so that we can talk about it in all our Japanese classes.

Halloween in Japan

Question: Do they celebrate Halloween in Japan?

Answer: No, not yet.
Is “not yet” a strange answer? Well, to be more specific, Halloween is not a traditional Japanese holiday or festival, but like many other customs from the west it is slowly working its way into Japanese modern society.

The average Japanese person will almost certainly know of Halloween. Most would be able to say it is in October. However, fewer would be able to pin the day to the 31st. Even less have likely taken part in a Halloween party, unless they have friends from North America or Britain, belong to some kind of eikaiwa (English conversation school), or live in Kawasaki city (where there was a Halloween parade of about 3,000 people last year).However, like Christmas, Halloween has been increasingly imported to Japan through TV, movies, and by companies as a fun way to promote and/or sell services and merchandise. Eikaiwas use Halloween as means to get children interested in western language study.

Tokyo Disney is doing a promotional Halloween theme event throughout September and October. Baskin & Robbins 31 is offering a “Halloween Sundae” this October. Japanese candy-makers are now starting to package treats with Halloween themes, too.

Halloween decorations are sold in small quantities in the seasonal sections of large Japanese department stores, such as JUSCO – right next to their Christmas displays. Costumes can be found at toy stores and variety shops.

Lastly, there are a couple things to not expect from any sort of Halloween in Japan: door-to-door trick-or-treating and real pumpkin carving - typical American-style pumpkins often cost more than 3,000 yen, or about $30. Also, don’t expect any sort of Halloween-related events to happen on October 31st either. The weekend or two before the 31st is more likely. Kawasaki’s Halloween parade was held on Sunday, the 26th, last year.While Halloween is not truly celebrated in Japan (yet), one can still have a fun time with it in the country (but please don’t have that fun time on public trains, which has been problematic in the past).

http://www.examiner.com/x-10430-Japan-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Halloween-in-Japan

10/28 B Day

Japanese 4

• Finished Correcting exercises about よろしいです・おBIIになります・でございます
• Reviewed Kanji from Chapter 1
• New Grammar　おBIIください
• Exercises in class using new grammar

しゅくだい：Kanji Quiz


Japanese 1

• Checked homework
• Corrected homework reviewing everything learned from Chapter 1 & 2

しゅくだい：All of Hiragana Quiz


ESL

Whole class together

• Explained about this term's presentation about family
• Writing time to everyone to write a draft about their family

Low intermediate

• Difference between do and does
• Talked about how to introduce yourself for the first time
• Reading practicing pronunciation

High intermediate

• New Vocabulary
• Talked about the difference between a noun and a verb and how it differs in a sentence
• Writing sentences using new vocab

10/27 A Day

Japanese 3

• Collected homework (Writing about Japanese School events in English)
• Talked about Extra credit opportunities for this term
• Talked about this term's project (Presentation about Family)

http://www.4shared.com/file/144123076/b6908263/Presentation_term__family.html

• Spent 30 minutes writing about Family (First draft)

• New Kanji exercises (Refer to Page 59 from textbook)

公 文 化 花 海 旅 教 室 後 午 着 知

http://www.4shared.com/file/144122494/79a80178/Japanese_3______Lesson_____KanjiPractice_exercises.html

しゅくだい：Finish Kanji exercises at home. You can download it from the link above.

Japanese 2

• Collected homework (Writing about family)
• Talked about this term's project (Presentation)

http://www.4shared.com/file/144123942/95012e36/Presentation_term_2_family.html

• New Grammar from Chapter 2　（Base te＋います）
• Reviewed Base te and song
• Watched Nihongo dekimasu (Base te+います）

しゅくだい：Base te + imasu exercises from workbook

10/26 B Day

Japanese 4

• Speaking activity [週末に何をしましたか。What did you do over the weekend?]
• Reviewed Honorific Form
• Checked homework and corrected part of it　（Exercises using honorific お＋BII＋になります、でございます、よろしい）
• Cultural lesson about exchange students

宿題：ありません。

Japanese 1

• Checked homework (Nihongo dekimasu sheet about counters）
• Reviewed Counters まい　＆　つ
• Finished watching Nihongo Dekimasu
• Hiragana Game (Karuta Game)

しゅくだい：Chapter 1 & 2 Review exercises。You can also download it from here.
http://www.4shared.com/file/143827926/a9fcb5b8/Japanese_1__Lesson_1__2review_exercises.html


ESL

• Yesenia's presentation on Legally Blonde 2

Extra Credit for term 2

Before it is too late, let me give you guys some extra credit opportunities:

1) It will be new for term 2, I'll be giving you guys a Bathroom pass (トイレパス）and if you don't use it, you can turn in for 5 extra points.

2) If you leave a comment on our blog, I'll give you one point. You cannot earn more than 5 points.

Today is the last day for TERM 1!!!

みなさん　こんにちは！！！！

You did it!!! Today is the last day of the term.

Lots of people came to hand in their late homework and also to retake quizzes. I could see lots of improvement!! Good job, guys!!!

Japanese 1

Finished Chapter 1 and 2 and they have learned all the Hiragana!!! We just had our last Hiragana quiz and the average was 12 out of 15!!!! I am so proud of you guys!!!!

Japanese 2

Finished Chapter 1, learned Kanji for numbers and days of the week and took the big test and you guys did pretty well. The average was 25 out of 30!!!!!!

Japanese 3

Finished Chapter 1, learned the difference between informal and formal Japanese, took the big Kanji test (All the Kanji from Japanese 2, total 121 Kanji) and the big Chapter 1 test.
They learned 12 new Kanji from Chapter 1 and lots of new and hard grammar.

Average for Kanji Test 32 ou of 40.
Average for Chapter 1 test 31 out of 40.

1/3 of the class skipped Japanese 2 and most of them are following pretty well. Those who feel that you are still struggling, make sure to come and talk to me before class so that we can come up with some learning strategies. I am here to help you guys!!!!!!!!! I'd love to help ANYONE who wants to learn!!

Japanese 4

Since we just got our textbook end of September, we did lots of review from Japanese 3, practiced Kanji from Japanese 2 and 3 (total 219 Kanji), did some practice using AP tests exercises and watched Japanese drama. We finally started Chapter 1 from our book and they learned the 3 types of KEIGO (Polite Japanese) and the difference between there. Japanese 1 & 2 focuses on Desu & Masu style, Japanese 3 informal Japanese and Japanese 4 Business Japanese.

Average for Big Kanji test 34 out of 42

I know that it has been a big step to some of you guys, but I can see that everyone is trying very hard to suceed in this class. Thank you for all your example!!!


ESL

After observing and testing everyone, we divided our class in low and high intermediate.
They presented about a movie they liked everything in English and we discussed a little about each movie.


THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR WORKING SO HARD DURING FIRST TERM!!!!!

SOME ADVICE FOR TERM 2

1) WHEN YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK, EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOME PARTS, TRY TO DO IT!!!! NEVER GIVE UP!!! REMEMBER THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS TO SEE EVERYONE TRYING AND NOT TO DO THE HOMEWORK PERFECTLY. IF YOU DON'T TRY YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW AND WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW. SOMETIMES YOU THINK YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS SOME THINGS YOU KNOW.

2) TURN IN ANY ASSIGNMENT ON TIME!!!!!!!

3) CHECK OUR BLOG DAILY TO SEE YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!!

4) BRING YOUR BOOKS, NOTEBOOKS AND PENCIL/PENS. THOSE COUNT TOWARD YOUR DAILY GRADE.

5) TAKE NOTES IN CLASS! AS I MENTIONED IN CLASS, THE EXPLANATION YOU HAVE IN YOUR BOOK SOMETIMES IS COMPLICATED, SO WRITE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK THE WAY YOU UNDERSTAND FROM WHAT I EXPLAINED IN CLASS.


がんばってください！！！！！　(Good luck)

10/23 A Day

Japanese 3

• New Chapter (Discussion about the differences between Japanese and American schools)
• Daruma
• Watched Snow white in Japanese

しゅくだい：Read pages 54-58 from our textbook. Choose two events and write half page about similarities and differences you found.

Japanese 2

• Watched Anime

しゅくだい：Previous homework has been postponed. Bring your writing corrected and add more sentences. Remember that you have to have at least half page.

10/22 B Day

Japanese 4/AP

• Collected Homework (Onomatopoeic exercises)
• Reviewed previous grammar
• New grammar お＋BII＋になります

　　　　　　　　　　　　　よろしいです
　　　　　　　　　　　　　でございます

しゅくだい：Exercises using grammar learned in class (yellow paper)


Japanese 1

• Hiragana Quiz (まーん）
• New grammar　Counters (つ　＆　まい）
• New vocabulary
• Watched Nihongo dekimasu (Counters in food stores using つ）

しゅくだい：Counters exercises on Nihongo Dekimasu Worksheet

ESL
Low intermediate

• Talked about Romeo & Juliet
• Writing practice
• Exercises using verb to be

High intermediate

• Talked about "Influences" teenagers have nowadays
• Debate
• Writing practice (Good vs. Bad influences in your life)

10/21 A Day

Japanese 3

• Review for the test
• Chapter 1 test
• Speaking Activity using all the grammar learned in Chapter 1 P. 43

しゅくだい：Proverbs exercises and Kanji review　（Blue paper)


Japanese 2

• Review for the test
• Chapter 1 test
• Listening practice reviewing useful expressions and grammar from Chapter 1

しゅくだい：Correct the mistakes in your writing about yourself (Green paper). Make sure that you have at least half of a page.