We got 5th place on the Film Festival!!!

Our Club Night was awesome. We had around 350 people there.

This is the movie. I hope you guys will be able to watch it.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/video/video.php?v=325621724709&ref=nf

I am really proud of everyone who made to the finals on the Culture Bowl as well.

Thanks everyone for working so hard!!!!

One more movie for you guys to watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evfgGkUB7OM

This movie came from Japanese 3. This year our Japanese 3 class' movies were awesome. It was so hard to decide!!!! Even though this movie was awesome, it didn't make to the semi-finals.

One of the movie that made to the semi-finals was:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LYXT0jNPgk

Extra Credit

One of the extra credit for this term is to attend the Club Night tomorrow. I will give to each one of you 15 points if you come. Make sure you come and talk to me in the beginning and at the end of the event so that I can take roll.

It will be lots of fun. Last year, about 300 people attended. If you want to see last year's event, check the post below.


http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2009/03/culture-night-312.html

Good luck to those who made to the final!!!!

World Language Week

Today was the last day for the our World Language Week. It was really fun to have Scavenger Hunt, Culture Bowl and the Movie Competition. A1 and B1 Movies were very hard to choose. The level of the movies are getting higher and I was really impressed!!! Good job, everyone!!!

I will try to post the list of the Culture Bowl finalists here, but those who made to the finals, make sure to come tomorrow to Club Night at 6:45pm. The event is going to start at 7pm with the Culture Bowl.

After the Culture Bowl, we are eating yummy deserts and then you will watch the movies that made to the Final. We, teachers, are going to discuss about the movies tomorrow after school and then we will decide the best 10 to give the cash prizes away for those who made to the Final. I have a STRONG feeling that will be very hard to decide on the first, second and third prizes.

Remember that we are going to have regular classes from tomorrow.

B1 Japanese AP Study for your Vocabulary Quiz Part G
B2 Japanese 1 No homework, but don't forget to bring you binder/folder and textbook.
B3 ESL Jobs Occupation fill in the blanks exercise

Movies

Today we finished selecting the best 2 movies from each class. I just want to say I am SOOOOOO proud of you guys. You made me really want to cry!! Really, no kidding!!! Thanks for working so hard!!!

This is one of the selected movies from Japanese 3. It is really funny!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LYXT0jNPgk

If you post your movie on youtube, please leave your website here for us to watch it.

Have a nice Holiday!!! And now that the movies are done!!! Relax!!!!!

Oh, Japanese 4, sorry!! You guys have to study for your quiz, don't forget!!!!

Japanese movies are due Thursday and Friday

Our term's big project is due this Thursday and Friday.

Japanese 1 Due Friday
Japanese 2 Due Thursday
Japanese 3 Due Thursday
Japanese 4/AP Due Friday

I am so looking forward to watching your movies!!!! Start studying the culture facts for the Culture Bowl so that you can earn cash prizes!!!!

Sorry for not updating

Sorry that I haven't been able to update our blog. As I told you guys in class, after getting a virus, I cannot access any Google related pages anymore.

So, if you want to know the next class' homework, please check powerschool. The shukudai will be there.

Also, if you have any questions, you can still ask questions from here or email me.

mbellini@alpine.k12.ut.us

January Japanese Club

Our activity for January was going to the Oriental Market in Orem.

286 North State Street, Orem -

(801) 221-5949

I go there every week just to buy fresh vegetables and tofu.

There are two more places in Provo you can buy Oriental stuff, but the best place for me it's Oriental Market.

Many Lands Market

1145 North 500 West, Provo -

(801) 375-3789 Chao's Trading Co 77 North University Avenue, Provo - (801) 377-8845 It was very fun to do some shopping with everyone!!! Thanks for everyone who came!!! Next activity is Onigiri making. Make sure you pay $1,50 for the next activity at the financial office. Your "ticket" for the club activity will be the receipt.

Our club president, Sho.

The pictures below are just some stuff that we bought there.

Japanese Candy $,99Pocky $,99

Ramune drink $1,89

Noodles $2

Club Pictures

Thanks for all that came. It was a blast!!! I am sorry for taking so much time to show you guys. Since the blog does not allow lots of pictures to be uploaded, I have uploaded everything using Flickr.

Please check this out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bellinisensei/sets/

End of the term and extra credit

こんばんは、

あけましておめでといございます！！！！

ＷｉｎｔｅｒＢｒｅａｋ，なにをしましたか？

I am glad that I could make my blog work again, however the blog still does not work at school. I talked to the IT guy in our school and he does not know why. In order to update the blog at school, I have to sign in at blogger.com and this site does not work anymore. If anyone knows how to make it work, PLEASE let me know. Until then, I'll have to update at home.

As you may know, my son had a surgery on Thursday at Primary Children's Hospital. It was detected he had Cholesteatoma on his right ear that is a cyst that grew between the ear drum and the bones. Before the surgery, he could hear about 50% and now after removing 3 ear bones it seems it got worse, but we don't know exactly the percentage he can currently hear. My son sad is kind of weird now, but he doesn't know how to explain. In 6 months he is going to have another surgery and hopefully the doctor will try to reconstruct some of the bones removed.



My life has been crazy, so as you may have noticed already, I haven't given the extra credit for everyone. I will stay until late at school tomorrow, so please check your grades tomorrow night. Tuesday will be the last day for me to change your grades. As I told you in class before, no more retakes allowed. Friday was the last day. I still can accept some late homework and that's all.

Thanks for all your patient. I am just glad that I love my job. Even though I feel exhausted every morning, I still can wake up and go to work. It's everything because you guys!!!

One more semester and we are done!!!!! Thanks for all your hard work!!! This semester will be lots of fun, specially because of our World Language Week that will be held in February. Do your best so that you can get the cash prizes. We are giving almost $1000 of cash prizes on that week. Japanese has been always in the top 3 among all the other languages, but I really believe we can win this time!!!!

がんばってください！！！（Ｈａｎｇ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅｒｅ！！）

1/8 A Day

Japanese 3

Talked to some students about make up work
Kanji Bingo game (Kanji from chapters 1 & 2)
The students got in groups for the video project

しゅくだい：ありません


Japanese 2

Kanji bingo game (Kanji from Ch. 1, 2 & 3)
Watched Ponyo

しゅくだい：ありません

1/6 A Day

Japanese 3

Test
Reviewed Kanji learned in Japanese 3
Writing Practice
Listened to dialogue again
Presentation by Hana chan

しゅくだい：Ｂｒｉｎｇ　ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ　ｉｄｅａｓ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｖｉｅ　ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎ　（３ｒｄ　Ｔｅｒｍ　Ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔ）

Japanese 2

Verbs Quiz
Gave writing back and talked about some common mistakes
Reviewed Base II with verbs cards
Reviewed Base te
New grammar ＢａｓｅＴｅもかまいません
　　　　　　　　　　Ｂａｓｅｔｅはいけません
Writing practice using new grammar

しゅくだい：Ｂｒｉｎｇ　ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ　ｉｄｅａｓ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｖｉｅ　ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎ　（３ｒｄ　Ｔｅｒｍ　Ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔ）

1/5 B Day

Japanese 4

Presentation by Oba san and Wells san
Speaking warm up (冬休みに何をしましたか）
Reviewed Passive forms
Speaking activity using passive forms (ask questions to each other)

しゅくだい：ありません

Japanese 1

Speaking warm up Happy New Year in Japanese あけましておめでとうございます
Presentation by Angela san and Taylor san
New grammar (grades in school)
Reviewed Family terms
Speaking practice (Ask classmates about their families)

しゅくだい：ｱｰﾎ 10 times each

ESL

Reviewed past regular "ed" rules
Discussion about Christmas and New Years in Mexico, Equador and US
Listening practice (song I gotta feeling)
Writing practice (What did you do during winter break) using past tense

1/4 A Day

Japanese 3

Test review
Listening practice (Dialogue)

しゅくだい：Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ　２　ｔｅｓｔ

Japanese 2

Presentation by Davidson san
Review verbs from verbs list
Writing practice about new year resolution (Use BII+たい and　ほしい）

しゅくだい：Ｖｅｒｂｓ　Ｑｕｉｚ

12/22 B Day

Christmas caroling around the school

12/21 A Day

Christmas caroling around the school

12/18 B Day

Japanese 4/AP

• Presentation
• Collected homework
• Practice Christmas songs
• Corrected homework
• Reviewed Kanji from Japanese 3

Japanese 1

• Collected homework
• New Katakana ハ、ヒ、フ、ヘ、ホ
• Review Family terms
• Presentation

ESL

• Learned rules for regular -ed
• Listening practice
• Presentation
• Writing practice

12/17 A Day

Bellini sensei was absent

12/16 B Day

Japanese 4/AP

• Practice Christmas songs
• Speaking activity
• New grammar のために

しゅくだい：Ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅｓ　ｕｓｉｎｇ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｈｏｌｉｄａｙｓ

Japanese 1

• Presentations by Kirkham san and Gau san
• Reviewed counters with ball game
• Practice Christmas songs

しゅくだい：Ｆｉｎｉｓｈ　ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｆａｍｉｌｙ　ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ　ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｓ　（ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ａｎｄ　ａｇｅ）

ESL

• Reading test
• Presentation
• Watched Princess Mononoke while they were taking the test in the hall

Japanese Club Presidency Meeting

Those who are in the Japanese Club Presidency, we are having a brief meeting during lunch just to discuss the final details for our Christmas Party on Thursday. Please come!!!