Ngunnawal students have been working hard to move up the levels on our Ninja Bump it up wall. We all enjoyed talking about Tanabata (The Star Festival) and writing たんざくtanzaku (paper strips with wishes) to hang from our tree. In Japan club on Thursday at recess students have enjoyed looking at the Awa Odori festival and having a turn of the dance and some festival games. Japan club also love to do origami!

Kindergarten: It has been great to get to know KNI and KKM. They are becoming experts on greetings and  colours and numbers 1-10 in Japanese and are now working word to talk about their favourite fruit.

Year 1 and Year 2: Year 1 and ２have become experts on greetings, colours and numbers to help them read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” in Japanese. They are currently creating their own versions of the story where they choose what the Caterpillar eats. 1NE, 1MO and 2MA have done a great job learning about 大きいかぶ ookii kabu (The enormous Turnip), drawing their own comic versions and reading and presenting the story independently.

Year 3 and Year 4: Year 3 and Year 4 are becoming experts in talking about their family and pets through playing lots of games. Our favourite is called “hachipachi”. Over the next few weeks they are writing and presenting their self introductions.

Year 5 and Year 6: Year 5 and Year 6 students have been using look-cover-write-check to help them remember hiragana and write it with the correct stroke order. They have added to their self-introductions and talked about their pets. Now to line up with market day coming up they are working on mini skits involving shopping in Japan.

がんばってください ganbatte kudasai (Do your best)

フィオナ 先生 (Fiona Sensei)