These past few weeks I have had the privelage to get to know many knew students in my lessons,
One of the ways I have done this is to exchange letters with my older students.
As well as a great way to get to know them and their interests, It is a wonderful way to practice reading and writing in English.
When I was younger, I had a pen pal in the USA, I wrote many letters to her and learned about her country and her life. I think it is a great opportunity for students to learn about life in other countries and ask questions they might not think about during class.
I hope everyone continues to enjoy it!
-Jordan Sensei
みなさんこんにちは！
今日は、小学校低学年クラスのお話をいたします。
4月より新しいメンバーになったとあるクラス。
今週より、新しく男の子が増えました！
みんなお友達が増えたことをとても喜び、たくさんお話をしていました！
その日の構文は、'Are you a/an ～?' 'Yes, I am./No, I'm not.'の文でした。
男の子チームと女の子チームに分かれて、何の職業カードかを当てるアクティビティをしました。
チーム内で、これじゃない？あれじゃない？と相談し、みんなで大きな声で答えを発表してくれました！
これからも新しいメンバーで楽しくレッスンをしましょう！
福田
On Tuesday I had the pleasure of teaching two interesting P1 students. We were learning about colours and fruits!
"I" and "R" have such different personalities but they are so entertaining. As I had never taught them before I was
a bit nervous but I ultimately had a really good time with them! It certainly looked like they had fun too!
"I" was a bit sleepy and a little non-responsive at first but soon he was all smiles and speaking as much as he could.
He also made funny sounds and faces that had mom and I laughing so much! "Green Melon" and "Pink Peach" were the cutest as he said them with a big smile on his face!
"R" was such a champion! He repeated everything said and read to him with so much excitement! Even when I praised him he repetaed it!
His grandmother and I thought it was so funny, when he kept saying Good Job and Nice Work! It was hilarious!
He was able to remember almost all our colours and fruits together! I was really impressed!
Who knew learning about colours and fruits would be so much fun!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
みなさんこんにちは！
今日は年少クラスのお話をいたします。
3歳のKちゃん。
今年から独り立ちをし、自分の力で頑張っています。
一回目のレッスンからとてもたくさん話をしてくれて、レッスンの中でも、'My name is 〇〇!'と大きな声で発表してくれました！
色の確認のパートも、自身のクレヨンを使いながら探したり、発話を楽しんでいます。
そして、聞きなれているABCの歌も、一緒に大きな声で歌ってくれました。
また少しずつ新しいレッスンに慣れていって、自分で発表できる文を増やしていきましょう！
福田
Being New in the Big Class...
My Wacky, Wednesday class has a new face from another school. Student "K".
He seems a bit shy and I am trying to find the best way to get him more intergrated into the group.
It is a big class and I worry that he might disappear into the background. Some of the personalities are very big
in that class and I don't want him to feel pressure or feel out of place.
As a teacher with a big class and a new student, it's often hard to balance the two things.
Student "K" comes across as quiet, but I can tell he has an interesting personality!
He laughs at all the jokes from the other students and myself! I am hoping this will continue to encourage him to open himself up more.
So far I am very happy with "K" level of English as it has potential grow and quickily!
Being New in the Big Class can be very scary and but it can be exciting though!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
The second week of school has brought with it some interesting challenges.
I have a few large classes and one of them is my very wacky and fun 2nd year Junior Highschool class.
It's a full house, I am trying to come up with some innovative seating arrangements to make the class seem less...crowded.
I used an L shaped arrangement for the tables and had the students sitting freely infront of them. Whilst that seemed to work, I doubt it can work for long. I wonder if I could come up with something long term and most effective to run the class smoothly. This requires more thought, but I love that my students want to be involved as well. My student "Y" jumped at the idea to help me re-arrange the class and she was really enthusiastic to explain it to her classmates!
Despite it being a full house, I thoroughly enjoy teaching that class.
The variety of personalities and the overall group dynamic always makes the classes interesting!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
Amongst the cherry blossoms this week we have started to see something even more special bloom.
Our students, getting to know eachother and their teachers, and seeing the friendships begin to bloom in the classrooms.
There have been several students I`ve seen immediatly click with each other, and I could easily be convinced they had been friends all their lives.
Others are less immediate, but still warming up to each other in such a wonderful way.
I can`t wait to see how everyone will grow closer throughout this year and I want to support each and every one.
-Jordan sensei
The first week of the new academic year is always the most stressful!
It is filled with busy teachers, excited students and some anxious parents!
Last week was so busy that I found myself so worried about making sure everything went well!
Thankfully it did. I was very happy to meet my new students and start bonding with them!
My High School students are especially interesting this year!
It was great seeing my students from last year in different grades, feeling even more motivated after their graduations.
I am so proud of how enthusiastic all the students were to get back into their English studies at Amity
and I know this will be a very exciting and successful year!
Let's make the second week just as awesome!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
みなさんこんにちは！
今日は新しいクラスとなった小学校低学年クラスでのお話をいたします。
ほとんど初めて会う4人。
名前は何だろう？という状況でしたが、構文が"What's your name?"だったので、自己紹介をしながら英語を話すことができました。
そして好きな色や食べ物も英語で紹介ができました。
これからも少しずつ自分のことを英語で紹介していき、仲良くなっていきましょうね！
そして、一緒に楽しくレッスンをしましょう！！
福田
Laughter and fun are Priceless!
My New Wednesday Highschool Students are a very interesting group of girls!
Their personalities are so varied but their dynamic is really fun and our first class was full of energy, questions and so much laughter!
I was thoroughly impressed with their reasoning skills and their ability to try their best to explain certain concepts in English!
Student "K" dubbed Miss K from now on has a very interesting and vibrant personality!
When asked to explain inventions, she very aptly said "Develop and level up", which is actually a very clever way
of explaing the idea of inventions! Amazing!
My other student "M" is hilarious and explained a stethoscope as a heart listener! That is fantastic! My remaining students "M" and "H" were so engaged and repeated the difficult langugae patterns with ease. These four girls have a great energy and I am excited for our classes every Wednesday! Speech maybe silver and silence is golden but laughter and fun are absolutely priceless!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
