BEYOND THE MOUNT

It looks so easy!

blommers — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:22:00 +0000

Students in Year 7 are currently learning vocabulary and language related to Japanese food. As part of their studies, they learnt how to use chopsticks by practising with lollies. The real test, however, came when they cooked udon and sat down to eat it for lunch. As you can see, it is not as easy as it looks!

Manga

blommers — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:20:23 +0000

During a LOTE session towards the end of the year, the students in Year 7 had a go at drawing manga characters. This was the first time that they had drawn in the manga style and all produced great pictures. Here are some of the finished pictures:

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Seasons

blommers — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:02:28 +0000

During Term 4, the Year 5-6 students studied vocabulary for the seasons. They used these words to make traditional Japanese scrolls.

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Family albums

blommers — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:40:06 +0000

As part of their study of Japanese, the Year 7 class have been learning how to talk about families. They used the iPads to create family albums and to add descriptions, in Japanese, about their families. Pictured below are some of the covers of their albums:

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Digital stories

blommers — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:38:15 +0000

The students in Years 5 and 6 used the iPads to produce digital storybooks. Each student wrote their own story using the Japanese characters and created pictures to accompany the story. The finished books were then placed in iBooks for all to share. The students really enjoyed using the iPads to create and publish their work. Their enthusiasm is best summed up by the student who said, “I just want to keep using them!”

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iPads in LOTE

blommers — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:50:45 +0000

During Term 2 and 3, students in Years 5 and 6 participated in a research project to investigate the use of technology in LOTE. With funding provided by NALSSP, we were able to purchase 5 iPads to use in class. The students were very excited when the iPads arrived and immediately started exploring the possibilities.

Communicating with Japan

blommers — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:24:19 +0000

I can’t believe how long it has been since my last post! As I look back over the year, there have been so many good things happening in LOTE. At the beginning of the year, the students in Years 3 and 4 wrote letters to a school in Japan. They put a lot of work into their letters and managed to write their letters in hiragana. At this time, Japan was devastated by the tsunami so these students made paper cranes to include with their letters.

The students in Years 5 to 7 also had opportunity to communicate with students in Japan. They produced short videos introducing themselves in Japanese, which were then sent to Japan. Through an online communication board, they were also able to exchange messages with the Japanese students. Both these activities added an authentic touch to our Japanese classrooms.

Calligraphy

blommers — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:35:16 +0000

We have been learning how to use a brush and ink. This is called “calligraphy”. The students in Years 5 and 6 practised writing oni while the students in Year 7 practised the kanji for Japan.

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Setsubun

blommers — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:29:00 +0000

Setsubun is a Japanese festival celebrated at the beginning of February. One of the main characters of Setsubun is the ONI. He is a demon representing bad spirits and bad luck. People throw beans at oni to make him go away as they only want good luck for the following year.

The students in Years 5 and 6 wrote some descriptive sentences about oni and then created a poster.

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Issunboshi

blommers — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:35:24 +0000

The students in Years 3 and 4 created a short video to tell the story of Issunboshi. This story is a traditional folktale from Japan. Please watch and enjoy!

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