Thursday, December 8, 2016

Japan Days are approaching!


Hi all,

Posting the Japanese Department message here as well. Check out the wonderful displays in the second-floor landing and ES office in the main building.


Japan Days

Dear all

Did you know that we have Japan Days this year? It’s during the first week after we get back from winter break! Here are the activities we have been planning. We need your support for some of the activities. Please take a look at the schedule and let us know if you have any questions.

January 9th Monday - 11th Wednesday
Ema card writing, New Year calligraphy, Japanese games
KA&KB students will work only on ema card writing, and Grade 1- 5 students will experience all of these activities in Japanese class.
*Classroom teachers, if you would like to fill in your wish in an ema card, please let us know, and we will deliver one to you. 

January 12th Thursday
All School Dress Up Day
Please wear something “Japanese” for this day!
It doesn’t have to be a full set of kimono. It can simply be a T-shirt of a Japanese sports team or something about Japan printed.

Japanese lunch prepared by Cezar’s
Japanese lunch will be available for purchase in the cafeteria.

Noh Performance
Grade 1 - Grade 5: 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Prek - KB: 1:25pm - 1:45pm
*Classroom teachers, please bring your students to the theater.

January 13th Friday
Mochi Pounding
Students will do mochi pounding during Japanese class. Teachers are welcome to join!

We will decorate the staircase of the second floor (next to Suki’s classroom) with kimono. It would be very helpful if you could remind students to keep their hands off from the decorations in case you see them touching. Also, if you have any Japanese decorations  (such as shimenawa from prior Japan Days) and would like to put them up on your classroom door, that would be very nice!

Thank you very much for your support in advance!
ES Japanese Department