As a teacher, one of the most happiest moments is watching your students succeed!
For the last several weeks, We have been checking and collecting our junior high school students English test results.
This is to keep up with what they are doing at school in English class, but also to help them with any questions that
may have been difficult and to keep track of their scores to better teach them.
So far I have been extremely impressed with the overall scores I have seen/recieved. Most of my students
have been getting more than 80% and the rest have improved their scores by atleast 5-10%. Just yesterday,
my student "Y" showed me a score of 95%! Wow! My student "A", had a score of 92% and "T" had 88%.
This is outstanding and I couldn't be more rpoud of every single of them!!
This shows just how hard they are studying and how much they have been working hard to improve their English scores!
Keep up the good work guys!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
In a classroom filled with youthful cheer,
I stand before them battling my fear.
With eyes so bright and minds so keen,
They grasp the world like I've never seen.
These little scholars, so clever and spry,
Are whizzing past me; oh how time does fly!
I teach them with love but deep down I know,
In the race of the minds, they steal the show.
So here I stand, a guide in their quest,
Learning from them, though I'm no longer the best.
With every lesson they teach me anew,
These little bright stars, my heart they imbue.
- Michael.
Throughout our lives we learn a lot of skills and hobbies, Some of them are very new, we may be the first people ever to try them, such as VR and programming, And some are as old as humanity itself, things like cooking and drawing.
Recently I have been practicing a very very old skill. I was inspired by one of our students to practice embroidery.
this student, `M` has made some of the most detailed embroidery on her pencilcase, recreating a scene from a movie that we both adore, and she even gifted me an embroidered brooch. because of her excitement and incredible skill, I have taken up my embroidery practice and am setting my mind on this new-old hobby.
-Jordan Sensei
In all my time at Amity, I knew that our students worked hard and pushed their limits to learn the English Language.
Recently however I have gained a new perspective on just how difficult it is for them.
When I was in school, my workload was light and I only had to spend a few hours studying,
It is very different here in Japan where studying is almost a full time job for our students.
I didn`t fully appreciate how challenging it is to study a language on top of that full time commitment until i got my hands on a Japanese vocabulary book and decided to try my hand and the JLPT exam.
I`ve got a new level of admiration for the students who come to classes every week, And prepare for Eiken Exams, And study for school, AND have club activities and sports!
You all work so incredibly hard!
-Jordan Sensei
みなさんこんにちは！
本日は中3文法クラスのお話をいたします。
中3生4人のこのグループ。
とても仲が良く、いつもワイワイとレッスンを楽しんでいます。
前期は、中2の復習や、中3で習う文法の復習をし、後期になった現在は入試問題を解いています。
しかし、ただ解くだけではありません。
皆で答え合わせをした後は、どうしてその文法になるのか、どんな熟語が使われているのかを自身で考えていただき、先生のようにみんなに教えてもらいます。
これからは英作文問題も増えてくるので、自身が書いたことを発表してもらったりもする予定です！
言語を学ぶ上で、もちろんインプット(聞いて、読んで学ぶこと)はとても大事ですが、その後のアウトプット(話す、書くこと)もとても重要です。
このクラスでは、常にインプットとアウトプットが行われており、友達同士で教えあうということもよくしています！
ただ聞いて学ぶだけではない文法レッスン、入試に向けてまだまだ頑張りましょう！
福田
One of my favorite students to write about is my P1 student "K".
She is such a bubbly, fun and really smart little girl and almost every lesson is filled with surprises and laughter.
This week her mother showed me, she has been watching Michael Jackson music videos and dancing.
"Whose bad?" seems to be her favorite song and she has been dancing and saying "whose bad?"
It has to be the funniest and cutest thing I have seen in while! She even twirls around saying it and dancing.
I am so happy that she is being exposed to English music. She has such great listening and understanding!
It seems this week is the dancing week, because two of my Baby students were also dancing in their lessons.
BabyD student "A" and BabyB student "R" both got their groove on in our lesson.
Dance fever has clearly been making its rounds to all the little ones. I am just happy I got to see it!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
小学校の途中から入るのは不安・・という方も
多くいらっしゃいますが、ご安心ください！
初心者さん向けのクラスも開講しております🧸🪄
また、大画面タッチパネル式電子ボードを使った
楽しいレッスンなので、楽しく始められますよ🧩
お子様にぴったりのクラスやコースをご提案させていただきます🔍
Although English is written entirely differently from a script like Kanji, individual words - such as names – do have a special meaning similar to the meaning found in Kanji.
For example, my name, Michael is derived from the Hebrew name Mikha’el, which is a question meaning “Who is like God?” (The implication being that nothing is like God!).
In the Hebrew tradition, Michael was one of the archangels. Michael is listed as the only archangel (the highest form of the angels) in the Bible, where he appears in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel as a protector of Israel.
The archangel Michael is also considered a saint in the Catholic Church and is said to have led the battle against Lucifer when he rebelled against God.
The spelling is very important as the sound "EL" means God. There is, however, another more recent spelling; Micheal which does not have the ancient meaning and is often changed into a nickname such as Mike or Mickey.
Best wishes,
Michael.
In Australia there is something of a tradition when someone finishes High school and moves on to University.
Often these students will be gifted a copy of Dr Seuss` story book "Oh! the places you`ll go!"
Some families will decorate the book or write encouraging messages in it, some get teachers to also sign the book.
For many students, entering University is the first time they get to choose what they want to do and study, and what path they want to follow, so the story can be a great comfort
"You have Brains in your head, and feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself in any direction you choose"
You have the power to become who you want to be, even if it`s a bit scary. Recently one of my students told me that she has passed her university entrance exam, so I have to say to her
"You`re off to great places,
today is YOUR day,
You`re off on adventure,
You`re off on your way!"
`C` you are going to do wonderful things, and you will have all of your teachers, friends and family at your back the whole way!
-Jordan Sensei
アミティーの自習スペースは、ご送迎スケジュールにあわせてご利用可能です♪早く着くのも、レッスン後に残るのもOK！小学校帰りに宿題を済ませてからレッスンを受ける生徒さんも沢山います。勉強がはかどると大好評です!お家に帰ってからも楽でいいですね!😊
