It`s no secret at Amity that w love to talk to our students.
Sometimes we English teachers don`t understand everything they say, and sometimes they don`t understand everything we say, but that never stops us!
This week I got to see one of my P4 stodents who has made enormous leaps in progress. When he started studying with me Not all that long ago, He spoke almost no English, and would get frustrated and distracted in lessons. But Lately he has come to truly love his lessons, he always shows up very early so he can sit in the classroom and finish his homework while I set up our activities. this student, `T` is very talkative, a real chatterbox, but he always spoke to me in very fast japanese so I couldn`t understand much.
This week he surprised me! He sat down and started chatting to me in English as much as he could! He noticed one of his classmates` names missing and asked "where is_____, Is he sleeping?" and wanted to know all about the other lesson I had been practicing on the screen.
This behaviour continued in class too, When reviewing different foods, I would ask them "what is this?" and he would laug in with not only the vocabulary, ubt the full sentence! "I`d Like Apple Pie Please!" I`m so proud of his progress! I hope our students can continue to show their best like this!
-Jordan Sensei
みなさんこんにちは！
今日は小学校低学年クラスの参観日についてお話いたします。
元気いっぱいのこのクラス。
前回のレッスンは保護者様がたくさんいて、最初少し緊張している姿が見られました。
しかし、レッスンが始まって、単語を覚えるところでは、大きな声で発表することができていました！
また、今回のアクティビティは生徒vs保護者だったので、それぞれのチームで何かアイディアを出し合いながら答えを見つけていました。
みんな笑顔で頑張れて、良かったです！
そして、前年度から変わったところもいっぱい見せることができ、特に単語が読めたり、文章で自発話できているところをよく見せれました。
また後期の参観日ではより正確に文章も読めているところを見せましょうね！
福田
Our parental observation lessons have ended on a very high note!
We are so grateful to all the parents that made the time to come out and
join us during class these past two weeks!
It has been so much fun having all parents there, participating and supporting
their children as they study. It was even more fun having the parents learn a few
phrases and challenging themselves with some vocabulary!
Thank you to those parents who have already sent thtough their feedback. We appreciate all of it
and will deffintely take them to heart to better our lessons! For those that haven't yet,
please don't forget to give us your impressions of the lessons you were in!
We hope all the parents enjoyed being in our classes, as much as we enjoyed having you there!
Until the next visit!
- Khanya (kay) Sensei
One of my littlest students has made the biggest steps this week.
when `R` started taking lessons he was quiet and unsure, the activities were confusing, the storybook was scary, and the teacher was a stranger. `R` would spend his lessons curled up on mom`s lap mumbling his responses and trying not to look anywhere.
Now it is entirely different in class! `R` stomps into class in his dinosaur socks, tells our Dinosaur toys they need to sit down for class to start, and calls out all of our feelings cards and vocabulary as soon as he sees them! He stomps and roars like a T-Rex while we sing our songs, He speaks loud and clear, and Just this week, While we practiced our colours, he stopped the lesson so he could point to his socks and tell me "the T-rex is Yellow, The Triceratops is purple, The pterradon is Red" Mom and I were both very impressed!
I always feel so amazed when I see how far some students can come in such a short time! I am privelaged to be part of their learning journey!
-Jordan Sensei
Parental Observations have been happening this week and so far they have been a great success!
My P4 class, especially was fun, lively and so energetic. I was pleasantly surprised that none
of the students had stage fright with their moms in the room and behaved the way they norally do during our lessons.
We were able to get through all our vocabulary, sentences and activities with ease.
It was so exciting watching how the Moms lit up watching their kids engage and speak English.
My P4s are a very curious bunch and always ask me questions, either in English or Japanese.
I was so proud to see them show off their skills. Our moms participated in asking them questions
and one mom was our activity helper for the lesson. She even won one of the games!
It was so much fun and I so glad that the moms had some fun too!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
Everyone gets nervous sometimes, Especially when we have to show our work to other.
With Parent Observations happening this week I am seeing students who are normally super cheerful and talkative become incredibly quiet and meek, and students who are normally beyond excited in lessons become restless and distracted.
I am also, However, seeing students put in their best effort ever on their pronunciation and projection, speaking louder and clearer than ever so the parents can hear.
While stage fright might keep some of our students from showing off their absolute best or feeling comfortable in that lesson, I hope that all of our parents can see how hard everyone is working despite that.
-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。
小2のMちゃん。
レッスンに来てすぐに「私が先生！」といって英語を積極的に話してくれていました！
最近は文章での発話も完璧で、新出単語も覚えるのが早くなりました。
また、教師からの質問に対して、すぐに答えを大きな声で発表してくれます。
どんどん自信がついていって、先生はとてもうれしいです！
今は答えの文章を完璧にする練習しているので、今回の参観日ではしっかり受け答えができているところを見せましょう！
そして、次回の参観日では質問文もよく言えているところを見てもらいましょう！
福田
We're excited to welcome our Elementary - Highschool Students' parents
for Observation lessons this week!
It is a great chance for us to show parents how well and
how much their children have improved their English skills.
This is also a good opportunity for students to show off a little to mom and dad!
It's an awesome way for parents to learn a few English phrases as well.
We sincerely hope that all the parents enjoy their visits to our school and
we will do our best to make sure that all the lessons are fun and insightful!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
By now, Everyone can feel that summer is getting close, Many of my students are already thinking about summer vacation plans, what they want to do and where they want to go.
One of my students in particular, `S` has been very happy to complain about Summer! he came into class last week and declared "Outside it is too hot and I`m too tired!" as he set his bag down.
Later in the lesson when we were discussing traditions and holidays, We came across Tanabatta. I had never had a chance to experience Tanabatta before, so He took the time to explain to me not only the festival and what people do, but also why. I was very impressed that he was able to tell me the full story of Tanabatta, and by the end, he had forgotten how Hot it was outside!
-Jordan Sensei
みなさんこんにちは！
今日は幼児クラスの参観日につきましてお話いたします。
年長さんの2人組。
いつも大きな声でいっぱい発表してくれます！
久しぶりの参観日で緊張している姿が見られましたが、いつも頑張っている天気のパートは、文字だけで正しいカードを選べたり、"It's a 色 backpack."を完璧な文章で発表することができました！
保護者様ともハイタッチをしたり、"Good job!"に対して"Thank you!"と返しているときは少し照れているようにも見えました！
また次の参観日の時には、もっともっと成長している姿を見せれるように、一緒に練習しましょう！
福田
