The whole school event of the year was held on the 26th of September. Elementary and secondary students were made in to partners, and shared our environment of studies to each other. This event was held for students to get to know younger/older students better than we did before, and also to make the elementary students feel easier to talk to someone in secondary school.
I was paired up with a 4th grade girl, and we had a great time together. We showed each other our locker/desk, and wondered around the school to look for something new, ate lunch, and went to recess together.
I usually stay out from the elementary floor, so I didn't know what the elementary school students were studying these days until she shared with me some of her works. One of her work I liked was the flag of a country where the Olympic game was held in. Since the third graders and the fourth graders are learning about Olympic games this year, each one of them was assigned to draw a diagram which was appropriate, such as logos of that years' Olympic, flags,etc.
As I saw the elementary floors, I realized how dramatically the school changed just in a few years, after I left elementary school. But some of the things stayed the same, and I started to miss the life as being a elementary school student again.
This whole school event was very interesting and meaningful. I am very thankful for the teachers who cordinated this, and I think that it will be great, if there is going to be a whole school activity again, later in the school year.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
10th Grade Interview
Amazingly, we have got five new 10th graders in the HIS community: Alannah St Clairs (A), Dmitry Kosheverov(D), Man Prasongtham(M), Sasha Hooper(Sa), and Sevil Alyrzaeva(Se). Due to this, the smallest class of nine students increased to fourteen. I hope that you will learn something about them, reading this interview. ( More questions will be posted up soon)
1.First, can you tell us why you came to this school/ Japan?
A: I wanted to learn Japanese and live in Japan.
D:To be around English speakers and it is near my home.
M:Because I like everything about Japan.
Sa: The reason I came to the school was because of my parents and I wanted to go somewhere new.
Se: My father got here a new big job, so we've got to move here
2. What kind of school environment were you at before coming to this school?
A: A very ghetto public school. ( The second ghettoest school in the district.)
D:I went school with my own language speakers. I went to art school and to an international language speaking school.
M: not available
Sa:The school I went to before was a big private school.
Se:It was Russian school and we've got only one lesson on English. There're many differences between my school and this one.
3. What are your first impressions of Japan, and did they change after being here for a week?
A: Awesometacular, it felt like home.
D:My first impression of Japan are like, looks different from what I have been thinking about it. After being, I found more interesting things about Japan.
M:Nobody speak English, I see many people speak English.
Sa:My first impression of Japan was that it was crowded and lots of color. After a week I started to get used to Japan.
Se:It was like, Wow. I've been in many countries before Japan, but here , it's very beautiful. ;Now I don't like this place, cause I can't see my friends, may be I'll change my mind few weeks later.
4. Do you like eating Japanese food, and if you do what are your favorites?
A:I love ramen, sushi, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and gyudon.
D:Yes I do. I'd like almost every kinds of food.
M:Yes, Takoyaki, Sushi, and Sashimi.
Sa:Yes, I like to eat tenpura, and noodles.
Se:I really like everything, so I can try all what on a table.
5. Anything you would like to tell the school about yourself?
A: I love HIS.
D: I like winter sports, and I would like to try cycling.
M: I have to eat food.
I hope this interview helped some people to know more about them.
I'm thinking of adding more questions, later in the year.
1.First, can you tell us why you came to this school/ Japan?
A: I wanted to learn Japanese and live in Japan.
D:To be around English speakers and it is near my home.
M:Because I like everything about Japan.
Sa: The reason I came to the school was because of my parents and I wanted to go somewhere new.
Se: My father got here a new big job, so we've got to move here
2. What kind of school environment were you at before coming to this school?
A: A very ghetto public school. ( The second ghettoest school in the district.)
D:I went school with my own language speakers. I went to art school and to an international language speaking school.
M: not available
Sa:The school I went to before was a big private school.
Se:It was Russian school and we've got only one lesson on English. There're many differences between my school and this one.
3. What are your first impressions of Japan, and did they change after being here for a week?
A: Awesometacular, it felt like home.
D:My first impression of Japan are like, looks different from what I have been thinking about it. After being, I found more interesting things about Japan.
M:Nobody speak English, I see many people speak English.
Sa:My first impression of Japan was that it was crowded and lots of color. After a week I started to get used to Japan.
Se:It was like, Wow. I've been in many countries before Japan, but here , it's very beautiful. ;Now I don't like this place, cause I can't see my friends, may be I'll change my mind few weeks later.
4. Do you like eating Japanese food, and if you do what are your favorites?
A:I love ramen, sushi, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and gyudon.
D:Yes I do. I'd like almost every kinds of food.
M:Yes, Takoyaki, Sushi, and Sashimi.
Sa:Yes, I like to eat tenpura, and noodles.
Se:I really like everything, so I can try all what on a table.
5. Anything you would like to tell the school about yourself?
A: I love HIS.
D: I like winter sports, and I would like to try cycling.
M: I have to eat food.
I hope this interview helped some people to know more about them.
I'm thinking of adding more questions, later in the year.
7th Grade Interviews
Three new 7th graders joined the HIS community this year: Chris Ohyama (C), Hyung Jung (HJ), and Hyun Ryung (HR). Please read this interview and know them, or know them better than you do right now. ( More questions, and pictures would be posted soon...)
1.First, can you tell us why you came to this school/ Japan?
C: Because I wanted to live with Dad.
HJ: Because of my mother’s work.
HR: I came to the school because father’s job.
2.What kind of school environment were you at before coming to this school?
C: Suberb/ Ghettoish place
HJ: There were a lot of teachers and students. It is located in the city of Seoul
HR: That school was good, teacher can teach us very well
3. What are your first impressions of Japan, and did they change after being here for a week?
C: Nothing Really... (he used to live in Japan when he was small)
HJ: The people are very nice, and it is a good country. They didn’t change.
HR: People are very kind. No, they didn't change.
4.Do you like eating Japanese Food, and if you do what are your favorites?
C:Yea, I like to eat sushi, beacuse there so many flavor.
HJ: I like sushi most
HR: I like Japanese food; crab.
Please welcome, and feel free to talk to them.
1.First, can you tell us why you came to this school/ Japan?
C: Because I wanted to live with Dad.
HJ: Because of my mother’s work.
HR: I came to the school because father’s job.
2.What kind of school environment were you at before coming to this school?
C: Suberb/ Ghettoish place
HJ: There were a lot of teachers and students. It is located in the city of Seoul
HR: That school was good, teacher can teach us very well
3. What are your first impressions of Japan, and did they change after being here for a week?
C: Nothing Really... (he used to live in Japan when he was small)
HJ: The people are very nice, and it is a good country. They didn’t change.
HR: People are very kind. No, they didn't change.
4.Do you like eating Japanese Food, and if you do what are your favorites?
C:Yea, I like to eat sushi, beacuse there so many flavor.
HJ: I like sushi most
HR: I like Japanese food; crab.
Please welcome, and feel free to talk to them.
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