monday:
so monday was my jhs's kouritsukinenbi (foundation day), so we had a special speech from da principal about the school's history. i learned some interestin' facts rangin' from: the first year 9th grade class only had like 5 students, so the principal was their homeroom teacher and since there was no taikukan (gym), they had all the ceremonies on the roof!
after the speech, each grade split up into their rec activities. the 7th graders did mochitsuki, the 8th graders watched a movie (patch adams) and the 9th graders played kikku basu (kick ball). i mostly did mochitsuki, played a little kickball and watched like 5 min of patch adams. unfortunately patch adams was dubbed, so it was kinda weird to hear a japanese guy's voice for robin williams. sekiguchi sensei also was a little upset bout that.
as for mochitsuki, we made it the old fashioned way...in a hollowed out tree trunk with a big, heavy, wooden mallet. i got some good hits in. the students garnished the mochi with various stuff such as: kinako (soy bean powder), anko (azuki bean) & shoyuu (soy sauce). i think the kinako was tasted da best.
tuesday:
back to my elementary school but didn't really have a good lesson planned. when i got to school, they told me that the first 4 classes were bein' cut by 5 min cuz of the school marathon. so classes were only 40 min and i was a little late to my 1st class cuz i was busy printin' up worksheets. for the marathon, it was pretty cold outside. after i saw the principal and vice principal runnin', i decided to give it a go. i only ran two laps but it was a good workout nonetheless.
wednesday:
sekiguchi sensei took the day off for a funeral, so i had to teach all 3 8th grade classes by myself. today was also the dental checkup for the students, so most of class time was cut short a bit for it. i had a lesson plan for the first 30 min of class and sekiguchi sensei told me play a game for the remainin' time...however, since i made a review worksheet for the students just in case (cuz the 8th graders are pretty bad). for the first class, they weren't really into the 1st part of class, so, i gave them the worksheet for homework to be completed and brought to class tomorrow. the second class' time was really short but they were really good. so i decided not to give them the worksheet. the third 8th grade class started off pretty slow, then picked up a bit but kinda tapered off at the end, so, they got the worksheet. as for the 7th grade classes, they were all good. i didn't really have to worry bout them.
after 5th period, i was pretty worn out of teachin' 4 out of 5 classes by myself, so i crashed out at my desk for like 30 min. woke up and then headed to vball practice. it was a normal practice but startin' today, the club sports need to end @ 1710, so time is really short. takane jhs also came to use the gym tonite, so we shared the gym for a bit. it was kinda wack when the 8th graders joined takane jhs for a drill. they were totally different players. they actually had intensity!?! while they did that drill, rie and i worked with the 7th graders, unfortunately time was cut short and we didn't get to rotate them. oh well...
had dinner with my mama, she cooked up some crazy food tonite for me. she made me this miso tofu with roasted garlic, a new kind of soup, negi tama tororo (mountain potato w/green onions and raw egg yolk) and this grubbin' omoretto raisu (rice omelette). we also watched these interestin' tv shows showin' household tricks and also this one cookin' show where they have these female actresses/singers/entertainers cook for a panel with a theme. the people we thought were goin' to be good, ended up bein' pretty bad.
well...only 2 more days of work til da weekend. saturday is ikko no bonenekai (ikko's end of year party) and sunday is scott & yas' baby shower and later, movie with tama.
aite then,
kaz out...
so monday was my jhs's kouritsukinenbi (foundation day), so we had a special speech from da principal about the school's history. i learned some interestin' facts rangin' from: the first year 9th grade class only had like 5 students, so the principal was their homeroom teacher and since there was no taikukan (gym), they had all the ceremonies on the roof!
after the speech, each grade split up into their rec activities. the 7th graders did mochitsuki, the 8th graders watched a movie (patch adams) and the 9th graders played kikku basu (kick ball). i mostly did mochitsuki, played a little kickball and watched like 5 min of patch adams. unfortunately patch adams was dubbed, so it was kinda weird to hear a japanese guy's voice for robin williams. sekiguchi sensei also was a little upset bout that.
as for mochitsuki, we made it the old fashioned way...in a hollowed out tree trunk with a big, heavy, wooden mallet. i got some good hits in. the students garnished the mochi with various stuff such as: kinako (soy bean powder), anko (azuki bean) & shoyuu (soy sauce). i think the kinako was tasted da best.
tuesday:
back to my elementary school but didn't really have a good lesson planned. when i got to school, they told me that the first 4 classes were bein' cut by 5 min cuz of the school marathon. so classes were only 40 min and i was a little late to my 1st class cuz i was busy printin' up worksheets. for the marathon, it was pretty cold outside. after i saw the principal and vice principal runnin', i decided to give it a go. i only ran two laps but it was a good workout nonetheless.
wednesday:
sekiguchi sensei took the day off for a funeral, so i had to teach all 3 8th grade classes by myself. today was also the dental checkup for the students, so most of class time was cut short a bit for it. i had a lesson plan for the first 30 min of class and sekiguchi sensei told me play a game for the remainin' time...however, since i made a review worksheet for the students just in case (cuz the 8th graders are pretty bad). for the first class, they weren't really into the 1st part of class, so, i gave them the worksheet for homework to be completed and brought to class tomorrow. the second class' time was really short but they were really good. so i decided not to give them the worksheet. the third 8th grade class started off pretty slow, then picked up a bit but kinda tapered off at the end, so, they got the worksheet. as for the 7th grade classes, they were all good. i didn't really have to worry bout them.
after 5th period, i was pretty worn out of teachin' 4 out of 5 classes by myself, so i crashed out at my desk for like 30 min. woke up and then headed to vball practice. it was a normal practice but startin' today, the club sports need to end @ 1710, so time is really short. takane jhs also came to use the gym tonite, so we shared the gym for a bit. it was kinda wack when the 8th graders joined takane jhs for a drill. they were totally different players. they actually had intensity!?! while they did that drill, rie and i worked with the 7th graders, unfortunately time was cut short and we didn't get to rotate them. oh well...
had dinner with my mama, she cooked up some crazy food tonite for me. she made me this miso tofu with roasted garlic, a new kind of soup, negi tama tororo (mountain potato w/green onions and raw egg yolk) and this grubbin' omoretto raisu (rice omelette). we also watched these interestin' tv shows showin' household tricks and also this one cookin' show where they have these female actresses/singers/entertainers cook for a panel with a theme. the people we thought were goin' to be good, ended up bein' pretty bad.
well...only 2 more days of work til da weekend. saturday is ikko no bonenekai (ikko's end of year party) and sunday is scott & yas' baby shower and later, movie with tama.
aite then,
kaz out...
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水曜日, 12月 01, 2004.
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