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Saturday Japanese Class News

December 2009

1: Class I & II
2: Class III
3: Lower Grade
4: Middle Grade
5: Upper Grade
6: Middle School

December Theme: Christmas

Class I & II

Study Objectives:

- To be able to write letters neatly, with proper pressure on the pencil
- To be able to identify previously studied letters in picture books
- To learn the origin of Christmas and to enjoy Christmas related crafts and dance activities

Learning Activities:

- Make Christmas decorations
- Write a letter to Santa Claus
- Learn the song and dance routine to “The Star Shines”
- Sing songs for the days of the week and learn the days from Sunday to Saturday
- Make a small book of “ha, hi, fu, he, ho” words

Vocabulary and Grammar:

- Collect words containing “ma, mi, mu, me mo”; learn to write those words neatly and in the correct stroke order
 

Class III

Study Objectives:

- To continue the study of vegetables from November (variety, color, size, taste)
- To listen to Christmas stories with interest
- To form sentences on feelings and thoughts toward Santa Claus

Learning Activities:

- Please notice the posters and signs created by the students posted all around the center
- Learn katakana’s related to Christmas
- Write a letter to Santa Claus

Vocabulary and Grammar:

- Santa Claus, Christmas, present, reindeer, etc.
- “Please give me - - - - - - “
- “Why is it - - - - - ?”

Lower Grade

Study Objectives:

- To be able to speak Japanese with clear and loud voice
- To be able to write Japanese well while keeping a good posture
- Wrap up and review of 1st semester

Learning Activities:

- Sing Christmas songs in Japanese ( Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer )
- Oshuji – Japanese calligraphy

Vocabulary and Grammar:

- Vocabulary -
Vocabulary related to Japanese calligraphy, such as 筆 Fude(brush), すずり Suzuri(inkstone), すみ Sumi(ink) etc.
Review of all the kanji characters learned during 1st semester
- Grammar -
“Kore wa nan desuka?” (What is this?)
“Zenbu de ikura desuka?” (How much is it all together?)
“… wo shimashita” (I did …)

Middle Grade

Study Objectives:

- To be able to keep writing the observation notes on KNI garden
- To be able to read a given passage “Mittsu no Onegai (Three Wishes)” by phrase or clause
- Wrap up and review of 1st semester

Learning Activities:

- Observing nature such as praying mantis or KNI garden
- Oshuji - Japanese calligraphy
- Read at loud
- Dictation of short sentences

Vocabulary and Grammar:

- Vocabulary -
Kanji characters and Onomatopoeia & ideophone from a story “162 hiki no kamakiri tachi (162 praying mantis)” and “Mittsu no Onegai (Three Wishes)”
- Grammar -
Example: “..tari, …tari” “sukkari …”

Upper Grade

Since we did not cover Christmas related topic, it will be the same as November. Additionally we will work on writing characters correctly.

Middle School

Since we did not cover Christmas related topic, it will be the same as November. Additionally we will work on writing characters correctly.


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