Japanese Culture Update

Japanese Culture Update

It’s been a busy term for our Japanese language and culture learning at St. Anthony’s! We’ve all had an opportunity to write our names in Japanese and learn about how Japanese people show respect to others by adding -san or -kun after someone’s name. The students loved using the new chabudai (low Japanese tables) and zabuton (cushion for chabudai) in the classroom.

The 5/6s practiced greetings in Japanese, composed simple taiko rhythms, and challenged themselves to perform level 1 trick with a kendama.

The 3/4s welcomed the Japanese year of the wild boar with kirigami art, created a Japanese themed front cover for their notebooks and built taiko drums in teams.

The 1/2s have been deciphering activity instructions explained in Japanese, engaging in positive talk with peers Japanese (subarashii!) and created a sakura tree for the Japanese classroom.

I’m looking forward to starting Japanese with the Preps next term where we will engage with the language through lots of song, gestures and play.

Linda Ly / Ly-sensei

Japanese Teacher