Moe's page- KPS intern teacher for Japanese
Kalinda Primary School
MOE’S REPORT 01/05/2025
Hello, konnichiwa! My name is MOE HAMADA.
I’m from Kagawa, Japan. Kagawa is famous for udon noodles and arts such as the pumpkin made by Yayoi Kusama. I have been working at an elementary school for 4 years in Japan.
I have been at Kalinda as a Japanese intern since April 22. It's my first time in Australia, so everything feels new and exciting!
I love animals, hiking, and watching sports. Australia is the perfect place to enjoy all of these things. I’m really looking forward to having a lot of wonderful experiences here. Also, I’d love to share Japanese culture with all of you.
I’m still learning English, so I’m not very fluent, but I’d be happy if we could talk to each other. Nice to meet you!
=== Our Japanese classes ===
Foundation
Students learned about animals by singing songs and listening to story reading.
⭐︎quiz⭐︎
Which animal says ‘wan-wan’ in Japanese?
①dog ②cat ③bird The answer is … ①dog
Grade1/2
In Japan, we have a special event on May 5. That is … Children’s Day! (called kodomo no hi)
We made koinobori for Children’s Day. Koinobori are carp-shaped flags. In a Chinese story, a carp swam up a waterfall and turned into a strong dragon. That’s why we display koinobori as a symbol of strength.
Grade3/4
Students learned how to write ‘ありがとう,’ which means ‘thank you.’ It was difficult for students to write the strokes in the correct direction and order, but they tried their best!
Grade5/6
Students created illustrated postcards (called etegami) and submitted them to a competition.
They drew famous things from Japan or Australia. Each student created a beautiful work!