Japanese

Konnichiwa from the Japanese Class!! We have started our lessons celebrating Naidoc Week. I visited the Ainu Cultural Centre in Hokkaido when I visited my family last holiday, and I bought a small instrument made of bamboo. We compared and contrasted musical instruments between Aboriginal and Ainu (Japanese indigenous )people. We watched and listened to those instruments and found out they sound very similar between ムックリ”Mukkuri”(Ainu musical instrument) and didgeridoo. However aboriginal art and Ainu art are very different. So they have experience making that art in the Japanese lessons. 

Here is the website to watch the Ainu instrument "Mukkuri"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOeh-TL_YI4&themeRefresh=1

Well, we have an exciting "Japanese Fun Day" event this term on the 10th of September. On this day, we plan to have the costume parade, Japanese Drum incursion, Kendama competition, and lots more to prepare for. With Grade 6 leaders, I will organise to show some presentations from each grade, please look forward to this event. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me!

Bawden Sensei

kbawden@sjyarrajunction.catholic.edu.au