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Konnichiwa from Japanese class! Hope your summer holiday recharged your energy for a full swing in the new year. I went back to Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, with my family to see my parents, and I just wanted to show you some pictures of where I am originally from. Every day we shovelled the snow to get out of the house because the temperature stayed below zero most of the time. It was minus 9 when we left there. We skied every day and enjoyed the snow. 

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On the last day of 2025, we had a very busy day in Japanese class. I just wanted to share some snapshots. Grade 3 had the very first online exchange lesson with a Japanese school, and they experienced talking and asking questions in Japanese with Grade 5 Japanese students. Fortunately, Grade 4/5 had another chance to complete the online lessons, and some of the students who missed the first time were able to talk to students in Japan. 

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Looking forward to seeing everyone next Tuesday!

Bawden Sensei

kbawden@sjyarrajunction.catholic.edu.au