Japanese Corner
Glen Eira College
Year 7 Japanese
7E (Japanese immersion class) wrote Haiku poems about their camp experience in Japanese class. Haiku are very short poems, containing only three lines and they traditionally follow the 5-7-5 pattern, which indicates the number of syllables per line.
Angelika Melches
Japanese Teacher
僕はまた
みんなでキャンプ
行きたいな
キャンプでの
ご飯はうまい
うますぎる
キャンプでね
僕は友達
作ったよ
みんなでね
楽しいことを
やったんだ
Takuto and Yuto 7E
Bus trips, hours long.
Do fun things in dull weather.
Cabins are chaos.
Jasmine 7E
The smell of warm food,
Getting closer and closer,
The rumble inside.
Elizabeth 7E
The cabins were small
Great roommates but there was more
Elmo joined us too
Marley and Angus 7E
キャンプ好き
食べ物も好き
腹へった
Dion 7E
Camp at Rawson camp
We be partying all night
Why not come join us
Angus 7E
Breakfast Club Japanese
On 22 March, we enjoyed a healthy start to the week at the GEC Breakfast Club, with a Japanese breakfast. Students made their own onigiris (rice balls) and miso soup. Everyone had a go rolling their own onigiri, making sure to press the rice in tightly and in the shape of a triangle. We had many helpers on hand to help run the club smoothly; a special thanks to the school captains, Joseph and Aimee, for serving up the food as well as to Mychelle Whitewood (parent), and staff Ms. Lawson, Muramatsu Sensei, Melches Sensei and Nishikubo Sensei. Students said ‘itadakimasu’ before eating and even got to sing Happy Birthday in Japanese to a lucky student turning 17!
Emma Nishikubo
Japanese Teacher
We had a turn out of 30 people at the Japanese Breakfast on Monday 22nd March.
To kick start the celebrations for Cultural Diversity Week, students enjoyed delicious Miso Soup and Onigiri (riceballs).
Thanks to the Japanese teachers Ms Muramatsu, Ms Melches, Ms Nishikubo and parent helper Mychelle Whitewood.
It was a great start to the day!
Kelli Lawson
Breakfast Club Coordinator