Languages- Japanese

Communicating with the Specialist Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2022, and welcome your input:

Sensei Masae Uekusa (Japanese) Masae.Uekusa@education.vic.gov.au 

Konnichiwa, minasan! (Hello, everyone!)

‘YOUKOSO’ (Welcome) to the Upwey South Japanese Room!

I hope you all are having a great start to the term.

The following are the term overview for term 3.

Foundation: ‘Weather Report’

Under this unit, the students are going learn seasons, days of the week, weather, and adjectives to describe temperature. The students will continue to develop their reading skills to Kanji characters with the help of trigger stories and visual cues.

Year 1 and 2: ‘MOTTAINAI BAASAN’ (‘Mottainai’ grandma)

In term 3, Grade 1/2 students are going to focus on their reading and writing skills through the unit ‘Mottainai baasan’(‘Mottainai’ grandma) focussing on sustainability. It involves learning the words and expressions through singing, dancing and practising wrapping things with ‘furoshiki’ cloths.

Year 3 and 4: Hiragana Black Belt Challenge (Continued)

Grade 3/4 students will continue to develop their Hiragana reading skills through a lot of fun activities. They are going to consolidate the Hiragana letters they have learnt by making their own Hiragana book. They will also have the opportunities to take the belt challenge tests aiming to earn their Hiragana black belt.

Year 5 and 6: ‘MOTTAINAI BAASAN’ (‘Mottainai’ grandma)

In term 3, Grade 5/6 students will continue to learn about the Japanese language and culture through the anime and the concept of ‘Mottainai’ on sustainability. They are also going to develop their cultural understanding and literacy skills through the ‘Mottainai baasan’(‘Mottainai’ grandma) project.

Arigatou

Masae-sensei