Hello everybody! First of all, I just want to say congratulations on running in the marathon.  All of you tried your hardest and ran your best!!! Good job! 

Well, today, I felt very nervous.  Today, 7 ALT's came to our school to watch a team-teaching demonstration for O.C English class with Hashimoto-sensei and I.  We visited class 1-2.  I think it was a big success for both the students and the ALT's.  There were 7 ALT's from all parts of Tochigi.  They were from America, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, and England.  I think the students had a very good experience to be able to talk to so many different ALT's from all parts of the world.  I am very happy that everybody had a great time!!!!!!!   Thank you, class 1-2, for making the ALT's feel very relaxed and happy. 

Also, after class was finished many students in other classes also enjoyed talking to the ALT's in the hallway during cleaning time.  So, again, I think that today was a very rewarding experience for the students.  I am very tired now, though! 

 

  

 

Well, as you know, there are many cases of people being infected with the Swine Influenza virus all around the world.  Please take care of yourself, and do everything that you can do to try and prevent the Swine Influenza from spreading!!!!!!!!

Anyway, welcome back to school.  Let's enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

See-you!!!!!

Hello everyone!  How was your weekend?  I saw many of you at the Moka Boys High School Festival.  It was nice to see you!  Did you enjoy the festival.  I did!  I went to the school festival with my friends.  They all enjoyed it, too.  Also, my friends and I will enjoy the Moka Girls School Festival!!!!!!!!!!! I am looking forward to it. :0)

Well, last week as many of you may already know, Michael Jackson died.  Do you know Michael Jackson?  He was a famous, famous, famous American pop singer.  People call him the 'King of Pop'.  I wasn't the biggest fan of Michael Jackson, but it is very sad that the entertainment world has lost such a great singer :0(

Well, anyway, I hope you are studying very, very hard for the final test!!!!!  Good luck and do your best!!!!!! FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See you!!!!!

Ryan

  Hello!  Well, last week Friday, as many of you may already know, I was interviewed by a local Hawaii TV news station.  There were 2 crews, actually.  One crew was from Hawaii, and the other crew was from a Japanese movie company.  Basically, I was interviewed about the JET Program (the program that I am on).  The news reporter from Hawaii was a former JET about 10 years ago.  She lived in Hitachiota city in Ibaraki prefecture for 2 years.  Now she is the TV news anchor for KGMB Channel 9 news in Hawaii.  It is a broadcast station, kind of like NHK, Fuji TV, or TV Asahi.  Anyway, the news reporter wanted to take video of a typical English O.C class.  I was so nervous!!!!!  The students didn't seem to be nervous about the camera, though.  After class was finished, the news reporter interviewed me in the teachers room, and she asked me many questions like 'Why did you come to Japan?' 'What are interesting things about Japanese culture?'  'What kind of difficulties are you experiencing in Japan?' and so on.  I was so nervous, but I hope I answered all of the questions well. 

My family and friends are excited because maybe they will see me on TV in Hawaii!!!!  Also, people around the world can watch it, too, on the Internet.  So when I find out when the story will be broadcast, I will let you know, and you can enjoy it!!!!  Until then, Aloha!!!

 

Good morning, everyone!! How are you, today?  I just want to say, 'Welcome to a new school year!'  Third-year students and second-year students, welcome back.  1st-year students, welcome to Moka Girls Senior High School!  Let's all work hard together, and let's make this school year a very positive and fun one!!! I would also like to say 'welcome' to the new teachers! I hope you will enjoy your tenure at this school. 

To the first-year students...you have not met me yet, but soon you will.  I am the ALT at this school.  O.C team-teaching classes with either Kobayashi-sensei, Tateno-sensei, Takagi-sensei, or Hashimoto-sensei and I will not start until May 8th. 

Unfortunately, my grandfather died a few weeks ago, so tomorrow I must return back to Hawaii.  I will be in Hawaii from April 22nd-April 27th. Of course, I am sad that my grandfather past away, but it will be nice to be able to see all my friends and family again. 

Anyway, once again, welcome to the new school year.  Let's enjoy!!!!!!!!!

 

Laters!

Ryan