ＡＬＴ日誌

Good morning Seiryo,

             I hope you are all well !! Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a great summer vacation and settled back into school ok. I sepnt my summer vacation getting ready to move to Japan. I was sad to say goodbye to my family and friends back in Ireland but I am so happy to be living in Japan.

            My first month in Japan I spent a lot time preparing class, I also had a lot of fun learning about Japanese life. I have learnt about Utsunomyia, baseball and most importantly "Macha" ice-cream. I was very happy to attend Utsunomyia fireworks festival, it was amazing!! Did you go? I hope so.

            This month we also had our school cultural festival. It was my first ever one and I thought it was fantastic!! I was so happy to see everyone having fun, singing and dancing. Also, I must say a big congratulations to the brass band who came second in their recent competetion. Well done to all the students and teachers involved.

            Thank you all for listening. Have a great day : )

Good morning everyone!

Are you surprised? Yes, that’s right. I’m not Zahra! I’m Yanaoka and today I will be the host of the morning speech. But don’t worry! Zahra is here as my special guest of the day.

_ Good morning Zahra!

_ Good morning Yanaoka-sensei! I’m very happy to be your guest today. I think students are also very excited to have you as the host of morning speech. It’s a nice change!

_ I hope so! Well, how are you enjoying Japanese summer?

_ hmmm, I’m sort of enjoying it. But recently it has been raining a lot and it’s too humid sometimes.

_ That’s true! It is because we are going through the rainy season. In Japanese we call it “Tsuyu”.

_ Ahh, I see.

_ Do you have rainy season in Canada?

_ hmmmm, Where I live in Toronto we do have a rainy season. But it is only during spring.

_ Really? Does it rain very hard in Toronto during the rainy season?

_ hmmm, it rains somewhat hard, but it’s not like Japan where it rains cats and dogs during most of the rainy season.

_ It rains cats and dogs? What does that mean?

_ “It rains cats and dogs” means “It rains very hard”. It’s an English idiom.

_ I see! Well, the weather forecast says we are going to have heavy rains this evening. In other words, it’s probably going to rain cats and dogs.

_ haha, you got it! Well, thanks for hosting the morning speech today Yanaoka-sensei.

_ You’re welcome. It was my pleasure.

Everyone, Take care and have a wonderful day!

 

 

 

Good morning everyone,

 

This is the first morning speech of the new school year and I am very excited to start another fresh year with all of you! 

First grade students! Are you having a good time at Seiryo? Have you made lots of new friends already? How about after school clubs? Have you joined any yet?

I think club activities are one of the best parts of high school life. You can explore your interests and also make friends with those who share the same interests as you. So first graders! Please check out our clubs and join one that you find interesting!

Today I have two lovely guests. They are second grade students and they want to tell you about their club activities.

 

Zahra: Good morning girls!

Shiori & Kaori: Good morning!

Zahra: Shiori, please tell us about your club activity.

Shiori: I’m a member of the cooking club. Members of our club are all very funny and kind. We make sweets and many kinds of dishes together every week. If you are interested in cooking, join us! We’ll have a great time together!

Zahra: And Kaori? What do you want to say to new students?

Kaori: First grade students! How do you do? Are you getting used to Seiryo high       school? I’m not a member of any clubs but I want to say welcome to our school! Let’s have lots of fun together this year!

 

Until next time, take care everyone and Have a wonderful day!

First grade: １年生

Second Grade: ２年生

Explore: 探求する

Interest: 興味

Check out: 注目してみる

Good Morning everyone!

 

It’s December again and we all can’t wait for the winter holiday’s fun to begin. Students and teachers! Hang in there. We’ve got only one more week of school left.

 

Around this time of the year, I think a lot about my hometown, Toronto. I love spending Christmas and New Year’s there because Toronto is always covered in snow all winter long. So our Christmas is always beautiful and white.

 

This year I cannot go back home during winter. But I was lucky to spend four days in Hokkaido instead. It felt just like home and made me so happy! I visited three cities in Hokkaido; Hakodate, Sapporo and Otaru.

 

                                                                        Snow in Sapporo!

Sapporo is a lot like Toronto. First, it’s a big modern city with lots of people rushing around all the time. Second, it is cold and snowy around this time. And last, it is great for shopping and has excellent food!

If you have never visited Hokkaido in winter, please do!

 It’ll be an experience of a lifetime.

 

Everyone, have a happy New Year

and enjoy your winter holidays!

                                          Otaru Canal, Otaru, Hokkaido

Good Morning!

Today I want to tell you about my very special experience last weekend. Last Saturday I went to Shioya-machi. Have you ever been there? I wouldn’t be surprised if none of you have been to this town before!

Shioya machi is a very small town about 30 kilometers northeast of Nikko. Despite being so small, the town has a thriving local theatre company. They travel around and stage kabuki shows and dance performances all over Japan and abroad.

For me this was a very exciting experience because I had never seen anything like it! The first part was a play based on a folk story. Although I didn’t understand most of the conversations I was still able to enjoy it!

The second half was a series of beautiful dance performances. The dancers were all very skillful. Some of them danced with a fan and some with cute little umbrellas! It was an experience beyond what words can describe!

If you ever get a chance, please visit shioya-machi to see their wonderful Kabuki show!

Have a wonderful day!

 

Good morning Seiryo,

Today I want to talk to you about my summer holiday. This year, I got to do many things during summer. I travelled, hung out with my friends, went shopping and even found time to relax. But the most memorable part of my summer was climbing Mount Fuji. It was my first time climbing a mountain, so it was not easy at all. In fact, it was difficult and exhausting. But watching the sunrise on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience. I will never forget it for the rest of my life.

My guest today is Kobayashi-sensei. We climbed Mount Fuji together. What did you think of this experience?

_ Well, mountain hiking is one of my favorite hobbies. I had climbed several other mountains before but it was my first time climbing Mount Fuji too. It was a wonderful experience!

_ Would you climb Fuji again in the future?

_ Yes I would love to! Would you?

_ Hmmm… No, I don’t think so!

Well, have a wonderful day everyone. I’ll talk to you again next time!


 

hang out with someone: ～と時間を過ごす

memorable: 思い出に残る

exhausting: すごく疲れる