Zoo

    November has never been this exciting. We learned about animals this month and had the chance to be zookeepers! We took pictures with quokkas, tarsiers, monkeys, and guinea pigs. We also spotted differences between pictures and traced our way out to a maze. Have you ever seen a quokka?

　今月の、お昼休みの英語活動「ファングリッシュワールド」のテーマは、動物園です！英語で動物園を探検したり、飼育員になって、めずらしい世界の動物たちを紹介しています！

GTEC

     After weeks of intensive review lessons, the GTEC (Global Test of English Communication) Junior 2 was finally held this November 4th at Nishi Elementary School. The test measures four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking learned during the students' entire study in their primary school. It was challenging for the most part, but we are sure that everyone did their best. Well, done, sixth graders!

     ６年生が英語の４技能テストGTECを受けました！６年間の楽しい英語学習の成果がスコアとして出るので、毎年こどもたちの自信に繋がっています！

Happy Halloween

      It's October and we all know what this means- it's Halloween season! It's time to put on our witches' hats and bat ears as we learn about Halloween. We did so many fun things this year. We learned about traditions like trick or treating and costume parties. We also played fun games like "knock-know, how many ghosts?", vocabulary relay, and halloween bingo. It was so exciting! What traditions do you have for halloween?

      みんなが待ちに待ったハロウィン！ちょっぴりドキドキする怖さもありつつ、英語の先生達と楽しいゲームで大盛り上がりでした！

Where is it from?

　The sixth graders were observed by the Board of Education today. It was a good opportunity to show how much the students have imrpoved in the lesson. Today, they learned about stationery and where things are made. They also had a group work to discuss what they have discovered in their research. As it turns out, many things are made in Asia particulary in China, Vietnam, and Japan. Go check your things. Where are they from?

　計画訪問があり、６年生の英語の授業をたくさんの先生方に見ていただきました！子どもたちは身近な製品の生産地をグループで調べ、友達と協力しながら英語で発表！「なるほど～！」と楽しそうに学び合う姿がとても頼もしかったです！

Hospital

    "What's the matter? Does your stomach hurt?" The kids discovered what's inside their stomach by undergoing a check-up in a hospital during FUNglish World. They were shocked to see veggies and fruits in their MR scan.

　９月のお昼休みの英語活動では、病院のドクターやナース、薬剤師、患者役になりきって、MRIチェックをしたりと、病院ごっこをしています。「どうしましたか？」「どこが痛みますか？」などの英語表現を使って、楽しく学んでいます！