北中Funglish

Hello everyone, 

I hope you are doing well and keeping warm on today's snow day! This morning was an unexpected snow day and it was cold, but so beautiful to see in the morning.

Today in class for our small talk session, we asked the students if they like snow and what they like to do in the snow! Many of them said that they enjoy snowball fighting or building snowmen with their siblings. One of the most common things kids do when it snows in the US is making snow angels! 

This is where they lie down in the snow and move their legs and arms back and forth and when they get up, they have made the perfect snow angel! How about you? What do you like to do when it snows? 

Thank you for reading and stay tuned for more updates from our Funglish classroom! 

＜日本語＞

みなさん

今日の雪の日も元気で暖かく過ごされていることを願っています!今朝は予想外の雪の日で寒かったですが、朝から見るととても綺麗でした。

今日のスモールトークセッションの授業では、生徒たちに雪が好きかどうか、雪の中で何をするのが好きかを尋ねました。彼らの多くは、兄弟と一緒に雪合戦や雪だるまを作るのが好きだと答えました。アメリカで雪が降ったときに子供たちがする最も一般的なことの1つは、雪の天使を作ることです!

雪の中に寝転がり、足や腕を前後に動かし、起き上がると完璧な雪の天使に仕上がっているのです。あなたはどうですか。雪が降ったら何をするのが好きですか?

お読みいただきありがとうございます、そしてFunglish教室からの最新情報にご期待ください!

Hello everyone, hope you are all staying healthy and warm! Earlier this week, we had snow in Tomioka. It snowed all day and night and the next morning, everything was coved with a blanket of snow! It was beautiful and though students complained about being cold, they were also happy to talk about the snow activities that they would do after school 

In class, we are learning many new things, including how to describe the past and what has happend. It's a confusing lesson, but the students are all smart and are picking it up quickly! Let's continue to cheer them on until spring break comes and learn as much as we can together! 

Stay tuned for more updates from our English class and as always, stay healthy and warm and have a great weekend! 

<日本語>

 皆さんこんにちは、皆さんが健康で暖かく過ごされていることを願っています!今週初め、富岡では雪が降りました。昼夜を問わず雪が降り、翌朝にはすべてが雪で覆われていました。それは美しく、生徒たちは寒いと文句を言いながらも、放課後に行う雪のアクティビティについて喜んで話していました

クラスでは、過去や何が起こったかを説明する方法など、多くの新しいことを学びます。わかりにくい授業ですが、生徒たちはみんな頭が良くて、すぐに習得しています!春休みまで応援を続けて、一緒に少しでも学びましょう!

私たちの英語クラスからの最新情報にご期待ください、そしていつものように、健康で暖かく過ごし、素晴らしい週末を過ごしてください!

Hello everyone! This is a bit late, but last week Thursday  was our last Funglish Day activity for the semester and the last Funglish Day event for the 3rd years who will be graduating next week! 

We played a version of Jenga, which we called "Slanga." The rules are the same as regular Jenga, however if you pull out a block and there is a note written on the bottom of a slang word we learn how and when to use it!

The students all enjoyed competing against one another and testing the limits the tower. Though the activity was fun, it was a little bitter sweet knowing that this would be the last time our 3rd years would be coming to join us. 

We wish them good luck on thier next academic adventure and hope to see them again sometime in the future! Thank you to all the students who have come out during thier lunch breaks and can't wait for the next Funglish activities next semester 

＜日本語＞

みなさん！少し遅くなりましたが、先週の木曜日が今学期最後のFunglish Day活動であり、来週卒業する3年生にとって最後のFunglish Dayイベントとなりました!

私たちは「スランガ」と名付けたジェンガのバージョンをプレイしました。ルールは通常のジェンガと同じですが、ブロックを引っ張り出してスラングの底にメモが書かれている場合は、いつ、どのように使用するかを学びます。

生徒たちは皆、互いに競争し、タワーの限界をテストすることを楽しみました。活動は楽しかったですが、これが私たちの3年生が私たちに参加する最後の機会になると思うと、少しほろ苦いものでした。

私たちは彼らが次の学問的な冒険で幸運を祈るとともに、将来いつかまた彼らに会えることを願っています!お昼休みにお出かけいただいた学生の皆さん、来学期のFunglishの次の活動が待ち遠しいです

Hello everyone! 

Here is an update from from our Funglish Day activities! Last week for Funglish Day, we played speed in the library. The students really enjoyed visitng a game they haven't played in awhile, as well as show the students that didn't know how to play a new game to enjoy! As winter is ending, so is the semester and the students will take finals soon. So, it was fun to see the students laughing and playing together! 

If you dont know how to play speed, it is a game where you challenge one other player and have to stack the cards in numerical order in order to finish your cards and win! The player that gets rid of thier cards the fastest is the winner! Thank you to all the students that came out and can't wait to see who shows up at our next Funglish Day activty! 

 ＜日本語＞

みなさん！

Funglish Dayの活動の様子をお届けします!先週のFunglish Dayでは、図書館でスピード遊びをしました。生徒たちは、しばらく遊んでいなかったゲームを訪れるのを本当に楽しんだだけでなく、新しいゲームの遊び方を知らなかった生徒たちに楽しみ方を教えてくれました!冬が終わると、学期も終わり、学生はすぐに期末試験を受けます。だから、生徒たちが笑って一緒に遊んでいるのを見るのは楽しかったです!

 スピードの遊び方がわからない場合は、他のプレイヤーに挑戦し、カードを番号順に積み重ねてカードを完成させて勝つゲームです!自分のカードを最も早く取り除いたプレイヤーが勝者です!来てくださった生徒の皆さん、ありがとうございました。次回のFunglish Dayの活動に誰が参加するのか楽しみです!

Hello everyone! 

It's Funglish Day again today and we had another activity! Today, we played Jenga. 

If you aren't familiar with Jenga, it is a game where each person takes one block at a time and stacks it on top. The person to knock over the tower is the loser! But, since it is Funglish Day, we added questions on the bottom of some of the blocks for the students to anser is they happen to pull them. It was fun to see the students enjoying a new game and having fun together! 

Stay tuned for more updates on our Funglish classes and our special activities on Thursdays! 

Have a great day and stay warm 

＜日本語＞

みなさん！

今日もFunglish Dayがやってきましたが、またアクティビティを行いました!今日はジェンガで遊んでみました。

ジェンガに馴染みがない方のために説明すると、ジェンガは一人一人が一度に1つのブロックを取り、それを上に積み重ねるゲームです。塔を倒す人が負け!しかし、Funglish Dayということで、一部のブロックの底に質問を追加し、生徒たちがたまたま引っ張ってしまうのではないかと考えています。生徒たちが新しいゲームを楽しんで、一緒に楽しんでいるのを見るのは楽しかったです!

Funglishクラスや木曜日のスペシャルアクティビティの最新情報にご期待ください!

素晴らしい一日を過ごし、暖かく過ごせます

Hello everyone! 

Hope you are doing well. This week for our Funglish activity, we played a game well known here in Gunma. We played Jomo Karuta, this is a game that is traditionally played by children on New Year. 

Jomo Karuta is a card slapping game all about Gunma, but since it was Fuglish day, we played the English version! Our 3rd years have been playing this game every week, so we thought that it would be a fun idea to let all the students have the opportunity to play and have fun! 

Thank you to everyone who joined us! Hope to see you next week for our next event! 

Hello everyone! 

Today is Funglish Day again and for today's activity, we played a New Years game! 

This New Years game is called cup and ball and for this game you have cups taped to the end of the table and from the other side of the table you need to roll the ball into the cup. But, since today is Funglish Day, if you get the ball into the cup I ask you a question in English! 

The students had a lot of fun playing and scoring, as well as, answering English questions. We hope to see eveyone join us next week for our next activity! 

Have a great day

Hello everyone! 

I hope you are doing well. We are back from our winter vacations and from what I have heard from the students, they were happy to have a little bit of a break! 

For christmas, the students got presents from their families and ate various christmas cakes and foods. 

And for New Year they ate Ozoni soup, soba and got otoshidama from their families! 

As for me, I went back home to Guam for my vaction and had a great time spending the holidays on my island with my family and friends.

Let's wish the students well on thier studies this semester as well and keep cheering them on! The 3rd years are currenly in the process of taking their high school entrance exams so they are extra nervous, wish them good luck! 

Happy New Year everybody! 

Hello everyone! 

Yesterday was our last ENG ( English, Now, Go!)  activity before the winter holiday! 

We played a round of speed UNO, which made the game more challending and fast as I only gave them 2 seconds to think and put down a card! I was also able to show some of the students some tricks to play in order to win the game faster! 

If you have never played UNO, it is a color and number matching game essentially, along with some curve balls along the way. For example, when you have one card left, you call out "UNO" and but then the next player can put down an add 2 card and you no longer have UNO! 

We are very thanful for all the help and participation during our Funglish Day activities and can't wait to start them up again next year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! 

Hello everyone! 

Here is an update from our Funglish classroom! The 3rd year students have finished their testing and are now counting down the days till their winter vacation. 

During the last 10 minutes of our class, the students got to play " shiritori" or in English it is known as " Take the Last."

In this game, we start off with a letter and the student then has to write a word starting with that letter. Then, the next student has to take the last letter of that word and write a new word! 

The students had a fun time playing and competing with one another! 2 more days until winter vacation, lets finish strong! 

Stay tuned for more updates on our Funglish activities and class! Have a great day!