Everyone enjoyed sharing their individual stories of the time spent with their host families over the weekend. Our deepest thanks to all the host families who made every effort to ensure our students had the most memorable experiences. For example, Lawrence and Will were driven to Mount Fuji and Peter was taken to Disney Sea World and the other students were taken to some places of outstanding beauty.Today (Tuesday) we have been in lessons until 1pm before travelling to the north part of Edogawa ward to make the glass wind chimes.
After some fun activities with the Kanto Daiichi International Club students went back to their host families.Tomorrow is the final school day. Everyone is well and looking forward to the final part of the exchange.
Mr Chambers met up with Mie Sakamoto and her family on Monday. Mie was his first Japanese student on Awaji Island 28 years ago!
Sarah had a great weekend and enjoyed Marubashi sensei`s lesson, period 1
Josh is getting more confident in Japanese and is pictured teaching English to his Japanese group
Tom and Peter in conversation
Marubashi sensei encouraged her students to speak English and they are making lots of progress with our help
Charlie Palmer is really growing in confidence
Will Hutchison had a wonderful weekend with Yudai Tomii
Jack enjoyed this morning`s lessons and had impressed his host family
Sarah has made lots of new friends
Jamie Toms Bird (on the right) in the kendo lesson
Jamie showed lots of skill and energy during this kendo lesson
Jamie is a natural at kendo
Kijima sensei taught us how to write kanji in the shuji (calligraphy lesson)
Charlie was in his element writing kanji – pictured with Kijima sensei
Beth with Kijima sensei (12.30pm Tuesday)
Sarah produced some outstanding kanji
Jamie was first to go blowing the glass windchimes (furin)
Peter and Will taking care not to blow too hard
Tom and Jack concentrating hard
Maddie making the perfect glass wind chime
Tom, Jack and Peter painting their windchimes
Beth, Sarah and Maddie enjoyed this activity
Painting glass wind chimes
Umbrellas under the big wheel
Despite the rain we went on the kanran sha (big wheel) in Kasai Rinkai Park which gave us some wonderful views of Tokyo
Josh and Jack on the drums
The girls had their pictures taken in the (purikura) photo booth
The kanransha (big wheel) lit up as we left (5pm Tuesday)