たべもの！！！

Wow, the last couple of weeks have been very busy. We have been doing lots of different activities and our students have been enjoying trying new food.

Our Senior School students ate やきそば and tried traditional Japanese sweets

Middle School and Year 9 tried ごはん with ふりかけ and made it into おにぎりto eat.

おいしい おこのみやき!!!

Beaconhills College held it's Open Day on April 30th and we were lucky enough to have our Japanese assistant Erina, ably assisted by Rachel C our Senior School Japanese Captain, making Osaka style okonomiyaki. The families touring the Pakenham Campus enjoyed the savoury snack and our student leaders were eager to try it as well!!

Year 9 teaches Year 3

A group of our Year 9 students ventured down to the Junior School this week. They joined a Year 3 class in dancing to the ようかい Watch song and taught them おりがみ. It was great seeing the interaction between the different year levels. Our Year 9 students also completed presentations under the theme 'Why Learn Japanese?'  check out some of the presentations on the blog menu on the right hand side.

はなみ - Flower viewing - Year 8

This week students in Year 6 and Year 8 learnt about the さくら　まつり and how Japanese people celebrate the blossoming of these beautiful flowers. The Year 8 students wrote their own はいくwhich are traditional Japanese poems, based on nature. These are on display in the GBC so come and have a look!

はなみ - Flower Viewing - Year 6

This week students in Year 6 and Year 8 learnt about the さくら　まつり and how Japanese people celebrate the blossoming of these beautiful flowers.

 
The Year 6 students decorated branches to symbolise the flowers. These are on display in the corridor outside the GBC if you would like to have a look.

Celebration of the first Japanese exchange

On Monday 18th of April Rachel C (Senior School Japanese Captain) and Tiarna S (Middle School Japanese Captain) represented Beaconhills College as they joined Japanese guest to commemorate the first Japanese exchange in 1993. The first exchange participants planted a Japanese cherry blossom tree which is still growing strong at the front of the College. On Monday a Japanese maple tree was planted near the Global Beacons Centre and we would like to thank Mr John Waterhouse for arranging this ceremony.

JLTAV Conference Front Cover Competition

Congratulations to Year 8 students Charlotte R and William B for having their entries for the JLTAV Conference Front Cover Competition displayed at the statewide conference on April 15th and 16th.