Still Confused but...

I figured it out!  It was too big...  I don't know why it's so big.  All my other handouts were under 5mb so they uploaded without any problems.  It was over 5 mb. I chopped off the bottom part and put it up on the English Island HP.  I'll figure some more later when I have time to swear at the computer.


Check it out!

新しい教材が出来ました！

I am not exactly the handyman husband.  I do weed the  garden, replace a light bulb, or even tighten a loose screw on occasion, but definitely not a "handy man". However, this weekend I did manage to replace the casters on the whiteboard in the Shinkotoni school!!!  No more lugging a broken whiteboard around or having the wheels come off either.  I　was inspired enough by my humble achievement to make a home repair unit for the kids (and maybe adults too).







For some reason I can't seem to upload it because the server claims it is too big.  Just 4 kb so it can't be true.  I'll try to figure it out but for now I'll be handing it out in class.

Homerepairingly,

Pat

ちょっと言い過ぎたかな。。。

子供たちに頑張って、大きな声で歌えるかなと言いたらこの通りになりました。本当に頑張りました

Inspirationally,

Pat

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Location:きたの

Hiking Yotei Again

I should say that Rhys and I had deep philosophical talks about teaching and the direction the school is headed. In fact, we did talk some teacher talk, but most of all we enjoyed the beauty of Hokkaido and what a beautiful day it was!!!!

レッスンについての話をあまり出来なかった。　

北海道の美しさを感謝する日でした。

今週のレッスン（月・火）はとても楽しかったです。聞いてくれる事と参加して頂いた事ありがとう。
まだまだ続きます！

Admiringly,
Patrick

Short Week

Beautiful day today ...though...
It rained all through the weekend and all of my grand plans came to nothing.  I didn't climb any mountains or do any camping.  BUT, I made some new bingo cards for phonics and I also got about one-third through the curriculum for English Island.

カリキュラムは３分の一出来ました！全部出来たらアップします。イングリッシュアイランドで覚える英単語や文法が全て表示されます。日本語も付いていますよ！

This is my size !!!!

This young man went to Nara for the 

National JHS tennis championships.  

Nice going!!!

(I'm crouching a bit...)

Hungrily,
Pat

Sports of autumn

現在２４種類のスポーツでしたが新たに１６種類が加わりました。これから色々な表現の仕方を勉強します。

Yes the new sports have arrived and we are using a whole lot more adjectives to mix them up and learning how to say a lot of things about the sports.

   1. Rugby is an English sport.
   2. Rugby is a dangerous sport.
   3. I want to try rugby.
   4. My father played rugby. I played volleyball last weekend.

これからイングリッシュアイランドのHPに新しいHANDOUTアプロードしますので見て下さい。Thank you.

Thank you.
Frankensteinly,

Pat

   

Fired Up!!

It's great to be starting sports again.  I do love my sports.  As I get older though,  one of the best things about sports is watching them.  I have my favorites both then and now.

When I was a kid I was a big fan of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Magic Johnson, Tony Dorsett, Charlie Waters, and so many more.  I　like to follow Ryo Ishikawa, Yuto Nagatomo, and Makun now.

I asked my Junior High School class who their sport's heroes were and they told me they didn't have any!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We will be starting a unit on the importance of sports and who the heroes are for us here in Japan.

What can we learn from the struggle to succeed?

Fired up,

Pat

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