Weekend

The weekend has come.  What a hot week it was!  The rooms above English Island are being renovated and it was a little noisy during some of the classes this week.  My apologies for any inconvenience it may have caused anyone.  Construction will be completed by the end of the month.

Please have a wonderful and safe weekend.  I am going to straighten up here a little this weekend and look forward to the three-day weekend coming up.  I want to get up in the mountains and test out my new GPS device!!

Adventurously,

Pat





一週間が終わりました。本当に暑かった。
教室の２階で改装工事が始まり少々うるさくて気になる人は気になっていると思います。
申し訳ありません。今月いっぱいで終了の予定です。

どうか良い週末を迎えて下さい。
私は今日明日は教室の片づけをします。
来週末の連休は山登りをしたいと思っています。

Health

This month topic is health and body.  I also twist this topic to talk about and describe people. This month is a full month and some classes will be doing the famous people projects while others will be studying health vocabulary and descriptive adjectives.  The younger classes will be learning some body vocabulary and some simple adjectives to talk about the body.  They also use these new words to talk about some familiar characters as well.

今月のトピックは体と健康。人の外見を表現出来るようになりましょう。学年に会わせて勉強はそれぞれけど今月も忙しい月ですよ。


Spuddily,

Pat

This month we are studying the body and health.  I also use this topic to talk about people's appearances.  This week will be a very busy month at English Island.

Show Time!

I have already admitted that I make a hobby out of browsing BookOff and it has become a chore finding a place to put all the books that I bring back to the school.  Thanks to the contribution of my generous landlord, I can continue my little habit.  For the students who have taken an interest in the expanding library, we now have a luxurious showcase for our mutual pleasure.

 I couldn't resist snapping this.  These shoes belong to two 5 year old girls!!! Pure glitter!

In other news, the air conditioning has been working overtime to get us through this hot summer. I was hoping we were through the worst of it, but next week looks like a scorcher!!!

Sweaty Kneesily,

Pat

Office Day

There are no lessons at English Island today.

It has been an undeniable pleasure getting to know all the new faces at English Island this year.  I vow not only to encourage their energy and enthusiasm for learning but to increase it. Today I will plan lessons, organize files, and hopefully have some time left over for making some discoveries that will  make learning English even more fun.

Having said that, back to work!!!




Officially,
Pat

Midsummer's Night Dream

 I went to Numata last weekend.  To be honest, I didn't expect much, but I was moved!  
It was not the scene I had expected.  The dark skies were filled with small glowing 
lights and they lit the forest so that I felt I was standing in the middle of
Tinkerbell's village.  I  strongly recommend visiting Numata during this season
if your heart still entertains romance.  

In other news the garden outside the classroom window has matured a little.
You are welcome to steal from it when I'm not looking...  I'll know you've read this.笑

Summer heat zaps energy and makes delightful sweets all the more appreciated.
Time to get to the gym and make this count for energy and  not blubber. 
 It was delicious.  Thank you!!


Summerishly,

Pat

Exile

I admit that I wasn't exactly sure who the leader of Exile was. I admit that I didn't know Atsushi was the singer along with Takahiro.  I did know one of the dancers was named Usa and another was named Akira.

Thanks to Kai and the Donk modeling agency, I was given the opportunity to attend the event at Sapporo Dome put on by Exile. My wife thought it would be a good idea to go.  Not wanting to be the party pooper, I went along.  Apparently, she was moved and is now considering joining the fan club in an effort to get nearer the stage.  Hopefully, this fever will pass and we can get back to life without Exile.

Not that it wasn't a great show.  I'm sure many people like that kind of thing; apparently 4 million people went to the shows held on Saturday and Sunday.  It's not that I don't like soul or funk or rap, I do!  I've never really listened to Exile and to be honest, I don't know what they are singing about.  Maybe I could listen more closely.  Then again, I have a lot of things going on!

Today marks the start of July and all the topics change!  Also a new topic for the older kids is in the works.  I'm searching for a foreign school to hook up with and share projects on ePals.com.

Let's have a great July.

Exiltedly,

Patsushi