{"id":2824,"date":"2017-02-24T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jlsp.us\/?p=2824"},"modified":"2017-03-06T10:35:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T15:35:39","slug":"smile-vol-36-feb-25-2017-h29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/?p=2824","title":{"rendered":"SMILE Vol.36 Feb. 25, 2017 (H29)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Completing one thing now, Another mountain to go over<\/h1>\n

Let me share a poem called \u201cOne Thing\u201d by Kihaku Saito.
\n\u201cCompleting one thing now, another mountain to go over. Wind crossing the field, A song blending in my mind, Mulberry tree filling up and clouds shining, People follow and a road never ends, A road far away and a road far away, Find a mountain to go over tomorrow, Completing one thing now\u201d
\nThe poem expresses the joy to accomplish one thing -climbed a mountain, and the eagerness to go over a higher mountain next. We used to sing the song at a graduation ceremony. A graduation day is approaching. I hope students have found time they spent at school valuable \u2013 the time they studied together, played together, and shared together. There are only two school days left before graduation. Let\u2019s cherish every moment with all of your friends.<\/p>\n

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Bazaar and Ruffles<\/b><\/h2>\n

~Help end poverty in Japan~
\nStudents in Keisho class 4 (Junior High \/ High School) have been learning Japanese through the project – social events that are related to their daily lives. This time their theme was \u2018Children raised by family in need\u2019, which has becoming one of Japan\u2019s public concerns. A poverty rate was increased to 16.3% in 2012 according to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and students learned that 1 in 6 children lives in poverty. As a final project of the year, they sold baked goods at bazaar twice a year to donate money to Children\u2019s Future Foundation.<\/p>\n

After the bazaar, when asked how it went, one student said \u2018it was the best day of my entire Japanese School years!\u2019 and another said\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018I am very glad to be able to help children in Japan while I study Japanese.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Reading A<\/b>ward<\/b><\/h2>\n

Congrats to everyone! You must be filled with courage, adventure, kindness and thoughtfulness throughout your readings. Well done!!!
\n\u2022 Keisho \u2013 Junichi Hurst
\n\u2022 K1 \u2013 Yosuke Yoshimura, Karina Benjamin, Julia Usami, Shintaro Shimada
\n\u2022 E1 \u2013 Rui Katagiri, Suzu Noda
\n\u2022 E2 \u2013 Yu Fujiki, Reina Yagawara, Taishi Tomizawa
\n\u2022Junior High \u2013 Masaki Shimada<\/p>\n

Announcement<\/b><\/h2>\n

* Sakura Sunday \u2013 April 9, 2017<\/strong>
\nSakura Sunday has been a successful event to introduce Japanese arts and culture to Americans. As an annual event, volunteers from Japanese School take a stage to show Japanese dance and they also set up a booth to share all about Japan. Unfortunately, Apr 9 (Sun) overlaps with school day this year and we have decided not to participate in the event. Your understanding is much appreciated.<\/p>\n

* 2017 Entrance Ceremony \/ 1st day of School\"\"<\/a><\/strong>
\nDate: April 1 (Saturday)
\nTime: Opens at 9:50 AM \/ Ceremony starts at 10:00 AM
\nPlace: Shallcross Hall<\/p>\n

* Future Event<\/strong>
\nFeb 25 (Sat) Kisho Japanese Speech Contest
\nMar 5 (Sun) Farewell party for Graduates
\nMar 11 (Sat) Graduation Ceremony \/ last day of school, Report Cards will be handed
\nMar 18 (Sat) Make-up day (if necessary)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Completing one thing now, Another mountain to go over<\/h1>\n

Let me share a poem called \u201cOne Thing\u201d by Kihaku Saito.
\n\u201cCompleting one thing now, another mountain to go over. Wind crossing the field, A song blending in my mind, Mulberry tree filling up and clouds shining, People follow and a road never ends, A road far away and a road far away, Find a mountain to go over tomorrow, Completing one thing now\u201d
\nThe poem expresses the joy to accomplish one thing -climbed a mountain, and the eagerness to go over a higher mountain next. We used to sing the song at a graduation ceremony. A graduation day is approaching. I hope students have found time they spent at school valuable \u2013 the time they studied together, played together, and shared together. There are only two school days left before graduation. Let\u2019s cherish every moment with all of your friends. \u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2824"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2871,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824\/revisions\/2871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}