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<\/a>Good heart is being cultivated<\/b>\nWe played a game of banana tag in the pleasant weather. When all friends are in synchronization with one another, it becomes difficult to make everyone a \u201cbanana.\u201d We increase the number of \u201cit\u201d to keep a balance, but when \u201cit\u201d was able to make everyone a banana after running its hardest twice, a child shouted, \u201cCan we make everyone a \u2018fat bear\u2019 next? (it\u2019s ok for \u201cit\u201d to not capture the same person twice)\u201d
\nAfter the banana tag, everyone picked acorns under the big trees. We made an acorn mountain and decorated it with the leaves, so the squirrels could have a party there! After the class was dismissed, one child came back to the classroom and said with a big smile, \u201cI think the squirrels ate the acorns! Our acorn mountain is gone.\u201d
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Classroom report from Grade 4, Class 1<\/h2>\n
Building confidence and proud by learning at Friends\u2019 Central School<\/b>
\nOn October 21, when we did a lesson about interviewing and note taking, Ms. Saul visited our fourth-grade classroom to share the history of JLSP. All fourth graders were very busy taking notes and repeatedly saying, \u201cWow. I didn\u2019t know that!\u201d Everyone seemed to enjoy learning new facts about the school. In addition to Mr. Shimada, our former council member who visited the fourth-grade classroom on October 14, a guest speaker such as Ms. Saul is very meaningful for us to reach our goal: Students rediscover the purpose of studying at JLSP by better understanding the history and the mission of JLSP.
\nHere is a list of questions we asked Ms. Saul:
\n1. Why did JLSP choose Friends\u2019 Central School?
\n2. How come JLSP is open on Saturdays, not on Sundays? 3. What triggered the establishment of JLSP in Philadelphia?\u00a04. Why is the schooled named the Japanese Language School of Philadelphia (JLSP)?
\n5. What is the purpose of the JLSP Bazzar? Why does the Bazzar take place twice a year?
\n6. Why was the \u201cGakugeikai (School Play)\u201d canceled?
\n7. How come only kokugo (Japanese) and sansuu (mathematics)?
\n8. Why JLSP does not offer other subjects?
\n<\/p>\nThank you for your support at the Friendly Flea Market!<\/h2>\n
Thank you for your participation and support during the Friendly Flea Market on October 21. Despite the changes of the venue and the starting time, a number of people gathered and enjoyed the festivities.
\nApproximately 20 volunteers came to help with the sale and delivery on the day of the event, which was very helpful.<\/p>\n
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I also would like to express my appreciation for those who showcased a variety of items at tables, for Suzuki Farm who came a long way to sell Japanese vegetables, for teachers, and for adult course students! JLSP was able to raise a total amount of $1,093.90.<\/p>\n
It would be grateful if this flea market can provide a chance for people to meet and enjoy various products together. If you missed it this time, please come check it out next time. If you would like, please feel free to share with me your flea market experience, so we can make it better for the next time. The form is available at the link below:
\nhttps:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/WIawOTOZ1qgMGeYl1
\n\u2605Please visit our JLSP website or Facebook page to view some photos from the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More family time in the fall!<\/h1>\n
According to the \u201cKoujien,\u201d a popular Japanese dictionary, \u300e\u56e3\u6b12(\u3060\u3093\u3089\u3093) (family get-together)\u300f means to sit in a circle and chat happily. Aren\u2019t we reminded that we spend very little time as a family? Why don\u2019t we create more family time and enjoy some family activities such as family reading night, hiking on weekend, or a museum visit showcasing some kids art? Of course a simple dinner with all family members would be a great idea, too! Can we take a moment and think how we can enjoy this fall season as a family? \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\/4318"}],"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=4318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4322,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4318\/revisions\/4322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jlsp.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}