It was a wondrful prom night at the Nicollet Island Pavilion. The students were dressed up and proud of their looks. They were dancing together and enjoying one another. The venue was lovely and was beautifully decorated. The food was fantastic. I had a wounderful time with you.
The Japan Bowl is a national competition to test the ability of high school students throughout America who are studying the Japanese language. It is modeled on a quiz show format and aims to make the study of Japanese challenging and enjoyable. The Upper Midwest Regional Competition was held at Normandale Community College on Saturday, February 16th, 2019. There were three levels: level II, level III and level IV in this competition. The Southwest level IV-B team is now eligible to participate in the 2019 National Japan Bowl Competition, to be held Thursday-Saturday, April 11-13, 2019 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. After the competition,
We sent our New Year's Cards to Kasugaoka
Japanese Culture Club practiced the Algorithm March on Wednesday, December 19. We tried to have some harmony, and be like ninja. After the march, we dissapered. Click here to enjoy our Youtube video.
We went to Sakura restaurant on Tuesday, Decmber 10th. We practiced a restautrant skit in class and one group from each class performed it at Sakura. Please click here to watch videos and see pictures. There are 5 videos and 45 pictures.
Host a student from Japan
The Japanese Program is looking for host families for Kasugaoka High School’s visit from February 28th, 2019. The visit is five nights. Visitors will be in Minneapolis from Thursday, February 28th to Wednesday, March 6th. We would like to be able to host 12 students, one male and 11 females. They spend their last night in a hotel, prior to departure (night 6). Optimally, the hosts would be able to offer their prospective guests a private room and bed. Because of transportation concerns for group meetings and events, families should also be in close proximity to Southwest High School. If you are in a situation to be able to offer such hospitality, please contact me by email at: kyoko.french@mpls.k12.mn.us.
Please click here to watch a Youtube video and tell me how you will lead with Japanese!
Haiku New Year's Cards from Southwest Contest 2019
There is a Haiku Contest sponsored by the Minneapolis-Ibaraki Sister City Association (MISCA) and the Minneapolis Public Schools. Entries are divided into four categories: K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and Adult. Please use the form attached. Entries are due by Monday, December 10, 2018. For entry forms click here. The entries will be judged by the Board of Directors of MISCA, and the top 30 entries in each category will be sent to Ibaraki, Japan for final judging. Final results will be available in March, with an award ceremony to be held in April. This year’s theme is “Go” which translates in English to "Word pr Words". Writing one haiku is your student’s homework. Please encourage your students to write more than one haiku to participate in this contest. If parents and gurdians are interested in entering a haiku, please write one and send it to me. I am happy to send your haiku to the committee.
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Name: Kyoko French