It is wonderful for the students to be learning Japanese again this year! The Foundation and Year 1 students have been particularly excited about their first experiences with Japanese. 

Below are some things that they wanted families to know about our learning in Japanese so far this year: 

• Sayonara means goodbye - Lana F-KC
• Konnichiwa means hello - Olivia F-KC
• Tatte means stand up - Thomas F-KC
• Swatte means sit down - Violet F-KC 
• We do drawings in Japanese - Maggie F-GN
• We are learning our numbers in Japanese - Sarah F-GN
• We are learning a new language - Kyan F-GN 
• I learnt how to say hello in Japanese - Charlotte 1-BC
• We learn how to say words like ‘ohayo gozaimasu’ (good morning) - Zac M 1-BC
• I learnt the sentence ‘Watashi no namae wa Chris desu’ (My name is Chris) - Chris 1-BC 
• We are learning the numbers - Clara 1-JB
• We are learning our name in Japanese - Ariana 1-JB