1. We all have similar basic needs but we meet them in a variety of ways.
This is one of our key understandings that we are focusing on for our topic. We have a child who is Japanese in our room, so we got in two guest speakers from Japan. We were lucky enough to have them already in the school. Miss Heenan in Room 12 had them visiting her and she was kind enough to let us have them for a morning! Thank you Miss Heenan!
Our speakers were called Siem and Hiroko and they talked about the things that were similar in Japan and different to our culture.
Here are some of the things we found out that were different to our culture.
1. Every child has the same school bag in Japan
2. Children always walk to school in groups - not driven
3. There are rice fields along the foot path where children walk.
4. All children have inside school shoes.
5. They take books to and from school every day and keep them in a bag.
6. Special blow up slides for safety because of being in high buildings.
7. There is a sick nurse at school, no dental nurse.
8. Kids in Japan stay at school and sleep.
9. They have rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
10. Children wear any clothes to school.
We were thrilled that Hiroko and Siem wrote our names out in Japanese, and some greetings which you can see in the photos.
We found out lots more and Room 6 are going to comment for home work so be sure to check our comments out.
Leave and comment and tell us what you think!
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Japanese Guest Speakers
Posted by Mrs CB at 7:34 PM
Labels: Room 6, Who are our neighbours?
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Tayler, Caitlin & Abbey said we found their culture very interesting. We weren't sure about having to eat rice for every meal and also the idea of sleeping at school every when they are sick and not going home like we do. We are lucky we don't have to walk to school as we would never get their on time. They have to carry all their books to and from school every day which must be quite a heavy load.
caitlyn said we found their culture very intersting we would not want to eat rice ever day and sleep at school i would rather stay home i would!
Shannon said...
It was really cool learning how to write our name in Japanese. It was cool learning how to say hello, good afternoon, good morning and good evening. I could not stay in Japan for 1 day because I hate rices.
Mrs C-B said..
We enjoyed our guest speakers and we are lucky enough to have Douglas's Mum speaking in class tomorrow about life in Japan!
We are finding out lots about how we all have similar needs but each culture meets these in a different way.
It would be okay if I were a Japanese person eatting rice because I would have some other taste buds.
I would like to go down the fire escape slides.
They eat lots of sushi and seafood and I love it too.
By Casey
It was nice to have the Japanese speakers come to our class room to talk about Japanese schools and to show us photos. It was really cool to learn how to write our names in Japanese.
By Christian purple people eater.
1)I learnt how to spell my name in Japanese.
2)Japanese people have the same food everyday.
3)Japanese also have inside shoes and outside shoes.
4)Japanese houses are smaller than the ones in Dunedin.
5)Japanese schools is just one big buildings.
6)Japan doesn`t have lots of green grass.
Madison Said....
You have to take some slippers to school with you to put on when you get there as you are not allowed to were your outside shoes in the class.
It would be pretty boring to all have the same school bags.
You don't get to bring your own lunch to school, as it is made at school for you. You have to sit there until you have eaten it.
Danny said..
I liked writing my name in Japanese but I don't think I would like to live there because I don't like rice and I would pick the wrong school bag.
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