Day 5: Middle School Visit

Today we went to Katsushika Junior High School. We went to many classes.

 Natalie: In health class, we went to the gym and played volleyball. I was really bad.

We presented our speeches, we gave gifts to the school Principal, and he gave us a commemorative Kite made in town. 

Stuart: In social studies we were given a worksheet that we used to list pros and cons of using different maps. 

Also, Japanese class was fun, we looked at pictures that look different depending on how you look at them.

Koby: Health Class was fun. We practiced serving for Volleyball.

Natalie: In science we learned how to use a bunsen burner and the girls were scared of the flames.

 Koby: In science, we used matches and a bunsen burner. The fire was very beautiful.

Stuart: English was fun, we began by getting questions from the students. Then we practiced vocabulary. 

Ian: In science we were measuring the potential force of rubber bands, then calculating of the center point by how many newtons the band took.

Eden: science- Science was hard to understand but i was able to follow along with the lab. We calculated newtons. 

english - English was really fun because I got to help kids understand.

math- Math was way to understand. We learned how to multiply roots.

Luke: In social studies we learned the pros and cons of using technology. Then we answered the questions.

Kaiden: Science class was fun, we used force gauges to measure the force from rubber bands.

English class was exciting, I was the first done and got 100%.

Math class was difficult, I was rusty with all of the math we used to do.

Everyone: We had lunch with students. 

We got to play “Sakura” song on Koto instrument.

Aisha: At the middle school, we did some Japanese calligraphy and had the amazing opportunity to play a Japanese Koto. Calligraphy is much harder than it looks and you surprisingly need to work a lot slower than you’d expect to get a good result. Playing the Koto was a wonderful experience and incredibly fun. They taught us how to play song called “Sakura sakura”. I hadn’t realized it would be so hard to quickly find the strings you need to play.

Then we did calligraphy and helped clean the school.

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The school doesn't have any custodians. The STUDENTS have to clean the classroom and hallways by themself.

Thank you Katsushika school students and staff!