This term, the students have been working together to create the beautiful KOINOBORI (fish kites) that you can see hanging in the entry to the Junior Corridor. Each student coloured in a number of fish scales, which were then attached to the fish body. 

The koinobori are hung above rooftops in Japan for Kodomo No Hi,  or Children's Day (May 5th) , and each fish kite represents a person in the family. To complement this unit on Children's Day celebrations, students made origami Kabuto (samurai helmets) out of newspaper and smaller origami paper. Samurai helmets are displayed on this national holiday as a symbol of strength and courage. 

One class of lucky students, 3D,  were able to spend a lesson learning about the traditional Japanese Clothing items and dressing up in kimono, yukata and haori. They thoroughly enjoyed helping each other dress and having their photos taken! 

In Japanese class now and until the end of the term, we are learning how to talk about our family in Japanese language. 

Libby Sensei せんせい