Shukudai (Homework) January 5 - 9, 2015 月 • New Hiragana character – な (na) as in not に (ni) as in need Flashcards and worksheets • Pp Practice Worksheet (Penguin) – Complete both sides neatly! 火 • New Vocabulary – Please keep all flashcards at home and practice regularly. おしょうがつ (oshougatsu) = New Year’s たこ (tako) = kite (or octopus) もち (mochi) = sticky rice cake もちつき (mochitsuki) = pounding the mochi • Pp Phonics Worksheet – See directions on paper. Please color neatly! • Place library book in backpack tonight! 水 • Math worksheets 8-1,8-2 (Subtraction) – See directions at the bottom of the page. 木 • Math worksheets 8-3, 8-6 (Subtraction) – See directions at the bottom of the page. DOP: 「あけましておめでとうございます。」 (Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu) = Happy New Year! This phrase is used on or after the start of the new year, not before. Special Announcements: ● Welcome back! We hope you all enjoyed your holiday. We are looking forward to a wonderful 2015 with our students! ● Wednesday, 1/7 – もちつき (Mochitsuki) for all Japanese Immersion students, grades K-5. This is traditionally celebrated in Japan during the New Year’s celebration. “Mochitsuki” is pounding sticky rice into “mochi,” a sticky rice cake. Volunteers needed – please let us know if you are available that morning. Time TBA. ● No school Monday, 1/19 (Martin Luther King Day) ● No school Tuesday, 1/20 (Pupil Free Day) 連絡事項： ● あけましておめでとうございます！楽しい冬休みを過ごされたことと思います。教師一同、子供たちと共にすばらしい２０１5年を過ごせることを楽しみにしています。 ● 1/7（水）もちつき大会：キンダーから５年生までジャパニーズイマージョンの全生徒を対照とした行事です。 ● 1/19（月）休校（マーティン・ルーサー・キング・デイ） ● 1/20（火）休校