Thursday, 30 May 2013

Something that I felt strange in NewZealand (At Woodford)

There are many things that I felt strange in here at Woodford.
The most biggest thing is that all of the Woodford students have own computer
 so that they can use it at every classes. 
Everyone have own computer and using it at classes is really strange thing for me.

That's because in Japan most of students(High school students and Junior high school students)
don't have own computer.
However,we have cell phone to contact with friends,do some games or like that sort of things.

In my Japanese school and almost schools don't need own computer and take it to school.
That's because we don't use it at school!
Also even cell phone we don't allow to use at school.
When we wanted to take notes,we write on loose leaf,when we wanted to hand in something to teacher and ask some questions,we go and meet teacher directry and do it adn so on...
Also i think we don't allow to take computer to school because it is too expensive so when it was broken at school or during going to school it's not good and also we don't use it at school so the school will say that don't bring something that we don't need to study. :(
I think it is quite nice because when everyone use own computer everyone concentrate to use it
and the conversation between teachers and students will decrease.
It is quite sad because the class will be slient...

In here at Woodford really everyone are using own computer nowadays!!!!
When i first came to woodford I was really surprised by that some of students are using own computer at the class but no one say that close yours or something like that.
Even some of students are using it,i was surprised!!
But now the class situation was terrific changed.
Not some of students are using computer!!
All of them are using!!!!
From term2,we are using "Schoology" at the all of the classes
and many of links about the lesson and prep were written on it and even test were held on it as well!!
We don't have to take computer at the class so far but now we can't do anything without computer!!
That's because it is quite impossible to catch up with each lessons without it!!

I think there are many thing that to use "schoology' is good or bad...
One thing that I think using it is really good is that we can get many imformations from it so that if we forget something that when is the prep due or something like that we don't have to ask to the teachers directry because all about thise things are aready on the 'schoology".
It means that when someone absent from school
 she can catch up with the lesson next day because many imformations are on it!!
it is nice!!
However, there is the biggest problem...
If he wifi is not good working...
Imformations are on schoology so everyone want to open it but it takes a long time to open and,if worst comes to worst,we can't open it because the wifi is not working so we have to have lesson without schoology and all of the imformations..
Also at many classes we put prep on schoology not hand in with paper.
If the wifi is not working well and somebody couldn't do prep,
she can say that "ifi was not working so I couldn't do any preps.
It's quite hard to have lesson without schoology,isn't it??


Using the schoology,there are many benefits and also many problems.
If we planed to do something,everything will not work well
because there are many benefits to do it but also at least there are problems.
So we must think about both benefits and problems and if we want to continue using schoology,
we have to solve problems as much as we can!!:)

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

About my leisure time

When I have a spare time I always make something!!haha

For example crocheting,making micanga and making something with Origami...so on!!
When I start to do those things,I always concentrate a lot so I forgot time!!:)
But those time is very good for me
because I can relax and have fun even I got tired or painful with some parts of body!!

Crocheting
I can make bear and rabbit.
Like this!
But I'm not good at doing it and also their head become big!!haha

Misanga
I made Misanga for my friends who love Arashi before I came to NZ.
Arashi has 5 color each member!
Purple,red,blue,yellow and light green!!
I used those colors and made misanga.
I was wearing it but now school doesn't allow to wear it so I took of and put on my bag!!
This is similar photo that I made.
When I gave Arashi color Misanga to friends,their were really happy so I was happy as well!!XD

Origami
Now in NZ,I have a lot of chance to make Origami!!:)
When I was a little,I used to make a lot of things with Origami
and I remembered a little of it so I can make some  even I became older!!:)
In Japan,many people learn how to make Origami when they were about kindergarden or elementry school!
Ms Ellis suggested to put Origami on the wall at Gallary someday,
so I'm looking firward to seeing everyone's reaction with those origami which was made by Mayumi and me.
Now I want to remember more new things which I can make with Origami!!:)

During holiday,I learned how to kniting from nicola and her mother in Auckland!!
I have never use two stick but it was fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, 6 May 2013

About holiday in Auckland

I went to Auckland in this holiday!:)

At first I went to the farm!!
There are 500 cows,one house,pigs and dogs.
I was really surprised when I saw 500 cows!!
I have never seen before!!
Also I saw that the machin milked the cows!!
It liked a cows merry-go-round!!haha

There were many animals but there were also many children!!
When I arrived at the farm there were many children running and playing!!
we call them,"genki monsters":)
Genki(元気) means in Japanese that healthy,active and full of vitality!!
They really suit with that word!!haha
Their feet were always muddy!!lol
But they were really cute!!<3

There were many relatives as well!!
One of them can speak Japanese!!
(Not only Japanese but also he can speak Garmany,French,Russian and English)
His Japanese was really perfect!!
I was really surprised and I talked with him in Japanese!!haha
All of relatives are really kind so I really enjoyed to staying there!!:)

When I went to the Auckland city,I went to the Japanese restaurant to eat Japanese food!!
I didn't eat Japanese food for long time so it was really amazing and delicious!!<3333
I ate "Tonkatsu",(pork fried)

"misoshiru"(Miso soup)
"Japanese rice"
"tsukemono"(Japanese Pickles)
"karaage"(Chicken fried)
"ikagesoage"(Fried squid tentacles)
"takoyaki"(Octopus dumplings)
"daigakuimo"(potato)
"edamame"(Green soybean)
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
yummy!!<333333
I ate really a lot!!haha

The other day I made "Tonkatsu" and "curry and rice" with nicola who took care of me on the holiday!!
Curry and rice
It was also
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
delicious!!!!!
The rice was arranged with chicken stock so it was really amazimng and delicious!!<33
I love this meal!!:)
Also i made "kakiage"(vegetables fried) at holiday house!!
Kakiage
It was yummy as well!!<33

I went to holiday house as well!!
It was near by the sea and I could see the sky tower over there!!
I could relax a lot there and i liked to go for a walk a long the beach!!
I did kayacking once!!
It was good exercise!!haha
I did puzzle as well there!!
There were 1000 pieces!!
So it was really difficult to complete..
But we could finish it the day when we left there!!
When I finished it, I was really happy!!:)

My holiday was really awesome!!!!!<333333333333
I really like the place which I went and also i really like the people who I met at many places!!
I want to say really big thank you to Nicola's family!!:)

If i have a chance I really want to go there again!!:)