I wrote this on Saturday in the shinkansen on the way to Hiroshima, but didn’t get to post it until I got back to Tokyo today. Those words are from Mordecai in the book of Esther 4:14. Several years ago I read Ann Voskamp’s blog and words about the Esther generation. Shortly after that I […]
Author: jhino2nd
Summer Reading
The 2014-2015 school year has come to a close. One of the best things about summer is time to read! I know I’m looking forward to reading a variety of books this summer. For those students who will be going into 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade in the fall, we want you to share about […]
Report card and Goal Setting
Last week was the end of the first semester. Teachers have been working on report cards, continua and comments. The continua are for reading and writing. Several years ago we decided to report reading and writing achievement using Bonnie Campbell-Hill’s continua. I posted about that here. The report card is divided into sections one is on […]
Biblical Perspective and Student Objectives
What does teaching from a biblical perspective mean? What are Student Objectives and why are they important? These were the topics that we discussed at the December Elementary Parent Café. At Christian Academy in Japan(CAJ) we do not use a Christian curriculum, but rather use textbooks that are used in public schools in the US […]
Advent
Christmas isn’t just a day, but a season, this was the message from one of the ambassadors who attended the Parliamentary Christmas Party at the New Otani Hotel on Thursday, December 4th. She spoke of the first “Christmas” when Jesus was born and the angels brought the message to the shepherds of “Glory to God […]
Remembering
How often do we say? “When I was in school.” “When I was little …” “They use to …” November and December are holiday months for most people from the USA and many other parts of the world. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US, the fourth Thursday of November since the time of President Lincoln […]
November Parent Cafe´
Thursday, November 13 was our third Parent Cafe´this year. We were focusing on writing and how to help your child. The first thing our kindergarten teachers want students to know is that they, the students, are writers. Everything that is written doesn’t have to be spelled correctly, with proper grammar and capitalization to be shared. […]
Lessons From Baking
For the past few months I’ve been doing a lot of baking without wheat flour. I’ve been using rice powder, soy powder, almond powder, coconut powder or a combination of these. My first try with coconut powder was a disaster since I didn’t read the package that stated: “In other recipes you may only want […]
Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences
Conferences began today and will continue Friday and Monday. There has been a lot of preparation happening in the classrooms for the students to be ready to share their portfolios with their parents. Parents were asked to sign up online the last few weeks. Conferences were scheduled for 40 minutes for kindergarteners and 1st graders. […]
Weeding, Rooted, and Growing
I have been putting off weeding around my house the last few weeks. When we moved into this house I asked the real estate company to put rocks around the house. I didn’t want grass that had to be cut and weeded. I forgot to ask to have the black tarp put down before […]