Omiya High School: First Year Students: April 2006

Trivia Question #4

Where did I take this photograph? Please tell me the name of the place and write at least one sentence about it. Teach me something! Don't forget to include your name and class number.

Trivia Question #3

Where did I take this photograph? Please tell me the name of the place and write at least one sentence about it. Teach me something! Don't forget to include your name and class number.

Trivia Question #2: Cocoa

This is Cocoa. He is a prairie dog who belongs to a first year English teacher. The first student to guess who owns this prairie dog will receive a National Park Pass. You need to answer in a full sentence using English please.

Welcome!

Hello first year students and welcome to the Omiya High School OL English blog! My name is Joshua and I am your new ALT. We'll use this blog to communicate and write to each other in English outside of class. I hope you will visit it often and leave many comments.

To leave a comment: 1) click on the link at the bottom that says "COMMENTS." 2) type your message in the box. 3) click the middle circle - "others" in English and "sonota" in Japanese. 4) click the blue button to publish your comment. Just remember to leave your name and class number.

Remember, every time you leave a comment you will receive a National Park Pass (NPP). Just remember to leave your name and class number so I know who you are.

On this blog I will put a lot of information about myself, the United States, Japan, and many other things. I will also post many of the photographs I take here in Japan, like the one you see above. I will also put trivia questions on this blog. If you are the first person to answer the trivia question correctly then you will receive a NPP. So here is your first trivia question:

Where was the above photo taken?
To receive a NPP you need to tell me the name of the place the photo was taken and you need to write at least one sentence that gives me some information about that place. Don't forget to give your name and class number.

Good luck and thanks for visiting the English blog!

First Year OL - Important Information

This class will be almost 100% English only
OL class is your opportunity to practice what you have learned in your other English classes (OC and English I)
As an incentive for speaking English and participating in class we will use National Park Passes (NPP). They are small cards with an illustration of six different National Parks (kokuritsu-koen) from America. Nature is my favorite part of the U.S. so that is why I chose to create NPP. Anytime you participate in class or do a great job of speaking English (both inside and outside of class) you will receive a NPP. Before each examination you can turn in your NPP for bonus points on the exam.
For this class I have created an English blog for us to use. Anytime you post a comment on this blog you will receive a NPP. Everytime you leave a comment, please remember to leave your name and class number. I will also put trivia questions on this blog. The first student to answer the question correctly will receive a NPP.
At Omiya High School there is an English Club. We meet on Thursdays at 4:00pm. Please join us!!!!
I am also a member of the Kyudo Club and Outdoor Club (yama-bu). The Outdoor Club needs more members, so please join us and we can go hiking together!