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2009 Apr-
May 25th (Mon) Open Class Observation Day 1
The first of two open class observation days scheduled for the spring was held today. Parents were able to go into the classrooms of 1st and 2nd year students and observe what classes at the school at this time of year are like. The second day will be on June the 1st at the same time.
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May 20th (Wed) English Recitation Trials
The second stage of the 3rd year English recitation contest was held today, bringing to a close two days’ worth of excellent speaking. The 20 students who make it through this stage will then take part in the final, to be held on Thursday, June the 25th.
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May 20th (Wed) "Juku" Teachers Visit Fuji
The yearly talk for "juku" (cram school) teachers was held this afternoon with sixty teachers attending. A variety of talks on the characteristics of the Fuji education, university entrance statistics for graduating students, the new study course due to start next April, and details of the entrance examination for 2010 were given by various teachers. Visitors who wanted to look at classes after the lunch break were given a tour of all years and were able to see firsthand all classes.
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May 15th (Fri) Third Year Parents' Meeting
After the talk on Friday morning (see below), the third year parents' meeting was held. Parents were able to view music, science, Japanese, English, and P.E. classes in order to see what kinds of classes their daughters have. This was then followed by a general meeting and thereafter smaller class meeting with parents and the various class teachers coming together for a talk on that particular class as a whole. This brings to an end the junior high parents' meetings for spring. The next meetings are scheduled for October.
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May 15th (Fri) "Living with Leprosy"
All of the students congregated in the school auditorium today to listen to a talk by Miyoji Morimoto, a former patient at a Leprosy Sanatorium. Mr. Morimoto, who now spends his time fighting for basic human rights of former patients, gave an insightful talk on his various experiences. Students listened to his stories of having to endure discrimination from his childhood friends and schoolteachers, how he was encouraged by his friends at university, and how he and his family were shunned by society because of his affliction. This opportunity afforded the students a chance to learn something that cannot be found in any textbook, and left a very profound impression on them.
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May 14th (Thu) Second Year Parents' Meeting
The second year parents' meeting was held his afternoon. The day's schedule consisted of open classes on the fifth period, a general meeting during the sixth period, and a class meeting for the seventh period. In this way, parents were able to view some of the many class styles in which their daughters learn at Fuji.
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May 12th (Tue) High School Chorus Competition
The high school competition was held today in the auditorium. A total of about two weeks' worth of practice was condensed into a mere eight minutes, and a splendid display of musical talent followed with each class showing their determination in their singing. The junior students enjoyed the morning, perhaps visualising themselves on the stage in the not too distant future. The results of the competition are as follows:
4th year: Year song
Winner: 4-4
Runners-up: 4-2
Class song
Winner: 4-1 ("Snow Festival")
Runners-up: 4-4 ("Our Milestone")
4-5 ("I Can Hear")
5th year: Year song
Winner: 5-1
Runners-up: 5-4, 5-5
Class song
Winner: 5-1 ("Kawaguchi")
Runner-up: 5-5 ("Letter to the Lord")
6th year: Year song
Winners: 6-2, 6-5
Runner-up: 6-1
Class song
Winner: 6-5 ("Autumn Festival")
Runners-up: 6-1 ("The Moldau")
Special Judges' Prize: 6-3 ("Northern Seabird")
6-4 ("Dry Bones")
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Apr 30th (Thu) First Year Parents' Meeting
Today was the first parents’ meeting of the year. Parents were able to see the students enjoying one of their classes before heading upstairs for the main meeting which was followed by smaller meetings for each class.
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Home Economics
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Class three working on English
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A presentation in class 1's Japanese class
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Practising the basics for table tennis
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Apr 28th (Tue) NHK Programme Featuring Fuji
Last month, there was a bit of a kerfuffle on the 6th floor at Fuji. Second year students, unfamiliar “staff” mysteriously running to and fro, television camera teams. Erm, what’s all this about? Well, the school was talking part in two days’ worth of filming for an NHK television programme called “Welcome back!”, which will be aired on May the 3rd. The former 2-5 girls were treated to a special lesson by Maki Oguro, a former student of the school and now famous pop/rock singer, and were able to enjoy a very different style of class than that which they are normally used to, all the while learning about Maki's career in showbusiness.
The show is due to be broadcast on Sunday, May the 3rd from 08:25 until 08:55 on NHK General.
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"Maki"
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The girls looking forward to their class
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The corridor outside
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Class is about to start!
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Apr 7th (Mon) Facing Off Ceremony
One hundred and fifty four new 1st year students were given a warm welcome today at the facing off ceremony. The school headmistress and the head of the students' council gave a brief speech, and the new girls were presented with a "medaille". Today marks the start of their days as a member of the junior school. |
1st year students are welcomed by their seniors
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A student council teacher watches the ceremony
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| Apr 6th (Mon) Entrance Ceremony
One hundred and fifty four new students started their six year journey at Fuji today as the entrance ceremony was held in the auditorium. One by one, the students went up onto the stage to receive their student book from the headmistress. Welcome to Fuji!
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| Apr 6th (Mon) New School Year Starts
The new school year started today with an assembly and a greeting from new teachers. Hopefully, batteries are now recharged and the students are ready to do their best, having moved up a year from the last time we saw them.
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| Apr 1st (Wed) Back to Sapporo from Canada
The group of sixty students who were in Canada on a language study trip arrived back in Sapporo today. Despite having been on the road for about 22 hours, they were rather chirpy and in good spirits throughout their journey. Here's hoping they haven't forgotten some of their Japanese!
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