More Halloween Pictures

 

Mikey has a class in the next town.  The parents there asked for a big party, putting all the kids together.  Because it would be over 2 hours long Mikey did a magic show for them!  From what I've heard he did very well.  He is hoping to turn professional soon, it should of happened last year but covid stopped that!

Mikey getting wrapped up as a Mummy

Floating table trick

Halloween mask!

Halloween Parties

  It's that time of year again, where ghost stories and games rule our English classes. In Japan the second term of school is very long, September to the end of December without any breaks.  By this time the kids are already flagging and finding it hard to concentrate and there are still two months to go.  To give the kids a break, especially after working hard for an English test, we have Halloween Parties the last week of October.  The kids look forward to it, the younger ones dress up and invite their friends to come.  I use to do cookies but this year I realized that I don't have the energy to bake over 200 cookies in my small kitchen!  So we bought a load of candy, cookies and chocolate and made up small gift bags for the kids to take home.  I was hoping to hire the local community center and do two big parties but parents are still worried about Covid 19 so we stuck to doing parties for each class.  Two more days to go then need to think about Christmas!

Girls looking cute in their costumes

Christopher!!!!

Halloween table. 

I put the Halloween table out the beginning of October, it makes a good conversation piece for the kids, they ask questions or make comments on the different things.  Makes for for more natural learning than just from a book!  

Getting Ready For Halloween

 I've finally got Halloween decorations out and they look nice.  The kids are enjoying them.  We spend time in the lessons talking about what's on he table.  Even the older kids get a kick out of it. 

All set for Halloween!

This week has been hard, most schools had there field day last weekend so kids have been tired. Plus junior high and high schools have mid term tests coming up.  Seeing our Halloween table helps cheer up the kids a bit!  

Last Push

 This coming weekend is the Eiken test.  We have about 10 students taking the test and hoping that everybody can pass!  Last week and this week we are giving past tests to see where the weak points are and helping the students gain confidence.  I feel sorry for a lot of the junior high and high school students as they have mid term tests this week as well.  Almost done then Halloween.  Last week of the month will be Halloween parties, Mikey will perform some magic tricks.  We wanted to rent a place and do two parties, one for younger kids, followed by one for the older kids but with the pandemic we decided to do individual parties for each class.

One of cats is helping us get ready for Halloween.

Alan and friend!