Languages

Students from Years 8 to 10 have been showing off their talents in the last few weeks of Term. These activities have been linked to Japanese culture and a lot of fun has been had.

The Year 10 students marked the end of their 3^rd year of Japanese study with a cooking lesson. The students learnt how to make a popular favourite – “Okonomiyaki”. This savoury pancake consists of a batter made with flour and eggs and usually has cabbage and spring onion as part of the base ingredients. Students were then able to add other ingredients such as bacon and chicken before topping their pancake with Okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, bonito flakes and seaweed. Most of the dishes turned out well and everyone had a great time.

The Year 9 students made their own manga based on Dreamtime stories from the tale of Tiddalik the Frog to how Koalas got their stumpy tails and even how the Dolphin came to be among us. They not only had to illustrate the story but they also wrote the story in Japanese. A fantastic effort by all.

Year 8 students have been busy as they cap off their year of learning Japanese. Many students participated enthusiastically in various activities including producing videos about their lives and making calendars to help future students learn the days and months. They have also been looking at various cultural elements of Japan including origami, emojis (they were created by a Japanese man!!) and how Christmas is celebrated in Japan.

Japanese Film Festival

We were lucky enough to have the Japan Foundation’s Annual Japanese Film Festival here in Coffs Harbour over the weekend of December 5^th and 6^th. The movies were shown at the Jetty Theatre, who in conjunction with the Australia-Japan Society Coffs Harbour hosted the event. Staff and students from SJPC were involved in the organisation and also many attended to see the wonderful films on offer. The movies gave locals a real insight into the Japanese culture and lifestyle and to hear the Japanese language as well. Thank you to all who were involved and attended, the weekend was a huge success.