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Takada English School
Baby Baby Baby!
It has been an exciting
few months for a lot of
people connected to us
here at TES. Sara, who
is back in Iowa, had a
beautiful little girl, her
second daughter, and
they called her Hina
Yoko. As you can see
from the photo, she is a
real cutie, much like her
sister before her. Both
mother and daughter
are doing very well.
Rich on this happiest
of times for them.
Well, they say that
good things come in
3’s, so…
Some of you may
have noticed that our
own Yoko has been
around the school less
lately, and you might
be wondering why.
Well, it was always
planned that she
would step back a bit
and that Madoka
would take over much
of her work during the
days. However, now
we know that Yoko
too is expecting our
first baby on January
1st!
We are both very
happy and are looking
forward to the birth of
our first child, but are
quite nervous about it
too! I hope you are all
Then, in November of
ready for lots of
this year, Nicole, who is pictures of the baby
also living in Iowa, will
(we don’t know if it’s a
give birth to her first
boy or a girl yet) and
child. They already
for me to be looking
know that it’s a girl. We tired in the school!
wish her a safe delivery
With that in mind,
and a healthy baby.
Yoko is planning to
We are delighted for
stop working from the
Sara, Tylek, Nicole and end of November, and
Sara & Her baby
girl, Hina. She
was born in June
2014.
we are currently
searching for someone
to come in during the
evenings to work as a
receptionist. We will let
you all know who that
person is when we
have everything
decided.
Oct 2014
Issue 24
Inside this issue:
From Peter
1
From Yoko
2
Holidays
2
From Madoka
2
We are also in the
From Nicola
process of looking for a
From Marcia
replacement for Sean,
whose short stay here
Event Info
will finish at the end of
From Sean
the year. It was always
a short term
agreement, as we
for what winter is
knew Sean would be
bringing me!
heading back to
Australia, but it’s been
great to have him here,
and we all wish him,
and his wife Aya, well
in their Australian
adventure! Again, we
will let you know who
the new teacher will be
as soon as everything
is decided.
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3
4
4
So, we will be having a
farewell party for Sean
later in the year, and
we will of course let
you know when that is.
Winter is coming, so
get yourselves
prepared. I’m not sure
I’ll be prepared enough
Rick and 8 month
pregnant Nicole.
She is expecting
a baby girl this
November.
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News from Yoko
秋晴れの気持ちのよい天候が続き
ますが、皆様いかがお過ごしです
か？
私事で恐縮ですが、11 月の終わり位
から、産休を頂くことになりました。
冒頭のＰｅｔｅｒ先生の記事にもありま
すように、私の大きなお腹を見て、
お気づきの方も多いかと思います
が、現在 7 ヶ月で年末位の出産予定
です！Sara 先生とＮｉｃｏle 先生の良
いニュースに続いて、不安ながらも
本当に嬉しく思っています☆ お仕
事の方は今まで通り、午前中から夕
方までは、引き続きまどか先生が、
そして 11 月末からは、夕方から夜ま
で、新しく受付の方が入る予定で
す。皆様にはご迷惑をおかけします
が、新スタッフが決まり次第、皆さま
にご紹介いたしますので、今しばら
くお待ちいただければと思います。
どうぞ宜しくお願いいたします。
予想されますが、皆さまには今ま
で通り、楽しい英会話レッスンを提
供できるよう、スタッフ一同努力し
て参りますので、今後共、どうぞ
宜しくお願いたします！
また、今年の 1 月から、当スクールで
講師をしていただいている Sean 先
生が残念ではありますが、今年一杯
で、オーストラリアに帰国することに
なりました。来年、2015 年 1 月から、
Ｓｅａｎ先生担当のレッスンを引き継
ぐ、新ネイティブ講師も、決まり次第
直ぐに皆様にお知らせいたします！
ドカティ家にとっても、当スクールに
とっても、今年の年末は変化が多
く、何かと目まぐるしくなることが
毎年恒例のハロウィーンパーティ
ですが、今年は各キッズクラスで
お子様のハロウィンレッスンを行
う予定です♪大人のイベントは、
少し先になりますが、Sean 先生の
送別会＆恒例のクリスマスパーテ
ィを 12 月中旬に計画中です！
こちらも日程が決まり次第、ポス
ター、ＨＰ、Facebook などでお知ら
せいたしますのでどうぞお楽しみ
に☆We will keep you posted!
Next Holiday Schedule
当校の次のお休みは冬季休業です。
期間は以下の通りです。
2014/12/23(祝日) ～
2015/1/5(月）
来年 1/6（火）からの通常営業です
２０１５年のＴＥＳ年間休
日カレンダーは、１２月
より配布予定です。し
ばらくお待ちください
ますよう、お願い申し
上げます。
キッズクラス内で 10 月の最終週に
ハロウィーンのアクティビテイを楽
しみましょう♪
期間：10/28（火） ～11/1（土）
参加費は特にありません。Trick or
Treat 言えるかな！？
News from Madoka
夏休みも終わり、2
学期がスター も段々わかってきて、「今やると
Next
トして 1 か月が過ぎました。我が ころ！」なんて日本語で返してき
家もやっと長女、次女が学校に行
き、私よりも、夏休み中子守をお
願いしていた私の母の方がホッと
したのではないかと思います
(笑)。我が家では、毎朝子供たち
に言うことが同じなので、自分の
気持ちに余裕があるときは、英語
で話しかけたりもします。そんな
子育て英語を少しご紹介。「朝ご
はん食べて!」は、”Eat your
breakfast!”、「歯は磨いた
の？」は、”Did you brush your
teeth?”、「お着替えして！」
は、”Get dressed!”と言いま
す。ぜひ使ってみて下さい(*^_^*)
繰り返し語りかけていると、子供
たりしますよ（笑）。
さて、2014 年度が始まり、半年
が経ちキッズクラスでは、参観日
を設ける事にしました。日頃のお
子さんのレッスンの様子を見て頂
くいい機会だと思いますので、是
非いらして下さい！参観の後に少
しだけお時間を頂き、宿題の出し
方、やり方などについてお話させ
ていただきますので、ご都合付き
ましたらぜひそのままお付き合い
ください。お忙しいとは存じます
が宜しくお願い申し上げます。さ
らに！10 月は Halloween のある
月ですね!!今年は、10 月最後の週
（10/27～11/1）に各クラス単位
で Halloween-ish （ハロウィーン
っぽい）Lesson をする予定で
す。Halloween にちなんだゲーム
やクラフトを楽しみ、最後にはお
馴染みの Trick or Treating!!学校か
ら直接来るお子さんもいらっしゃ
るので、仮装はありませんが、1
年に 1 度しか味わえない欧米の文
化をクラスのお友達と楽しんでも
らえたらうれしいです。ちょっと
早いけれど、Happy Halloween to
everyone!!!
Scottish Independence
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By Nicola Maruyama
Well it has been an interesting couple of months for Scotland as the
country debated the pros and cons of staying in the Union. We all know
the result but sometimes it is not the result which is the most important
thing. Many Scots thought long and hard about whether to vote YES (For
independence) or NO (against independence). Opinions divided families,
workplaces and towns and cities and fierce debates took place all over
the country. This process has made many Scots recognize what is good
about Scotland and with a little more time I believe the outcome may have
been different!
I initially started as a NO vote but after reading about the issues and watching programs debating the
pros and cons I eventually swayed from NO to YES. I realize now how strong I felt because when the
final result came in I was deeply disappointed. However one good thing which has come from this is the
media coverage about Scotland. We are a small nation but have much to contribute and I hope one day
we will once again be independent and have the power to make decisions for ourselves.
My Summer in Japan
By Marcia Faulise
As the summer comes to a close we say goodbye to the sweltering
heat and humidity, and hello to the crisp, cool breeze and changing
trees. Everyone warned me that the summer in Joetsu would be
miserable, full of long, hot days from June to September. Either
people were just trying to scare me, or I really lucked out with a mild
summer. True, there were some days where I didn’t even want to
leave the air conditioned safety of the indoors, but it sure wasn’t as
severe as I had been expecting.
For the week-long summer holiday my parents came to visit and I had
to play tour guide and show them around to all our favorite sites in the
Joetsu area. We went to the beach a few times, to Myoko for a visit to
Naena waterfall, and to Togakushi Ninja-mura in Nagano. On their
own, my parents visited Kyoto. They loved exploring the many
temples and parks within the city, but did complain that it was much
hotter there than Joetsu.
My stepfather’s main goal for his visit to Japan was to climb Mt. Fuji. He and my mother were successful
and they were able to view the sun rising from the top of the mountain. Nick and I went to visit them for
their last weekend in Tokyo. We cheered on the Giants at the Tokyo Dome and took a trip to the top of
Tokyo Tower. They thoroughly enjoyed their stay in Japan and were sad to leave when the trip was
over.
Now, as we head into my favorite season of the year, Nick and I are taking part in the Komachi
Magazine’s Ramen challenge. The magazine has showcased some of the best Ramen shops in Niigata
prefecture. For those interested, there is a stamp book for collecting marks from participating shops. If
you get thirty stamps you receive a prize and some free Ramen vouchers. I am already about halfway
done and will hopefully get to thirty stamps by Halloween.
Along with eating the delicious Ramen, I have also been taking pictures and writing a blog about each
shop I visit. If you are interested I would be more than happy to share the website with you. It is pretty
much all in English, but it may be a good chance to practice reading, as well as learning about some
good Ramen shops here in Niigata.
More about Sean
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Takada English School
943-0824 上越市北城町 3-5-5
コスモスシティ内 2Ｆ
Phone: 025 523 4788
Fax: 025 520 4008
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/takadaes
あなたの町の英会話
We’re on the Web!
www.takadaes.com
冒頭の News にもあります通り、今年
の 1 月より、当校で子供から大人のク
ラスまで、幅広く授業を担当して頂いて
いるパート講師の Sean 先生が今年い
っぱいで、母国オーストラリアのタスマ
ニアに帰国されることになりました(;_;)
へのお手紙ですが、Sean 先生のレ
ッスンは、年末まで、通常通り継続
いたしますので、引き続きどうぞ宜
しくお願いいたします<m(__)m>
10 年の間、ここ上越の地で、英語講師
として、またアーティストとして活躍され
た Sean 先生ですが、また母国でも、ま
すます活躍の場が広がることをスタッフ
一同応援しています！
上越のフリーペーパーＧｉｆｔなどで、彼の
アート作品に親しみのある方も多いか
と思いますが、11 月の末に、Sean 先
生帰国前の最後のグループ展示会
が、東京・中目黒の『Ofr』で行われる予
定です。即売会も実施しています。ご興
味のある方は、詳細をお知らせいたし
ますので、直接Ｓｅａｎ先生にお問合せ
頂くか、受付までお気軽にお問い合わ
せ下さい。
以下、ショーン先生より受講生の皆様
昨年購入した Sean 先生の
オリジナル作品です。
高田イングリッシュスクール
のロゴマークも入れて頂きま
した❤ それにしても細か
い！脱帽です。
Farewell Greetings from Sean
Dear Students of Takada English School.
It may come as a surprise, but in December this year, I will be retiring from TES and
returning to Tasmania. Together with my wife, we will start the next chapter of our lives
in Australia.
It has not been an easy choice, and I will miss the friends I have made, the community I
have become a part of, and you, the students, most of all.
TES is a special place, and in the short time we have spent together, I have always felt
like part of a family.
I can say without reservation, that working here and meeting you has been such a
privilege - you have motivated me to be the best teacher I can.
The lessons I have learned from you in the classroom will never be forgotten. Thank you
for your efforts, your patience and your generosity, so many good times, and so many
good memories.
In the future, when I look back on my 10 years in Japan, the last 12 months I spent at
TES will be the most fondly remembered. Thank you! I wish you all the best with your
English studies and hope we will have a chance to meet again - maybe in Tasmania?
Yours Sincerely, Sean