Going over a new game I tried with the 6th years, OK but needs tinkering.
A couple of my students were having dinner at the same place as us.
Me about to get my lovely card from the yochien (kindergarten).

It has been an good past few days although a little sad. For you other ALTs who read my BLOG this may be a little boring seeing as you probably just went through a similar experience but for my readers not in Japan it may be interesting.
On Thursday I was visited on my little island by Kelly and her friend Amy. As they were visiting on a Thursday, being my day at the elementry school, I invited them to join me for some lessons. The ferry only comes in at 11.30 so the only had time to have lunch with my yochien and then do my afternoon lesson (6th years). But what a lunch it was! My yochien are a riot and were not shy of Kelly and Amy in the slightest. They even made Kelly and amy say; 'rice please,' 'soup please,' 'orange please,' for each item of the school lunch as it was dished out. I had tought them please-thankyou-your welcome a while back. They were soon busy molesting kelly and amy as they are wont to do. The girl I sat next to was particularly genki that day. I got her (and some other kids) several times with 'oh whats that!' or 'Look over there!' and then saying 'haha you looked' when she did. She never got me once! Hah! They tried really hard telling me various people were behind me but I was far too cunning. I also got her with the tapping shoulder thing. I rock. She got me back though. She had a big milk mustashe so I said 'haha you have a milk beard,' she only shrugged and went 'unnnnn' -japanese for yes/uhuuh-. So I told her 'ewww dirty,' she just laughed and wiped her milk covered hands all over my sweater. Fair enough. Then after lunch is over a pupil comes to the front and the teacher motions for me to go to the front too, apparently the lesson that morning had been my last lesson with them as yochien! I hadn't known! They presented me with a lovely card thing (more a board) with pictures of me and the yochien stuck on it and messages and things, very cute! As it was the last lesson I gave the boys (and tough girls) last boosts up, I literaly throw them up and give them air time. At the teachers request we then played one last animal evolution game and then it was time for me to go as the after lunch class was starting shortly. I will have the yochien as 1st year elementry school but I only have them once a month, currently I have the yochien everyweek! I upped the classes from once a month to everyweek at the teachers request. I hope they get a good teacher as that really effects the classes personality. The class with the 6th years turned out to be the last one too, luckily I had my guests to make it a special lesson. It had been scheduled for next week but I guess the schedule changed so I didn't have a special lesson planned. I am looking forward to seeing the 6th years as junior high kids, hopefully alot of them sign up for my english conversation classes. I will have them for the period before the hormones kick in. Kelly and Amy really enjoyed my yochien although Kelly was a little grossed out by the boy who was doing something vigous with his hands in his pants for quite some time, hands not down his pants but all the way up the legs. They both of them got out the ethanol hand sanitising gel immediately after wards. I really enjoyed your visit Kelly and Amy sorry the weather was a bit poo! It was worth cleaning my house up for!

Today was graduation at the Junoir High school but that BLOG will have to wait until tommorrow or later.

Take care

Craig