Shane English School Japan February 2015 Volume 18 Issue 1 NEW Time toTalk intermediate See page 9 for pink more information in this issue... 2 - 3 News and Announcements 18 All About Portmanteau Words 4 - 7 It’s the Principal of it 19 The Capital of Tokyo 9 Tickled Pink 20 Relative Zero - A thought provoking peace 10 - 11 Kid’s Easter Activities 21 Spring will soon be here! 12 - 13 Taiken Tips 22 Recommendations 13 - 15 We Mean Business 23 Puzzle page 16 - 17 Mixed Ability Young Learner Classes 24 Calendar Shane Teachers’ newsletter - February 2015 1 “ News and Announcements. Adult progress check “ answer sheet errata Adult progress check time is fast approaching. You Standby can find the adult progress check answer sheet in section D4 of the 2014 Teaching Manual In the event that you are sick on any day of the LTCL Diploma Eikoh (available online and in all schools). 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Pay day 2 Shane Teachers’ newsletter - February 2015 Shane Teachers’ newsletter - February 2015 3 “ 1. The top 20 schools with the lowest taikai rate but have 17. 10,000 Iruma Saitama -1.03% It’s the Principal of it. improved students numbers by at least 5 18. 10,000 Tachikawa Tama -1.02% Position Prize School name District Taikai 19. 10,000 Shin Urayasu Higashi Tokyo -0.90% “ money rate 20. 10,000 Tokiwadai Saitama -0.80% 1. 100,000 Shimosa Higashi Tokyo 1.01% Schedules will typically look as shown below: Nakayama 3. The top 20 schools with the best taiken to sign up rate 2. 50,000 Shin Koiwa Higashi Tokyo 1.16% Saturday 31st January 2015 Position Prize School name District Taikai 3. 50,000 Hiratsuka Kanagawa 1.62% money rate 10:00 – 10:50 PG/KG taiken (FAB Red unit 1 (North & South) 1. 100,000 Atami Higashi Tokyo -3.90% & craft) 4. 30,000 Ryokuentoshi Kanagawa 1.79% 2. 50,000 Seiseki Tama -2.04% 5. 30,000 Edogawadai Chiba 1.92% 11:30 – 12:20 LE taiken (SPEC 1 unit 1 sakuragaoka & craft) 6. 20,000 Inagekaigan Chiba 1.95% 3. 50,000 Higashi Urawa Nishi Tokyo -1.63% 13:00 – 13:50 HE taiken HE taiken (Lift Off 1 7. 20,000 Nishi Kasai Higashi Tokyo 1.97% 4. 30,000 Sakae Kansai -1.61% & craft) 8. 20,000 Tsudanuma Chiba 2.24% 5. 25,000 Kashiwa Nagoya -1.40% 13:50 – 14:45 Lunch break 9. 20,000 Toyosu Higashi Tokyo 2.27% 6. 25,000 Shimosa Chiba -1.37% 14:45 – 18:30 Taiken, floating and MU lessons 10. 20,000 Shin Matsudo Chiba 2.56% Nakayama Campaign letter 11. 15,000 Shin Yahashira Saitama 2.60% 7. 25,000 Sendagi Nishi Tokyo -1.34% Sunday 1st March 2015 Re: Campaigns from January to May 2015 12. 15,000 Kita Narashino Chiba 2.65% 8. 25,000 Tokiwadai Higashi Tokyo -1.33% Welcome back! I hope that wherever you went and 10:00 – 10:50 PG/KG taiken (FAB Red unit 1 13. 15,000 Atami Saitama 2.747% 9. 20,000 Kamioka Nishi Tokyo -1.33% whatever you did afforded you a relaxing break. & craft) 14. 15,000 Kashiwa Chiba 2.754% 10. 20,000 Kita Narashino Tama -1.31% 10:50 – 11:10 “Oyako pair” taiken The next group of campaigns starts from Wednesday 15. 15,000 Nishi Funabashi Chiba 2.94% 11. 15,000 Shin Koiwa Tama -1.25% and runs through until 11:30 – 12:20 LE taiken (SPEC 1 unit 1 21st January 2015 Saturday 16. 10,000 Koga Saitama 2.99% 12. 15,000 Kasai Kanagawa -1.20% , with small breaks between the four & craft) 16th May 2015 17. 10,000 Nishi Arai Saitama 3.11% 13. 15,000 Aoto Chiba -1.18% parts of the period. There will be 2 campaign days, where 12:20 – 12:40 “Oyako pair” taiken all full time teachers will be working (unless alternative 18. 10,000 Kamioka Kanagawa 3.15% 14. 15,000 Hiratsuka Tama -1.17% 10:00 – 10:50 HE taiken (Lift Off 1 & craft) (North & South) arrangements have been made). 19. 10,000 Sendagi Higashi Tokyo 3.23% 13:50 – 14:45 Lunch break 15. 15,000 Oizumigakuen Chiba -1.16% 20. 10,000 Totsuka Kanagawa 3.50% The first is on Saturday 31st January 2015. 10:00 – 10:50 Taiken, floating and MU lessons 16. 10,000 Shiroi Tama -1.06% Younger learners will be offered 50-minute group taikens 2. The top 20 schools with the lowest takai rate 17. 10,000 Hachioji Saitama -1.03% (30 minutes of a lesson plus a 20-minute craft activity). Taikai (leaving students) and nyukai (new improvement (kaizen in Japanese) compared to the Adult learners will take 40-minute special taiken lessons. students) campaign 18. 10,000 Fuchu Tama -1.02% ave rage of the previous 2 years 19. 10,000 Omiya Higashi Tokyo -0.90% The second is on Sunday 1st March 2015 and in addition On Tuesday 13th January 2015 a meeting was held in Position Prize School name District Taikai 20. 10,000 Matsudo Saitama -0.80% to the above, we will offer taikens for a new course that Awajicho to talk about study abroad, CSD, the up-coming money rate 20. 10,000 Chigasaki is being introduced, called “Oyako pair”. Oyako means campaigns this year and also a chance to reflect on the 1. 100,000 Monzen Higashi Tokyo -3.90% parent and child in Japanese and as such this lesson will successes of the previous year. As part of the session, Nakacho DTM (District Teacher Meeting) be for a PG1 aged child and his/her parent or similar, schools were presented with prizes in recognition of 2.