French and Japanese

at Whakatāne High School; this year we have reached record numbers of students in both the senior and junior school. 2021 has presented a challenge for the international languages as closed borders have disrupted our traditional exchange with Shibukawa which has been running for over twenty years. Senior Japanese students were involved with making a video message to Shibukawa to keep the connection between the schools strong. Our final exchange student, Kousuke Misawa, returned to Japan at the end of Term 3. We are now looking forward to a future where these exchanges can begin again. To get a taste of Japanese culture for our Japanese classes we have looked closer to home by visiting our local sushi restaurant and eating in the Shibukawa Sister Cities Japanese Garden. 日本語の 生徒たち へ、 ありがとう。 がんばりましょう Photo credit: Ella

FRENCH

Au revoir mes amis! Merci bien pour toutes les expériences. Je suis ravi d’avoir passé les cours de français avec tous. Moi, je me suis amusée bien à travailler toutes ces années au Collège de Whakatāne. Cette année, 2021, était super! On a les cours de L9, L10, L11, L12 et L13!!!!!! Chouette! Vive la langue française! Je manquerai tous mes étudiants - peut-être! ‘’Ma voix, ta voix, c’est une expression d’identité!’’ Et finalement, Mettez le chewing-gum dans la poubelle et votre portable dans la boîte de fromage s’il vous plaît! Au revoir, Madame E.