Hello everyone! Happy Fall!

  Were you able to stay healthy last month? The temperature sure did change a lot, didn’t it! There were many days when I felt really cold in the morning, then really hot in the afternoon. I couldn’t figure out what to wear each day. It seems to be getting colder now. Stay warm!

  Students really enjoyed making Halloween crafts last month. Our preschool and younger elementary students love coloring, so they colored their crafts with a lot of detail. We were quite impressed! I enjoyed all the unique designs of jack-o-lantern crafts that the younger elementary students did. There was even a jack-o-lantern with a black cat in the back and another with angel wings. Very clever! The most popular scratch craft for the older students was black cats. Students drew a lot of detail on their scratch crafts. We sure have a lot of artistic students!

  We hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween treats! Did you eat all the candy already?!

  Entrance test season is here! November is a good month to get ahead in your studies. The weather is a bit cooler, but not too cold, so we can focus for extended periods of time. How about getting up early and studying in the quiet early morning with some hot tea? Study hard!

  Again this winter season, we plan to keep the windows open to change the air. So as the weather gets cooler, please remember to dress warm and bring a jacket to class.

　こんにちは、みなさん！ハッピーフォール！

　先月は健康でいられましたか？確かに気温はかなり変わりましたね！朝はとても寒く、午後はとても暑く感じる日が多かったです。私は毎日何を着たらいいのかわからりませんでした。これからますます寒くなるようですね。暖かくしてくださいね。

　先月、生徒さんは、ハロウィン・クラフトをとても楽しんでいたようでした。園児や小学1年生は塗り絵が大好きなので、クラフトを丁寧に塗りました。私たちはとても感動しました！今年もユニークなデザインのジャック・オー・ランタンのクラフトも楽しみました。後ろにブラックキャットがいるジャック・オー・ランタンと、天使の羽が付いたのもありました。非常に賢いデザインでしたね！高学年の一番人気のスクラッチクラフトは黒猫でした。皆さんはスクラッチクラフトにたくさんのディテールを描きました。OLSには芸術が好きな子がとても多いです！

　みなさん、ハロウィーンのお菓子を楽しんでくれましたか？お菓子はもう全部食べましたか？

　入試シーズン入りましたね！ 11月は、勉強を進めるのに適した月ですね。天気は少し涼しいですが、寒すぎないので、長時間集中できます。早起きして静かな早朝に、温かいお茶を飲みながらの勉強はいかがですか？下に受験生へのアドバイスがあるので、良かったら読んでみてください。受験勉強、頑張ってね！

　今年の冬も窓を開けて空気の入れ替えをする予定です。寒くなってきましたので、暖かい服を着ることや上着を持参することを忘れないでください。

Studying for Entrance Tests

  Studying for entrance tests can be quite overwhelming.
Sometimes students don’t even know where to begin. So, here’s some advice for all of our entrance test students:

  *Make a plan for how you are going to approach your studies. Decide how many hours and what times of day you are going to study and write it down. Then, modify it if needed.

  *If you haven’t, try going to bed early (9pm?) and getting up early to study (3-4am?). Your body is rested and you don’t have all the events of the day in your head at this time, so it’s usually easier to focus. There are also few distractions at this time.

  *Lastly, prepare some sweet snacks and tea! Enjoy studying!