１９９９年、私たちは子供たちの夏休みを利用して
６週間の滞在で帰省しました。
デイブは３週間の休暇をとり一緒に日本に帰り
一人先に帰国しました。
日本の両親が地元の小学校に問い合わせてくれ
賢と恵は佐伯市立八幡小学校に
１ヶ月体験入学させてもらいました。
恵が５年生だったので２人を一緒に
５年生のクラスに入れてもらいました。
校長の三ヶ尻先生、担任の松下先生には
大変なお世話になりました。
以来ずっとクリスマス・カードを送らせていただいてたのですが
去年三ヶ尻先生の娘さんからの知らせで
先生が亡くなられた事を知りました。
松下先生とは帰省の度にお会いしています。
ご家族で３回ほどアメリカにも訪問していただいています。
１枚目は賢と恵を加えてくれてグループで
理科の発表をしている様子。
２枚目は体育の時間。
アメリカの学校では水泳のクラスはないので
大喜びの２人です。
３枚目は家庭科の時間。
班に分かれて料理を作りました。
授業参観の日で他のお母さん方とお会いしました。
４枚目は給食の時間。
アメリカではカフェテリアに行ってランチですが
日本では教室でしかも給食を自分たちで
クラスメートに配るという当番がある事に驚いていました。
この日は恵が当番でした。
２人にとって大好きな時間でした。
５枚目は 給食の後。
皆で歯磨きをすることにもお驚いた二人でした。
６枚目は掃除の時間。
自分たちの教室を自分たちで掃除することを学びました。
アメリカでは雇われた人が夜掃除をします。
７枚目はお昼休み。
クラス全員で運動場に出て
ソフトボールをしていました。
８枚目は教室で全員で。
９枚目は夏休みに入ってすぐ
５年生、６年生の１泊のキャンプがありました。
楽しい１日を過ごして帰ってきたところ。
２人とも大騒ぎをしてちょっと疲れてるようです。
We took Ken and Kay to Japan and stayed for 6weeks in summer 1999.
Dave could take just 3 weeks vacation,
so we went to Japan together and Dave came home by himself after 3 weeks.
My parents talked to the principal of the elementary school in their neighborhood,
and asked them to let Ken and Kay go to the school for a month.
Kay was 5th grad, so we decided to put both of them in 5th grade class.
The principal Mr. Mikajiri and the class room teacher Mrs. Matsushita
took care of my children very well.
Since then we send a Christmas card every year to them.
Last year we got a letter from Mr. Mikajiri's daughter.
She said he pass away last summer.
We see Mrs. Matsushita every time we go back to Japan, and
she came to visit us in America three times so far.
The first picture was when they did a group presentation
in science class. They were kind enough to include Ken and Kay.
The second picture was at PE class.
In Japan, they have swimming lesson during PE
at elementary school.
That class made Ken and Kay so happy.
The third picture was at Home Management class.
It was cooking class and all parents were invited to the class so
I had a chance to meet mothers that day.
The fourth picture was at lunch time.
In America, the students go to cafeteria to eat lunch.
But in Japan, they eat lunch in the class room.
Also they have assignments to serve lunch to class mates.
Kay was assigned to serve lunch that day.
She was wearing an apron and hat to serve.
The fifth picture was right after lunch.
They brush their teeth after lunch.
That surprised Ken and Kay.
The sixth picture was cleaning time.
In Japan the students have to clean their own class room and campus.
The seventh picture was taken during lunch recess.
The whole class played softball together everyday.
The eighth picture was at the class room with the whole class.
They were so friendly to Ken and Kay while they were there.
The ninth picture was when they came home from an
over-night camp with whole 5th and 6th grade class.
Ken and Kay must have had a great time because they came home tired.
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