Messages to Shinano Junior High School students

品野中学校の皆さんへ

これらはバルモラルの生徒達からのメッセージです。

Dear Kazane,
I am looking forward to coming to Japan. I can't wait to meet you and your family! I am also looking forward to studying at Shinano Junior High School with you. It is very cold in Auckland at the moment so I hope it will be warmer in Japan.
See you soon!
Kind regards,
Emily.

Dear Nene,
I can't wait to meet you! Your dogs look very cute and I am looking forward to seeing them. Thanks for the photo. I really want to try new food. I like to cook so I would love to taste the Japanese flavours. Your family sounds very nice. Thanks for inviting me into your home.
See you soon,
Jessica.

Dear Kanichi,
I am looking forward to coming to meet you and your family in Japan and seeing how different it is to New Zealand. Auckland is quite cold at the moment. I am keen to play some baseball with you! 
See you soon!
From Hugh.

Dear Kanto,
I'm looking forward to seeing you again and meeting your family, and your cat. I really want to see Shinano Junior High School and see your beautiful country, Japan! I want to learn about your culture and hopefully learn basketball. It is very cold in Auckland now so I will have lots of fun in Japan.
See you soon,
Riley (^_^)/

Dear Nao,
I am really looking forward to meeting you and staying with your family in Japan. I really want to see Shinano Junior High School and Seto City where you live. I also would like to see you do ballet! I am looking forward to experiencing your culture and tasting lots of Japanese food. I have been practising my Japanese for you!
See you soon.
Lucy (^_^)/

Dear Kumiko,
I can't wait to get to Japan and meet you and your family. I am looking forward to going to school with you and learning more about Japan and it's culture. I am also looking forward to eating some exciting food!
See you soon,
McKenzie.

Dear Sora,
I am looking forward to going to Japan to meet you and your family. I hope that I have a great time with you and have lots of fun at Shinano Junior High School. I have been trying hard to learn Japanese and am looking forward to trying lots of different Japanese food. See you soon!
Kind regards,
Gary.

Dear Keiichiro,
I can't wait to meet you and you family in Japan! I would love to watch and play baseball with you. It is very cold in the mornings in Auckland now. I am looking forward to trying lots of different Japanese food.
See you soon,
Jesse.

Dear Taiga,
I am looking forward to meeting you, learning about your culture and eating lots of Japanese food. I am most looking forward to meeting your family and pets and playing soccer with you! See you soon.
Kind regards,
Milo.

Dear Hiroki,
Hello! I am very excited to meet you and your family and I know that I will have lots of fun with you. I am looking forward to trying different things and experiencing your way of life. It is cold in Auckland at the moment so I am happy that Japan will be warmer. 
See you soon!
Kind regards,
Luther.

Dear Ko,
It will be really great to meet you!
It is good that we both don't like mushrooms haha
Auckland is very cold at the moment so I am looking forward to being in Japan. I am sure that I will really like Seto City. It will be fun studying at Shinano Junior High School and I will really like being in Japan and learning new things.
I am sure that we will be great friends. 
See you soon,
Aidan.

Dear Mioka,
I am looking forward to staying with you and your family. Auckland is very cold at the moment so hopefully Japan will be warmer. I can't wait to have so many new experiences with you and your family. I am happy that we both like seafood and you have a dog.
See you soon,
Imogen. 

Dear Hayato,
I am looking forward to meeting you and your family and learning about your country and  its culture. I am excited about going to school with you and playing tennis with you! I hope we can eat lots of Sushi together.
See you soon,
Dave.

Dear Kanta,
I am really looking forward to meeting you and your family! Thank you for letting me stay with you. I can't wait to be in Japan and experience many new things.
See you really soon,
Zach.

Dear Masato,
I am really looking forward to seeing you and your family. Hopefully you will be able to understand my Japanese and you will enjoy me keeping you company. I really like sports and swimming so I am sure we will get on very well.
See you soon,
Andre.

It's that time again!

On Saturday 22nd September a group of 15 students from Balmoral and three teachers will travel back to Japan to visit Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Nagoya and Tokyo and homestay at Shinano Junior High School, our sister school in Seto, Japan.

After a wonderful fundraising effort by the parents and students the group is ready to go and are studying the Japanese language and culture to prepare themselves. 

Further posts are on the way, including a message to our homestay students.