#84 「Spread Knowledge, not Sickness!」
投稿日時 : 2020/08/31

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

This is a continuation of one of last week's articles. Many schools in the US are open
ing and are immediately experiencing COVID-19 breakouts.

#82 「Preparing for Field Day」
投稿日時 : 2020/08/28

ALT

カテゴリ:Besshi

This year's Field Day in Besshi will take place next Sunday on September 6th, 2020.
Let's hope for some very nice weather!

#81 「The Presidential Race is On」
投稿日時 : 2020/08/27

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

The people of the United States (US) will be electing their president later this year.
Many people all over the world will be watching how things progress in the US, even mo
nths after the day of the election.

#80 「Whipping up a Storm」
投稿日時 : 2020/08/26

ALT

カテゴリ:

The Japanese word for 'typhoon' is 台風. They sound very familiar!

#79 「Schools in North America」
投稿日時 : 2020/08/25

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

Schools all over North America have also reopened early this August due to COVID-19 af
fecting classes earlier this year.Unfortunately, some schools are already facing serio
us issues and health concerns.

#78 「The 2nd Term Begins!」
投稿日時 : 2020/08/24

ALT

カテゴリ:Besshi

Today was the start of the second term of the school year. We welcomed the students ba
ck today. We hope everyone will continue to give their best efforts throughout the nex
t few months!

Besshi English News - Special Report! (8/19/2020)
投稿日時 : 2020/08/19

ALT

カテゴリ:Besshi

This is a very hot summer in Besshi.
People say that Besshi is usually cooler because it is higher up on the mountain.
But, on August 19, 2020, Besshi reportedly hit a daily high temperature of 35⁰C!

That's very hot!

There is even a heat warning

in my home province in Canada.

One of the cities near my hometown hit a record high of 37.3⁰C earlier this week!

We hope everyone can stay cool during this very hot summer!

#77 「Have a Nice Vacation!」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/31

ALT

カテゴリ:Besshi

The first school term of the year is finally over! Have a fun and safe summer vacation, everyone! We'll see you soon!

#76 「Hockey is Back!」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/30

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

A large portion of the 2020 NHL Hockey season was canceled due to COVID-19. However, starting thisweekend, 24 teams in North America will get to play in the playoffs!

#75 「The Checkmark」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/29

ALT

カテゴリ:

This is just one of the many cultural differences around the world. Apparently, schools in Sweden also use the checkmark for wrong answers.

#74 「The Spread Continues」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/28

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

The global COVID-19 pandemic has gotten much worse recently. Our well-being and healthshould always be first priority.

#73 「The Final Week of the Term」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/27

ALT

カテゴリ:BesshiIt's almost summer vacation! There's only a few more days of classes before the firstterm of the school year comes to a close.
Does anyone have any plans for the summer?

#72 「Sports Day」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/22

ALT

カテゴリ:Japan

Two holidays in a row! How lucky!
What's your favorite sport?

#71 「Marine Day」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/21

ALT

カテゴリ:JapanThe ocean plays a very important role in Japan. Many people celebrate Marine Day to express gratitude to the ocean and what it offers.

#70 「Finals are Upon Us」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/20

ALT

カテゴリ:Besshi

The first term of the school year is finally coming to a close. Now, the students are currently taking their final tests to demonstrate what they have learned over the last few months.

#69 「Slowing Down the Pace」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/17

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

More and more events around the world are getting canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemi
c. If people want their normal lives back, then everyone needs to take this pandemic s
eriously.

#68 「And that Wraps up SEC!」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/16

ALT

カテゴリ:Besshi

Another Special English Class (SEC) has come and gone. All the students worked so hardleading up to this day. And they continue to improve their English skills every day.

#67 「The World VS COVID-19」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/15

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

Someone once told me that preventing the spread of COVID-19 is like a school group pro
ject.Everyone has to play their part to succeed. Everyone has to cooperate.

#66 「Math in Different Countries」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/14

ALT

カテゴリ:I used to think that math was exactly the same all over the world. I recently learned
that some math symbols that we use in Western countries aren't used in Japan!

#65 「There's Rain Everywhere...」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/13

ALT

カテゴリ:

The province of Alberta in Canada has been experiencing many rainy days, just like inJapan. Some say there will be many rainy days until the end of summer.

#64 「A Dangerous Type of Seaweed」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/10

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

A new type of seaweed is destroying many of the beautiful coral reefs in Hawaii. How can we stop it?
'Coral reef' in Japanese is サンゴ礁.'Seaweed' in Japanese is 海藻.

#63 「A Sudden Change of Plans」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/09

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

Classes were suddenly canceled yesterday due to the heavy rain warnings issued by thegovernment. Hopefully we will see some nicer weather later in July.

#62 「Heavy Rain in Kyushu」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/08

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

Heavy rains hit the island of Kyushu very hard earlier this week. And now heavy rainfa
ll warnings are in effect in many other areas in Japan.

#61 「What is 'Tanabata?'」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/07

ALT

カテゴリ:Japan

July 7th is Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, in Japan. The two kanji in Tanabata (七夕) translates to 'seven' and 'evening.'
I wonder what things people wish for on Tanabata?

#60 「It's Not Over Yet」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/06

ALT

カテゴリ:Current event

Some places around the world are starting to see their number of COVID-19 cases go down, but many large cities are still at high risk.
If things get worse again, we may end up in another state of emergency.

#59 「No Plastic Bags, Please!」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/03

ALT

カテゴリ:Japan

Many countries around the world have already encouraged people to start using reusableshopping bags. From now on, let's try to use reusable shopping bags when we go shopping!

#58 「Self Care in the Summer」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/02

ALT

カテゴリ:Japan

Summers in Japan are very hot. So we have to take proper care of ourselves, especially while weari
ng masks. Please take the chance to cool off when you can.

#57 「Canada Day」
投稿日時 : 2020/07/01

ALT

カテゴリ:Canada

Happy Canada Day! Our ALT wrote about this special day in his home country. Please take a look!

#56 「Slowly Reopening」
投稿日時 : 2020/06/30

ALT

カテゴリ:Besshi

Many businesses all over the world are starting to reopen in the middle of the COVID-1
9 pandemic.
Please continue to stay careful in order to keep yourselves and others healthy.

#55 「Kanji is Difficult!」
投稿日時 : 2020/06/29

ALT

カテゴリ:Japan

We will try to upload more of the Besshi English News articles again starting from today.

Today's article talks about our ALT's experiences learning Japanese. Learning a new language is sodifficult!