Hi it's Shoko again!
I went to Habu park in Nakama-city last weekend to see their hydrangeas!
The park has a big pond with many carp swimming, many kinds of plants and flowers and some nice walking trails.
Their hydrangeas didn't have many colors but were pretty, so I was quite satisfied and it was worth a visit this season!
After enjoying the flowers, I walked around the hill and it was quite good exercise!
If you have a chance to visit there, enjoy the hydrangeas and a nice walk!

Hi it's Shoko again!
How are you all doing?

今期も北九州ＹＭＣＡの成人語学プログラムでは「Short Essay Contest」を開催しています！
今月末が締切りなのでまだまだ時間はありますが…
みんな書き始めてくれているのかなぁ～、、と少しヤキモキしている私。。
が、今日一人の生徒さんから「書いてみたので少し訂正など見て貰えませんか」とリクエストを受けました～

う、うれしい～！早速書いてくれていた！！！(T T)v♪

もっとリクエストが来て、「忙しすぎて全部見てあげられないっ！」と嬉しい悲鳴をあげたいなぁ～と心ひそかに願っているのですが。。。。

Writing an essay or keeping your diary can definitely be good ways to improve your English! Please keep up and go for it!!

Hi there!
Today I'll tell a little about 単語強化クラス for kids, in which the students practice reading and spelling English words.
I usually make Word cards, Spelling worksheets, Puzzles and Quiz for the kids to enjoy practicing new words.
All of my students try very hard every week in class and I'm so happy to see them enjoying doing those worksheets!
Well...,of course they had difficulties at first, but now they are improving so fast!
I'm SO amazed!

Hi everyone!
I'd like to share a bit of my happiness!
I LOVE this spring rose season, and I went to Green Park in Wakamatsu, as my annual event, yesterday.
It was such a beautiful day for a picnic and rose viewing (plus sniffing)!!!!
I strongly recommend this garden if you like to enjoy spring roses and live close enough to visit!!!!
Don't miss eating their Rose-flavoured Softcream as well!!

またまた私の大好きな春バラの季節がやってきました！
昨日は、毎年恒例、若松にあるグリーンパークにいって素敵な一日を過ごしてきましたよ♪まだ４～５割の咲き具合ですが、十分楽しめます。ぜひ皆さんも行ってみてくださいね(^^)
薔薇ソフトもお試しあれ～♥おススメです！

How did you enjoy your Golden Week holiday?
I hope everybody had a great one♪

I went to Saga and enjoyed this Outside Pizza-making Lunch, one of my favorite events, with my great friends on May 4.
We go there once or twice a year, and this time we were lucky that the weather was so great! We could have such a wonderful time!

Please drop by YMCA and share your interesting Golden Week stories with us!!
See you next time(^^)☆

How are you enjoying your Golden Week??
Here's a gift photo to you!!

I found this tree at my nearest station this morning, and I couldn't pass by ignoring it.
Lovely, isn't it??

Please enjoy your holiday♪

The flower season has come!!
And I really enjoy looking at them while walking to school from the station.
So, today I’d like to introduce some “English words for flowers”.
Can you tell which word is to which? Let’s try!

英語で何というかマッチングしてみてください♪

①つつじ
②藤
③芝桜
④バラ
⑤スズラン

A. rose
B. wisteria
C. azalea
D. lily of the valley
E. moss phlox

Answerｓ：
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↓
↓
①-C, ②-B, ③-E, ④-A, ⑤-D

Hi there!
An exciting & informative event will be offered at Fukuoka YMCA, and it should be very fun!!
Click here for more info!!
→ → → ハリウッドスターに学ぶ、使える英語！セミナーの開催♪

＊上記イベントは、大好評のため満員御礼となり、お申込みは締め切りとなったようです。第二弾を予定しているようなので、ぜひ Check it out！

Hi there!
Did you enjoy having お花見??
I went to some parks, and sat on the bench & looked up for great cherry blossoms last week!
So wonderful and I really had a great time.

Well, we here at Kitakyushu YMCA are now ready to open the Spring-term next week.
I hope more people come join us for fun and fruitful lessons we provide♪

We held a Teachers' meeting at the end of March, and I'm again convinced that I'm so happy to be part of this great team!
I hope to meet lots of new people this spring!
Please come join this great team!!!(^^)!!!

Hi there!
It has been very warm and we can now definitely say "Spring has come!!"
I think many of you have plans to have お花見 this weekend around Kokura castle area.
The cherry trees there should be beautiful, but please stop by YMCA to see a nice cherry tree in full bloom before that!!
(Actually, the tree is not of YMCA, but the one right in front of us. It gives us quite a view every spring!)

Enjoy the spring!!!
See you in April(^^)