Category Archives: Conversation Club

The JCC is proud to sponsor the Japanese Conversation Club. The Conversation Club is an after school activity that meets once a week from 3:45pm to 4:35pm. At the Conversation Club students will learn Japanese or practice the Japanese that they have been learning. Students will be exposed to new and interesting things about the Japanese culture, including songs, games, toys, anime, etc.
To find out more, Email us: admin@jcc-gfes.org

Conversation Club Winter-Spring 2019

Email the JCC (admin@jcc-gfes.org) to sign up for the winter and spring sessions of conversation club.

When:  Tuesdays, After School from 3:30pm-4:30pm
Where: TBD
Cost: $120/Student for both sessions $60/student for one 8 week session;
$200/Family for both sessions or $100/family for one 8 week session

Sign up for one of both sessions of conversation club.

J2B 2018 Study Guide and Quizlet

Prepare for the upcoming second annual J2B (Junior Japan Bowl) Tournament 2018 with this handy study guide prepared by the JCC.  J2B18 will take place on Friday, May 11 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s auditorium from 6pm to 8pm. 

Contact the JCC if your child is interested in being on the GFES team.  

Check out the Study Guide

Quiz yourself using Quizlet HERE.

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Sign up for Japanese Conversation Club’s Fall 2017 Session!

We will meet Tuesdays (3:30-4:30pm) starting September 19.  This session we will be reviewing  Hiragana and Katakana, singing some new songs, and learning some new vocabulary words and phrases that will be helpful when you travel to Japan!

To sign up, email admin@jcc-gfes.org

More Information below!

J2B 2017: Congratulations GFES!

On May 5, 2017, students from Great Falls ES and Fox Mill ES went head to head in Championship Round of the first annual Junior Japan Bowl Competition.  Each school sent a three-person team to represent thier school in the Level 1 Division (Grades 1-3) and Level 2 Division (Grades 4-6).

GFES Level I J2B Team consisted of:  Eric Loizeau (3), Maya Rodriguez (3) and Sana Rodriguez (1)
GFES Level 2 J2B Team:  Claire Kim (5), Bahiyyeh Aghdasi (5) and Julia Moore (6)

After a heated contests, the Level 1 team took home the championship trohpy and the Level 2 team took home the runner’s up trophy.

Great job everyone!

Conversation Club Spring Session News

We started the Spring Session 2017 of Conversation Club today with four new club members!  We spent most of the time singing to prepare for the upcoming Sakura Matsuri performance (this Saturday!) but after that, we will quickly shift gears to prepare for J2B (Junior Japan Bowl).

Parents, can you please ask your kids to do the following:

  1. If you are attending Saturday’s Matsuri, please review the song “Ai wa Katsu,” which will be performed by the conversation club students
  2. Start studying for the J2B by going to the Study Guides and Quizlets.  A test will be given on April 25th at Conversation Club to determine which 6 GFES finalists will compete on May 5 at Fox Mill ES.  There will be 3 students that make up each team (Gr. 1-3 and Gr. 4-6).  Anyone has a chance to make the team!
  3. We are ordering Team T-Shirts (designed by Claire Kim) to wear during the J2B competition.  Please send your child’s size (measurements HERE) no later than April 14. Costs will be covered by the JCC.