Students, have a wonderful summer break! We hope you will all have a safe and fun-filled vacation. Students at Shady Grove, we are SO excited to meet you! We are going to have a wonderful year exploring Japanese language and culture. It will be a busy year so rest up over the summer! For instance, do you know in Japan there is a traditional game called suikawari, or watermelon splitting, where people have to try and split open a watermelon with a stick while blindfolded? It is often played at the beach or during summer festivals.