Minasan,

Konnichiwa. Ioroi desu. Please post your message ASAP if you haven't done so yet, as I have added Japanese students and they will be joining you soon.

Also, if you haven't set up your computer (or school computer) to type in Japanese, please do the following:
Control Panel → Regional and Languages Options→ Regional Option Tab → Select Japanese →Apply → OK

Please let me know if you have any questions. dewa gabatte kudasai!
Ioroi