Because of the poor weather we were unable to go sweet potato digging in Yomitan. Students were sad about it but during our Story Time we were able to do creative version of sweet potato digging in our classroom.
K1s still had a good experience 🙂
👻 Halloween at Kinder 🎃
Today, a fun event has been successfully held even if the rain is pouring outside. We had special schedule to enjoy our Halloween Costume Day.
1️⃣ 𝓕𝓪𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓢𝓱𝓸𝔀
2️⃣ 𝓗𝓪𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓗𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓮
3️⃣ 𝓖𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓼
4️⃣ 𝓣𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓴 𝓸𝓻 𝓣𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽
😊Thank you dear parents for your cooperation. Everyone looked happy and cute in their costumes. ❤️
Color Monster
To reflect on our feelings at the end of Term 1 and the first part of Term 2 and as the end of October approaches we read Color Monster. K1s thought about the feelings they learned about in the book and about other feelings they might have that are not in the book. Then we made our own color monsters to decorate our classroom.
だいすきだよ by K1 friends
Thank you very much K1 parents for coming to our Mini Performance Day today. This is the video that we showed. Please enjoy it with your family!
AMICUS FOREST Adventure
We are lucky to have had the chance to through the forest.
The most enjoyable part of it is that we have seen and caught many insects. We learned different kinds and names of INSECTS.
After that, we had the privilege to learn about some insects in Okinawa and ask more questions.
Thank you Mr. Naka for sharing with us your passion about insects. We love how you shared with us your interest about insects from your childhood, your experiences about insects and your knowledge about insects through your research. We really had fun today!
Water play & Summer Clothes Day
🦋🌿🌞 Hello everyone 🙂 Today is the start of our SUMMER BREAK 🙂 🧃⛱🌊🍦
But before that, we would like to share with you our Fun Water Play and Summer Clothes Day yesterday.
Water Slide
Pool
Water Relay
Relax and spa
Bubble
Water Spray
Summer Clothes
We hope that you are enjoying your day and have wonderful plans in the coming days while considering the 3C’s, be hydrated and be safe! Enjoy your summer break 🙂
充実した夏休みをお過ごしください♪夏休み明け会えるのを楽しみにしてます！！
Fun Time with Mr. Teruya
K1 Nature Crafting with Mr. Teruya #2
After a short absence, we were happy to be back together again. Today we enjoyed making crafts together with Mr. Teruya. We used pinecones to make kendama toys. Mr. Teruya encouraged K1s to think of how to use recycled materials (used containers, etc.) to make interesting and fun crafts instead of just throwing them away. Please help your child to think creatively about recyclable goods at home.
K2 Fish-making time with Mr. Teruya
K2 friends are learning about many sea animals so we invited Mr. Teruya to teach us how to make fish using nature material. He suggested using Adan leaves. After that, we made it with him.
K2 friends really enjoyed this time. However, they want to use another material to make fish and add it to their aquarium so, they made another one using construction paper. Miss Sawako also read a story about Adan tree.
Thank you Mr. Teruya for another creative learning and fun-filled experience that you have shared with us. 🙂
Peace Week (Part 2)
Our PEACE Week has been concluded. As a recap, we look back at the activities that we had from Monday to Wednesday.
On Thursday, June 23rd, we commemorate the Okinawa PEACE MEMORIAL DAY (慰霊の日).
Last week, Friday, we had a PEACE ASSEMBLY. Prior to that day, we ask our students a question: “What does peace mean to you?” We asked them to think and present their answers.
Below is the video of our event.
After that, we had play time in each classroom with K1 and K2 as partners. They played musical chair and newspaper dance.
Then, in the afternoon, G9 friends came. They observed Kindergarten a month ago and came up with different toys that thought are appropriate and interesting for them.
True enough, they had fun. As everyone agreed on, PEACE means HAPPINESS. Let’s continue to be peacemakers Kinder friends. ☮️
Peace Week (Part 1)
This year, Okinawa commemorates 50 years of reversion from American rule to being part of Japan again. Thus, we did many activities about PEACE in Kinder.
慰霊の日がある今週は、平和週間として、戦争や平和について考えるアクティビティを行っています。
K1 friends listened to many stories, made their dove craft and drew their peace art.
K2 friends also did many activities about PEACE. We started with a story.
Then, we had activities like “Friends Around the World”, “Are you a peace maker or peace breaker?” and “Helping Each Other during the war in Okinawa”.
After that, we learned the money of Japan, America, Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan.
Then, we used money during our Special Activity when they used yen to enjoy buying pizza and ice cream, watching the aquarium and zootopia, and playing the traditional Japanese games and ring toss.
今年は、沖縄県にとって本土復帰５０年にあたる年ということで、円やドルを使い、戦前、戦後、本土復帰の県民のくらしを体験型アクティビティを通して学びました。
G5 friends also came to share with us the craft that they have learned from TAIWAN FRIENDS. G5 students explained that the Taiwan students taught Amicus students in the past how to make it. It’s all about connecting with other people in different countries, working together to create peace and passing on traditions. They enjoyed making and playing Kendama together. **The blue bird is a blue magpie (the national bird of Taiwan) in the picture is one of the gifts that we received from our Taiwan friends last year.***
In addition, Okinawa Peace Memorial Day (慰霊の日) is always celebrated every June 23rd. Today, we hope that you can find quiet time to remember the past, celebrate the present and hope for a more peaceful life in Okinawa and the whole world.
今日は、慰霊の日です。この３日間子どもたちは、子どもたちなりに、平和について感じ、考えています。ぜひ、ご家庭でもお話してみてください。
Also, we have PEACE ASSEMBLY on Friday, June 24th, 2022. Please don’t forget to let your child wear their Formal Uniform on that day. **Some Kinder friends already brought their FORMAL UNIFORM and kept them in school.
２４日（金曜日）は平和集会を行います。子どもたちに忘れずにフォーマルユニフォームを持たせてください。
