Amicus Kindergarten

We had a great, busy last day of K1. Our last schedule of K1 included Circle Time, Dance Time, Amicus Closing Ceremony via Zoom, Snack Time, K1 Thank You Walk, Lunch Time, Stations Time, Cleaning, Movie, Height & Weight measurement, Story Time and Home Time. Yes, it was a BUSY Day. Even with the rainy weather we were able to have a lot of fun. Please ask your child about their busy day at home.

K1最終日は、とても忙しい一日となりました。サークルタイム、ダンス、終業式、スナック、「ありがとう」ウォーク、ランチ、ステーションタイム、映画鑑賞、身体測定、ストーリータイム、最後のホームタイム。あいにくの天気でしたが、全力で遊びました。ぜひ、ご家庭でお話を聞いてみてください。

As always K1 teachers THANK YOU parents and families of your support over this school year. Students learned a lot. Teachers learned a lot as well. We appreciate the good times and challenging times. We are happy our K1s have grown up so much. We hope you all have a wonderful and safe Spring Break. We look forward to hearing many vacation stories from the new K2s in April!

この一年間、ご家族の皆様にはたくさんのご理解とご協力をいただきました。そのおかげで、私たち教員も子どもたちと楽しい時間を過ごすことができ、また間近でK1の子どもたちの成長を見守ることができました。ありがとうございます。春休みを経て、４月からはK2になります。一人ひとりが自分らしく、新しいことにも積極的に挑戦し、経験を積んでより成長していってほしいです。

Closing Ceremony　終業式

Thank You Walk　

１年間、私たちを支えてくれた教職員の皆さんに子どもたち手作りの写真ハンガーをもって感謝を伝えて歩きました。（子どもたちから、プレゼントを渡すアイディアが出たので３日前から全員で準備をしました。）

Last K1 Lunch Time　ランチタイム

Last Stories of the year　ストーリータイム

Last Home Time　ホームタイム

Thank you for your support. Have a great spring vacation!!!

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Today was the perfect day for a yummy pizza party!!

But before the party we took time to review our “Food & Nutrition” theme from this year.

今日は待ちに待ったピザパーティ！しかも天気はピザ作りにピッタリな最高の一日。

まずピザ作りを始める前に、今年度のテーマの一つでもあった「食べ物と栄養」について振り返る時間を設けました。

Kinder friends remember a lot of information from our Theme. Teachers are so proud of them!

学んだことを今でもしっかりと覚えていた子どもたち。そんなみんなを先生たちは誇らしく思ってますよ😉

Our pizza-making experience-

We made our pizzas using all natural ingredients, most of which were grown here in Okinawa. We used our Amicus pizza oven for the first time in about 3 years! Kinder students learned how to make dough from “scratch” and how to prepare their pizzas. Everyone enjoyed the cooking experience!

ピザ作りをするにあたり、できる限り沖縄県産の食材を使うということを子どもたちとも話しました。食材の中の一つ”ブロッコリー”はK1の畑で育てたものです！

そしてピザを焼くのはアミークスのピザ窯で。窯は約３年ぶりの復活となるため、事前に内部をしっかりときれいにしました✨子どもたちは”生地の作り方”から学び、どのような過程でピザを作っていくのかも知りました。みんなクッキングを楽しみました！

They enjoyed rolling the dough and putting their ingredients on.

自分の生地は自分で伸ばし、具も思い思いに乗せました。

The pizza was delicious. Many friends said, “I want more!”

ピザはとてもおいしく出来上がり、たくさんの子が「おかわり！」と言って２枚目３枚目と食べていました。

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Yesterday we went on our last field trip of the year to a Kanna Strawberry Farm in Ginzoa. It was a great experience. Students could see how strawberries are grown and how to harvest them- “KONNICHIWA!” We even learned a little bit about how strawberries are good for our bodies- VITAMIN C POWER!

Some friends said, “I ate 20!”, “I ate 50!”, “I ate 100!!” WOW!

After strawberry picking we went to Iha Park here in Uruma City. We played and ate and enjoyed our walk back to school. The weather was BEAUTIFUL! We hope they were able to talk with you about their sweet day!

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We enjoyed our day!!

Special activity with K2 　年長クラスとのクイズゲーム

Lunch time 昼食

Outside play time　戸外遊び

Setsubun Art and Throwing beans 節分アートと豆まき

We enjoyed our wonderful day!

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AMICUS is blessed with big space and beautiful surroundings. We usually go outside for a nature walk. For over a month, Kinder friends did not just walk around but also practice running for the Marathon. Fortunately, the weather is good yesterday. We are happy that we had the chance to finally to hold this special event.

After Marathon, we had a special game. Rock-Scissors, Paper, 1,2,3!

It was really a fun day! But before we forget, we acknowledge the determination and hard work of all our Kinder friends so everyone got a special certificate. Also, we have a small gift for our game winner and medals to our TOP 3 Marathon runners for both K1 and K2.

Then, LUNCH TIME 🙂

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Sorry for posting this video late but please enjoy watching what K1 friends did on that day!!

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元旦、各ご家庭では子どもたちからの年賀状を受け取り、どのようにその葉書を作ったかということをお聞きになったかもしれません。

As each family received a Nengajou on January 1st, you probably heard from your child how they made their postcard.

幼稚園にはゴミとなってしまうコピー用紙や様々な紙の端切れなどがあります。子どもたちはまず、それらを手でちぎりミキサーに入れました。またグルーの友だちと相談し、色のある紙をひとつかみ入れました。ミキサーで混ざる様子はにみんな大興奮でした！

There are a lot of waste pieces of copy papers or scraps of papers in Kinder. First, Kinder friends ripped up the papers and put them in a mixer. They also put a hand-full of colored paper after they discussed their team’s color with their group members. They were so excited to mix them up!

少しグルーを混ぜた後は水の中にある紙漉き用の特別な枠に流し込みました。手で混ぜ混ぜする感触を楽しんだ子どもたち。

After adding some glue in it, they poured it in the special frame in the water. They enjoyed mixing with their hands.

この紙漉きの活動を通して、子どもたちは手作りの紙の作り方や、リサイクルすることがどのように大切か、また意味のあることなのかということを学びました。

Kinder friends learned how to make handmade paper and how recycling is important and meaningful through this activity.

We hope that you received the NEW YEAR postcards that we sent. 🙂 Have a wonderful 2023 everyone!

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Our Kindergarteners are learning and making many crafts to show their skills and creativity.

K2 friends made their Sports Day frames and pottery. They also made many Christmas ornaments that they brought home at the beginning of December. They also made/sewn their own Christmas bags and brought them home during Pajama/Winter Clothes Day.

Our K1 friends also made their bags using used clothes and snowflakes. They also brought them home with the presents inside during the same event.

After Christmas, New YEAR came! Since it is the YEAR of the RABBIT, K2 friends made their New Year’s Resolution at the back of their cute rabbit arts.

It is nice to see these smiles again 🙂 Happy New Year everyone. Let’s challenge more in making many arts and crafts this year!!!

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