Amicus Kindergarten

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Some Firsts: Phonics, Library, Activity…

K1 friends have been busy every day. We hope you are enjoying the stories they tell about their days.

Phonics

K1s are learning to write their name and about the letters and letter sounds of the A and B now. They are having fun singing the ABC song and learning the ASL sign for the letters. Ms. Berry is having fun, too!

Library

Last week we started Library Time. K1s can borrow 2 books every week. Please enjoy reading their books to them.

Activity Time- I’m Special Book Project

K1s continue learning about each other using their I’m Special book. Recently we worked on their page about how tall they are. They enjoyed measuring each other using non-standard measurement tools.

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K1 ᗷᑌᗷᗷᒪE ᗩᖇT

On May 15th and 16th, K1 friends did bubble art.🫧🫧🫧

We made BLUE BIG BUBBLES like grapes!! 🍇

It was super fun to make bubbles!!

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Koinobori- Children’s Day

Children’s Day is a cultural celebration of children. It takes place on May 5th. Hanging carp streamers represents the hope that our children will grow healthy and strong and live long “genki” lives. We hope you will enjoy celebrating your child and making many wonderful memories during this long Golden Week!

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My Early Kinder Days!

K1s and teachers made good memories in April. They may not remember these “foundational” days forever but we sure are having a great time together. Thank you again for your support throughout our 1st month of K1!

Circle Time

Activity Time- Sand Art…

Lunch Time

“Stations Time”

Outside Play Time

K1 First Class Photo

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April in K1- New Beginnings…

The start to the new school year came with special encounters.

We were happy to meet our new students and look forward to growing together!

First Days

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Colorful Day

Today is a special day when we can we can wear our favorite color. Let’s check which color is the most popular among our Kinder friends.

Game Time!

Colored Egg Hunting

There are some challenges in the eggs.

Color Basket and Musical Chair

It is a GREAT COLORFUL DAY.

🫶 All of us have fun today! 😊

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First Week of K1

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Last Day of K1

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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PIZZA PARTY!!!!

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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Doll Festival- Hinamatsuri

On March 3rd Japan celebrates Hinamatsuri or Doll Festival. Homes are decorated with special dolls to celebrate all the special little girls around. All the children enjoyed making ohinasama and odairisama dolls this week to decorate the home. We read a book about the festival as well. We hope you enjoy this sweet weekend with your family.

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