Amicus Kindergarten

Learning to play. Playing to learn. :-)

๐“š1 ๐“—๐“ช๐“น๐“น๐”‚ ๐“–๐“ป๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ๐“น๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐““๐“ช๐”‚!๐Ÿ’—

Last week, K1 friends were working so hard to make the gifts for their grandparents who are Mommy’s parents and Daddy’s parents. We hope you all had a great weekend with your family and that their grandparents like their gifts!๐Ÿฅฐ

ไธ‰้€ฃไผ‘ใฏใ€ใŠใ˜ใ„ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใƒปใŠใฐใ‚ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจๆฅฝใ—ใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’้Žใ”ใ›ใŸใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ๅ…ˆ้€ฑK1ใฎๅญใฉใ‚‚้”ใฏใ€ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใŠไธ–่ฉฑใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅคงๅฅฝใใชใŠใ˜ใ„ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใƒปใŠใฐใ‚ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใฎ็‚บใซใ€ๆ„Ÿ่ฌใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’่พผใ‚ใฆไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚ผใƒณใƒˆใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไธ€ใคใฏใƒžใƒžใฎใ”ไธก่ฆชใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ใคใฏใƒ‘ใƒ‘ใฎใ”ไธก่ฆชใธใงใ™ใ€‚ ๐Ÿฅฐ

Making beads part

Leaf pressing

K1 friends picked some leaves from around Amicus for their grandparents.๐Ÿ˜˜They pressed them into paper clay.

ใ‚ขใƒŸใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚นใฎๆ กๅ†…ใ‹ใ‚‰ใŠใ˜ใ„ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใƒปใŠใฐใ‚ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ‚’ใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใ—ใฆ่‘‰ใฃใฑใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใ€็ด™็ฒ˜ๅœŸใซๆŠผใ—ไป˜ใ‘ใฆ่‘‰ใฃใฑใฎๅž‹ๅ–ใ‚Šใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Painting

Gifts for grandparents

For the wood art, we recycled the tree from Amicus that fell down in the last big typhoon๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒช K1s are thinking a little about SDGs

ใƒ“ใƒผใ‚บใฎไธ‹ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๆœจใฎ้ƒจๅˆ†ใฏใ€๏ผ˜ๆœˆใฎๅคงใใชๅฐ้ขจ๏ผ–ๅทใฎ่ขซๅฎณใงๅ€’ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚ขใƒŸใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚นๆ กๅ†…ใฎๆœจใ‚’ๅ†ๅˆฉ็”จใ—ใฆไฝœใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚K1ใฎๅญใฉใ‚‚้”ใซใจใฃใฆใ€ใ“ใฎใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚ผใƒณใƒˆไฝœใ‚Šใฏใจใฆใ‚‚่‰ฏใ„็ตŒ้จ“ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚๐Ÿฅฐโœจ

I love you Grandma and Grandpa!!๐Ÿ’—

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๐Ÿ’–๐•‚๐Ÿš ๐Ÿซโ“„โ“ฅโ“”โ“กโ“โ“˜โ“–โ“—โ“ฃ โ™ฅ Stay โ™ฅโœจ

Here are our TEAMS for this special event.

Here’s a glimpse of today’s event. We will update more on our next blog.ไปŠๆ—ฅใฎๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฎๆง˜ๅญใงใ™ใ€‚ๆฌกใฎใƒ–ใƒญใ‚ฐใงใ‚‚ใฃใจใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใƒ‡ใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

It’s bedtime๐Ÿ˜ด

๐ŸŒ™๐ŸŒ Goodnight everyone. See you tomorrowโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Š

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K1 Show & Tell (9/4-9/8)

We continue to enjoy hearing about our K1s’ food experiences and how the food they cooked with benefits our bodies. More friends are challenging themselves to eat a variety of different foods. They are learning to present their work to their friends and speaking in a big voice. They are also learning how to ask each other questions. It has been a fun experience so far!

Taiki & Momota

Joshua

Ikki & Yuri

Souta & Kei

Ryo & Masako

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K1 Show & Tell

We are really enjoying hearing K1’s Show & Tell now. Last week, 8 K1 friends did great job. They were using key sentences like, “I made ~.” “It was ~.” during their turn. Also everyone is practicing speak English together:)

Emma & Kafu

Len & Senoha

Yuimaru & Ryunosuke

Coco & Momoka

My feelings

Outside play

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K2 Show and Tell

๐ŸคฉDuring Summer Break, our K2 friends did a lot of activities or went to many places. They have fun and interesting stories so we thank you dear parents for helping and letting them present their summer break project/memories.
ๅคไผ‘ใฟใฎใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใซใ”ๅ‚ๅŠ ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅคใฎๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ‚’ไฝœๅ“ใซใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅฅฝใใช็”Ÿใ็‰ฉใ‚’ๅทฅไฝœใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€ใพใŸใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่ˆˆๅ‘ณใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ชฟในใฆ็™บ่กจใ—ใŸใ‚Šใจใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใซใจใฃใฆใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ๅˆบๆฟ€ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹Show and Tellใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Our K2 friends used any of these sentences appropriate to their Show and Tell when they presented. 1. This is a _____________. 2. I made a ____________. 3. I went to ____________ with my _____________. After that, they spoke in Japanese to explain further details of their presentation. This activity gave them more confidence to speak in front of everyone and improve their communication skills. We are really happy that we have learned a lot from them. This activity also develop the listening and thinking skills of those who are watching them because they ask questions after each presentation.

Although we are already finished with the Summer Project Show and Tell, if your child went somewhere, made something cool or wants to share anything interesting with us, please don’t hesitate to bring it to school. We will find time to have Show and Tell. ๐Ÿ˜Š

ไปŠๅ›žใฎShow and tellใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฏใ€ๆง˜ใ€…ใช็ตŒ้จ“ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚่‹ฑ่ชžใงใฎ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ‚„๏ผˆ1. This is a _____________. 2. I made a ____________. 3. I went to ____________ with my _____________. ๏ผ‰ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใงใ€ไฝœใฃใŸๆ™‚ใฎๆ€ใ„ใ‚„ๅทฅๅคซใ—ใŸๆ‰€ใชใฉใ‚’็™บ่กจใ—ใ€ๅ‘จใ‚Šใ‹ใ‚‰ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎๆญ“ๅฃฐใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฏ่‡ชไฟกใŒใคใ„ใŸๆง˜ๅญใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

ไปŠๅ›žใฎใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฏไธ€ๆ—ฆ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใŒใ€ๅผ•ใ็ถšใๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฎใ€่ˆˆๅ‘ณ้–ขๅฟƒใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ไฝœๅ“ใ‚’็ดนไป‹ใ™ใ‚‹ๆฉŸไผšใ‚’่จญใ‘ใฆใพใ™ใฎใง๏ผˆShow and tell๏ผ‰ๆฅฝใ—ใฟใซใ—ใฆใพใ™๐Ÿ˜€

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅฐ Again, thank you dear parents for your support. GREAT JOB EVERYONE โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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K1 We are back!!

We are very happy that K1 friends are back at AMICUS!! Also they were very happy to see their friends after a long time.

We enjoyed doing our K1 NEWS Channel interview program!! “How was your Summer Break?” “What did you do?” “What did you see?” “Where did you go?”

We all wanted to appear on the news, so we had sharing time with all of K1 friends during Art time. Then, we drew about “My summer break memories” in our sketchbooks.

Lunch Time together again!

K1 friends started practice for Family Sports Day!!

Phonics

Also, we started crafting!!

Music

We are learning about onomatopoeia.

Show & Tell

We posted some pictures last time that you couldn’t see, so we will post them again.

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๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ–๏ธ K2 after Summer break ๐Ÿงโ˜€๏ธ

After the Summer break, K2 friends are happy to be back. Surprisingly, most of them ask first how’s AMICUS and our plants. So, we had a nature walk to check around. Although, we are sad that many trees and other things were destroyed, we are relief to see that many plants are still growing beautifully.
ๅคไผ‘ใฟๆ˜Žใ‘ใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฏ่‰ฒใ€…ใชๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ‚„ใ€ไฝ“้จ“ใ‚’ใฟใ‚“ใชใซ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใŒ่žใ‘ใฆๅฌ‰ใ—ใๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไน…ใ—ใถใ‚Šใฎๅ†ไผšใซใ€ใ„ใคใพใงใ‚‚่ฉฑใŒๆญขใพใ‚‰ใชใ„ใใ‚‰ใ„ใงใ—ใŸ๐Ÿ˜€ๅนผ็จšๅœ’ใซๆˆปใฃใฆใใŸๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฎๆง˜ๅญใ‚’ใ”่ฆงใใ ใ•ใ„โ™ฉ

Nature Walk

Checking of Homework

P.E.

Music

Quiz/Experiment Time

Gardening/Cleaning

Outside Play

๐Ÿ˜ŠWe are happy to be back.๐Ÿฅฐ

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Finishing the Summer Break

Hello, K1 friends and parents!! We hope you all had a great summer break๐Ÿฅฐ

Before summer break we were growing tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots in our K1 Garden. Unfortunately the carrots did not grow. Some of our tomato plants grew but quickly died. Fortunately, our cucumber plants did grow up and we are able to harvest one cucumber from K1’s garden with Azukari friends before the big typhoon came! It was a good experience for the students. We learn that sometimes growing food can be difficult, but we will try again! We are planning to plant winter vegetables after K1s return and learn how to better take care of our crops. We hope no more typhoons will come ๐Ÿ˜‰

AMICUS will resumes tomorrow!! So, we would like to announce about what students need to bring here. Please make sure that your child bring these things in the below:

๐ŸŒบTool box

๐ŸŒบBlanket

๐ŸŒบ Towel

๐ŸŒบ Inside shoes

๐ŸŒบ P.E. hat

๐ŸŒบ Library bag

๐ŸŒบ Extra clothes (2 sets)

๐ŸŒบ Communication book

๐ŸŒบ Lunch, Snack and Water bottle

๐ŸŒบ Summer mission(poster or book, phonics homework)

Thank you very much for helping your child to complete their summer missionโœจ We are very looking forward to see it and having fun with K1 friends again!!๐Ÿ˜

See you tomorrow at AMICUS!! ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

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๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธWater play and Summer Clothes Day๐Ÿ‘ญ

Yehey! It’s summer break. But before that, we had a really fun day.

We received bunches of banana from G2 parent. Kinder friends were amazed to see green bananas turning into yellow. So, yesterday we ate bananas during snack time.

After that, we had water play.

Then, lunch time! Itadakimasu ๐Ÿฑ

Time for the Summer Clothes photos ๐Ÿ“ท

ๆฅฝใ—ใ„ๅคไผ‘ใฟใ‚’ใŠ้Žใ”ใ—ไธ‹ใ•ใ„๐Ÿ˜€ไปŠๅนดใฎๅคใฏ็‰นๅˆฅๆš‘ใ„ใฎใงใ€ไฝ“่ชฟใซใฏๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใฆๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใงไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใญ๏ผ
ใŠๅœŸ็”ฃ่ฉฑใ—ๅพ…ใฃใฆใพใƒผใ™๐ŸŽต

โค๏ธHAPPY SUMMER BREAKโค๏ธ

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๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿฆ—๐Ÿฆ‹Insects๐Ÿ›(K2)

Although it is hot daily, it is nice to see the beauty of nature and the clouds in the sky. We, in Kinder are so happy that the weather is good everyday. During our nature walk, we found Hibiscus (ใƒใ‚คใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚ซใ‚น) and Ixora (ใ•ใ‚“ใ ใ‚“ใ‹) flowers blooming near our building.
ๆฏŽๆ—ฅๅคฉๆฐ—ใฎ่‰ฏใ„ๆ—ฅใŒ็ถšใใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใ‚‚ๆค็‰ฉใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚„้›ฒใฎ้•ใ„ใซๆฐ—ใฅใๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใใ‚Œใ„ใชใƒใ‚คใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚ซใ‚นใ‚„ใ‚ตใƒณใƒ€ใƒณใ‚ซใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ

There are also different kinds of insects around. Many of our friends are interested in insects. During outside play, our Kinder friends found an interesting “yellow” praying mantis. According to a specialist, there are only 1 out of 300 praying mantis as shown on TV. We are taking care of it now.
ๆ˜ฅใซใฏ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸ่™ซใŸใกใ‚‚ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ€ๅœ’ๅบญใซ้Šใณใซใใฆใ„ใพใ™โ˜บ
็ใ—ใ„้ป„่‰ฒใฎใ‚ซใƒžใ‚ญใƒชใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎๆง˜ๅญใ‚‚TVใซใฆๆ”พ้€ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ๏ผ
ไธ€ๅบฆ้€ƒใŒใ—ใŸใ‚ซใƒžใ‚ญใƒชใงใ—ใŸใŒใ€ไฝ•ๅบฆใ‚‚ๅœ’ๅบญใซ็พใ‚ŒใŸใŸใ‚ใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใจ็›ธ่ซ‡ใ—่‚ฒใฆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Some friends brought many stag beetle that they were taking care of at home. So, we had a special meeting, decided the rules and agreed on how to take care of them.
ๅนผ็จšๅœ’ใงใ‚‚ใ‚ฏใƒฏใ‚ฌใ‚ฟใ‚’่‚ฒใฆใฆใฟใŸใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๆ€ใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ไปŠๅ›žใ‚‚ใ€ๆ–ฐใŸใซ้•ใ†ไฟ่ญท่€…ใฎๆ–นใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ฏใƒฏใ‚ฌใ‚ฟใ‚’ใ‚ใ‘ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใจใ‚‚ใ€ใŠไธ–่ฉฑใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใฉใ†ใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใฎใ‹่ฉฑใ—ๅˆใ„ใ‚’ใ—ใ€ใƒซใƒผใƒซใ‚„ใ‚ฏใƒฏใ‚ฌใ‚ฟใŒ้Žใ”ใ—ใ‚„ใ™ใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ๆฑบใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

3 friends made a cicada and shared with us some trivia. Also, one of our friends shared with us some footage of the metamorphosis of cicada. Please watch the video.
ใพใŸใ€ใ‚ปใƒŸใฎใƒใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใ‚ปใƒŸใซใคใ„ใฆใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ‚ทใ‚งใ‚ขใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€็พฝๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ๆง˜ๅญใ‚‚ใ‚ทใ‚งใ‚ขใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใซใพใจใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใœใฒ็ขบ่ชใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

We also read some books to learn more about the different insects.

We also started learning a new song.

We also had some quiz about insects.

K2 friends were also amazed to research and learn about the different body parts of some insects.
ไปŠใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฏ่™ซใฎใ“ใจใซ่ˆˆๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŒใกๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใŸใกใง่™ซใฎไฝ“ใฎไบ‹ใ‚’่ชฟในใŸใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ“ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใงใ‚‚ๅญฆใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Our K2 friends also enjoyed walking around and catching some insects.

They also made their favorite insects. Please watch the video below. ๅฅฝใใช่™ซใ‚’ๅทฅไฝœใซใ‚‚ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ˜ฏ้žใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใฎ็ขบ่ชใ‚‚ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

After that, we made a graph of the most favorite insects of our K2 friends.

Please talk to your child about insects. Enjoy playing at the park weekend.ใ€€Stay safe and healthy. Keep hydrated. ๐Ÿฅคๆ˜ฏ้žใ€ไผ‘ๆ—ฅใฏๅ…ฌๅœ’ใธ่™ซๆŽขใ—ใ‚’๏ผโ˜…็†ฑไธญ็—‡ๅฏพ็ญ–ใ€ๆฐ—ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใญ๏ผ๐Ÿ˜Š

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