Today is July 7th, the Tanabata festival in Japan. The K1 friends learned about Tanabata from Story Time, and made strips of paper which they wrote their wishes and hung them on bamboo. Also, they made some decorations with the origami!
Water Play & Outside Play
We really enjoyed water play and outside play!!! It was super fun!!!!
Phonics
This week, we reviewed letters from A to G with the sounds, actions and worksheets.
P.E.
K1 friends learned how to make animal poses with their bodies and divide into two teams to play the ball game. When you hit the wall with ball, your team will gets 1 point!!!
Autivity & Gardening
K1 friends learned about many plants by reading botanical illustrated books. Then they chose their favorite plants and made a Plants Book. From next week, we will be divided into a tomato group and a cucumber group, and we will start group learning to learn more deeply. We also do our best in gardening!
Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, is a Japanese festival. The story talks about Orihime and Hikoboshi. Every 7th of July is the day that celebrates the meeting of this two deities. It is also believed that when you make Tanzaku and hang your wish in the bamboo tree, when this two deities meet, your wish will come true. So, our Kinder friends also wrote their wishes.
Today, Ms. Masami also read the book about Tanabata during Story Time when they went to the Library.
They also sing a Tanabata Song during their MUSIC Time.
Today, we have our special guests from Ryukyu Kajimaya (็็ใใใพใใผ). They introduced Eisa to our K2 friends and they were really interested in learning the Okinawa traditional dance.
We are happy to witness the performances of our Kinder friends today and for seeing your smile today dear parents. Thank you for your unending support.
We hope you all had a peaceful weekend as we commemorated Okinawa’s Memorial Day. We remember and pray for all of the families who were affected by the Battle of Okinawa and the War, as well as those around the world who cannot experience peace right now.
June 23, 1945, is the day the battle of Okinawa ended. In 1961, Ryukyu Government decided to make June 23 a holiday called “Irei no Hi ” to console and remember those who lost their lives and pray for peace. To commemorate this important event in Okinawa, we learn about peace and gratitude with our Kinder friends. We dedicated June 19-23 as our Peace Week. ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅนด๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใฏใๆฒ็ธๆฆใ็ตใใฃใๆฅใงใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅนดใ็็ๆฟๅบใฏใใใฎๆฒๆจใชใงใใใจใๅฟใใใๅนณๅใธใฎ็ฅใใใใใใๆฅใจใใฆใ๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใๆ ฐ้ใฎๆฅใจๅฎใใพใใใๆฒ็ธใซใจใฃใฆใใจใฆใๅคงไบใชๆฅใ่ฟฝๆผใใใใใซใๅนผ็จๅใงใ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใใ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใๅนณๅ้ฑ้ใจใใฆใๅญใฉใใใกใจไธ็ทใซๅนณๅใซใคใใฆๅญฆใณใ่ใใฆใใพใใใ
K1 friends learned about what peace looks like, how we can act peacefully. We read, “Peace is Beautiful” (ใธใใใฃใฆใใฆใใ ใญ”). Some K1s stood up and shared with everyone what they think peace means, for example, peace means “no fighting”, ” we can eat a lot”, “we can grow up because there is no war”, “everyone is alive”, ” we can enjoy playing together.” We enjoyed making our “rainbow peace doves” this year as well, focusing on the age-old meaning of the rainbow- as rain washes the earth, we can wash our hearts and become as peacefuland beautiful as the rainbow. K1ใฎๅญใฉใใใกใฏๅนณๅใจใฏไธไฝใฉใใชใใฎใชใฎใใโใธใใใฃใฆใใฆใใ ใชโใฎ็ตตๆฌใ่ชญใใ ใใ่ชๅใใกใฏๅนณๅใซ้ขใใฆไฝใใงใใใฎใใจใใใใจใ่ใใใใๅญฆใใ ใใใพใใใไฝไบบใใฎๅญใฉใใใกใฏใๅใ ใกใฎๅใซ็ซใฃใฆๅนณๅใซใฏใฉใใชๆๅณใใใใฎใใ็บ่กจใใฆใใใพใใใไพใใฐใโใใใใใชใใใจโโใใใใ้ฃในใใใโโๆฆไบใใชใใใๅคงใใใชใใโโใฟใใชใ็ใใฆใใใใจโโไธ็ทใซๆฅฝใใ้ในใโใชใฉใๅบใใใพใใใใพใใๆใใไผใใ่จใไผใใฎ่ฉฑใใใพใใใ้จใไธ็ใๆตๅใใใใใซ็งใใกใฎๅฟใๅนณๅใซใ็พใใใใฆใใใพใใใใซใใใใฆ่นใใใใใใ้กใใ่พผใใฆใๅนณๅใ่ฑกๅพดใใโ่นใฎ้ณฉโไฝใใๆฅฝใใฟใพใใใ
K2 friends listened to many peace-related stories by K2 Teachers and Miss Masami. We also made different peace crafts. K2ใฎๅญใฉใใใกใฏใๅนณๅใซ้ขใใ็ตตๆฌใใฉใคใใฉใชใผใฎๆ้ใใขใฏใใฃใใใฃใฎๆ้ใง่ใใใใๅนณๅใธใฎๆใใ่พผใใใขใผใใไฝใฃใใใใพใใใ
Then, we had our Peace Assembly. We listened to the story ใใใ ใใพใ and performed peace-related songs.ย ใใใฆใๅนผ็จๅใงใฏๅนณๅ้ไผใ่กใใพใใใๅนณๅ้ไผใงใฏใๆฒ็ธๆฆใซใคใใฆใฎ็ตตๆฌใใใใ ใใพใใใ่ใใใใๅนณๅใฎๆญใใฟใใชใงๆญใฃใใใใพใใใ
Yesterday, we had a special challenge. NO SNACK and NO ELECTRICITY DAY.ย ย ๆจๆฅใฏใๅนณๅใชๆฅๅธธใๆนใใฆๆใใใใจใใใใจใงใใNO SNACK and NO ELECTRICITY DAYใใจ้กใใฆใ็นๅฅใชๆฅใ้ใใใพใใใ
Many friends said, โItโs dark!โ โItโs scary.โ โItโs hot here.โ in the beginning. However, they trust that we are together in this challenge. Although we agreed on NO ELECTRICITY DAY, we talked to our Kinder friends and decided that we will turn on the AC because of the temperature and humidity. We started the day with our normal routine. Later on, K1 and K2 friends started preparing for our lunch.ย ๅญใฉใใใกใฏ็ปๅใใฆใใฆใใใใใใใใฎใฃใฆใใใใใใใใใฏใผใฉใผใใชใใฎ๏ผใใจ่ฒใ ใชๅฃฐใๅญใฉใใใกใใ่ใใใฆใใพใใใๆฎๆฎตๅฝใใๅใซไฝฟใฃใฆใใ้ปๆฐใใใใใซใใใใใใฎใใใฟใใชใงๆใใ่ใใพใใใโปใใฎๅพใๅญใฉใใใกใฎไฝ่ชฟใๆฐ้ฃใใฏใผใฉใผใฏใคใใพใใใ
1.They went out and got some gettou and banana leaves. When they come back, we wipe the gettou leaves and heat up the banana leaves. ๆๆกใจใใใใฎ่ใใขใใผใฏในๆ กๅ ใใใจใฃใฆใใพใใใ
2. Measure and wash the rice. ใ็ฑณใ้ใๆดใใพใใใ
3. Cut the sweet potatoes. ใ่ใ็ดฐใใๅใใพใใใ
Cooking Time!!! ๐
Now, our big pot of rice is ready. Yehey! ๐
It took us the whole morning to prepare for this and it’s all worth it. We enjoyed our lunch. ๐
After this, we gathered and thought together how we can be peacemakers in our everyday lives. We also discussed the importance of electricity and food that we are enjoying everyday. We ended this gathering with a speech from Miss Collins and a song from Kinder Teachers.ใฟใใชใงใใใใใใซใใใ้ฃในใๅพใฏใใฟใใชใงๅนณๅใซใคใใฆๆนใใฆ่ฉฑใๅใใฎๅ ดใๆใกใพใใใใใใงใMs.ใณใชใณใบใใใใใผในใกใผใซใผ(ๅนณๅใฎ่ผชใๅบใใฆใใไบบ)ใฎ่ฉฑใใใใ่ชๅใใกใชใใฎๅนณๅใ่ใใพใใใๆๅพใซใฏใๅ ็ใใกใงใๆๆกใใๆญใใพใใใโฎ๏ธ
Before the day ended, G5 friends came to read books and make origami. ้ๅๅใซใ๏ผๅนด็ใจใฎไบคๆตไผใ่กใใพใใใ
We wish everyone PEACE everyday. At 12 noon today, please pause for a while and pray for peace all over the world. Have a great weekend :)ไปๆฅใฏใใๅฎถๆใงใใใใใใฎไธใฎไธญใๅนณๅใซใชใใใใๆณใใ้ฆณใใๆ้ใๆใฃใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใญใ๐ฅฐ
We have happily be continuing to learn about plants. K1 friends now know what plants need to grow- soil, air, sun and water! We have even started to grow our own tomato plants. Thanks for sending in the milk boxes!
We are looking forward to watching our tomatoes grow! We are also enjoying our gardening experience, growing our cucumbers, tomatoes, and carrots. Some of our vegetables look like they are growing very well and others don’t. We encourage K1 to learn from the success-or-fail experience so they can deepen their understanding and appreciation of plants and food (in particular).
This week in K1 we talked a lot about plants around Amicus, learned about “letter E”, learned how to run a relay in P.E. and more! Please enjoy our photos from this fun week!
Our nature walk around our beautiful Amicus campus๐บ๐
