Amicus Kindergarten

We are still learning about WEATHER.

This time, many friends said that they want to make clouds and learn their names so, we made a book.
アクティビティータイムで色々な雲について、手作りの絵本を作りました。

It’s reading time!

After learning about the names of the clouds, some friends were curious about the differences of each cloud. So, we focused this week on learning about the clouds that produce rain, lightning and thunder.
いろいろな種類の雲があることを学び、それぞれの雲の違いに興味を持ち始めました。
その中でも、雨と雷ができる雲について学び工作をしました。

We are also thankful of the rain, so we are learning an original poem “Thank you rain”.

After learning that poem, K2 friends wanted to sing as well

They also made raindrops during Art Time.

We are going to have our first field trip on Monday. Just in case, we made teru teru bōzu. We are hoping that the weather will be good.
はれますように(^^)

We are excited about the next activities and field trips that we will have. We will keep you posted.
他にも、雲や雨について、ポエムや歌、そしてアートもしました。
来週は今まで学んだことを、遠足を通して学べたらと思います。今後も色々と天気についての活動を行っていきます。ぜひ、園で行っている事をお子様に聞いてみて下さい!!

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K2 friends start the day early. Usually, at 8:30 in the morning we go outside to have gardening. This helps our students develop their love for nature. It usually boosts their confidence as they able to take care, grow plants and produce fruits or vegetables. This everyday activity make them productive at the same time develop teamwork.
K2では、四月から毎朝天気の良い日はお庭のお世話をしています。
植物のお世話を通して、自然を大切する気持ちを育んでいけるよう取り組んでいます。

In April, we started cleaning up the plots. K2 friends took out the weeds and cultivated the soil.
土を耕したり、雑草抜きをし、野菜の種を植えられるよう準備をしてきました。

Then, we got horse manure and use our compost to mix with the soil. They learned that organic fertilizers help a lot in growing the plants.
その他にも土づくりのため、コンポスト作りや馬糞（堆肥）を使っています。身の回りのものを使うことで、環境の事も考え始めてきています。

We also planted some seeds.
整った畑で、種も植えました！

After gardening, they have time for outside play.

Can you guess what plants are we taking care of and growing in our garden?
今、幼稚園で育てている植物たちの一部です！
お子様に、何の植物か聞いてみて下さい！

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K1 friends had lunch at outside mostly everyday.

After we ate our lunch, we played at Kindergarten’s playground.

WE LOVE OUTSIDE PLAY!!

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In AMICUS, we prioritize the safety of our students. Thus, we make sure that we also practice the emergency procedures in case something happens.

Bus Emergency Drill バス緊急脱出訓練

𝓚1 – May 11th

𝓚2 – May 8th

Fire Drill 避難訓練 -May 17th

Road and Traffic Safety 交通安全教室 – May 19th

自分たちの身を守ることや、安全にかかわることをたくさん学んだ幼稚園の子どもたち。何も起こらないことが一番ですが、何かが起きたとしても、考えて正しく行動することが大事ですね。引き続き、安全について日々意識しながら子どもたちと過ごしていきたいと思います。

Take care and be safe always everyone

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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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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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𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐬.

K2 Clouds Activity

𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓸𝓯 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓒𝓵𝓸𝓾𝓭 𝓐𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓽𝔂.

Clouds Experiment
雲を作る実験！

1. Wash the pet bottle and leave the mist.（ペットボトルに水のミストを残す。）
2. Put the smoke in the bottle.（ペットボトルに、線香の煙を少し入れる。）
3. Use the pump to put a little pressure inside.（炭酸キーパー（ダイソーで買えます！）で加圧する。）
4. Then, open the cap and you’ll see the clouds. （ペットボトルの蓋をゆるめると、雲ができます！）

Who wants to try?

Hooray! We did it! After that, we talked about how clouds are formed.
みんなも　雲づくりに挑戦しました！
そのあと、雲は何でできているのかお話しました♪

We put under the sun for 2-3 days and check if the water will really evaporate.
水は太陽の力で水蒸気になって、雲の赤ちゃんになると話したあと、ほんとにそうなのかな？と、みんなで観察してみることにしました！

After 3 days, true enough the water got lesser each day.
３日間、太陽の下に置いていたコップの水は、少し減っていて、「ほんとに雲の赤ちゃんになったんだ～！」とみんな驚いていました。

After this experiment, they got more interested in learning the different types of clouds.
ますます、雲に興味を持った子どもたちと一緒に、いろんな雲の種類を学んでみました♪

What cloud do you see?

わたぐもって、ほんとに　わたみたいだね！
このくも、ぞうにみえるよ！
このくもは、かぜがフーってしたみたい！

We had quiz and we researched together!
クイズを通して、それぞれの雲には、いろんな特徴があることを学びました！
図鑑や絵本などに、クイズの答えがありました。

Our K2 friends have a better understanding of the clouds now. Although it is still difficult to know each type of cloud deeply, they are very interested to learn more about them. Please continue to talk to your child about clouds and the weather everyday.
アクティビティをするごとに、いろんな子どもたちから質問が出てきました！まだまだ、お天気のアクティビティは続きます！ぜひ、子どもたちの質問に耳を傾けて、お家でもお天気についてお話してみてくださいね♪

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Last week May 8th and today, K2 friends went to Gushikawa Swimming School.

It was definitely a great experience for all of them

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Today, we celebrate the selfless and loving MOTHERS of our Kindergarteners

K2 friends would like to express their gratitude to their Moms through this video. Please enjoy watching

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