K1s have been enjoying many art projects recently. We decorated our classrooms and hallways with caterpillars and butterflies, ghosts and pumpkins.
Butterfly life cycle branches.
Hallowe’en hand and foot print art
Origami Pumpkins
Origami ninjas
K2 P.E. (Preparation for Sports Day)
Thank you dear parents for your cooperation in sending your child to school early in the morning everyday 🙂
毎朝８：１５までの登園、ご協力ありがとうございます！
Since our Sports Day is coming soon, our K2 friends has been busy preparing and practicing everyday. We start the day from 8:15 in the morning. They get ready their things and go outside. From 8:20, we have our morning exercise and challenge. You might have heard it from them or they may have asked you to buy hula hoop or jump rope, again thank you for listening to your child. They have been showing so much improvement in the skills that they have chosen to challenge and try.
スポーツデイに向けて、毎日K2の子どもたちは練習や準備をがんばっています。難しかったり、苦手なことにもやってみようと、挑戦しているところです！
We also have Eisa practice every Thursday with our special teachers.
毎週木曜日は、エイサーの講師を迎えて、練習をがんばっています。
Aside from that, we also have P.E. during the other days.
They have been trying their best everyday so we always remind them to eat healthy food, drink lots of water, rest and sleep early so that they may have the energy to enjoy our busy schedule everyday. They are motivated to show their best to you DEAR PARENTS, so we appreciate your continued support and understanding. 🙂
スポーツデイに向けて、子どもたちは頑張っていますので、ご家庭でも、サポートよろしくお願いします！スポーツデイを楽しみにしていてくださいね♪
K2 loves PLANTS :)
Our K2 friends have been taking care of our GARDEN since APRIL. 🙂 It is a part of our morning routine to clean up outside, give water to our plants and of course, plant new plants. Here are some of the plants that we had and have in our garden.４がつからK2のみんなで おせわしている やさいやはな などのしょくぶつたち！
First, we planted OKRA 🙂 They produced and we harvested lots of Okra but later on, the leaves slowly decreased as they were eaten by the caterpillars and other insects. Well, it is part of the give and take of the circle of life.
We also harvested CARROTS, BITTER MELON and BELL PEPPER from our garden. 🙂
We heard that PANDAN has a fragrant leaves and it is commonly use as flavoring in the Philippines and other countries in Asia. Luckily, we received these “screwpine” leaves from one of our parents from Thailand. 🙂
During Spring, we also planted some FLOWERS to give color to our surroundings.
AVOCADO is one of the healthiest vegetable/fruit that’s why it is loved by many but growing it is a challenge. Our K2 friend here, did a great job of growing this avocado from home and brought it to school. It is growing steadily and we are excited to see it bigger and bear fruit :)アボカドはたねから そだててこんなにおおきくなりました！
Look at these trees. These are from the seeds that we literally just put on the soil and behold, we have these growing PAPAYA and MANGO trees. Amazing! :)やさいやくだもののコンポストから、マンゴーやパパイヤのめがでました！たいせつにそだてたらこんなに おおきくなりました！
We also have SWEET POTATO in our garden. We just planted the stems and see how many potatoes it will produce in the coming months. 😉
Check out this ONIONS! We usually use lots of onions in our cooking so, we thought of planting some as well. They are growing fast 🙂
Since we have lots of plants in our garden, it is easy to forget what plant is it, so our Kinder friends thought of making PLANT SIGNS 🙂 This also lead us to a decision for our K2 THEME from this month which is PLANT.
せんしゅうから あたらしくテーマがきまりました！「しょくぶつ」です！さっそくみんなで、かんばんづくり♪
This is BANANA BLOSSOM/FLOWER. In the Philippines, we use this to cook a healthy dish with coconut milk. ようちえんでそだてている バナナがそだったら、みんなでつくって たべたいね♪
We hope to take care and learn more of our plants which is the main source of our food and oxygen! これからも みんなで おせわをして しょくぶつのアクティビティも いっぱいしようね！ :)
Feeding Lucky
We researched the many foods that our class friend Lucky can eat. We made a feeding schedule. This week Lucky ate yogurt! K1s were so excited to feed Lucky new foods.
Beautiful butterflies
We are continuing our Insects and Bugs Theme by focusing on the BUTTERFLY. K1s voted and said they want to learn about butterflies. We asked K1s “What do you know about butterflies?” K1s know a LOT! Then we asked, “What do you want to learn about butterflies?” Hey have MANY questions! Please ask your K1 what they are learning about BUTTERFLIES.
Class discussion about butterflies
K1s did leaf rubbing wings and made beautiful butterflies.
Butterfly activity
Insect Treasure Hunt
We enjoyed a Treasure Hunt! Our Treasure Hunt had 3 parts (1) search for an insect that matches your, (2) create art of your insect, (3) reading your insect sentence. They did a great job!
K2 Phonics Time
♫ The wheels on the bus go round and round ♫
Our K2 friends went to different places while riding our ‘imaginary’ bus and singing our song.
Otter friends used the sentence “I want to go to the post office.” and “I can see a ______ in the post office.”
Otter friends also used the sentence “I want to go to the beach.” and “I can see a ______ in the beach.”
Whale friends used the sentence “I want to go to the flower shop.” and “I can see a ______ in the flower shop.”
Whale friends also used the sentence “I want to go to the fire station.” and “I can see a ______ in the fire station.”
Nice thinking K2 friends. Although we cannot travel for real this time, you have lots of ideas and confidence to answer using our English sentences. Good job! 🙂
Happy Grandparents Day (敬老の日)
It is a special day! It is the day to honor all the elderly for your many contributions to your family and the society throughout your lives. We appreciate all your love and efforts.
Our K1 friends made coasters and cards.
Our K2 friends made their special presents for their grandparents as well.
おばあちゃん おじいちゃん いつも ありがとうございます。
Busy K1 Days
We changed our classroom arrangement, started a new “Stations Time” style, and continued our theme activities learning about Insects and Bugs. K1s had a great, busy week.
Phonics Time- making our dictionary, learning letter “Ii” words
Stations Time
Circle Time- What is “虫”？What is “昆虫”?
Music Time- Months of the Year, What’s Your Favorite Season song and activity.
Welcome Back Kinder!
We were so happy to see everyone’s smiling faces at Kinder again. Although teachers used much caution with the children today we were able to have a great day. Thank you again, families, for all of your support over our closure. We were happy to see that the students are well and that they still remember our daily routines. They were so comfortable being at school again.
