What a beautiful week to have a Sports Day! We had great weather and the students themselves really did shine!! We made great memories.
GOOD JOB K2!!!
Many Junior High students and Amicus teachers helped support our Sports Day. Mommy, Daddy, Family, thank you so much for your great support, too!
We took a nature walk to collect nature materials for our art activities. We also picked up small garbage around the school grounds. Then we went to get manure from the horse stables to help our vegetables grow.
We learned about the “butterfly pea” flower and did a science experiment, soaking the flower and changing the color of the water using vinegar, shiiquasa, and baking soda. It was so interesting!
In Calligraphy K2 started learning about kanji!
We went to Yomitan to harvest sweet potatoes. The day before we learned about how sweet potatoes help our bodies and how to harvest them.
We enjoyed riding on the Amicus bus- some friends for the first time!
It was a beautiful day to harvest sweet potatoes! We appreciate our farmers!
After harvesting the sweet potatoes we ate lunch and played at the park in Zampa.
Before boarding the bus we were able to walk to Zampa Light House and take a memorable group photo.
We had so much fun!
今年度が始まって初めての遠足に無事に行くことができました。これ以上ないと言ってもいいくらいの素晴らしい天候の中、芋掘りも、公園での遊びも存分に楽しむことができました。
We went on our first field trip this year! The weather cooperated really well. Our Kindergarteners enjoyed a lot not only the sweet potato digging but also playing in the park.
芋掘りでは、農家の方の話を聞いた後に、シャベルや手を使って土の感触を味わいながら力いっぱい掘りました。
「赤ちゃん芋が出てきたよ！」
「こんなに大きいのが掘れた！」
「たくさんつながってる！」
中には、【大きなかぶ】の物語のキャラクターのように、「〇〇が〇〇を呼んできました。うんとこしょ、どっこいしょ！」などと楽しむ姿も見られました。
子どもたちは口々に「来年もまた来たい♫」と言っていました。
After the farmer’s explanation, kinder friends dug up sweet potatoes with their full power while feeling the soil’s texture using shovels and their hands.
“There are baby potatoes!”
“I’ve got such a big potato!”
“Lots of potatoes are connected!”
Some friends enjoyed playing roles like characters of “The Gigantic Turnip” while digging sweet potatoes and said “Untokosho! Dokkoisho!”
残波岬公園にはアミークスキンダーの子どもたち以外はほとんど人もおらず、ほぼ貸し切り状態。みんなでランチを食べて遊具で遊んだ後、残波岬灯台も見に行きました。
There were few people except AMICUS kinder friends at Zanpa Park. It seemed to be the place to ourselves! After eating lunch and playing at the park, we walked to see the Zanpa lighthouse.
It was definitely a wonderful day! 🙂
The days are getting cooler and more comfortable. We hope you enjoyed Fall Break.
Term 1 is finished and we have worked hard to complete our big Term 1 project- the map of Okinawa. We will upload the students’ presentations soon.
Term 2 has now started and we are moving on with our learning about our Earth. We are now learning about our amazing country- JAPAN! We asked students what they know about Japan and then showed them many famous things around Japan.
In Phonics Time we are learning a new song: “Autumn Song”. Please enjoy singing together at home.
We finished our “What is in Your Garden” book. They enjoyed reading to teachers and to each other before taking it home. Please read together with your child at home. We are ready for the next book…
Students are also learning new sentences: I like to eat…/ He likes to eat… / She likes to eat… / We like to eat… / They like to eat… We will make our new book soon.
In Math Time we are learning to play board games with dice and learning how to make weather graphs.
Our Kinder Garden is still growing okra. We counted 16 okras growing now.
We cleaned our other vegetable bed so we can plant other vegetables.
Together with K1 friends K2s planted new banana trees!
We enjoyed Calligraphy Time with Mr. Nakasone. We learned how to do shiritori.
Enjoying lunch together
*We have many lost and found items in Kinder. Please let us know if something belongs to your child.*
Our “Map of Okinawa” is complete. It has been a fun, creative process. K2s are now working hard on their presentations. They have a lot of information to share with their friends!
Making Okinawa
Writing presentation speeches.
“What did you make?”
“We made a forest”
“We made the ocean and Churaumi Aquarium.”
“We made a cave.”
“We made Shuri Castle.
“We made AMICUS.”
“We made Okinawan houses, a hotel, a monorail, and an apartment.”
Composting
We started composting our fruit and vegetable skins as a way of taking care of our Earth.
Phonics Time
We are making BINGO. “Do you like soup?” “Yes, I do.” “No, I don’t.”
We played using the phrases, “Do you like___?” “Yes, I do.”/ “No, I don’t.”
We made a new sight words book. They enjoy reading their books!
Outside Time
We are so happy to enjoy the cooler fall weather. K2 friends can play outside for a long time.
Calligraphy
K2s interests are growing everyday. Recently they are interested in “shopping” and making “goods.” So we are enjoying Playing Shops every afternoon. They are trying to use their English in many ways!
To be continued…
September 1st a big typhoon came to Okinawa. September 2nd we had a holiday. September 3rd we came to school and worked hard all morning cleaning up outside Kinder.
K2 friends have been practicing their hiragana to prepare for Calligraphy Time. They enjoyed Mr. Nakasone’s lesson about あいうえお and かきくけこ. They played hiragana relay games and showing each other their writing skills.
Continuing with our “Earth” theme, we decided to start by focusing on Okinawa. This week we started creating a 3-D map of Okinawa using recycled materials. K2s made teams and are making models of popular sights in Okinawa- forests, caves, Amicus, Shuuri castle, Okinawan houses and the ocean. They have great imagination!
We harvested seeds from our morning glory flowers. We got so many seeds!
We had been learning about insects for the past several weeks. This week we had our class meeting to decide what we will learn about next. Our new topic is…EARTH!
We used Google Earth to look at our Earth. We looked for K2 teachers’ houses, Amicus Kindergarten and each friend’s house. We used the sentences, “Where do you live?” “I live in ______.”
We are getting ready for Family Sports Day.
K2s are continuing to learn phonics and sight words. New words this week: what, a, in, my, your, have. We are making a new sight words book, too.
August birthday party…
We are learning a lot from friends’ Show and Tell and enjoying writing in our journals.
Though our summer vacation was sudden and short, we felt like we have not seen each other for a while. Many of the students were excited to come to school and enjoy time together. We teachers were so glad to see everyone healthy with bright, smiling faces!
We enjoyed taking care of our garden again. We saw how much our watermelon has grown and enjoyed observing plants’ roots (ねっこ), stems (くき), and leaves (はっぱ).
We picked our watermelon. K2 friends enjoyed smelling and cutting it open. It looks so delicious!おいしい！
Some friends tasted our basil parsley and basil. Some friends liked the taste, others said,
“にがい！It’s bitter!”
The students were happy to see the horses and UMABU teachers.
We played outside a lot last Monday. Friends enjoyed doing jump rope, catching insects, and playing dodge ball.
Lunch outside.
We had our Class Meeting to talk about our next topic…
“What do you want to know?” “What do you want to learn?” K2 friends have many ideas.
たのしみ!
しゃしんのなかに かくれている うみのいきものを みつけよう♪
LEVEL 1
Find the following:
1- Puffer fish, 1- Clown fish, 1-Angelfish
ふぐ（１ぴき）、かくれくまのみ（１ぴき）、えんぜるふぃっしゅ（１ぴき）
LEVEL 2
Find the following:
1 – dolphin , 2- shrimp , 3- rainbow fish
いるか（１とう）、えび（２ひき）、れいんぼーふぃっしゅ（３びき）
LEVEL 3
Find the following:
1- sea cucumber, 2- sea turtle, 3 – crab, 4 – manta, 5 – starfish
なまこ（１ぴき）、うみがめ（２とう）、かに（３びき）、
まんた（４ひき）、ひとで（５ひき）
Let’s talk about the answer on Monday 🙂