Amicus Kindergarten

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Happy Father’s Day (K2)

We celebrate this great person in our families. We wish all your Dad, Daddy, Papa, ใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ happiness and success!๐Ÿฅณ

๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘งThank you for all your love and support.๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ’–

Enjoy your day. Happy Sunday!๐Ÿ˜Š

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๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐Ÿ!

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 campus๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿƒ

Phonics art

Outdoor P.E. challenge!

Mini Performance Practice

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K2 Field Trip at ๆฒ–็ธ„ๆฐ—่ฑกๅฐ

Today, we were blessed with great weather and wonderful experiences. We were warmly welcomed by the facility staff.
ๅคฉๆฐ—ใซใ‚‚ๆตใพใ‚Œใฆใ€ๆฒ–็ธ„ๆฐ—่ฑกๅฐใฎ่ฆ‹ๅญฆใŒใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใƒˆใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ๆ–ฝ่จญใฎๅค–ใซใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผ“ใคใฎๅคฉๆฐ—ใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹่ฃ…็ฝฎใ‚’็ดนไป‹ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ
ๅทฆไธ‹ใฎๅ†™็œŸใฏใ€ๆฐ—ๆธฉใ‚’ๆธฌใ‚‹่ฃ…็ฝฎใ€‚
็œŸใ‚“ไธญใฎๅ†™็œŸใฏใ€้™ๆฐด้‡ใ‚’ๆธฌใ‚‹่ฃ…็ฝฎใ€‚
ๅณไธ‹ใฎๅ†™็œŸใฏใ€้ขจ้€Ÿใ‚’ๆธฌใ‚‹่ฃ…็ฝฎใ€‚

Then, they immediately introduced 3 special equipment to us.

We put water on the rain gauge and used fans to make the wind meter spin.
ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ่ฃ…็ฝฎใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆใ€ๆธฌใฃใฆใฟใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

After that, we went to inside their building.

Then, we had a special lecture.
ๅนผ็จšๅœ’ใฎใ‚ขใ‚ฏใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ“ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใงๅ‡บใŸ่ณชๅ•ใ‚’ใ€ใพใจใ‚ใฆไธ‹ใ•ใ‚Šใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใซ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ๅคฉๆฐ—ไบˆๅ ฑใฎไบˆๅ ฑใฎไป•ๆ–นใ‚„ใ€้›ทใ€่™นใ€ใ‚ชใƒผใƒญใƒฉใชใฉใ€ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚„ใ™ใๆ•™ใˆใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

The next part was really interesting. We were divided into 3 groups.

We learned about TORNADO. Although we don’t really see tornado here in Okinawa, we learned to be careful and hide in a sturdy building in case we see it in other places.
ใƒฌใ‚ฏใƒใƒฃใƒผใฎใ‚ใจใฏใ€็ซœๅทปใฎๅฎŸ้จ“ใ‚„ใ€้›จใฎใ‹ใŸใกใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ›ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€้ขจ้€ŸใฎๅฎŸ้จ“ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€
ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฏ่ˆˆๅ‘ณๆดฅใ€…ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

We also learned about RAINDROPS. Everyone was amazed how the tiny droplet of rain goes up. We also learned that it is actually sphere.

We tried the wind meter again. This time, we’ve seen it spin fast because of the electric fan. That’s when we realize that if it is windy, it will spin around fast and show us the direction where the wind is coming from.

Lastly, we went to their working place where the special computer shows the weather condition on earth sent by Sunflower satellite.
ๆœ€ๅพŒใซใ€ๅฎŸ้š›ใซๅคฉๆฐ—ไบˆๅ ฑใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‚Šใ€่ก›ๆ˜Ÿใฒใพใ‚ใ‚Šใงๆฐ—่ฑกใ‚’่ฆณๆธฌใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹็‰นๅˆฅใชใŠ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‚’ๆกˆๅ†…ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

We left the facility with grateful hearts and minds full of meaningful learnings today.
ๅฎŸ้š›ใซๅคฉๆฐ—ใฎใŠไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ–นใŸใกใ‚„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ€
ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใ‚‚่‰ฒใ‚“ใชๅฎŸ้จ“ใ‚„ใŠ่ฉฑใ‚’่žใ‘ใฆ่ฒด้‡ใชไธ€ๆ—ฅใจใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ๆฒ–็ธ„ๆฐ—่ฑกๅฐใฎใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใปใ‚“ใจใซใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ๏ผ

ๅธฐใ‚Šใฎใƒใ‚นใงใ‚‚ใ€ๆฐ—่ฑกๅฐใงๅญฆใ‚“ใ ใŠ่ฉฑใง็››ใ‚ŠไธŠใŒใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸโ™ช
โ˜บ้›ทใŒใชใ‚“ใงใŠใ“ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผ
โ˜บ่™นใซใคใ„ใฆใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ€ๅ‹‰ๅผทใงใใฆใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ฝž๏ผ
โ˜บใ‚ชใƒผใƒญใƒฉใฎ่ฉฑใŒไธ€็•ชใณใฃใใ‚Šใ—ใŸ๏ผ
โ˜บ็ฉไนฑ้›ฒใฃใฆใซใ‚…ใ†ใฉใ†ใใ‚‚ใฎใ“ใจใ ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸไป–ใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใŒใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผ
โ˜บ้›จใฎใ‹ใŸใกใฏใ€ๆถ™ใฎๅฝขใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆใ€ใพใ‚‹ใชใ‚“ใ ใฃใฆใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ฝž๏ผ

Before going back to school, we ate lunch and played at Yaeshima Park.

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June Newsletter

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May Birthday Party

Our May Birthday Friends made cake this morning ๐Ÿ™‚

Here is the glimpse of our celebration today. ๐Ÿ™‚

Typhoon is approaching, be safe everyone ๐Ÿ™‚

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โœ…Bus Orientation๐ŸšŒ

Today we had bus orientation. This activity aims to remind/orient our Kinder friends of the bus rules to ensure their safety.

Thank you Office and Senon Staff for the orientation.

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๐™บ๐Ÿธ ๐™ต๐š’๐šŽ๐š•๐š ๐šƒ๐š›๐š’๐š™ + ๐™ฑ๐šŽ๐šŠ๐šŒ๐š‘ ๐™ฒ๐š•๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š—๐š’๐š—๐š๐ŸŒŠโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿš

We are learning about weather in Activity Time. So, we decided to go to the beach to spot more clouds, measure the ocean water temperature and learn more about water cycle.
ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ“ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใงๅญฆใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€ๅœ’ใฎๅค–ใซๅ‡บใฆใ€้•ใ„ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใชใจใ„ใ†่ฉฑใซใชใ‚Šใ€่ฆณๅฏŸใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ใƒ“ใƒผใƒใซ้ ่ถณใซ่กŒใฃใฆใใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ

Before going to the ocean, we had one friend who shared about her family going on beach cleaning to protect the turtle nesting shore.
ๆตทใซ่กŒใๅ‰ใซใ€ใ‚ใ‚‹ใŠๅ‹้”ใŒใ€ใƒ“ใƒผใƒใ‚ฏใƒชใƒผใƒณใซ่กŒใฃใŸใ“ใจใ‚’Show and tellใงๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ“ใงใ€ไบ€ใฎๅตใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใŸใใ†ใงใ€ๆตทใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎๅคงๅˆ‡ใ•ใ‚’่ฉฑใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Mission #1: Cloud Spotting Activity

Mission #2: Water Cycle and Water Temperature Measurement

Last week, K2 friends measured the cold and hot water temperature. They were also curious about the temperature of the sea water so, we also measured it today.
ๅ…ˆ้€ฑใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ“ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใฎไธญใงใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฏๆฐดใฎๆธฉๅบฆใซใ‚‚่ˆˆๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ“ใงใ€ๅ†ทใŸใ„ๆฐดใ€็†ฑใ„ๆฐดใฎๆธฉๅบฆใ‚’ๆธฌใฃใฆใฟใพใ—ใŸ๏ผไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใ€ๆตทๆฐดใฎๆธฉๅบฆใ‚‚่จˆใฃใฆใฟใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Mission #3: Beach Cleaning

Mission #4: Collecting Special Materials

Lunch

Play Time

It was so much fun!

๐Ÿ††๐Ÿ…ด ๐Ÿ…ท๐Ÿ…ฐ๐Ÿ…ณ ๐Ÿ…ฐ ๐Ÿ…ผ๐Ÿ…ด๐Ÿ…ฐ๐Ÿ…ฝ๐Ÿ…ธ๐Ÿ…ฝ๐Ÿ…ถ๐Ÿ…ต๐Ÿ†„๐Ÿ…ป ๐Ÿ…ณ๐Ÿ…ฐ๐Ÿ†ˆ!๐Ÿ˜Š
้ ่ถณใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆใ€่‰ฒใ€…ใชใ“ใจใ‚’ๅญฆใถใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ—ใŸโ™ฉ
ๆฅ้€ฑใ‚‚ใ€ๅผ•ใ็ถšใๅคฉๆฐ—ใซใคใ„ใฆๅญฆใถใŸใ‚ใ€้ ่ถณใซ่กŒใฃใฆใใพใƒผใ™๏ผ

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๐•‚๐Ÿ™ ๐”ธ๐•”๐•ฅ๐•š๐•ง๐•š๐•ฅ๐•ช: โ„™๐•๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•ค

We have started focusing on our Main Theme- PLANTS! To start the theme K1s enjoyed playing the game “What is a Plant?” Many friends showed teacher that they understand well what plants are.
K1ใฎใ‚ขใ‚ฏใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ“ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใฎใƒ†ใƒผใƒžใฏๆค็‰ฉใงใ™ใ€‚ๆค็‰ฉใฎใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ‚„ๆดปๅ‹•ใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฏๆค็‰ฉใซ่ˆˆๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŒใกๅญฆใณๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

We are planning to have a salad party in K1 this year in hopes that K1’s understanding and interest in healthy food habits will develop well for their good heath. As a class we thought about what we want to plant in our K1 Garden. The students voted. They decided to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, and carrots.
ๆค็‰ฉใฎใ‚ขใ‚ฏใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ“ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆใ€ๅฅๅบทใฎไบ‹ใซใ‚‚่ˆˆๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŒใกๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผซ๏ผ‘ใฎๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใ€‚
ใใ“ใงใ€ไฝ“ใซ่‰ฏใ„้‡Ž่œใ‚’ๆคใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚Šใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใจไธ€็ท’ใซไฝ•ใฎ้‡Ž่œใ‚’ๆคใˆใŸใ„ใ‹ๅคšๆ•ฐๆฑบใ‚’ใจใ‚Šๆฑบใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎ็ตๆžœใƒˆใƒžใƒˆใ€ใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใ€ไบบๅ‚ใ‚’ๆคใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

During Open Class we enjoyed making playdough plants with parents.

Preparing our K1 Garden

First, weeding!

Next, mixing the soil.

Planting tomato, cucumber, and carrots in our K1 Garden

ๆ—ฉ้€Ÿใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใจไธ€็ท’ใซใ€ๅนผ็จšๅœ’ใซใ‚ใ‚‹็•‘ใ‚’่€•ใ—ใƒˆใƒžใƒˆใƒปใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚Šใƒปไบบๅ‚ใฎ่‹—ใ‚„็จฎใ‚’ๆคใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Cucumber Plants Team

Carrot Seeds Team

Tomato Seeds Team

We are looking forward to observing how our plants and food will grow. ้‡Ž่œใฎๆˆ้•ทใ‚’่ฆณๅฏŸใ—ใฆใ„ใใฎใ‚’ๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใใพใ™๏ผ

ใ‚ตใƒฉใƒ€ใƒ‘ใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใฟใ‚“ใชใงใŠไธ–่ฉฑใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

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๐ŸŒฅ๏ธ ๐•‚๐Ÿš ๐”ธ๐•”๐•ฅ๐•š๐•ง๐•š๐•ฅ๐•ช: โ„‚๐•๐• ๐•ฆ๐••๐•ค ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• โ„๐•’๐•š๐•Ÿ โ˜”

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.
ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ“ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒ ใง่‰ฒใ€…ใช้›ฒใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ๆ‰‹ไฝœใ‚Šใฎ็ตตๆœฌใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

It’s reading time!๐Ÿ˜Š

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.
ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใช็จฎ้กžใฎ้›ฒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅญฆใณใ€ใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใฎ้›ฒใฎ้•ใ„ใซ่ˆˆๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŒใกๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใใฎไธญใงใ‚‚ใ€้›จใจ้›ทใŒใงใใ‚‹้›ฒใซใคใ„ใฆๅญฆใณๅทฅไฝœใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

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 well๐ŸŽต

They also made raindrops during Art Time. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘We are going to have our first field trip on Monday. Just in case, we made teru teru bลzu. โ›…We are hoping that the weather will be good. ๐ŸŒž
ใฏใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ(^^)

We are excited about the next activities and field trips that we will have. We will keep you posted.๐Ÿ˜Š
ไป–ใซใ‚‚ใ€้›ฒใ‚„้›จใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ใƒใ‚จใƒ ใ‚„ๆญŒใ€ใใ—ใฆใ‚ขใƒผใƒˆใ‚‚ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ๆฅ้€ฑใฏไปŠใพใงๅญฆใ‚“ใ ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€้ ่ถณใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆๅญฆในใŸใ‚‰ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๅพŒใ‚‚่‰ฒใ€…ใจๅคฉๆฐ—ใซใคใ„ใฆใฎๆดปๅ‹•ใ‚’่กŒใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ใœใฒใ€ๅœ’ใง่กŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚’ใŠๅญๆง˜ใซ่žใ„ใฆใฟใฆไธ‹ใ•ใ„!!

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Thank you for coming to our Open Class!

We enjoyed your visit to see our Circle Time, Activity Time and Phonics Time! We hope you had a good time. We hope you could see that your child is enjoying learning at school every day. We “challenge and try” every day. K1s are doing a super job!

K1 Swimming @ Gushikawa Pool

K1s had a great experience swimming at Gushikawa Pool. Some of them were nervous but they all had a wonderful time. Please enjoy their pictures!

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