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Fun Time with Mr. Teruya
K1 Nature Crafting with Mr. Teruya #2
After a short absence, we were happy to be back together again. Today we enjoyed making crafts together with Mr. Teruya. We used pinecones to make kendama toys. Mr. Teruya encouraged K1s to think of how to use recycled materials (used containers, etc.) to make interesting and fun crafts instead of just throwing them away. Please help your child to think creatively about recyclable goods at home.
K2 Fish-making time with Mr. Teruya
K2 friends are learning about many sea animals so we invited Mr. Teruya to teach us how to make fish using nature material. He suggested using Adan leaves. After that, we made it with him.
K2 friends really enjoyed this time. However, they want to use another material to make fish and add it to their aquarium so, they made another one using construction paper. Miss Sawako also read a story about Adan tree.
Thank you Mr. Teruya for another creative learning and fun-filled experience that you have shared with us. ๐
Peace Week (Part 2)
Our PEACE Week has been concluded. As a recap, we look back at the activities that we had from Monday to Wednesday.
On Thursday, June 23rd, we commemorate the Okinawa PEACE MEMORIAL DAY (ๆ ฐ้ใฎๆฅ).
Last week, Friday, we had a PEACE ASSEMBLY. Prior to that day, we ask our students a question: “What does peace mean to you?” We asked them to think and present their answers.
Below is the video of our event.
After that, we had play time in each classroom with K1 and K2 as partners. They played musical chair and newspaper dance.
Then, in the afternoon, G9 friends came. They observed Kindergarten a month ago and came up with different toys that thought are appropriate and interesting for them.
True enough, they had fun. As everyone agreed on, PEACE means HAPPINESS. Let’s continue to be peacemakers Kinder friends. โฎ๏ธ
Peace Week (Part 1)
This year, Okinawa commemorates 50 years of reversion from American rule to being part of Japan again. Thus, we did many activities about PEACE in Kinder.
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ฐ้ใฎๆฅใใใไป้ฑใฏใๅนณๅ้ฑ้ใจใใฆใๆฆไบใๅนณๅใซใคใใฆ่ใใใขใฏใใฃใใใฃใ่กใฃใฆใใพใใ
K1 friends listened to many stories, made their dove craft and drew their peace art.
K2 friends also did many activities about PEACE. We started with a story.
Then, we had activities like “Friends Around the World”, “Are you a peace maker or peace breaker?” and “Helping Each Other during the war in Okinawa”.
After that, we learned the money of Japan, America, Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan.
Then, we used money during our Special Activity when they used yen to enjoy buying pizza and ice cream, watching the aquarium and zootopia, and playing the traditional Japanese games and ring toss.
ไปๅนดใฏใๆฒ็ธ็ใซใจใฃใฆๆฌๅๅพฉๅธฐ๏ผ๏ผๅนดใซใใใๅนดใจใใใใจใงใๅใใใซใไฝฟใใๆฆๅใๆฆๅพใๆฌๅๅพฉๅธฐใฎ็ๆฐใฎใใใใไฝ้จๅใขใฏใใฃใใใฃใ้ใใฆๅญฆใณใพใใใ
G5 friends also came to share with us the craft that they have learned from TAIWAN FRIENDS. G5 students explained that the Taiwan students taught Amicus students in the past how to make it.ย It’s all about connecting with other people in different countries, working together to create peace and passing on traditions. They enjoyed making and playing Kendama together. **The blue bird is a blue magpie (the national bird of Taiwan) in the picture is one of the gifts that we received from our Taiwan friends last year.***
In addition, Okinawa Peace Memorial Day (ๆ
ฐ้ใฎๆฅ) is always celebrated every June 23rd. Today, we hope that you can find quiet time to remember the past, celebrate the present and hope for a more peaceful life in Okinawa and the whole world.
ไปๆฅใฏใๆ
ฐ้ใฎๆฅใงใใใใฎ๏ผๆฅ้ๅญใฉใใใกใฏใๅญใฉใใใกใชใใซใๅนณๅใซใคใใฆๆใใ่ใใฆใใพใใใใฒใใๅฎถๅบญใงใใ่ฉฑใใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใ
Also, we have PEACE ASSEMBLY on Friday, June 24th, 2022. Please don’t forget to let your child wear their Formal Uniform on that day. **Some Kinder friends already brought their FORMAL UNIFORM and kept them in school.
๏ผ๏ผๆฅ๏ผ้ๆๆฅ๏ผใฏๅนณๅ้ไผใ่กใใพใใๅญใฉใใใกใซๅฟใใใซใใฉใผใใซใฆใใใฉใผใ ใๆใใใฆใใ ใใใ
Zootopia!
K1s have been learning about animals- their poop, their body parts, and more! After our field trip to Okinawa Zoo we began our Zootopia project. Students made animal dioramas and played in their K1 zoo. It was a fun adventure!
K2 Activity Time
After our beach clean up, our K2 friends move forward with more interest in learning about sea animals.
They practice counting from 1-12 using sea animals matching cards.
We also had a meeting again and we asked them of what they want to learn. Surprisingly, they had lots of questions:
1๏ธโฃ ๐ฆCRABS – Why are there crabs in the ocean? Why does the crab get inside the hole? Why does the crab eat the sand and make a sand bubble? Is it okay for us to eat crabs? So we learned about different kinds of crabs and made a book.
2๏ธโฃ What are the dangerous sea animals that we need to be careful of when we go to the ocean?
They researched the dangerous sea animals, their attacking techniques, some trivia and first aid.
3๏ธโฃ What do they (sea animals) eat?
We started by asking of their favorite sea animal. They made their art and interview their friends.
Then, they researched about their food and size.
We also played soccer in Art Time and later on, made an aquarium of the sea animals that they have researched.
Seeing this, we planned to go to Churaumi Aquarium to see more sea animals and learn more about them.
We were lucky to have a backyard tour and lecture answering our questions. Since we did not have enough time, some of the answers to our questions were answered via e-mail. So, we continued learning about them in class.
They were also inspired to make their own aquarium.
5ๆใใใๆตทใฎ็ใ็ฉใซใคใใฆ่ฒใ ใจๅญฆใใงใใพใใใใใฎๅญฆใใงใใไบใใๅทฅไฝใซใใใใใชใชใธใใซใฎๆฌใไฝใฃใใใใในใฟใผไฝใใใใฆใใพใใใใพใใใใใใใไบใๅญฆใใงใใใใจใ็บ่กจใใใไบๅฎใงใใไปๅพใใใฎๆงๅญใใใญใฐใ้ใใฆใใไผใใใฆใใใพใใญโช
Our K2 students researched different sea animals, made posters and will present soon. We will have another update again ๐
Special Playtime with Mr. Teruya
Last week Friday, we had a special guest. We have invited Mr. Teruya to teach K1 and K2 how play using nature materials.
K1 friends played using different kinds of nature materials like pine leaves, foxtail weed, and Spanish needles.
On the other hand, K2 friends made their own windmill.
It was sad that it rained on that day so we played inside the GYM but it was an AWESOME EXPERIENCE ๐