Amicus Kindergarten

Learning to play. Playing to learn. :-)

K2 went to TROPICAL DREAM CENTER

We have been learning about many PLANTS.

Last Monday, we went out on a field trip to learn more.

K2 friends had 2 MISSIONS:

  1. Find the CACAO TREE
  2. Find the LOTUS and WATER LILY area

CACAO TREE also known as CHOCOLATE TREE was discussed during the trip. We can make chocolate from the cacao fruit.
カカオの木発見!カカオの木から、チョコレートができることを学びました。

Prickly Water Lily has roots underneath to protect itself from being eaten by fish.
オニバス(スイレン)の下には、とげがあって、魚に食べられないように、そうなっていることを知りました!

They also had a good experience making postcard using papiermâché and pressed flowers and leaves.
押し花でオリジナルカードも作りました♪

We also learned about succulents which are originally from African continent.
アフリカに生えているバオバブの木もありました!このバオバブの木は日本で初めて花が咲いたそうです!

Then, we walked around found many interesting flowers, fruits, trees and others like insects and sea animals. Here are some of them:
いろいろな植物や花、虫などを見て、子どもたちは大興奮でした!

Their had nice observation with a butterfly and eagle.

Student 1: Look, the butterfly’s wings design looks like the eyes of the eagle.
みてみて!ちょうちょのはねの もようと わしのめ がにてるね~。

Student2: You’re right. Look!
     ほんとだ!みて!

Student 3: They really look alike. Wow!
     わー!ほんとよくにてるね!
     

Our students are curious with various plants, so, we had more activities in the classroom to answer their questions.
キンダーに戻ってきて、子どもたちから出てきた疑問に答えるアクティビティーをしました。
それぞれの植物の特徴を知り、色んな地域に合わせて、自生した植物があることを知りました!

サボテンやバラなどなんでとげがある植物があるのか、みんなで理由を考えました!

It was a great learning experience for all of us!
ほんとに、学びのある遠足になりました。子どもたちの興味、関心にはとても驚きました!!また、ご家族でも、植物園などに行って一緒に学んでいけたら嬉しいです♪

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K2 Activities about PLANTS

We have been learning about plants for long time.

We did many activities in the past few months. One of the examples is the flag idea of K2 friends for Sports Day where tie dye the cloth, made macramé, sew some fruits and stamp paint using leaves.

To continue, we also collected different kinds of plants and experimented on what color will show up if we use it to dye some bags.
スポーツデイでの旗づくりから、いろいろな植物で生地を染めたい!と盛り上がり、葉っぱや根っこ、種などを使いカバンを染めました。染めたカバンは、普段ネイチャーウォークで拾ったものを入れたりしています!

During Story Time, Mr. Akiho also shared about some interesting plants.
食中植物についても、お話しました!

After those activities, K2 friends have been more curious about different plants so, they asked many questions.
まだまだ、たくさんK2の子どもたちから植物についての疑問が出てきました!

What are the parts of the plants?

What do plants need to grow?

“How does water goes up to the stem experiment”
根から水を吸い茎へ、そして葉っぱにも水が流れていることを知りました!

Dandelion

  1. How does dandelion make a fluffy circle-shape flower? どうやってタンポポは丸い綿毛をつくるの?
  2. When do the seeds start flying? いつ綿毛は飛んでいくの?
  3. How many flowers can you see? 一つのタンポポの中にいくつの花があるでしょうか?

Why do some plants like sweet potato grow sideways and others grow up straight?
たてに伸びていく植物と地面をはっていく植物。

Why do some fruits like tomato fall on their own while others are strongly attached on the stem like okra?
トマトのように、熟すと落ちる植物もあれば、オクラのように、実ったあとも茎にくっついたままの植物もある。

What are the safe and dangerous plants in and outside of AMICUS?
身近にある植物にも、危険な植物があることも知りました。Amicusにも危険な植物があることが分かり、それをマップにしました!

How do plants spread their seeds?

We collected many materials like leaves, stems, sticks, flowers, etc. and made our Christmas decorations too.
枝や実、葉っぱなどを集めて、クリスマスの飾りを作りました♪

To be continued… (Tropical Dream Center Field Trip)

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Earth Savers’ Project Continues…

For K1s’ next Earth Saver challenge they want to focus more deeply on SDGs #11, #12, #14 and #15 regarding caring for the Earth through learning how to identify and separate our garbage properly. We talked about what garbage is, categories of garbage and how to recycle or reuse it. Please encourage your K1 to think about how to deal with garbage at home as well.

12月のK1「アースセイバーのお仕事」は、SDGs(持続可能な開発目標)の11、12、14、15番にあたる「ゴミ拾い」となりました。引き続き「30分ぺロリチャレンジ」は継続していくことも、子どもたちとの話し合いで決定しました。その延長線で、今月のテーマは「ゴミ」になり、ゴミの定義やゴミの分別、リサイクルマークについて学びました。ご家庭でも、ぜひ「ゴミ」についてお話してみてください♪

We took a nature walk and picked up a lot of garbage around school.

校内を散歩し、ゴミ拾いに取り組んでいます。

Students learned how to sort the garbage by labels paper, paper pack, plastic bottles and plastic. They organized our Kinder materials shelves, too. It looks great. Good work, K1!

子どもたちは、紙、紙パック、ペットボトル、プラスチックのマークを探す「宝探し」をし、そのマークを利用して廃材コーナーの片づけをしました。

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Thank you!

Thank you dear parents for coming to our Open Class this week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The K1s were happy to see their parents. We had a great time.

お忙しい中、K1の保育参観にお越しくださり、ありがとうございました。子どもたちも保護者の皆様に会えて、とても喜んでいました。

In Phonics Time, K1s learned about letters V and W. They learned what comes before and after V and W. They reviewed some of their past dictionary vocabulary words through chanting. K1s also colored, cut and pasted their vocabulary picture in their ongoing dictionary. Parents could see how their child enjoys learning and understanding so many things in English.

フォニックスタイムでは、アルファベットの「V」と「W」について学び、自分のアルファベット辞書の製作を行いました。また、過去に学んだアルファベットの復習をリズムに合わせて唱えました。子どもたちが英語を楽しみながら学び、理解する姿をお見せすることができました。

In Activity Time, K1s they identified garbage (burnable, non-burnable, compost) through a treasure hunt. They presented their treasure in front of their friends. On Tuesday, K1s learned about recycling, how to read they recycling labels and then played a memory game with the labels. On Wednesday, K1s talked about plastic garbage in the ocean. They enjoyed “fishing for plastic”.

アクティビティータイムでは、月曜日はゴミの分別(燃えるゴミ、燃えないゴミ、コンポスト)を「宝探し」をしながら学び、お友だちの前で発表を行いました。火曜日は、リサイクルについて学び、リサイクルマークを使ったカードゲーム(神経衰弱)をしました。水曜日は、多くのプラスチックゴミが海を汚していることについて学び、明日の遠足「ビーチクリーン」に向け、「プラスチックゴミ釣り」をして海を綺麗にする練習をしました。

日々成長する子どもたちの幼稚園での姿をお見せすることができ、本当に嬉しく思います。

今後とも、よろしくお願いいたします。

質問やご感想などがあれば、コミュニーケーションブックなどを通じてお知らせいただければ幸いです。

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Compost and Radishes

K1s are learning about compost so they can be super Earth Savers.

They learned what is compost and what is not. Everyday they compost and separate their snack and lunch food scraps, wet garbage and dry garbage. Together with K2 friends they make compost to use in our Kinder Garden.

Our Kinder Garden- 20 days radish

We have been growing radishes in our garden. We have made a time line chart to show how much they have grown.

By day 20 we could see the radishes! K1s want to take them home to share with their families so they decided to keep them in the garden so they can grow bigger. たのしみ!

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K2 visited G1 friends

Our K2 friends are enjoying their life in Kinder. However, it is a reality that they want to grow and learn more. One of the things that they are excited about is being in FIRST GRADE. Thus, they are given the opportunity to visit their older brothers and sisters in Elementary.

G1 friends have been learning a lot. One of their lessons is counting 1-10 in MATH.

They played using dice, counted, and colored the numbers on their papers.

It was great to experience how G1 friends are having their Math lessons but more importantly, it was wonderful to mingle with them. Thank you G1 for accommodating us 🙂

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December Newsletter

12月のニュースレターに一部間違いがありました。訂正してお詫び申し上げます。

イベントカレンダーでは13日(月)に“年中 遠足”とありますが、正しくは“年長 遠足”です。

There was a mistake in the December Newsletter. We would like to correct it and apologize for any misunderstanding.

On Monday, December 13th, it says “K1 Field Trip” in the calendar but it should be “K2 Field Trip”.

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Literacy Fortnight (G5 and K2)

In line with our Literacy Fortnight celebration organized by Miss Masami – our Librarian, G5 friends visited in Kinder. They wrote their recommended books in a postcard, made gifts and even read the stories to our K2 friends. As a response, our K2 wrote back to them to their appreciation to their older brothers and sisters in school.

You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” – Dr. Seuss

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Birthday Party

We are holding our Birthday Party every month. 🙂

Here are some of the wonderful moments during the celebration that we had together.

Enjoy watching OCTOBER BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Enjoy watching NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Have a great weekend 🙂

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December Newsletter

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