We have finished learning calligraphy with Mr. Nakasone for the year. We enjoyed each lesson. We hope K2 friends will enjoy practicing calligraphy throughout their elementary school years. Thank you, Mr. Nakasone, for so many fun lessons!
Tops Tournament 2021
We did our first Tops (Koma) Tournament. Everyone tried their best (even teachers, too!). Everyone showed good sportsmanship- “Challenge and Try!” Everyone had a great time! Enjoy some of our pictures.
Our three champions: #1- Rikyo! #2- Norris! #3- Mr. Hosono! Congratulations!
We will continue Kendama and Tops challenge in Kinder. Now our Kinder friends are so into it. (They might have asked you to buy top and kendama to practice more.)
Kinder friends enjoy practicing and improving their skills.
Good job, Kinder friends! We look forward to seeing the next stage of this challenge!
K1 Kendama Test (Part1)
Inspired by our K2 friends who showed their enthusiasm in playing Kendama, our K1 friends also challenged themselves to pass 3 levels.
K2のお友だちの白熱したけん玉遊びに刺激を受け、K1の子どもたちもけん玉検定の3つのレベルを達成するべくチャレンジしました。
In a short period of time, they practiced and showed their skills.
短い時間ではありましたが、それぞれが自身のスキルを磨き、披露しました。
The following friends passed Level 10.
10級に合格した子どもたちです。
Then, they had Level 9 🙂 They were nervous but they reached the next level of challenge.
それから9級。緊張していましたが、次のレベルへの挑戦です。
These two friends successfully made it! They passed Level 9.
2人のお友だちが成功し、9級に合格することができました！
Down to our last challenge of the day. Level 8 is quite challenging but they were ready to try. 🙂
いよいよこの日最後の挑戦。8級はとても難しいですが、満を持して挑みました。
He passed Level 8.
そして、たった一人！8級に合格することができました！！
Teachers also challenged and tried. 🙂
先生たちも挑戦しました。
We congratulate everyone for taking up the challenge of KENDAMA 🙂
“Losing doesn’t mean you fail. It means you have to try harder to succeed next time.”
We will hold our next test next month so our K1 friends have more chances of showing their skills in different levels.
Good luck and do your best K1 Friends. We are proud of your new found interest. 🙂
みんなでけん玉検定にチャレンジしたことをお互いに称えあいました。
3月になったらもう一度けん玉検定を開催する予定なので、また様々なレベルに挑戦できる機会となるはずです。
新しいことに興味をもって取り組むK1の子どもたち、立派です！次もがんばって！
Crazy Hair Day
Everyone came to school with their unique style and they were welcomed with beautiful smiles by their friends. 🙂
Look at our Kinder friends in their crazy hair 🙂
Here are K2 friends 🙂
P.S. Masks were taken off only during picture taking time.
We also visited the office, library, G1 and G2 friends.
What a crazy hair day! Thank you dear parents for your support and cooperation 🙂
Have a nice weekend♪
Enjoying the Cherry Blossoms
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom around Kinder and we enjoyed some time sketching our different cherry blossom scenes…
Last year K2 teachers made pottery magnets. Recently our K2 friends said they want to make pottery magnets, too. So we met our Amicus pottery teacher, Ms. Hasegawa, to start our mini pottery project- magnets!
K1 (Playdough) Muchi Making
Originally, we planned to have Marathon and Muchi Making today but due to the current pandemic as well as the weather today we were not able to proceed as planned.
当初の計画では、本日マラソン大会とムーチー作りをする予定でいましたが、さ現在発出されている緊急事態宣言と天候不良により、どちらも実施することができませんでした。
However, we thought that a fun muchi making activity is necessary for our K1 friends to learn about Okinawan culture.
First, we let them watch and listen to a story about “Muchi”
ですが、K1では沖縄の文化を学ぶために、楽しいムーチー作りのアクティビティを行いました。まず始めに“ムーチー”についてのお話を視聴しました。
Then, we started making the playdough mix using flour, salt, oil, water and food color.
まず、小麦粉、塩、油、水、食紅を混ぜ…、
Next, we made muchi using playdough and wrapped it with “getto no happa” (getto leaf).
次に、出来上がった粘土でムーチーを形作り、月桃の葉に包みました。
Then, they enjoyed playing and making many things with the leftover playdough that they took home eventually.
また、本日持ち帰っていますが、K1の子どもたちは残った粘土で様々なもの作って楽しみました！
※Please refrain from eating this playdough. このムーチーは食べられません。
Happy Friday indeed! 🙂
This week in K2…
We enjoyed our last calligraphy class with Mr. Nakasone. Mr. Nakasone taught K2 friends many different kanji. Students wrote their favourite kanji and completed our Happy New Year 2021 calligraphy artwork.
Pottery project- We started making magnets using clay. We met Ms. Hasegawa, our Amicus Pottery teacher. We learned about making clay pottery.
Our marathon tomorrow will be postponed but we have enjoyed practicing every day. We look forward to next week. Students will to their best next week.
