We did a “Halloween Stamp Rally” outside after reading a story book about Halloween. Our Kindergarteners enjoyed variety of games prepared by teachers in each station!
ファッションショーの後はハロウィンの絵本を読み、屋外で“ハロウィンスタンプラリー”活動を行いました。それぞれのステーションが異なるゲームを用意していて、子どもたちはとても楽しんでいました。
Literacy Station: Alphabet Game
P.E. Station : Ball Toss Game
Math Station : Dice Game
Social Studies: Animals around the World Matching Game
Life Skills: Quiz ～ “What does plant need to grow?”
What a great day to end October! 🙂
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.*
K1 friends have started our OCTOBER THEME which is PLANTS.
It started with our SEPTEMBER THEME which is BUTTERFLY. K1 friends enjoyed the activities and learned more about butterfly.
At the end, everyone thought of providing food for the butterfly so, we decided to plant some flowers. They also made their own planter using pet bottles.
K1では、10月のテーマ「植物」についての活動が始まりました。9月のK1の学習テーマは「蝶」で、子どもたちは蝶についての活動の中で多くのことを学び、楽しむことができました。その活動の最後、子どもたちから「ちょうちょうにごはんをあげたい。」という声が上がったことにより、いくつかの花の種を撒くことを決め、ペットボトルを使った自分だけのオリジナルプランターも作りました。
Then, we received banana saplings from Mr. Patterson. Since our K1 friends love banana, they eagerly asked us if they can plant them.
また、ミスターパターソンからバナナの苗をもらいました。バナナが大好きなK1の子どもたちは、バナナを植えたくてたまらない様子でした。
Their motivation and interest heightened even more when they saw new books in K1 classroom Library.
K1絵本コーナーにある、今回のテーマに関連した本の数々が、子どもたちのやる気や興味をさらに引き出すきっかけにもなっています。
These are some of their words while reading books.
Student1: “Wow, I like this flower.”
Student2: “Oh, this is the stinky flower that we heard from Storytime.”
Student3: “Wow, the plant started from a seed then it goes bigger and bigger!”
Student4: “I want to make flowers!”
So, we decided to make a PLANT ART.
It was a challenging but fun activity inclusive of 3 MISSIONS:
本を読んだときに聞こえてきた、子どもたちの会話の一コマです。
子ども１：「あ！このお花好き！」
子ども２：「あ～、ストーリータイムで聞いたけど、これすっごくくさい花なんだって。」
子ども３：「わー！植物って、一つの種からどんどん大きくなっていくんだって！」
子ども４：「お花作りたいなー！」
そこで、アートで植物を作ることを決めました。
子どもたちにとってはチャレンジでもあり、3つのミッションを含む楽しい活動にもなりました。
(1) MATH MISSION: Count the letters of your name. 自分の名前がいくつのアルファベットでできているか数えてみよう。
(2) LITERACY MISSION: Find the letters of your name. 自分の名前の文字を見つけよう。
(3) ART MISSION: Make any plant out of your name. 自分の名前で植物を作ろう。
They need to make their own plant using their own creativity and imagination. Everyone challenged themselves to produce their original work.
自分だけの植物づくりには、子どもたち自身の独創性と、想像力が必要です。みんなそれぞれ、オリジナルの作品作りに挑戦しました。
Some friends present in front and encourage other friends to use different kinds of materials.
何人かの子どもは友だちの前で発表し、そのことは友だちへの刺激になり、様々な材料を使うことへの気付きにも繋がりました。
Generally, it was a challenge for them but they did it well in the end.
子どもたちにとっては一つの挑戦であることでも、最後にはしっかりとやり遂げることができました。
Good job K1 friends. 🙂
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…
Kinder friends had a great time today. They enjoyed playing in the pools, with bubbles, fishing, and sliding down the “splash mountain” water slide.
子どもたちはプール、シャボン玉、金魚すくいやウォータースライダーなど、晴天の中で存分に楽しみました！
Bubble Station
Water slide
Fishing
