Class 4 was so excited for our first day of outside play in the snow! We did our best putting all our snow gear on correctly by ourselves and did a great job. We had so much fun playing together, and it was nice run around outside in the fresh winter air. We went sledding and had a great time making all sorts of things with the snow. After getting some exercise outside, we were ready to do a number print. We impressed our teachers by writing numbers all the way to 50–wow! Today Class 4 also received a special surprise from IYK-kun for doing such an amazing job in their English Activity yesterday. He sent them super cool medals so they can get special stickers when they complete his special challenges. Class 4 did a fabulous job today and had lots of fun. We are so excited to see what the next challenge from IYK-kun will be!
2025.01.20Senior
今日の年長組は幼稚園最後の体育教室でした。まずは、準備体操をした後、兎跳びやライオン歩きなど、今まで何度も行った基本的な動きで体をほぐしました。その後は、鉄棒や跳び箱を行いました。「小学校に行って体育が楽しくできるように」と願いを込めて上手にできるコツをたくさん教えてくれたゆうか先生。お子さま達もその願いに応えるべく、真剣な表情で取り組んでいましたよ。今日が最後の体育教室であることを知ると、「ゆうか先生に会えないの寂しい！」「もっと体育教室したかった」と寂しそうなお子さま達。最後に記念撮影をした後、今までの感謝の気持ちを込めて大きな声でお礼を伝えました。ゆうか先生、お世話になりました。
2025.01.17
Class 3 friends had a fun day today. Today there was a special meeting for the parents, so the whole kindergarten got to play together. It was wonderful to see children from all classes playing together and interacting with each other. Class 3 friends did origami, had spinning top battles, did jump rope and lots of other fun activities. After we cleaned up, we got today’s stickers for our sticker books. We had a yummy packed lunch, then went back to our classroom to do body measurement. We were pleased to see how much everyone had grown since the start of the 2nd term! As the day was winding down, we found a letter from Mr. Zookeeper, who invited us to his zoo and gave us zoo tickets. We can’t wait to check it out on Monday! Have a great weekend, and see you soon!
2025.01.16Opening Ceremony
今日は３学期の始業式が行われました。副園長先生からのお話で、３つのお約束をしました。一つ目は、冬支度はスノーウエアの着脱にブーツカバーや手袋の装着など難しい作業がたくさんありますが、まずは自分でやってみようとするなど自分でできることに挑戦してみること。二つ目は、たくさん食べてたくさん運動してたくさん寝ることで風邪をひかない健康な体を作ること。三つ目は、友達や先生、周りの人に自分から元気よく挨拶をすることです！３学期は短いですが、北風公園で雪遊びをしたり、楽しいことがたくさん待っています。来年度の進級に向けて、お子さま達が自信をもって様々な活動に取り組むことができるようサポートしてまいります。
2024.12.20Closing Ceremony
今日は2学期の終業式でした。2学期は沢山の行事がありましたが、運動会や発表会など、お子さま達の成長をとても感じました。
終業式では副園長先生のお話を良く聞き、冬休みのお約束などを確認しました。
「早寝・早起き・元気に挨拶・朝ごはん」をみんなで言い、元気にSchool songも歌いました。
明日から冬休みが始まります。クリスマスやお正月など楽しいことが沢山ありますが、怪我や事故に気を付けて過ごしてくださいね。
終業式では副園長先生のお話を良く聞き、冬休みのお約束などを確認しました。
「早寝・早起き・元気に挨拶・朝ごはん」をみんなで言い、元気にSchool songも歌いました。
明日から冬休みが始まります。クリスマスやお正月など楽しいことが沢山ありますが、怪我や事故に気を付けて過ごしてくださいね。
2024.12.19Today’s Class 2
Today in Class 2 was so much fun. After Discovery Time this morning, we exercised, practiced English together, and danced to a Christmas song. We practiced matching uppercase and lowercase letters for Phonics Time. We finished Morning Meeting and had fun doing an English Activity with Mr. Nutcracker. We got to give his kids presents for Christmas and learned new words for the presents we were giving as well as some phrases to talk about where we were putting the presents. We did a super cleanup to get ready for Winter Break, and we practiced for the English Recital before having our Goodbye Meeting. Today was so much fun, and we learned a lot. Great job, everyone!
2024.12.18Today’s Class 1
In Class 1 today, we had a lot of fun! It’s almost the end of the year, which means Christmas and New Year’s Day are really close. We have been making lots of crafts for Christmas and New Year’s Day, and today we finished making our New Year’s cards. We made cool green snakes on our cards for the year of the snake, and decorated them with plenty of stickers and glued paper. After we made our New Year’s cards, we had cooking time. We had delicious Christmas cookies with whipped cream and sprinkles. We had lots of fun putting the sprinkles on and using an animal cracker to top it all off. The cookies were so tasty, but we were still hungry for some lunch. Since today was packed lunch day, we got out our picnic sheets and sat on them instead of at the table. It was a lot of fun eating in a different way and getting to be next to all of our friends. It was a great day, and we had lots of fun. We can’t wait for tomorrow!
2024.12.17December’s Birthday Party
Today was the December birthday party and 13 IYK friends got to celebrate their birthday’s in this month! All of the children did a great job telling everyone their names as well as how old they have become. After the birthday children got their presents from their friends we were paid a visit from Santa Claus! Everyday, we have been counting down to Christmas, but this year, Santa fell from his sleigh and could not remember anything about Christmas! Each class helped to decorate a beautiful Christmas wreath and luckily, this helped Santa to remember all about Christmas, and the presents he had brought for everyone! Happy birthday December friends, and Happy Holidays to everyone!
2024.12.16Today’s Elephant class
It was a very special day for the Elephant friends. Today, we had a Christmas party! First, we had many toys, so we decorated a Christmas tree. We asked for things nicely and tried to say, “May I have a…?” We had lots of toys, so we could choose the ones we liked. Look at the beautiful Christmas tree we made! Then, Santa came and brought us presents. We sang a song for Santa, danced, and said “Thank you” nicely. We hope Santa liked our dance! After that, we had lunch. We are friends, so we like sitting at one big table. We talked about the foods we like and the foods Santa likes, and we enjoyed eating together. After lunch, we played in the kitchen and separated food by color. We had a lot of fun! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
2024.12.13Today’s IYK〜餅つき〜
今日はお子さま達がずっと心待ちにしていた餅つきの日。先週にIYKくんから「インターナショナル山の手幼稚園の６０周年をお祝いしよう！」という手紙が届いてから、年少組はフルーツ、年中組はクッキー、年長組はろうそくを準備して、お祝いのケーキをデコレーションすることを楽しみにしていました。餅つきをする前に、みんなでケーキの飾り付けをして、素敵なケーキが完成するとお子さま達は大喜びでしたよ。
餅つきの会場ではまず、バスドライバーの先生達が、大きな”うす”でお餅をついている様子を見学しました。力強くお餅をつく先生たちの姿を見て「力持ち！」と驚いていたお子さま達。みんなで「餅つき」の歌を歌って応援をしました。また、みんなでお餅をつく番になると、ドライバーの先生達のように、力いっぱいお餅をつくことを楽しんでいたお子さま達でした。お弁当の時間に、みんなでついたお餅を食べると、「美味しい！」と笑顔いっぱい。何度もおかわりをしてお腹いっぱいお餅を食べ、大満足な1日になりましたね！
お手伝いに来てくださった保護者の皆様、ありがとうございました。
餅つきの会場ではまず、バスドライバーの先生達が、大きな”うす”でお餅をついている様子を見学しました。力強くお餅をつく先生たちの姿を見て「力持ち！」と驚いていたお子さま達。みんなで「餅つき」の歌を歌って応援をしました。また、みんなでお餅をつく番になると、ドライバーの先生達のように、力いっぱいお餅をつくことを楽しんでいたお子さま達でした。お弁当の時間に、みんなでついたお餅を食べると、「美味しい！」と笑顔いっぱい。何度もおかわりをしてお腹いっぱいお餅を食べ、大満足な1日になりましたね！
お手伝いに来てくださった保護者の皆様、ありがとうございました。
