CURRENT EVENTS

• 2016.02.25Open English Lesson～Junior～

  

  Class 1
  Class 1 were a little nervous at the start of today’s Open English Lesson. After warming up with a short phonics game everyone was feeling more confident. Today were we visited by Mr.Ian, Mr.Shay, Mr.Jason and Mr.Johnny (photographs of them, not the real teachers!) and they needed our help. They needed to borrow winter clothing so they could go play in the park. The children did a wonderful job of choosing their favourite patterns and clothing and helping to dress the 4 teachers. Once they were ready for the park we sang our special park song and watched as the 4 teachers had fun playing in the snow. Ryoko-sensei and I would again like to thank all of the parents for taking the time to attend today’s class and for their continued support throughout the past 11 months.

  Class 2 & 3
  Classes 2 and 3 had so much fun today at the Open English lesson. They did so well singing and dancing as a special present for their mums and dads. We saw our friends Rosie and Jim in their brand new snow wear. Rosie’s snow wear was so nice, decorated with lots of shapes. Jim was sad because his snow wear wasn’t cute so we visited the sticker shop. Well done everyone for remembering all the shapes in English! It can be daunting for them with so many people watching but they did a really fantastic job. Thank you to everyone who came along today; from myself, Naomi-sensei and Nao-sensei.

• 2016.02.24Open English Lesson～Intermediate～

  

  Today’s open lesson for Class 4 was so much fun. The children were a little nervous at first but　they were all excited to show their parents what they have learned over the past month. The lesson started with Mimi chan missing and the children had to do a spelling challenge to get find her. When the children found out Mimi chan went to New Zealand they sung a New Zealand song and did a magical Maori dance to get there. In New Zealand they helped Mimi chan get food for her animal friends and were rewarded with stickers! Once again I would like to thank all the parents for attending today and hope that everyone enjoyed today’s lesson. – Mr. Johnny

  Classes 5 and 6 did a wonderful job during their English lesson today! It was their last chance to help Mr. Hero, a character they met after winter vacation. During the lesson they were able to use lots of English. They talked about locations, like “What’s on the table?”, and their own items, like “It’s my clay!” At the end everyone was able to get a medal. The end of the lesson had lots of fun with a phonics game, and the children did so good when singing their song “I’m a Little Teapot” I was very impressed with their progress and can’t wait to see how they do next year! – Mr. Jason

• 2016.02.23Open English Lesson～Senior～

  

  Class 7
  Today Class 7 had their final Open English Lesson! Today’s lesson was the third and last Texture Challenge. All the children have done very well getting ready for today by learning all about describing textures of objects. After a quick phonics exercise with some spelling, we jumped right in. Today’s challenge had them feel some objects while blindfolded and answering questions about them. All of the children did a great job and could guess the correct objects. We were very happy to see them do a well in front of their parents. Tomoko-sensei and I would also like to say thank you to all of the parents who could come today.

  Class 8 & 9
  Today was the final Open English Lesson for Class 8 & 9. The children have built their English ability over the years and were able to display their abilities today. After a morning greeting we had the children name vehicles by their sound. As well as describing the different textures and answering questions like “What is it?” and “How does it feel?” All the children did a wonderful job today. We were very happy to see all the parents who had the chance to attend.

• 2016.02.22Today’s Class 6

  

  今日は、年長組のお兄さん、お姉さんに素敵な気持ちで卒園式を迎えてもらおうと、年中、年少組のみんなで玄関のグリーンボードを飾る花つくりをしました。「もうすぐお別れかぁ。」「優しくしてくれたよね。」などの声が聞かれ、年長さんとの別れを惜しみながら、みんなで心を込めてつくりました。明日、みんなが登園してきたときには貼っておくからね、と約束した通り、玄関のグリーンボードはみんなのつくってくれたキレイなお花でいっぱいですよ。明日の登園を楽しみにしていてくださいね。美味しいランチをいただいた後は、Mr.Jasonと一緒に楽しいEnglish Activity。それから張り切って外遊びに出かけました！昨日、雪が降ったことで、ソリも滑りやすくなり、雪だるまつくりや温泉つくりに精を出していました。色々な友達とかかわりを深め、仲良く遊ぶ術を身に付けながら成長している６組さん。年中さんでいるのも、あともう少し。明日も元気いっぱいに幼稚園に来て下さいね！！

• 2016.02.19Parents teacher~Class 3 ~

  

  今日はペアレンツティーチャーの最終日。３組には、２人のお母さまが、先生として、「バラのカードづくり」を教えてくださいました。お母さまがきてくれるのをとても楽しみにしていた３組さん。「今日は何をするのかな？」とお母さまが教えてくれる遊びを心待ちにしていましたよ。バラの花は、画用紙を鉛筆でくるくる巻いてつくりました。お母さまに手伝ってもらいながら、可愛いお花ができあがると「見て!」「上手にできたよ！」と嬉しそうに見せてくれました。できあがったバラのカードは、お家に帰ってお母さまにプレゼントするために大切に持って帰りました。一週間のペアレンツティーチャーで、色々なお母さまと触れ合い「楽しかった！」と大満足なお子さまたちでした。

• 2016.02.18Parents Teacher～Class 2～

  

  今日の2組さんは、ペアレンツティチャー３日目。『誰のママが来てくれるのかな～？』と毎日、楽しみにしているお子さま達。今日は2人のお母さまが園に来てくださり、読み聞かせをしてくださいました。２つのグループに分かれて、「おかしなおかし」「わにわにのおおけが」の2冊の絵本を楽しみ、「おもしろかった～！」という声がたくさん聞かれました。2組さんのみんなでつくった感謝状、喜んでもらえてよかったですね♪絵本の後は、『ひなまつり製作』の仕上げをしました。色とりどりの素敵な着物を着た、おひな様とおだいり様の周りに桃の花を飾りましたよ。「灯りをつけましょ～」とひなまつりの歌を口ずさみながらつくっているお子さまもいましたね♪完成したおひなさまは、お部屋のグリーンボードに飾られています。来園の際に是非、ご覧下さい。また、今月から始まったお当番活動にも、意欲的に取り組んでいるお子さま達。Morming Meetingの司会をしたり、ランチの配膳をしたりと大忙しのお当番さんですが、お楽しみの1つでもあり、自分の順番を心待ちにしています。さて、明日はいよいよペアレンツティチャー最終日！どんな楽しい活動が待っているのかは…お・た・の・し・み☆明日も元気なお顔を見せてくださいね。

• 2016.02.17Let’s challenge ~Senior~

  

  今日は年長組、最後の“Let’s Challenge Day”でした。文字ランド、かずランドでゲームをしてきた年長組。３学期最後は「小学校ごっこ」を行いました！昨日、NIAさんから届いた手紙は「明日は小学校ごっこだよ。ベルがなったら、チケットをもって階段の前に並んでください。」その手紙を読み返し、朝から活動を楽しみにしていたお子さま達。ベルがなり、チケットを持って年長組みんなが素早く集まると、そこに招待状をくれたNIAさんが登場！！さっそく２つのグループに分かれて、こくごとさんすうの授業が始まりました。こくごの授業では、文章中の正しい場所に「゛」や「゜」を付けたり、「と」「の」「を」「は」「へ」の助詞や接続詞を当てはめる問題に挑戦しました。さんすうの授業では５はいくつといくつに分かれているかを考えたり、図形の組み合わせ、場所（みぎから何番目）などの問題に挑戦しました。「これから、さんすうの授業を始めます。」「始めます！」と大きな掛け声で始まった小学校ごっこでは、みんな真剣に説明を聞いたり、黒板をみたりし、問題を解き終えた後も姿勢を正して待つなど、まるで小学生さながら！最後にはNIAさんから、一人ひとり修了証を受け取り、大喜び！！
  今回のLet’s Challengeで小学校の雰囲気を味わい、小学校へ行くことがさらに楽しみになった年長組でした♪♪

• 2016.02.16Birthday Party

  

  今日は２月生まれのお子さまのBirthday Partyがありました。Birthdayのお子さまたちは少し照れながらも元気いっぱいに名前や年齢を答えていました！！お子さま達は１つお姉さん、お兄さんになったことに喜びを感じ、大好きなお友達からのバースデーソングとバースデーボードのプレゼントをもらい、とても嬉しそうな表情を浮かべていましたよ＾＾そして今月の先生方のプレゼントは、楽器クイズでした！「タンバリンだ！！」「お口パクパクだからカスタネットだよ！」と言ったり、箱の中に入っている楽器の音をよーく聴いて、「スズだ！！」などと、とても楽しそうにクイズに答えてくれました！最後はベルでバースデーソングを演奏しお子さまたちも一緒に大きな声でもう一度素敵なうたのプレゼントをすることができました♪♪２月生まれのお友達、Happy Birthday！★

• 2016.02.15Parents Teacher～Class 1～

  

  Today in Class 1 was the first day of ‘Parents-Teacher Week’. Today, 3 mummy’s came and showed the children how to make a super fun bear and orange game. The children first drew on their bear’s face and stuck it to a cup with a magnet. They next glued paper oranges onto 2 more cups and decorated them with crayons and stickers. All of the children were so excited to have Mummy’s in the class and listened very carefully and did a great job. After playing with their new craft they were treated to a really fun book about moving our bodies. Today was a fantastic start to the ‘Parents-Teacher Week’ and everyone is looking forward to the next Mummies coming to class on Wednesday! Thank you very much everyone!

• 2016.02.13English Speaking Contest

  

  It was very nice to see how much everyone was able to use English today. All of the teachers were really impressed with all of the children’s ability to communicate. Congratulations to everyone who came today!
  Mr. Ian

  I thought everyone did an amazing job today for the contest! They gave such a good effort, and really tried to communicate with us English teachers. I can’t wait to see how much everyone improves when next year’s contest comes around! Great job!
  Mr. Jason

  The children did a really fantastic job speaking English at the contest today. They tried very hard to tell us about lots of interesting things, especially their favourite toys! The parents should be very proud of their excellent communication skills. Well done for a successful day!
  Miss Gerry

  It was a pleasure to witness some many children speaking English so fluently. I thought all the children describing their items in such detail was amazing. Everyone did amazingly and should be proud of themselves and the achievements.
  Mr. Norm

  I was very impressed with the enthusiasm and English ability of all the children that participated today. You should all be very proud of yourselves and I hope that you will keep using English more and more in the future.
  Mr. Johnny

  It was great talking with the children who participated in the English Speaking Contest today. Everyone did such a good job talking with the teachers. I saw lots of happy faces. I was really impressed with each child’s English-speaking ability. Great job everyone! I look forward to the contest next year!
  Mr. Shay

  I was really impressed with how well all the students did today. They were able to speak quickly and correctly about a lot of different topics. Of course, all of the moms and dads should be so proud of all their hard work. I’m excited to see what they’ll be able to do next year!
  Miss Candis

  The standard of this years Speaking Contest was fantastic! It was great speaking with all of the children and everyone showed such enthusiasm, excitement and excellent English speaking ability. Thank you to all of the children and parents for attending todays contest and I cannot wait until next years English Speaking Contest. Well done everyone.
  Mr. Chris