CURRENT EVENTS

• 2015.08.25Birthday Party

  

  August Birthday Party was a lot of fun! At 10:40am the whole school sat down on the first floor for the party. Today we had 15 Birthday children who told us their names and ages. After that we sang Happy Birthday to all of them and gave them presents. There were many happy faces. Next everyone watched a play performed by the English teachers. It was about colours. The four crayons didn’t get along but when they mixed they created new colours! In the end the colours worked together and drew a beautiful rainbow! After that the white crayon and red crayon came back to talk about the Red Stars and White Angels who will be competing in the IYK Sports Festival! Today we also had music time! Another great event here at IYK!

• 2015.08.24Today’s Class5

  

  今日の５組さんはAll English Day！金曜日からずっと楽しみにしていたお子さま達。大好きなMr.Jasonと一緒に遊んだり、Lessonをしたり、CraftやGameをして過ごしました。English Lessonでは、夏休みにどこへ行ったかを聞きました。大きな声で「I went to　～!」と答えることができていましたよ！Craftでは、夏らしいひまわりを折り紙でつくり、その周りに自分たちでイメージを膨らませながらたくさんのお友達やお花を描いたりして、一人一人が楽しんでお絵かきをする姿が見られました。Gameでは、カラフルなヘビをみんなでつくりあげて、「楽しかった！またやりたい！」などと言っていましたよ。少しずつSports Festivalの練習も行っていますが、元気いっぱいの５組さんは、「もっと練習したい！」と意欲的です。また明日も練習しましょうね！お子さまたちが元気に登園してきてくれることを待っています♪

• 2015.08.21Today’s Class 4

  

  Class 4 was a lot of fun today! In the morning after playtime and body measurement we had a great exercise with Class 7. Then children did really well in phonics. They were able to think of many words for R C and G. Everyone was happy to put their hand up. After phonics we went downstairs and had Nature Discovery with Class 5 and 6. We learnt about rice, potatoes, and tomatoes. It was very interesting. For lunch we had a wonderful picnic in the park. The children ate their lunch and then played on the green grass. They found many interesting leaves, plants, flowers, a bugs. Finally before our Good Bye Meeting we the children enjoyed a fun game of Duck Duck Goose! They all looked very happy. Another great day Class 4!

• 2015.08.20Today’s Class 3♪

  

  今日の3組さんは、All English day。Mr. Johnnyがクラスでいろいろな遊びを教えてくれました。折り紙製作では、船を折りました。3組のお子さま達は、Mr. Johnnyが英語で説明する英語をよく聞きながら真剣におり進め、船が出来上がると、「Mr. Johnny!出来たよ！」「見て！」と嬉しそうに見せていましたよ。ランチタイムは、久しぶりの給食で、「今日は何かな？」と楽しみにしていたお子さまも多く、メニューの中にたぬきうどんがあると知ると大喜び。何度もおかわりし「美味しかったね！」と満足そうな顔をしていましたよ。きれいに食べてからになったお皿も、「全部食べちゃった！」と教師に見せていた3組さんです。Mr. Johnnyとたくさん遊んで、英語に触れた一日でした。次回のAll English dayも楽しみですね!明日はみんなが大好きなCooking。楽しみに幼稚園に来てくださいね！

• 2015.08.19Opening Ceremony～２学期始業式～

  

  今日は始業式がありました。久しぶりの幼稚園で、少し緊張した様子も見られましたが、大好きなお友達や教師に会うと、ニコニコの笑顔に変わり、再会を喜び、一緒に遊ぶ姿が見られました。始業式では、元気いっぱいにあいさつをしたり、教師の話に答えたり、スクールソングをうたったりと立派な姿が見られましたよ。
  各クラスでは、教師の話しをしっかり聞きながらも、「夏休み○○したんだ～。」などと、夏休みの思い出を楽しそうに語るお子さま達でした。
  夏休みの間にずいぶんと大きくなったお子さま達。２学期にはどのような成長を見せてくれるのか、楽しみにしています！明日も元気に幼稚園に来て下さいね♪

• 2015.08.17Immersion Overnight Experience Day 2

  

  The children all slept very well last night and awoke with lots of energy. After washing our faces and changing out of our pajamas we had exercise time. The children had all built up an appetite and did great at our buffet style breakfast, helping themselves to cereal, yoghurt and jam. Everyone seemed very hungry and many children returned to the buffet for extra helpings of cereal and slices of orange. Once everyone had finished we completed our crowns by decorating them with stickers and then playing a super fun game of ‘Royal Carriage’. Unfortunately Check-out time had approached and everyone got their bags, crowns and medals ready before heading to the Front Desk to check-out of the Hotel England. All of the children had a fantastic time and the first Immersion Overnight Experience was a complete success. See you all on Wednesday for the first day of the exciting Second Term.

• 2015.08.16Immersion Overnight Experience

  

  Once we returned from the park it was time to watch a short play about eat manners. All of the children called out to the main character, “No, David!” whenever he did something rude or used bad manners (not washing his hands before eating, talking with food in his mouth, playing with his food, etc). After the play it was dinner time and everyone was treated to a British style 3 course meal. The first course was the vegetable soup the children had helped to prepare. The second course was mashed potato, asparagus, eggs, English muffins, bacon and tomato. The third and final course was fruit jelly with cream and strawberries. There were many calls of, “It’s yummy!”, “More soup, please” and “More bacon, please”. After everyone had thanked the waitresses and cooks we went upstairs to make prince and princess crowns with `Prince Craft`. We ripped origami paper and glued them to our crowns to make cute colourful patterns like diamonds, rubys and saphires. We also learnt lots about British culture, how the United Kingdom’s flag is made, British food and history. Everyone has had a fun packed and busy first day and are now all fast asleep awaiting tomorrow mornings breakfast and exciting activites.

• 2015.08.16Immersion Overnight Experience

  

  Today was the first IYK Immersion Overnight Experience. Children arrived and were welcomed to the `Hotel England`, had their reservations checked, their bags carried for them by our `Porters` and enjoyed tea and biscuit time. Once everyone had been welcomed by Mr. England it was time to help the hotel’s chef prepare dinner. The children ripped cabbage into small pieces then cut zucchini and bacon and added it into the cooking pot. Next we went to the park and had lots and lots of fun playing a traditional British childrens game, British Bulldog. It was so much fun that everyone wanted to play it again. We then enjoyed the cool weather and had lots of fun playing with toys in the park. There have been so many smiles so far today!

• 2015.08.10キッズワールド～滝野すずらん公園～

  

  　今日は夏休み５つ目のイベント『滝野すずらん公園』に出かけてきました。心配されていた午後からの雨予報もどこかに飛んでいき、予定通りお外で遊ぶことができましたよ。入口の近くには綺麗な滝や不思議な形の草の野原があり、歩いていくとセミの声が聞こえたりまるい穴の開いた大きな石があったりと好奇心をくすぐられるお子さま達。そしてやっと到着した「こどもの谷」では、大きな三角コーンのような風船に抱きついたり、「１番上まできたよ～！」とよじ登ったり大はしゃぎ☆次に森の中をお散歩すると、色々な虫さんに出会うことができました。芝生でランチを食べた後は、白いお山のトランポリンで走ったり跳ねたり転んだり！あっという間に時間は過ぎ、帰りのバスではぐっすり眠るお子さま達でした。

• 2015.08.06キッズワールド～パフェ作り～

  

  　今日は夏休み４つ目のイベント『パフェ作り』を行いました。連日の暑さに、お子さま達も少々疲れ気味の様子でしたが「今日はパフェの日だ！」とこの日をとても楽しみにしていました。今回のパフェ作りは、年中組・年長組がフルーツの缶詰をcutし、年少組・年中組・年長組のみんなで自分のパフェを盛り付けていきました。中身の材料は、プレーンタイプのシリアル・缶詰(みかん・黄桃・パイン)・バニラアイスクリーム・ホイップクリーム・イチゴジャム・ウエハース・グミやアラザン等のトッピングと、具だくさんの大盛りです☆溶けてしまう前にすぐ食べようと夢中になって食べるお子さま達は、誰ひとり話さずパフェと向き合います。半分くらい食べたところでようやく「ねえ、これおかわりないの？」「美味しすぎ！」と喜びの声でいっぱいに☆帰りに今日の活動を振り返ると「今日のパフェは地球より大きいくらい美味しかった！」「僕は宇宙くらい美味しかった！」とかなりスケールの大きい表現をするお子さま達でした。