CURRENT EVENTS

• 2023.11.26Hyogen Festival Day 2

  

  Today was Class 2’s Hyogen Festival performance. We were excited to see everyone as they arrived, and all the children had such big smiles on their faces from the moment they walked through the door. Everyone did such a tremendous job playing their tambourines to ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,’ then it was time for our English play, ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf.’ A few friends were a little nervous to be on stage in front of their families, but all of the children did such a wonderful job! There were lots of big voices, big gestures and big smiles. The children worked so hard to put on a good show today, and they made us all very proud! Thank you to everyone who came today!

  Class 4 has had so much fun with Handbells and the story “The Musicians of Bremen” over the past month and were very eager to put on a good performance today. It was very pleasing to see all the children come together with the hand bells to make beautiful music with the song “Deck the Halls”. It was so nice to see the Christmas Spirit shine through! After that, Class 4 changed costumes and became different characters to put on their own rendition of “The Musicians of Bremen”. All the children did their best using a big voice for singing and putting plenty of emotion into their lines. Thank you to all the parents and family members who have supported their children through this time. Your children deserve a lot of praise!

  Today, Class 6 put on their Hyogen Festival performance for their families to see. The children have worked so hard practicing their dances and learning their lines. It was amazing to see them on stage today and they did such a good job. They performed ‘White Christmas’ with the handbells, listening carefully and keeping time with each other. Everyone had so much fun doing our English play, ‘Peach Boy,’ an English version of the Japanese folk tale, Momotaro. Thank you to all the parents and relatives who came today. Thank you for your support each and every day.

  Class 8 had so much fun today performing for the Hyogen Festival. They played beautifully the melodion using harmonies and they were so excited to perform the piece “Butterfly”. Everyone was a little nervous before starting the English play “Peter Pan” on the stage and they did so well, they used a big voice and they could put so much emotion into their lines. They performed and acted amazingly to bring their characters to life and it was so nice to see how much fun they were having. A big thank you to all the parents and family members who came today and also for all your great support through all this. Your children worked so hard, they practiced with such eagerness everyday and they did really great today. Please give them lots of praise!

• 2023.11.25Hyogen Festival Day 1

  

  Class 1 did a great job during Hyogen Festival today! It was their first time performing in front of a big audience, so they were a little bit nervous, but they did a great job! First, they played along to “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” showcasing their tambourine skills they have been working on so hard during music lessons this year. Then they did their best to use their big voices to say their lines and sing their songs while presenting “Shark in the Park”! Everyone did a great job today! Thank you so much for coming to watch!

  Class 3 did such a great job with their first ever performance on stage in front of their family. First, they performed ‘Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang’ on the tambourines, dancing and performing to the beat so nicely. Everyone then did an amazing job performing ‘Baby White Fish’. We have all had so much fun practicing our lines, dances and gestures this month, and although there were a few nervous faces on stage today, we would like to thank you all for coming and for all of the support you have shown throughout the month. Tremendous job everyone!

  Today was an extraordinary day for Class 5. Today’s performances were the culmination of many practices and a lot of hard work. Once again, thank you to all of the parents that were able to attend today – your support was incredibly important for the children and helped them to achieve the best performance possible. Despite being a little nervous, the children didn’t let it show and used a big, confident English voice to deliver their lines and sing their songs. Additionally, they were so excited to perform the dances they have been practicing alongside their songs. Thank you very much for coming and we hope you enjoyed the show! See you on Tuesday Class 5!

  The Class 7 children did such a fantastic job today for their Hyogen Festival! Recently, there have been a lot of absences, however everyone came together to perform ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’ on the tone chimes fantastically. There performance of ‘Rapunzel’ was also tremendous, after having practiced so hard to learn the songs, dances, gestures and lines so well. It was fantastic to see so many parents at today’s performance and we thank you for all of your support at home. Great job everyone!

  Class 9は、MusicとEnglish playの発表を行いました。みんなで練習を重ねながら今日の本番を楽しみにしてきたお子さま達。Musicのハンドベルや合奏では、一人一人の楽器を合わせ、とても素敵な演奏を聞かせてくれました。またEnglish PlayのLittle mermaidでは、それぞれのキャラクターが、セリフの言い方や動きなどにもこだわって、とても迫力のある演技を観客の皆様にお見せすることができました。かわいい演技、怖い演技、怒っている演技、喜んでいる演技など、表情も豊かにステージの上に立っていましたね！何よりも、元気いっぱい、笑顔で発表する姿をお客さまに見ていただくことができ、終わった後には「楽しかった！」と大満足の様子でした。Class 9の皆さん、今日はとてもかっこよかったですよ！

• 2023.11.24Today’s Class 1

  

  Class 1 had a fun last day of rehearsal before Hyogen Festival! We started off the day by playing our tambourines along to “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” before going down to the stage for one final practice of “Shark in the Park”! Then we came back to Class 1 and took a break from practicing to do our Morning Meeting and play Stop Game! After rehearsing one last time we played Duck, Duck, Goose, drew in our sketchbooks and then enjoyed our packed lunches! Soon enough it was time to read a book and go home! Class 1 is so excited to show mommies and daddies all of their hard work tomorrow!

• 2023.11.22Hyogen Festival Rehearsal

  

  今日はHyogen Festival Rehearsal の最終日で、Class 2・Class 5・Class 9のお子さまたちがMusic とEnglish play を披露してくれました。Class 2は、“The Boy Who Cried Wolf”を披露してくれました。初めてお客さんの前で演技をし、最初は緊張しているお子さまもいましたが、Final songに近づくにつれ、だんだんと環境に慣れ大きな声で歌ったりダンスをする素敵な姿が見られましたよ。Class 5は、”The Wolf and Nine Goats”のEnglish playを披露してくれました。大迫力のWolfや、可愛らしいGoatsがたくさん出てきました。それぞれ役になりきって演じてる姿がとっても立派でしたよ。Class 9のMusicでは、“Part of your World ”をハンドベルで、“Mickey Mouse March”を合奏で披露してくれました。それぞれの楽器がしっかりと音を出すことで、素敵なハーモニーが生まれていましたね。お客さんになって見ていたお子さまたちも、「大迫力でまるで映画館みたいだった！」「最後のポーズは腕がピンと伸びているとかっこいいから真似してみる！」と本番への気持ちが高まっていました。いよいよ今週末は、Hyogen Festival です！本番で練習の成果が出せるように、金曜日の最終練習も頑張りましょうね！

• 2023.11.21Hyogen Festival Rehearsal

  

  今日はHyogen Festival Rehearsalの二日目でした。二日目は、Class 1とClass 6とClass 7のお子さまがMusicとEnglish Playの発表を行いました。最初の発表はClass 1がタンバリンを使って”Chitty Chitty bang bang”の演奏をしました。初めてのステージで緊張しているお子さまもいましたが、全員でタイミングを合わせてタンバリンを叩いたり、途中でポーズをするなどとてもかわいらしい演奏を見せてくれました。Class 6が披露したEnglish Playは”Peach boy”でした。かっこいい桃太郎や鬼、かわいらしい犬、サル、キジ、おばあさんになりきってとても楽しそうに演じていました。発表を見ていたお子さまも鬼と桃太郎が戦う場面では「桃太郎頑張れ！」と思わず声が出てしまうほど、緊迫したシーンを上手に演じていました。Class 7は”Rapunzel”を披露してくれました。年長さんになって去年よりもセリフや動きが多くなり難しくなりましたが、一人ひとりが大きな声でセリフを言ったり、息の合ったダンスや歌がとても素敵でした。お客さんになって見ていたお子さまも「どのEnglish Playもおもしろかったね」「年長さんみたいに大きな声で言ってみる！」と更に本番への気持ちが高まりました。

• 2023.11.20Hyogen Festival Rehearsal

  

  　今日はHyogen FestivalのRehearsal初日で、Class 3・Class 4・Class 8のお子さま達がMusicとEnglish playを発表しました。Class 3がEnglish playで披露したのは、“White baby fish”です。とても可愛らしく、魚やカニ、カメ、クラゲなど、海の生き物達を一生懸命演じてくれましたよ。Class 4がEnglish playで披露したのは、“The Musicians of Bremen”です。ロバや犬、ねこ、にわとり、どろぼうになりきって、大きな声で台詞を言ったり、楽しそうにキャラクターソングを歌って踊っていた姿がとても立派でしたよ。Class 8がMusicで披露したのは、メロディオンの“ちょうちょ”です。１番はベースの部分を担当するグループ、２番は主音を担当するグループ、３番は２つのグループが一緒に演奏しました。全員で演奏する部分は音色が重なって、特に綺麗な音色となっていました。お客さんになってRehearsalを見ていたお子さま達は、「みんなすごく上手だった！」「私たちも演奏してみたい気持ちになった！」など、Hyogen Festivalの本番に更に期待を膨らませたようでした。

• 2023.11.17Today’s Class 2

  

  Class 2 friends had lots of fun today. After arriving and hanging up their jackets, the children had Discovery Time with Class 1 and Class 3. When we went back to our classroom, the Teacher’s Assistants did a great job of leading the Morning Meeting and handing out stickers. Next it was time for some Hyogen Festival practice. Today, everyone tried on their costumes and hats! Class 2 friends are so cute! We went downstairs to the stage and practiced our English play, ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ as well as our tambourine performance. After heading back to Class 2, we played Duck Duck Goose and had lots of fun. Soon it was time for yummy packed lunch, then story time and finally Goodbye Meeting time. What a great end to a great week. See you on Monday!

• 2023.11.16Today’s Elephant Class

  

  Today Elephant Class had super fun physical activities. The children could all exercise to the song “Let’s Get Fit” and then we got out the big jump rope. We pretended the jump rope was like a spiderweb so everyone ducked under it. Then we pretended it was a snake so they jumped over it. Everyone laughed and had fun. Each child could say “I’m here” when it was his or her turn too. Well done, Elephant Class friends. See you on Monday!

• 2023.11.15Today’s Bear Class

  

  Today in Bear Class the parents and children helping Old McDonald and his farm. The children enjoyed playing “peek-a-boo” with the animals and putting them back in the farm. We saw lots of happy friends pretending to be cows, ducks, and chickens. Next week we can help sort the animals and give them food. See you then and have a great week. We hope everyone stays healthy!

• 2023.11.14Today’s Class 8

  

  Today in Class 8 we had so much fun preparing for our Hyogen Festival. We first practiced our songs dance moves! Everyone is working very hard to remember what to do, how to dance and sing at the same time. Then, we did English writing. Today we wrote the phrase “What will you do your best at?” For the Festival. Everyone thought very hard what to answer and we all wrote very carefully, using the correct spacing between each words. It was a little difficult but we all did our best! Then it was time to practice our Hyogen Festival play. We first practiced in the classroom and then we could finally go on the stage to do all our scenes. Everyone is getting better and better and we are very excited to present our play during the Hyogen Festival. It is coming so soon! Everyone worked so hard today and did so well. Great job Class 8!