CURRENT EVENTS

• 2021.11.17Today’s Bear Class

  

  We had so much fun in Bear Class today! The children danced to “Do the Monkey” and got to help the Zookeeper. She was sad because her animals were cold and hungry but the children helped take them to the Zoo by pulling them in a Zoo Train. There were “monkeys”, “lions”, “tigers”, “elephants”, “kangaroos” and “bears”. Mommies did a great job helping too. The Zookeeper was happy and the children had lots of fun! We look forward to more fun next week and the children can enjoy making their very own Zoo Trains. See you soon!

• 2021.11.16Today’s Class 9

  

  今日もHyogen Festivalに向けてMusicやEnglish Playをみんなで頑張ったClass 9のお子さま達。本番使うそれぞれの役の帽子をゲットし、演じる楽しさがどんどん高まってきました。演じる時の表情やセリフの言い方も自分達で考えながら工夫して演技する姿が見られるようになり「早くみんなに見てほしいな！」と嬉しそうに話していたお子さま達です。いよいよ本番は来週ということで、お部屋ではおうちの人に見にきてもらえるよう、招待状を製作を行いました。ステージに立っている自分の絵を描いたり、メッセージを書く時には、「楽しい演技ができるように頑張ります」「元気一杯にセリフを言います」など、頑張りたいことをよく考えながら書いていましたよ。ステージでの練習もとても楽しかったようで、終わった後に感想を聞くと「もう一回やりたい！」と意欲的な言葉が聞こえてきました。本番まで一週間と少し。明日もみんなで演技や演奏を楽しみながら頑張りましょうね！

• 2021.11.15Today’s class 8

  

  今日のClass 8は、Hyogen Festivalに向けて安江先生と合奏に取り組みました。最初は難しかった楽器も少しずつできるようになり、今では全員で合わせて演奏できるようにまでなりましたよ！合奏の後はEnglish Play「Peter Pan」をステージで演じました。セリフは大体覚えてきているので、大きな声で伸び伸びと表現できるように、本番までの期間でさらに完成度を高めていきたいと思います。楽しみにしていてくださいね！

• 2021.11.12Today’s Class 7

  

  Today was lots of fun in Class 7! Everyone arrived excited to see and play with their friends. After the Morning Meeting, the children did their best to complete their Japanese writing papers, and everyone worked so hard to practice their lines for Hyogen Festival in class. After lunch, Class 7 practiced on the stage. First, we played our two songs with the tone chimes, listening to the music carefully. Next, we practiced performing ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’. The children have been working very hard over the past few weeks to remember their lines in English and speak in a big, clear voice. They have also been practicing their dances and big gestures. Everyone is very excited to show their mummy’s and daddy’s! Before the Goodbye Meeting, we had lots of fun playing together in class, and we made many cool things. Well done, Class 7!

• 2021.11.11Today’s Class 6

  

  　今日のClass 6は、11月11日生まれのお友達のお祝いからスタート。「好きなケーキは何ですか？」などとみんなからのインタビュータイムが終わった後は、らっきーから届いた『ひらがなゲーム』をしました。今まで触れてきた「濁音・半濁音・促音・拗音」の意味を復習し、ランダムに配られたひらがなカードを4つの部屋のうちどこに分けることができるか考え、並べていきましたよ。Musicの時間には、安江先生と一緒に合奏に挑戦！回数を重ねるごとに、リズムや音の鳴らし方がどんどんレベルアップしていき、お子さま達も自信をもって演奏を楽しんでいます。オペレッタの時間には、覚えたセリフやダンスがお客さんに届くようにと、ドキドキしながらも一生懸命演じています。また、毎日小道具が増えていくのも楽しみで、「明日は何のアイテムが使えるのかな？」と、期待を膨らませているお子さま達でした。

• 2021.11.10Today’s Class 5

  

  We had lots of fun today in Class 5. Everyone is having a great time getting ready for Hyogen Festival, and enjoys practicing our English play and the hand bells. We practiced lining up and going on stage while keeping the bells from ringing, and also passing them back and forth between songs. Today we made invitations for the performance that the children will take home for their parents. Today was the first Wednesday packed lunch of the year. After lunch we worked together to make the character dances for our English play, Hansel and Gretel. Everyone enjoyed trying new moves and poses, and we had lots of fun making the dances together. Before we knew it, it was time to go home. What a fun day! See everyone tomorrow!

• 2021.11.09Today’s Class 4

  

  Today was a lot of fun in Class 4. We started with playtime followed by a run through of the Wizard of Oz. Everyone could use a big voice and dance very nicely. Next we did hand bells and made beautiful music to the Do-re-mi song. This was followed by making a present for Labour Day for one of the members of staff who works in the kitchen. All the children could show their appreciation well by colouring in nice stars to stick on a thank-you card. Next was lunch time which was enjoyed by all followed by some play time and a quick game of duck, duck, goose to finish the day. Well done Class 4!

• 2021.11.08Today’s class3

  

  毎日の活動を楽しみに登園してくれる3組のお子さま達。登園後、お友達と合えたことが嬉しくて、みんなで並んで「ナマステ～」とインドのご挨拶で1日がスタートすることが日課となっています。表現Festivalのオペレッタで行う”さるかにばなし”のお話が大好きで、練習以外でも、「カニカニ♩」と横歩きで可愛らしく動き出す3組さんでした。少しずつ寒くなってきましたが、体調管理に十分気を付けて過ごしていきたいと思います。

• 2021.11.05防災避難訓練➃～不審者～

  

  今日は防災避難訓練の第4回。園内に不審者が侵入した時を想定して訓練を行いました。これまでの3回の訓練に真剣に取り組んできたお子さま達。今回も訓練の放送をしっかり聞いて、「おはしも」も約束を守りながら取り組むかっこいい姿が見られました。不審者に対する訓練と聞いて、少し怖がるお子さまもいましたが、どのお子さまも最後までやり遂げることができまいした。次回の訓練は3学期を予定しております。今後も引き続き、教職員一同気を引き締めて、お子さま達と一緒に避難訓練に取り組んでいきたいと思います。

• 2021.11.04Today’s Class 2

  

  We had a lot of fun in Class 2 today. For phonics time, we picked the capital letters off the ABC board. The children are doing well as they start to distinguish the difference between upper and lower case letters. Because the weather was so warm, we were able to go to the park and enjoy some outside play time! Some of the children even enjoyed playing hide and seek. The children also noticed how the trees have lost most of their leaves. It is exciting for the children to notice the changing of seasons as they venture out at the park. For story time, we read a fun book called Night Ride.