CURRENT EVENTS

• 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.

• 2021.11.02Today’s Class 1

  

  Today in Class 1 we had swimming! It was lots of fun, jumping, ‘crab walking’ as well as ‘crocodile walking’ and ‘otter’ swimming. It was lots of fun and everyone tried their best. Unfortunately there are no more swimming lessons this month, but we will start Hyogen Festival stage practice from Thursday! Great job everyone!

• 2021.10.29October Birthday Party

  

  　今日は10月生まれのBirthday Partyを行いました。自分達のBirthday Partyを楽しみにしていたお子さま達は、少し緊張しながらも、自信をもって自己紹介をしたり、同じ学年の友達と一緒に元気よく年齢を答えたりと、素敵なお兄さんお姉さんになった姿を見せてくれましたよ。続いて、特別ゲストを招いてのMusic concertの時間。「ピアノとドラムがあるよ！」「誰先生が弾くのかな？」と予想していたお子さま達の前に登場したのは、ピアニストのりなさんとドラマーのみつゆさんです。まずはピアノのソロで『動物たちの謝肉祭』を演奏していただくと、「指が速く動いているね」「きれいな音～」とお子さま達は聞き入っていました。次にピアノとドラムとのセッションで『夜に駆ける』と『炎』が始まると、「大好きな曲だ」「知ってる！」と思わず口ずさんだり、体を揺らしたり手拍子をしたりと全身で演奏を楽しんでいましたよ。普段なかなか触れる機会が少ない生演奏のMusic concertの時間は、お子さま達にとって、とても貴重な経験になりました。

• 2021.10.28IYK Halloween Party

  

  Today was the IYK Halloween Party! The children arrived in the morning in their cute and cool Halloween costumes, ready to have lots of fun! In the morning, we played together and everyone was super excited to show their costumes to their friends. For the Halloween Party, the Witch came to IYK to make everyone some yummy Halloween treats. But the Witch needed help to find three ingredients for the magic potion. The children searched IYK for the Witch’s friends, Vampire, Black Cat and Mr. Jack-o-lantern, and did a challenge to find the ingredients. The children did a special Halloween dance to help the shy skeleton and bat. They also crept like cats to get the sleeping monster’s teeth. And they did a special Haunted House quiz with Mr. Jack-o-lantern to find the final ingredient. In the Witch’s room, the children put the three ingredients – a spider, an eyeball, and a monster tooth – into the cauldron and helped to make a magic potion! They got yummy Halloween snacks and many cool Halloween presents. Next, it was time for lunch, and the children were very excited to have a special Halloween lunch. It was so yummy! Everyone had so much fun today. Happy Halloween, everyone!

• 2021.10.27Today’s Bear Class

  

  Bear Class was full of fun since we had a Halloween activity and everyone got presents. The Witch gave the children all brooms. Parents helped the children decorate their brooms and everyone could “fly” around the room. Since they did such a good job, the children also got a special Halloween snack. Each child could come up and say “trick or treat” to receive their yummy Halloween treat. We saw lots of smiles and had such a wonderful time. Great job everyone and Happy Halloween!

• 2021.10.26Today’s Elephant Class

  

  Today’s Elephant Class had a Halloween Party and the children had so much fun! Everyone could dance to “Fly Little Bats” and they got brooms from the Witch. Children could decorate their brooms with Halloween stickers and “fly” around the room. We saw lots of big smiles and the children were especially happy to get snacks. Each child could say “trick or treat” and “thank you” when getting their Halloween snack. Great job, everyone and have a wonderful Halloween!