CURRENT EVENTS

• 2024.09.09Physical Festival Rehearsal

  

  今日はPhysical Festivalのリハーサルを行いました。年長組のチアダンスから元気いっぱいスタート！開会式では手足をふりながら行進し、副園長先生のお話を聞いたりしっかり手足を伸ばしてExerciseを一生懸命していました。次はかけっこです。みんな真剣な表情でゴールを目指して最後まで走ることができました。各学年のダンスも今までの練習の成果が出て、自信をもって笑顔で踊っていました。年長組のリレーは見ている年少、年中組も注目の中、一生懸命バトンを繋いでいました。最後は、みんなで”応援いっぱいありがとう”のダンスを大きな掛け声で行っていました。日差しが強く暑い中でしたが、最後までよく頑張りました。練習の後の給食のカレーライスがとても美味しかったです。本番に向けて残り4日間、頑張りましょうね!

• 2024.09.06Emergency Drill

  

  今日の避難訓練では、今年度初めて地震を想定して訓練を行いました。今回は地震発生時の安全確保行動を身につけるための機会で、訓練日時を指定し行う『北海道シェイクアウト』にも参加しました。事前に①　Drop（まず低く）　→　②　Cover（頭を守り）　→　③　Hold on（動かない）の約束事を各クラスで学んでいたお子さま達。ベルがなっても焦らずに教室の真ん中に集まり、静かに頭を守るダンゴムシのポーズをすることができていました。今回は外には避難せず教室で振り返りを行いましたが、「本当に地震が起きたらこの後に広い場所に移動するんだよね」「窓はガラスが割れると危険だから近寄らないんだよ」と行動の意味や流れをしっかりと理解している姿が見られましたよ。次回は不審者が来た時を想定した避難訓練を行います。地震の避難訓練で学んだことも忘れずに過ごしてくださいね。

• 2024.09.05Class 8

  

  Today in Class 8, we had a busy but fun day! Tomorrow we have an Emergency Drill so today we learned what we should do in case of an earthquake. We also went to Kitakaze Park to practice for the Physical Festival next week. Everyone did a good job with the Flag Dance and knowing where to move. We then did our relay and everyone tried their best. After lunch we had an English Activity. Class 8 helped King Triton by swimming out to sea to save the trapped sea animals. Great job today everyone!

• 2024.09.04Today’s Class 7

  

  Today in Class 7 we had so much fun!! After morning Discovery Time, we folded origami paper to make rockets! We glued them onto the backgrounds we made yesterday (paint blowing with straws), and then decorated them with crayons. There were so many colourful aliens, stars and planets being drawn! We then went to Kitakaze Park to practice for the Cheer Dance we will perform to begin the Physical Festival. Yuka-sensei gave us lots of tips and advice and everyone is confident that they can perform and amaze their parents on the day! Thank you for another fun day and for trying your best everyone! Well done!

• 2024.09.03Today’s Class 6

  

  Today, Class 6 practiced the Opening Ceremony of the Physical Festival. First, we watched the Seniors’ cheer dance. Everyone loved their wonderful dance! Next, we practiced how to enter the field properly. Class worked hard to walk nicely to the marching rhythm. Finally, the three intermediate classes practiced their dance! On the large grounds, it is difficult to move in formation, form a circle, and spread out evenly, but everyone is practicing hard! The children in Class 6 love dancing, so we want to make sure they can participate well and have fun too! After all our hard practice, we ate a delicious lunch and finished our Origami Craft and coloring. It was a fun but tiring day!

• 2024.09.022024.09.02 Today’s Class 5

  

  Class 5 had an exciting day, starting off with our morning meeting and using our new page in the sticker book diary for September. Then we moved on to completing the final letters of the alphabet in English Writing. We practiced writing Y and Z and were able to think of all kinds of words that start with those letters! We enjoyed E.C.T, throwing a ball around and thinking of words that start with letters that our teacher gave us. After, we all got to go outside and practice our dancing for the Physical Festival. We split into our groups, the Red Stars and the White Angels, then we started dancing to music in the park. After, we practiced racing and went as fast as we could to get to to the finish line! After using lots of energy in the morning, we went back to IYK and enjoyed a well deserved lunch together. Then we practiced our dance one more time before sitting down and enjoying story book time. What a fun and energetic day! Well done Class 5!

• 2024.08.30Senior 着衣泳体験

  

  　今日の年長組は、バスでサンプラザスイミングスクールに行き、自分が溺れてしまった時や溺れてしまった人をどう助けるのかを知るための着衣泳を行いました。服を着たままプールに入るということにワクワクしながら登園してきたお子さま達。初めにインストラクターの先生から説明をしていただくと、さっそくプールへ入ります！「なんかいつもより体が重たい！」と水着とは違う初めての感覚に驚いていましたよ。普段よりも動きにくい状態で、水の中を走ったり、ペットボトルやポテトチップスを使って水に浮いてみるなど様々な体験をすることができました。最後は水の流れのあるプールに入り、水に押される体験もすることができました。帰りのバスでも、「まだ帰りたくなかった！」「ポテトチップスで浮くなんて驚いた！」と、今日の活動について楽しそうに振り返る年長組でした。

• 2024.08.29August Birthday Party

  

  Today was the Birthday Party for kindergarten friends born in August. When all the classes had assembled on the first floor, we called out to the birthday boys and girls, who marched in to music. This month there were so many birthday friends! After counting the children, everyone was able to call out their names in a big voice. They could also say how old they were. Even the smallest friends could call out, “I’m three!” After singing ‘Happy Birthday’ everyone received presents from their friends and shouted, “Hip, hip, hooray!” Today we had a magic show from The Amazing Allen. He put on a fantastic magic show that made everyone cheer and laugh. Coins disappeared, pictures appeared in blank books, and he pulled boxes of flowers out of an empty bag! All the children in the kindergarten had lots of fun. Thank you to all of the parents who could come today, and congratulations on a happy August birthday to today’s friends!

• 2024.08.28Today’s Class 4

  

  Today was short, but in Class 4 it was packed with exciting activities. First we had a music lesson, and since we have been practicing hand bells together, it was really fun to show off our skills. Next we had our morning meeting as usual– everyone has just about mastered doing our routine Intermediate style! We can lead the meeting and we help each other so well during sticker book time. Since Class 4 always works hard and plays hard, we were so excited to finish our day with both an English and Japanese game! We had so much fun together!!

• 2024.08.27Crops Thanksgiving Day

  

  今日はCrops Thanks givingdayで、各クラスで育てて収穫した野菜を使ってCookingを行いました。前の日にはVegetable Heroから「全員で協力して美味しいカレーライスをつくるお手伝いをしてほしい」と手紙が届き、朝からCookingを楽しみにしていたお子さま達。年少組はナイフでトマトを小さく切るお手伝い、年中組はピーマンの種を取り除いて手で小さくちぎるお手伝い、年長組はピーラーを使ってじゃがいもの皮をむき、包丁で一口サイズに切るお手伝いをしました。楽しみにしていた給食の時間が始まると、「年少さんのトマト見つけたよ！」「これ私が切った野菜かも！」と嬉しそうに食べたり、いつもは苦手な野菜も自分達で育てて調理した野菜だからと、頑張って食べる姿も見られました。Crops Thanksgiving Dayを通して野菜の栄養に興味をもったり、食や育ててくれる農家の方などに感謝する気持ちを高められたお子さま達。これからも好き嫌いせずたくさん食べて大きく成長しましょうね。