INTERNATIONAL YAMANOTE KINDERGARTEN 学校法人山の手学園 インターナショナル山の手幼稚園
Today Class 1 went to Gabby the Ghost’s party! We warmed up by doing phonics. Class 1 was able to say, “J-J j-j-j” in a big voice and then remembered all four of the words that started with J! Then we got a letter from Gabby telling us to come to her party! We jumped, hopped, swam and stomped over many obstacles and finally made it to Gabby’s house on the top of the mountain. When we got there Gabby asked us to feed her friends many yummy fruits! Class 1 found hidden fruits, stood in the English rings and said “I got a ____!” in big voices before feeding them to Gabby’s friends. Then we said the magic words “Fruit Magic Go!” and Gabby’s friends changed color! Finally, we did the dance “Do the Monkey” and said “See you!” to Gabby! Good job Class 1 and thank you parents for coming to watch!
Class 2 had lots of fun today. It was our Open Lesson, and everyone was excited to see their Mommies and Daddies come to IYK. Today was the day of the Chameleon Party, and Candice Chameleon brought some friends with her, but they were all very hungry for fruit candy. Luckily, Class 2 had some candies they had made, and we could give them to the chameleons. After choosing a candy, the children could tell the class, “I got a ____ candy!” As the chameleons ate more candy, they changed colors! Finally, it was time for the party and we all danced together. Thank you to all of the parents for coming today to see their children. We really appreciate all of your support every day. Great job, Class 2!
Class 3 friends were so happy to see their Mommies or Daddies come to IYK and watch their Open Class today. Everyone used a big voice and participated with lots of energy because their Mommies or Daddies were watching! In today’s English Activity, a letter came from Mommy Monkey asking for help decorating the birthday cake with fruit. Everyone was challenged to cross the river to the fruit shop and buy some yummy fruit for the Five Little Monkeys’ birthday cake! Everyone did a great job speaking the English phrases and shopping for fruit. The Five Little Monkeys were so happy to eat yummy cake with fruit for their birthday! At the end, everyone had a blast dancing to “Do the Monkey!”
Class 4: Today was the final Buzzy Bee New Zealand challenge for Class 4. After warming-up with some nursery rhymes and songs the children tried to complete the mission. We went to New Zealand and tried bungee jumping, walking over Taniwhas and the sky tower. The children also listened to the unique sounds of New Zealand animals to get the answer to the quiz and get a golden ball to put into the New Zealand box. However, there was one ball missing at the end! This was taken by the ABC Alligator. Everyone did a good job at thinking of words that starts with different letters. Class 4 got the final golden ball and were so happy to dance to do the kiwi! Well done Class 4 and thank you to all the parents and family members that watched today!
Class 5: Today we had our last challenge from Jungle Jim! We first sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star with a beautiful and strong English voice and then moved on to our main activity. We helped Jungle Jim’s hungry animal friends gather and eat food from the jungle. However, the jungle was home to some dangerous things – so Class 5 had to transform into jungle animals first. This was so much fun and also gave Class 5 children an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of jungles and jungle animals, as well as demonstrate their English abilities. Once we helped the hungry animal friends, the children participated in Mr. Jeff’s Phonics Challenge. Class 5 showcased how many words they know for different letters of the alphabet and helped to count all of the words they had thought of at the end. After the children had completed the challenge, they were awarded with a crown for their animal headband and we all danced to the ‘Do The Animal’ song. Today was so much fun, thank you Class 5 for trying your best and thank you to the parents for attending and watching today’s Open Class!
Class 6: Today Food Master needed our help to feed his animal friends. We started with a nursery rhyme and then the children took turns asking and answering questions about what they could do during English Conversation Time. Friends in Class 6 were able to choose the correct starting letter for the Animal Phonics. Next, Food Master came to visit and brought lots of fruits, vegetables, meat, and animal friends. We could match the food correctly, but then we played musical chairs and we got random cards! It was challenging, but Class 6 friends matched the food with the animals and it was so fun! After we showed Food Master and the animal friends our “Do The Animal” song and dance. We ended the class with the “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” song. Everyone was smiling and happy. You did it Class 6! Thank you parents for coming to see us today!
