September is the time to harvest some vegetables. We have already planted some tomatoes and ate a lot of vegetable dishes, but what so they look like inside? We have figured it out today! First, we touched and smelled some vegetables and tried to guess what they are. Then we cut them and turned them into cool vegetable stamps! Watch us stamp with colorful paint. It was the first day for us to try and wait for our mommies patiently while reading books and doing some fingerplay. We did a great job! Everyone was waiting patiently and changed shoes by themselves. See you next week, Elephant friends!
2024.09.18Today’s Bear class
We had a lot of fun in the Bear class today! We started singing a new song – ABC song, to help us learn the letters. We reviewed the names of animals by putting them on the whiteboard. Some animal cards were so dirty! We washed them together with mommies to see what animal is hiding under the paint. We also enjoyed our September song – “I have a pet” and red an exciting book about many farm animals. Great job today!
2024.09.14Physical Festival
今日は、北風公園でPhysical Festivalが開催されました。天気にも恵まれ、ワクワクドキドキの顔で保護者の方と登園してきたお子さま達。ニコニコ楽しみにしているお子さまや、いつもより緊張しているお子さま、一人ひとりの表情は様々でしたが、一生懸命練習してきたダンスやリレーをお母さまやお父さま、ご家族の皆さまに見せられることを心待ちにしていたのが伝わってきました。Juniorは初めてのPhysical Festivalでしたが、一生懸命走ったり、シャイニースティックを大きく振ってダンスをしたりと、元気いっぱいに参加することができました。Intermediateは、昨年に比べて足が速くなり、またダンスは隊形移動にも挑戦しましたが、練習を重ね、本番ではとても素敵なダンスを披露することができましたね。Seniorは、最後のPhysical Festival。チアダンス、かけっこ、ダンス、リレーと一番多くの競技がありました。オープニングを飾ったチアダンスは、素敵な笑顔と掛け声でみなさんに元気を届け、そしてFlagダンスでは、手先など細部までピンと伸ばし、複雑な隊形移動もこなし、かっこいい踊りを披露することができました。またリレーは、同じチームと共に力を合わせバトンを繋ぎ、最後まで諦めずに走る姿がたくさんの方々に感動を届けていましたよ。どの学年も大好きなご家族の皆さまに見守られ、自分の力を精一杯、発揮することができました。最後の『応援いっぱいありがとう』では、感謝の気持ちをもって、大きな声で踊ることができましたね。今年度はRed Starsが優勝、White Angelsが準優勝でした。どちらのチームも本当に頑張りました。明日からの３日間はゆっくり休んで、また水曜日元気に登園してくださいね。本日は、暑い中たくさんのご声援やご協力をいただきありがとうございました。
2024.09.13Today’s Class 1
Today in Class 1 we did a lot of exciting things! First we practiced having Teacher’s Assistants. Everyone loves being Teacher’s Assistants. They get to help do the Morning and Goodbye Meetings, and even do the Lunch Song! It is a big responsibility, and all the children do their best. We had fun practicing for Physical Festival in the park, too! We practiced our dances and got to use the shiny sticks. We are so excited for tomorrow! We also enjoyed our English Activity. We helped Little Fish find his friends by diving under the sea and crawling through the tunnel. Little Fish was very happy that we found all of his friends. Good job today, everyone! Let’s do our best for Physical Festival!
2024.09.12Today`s Class 2
Today in Class 2 was so much fun. We got to practice many new Phonics words. We had a lot of fun with our English Activity when we helped sea animals join their friend Little Fish in the sea. It made us smile and laugh getting to crawl through the tunnel to help Little Fish. When we were done with our Activity, we enjoyed going to play at Kitakaze Park. We did such a good job practicing for Physical Festival when we were done playing, and we are all very excited to see Mommies and Daddies on Saturday to show off our hard work. We ended our day with Book Time and with saying goodbye to our Class 2 friends. Good job today, everyone!
2024.09.11Today’s Class 3
Everyone had lots of fun in Class 3 today. Once everyone arrived and put away their bags and water bottles, we had Discovery Time. After cleaning up, we had Morning Meeting. Today’s Teacher’s Assistants did a great job of leading the meeting and handing out stickers for sticker books. After putting away their bags, the children met up with Class 1 and Class 2 to do Physical Festival practice together. When we returned to our classroom, we glued our origami rabbits and moons to construction paper and used our crayons to make full moon pictures. Soon it was time for packed lunch. Everyone enjoyed their yummy lunches and cleaned up their lunch sets by themselves. Before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye. Great job today, everyone! See you tomorrow!
2024.09.10Today’s Class 9
Class 9 today had a fun time learning about new sea animals and where they live. I think King Triton will be happy that all of his sea animal friends can go back home. For discovery time the children played with new friends using Kapla and practicing for the Physical Festival. The children have practiced so much for the flag dance they have almost mastered it. I’m looking forward to how the final performance goes. Let’s do our best!
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!
