CURRENT EVENTS

• 2025.06.05Today’s Class 3

  

  Today in Class 3 we had lots of fun helping the Cat Detective find and return the stolen hats during our English Activity. The children could all use lovely, big voices to help each other choose the correct hats to return to the shop, “They have yellow hats!” We also had our daily English Conversation Time, with the children gaining more and more confidence to speak with their friends. This week is ‘mouth and dental hygiene week’ and we discussed the importance of brushing and taking care of our teeth with all the children agreeing that healthy teeth are much better than teeth with cavities! Great job today Class 3!

• 2025.06.04Today’s Bear Class

  

  Everyone in Bear Class had lots of fun today moving like animals. The children helped the teachers find a rabbit and a monkey. First, they got to see just the tails as hints. When the animals came out, we all moved like them through a mini obstacle course. For rabbits, the children tried saying “It’s a rabbit,” and hopped through rings on the floor. For monkeys, they tried saying “It’s a monkey,” and climbed up and went down a slide. Great job, everyone! We are so happy to see the children becoming more comfortable, even though we meet just once per week. Next time, let’s play with one more animal friend. See you all next week!

• 2025.06.03Today’s Class 2

  

  Today in Class 2 was lots of fun. We played with many different toys during Discovery Time, and we did a great job during Morning Meeting. We enjoyed learning new English words for this month’s stickers. After Morning Meeting, we had our swimming lesson. We practiced kicking and moving in the water. We ate a yummy lunch after our lesson, and we finished the day with Book Time. Super job today, everyone!

• 2025.06.02Today’s Class 1

  

  Today was lots of fun for everyone in Class 1! Everyone came back from the weekend with a big smile and wearing their summer uniforms. It is the start of a new month, so we had new stickers for out stickerbooks, as well as a new nursery rhyme. After cleaning up, we sand the ABC song and learned some words that start with “G.” We then had our Morning Meeting and picked out new stickers. Today there was a letter from the Big Pink Ghost, inviting everyone to the Ghost Fruit Shop. We went through tunnels, over a bridge, and over a mountain to get there. When we arrived at the shop, the Ghost showed us how to get fruit. Class 1 friends had fun shopping for fruit, then singing the Juice song. We then ate lunch and had Discovery Time before heading downstairs to say goodbye. Thank you for a fun day. See you tomorrow, everybody!

• 2025.05.30Elephant Class Trip to Maruyama Zoo

  

  Today, Elephant Class children and parents came with us to go see animals at Maruyama Zoo. It was pretty hot today, but everyone made sure to drink lots of water. Thank you for coming everyone, and great job doing your best to walk around so much. We could see so many animals together! It was nice to see elephants, lions, red pandas, and more.

  Next week we will begin classes with just the children. The day will be longer and the children will be able to try school lunch. They might be nervous at first, but we will do our best to make them feel comfortable and have fun. As always, thank you for your support and see you all on Tuesday.

• 2025.05.29Elephant Class Trip to Maruyama Zoo

  

  Today, the Elephant Class children and parents went with us to Maruyama Zoo. The weather was wonderful, and we could see so many animals! We had good views of elephants, tigers, monkeys, red pandas, monkeys, and more. We could even see sleepy animals like lions and leopards. It was great to speak English with both the children and parents. Thank you for talking about animals, and saying many animal names with us.

  We are looking forward to the next Elephant Class. Our class time together will be a little longer and we will eat lunch together. We will do our best to support the children. We want them to feel comfortable and have fun. We appreciate parents support, and look forward to seeing everyone again soon.

• 2025.05.28Today’s Class 6

  

  ‘Today in Class 6, we had a short day full of fun doing our Group Activities. Soccer friends practiced different skills and then played a couple games with soccer balls. Jump rope friends had fun practicing their jump rope skills. Art friends used their feet to make a really fun looking painting. Everyone had lots of energy and are continuing to get better with their Morning and Goodbye Meetings. Great job today Class 6 friends. Let’s have more fun tomorrow!

• 2025.05.27May Birthday Party!

  

  　今日は５月生まれのBirthday Partyが行われました。たくさんの友達の前で話すことにちょっぴり緊張気味のお子さまも見られましたが、”Ｍy name is 〇〇！”と元気よく自己紹介をしたり、同じ学年の友達とタイミングを合わせて”I’m 6！”と年齢を答えたりと、また1つお兄さんお姉さんにレベルアップしたことに自信に満ちた表情が見られました。また、各学年に向けたQuestion timeでは、好きな食べ物や色について笑顔で発表する姿が見られましたよ。最後に、大きなBirthday Cakeにキャンドルをつけて、クラスの友達からのプレゼントを受け取ると今日１番の笑顔を見せてくれた誕生児のお子さま達でした。Teacher’s Playでは『形』が大好きなShapes Sistersが登場し、幼稚園の先生達に協力してもらいながら、色々な形を集め、全てを合わせるとどんな形ができるか全員で考えました。すると、聞き覚えのあるメロディーがどこかから聞こえてきて、「バースデーケーキができるのかも！」と試しに並べ替えてみると、本当にケーキが完成！サックスという楽器が登場し、素敵な音色に合わせてみんなでもう一度Birthday songを歌ってお祝いしました。

• 2025.05.26菜園活動

  

  今日は、年少、年中、年長の全園児でバスに乗って平和幼稚園へお邪魔し、菜園活動を行いました。朝から雨が降ったり止んだりでしたが、お子さま達の元気なパワーで植え付けを行う時間は晴れてくれましたよ。年少はトマトを、年中はピーマンを、年長はじゃがいもを植えました。「ふわふわしているね！」と土の感触を楽しんだり、トマトの苗の匂いを嗅いでみたりと五感を研ぎ澄ませて植え付けを楽しんでいたお子さま達。最後に、「Grow !Grow !Grow！」と元気いっぱいの声で、大きく育つおまじないをかけることができました。次はまた、6月にお世話をしに行きます。楽しみにしていてくださいね！

• 2025.05.23Today’s Seniors

  

  今日は年長組でさとらんどにさつまいもの苗植えに行きました。朝から「今日はさとらんどに行くんだよね！」「軍手も長靴も持ってきたよ！」とわくわくした様子のお子さま達。バスの中では、みんなで絵本やクイズを見ながら、さつまいもとじゃがいもの違いについての話を聞き、「同じ芋でも、苗とか花は違うんだね」と芋についての知識を深め、よりさつまいもを植えることに期待感を高めながらさとらんどへ向かいました。さとらんどに着くと、係員の方が苗の植え方について詳しく教えて下さり、さっそく苗植えに挑戦です！土を少し掘って、寝かせるように苗を置き、優しく上から土をかけてあげて、最後にさつまいもが大きく育つように「Grow！Grow！Grow！」と元気いっぱいにマッジクワードを唱えました。「さつまいも、大きくなるといいね」「早く収穫したいな」と10月の収穫を心待ちにするお子さま達でした。