Yesterday we had our annual picnic in the park.  It’s always such a fun time.  We all enjoyed the warm weather and delicious bentos that our parents made us. ☀

Everyone had a wonderful day.  We can’t wait until next year’s picnic.🍙🥪🍎  See you next time! - Starr♡

It’s always important to make sure we are ready in case of any emergency situation.  On last Friday, we had a joint fire evacuation drill.  All of the staff and children took it very seriously and it went very well!  With practice we can be prepared for any situation if it should occur.

The kindergarten students were ready in rows with safety helmets on and hands covering their mouths within minutes.
The preschool and pre-preschool kids were very calm and got ready very quickly as well.  Thank you to our staff and students for a great practice.  -Starr♡

It’s almost rainy season in Japan so we are really enjoying park days while we can.  Hopefully this year we will have a short season and be able to play outside some more! -Starr♡

This month in kindergarten we are learning about nursery rhymes and fairytales!  This is always such a fun monthly theme.  Last week we did Humpty Dumpty.  The kids memorized the nursery rhyme with a fun little song.  We made a Humpty Dumpty craft that told the story.  It was a lot of fun.  What nursery rhyme will we learn about next?  - Starr ♡

In April, we learned about plants and insects.  For one of our weekly science activities, we did an activity called “Beans in a Bag”.   This year we decided to try and grow Azuki beans.  We put a moist paper towel in a ziplock bag and each student put 5 beans in their bags.  After that we taped the bags to the windows to watch them grow.  When we came back from Golden week, we were so excited to see that the beans had sprouted!  We took our bean bags home to hopefully watch them continue to grow.  -Starr♡