We are very happy to be back! ๐ธ
We hope everyone had a wonderful Obon Holiday! The children returned to school full of stories and excitement. Some proudly shared how they bonded with their grandparents, others told us about their family trips and even which hotels they stayed at, while some happily shared how they relaxed at home and enjoyed time with their family. No matter what they did, one thing was clearโthe break gave them joy and precious family moments! ๐
็ใใพใใ็ไผใฟใฏใใใใ้ใใใงใใใงใใใใใ
ๅญใฉใใใกใฏใใใใใฎๆใๅบใจใใใใใ่ธใซใๅ
ๆฐใซ็ปๅใใฆใใฆใใใพใใใ
ใใใใกใใใใใฐใใกใใใจ้ใใใๆ้ใ่ชใใใใซใ่ฉฑใใใฆใใใๅญใๅฎถๆๆ ่กใฎใใจใๆณใพใฃใใใใซใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใฆใใใๅญใใพใใใใกใงใฎใใณใๅฎถๆใจ้ใใใๆงๅญใๅฌใใใใซ่ฉฑใใฆใใใๅญใใใพใใใ
้ใใๆนใฏใใใใใงใใใใใฉใฎๅญใใไผใฟใๅใณใใใใใใฎใชใๅฎถๆใฎๆ้ใซใคใชใใฃใใใจใไผใใฃใฆใใพใใ๐

During our first week back, we also had an earthquake drill during naptime. This became a meaningful experience for the children as they were able to practice what to do during an emergency and reflect on how it feels. We were proud to see them respond calmly and responsibly.
ไป้ฑใฏใใๆผๅฏใฎๆ้ใซๅฐ้ใๆณๅฎใใ้ฟ้ฃ่จ็ทดใ่กใใพใใใ
ๅญใฉใใใกใซใจใฃใฆใ้ๅธธๆใซใฉใ่กๅใใใฐใใใใๅฎ้ใซ็ทด็ฟใใใพใใใฎๆใฎๆฐๆใกใๆฏใ่ฟใ่ฒด้ใช็ต้จใจใชใใพใใใ
่ฝใก็ใใฆใ่ฒฌไปปใๆใฃใฆ่กๅใใๅญใฉใใใกใฎๅงฟใซใใจใฆใ้ ผใใใใๆใใพใใใ




Our Unit of Inquiry is now progressing to the next stage. We have completed Line of Inquiry 1: Community Helpers and their jobs. Now we are delving into Line of Inquiry 2: The reasons why people help others in the community.
็งใใกใฎUOIใๆข็ฉถใฎๅๅ
ใฏๆฌกใฎในใใผใธใธใ
ใใใพใงใฎLOI1ใใณใใฅใใใฃใใซใใผใจใใฎไปไบใ ใ็ตใใLOI2ใไบบใ
ใๅฐๅใงไปใฎไบบใๅฉใใ็็ฑใ ใซใคใใฆๅญฆใณใๆทฑใใฆใใพใใ




To launch this, we used a provocationโa short story about a lion who received help from a little mouse. After watching, the children reflected and shared their thoughts. We asked: What happened in the story? What could have happened if the mouse hadnโt helped the lion? Their responses were thoughtful and caring:
- โI think the mouse helped the lion because he was in pain.โ
- โI think the lion would be sad if the mouse didnโt help him.โ
We will continue to inquire more deeply into why people help each other in the community and encourage students to make connections between the story and their own lives.
ใใฎๅญฆใณใฎๅฐๅ
ฅใจใใฆใใใใญใดใฉใฑใผใทใงใณ(ใใฃใใใจใชใๆดปๅ)ใ ใ็จใใพใใใ
ๅคงใใใฆๅผทใใฉใคใชใณใๆผๅฏไธญใๅฐใใชใใบใ่ตทใใใใฆใใพใใ่
นใ็ซใฆ้ฃในใใใจใใพใใใใใใใบใใซใ้กใใใ่ฆ้ใใฆใใใใฉใคใชใณใไปๅบฆใฏ่ชๅใ็ถฒใซใใใๆใพใฃใฆใใพใใพใใใใฎๆใ็ถฒใใใใฃใฆใฉใคใชใณใๅฉใใฆใใใใฎใฏโฆใ
็งใใกใฏๅญใฉใใใกใซๅใใใใพใใ๏ผ
ใใ่ฉฑใฎไธญใงไฝใ่ตทใใฃใใใช๏ผใ
ใใใใใบใใใฉใคใชใณใๅฉใใชใใฃใใใใฉใใชใฃใฆใใใจๆใ๏ผใ
ๅญใฉใใใกใใใฏๆใใใใฎใใใ่ใๆทฑใ็ญใใ่ฟใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใบใใฏใใฉใคใชใณใ็ใใฃใฆใใใใๅฉใใใใ ใจๆใใใใใใใใบใใๅฉใใชใใฃใใใใฉใคใชใณใฏๆฒใใใฃใใจๆใใใ
ไปๅพใๅผใ็ถใใใใชใไบบใฏๅฐๅใงใไบใใๅฉใๅใใฎใใ ใซใคใใฆใใใๆทฑใๆข็ฉถใใฆใใใพใใ
ใพใใใใฎใ่ฉฑใจๅญใฉใใใก่ช่บซใฎ็ๆดปใจใ็ตใณใคใใใใใใใชๅใใใใใๅฎถๅบญใจในใฏใผใซใจใงๆใฃใฆใใฆใใใใใใใชใใจๆใใฆใใพใใ




Have a wonderful weekend, and may we all find many reasons to help others in our community!
็ด ๆตใช้ฑๆซใใ้ใใใใ ใใใ
ใฟใใชใใๅฐๅใงไปใฎไบบใๅฉใใใใใใใฎ็็ฑใ่ฆใคใใใใพใใใใซ๏ผ


