This week, the Rainforest class continued exploring conflict and communication. Through a video, the children discovered an important idea: conflict is not always bad. It is a natural part of our lives. What matters is how we respond and find ways to solve it. The children have been learning through experience, reflecting on what happened, sharing their discoveries, and adding new ideas to our growing Conflict and Solution Walls. Next, they will put their understanding into action through their Conflict and Solution Skits.
Meanwhile, Sports Festival practice is in full swing! This year, the Rainforest children will be taking on important leadership roles throughout the event, from the Sportsmanship Oath to the opening song, exercise song, and their special performance. As this will be their last Sports Festival at Shimauchi, the team’s goal is not simply to perform well, but to make the most of the experience, have fun, support one another, and enjoy every step of the way together. ❤️
Growing as Writers
In Writing, the Rainforest children have started learning how to write complete sentences. Rather than simply giving them the rules, the teacher wrote three sentences suggested by the students on the board and invited the class to See, Think, and Wonder:
“How do we write a sentence?”
By carefully observing the examples, the children discovered the rules themselves. They noticed that sentences begin with a capital letter, have spaces between words, and end with punctuation such as a period, question mark, or exclamation point.
Even in Writing, we continue to use an inquiry-based approach. We believe in our students’ ability to observe, think, question, and make discoveries for themselves. By giving them opportunities to construct their own understanding, we encourage student agency and ownership of their learning.
