{"id":296432,"date":"2025-11-07T16:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T07:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/?post_type=nagano-campus&p=296432"},"modified":"2025-11-09T15:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T06:16:57","slug":"nagano-shooting-stars-%f0%9f%8e%84-from-trick-or-treat-to-christmas-beat-november-4th-7th","status":"publish","type":"nagano-campus","link":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/en\/nagano-campus\/nagano-shooting-stars-%f0%9f%8e%84-from-trick-or-treat-to-christmas-beat-november-4th-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagano Shooting Stars: \ud83c\udf84 From Trick-or-Treat to Christmas Beat! (November 4th-7th)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\ud83c\udf83 Hello Everyone!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What a fun Halloween party<\/strong> we had! Everyone looked fantastic<\/em> in their costumes \u2014 seeing all those cute, creative outfits is always my favourite part of Halloween. We played so many games, and everyone\u2019s treat bags were filled to the top! \ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf6c
Thank you so much for making the trip out to Nakano to celebrate with us. Your participation helped make the day such a wonderful event!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udf84 Looking Ahead to Christmas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our next big celebration will be Christmas!<\/strong> We\u2019ve now started working on Scene 3<\/strong> of our play. In this scene, the children bravely fight a demon using symbols from different celebrations that help keep away evil \u2014 things like light and noise!<\/strong>
<\/strong> I\u2019ll be sending home the script for Scene 3 soon so you can practice together at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udd7a\ud83c\udfb5 Specialist Classes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This week we had dance, music, and swimming<\/strong>, so it\u2019s been a very active few days! Building our strength and gross motor skills is especially important as we move into winter \u2014 and for those of us who will be enjoying winter sports soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In music<\/strong>, we\u2019re preparing for the Christmas performance, so please remember to practice the pianica<\/strong> at home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\ude94 Learning About Diwali<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, we learned about Diwali<\/strong>, the Indian Festival of Lights<\/strong>. We used our cutting skills to make colorful rangoli<\/strong> decorations and talked about how light and color play an important role in Indian celebrations. \u2702\ufe0f\ud83c\udf08
Here\u2019s a fun video to watch at home:
\ud83e\ude94\ud83c\udf1f Kids Hut Diwali Stories \u2013 Celebrate #DiwaliSpecial<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udea6 Personal Space & Boundaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve also been talking about personal space<\/strong> and boundaries<\/strong> \u2014 an important topic as we grow bigger and stronger. We\u2019re learning how to be aware of our bodies, how we play with each other, and how we touch others respectfully.
Here\u2019s the song we\u2019ve been enjoying in class:
\ud83c\udfb5 The Boundaries Song \u2013 \u201cThat\u2019s a Boundary\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd24 Phonics Fun<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This week in phonics<\/strong>, we looked at ng<\/strong> (thing on a string<\/em>) and nk<\/strong> (I think I stink<\/em>).
Our reading is improving so much as we work hard! Here are some videos and games to explore at home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n