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Rainbow-Tapping into the curiosity that lives within us! April 10th-14th

This week has been a week full of firsts for Rainbow class. On Monday we challenged ourselves to take a walk around the school. The weather was so fine and we had a lovely time seeing cherry blossoms, tulips and dandelions. They say that dandelions are a sign of spring so Monday’s stroll in the vicinity of the school proved to us that spring is surely upon us! Now that it’s very warm the students really enjoy spending time outdoors. A famous writer of children’s books once gave a speech about how children learn a lot from observing their environment. According to the writer, “Young children develop and learn from every experience they have with nature. Things such as twigs, leaves and rocks sharpen their curiosity and it is this curiosity that leads to the growth of healthy minds”.

今週は、たくさんの初めて!が続きました。月曜日、スクールの周りをお散歩することに挑戦しました。天気がとてもよく、桜やチューリップ、そしてタンポポなどをゆっくり見ながら歩くことを楽しみました!タンポポは春のサインです!月曜日のお散歩は、春を感じた絶好のチャンスでした。陽気がよくなり、子供たちにとっては外遊びが気持ちの良い季節となりました。有名な童話の著者に、「子供たちは自分の周りの環境を体験し観察することから多くのことを学び吸収する」という内容のスピーチがあります。著者によりますと、「自然の中での体験が教えてくれ、それにより大きく成長していく。木の葉や石などは子供たちの成長に欠かせない好奇心を掻き立ててくれる」だそうです。

CRAFT

We began unit one of our curriculum. Our topic for April is “COLORS” and we have had so much fun learning about colors through crafts and games. For our first craft of the school term we made butterflies because who doesn’t like butterflies right? They are one of the most prettiest and colorful insects on this earth. There is more to butterflies than meets the eye though. Butterflies are said to be very beneficial to the environment. They pollinate plants thereby helping fruits, vegetables and flowers to produce more seeds. Butterflies are also an indicator of a healthy environment. So this week we didn’t just enjoy playing with paint while we made our butterflies during craft time , but we also learnt about the great things butterflies do for our environment.

今週から、毎月のトピックレッスンが始まりました。今月のトピックは色です。ゲームやクラフトを通して色々な色を楽しく学びました。初めての工作は、みんなが大好きなちょうちょ。ちょうちょは地球上で一番きれいでカラフルな虫です。私たちを取り巻く環境にもちょうちょは大切な役割を担ってくれています。果物、お花、お野菜などの花粉を運びんでくれます。今週はただ戸外遊びを楽しむのではなく、自然に触れ、またクラフト時間にはちょうちょを製作しながらちょうちょの役割についても学びました。

GYM CLASS

In Gym class we were taught how to move our bodies in very fun and interesting ways! I think some of us are going to be sportsmen and sportswomen in the future! Moving the body is good for us both physically and mentally . It is very important that we understand this from a very young age. The venue we used for our gym class was very spacious so we had a great time running around , releasing lots of energy and laughing with our classmates. We felt really refreshed and our moods were uplifted by the end of the gym class!

ジムレッスンが初めてありました。子供たちの興味をそそるような活動で思い切り体を動かしました。子供たちの動きを見て、きっと数名はスポーツ選手になるに違いない!と感じました。身体的にもメンタル的にも体を動かすことはとても良いことです。幼いころから体を動かし、運動の大切さを学ぶことはとても重要ですね。大きな広い体育館で子供たちは走り回ったりエネルギーを消費し、たくさん笑いあいました!!ジムレッスンが終わるころにはリフレッシュでき、またテンションも上向きとなりました!

PARK

We went to the park by bus on Thursday. Rainbow students not only enjoyed playing at the park but also the bus ride. There were lots of dandelions at the park and insects as well, particularly little blank ants. Most of the students seemed fascinated by these tiny little creatures.

木曜日にはバスで公園へ行きました。レインボーさんは公園で遊ぶだけではなく、バスに乗ることも楽しみました!たくさんのタンポポや春の虫が公園には見られ、特にありに大興奮!みんな公園で自然にふれあい楽しみました!

Overall , we had a very good week and we cannot wait to see what next week has in store for us. Until next week , lots of love from Rainbow class!!

今週はとても楽しく一週間を過ごしました。来週はどんな一週間になるのかとても楽しみです。また来週元気に登園してね!よい週末をお過ごしください。

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