Hello everyone!
We had another fun week as we continued to learn about communities in our UOI, celebrated our birthday with friends, played outside, and made setsubun crafts.
私たちは、UOIのコミュニティについて学び続け、友達と誕生日を祝い、外で遊び、節分の製作を作り、また楽しい一週間を過ごしました。
UOI
This week, we had an exciting lesson about roles in our school community and how to navigate using maps. We started with a lively discussion about the roles in school, such as teachers, students, office. The students then participated in a fun role quiz where they guessed the correct school role based on a description.
今週は、学校コミュニティでの役割と地図を使った移動方法についての楽しいレッスンがありました。教師、生徒、事務員など、学校での役割についての活発な議論から始まりました。その後、生徒は楽しい役割クイズに参加し、説明に基づいて学校での正しい役割を推測しました。
Next, we went on a walk around the school with each team using a map. The students worked together to identify where we were and where we were heading, learning not only about the school’s layout but also how to read a map.
次に、地図を使って各チームに分かれて校内を歩き回りました。生徒たちは協力して、自分たちがどこにいてどこに向かっているのかを確認し、校内のレイアウトだけでなく地図の読み方も学びました。
After our walk, we reviewed the areas we explored and talked about their purpose. The students then worked in teams to create a large map of the school, using their observations from the walk. They labeled the areas and teachers working in the classes.
散歩の後、私たちは探検した場所を振り返り、その目的について話し合いました。その後、生徒たちは散歩中に観察したことをもとに、チームに分かれて学校の大きな地図を作成しました。生徒たちは、その場所と教室で働いている教師にラベルを付けました。
This lesson helped the students understand the roles that make our school community work while also introducing them to map-reading skills in a fun and hands-on way.
このレッスンでは、生徒たちが学校コミュニティを機能させる役割を理解するとともに、地図の読み方を楽しく実践的な方法で学ぶことができました。
Outside play
We played different games outside in the nice weather. We did a memory game where the students had to remember the teacher’s movements and copy them. The moves would get longer and more complex as the game went on.
天気の良い日に、私たちは外でいろいろなゲームをしました。生徒たちが先生の動きを記憶して真似する記憶ゲームをしました。ゲームが進むにつれて、動きはより長く複雑になっていきました。
Setsubun crafts
Setsubun is around the corner, so we made some demon masks and demon dolls using paper plates and cups.
節分が近づいてきたので、紙皿や紙コップを使って鬼のお面や人形を作りました。
Birthday party
We celebrated the birthdays of three of our friends in January. They bravely answered questions in front of the entire school. Later that day, we enjoyed some delicious cheesecake for our afternoon snack.
1 月に 3 人の友達の誕生日を祝いました。彼らは全校生徒の前で勇敢に質問に答えました。その日遅く、私たちは午後のおやつにおいしいチーズケーキを楽しみました。
Monthly song
Our monthly song for January is called “This Friendly World.”
The song “This Friendly World” is a gentle, nostalgic tune that celebrates kindness, connection, and the beauty of living in harmony with others. Originally recorded by Fabian in 1959, its optimistic lyrics evoke a sense of warmth and simplicity. This is the version we are using to sing the song:
Andy Kaufman, known for his eccentric and performance-art-inspired approach to entertainment, gave a memorable rendition of this song in his work. We sing this version together for fun, too.
Thank you for reading, and see you again next week!
