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大掃除

On December 21st, our final full day of the school year, all students and teachers spent the day cleaning KIS.  Students worked very hard to clean all areas of the school and get ready for the new year.

野菜収穫

TDL: Let’s Make a Salad!

In December, as a continuation of our second TDL themes, Let’s Grow a Garden, we finally harvested our vegetables!  Students have been watching the vegetables grow for the past six months, and they were very excited to finally be able to pull them up, wash them, and make a salad.

Students enjoyed getting their hands dirty as they dug up their vegetables. Each student made their own salad, choosing the ratio of tomatoes, lettuce, and carrots to their liking.  Finally, students enjoyed their healthy salad with their lunch.  Growing the vegetables for our salad gave students the opportunity to experience the positive results of hard work and patience as they waited the six months it took for the vegetables to grow.

 

Art Museum Field Trip - Journals

Following our trip to the Kumamoto Contemporary Art Museum on December 13th, students wrote journal entries about their most memorable experience at the museum.  Here is a sample of four of the entries:

クリスマスお楽しみ交流会

12月20日木曜日に、KISの近くにある高齢者向け住宅ホーム「ココファンにしばる」でクリスマスお楽しみ会を行いました!

子どもたちは、歌やゲーム、また子どもたち自身で考えた出し物を披露し、皆様にお楽しみ頂きました。

外に出かけての交流は初めてでしたが、意欲満々でした。しかし、練習の途中では、うまくいかないこともありましたが、1人ひとりが声かけあって、一生懸命取り組み、その練習の成果が本番ではしっかり表れました。学校生活では見られない一面を見せ、皆様に喜んで頂き、子ども達自身も達成感に満ち溢れていました!

ココファンにしばるの皆様、本当にありがとうございました!

12/13/18 - Field Trip : Contemporary Art Museum

Today, KIS students went on a field trip to the Contemporary Art Museum in downtown Kumamoto as part of our TDL theme on different media.  Students viewed the exhibit いろんなじじょう which explores the connection between colors and emotions, which is one of the central themes of our current inquiry.  Additionally, students got a behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of the art museum when they were given a tour by the staff; students learned about where and how works of art in the museum’s care are stored.  Before returning to KIS, students and teachers enjoyed lunch in the Tsuruya department store.  All students had a great time learning about art and further drawing connections between various media.