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The children have been learning about lines in art. They have been looking at the way artists use lines to create particular effects. We have been talking about the way artists look very carefully at things and see things in different ways. We practiced drawing the leaves on the nature table using “artist’s eyes”. Yesterday, [...]

Our author for November is Lois Elhert. Elhert’s books are remarkable for their wonderful illustrations. She often uses collage in her illustrations, gluing pieces of paper, fabrics or objects to create vivid and colorful pictures to accompany the text. Ehlert has won several awards including the Cauldecott honour for Color Zoo. Many of Elhert’s books [...]

Throughout the school year, we shall be visiting the park opposite school to observe the changing seasons. As part of our Japanese Culture program, we will be celebrating the coming of Autumn (Aki). Colorful leaves (koyo) are to the Japanese autumn what cherry blossoms are to spring. Throughout the month of October, we shall be [...]

Children seem to have fewer and fewer opportunities to get outdoors and interact with nature. One of the aims of the Elementary School camping club is to give children opportunities to experience the wonder of living in nature even if just for a night or two. There is nothing quite like a good, hard hike, [...]

Elif works with all the classes in the Elementary School, helping teachers and students to use technology to enhance learning in all areas of the curriculum. She pops into our class regularly, sometimes to work on a technology tool and sometimes just to see what we are up to. Today she came to share a [...]

Today we had a busy day out, full of nature-watching and adventuring. We started by digging sweet potatoes at a near-by potato field. This is a popular Kindergarten experience in Japanese schools at this time of year, and helps children to understand where food comes from and the cycle of the seasons. We had a [...]