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Enrolling at Himawari Preschool for 2024-25 | ひまわり幼稚園入園について

For over 20 years, we’ve been helping kids and families develop in Japanese, and now we also have a new Japanese-English class as well!

Himawari Registration flyer (English) 2 pages –> (click here to open)
ひまわり幼稚園 2024-25年 募集要項 2 pages –> (ここにクリック)
Application form | 入園願書 2 pages→ (click here | クリック)

Snow and Ice play — 雪・氷遊び | New Year’s Play お正月遊び

バケツやカップに雪を入れ、大きなケーキができたよ!
どんぐりケーキにしたら、りすさん、食べに来るかな?

We filled buckets and cups with snow and made a big cake!
If I make an acorn cake, will Mr. Squirrel come and eat it?

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大きな水たまりに氷が張り、アイススケート場ができていたよ!
氷の上はつるつる滑って楽しい~!

We found a large puddle covered with ice, like an ice skating rink…
It’s fun to slide on the ice!

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お正月遊び | New Year’s Play

日本の伝承遊びを毎日楽しんでいます。はねつきや、わらべ歌遊びも子どもたちの大好きな遊びです!

Here we enjoy playing traditional Japanese games every day. in January. Hanetsuki (badminton) and singing children’s songs are also favorite activities of the kids!

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勤労感謝の日、やきいも

勤労感謝の日 Labor Appreciation Day

同じ校舎内のにじいろ小学校の先生たちに、感謝の気持ちを込めて、折り紙で作った花をプレゼントしました。
We presented origami flowers to some of the staff at Nijiiro Elementary School, which is located in the same school building, as a token of our gratitude.

やきいも (Baked Sweet Yam)

みんなではっぱを集めて、やきいもごっこ。
Everyone gathered up leaves to pretend to bake yams, and then try the real thing!

敬老の日(Grand Parents Day)

お手紙を描いて、”ひまわり郵便局”で切手を買い、ポストまで30分、往復1時間歩いたよ!
配達員さんにばったり会い、お手紙を車に積むところを見せてもらいました!
お部屋では、郵便屋さんごっこも楽しんでいます。

We wrote and illustrated our letters, bought our stamps at the “Himawari Post Office”, and then walked 30 minutes to our post box, so we had a 1 hour round trip!
We bumped into the postal carrier and she showed us how to load our letters into her postal delivery truck. Back at Himawari Preschool, we enjoy playing postman together.

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