GBC JLS/NAKAYOSHI PRESCHOOL SCHOOL-PTC NEWSLETTER

January, February, March & April 2018

Notes from Nakayoshi Preschool!

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  Announcement for Re-registration Spring has come after Setsubun (the day before thecalendrical beginning of spring) finished. This winterthe flu has spread throughout the Unites States, andunfortunately some of Nakayoshi children and families
have been effected. Please be careful since it still getschilly in the early morning and evening,

In the middle of March, we will distribute the reregistration form as usual. From this year, we will ask
the parents/guardians of the current Daily 2-year-oldand 3-year-old classrooms to submit the re-registration
form and pay $150 (reservation fee applicable toward
September’s tuition) by the deadline to reserve a spacefor your child. Please read the note about details thatwill be distributed afterwards. We ask for your kindunderstanding.

On the day of the class observation, our children cameto school holding hands of their dads or moms with abigger and better smile than ever. I appreciate themany grandpas and grandmas for participating in theclass observation.
I hope that they had enjoyedobserving their children in our school’s environment. I
also believe that the children enjoyed their family
members staying with them. One of the children said to
his mom, “I wish you could come to my school just likeme.”

School Calendar
Daily

3 (Sat)Saturday!

Hinamatsuri (Girls’ – Dolls’ Day)

Celebration

After the Sport events and spring break in March, ourgraduation will be coming. Some children will move to
the Transitional Kindergarten or English preschool after
finishing our Daily 3-year-old class, although the numberof those children is decreasing year by year. As you
know, our program creates a supportive environment
where each child can maximize his/her abilities. Our
children will be able to acquire Japanese culture,manners, and cooperativeness in addition to intellect,
physical strength, sociability, sensitivity, and creativity.
In the 4-year-old classrooms, they will learn Hiragana
letters, concepts of math, and other foundations of“learning”. It is said that children’s primary language
will be English after going to elementary school. I highlyrecommend that your child should graduate from ourprogram and continue learning Japanese language. Thankyou.

9 (Fri)Daily
10 (Sat) Saturday
23(Fri) Daily
24(Sat) Saturday
25 (Sun) Daily/Sat
26 (Mon)~30 (Fri)
Daily
SaturdayApril
2 (Mon)7(Sat)

Director Keiko Damiata

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March
2(Fri)

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Daily
Saturday

Hinamatsuri (Girls’ – Dolls’ Day)

Celebration
PTC Spring Sale (Fun Pack)
PTC Spring Sale (ChickenTeriyaki & Cookies)
2nd Semester ends
2nd Semester ends
Undokai (Sports Event)
Spring Vacation
3/31(Spring Vacation)

3rd Semester begins
3rd Semester beginsNotes from the teachers of the Daily andSaturday classes about children’s school
life in January and February.

Nakayoshi playground
The leaves of sweet potatoes that the Daily children
planted had spread all over the garden. The children
went to a sweet-potato-digging expedition, and they atethem during snack time after the teachers baked them.
Now pumpkin seeds are planted in the garden.

Daily Classes
2-year-old classrooms (Penguin & Risu)
On the day of class observation, we had a beneficial
time because we learned the relationship between thechildren and their parents/guardians as well as theireveryday conversation. Through this opportunity, wewould like the parents/guardians to ask their children
about their experiences at school and to let them show
you what they have learned.

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3-year-old classrooms (Banana & Melon)
The children and their parents/guardians made paper
tops on the day of class observation. They thought
about design, cut, and pasted materials in order to makethem. We hope the parents/guardians had caught aglimpse of their children’s daily work. We think that thechildren enjoyed making something of their own creative
design and had a good time with their parents/guardians.

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Birthday Party for children who were bornin January and February
On January 28th, the birthday party for the Daily
children who were born in January and February was
held. At the beginning, the teacher asked, “What isyour favorite thing?”
They gave answers such as“Strawberry cake,” “Precure”, or “Nata de coco.” Theneach child put a candle (toy) on a cake (toy) and made anice posture towards their family member’s camera.
Lastly, the teachers performed “The Riceball Roll” usinga panel theater as a gift.

4-year-old classrooms (Bara & Sumire)
At Setubun, the children created eyes and horns ofmasks using construction paper, yarn, and othermaterials.
Their works turned out really well andmatched their personality.
Since then, they haveenjoyed creating things using extra paper during freechoice time.
Saturday Classes
3-year-old & 4-year-old classrooms(Sakura & Kiku)
In January, we played traditional Japanese games suchas tops, kites, and badminton using balloons. They wereespecially happy with playing kites. On the day of classobservation, the children enjoyed playing traditional
Japanese games with their parents/guardians.

Appreciations to the JLS Volunteers!

The JLS maintenance volunteers including Ken madeshelves for the storage room where there are playequipment and materials for the preschool. Now we areable to organize the play equipment and materials anduse the storage more efficiently thanks to them.

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