Young leaves of the persimmon tree at Gardena
Buddhist Church are in full bloom. They are very
beautiful and powerful just like the energetic
children who attend the Nakayoshi Preschool.

Messages from the Teachers

Looking back over the past year, I am happy to seethat each child has grown a lot at one’s own pace.
Some children who were bewildered in the newenvironment at the beginning of September now seemto be very comfortable and lively.
In thetwo-year-old classrooms, the children sing songs in a
joyful manner as their teacher plays piano or listenwith a serious look as their teacher reads from books
or picture story cards.
In the three-year-oldclassrooms, the children are confident of being
helpers, and they role play and act responsibly. In
the four-year-old classrooms, the children create
their own play and solve problems by themselves. Thechildren in the Saturday class (three-year-old andfour-year-old are combined) also put a sticker of“Helper” on their chest and role play as well as do a
lot of creative play.

Although there were some tears in them on the firstday of September, our children soon thereafter cameto school in cheerful moods. Some children who
initially played alone soon began interacting withother children. They learned how to play together
and share toys. They learned how to paint and toproperly use scissors. They also learned how to draw
their faces. They have shown appreciable physicaland mental growth.

Daily 2-year-old classrooms

Daily 3-year-old classrooms
The way our children play with other children haschanged after the third term began. They connect
strongly, cooperate to make things, and role play witha lot of conversation. Also, they can borrow andproperly play with toys. We will introduce numbers
and letters little-by-little from now on before they
move to the four-year-old classrooms. We anticipate
their interested in learning them.

Our staff is appreciative that some of the children
who graduate from our preschool subsequently enroll
in the Gardena Buddhist Church Japanese School tolearn Japanese.
They keep studying throughKindergarten, elementary, middle, and high schools
with similar expressions as when at Nakayoshi
Preschool. We are moved by their dedication. We
hope that your child continues to study Japanese
after he/she graduates from our preschool. To theparents/guardians of the graduating children, we
have appreciated your past understanding andcooperation.
To the parents/guardians whosechildren will return next year, we will continue tosupport your child’s healthy development.

Daily 4-year-old classrooms
There are only a few weeks remaining in the schoolyear. Over the past year, our children laughed
together, and sometimes cried or fought; however,
we are satisfied with their growth when we reflect
on their school life. The children are mature anddutiful about practicing for graduation. There is but
a little time left before the graduation; therefore,
we will use it wisely to create more fond memories.

Director Keiko Damiata1June School Calendar

Saturday 3-year-old and 4-year-old classroom

June 10 (Mon) Daily classes
Fun Jump
June 14 (Fri) Daily classes
3rd Semester ends, Graduation Ceremony
No classes in the afternoon
June 15 (Sat) Saturday classes
3rd Semester ends, Graduation Ceremony
Pizza Party
June 24 (Mon) ~Aug 16 (Fri) Daily classes
Summer Session

The children of Sakura and Kiku classes play a lot
with their classmates. All of them have shown muchgrowth. They share toys with their friends and havewarm feelings towards them.​To the PTC Representatives
We would like to give thanks to Yoko Godinez (PTCpresident), Fukue Kurokawa, Noriko Morimoto,
Jocelyn Johnson, Ai Inoue (daily presentative),
Satsuki Shirao, Marie Clark, Saori Witkin,Pornwaragorn Parnitnun, Wendy Arima, Yuka Wong,
Yukiko Bobillo, Yoko Cudal, Haruko Froeb, Cathy
Uechi, Hilda Young (Saturday representative), andReiko Asai. Thank you for taking the time out of yourbusy schedules to volunteer at the preschool.

July School Calendar

July 4 (Thu) Daily classes
Independence Day ​School Closed
July 5 (Fri) Daily classes“Tanabata-Matsuri” (Star Festival)

August School Calendar

August 1 (Thu) Daily classes“Watermelon Breaking” Game (Fun Day)
August 12 (Mon) Daily classes
Obon Carnival Clean Up ​School Closed

To the GBC Volunteers

Important Announcements

We would like to say thanks to Brian Imada, DanielIwamoto, Michael Tsuge, John Nakamura, KenNishida, Joe Nishihira, Alan Miwa, Wallace Yuki, andJames Yokota for your support during this school
year.
They repaired things in the classrooms,
trimmed the garden at the Church, replaced thecanopy over the sand box, and did a lot of otherthings for us. Mr. Yuki also donated vegetable andflower plants, soil, and fertilizer. He helped ourchildren plant them in our garden. The garden is now
full of beautiful flowers and vegetable plants.

1) There will be no classes in the afternoon on
June 14th (Friday) after the 3rd semester ends
with the graduation ceremony.
2) School will be closed on August 12th(Monday) due to the Obon Carnival clean-up.
3) Teachers, classmates, and class names maychange in September.
Regarding name tags,
please use the ones that you were given lastsemester for this coming summer.

School Year 2019 – 2020 Starts:

Daily classes – September 4th (Wednesday)
Saturday classes – September 7th (Saturday)

From left: Wallace, Ken, John, Daniel, and Joe2