Field Trip Information

First Grade Field Trip to the Zoo            Friday, May 2, 2014

Bring a backpack with the following items:　もってくるもの

• Lunchお弁当,  Water bottle (already filled)すいとう  Pencil/eraser えんぴつ消しゴム
• Wear Friendship Friday T-shirt or an orange T-shirt. 
• Sunscreen and/or hat

Parents can meet us at the zoo with their child or without their child. Please be at the zoo no later than 9:40. You can also leave from the zoo with your child. Please let me know before you leave with your child. 

 Schedule:

 9:00-9:40 Bus Travel to the zoo動物園までトラベル

 9:40-11:00 Walk around the Zoo動物園を歩き回る

 11:30-12:30 Lunch昼ごはん

 12:30-1:30 Wonder Museumワンダーミュジアム

 1:30-1:40 Get ready to return back to OCSI学校までかえるしたく

 1:40-2:20 Travel back to school学校までトラベル

 If you would like to meet us at the zoo with your child or by yourself, you can, but please let me know. 子供の国でみんなと合いたければ私に連絡してください。バスに乗るよりまっすぐに子供の国いく人もいます。

Parent entrance fee= Zoo: 400 yen (with school coupon) + Wonder Museum: 200 yen (Please pay at the zoo) The students are paid for by the school. 親のためのクーポンがあります。子供は学校が払います。Coupon is attached. Please fill it out and bring it with you to the zoo.

Coupon クーポン

Wednesday News and Homework Checklist

In preparing for our Field Trip, we are learning about the different types of animals: mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish.

Here is a fun website to play games and learn about the different types of animals!

http://kids.sandiegozoo.org

Here is another fun website to practice reading different genre's.

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/load.htm?f

Homework checklist~

Friday News and Information for Week of April 28-May2

This Week:

Reading: Our reading strategy was “Fables” or better known as “Fairy tales and folk tales.” We read some very familiar stories and tried to think of what is the moral - or something we can learn from the story. We read “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “The Three Little Pigs,” “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” “The Little Red Hen,” and “The Fox and the Stork.” The students did a great job thinking about the morals from those stories!

Math: This week we focused on money. We added two digit numbers together for the purpose of buying from a store. We also talked about giving change and counting up to get the right change. I opened “Ms. T’s Store” and each student had to pick two things, tell me the total, pay with some money, and figure out the change. They did great!!!

Bible: We finished up the end of Jesus’ life on earth with the amazing story of the Resurrection on Monday and Jesus appearing to his disciples and finally his going back to heaven. It was amazing to hear that Jesus is coming back again someday, and in the mean time, he has given us a job to do - go and tell others about Jesus. That’s why I’m in Okinawa!

Today was also Field Day! We had SO much fun! Because it was raining, we were inside for the Field Day part. But we still got to do the 30 yard dash, changing game relay, long jump, high jump, and limbo. After that, we did inside bowling and ate lunch inside the classroom. After we ate, we went to the park and played for a long time! I’m sure all the first graders will sleep well tonight because I sure will!

Long Jump

Next Week: 

FIELD TRIP - MAY 2nd

If you have not returned the field trip permission form yet, please do so by Monday. This week we will start learning about the different types of animals to get us excited for the zoo on Friday. 

First Grade Field Trip to the Zoo

Friday, May 2, 2014

1. Bring a backpack with the following items:　もってくるもの

• Lunchお弁当
• Water bottle (already filled)すいとう
• Pencil/eraser えんぴつ消しゴム

***Please do not send a digital camera with your child.

2.  You may want to have your child wear a hat and sunscreen.ぼうしと日焼け止めも可能です。

3.  Please wear your Friendship Friday t-shirt or an orange shirt if the Friday shirt doesn’t fit anymore.オレンジのクラスのシャツ

4.  Your child is responsible for carrying and taking care of their backpack and belongings.  Please make sure that their backpack is not too heavy and that there isn’t anything valuable inside.子供は自分で荷物を持ちます。鞄はあまり重くなく貴重品も入っていないように。

5. Parents will not be able to ride the bus, as there isn’t enough room.  We will leave the school at 9:00 and should arrive at the zoo by 9:40.  Please meet us either at school at the beginning of the day to carpool or meet us at the zoo by 9:40.バスに空いているいすはあまりありませんので、バスに乗るのは生徒と先生だけです。親は動物園で待ち合わせをしてください。それかバスの後ろをついていってもよいです。動物園で合うのでしたら９：４０ぐらいに門のまえでまってください。

Schedule:

9:00-9:40 Bus Travel to the zoo動物園までトラベル

9:40-11:00 Walk around the Zoo動物園を歩き回る

11:30-12:30 Lunch昼ごはん

12:30-1:30 Wonder Museumワンダーミュジアム

1:30-1:40 Get ready to return back to OCSI学校までかえるしたく

1:40-2:20 Travel back to school学校までトラベル

6.  Parent entrance fee= Zoo: 400 yen (with school coupon) + Wonder Museum: 200 yen (Please pay at the zoo)親のためのクーポンがあります。

7. ** If it is raining hard Friday morning, we will cancel and postpone until May 9, 2014.  If there is a light drizzle, we will still go.５／２の朝大雨でしたら、５／９まで中止します。

Parents are encouraged to join us!  We look forward to seeing you there! 親もどうぞきてください！

Spelling: that, what, this, with, which, then, when, white, where, path, put, each, down

Bible Memory Verse: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all our ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6

Here's a song we will be learning to help us remember!

Field Day and Homeworkchecklist

Field Day Information:
FIELD DAY運動会

*NEW! Even it is raining, we will still have Field Day. Students still need a sack lunch if it is raining. If it rains, we will be in the gym from 9:00-10:15 to do field day. After that, we will go back to the classroom to do inside bowling. Then we will eat together "picnic" in the classroom. You are all welcome to join us. If the rain starts to clear up and we are able to go outside, we will go play at Sera-en Park in front of the school. You are welcome to take your child home at anytime, or they can stay at school until 3pm. 
雨がふてもまだ運動会を体育館でします。雨が降ってもまだお弁当が必要です。運動会は９：００−１０：３０です。それが終わったらクラスに帰ってボーリングをします。それからみんなでクラスでピクニックをします。雨がやんだら外に行ってセーラ苑公園で遊びます。いつでもあなたの子供を家までつれて帰ってもいいです。

Field Day will be April 25th. Parents are invited to come and enjoy cheering on the students as they challenge themselves in various physical activities.
運動会は４月２５日です。親たちはどうぞ来て子供たちのおうえんをしてください。
Students need to bring:
子供たちはこれをもってきてください：
Sack lunchお弁当
Waterbottle水筒
Sunscreen日焼け止め
Hatぼうし

Scheduleスケジュール
8:30-11:00 will be the physical activities／運動会
11:00- Eat lunch and play at Sera-en Park in front of OCSI／セーラのえん公園でピクニックと遊び

Parents are welcome to take their child home with them after the activities. I hope you can come and eat lunch with us!運動会が終わったら、子供をつれて帰ってもいいです。でも、みんなでお弁当を食べれたらうれしいです！


Homework Checklist for this week:

Friday News and Information for April 21-25

This week was the first week back after Spring Break! The students came back so excited to come to school! It made me excited to teach them even more!

This week:

REPORT CARDS went home today. Please take out all of the papers, sign the blue envelope, and return it back to school. Thank you!

Reading: Our strategy for reading was “Every story has a beginning, middle, and end.” We read stories and talked together about the beginning, middle, and end. Every student picked a book and found the beginning, middle, and end of their own book.

Writing: Our strategy was Big Bang Beginnings. We thought of fun sounds that can be used to catch the reader’s attention such as “Bang!” “Kaboom!” “Eek!” and “Splash!” The students did a great job using that in their stories.

Math: For Math we started Unit 8 which involved a review of money. We also learned about the dollar bill and started counting money in the dollars. We then extended our place value to the 100’s place! 

Bible: This week for Bible, we spent the whole week on Jesus’ last days on earth and especially to prepare for Easter. It is the saddest story in the whole Bible, yet it is the story with the happiest ending. I can’t wait until Monday when I tell the students the greatest part of this whole story! I encourage everyone to find a church near them and attend church this Sunday, because it is Easter and a great celebration of our risen Savior!

 Here are some videos to talk about Easter!

Science: For Science, we did a few experiments, one with cornstarch and water that didn’t really work and another with sprite and raisons called “Dancing Raisons.” All of these students are mini scientists!

For Chapel this week, we had a combined Chapel with K-5th grade students. The high school choir performed some songs their had been practicing about Easter. Here is a video clip of all the students singing one of the songs they learned in Music class.

Next Week:
FIELD DAY運動会

Field Day will be April 25th. Parents are invited to come and enjoy cheering on the students as they challenge themselves in various physical activities.
運動会は４月２５日です。親たちはどうぞ来て子供たちのおうえんをしてください。
Students need to bring:
子供たちはこれをもってきてください：
Sack lunchお弁当
Waterbottle水筒
Sunscreen日焼け止め
Hatぼうし

Scheduleスケジュール
8:30-11:00 will be the physical activities／運動会
11:00- Eat lunch and play at Sera-en Park in front of OCSI／セーラのえん公園でピクニックと遊び

Parents are welcome to take their child home with them after the activities. I hope you can come and eat lunch with us!運動会が終わったら、子供をつれて帰ってもいいです。でも、みんなでお弁当を食べれたらうれしいです！

NEW UPDATE! FIELD TRIP MAY 2ND!!!!

I’m so sorry for the late announcement! We just realized today when we had booked the field trip and it is on May 2nd. I hope that as many parents can come as they can but I understand and am sorry if it is too late of notice.
We will be going to Okinawa Zoo Kodomo no Kuni. We will be leaving the school around 9am. I’m sorry but parents cannot ride the bus with us so you can meet us there at the zoo around 9:30 or 9:40. We will go through the zoo and the wonder museum. Please make sure to bring a home lunch that day! More information coming later. Please send the permission slip back to school by Monday April 28!

Spelling Words: took, food, foot, soon, play, class, fly, glad, pray, dress, trust, frame, smile, stop, sleep, snack, wish, shape, much, child

Bible Verse: “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Matthew 28: 6a

If you would like to attend an Easter service:

Keystone Church of the Nazareneキーストンナザレン教会: 1198-2 Aza Yoshihara Chatan Cho Okinawa Ken, Japan
904-0105

Easter Service at 10am

Koza Baptist Churchコザバプテスト教会: 686 Noborikawa Okinawa City, Okinawa, JP 904-2142

Easter Service at 8:00, 9:30, or 11:15am

Science Experiment

Today, we tried a little science experiment called Oobleck! It involves cornstarch, water, and a plate. By itself, the cornstarch is powder and the water is liquid. But when it gets mixed together, it creates an interesting substance where it is both solid and liquid at the same time.

I forgot to take pictures of the experiment but we failed in the making of Oobleck. I think I didn't use enough cornstarch. Instead, we just played with the watery cornstarch the whole time, which was fun. But, some of the cornstarch got on the students clothes. That's why they are coming home with white spots on their clothes… Sorry about that! It should wash out.

I hope tomorrow's science experiment works! :)

Homework Checklist and Field Day Information

FIELD DAY運動会

Field Day will be April 25th. Parents are invited to come and enjoy cheering on the students as they challenge themselves in various physical activities.
運動会は４月２５日です。親たちはどうぞ来て子供たちのおうえんをしてください。
Students need to bring:
子供たちはこれをもってきてください：
Sack lunchお弁当
Waterbottle水筒
Sunscreen日焼け止め

Scheduleスケジュール
8:30-11:00 will be the physical activities／運動会
11:00- Eat lunch and play at Sera-en Park in front of OCSI／セーラのえん公園でピクニックと遊び

Parents are welcome to take their child home with them after the activities. I hope you can come and eat lunch with us!運動会が終わったら、子供をつれて帰ってもいいです。でも、みんなでお弁当を食べれたらうれしいです！

April 14-18

I hope you all had a FANTASTIC Spring Break! I sure did! I spent the whole time in Tokyo with my parents and my best friend who came from America. Here is just one picture of the many fun things we did together.

Tomorrow starts back school! Don't forget!! This week will be a full 5 days.

Spelling Words: wish, child, she, push, shape, check, shell, much, fish, chips, been, now

Bible Memory: "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" Mark 11:9b