We had our annual Christmas concert this past week. We did things a little different than past years by having the singing and dance performances first with drumming closing acts.
We followed all guidelines set by the theater to reduce the risk of Covid-19.
We had several skits in-between performances that were added this year.
We opened with Act 1 Singing and Dancing. Missy Mouse came out first singing: He Has a Red Red Coat and Feliz Navidad. It was a super cute performance by our youngest class. They all sang and danced beautifully.
Our next class the Robby Rabbits sang Merry Twistmas. It certainly got a few of us in an upbeat mood!
Meanwhile backstage our Missy Mouse class were having a great time!
The second skit of the day had the DeeDee class looking for Santa.
The DeeDee Classes came out next with DeeDee 1 performing: RunRun Rudolph.
Backstage the Robby Rabbits were really enjoying the day.
And then DeeDee 2 with their performance of: The Happiest Christmas Tree.
As with past years we kept the boys and girls song. The boys came on first with: I Feel Good.
Followed by the girls lively performance of: We Got the Beat.
With one final skit from the DeeDee class we moved onto the final set of singing and dance performances.
Everyone got lined up ready for the last part of Act 1.
We were put in a really festive mood with songs: Awatenbo no Santa Clause, Kitakaze Kozo no Kantaro, Oshogatsu and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
We hope you all enjoyed the show! Merry Christmas everyone!
Due to the spread of COVID, we chose to hold Sports Day a little earlier this year, and in a slightly different way than usual. We still had a lot of fun- here’s a peek at what we did!
First, we were joined by our Missy Mouse preschool class. After singing the Hello Song, it was time to play games!
We ran races, danced and sang, and even put balls into our team’s basket! All the children had a great time playing together with parents and teachers.
Next it was the kindergarteners’ turn! First, we started with our traditional marching in to music.
“Sensei! We will try our best!” Our two team captains made an oath that both teams would try their very best.
Next, the games began! First up was the Candy Race.
We were lucky to be able to show off the 4-6 year old Deedee Deer class’ soccer skills as well this year!
Robby Rabbit class, our 3 and 4 year olds, amazed us with their balancing and singing with the Flamingo Dance.
And Deedee Deer class showed their passion with a rousing Shishi no Mai Lion Dance!
Our finale was the races! This year we did a running race and an obstacle course.
Everyone did their best and we all got a very nice participation medal.
Congratulations everyone, and thank you for joining us for a wonderful day
The annual music festival at Centrair airport was held on November 7th. We were very grateful to be invited to perform again and are thankful to everyone who worked on the event.
The audience was arranged following the new guidelines to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. The event team wiped everything down after every performance, ready for the next act and audience members. Their hard work was really appreciated, showing care for all the performers and audience members.
We followed along with the new rules by wearing our face masks and using antibacterial spray. We did this back stage, in the dressing room and during rehearsals.
Our graduate on the left has performed many times so she is very relaxed. For the girls on the right, this is their first time performing in public. They were a little nervous to start with but they quickly enjoyed themselves.
We knew we shouldn’t talk without our masks!
Ms Iwata Midori who introduced us was very kind.
We really enjoyed performing at Centrair. Thank you again to everyone that worked at the event.
On October 30th, we here at Beanstalk held our annual trick-or-treat parade! We did our best to adhere to the rules for our “new normal”.
Many events have been canceled this year to stop the spread of COVID-19. We were able to hold the Halloween Parade by making sure all activities were outdoors, and limiting our attendants to current students only, which ensured that everyone would follow the rules.
Instead of our usual lunch party and fashion show, students posed for photos inside special Halloween photo booths. They were set up at 3 trick-or-treat spots just for preschool students. We had a lot of fun trick-or-treating and taking photos outside!
Thank you for helping with the traffic crossing!
That night, we had our yearly Trick-or-Treat parade including Saturday School and Afternoon students! With masks on and maintaining social distance, students had fun going to 7 trick-or-treat spots to get lots of treats. Thank you so much to the families who donated candies, to the parents who helped pack treats into bags, and to everyone who attended. Thanks to you we were able to hold a successful and fun Halloween event!
Next year we hope that COVID-19 will be under control, and we can spend our days safely and healthily.
We’ve officially entered into the spookiest season of them all. With Halloween right around the corner, it’s time to start decorating our jack-o’-lanterns.
The weather has been really nice the past couple of days and we thought we’d go outside and enjoy the Fall sunshine.
It was great getting outside and playing. We found some leaves, can you see the different shades of red?
After lunch we gathered to start the pumpkin carving!
Off comes the top.
Look at all of pulp.
It was great fun digging out all the pulp!
Pumpkin carving is a great opportunity to decorate for Halloween while letting your personality shine through. Will you carve another creepy face this year? The classic toothy grin? Something unique that reflects your personal interests?
We are excited for the Halloween Parade this Friday. Let’s go Trick or Treating!
