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Sports Day 2020

What a great Sports Day we had this year!.

There were many different games that had each team battling it out against.

The preschool and kindergarten races were particularly exciting. It was almost neck and neck through the whole segment.

A quick water break and it was onto…

…the giant underpants race!

After all that running around we had an intermission for performances.

The preschool and kindergarten students performed soran bushi.

All the students were really looking forward to singing in front of their parents. They had been practicing for a few weeks before Sports Day.

We also had an appearance from Freddie Mercury….s….

After some lunch we got back to the events.

The Missy Mouse parents did a good job keeping their kids in the box during the chariot race.

We finished things up with the elementary students facing off in a relay race.

The parents also did a relay race.

We’d like to thank all the parents and family members for participating this year.

Setsubun 2020

We celebrated Setsubun this past week here at Beanstalk.

It marks the first day of Spring in Japan (立春).

We made Oni themed crafts in each class.

The days leading up to Setsubun had classmates talking about the visiting Oni (Demon) and which teachers they thought would be playing the part.

The custom of Mamemaki involves throwing roasted soybeans (福豆) at the oni while chanting “Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!” (“Demons out! Luck in!”).

The Missy Mouse Class were a little scared but did an excellent job of driving the Oni back outside.

Despite the teac….Oni’s best efforts the older students weren’t scared at all.

After all that business of driving away Oni, it was time for lunch.

We had ehō-maki (恵方巻) an uncut type of Makizushi (rolled sushi).

Very delicious!

STEAM: Christmas Carnival 2019

Winter School 2019: STEAM

We will be introducing a new way of learning here at Beanstalk.

STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.

During Winter School we held several STEAM lessons.

Here the students learned about building boats. They had to consider: materials, buoyancy, size and shape using critical thinking.

This was team based and required students to communicate ideas and criticism in order to revise and improve their designs.

The Christmas Carnival: Research and Preparation

On the last 2 days of Winter School the students had to:

plan

and prepare.

Groups would host different attractions for the younger students.

The attractions were shops where snacks and drinks could be purchased and games that rewarded prizes.

The younger students also made a game! You had to use a scooper to collect as many balls as possible. They also made tickets which could be exchanged at the snack shops or at the game stands.

The Christmas Carnival: A day of fun and learning

The last day of Winter School was really fun.

During the day the students used a variety of communication. There was exchanging of tickets for snacks or beverages and explanations of game rules.

We will be opening up a STEAM after school class from April 2020 on Tuesdays.

Happy New Year 2020!

Today we start 2020 at Beanstalk!

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday. The whole Beanstalk staff wishes you a Happy New Year full of health and happiness for you and your loved ones.

This year Japan will host the Olympics. Expect to see plenty of activities and fun events about this this year! We are so excited and can’t wait to see what 2020 brings.