HJIS Sendai Aoba Class Blogs 2026-27: Week 7

Hello, Jungle Class families!

Morning & Afternoon Meeting

It was a delightful week to learn and grow again in school. We started singing good morning songs , months of the year, seasons song, and weather song. It was followed by checking our calendar time, assigning class jobs, doing a movement song and sharing about our whereabouts through our Class Dojo photos. Our little learners were certainly coping well and having a great time with their friends throughout the week!
In the afternoon, we ended our day by reading a storybook and singing a goodbye song.

Language & Literacy

Pre-K

This week, we kickstarted our lesson through lots of engaging and fun activities to review our phonics and sight word knowledge. First, we read our Raz-Kids book entitled, "Bedtime COunting" , talked about the pictures and the words in the book and did a related worksheet afterwards such as phonics. Then, we learned about our literacy lessons. These are the activities that we did: Short Vowel Ii lesson followed by Pig In the Mud activity wherein they searched for i words, washed it, and read the words, CVC word forming in a sand activity, short vowel i pig word crafts through cutting and pasting pictures, Letter formation through Mat man song, and phonics worksheet. Last, we began using our different booklets to hone our writing and reading or blending skills throughout this term. This booklet is individualized and self-paced activity wherein, once they finish it, hey move to next colored booklet like a "level-up game" for them to keep them motivated and challenged as well.

Kinder

Regarding our literacy Kinder focused on studying new word blends (an, ad) and identifying high frequency words (from, run, up) alongside strengthening their familiarity with Literacy comprehension via an array of actives and crafts including playing matching games, reading books, etc.

Maths

Pre-K

This week, we talked about nonstandard and standard measurements on Length through songs, play-based and fun activities. We had various activities to hone our numeracy skills as well as our fine motor skills. These are the activities that we did for this week: Footprint Tracing and Measuring activity using cubes, Measure My School Things activity using a ruler, length interactive game, Choose My Favorite Thing Measuring group activity, length-related worksheets, and our Math booklets. We have continued using our drawing booklets that they can utilize anytime they want to hone their drawing skills and fine motor too.

Kinder

For Week 7, Kinder focused on strengthening their familiarity with numbers and better understandings how to use number bonds as a strategy for greater addition/subtraction. We made many crafts, including a rainbow number bond ornament, pixel art canvas', and played new games using units up to 1,000!

Topic Exploration

This week, we explored our "Feelings". Acknowledging it and knowing the names of our feelings are important for our little ones in order for them to verbally express themselves much better. We also explored on learning to manage our emotions by breathing exercises and yoga actions. Here were the meaningful and fun activities: read the book about Feelings by Todd Parr and color Monster by Anna Llenas; Blow-Art Painting using straw , paint and google eyes; Color Monster painting and cutting activity; and Mindfulness Calming Down Bottles Paired activity. For our Music time, we listened to the feelings song and threw balloons gently like the slow song to help us manage and control our different emotions through the song, "Jump by Patty Shukla". Next week, we will explore about our senses.

Free Play

Here are some more pictures of friends playing together in the classroom, in the Big Room, at the park, and enjoying other topics, events and activities at school.