HJIS Sendai Aoba Class Blogs 2026-27: Week 26- November 13th 2026

Week 26

Winter Animals/ Hibernation

Curriculum highlights

This week, we continued exploring winter animals, with a special focus on hibernation and how some animals sleep or rest during the cold winter months to stay safe and warm.

Monday: We started the week with our monthly assembly, where we learned about being Principled. We talked about being honest, following rules, taking responsibility, and showing kindness to our friends.

Tuesday: We introduced the words winter and snow through a fun sensory play activity. The children explored the soft, white snow and imagined our animal friends playing in it!

Wednesday: We learned that some animals need to find warm and cozy places to hibernate. The children used natural materials like leaves, branches, and wood to create little shelters for our animal friends.

Thursday: We made our very own Five Sleeping Bears in a Cave craft! This was a fun way to explore hibernation while also practicing our counting.

Friday: We used our own little blankets to keep our favorite stuffies warm and ready for a winter nap. It was so lovely to see the children applying what they've learned by gently covering their stuffies and putting them to sleep whenever we pretended it was bedtime!

We have also started rehearsing for our upcoming Celebration of Learning, and the kids have been doing great!

Monday