Pre-KG 2026/ 27 Blog 9
Autumn colours and Celebrations
During the autumn holidays we could really witness the seasons changing, with the green leaves of trees turning different colours everywhere.
Suddenly we saw trees showing yellow, brown, orange and red leaves, with the brilliant red of the maple leaves in Japan being especially famous. In autumn large groups of visitors come to see them in prominent spots like the Sorakuen in Kobe.
So when the children came back to Pre-Kindergarten on Monday after the autumn break, with big smiles on their faces, we asked them if they wanted to colour some autumn leaves shapes and they did it with much gusto and care. We started to decorate our seasonal tree with their leaves and will add some in the future.
On Tuesday, we were also going to make prints on Playdough with cardboard maple leaves, but the children first wanted to use their familiar three shapes, circle, square and triangle, and they were really concentrated pushing them into the Playdough. It takes a bit of power, but their grip is getting stronger and the children are also learning to use a rolling pin.
After using their arms and hands, it was time to exercise the whole body !
We all went to the MPR where blue yoga mats awaited us and a lovely Yoga teacher who had especially come to the school to teach us.
Some children joined right away, some observed and others participated after a bit of reluctance, but everyone learnt something new and turned the attention to their bodies.
There were some yoga sessions provided for the parents in the morning and the teachers in the afternoon as well, so we all could profit from stretching and relaxing our muscles.
Thank you very much to Ms.Neela for being such a competent and patient teacher !
Later in the day, the children also decorated some orange maple leaves with faces and let the dolls take part in the autumn leave viewing which was their own idea.
In the afternoon some of the Pre-Kindergarten children joined K1 in their German lesson and after singing the " Laterne " song, everyone coloured the sun, moon and star shapes of their lantern in their favourite colours. They turned out very beautiful and will be hung up in the entrance for the Sankt Martin Festival.
Here is the song, so you can sing along at home and practice !
Then on Wednesday, we had our very first birthday celebration in Pre-Kindergarten !
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Anne and Jane turned 3 years old and invited all their friends from Pre-KG and K1 to their birthday party with lots of delicious fruit !
Everyone enjoyed the treats so much and we are very thankful to Anne and Jane's parents for providing them.
At the end every child got a yummy cracker and a balloon to take home. The children all know the colours well and can name their favourite one, so that is the colour their balloon was in.
On Thursday there was more role play cooking with all their friends and constructing with lego. The children also went on a discovery walk.
One of the celebrations that has really become big around the world, is Halloween! While the actual date is 31st October, DSKI celebrated on Friday, 30th October as the children do not come to school on Saturdays.
In the morning we welcomed a lot of princesses, super heroes and other lovely costumed children who then marched to the MPR to attend the assembly of Grade 4 ! They were greeted by our principal as Light Buzz and then the older students did an awesome job teaching us all about maps and other devices to find a direction and even the Pre-Kindergarten children watched spellbound.
Bravo Grade 4 and their homeroom teacher, Mr.Josh.
After coming back to the classrooms the EY children got their goodie bags which they had nicely decorated with orange and black jack-o-lanterns.
The children then went on their much anticipated trick-and-treat walk in the hallway where the DSKI PTA had set up some lovely stations with a Halloween theme.
The children all received rice crackers, juice, stamps, keyholders, and a "spooky" balloon and mandarine. Everyone was excited to get so many treats and guarded their treasures to take them home.
Thank you to our fabulous PTA for their thoughtful preparations, it was a great joy for the children.
Looking at my blog content, I can see that we had a very busy week with lots of colours, shapes and celebrations, but next week there will be a lot happening at DSKI as well with the school's Open Day, Lantern crafting and American Day!
Wishing you a fun weekend with lots of treats !
Anita Ursula Mönch
DSKI Pre-Kindergarten homeroom teacher
Playgroup / EY GFL & Deutsch
German Saturday School homeroom teacher
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