Pre-KG 2021/ 22 Blog 15 Willkommen im Advent in der DSKI!

Pre-KG 2021/ 22 Blog 15   

Willkommen im Advent in der DSKI!

The word “Advent” derives from Latin and means “Arrival” in English or “Ankunft” in German.

The German Ambassador to Japan, Dr.Clemens von Goetze and his spouse, Dr.Sonja von Goetze visiting the Pre-Kindergarten classroom with DSKI assistant teacher Ms.Hanna Martina Moriguchi.

Advent are the four weeks before Christmas where we prepare for the celebration of Christ’s birth and spend a joyful and blissful time together.

One of the traditions is the Advent Calendar which has little pockets or doors that when opened have sweets or surprises to shorten the 24 days until Christmas.

Every morning the Pre-Kindergarten children are excited to open one envelope of the Advent Calendar which was lovingly made by our wonderful PTA mothers. The children also love the fox motif and tried to find a matching one in their boxes of animals. 

As the children are just starting their new unit inquiring into “Food and Animals”, this is a great way to make a connection. 

The children also set up the “Krippe” (as the “Nativity Scene” is called in German) and have realized that the little Jesus was attended by his mother Maria and father Joseph as well as kings and some animals. They were able to identify the cow, donkey and the sheep.

      

Advent is a time when we highlight our caring for others.

The Pre-Kindergarten children showed lots of caring when making stars and helping to decorate the Kindergarten area and also the small multi purpose room for the arrival of some very special guests.

On Friday then, everyone was very excited to welcome Dr. Clemens von Goetze, German ambassador to Japan and his wife Dr. Sonja von Goetze as well as two gentlemen from the German Consulate Kobe-Osaka, Mr.Meerkötter and Mr. Schweizer.

Willkommen in unserer Schule !

The Pre-Kindergarten children, together with their friends of K1 and K2 said a big “Herzlich Willkommen” and joyfully sang a song featuring greetings in German.

Our visitors were very happy with the performance and also showed great interest in our kindergarten and our projects. 

Afterwards the visitors toured the rest of the school and enjoyed another performance, this time by our DSKI choir.

We were very happy to have such honoured guests and show them our classroom and school.

Herzlichen Dank für Ihren Besuch an der DSKI, 

Herr Dr.von Goetze und Frau Dr.von Goetze.

Wir hoffen Sie bald wieder begrüssen zu dürfen !

The Pre-Kindergarten children finished their exciting day and week by setting up again the “Krippe” and finding animals matching the ones that were welcoming the new little child so many years ago.

Have a blessed weekend and 2nd Advent !

Yours, 

Anita Ursula Mönch

DSKI Pre-Kindergarten homeroom teacher