Pre-KG 2021/ 22 Blog 16 GIVING and SHARING

Pre-KG 2021/ 22 Blog 16   

GIVING and SHARING

Giving and sharing are values that should be applied and practised throughout the year and one’s life, but the festive Christmas season often shines a spotlight on these principles.

The Monday of this week was the 6th December when in Germany and other countries we celebrate another beloved Saint, namely St.Nikolaus.

He is the patron of merchants, seafarers and may others as well as children. Traditionally children put out their boots or a plate on this day and receive some sweets and small gifts.  

So the Pre-KG children learnt about St.Nikolaus and sang a song. 

Lasst uns froh und munter sein

They also crafted his red hat out of a triangle and a round cotton ball. 

Then the children received a nice St.Nikolaus surprise in form of a small chocolate (from Anita) and a lovely teddy bear (kindly donated by Aiki’s father, Mr.Puerto). 

They were very happy - Muchas gracias !

As we have started our new unit of “Animals & Food”, the children also enjoyed a card game featuring many animals and the ABC that has proved so popular with the class. The cards showed pictures of another charming book by Eric Carle, called simply ABC. it is a treasure trove of popular and lesser known animals.

The children had so much joy playing and talking about the animals on the cards.

This proves that one of the best gifts you can give to your children is time. 

Time to play, time to listen, time to discover, time to nurture their curiosity and of course time to cuddle.

This week my gift to the Pre-KG children was to share again my love for art, so we went to the Artist Museum on Rokko Island to see an exciting exhibition with paintings by Ms. Machiko Miroco, called “Ikimonotachi wa watashi no kagami” (living things are my mirror).

The exhibition shows her colorful and unique paintings, some of them very big and most of them featuring animals or food which made them perfect for our current unit.

The Pre-KG children were curious, amazed, thrilled and excited and also enjoyed the wonder tunnel very much.

We are grateful to Ms.Miroco for her fantastic art and to the staff at the Artist Museum for their kind attention and their permission to take photographs.

The children and teachers had a very interesting, special  and enchanting experience.

A big thank you to Ms.Hanna for accompanying us and giving us her break time !

On Thursday, we shared our love for nature with the children of K1 and K2 when we went to the nearby tulip field to plant many, many tulip bulbs. We are so much looking forward to seeing the beautiful tulips in spring !

On Friday the Pre-Kindergarten children had a new friend visiting their classroom. They were very welcoming to the new child, sharing toys and helping the little girl around the classroom.

Thank you so much, Pre-Kindergarten class !

Last not least, our very lucky Pre-Kindergarten children received some early Christmas gifts to play with at school.

The Chicco toys (kindly donated by Mr.Penkhues of Artsana Group) brought the children a lot of joy. 

The pushcart includes a little watering can, so when you water the flowers, some cheerful song comes on. And the cool soccer goal gives the children the additional challenge of moving! around, so you better be fast at shooting your goals!

Thank you very much to our kind sponsor !

The Pre-Kindergarten children of course share these toys with their friends of Playgroup and Kindergarten. 

What a wonderful week experiencing the joy of Giving and Sharing at Pre-Kindergarten ! 

Yours, 

Anita Ursula Mönch

DSKI Pre-Kindergarten homeroom teacher