Pre-KG 2022 / 23 Blog 29
Families- Love and Fun together !
The Pre-Kindergarten children have become very talkative and one of their favourite subjects is their families.
Often the first word a child says is “Mama” or “Papa” or the equivalent in their spoken language, as the parents are usually the first primary caregivers in a child’s life and the centre of their universe.
When I created the Pre-Kindergarten curriculum many years ago, I choose the sequence of my unit subjects which became 1) Colours & Shapes, 2) Animals & Food, 3) Body and Family for many reasons and in consideration of the developmental stages and level of speech of a child.
While a 2-year old child might be able to say the names of the family members at the beginning of the school year, he / she is much better equipped towards the end of the school year to elaborate on family relations and their feelings with increased vocabulary.
So there was quite some talk about exciting Golden Week holidays spent with family and friends and memories of the Sports Day together. There was also lots of excitement about the planned trip to the Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden with the parents.
We started the week with a charming song in German about the love for one’s family and the children very much liked the video which depicts all kind of situations in a family setting and features the grandparents as well.
When we told the Pre-Kindergarten children that it will be Mother’s Day soon and asked them whether they would like to make a beautiful paper flower for their mums, the children were all smiles. So they patiently folded crepe paper in a colour of their choice, used lots of cello tape and were very proud of their result. Rightly so, because the flowers were adorable.
The children had started a week before with making another gift for their mothers which involved many steps: choosing bottle caps, gluing them together, writing a card and finally packaging. The children were thrilled to make the original flower shaped coasters for their mums and we were not surprised to hear that mommies seem to drink a lot of coffee!
During the week we also had a photo shoot for the yearbook, a whole school emergency drill and a new friend join our Pre-Kindergarten class.
A heartfelt welcome to Kylie Miller and her parents, we are so happy to have you with us in Pre-Kindergarten and in the DSKI school community !
Kylie and her mother were also on board to join our fabulous excursion to the Kobe Nunobiki Herb Garden !
And what a fantastic day it was with a fun trip on the school bus, a thrilling gondola ride, beautiful views, colourful flowers, fragrant herbs, adventurous walking routes and full of sunshine, friendship and the love of our families!
We ended the day with a delicious picnic and the children handing their handmade presents to their mums who were very moved by the gesture.
Thank you so very much to all the parents coming along and for creating joyful memories with your children !
Wishing everyone a blissful weekend and loving Mother’s Day!
Yours,
Anita Ursula Mönch
Pre-Kindergarten homeroom teacher
Playgroup / EY GFL
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