Pre-KG 2025/ 26 Blog 7
Preparing for the Oktoberfest !
This week was leading to the DSKI Oktoberfest which was very exciting for our school.
The Oktoberfest actually started as festivities held in honor of the wedding between Prinz Ludwig von Bayern and Prinzessin Therese von Sachsen–Hildburghausen and it is now the biggest festival in the world.
Viele Menschen kennen die Geschichte des Ursprungs des Oktoberfests, aber auch für kleine Kinder ist es immer wieder faszinierend zu hören, dass es eigentlich alles mit der Hochzeit eines echten Prinzen und einer echten Prinzessin begann. Mittlerweile ist das Oktoberfest nicht nur aus dem Terminplan der Münchner, sondern auch dem Rest der Welt nicht mehr wegzudenken.
The children had watched a nice clip featuring some key scenes and vocabulary of the Oktoberfest and then coloured in the shapes of some traditional German clothes, a Dirndl and a Lederhose which we hung up together with all the colourful drawings of K1 and K2 on the wall in the entrance to greet the visitors to our Oktoberfest.
Dear parents, please check your vocabulary skills: What is Dirndl, Lederhose, Hut, Riesenrad, Kettenkarussel, Achterbahn, Hunger, Wurst, Brezel, Lebkuchenherz, Oktoberfest?
The children then tried to create some Oktoberfest scenes with the magnet shapes resulting in colourful huts, hats and play structures.
On another day, the children took their box of colour sticks to the decorated wall and matched the sticks to the drawings showing that they can recognize same colours and name them.
The Pre–Kindergarten also children helped with making some of the decorations by twisting light blue paper strips into loops and stringing them together with some cellotape.
This was a difficult task at first , but „Übung macht den Meister“ and we used the finished garlands to decorate the entrance board and Tombola table. A great job and amazing fine motor skills, dear Pre–Kindergarten children !
During the German lesson K2 also created colourful cardboard Brezels which added to the festive atmosphere in the entrance hall.
The Pre–Kindergarten children wanted to try as well and to make them understand what this traditional German bread called Brezel looks like we let them have a glimpse at the secret stash in the fridge. They will be so delicious at the Oktoberfest!
Throughout the week the children practiced the dance for the Oktoberfest with all their friends from EY and they did such a good job! They also watched the older grades perform and cheered everyone on !
The Oktoberfest is a beautiful traditional festival and at our school the whole community comes together to celebrate it.
One of our Pre–Kindergarten fathers took the lead in the Oktoberfest Committee this year and we are all indebted to his unwavering commitment for the school.
As the Tombola leader I have collected a fabulous array of prizes, so I am looking forward to seeing you, your families and your friends all at our DSKI Oktoberfest to celebrate together !
See you there !
Kind regards, mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Anita Ursula Mönch
DSKI Pre-Kindergarten homeroom teacher
Playgroup / EY GFL & Deutsch
German Saturday School homeroom teacher
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