. . .held in the fall at every kindergarten and elementary schools (as well as some jr. highs), the kids prepare and perform songs, chants, dance routines, and various athletic feats (well, I watched the kindergarten level. . . ;-)The "kiiro-gumi" (yellow class) is the one Hikaru, my little host brother is in, along with 5 of my English students, so it was pretty fun to see all of them out there having a great time!
Let the race begin. . . the kids ran from one end of the field to the other (mind you, a little scaled down ;-) and into their teacher's open arms. The boy on the left and 2 girls are come to my English class! I even got to participate in one race (putting together a giant puzzle of Chip and Dale) with Hikaru.
This was an activity for the oldest group of kids (ages 3 to 6 attend this kindergarten, since kids here can go for up to 3 years -- 2 is pretty much standard. Kindergartens are completely separate from elementary schools.) Grandparents and kids from 2 "teams" competed in throwing these "bean bags" into the bucket on top of a pole. They also had a "tug-of-war" for the parents to participate in.
My (host) sister and I watching the action. . . well, you never really know with Moe. When she wasn't trying to get in on the action with the "big kids", she spent time exploring the grounds. Her face really says everything. . .
Little Hikaru on the far left with some of his buddies at school, celebrating with their medals after the festival was over. :-)
3 comments:
that is Aweosme... I was starting to wonder when u were going to update again....little kids are so cute. the school system seems very different there then here,..very interesting though........
take care karis,
later!
I LOVE THE PICTURES!!!! It was soooo much fun to see your beautiful face!:) You look really great, and I hope your spirit is great as well!
Glad to see you're still enjoying life there so much. The kids look adorable!
Blessings,
tamra
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