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March 18, 2011

We started the day by "spring cleaning" our classroom. We opened classroom windows to let the breeze in while we scrubbed tables, chairs, and shelves. Then we headed outside and had snack together at the picnic tables. After snack, some friends played while others stood by the fence and watched the pre-primary children work in the garden.

In the afternoon, we counted from 1-10 in Japanese and explored the "parts of the butterfly".

New works included:

  • saltwater and freshwater fish
  • absorbency
  • Zen garden
  • circles and spheres
Have a great weekend!!

1-10 in Japanese
1- ichi
2- ni
3- san
4- shi
5- go
6- roku
7- shichi
8- hachi
9- kyu
10- ju

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