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The theme of January was “The New Year “ and “Japanese Culture”, The Seal Class boys enjoyed playing “hanetsuki” for a long time in the gym. They were having a bit of a hard time hitting the shuttlecock, so we teachers tied it with strings from above so they could hit it more easily with the “hagoita”.
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Some Penguin Class girls enjoyed cooking in the play-kitchen. We put out some Japanese bowls and “O-jyu-bako” (like a big stacking lunch box in which Japanese new year foods are arranged).
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Also the bigger kids played “Fukuwarai” and “Sugoroku” too.
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