At the Nursery graduation ceremony, I was in tears saying good-bye to the children. And I also went to my son’s graduation, but there were no tears whatsoever… I was so overwhelmed with the number of students graduating and the pomp of the ceremony. Well, my son will be going to a local university so he will be with us for another few years,
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In the previous years our Summer Camps were held at the JCCC, but this year, we have it right in at our Nursery. Many students and families regard the Ringo Class as the continuation of our tradition after they graduate, and it is nice to have the current students and the graduates together at the Nursery, and that the current students and the families
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This year’s summer started with a high temperature of over 30 degrees which worried us all, but by the end of August it was so chilly that we could not even enjoy pool days. However the Natsu Matsuri Summer Festival, which we all waited for, was a great success with nice warm weather.With colourful decorations the children made and stalls of food, beverage, gift
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many new students and the new Mikan Class, the new school year has started. Things are new, not only for the children, but also for the parents as well… everyone is learning new things and getting used to them for the last few weeks, I am sure. My son has also started his new school year, that is, a university. With the completely new
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With this year’s Hallowe’en on a weekend, I am sure everyone had fun trick-or-treating. Hallowe’en is one of my favourite events and I thoroughly enjoy it every year. The best part is seeing the children at the Nursery in costumes; this year too, I was smiling all day. We also had fun with carving pumpkins at the Nursery, and at home we carved a
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We are approaching the end of this year…already. No sign of snow in December and it makes me wonder if we have another warm winter. Of course, the children are all waiting for lots and lots of snow! Today I would like to introduce an association which we Ikebata Nursery are part of; the New Japanese Canadian Association. Although many of you may not
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