Shanghai Utsukushigaoka Montessori Kindergarten assists in the growth of children by the educational idea of Montessori

The first December snow of Shanghai fell this month on a Saturday!

Teacher Crista loves Chinese culture, and she is a member of a Taiji class. So we had a special Blue Taiji sports class. They were curious and participated.

We received major, great news. Our school participated in the Chinese poem competition among all the other international schools in Shanghai. Our three performing students all received recognition, especially Celia of the International Department, who received first place for Kindergarten age. Her poem is called, "Small Pond."Her pronunciation in Mandarin is really clear. She also showed a bit of a dancing performance. Teacher Even helped with this performance, and received recognition as the best conducting teacher. Congratulations to the participants!

December 21st was our Christmas party. All the age groups had a singing and dancing performance. We had Santa Claus visiting with lots of gifts. As a very special gift this year, we presented the awards for best moms who always support and cooperate with teachers. Merry Christmas to all! Happy New Year! See you in the second term!