The
17th Ichigo Ichie took place on Sunday, June 3rd. 56 participants (30
adults and 26 children) from Australia, the Philippines, China, India,
the U.K, the USA and Japan had a great time together. We began by
singing, "If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands" in four
different languages.
Bow-wow Mew Game
Kazue
led us in a fun icebreaker game with animal sounds from different
countries. We learned some animal sounds in Japanese, Chinese, the
Filipino language, English, Korean and Hindi.
Children’s Sickness and Health
The theme of the day’s playgroup was "Children's Sickness and Health." The speakers, Kazue, Naoko and Kazuko, explained what to do when your child is suddenly sick at night when the hospital is closed. We leaned some practical things we can do to help when our children are suffering from heatstroke, vomiting or diarrhea as well as some first aid tips. They also taught us some useful words to describe common symptoms.
We also learned about when to call 119 and how to get appropriate medical treatment. First we practiced how to call an ambulance and learnt what questions they would ask. Participants practiced the conversation in pairs in Japanese and English.
Next
we learned how to fill out a multilingual medical questionnaire. This
is a really great resource that helps us to get the right medical
treatment for our kids. You can also find useful medical terms to
describe different illnesses and symptoms.
Some
other great resources we learned about included the Pediatric Emergency
Telephone Advice line (#8000), a taxi service for women in labor and
the Medical Interpreter Dispatching Service in Kyoto.
See the link for the details of presentation.
See the link for the details of presentation.
In
groups we shared information and tips on things we do for our
children's health. We could learn a lot of useful information and get
some good advice from each other.
After
today’s presentation and activities, we could feel a lot more confident
and better prepared for when our children get sick.
Filipino Greetings
Pamela
from The Philippines, taught us some useful
greetings. “Kumusta”(=Hello), “Magandang umaga”(=Good morning),
“Magandang tanghali” (=Good afternoon) and “Magandang gabi” (Good
evening). We also learned “Salamat” (=Thank you), “Paumanhin” (=Sorry)
and “Paalam” (=Good bye).
Story Time
Lastly,
we had story time. Jin Lan from China who is Korean Chinese, read the
kids a Korean picture book called, “Gwaenchana“ in Korean which
translates to “I'm OK“ in English. The story was about a little girl who
meets some different animals. The kids enjoyed listening to the story
in two languages.
Upcoming Meeting
The
next Ichigo Ichie is to be held at the Seika Town Library gathering
room on Sunday July 1st. The theme will be “Traditional Japanese fun -
Let’s play with origami.” We will learn some traditional Japanese games
and how to make origami together. We’re looking forward to seeing you at
the next Ichigo ichie!
(Reported by Meg. Photos by Shinichiro.)
(Reported by Meg. Photos by Shinichiro.)
