The Crane 21 April 2017

21Apr 2017 by Damian Rentoule

1. Principal’s Message

Dear HIS Families

We had a fun Sports Day today. Thank you very much to the families who could make it to the stadium to support. A quick reminder that we have Student Led Conferences coming up on May 15 and some further details will be available in next week’s Crane. Enjoy your weekend.

Kind regards

Damian Rentoule (Principal)

2. Crane Video

3. Secondary Science Fair

Ms. Lee and I would like to invite parents and community members to the HIS Science Fair the week of May 8-12 and May 15th (Student-Lead-Conference’s). Please come at your convenience to walk through the Science fair exhibit between the hours of 9 am – 4 pm. Science Fair Astronaut Poster
Grades 6-10 have been working diligently over the past month on gathering data and preparing their science board displays. These displays will be throughout the school, mainly in the genkan area and upstairs near the library. Ms Lee and I plan on asking HIS community members to help with judging the Science fair displays. Winners will be announced at the end May. if you are interested in helping with judging, please feel free to contact:
Denise Lee – dlee@hiroshima-is.ac.jp
Christina Hyde – chyde@hiroshima-is.ac.jp
Also, a big thank you to Elin Nakayama for the beautiful Science Fair Poster! Thank you
Christina Hyde and Denise Lee (Grade 6-10 Science)

4. Second PYP Parent Representative Meeting for the Self-Study

On Tuesday 25th April, we will be meeting between 10.15 – 12pm at Aeon Mall in Fuchu (Diamond City) to further discuss the PYP standards and practices for the self-study.  We welcome all interested parents to meet us there; parking is free for 4 hours and the Roji Dining area on the 1st floor offers a variety of delicious food to consume either for brunch or lunch if you wish to stay afterwards!  We will be meeting by the seating area beside the Tully’s Coffee shop so if you have some time to spare to share your feedback on how HIS is implementing the PYP, please come along!

5. Festival Photos

Thank you to Ezequiel for sharing the great photos from HIS Festival.
https://goo.gl/photos/Wi8nojtMqWyQ3dU27

You can download them from here or comment in the album.

6. Community Event –  Soccer Opportunity

Kevin Scott, the Hiroshima resident who kindly arranged our recent visit by Robb Houchen for the Les Miserables Workshop, is organizing a soccer coaching program which is the only English language soccer coaching program available in Hiroshima. Information in English can be found at this link. You can find information in Japanese here: Japanese leaflet

日本語は以下にあります

7. News from the PTA  

  1. HIS Festival – Note of Thanks from the 100 yen shop

Many students and parents donated things to the 100 yen shop.  There were so many items that we used two classrooms!  It was so popular that some people lined up at the school gate before the Festival opened.  A big thanks to everyone for your generous support.

  1. HIS Festival – Payment of costs

Several people paid for the Festival costs upfront, but as we are still calculating the income it will take a bit more time to pay you back.  If you have already submitted your receipts, we will arrange payment to you before the Golden Week holidays.

  1. Kagura Tour (May 21, Sunday)

Information about a Kagura tour was sent home with students on Thursday.  The PTA will arrange a bus (provided we can get the minimum number of passengers).  Due to limited space at the Shrine, we can accommodate up to 50 people.  Please hand in your booking slip to the HIS Office as early as possible as it will be on a First Come First Serve basis.

Next PTA Meeting (Wednesday 26 April, 10 – 12 at the Peace Café)

The next PTA meeting will be held on Wednesday 26 April from 10 to 12 at the Peace Café in Kami-Hachobori.

Discuss :　About the Festival and any suggestions for next year’s

Information about Kagura　Tour

①ＦＥＳＴＩＶＡＬ　100円ショップからのお礼

今回のフェスティバルでは、多くの皆さんに寄付をして頂きました。最終的には２つの教室を使って商品を並べるほどたくさんの物が集まりました。

当日もオープン前からお客さんが長い列を作って下さり、とても人気のブースだったと思います。

ご協力を有り難うございました。

また、来年もフェスティバルが開かれる時にはご協力をよろしくお願いします。

②各ブースにて建て替え支払いをされているかたも多くいらっしゃると思いますが、清算に多少時間がかかるため

お待ちください。　既にレシートを出されている方には連休前には返金をしたいと思います。

③神楽ツアーの申し込み

木曜日にお子さんのホルダーに申込書を入れています。

バスも出す予定ですが最小催行人員を設けています。

また、鑑賞する場所の広さにより、５０名程度で限定させていただきます。

参加希望される方はお早めにお申し込みください。先着順となります。

④次回ミーティング

4月26日（水曜日）八丁堀ピースカフェ　10時から12時

議題：　フェスティバルの意見交換

神楽ツアーについて

8. Japanese Outline