The Crane, 22 September 2017

Topics

  • Bento Program;
  • Student Teacher from the Netherlands;
  • PYP Reading Carousel (4 October);
  • PYP Parent Meeting (6 October);
  • PYP Swimming
  • PYP Gr 4/5 Camp at Hamada

1. Principal’s Message

Dear HIS Families

We were happy to see the safe return of our travellers from the Netherlands. They had a very successful trip and all came back safely, albeit a bit sleepy from the jetlag. One request I had this week was for all parents to please contact your child’s classroom teacher directly if you have any questions regarding the classroom. This will help keep communication constructive and positive.  We really need to make sure we communicate directly with the person who is most closely connected to an issue, rather than talk about it with others. This is what we teach students when problem-solving. Please help us model this in our school community. Thank you.

Kind regards

Damian Rentoule

2. Crane Video

Autumn Holiday Care

HIS Autumn Holiday Careは、スクールバスの調整のため、バス通学を希望される方は、9月29日を申し込みの最終日とさせていただきます。参加を希望される方は、早めに申込書をご提出下さい。

Thank you for your interested in the Autumn Holiday Care. If your child/children are riding the school bus, please complete the application form by September 29th for us to arrange the school bus schedule. Thank you.

3. PTA News (日本語は以下に)

 Hello, everyone!
1) PYP’s Halloween Event plan is coming along well.
Please mark October 27th on your calendar.
The party will be held during school hours and the committee has been beginning preparations.  We would love to have as many parents help both before, at home, and day of during the party from 12:30 until after school for quick clean-up.  Please email us at pta@hiroshima-is.ac.jp for more information and to help with the classroom festivities.
2) The PTA news section of The Crane will be starting a new section, introducing HIS families, both new families and families who have been part of our community for a longer time.  We will try to introduce two families a week.  One of the best ways to make HIS stronger is for the various families to feel welcome and so we can know each other better, we are asking families to partake in this new section.  New families have already received this information, and we will be sending this interview sheet to all of the HIS families soon. This is not mandatory, and by all means feel free to disregard any questions that you’d prefer not to answer.
3) Wow! Thank you to the many volunteers that we have had for room parents.  There are still a few vacancies (and of course, the more the merrier, many hands make light the load, and various idioms), please feel free to add your name, if at all interested.
4) There is some confusion over the After School Club Dates Calendar – the bonfire is NOT on November 2.  The bonfire is on Friday November 10.
5) Several parents have contacted the PTA with concerns.  We are doing our best to help get you answers, to direct you to the people with answers, and offer support in anyway possible, and will continue to be available try to assist.  Please feel free to contact us at pta@hiroshima-is.ac.jp 
6) Workshop information from Jenny Yamamoto :
How to strengthen your child’s Kanji level – informal discussion for HIS parents and guardians
September 24, 10 – 12 at the Peace Cafe, Kami-Hachobori
Jenny Yamamoto, mother of Leela (G10) is inviting all parents interested in helping their children to practice kanji to a gathering at the Peace Cafe this Sunday (September 24).  One idea is to organize regular kanji review sessions outside of school hours.  Everyone is welcome!
7)Exciting event information from Yumiko Barker:
Sumo wrestling event in Hiroshima on October 28th.
Great opportunity for the HIS community to get together, and for the children to experience a Japanese traditional sport!
Date: October 28th, 2017
Time: Opens at 8:00 am and finishes at 3:00 pm
Location: Hiroshima Sun Plaza
Fee (ticket is necessary for anyone older than 4 years old): 5000 yen
Official website link: http://www.sumoaki-hiroshima.com/
Contact email: info@jbeducational.com
General schedule:

8:00 AM Doors open/Morning TAIKO
~10:30AM Public sparring
11:00 AM Children Sumo
11:30 AM bout preformed by Jyonidan, Sandanme and Makunoshita
12:00 PM Shokiri
Sumo Jinku
Yagura daiko uchiwake
1:00 PM Juryo wrestlers Ring entry ceremony and bouts
1:30 PM Yokozuna Ring entry ceremony
1:50 PM Bouts preformed by Makuuchi
3:00 PM Closing

PTA News
みなさん、
①ハロウィンイベント(PYP向け)の計画は着々進んでいます。具体的なご案内はまた後日に出します。
イベントは10月27日(金曜日)午後からです。みなさんスケジュールをあけておいてください!
イベントは授業時間内に行われます。ハロウィン委員会はそれに向けての準備を着々と進めています。そしてイベントに向けてボランティアが必要です。
・準備 学校でも自宅でもできることがあります。
・当日 イベントスタートの12時半から
・後片付け
ご不明な点等ございましたらPTAまでメールでお問い合わせください。
②PTAニュースの中で、新しくHISに入られたご家族、そしてすでにHISに所属している家族の紹介コーナーを作ります! 毎号2家族ずつ紹介できればと思っています。HISは小さなコミュニティーです。お互いがもっと知り合えたら、素敵だと思いませんか?
新しいご家族へはインタビューシートを既に送っています。在学生の保護者へもオフィスから送られてくると思いますので、強制ではございませんが、できるだけ多くの方の返信をお待ちします!
③ルームペアレンツについて
現在まで多くの方の応募があり感謝致します。学年によっては応募がまだなかったりしますので、添付のフォームに直接入力をお願いします。入力のできない方はPTAまでメールをお願いします。
ご質問があればお気軽にPTAまでメールをお願いします。
④アフタースクールクラブの日程に間違いがあったようです。
ボンファイアは11月2日ではなく、11月10日(金曜)です。
⑤保護者さんからPTAへ困っていることなどの相談を受けました。内容によって分る方から直接相談者へお答えしてもらったり、できる限りのお手伝い、支援ができればと思います。 どうぞお困りごとのある際にはお気軽にPTAへメールをくださいませ。
PTAメールアドレス : pta@hiroshima-is.ac.jp
⑥ジェニーヤマモトさんより :
漢字相談会ーHISの生徒の漢字レベルをどうやって上げるか?

9月24日(日曜日)、10時ー12時、ピースカフェ(中区上八丁堀8-23 林業ビル1階)

HISから卒業した後、日本の社会で活用するためには、どのぐらいの日本語が必要だと思いますか?今週の日曜日(9月24日)、G10りらの母、山本ジェニーが他の保護者と一緒にどうやって子供の漢字力をあげられるかについて話し合います。学校外で漢字クラブなど、みなさんのアイデアについて話し合いましょう!

⑦ゆみこバーカーさんより :
相撲の広島巡業のお知らせです.
*10月28日に開催されます。みなさん一緒に見に行きませんか
日時:平成29年10月28日(土)会場午前8時 終了午後3時
場所:広島サンプラザホール
料金(4歳以上の幼児はチケットが必要です):5000円
当日のスケジュールは上記(英語ですが)に載せています。
質問等用メールアドレス:info@jbeducational.com

4. Bentos

(Translated)

We are pleased to announce that a bento service will be starting on October 23. The PTA was kindly organizing a Friday bento, which was popular last year and many parents have expressed interest in a bento service. In order to keep the service manageable, we have tried to make a very simple system:

  • Orders will be placed per semester. For Semester 1 this year we are starting Oct 23/Feb 1, a total of 54 days. Semester 2 will commence on Feb 2, 2018.
  • You sign up for the whole semester and bentos are delivered every school day.
  • Orders need to be made online by October 6 and you will be invoiced for the semester.
  • There are no refunds if your child is away from school and no cancellations are possible during the semester. This will help us with the organization. Thanks for your cooperation.
  • Small, medium and large bento are available. The company will vary contents of the bentos day to day.

Please find the order form here and we hope you enjoy the bentos.

この度、10月23日よりお弁当ランチサービスを開始することになりました。
昨年のフライデー弁当は、PTAの方々が親切にお弁当を配ってくださり、大変人気がありました。今年も多くのご家庭がお弁当サービスに興味を持たれています。そこでこのサービスを提供できるよう下記のようなシンプルなシステムを作りました。

*オーダーは学期ごとにまとめて行われます。今年の第一学期のサービスは10月23日から2月1日までの合計54日です。
第二学期は2月2日から始まります。
*一学期を通して学校がある日は、毎日お弁当が配られます。
*注文の期限はオンラインにて10月6日までで、一学期ごとにまとめて請求されます。
*払い戻しの制度はなく、学期途中でのキャンセルや、欠席日のキャンセルもできません。皆様のご理解とご協力をお願いいたします。
*お弁当は大・中・小のサイズがあり、内容は毎日違います。

オーダーはこのフォームよりお願いします。ぜひ、お弁当サービスを楽しんでください!

5. Student Teacher

Jessy Bosmans: Student Teacher from the Netherlands
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This year, we are very fortunate to have several student teachers arriving from Holland to undertake their teaching practice in the PYP!  This semester we have one student arriving whilst we are also expecting three more student teachers to arrive in semester two.
Jessy will be arriving next week and joining us until the winter holidays.  She will be working alongside Ms B in the Reading classes across KG-1, Grade 2-3 and Grade 4-5 as well as supporting across the curriculum in Grade 6.  She is a fourth-year student teacher looking forward to meeting the school community at HIS!
Please make her feel welcome when you see her around the school!

6. PYP Reading Carousel (Wednesday 4th October)

This year, a reading week will be organised within a new approach where the activities will be scattered across the year to enable us to integrate an authentic focus on ‘living our school mission.’  In conjunction with our PYP assemblies where students are exploring the concept of action, students are showing growing engagement with discovering how taking action connects with the UN sustainability goals.To commence this project, PYP students will be experiencing a reading carousel for World Animal Day on Wednesday 4th October.  We would like to invite parents interested in reading to groups for four sessions during periods 4 and 5 on this day.How does the reading carousel work?

  • Each group will have 6-8 students and will be with their classmates
  • Reading adults will be provided with a location in the school
  • Each session will be 20 minutes including relocation time
  • An adult will be rotating with each group
  • Each group will visit four readers

     Session 1:  11.10 – 11.28       Session 2:  11.30 – 11.48       Session 3:  11.50 – 12.08       Session 4:  12.10 – 12.30 What do I need to do?

  • Please e-mail Ms B directly (cbarnfather@hiroshima-is.ac.jp) to communicate your interest in participating.
  • Ms B will respond via e-mail to confirm.
  • Please select a book you would like to read aloud to the students connected to animals. The chosen book can be in any language of choice.   A discussion after the read to emphasise an aspect of World Animal Day would also be great.
  • Please arrive at school by 11.00am at your post to prepare for students.  Accompanying adults for groups will collect the students from the playground and come directly to you.
  • After your last session (after 12.30pm) please assemble at the genkan.

Please e-mail Ms B by Friday 22nd September if you are interested in joining us!  Thank you in advance. G4/5 students will also be presenting at an assembly in the afternoon on this day.

7. PYP Parent Coffee Morning (Friday 6th October)

Friday 6th October (@ HIS: Conference Room)

9.00 – 10.15       PYP Parents Meeting with Mr. Rentoule: ‘Supporting learning at home’

10.15 – 10.30     Coffee Break

10.30 – 12.00     PYP Self-Study Parent Representatives Meeting with Ms. B

We look forward to your attendance at our meeting.
Both Japanese and English will be used in discussions so please come join us!

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. B or Mr. Rentoule via e-mail.

10月6日金曜日 (@ HIS: Conference Room)

9.00 – 10.15       PYP 保護者会議(レントール校長)自宅での学習支援
10.15 – 10.30     コーヒーブレイク(休憩)

10.30 – 12.00     PYP セルフスタディー保護者代表者会議 (Ms.B)

話し合いは日本語・英語の両方で行います。
会議会場で皆さまにお会いする事を楽しみにしていますので、ぜひお越し下さい。
何かご不明な点がございましたら、Ms. B、あるいはレントール校長までeメールでご連絡下さい。

drentoule@hiroshima-is.ac.jp

8. PYP Swimming Commencing Soon!
G2/3 class is due to start their eight-week block of swimming lessons every Tuesday from 26th September.  We will be swimming at the Dolphin Swimming School, Koyo alongside two qualified swimming instructors and their bus will transport us to the pool and the school.
Please do not forget to send your child in with their swimming bag each Tuesday!  It may be worthwhile sending your child with their bags on Monday to store for the following day.
G4/5 class and KG/1 class will follow respectively throughout the year.
9. G4/5 Camp at Hamada
G4/5 students will be going to their residential camp at Hamada from 27th – 29th September this year.  Mr B, Mrs Valdez, Yumi sensei, Ms B and Jessy will be accompanying the students on their trip.  We look forward to sharing our experiences with the school community soon after we return.

10. Japanese Outline