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Principal’s Message
Dear HIS Community
On Wednesday this week, we had the Gr 12 student presentations for their Extended Essay which is a 4000-word research paper based on a topic that they have selected from amongst their various subjects. It is quite amazing, the depth that these students have been able to pursue their academic interests while completing their Extended Essays. Congratulations to all of our Gr12 students who are now nearing the end of their IB journey.
Although the COVID numbers are thankfully very low at the moment in Hiroshima and across Japan, as we approach winter we still need to be mindful of our COVID-related health guidelines which are in place. I would like to remind everyone that if your child has a high temperature of 37.5 degrees or above, we ask that you organize a PCR test before returning to school. We appreciate your cooperation, helping to keep the school community as safe as possible.
This TED Talk by Neuroscientist Anil Seth is very much in line with the questions asked by our students in Theory of Knowledge, another core part of the Diploma Program so I thought that this talk may be of interest. I hope you enjoy the weekend.
Kind regards
Damian Rentoule
Crane Video
Baseball Event
I would like to thank World Children’s Baseball Foundation (WCBF) who hosted a Baseball Experience Event for our Gr6-10 students on Wednesday afternoon. It is not often that you get some personal batting tips from a former Major League player. Thank you to Mr Kawasaki and the WCBF team. You can see the images in this week’s Crane video above.
Festive Eve Update
Thank you very much to all of the parents who have been working so hard on the costumes for the production of Annie. I would also like to thank the Sonada Family who has, once again, very generously offered to make a professional recording of Festive Eve.
Alumni Event
We are currently organising another alumni event where HIS families will have a chance to hear from our graduates. The focus of this session will be what our students retain years after their time at HIS. That is, what parts of their education at HIS have they actually taken out into the world and been able to use. This is at the core of our approach to teaching and learning and I hope you will find this interesting.
On a related note, we have an alumni page on our website and we invite you to have a look at the alumni stories posted here. We are hoping to build this portfolio of experiences so if you know of one of our graduates out there in the world, we would love to hear from them and add their story to our page.
Gr4 Student Action
Charlie (Gr4), as part of his “Who we are” unit invited the Gr8 students to play some tag games to help build community and to help students get to know each other. Charlie did a great job arranging the Gr8 participation with Ms Sallie and organizing the activities. We were really pleased with the leadership Charlie demonstrated and it looked like a lot of fun!
Bento Order（弁当オーダー）
Bento Order Part 2 will commence from December 1 (Dec 1 – March 31)
Please submit this bento form by November 23.
第二期の弁当サービスは、12月1日から始まります。（12月1日～3月31日）
ご希望の方は、11月23日までにこのオーダーフォームよりお申し込みください。
From the PTA
Main Point 今週の要点
- Scholastic/Baker Book Club Order (Deadline: Mon 29th November, 9am)
スコラスティック/ベイカー ブッククラブ オーダー受付開始 (締切: 11/29 月 9時)
- Festive Eve Costume
フェスティブ イブの衣装
- Christmas Decorating (Wed 1st December, 9am)
クリスマスの飾り付け (12/1 水 9am)
- Christmas sweets bagging work (Tue, December 14) and Request for additional sweet donations
クリスマスお菓子袋詰め作業 (12/14 火)、及び、お菓子(クリスマス用) の追加寄付のお願い
- Library Volunteers Needed
図書室ボランティア募集中
◆ Scholastic/Baker Book Club Order (Deadline: Mon 29th November, 9am)
スコラスティック/ベイカー ブッククラブ オーダー受付開始 (締切: 11/29 月 9時)
Our second Scholastic/Baker Book Club is up and running! Your books should arrive before the start of the winter holiday. (Depending on the covid situation, there may be delays).
Go to
https://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/hiroshima-international/digital-book-club to browse the latest books and order online.
For every $1 you spend on Book Club, our school will earn 20¢ in Scholastic Rewards.
Please place your order online by Monday November 29th, 9AM.
今年度2回目のScholastic/Baker Booksをご注文いただく準備ができました。購入された本は冬休み前に到着する予定です。(コロナ事情による遅延の可能性あり)
https://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/hiroshima-international/digital-book-club から最新のラインナップをご覧いただきご注文ください。
Book Clubで本の購入をされますと、Book Club 内で使えるポイントとしてご購入1ドルにつき20¢がHISに入ります。このポイントは図書室の本を充実させる為に使用されます。
ご注文は11月29日月曜日午前9時までに完了をお願いします。
◆ Festive Eve Costume
フェスティブ イブの衣装
At the moment the children are busy practicing daily for the Festive Eve on Friday, December 10th. I would like to thank all the parents for their cooperation in preparing and making the costumes. We are all looking forward to seeing the wonderful show Annie.
12月10日(金)に行われるフェスティブ イブに向けて、子供たちは日々練習や準備を進めています。また、連日、たくさんの保護者の皆さまに衣装の準備や衣装作成のお手伝いのご協力をいただきまして、本当にありがとうございます。素晴らしいショー・アニーを観れるのを楽しみにしていてくださいね。
◆ Christmas Decorating
クリスマス飾り付け
On Wednesday morning, December 1st, from 9am, we will decorate the school for the Christmas season. If you have time, please come along and help us get Festive! Ho ho ho! 🎅🏻
12月1日水曜日9時から簡単なクリスマスの飾り付けを行います。お時間がございましたら是非お手伝い宜しくお願い致します🎅🏻
◆ Christmas sweets bagging work (Tue, December 14) and request for additional sweet donations
クリスマスお菓子袋詰め作業 (12/14 火) 及び、お菓子(クリスマス用)の追加寄付のお願い
In the week before winter vacation it’s time for “Santa’s Visit” where Santa Claus distributes sweets to the children. The candy bagging work will be done from 9 am on Tuesday, December 14th. We would be grateful if you could help us. Thank you.
We use sweets donated for Halloween every year for Christmas, but this year we don’t have enough left over. If you missed the opportunity to donate during Halloween, or if you have a generous heart and would like to give some more, we are looking forward to your donation. For allergic reasons, please prepare nut-free products. For your reference, sweets are distributed to all students and teachers from EC to 12th grade on both Halloween and Christmas (to avoid any sad faces). Please bring your sweets to the office by Friday, December 10th. Thank you very much.
冬休み前の週にSanta Visitとしてサンタクロースが子供たちにお菓子を配ります。そのお菓子の袋詰め作業を12月14日(火) 午前9時から行います。お手伝いいだけますと助かります。よろしくお願いいたします。
また、毎年、ハロウィンにご寄付いただくお菓子をクリスマス用にも使用していますが、今年は量が不足しています。ハロウィンの時に寄付の機会を逃してしまったという方、また、もっと寄付してもいいよ、と思ってくださる寛大なお心をお持ちの皆さま、ぜひ、ご寄付をお待ちいたしております。アレルギー上の理由からナッツを含まないものをご用意いただきますよう、お願い申し上げます。ご参考までに、お菓子はハロウィンもクリスマスも、ECさんから12年生までの全校生徒の皆さんと先生方にお配りしております。お菓子は12月10日 (金)までにオフィスまでお持ちください。どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。
◆ Library Volunteers Needed
図書室ボランティア募集中
The library is awaiting your help!
The request is to help students with book selection, return, check out, in the library during the student library hours. Also, organising books etc as much as you can before and after classes would be helpful for making our library a pleasant environment.
We would be really happy to have volunteers from parents of both PYP and Secondary students.
Here is the link:
➡︎ The Link for the Library Help Shift Calendar
図書室でお手伝いいただける方を常時募集しています！
お手伝いの内容は生徒のライブラリ時間帯に、子供達の本選びや返却・貸出などをヘルプいただくことです。またその授業前後にも、図書室を快適にするお手伝いをしていただけると大変助かります。
PYPだけでなくセカンダリーの保護者の方も、お時間がありましたら是非ご協力をお願いします。
図書室ボランティアのシフトカレンダーはこちらからどうぞ:
That’s all from us this week. Have a great weekend!
今週のお知らせは以上です。よい週末を!