Author: Damian Rentoule

Items Homestay for Dutch Visitors Ski Day PTA News Principal's Message Dear HIS Comunity Thank you to Nicole Watanabe for organizing the Ski Day once again. There is information below regarding the sign-up. It is a wonderful day and we really appreciate the organization. I would also like to thank one of our families for a very generous donation of some great hoodies (jumpers/sweaters with a hood) for our volleyball teams. The students were really excited to receive these wonderful tops. Just in case you didn't know, our sporting teams are known as the Wolves.     This week's TED Talk is by Sir Ken Robinson who presents a critical perspective on the importance of creativity in education. It was released in 2006 and has been viewed over 55 million times, which is…

Items Atsuko's Tree ASMA testing results 2019/2020 Calendar No Bento on Monday 14 January PTA News Principal's Message Dear HIS Community Welcome back to the New Year and I hope you all enjoyed the break. We started the New Year with some great news. We received notification of our successful authorization for the IB Middle Years Program. We are happy to announce that our MYP verification visit last December was fully successful and that we have received our official MYP authorization from the IB. HIS is now officially the only three program International Baccalaureate School in the region. Thanks to everyone in the community for their continued support for our mission and vision! I have included a link to a great TED Talk by novelist Chimamanda Adichie below dealing with…

Items: Message from the Director-General; Scholastic Book Club; Principal's Message Dear HIS Community Congratulations to everyone who was involved in the wonderful Festive Eve performances last weekend. It really was a wonderful way to end 2018. I actually saw an amazing, spontaneous performance of Grease Lightning by our EC3/4 students, so it obviously made a big impact.   I would also like to thank everyone involved in the reading carousel this week and it was wonderful to see our parents in sharing picture books with our primary students. It is a good reminder to make sure we are all reading over the winter break. We would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday and look forward to seeing you all back here in January. Kind regards Damian Rentoule…

Items: PTA News; Principal's Message Dear HIS Community We are looking forward to seeing you at Festive Eve tomorrow for the performance of the musical, Grease. Thank you to everyone who has supported the students in preparation for this event. You don't want to miss it! Also, it is going to be cold tomorrow so it would be a good idea to bring your own slippers as the gym floor could be a bit cold. We had a successful Middle Years Program verification visit earlier this week so thank you to all the parents who came in to speak with the team. We will receive the official report in about one month. Kind regards Damian Rentoule (Principal) Crane Video PTA News PTA news can be found here: PTA News 7th December 2018

Items: Student Crane Newsletter; PTA News Link; Reading Carousel; MYP parents panel - 4 December at 11:50; Student Crane Newsletter. Principal's Message Dear HIS Community Next week, we have the Middle Years Program (MYP) Authorization Team coming to HIS for the authorization visit, for a final assessment of our MYP, which runs from Grade 6 to Grade 10.  Thank you to the parents who are coming in for a meeting with the team on Tuesday. We still need a few MYP parents. Please see the notice below. As we approach the end of the year, we get ready for Festive Eve which is happening at HIS next Saturday - a big day for HIS. Please find some information below. Many thanks to all of the parents who have been sewing…

Items: Guardian Election to the Board of Trustees; Buses (Letting us know of changes). Principal's Message Dear HIS Community Firstly, I would like to thank everyone involved in the Bonfire Night last Friday. I am still full from all that delicious food. It is a great chance for our school community to come together to get to know each other better and it was also a really good way to welcome some of our new families into the community. Thank you to our KG/Gr1 class for the wonderful assembly today. You will see some images in next week's Crane. I like this one, below, which gives you an idea of how daunting it can be for a child, or anyone for that matter, to face an audience. The KG/Gr1 class all…

Items: Bonfire Night Guardian election to the Board of Trustees Vote for proposal for use of PTA funds for Sakura Medal Books Secondary School PTA Fund Request Form PTA News Japan Culture Day Bento order Principal's Message Dear HIS Community We had a busy three days with our accreditation visit and I would like to thank all of the students, teachers, parents and Board members who participated. They four-person team spent the three days meeting everyone and spending time in classrooms and provide detailed feedback to us as we prepare for a self-study that will continue through to the end of next year. It is a long process. We receive a report in about 4-weeks time so I will give you an update on their findings. Also, mark your calendars for…

Items: Message from Director General Bonfire Night Scholastic Book Club PTA News Principal's Message Dear HIS Community Good luck to all the runners who are participating in the Peace Marathon tomorrow. Also, thank you in advance to all the members of our HIS community who will be there to cheer them on. We have a busy period in our school year approaching. Next week, we have the accreditation team visiting HIS from Wednesday to Friday and also our Model United Nations students travelling to Korea. We are also getting ready for the Bonfire Night in a couple of weeks time, the Middle Years Program evaluation visit in December and of course Festive Eve as well. We will send you updates on all of these events aong the way. Enjoy the…

Items Parent meeting with the accreditation team PTA News Contagious illness Futsal Athletics BrainPOP Peace Ride T-Shirts 1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families Fortunately, the number of cases of the flu has been steadily declining and thank you for following our procedures regarding contagious illness at school. We included the below information in the 15 September Crane and are doing so once again so that this particular policy is familiar with you all. Congratulations to the HIS Futsal team who won a tournament last weekend. This is a great combination of students, parents, and teachers representing a real cross-section of our school. Well done and a short blurb appears below. Also, congratulations to our four students who participated in the athletics meet last weekend. Learning is about challenging yourself in…

Items: Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences, Book Swap, Influenza cases reported, Secondary Camp, Secondary Textbooks in 2019/2020, PTA News - To be emailed on Monday. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences are coming up next week and we are looking forward to seeing you all here at school. It is a really important moment for your family and although it is a single conversation with each teacher, we would like you to consider this the starting point for the ongoing communication about your child's learning throughout the year. We have a whole day dedicated to these meeting to make a formal start to this process, however, the intention is that it is just the beginning. We look forward to seeing you there. You may have seen our students recently on the court…