Author: Damian Rentoule

Items: Middle Years Program (MYP) coffee morning BrainPop Peace Ride Fundraisers Baseball Glove donations 1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Community We have just arrived at the October Break and it has been an amazing start to the year. We have had a host of activities, including overnight trips with students on camp and volleyball tournaments and as I mention in the Crane video, this is a heavy responsibility for the teachers who accompany students. The teachers are on duty for 24-hours a day while away and are looking after the safety and welfare of students in unfamiliar surroundings. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank the teachers for taking on this role so that the students can have these really valuable experiences. Enjoy the break. Kind regards Damian Rentoule…

Items: Schoolyard bicycles after school Welcome back to the Grade 4/5 class PTA News Principal's Message Dear HIS Community My apologies for the delay with the Crane. I am currently in Tokyo presenting an MYP workshop, keeping an eye on that typhoon approaching. I hope you all had a great week. We have after-school clubs starting this week so we are excited to see how all of the activities go. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Regards Mr Rentoule (Principal) Crane Video Schoolyard Bicycles and Toys After School The PTA bought many new bicycles, scooters, and other toys for the playground. Currently, they are put away after recess under the covering near the Secondary Annex, and every child knows where they belong.  Unfortunately often they are used by students after…

Items: Scholastic Books Girls Volleyball Team Boy's Volleyball Team PTA News 1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Community I hope you all enjoyed the week. We have all settled into our regular routines now and it has been a great start to the year. I would like to thank the PTA for the generous donation of a set of volleyball uniforms for our Boys and Girls volleyball teams. As you can see in today's video, our volleyball teams were very happy. Regards Damian Rentoule (Principal) 2. Crane Video 3. Scholastic Books Our new HIS Scholastic Book Club is up and running! Go to http://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/hiroshima-international to browse the latest books and order online. For every $1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, the HIS library will earn 20¢ in Scholastic Rewards. Your child will bring home a Book Club Brochure over…

Items Illness and school attendance PE T-shirts Hiroshima Prefecture Social Justice Poster PTA Message 1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Community We have started the year well and we were really happy to see that our enrolment numbers have continued to remain strong (168 students), with our primary school nearly full and good size classes across the secondary school, including a record number of Diploma Program students. We have waiting lists on some of our primary school classes already, so that is a relatively new problem for us, but a good one to have. We have a wonderful team of educators assembled to support the learning of your children and a great PTA to foster a community spirit so we are all looking forward to a great year. Good luck to…

Items Message from the Board of Directors Bentos (lunches) Principal Message Dear HIS Community Thank you to everyone who came along to the Parent Information Evening. It was great to see you here and we look forward to working with you all this year to support the learning of your children. Kind regards Damian Rentoule (Principal) Message from the Board of Directors Greetings from the Board of Directors This is the first of what will be a regular inclusion here in the Crane—as the Director General of the Board of Directors, I plan to use this opportunity to give you an idea of what the Boards (Directors and Trustees) do in a general way, and what issues are currently being addressed, what lies ahead, and so forth. So, for this…

Items Parent Information Evening Bento Order Form Lost property PTA News Library Volunteers Principal's Message Dear HIS Families We are looking forward to seeing you all next week on Thursday at the Parent Information Evening. I also wanted to let you know of two important events for HIS this year that involve visiting teams. On November 7-9,  we have an accreditation visit which combines the Council of International Schools (CIS) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Three people from these organizations will be visiting HIS. Accreditation is related to quality control for the whole school. International schools use external organizations such as these as international schools are not generally controlled by governmental educational authorities. These organizations are different from the International Baccalaureate (IB) which authorizes schools to deliver…

Items Annual Hiroshima International Peace Marathon Human Rights Poster PTA News Shoes at School 1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Community Welcome back to another year at HIS. It has been a great start as students meet their new teachers and many new classmates. It has been very hot, of course, so we have been encouraging our students to drink lots of water as it is easy to forget when you are excited at seeing your friends.  Please help us out by continuing this conversation at home. It would also help us out for all of our families to have consistent reading routines at home in English, Japanese as well as any other languages you are using at home. This is so important for language development over time and is one…

Items PTA News Principal's Message Dear HIS Community It is hard to believe that the 2017/2-18 school year has drawn to a close. Firstly, I would like to thank all of our departing faculty, Bryan Mejia (EC Teaching Assistant), Ritchelle Valdez (Grade 5 Teacher), Wayne Bartelink (Science Teacher), Jay Valdez (MYP Science Support and Volleyball Coaching Volunteer), Edward Hardisty (MYP/DP Science), Mary Ferris (KG/Gr1 Teacher),  Jessica Pechhold (DP TOK Teacher, DP Coordinator, Secondary Vice Principal) and Clare Barnfather (PYP teacher, PYP Coordinator, Primary Vice Principal) who have all supported your children's' learning. I would like to wish all the best to our families who are leaving us this year. We will miss you all. Now that we are into summer, I would like to remind you all of the importance of reading…