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- Diploma program Exams/Graduation
- Crane Club Video
- Secondary Exam Week Schedule
- Sports Day Next Friday
- PTA News
1. Principal’s Message
Dear HIS Community
I hope you have enjoyed the week. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the Arts Gala on Saturday and the Sports Day next week on Friday. It is a busy time of year.
Kind regards
Damian Rentoule (Principal)
2. Crane Video
3. Diploma Program (DP) Exams/Graduation
The DP exams finished this week. They always run during May. All of the schools do the exams at the same time. We are all very proud of our Grade 12 students who have worked very hard, particularly over these past two years of the DP. Graduation will take place on Saturday 2 June at the Mitsui Garden Hotel. The ceremony will start from 16:30 to 17:30 and the Graduation Dinner for students and their families will start 18:30 to 20:30 at the Oriental Hotel Hiroshima. We look forward to celebrating the conclusion of this wonderful learning journey.
4. Crane Club Video
The Crane Club members made this video in response to a request from Secours Populaire Français, a non-profit organization in France in launching an outreach program for French children about Japan and Peace. The organization asked our club to create a video to send a message of peace to the children in France. This is part of the ongoing action being taken by the Crane Club. In the Crane video, the images shown of Fukuoka International School students in our genkan were during a meeting they had with the HIS Crane Club, so they are taking lots of action in our community and beyond.
5. Secondary Exam Week Schedule
6. Sports Day Next Friday
On Friday, May 25 HIS will be having the Annual Sports Day at Coca-Cola Stadium. http://travel.mapfan.com/lang/en/spot/143842 This has always been a day of fun, competition and performance and we’re looking forward to adding to this tradition this year. Students will have the opportunity to work with a multi-age group completing a variety of activities, as well as, testing their best against their peers in Track and Field events.
This is an all-day event and everyone is to meet at the stadium by 8:40. Sports Day will finish between 3:30 and 4:00 pm. Regular school bus riders can ride the bus from their usual spot to Coca-cola stadium. All other students are expected to arrange transportation to and from the stadium. Parents, relatives and friends are encouraged to come along to support and participate in the day’s events. The morning will consist of Track and Field Events followed by a cooperative team challenge competition in the afternoon. Although the event takes place rain or shine, if heavy rain is forecasted for the entire day or any weather advisories are in effect, the event may be cancelled. Parents will be notified via email and the school website by 6:15 am. If sports day is cancelled, a regular school day will resume as scheduled: buses will pick up students at normal times and they will be taken to HIS for regularly scheduled [A] day classes.
Each student has now been placed in a team color. Please make sure they are wearing their school team color tee shirts.
Things to remember
- appropriate sports attire (Please check the weather forecast)
- HIS team color T-shirt
- running shoes
- lunch (Picnic mats or chairs) and healthy snacks
- water bottle
- sunscreen and hat
- Plastic bag for “No Rubbish Day” **
If you have any questions, please contact the office.
Regards,
Mika Kiriake
7. PTA News
（日本語は以下に）
1) Next Wednesday, May 23 is Teacher Appreciation Day. The revised plan is to have all students line up at 8:50 when the first bell rings in the genkan area so they can cheer and high-five each teacher and HIS staff member as they get their award for the day. This will be a short celebration just prior to school starting and we encourage all parents planning to attend the PTA meeting to follow, to come early and help us organize and celebrate our staff. PTA members will not be supervising recess as previously mentioned. Please let us know if you have any questions.
2) As we wind down a great school year it is time to start thinking ahead to next year. With many changes to the current PTA Committee, we are hoping to find many individuals interested in joining the team. It is a great way to know what is happening in the school and make an impact on your child’s experience while getting to know many other parents. In an effort to ensure that the workload can be dispersed over many we are searching for the following positions.
PTA Committee– meets once a month as an overview of all things happening at the school. Currently volunteering for next year are- Brooke, Kumi, Masae and Marina. If there are more than seven candidates, we will have the final election at the last meeting on June 13.
Please apply for PTA committee by the end of May.
The committee includes the following positions:
PTA Treasure- on the Committee and oversees the cash flow as agreed upon by the Committee.
PTA Secretary(English and Japanese)– on the Committee and keeps the notes, handle incoming emails, etc.
Crane Editor– prepares the PTA information for the Crane. Most information is produced by Committee members and Event Leads so in many cases it just needs translated and put together in a nice form. This could be a great job for someone who isn’t able to come in for many meetings and events.
Event Leads for the following. Event Leads will be supported by the PTA Committee, Room Parents and school-wide by parents, staff and students. This does not mean you are taking on these projects alone, but that you will help coordinate the efforts. There can be more than one person per lead so grab your friend and share the responsibility and fun!
- Halloween PYP Party
- Bonfire:
- Overall Event (Nigel Barker)
- Food (Yumiko Barker)
- Desserts (Jackie)
- HIS Cleanup Day (Rie)
- Santa Visit
- Ski Day (Nicole Watanabe)
- Skate Day
- Valentines
- Val-O-Grams (Kumi)
- Bake Sale
- Book Swap (Brooke Amidei)
- Hanami Picnic
- Festival:
- Overall Event
- Food Vendors
- Desserts
- Bazaar
- Games
- Teacher Appreciation (Barbara Fuller)
- Good-bye Farwell Event on Last Day
- Room Parents
If you have an idea for a new PTA event or project, we are open to all new ideas! So many things we worked on were new this year- the Playground and Garden Improvement Project, Valentine’s Bake Sale and Val-o-Grams, Cleaning Day and the Book Swap! So many more things we can work on as a school community to improve the school, raise funds and create fun in our education atmosphere.
Please email pta@hiroshima-is.ac.jp if you are interested in learning more, have any questions or are interested in a spot. Many hands make light work so hopefully many will join our efforts! This will be discussed more in the PTA meeting next week, Wednesday, May 23 at 9am.
3) <Family Interview>
Welcome to HIS!
Chen family
Ruby : G4
Charlie : KG1
Mom : Anna
Dad : Rick
Our family lived Hiroshima for the first time. We come to Hiroshima since 2018/3/20.
We enjoy camping and traveling.
our native languages are Mandarin and Taiwanese. We try to improve our English and also lean Japanese.
We started a new life in Hiroshima. Experiences different attitudes towards life. Thank you for the friendliness of Japan.
ＰＴＡニュース
１）来週の水曜日（５月２３日）は先生方への感謝の日です。
当日のプランですが（内容が少し変更されてます）、８時５０分の始業ベルがなるときに全ての生徒に玄関エリアで並んでもらいます。
日頃の感謝の気持ちを示すため、先生やスタッフの方々とハイタッチしたりお礼の言葉をかけたりしながら、迎えましょう！これは授業前のほんの短時間のお祝いイベントです。その後に行われるＰＴＡミーティングに参加される方、どうぞ早めに学校に来て、準備を手伝ってくださいませ。休憩時間の児童の監視はしないことになりました。ご不明な点等ございましたらお気軽にメールをください。 pta@hiroshima-is.ac.jp
２）私たちはこの素晴らしい一年の終わりをそろそろ迎えることになり、来年のことを考える時期になってきました。
現在のＰＴＡ役員の役割などを変えることにより、より多くの方が興味を持って参加してくださることを期待します。学校で何が行われるのかよく分かり、またたくさんの保護者さんを知ることでお子さんにとっても良い影響を与えることになるでしょう。
いろいろな活動がたくさんのかたに役割分担されるように一覧にしました。
ＰＴＡ役員 ： 学校で行われるあらゆることに関して毎月一度役員ミーティングを行います。
現時点でありがたいことに立候補の申し出をされている方は Brooke, Kumi, Masae, Marina です。
定員の７名を超える立候補者がいれば６月１３日の最後の全体ミーティングて選挙を行います。立候補されたい方は５月末までにお申し込みください。
役員は以下のポジションも含まれます。
会計係 ： 委員会で合意された予算の入出金の管理をします。
秘書(英語担当、日本語担当） ： ミーティングでの議事録の作成やメールの管理など。
Crane 編集 ： Craneに載せるためのＰＴＡニュースを作成します。内容は役員メンバーやイベントリーダーによって作成されるので、翻訳と編集が主体です。この役割はミーティングやイベントに直接参加できない方でもできる作業です。
各イベントリーダー（以下へ。毎年リーダーされている方、または来年やりたいと申し出されている方の名前を記載しています）： イベントリーダーさんへは役員をはじめ、ルームペアレンツ、保護者さん、スタッフの方や生徒がサポートいたします。おひとりでイベントを遂行する意味ではなく、みんなをひとつにまとめる役割です。一緒にやってくれる方をみつけて複数でリーダーをされるのも楽になるし良いと思います。
＊ハロウィーンＰＹＰパーティー
＊ボンファイア ・全体（バーカー先生）
・フード（ゆみこさん）
・デザート（ジャッキーさん）
＊大掃除の日（リエさん）
＊ミートサンタ
＊スキーデイ（ニコルさん)
＊スケートデイ
＊バレンタインデー ・Val-O-Grams(くみさん）
・ベイクセール
＊本の交換会 : ブルックさん
＊お花見ピクニック
＊フェスティバル ・イベント全体
・フードコーナー
・デザート
・バザー
・ゲーム
＊先生方への感謝の日 (バーバラさん）
＊学年最後の日のお別れ会
＊ルームペアレンツ
そのほか、新しいイベントやプロジェクトなどのアイデアをお持ちの方、ぜひお知らせください。今年はたくさんあたらしいプロジェクトをしました。
校庭リノベーション、バレンタインベイクセールとVal-O-Grams、大掃除の日、本の交換会です！ 学校のための資金集めや楽しい教育環境にするため、もっとできることはあると思います。さらに詳しくお聞きになりたい方、質問のある方、ＰＴＡまでぜひご連絡をください。たくさんの方が参加されると負担も軽減されます。
次回のミーティングは２３日水曜日９時からです。より詳しいお話をしますのでご参加くださいませ。
３）＜ファミリーインタビュー＞
ようこそＨＩＳへ！
Chen family
Ruby : G4
Charlie : KG1
Mom : Anna
Dad : Rick
私たち家族は２０１８年３月２０日から広島に住んでいます。
キャンプや旅行に行くのが好きです。
私たちは中国語と台湾語を話します。そして英語と日本語を勉強中です。
広島での生活を始めたばかりでさまざまな新しい経験をしています。
日本人の方、優しくしてくださり感謝します。
8. Japanese Outline