Can you believe we’ve already completed three weeks of school? Our students are adjusting seamlessly to their new routines and learning valuable study skills.
Thank you for attending Parent Night last week. Please take a moment to complete the survey.
TODDLE– Please ensure you are familiar with Toddle and ready to use it for all communications with the school. If your child is absent, please notify us using the Toddle app.
🏐 We wish our Boys Volleyball Team good luck at their tournament at FIS this weekend! The Girls Volleyball Team will have their first practice match on September 18th at HIS vs MC Perry after school.
School Drop-Off:
If you’d like your child to be dropped off at the front gate, Ms. Kristen and Ms. Shefali will greet them and escort them inside for all grade levels.
If you prefer to park and walk your child inside, please be considerate when parking in front of nearby homes.
For safety reasons, we cannot open the playground parking lot.
The safety of all students is our top priority.
STUCO
The Student Council will be organizing a snow-cone (かき氷）selling stand by the courtyard on the 19th of September, Thursday (S-day).
We will be selling in multiple flavors, each bowl for 100¥, so please give your child the necessary money for it.
It will be sold during lunch break, so please remind your children to leave room for dessert!
Thank you!
Regards,
Secondary Student Council
Personal Project
Grade 10 have several projects where they need to research new skills this year. One is their Personal Project which helps them identify areas they would like to grow, and another is their first Design unit where they are designing for a Client of their choice. For both of these projects, students are encouraged to find experts or someone knowledgable in the skills they would like to develop, but they might not have connections to someone with the skill set they would like to improve. This is where you can help!Our Grade 10 students are interested in the following topics:Personal Project- knitting, video editing, mechanical engineering, costume design, interior design, oceanography, book making, volleyball skills, music composition, woodworking, ornithology, and nutrition.
Grade 10 Design for a Client- fashion design, graphic design, video editing, book/magazine layout design, board game design, memory games, shoe design, kitchen tool design, product design using simple machines, coding Arduino sensors.
If you have some experience in this area and you are comfortable answering interview questions from a grade 10 student, please contact Mx Ochs gochs@hiroshima-is.ac.jp with the following information:-Your name-An email the student can contact you with-Which languages you speakThank you for supporting our students in their quest for new knowledge and skills!Gwyneth Ochs
Save the Date:
- Sep 16, 2024- National Holiday- No School
- Sep 23, 2024- National Holiday- No School
- Oct 11, 2024- Early dismissal and Parent Teacher Conferences
- Oct 14, 2024- No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
- Oct 16-18, 2024- Secondary Camp
- Oct 21-25, 2024- October Break/No School
After School Clubs Update
This year, After School Clubs organized by Ryoko sensei will occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. More information will be coming soon from Ryoko sensei.
Core Values we are working on at HIS:
- Always make responsible decisions
- Respect yourself, others and all property
- Be polite
- Keep the school neat and organized
- Take pride and care in your school
- Represent HIS with pride
- Participate in school activities to the best of your abilities
PTA WOLFPACK
In preparation for the Halloween Carnival on November 1, we will be having a PTA general meeting on Thursday, September 19 from 9-10am. Please bring your best ideas for Halloween themed games! In order to comply with new CSI security measures, we ask those parents coming to the school to go directly to the front office to sign in. After signing in, we ask that you please go directly to the library to minimize classroom distraction. If you are unable to attend in person, the meeting will be available on Zoom. We hope that you can attend in person or online!
One of the ways to help out with Halloween this year is to donate candy and snacks to be used at the carnival. We will be taking peanut free candy and snack donations from October 1. Please help out if possible!
We are also looking forward to the upcoming Bonfire night on November 8. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned as we have more information about ways you can help coming shortly.
Lastly, we will be having our first PTA Snack Shop of the year on September 24-25. Please have your child bring cash if they would like to purchase a healthy snack during their morning snack time.
We are looking forward to working with you soon!
The PTA Wolfpack.