Category: The Crane

Topics: PTA Donations, Parent Information Night, Japanese Workshop, Autumn Holiday Care, IB Terms Translated, Secondary Camp Information, Online Accounts for Students, After School Activities Sign-Up 1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families One of our hopes, illustrated in the school Mission, is for our students to use the knowledge, understanding, skills, and attitudes that they develop within their units of inquiry at HIS to take action; to contribute and make a positive impact in their community. I would like to thank Youki Kotani, a HIS 2017 graduate, for a contribution that he has made to our community here at HIS. Youki designed a variety of variations of a HIS logo featuring a paper crane, which we are now able to make use of. Thank you very much for this wonderful contribution.…

This Week's Topics Hiroshima Junior International Forum, Textbook List, Technology in the Secondary Program, Class of 2017 IB DP Exam Results and College Acceptances, Primary and Secondary Camp, Student/Parent Handbook 2017/2018, Buses, Madama Butterfly Audition from HIS Music Teacher, Human Rights Poster, Shimane Prefecture Camp Opportunity. 1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families Welcome back to another school year. We are very glad to see that everyone made it back safely after the summer vacation. Firstly, I would like to say thank you to our four parents who are generously taking on roles in the PTA committee this year: Tomoko, Yasuko, Brooke and Matt. The PTA is a really important part of our school and we really appreciate the dedication of our PTA, including all the volunteers that support us. I am…

1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families We hope you all have a great summer holiday. We have certainly had a great year and wish you all a safe and relaxing break. KEEP READING! Kind regards Damian Rentoule (Principal) 2. The Crane Video You can look forward to more Crane videos next year. This is the Playlist for 2016/2017. You can watch them all again. 3. Thank you to Jun Sasaki and Joerg Sandmann We would like to thank Jun Sasaki (Board of Directors and Board of Trustees member) and Joerg Sandmann (School Treasurer, Board of Directors and Board of Trustees member) for all of the selfless dedication to HIS on the Boards. A book on global politics and a series on vanishing cultures were dedicated to Mr Sasaki and Mr Sandmann…

Principal's Message Dear HIS Families Congratulations to our PYP Graduates who are moving on from a wonderful primary experience into the MYP for more adventures. The PYP Exhibition was a fantastic demonstration of your growth through these years of inquiry. I would like to express my gratitude to the PTA Committee who have worked so hard this year to bring the school together for a series of great events. We really appreciate your selfless dedication. We wish you all a safe and happy summer holiday and look forward to seeing you back here for another exciting year in 2017/2018. Kind regards Damian Rentoule (Principal) Crane Video This week for our last Crane video for the year, we have a student produced video that really captures the essence of HIS. Thank you to…

1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families The Secondary Camps went well with the Peace Ride team cycling back from Hamada today. We also have the PYP Exhibition coming up this week, so there is a lot of activity at school as we head toward the final days of school. The students' last day is the Wednesday 21 June, so there is not long to go now. Looking toward next year, the Board of Directors is having a full-day retreat on Sunday and one of the major tasks is to examine the feedback from the different brainstorming sessions held during the year involving parents, teachers, students and the Board of Directors. Using these ideas we will continue planning for a bright future. Thank you for all of the ideas along the…

1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families We are very close to the end of the year, as you know, so we are looking toward next year and would like to find some kind, generous people to help us out on our PTA committee. Thank you to our wonderful PTA Committee this year for all of your hard work and selfless dedication. The role that the volunteer PTA plays in school is extremely important. The PTA, along with out Board of Directors and Board of Trustees, are volunteers who support HIS and we, quite literally, couldn't function without the generous support of these three groups. If you would like to take a place on the PTA Committee, we would love to hear from you. Kind regards Damian Rentoule 2. Crane Video 3.…

1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families As we approach the end of another school year, one of the big questions that we must ask ourselves as parents is, how much has my child read this year? You can't do much about the past, but you can reflect on it and make plans for the future. If you look at the table below, some information related to the effects of reading can be seen. Reading strengthens language skills, which support other academic development. Parents control routines at home. Please make reading an important part of your child's routine. Source: http://www.dentonisd.org/Page/61217 Enjoy your weekend, perhaps with a book. Kind regards Damian Rentoule (Principal) 2. The Crane Video 3. Congratulations to our Grade 12 Students The graduation ceremony and dinner is on Saturday afternoon for…

1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families I would like to congratulate all of our Grade 12 students who have just finished their Diploma Program (DP) exams. The DP is a rigorous university preparatory program and these final two years of schooling hold numerous challenges that provide the foundations for success, not only in university, but throughout later life. You will still see a few students around school over the next couple of weeks as some of the CAS projects are completed and this is part of the perseverance that will be necessary in later life and one of the great lessons of the DP. We will bid farewell to our Class of 2017 next weekend at the graduation ceremony. The Class of 2017 received acceptances from a wide range of universities, which…

1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weather over Golden Week. I wanted to remind everyone that next Monday is Student Led Conferences and next Friday evening is Spring Concert, so we have a week and for this reason, quite a lot of information below. On Monday, for the Student Led Conferences (SLC), we do not have a regular school day, rather students come to school with their families at the scheduled SLC time. On Friday, for the Spring Concert, primary students come home early - buses leave HIS at 1:00pm and the exact arrival times at each bus stop will be sent home on Monday. Enjoy your weekend and we hope to see you at school next week. Regards Damian 2. The Crane…

1. Principal's Message Dear HIS Families Our Grade 12 students begin their DP exams on Monday. It is always the start of May, so starts during Golden Week. All IB schools around the world do each exam on the same day and we have strict procedures to follow, including the maintenance of a relatively quiet space. For this reason, we will be asking everyone, at certain times, to keep the genkan a relatively quiet space. Signs will be posted. Thanks. I would like to wish the Grade 12 students all the best. It is a tough journey during these last couple of years, but all worth it in the end. Also, the newspaper Wendy came and interviewed me a couple of weeks ago and here is a link to the article that…