Message from Principle Kawahara
Enjoy the Longer Nights in Autumn… It’s a Perfect Season for Reading!
In Japan, November 3rd is a national holiday called Culture Day (Bunka-no-hi), and the annual
two-week-long Book Week started on October 27. The Book Week tradition started back in 1947; Reading is celebrated through multiple book reading events. The Book Week Poster (on the right) prizewinner made an interesting comment: people read before bedtime, during commute, in their spare time… Once they open a book, they step into a totally different world. Book is an easy magical tool. Let’s read anytime, anywhere!
There is also Children’s Book Week (April 23- May 12) held in hopes of providing children more opportunity to read. In our school, the Library Committee is giving various efforts to offer great reading environment for our students.
How about making the regular family time into a fun reading time this season?
Morning Assembly
Tell and Listen
I visited the 2nd grade class. At the end of the routine morning assembly, one student stood in front of the class and told about her daily experience.
Lower grade students show interests in their surrounding environment, and talk and ask about it to their friends and adults they know.
They start telling about their new encounter, family members etc. to their parents and teachers. At this age, how they relate to their friends slowly changes, and discussion sometimes becomes necessary.
To nurture the ability to tell and listen, I proposed the teachers to set aside “telling time”. Topics for the “telling time” are chosen from daily experiences. Telling comes in conjunction with listening. The ability to listen carefully becomes necessary as well.
Thank You Note from Nippon Foundation
The fund raised during Fall 2016 Bazaar by Keisho 4 class was donated to the Fund to Support Children’s Future. We received a Thank You note from the Nippon Foundation and they also posted some photos taken at the bazaar on their Facebook page. https:// www.facebook.com/kodomonomiraiouen/
Announcement
◊From Library
Thank you for parents who retuned the books on their children’s behalf before break. Lending/Returning process went smoothly last week. Use of personal card will accelerate the library counter services.
Library Hours: 9:30-11:40. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation!
We no longer accept computer mouse donation. We now have plenty. Thank you again for your generosity.
Also, we thank you for participating in New Book Request. Over hundred new titles are on the request list.
We are looking for people who are interested in transferring to the Library Committee. People with Microsoft Access experience or interest in Library work, please contact your current committee chief.
◊Did You Know…
You can help raising funds for our school while doing grocery shopping, traveling with your family or even when you go on a business trip.
・MAIDO! Marketplace of Japan
When you shop at MAIDO, please keep your receipts and bring it in the next Saturday. 1% of your purchase will be donated to JLSP. Details to be announced soon.
・Amnet
When you use their service, please tell the staff that your children attend JLSP.