Being different is OK! Human Rights Week

Human Rights Week is between December 4 and 10. This is a week to learn about differences among ourselves, and to celebrate them.
When you parents notice that your children are involved with bullying or hurting somebody, it is your responsibility to teach them it is a shameful act. In so doing, it is better to tell them your genuine feeling about how much you love them, wish them to grow as nice people, and share the hurt feeling about your children being involved with bullying and discrimination instead of lecturing them about common sense morality.
In addition, I believe it is important that parents themselves show children by not having prejudice or discrimination against anybody.

New Board Members

Due to Mr. Watanabe’s resignation as chairman, board members have changed as described below. Our sincere appreciation goes to Mr. Watanabe (chairman), Mr. Shimizu and Mr. Saito for their contributions to our school. As you know, our school is organized by the board members, the parent committee, the parent-governed business committee, and the teacher association. We are all involved with running the school. The role of the board members, I think, is to support making the school a fun and cheerful environment for children.
The following three activities are critical to making this happen.
1) Hiring teachers/ Human resource
2) Maintaining a good relationship with Friends Central School
3) Managing tuition money wisely

My own child is studying here with great teachers. I’d like to do my best as chairman as well as a parent to maintain and develop

the school quality with all of you. I appreciate your cooperation.

Fujii Yasuhiro (Chairman/Communication)
Yasuyuki Miyake (Human Resource/Fundraising)
Yukihiro Kato (Human Resource/Public Relations)
Chisato Aoyama (Human Resource/Chairman for Parent Committee)
Katsumi Kusachi (Accountant)
Yosuke Segawa (IT)
Sadao Kawahara (School Representative)
Koji Shimada (Consultant)

Invoice for Third Semester Tuition

The invoice will be sent to the e-mail address you registered with around the first day of third semester. If you are planning to leave the school, please send a notice to the office before the semester (by 5pm on the last day of winter break). More details will be sent via mail from your class parent soon.

【Leave Notice and Invoice】
1 If you are going to quit the school at the end of this semester or during the third semester, please contact the office (staff@jlsp.us) and our accountant, Myran (accounting@jlsp.us).

2 As stated in Section V in the School Handbook, you are required to give a notice to the office regarding quitting the school even if your schedule has not been finalized. The office will issue the invoice based on your notice.

3 After the first reminder for late payment, you will be charged $30 as penalty.

4 Please contact the office with any questions or concerns at your earliest convenience.

Reading “YOKOZUNA”

Congratulations on all of you who achieved “YOKOZUNA” award.
◆<>Kindergarten
K1-1 Tomoka Yoshikawa (7)
K1-1 Erin Barnhart (2)
K1-1 Kohki Hinchey (2)
K1-2 Kyle Price (3)
K2-1 Elly Sewall (3)
K2-1 Ema Kato (6)
K2-1 Takachika Hirose (6)

◆Elementary
1-1 So Akamatsu (2)
4-1 Mayu Izumi (1)
4-1 Dan Horio (1)
6 Ana Brotherstone (2)