Message from the Principals 6/3/2022
Good morning Hope Community! This message will cover the following topics:
1: Important Reminders
2: Open School + G8 Exit Point
3: Hope's path to Accreditation Update!
4: International Cultural Day Schedule
5: Personal Learning Goal of the Month!
6: Photos!
1: Important Reminders:
Monday, June 13th is Teacher work day -- NO SCHOOL
Friday, June 17th is International Cultural Day at the Chatan Dome
Thursday, June 23rd is the last day of the Academic school year.
1/2 day for students - Dismissal after lunch.
Pick up is from 1:00-2:00pm.
The bus leaves at 1pm.
Friday, June 24th is the Parent Teacher Conference -- NO SCHOOL.
June 27 to July 4th -- NO SCHOOL
July Exit Month July 5th to July 27th.
Summer School is August 1st - 26th. Registration closes July 1st. https://www.hopeoki.org/summer-school
2: Open School + G8 Exit Point Our open school originally scheduled for May 25th is rescheduled to June 8th.
June 8 (Wed): 8:20-10:00
G5 - IPC & LifeTech
G7 - IMYC
June 8 (Wed): 10:00-11:40
G1B - IPC
G8 - Exit Point
The Grade 8 class will have their Exit point during the Open School. It will be a great opportunity for parents to see the Middle School in action! Their unit "Entrepreneurship" saw the student creating their own business model. Their exit point will be the implementation of this business. You can read about it here. They will be selling smoothies for 500yen each.
Please come enjoy a fresh smoothie and support their efforts!
3: Hope's path to Accreditation Update!
On April 22nd we discussed our current path to achieving full Accreditation of the IPC and IMYC curriculums. We were officially evaluated during the recognition visit on May 9th and 10th. We are happy and excited to announce that we received full Recognition for both programs!
4: International Cultural Day Schedule
On June 17th we will have our International Cultural Day event at the Chatan Dome. We hope that all families can join us to celebrate International mindedness, and enjoy all of the performances. Below you can see the basic schedule for the event:
Photo Opportunity: 8:50 - 9:05
Call to Order: 9:05 - 9:10
Greetings: 9:10 - 9:20
Opening Speech: 9:20 - 9:25
Grade 1B: 9:25 - 9:30
Grade 1M: 9:30 - 9:35
Grade 2: 9:35 - 9:40
Grade 3: 9:40 - 9:45
Grade 4: 9:45 - 9:50
Break: 9:50 - 10:00
Grade 5: 10:00 - 10:05
Grade 6/7: 10:05 - 10:10
Grade 8 /HS: 10:15 - 10:20
Teacher’s Performance: 10:20 - 10:25
Awarding: 10:25 - 10:50
Eisa: 10:50 - 11:00
Closing: 11:00 - 11:05
Photo Op/Photo Booth: 11:05 - 11:35
Cleaning: 11:35 - 12:15
5: Personal Learning Goal of the Month!
For the last month of the academic year, the Personal Learning Goal focus will be built around Hope students being “Resilient”. This is an important goal to focus on at the end of the school year as students make the final push towards the end, finishing the year positively and with purpose. Students can demonstrate being resilient in the following ways:
Having a positive attitude, even when they are not immediately successful at an activity.
Seeking out help only when they truly need it, having strategies to support them when they are stuck with their learning.
Realising learning takes effort and investing this effort into challenging tasks.
To keep trying, even when learning is challenging and to improve through further practice.
Please encourage your child in demonstrating this month's goal by discussing how they have demonstrated being resilient outside of school life too!