Tsukuba International School http://tis.ac.jp An International Elementary School in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:55:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 36.076407140.023429TsukubaInternationalSchoolhttp://feedburner.google.com New Library Books http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/awgkAiLsZfo/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/new-library-books/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:18:31 +0000 admin http://tis.ac.jp/?p=1182 Here are some new books that arrived in our library recently.

New Library Books

  • Bat’s Big Game by Margaret Read MacDonald
  • Crazy Like a Fox by Loreen Leedy
  • Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Treehouse #39) by Mary Pope Osborne
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
  • Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody by Michael Rex
  • Horrible harry and the Dead Letters by Suzy Kline
  • Shooting the Moon by Frances O’Roark Dowell
  • Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli
  • Ten Great Mysteries by Edgar Allan Poe
  • The Witches by Roald Dahl

Who will be the first to read them?

]]> http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/new-library-books/feed/ 0 http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/new-library-books/ TIS Open School Day: November 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/899JZkO-AUY/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/tis-open-school-day-november-2009/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:00:34 +0000 admin http://en.tsukubainternationalschool.org/?p=222 Tsukuba International School has an Open School Day once per month to allow people to come and visit the school, observe some classes, and talk to the school staff. If you would like to have more information about the school, these Open School Days are a perfect opportunity for you to see the school in action.

The Open School Day for November 2009 will be held on
Wednesday, November 11, 2008.

Schedule

9:30am: Introduction to Tsukuba International School
10:00am: Visit TIS Language Arts Class
10:30am: Talk to teachers during recess time
11:00am: Visit Tsukuba International Preschool and/or TIS Math Class
11:30am: Finish

Future Dates

  • Tuesday, December 8, 2009
  • Wednesday, January 13, 2010
  • Tuesday, February 9, 2010
  • Wednesday, March 17, 2010
  • Tuesday, April 13, 2010
  • Wednesday, May 19, 2010
  • Tuesday, June 1, 2010

These dates can also be seen on our school calendar.

If you are interested in attending one of our Open School Days, please contact us to make a reservation. Also, if you would like to see the school, but you are not available on those days, please call us to set up an appointment.

]]> http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/tis-open-school-day-november-2009/feed/ 0 http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/tis-open-school-day-november-2009/ Typhoon: Classes Cancelled, PYP Meeting On http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/vsqRL7C-kOs/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/typhoon-classes-cancelled-pyp-meeting-on/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:43:40 +0000 admin http://tis.ac.jp/?p=1178 As the weather this morning is not very good, Mr. Kano has made the decision to cancel classes. However, as the weather is supposed to improve later in the day, we will NOT cancel the PYP Meetings at 3:30pm and 6pm.

If you have any questions, please contact the school by email.

]]> http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/typhoon-classes-cancelled-pyp-meeting-on/feed/ 0 http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/typhoon-classes-cancelled-pyp-meeting-on/ Researcher Visits Grade 4/5 Class http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/hcLNdT_G7P4/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/researcher-visits-grade-45-class/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:31:07 +0000 admin http://tis.ac.jp/?p=1174 At TIS we often invite researchers from Tsukuba’s world-class universities and research institutes to share research related to a topic we are studying. The Grade 4/5 students are doing a unit on Healthcare and Medicine in which they are learning about the human body, diseases and illnesses, the history of medicine, and modern medical practice. Last week a researcher who studies about protein structures explained to us that proteins are found throughout the body and are essential for life.

Researcher visits TIS

We welcome people from the community to visit our school to share their expertise. Please contact us if you are interested.

]]> http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/researcher-visits-grade-45-class/feed/ 0 http://tis.ac.jp/2009/10/researcher-visits-grade-45-class/ Important Dates in October 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/mOBL3ROZ9DQ/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/09/important-dates-in-october-2009/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:13:45 +0000 admin http://tis.ac.jp/?p=1134 Here is a reminder of some important dates that are coming up in October 2009.

Oct 6 (Tues) at 9:30am – Open School Day
Oct 8 (Thurs) at 3:30pm and 6pm – PYP Meeting for Parents
Oct 12 (Mon) – School Holiday
Oct 23 (Fri) – Shoes Home
Oct 28 (Wed) at 1pm – Fall Festival

Also, please note that October 3 is the date for the Tsuchiura Fireworks Competition. If you have never attended this event, it comes highly recommend it as one of the best fireworks displays in Japan. The roads are VERY busy on this day, especially Tsuchiura Gakuen-sen, so it is probably a good idea to either ride your bicycle or drive to Hitachi no Ushiku and take the train to Tsuchiura.

]]> http://tis.ac.jp/2009/09/important-dates-in-october-2009/feed/ 0 http://tis.ac.jp/2009/09/important-dates-in-october-2009/ TIS Open School Day: October 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/Ly4Ag6dibQ0/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/09/tis-open-school-day-october-2009/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:00:15 +0000 admin http://en.tsukubainternationalschool.org/?p=196 Tsukuba International School has an Open School Day once per month to allow people to come and visit the school, observe some classes, and talk to the school staff. If you would like to have more information about the school, these Open School Days are a perfect opportunity for you to see the school in action.

The Open School Day for October 2009 will be held on
Tuesday, October 6, 2008.

Schedule

9:30am: Introduction to Tsukuba International School
10:00am: Visit TIS Language Arts Class
10:30am: Talk to teachers during recess time
11:00am: Visit Tsukuba International Preschool and/or TIS Math Class
11:30am: Finish

Future Dates

  • Wednesday, November 11, 2009
  • Tuesday, December 8, 2009
  • Wednesday, January 13, 2010
  • Tuesday, February 9, 2010
  • Wednesday, March 17, 2010
  • Tuesday, April 13, 2010
  • Wednesday, May 19, 2010
  • Tuesday, June 1, 2010

These dates can also be seen on our school calendar.

If you are interested in attending one of our Open School Days, please contact us to make a reservation. Also, if you would like to see the school, but you are not available on those days, please call us to set up an appointment.

]]> http://tis.ac.jp/2009/09/tis-open-school-day-october-2009/feed/ 0 http://tis.ac.jp/2009/09/tis-open-school-day-october-2009/ TIS Open School Days http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/QQlTqs73CvU/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/09/tis-open-school-days/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:00:52 +0000 admin http://en.tsukubainternationalschool.org/?p=122 Tsukuba International School has an Open School Day once per month to allow people to come and visit the school, observe some classes, and talk to the school staff. If you would like to have more information about the school, these Open School Days are a perfect opportunity for you to see the school in action.

Dates

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

These dates can also be seen on our school calendar.

Schedule

9:30am: Introduction to Tsukuba International School
10:00am: Visit Language Arts Classes
10:30am: Talk to off-duty teachers during recess time
10:50am: Visit Math Classes
11:15am: Visit Preschool
11:30am: Finish

If you are interested in attending one of our Open School Days, please contact us to make a reservation. Also, if you would like to see the school, but you are not available on those days, please call us to set up an appointment.

]]> http://tis.ac.jp/2009/09/tis-open-school-days/feed/ 0 http://tis.ac.jp/2009/09/tis-open-school-days/ Tsukuba International Preschool Opens September 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/35aDmNIzjOs/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/08/tsukuba-international-preschool-opens-september-2009/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:04:55 +0000 admin http://tis.ac.jp/?p=1109 Tsukuba International Preschool is an early childhood education center where children can learn and play in English. The preschool will open its doors to new students on September 1, 2009.

Children who are turning three, four, or five years old in the current calendar year (January to December) are eligible to enter the preschool in September 2009.

The preschool has two teachers: Ms. Skye Wheat is a qualified teacher from Australia who has several years’ experience teaching in Japan, and Ms. Hiromi Yagishita is a qualified nursery school teacher originally from Tsukuba. Both of these ladies are working hard to put together an interesting and stimulating program for the preschoolers who will join in September.

Please note that although the preschool building is located on the same campus as Tsukuba International School and there will be interaction between the preschool and the elementary school, the preschool is, at least for the time being, a separate entity from the elementary school.

For more information or to enroll your child, please see the Tsukuba International Preschool website.

]]> http://tis.ac.jp/2009/08/tsukuba-international-preschool-opens-september-2009/feed/ 0 http://tis.ac.jp/2009/08/tsukuba-international-preschool-opens-september-2009/ International School Event in Tokyo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/cClmCR2qGyM/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/08/international-school-event-in-tokyo/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:59:23 +0000 admin http://tis.ac.jp/?p=1107 Here is an event where you can learn about international schools and international education in Japan.

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For mums, dads, soon-to-be parents, teachers, and anyone interested in international education in Japan! Come along to Suji’s on Monday September 14th at 11am for brunch, bubbles, and a book! Catch up with some familiar faces and meet some new friends after the summer break.

Cost is 6,000yen including a glass of bubbly, brunch, and a signed copy of Caroline Pover’s 692-page Guide to International Schools in Japan (the book alone usually costs 5,000yen so this is a great deal!).

RSVP by Thursday 10th September to nancy[at]carolinepover.com

]]> http://tis.ac.jp/2009/08/international-school-event-in-tokyo/feed/ 0 http://tis.ac.jp/2009/08/international-school-event-in-tokyo/ TIS Summer Program 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TsukubaInternationalSchool/~3/LT569tTGKy8/ http://tis.ac.jp/2009/08/tis-summer-program-2009/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:00:44 +0000 admin http://en.tsukubainternationalschool.org/?p=983 This year, Tsukuba International School held its first week-long summer school program to give students the chance to learn in a more informal setting as well as use their English skills over summer vacation.

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Students studied about astronomy and made pinhole devices in preparation for the July 22nd solar eclipse. They built and decorated traditional Japanese musical instruments and performed a song for their parents. For the party at the end of the week, students baked cookies and shortbread and explained to the guests how to make these delicacies!

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The week gave our students a good chance to practise their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a casual learning environment. Many of them expressed great regret at the end of the week that they wouldn’t be returning on Monday!

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