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Elementary School --Elementary School-- This leaflet was produced by the Intercultural Information Corner with the cooperation of parents of children and school teachers who have made use of the services offered by the I.I.C. 2015/11/11 作成 〈Contents〉 Forward 1. Papers necessary for transferring school 2. School term and school time 3. Money collection 4. Going to school in groups “Tsugaku-han” 5. Subjects and Report cards 6. Things to prepare 7. School events 8. The school lunch program “Kyushoku 9. School events 10. Health 11. Action flow in a Disaster Check list for the first day Whenever you go to your child’s school・・・, ・Remember to take your indoor slippers or shoes. ・Take an ID card for school safety (This system is different depending on the school) Parents join the PTA (Parents and Teachers Association) when their children enter school. PTA Class representatives will be chosen at the first parents meeting in April, but through the year parents cooperate to help their children and the school. The PTA does some activities like class recreation, school clean up and cooperating with the athletic meeting and other school activities. The PTA also cooperates to ensure the traffic safety of the children while walking to school. There is a monthly fee of the PTA. “Kotsu shido” system by PTA To ensure safety in the morning when pupils go to school, parents take turns doing traffic patrol at the designated spots with a yellow flag. You are expected to do traffic patrol and will be notified about it. Forward Ａ）Foreign residents are eligible to enroll their children in Japanese public schools.(under “Convention on the Rights of the Child”) *Contact Intercultural Information Corner or Board of Education School affairs division if you can’t get resident qualification for a long time Ｂ）If your child attends a public elementary school, they must enroll in the designated school at your residential area. Ｃ）There are 6 years of elementary school (children aged 6-12 years) and 3 years of junior high school (children aged 12-15years) (For children of Japanese nationality, these 9 years are compulsory Education) (A child’s legal guardian must send the child to school in this period) Ｄ）Has your child finished the needed immunization shots? Intercultural Information Corner has a check list. Please check Ｅ）Parents are expected to cooperate and be involved with their children’s school life: ・ Daily life ≪Hanko(Inkan)≫ Be responsible and aware of your child’s general health Check “Renrakucho” correspondence (Check their temperature etc.) notebook every day and put Hanko for Read the messages and the dairy correspondence notebook confirmation “Renrakucho” from the teacher carefully. You’ll need “Hanko” for swimming Make sure your child takes the necessary items to school class, marathon permission and to Do not make your child forget anything participate other school activities. ・ PTA activities Contact Intercultural Information Corner Even if you are not a class committee member, if you don’t have “Hanko”, you can your cooperation with PTA and school events is appreciated. order. ・Telephone network “Renrakumo” There are 2 types of telephone network (class and PTA). Messages from school or the PTA comes via the network. After receiving the message, you have to pass it on to the next person. If you have difficulty in hearing or speaking Japanese, talk your classroom teacher or contact the Intercultural Information Corner. The school may provide urgent information and information about school activities to the Parent(s) through computer email address, cell phone email address. (You need to register in advance) Study Encourage your children to complete their homework. ≪shukudai (homework)≫ Japanese school has homework almost everyday. What to do is written in “RENRAKUCHO” Ｆ)There is difference between the Japanese ability required for daily conversation and for study. Even if your child is good at daily conversation, be sure to give them the chance to learn “Japanese for studying” when going to school. This is especially important if your child will stay long term in Japan. Practice reading numbers, Hiragana or anything you can do at home. 1. Papers necessary for transferring school (1) Residence Card and a Resident registration are required. (2)Submit an application form to Board of Education. After that you will have an interview at school. ※You need to submit some documents ( Family background questionnaire, Pupil’s health questionnaire, insurance) to the school. ※Visit The Intercultural Information Corner! We will help entrance interview for the school, buying items, writing documents and studying Japanese. We also help procedure to Board of Education 2. School terms and school time jyugyoujikan The school year begins in April. ≪GAKUDO HOIKU≫ (1) The first term “Ichi gakki”: April ( ) ~July ( ) There are child care centers if for some reasons (work (2) The second term “Ni gakki”: etc.) you are unable to look after your child after September ( ) ~December ( ) school. (You need to pay) (3) The third term “San gakki”: For more information, inquire at the City Hall January ( ) ~March ( ) Kosodate-Shien-Ka (Tel.922-0151 ext.3224) ＊ On the first few days and the last few days of school, there will be no school lunch, fewer classes and your child will be let out of school early. Read the notices from the school carefully to know of the each day’s schedule. (The school provide a letter.) School begins about 8:30am and finishes at either 2:00 ~ 4:00pm. After school child care. If for some reasons (work etc.)you are unable to look after your child after school, there are child care centers “Gakudo Hoiku” where your child can go. For more information, inquire at the City Hall Kosodate-shien-ka (Tel. 922-0151 ext.3224) ３. Money collection The tuition fee and textbooks are free in public elementary and junior high schools. Please pay other expenses when notified by the school ≪Financial Support to —school lunch, studying materials, a PTA membership fee of, etc. Attend School≫”Shuugaku enjo” (1) Collection in cash: There is a support program for families who need A notice and envelope will be handed out. financial assistance to send their children to school. Put the exact amount into the envelope and This covers reduced charges for school items, have your child take it to school on the designated lunches, excursions and medical expenses. Consult day. (In some cases, the money is collected only on with your classroom teacher. that one day.) (2) Bank transfers: Open an account at the designated bank. Expenses are transferred automatically. The school will notify you of the amount and the details. ＊ Cash( ) ＊ Transferring( ) Teaching materials ( ) 4. Going to school in groups Tsugaku-han “ ” Pupils meet near their house and go to school in groups “Tsugaku-han”. Fill in the following at the entrance interview. A highest grader in the group mostly fifth- or sixth- grader will be the group leader. ＊Group No. ( ) Leader’s name ( ) (Leader=Hancho) Leader’s grade and class ( ) ＊Meeting time ( ) Meeting place ( ) (1)When your child will be absent from school, write the reason in the correspondence notebook ”Renraku cho” and hand it to the group leader, who will hand it to your child’s teacher at school. ＊If you have a difficulty writing Japanese, please use the correspondence cards at the back of this booklet. (2)For safety reason, pupils are not permitted to return home alone to pick up forgotten items. (3)If your child goes home alone and not in a group, they are expected to go straight home and not drop in anywhere (for playing, shopping, etc.) (4)At the start of the school year, first graders go home in groups for the first few weeks. 5. Subjects and Report cards “Tsuchihyo” In elementary school, the following subjects are taught. Japanese language Kokugo Arithmetic Sansu ≪Gakushu Yoteihyo≫ Life Environment studies Seikatsu Learning Schedule of each week the learning (1st and 2nd grade) schedule is handed out in advance. The Gakushu Social study (3~6th grade) Shakai Yoteihyo contains learning schedule and things to Science (3~6th grade) Rika bring. Check the schedule and be sure to bring Physical Education Taiiku everything your child needs. Music Ongaku Do not make your child leave anything behind. Drawing and Handicrafts Suga-kosaku Moral Education Dotoku ＊ Special activities Tokubetsukatsudo, integrated studies Sogo and foreign language activities Gaikokugokatsudo are also taught ＊ There are swimming classes as P.E during summer. ＊ ＊ The report card “Tsuchihyo” is handed to pupils on the last day of every term. “Tsuchihyo” contains student’s academic record, how your child behaves at school and height and weight measurements. ＊ Each subject is checked by a circle. If the left side column is checked, that means your child is very good in that category. The middle column means average and the right hand column indicated a less than average grade. ＊ After you have read the report card, you put your (Hanko/Inkan) on it and send it back to school after the vacation. (In March, when pupils complete each grade, they bring the report card home so remember to keep it in a safe place.) 《SOJI》 Pupils clean the classroom, hallways, lavatories, etc. which they themselves use. In Japanese school, cleaning is considered an important part of the students’education. 6. Things to prepare See the enclosed sheet “Things to prepare guide for the each school” (1) School bag “Randoseru”: All pupils use these satchels. Everyday students should look at the class schedule and take the necessary textbook and note book to school in the Randoseru. (2) Indoor shoes “Uwabaki”: Pupils must wear indoor shoes at school. Place your shoes properly on the shoe box after you take them off The color of the indoor shoes is ( ).
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