Grade 11 coffee run

Grade eleven students completed the coffee run for the second week in a row today. They raised 8,699 yen this week bringing the total money raised to 16,336 yen. This was especially impressive this week as they had to change into their Japanese Culture Day costumes right after delivering the coffees and still make it to their first period classes on time!

"Hope for Japan" wristbands now on sale

The "Hope for Japan" wristbands have finally arrived and are on sale for Y300.

More samosas please!

Last Wednesday's samosa sale raised a fantatstic 41,100 yen for the school's Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. More samosas will be on sale this Friday. 

 

What's happening around Saint Maur this week

• Friday 29th: Saint Maur Raffle draw and bake sale with all the proceeds going to the Earthquake fund 
• The bracelets have arrived and go on sale from Monday
• The yenny drop is filling up and continuing this week 
• Alisa (HS) is designing a T-shirt which will soon be on sale

Look who was spotted around Yokohama last weekend!

Two of our 7th graders gave up some of their valuable free time at the weekend to collect Y10,600 for our fund. Good on you girls!

Raffle tickets selling fast!

Well done to Kohei, Takeshi, Yurie, Hitendra, Yerin

and Rachelle who sold more than 34 books worth Y68,000! All the

money will of course go towards the Relief Fund. The draw will be

taking place this Friday and there are some great prizes to be won.

Our first delivery to Nakahama ES

Friday, April 22^nd Saint Maur forwarded a very large package of goodies to Nakahama Elementary School. Already this week the Relief Fund has enabled us to purchase and forward items that the Japanese Education Department cannot cover, such as a shredder, a laminator and a label printer. Friday’s goodies also included toothbrushes, cups and a carry bag for each student and member of staff. Also enclosed were lots of Easter eggs and letters/pictures of support and encouragement from our Elementary School students (a big thank you to our Japanese teachers who spent a good deal of time editing the letters!) In addition, we packed some Saint Maur sakura tumblers and a Saint Maur year book. Let's keep up our fund-raising efforts so that we can continue to make a positive impact on the lives of the children and teachers at Nakahama ES.

Girl Guides candy sale

Friday after school the Saint Maur Girl Guides tempted students and families alike with some delicious candy from the UK. There were many old favourites on offer including several homemade scrumptious delicacies.

Theatre for Tohoku

The tenth grade performance of "Amadeus" raised 19,706 yen for the earthquake relief fund, raising the total for Theatre for Tohoku to 23,748. Well done to everyone involved. There is talk of a Grade 8 performance coming up soon!

Crazy Hair Day in the ES raises 47,000 yen!

ごちそうさまでした

On Wednesday a number of Saint Maur moms made samosas with all proceeds going toward the Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Well done ladies and thank you.

Our school library after the quake

What's happening around Saint Maur this week?

• Yoko Nishimiya (G9) is accompanying her father and assisting in relief efforts near Sendai. They are keen to take toys for children who are sheltering in evacuation centres, so if anybody has new/near new toys they’d like to donate can they drop them off by the office
• the Saint Maur Indian community are selling very tasty samosas on Wednesday, April 20^th between 10am & midday 
• the elementary school students are writing letters to the students at Nakahama ES. If there are any MS or HS students who wish to add their support in the form of a letter, card, poster, photos, etc., they can be brought to 4M for posting this Friday
• on Friday, 22nd April the Saint Maur Girl Scouts will sell British sweets in the school playground from 2.45 until 4pm
• it’s also Crazy Hair Day (ES definite, MS & HS pending SC meetings) on Friday, April 22nd (minimum donation 300 yen)
• Mr. Gregoriades’ drama students are performing Stick & Move by Greg Lam Tuesday (period 2), April 19th, and Amadeus by Peter Shaffer Thursday April 21^st (period 6). Suitable for MS & HS audiences
• students are creating happy posters that will be distributed via Artwork for Heartwork 
• MS & HS Student Council have organized a Yenny Drop, a 20m long transparent tube that they hope will fill with coins down the stairwell
• Sakura tumblers at 700 yen each are available at the school store
• 1000 Hope for Japan bracelets will sell for 300 yen (arriving shortly)
• and of course all proceeds from the School Raffle & Bake Sale on April 29th will flow into the fund

Quick-thinking Nakahama ES principal saves students from tsunami

Follow the link to read Nakahama Elementary School's incredible story.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110330p2a00m0na020000c.html

Nakahama Elementary School video clip

Follow this link to see the destruction caused by the tsunami.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1E14vn0JqI&feature=related


Nakahama ES is the school in Miyagi-ken that Saint Maur has linked up with.

Samosas

The Indian moms would like to sell vegetable samosas to the staff on Wednesday, April 20th, from 10am to 12noon. Please order your samosas by Wednesday morning and pick them up from the committee room in the Montessori building. The sign-up sheets are on the faculty bulletin board. All proceeds from the sale will go toward the St. Maur Earthquake and Tsunami relief fund.

Don't miss the special IGCSE drama performance

Saint Maur Int’l School IGCSE  Drama presents

THEATRE FOR TOHOKU

Two special performances to raise funds for the victims of the March 11^th earthquake and tsunami

PERFORMANCE ONE: Stick and Move by Greg Lam

Presented by the Ninth Grade IGCSE Class

Tues, 19 April (Day 5), Period 2 (1^st half only)

PERFORMANCE TWO:

Amadeus by Peter Shaffer

Presented by the Tenth Grade IGCSE Class

Thurs, 21 April (Day 7), Period 6

Montessori Walk of Coins / Charity Walk

Montessori children are participating in a project called “Walk of Coins,” a charity walk.  They place donations of ¥100 or ¥10 coins in and around a map of Japan, which is located on the floor near the Montessori faculty room.  The children can also earn coins by doing chores at home and/or by performing acts of kindness.  Their goal is to earn enough money, which when converted into distance, will get them to a local park (where they will be allowed to play) and back.  The counting of the coins is tied in with a Montessori Math activity.

MS & HS StuCo Money Drop

Students in the Middle School & High School made a "yenny" drop all the way down the main stairway.  

Grade 3 toy and book collection

During the week of April 4,  students in third grade collected toys and Japanese books for the children of Tohoku. These items will be distributed to children who are living in shelters by Dr. Akiko Ohnogi of the Japan Association Play Therapy, who is training volunteers to help these children overcome trauma through therapeutic play. Our students collected 6 boxes of toys and books. Thank you to everyone who donated these items!

Grade 11 fund-raising in Motomachi

A group of mainly Grade 11 students raised 103,000 yen by Motomachi Station last Thursday & Friday.

Red & White Day photos

Well done Australian School, Dhaka

Former Saint Maur math teacher, Ms. Lyn Bissonnette, hands over US$600 to Saint Maur School Head, Ms. Jeanette Thomas, during a short visit on April 5^th from her present school, the Australian International School of Dhaka in Bangladesh.  Ms. Bissonnette said, “The student council raised the money by making a poster describing the devastation and hanging it in the reception area.  We had parent/teacher nights for four nights and the student council members stood in front of their poster and took turns asking parents for donations. The fifth night we had a fund-raising dance. It was the first time the school held a dance and it was quite successful!”

Haikus

Don't think you lost all

You still have your life, your health

And most of all, hope.

by Pyokyeong (Grade 4)

Earthquakes are scary

I hope it will get better

Is everyone safe?

by Jenson (Grade 4)    

Don't worry, stay calm

Hope will always come for you

God will protect us

by Rei (Grade 4)

Like winter to spring,

Things can change from bad to good

So Japan has hope.

by Chae-won (Grade 4)

What's been happening around Saint Maur this week!

• The Montessori section of our community are going to create a map of Japan with coins, & they’ll be designing their own t-shirts 
• Mr Wehrle is hosting his Almost Annual Quiz Night Friday, May 6th 
• A group of mainly year 11 students raised 103,000 yen by Motomachi Station last Thursday & Friday
• The Maki sisters raised 50,000 yen at church on Sunday, and of course Mum Maki has been selling her beautiful handmade jewelry with the proceeds flowing into the fund 
• The PSG donated another 500,000 yen
• Master Chef Elma has been baking up a storm
• The Grade 3 students led by Feezell & Hilleson have been leading the charge with a toy donation to the JP Association for Play Therapy
• The students have been creating happy posters that will be distributed via Artwork for Heartwork
• The HS Student Council is organizing a Penny Drop, a 20m long transparent tube that they hope will fill with coins down the stairwell
• The Sakura tumblers at 700 yen each available at the store
• The 1000 Hope for Japan bracelets which will sell for 300 yen each are in the post

Our new sister school - Nakahama Elementary School

This morning we heard from Nakahama Elementary School. They are a small school on the coast of Miyagi Prefecture. At this early stage they have requested only a few items which we have covered. The committee plans to send a small group of teachers on a meet & greet mission. We hope to build a relationship of trust & respect with Nakahama ES. Together with the teachers from Nakahama ES we hope to promote communication between our students and support them in any way we can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1E14vn0JqI&feature=related

Thank you International School in Karachi

A big thank you and well done to our friends at the International School in Karachi, Pakistan for raising US$630.00 and donating it to our relief fund.

Helping evacuees in our neighbourhood

A group of Saint Maur students, parents and teachers came in to school during the spring holiday to bake a cake for some evacuees currently living at the local community centre.

Red & White Day

On Friday students dressed up in red and white to remember the victims of the disaster. The students raised over Y150,000! How about a Crazy Hair Day next Friday?

Thank you Geneva International School

Students from Geneva International School, Switzerland have generously donated CHF 1000 to the Saint Maur Relief Fund. The Primary School has held a fund-raising sale, while the Middle School will be donating the proceeds from their International Lunch to our relief fund. Last week the students held a minute’s silence to remember the victims and survivors, and the Secondary School students made a Japanese “human flag”. Hopefully we can post some photos of these events.