With March 11th falling on a Sunday this year, the Tohoku Committee of students and staff would like to announce some commemorative events. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday the focus will be “reflection”, while Friday’s Japanese Culture Day is one of “celebration”.
On Tuesday the 13th the whole school will display their individual and group haiku. Our theme is reflecting upon the hardship & loss of March 11 to the unity & hope that we had some minor part in inspiring. At the end of the week, all our poems will be collected and forwarded to Nakahama & Yamashita Elementary Schools. We have also organized for a continuous slideshow of images from Tohoku running parallel with our own fundraising efforts here at Saint Maur. The screens will be at four different locations throughout the school. Beside each screen, there will be poster paper where students, staff and family members can post messages to Nakahama & Yamashita Elementary Schools.
On Wednesday we’ll be encouraging everybody to wear their Pray for Japan t-shirt, or a red& white t-shirt over their uniform. At 1.15pm we’ll take a whole school photo. During morning recess & lunchtime there will be refection services in the chapel.
And on Thursday afternoon the Student Councils are keen on holding a “No Electricity Hour” in the classrooms. Just 12 months ago some of us were inconvenienced with no electricity for short intervals, but up north many families had to do without indefinitely. Their proposal fits nicely with our week of reflection.
The Tohoku Committee.
