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

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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.