Shugakuin Elementary School is a public school
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. Introduction
. Uniforms
. Students’ Belongings
. Daily Schedule
. Lunch (school meals)
. Clubs and Extra#curricular Activities
. School Calendar
. Temporary Closure of School
. PTA and Parents’ Activities
10. Health Insurance
11. School Fees and Payment
12. Students Care after School
13. Others
Useful Directory
If you have any inquiry concerning this document, please contact Shugakuin Elementary School PTA International Volunteer Group.
Location : 1 Okidono#cho Shugakuin Sakyo#ku Kyoto 606#8021 Telephone
Homepage http://cms.edu.city.kyoto.jp/weblog/index.php?id=107907
The school has two semesters; the first semester is from April to October, the second is from October to March. Students generally study in their own classrooms but sometimes in the special rooms for classes such as music, science and home economics. There are approximately 30 students in one class with 1 or 2
teachers. There are about 3 or 4 classes in each grade.
We have an International Class where students whose mother tongue is not Japanese can receive an extra language support.
There is no uniform. Students can choose what to wear including hats, shoes and jackets, however, no accessories are permitted. Students wear two types of indoor shoes in school. They change shoes before they go into the building and change again when entering the gymnasium.
Backpack
Most students use “Randoseru” (Japanese satchel), but other types of backpack (day#pack) are also acceptable. Extra bag
Another bag will be useful when students bring back their artworks and large materials. Textbooks
Students receive the first set of textbooks in April and another set in October. Indoor shoes
Two pairs are necessary; one pair for school buildings, another for the gymnasium. Any type of shoes with rubber soles is acceptable.
PE kit and a reversible cap (one side is white and the other side red) Students change into a white T#shirt and navy or black shorts for PE classes.
Swimming suit, cap, beach sandals (flip#flops) and a bath towel
The color of the swimming cap is different in each grade, and is provided by school. (a plastic pad laid under writing paper)
In the pencil case you need several pencils, a red pencil, an eraser and a black marker. (not a paper bag but a small bag made of cloth)
In the lunch bag you need a place (luncheon) mat, chopsticks in a chopstick case, a handkerchief, and a mask (only necessary when on the lunch duty)
Melodica (Piano/keyboard harmonica) (1st and 2nd grade) (3rd to 6th grade)
(paints, brushes, a palette, a water holder and a cloth)
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Arrival time is between 8:10 ~ 8:30.
Departure time is by 16:30 between April and October, by 16:00 between November and January, by 16:30 between February and March. Extra#curricular activities finish around 17:10.
8:40~ Self#study time including storytelling by Kiraratai(mothers’ volunteer group) 8:50~ Morning meeting
9:00~ 1st period 9:45~ 2nd period 10:30~ Middle break 10:50~ 3rd period 11:35~ 4th period 12:20~ Lunch 13:05~ Clean up 13:10~ After lunch break 13:30~ School cleaning 13:50~ 5th period
14:35~ 5th period ends and class meeting before dismissal 15:20~ 6th period ends and class meeting before dismissal
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Lunch is provided everyday from Monday to Friday. Every household receives a monthly lunch menu in writing beforehand from school. Main contents are rice (4 days a week) or bread (once a week), a side dish of vegetables and meat/fish, milk and sometimes dessert.
If you have any allergies or food you cannot eat for religious reasons, please inform your class teacher.
Students are in charge of serving lunch in each class, and they take turns as a few groups for a week. When on duty, they wear aprons, caps and masks to serve food to the others. At the end of the week each student takes his/her apron and cap home and washes and brings them back next Monday.
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Clubs are a part of the school curriculum and they are compulsory. They start from the 4th grade once a week. They include; basketball, badminton, cooking, history, science, expedition and many more.
Extra#curricular activities are for students who wish to join them. They are supervised by school teachers and take place after school. Activities include; track and field, mini#basketball, volleyball, table tennis, etc.
Besides these clubs and activities, there are clubs managed by Sports Association of Youth.
Clubs of the association take place after school and on weekends at the school ground or the gymnasium. Supervisors are regional volunteer members. Clubs include baseball, soccer, basketball, etc.
Sports Association of Youth − sport groups organized by the incorporated foundation of Japanese Athletic Association. They try to nurture juveniles’ physical and mental health through sports.
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April
An entrance ceremony for the 1st grade, an opening ceremony for the 2nd to 6th grade. May
Class teachers visit their students’ homes.
The 4th graders have outdoor educational activities at “Misaki no Ie” in Mie Prefecture (2 nights 3 days) Spring field trip (excursion)
June
The 5th graders have outdoor educational activities at “Hanase Yama no Ie” in north of Sakyo#ku. (4 nights 5 days)
An observation day is held on Sunday. July
A meeting between a class teacher and each parent
Summer vacation from the end of July to the end of August( about a month) October
Field day (Sports day) Autumn field trip (excursion)
The 1st semester ends and the 2nd semester begins November
The 6th graders have an overnight school trip.
December
A meeting between a class teacher and each parent
Winter vacation from the end of December to the beginning of January March
A graduation ceremony for the 6th grade, and a completion ceremony for the 1st to 5th grade Spring vacation from the end of March to the beginning of April
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(1) The school will be closed when the Meteorological Office issues a warning of wind storms over the southern part of Kyoto and Kameoka region.
If a warning still stands at 7:00, students should stay home and wait. If a warning is cancelled by 7:00, students have an ordinary school day. If a warning is cancelled by 9:00, school starts from the 3rd period (10:50a.m.). If a warning is cancelled by 11:00, school starts from the 5th period(13:50) and there is no lunch.
If a warning still stands at 11:00, school is closed.
If a warning is announced while students are at school, students will be divided into
four groups of their commuting routes and go home. There will be no after school students’ care.
(2) The school or individual classes will be closed at the discretion of the head master as and when he/she thinks it necessary due to abnormal disasters, urgent circumstances or contagious diseases.
Students must stay home when they have diseases categorized as infectious by the School Insurance Safety Policy as following; influenza, whooping cough, measles, rubella, hand#foot#and#mouth disease, chicken pox, mumps, tuberculosis, pharyngoconjunctival fever (PCF), erythema infectiosum (slapped#cheek disease) and mycoplasma. They must be off school until their doctors give them permission in order to avoid a mass infection. Missed days due to such diseases will not be counted as absence.
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PTA stands for Parent Teacher Association. It is an organization of parents and teachers to cooperate and guide students outside school on the basis of the school education
policy. It is also expected to support children to flourish through healthy recreations and living an orderly life together in a community.
Officials in the following committees are elected; the head office, the regional committee, the school year committee, the advisory committees cultural arts, safety, publicity, health and physical education),
the special committees recreational school executive committee, selection committee, electoral administration committee). There are other voluntary activities such as chorus, flower
arrangement, calligraphy, handicrafts, volleyball, story#telling, International Volunteer, and so forth. For further information please contact the International Volunteer ([email protected]).
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All students with their parental consent join the health insurance of the incorporated administrative agency of NAASH (National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health). All procedures are dealt with by school. An annual payment is 460 yen (as of 2011) and it is non#refundable. The insurance covers medical expenses, consultations and compensations for students’ injuries and diseases occurred whilst under school supervision.
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School fees (lunch, consumables, installment savings for the school trip, etc.) are automatically debited from your bank account at Kyoto Shinyokinko Bank, Shugakuin branch. It is the school bank and necessary to open an originally account if you do not have one.
The fees are transferred every month on the 10th, and if not, on the 25th. If you have any difficulties paying the fees for financial reasons, there is an official system to obtain some financial assistance after interviews. If you require such assistance, please consult with your teacher.
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There are two types of students care after school; “Learning Class” (Manabi Kyoushitsu) and “After School Care” (Gakudohoiku).
In the Learning Class, students read or study independently in a designated classroom on the 2nd floor of the middle building of the school from Monday to Friday. The class is free of charge, but students are required to pay around 600 yen for the annual insurance at the start of each academic year. The class is managed by the Shugakuin Elementary School Manabi Kyoushitsu Executive Committee, and the president of PTA is also the head of the committee.
After School Care is an institution for students from the 1st to 3rd graders whose parents are both working or who have a single parent. The institution is managed by Shugakuin Children Care Center, and its objective is to provide a safe environment for children after school. There are two locations, and the place is chosen depending on students’ addresses. In this care, students spend their time not only studying but also having fun and snacks as they do likewise at home. The institution charges fees but the amount is determined according to family income. For further information, please contact School Children Care Center (075#781#4898).
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Please inform your absence to your class teacher in writing as soon as possible in a notebook distributed by school. If it is not possible, please make a phone call to school by 8:30 in the morning.
Parents need ID cards distributed by school when they enter school premises. The office hours for teachers are 8:40 ~17:10.
Students receive their school report twice a year at the end of each semester. The evaluations are based on how much each student achieved in each subject.
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Kyoto Shinyokinko Bank Shugakuin
2#1 Obayashi#cho Shugakuin Sakyo#ku
075#711#1101
School Bank
Yamabana Post Ofiice 8#4 Kawahara#cho Yamabana Sakyo#ku
075#781#9785
Sakyo#ku Central Post Office 1#1 Takeya#cho Kamitakano Sakyo#ku
075#712#5866
Open 24 hours
Shimogamo Police Station 075#703#0110
Kyoto City Hall 075#222#3111
Sakyo#ku Ward Office 075#771#4211
Sakyo Fire Station 075#723#0119
Sakyo Health Center 075#781#5171
Tanikawa Clothing Store 22#9 Kawabata#cho Yamabana Sakyo#ku
075#781#5301
PE kit (shirts, shorts, and cap) swimsuit and cap 、
Shimizu Stationery Shop Shugakuin Plaza (a shopping arcade close to Shugakuin Station)
075#711#2380
Imoto Sports Shop next to Shugakuin School 075#781#5424
Stationery, school supplies, sports goods
100 Yen Shop 8#34 Ichouda#cho Yamabana
Sakyo#ku 075#712#1732
Daily necessities, stationery and various goods are all 105 yen each.
Baptist Hospital 47 Yamanomoto#cho
Kitashirakawa Sakyo#ku 075#781#5191
English is available.
Shimogamo Hospital 17 Higashimorigamae#cho Shimogamao Sakyo#ku 075#781#1158
