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OIS Parent Bulletin 

#14 - April 23, 2016SOIS Visitation DayFriday April 29

Elementary school parents are invited to 

attend the biannual Osaka Olympics 

starting at 12:30 PM on the football field. 

There will be no visiting classrooms for in 

the morning to limit disruptions to 

elementary classes. Grade 4 parents can 

attend the Business Emporium where 

students will be selling their products. MS & 

HS parents are welcome to come to visit 

classes all day as well as the Emporium. A 

reminder that all parents are invited to a 

talk by Dr. Yamamoto from KGU on 

bilingualism at 14:00 in third floor  

conference room.

Spring Music RecitalThe recital will take place on Tuesday April 

26 at 4:00 PM in the theater. A wide age 

range of students will be performing solo 

pieces on a variety of instruments, 

ncluding strings, winds and voice. For  

more information, please contact SOIS 

music teacher Mr. Vernon Villapando 

(vvillapando@senri.ed.jp )

U of Manchester VisitUniversity of Manchester (UK) research 

scientist Dr. Takahashi will be giving a 

presentation to OIS grade 10 and 11 

students on Monday April 25 in the theatre 

starting at 2:40 PM. The lecture will be on 

embryology and human evolution and 

anatomy. After the talk, representatives 

from the university will giving information 

on courses and admission grades. All 

parents are invited to attend.

Elementary School Earth WeeStudents initiated action in all sorts of ways to promote conservation 

the earth and reducing humans’ negative effects on the environme 

The idea of reducing what we use was reinforced with the Eco Clu 

display of plastic bottles and bags. The students appreciated trees a 

did a lot of planting in our school gardens. They also had a “power ho 

and found out that we do not need to turn on the lights to see. A  

student summed it up best saying she learned that “we take care of  

earth and she takes care of us.”

www.senri.ed.jp   / Twitter feed: @oisinbrief / Head’s Study b 

globalschoolleadership.com 

http://www.senri.ed.jp/mailto:vvillapando@senri.ed.jp

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SOIS Visual Arts Annual Exhibition “Memories” OIS parents are invited to a planning meeting on Wednesday April 27 at 3:40 PM in the elementary art room. Ple 

bring your ideas! The visual arts exhibition will take place during Art Week - June 6-10, 2016. The art departmen 

asking for local artists to come and display their works on the opening Monday June 6. Please contact Jenn 

Henbest ( jhenbest@senri.ed.jp) if you are interested or know of an artist.

PTA Visual Arts WorkshopWe would like to thank all of the parents, students, faculty and volunteers who made last Friday afternoon suc ewarding and enjoyable event!

Afghan Cooking Class and Dinner Friday May 20More details coming soon… starting at 3:45 PM

Shakespeare’s Tempest coming to OIS May 12 Check your SOISmail for more deta

mailto:jhenbest@senri.ed.jp