MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

• Literary Magazine – VERY IMPORTANT

There will be a meeting for all members of the literary magazine team at 8.15 am on Friday, 24th May, in M307. It is very important that all members of the team attend this meeting and that you arrive punctually. The publication deadline is very soon and your help is needed. Anyone who cannot attend this meeting must see Ms Devadas without fail, please. (Ms de Vries)

• Ultimate Frisbee

Please meet at 4pm in the foyer today. We are taking taxis to 3 Chome Park and should return to school at about 5.15pm. (Ms Cox, Mr Clark)

• SERVICE OPPORTUNITY – BOOKS FOR ¥1 DRIVE

This coming Saturday, the PTSA will be running a big sale. We are looking for students to volunteer their time to sell our used library books. Money raised will go towards our ¥1 Drive. If you would like to help, please see either Mr Snowball or Mrs Jalink in the library. (Mr. Snowball)

• Tutor Period Rotation: Friday, May 24

Grade 9 (Period 6): College Counseling – Cafeteria / Ms. McDiarmid

Filmeisters is cancelled today due to G11 Exams. (Mr. Pitter)

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

• Grade 6s and 9s

Please bring your laptop to PE today. (PE teachers)

HIGH SCHOOL ONLY

• HS Newspaper

Meeting Today in Mr. Kew’s room during lunch. (Arthur Z)

• Ms. McDiarmid and Mr. Clark’s G9 PSHE Groups

Today period 8 boys from Mr. Clark’s and Ms. McDiarmid’s group should report to the loft. Girls from Mr. Clark’s and Ms. McDiarmid’s groups please go to Ms. McDiarmid’s normal room on the 2nd floor of the main building. Thank you. (Mr. Clark and Ms. McDiarmid)

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

• LOST?

A black leather wallet, last seen in the gym last night. If you find it, please contact Mr Snowball. (Mr. Snowball)

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

• Celebrations from the Kanto Plains Film Fest

This Saturday, two films by YIS students were entered in the Kanto Plains Film Festival.

The Mo(u)rning, a music video directed and edited by Jun Sekiya, for an original song by Jun Sekiya and Adam Davidson, was awarded a Gold medal and received nominations for Best Camera and Best Use of Music.

Diploma, a post-apocalyptic zombie drama made through the Filmeisters club, was developed by Yuki Nitta and Jun Sekiya; written, directed and edited by Jun Sekiya, and produced by Matthew Sato. Diploma was awarded a Gold medal and won the Palm d’Or, the festival’s highest honor. Yuki Nitta was nominated for Best Actor, and the film won awards for Best Actress (Hiyori Takashima), Best Camera (Sunbird Tsai), and Best Editing (Jun Sekiya).

Filmeisters wish to offer congratulations and thanks to everyone who played a role in making these films, from supervisors to make-up artists to bare-footed bloody-shirted snarling zombie volunteers. We are now working to arrange a YIS screening of these and other projects the Filmeisters have been working on this year. Stay tuned for details. (Mr. Pitter)

• Collecting items for Van der Poel

We will be collecting items for van der poel until Wednesday! Please make sure to drop japanese children’s books, toys and clothing by. Thank you! (Van der Poel)

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

• ROOM CHANGES – MATHS

Could these classes please move to new rooms for today:
Pd 5 & 6 – g. 9 Maths (Mr Brown) – to M208
Pd. 6 – 7C Maths (Mr Marshall) – M305

Pd 7 – 7C (Mr Marshall) move to M208

(Mr. Snowball)

• Rubbish

It seems that some students have been leaving drink bottles & other food wrappers behind the desks in the silent room in the library. Seriously?! This is a big no-no – leaving your rubbish for someone else to clean up is just selfish. Please be a bit more considerate. (Mr. Snowball)

• Basketball Players

The gym will be open today from 4-6pm for basketball players. Proper attire/footwear a must.
Thanks, (Coach Ken)

• Collecting items for Van der Poel

We will be collecting items for van der poel until next Wednesday. Please bring Japanese children’s books, children’s toys and clothing. Thank you! (van der poel )

HIGH SCHOOL ONLY

• Tutor Period Rotation: Monday, May 20

Grade 11 (Period 0): Social Emotional Topic – Tutor Rooms / Tutors

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

• Ultimate Frisbee

We are back! Please meet at 4pm in the foyer today. We will then take taxis to 3 Chome Park. We return to school at about 5.15pm.
(Mr Clark, Ms Cox)

• iPhone found

Softbank iPhone (white with a black cover) was found yesterday. Please collect it at the Secondary School Office. (Ms. Shiina)

• Literary Magazine – VERY IMPORTANT (Repeat)

There will be a meeting for all members of the literary magazine team at 8.15 am on Friday, 17th May, in M307. It is very important that all members of the team attend this meeting and that you arrive punctually. The publication deadline is very soon and your help is needed. Anyone who cannot attend this meeting must see Ms Devadas without fail, please. (Ms de Vries)

• Collecting items for Van der Poel (Repeat)

We will be collecting items for van der poel in the foyer! Please bring children’s books, toys, and clothing that are in good condition. Thank you! (Van Der Poel)

• Students

Can the following students please come to Mr. Seldis’s room (M202) at break today:

Eva J
Antoines S
Kenji T
Alessandra Z
Bree S
William X

(Ms. Cofino)

• Filmeisters (Repeat)

Regular meeting Thursday M303, 4pm. We will talk about running another 24 film race for others in the school and we will look at the rough-cut of Diploma and talk about editing suggestions. If you can’t make it please let Mr. Pitter know, as we have had to cancel the last two meetings. (Mr. Pitter)

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

• Students

Can the following students please come to Mr. Seldis’s room (M202) at break today:

Tomomi N
Eva J
Antoines S
Kenji T
Alessandra Z
Ellen B
Nikita M
Katherine R
Bree S
Thomas B
Ben P
William X
Youngwon C
Kazuki D
Nerissa J
Sean N
Toshi T
Dan B
Ashley B
Garrick M
Ayaka M
Sayaka N
Megumi O
Joi S
Henri S
Satono T
Joseph V

(Ms. Cofino)

• Literary Magazine – VERY IMPORTANT

There will be a meeting for all members of the literary magazine team at 8.15 am on Friday, 17th May, in M307. It is very important that all members of the team attend this meeting and that you arrive punctually. The publication deadline is very soon and your help is needed. Anyone who cannot attend this meeting must see Ms Devadas without fail, please. (Ms de Vries)

• Collecting items for Van der Poel (Repeat)

We will be collecting items for van der poel in the foyer! Please bring children’s books, toys, and clothing that are in good condition. Thank you! (Van Der Poel)

HIGH SCHOOL ONLY

• Tutor Period Rotation: Thursday, May 16

Grade 9 (Period 8): Elementary Visits – ES Rooms / Tutors

• Van Der Poel

There will be a meeting today (Wednesday) in Madam Maeda’s room during lunch for everyone participating in the Bazaar.
Thank you. (Hina)

• Filmeisters

Regular meeting Thursday M303, 4pm. We will talk about running another 24 film race for others in the school and we will look at the rough-cut of Diploma and talk about editing suggestions. If you can’t make it please let Mr. Pitter know, as we have had to cancel the last two meetings. (Mr. Pitter)

• Grades 9-11 RIJ

There will be a meeting for all RIJ members today in room L202 in the MLB to prepare for the June 23 event. (Mrs. Maeda)

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

• Collecting items for Van der Poel

We will be collecting items for van der poel in the foyer! Please bring children’s books, toys, and clothing that are in good condition. Thank you! (Van Der Poel)

No message posted today.

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL

• YIS GaSP: Bracelet Sale

From 20~40% of American homeless youth are LGBTQ. Many of these homeless youth have disconnected from their families. The risks associated with homelessness, such as assault, substance abuse, and depression, are greater against LGBTQ youth than heterosexual homeless youth.

Many homeless shelters agree to take in LGBTQ youth – one of these homeless shelters, the Ruth Ellis Center, based in Detroit (where economic hardship has caused a general rise in homelessness over the past decade), aims to help exclusively LGBTQ homeless youth and offers not only housing, but therapy, education, and other necessary programs.

One way to help homeless LGBTQ youth is to donate to such shelters. Thus, this Friday, during break, we will be holding a bracelet sale (with a jar for any extra donations, if bracelets aren’t your thing). Please buy a bracelet for yourself or a sibling! Both plastic bead bracelets and crystalline bead bracelets will be sold.

Thank you for your attention! (YIS GaSP)

• Attention all musicians

Anyone wishing to perform at the Alumni night to be held on June 14th in the Canteen please let Mr. Johnston know as soon as possible. (Mr. Johnston)

• No Skatepark Today

There will be no after school skatepark today. See you next week – (Mr. Clark)

• G9 Room Changes

We are hosting a meeting in M201 today, so could the following classes please go to M202.
• Mr Pitter’s G9 Technology class (P1 and 2)
• Mr Hillbourne’s Pure and Exploratory Maths class (P5)
• Unno sensei’s tutor group (P6)

Thank you. (Ms Clifford)

• Tutor Period Rotation: Monday, May 13

Grade 11 (Period 0): Checking in on IB Status / Registrations / Exam Info / CAS – Cafeteria / Mr. Redlich

• Ceramics (Repeat)

Grade 9 and 10 students—some student ceramics from the last two years are on a table outside Mr. Snowball’s office. Please take yours home if it’s there. Any pieces left at the end of the week will be thrown away. (Ms. Yamaguchi)