Second Quarter 2010-11 - St. Mary`s International School

St. Mary’s International School
Newsletter
Second Quarter 2010
Inside this issue
Headmaster’s Message
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SMA President
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MS Principal
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Learning Support Center
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ES Library
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MS/HS Library
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Athletics Department
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Swim Team News
IB News
Fine Arts Review
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A Message From Our Headmaster
Peace is the tranquility of order. These words by Saint Augustine remind
us that peace is much more than the absence of war. It requires a lot of
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good will from a lot of people… “Peace on earth to men of good will…!”
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Peace is not a private affair. Peace needs positive interaction between
SMA Treasury
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Development Office
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JSSG
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Bingo
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Donor Thank You
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International Ball
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SMA Donations
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people. We are meant to live together in a harmony that we have to build
among ourselves.
The light that shines within us should illuminate this season in the
darkness of shorter days just as much as the lights that decorate our
houses and our cities. These inner lights become almost visible through
the love and joy that we manifest to each other when we are together.
Christmas is coming. It is a time so important that it often called “the
Season.” I hope that we will all use this time to really understand what
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Christmas is all about, and that we all will be agents of peace in words
and in action.
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Best Wishes for “the Season,” and have a Merry Christmas!
-Br. Michel Jutras, Headmaster
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From the St. Mary’s Association President
Christmas is just around the corner. Many of our sons are busy practicing for their Christmas concerts or
planning extra-curricular activities over the Christmas break. You may be discussing with your son
whether or not he has been a good boy, or looking back together at his achievements over the past year.
What about the SMA? What have we done this year? Have we achieved as much as we could this year?
The SMA was off to a solid start and has already hosted several events since the beginning of this school
year.
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The Hospitality Committee organized the Welcome Tea and a parent social event – a visit to the
Nihon Minka-en.
Neo Bingo was a huge success. We raised more money this than in the last three years.
The Recycled Uniform Committee held its second Recycled Uniform Sale of the school year.
The Japanese Speakers Support Group just hosted its first ever seminar on the IB Program in
Japanese with more than 120 parents in attendance.
In the last newsletter, Br. Michel wrote that this year’s theme is to “Sow Abundantly,” and the importance
of each parents’ role to do so. The SMA wants to work with the school in this effort so that our sons can
also “Reap Abundantly” in the future.
The SMA strives to do the right thing for our sons and their future. One area is helping the school to
complete the Multi-Purpose Hall. In partnership with the school and the St. Mary’s Alumni Association
(SMAA), we are trying to raise enough funds to furnish the Multi-Purpose Hall as it is meant to be.
Our next big event is the International Ball next March, and the SMA is already working on it. We decided
the objective for this event is to raise additional funds to go towards the completion of the Multi-Purpose
Hall.
Fellow parents, please consider helping the SMA in our continuing efforts to plant the seeds for our sons’
futures. If you have been thinking about getting involved, the time to act is now.
The laws of sowing and reaping mean, "As Now, So Then,”—not "someday, and then I'll get started."
Why? Because today our sons are now growing up into what they will be the rest of their lives. As parents,
we should not procrastinate. Whether it is in the form of a donation, volunteer work, or becoming a SMA
Board member, we welcome your participation right now!
On behalf of the entire SMA Board, we wish you a Merry Christmas. May the joy of the holiday season be
with you now and throughout the coming year.
-Hiro Kosugi, President, St. Mary’s Association
The St. Mary’s Association warmly welcomes two new board members:
Sherry Khetan, Donations Chairperson, and Sarita Thakur, Raffle Co-Chairperson.
From the Middle School Principal
It has been a very busy time in the Middle School over the past few months. In this article, I would like to
highlight just a few of our activities.
Coffee Mornings
One way in which we keep the lines of communication open between school and home is through
occasional informal gatherings with parents and Middle School staff and administration. In early
November, a series of coffee mornings took place in the Cafeteria for each middle school grade level. Ms.
Gordon, Mrs. Molina and I addressed topics including: the changes that occur during adolescence; the
importance of good sleep habits; effective parenting techniques; and time management skills. We hope
that those parents who attended found the sessions useful. Please contact the Middle School office if you
would like copies of the handouts.
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Middle School Pledges
The Webster dictionary defines a “pledge” as: a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing
something.
In our Middle School, we have a number of documents issued by the school to guide the conduct of
students and staff. These include the Student Agenda, Employment Regulations, our School Philosophy,
Mission, Vision, and Schoolwide Learner Expectations. Taken together, all of these rules, guidelines and
goals provide a clear picture of what our school values and, more importantly, how we strive to live these
values each day.
In addition to the documents mentioned, the Middle School students, teachers and administration have
developed a series of Pledges and then placed their signature next to the behaviors, attitudes and values
they have agreed to follow during this school year. The Pledges are posted on a bulletin board in the
Middle School atrium. Some examples are listed below:
Student Pledge:
• “Set a good example to younger students” (Gr. 6).
• “Respect people of all races, nationalities, religions and cultures” (Gr. 7).
• “Do my own work and be academically honest” (Gr. 8).
Teacher Pledge:
• “Hold students and myself to high expectations”.
• “Be trustworthy and always display integrity”.
Principal Pledge:
• “Be active and visible in the classroom”.
• “Value and respond to the ideas, opinions and feedback of students, teachers and parents”.
We know that none of us will achieve everything contained in our pledges perfectly. However, we now
have clear goals that have been discussed and agreed upon by all the individuals who signed their names.
We want to support each other in doing our best every day to live up to our pledges.
I would like to close by wishing all Middle School families a safe, relaxing and peaceful holiday period.
Join us at the annual Christmas concerts in December if you can (see the school website for details), and
as always, please drop by, email or phone at any time.
-Andrew Cross, Middle School Principal
From the Learning Support Coordinator
Who Needs Sleep?
Who needs sleep? Of course, we all do.
However, you wouldn’t know it by the way we, modern-day humans, routinely relegate sleep to the bottom
of our “To Do” list, along with “eating breakfast” and “exercise”. Indeed, if we need to finish that intriguing
episode of the latest TV sitcom, or that hard-to-put-down thriller, we simply go to sleep later and later.
Sadly, we are also passing on this practice to our children, if the recent survey of 6th graders is to be
believed. Here are some of the results:
BEDTIMES: What time do our 6th graders go to bed?
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More than half surveyed (57%) report bedtimes from 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM. It is interesting to note that 5%
of them have bedtimes ranging from 7:30 to 8:30 PM; but at the same time, it is quite disturbing to find out
that 4% of the entire group report bedtimes very close to midnight. (Since this is reported data, bedtimes
may possibly be later than the ones reported.)
Bedtimes are important; but how much sleep do these 6th graders actually get?
Chart 2. Estimated Average Sleep Hours Reported by 6th Graders (2010-11)
Sleep researchers have indicated that adolescents need more sleep, and recommend at least 9 hours of
sleep.
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The adolescent stage is the time when the second growth spurt occurs. (Infancy is the first.) According to
Eric Jensen, the brain is developing rapidly during the teenage years, and it is during sleep that the brain
is “massively reorganizing, pruning synapses, and organizing newly stored experiences.” The amount of
sleep a person gets is critical to learning, and this applies to everyone, not just to teenagers, as research
has shown.
Now, if we use 9 hours or more as the ideal for these 6th graders, we find that around a third (about
34%) of the entire group do GET ENOUGH SLEEP.
However, the rest of the 6th graders DO NOT. That’s a whopping 66%! Two-thirds of all 6th graders
appear to be incurring a huge sleep debt, and they will most likely continue this trend as sleep-deprived
adults…unless we do something about it.
So, who needs sleep? We do. Our children do. And, we need to ensure that we all get enough of it.
-Mitos Molina, Learning Support Coordinator
From the Elementary School Library
All that reading from the Summer Reading Program has continued on in the classrooms and the library.
Currently all of our Elementary School students are involved in either the St. Mary’s Book Award Program
or the Sakura Medal Reading Program.
The St. Mary’s Book Award (SMBA), a children’s choice award, is an important part
of our library program. All students in RP to grade 3 hear the five short-listed titles
during their library classes and vote for their favorite title at the end of the program.
They are encouraged to evaluate the books for both the story’s content and
illustrations.
This year’s short-listed books are: The Hermit Crab by Carter Goodrich, Chester by
Mélanie Watt, The Imaginary Garden by Andrew Larsen, Sir Reginald’s Logbook by Matt Hammill, and
The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky.
The winning book will be announced in January 2011. Please take a look at the Elementary Library
website to find out which title was chosen by our students to receive the 2010-2011 St. Mary’s Book
Award.
Books are flying off the shelves as students in grades 4 to 5 embark on their six month
journey into the world of the Sakura Medal Reading Program. This exciting reading
program, which was started by a group of teacher-librarians from international schools
throughout Japan in 2005, is a big part of the international school library programs in
Japan.
At St. Mary’s, students in grades 4 and 5 are currently reading books from the Chapter Book List and
grades 2 and 3 will begin their journey with the Picture Book List in January. For more information about
this exciting reading program, please check out our website. The Chapter Book lists are now available for
viewing on the library website: http://library.smis.ac.jp/elementary/index.shtm
We are excited to announce that students in grades 2 to 5 will once again be given a chance to read the
books on the Sakura Medal Japanese Picture Book list beginning in January 2011.
New this year, St. Mary’s has 60 students from the 4th and 5th grades who are participating in the Sakura
Book Bowl, which is similar to the Brain Bowl. Our students will compete in three internal competitions,
culminating with the two highest scoring teams joining forces to compete in the All-Japan Sakura Book
Bowl competition which in March 2011. We wish all our teams the best of luck as they read, read, read
Sakura Medal Books!
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December 9 marks the start of our special Christmas Holiday checkout period. Students will be
given the opportunity to checkout extra books during their classes. Please send an extra bag for
them to carry their books in.
Grade
RP
1st, 2nd, 3rd
4th, 5th
Parents
Number of extra books
3 books
5 books
10 books
20 books
As we move into this holiday season, remember to take time out from your busy schedules to read
together as a family. Just a few minutes a day can really make a difference toward your son’s academic
achievements and can foster a love of reading that will help them reach their potential, not to mention all
the great holiday memories you will make.
Happy Reading!
-Tammy Hays, Elementary School Librarian
From the Middle School/High School Library
November saw the launch of the 2011 Sakura Medal Reading
Program in the MS/HS Library. New this year is the addition of
Japanese middle school novels and Japanese high school
novels to the book lists. The students now have the choice of
reading from the English or Japanese lists, or they can read
from both! The boys have responded enthusiastically – for the
first couple of weeks there were no books
on the shelves to be had! Because of the
huge demand, we have limited students to
one Sakura Medal novel at a time, with no
renewals and no reservations. We hope to
ease up on these restrictions in time for
the Christmas break, so that eager
readers may have plenty of Sakura books on hand for the holidays.
To see all the books on the 2011 Sakura Medal lists please visit our website at:
http://library.smis.ac.jp/mshs/sakura_award.shtm. We have multiple copies available, so please feel
free to read along with your sons!
Some overdue congratulations are in order to a number of outstanding writers in the 6th and 7th grades.
During Teen Read Week (TRW) celebrations, the MS classes participated in a horror story bookfest and
creative writing contest sponsored by the MS/HS Library. Taking their cue from this year’s TRW theme It’s
ALIVE @ your library, the 6th and 7th graders got creative by writing their own original horror tales. Top
writers in grade 7 were Satoshi A., Albert T., Julian W., Lane W., and Han Wei L. Receiving top awards in
the 6th grade were Yuta N. (6D), David K. (6S), Rota S. and Ross S. (both in 6V). To read their stories and
to see some photos, you can go to our website at: http://library.smis.ac.jp/mshs/index.shtm
Well done, boys! Your stories give us thrills, chills and goosebumps!
Finally, in December, be sure to come to the library to check out our latest bestsellers and most popular
reads. You may also want to check out some lovely holiday books to put you in the Christmas baking or
decorating mood. Whatever you are looking for, we think you’ll find it on our well-stocked bookshelves!
Wishing you Happy Holidays and always happy reading,
-Anna Fernicola, MS/HS Librarian
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From St. Mary’s Athletics
It was a banner season for high school sports as the Titans swept all the titles
in the Kanto area. The varsity cross-country and varsity tennis teams took the
league and tournament championships, while JV tennis regained the Kanto
tournament crown. In addition to the Kanto titles, cross-country took the
Asia-Pacific Invitational in Guam, and placed second in the Far East
Tournament held at Tama Hills in Japan. Varsity tennis meanwhile captured
the 2010 Far East Tennis Tournament, the first year that international schools
were invited back.
The Stars and Stripes, a U.S. armed forces newspaper that covers high school sports in the Asia-Pacific
region, also recognized two St. Mary’s athletes. Kelly Langley was named high school cross-country
runner of the year for winning the Kanto Tournament, the Asia-Pacific Invitational and the Far East
Tournament. Kelly also recorded the third fastest time ever at the Tama Hills course and holds the course
record in Guam. For these achievements, he has been nominated for the Stars and Stripes’ overall
Athlete of the Quarter award.
Kent Shikama, a freshman, was also honored as the high school tennis player of the year for becoming
both the Far East singles and doubles champion. Kent shared the doubles title with his partner, senior
Stefan Byland. Congratulations to both athletes!
Intramural sports concluded with the fall season. Below is the list of winners:
Intramurals - 2010 Winners
Sport
HS Badminton Doubles
MS Badminton Doubles
HS Badminton Singles
MS Badminton Singles
HS Table Tennis Singles
MS Table Tennis Singles
HS Table Tennis Doubles
MS Table Tennis Doubles
HS Indoor Soccer
HS 3-on-3 Basketball
MS 3-on-3 Basketball
Winners
Miles Hurst & Yuya Yoshida
Hiroshi Horikawa & Hwan Yoon
Luke Yamasaki
Hwan Yoon
Andy Chou
Saransh Mehta
Andy Chou & Vandan Singh
Saransh Mehta & Justin Min
Kento Nakamura, Kwi-Soo Shin, Yuya
Yoshida, Aidan Graham
Patrick Marshall, Hayden Griffiths, Denny
Someya
Shane Lay, Angus MacLennan, Juno Lee
Winter sports, meanwhile, are off and running with varsity basketball and varsity soccer currently
participating in tournaments overseas (as of this writing). Wrestling will have their pre-season tournament
at Kinnick the first weekend of December. In the middle school, the basketball teams play their first game
at the end of November while wrestling travels to ASIJ for the first tournament of the season. In the
elementary school, ball hockey is currently in session to be followed by Gr. 2 activities starting in January.
For updates on scores and the schedule, please check the school website.
-Tom Molina, Athletic Director
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Tokyo Swimming Center Invitational Swim Meet in Sugamo
Junior Kelly Moodie represented the St. Mary’s Swim Team at the Tokyo Swimming Center Invitational in
Sugamo. Bucs Senior Bruno Ortiz was unable to compete due to an injury. The “Tosui Shotai” has a long
tradition and provides an opportunity for many of Japan’s top swimmers to come together and compete
early in the season. The Invitational was held in the Olympic 50-meter long course format. Over 170 clubs
from 23 prefectures throughout Japan competed. Swimmers swam prelims in the morning to qualify for
the afternoon finals.
Moodie made it to the finals in all six races he competed in, and captured 1st place in the boys 15 + 16
100 Free (52.95), 200 Free (1:56.19), and 50 Backstroke (27.89). He also took 6th place in the 50
Butterfly (27.20) and 7th in the 400 Free (4:14.88). Athens and Beijing Olympic gold medalist Kosuke
Kitajima and bronze medalist Reiko Nakamura, both products of Tokyo Swimming Center, presented the
awards for the competition.
Citicorp Taipei American School Invitational Swim Meet in Taiwan
Once again the St. Mary’s swim team had a very successful trip to the Citicorp Taipei American School
Invitational. This year marked the fourth time the Bucs have participated in the event. 14 teams
throughout Asia participated in the event. The Buccaneers took the Overall Team trophy for small teams
(under 30 swimmers), and finished the two day meet with 2,139 points with just 22 swimmers, and second
only to the host Taipei American School Tigersharks.
The St. Mary’s swim team established 10 new meet records. Swimmers establishing new individual meet
records were Mokhtar Al-Yamani (2), Kana Moodie (2), Toshiki Takahashi (2), and Yutaro Sahara (2).
Al-Yamani, Junwoo Moon, Shunichi Ichimura, Takahashi, and Kacey Ries together also set two meet
relay records. First, second, and third place finishers received High Point trophies in each age group
based on six events over 2 days.
15 – 18 – Seisen 12th grader Lisa Torio finished first place overall, and 10th grader Amelia Abe took the
third place overall high point trophy.
13 + 14 – 8th grader Mokhtar Al-Yamani captured the second place High Point trophy in a close race with
Guan Yu Ke of the Taipei Blue Devils. Seisen 9th grader Kana Moodie finished just three points back of
Western Academy of Beijing’s Danielle Liu, to take the second place High Point honors. Moodie also set a
new team record with a 1:08.11 100-meter butterfly swim.
Junwoo Moon finished in fourth place, just one point away from the Boys’ third place High Point trophy.
11 - 12 - 7th grader Toshiki Takahashi earned 111 points, just enough for the third place High Point trophy.
Toshiki blazed the US Swimming AAAA time with a 2:37.34 effort to win the 200-meter breaststroke.
9 - 10 - 5th grader Yutaro Sahara captured the High Point with a perfect 120 points winning six individual
events.
8 + Under - 3rd grader Hosei Kijima grabbed the overall High Point with breakthrough performances, and
2nd grader Tyler Corwin scored 96 points to take the overall third place honors.
Other swimmers finishing in the top 8 in overall points for their age groups were Junwoo Moon, Kacey
Ries, Yuri Hayashi, Ryan Shimizu, and Joshua Ries.
When the events finished on Sunday, an awards banquet for swimmers, coaches, and families was held
at one of Taipei’s iconic buildings – the Grand Hotel. All enjoyed the event before the dash to the airport to
catch the late flight back to Tokyo.
Tokyo-To Kirokukai Swim Meet
43 Buccaneer swimmers competed in the November 6th and 7th Tokyo Kirokukai Swim Meet at Tatsumi.
2,488 swimmers from 99 teams participated in this annual event. Competitors had excellent
performances coming off the two-day Buccaneer Invitational the previous week.
The Buccaneers continue their streak to compile Age Group National qualifying times very early in the
swim season. Bucs surpassing the JOC Cup standards at the Tokyo Kirokukai were: Kelly Moodie - 100
meter Freestyle and Mokhtar Al-Yamani – 50 meter Butterfly + 50 Freestyle. Mokhtar’s 27.73 Butterfly
swim was also a new AREA record.
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7th grader Toshiki Takahashi surpassed his own OPEN and AREA mark in the 11 – 12 Boys 100 meter
Breaststroke to bring the standard to 1:13.36.
Swimmers finishing in the top 12 in individual events were: Kelly Moodie 15 - 18 (100 Free – 1st place,
100 Individual Medley – 2nd place, 50 Back – 5th place), Christian Brown 15 – 18 yrs. (50 Breast – 5th
place), Mokhtar Al-Yamani 13 + 14 (100 Individual Medley – 6th place + 100 Free – 1st place + 50 Fly – +
50 Free – 4th place), Kana Moodie 13 + 14 yrs. (100 Individual Medley – 10th place + 100 Back – 10th
place), and Toshiki Takahashi 11 + 12yrs. (100 Individual Medley – 7th place + 50 Breast - 6th place + 100
Breast - 5th place), Yutaro Sahara 9 + 10 (100 Individual Medley – 7th place.
Training pays off for the Bucs as they continue to produce US Swimming All-star Time standards. (Kelly)
Moodie, Al-Yamani, Takahashi, and Sahara put in AAAA times. AAA times came from Kana Moodie,
Kazuki Martin, Adam Mason, and Christian Brown. Masaya Takeda, Shunichi Ichimura, Yuri Hayashi, and
Coco Yamamoto turned in AA times. Arun Janssens, Philipp Langhauser, Kacey Ries, Riki Motoyama,
Marina Chun, Joshua Ries, Naoki Martin, and Hosei Kijima accomplished A standards.
Buccaneer Invitational Meet
The swim team played host to nine teams from the Kanto Plains on October 30th and 31st. There was a
lot of activity around the pool with 295 athletes attending and a total of 1,267 individual entries and 81
relays. Once again, the coaches would like to thank all the volunteers who helped make the weekend a
success.
The Bucs do not count themselves in the team trophy race for the Invitational, but earned 1,028.5 points
over the two days of competition. Taiyo Kyoiku Sports Center of Setagaya-Ku took 1st place with 1,564
points, followed by Setagaya-ku’s Mishuku Sakura Swim Team (506) and Ota-ku’s Nittai Ebara Swim
Team (285). This years’ Invitational featured 10 elite athletes from Nittaidai (Nihon Sport Science
University) in Fukasawa. The NSSU swimmers competed as exhibition swimmers and did not score
points. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each age group received High Point trophies based on six
events over two days.
15 – 18 – 11th grader Kelly Moodie finished in 3rd place overall with a perfect 27 points for three individual
competitions. Moodie swam the first day of the meet only, due to Team Tokyo’s special training camp at
the Tatsumi swimming center on Sunday. In the girls 15 – 18 division, Seisen 10th grader Amelia Abe took
the 2nd place overall high point trophy.
13 + 14 –8th grader Mokhtar Al-Yamani captured the High Point trophy for 52 points. Seisen 9th grader
Kana Moodie earned 45 points to finish in a tie with Taiyo’s Runa Konno for the overall High Point. Moodie
set two new AREA records in the 100 Back (1:07.72) + 200 Back (2:25.78) as well as breaking Alexis
McCoy’s 100 Butterfly team record (1:08.44).
11 - 12 - 7th grader Toshiki Takahashi captured the High Point for Boys 11 – 12, 6th grader, Kazuki Martin,
took 3rd place honors with 41 points. Takahashi broke his own AREA record in the 50 Breaststroke
(34.70).
9 - 10 - 5th grader Yutaro Sahara captured the 2nd place High Point for Boys 9 – 10 in a close race with
Taiyo’s Ken Asano.
8 + Under - 3rd grader Naoki Martin snared the 2nd place High Point with a two day total of 43 points.
Other swimmers finishing in the top eight in overall points for their age groups were Masaya Takeda, Lisa
Torio, Emiko Mason, Junwoo Moon, Shunichi Ichimura, Joshua Brown, Yuri Hayashi, Marina Chun, and
Hosei Kijima.
FINA Swimming World Cup
October 20th and 21st marked the first time that Tokyo hosted a World Cup swim meet. The World Cup is
an International series of short course (25m) swim meets organized by FINA, the International Federation
for Swimming. Currently, overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers receive prize money. Team U.S.A.’s
11-time Olympic medalist, Natalie Coughlin, was one of many elite athletes from 18 nations that attended
the meet at the International Complex at Tatsumi.
Junior Kelly Moodie represented St. Mary’s for the first time in the World Cup. Moodie qualified in the both
the 200 and 400 meter Freestyles, based on his August performances at the Okinawa Inter-High
Championships (200 meter - 1:51.75), and the Age Group National Championships (400 meter - 3:57.17).
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Traditionally, St. Mary’s students assist the Japan Swimming Federation for international meets held in
Japan. Eight high school students worked as volunteer interpreters for the two day event. The coaches
would like to thank Arun Janssens, Alex Auvaro, Masaya Takeda, Peter Chen, Kenshiro Ito, Tommy
Someya, Luca Nioi, and David Doludda for their help.
The St. Mary’s swim team also took a contingent to watch the evening finals on Thursday Oct. 21st, and
TV Asahi televised the competition nationally.
From IB Program Coordinator
Why the IB?
Recently, I found myself speaking to a large group of parents about the International Baccalaureate
program. I was aware of the need to provide information about the IB to people who knew little about it,
but at the same time to explain why we have the program here at St Mary’s. Why, for example, don’t we
adopt the American Advanced Placement program when most of our students go to the USA for college?
Here are some reasons why the IB is our program of choice in the high school.
1) Our graduates can go on to university almost anywhere in the world.
The IB is precisely what its name implies: international. Since its foundation in 1968, it has
become recognized by universities in almost every country as a valid and desirable admissions
credential. Not only do top universities in Europe award thousands of places a year based on IB
results, but universities in the USA, Canada, Australia and Asia also use the IB results for
admissions or course credit. It has become the most widely accepted high school Diploma in the
world.
2) The IB Diploma is a hallmark of merit.
Because of its standards of excellence, any student holding an IB Diploma is known to be a high
achiever. Many universities prefer IB Diploma students over those who come from a whole variety
of other programs.
3) We recognized its quality, and went with it early.
We’ve had the IB program at SMIS since the early 70’s. We’re among the first handful of schools,
from over 3,000 schools which currently offer the program that came to recognize the potential
and value of its educational vision.
4) Creativity, Action, Service. ...It’s much more than just academics.
Having had the privilege to know and teach in other educational programs, I find that one key
difference between the IB and others such as the AP is that the IB philosophy is all about
developing the individual as a whole. So, through the CAS portion of the program, students
become committed to developing themselves in creative ways through such means as music, or
debate, or speech; in physical ways by becoming involved in sports; and in socially responsible
ways by taking part in service activities.
5) Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay: striving for excellence.
These two extra subjects also help to make the difference between ‘a collection of courses and
exams’ and a ‘complete program’. The IB at SMIS thus offers a full program of academic and
personal development.
So, simply, we offer the IB program because we believe no other can match it in terms of giving students
the grounding for a successful and fulfilling life as responsible world citizens. For more information on the
IB, please contact the IB coordinator at [email protected] or by going to the IB website at www.ibo.org.
-Cris Copping, IB Program Coordinator
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2010-11 Second Quarter Fine Arts Review
Autumn Victories!!
Brainbowl’s Comeback Kids
Our outstanding Brainbowl team brought home another first place Championship among the Kanto Plains
schools this past October! The competition was very stiff this time, and despite graduating several veteran
seniors last May, the 2010 team put together a host of new talent to win the tournament for the fourth year
in a row!
Brainbowl is based on the “college bowl” question and answer panels where facilitators quiz teams
against the clock and each other in areas such as Art, Music, Literature, Math, Science, History, and
Current Events. The competition begins in the early morning and ends late afternoon.
This year saw the SMIS team down by 200 points in the last two rounds only to surge to victory and take
the title by 5 points over CAJ. It was the closest win in Brainbowl history and demonstrated the
determination of our St. Mary’s boys. The final score was SMIS 665 to CAJ 660. Since 1973 St. Mary’s
has won the Brainbowl title 29 times. No other league school comes close to that number of wins or
tradition!
All-Stars for this year were Shikhar Kumar, Ricky Dasdeb, and Arjav Shaw. It should be noted that Shikhar
Kumar is a “Triple All-Star”--one of only four in St. Mary’s Brainbowl history!
Congratulations to the whole team, and especially their coach Mrs. Copping, for their stunning
come-from-behind win!
Speech Team Returns Title to St. Mary’s
Another amazing feat by SMIS students manifested itself in our boys taking first place in the KPASSP
League Speech Contest at Seisen this past November. Like the Brainbowl, it was the closest of victories
with each of the top three schools separated by a single point.
This is the first time in a decade that the Championship returns to St. Mary’s! The win is even more
impressive as the new judging rules made scoring much tougher in all events.
Speech is divided into several categories. The multiple reading, dramatic interpretation, storytelling,
poetry, dramatic duo, humorous, extemporaneous, and informative categories all have specific guidelines,
time constraints, and scoring. Other than the multiple reading, each school is allowed two entries in those
categories.
After many years of domination by our friendly rival, ASIJ, this is a huge victory for the team! Again,
congratulations to our boys and their coaches for all their hard work and excellence in speech. The results
are as follows:
Dramatic Interpretation
Julius Fuentes - Silver
Andrew Jansen - Gold
Poetry
Joohwan Kim - Silver
Shikhar Kumar - Gold
Dramatic Duo
Miles Taylor/ Chris Vilina – Silver and
ALL-STAR
Luca Nioi/ Jun-Bum Bae - Silver
Humorous
David Vibe-Hansen - Gold and
ALL-STAR
Armaan Shah - Gold
Extemporaneous
Ricky Dasdeb - Bronze
Arjav Shah - Silver
Persuasive
Kwisoo Park - Silver
Jayant Kumar - Gold
Informative
Momota Imai - Silver
Young Shin Kim - Silver
Storytelling
Chance Jeong - Silver
Chidiebere Agbo - Silver
Multiple-Gold and ALL-STAR
Ghi-Chong Lew
Leo Ohyama
Harry O Sullivan
Aidan Graham
Quentin Perrot
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Vocal Solo and Ensemble Festival
The St. Mary’s vocal department sent the most singers, over sixty, to the annual event at CAJ this past
November. Over thirty SMIS entries, including solos, duets, trios, quartets, small and large ensembles,
worked to earn gold, silver, bronze, or festival ratings. This year our boys scored only gold and silver
awards with SMIS earning the most gold ratings out of all of the schools participating in both the Middle
and High School divisions. This year’s gold winners also included a group from the 6th grade.
The festival is an all-day event with the students departing SMIS by bus to CAJ at 6:50 AM. There are four
venues where each entry performs for two judges. Judges score each performance based on a lengthy
ballot, giving points and comments for various musical content. Following each performance, the judges
provide additional verbal comments and a short clinic.
For the past several years the Festival has been held on the CAJ campus in Higashi Kurume. Next year,
St. Mary’s will be the venue.
Congratulations to the following students:
Gold Awards
Grade 6 Ensemble
Middle School Gold Day Choir
Freshmen Quartet
Tymon 4
Junior Quintet
Varsity Ensemble Upperclassmen
Varsity Ensemble Seniors
Juno Lee
Taichi Shimizu
Ryoya Wakamatsu
Billy Jung
Hayden Griffiths
JunBum Bae
Brendan Hymas
Jen Varhama
Andrew Jansen
Miles Taylor
(The Turtle Dove)
(She’s Like A Swallow)
(Little Wheel A’ Turnin’)
(Prayer of the Children)
(Il est bel et bon)
(Amor Vittorioso)
(Shenandoah)
(The Salley Gardens)
(Where’er You Walk)
(Into the Night)
(Black is the Color)
(The Vagabond)
(Greensleeves)
(Noche Serena)
(Loveliest of Trees)
(Ideale)
(I Attempt from Love’s Sickness)
Silver Awards
Grade 7 Trio
Likai, Sang Won
Grade 8 Trio
Allistair, Anders, Go
Teige, Hergie, Ray
David, Teige
Hayden, Suraj
Anders Evenson
David Lin
Ray Okuno
Jangho Seo
Tymon Dickson
Chris Vilina
(Rock the Little Baby)
(Shepherd, Shepherd)
(The Sky Can Still Remember)
(Bright is the Ring of Words)
(The Water is Wide)
(Constancy)
(Kyrie Eleison)
(Verdi Prati)
(O Lovely World)
(Quella Fiamma)
(To Anthea)
(Ol’ Jim)
(Rondine al Nido)
“Catering To Murder” – A Smashing Success
The new Cafeteria transformed into a theater for two nights last month for the play “Catering To Murder.”
Under the direction of Mr. Wall, Mrs. Yamazaki, and Ms. Coetsee, students from Seisen and St. Mary’s put
together an unforgettable drama of humor and suspense. Approximately 40 students from both schools
were on stage and behind the scenes making it a big success. St. Mary’s student Luca Nioi composed an
original musical score for the show.
The plot revolves around Joanna Garner (Iryna Solotska), a caterer, who has good reason for being
overprotective of her 16 year-old daughter Holly (Sophia Bills) from several other characters for reasons
she has told no one. As guests begin to arrive for an event at an exclusive country club, which Joanna is
catering with Holly’s help, there is a phone call. A hideous voice (Chris Vilina) tells Joanna she must do
exactly as told or Holly will die! Joanna desperately tries to get Holly out of the club, but another call from
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the voice reveals her every move, and gives her further instructions to add cyanide into the food she is
preparing for the event.
The cast for “Catering To Murder” also included:
Rueben Rice…(Miles Taylor)
Barbara Chaffee…(Yuka Moroishi)
Ellis Rutledge…(Harjas Singh Sahni)
Lori…(Clare Lee)
Todd…(Julius Fuentes)
Geneva Rice…(Alisa Kusunoki)
Colin McKelvey…(Aidan Graham)
Paul…(also Chris Vilina)
Ambrose Lester…(Henry Litt)
Doris Lester…(Valerie Solotska)
Nina…(Phoebe Taylor)
Jeannette Bowles…(Lois Rosinski)
MS Drama Festival
This year was the second year for the Middle School Drama Festival, and the first year for St. Mary’s boys
to take part in this event. A dozen 7th and 8th graders ventured to K-International School for a day filled
with workshops and presentations. Drama directors from the various schools led students in theme-based
workshops that the students practiced and presented at the end of the day. The comments were all
positive for the Festival, and students and adults alike were amazed at the creativity of this age group.
St. Mary’s MS Drama Festival participants were:
Adachi, Jack 8A
Lee, Juno 8B
Min, Glenn 8C
Miryala, Santosh 8C
O'Sullivan, Maurice 8C
Peshin, Shubhankzar 8A
Roychoudhury, Tannistha 8C
Ryu, Hyun Soo 8C
Shigetake, Tiger 7B
Vaidya, Sharva 8D
Yoon, Hwan 8D
Zhang, Wilson 7B
Thank you very much and congratulations to all the boys and their coach, Mr. Martens.
High School Band Festival
The SMIS Concert Band and Wind Ensemble took part in the KPASPP North Band Festival at ASIJ in
November, and even joined in with bands from ASIJ and CAJ, and was a particularly rewarding
experience for the boys. Mr. Collins prepared the groups to their fullest, but due to injuries could not
attend himself. Former band alumni Mr. Shu Yabui and Mr. Andre Di Muzio conducted and accompanied
the boys under Mr. Collin’s direction. Although a great experience for the students, everyone missed Mr.
Collins. Congratulations to the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble for a job well done!
December Events
By the time this Newsletter goes out, the Elementary and High School Choral Christmas Concerts will
have already happened. Please look for the review a next quarter!
Another highlight is the Varsity Ensemble performance at the Refugees International Tree Lighting
Ceremony in OAZO near Tokyo Station on December 7 with Her Imperial Highness Princess Akishino in
attendance.
The High School Instrumental Christmas Concert will be on December 12 beginning at 7 PM in the SMIS
Gymnasium.
-Mr. Randolph Stenson, Fine Arts Coordinator
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St. Mary's Association Treasury Report
(as of November 25th, 2010)
SMA Income from Sep. 23rd to Nov. 25th
Bingo (ex. Donation)
3,355,675
Bingo Donation
354,000
Ball Donation
20,000
Carnival Donation
30,000
Raffle Donation
30,000
Donation no preference
20,000
Hospitality Outing
13,000
Newsletter Adv.
20,000
SMIS Pocket Calendar Sales
11,000
Total Income
3,853,675
SMA Expenses from Sep. 23rd to Nov. 25th
Bingo
915,906
Hospitality Outing
2,000
Previous Expense for Raffle09-10
659,935
Room Parent Coffee Morning
School Program Allocation
1,356
Student Allocation (RP,G1,G2,G4)
780,000
MS Wrestling
233,953
Varsity Tennis
48,230
Art/Photography Department
28,140
Fall and Spring weight lifting
13,411
Stationary (Ink Cartridge)
8,280
Total Expenses
2,691,211
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From the Development Office
Since the Annual Giving letter went out in late October, we have received more than ¥5 million from
generous individuals and families. When the Donor Wall is unveiled on April 1, 2011, it will be engraved
with the names of all who have donated by the end of December 2010. This is a great opportunity to show
your support for St. Mary’s International School. We appreciate any donation, big or small, and rely on
your generosity to bring the St. Mary’s construction project to a successful conclusion.
The St. Mary’s Alumni Association (SMAA)
The SMAA hosted the “Inaugural St. Mary’s Gala Fundraiser Dinner Show” to celebrate the opening of our
new facilities on Saturday, October 16th. The purpose of this event was to raise funds for the
Multi-Purpose Hall, which will accommodate student musicals, plays and concerts in the future.
Guest performers at the Gala included John Ken Nuzzo, Sylvia Grab, Yumi Okazaki, Andre DiMuzio and
Shunya Tanaka. The St. Mary’s Men’s Choir, Varsity Ensemble, International Show Choir, St. Mary’s Wind
Ensemble and Jazz Band also performed. The event was a huge success. St. Mary’s alumni and friends
filled the Gym to capacity, and all enjoyed a dazzling night full of wonderful music from current and former
students of St. Mary’s. We truly appreciate all the support you have given us to make this event a
memorable one.
The SMAA also supports the school in the Multi-Purpose Hall Fundraising Project. You can sponsor a
retractable chair with your engraved nameplate on the seat back. For more details, please visit the
following website.
http://alum.smis.ac.jp/Giving/
For further information on the St. Mary’s Development Office activities, please contact Mrs. Yumi
Shimokawa at [email protected].
Japanese Speakers Support Group (JSSG)よりお知らせ
１１月２５日、Mr.Copping(通訳：Mrs.Shimokawa)による IB・SAT に関するミーティングを、無事、終了しました
ことをご報告申し上げます。当日は、１２０名という多くのご参加、ありがとうございました。また、受付や会場
セットアップのお手伝いをしてくださった皆さまには、この場を借りてお礼申し上げます。
これからも、JSSG では、日本語による、皆さまの学校生活のサポートを続けてまいりたいと思っております。ご支
援、よろしくお願いいたします。
JSSGの名簿へ、お名前・メールアドレスを登録して頂けると、次回のミーティングの予定が決まり次第、ご連絡差
し上げます。保護者の方のお名前・お子様の学年を添えて、[email protected]までご連絡くださ
い。
Japanese Speaking Support Group (JSSG)
吉田理恵・吉末奈美
From the Japanese Speakers Support Group (JSSG)
On November 25th, IB Coordinator Mr. Chris Copping (with Mrs. Yumi Shimokawa as interpreter) gave a
presentation on the IB program and the SAT to over 120 Japanese-speaking parents in attendance. The
JSSG would like to thank all of the participants, and also the parents who helped with reception and event
set-up. In the future, the JSSG would like to provide more presentations in Japanese to keep Japanese
speakers informed on school programs and activities.
If you would like information on the next JSSG meeting, or know a Japanese speaker who would, please
e-mail Rie Yoshida at [email protected] with your name, email address, child’s name
and grade level.
Rie Yoshida JSSG Chairperson
Nami Yoshizue, JSSG Co-Chairperson
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From the Bingo Committee
We would like to thank everyone who made this year's Bingo a GREAT success!!
To all of the parents who donated delicious food to our "food court":
Im Hee Sung & her team parents, Kaori Nagaoka, Rika Aoyama, Yuko Sugisaki, Akiko Kaneko, Lei
Jiang, Tomomi Attwood, Renata Branham, Masami Otsuki, Mineko Inoue, Karen Okano, Hiromi
Wittman, Hiromi Kim, Yoko Akana, Sachiko Matsuyama, Itsuko Nogami, Mary-Ellen Sekine, Rita
Katashiba, Takako Fenwick, Yu Kobayashi, Miyako Chun, Chieko Kanaumi, Yuki Shimizu, Miwa Yu, Kumi
Ito, Hisayo Atkinson, Hisako Shimada, Mrs. Umeda, Kimiko Matthews and Iwori Arai.
To all of the parents who donated their creativity for our "bingo decorations"
To Mie Ward who designed our awesome poster!!
To Chieko Kanaumi, who without her invaluable help, we would have been completely lost.
To the Leo Club, who help with everything on Bingo night...and especially for getting everyone excited
to play.
To the faculty member volunteers for making sure event areas ran smoothly.
To Miho Nagano, Etsuko Lam and their very organized Treasury team.
To Mike Rogers for his great voice as MC.
To Sony Kothari and Pamela Molinaro for organizing the bake sale...and to everyone that donated
baked goods.
To all of parents who donated their time at ticket pre-sale, entrance, food court, set up and clean up.
To Kyeonghwa Song, Chigusa Miura and Naomi McGuire for being the best donations team.
To our PERFECT Bingo Committee that made work fun!!
Finally, we would like to thank all of the corporations, parents, alumni, parents and friends for your
generous prize donations. We hope you saw the smiles on all of the people who won, and that a good
time was had by all!!
Jennifer Yamamoto, Bingo Chairperson
Keiko Aoyama, Bingo Co-chairperson
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-NEO BINGO 2010 PHOTOS-
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE NEO BINGO EVENT!
CORPORATE DONORS
20th Century
Fox Public House
A Cut Above
La Foret Restaurant
Ajinomoto General Foods, Inc.
Lego Japan
Allied Pickfords Japan
M.M.S
Ambika Trading Co., Ltd.
Make A Friend Co., Ltd.
API Co., Ltd.
Marriott Executive Apartments
Arisugawa Parkside Dental Office
Sukhumvit Park - Bangkok
Art Coffee
Mercure Hotel Ginza Tokyo
Asian Tigers Premier Worldwide Movers
Mitsubishi Corporation
Atelier Niki Tiki Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Osram Ltd.
Attitude
Mori Living
Barclays Japan
Nagatanien Co., Ltd.
Beauté Absolue
National Denen
Café Company Inc.
Ningyocho Imahan Co., Ltd.
Coca Cola Japan Co., Ltd.
Nivea Kao
Curves Kaminoge
Pacific Aikido
Disney
Paradiso Japan Co., Ltd.
Domino's Pizza Japan, Inc.
Phenix Japan
Dr.Ci:Labo
Polaroid Japan
Ellevi Co., Ltd.
Porter Classic
Foreign Buyer's Club
Quiksilver Japan Co., Ltd.
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi
Roberto Cavalli Japan Ltd.
Fuji TV
Seta Modern Golf
Funroots Co., Ltd.
Studio Shinno
Garakuta Boeki
Sunny Side Up
Global International Juku
Thai Airways International P.C.L.
Halekulani Hotel
The Gotoh Museum
Heinz Japan Ltd.
The Peninsula Tokyo
K.K. Curtis Herron
Tokyo American Club
Keiki Intercultural Preschool
Universal Vision Ltd.
KidZania Tokyo
Verite Co., Ltd.
KRH Studios
Warner Entertainment Japan Inc.
Kure
Yokohama Country & Athletic Club
A 971
Yutaka Dental Clinic
246 Café
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PLATINUM PATRON (¥200,000)
Mr. Seijiro Nozaki
GOLD PATRON (¥100,000)
Dr. Kyaw Myo Nyunt & Dr. Shwe Yin Min Oo
Ms. Chiemi Bodenheimer
SILVER PATRON (¥50,000)
Ms. Keiko Kamata
Semiwave Electronics
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Mr. Shuichi Abe
Mrs. Jinkyung Min
Mrs. Rumi Aoyama
Mrs. Chigusa Miura
Mr. & Mrs. Kwangrok Chang
Mrs. Mieko Mizoroki
Mr. Se Ji Choi
Ms. Mizuno
Mrs. Sunghoon Choi
Mr. David Nakabayashi
Mrs. Eartha Choy
Mr. Yoshihiro Nakayama
Mr. Junichi Fujimoto
Mr. Isao Namba
Mr. Unryu Haku
Mr. Hideo Nomo
Mr. Ryu Hiramoto
Mr. Masafumi Nomura
Mr. Myungsook Hyun
Mrs. Chiho Nomura
Mr. Go Imada
Mr. Jeff Plein
Mr. Zen Inoue
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Ai Shane
Mr. Sungchol Kang
Ms. Yumi Shigetake
Mr. Kenji Katayama
Mrs. Hyosook Shim
Mr. Kinji & Mrs. Noriko Kato
Mr. Keita & Mrs. Miyuki Shimizu
Mr. Toshi Katoh
Mrs. Yoshiko Silong
Ms. Hyosook Kim
Mrs. Rumiko Someya
Mrs. Saeko Kiyonaga
Mrs. Naoko Taniguchi
Mr. James Ko
Mrs. Sarita Thakur
Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi
Mr. Pierre Wan
Mr. Kazuya & Mrs. Shizuka Komuro
Mr. Thomas Wood
Mrs. Sony Kothari
Mr. Richard Yamamoto
Mr. Mamoru Koyama
Mr. Yukihiro & Mrs. Keiko Yamamura
Mr. Yeongsu Lee
Mr. Mikio Yanashita
Mrs. Roula Leggieri
Mrs. Rie Yoshida
Mr. John Lemkuil
Mr. MyoTheinTun Aung
Mrs. Aki Lewis
Mrs. ZarChi Lin Lin
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From the International Ball Committee
St. Mary’s International Ball 101
Q: What is the St. Mary’s International Ball?
A: One definition for the term “ball,” is a formal dance, and it comes from the Latin word “ballare,” meaning
“to dance.” The first St. Mary’s International Ball was in 1954, the same year the school was established,
and held at Washington Heights in Harajuku, a former US military housing area. Although, the face of
Tokyo has change dramatically since then, the tradition of the International Ball still remains after half a
century.
The St. Mary’s Association hosts the St. Mary’s International Ball. Ball attendees celebrate a wonderful
night out in a beautiful setting with fellow parents and friends, but the Ball also raises funds for the
school.
Q: What happens at the St. Mary’s International Ball?
A: The program of the evening starts with a cocktail reception, followed by an elegant full course dinner
with live entertainment. There will be a raffle, and a new event—the first ever St. Mary’s Dream Auction.
Stay tuned for details… Last but not least, there is dancing with a DJ spinning our favorite songs until the
wee hours.
Q: Who is invited to the St. Mary’s International Ball?
A: All parents, guardians, alumni, supporters, families and friends of St. Mary’s are invited! Are you
interested in sending your sons or nephews to St. Mary’s? You are invited. Do you know someone who
goes or used to go to St. Mary’s? They are invited. Do you know one of the teachers who teaches or
taught at St. Mary’s? You are invited, too. The St. Mary’s International Ball is for everyone, so YOU ARE
ALL INVITED!
Q: Can I go alone? (Or do I need to go as a couple?)
A: Of course, singles are welcome! Is your spouse busy or does not like parties? You don’t have a
partner? No need to worry, because, actually, there are many people just like you! Why not get together
with your friends and reserve your own table? Or, if you are an alumnus of St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart or
Seisen, book a table and have a mini-reunion. The best thing about the Ball is that you are sure to run into
old friends and make new ones, too.
Q: Help! I’d love to go, but I don’t have a formal dress...
A: You don’t need a formal dress or tuxedo to attend the International Ball. Be creative and be
comfortable! While some ladies where long dresses, other wear short dresses or kimonos. Similarly,
some gentlemen do wear tuxedoes, but many also wear a suit and tie. Please dress in what suits you,
and have a great time.
Q: When is the next St. Mary’s International Ball?
A: It will be on Friday, March 11, 2011, at the Capitol Hotel Tokyu. The hotel is conveniently connected
to two Subway stations: Ginza & Namboku-line “Tameike Sanno” and Chiyoda & Marunouchi-line “Kokkai
Gijido-mae”. Take Exit 5.
If you are driving, please check the access map @: http://www.capitolhoteltokyu.com/en/
Additionally, there will be a round-trip shuttle bus once again from the St. Mary’s campus and return.
Departure and return times will be announced prior to the event.
Q: I have other questions about the International Ball.
A: Please contact
Mimy Chang: [email protected] (English) or
Yoshiko Silong : [email protected] (Japanese).
See you at the next St. Mary’s International Ball!
Plans for the first St. Mary’s Dream Auction are underway…
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セントメリーズインターナショナルボール入門編
Ｑ：セントメリーズインターナショナルボールって何？
Ａ：「ボール」の定義は、本来「社交ダンス」を意味します。「ボール」の語源はラテン語から由来し、「踊り」を意味します。
セントメリーズインターナショナルボール（以下、ＳＭＩＢとする。）は、学校の創立時に、第一回目を原宿のワシントンハイ
ツ（元アメリカ大使館の居住区近辺）で開催されました。そして、ＳＭＩＢの開催という伝統は、創立以来 56 年間変わらず引
き継がれています。
ＳＭＩＢは、セントメリーズアソシエーション（ＳＭA・セントメリーズの父兄によるボランティア）により運営されています。
ボールは、子供たちの学ぶ環境整備のためのサポートを目的とし、セントメリーズ関係者、ご父兄とそのお友達などと一緒に、
お洒落をして素敵な一夜を楽しく過ごしていただけるよう配慮しています。
Ｑ：ＳＭＩＢで、何するの？
Ａ：開場を待つ間、皆様にはウェルカムドリンクのサービスがあります。その間お友達、先生などとの歓談をお楽しみくださ
い。フルコースディナーを堪能しながら、いろいろなエンターティメントをご覧いただけます。
今年のイベントの一例ですが、ラッフル、高校生のショークワイアによるステージなど。今年、新たに開催されるセントメリ
ーズドリームオークションもお楽しみに・・・・。最後のお楽しみは、ダンス。社交ダンスを想像するなかれ。
80 年代（ディスコサウンド）を中心に、年代問わず、懐かしくてつい踊りたくなってしまう選曲に溢れています。
Ｑ：インターナショナルボールに招待されるのはどんな人？
Ａ：セントメリーズのご父兄、保護者の皆様、卒業生、サポーターなど、セントメリーズに関わる皆様とその家族、お友達全
てを招待しています。
「将来セントメリーズに子供を通わせたい。」「甥っ子を通わせたい。
」とお考えの方・・もちろんウェルカム！！
「セントメリーズの卒業生の知り合い。」ウェルカム！！
「セントメリーズの先生を知ってる、または知ってた。」そんな方もウェルカム！！「セントメリーズ！ロック！！」セントメ
リーズ大好き！！皆まとめてウェルカム！！
Ｑ：一人で参加してもいいですか？（夫婦で参加しなくてはいけませんか？）
Ａ：一人での参加も大歓迎です。
相手の仕事が忙しい、パーティーは苦手など、一緒に来てくれるパートナーがいない・・なんてこともあります。それは、あ
なた一人ではありません。
パートナーのいない同士集まって皆で席を予約してしまいましょう。この機会にセントメリーズ、清泉、聖心ミニ同窓会なん
ていうのもいかがですか？
Ｑ：行きたいけど、着て行く物がありません。
Ａ：イブニングドレスが無い！大丈夫です。ファッションは、あなたの個性を表現するものです。自由な発想であなたに合う
物をお召しになって下さい。
着物や民族衣装で来る方もいらっしゃいます。
Ｑ：次のＳＭＩB はいつですか？
Ａ：来年の 3 月 11 日（金）に、改装されて、今年新しくオープンしたキャピタルホテル東急にて開催されます。
二つの地下鉄（銀座南北線・溜池山王駅、千代田丸ノ内線・国会議事堂前駅/
5 番出口）に直結した交通の便の良いところです。
車でお越しの際は、以下の地図を参考にして下さい。
http://www.capitolhoteltokyu.com/en/
Ｑ：その他の質問
Ａ：以下のインターナショナルボール担当者へご連絡下さい。
英語対応：チャン美実: [email protected]
日本語対応：シロン美子 : [email protected]
次回のセントメリーズインターナショナルボールでお会いしましょう！
初のセントメリーズドリームオークションもお楽しみに!
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From the SMA Donations Committee
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Order from the Foreign Buyers Club (FBC) for many of your favorite products from abroad, and 5% of
your order plus 50% of the annual FBC membership fee (of only ¥1,000) goes back to the school!
So, instead of driving to the “big warehouse” store, save time, avoid traffic, buy the
amount you need, get it delivered to your door, and help St. Mary’s!! Make your list
and order from FBC during the week of Sunday, January 30th through February 5th,
2011. FREE basic shipping on all orders over 3,000 yen.
Product catalogs will be available at the school office (and distributed to all ES
students) from the beginning of January. For the catalog online in English and
Japanese, please visit FBC’s website at www.fbcusa.com.
From the St. Mary’s Newsletter Editor
With over 1,000 students, staff, faculty and administrators on campus during the week, and
student activities happening almost every weekend, there is a LOT going on at St. Mary’s
every day. But, you no longer have to be in the dark, because all that information is at your
fingertips!
The St. Mary’s International School Website is an excellent resource for the
latest on school activities, events and news.
So, don’t delay—simply click here now and see for yourself…and don’t forget to bookmark it!
http://www.smis.ac.jp/
St. Mary’s publishes the school newsletter five times a year, and since 2009,
electronically. Did you know you can have your own copy delivered right to an email
inbox you designate? If your son is an enrolled student, click here and register with
Families @ St. Mary’s International School. Not only will you receive
the quarterly St. Mary’s newsletter, you will always receive important messages and
updates from the school.
http://families.smis.ac.jp/SignUp.aspx?lang=en
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Advertising Section
St. Mary’s has no direct relationship with service or events
advertised in this section of the newsletter. Please contact
advertisers directly for more information.
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Advertising Section
St. Mary’s has no direct relationship with service or events
advertised in this section of the newsletter. Please contact
advertisers directly for more information
INTL SWIMMING
INTL Swim Lessons are for anyone who wants to swim well. INTL has one goal in
mind when teaching individuals to swim which is to provide a happy, safe, and
successful swimming experience !
Pre-School Program is designed for children from 4 - 6 years of age ready to
go into the water without a parent. Children’s program from age 6 and up. All
classes are 50 minutes in duration.
Kinuta Lessons
Tuesday Lessons
Thursday Lessons
4:00 ~ 4:50 / 5:00 ~ 5:50
for elementary school students
4:00 ~ 4:50 / 5:00 ~ 5:50
4:00 lesson for kindergarten students
5:00 lesson for kindergarten & elementary school students
Nakamachi Lessons
Monday Lessons
6:00 ~ 6:50
Friday Lessons
6:00 ~ 6:50
for kindergarten ~ middle school students
for kindergarten & elementary school students
Lessons will be taught in English and / or Japanese.
To register or to obtain more information, contact us at:
Website:
http://home.g08.itscom.net/intlswim
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 090-5218-4258
Swimming is proven to be the best exercise for lifelong health maintenance.
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Advertising Section
St. Mary’s has no direct relationship with service or events
advertised in this section of the newsletter. Please contact
advertisers directly for more information
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Advertising Section
St. Mary’s has no direct relationship with service or events
advertised in this section of the newsletter. Please contact
advertisers directly for more information
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Advertising Section
St. Mary’s has no direct relationship with service or events
advertised in this section of the newsletter. Please contact
advertisers directly for more information
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Dates to Watch
Dec.
17 (Fri)
Christmas Holidays begin at 10:20 a.m.
Jan.
05 (Wed)
School Reconvenes
18 (Tue)
End of Second Quarter
19 (Wed)
No School – Teachers’ Professional Development Day
30 (Sun)
FBC Fundraising Week through Feb. 5, Sat
11 (Fri)
No School – Student-Led & Parent-Teacher Conferences
21-22 (Mon/Tue)
No School – Winter Holidays
Feb
Newsletter Editor
Josie Schmidt
For St. Mary’s Newsletter submissions and
advertising opportunities, e-mail inquiries to:
[email protected]
For 3rd Quarter Issue, all submissions due:
February 4, 2011
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