小学1〜3年
小学校低学年, 6〜9歳, 11 件
A PTA duty note is a request from the parents-and-teachers group
PTAと保護者の活動
A PTA note (PTA当番) is from the group the Ministry of Education's school guidebook describes: parents and teachers working together so that school runs…
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A sports-day notice is the school's athletic event, not a test result
運動会・体育大会のお知らせ
A sports-day notice (運動会, undōkai, or 体育大会, taiiku taikai) is the event the Ministry of Education's school guidebook describes as sprints, relays, ball-toss…
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An excursion notice is a trip out of school, and the paper names the day
遠足・校外学習のお知らせ
An excursion notice (遠足, ensoku, or 校外学習, kōgai gakushū) is the trip the Ministry of Education's school guidebook describes as leaving the school for an…
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An open-class notice invites you to watch a lesson
授業参観・学級懇談会
An open-class notice (授業参観, jugyō sankan) is the visit the Ministry of Education's school guidebook describes: parents come to school and see the lesson and…
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Children clean the classroom, and clubs are for those who want them
清掃と部活動
Two things in a Japanese school day surprise families who are new to them. The Ministry of Education's guidebook for foreign children describes both as the…
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Clothes, indoor shoes and the things a school actually regulates
服装・持ち物・上履き
A "please prepare these things" note (持ち物, mochimono) is the school's own list. The Ministry of Education's guidebook does not publish a national shopping…
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Home visits, parents' meetings and the one-to-one conference
家庭訪問・保護者会・個人面談
Japanese schools set aside times for parents and teachers to talk. The Ministry of Education's guidebook for foreign children describes three of them.…
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Renrakuchō (連絡帳): phrases for absence, lateness and everyday notes
連絡帳の書き方と例文
The 連絡帳 (renrakuchō, contact notebook) is a small notebook that travels between home and school in your child's bag. The teacher writes notes in it, and you…
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The school-lunch allergy form is a doctor's sheet, and each school writes its own rules
学校給食の食物アレルギー対応と学校生活管理指導表
A food-allergy form from a Japanese school is not a menu and it is not a diagnosis. The Ministry of Education's page on school-lunch allergies points schools…
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The yearly school health check is required, and the notice names the tests
定期健康診断
A health-check notice (健康診断, kenkō shindan) is the check the Ministry of Education's school guidebook says schools must give regularly, because the law…
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What a school-lunch notice is asking you to do
給食の時間と給食費
Many elementary and junior-high printouts are about lunch (給食, kyūshoku). The Ministry of Education's guidebook for foreign children starting school describes…
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