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Congratulations Graduates! 2nd Term 2009-2010

Administrator — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:55:16 +0000

Some of our K3 students graduated this term. We wish them the best of luck in their new schools and we hope to see you again in Afterschool Elementary soon!

Emergency First Responder Training

Administrator — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:03:18 +0000

We had our annual Emergency First Responder (EFR) training this past weekend. EFR training teaches us how to respond in the case of emergencies. The focus of our training is with care for children, but some of the skills are for care of adults as well.

After watching a video, we do some book learning, and then hands-on training doing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), bandaging wounds, and assisting chocking victims among other things. For our hand-on training we use other teachers as victims, but we also use specially made training manikins for CPR and rescue breathing.

Our training doesn’t replace the need to see a doctor or call for help, but instead it gives us the confidence to remain calm and react appropriately in the case of emergencies.

We do our training annually and on occasion we open our training to parents who may be interested as well.

Here are some pictures from our training event:

Change the Date!

Administrator — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:24:26 +0000

Just a reminder that our 2nd Term Final Performance and Graduation has been moved to Sunday March 28, 2010! Please be sure to update your calendars.

Some other reminders:
March 22, 2010 – No School
March 25, 2010 – No Afterschool Kindergarten, No Afterschool Elementary and No Joy Privates
March 26, 2010 – No School

Hawaii Program Reminder

Administrator — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:22:05 +0000

Here’s Larin again with a reminder about joining our Hawaii Summer Program 2010!

Hawaii Fun 2010

Administrator — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:59:14 +0000

Aloha,

As we get ready for our Hawaii Summer Program 2010 – our annual trip to Hawaii – Larin has put together a few videos about our program. This one is a short lesson on Hawaiian words. Enjoy!

2nd Term in 2010!

Administrator — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:15:22 +0000

(Joy Parents, to see a picture of the new K2A Class please log in to Joy-Connect!)

It has been a great few weeks back to school. I hope everyone has settled back into our school routines. 2010 will be an exciting new year for us! Many of our K3 students will graduate this year and our Afterschool Elementary will be gaining a new level.

One of the biggest changes that you may notice is our new K2A teacher Miho. Please stop by the K2A classroom and introduce yourself to our newest staff member.

2nd Term is our shortest term, but it is still full of fun, learning, and events! This term will bring us dental check, Female Relative Visiting Day (Mother’s Visit Day), and an excursion! Also, keep in mind that the week between 2nd and 3rd Term has our special Spring Session!

Ueno Zoo Trip!

Administrator — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:43:30 +0000

After having to postpone our original trip to the Zoo, we were luckily greeted by “better” weather!

This time the Kinder and Pre-Kinder went together and had a blast. The Ueno Zoo is very big and I’m sure that we didn’t see everything, so please go again while the weather is still cool.

I spent the day with the Pre-Kinder and I think they really enjoyed the gorillas the most.

Although there were many other schools there, it wasn’t too crowded and we all had a comfortable place to have lunch!

I really hope our next excursion can be as much of a success!

Summer Safari

Administrator — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:35:17 +0000

We are full swing into our Summer Safari!

It has been so much fun this summer. We’ve been beating the heat playing with water balloons and water buckets at the park. We’ve learned all about safari animals with flash cards and safari crafts.

Our 2009-2010 School Year Term 1 starts Tuesday, September 1st, 2009. Our Joy Members from the Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten should be receiving your “Welcome Packages” shortly!

See you soon!

-Ken

Library Kinder Day

Administrator — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:30:41 +0000

Hello All,

Just a reminder that we will have our Library Kinder on Thursday June 18th. The library volunteers will bring a selection of books from the library to the Kindergarten to make it easier for Kinder families to check out books.

At Library Kinder Day you are limited to one book for two weeks, but if you would like more you can visit the library to check out more!

Joy Tots! – Starting September 2009

Administrator — Mon, 25 May 2009 09:08:36 +0000

Joy Tots is an early English education program for toddlers 18 months to 2 years old. As an extension of our regular Joy to the World programs, we will focus on having fun while exposing early learners to English. We will provide a stimulating environment that will prepare your child for joining our Pre-Kindergarten program when they turn 2.

Our caring and qualified instructors will lead your child through the 6 month program. They will encouraging their social, mental and physical growth.

Three Courses Available:

2 days course T/Th
3 days course M/W/F
5 days course M/T/W/Th/F

Accepting applications now! Please call the office for an application or for more information: 03-5684-0247

Thank you visitors and have a great Golden Week!

Administrator — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:05:51 +0000

Hello Everyone!

Thank you to all our Grandpa’s, Brother’s, and Father’s who visited us on Male Relative Visiting Day! All the kids had a great time.

Also, just wanted to remind everyone that we will be off next week for Golden Week! Joy to the World PreKindergarten, Kindergarten, Afterschool Kindergarten (AfterK), Afterschool Elementary (AfterE), Arts & Crafts Class, Joy Privates, KES, and TALK will all be closed from May 4 – 8th.

JoyPop Hip Hop Dance will be off on May 3rd, and will resume on May 10th.

Please have a fun and safe Golden Week and see you soon!

-Ken

Final Performance and Graduation

Administrator — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:44:03 +0000

Thank you to all who attended our wonderful 2nd Term Final Performance and Graduation Ceremony!

It was great to see all the children on stage and performing. They have worked so hard and it showed.

For those of you taking off next week, have fun and stay safe.

For those friends joining us for Spring Fun next week….Get ready for a great time!

-Ken

Mommy and Me – 2nd Term

Administrator — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:27:08 +0000

Hope you are having a great New Year!

Things are going well in our Kindergarten and Preschool. We look forward to more fun and learning this year.

Our Mommy and Me class, 2nd Term, will start tomorrow January 15th, 2009. Please have a look at our Mommy and Me page to get more information about this fun class.

Winter Fun 2008!

Administrator — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:09:01 +0000

This year we are excited to announce our first Winter Fun Program. It is a 4 hour Program from 9:30am~1:30pm with lunch included. We will do Arts & Crafts, Song & Dance including Hip Hop andReading, Writing and Story
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Jack-o-lantern Design Winners

Administrator — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:54:45 +0000

Congratulations!

JoyPop Hip Hop Dance Class

Administrator — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:41:21 +0000

Hello Everyone!

We have started a new program called JoyPop! It’s a New York Street Dance and Hip Hop class.

We are having free trail lessons on Sunday November 2nd! Please call the office for more information or take a look at our flyer: JoyPop Flyer (pdf)

Its beginning to look a lot like….HALLOWEEN!

Administrator — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:21:33 +0000

Sharon’s K3 class made some SpOoKy paper-bag CrOwS!

Halloween is a favorite time of year here at Joy! Are you ready for Halloween? Do you have a costume yet? We are in full swing getting ready for our Halloween Celebrations. Check back again for some news about our Halloween Party on November 4th!

Welcome Back!

Administrator — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:58:27 +0000

Ivan Teacher makes a funny face as he introduces an ukulele to his K1-A Class on the first day of school.

Welcome back! I was so happy to see all your smiling faces again. It was great to see how much everyone has grown over the summer vacation.

I’m sure by now most of you have noticed the renovations that we have made in the Kindergarten and the Pre-Kindergarten. We worked very hard to create an exciting and welcoming environment for our students and to incorporate some more technology into the classrooms to help the teachers spend more time teaching!

We have many exciting things planned, so please keep in close contact with your teachers. And, as always, please stop me anytime if you have any questions.

-Ken

Summer Fun!

Administrator — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:52:44 +0000

Some of our students make friends at a local school in Hawaii.

I hope you had a great summer! I did.

Again this year, we had two exciting Summer Fun Programs. We did our second trip to Hawaii where we enjoyed two weeks of fun and learning. We visited parks, the zoo, a fire station, and some local schools. I hope you can make it next year!

We also had our Summer Fun in Tokyo. This year was our biggest and best yet.

Emergency First Response Training at Joy

Administrator — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:19:10 +0000

We will be hosting an Emergency First Response (EFR) Training course at Joy.

The Emergency First Response Care for Children Course is an internationally recognized CPR and First Aid training course, medically based, following the same priorities of care used by professional emergency care providers.

Here is a link for more information about EFR: Emergency First Response

Our training session will be on Sunday, June 29, 2008 from 9:30 am to 5 pm at our Kindergarten. The signup deadline is June 20, 2008.

For more information please download our application: Joy EFR Training Application (PDF)