TIPS Journal Oct 1, 2024 🍂 🍂

A huge thank-you to Ms. Takeuchi, Ms. Matsumura, Mr. Cook and Ms. Zyvatkauskas for planning and running the See Japan Break trip for us last week. It was a fun and safe two days of leaving our routine and getting to know the beautiful landscape of Japan better.

We have an increasing number of students who have severe allergies to nuts. For safety, TIPS is working towards eliminating nuts from our environment. By semester 2, which begins January 23, TIPS will have transitioned into a nut-free school.

As always, any questions, please ask.

All the best,

Lyn Sato

TIPS Principal

lsato@tokyoips.com

Tue, Oct 1: HS Boys volleyball team depart at 2:15 to compete.

Thur, Oct : HS Girls volleyball team depart early to compete.

Sat, Oct 5: HS rafting trip sponsored by Peak Pursuits.

Tue, Oct 8: HS Girls volleyball team play KAIS 3 - 5 p.m.

Fri, Oct 11: Volleyball Boys and Girls depart 1:10 p.m. to compete.

Thur - Fri, Oct 17 - 18: 🍁 Fall Break

Sat, Oct 19: PSA Comedy Workshop

Tue, Oct 22: Volleyball game at TIPS 1 p.m. Early Dismissal of 3:25 p.m. for report card preparation

Wed, Oct 23: Last Day of Quarter 1

Thur, Oct 24: First Day of Quarter 2. All Volleyball team members depart 2 p.m. to compete.

Mon, Oct 28: 🎃 PSA Hallowe'en Bake Sale

Tue, Oct 29: Volleyball game v CIS at 1 p.m.

Wed, Oct 30: Recognition Assembly. PSA Meeting, 5 p.m.

Thur, Oct 31: 🎃 Student Council Hallowe'en Matinee 1:15 p.m.

Fri, Nov 1: Smart Reads Book Sale begins. Volleyball players depart 1:45 p.m. to compete @ IISJ.

Wed, Nov 6: Early 1:20 p.m. dismissal for students. Parent / Student / Teacher Interviews 1:30 - 6 p.m.

Thur, Nov 7: Parent / Student / Teacher Interviews 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. No classes for students.

Fri, Nov 8: Japan Learning Support Conference for teachers. No classes for students.

Sat, Nov 10:🏐 ISTAA Volleyball tournament.

🎹 If you are musically inclined, Mr. Carlos Lee, dad of a TIPS student, is creating a music group for parents and students you'll want to know about. According to Carlos, music is a fantastic way to get to know your child or teenager better as well as knowing yourself better. Please contact Carlos at fueye81@gmail.com to collaborate on a musical project. You may find yourself on stage at our Variety Show in April! 🎼I

🌟 TIPS is proud to sponsor an overseas service trip during Spring Break, March 16 - 21, 2025. Students in grades 8 - 12 will be invited to travel overseas with Ms. Priya Pillai and other TIPS staff members for a memorable week of serving others. Watch for more details in October!

PSA activities happening in October 2024:

Oct. 15, 2024 (During PE hour): Halloween Decoration Volunteers Needed.

Registration Form will be sent out very soon.

Oct. 18, 2024 10AM to 12PM: Special Workshop - The World of Font Design

Registration : https://forms.gle/GBgbN57EtdVcNQmY6

Oct.19, 2024 10AM-14PM: Improv Comedy Workshop at Roppongi

Registration: https://forms.gle/XAD7HUhiT8Mvpmwk6

Oct. 28, 2024 (Lunch Time): Halloween Bake Sale at Common Room of TIPS

Registration Form will be sent out very soon.

Oct. 30, 2024 5PM: PSA Quarterly Meeting

Special Note about TIPS Dads' Night Out

In the early Autumn, PSA will sponsor a Dads' Night Out for any TIPS fathers looking to enjoy an evening out and getting to know some of the other dads from around school. Date and details are to be determined, but do plan for a great time! If interested, please email Mr. Rory Tibbals at prtibbals@gmail.com to get on the distribution list for more information!

Donation
Each year, we kindly ask each student/family to donate 10,000 yen to the PSA. These funds help support various activities and events organized by the TIPS PSA. Please submit the donation in an envelope labelled with your child's name and have them give it to either Ms. Nakamura or Ms. Matsumura in the office.

Thanks everyone for the party September 20. We enjoyed the visit!

This month we welcome the fall and say goodbye to the grand scorching malicious force of the summer sun. We finally have actually livable temperatures, and also have the spooky aspect of the harvest season to look forward to. The student council has a couple of events planned to celebrate, including a costume contest, decorating contest, and Halloween movies that are from "fun” to “freaky”, whatever that means. We will also have treats and snacks, like freshly made popcorn, so be prepared with money. We promise we have normal prices. Movies are planned to be viewed with real verifiably human eyes on October 31st.

TIPS is partnering with Peak Pursuits for a series of outdoor adventures this year. The smiles - and mist - in the pictures below are from a day of rafting for grades 4 - 8 on September 21. The next activity is rafting for grades 9 - 12, October 5. More information will be coming along for future outdoor fun. The events are fantastic opportunities to get out of our urban setting and see some of Japan's beautiful landscapes.

From the Animal Kingdom and Trick Art Museum in Nikko.

Want to read more about TIPS? Here is the latest issue of our newspaper, The Wolverine, and back issues, too.

TIPS is the small and supportive international school in the Futako-Tamagawa area.

Email: tips@tokyoips.com
Website: https://www.tokyoips.com/
Location: 1-5-20 Kamata, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0077
Phone: 03-5717-0511
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