Nice to meet you.

We are first-year students of class ‘ａ’ in Hiroshima Notre-Dame Seishin Junior High School. Last year, marking the 70^th anniversary since the atomic bomb was dropped, we had thought very hard about what we could do for world peace. And we’ve decided to make a large paper crane to show our wish for peace.

We hope that we can convey our wish and also we want people around the world to think about peace. We, the youth who succeed next generation, should think more and share the importance of peace with many people

We are going to think and act so that people in the world can live hand in hand, transcending borders.

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「SUNNY AFTER RAINY」

We held a welcome meeting for the junior high school on April 28^th.

Originally, we were planning to go to Miyajima, but as it was rainy, we held the meeting in our school gym.

To welcome first-year students and strengthen our bond, we enjoyed playing 4 games.

During lunch time, we had lunch together in groups which were composed of junior high school third grade, second grade, and first grade students.

We got familiar with each other because we had games and exchanged snacks together.

This was an unforgettable day.

Reflecting on this time together will help with our next cross‐grade activity.

「THANK YOU EVERYONE」

We, the Student Council, made preparations for the welcome meeting.

In the committee we talked about how to spend time, what games to do, and so on.

Particularly, the third graders in the committee worked hard, at various scenes including the game explanation.

In addition, 68 group leaders attended the group leader meeting and helped to gather members on the day.

The Class Committee, Discipline Committee, and Beautification Committee cooperated, too.

Teachers also helped us and joined in the games, too.

Thank you everyone!!!

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The new leaders of the Junior High School have been elected.

The former and new leaders gave speeches for all the students.

<President of the Student Council>

My name is Y. N.

I will try hard as the Student Council president this year.

We have done activities such as greetings and “cross grade activities.

But I want to try to do many new activities, too.

I look forward to your continued support.

<Vice-President of the Student Council>

How do you do?

I’m K. T. I became vice-president of the Student Council this year.

I’d like to do two things in Seishin this year: strengthen the bond of the

students and put the emphasis on a peace activities.

I’ll do my best through the year.　Thank you.

<Vice-President of the Student Council>

Nice to meet you!

My name is M. H. I was recently elected vice president of our council.

My goal in the first semester is that all the students have good manners and greet each other.

I’ll do my best!

Thank you very much.

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Hello!

We are “Kichihon Shinkigeki”.

“Kichihon Shinkigeki” is a club that has just established.

We do a comedy drama.

All the members (29 students) study every day how to make our audience smile and laugh.

We did comedy drama in our school festival on May 29^th.

Thanks to a large number of people coming to see us, the lecture hall was full of big smiles!

This picture shows Curtain call.

Thank you very much, everybody who came to see our drama!

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In the geography class, the 2nd year high school students taught the class as replacement for our teacher while he was away on school business.

We taught one another about agriculture.

By explaining to other people, we could understand the unit very well.

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Zazen

On Thursday May Twelfth

After the Zazen teacher from Doshin temple explained to us how to do Zazen, we practiced Zazen.

At first we had difficulty crossing our legs, but finally all of us managed to cross our legs.

Everyone concentrated just on sitting.

It was a room enveloped in silence.

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On June 2nd, we had the student council assembly.

The secretariat reported the final accounts report and we thought about the draft budget for 2016.

After finishing this, we welcomed a visitor who was a student of the National University of Singapore. She gave a presentation about Singapore’s history, the various tourist spots and so on.

After school, some students talked with her. We learned a lot about Singapore and her college life. She gave us some advice about our future career.

This is a message from her.

“You only live once! 悔いのないように!”

Thank you for visiting our school. If you have a chance, please visit our school again! We hope you have success in the future.

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We have already introduced Flat Julie in the previous article.
Today, she is with the students of our school.
These days, junior high school students arrange flowers in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary because May is Mary’s month.

The Flat Julie is looking at them.

Our school festival was held on May 28th and 29th.
Not only we students but also the Flat Julie enjoyed many events.

The festival symbol (an octopus at the sound-mixer for “Say Symphony”)

The introduction booth of the Note Dame schools around the world

The Calligraphy club

The dance group

The festival food (yakisoba, curry and rice, frankfurters, cream soda, and ice cream)

The social club showed us national costumes of many countries.

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We introduced each club to the first year students so they could select their club on April 23th.

All the students in the higher grades enthusiastically made a presentation so new students would join each club.

Our eagerness spread, and they listened to us seriously.

Club activities will greatly change their school life in the future.

We want to make our clubs bright and pleasant to make our school life wonderful.

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Today, our school festival starts!!

We’ve been eagerly waiting for this day!

There are a lot of activities, exhibitions and so on!

We’re looking forward to you visiting our school festival!

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