Things to Know and Prepare
Before Entering Elementary
SchoolEDITED BY：SENDAI TOURISM, CONVENTION AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION(SENTIA)COOPERATION: SENDAI CITY KUNIMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL CLASSAbout Life at School Essentials for collective life

Replying when theirname is called out

Expressing oneself to a teacher
when troubled (when wanting togo to the toilet, or if feeling unwell)About Life at School Essentials for collective life

Cleaning the classroom

Being punctual

About Life at School
 School Meals

Bringing chopsticks and a spoon

Performing one’s school
meal duties

About Life at School School Meals

Finishing meals
within the set time

Discussing religious
foodAbout Life at School Health Management

Eating a good breakfast (cannoteat at school until the set school
meal time)

Going to the toilet
before school

About Life at School Health Management

Not going to school when you
don’t feel well
Contacting the school
if absent

Going to hospital if feeling
especially bad

Not coming to school if you’re
infected with an illness

Things to Prepare and Buy
Sorting Tray

 Things to buy at school
Name Tag

Arithmetic
Materials

Contact Notebook CasePE Clothes

DisasterPrevention
Hood

Varies Depending on the School

Things to Prepare and Buy Things to buy yourself
Indoorshoes

PencaseA bag for PEclothes
School bag

A tool bag
for scissors,
glue andcellotape

A bag for school
lunch utensils,
Chopsticks/Spoon

Varies Depending on the School

Things to Prepare and Buy  Things to buy yourself
Study tools which you prepare until entrance

Pen case

Shoes bag

5 Pencils, Red pencil, Eraser, Ruler

Indoor shoes

Plastic board (Shitajiki)Bag for school lunch set

Tool bagChopsticks, Spoon, Place mat

Bag for book

Scissors, Glue, Scotch tapeThings to Prepare and Buy Things to buy at school Things to buy yourself

Please write your name on all of your materials

School and Family
 Children’sAssociation(kodomo-kai)

The goal of these activities is to promote the healthy development of children throughincreasing exchange between parents and children, and providing opportunities forparents and children to come together and better understand each other.
Participation in these events requires paying dues. Some examples of events that thechildren’s association participants in are social gatherings, town festivals, welcoming
and going away parties, recreational events, and collecting recyclables.

Each community has it’s own Children’s Association

School and Family
 PTA

PTA helps foster cooperation between the school and parents to plan
events for the benefit of children. They host various events like lectures andbazaars, and meet to talk about their children. Dues are collected frommembers to fund PTA events.

PTA is an abbreviation of Parent Teacher Association.

School and Family
 After-school

day-careAfter school care is available for children 1st grade through 6th grade. Thiscare will take place either at the school or a nearby citizen’s center orchildren’s center.

Children can be taken care of after school

Money Collection of Money will be

School Dues

Financial support is available

collected for necessary  Financial depending on the legal guardian’smaterials and school
activities.

A JP Post (Yucho) bankaccount is required

Supportincome, so please consult with ateacher at school for details.

You can apply for
financial support

Support Information
 Program for dispatching special attendant volunteers forJapanese students returning to Japan and foreign-bornstudents

This program is run by the Sendai City Board of Education.
They can support your child‘s school life and class curriculum.
Please consult with a teacher at school for details.