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Students: who study at middle school
Guardians: parents or family members who are raising
the children
1Table of Contents
１. A Day at School・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・２-4
２. Class・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ４-6

３. Grades ・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ・・・・・・・・ 6４.

Club Activities・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・7

５. Necessary Things and Money・・・・・・・・・・ 7-10
６. Future Path・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・10
７.

Events During a Year・・・・・・・・・・・・・・10-14８.

Consultation・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・１4-15

Class: Studying at school
Grades: Results of studying
Club activities: Activities after class (sports, etc.)
Future Path: After graduating from middle school
Events: held every year; not class2

１. A Day at School

７:３０

Guardian should call the school whenchild is taking a day off or is being
late.

～8:15

Before class starts, there are morning
practices for club activities.

８:20

By 8:20am, students should sit in theirown seats in the classroom. Classstarts at 8:50am.
Each class is 50 minutes. There are～１2:40

four classes before lunch. There is a
10-minute break between each class.
Students eat lunches in their ownLunchseats in the classroom. Students caneat lunch brought from home or～13:25 school lunch. School lunch should be3

ordered 2 months in advance.

13:25

After lunch, there are 2 classes.

～15:15After

Club activities will be held after classes

Schoolare over until around18:00.
Sometimes there are also club
activities on Saturdays and Sundays.

Rules・Students cannot go home until all theclasses are finished.
When a student gets sick or injured atschool, a teacher will call the guardianand let the student go home.
・Do not wear accessories (earrings,rings, necklaces, bracelets), do not wear

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make-up, or dye your hair.
・ Do not carry money, snacks, games,
cell phones, etc.
・ Do not go to school by bicycle.
・ If students go to school again after
returning home, they should wear
school uniforms or gym clothes.

２.

Class

There are 12 classes in middle school.
Teacher will change for each class.
Japanese

3～４Social Studies

3～４times

times perperweek

week
Math

3～４

Science

3～４times

times perperweek

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week
English４timesHealth and3 times

perphysicalper week

weekeducation

Technology 1～2
and hometimes

economics

perMusic

1time
per week

week
Arts

1 timeEthicsper1time
per week

week
Class

1 timeThe Period of 3～４

activityperIntegrated

times perweek

Studyweek6

HealthPhysicalTechnology

educationHomeeconomics

Ethics: it nurtures students’ hearts and helps
students live happily.
Class activity: it develops skills for working as a teamplayer in the class and the ability to take actions.
The Period of Integrated Study: it develops skills forindependent thinking, planning, and taking actions.

３．Grades・There are 5 different grades（５＞４＞３＞２＞
１）・Grades are received at the end of a school term.
・Grades are determined by mid-term exam, termend exam, year-end exam, practical skills,creations, submissions, etc.
School Terms
Mid-term: in the middle of a school term
End of term: at the end of a school term
Test: to confirm that’s learned
Practical skills: sports, singing, etc.
Submissions: Homework, essays, etc.
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1st Term

April～July

2nd Term

Sept.～Dec.

rd3 Term

Jan.～Mar.

４・Club Activities
・A lot of students participate in club activities.
・There are athletic club activities such as baseballand tennis clubs, and cultural club activities suchas art and music clubs.
・Practice takes place before class starts, after
school, and on the weekend.
・There are competitions with other middle
schools, and there are presentations.

Baseball Club

Tennis ClubMusic Club

５．Necessary Things and Money・Things （Differ depending on the schools）
Schooluniforms

boys jacket・pants・white￥40,000

shirt

girls jacket・skirt・white8￥40,000

shirtSportswear shirt・tracksuit・shorts￥15,000

Gym hat￥1,100Indoor slippers￥1,150Gym shoes￥2,900Shoe bag￥330

School bags （big bag and small bag）

School shoes (shoes with white￥10,000￥4,000strings)
Socks (white)￥500

School uniforms

Gym shirt

Gym pants

9Gym hatIndoor slippers

Gym shoes

School bag

Socks

School shoes

・Money（Differ depending on the schools）
Tuition￥０

Textbooks￥０Miscellaneous ￥5,000
expenses

Exercise booksper month

School lunch ￥5,000

School trip

For those who

per month

eat school lunch￥5,000For second10reserve fundper month

grade students
only

６・ Future Path
There are 3 future paths after graduating frommiddle school.
①High school②Vocational school ③

Employment
Most students go to high school.
In order to go to high school, a school entrance
exam must be passed. Grades in middle school will
also become part of the entrance exam’s grade.
Vocational school: study for a particular job.
Employment: start working

７．Events during a YearApril

Opening Ceremony

2nd・3ndgrades

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1st

Entrance Ceremony

gradeSports Day
May 1st School Term, mid-termexam
1st School Term, term-end
exam
All
3-persongradesround-table conference
July
Closing Ceremony
Summer break（～8/31）
Sometimes there areclasses, etc.

EntranceSports DayCeremony

3-personround-table12

conference
August Workplace experience andlearning

2ndgrade

September Opening Ceremony
Cultural activities,

All
gradespresentations
October

2nd School Term, mid-term
exam
2nd School Term, term-end
exam

November
Educational school trip

1st・3rdgrades

December

3-person round-table

Allconference

gradesClosing Ceremony
Winter break
Opening Ceremony
January
Year-end exam
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3rd

Kure City’s private highgrade

school entrance exam
1st・2ndYear-end exam

grades2nd

School trip
February

grade
Hiroshima City’s private

3rdhigh school entrance exam

grade

School trip

Entrance exam

Open SchoolDay

Hiroshima Prefecture’s

3rd

public high school entrance grade
March exam
Graduation Ceremony

Allgrades

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Completion Ceremony

1st ・ 2nd

Spring break

grades＊There are 3～4 Open School Days during a year.

８．Consultation
Please consult a teacher or school when you havea question or when you need help. There are also
foreigner consultation desks.
・Kure City（0823-２５－５６０７）
Consultation is available in English, Chinese,and Vietnamese.

・Hiro（0823-７６－３３０７）
Consultation is available in English andPortuguese.
Wednesdays and Sundays are closed.
Consultation is also available in a Japaneseclassroom.

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・Children's Japanese Class “Ciranda“
Saturday 2:00～ Hiro Machidukuri Center・Regional Japanese Class“Sekai no Hana”
Wednesday 10:00～

Hiro Machidukuri Center・Regional Japanese Class “Nihongo Kyoshitsu Kure”

Saturday 6:00～ Hiro Machidukuri CenterReference: “Elementary School Guide for Foreign Guardians”（ピナツボ復興むさしのネット<ピナット>，Mitaka International Society for Hospitality）

Middle School Life in Kure City （February, 2021）
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