A Newsletter for Foreign Nationals

EnglishVol.30 2023.01

Let’s Get
Ready For
Spring!

Preparing for Your Child’s
Elementary School Enrollment【Pre-Elementary School Orientation】

This article
is available
in audio.

How much do you know about Japanese elementary schools? GOCA will hold a Pre-Elementary School
Orientation for parents and guardians with overseas roots to get you and your child ready. Please visit the GOCA
website for details.
The orientation will include explanations of school supplies necessary for elementary school, school events, andother important matters. Parents who have already sent their children to elementary school will also be there toshare their experiences.
For: Parents and guardians with overseas roots who have a child of four to six years of age.
* Interpreting will be provided (English, Chinese, and other languages).
* Childcare is available (a reservation is required) for the first five children(at least 18 months old but not yet elementary school age) will be accepted.

Free of charge

Saturday, January 28, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Ota International Exchange Center (“Minto Ota”)
4-16-8 Kamata, Ota-ku (2nd floor)
Global City Ota Cooperation Association (GOCA)☎ 03-6410-7981 FAX 03-6410-7982
E-mail mail@ota-goca.or.jp

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Getting
Ready forYour Child’s
School Year

【Japanese Language Course: “Reading SchoolHandouts” for Foreign Parents and Guardians】© Ota City

February 15, 22 and March 1, 8, 15, 2023 (all Wednesdays)
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Do you struggle to read the handouts your childbrings home from school? This course will help
you learn how to read handouts, find important
information on them, and learn the meanings ofwords that often appear in them.
For: Foreign parents and guardians with anelementary or junior high school-age childForeign parents and guardians with a childscheduled to enter elementary school in
the 2023 academic year
Participants must have the ability to readhiragana and katakana.
You can take the course in person in a classroom
or online (with Zoom)!

Ota International Exchange Center(“Minto Ota”)
4-16-8 Kamata, Ota-ku (2nd floor)
Free of chargeFirst 15 applicantsChildcareChildcare is available for the first three applicants. For children
who are at least one year old but not yet elementary school age.
A reservation is required.
Application form:
https://forms.gle/cHJNMZ4SLddybp3N6
Or apply to GOCA by e-mail, telephone,or fax. Applications must be received by
Tuesday, January 31.
Global City Ota Cooperation Association(GOCA)☎ 03-6410-7981
FAX 03-6410-7982
E-mail mail@ota-goca.or.jp

PreparingforEmployment【“Japanese Used in Nursing Care” Course】

Have you just started a job in nursing
care or are you interested in a nursing
care career? Ota City offers a “Japaneseused in nursing care” course to makeyour path easier.
Acquire useful communication skills bylearning Japanese words and phrases
that are used in nursing care work. Feelfree to participate even if you are abeginner or unfamiliar with what nursing
care work entails. Why not join us?
Please visit the GOCA website for details.

Global City Ota Cooperation Association(GOCA)☎ 03-6410-7981 FAX 03-6410-7982
E-mail mail@ota-goca.or.jp

Sunday, January 29, to Sunday, March 19, 2023
Sundays from 1:30 to 4:30 pm *These times are subject tochange.
Ota International Exchange Center (“Minto Ota”)4-16-8 Kamata, Ota-ku (2nd floor)
Free of charge
20 participants* You must be a person living, working, or attending school inOta City.
* You must be at least 16 years of age.
* You must have basic Japanese conversation skills and be able
to read hiragana, katakana, and simple kanji.
Application form:
Or apply to GOCA by e-mail, telephone, or fax.
Applications must be received by Tuesday,January 31.

Information
fromOta City

【Regarding Resident Tax Payments】

The fourth payment of the inhabitant tax (special city
inhabitant tax and metropolitan inhabitant tax) is due
on January 31.
Mark your calendar so you don’t forget!
Visit the Ota City website if you have questions abouttax payments.

Tax Payment Division☎ 03-5744-1205
FAX 03-5744-1517【The 13th Gurutto Quiz Rally in Minemachi!】
The Minemachi Quiz Rally will take you around to different
spots in five Minemachi neighborhoods to solve questions
and keyword-based problems. All locations can be reachedon foot or by bicycle. Participants who answer all of thequestions correctly will receive a prize at the MinemachiBranch Office.
A quiz leaflet is available at Ota City branch offices,Minemachi neighborhood council offices, and on the branch
offices website.
Let’s see how well you can do!

Monday, February 13, to Sunday, February 19, 2023

Free of charge

Spots within five neighborhoods in Minemachi and theMinemachi Branch Office (7-1 Den-enchofu-Honcho, Ota-ku)

No reservation is required.

Ota City Quiz (Learn more about Ota City!)
Q1

What is Ota City’sofficial flower?

Q2❶ Hydrangea

Minemachi Branch Office☎ 03-3722-3111 FAX 03-3721-1493
E-mail minemati@city.ota.tokyo.jp

Find the answers here

Ota City has a mascot modeled after its official bird.
Which of the following is it?
❶ Oh-chan❷ Hanepyon❸ Kanon-chan❷ Plum (ume)❸ Cherry blossom(sakura)

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【Workshop: “Reading Easy Japanese”】
This workshop helps non-Japanese residents read a variety ofJapanese books written in “easy Japanese,” a simplified form ofthe language that differs from what the Japanese speak and what
appears in Japanese novels. The books are divided into levels frombeginner to advanced, letting you read at the level that suits youbest. With content ranging from Japanese folktales to literature,
the books allow you to enjoy learning about Japanese customs andculture as you practice reading.

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Sunday, March 12, 2023
Free of charge

15 participants (a reservation is required).
Anyone interested in Japanese is welcome.

Omori-Minami Library (1-17-7 Omori-Minami, Ota-ku)■ Access
Keikyu Bus (for Morigasaki) In front of the Maenoura
bus stop

Apply by providing your (1) name, (2) country of origin, and(3) contact information at the library counter or by fax or telephone.
Omori-Minami Library☎ 03-3744-8411 FAX 03-3744-8421【English Picture Book Storytelling】
This program presents picture book storytellingin English by members of the storytellingvolunteer group “Lupines” as well as handplay, songs, and other activities. It provides
an enriching and nurturing environmentby helping children become accustomed toEnglish through picture books.

Ikegami Library
4th Floor, Etomo Ikegami, 6-3-10 Ikegami, Ota-ku■ Access
Fourth floor of Etomo Ikegami, a commercial facility
connected to Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami
LineStarting at 11:00 am on the fourth Saturday of even-numberedmonths (February, April, June, August, October, and December)Free of charge

Five parent-child pairs (each session)

A reservation is required (accepted by phone or at the library counter)

Ikegami Library☎ 03-3752-3341 FAX 03-3752-9749

Published by the Ota city Internationalization and Multiculturalism Promotion Division
Ota International Exchange Center (Minto Ota) 2nd floor, 4-16-8 Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-0052☎ 03-5744-1227 FAX 03-5744-1323

This newsletter is published eight times a year in six languages (simple Japanese, English, Chinese, Nepali, Tagalog, and Vietnamese).
It is distributed at Ota City facilities, such as libraries, children's centers, and branch offices, as well as at JR Kamata Station, Omori Station,
Keikyu Kamata Station, and other major train stations in the city.