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In Japan, elementary school classes include Kokugo (Japanese Language) , Mathematics , Science , Social Studies , Social-environmental Studies , Music , Arts and Crafts , Home Economics , Physical Education , Moral Education , Foreign Language Activities , Hours for Comprehensive Studies , and Special Activities .
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You may receive a portion of the money needed to raise your child from the state or town. Each has certain rules, so please check them.
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From the end of April to the beginning of May, there are several national holidays and it is called Golden Week. On 29th April it is the Showa Day. On 3rd May it is the Constitution Memorial Day. On 4th May it is Greenery Day. On 5th May it is the Children’s Day. Children don’t go to school on these four days. When these four days are combined with the weekends, a longer period of time will be holidays.
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As it is known in some other countries, it is also April Fool’s Day in Japan as well on the 1st of April. It comes from Britain and you can make fun by playing pranks on others.
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Cherry blossoms are one of the things Japan is recognized for. blossoms can enjoy at a lot of places. Japanese like to appreciate the seasons and view the seasonal plants.
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In Japan there is a custom of viewing cherry blossoms. People enjoy viewing the cherry blossoms and sometimes they eat their meal under the trees.
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It is advised that you write your pupil’s names on their belongings. There areprinted stickers available at internet shopping such as (Amazon、Yahoo!、Rakuten)
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In a demonstration lesson or lesson observation parents are encouraged to visit school and see how lessons are run.
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A health questionnaire must also be submitted every spring. Students’ health conditions andhealth concerns or disease if any should be submitted. Parents may write down the things they would like the teacher to be informed.
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When entering school, parents need to fill in a family questionnaire, which include imformation like the home address of the students, the names of the family members, the work places of the parents, or the name of the schools where their siblings are attending. Parents may write down the things they would like to inform the teacher about. Every spring parents fill in a family questionnaire and submit it to the school.