Welcome to Sheridan Japanese School! 

February is another busy month for Sheridan Japanese School.  The staff continues to make changes to improve the learning environment for our students. 

For instance, one change is the staff will have two days of conferences instead of one.  A survey was completed by parents and students at the November conferences.  In order to accomodate the needs and requests made by the parents and students, the staff decided to create a day of conferences for high school students and a day of conferences for 4th-8th grade students.

February 25th from 12:30-8:30 PM the HS students will hold conferences.  Each HS conference takes twenty minutes and involves three senseis: Delacy sensei, Leighty sensei, and Scott sensei.  ALL HS STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE.  Students will only come to school for the conference time.

February 25th the 4th-8th grade students will participate in a field trip to OMSI.  Permission slips were sent home with a $5 request.

February 26th the 4th-8th grade students will hold conferences.  Each conference takes twenty minutes and involves two senseis:  The 4/5th class will hold conrences wtih Ross sensei, the 6/7 class will hold conferences with Piontek and Scott sensei, and the 7th/8th class will hold conferences with Delacy sensei and Leighty sensei.ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE

February 26th-NO SCHOOL FOR HS STUDENTS

February 27th La Sorella Cafe Fundraiser event from 6:30-8:30.  Dinner and dessert prepared by Piontek's Breadworks will be served by high school students.  During dinner, students and adults will perform/sing/or play an instrument.  A sixth grade student will do a short presentation on her trip to Trinidad and Tobago and a senior will do a short presentation on her recent trip to Japan.  New members will be inducted into: National Honor Society, Junior National Honor Society, and Japanese National Honor Society.  Honor roll students from Semester 1 will also be recognized.  This fundraiser supports NHS, NJHS, Student Council, Taiko, and National Japanese Hornor Society.    A silent auction of donated goods or services will be conducted and a live auction will be held at the end.  The cost for adults: $10 students: $5.

 If you would like to make a donation for this auction from your home or business, please call the SJS office today.

ALL VISITORS WELCOME!

GRADES AND PROGRESS:

SJS has been working with Sheridan School District to fully utilize the Parental Access Support System (PASS) grade system. Families can click on the link, enter your child's ID number and PIN and view grades. ID numbers and PINs are mailed out by the district after the start of the school year. Returning students will be able to use their existing ID numbers and PINs. If you don't receive your login info, please call SJS.

Inclement Weather:

If there are any school delays or closures due to inclement weather they will be posted on the SJS homepage as soon as possible. For up to the minute district delay and closure information visit the flash alert site.

 HOMEWORK WEBSITE:

The homework website provides information about each class.  Please click on the following link: http://teacherweb.com/OR/SheridanJapaneseschool/MuellerSensei/

Building Excellence Through Global Education

 Our Mission...

The Sheridan Japanese School strives to challenge students and expand their knowledge of another language and culture while providing a small, unique, multi-age learning environment with high academic and behavioral expectations as well as exceptional parental and community support.

Our Vision…

To continue to support successful students through high academic and behavioral standards offered at the Japanese School 

• Global experience
• Broader perspectives
• World citizens
• Japanese Language proficiency
• College bound students
• Strong writers/researchers
• Students who are sought out by colleges
• Speech contests/Model U.N.
• Multi-age, integrated instruction and teamwork

To create a site for cultural interaction in the community

• Attracting students from outside the district
• Creating space for meetings and community use
• Enhancing the viability of Sheridan
• Integrating family and volunteers into the overall program

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