Parent Partner News

Today, the school hosted a joint celebration

The morning Parent Coffees have started up again for this semester!

The NIS campus was turned into a community winter wonderland on Saturday for the NIS Winter Bazaar!

Thank you PTA for the wonderful breakfast and kind and heartwarming messages given to all teachers and staff...
 

Thank you so much to all of the parents who joined the Parent Coffees so far! We are so happy that...

All NIS students had their health check-up on Thursday, and we are especially grateful for the many PTA parents...

Thank you to all the parents for coming to the first Parent Partner Welcome Coffee Hour of the year! 

Students and staff had their photos taken for the yearbook from Monday through...

Thank you everyone for coming to the Welcome Potluck! Being our first potluck in four years, it was so great...

FIKA (n.)(v.) Swedish: "Taking a break from work and sitting down to chat with colleagues, friends or family over a cup of coffee or tea and some...

NIS parents gathered for our first evening “Koryukai” session this week, a chance to...

The PTA hosted another Staff Appreciation Cafe for teachers and staff with coffee, Matcha green tea, English tea ...

NIS was able to host a collaborative, whole school community winter event with the PTA for the first time in three years!

Nothing is better than a cup of hot chocolate on a cold, gloomy rainy winter day!

Make sure you stop by the entrance space in the Raymond Building which...

The PTA hosted their first “Parent Community Circle” on Friday. It is a monthly free coffee/tea morning-type...

Thank you PTA and all our NIS families for the wonderful food, hospitality and kind...
 

On Thursday, the PTA had the first Board meeting of the school year, followed by the first...

This year’s Welcome Tea was held in person for the first in two years and it was one of the biggest Welcome Teas ever! Nearly 40 parents...

Students and staff were allowed to take off their masks and smile for just a brief moment during the School Photo Days from Monday through...

NIS has been fortunate to have such a supportive PTA. The NIS PTA has been busy getting ready fo...

At the Parent Partner meeting on Wednesday, parents got to hear school updates, voice concerns, and come together...

December 1 marked the first PTA General meeting where parents were on campus for a face-to-face meeting in...
 

The PTA has started a Spirit Wear Contest this week which will run until November 24! Wear your NIS Spirit Wear...

The PTA celebrated and thanked the staff and teachers today with a delicious...

It was a busy week for the PTA! In addition to getting out the Cookbook (see below) to holding their General Meeting, they also organized...
 

We are very excited to announce that the Cookbook is finally ready! Please see the details below. But  first we want to...

The PTA held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday online, with over 20 participants contributing...

The first PTA meeting of 2021 was held online on Wednesday with new leadership in place . . .

On Tuesday, NIS teachers and staff were treated with a heartwarming video with thank you messages from students and parents which was streamed throughout

Since the start of the school year, it has been so unfortunate that the NIS campus has had to enforce our Campus Access policy, making it difficult for parents to spend time on campus like...

The first Admissions Open House for the year was held in the ...

Thanks to all our valued Parent Partners who attended our Q3 meeting! It was great hearing everyone’s input...

This is the last week for the Early Bird Special price of 10,000 yen to join the Soirée!　（日本語あり）

The NIS PTA Community Raffle has officially started and some stubs are starting to trickle in! As with most years...

Parent Partners and PTA Volunteers gathered with staff and other parents to celebrate...

Last week, the Parent Partner Outreach Team launched a social media campaign #whereintheworld. We are excited to see where...

A big thank you to all the PTA board members and parents who donated time and items to the PTA booth this...

Thank you to parents who brought English or Japanese books, or children's clothing to donate to the PTA for their...

The Second Parent Partner Group Meeting was held on Wednesday, and there were many ideas about how to better help...

Japan's national broadcasting network NHK hosted an event to celebrate the diversity and harmony of ...

Thank you PTA and all our families for the wonderful food and hospitality for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Day today, which...

Students had their annual medical screening on Tuesday and it went well in thanks to help from the NIS Parent Partners who helped get...

On Thursday, families interested in applying to enter NIS attended the first Admissions Open House...

Special thanks to the many Parent Partners who joined the first full group meeting of the...

Students and staff smiled for the camera this week for the start of school Photos Days. We are grateful...

The NIS Community gathered for the first time this year for the NIS Welcome Potluck Dinner last Friday. New and returning...

Thank you so much to our Parent Partners for joining the Brainstorming Session on Thursday morning. It was a a great opportunity...

Everyone in the NIS community had a great day at the annual PTA Spring Bazaar, enjoying ...

We thank all parents who participated in the CIS meeting on Tuesday, and also the Parent Partner meeting...