A bus load of kindergarten students
The playground in the park and school
The Tachiai Elementary School
A row of unicycles used for PE classes
The welcome flags above the shoe boxes for everyone's "outside" shoes
Everyone wears slippers inside of the buildings, visitors included
The principal is not worried about the problems of tsunami for his school
The hallway sink
The map in the library that shows where the visiting teachers are coming from
South side of the school library
Big welcome meeting in front of the whole school
Ready to sing the school song
Mr. Hoshino, the principal, is a proud leader of the model elementary school
Classroom floor is very clean
The hallway is very clean
The cleaning rags are hung to dry outside of classrooms
Washing hands after recess
After school, "Smile School", daycare facility
"Smile School" director in front of first grade shelves
165 students participate in "Smile School" program for after school time and holidays
Girls restroom
Boys restroom
Ms. Lee is taller than the female staff restroom door
The school swimming pool
There are five tubas in the brass band in Tachiai Elementary School
The Yamaha grand piano and drum sets stored in one gym closet
Other than class uses, the lower gym (basement) is prepared for community disaster shelter up to two weeks
The Home Economics room
The equipment in the Home Economics class
Parents making lunch in the school kitchen
Lunch is prepared daily in the school kitchen
The 80-year Anniversary school celebration banner
Growing plants in the school garden
Ms. Lee and principal, Mr. Hoshino
Mr. Hoshino is a trumpet player and a model for Yamaha musical instrument posters
The entrance to the music room
This music room is equipped with a Yamaha grand piano, staff lined chalk board, stereo system, marimba, xylophone, orchestra bells, two drum sets, four timpani, many delodicas, many recorders, and lots of brass instruments
A corner of the school yard
The swimming lesson
A swimming dance
The upstairs gym and performance hall
With wood all around, the acoustic was better than one might expected
The assistant principal showing visitors one of the kotos
The third grade group two classroom
There are three groups in each grade level in Tachiai Elementary School
RTI is used in this school as well
A second grade class learning Kanji
Second grade students practice Kanji writing
A homemade aquarium with two little fish swimming inside
The goal of education is posted on the wall in each and every classroom
The 3rd Grade class learned about Orff rhythmic patterns
Japanese students enjoyed being a part of the rhythmic pattern
Here comes lunch
Lunch helpers prepared the soup, rice, and more
Every student eats the same food
Come and get it
Ms. Lee's lunch, one more cherry than everyone else
Table manners are learned in school as well
Ms. Lee and her lunch buddies
Ms. Lee and her two tour guides
Cleaning up at the end of the day
Everyone is cleaning
The Tachiai Elementary School Brass Band
Baritone and tuba players
More baritones
Lots of trumpet players
The only french horn player is the president of the PTA
THe trumpet section belting out a Dixieland tune
The principal, Mr. Hoshino, conducted the finale
Well done!
Using "Bingo", the 6th Grade class was learning rhythmic pattern along with the lyrics
What a terrific experience for a well organized event!