September 10th, 2021

The State of Emergency with COVID has been extended until September 30th by the National government. With the extension, we decided to extend the Half Day Schedule until September.

With the decision, our schedule will change as follows.

（１）Half Day 

Monday, September 13 - 30th during SOE

（２）After School Care   until 17:00 

Since we currently limit the number of applicants, we accept students with only parents who are working.  

Please let us know in advance if you want to do it during SOE.

（３）Sports Day

> Saturday, October 9th   (CONFIRMED) rain or shine Since it got hard to rehearsal in the school grounds of the venue after the schedule changed with COVID, we decided to carry out in the gymnasium rain or shine.  

> It will be carried out by grade. One-time viewing. Up to 2 people are allowed to come and watch for each grade. (Siblings under 12yrs old may escort them.) 

> The details will be informed later.

> We inform you of the approximate time schedule as follows.  

08:30 Poppy & Freshman 

09:50 Middle class

11:30 Pre & Senior class

（４）Open class in October of Freshman, Middle & Pre-class are canceled.

We were going to have an open class for all grades but decided to have only one for senior class. Because all days in September will become half day and we would like to make students have as much calm time as possible to concentrate on class activities. 

Keeping a close watch on COVID, we will plan to have open class in another time within this school year. We’ll let you know when it happens. 

Only one for senior class will be held in October to perform the Marching Band. The details will be informed later. 

（５）Request 

> Keep reporting the body temperature. Please keep your children at home if they don’t feel well, even though they have no fever. 

> Please make sure to let us know if our students or their family living together get tested of COVID positive. 

> Please follow the advice from your doctor if tested positive and get permission from the doctor before resuming school. 

> Please keep your children at home if even one person in your family has a fever. 

> Please keep your children at home for 24hours at least after fever removal. 

＊When SOE is lifted, we will resume full day school. We will inform you of the latest schedule on Pastel apps. Please make sure to check each one for certain. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated.

April 21, 2021

Since COVID-19 doesn’t decline yet, we decided to change the schedule of the Summer Camp for senior students. With the change, we are also going to change some school schedules around the event as follows. 

<Updated Schedule>

Wed. July 14

Full Day　After school care available

Thu. July 15

Half Day　After school care not available
Fri. July 16

Summer One Day Camp

Freshman & Middle class have no school. 

The details of Summer Day Camp will be informed in a letter later. 

We have been cancelling［Mikuni Dance Summer Festival］in the last two years. But we want our students to enjoy festival stalls, which are typical summer events, so we are planning to hold［Mikumi Festival］in school hours on Monday, July 19th. Although parents are not invited, you will see how your children enjoy it on［mikuni Tube］on our website. Don’t miss it!!

We may change school schedules again due to COVID-19. Please keep eyes on emails from us.

February 4th, 2021

The National Government declared the extension of the State of Emergency till March 7th. We are going to keep taking our school measures with the closest attention to prevent the infection. We appreciate your continued support of our school operation.  

1. About Mikuni's basic policy

As we’ve informed before, we are going to keep our school open and have our students have educational activities with the closest attention. 

2. Major event schedule

A）Senior class  Fun outing

Wed. February 17th  (spare day Feb. 24)

> The details will be informed later. 

B）Thank-you Party for Senior students

Thur. March 4th 

> No Parents participate. Only students and teachers do something special together. (Full Day School / It was half day) 

C）Graduation Ceremony

Mon. March 15

> The details will be informed later. 

D）Drill for picking up students in an emergency.

Wed. March 17 

> The details will be informed later.

E）School Orientation

□ for New freshman students for 2021

Wed. March 24

□ for New Middle and Senior Students for 2021    

Thur. March 25

> The details will be informed later. 

3. Thank you for your cooperation on the report of daily temperature. 

According to the statistics of the New Coronavirus by the National  Government, many of the people including students who tested positive, got family infection. So please keep your closest attention for prevention at home as well. If your children or any family members have fever, please let us know and keep your children home if necessary. 

4. A student teacher is coming. 

A student teacher who graduated from Mikuni will spend time with students between Feb. 9th and March 3. 

The teaching practice was settled in last autumn and is compulsory for her to get the license of preschool teacher. We are going to accept her with thoroughgoing prevention and will have herself pay closest attention as well. 

We are going to inform you as soon as we receive new or additional requests from the government. Please keep an eye on emails from school not to miss the latest information. Thank you for your cooperation as always.

January 8th, 2021

<Mikuni’s basic policy>

✢ We examine carefully the span and scope of the restriction, and follow the advice from the National and local government.

✢ To guarantee educational activities for students, we are going to open the school as scheduled with the following measures. 

    ⭑ Wearing mask

    ⭑ Washing hands and gargle

    ⭑ Disinfection of school buildings, buses and supplies.

    ⭑ Proper ventilation

✢ After school care  

    We accept students until 17:00. 

✢ Restriction for school events

① Art Festival  (It will be carried out on MONDAY, Feb 8th.) 

⭑ No Family Visit ( No parent’s help needed for the preparation) 

⭑ Art projects will be displayed by each grade. 

⭑ The video distribution of the preparation will be available on the website [Mikuni Tube]  (It will be available around Feb.1st.)

⭑ Change of the school calendar

          Feb. 4th :  Half Day, No After school care is available.  

                  5th :  Full Day (was half day.)

          Sat. Feb. 6th        :  No School

          Mon. Feb. 8th : Half Day (was no school.)

                                        Only students will enjoy the Art Festival.   

                                        The video distribution for the day will be available on the school website. 

② Thank you Party by senior class

The 1st meeting of the party committee on Jan. 15th has been canceled. 

We are currently reconsidering about the detail of the party and let you know our decision when it’s ready.

January 7th, 2021

Thank you very much for your great support for the school as always. 

The National Government is going to issue the stage of emergency again soon to prevent the infection of the New Coronavirus. We understand all parents are worried about how our school will be operated when it is issued. So we are pleased to inform you the followings as the school measures as of now. (Please note that they may be changed depending on the efforts by the National Government.)

１. We will open the school tomorrow, Friday January 8th as scheduled while taking the following measures. (Half Day)
    Wearing mask
    Washing hands and gargle
    Disinfection of school buildings, buses and supplies
    Proper ventilation
２. Please make sure again to report the body temperature every morning by 7:30.
３. The updated school schedule in the future will be informed soon.

Please keep an eye on emails from school and get the latest information for certain.

May 28th, 2020　

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation for wearing a facemask at school.

We are going to resume the school toward summer, hot season  in the year, so we are caring about the prevention of heatstroke and dehydration as well as the coronavirus. 

In addition to the prevention for the new coronavirus, (such as keep the social distance etc), we are also going to pay close attention about when and how students wear facemask in physical activities as Japan Sport Agency announces. 

 Our school will make students take facemask off at lunch time or when there is a risk of heat stroke or dehydration. Their mask will be kept in a certain bag for sure (see the photo below.) and will be worn again on their way home. 

Therefore, please attach a pouch (like the photo below) to the school bag and come to school.  

Our teachers and staffs will also put on and off facemask like students do.

Our school has been asking that parents come to school and pick up their children when they get sick at school. Under the irregular situation with the new coronavirus, we are going to keep your children in a separate room like conference room or principal room while waiting for parents.

If necessary, we are going to contact you on the phone. So please make sure that you can be contacted anytime. 

Although there are many things we are asking you, your understanding and cooperation will be appreciated for us to conduct the safe educational activities.

May 26, 2020　

Hopefully you are all doing well.

■ School Schedule after the state of emergency is lifted

May 22nd, 2020　

Hopefully you are all doing well during the long school suspension. 

We are now getting ready to resume the school on June 1st on the assumption that the state of emergency is lifted on May 31st. 

We understand you are worried when and how the school resumes. As we’ve informed before, we would like to inform you our school schedule as of now. Again, please understand the schedule will change depending on the measure of the national or local government.

■ School is closed on May 7th and 8th

April 30th, 2020　

We hope you are staying safe and positive even under the difficult time.

Although we had been preparing for resume of the school, we are almost certain that the state of emergency will be extended. Therefore we’ve decided to close the school May 7th and 8th.

Currently, the national government is not ready to declare exactly when the state of emergency is lifted, but we are going to update the future schedule on Thursday, May 7th. Please don’t miss the update on May 7th.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Very respectfully,

Kyoko Takahashi

Principal, Mikuni Kindergarten

■ The reschedule for the school opening ceremony and entrance ceremony

April 14th, 2020　

We hope this notice finds you all well.

Although we are still under the state of emergency by Kanagawa prefecture, we’d like to inform you the following reschedule for the school opening ceremony and entrance ceremony as of now.

If it’s not lifted, we are going to postpone them again.The detail will be informed on Thursday, April 30th.

Thank you for your understanding in advance.

Kyoko Takahashi

Principal, Mikuni Kindergarten

■ Requests during the school suspension

April 9th, 2020　

Thank you very much for your understanding about the school suspension regarding the new coronavirus. Originally today was the day for the entrance ceremony but we had to reschedule it to make our students and our employees stay safe. I hope you will understand our decision. 

We are going to completely close the school, which means nobody will be at school as follows.

Kyoko Takahashi

Principal, Mikuni Kindergarten

■ The latest school schedule after the state of emergency has been declared.

(as of April 8th)　　

Our national government declared the state of emergency for Kanagawa prefecture yesterday. Therefore we are going to change our school schedule as follows. 

The school suspension will be extended until May 6th. The first day of school will be Thursday, May 7th. 

The entrance ceremony on April 9th will be postponed on some day after May 7th. The reschedule will be informed when it’s set. 

As you understand, the situation surrounding the new coronavirus is changing day by day. We may change our schedule again depending on the decision by the government. Please check emails from us for a certain and get the latest school schedule. 

We very much appreciate your understanding and support our school under this difficult situation. We hope the school and parents work together to get over this unprecedented incident. Please take great care of you and your family.

■ Mikuni Kindergarten’s latest measure for the COVID-19

(As of April 6th, 2020)　　

We are very much appreciate your great support and understanding our school. We had been hoping we would resume the school on April 8th , however our local government have just advised us that we carefully consider the current situation surrounding the coronavirus and should postpone resuming schools. Therefor we decided to change our schedule as follows. 

Wed. April 8th – Fri. April 17th 

2. About the school starting ceremony (for new meddlers and seniors) 

We were going to have the school starting ceremony with new middle and senior students on April 8th , it’s canceled. The reschedule will be informed later. 

3. The Entrance Ceremony (Only for qualified students) 

We are going to carry out the entrance ceremony on April 9th as schedule and it will take just 30 minutes. 

However since we have been informed the Yokosuka Naval Base CO has announced that you should not leave the base unless the absolute essential matter. We’ve heard School can not be considered as the essential matter. Therefore please follow the base restriction and refrain from attending the ceremony. 

Thank you for your understanding. 

4. About Monday, April 20th or later……. 

Since the situation surrounding the coronavirus keeps changing, we also keep carefully considering the safety of our students very first. We are going to inform you when we change our schedule. Please make sure to check our mail for certain and don’t miss the latest school schedule. 

Thank you