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Konnichiwa!!!

Alhamdulillah, My daughter is already 3 weeks in her new school and so far she loves everything about her school to bits. She went for the interview few weeks before the school started. Basically, the purpose of the  interview is to locate her to the right grade,match up with her abilities in writing, reading and counting .It was a simple / basic questions . i,e ; read a story book, add and minus operations, writing 1 - 20 and light conversation - hobby, father's name and age.

As a result, she was accepted to Grade 1 as her age is 7 yrs old and next year she will enter standard 2 when we back in Malaysia. The primary classroom was located in the new building. They just expand their business this year and hence, kindergarten (KG)  class is remain in the same building. No more sharing building between KG and Primary.

So for the 1st day, we just send her to the pick up point area. It just 4-5 minutes of walking distance. After she ride the school van, we then straight to Koiwa station to catch the cab and off to the school.

The new building of the school is located in the 1st floor. We are not sure whether the ground floor is someone's house?. In total, the school have 3 classrooms ; Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3. Other rooms is for computer laboratory,prayer rooms each for girls and boys, library and a spacious area in the upper level for outdoor activities. But according to the teachers if the weather permit, the students will be allowed to go the nearest park.

We and few parents ( Malaysian ) was joined the student's orientation day. The students was being introduced with their homeroom teacher as well as with the school rules. They also had a quick tour inside the building.

Tokyo Iqra International School is a standard English medium school with Islamic environment & values. Hereby is  the main subjects for grade 1  :

1) Islamic studies
2) English
3) English Grammar
4) Science
5) Mathematic
6) Geography
7) Computer
8) Art
9) Nihongo ( Japanese language )
 
For primary students, the school no longer provide snacks for them. Unlike last year, they provided snacks for KG and primary students too. Hannah will bring nuggets,sausage, cookies, banana and cake for her snack. for her lunch break, I normally cooked rice or pasta or mee or bihun and happily made a kawaii bento for her.

School will start at 9:00 am and finish at 3:00pm. In Japan, students are required to bring a white shoes to be used in the school compound. This will ensure the floor of the school will maintain clean. Especially when it's a rainy day.

We left the building around 1030am since that day was a weekdays and my husband need to go back to his office. All in all, we feel so grateful and blessed for having and found this kind of school in our house area. We hope our daughter can learn as much as possible and the most important that she enjoy her new school.
If you guys are interested about this school please go to their website : http://www.iqra.jp/

Let's have some photos taken during the interview session and 1st day of school in Tokyo Iqra' International School.

The Interview Session

All set and ready

The Cherry Tree is blossoms just at the right time!

Shasin o tonarishita to sakura no ki. Ma e ni ie desu. :)

The parents (my friends)  and the children. Off we go!!!

The new campus for primary students.

The address for both campus. ( Campus 1 for KG and Campus 2 for primary )

Introducing Mr Timothy Marshall. Hannah's Homeroom Teacher during the orientation day

Everyone is listening to the teachers. Few Asean's kids spotted :)

Those the white shoes

A computer laboratory room

That's all and I hope this entry will help you in searching the best International School with Islamic environment & value in Tokyo Japan.

Arigatou gozaimashita!

Jya ma ta!

:)

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Ohaiyou gozaimasu!!!

Alhamdulillah, now let me share my 1st review of Correspondence Class by  KUMON . This entry will be continued since my SKYPE class is not started yet and I did not finish 100%  of my worksheet as per instruction given.

I have received another set of worksheet including the CD audio from KUMON itself. The total of worksheet will depends on which level you are at. As for me, I have 10 worksheet of katakana. The skills that I need to acquire is reading,writing katakana, nouns, verbs and adjectives. The total number of learning new words is 403. Once I have completed the exercise,  which half of the set, then I need to send to my sensei for the marking purposes. In a meanwhile, I must completed the rest of the worksheet.

To date, I have only one set of worksheet to be completed. InshaALLAH, today or tomorrow will sent it out via postage to my sensei.

Hereby is the CD audio that I need to listen and speak while doing the worksheet

An example of worksheet. From katakana 1-5.

The simple exercise inside the worksheet

That's all. I need to finish my worksheet now. Thank you for reading!.

Watashi wa nihongo benkyo shimasu. Ganbate o kudasai!!!

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Kali ini saya ingin berkongsi maklumat tentang belajar bahasa Jepun secara online di rumah. Walaubagainamanapun, teknik ini hanya untuk mereka yang menetap di Jepun sahaja. Kalau luar dari Jepun, maaflah, mereka tak sediakan. Tapi mungkin boleh cuba di A to Z languange centre di Damansara, PJ.

Belajar secara online di rumah adalah sangat praktikal untuk ibu - ibu yang sibuk bekerjaya dan yang ada anak-anak kecil di rumah. Boleh study ikut kesenangan and at your own pace. Cuma kena pandai cari masa. Tak lama mana pun, dalam 30 min ke sejam untuk satu sesi dan boleh siap 1-2 latihan (worksheet). Kalau laju dan tiada sebarang gangguan, rasenye boleh siap 3 latihan kot. Bergantung pada keupayaan masing-masing. Dalam sebulan juga, akan ada sesi membaca bersama sensei. melalui SKYPE. Jadi perlu ada SKYPE account. Satu sesi 20 min. Boleh set kan masa dengan sensei.

Bayaran boleh dibuat di beberapa convenience store seperti contoh di seven eleven , Lawson dan Sunkus. Yuran pula adalah mengikut umur. Kalau kategori dewasa dalam RM290 sebulan macam tu ( ikut current currency). Kanak-kanak pun ada juga tau.

Tak susah mana pun, pergi je ke website KUMON di http://www.kumon.ne.jp/jpn/english/ dan click correspondence course. Nanti segala details akan keluar. So far, saya dah terima worksheet pertama saya. Ada CD ( Audio ) kena dengar, ulang sebut perkataan dan tulis perkataan tersebut dalam hiragana / katakana. Bagusnya KUMON ni, adalah sangat sistematik. Kalau nanti, rase nak withdraw from class, or cuti panjang ke, just inform pihak KUMON awal dua bulan so, tak payah bayar untuk next class. Ataupun nak tukar dari correspondence course  ke  class course pun boleh juga.

                                 Received my 1st pack of instructions/guidance from my sensei
 Surat ini bagitau, level mana yang kita akan start. Based on diagnostic test ari tuh. ( Untuk yang jawab kalau ada ilmu sikit/banyak untuk tulisan/perbualan masa isi online form)
 Nota pesanan penting dari sensei on how to write and differentiate few katakana and hiragana symbol. 
 Jadual ini basically bagitau level kita kat mana. If basic, will start at 4A. As for me, ada basic sket..start at 2A.
Student guide note book. Cara nak study, pemarkahan, cara nak pos dan pembayaran.

Lepas ni, dapat worksheet from KUMON pula. InshaALLAH, will share in next entry. Thank you for reading peeps!!

Arigatou gozaimasu

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Ini post terakhir cerita untuk Tadika Restu Ibu ( Little Calliphs, BK ) semasa Hannah dan Umair bersekolah di sana. Alhamdulillah, dapat lah setahun mereka di sana. Banyak perkembangan yang kami lihat pada Hannah dan Umair.

Hannah dah lancar membaca bahasa melayu dalam masa 4 bulan. Lepas tu, die boleh baca Inggeris book pulak.Tapi both aku still ajar dia sampai sekarang sebab membaca ini terlalu banyak perkataan baru yang kita boleh jumpa setiap kali membaca.

Umair, dah boleh kenal angka dan mengira 1-20. Bacaan solat pun dah 90% betul. Semakin banyak bercakap, idea, pandai bergaul dan berani.

Sempat juga masukkan ke kelas taekwondo dan lulus untuk ujian tali pinggang kuning. :) Tadika ini ada kelebihan dekat pengetua dia yang baik dan berdedikasi. Cikgu cikgu yang pandai mengajar dan menjadi kesukaan anak-anak. Lokasi yang dekat dengan rumah kami. Ada transit yang terletak cuma selang sebuah rumah dari tadika tu

Sepatutnya, banyak yang boleh dikongsikan tentang Tadika Restu Ibu ni. Tapi dulu, masa sangat tidak mengizinkan. Sibuk menguruskan hal anak-anak, rumah dan kerjaya. Alhamdulillah, sekarang ada kelapangan.

Didoakan semoga Tadika Restu Ibu akan sentiasa mendapat hati di kalangan ibu bapa sekitar BK, Puncak Jalil dan yang sewaktu dengannya. Gambar-gambar berikut semasa majlis ihtifal Hannah dan Umair di Shah Alam. :)

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Kelmarin, kami dapat menjejaki IQRA' Tokyo International School. Naik JR cuma 1 station from our house. Turun di Koiwa station and jalan kaki dlm 20min.OK la, tak rase jauh sangat sebab stop 2 kali and jalan slow slow jer. Appointment on 2:30pm tapi kami sampai awal 25min. Since, now winter and new year vacation around 1 week so, murid murid pun takde. Alhamdulillah, admin yang entertained kami pun datang awal so tader la kami kena tunggu lama. :)

Sekolah ini actually baru launched last year and total murid yang ader is from KG1 (Kindergarten 1) smpi G2 ( Grade 2 ) ada dalam 50 orang. One class around 12 pupils. Sekolah ini aku rasa derang buat atas usaha mereka sendrik. Bangunan pun rumah banglo yg diubah suai jadi sekolah. Tader la besar sangat. Ade 3 tingkat. 1st and 2nd floor bilik darjah , prayer room and atas sekali ada hall kat luar yang luas untuk assembly purposes. InshaALLAH, by next year they will rent another building since the students is expanding.

Untuk subject pulak, they based on Cambridge International Examinations, UK. Curriculum for grade 1 until grade 6 :

1) Primary English
2) Primary English as a second language
3) Science
4) Mathematic
5) IT

And few additional curriculum is

1) Islamic studies - How to read Al quran ( macam buku IQRA' kat Malaysia, Sirah, Fiqah and Tauhid)
2) Japanese language - depends on english language skillness of the students. Derang kena master english dulu then baru boleh proceed ajar bahasa jepun since their medium teaching is in english.
3) Drawing
4) Social geography

Every week akan ada test for each of the subjects and every 4 months ( sem ) ade exam. Untuk transportation, pihak sekolah akan sediakan. According to them, they already have students to be pick up at Shinkoiwa area ( our place ). So, there will be no biggie at all for the transporation.

Uniform pulak, they only wear a Tshirt and Cap. But masih dlm proses. School hour is from 9am until 3pm. Lunch break will be at 1pm and it is a must for the parents to provide a food for them. Everyone will eat inside the classroom since the school don't have a canteen as well (mcm public school kat sini jugak) .

Kasut, beg sekolah, buku teks/latihan, uniform, snacks tidak termasuk dalam yuran yang dieberi.Roughly, termasuk transportation, aroun RM1700 per month. Agak pricey tapi kalau compare dengan International school yang lain, yang ni adalah antara yang termurah.

Menurut derang lagi, Malaysian is the 2nd highest number in their school after Bangaladeshi. Well, smpi skrang masih belum dapat buat keputusan nak antar Hannah ke sekolah mana. Both ade pros and cons. If hantar public school, ade skill lain yang takkan diajar di mana2 International school kat sini or Malaysia. Cuma nanti, Hannah akan left out jap bila balik Malaysia. If hantar IQRA school memang Hannah akan lagi senang adapt sebab education system ala2 Malaysia and bahasa pun , InshaALLAH, tade masalah. Cuma, agak pricey yuran dia. Mungkin juga boleh save that money and spent lebih kat Malaysia untuk recover balik apa yang dah tertinggal tu.

May ALLAH SWT make our matters easy and show us the righteous path. Aameen. So hereby is the link on the school if you guys wanna find out more and some pictures too :

Classroom of grade 1

Prayer room

Inside the Kindegarten classroom

A spacious assembly area located at the 3rd floor of the building

In front of the school

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Sabtu lepas kami sekeluarga pergi ke kedai second hand di Chiba area. Nama kedai second hand tersebut ialah 'Book Off'. Walaupun second hand tapi, barang2 nya masih lagi cantik dan sngat tip top condition nya. Macam2 ada jual. Dari pakaian lelaki/perempuan/kanak2/winter jacket, barangan ski, toys, barangan bayi, dapur, handbags. Fuhhh,...memang lama kami spent masa kat sini. Tak pergi kedai lain pun. Kat sini jer...

Station metro yang paling dekat dengan kedai 'Book Off' yang kami pergi ini ialah Minama Funabashi. Kalau dari rumah kami ( Shinkoiwa station ), kena naik 2 train. 1st, Sobu Line then, Musashino Line. Means tukar train sekali. Dah sampai at last station tu kena jalan kaki around 10minutes mcm tu.

Ni ada few pictures yang berjaya untuk dikongsikan bersama. :)




                                                        So many options of strollers



                                                                   My boys favorites





That's all update for our weekends. Sunday just pegi supa jer beli groceries. Ahaks! . InshaALLAH, esok nak pegi Iqra International School pulak. Nak survey sekolah Hannah. Doakan yer.