Parents

Parents and Alumni are actively involved in supporting the school programs through their work as classroom volunteers, fund-raisers and participants in advisory groups.

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How to reach us
School Closings
Families Mailing List
St. Mary’s Association
SMA Newsletter
Parent-Faculty Advisory Group
St. Mary’s Alumni Association
Cafeteria Menus
HS Daily Bulletin

How to reach us

At St. Mary’s, we are eager to hear from parents regarding questions, concerns and requests for information. If you would like to talk to us, the following guide may help you find the person who can best help. See the contact information here.

If your question or concern is about:

Then please see:

Grades or student progress, or related to a specific subject or classroom

The teacher as a first point of contact, who may refer you to the principal if necessary

Attendance, discipline, curriculum or personnel

The principal or assistant principal

Athletics or Fine Arts activities

The coach or activity teacher

The International Baccalaureate program

Ms Kimberly Fradale, IB Coordinator

Social or emotional concerns, or matters of a personal nature, course selections, graduation requirements, colleges and universities, or transcripts

The counsellor at your son’s level, who may refer you to the principal if necessary

A child in danger, whether currently or potentially

Ms Jennifer McCoy, child protection officer

Health issues and risks

Ms Zahia Aritani, school nurse

Transportation, the booking of facilities, information updates or general concerns

The main office, Tel. (03) 3709-3411

Tuition & fees or other school expenses

The accounting office accounting@smis.ac.jp

Admissions or referrals

The admissions office

Issues which affect St. Mary’s as a school

Your son’s principal may refer you to Mr Saburo Kagei, head of school

Contact information

St. Mary’s International School
1-6-19 Seta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8668
Tel: +81-3-3709-3411
Fax: +81-3-3707-1950
Emergency number: +81-3-3709-3416

Headmaster

Mr. Saburo Kagei kageis@smis.ac.jp
Administrative Assistant: Ms. Yumi Shimokawa yumis@smis.ac.jp

Principals

Elementary School Principal: Mr. DiMuzio dimuziom@smis.ac.jp
Elementary School Assistant Principal: Mr. Steve Tierney tierneys@smis.ac.jp
Elementary School Administrative Assistant: Ms. Kimiko Nicholson nicholsonk@smis.ac.jp
Middle School Principal: Mr. James Langholz langholzj@smis.ac.jp
Middle School Administrative Assistant: Ms. Miha Suyama suyamam@smis.ac.jp
High School Principal: Mr. Simon Faulkner faulkners@smis.ac.jp
High School Administrative Assistant: Ms. Fumiko Yamaguchi yamaguchif@smis.ac.jp

Directors/Coordinators

Director of Learning: Ms. Colleen Ashmore ashmorec@smis.ac.jp
Athletics Director: Mr. Kurt Rose rosek@smis.ac.jp
Fine Arts Director: Mr. Randy Stenson stensonran@smis.ac.jp
IB Coordinator: Ms. Kimberly Fradale fradalek@smis.ac.jp

Counsellors

Elementary School Counsellor: Ms. Julie Gordon gordonj@smis.ac.jp
Middle School Counsellor: Mr. Kris Thiesen thiesenk@smis.ac.jp
High School Counsellor — Gr. 9: Ms. Silke Conrad conrads@smis.ac.jp
High School Counsellor — Gr. 10-12: Ms. Janel Callon callonj@smis.ac.jp
High School Counsellor — Gr. 10-12: Ms. Marie Kobayashi kobayashim@smis.ac.jp

School Nurse

Ms. Zahia Aratani arataniz@smis.ac.jp

St. Mary’s Child Protection Officer

Ms. Jennifer McCoy mccoyj@smis.ac.jp

Admissions

Ms. Bedos Santos santosb@smis.ac.jp
Ms. Christine Bagui baguic@smis.ac.jp
Ms. Masako Purcell purcellm@smis.ac.jp

School Closings

School closings

In the event of school closing (for example during heavy snowfall or a typhoon), the announcement will be made via this website, the Families Mailing List (below), and on Twitter @SMISTokyo.

Families Mailing List

The Families Mailing List is the primary method of communication between school and parents. If you have not already registered your address with the Families Mailing List, please click here to register.

St. Mary’s Association

The SMA is a voluntary organization consisting of parents who volunteer their valuable time to organize fund-raising events which support the students and their activities. The organization is open to all parents to become involved, meet and make friends, plan and execute ways to raise funds to assist the different organizations and activities offered by the school. The three big SMA fund-raising events are: Bingo, International Ball and Boys Carnival.

SMA Newsletter

The Newsletter is a periodic publication of the St. Mary’s Association.

Please find the SMA Newsletters here.

Parent-Faculty Advisory Group

The PFA provides parents a unique opportunity to communicate with administrators and faculty in an open and informal atmosphere. The PFA contributes by serving the administration in an advisory role. All parents are welcome to attend the monthly meetings. A range of topics are discussed, such as school campus facilities, curriculum, the community at large, school calendar, etc.

Please read more about the PFA here.

St. Mary’s Alumni Association

The SMAA is open to men who have attended St. Mary’s and who are of the age of eighteen years or older. It organizes several events throughout the year. Not only does it provide a channel of communication among the alumni but it also supports those students who are currently attending St. Mary’s.

Cafeteria Menus

Cafeteria menu for December 2018

Please see the December 2018 menu from Cezars Kitchen here.

HS Daily Bulletin

The High School Daily Bulletin is also available to parents at this link. You can also sign up to receive a static copy of the bulletin daily by filling in this form.