Wednesday, 18 December 2024

 

We wish all our families a very happy winter break and happy new year.

Many thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for the winter market, we hope you enjoyed it, our students certainly did!

We look forward to seeing everybody on the first day back - January the 8th.




















Friday, 13 December 2024

 

Winter Camp - Registration closing Sunday!
19 - 24th December 
(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)
3 - 12 years old
50, 000yen per child
For the first time this year we will be offering a bilingual English/German camp!
We will run a range of art, music and games activities for children, in either English or German.

We will also combined run activities bilingually  - by an English and German teacher partnership in the room!


School Lunch Order

Deadline  Tuesday, December 17

We will continue to have a catered school lunch from Pizzeria del Rokko.

This time the lunch period will be between January 8 and March 31, 2025.

Orders can only be processed after payment has been made and confirmed.

Please be aware that in case of the absences or sickness of the child during the period the fee cannot be refunded.

The lunch will not come with chopsticks or fork. Your children need to bring them from home.

 

Early Years and Pre-School

The Early Years and Pre-School childrens lunch is Y500 each and the total cost is Y26,000

Please click here.

 

Grades 1 - 6

The G 1 and G 2 childrens lunch is Y600 each and the total cost is Y31,200.

The G 3 ~ G 6 childrens lunch is Y600 each and the total cost is Y29,400.

Please click here

 

If you would like to order the lunch for your child, please sign up in the link and make a payment by Tuesday, December 17.

 

Deutsche Schule Kobe International                学校法人神戸ドイツ学院

Mitsui Sumitomo Bank, Rokko Island branch              三井住友銀行六甲アイランド支店  

Account No. 3393642 (Saving Account)            普通口座 3393642

Swift Code: SMBCJPJT



17th December - Christmas Market and Concerts
9.00am - 9.30am Lower primary winter concert
9.30am - 10.00am Early years winter concert
Early years and lower primary families, please come along to the MPR for festive music and songs by the children! 
--Lower primary parents please join us from 9.00am - 9.30am
--Early years parents please join us from 9.30am - 10.00am
From 10.00am, early years parents - you can then collect your child from the MPR and go directly to the Christmas market together.

10.00am - 12.00pm Whole School Christmas Market
Early years area - Prekindergarten, grade 2 and 3 stalls
STEM room - K1, Grade 1 and 4 stalls
Main hallway - K2, Preschool and grade 5/6 stalls
We are excited to invite you to our annual DSKI Christmas Market! Enjoy a wonderful selection of craft items, engaging activities, and delicious snacks prepared by the students for the whole school community. The cost of the items and activities will be in 100 yen increments. Make sure to bring 100 yen coins for the event with all profits going to local charities. We look forward to celebrating this joyful season with you and your family.

Christmas Market PTA Bake Sale
If you are interested in baking a cake, cookies or any other type of baked good to sell at the Christmas Market on the morning of December 17 please let your class PTA know by December 3rd.

Proceeds from the bake sale will go to the PTA for upcoming events and activities.

We kindly ask you to please avoid using any nuts. Please also include a note if your baked good includes any of the following allergens: chickpeas, eggs, dairy (or in the unlikely event shellfish).

Baked goods can be brought to the main hallway of the school after drop off on the morning of December 17.


Message from Didier at CrossPhysio

We are honored to welcome Muho, a renowned Zen teacher and former abbot of Antaiji Temple, to our practice for a special workshop. This unique event is an opportunity to explore Zen practice, deepen your mindfulness, and connect with Muho’s profound teachings.


📅 Date: This Friday 13th December

🕒 Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm

📍 Location: CrossPhysio Practice Mikage (Hanshin)


Admission is free.


For more information, contact crossphysio@icloud.com 


Friday, 6 December 2024

 

Student Health Policy - Updated
If we could please ask parents to see the healthy eating section on the first page about school snacks, treats and birthday celebrations!

Parent Survey - Closing Sunday
We kindly ask you to take a couple of minutes to help us improve our offering and services to you and your children.
Reponses are anonymous and will only be seen by the school board and staff.


School Lunch Order

Deadline  Tuesday, December 17

We will continue to have a catered school lunch from Pizzeria del Rokko.

This time the lunch period will be between January 8 and March 31, 2025.

Orders can only be processed after payment has been made and confirmed.

Please be aware that in case of the absences or sickness of the child during the period the fee cannot be refunded.

The lunch will not come with chopsticks or fork. Your children need to bring them from home.

 

Early Years and Pre-School

The Early Years and Pre-School childrens lunch is Y500 each and the total cost is Y26,000

Please click here.

 

Grades 1 - 6

The G 1 and G 2 childrens lunch is Y600 each and the total cost is Y31,200.

The G 3 ~ G 6 childrens lunch is Y600 each and the total cost is Y29,400.

Please click here

 

If you would like to order the lunch for your child, please sign up in the link and make a payment by Tuesday, December 17.

 

Deutsche Schule Kobe International                学校法人神戸ドイツ学院

Mitsui Sumitomo Bank, Rokko Island branch              三井住友銀行六甲アイランド支店  

Account No. 3393642 (Saving Account)            普通口座 3393642

Swift Code: SMBCJPJT



Winter Camp
19 - 24th December 
(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)
3 - 12 years old
50, 000yen per child
For the first time this year we will be offering a bilingual English/German camp!
We will run a range of art, music and games activities for children, in either English or German.

We will also combined run activities bilingually  - by an English and German teacher partnership in the room!




17th December - Christmas Market and Concerts
9.00am - 9.30am Lower primary winter concert
9.30am - 10.00am Early years winter concert
Early years and lower primary families, please come along to the MPR for festive music and songs by the children! 
--Lower primary parents please join us from 9.00am - 9.30am
--Early years parents please join us from 9.30am - 10.00am
From 10.00am, early years parents - you can then collect your child from the MPR and go directly to the Christmas market together.

10.00am - 12.00pm Whole School Christmas Market
Early years area - Prekindergarten, grade 2 and 3 stalls
STEM room - K1, Grade 1 and 4 stalls
Main hallway - K2, Preschool and grade 5/6 stalls
We are excited to invite you to our annual DSKI Christmas Market! Enjoy a wonderful selection of craft items, engaging activities, and delicious snacks prepared by the students for the whole school community. The cost of the items and activities will be in 100 yen increments. Make sure to bring 100 yen coins for the event with all profits going to local charities. We look forward to celebrating this joyful season with you and your family.

Christmas Market PTA Bake Sale
If you are interested in baking a cake, cookies or any other type of baked good to sell at the Christmas Market on the morning of December 17 please let your class PTA know by December 3rd.

Proceeds from the bake sale will go to the PTA for upcoming events and activities.

We kindly ask you to please avoid using any nuts. Please also include a note if your baked good includes any of the following allergens: chickpeas, eggs, dairy (or in the unlikely event shellfish).

Baked goods can be brought to the main hallway of the school after drop off on the morning of December 17.


Furniture Give Away
If anyone would be interested in having one of these two furniture items, they are kindly being offered by one of our community members. 
Please contact the school office if you are interested.




Friday, 29 November 2024

 

We have updated our programme information page, please click here to read about the IB learner profile - how we develop students to be caring, knowledgeable, risk takers ...


A big thankyou to Nishimura Coffee Service for the loan of their Hansel and Gretel Christmas house, please come along and see it in our main entrance area!


St Nicholas
6th December
2.45pm - 3.30pm St Nicholas Concert 

Known for his generosity and gift-giving, Saint Nicholas was a legendary historic figure who inspired the modern-day Santa Claus. In many European countries, including Germany, the life of St. Nicholas is celebrated with gift-giving, feasts, and parades.

To honor a traditional German Feast of St. Nicholas, students will receive a couple very special gifts. In the spirit of St. Nicholas, who traditionally left treats such as fruits and snacks in children’s shoes on the morning of December 6th, students will be given mikans (tangerines) provided by the PTA.

Then to conclude the school day, students will enjoy the gift of music with a festive holiday concert featuring traditional songs performed by members of the DSKI community: Phillip Strange on piano, Ryo Hatakeyama on bass, and Von Baron on drums.

Interested parents are welcome to join the audience in the multipurpose room.



Parent Cafe
11th December, 2024
9.00 am STEM room
Join us for a Parent Cafe with Ms. Faye as we look at the topic on, "The How's in Reading". Gain an understanding of the important components in reading which are essential to your child's reading success.

Get some ideas about reading difficulties and misconceptions in reading development. Come and experience some hands-on activities and strategies you can practice at home to develop your child's love for reading.


End of Year 
17th December - Christmas Market and Concerts
9.00am - 9.30am Lower primary winter concert
9.30am - 10.00am Early years winter concert
Early years and lower primary families, please come along to the MPR for festive music and songs by the children! 
--Lower primary parents please join us from 9.00am - 9.30am
--Early years parents please join us from 9.30am - 10.00am
From 10.00am, early years parents - you can then collect your child from the MPR and go directly to the Christmas market together.


10.00am - 12.00pm Whole School Christmas Market
Early years area - Prekindergarten, grade 2 and 3 stalls
STEM room - K1, Grade 1 and 4 stalls
Main hallway - K2, Preschool and grade 5/6 stalls
We are excited to invite you to our annual DSKI Christmas Market! Enjoy a wonderful selection of craft items, engaging activities, and delicious snacks prepared by the students for the whole school community. The cost of the items and activities will be in 100 yen increments. Make sure to bring 100 yen coins for the event with all profits going to local charities. We look forward to celebrating this joyful season with you and your family.


Christmas Market PTA Bake Sale
If you are interested in baking a cake, cookies or any other type of baked good to sell at the Christmas Market on the morning of December 17 please let your class PTA know by December 3rd.

Proceeds from the bake sale will go to the PTA for upcoming events and activities.

We kindly ask you to please avoid using any nuts. Please also include a note if your baked good includes any of the following allergens: chickpeas, eggs, dairy (or in the unlikely event shellfish).

Baked goods can be brought to the main hallway of the school after drop off on the morning of December 17.

Winter Camp
19 - 24th December 
(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)
3 - 12 years old
50, 000yen per child
For the first time this year we will be offering a bilingual English/German camp!
We will run a range of art, music and games activities for children, in either English or German.

We will also combined run activities bilingually  - by an English and German teacher partnership in the room!

Thursday, 21 November 2024

 

Parent Survey
We kindly ask you to take a couple of minutes to help us improve our offering and services to you and your children. Please help to highlight areas that you are particularly happy with so we can celebrate those, as well as improvement areas. 

Additionally, we would love to hear your thoughts or feedback on how we can improve our Personal, Social and Physical Education programme.


Reponses are anonymous and will only be seen by the school board and staff.


Visit to Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama
Many thanks to our school board representatives and German teaching faculty for going up to the Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama and meeting with their team. It was a great connection to share what we are doing in our schools and how we can support each other, strengthening our German language programme offering. We look forward to hosting them here at DSKI!

















St Nicholas
6th December
2.45pm - 3.30pm St Nicholas Concert 

Known for his generosity and gift-giving, Saint Nicholas was a legendary historic figure who inspired the modern-day Santa Claus. In many European countries, including Germany, the life of St. Nicholas is celebrated with gift-giving, feasts, and parades.

To honor a traditional German Feast of St. Nicholas, students will receive a couple very special gifts. In the spirit of St. Nicholas, who traditionally left treats such as fruits and snacks in children’s shoes on the morning of December 6th, students will be given mikans (tangerines) provided by the PTA.

Then to conclude the school day, students will enjoy the gift of music with a festive holiday concert featuring traditional songs performed by members of the DSKI community: Phillip Strange on piano, Ryo Hatakeyama on bass, and Von Baron on drums.

Interested parents are welcome to join the audience in the multipurpose room.



17th December - Christmas Market and Concerts
9.00am - 9.30am Lower primary winter concert
9.30am - 10.00am Early years winter concert
Early years and lower primary families, please come along to the MPR for festive music and songs by the children! 
--Lower primary parents please join us from 9.00am - 9.30am
--Early years parents please join us from 9.30am - 10.00am
From 10.00am, early years parents - you can then collect your child from the MPR and go directly to the Christmas market together.


10.00am - 12.00pm Whole School Christmas Market
Early years area - Prekindergarten, grade 2 and 3 stalls
STEM room - K1, Grade 1 and 4 stalls
Main hallway - K2, Preschool and grade 5/6 stalls
We are excited to invite you to our annual DSKI Christmas Market! Enjoy a wonderful selection of craft items, engaging activities, and delicious snacks prepared by the students for the whole school community. The cost of the items and activities will be in 100 yen increments. Make sure to bring 100 yen coins for the event with all profits going to local charities. We look forward to celebrating this joyful season with you and your family.


Christmas Market PTA Bake Sale
If you are interested in baking a cake, cookies or any other type of baked good to sell at the Christmas Market on the morning of December 17 please let your class PTA know by December 3rd.

Proceeds from the bake sale will go to the PTA for upcoming events and activities.

We kindly ask you to please avoid using any nuts. Please also include a note if your baked good includes any of the following allergens: chickpeas, eggs, dairy (or in the unlikely event shellfish).

Baked goods can be brought to the main hallway of the school after drop off on the morning of December 17.





Last day, December 18
Santa Claus is coming to DSKI! 
We will have our special visitor on the last school day, going to each class and passing out gifts to the children.
We will then have lunch in class before finishing at 1.00pm for the winter vacation. 
School bus - will depart at 1.00pm, drop off times will be sent out to parents by the school office.


Winter Camp
19 - 24th December 
(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)
3 - 12 years old
50, 000yen per child
For the first time this year we will be offering a bilingual English/German camp!
We will run a range of art, music and games activities for children, in either English or German.

We will also combined run activities bilingually  - by an English and German teacher partnership in the room!






Friday, 15 November 2024

Parent Survey
We kindly ask you to take a couple of minutes to help us improve our offering and services to you and your children. Please help to highlight areas that you are particularly happy with so we can celebrate those, as well as improvement areas. 

Additionally, we would love to hear your thoughts or feedback on how we can improve our Personal, Social and Physical Education programme.


Thank you!


Parent Cafe
20th November
9.00am
Do you want to see our 3D printer in action? Try out our train? Have a go flying our school drones?
STEM room - come and see our equipment - 3d printers, robotics, drones maker space - hands on experiences to see how it works and how we incorporate it into our units of inquiry!






















DSKI Christmas Tree Lighting and Advent Calendar Event
25th November
School Entrance

To mark the start of the holiday season at DSKI, we are going to celebrate our annual Christmas Lighting event on Monday, 25th of November, 2024. The PTA are also busily preparing for each class an Advent Calendar which will be distributed that day.


Please watch out for more upcoming exciting activities we are preparing for the whole community! 

The Christmas Committee



Winter Camp
19 - 24th December 
(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)
3 - 12 years old
50, 000yen per child
For the first time this year we will be offering a bilingual English/German camp!
We will run a range of art, music and games activities for children, in either English or German.

We will also combined run activities bilingually  - by an English and German teacher partnership in the room!


Friday, 8 November 2024

 

We are happy to announce our dates for the school year 2025/26 are now published here.


Sankt Martin

11th November 

4:55 pm School yard

This is a school event and so there is after school child care available until the beginning of the event at 4:55pm for families who need it.

Please click here to register.




Parent Cafe
20th November
9.00am
Do you want to see our 3D printer in action? Try out our train? Have a go flying our school drones?
STEM room - come and see our equipment - 3d printers, robotics, drones maker space - hands on experiences to see how it works and how we incorporate it into our units of inquiry!


















DSKI Christmas Tree Lighting and Advent Calendar Event
25th November
School Entrance

To mark the start of the holiday season at DSKI, we are going to celebrate our annual Christmas Lighting event on Monday, 25th of November, 2024. The PTA are also busily preparing for each class an Advent Calendar which will be distributed that day.


Please watch out for more upcoming exciting activities we are preparing for the whole community! 

The Christmas Committee



Winter Camp
19 - 24th December 
(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)
3 - 12 years old
50, 000yen per child
For the first time this year we will be offering a bilingual English/German camp!
We will run a range of art, music and games activities for children, in either English or German.

We will also combined run activities bilingually  - by an English and German teacher partnership in the room!