Annual Winter Bazaar at CHIC on Rokko Island

29th November

If you are free and around on Saturday, please call by and support our school choir who will be doing a special performance!

Christmas Jazz Concert

Monday 8th December
2.30pm - 3.30pm in the MPR
Phillip Strange, the renowned jazz pianist, will be back at our school. This time he will team up with his musician friends Minoru Satomura (saxophone), Ryo Hatakeyama (bass) and Von Baron (drums) for an afternoon of jazz sounds inspired by Christmas. All parents are cordially invited to share this delightful experience with our students and teachers. 

Please note - swimming for Grade 4 - 6 will be rescheduled to take place earlier in the day so students can attend.

Growing Multilingual Learners Together – Parent Café
Wednesday, December 10th 2025
STEM Room
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

How will your child’s English journey begin in our Kindergarten? What strategies do EY teachers use? How can you support your child when you don’t speak the school language at home?

Join Ms. Alexia for our Parent Café, “Growing Multilingual Learners Together,” where she will answer these questions and share helpful tips for multilingual Kindergarten families. All parents are warmly invited to join this friendly and informative session.

Last week of School Term

Christmas Concert in collaboration with the German Consul

16th December

5.00pm - 7.00pm, MPR

All our parents and students are cordially invited to come along and enjoy an evening of seasonal music in collaboration with the German Consul Osaka with food and drinks for the community.

We will have a performance by our school choir and pianists with some special musical guests - Yosuke Mukai, tenor, Phillip Strange, Jazz piano, Choir of Kobe College and Y's Saxophone Quartet.

It will be a night to remember and the perfect way to start the holidays so please come along and enjoy the show!

(This is instead of the early years, lower primary concert/Christmas market on the last day)

Parent Photos

Please may we remind parents not to identify any students by name in social media posts without the consent of mums and dads, thanks!

Winter Camp 2025

18 - 24th December 

(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)

3 - 12 years old

50, 000yen per child

We are happy to announce our winter camp dates - click here to register (places are limited)

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 to celebrate the winter season!

Message from our Friends at Peace and Nature

 

Grade 6 Mathematics
Congratulations to Grade 6 for inventing a very delicious pizza, as part of their learning and application of ratio, proportions and fractions! We want students to have high standards in maths but also make the subject fun, engaging and seeing how it connects to the real world.

Christmas Jazz Concert

Monday 8th December
2.30pm - 3.30pm in the MPR
Phillip Strange, the renowned jazz pianist, will be back at our school. This time he will team up with his musician friends Minoru Satomura (saxophone), Ryo Hatakeyama (bass) and Von Baron (drums) for an afternoon of jazz sounds inspired by Christmas. All parents are cordially invited to share this delightful experience with our students and teachers. 

Growing Multilingual Learners Together – Parent Café
Wednesday, December 10th 2025
STEM Room
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

How will your child’s English journey begin in our Kindergarten? What strategies do EY teachers use? How can you support your child when you don’t speak the school language at home?

Join Ms. Alexia for our Parent Café, “Growing Multilingual Learners Together,” where she will answer these questions and share helpful tips for multilingual Kindergarten families. All parents are warmly invited to join this friendly and informative session.

Last week of School Term

Christmas Concert

16th December

5.00pm - 7.00pm, MPR

All our parents and students are cordially invited to come along and enjoy an evening of seasonal music in collaboration with the German Consul Osaka with food and drinks for the community.

We will have a performance by our school choir and pianists with some special musical guests - Yosuke Mukai, tenor, Phillip Strange, Jazz piano, Choir of Kobe College and Y's Saxophone Quartet.

It will be a night to remember and the perfect way to start the holidays so please come along and enjoy the show!

Last Day of School

17th December

School closes at 1.00pm

Our last day we will have Santa visit all the classes with a special present for each child!

Winter Camp 2025

18 - 24th December 

(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)

3 - 12 years old

50, 000yen per child

We are happy to announce our winter camp dates - click here to register (places are limited)

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 to celebrate the winter season!

11/11 Memorial

We were happy to be invited again to the 11/11 memorial at the Kobe foreigners ceremony, hosted by the French and German consulates.  Many thanks to Azusa for her super choir performance.

Sports Day and Upper Primary Cross Country

Monday 24th November

Sports Day
9.00am - 12.30pm

Cross Country
1.30pm - 3.00pm 

We are excited to invite all parents to our new style sports day and cross country events where our students will collaborate in teams to showcase their sportsmanship and teamwork. Come cheer on your children as they participate in various new and exciting activities.

Please can we ask all students to:

• Wear their school t-shirt and trainers (shoes to run in)

• Bring their water bottles and snacks

• Bring a hat and sunscreen

After the end of sports day or the cross country you may take your child directly home but please inform your homeroom teacher.

Early Years

On the School Yard

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of sports day events on the school yard

10.00am - Snack time/ toilet break

11.45am - Award ceremony, group photos and end of sports day

12.00pm - Students return to their classrooms for lunch

Afternoon programme as usual

Clubs will continue as normal

Lower Primary Sports Day

At the Green Field

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of sports day events

12.30pm - End of sports day and students return to school

12.30pm - 1.30pm Lunchtime in their classrooms as usual

Afternoon programme as usual

Clubs will continue as normal

Upper Primary - Sports day At the Green Field

and Cross Country At the Green Belt (not the Green Field)

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of sports day events

12.30pm - End of sports day and students return to school

12.30pm - 1.30pm Lunchtime in their classrooms as usual

1:30pm Students and teachers make their way to the Green Belt (parents may either walk there with us or meet us there)

2.00pm Cross country event begins

3:00pm Students and teachers return to school for tidy up

3.30pm End of school day

Clubs will continue as normal after school.

Christmas Jazz Concert
Monday 8th December
2.30pm - 3.30pm in the MPR
Phillip Strange, the renowned jazz pianist, will be back at our school. This time he will team up with his musician friends Minoru Satomura (saxophone), Ryo Hatakeyama (bass) and Von Baron (drums) for an afternoon of jazz sounds inspired by Christmas. All parents are cordially invited to share this delightful experience with our students and teachers. 

Last week of School Term

Christmas Concert

16th December

5.00pm - 7.00pm

Please come along and enjoy an evening of seasonal music in collaboration with the German Consul Osaka. Food, drink, music and a social event for all in our community! We will publish the schedule soon, so please save the date!

Last Day of School

17th December

School closes at 1.00pm

Our last day we will have Santa visit all the classes with a special present for each child!

(Please note the previously scheduled Christmas Market is cancelled and will not go ahead, we will hold the concert on the 16th instead)

Winter Camp 2025

18 - 24th December 

(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)

3 - 12 years old

50, 000yen per child

We are happy to announce our winter camp dates - click here to register (places are limited)

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 to celebrate the winter season!

Congratulations to Tamaki! 

We are proud to announce that Tamaki from Grade 2 has been selected for the German Embassy Art Contest “My Germany” 2025 for her beautiful painting depicting St. Martin. Tamaki’s artwork wonderfully captures the spirit of sharing and kindness celebrated in St. Martin’s story. 

Congratulations, Tamaki, on this impressive achievement and for representing our school with creativity and heart!

Scholastic Book Order

Deadline Friday, November 14th

Click here to order

Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running! By placing an order you are helping to build our school library. Every dollar you spend earns our school bonus points to use towards new books for our students!

Many thanks for your support! 

Sankt Martin
Tuesday, November 11th
Blue Park – Open-Air Amphitheatre
4:00 PM – Assembly / Performance, Parade 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Please note that the meeting point for St. Martin’s Day has changed! We will now gather at the open-air amphitheatre for a lovely assembly to start the celebration. All families are warmly invited to join us to enjoy the performance, followed by the lantern parade and a parent-student social gathering afterward.

If you are unable to collect your child at 3:30 PM, a childcare service is available, and our team will bring your child to the amphitheatre. Please note that childcare ends at 4:00 PM, and we kindly ask that you join your child from that time. If you need child care from 3.30pm - 4.00pm please click here to register.

There will be no after-school clubs on this day. The school bus will run as usual, so please let the school office know if your child will not take the bus.
We look forward to seeing you for this joyful celebration of St. Martin!

Flu and Covid-19 Vaccinations 
November 12th
8.30am

We are happy to announce that our school doctor will visit to administer vaccinations again this year.

If you would like your child and also for parents, please click here to register.

Board Presentation for families in Grade 4-6

20th November  

8:45-9:45 in the STEM room

A talk regarding the secondary school expansion. The board will re-share details about the project, the principal will explain the pedagogical programme and you are welcome to ask any question you may have.

Please indicate your attendance here by 14th November.

Sports Day and Upper Primary Cross Country

Monday 24th November

Sports Day
9.00am - 12.30pm

Cross Country
1.30pm - 3.00pm 

We are excited to invite all parents to our new style sports day and cross country events where our students will collaborate in teams to showcase their sportsmanship and teamwork. Come cheer on your children as they participate in various new and exciting activities.

Please can we ask all students to:

• Wear their school t-shirt and trainers (shoes to run in)

• Bring their water bottles and snacks

• Bring a hat and sunscreen

After the end of sports day or the cross country you may take your child directly home but please inform your homeroom teacher.

Early Years

On the School Yard

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of sports day events on the school yard

10.00am - Snack time/ toilet break

11.45am - Award ceremony, group photos and end of sports day

12.00pm - Students return to their classrooms for lunch

Afternoon programme as usual

Clubs will continue as normal

Lower Primary Sports Day

At the Green Field

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of sports day events

12.30pm - End of sports day and students return to school

12.30pm - 1.30pm Lunchtime in their classrooms as usual

Afternoon programme as usual

Clubs will continue as normal

Upper Primary - Sports day At the Green Field

and Cross Country At the Green Belt (not the Green Field)

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of sports day events

12.30pm - End of sports day and students return to school

12.30pm - 1.30pm Lunchtime in their classrooms as usual

1:30pm Students and teachers make their way to the Green Belt (parents may either walk there with us or meet us there)

2.00pm Cross country event begins

3:00pm Students and teachers return to school for tidy up

3.30pm End of school day

Clubs will continue as normal after school.

Christmas Jazz Concert
Monday 8th December
2.30pm - 3.30pm in the MPR
Phillip Strange, the renowned jazz pianist, will be back at our school. This time he will team up with his musician friends Minoru Satomura (saxophone), Ryo Hatakeyama (bass) and Von Baron (drums) for an afternoon of jazz sounds inspired by Christmas. All parents are cordially invited to share this delightful experience with our students and teachers. 

Last week of School Term

Christmas Concert

16th December

5.00pm - 7.00pm

Please come along and enjoy an evening of seasonal music in collaboration with the German Consul Osaka. Food, drink, music and a social event for all in our community! We will publish the schedule soon, so please save the date!

Last Day of School

17th December

School closes at 1.00pm

Our last day we will have Santa visit all the classes with a special present for each child!

(Please note the previously scheduled Christmas Market will not go ahead, we will hold the concert on the 16th instead)

Winter Camp 2025

18 - 24th December 

(24th is a half day due to Christmas Eve)

3 - 12 years old

50, 000yen per child

We are happy to announce our winter camp dates - click here to register (places are limited)

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 to celebrate the winter season!