DSKI Clubs for Term 2

Today we have introduced the new DSKI club programme to all students. It will start from Monday, February 11th.

From now we would like to ask you to use the online application form to register.

Please use the link to find the programme and the application form.

Deadline to register: Friday, February 1st (TODAY!)

For further questions please contact Mr Brabant: lance.brabant@dskobe.org


Art Exhibition
February the 4th
We are very happy to announce our students art work will be displayed in the Kobe city office on the 2nd floor. Please see the attached flyer for details but please go along and enjoy the work!

Scholastic orders are open!

The next scholastic order is open until Friday, February 8th.

Please check the backpack of your child for the flyer of books offered this month. 

To save paper we have not included the order guide in printing this time, but it can be accessed here


Parent Cafe
February the 13th, 9.00am Library
Developing Real-World Skills Through the PYP Exhibition
In the PYP, students are encouraged to be curious and caring lifelong learners with the capacity to take responsible action. A crucial part of the programme is the exhibition, a culminating in-depth and collaborative project held during the final year of the programme. Through this session, we hope to share you how this culminating experience is the pinnacle of PYP education.

School Reports

We will be sending out our student report cards on today. We will be making a change this year by sending them as a pdf document and not as a printed report. This is due to our move to becoming a more paperless school and of course it is better for the environment.

We do understand that reports are needed for applications to schools and so any family who needs a signed and stamped paper copy can ask at the school office and we will provide one. 

DSKI Clubs for Term 2

Today we have introduced the new DSKI club programme to all students. It will start from Monday, February 11th.

From now we would like to ask you to use the online application form to register.

Please use the link to find the programme and the application form.

Deadline to register: Friday, February 1st

For further questions please contact Mr Brabant: lance.brabant@dskobe.org

Scholastic orders are open!

The next scholastic order is open until Friday, February 8th!

Please check the backpack of your child for the flyer of books offered this month. 

To save paper we have not included the order guide in printing this time, but it can be accessed here

School Information Meeting

30th January, 7.00pm Multi-Purpose Room

Members of Board and  the principal invite parents to give information about the current management situation/absence of the principal.

They would like to hear parents´ opinions and answer questions.

Open Day

11th February

Just a reminder that the 11th of February will be our next Open Day. It will be a school day as normal for students, but any interested prospective parents are very welcome to come in and see DSKI at work!

Marketing Group

We are looking for anyone in our community who would be interested in joining a school marketing group. If you have experience in marketing or just interested to help out please come and join!

1st meeting to see who is available, time commitments etc. No obigations required!

Please just add your name here.

School Blog Forms

Please let us know if you are not able to access our RSVP forms. They should work for all email accounts but if you have a problem, please contact Alex Inman

alex.inman@dskobe.org

TELL Kansai

We would like to support TELL Kansai, a counseling and support service for mental health in the Kansai area we work with. They will be having a fundraising event on the 1st of February in Mikage at The Garden Place Soshuen, Kobe.

You are able to buy raffle tickets here in the school office, with a good selection of prizes USJ pass! Intercontinental Hotel stay! Hot springs stay! wine!

You can buy tickets here

School Information Meeting

30th January, 7.00pm Multi-Purpose Room

Members of Board and  the principal invite parents to give information about the current management situation/absence of the principal.
They would like to hear parents´ opinions and answer questions.

Assembly

January 23rd 3.00pm, Multi-Purpose Room

Grade 3/4 will be hosting a Drama Assembly, all welcome.

Foreign Schools in Hyogo Music Performance

February 23rd, 10.00am

Kobe Korean Elementary and Junior High School

Our school is invited to the annual music event for the foreign schools in Hyogo Prefecture and we are hoping that our Grade 3 & 4 students can join this event to represent our school this year.

The event will be held:

Date: 23rd  February, 2019 Saturday

Time: Opening at 10:00 The performances will finish around 12:00

Venue: Kobe Korean Elementary & Junior High School（神戸朝鮮初中級学校）

          Click here for a school location map

The detailed schedule of the event has not been confirmed yet. The attendance for this event is NOT mandatory but it will be fantastic if your child can join in to represent our school community. The host of the event this year will provide us some snacks (2 rice balls and a juice) at the end of the event.

Please answer the question below by Friday, 18th January, 2019.

Please RSVP here

Please contact Mari Sukegawa for more information.

Marketing Group

We are looking for anyone in our community who would be interested in joining a school marketing group. If you have experience in marketing or just interested to help out please come and join!

Please just add your name here.

School Reports and Three Way Conferences

We will be sending out our student report cards on Friday the 1st of February. We will be making a change this year by sending them as a pdf document and not as a printed report. This is due to our move to becoming a more paperless school and of course it is better for the environment.

We do understand that reports are needed for applications to schools and so any family who needs a signed and stamped paper copy can ask at the school office and we will provide one. 

You will soon be receiving invitations from your homeroom teachers to sign up for a time to join your child and teacher for a progress meeting. For parents new to the school we call this a three way conference as it is for you and your teacher but also your child to join the conversation. We hope you enjoy the experience!

Lunch Menu

21st Lasagna

22nd Fried white fish

23rd Spinach omelet

24th Fried chicken

25th Cream sauce pasta

28th Salmon steak

29th Hamburger

30st Chicken breast schnitzel type

31st Tuna pizza

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to all after the break, and welcome to DSKI for the new families who have joined us!

Please find information here about school events etc we publish every Friday.

Construction Work

We are very happy to have a new Toho supermarket opening next to us in a few months, bringing much more life into our corner of Rokko Island. 

We have met with the management team in November and this week - during construction all precautions will be taken to ensure our safety and to prevent any disruption to the school.

Parent Cafe

January 16th, 9.00am Library

What is an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) school? How is it different to my former school?

If you want to know what a PYP school is, how is it different to a local school, what units are, what the programme of inquiry is, come along

and find out!

Please also bring your ideas, we want  to hear your perspective to make our school even better!

Assembly

January 23rd 3.00pm, Multi Function Room

Grade 3/4 will be hosting a Drama Assembly, all welcome.

Foreign Schools in Hyogo Music Performance

February 23rd, 10.00am

Kobe Korean Elementary and Junior High School

Our school is invited to the annual music event for the foreign schools in Hyogo Prefecture and we are hoping that our Grade 3 & 4 students can join this event to represent our school this year.

The event will be held:

Date: 23rd  February, 2019 Saturday

Time: Opening at 10:00 The performances will finish around 12:00

Venue: Kobe Korean Elementary & Junior High School（神戸朝鮮初中級学校）

          Click here for a school location map

The detailed schedule of the event has not been confirmed yet. The attendance for this event is NOT mandatory but it will be fantastic if your child can join in to represent our school community. The host of the event this year will provide us some snacks (2 rice balls and a juice) at the end of the event.

Please answer the question below by Friday, 18th January, 2019.

Please RSVP here

Please contact Mari Sukegawa for more information.

School Office

Just to let you know the school office will now be closed until we return to school on the 7th of January.

Winter Camp

Many thanks to our families who joined the winter camp, it was a very enjoyable week. The children had a lot of fun in school and on our trip, making wonderful art and cooking their lunch for the last day party!

Have a Great Holiday!
From all of us here at DSKI, please have a super holiday and safe travels to where ever you may be going!

Winter Camp
We will be running our camp for enrolled families from 9.00am until 3.30pm every day. Just come along to the school as normal, with the students taking part in art and games fun. We will be going to the local restaurant for lunch every day, so no need to send a lunchbox.

Swimming Schedule
Every Monday

January 7th - March 18th
Early Years, Grade 1 and Grade 2

April 1st - June 17th
Early Years, Pre-school, Grade 5/6

School Calendar 2019/2020

The calendar for next school year has been confirmed:
(The Event Calendar will be published later once it has been finalized with teachers and PTA.)

August

22nd first day of school after Summer break

26st first day for preschool students

October

12th Oktoberfest

14th school closed

28th - Nov 1st Autumn break

November

22nd school closed (teacher workshop day)

December

19th - Jan 8th Winter break (school closes on the 18th at 13:00)

March

19th - 27th Spring break

May

4th - 8th Golden Week (school closed)

June

16th last day of school (school closes at 13:00)

(Click here for the Calendar)

Ship Visitors from Germany

We had a couple of very interesting visitors who happened to drop by, two German engineers from a container ship in port for 24 hours. They saw the school from the mono-liner. Curious to see a German school overseas, they came in to look around and also had a chat with our students about life on a big ship. Very interesting for all!

School Lunches
Deadline - 12th of December

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

This time the lunch period will be between January 7 and March 20, 2019.

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 children’s lunch costs Y400 each.

Register HERE

Grades 1 - 6

The G 1 ~ G 6 children’s lunch costs Y550 each.

Register HERE

If you would like to order the lunch for your child, please submit an order form and make a payment by December 12 to -

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

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Swift Code: SMBCJPJT

Christmas Market
December 14th 10.20am - 12.00pm

We will open with performances at 10:20AM in the Multi-Purpose Room.

After that, feel free to wander through our market square and see the wonderful Christmas crafts our students have produced using natural, recycled, and various other materials. Some students will be offering activities and others selling treats to eat! The Christmas market will end at 12:00PM, when the children will gather together back inside the Multi-Purpose Room to close our celebrations.

After our whole school gathering (and a visit from Santa!), all students will return to their homeroom classes for 1PM dismissal. Children grades Pre-KG to Grade 1 must bepicked up by parents at their homerooms.

Open your hearts as well as your wallets, as proceeds from the sales of students’ work will go to charity! This year we are donating our earnings to help raise search and rescue dogs here in Kobe. Barring a natural disaster that needs their help, the dogs will be present to greet customers at a special booth during the event!

Last Day

December 14th

Just a reminder we will end school at 1.00pm on our last day of school.