School Holiday
18th September
Just a reminder we will be closed Monday for a public holiday.

DSKI (G3 - 6) Open Day at Canadian Academy
13th October
9.00am at CA reception
We are happy to announce a special open day for DSKI families of our upper primary school. If you are thinking of attending CA after your child graduates our Grade 6, please feel free to go along and have a campus tour and information talk.

If you would like to attend please click here. 

(Please note - it is only for G3 - 6 due to potential numbers of attendees)

We will be arranging open days at Marist Brothers International School, Osaka International School and YMCA Osaka International School in the next couple of months so please watch the blog for dates and registration.

Club Update Information

Click here to register for student clubs

Click here to register for parent clubs

The early registration/ cutoff date to reach the minimum number of participants will be: Tuesday, September 19.

Thank you to all who have signed up for student and parents clubs for the 1st semester. So far we have a good turnout for many of the clubs, but there are still some that are in need of more members in order to reach the minimum number of four students. If they don’t reach the minimum, then we may have to cancel some of the offerings.

Families will be notified of cancelled clubs next Tuesday, September 19th and will still have a chance to join another club.

Confirmation emails will be sent out next week between Wednesday and Friday, with clubs beginning the following week from Monday, September 25. 

Clubs with under 4 members and searching for more members are:

Baking & Cooking - (PS - G6) - Monday

Puzzle Club - (EY - PS) - Monday

Art Club for EY & PS - (EY - PS) - Tuesday

Athletics - (G1- G6) - Tuesday

Little Engineers (Lego) - (EY) - Wednesday

Badminton - (PS - G6) - Wednesday

Art Primary - (G1 - G6) - Wednesday

Science LP - (PS - G2) - Wednesday

Dance Club - (G1 - G6) - Wednesday

Flag Football - (PS- G6) - Thursday

Fun with Phonics - (EY - G2) - Thursday

Fun with Treats - (EY) - Thursday

Maker Space - (PS - G2) - Friday

Keyboarding (G3 - G6 ) - Friday

The Sports Club - (PS - G6) - Friday

Yoga & Movement - (EY - PS) - Friday

The following clubs have no registrants and will be cancelled unless four or more members join before next Tuesday, September 19th:

Board Games - (G3 - G6) - Monday

Table Tennis - (G3 - G6) - Monday

Athletics for EY & PS - Wednesday

Kung Fu for Beginners - (PS - G6) - Wednesday

Among Us Club - (G3 - G6) - Thursday

German Class LP - (PS - G3)

Confirmed Clubs that have reached or surpassed the minimum number of students and will be offered are:

Basketball - (G1 - G6) - Monday

Kids Kitchen - (PS - 6) - Tuesday

Kung Fu Advanced - (PS - 6) - Tuesday

Soccer - (G1 - 6) - Thursday

German Class UP - (G3 - G6) - Thursday

In-line Skating - (PS - G6) - Friday

Science UP - (G3 - G6) - Friday

Clubs that have reached a maximum number of students and can no longer accept new students:

Minecraft Club - (G2 - G6) - Wednesday

Parent Clubs

The Parents Clubs and Classes are also still hoping for members to join, please check out the activities for parents.

Oktoberfest 2023
7th October 
10.00am -  4.00pm

Save the date - please come along and enjoy a traditional Oktoberfest at DSKI. There will be German food, music and games - if you have lederhosen or dirndl, please wear them!

Oktoberfest help wanted

We still need volunteers to help on the day and also if you are free to help set up on the 6th October. As many people as possible would be great!

Please click here to sign up as a volunteer.

Donations for Oktoberfest 

We would like to ask if any families would be willing to donate -

- Prizes for our tombola (priority are prizes for primary age children and adults)

- Soft drinks for our drinks stall

Please kindly leave donations in the school main entrance or at the school office.

We welcome family and friends of DSKI to attend. We kindly ask that anyone that is a friend of a family member or any other persons who wish to attend, kindly click here to register.

Kindly note, current families of DSKI do not need to register in advance. Just come along on the day and sign in at the front gate.

Letter from Mr Huber - Thankyou for the Sponsor Run Donation!

Dear parents,

We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude for organizing the Sponsor's Run event that made it possible for us to acquire the fantastic Artec Robo 2.0 robotics and programming kit for our students from K1 to Grade 5&6. Your support has opened up a world of creative learning opportunities for our young minds.

The Artec Robo 2.0 kit will become an integral part of our STEM room, fostering hands-on learning experiences for our students. Within this innovative tool, students will engage in a wide range of activities, from designing and building robots to exploring the principles of programming and electronics. This kit empowers them to apply their knowledge in a practical context, sparking curiosity, collaboration, and critical thinking. It encourages students to experiment, problem-solve, and think creatively, aligning perfectly with our STEM room's mission to inspire a lifelong passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

The Artec Robo 2.0 seamlessly aligns with our PYP units of inquiry, enriching our students' learning experiences across various subject areas, transdisciplinary themes and concepts. The learners will find opportunities to integrate robotics and programming into their inquiries. They can design robots and electronic tools and create solutions for real-world problems. The learners will use the kit as a tool to understand how technology impacts our lives. This connection enhances our PYP curriculum by offering a dynamic platform for hands-on, inquiry-based learning.

The introduction of the Artec Robo 2.0 kit enhances the delivery of our IT curriculum at DSKI. Students will learn to code, program, and operate their robotic creations. This hands-on experience not only develops their technical skills but also nurtures critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. The integration of robotics and programming aligns with the core principles of our IT curriculum, enabling students to explore computational thinking, algorithms, and coding concepts pairing their learning with creativity. Our strong IT curriculum prepares our students at DSKI for the digital age, ensuring they are well-equipped to navigate the technology-driven world with confidence.

Once again, we express our deepest appreciation to all of you and for your unwavering support in making this valuable learning resource available to our students. The Artec Robo 2.0 kit will undoubtedly inspire a new generation of young inventors, programmers, and engineers at DSKI and we will hopefully be able to expand our Artec resources in the future.

Thank you for your dedication to enhancing the educational experiences of our students.

Mr Benjamin Huber

IT Coordinator

Message from our Friends at the Kobe Club

 

Oktoberfest 2023
7th October 
10.00am -  4.00pm

Save the date - please come along and enjoy a traditional Oktoberfest at DSKI. There will be German food, music and games - if you have lederhosen or dirndl, please wear them!

Oktoberfest help wanted

We still need volunteers to help on the day and also if you are free to help set up on the 6th October. As many people as possible would be great!

Please click here to sign up as a volunteer.

Donations for Oktoberfest 

We would like to ask if any families would be willing to donate -

- Prizes for our tombola (priority are prizes for primary age children and adults)

- Soft drinks for our drinks stall

Please kindly leave donations in the school main entrance or at the school office.

After School Clubs 

Starting 25th September

We are happy to announce our club offers for both students and parents. Once again we have a very wide range of clubs for all ages of students. 

We also have a selection of activities for you parents to join!

Student Clubs

Click here for our club offers and registration

Clubs for Parents

Click here for our club offers and registration

 

 
Parent Parking
If we could please ask parent not to park on the road outside school, please just drop and go. 

If any parents need short term parking at drop off in the morning, TOHO supermarket have kindly given us permission to use their parking spaces for 10 - 15 minutes at 8.30am.

After School Clubs
We will be sending out our after school club list Friday the 8th where you can see the offers and sign up so please watch out here in the blog.

Clubs will then begin for students on the 28th September.

Parent clubs

We are always looking for parents who may be interested to run a club. Either for students or running a parent club - where other parents can join you at a convenient time, not necessarily after school. For example in the past we have had parents running clubs for other parents, doing cooking or dancing.

If interested please just click here to let us know!

DSKI Playgroup for 1 - 2 year olds

Open for registrations now.

We still have space in our playgroup every Thursday with Ms Anita. Songs and play, mums, dads and young children, come along and join us!

Please contact the school office for details.

 
Welcome Back
We have had a very nice start back to the school year, all has gone fine this week and the children looked very happy! We hope you also had a chance to meet and say hello to our new staff, they have also enjoyed meeting all the members of our school community.

Parent Evening
1st September 

6.00pm Presentations by the school board and PTA

7.00pm Class meetings
Please come and join us for our first parent teacher meeting. You will have a chance to meet with your child's homeroom teacher and hear about the programme for the year as well as meeting the other families in your grade level.

Before the teacher meetings we will also have presentations by the Parent Teacher Association and the school board about the role they fill in the school and the work they do. So if you are interested to join one of these groups please do come along and join!

We would please ask families to make child care arrangements privately as our staff will of course be in the meetings with you. We will have a very small number of child care spaces if needed though, please contact the school office to inquire.

After School Clubs
We will be sending out our after school club list Friday the 8th where you can see the offers and sign up so please watch out here in the blog.

Clubs will then begin for students on the 28th September.

Parent clubs

We are always looking for parents who may be interested to run a club. Either for students or running a parent club - where other parents can join you at a convenient time, not necessarily after school. For example in the past we have had parents running clubs for other parents, doing cooking or dancing.

If interested please just click here to let us know!

 

Happy holidays
We wish all our parents a happy holiday and relaxing vacation! We do hope you have safe travels where ever you may go!

School Year 2023 - 24
You can access our term dates here and our programme of events here. 
Our first day back will be the 24th August.
Preschool
Our new preschool class will start back slightly later on teh 28th August with the primary school enrolment ceremony. My Faye will be in touch with more details shortly!

The children of grade 3 & 4 had their performance last week of ‘Dream On’ to raise money for a local charity. The charity is called Kobe Guardian and they are an animal shelter that help re-home animals that would otherwise be put down. 

They very kindly came to visit us and brought Kurama (brown) and Lavender (grey) to visit the children and say thank you for their hard work and donation to the charity. 

The children raised 30,000 Yen! 

Huge well done to grade 3 & 4, and thank you to Kobe Guardian for visiting us. 

 

End of Year
Just a reminder we will finish on the 21st of June at 1.00pm. 
Students will have lunch in class as normal and the school bus will depart at 1.00pm.

Message from our PTA

Dear all Parents 

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for your tremendous understanding and cooperation in supporting the PTA activities throughout this year. 

While ensuring the health of our children, we have also strived to explore ways to provide as many educational opportunities as possible in collaboration with the school. In this process, we greatly appreciate your significant contributions in many ways.

With all your past and present contributions, we are happy to inform you that the PTA was able to donate the following items to the school this year;

- Smartboard 786,500 Yen

- For lower and upper primary school 200,000Yen (still considering)

- For early years 400,000Yen (Mattresses, Toys, Speakers etc.)

Together we hope to continue fostering mutual respect and cooperation among parents  and teachers to continue to make DSKI a better place for our children. We are looking forward to the next school year 2023/2024.

Thank you again for your ongoing support. Have a wonderful summer break.

Best regards,

2022-2023 PTA

 

Student Led Conferences

June 14th

5.00pm - 8.00pm

We are happy to invite all parents to come along and see what your child has been doing though the year!

It is an event where we pass the responsibility to the students. They will guide you around the school and into the homeroom classes where they will have stations set up to show their favourite activities. They will also show you their eportfolio and reflect on their learning.

You are free to come along anytime between 5 - 8pm, our staff will all be here to help out as needed and chat with any parents who have questions.

School bus families - if you would like your child to stay on campus until 5.00pm when you can pick them up from the late room, please just let our office know.

End of Year
Just a reminder we will finish on the 21st of June at 1.00pm. The school bus will depart at 1.00pm and drop of times will be sent out shortly.

Summer Camps 2023

- Registration closing Monday 12th June -

English language camp 26th June - 21st July

German and Japanese language camp 24th - 28th July

NEW - French language camp 26th - 28th July

Ages 4 - 12 years old

1 week 50, 000yen
2 weeks 95, 000 yen (5% discount)
3 weeks 135, 000 yen (10% discount)
4 weeks 150, 000 yen (25% discount)
Lunch included, bus fee is extra, consumption tax will be applied

We will have a range of different activities running which the children can choose from such as sports, outdoor games, music workshop and art and crafts!

We are also happy to announce for the first time a French language camp!

Non native speakers welcome at all our language camps.

To register for English summer camp please click here

To register for German summer camp please click here

To register for French summer camp please click here

To register for Japanese summer camp please click here

Clubs

Many thanks for all who joined our club programme, today is our last club day but we will have our new programme up and running in September.

Due to bad weather last week we will have athletics catch up next Tuesday and the Friday clubs will all run next week as a make up day. Mr Brabant will be in touch to confirm.

Student Led Conferences

June 14th

5.00pm - 8.00pm

We are happy to invite all parents to come along and see what your child has been doing though the year!

It is an event where we pass the responsibility to the students. They will guide you around the school and into the homeroom classes where they will have stations set up to show their favourite activities. They will also show you their eportfolio and reflect on their learning.

You are free to come along anytime between 5 - 8pm, our staff will all be here to help out as needed and chat with any parents who have questions.

School bus families - if you would like your child to stay on campus until 5.00pm when you can pick them up from the late room, please just let our office know.

Summer Camps 2023

English language camp 26th June - 21st July

German and Japanese language camp 24th - 28th July

NEW - French language camp 26th - 28th July

Ages 4 - 12 years old

1 week 50, 000yen
2 weeks 95, 000 yen (5% discount)
3 weeks 135, 000 yen (10% discount)
4 weeks 150, 000 yen (25% discount)
Lunch included, bus fee is extra, consumption tax will be applied

We will have a range of different activities running which the children can choose from such as sports, outdoor games, music workshop and art and crafts!

We are also happy to announce for the first time a French language camp!

Non native speakers welcome at all our language camps.

To register for English summer camp please click here

To register for German summer camp please click here

To register for French summer camp please click here

To register for Japanese summer camp please click here