Kobe City Visit

This week we were very happy to host Mr Okamoto who is the Kobe City Mayors Office Director and Ms Nakasone, who is the International Department`s Director of International Relations Promotion,

They really liked our school and were very happy to discuss with us how we can collaborate together, providing opportunities for our students to go out on exciting trips to Kobe city facilities and events!

School Clubs Term 2

Starting February 10th

Today was the last day for Term 1 clubs. Thank you to all who enrolled students in clubs throughout the first term.

Please note that there won’t be any after-school clubs for the next two weeks.

New clubs will begin on Monday, February 10th. 

We are happy to announce our club offers for both students and parents. Many of the Term 1 Clubs will continue and several new clubs are being offered. As always we have a wide range of clubs for students of all ages! 

There is a selection of activities for parents to join as well!

Student Clubs

Click here for our club offers and registration

Parent Clubs

Click here for our club offers and registration

Spaces are limited for some clubs so please register early. The cutoff date for clubs to reach the minimum number of members in order to be offered is Monday, February 3rd. Those who registered for cancelled clubs will be notified on the 4th or 5th in order to join other clubs. 

Confirmation emails will be sent out Friday, February 7th.

1-1 Football Coaching

Hi, my name is Toni.

I’m a professional football physical coach with over 15 years of experience, working with players across different countries. During my time in Kobe, I had the privilege of being part of the Vissel Kobe team.

Do you like football? Are you currently playing for a team?

If so, I’d like to invite you to try a special group training session designed specifically for football players. This isn’t your typical practice—it’s a focused session to help you improve your physical performance on the pitch.

Session Details:

• Duration: 1 hour

• Fee: ¥6,000

• Group Size: Up to 6 players per session

If you’re interested, don’t hesitate to reach out! Let’s take your game to the next level.

 

Healthy Eating

On a day to day basis at DSKI we have a healthy eating policy. 

Morning snacks and lunches

Please only send healthy snacks and meals into school with your child.

School events and birthday celebrations

We will allow treats with sugar, suitable for the event or festival e.g. at Halloween or Christmas.

You are also welcome to send cakes in for your child's birthday but we would ask that if possible to make

it a healthy eating celebration.

Please note - Prekindergarten is a sugar free zone for all events and birthdays due to the young age of the students.

Gifts for other students

You are welcome to send in edible gifts from holidays overseas etc. but we kindly ask that they are healthy eating gifts - e.g. dried fruit rather than candy - and please no nuts.

Earthquake and Natural Disaster Information and Drill 
22nd January

Parent Information Meeting

9.00am STEM room

For new or existing parents who would like to have information about our natural disaster policies, please come along to the STEM room, where we will go over what we will do and where we evacuate in the event of a earthquake / tsunami alert.

Student Evacuation Drill 

10.00am

We will be holding our next natural disaster emergency drill and if we have any new parents to the school who would like to join and see where our evacuation sites are please do feel free. If you would like to do so, please wait outside the school gate and we will meet you there. Just to ask, please kindly stay clear of the students so we can focus on them!

You can read our full policy with evacuation routes and locations here.

You can also see our bad weather school closure policy here.

IMPORTANT

If your emergency contacts or nominated student pick up in case of emergency has changed, please let the school office know the new information as soon as possible.

Student Reports

End of semester 1 reports will go home 31st of January

Parent Teacher Conferences 

3 - 7th February 

(3rd February 1.00pm school finish, to allow for conferences)

You will soon be receiving an invitation from your homeroom teacher to book a time to come in for a 3-way conference. This is a chance for parents, students and teachers to sit together and discuss the year so far and learning progress. We also want to hear what your child wants to achieve over the rest of the school year and how we can support this, so giving them that agency.

Football?

Hi, my name is Toni.

I’m a professional football physical coach with over 15 years of experience, working with players across different countries. During my time in Kobe, I had the privilege of being part of the Vissel Kobe team.

Do you like football? Are you currently playing for a team?

If so, I’d like to invite you to try a special group training session designed specifically for football players. This isn’t your typical practice—it’s a focused session to help you improve your physical performance on the pitch.

Session Details:

• Duration: 1 hour

• Fee: ¥6,000

• Group Size: Up to 6 players per session

If you’re interested, don’t hesitate to reach out! Let’s take your game to the next level.

 

Welcome back to all our families and welcome to DSKI to our new families!

During the break we have had work completed on the school, we hope you like our new Multi Purpose Room layout, we have had the Early Years rooms fully repainted and redecorated and of course our new school yard! Next week we will see the arrival of our new school bus, which we will be using for arrivals and going home as well as school trips out. Just a reminder, parents can book a school bus ticket day to day on demand, if you cant make pick up.

Earthquake and Natural Disaster Information and Drill 
22nd January

Parent Information Meeting

9.00am STEM room

For new or existing parents who would like to have information about our natural disaster policies, please come along to the STEM room, where we will go over what we will do and where we evacuate in the event of a earthquake / tsunami alert.

Student Evacuation Drill 

10.00am

We will be holding our next natural disaster emergency drill and if we have any new parents to the school who would like to join and see where our evacuation sites are please do feel free. If you would like to do so, please wait outside the school gate and we will meet you there. Just to ask, please kindly stay clear of the students so we can focus on them!

You can read our full policy with evacuation routes and locations here.

You can also see our bad weather school closure policy here.

IMPORTANT

If your emergency contacts or nominated student pick up in case of emergency has changed, please let the school office know the new information as soon as possible.

Student Reports

End of semester 1 reports will go home 31st of January

Parent Teacher Conferences 

3 - 7th February 

(3rd February 1.00pm school finish, to allow for conferences)

You will soon be receiving an invitation from your homeroom teacher to book a time to come in for a 3-way conference. This is a chance for parents, students and teachers to sit together and discuss the year so far and learning progress. We also want to hear what your child wants to achieve over the rest of the school year and how we can support this, so giving them that agency.

 

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.

 

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

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, 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 children’s lunch is Y500 each and the total cost is Y26,000

Please click here.

 

Grades 1 - 6

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

The G 3 ~ G 6 children’s 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 

 

Student Health Policy - Updated

We have recently reviewed and updated our health policy, you can see it here on our policy blog page.

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.

Please click here to access the feedback form.

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 children’s lunch is Y500 each and the total cost is Y26,000

Please click here.

 

Grades 1 - 6

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

The G 3 ~ G 6 children’s 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

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, 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.

 

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

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, in either English or German.

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