School Calendar 2024/2025
We are pleased to announce that our dates for school year 2024/25 are available here for you to see.

Healthy Urban Gardening

Saturday November 25th

1.00pm - 3.00pm

MPR land area at school

We would like to invite everyone to join us at our second HUG Project at DSKI. The Healthy Urban Gardening is a collaborative work between ACCJ Kansai and DSKI. The aim is to complete a cycle of planting and harvesting healthy produce that will be donated to Food Bank Kansai for the less income family in the area. 

In addition, there will be different presentations and activities to spread awareness about sustainability and change through a healthy GREEN advocacies. 

Parent Cafe
Wednesday 6th of December, STEM Room
Supporting Reading at Home
Does your child enjoy reading? Would you like to know how you can support your child with their reading? 

Come along to our parent cafe to explore a range of strategies to help your child develop a love of reading!

Christmas Market PTA Bake Sale

December 15

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 15 please let your class PTA know by December 1st. 

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 15.

Winter Camp - Deadline for registration 8th December
18th - 22nd December 
9.00am - 3.30pm
Ages 3 - 12 years old
50, 000 yen per child

Please click here to register
Come and join us in the first week of the winter holidays for our winter camp. We will be running art and games activities with music fun and a end of camp Christmas dinner party!

 

DSKI Open Day for DSKI Parents 
23rd November

8.45am - 10.00am 

(8.45am - 9.15am Open Day Information Meeting)

We would like to once again invite all our families to come in and see our school at work. It is a great opportunity for parents of younger children to see what the older children do in our upper grade levels. 

So parents of early years, please take a look in our primary school and lower primary parents please do feel free to have a walk around upper primary school!

8.45am - 9.15am Open Day Information Meeting

How do we support English and Maths learning? 

Please come along, find out and meet our support team.

As part of our programme we will also run an information meeting where we can show you how we assess and track students progress in English and maths and how we support the students who need help. 

Come along to meet the team who work with the students and ask any questions you may have.

Healthy Urban Gardening

Saturday November 25th

1.00pm - 3.00pm

MPR land area at school

We would like to invite everyone to join us at our second HUG Project at DSKI. The Healthy Urban Gardening is a collaborative work between ACCJ Kansai and DSKI. The aim is to complete a cycle of planting and harvesting healthy produce that will be donated to Food Bank Kansai for the less income family in the area. 

In addition, there will be different presentations and activities to spread awareness about sustainability and change through a healthy GREEN advocacies. 

Winter Camp
18th - 22nd December 
9.00am - 3.30pm
Ages 3 - 12 years old
50, 000 yen per child

Please click here to register
Come and join us in the first week of the winter holidays for our winter camp. We will be running art and games activities with music fun and a end of camp Christmas dinner party!

Message from our advent calendar team

Dear families,

Hope you enjoyed St.Martin’s Day.

9 volunteers are needed to help us make  9 Christmas Advent Calendars (1 calendar per class from Pre-Kindergarten to G5/6). Photos attached. We already have the ideas and some experience of previous years and we just need crafty hands. Let's enjoy and bring Christmas to our kids together . 

No experience needed, any language is ok. We are planning to work in 3 groups (3 people for 3 calendars in each group). Approximate time per group: 3-4 hours. Time/ date will be scheduled this week upon your sign-ups. 

Advent Calendar making  will be between November 13 - 24 during school hours.

The advent calendars will be presented to the kids on November 27 Monday. From November 28 they will open 1 envelope with a surprise each day till School Christmas day December 15.

Please click here to let us know if you can help.

Advent Calendar Team

Message from our Friends at the Swiss Society

Raclette Party with visit from Saint Nicholas 2023

Dear Members and Friends,

The Swiss Society of the Kansai cordially invites you to our annual Raclette Party with a special visit from Santa Claus to be held on:

Sunday, December 3, 2023, 15:00 – 19:00

at the Kobe Regatta and Athletic Club (KRAC)

This event is open to all members, friends of the Swiss Society and their guests. Let’s get together to say hello to Santa and wind down the old year with a “Raclette”, a very traditional Swiss dish. This is a popular event and seating is limited.

So be sure to apply early - please click here for more details and to register!

English Club for Adults

Two more adults are needed to run English lessons (Intermediate level) on Wednesdays at DSKI from 13:15 to 15:15 (2 hours with a 5-minute break). 

22 000 yen till the end of Term 1 (January 29). A group of 4 people minimum.

For those who can talk but would like to enrich the spoken/ written English with words and grammar, be more confident with speaking/ listening. 

Your friends are more than welcome, as it is not necessary to be a DSKI parent. Please share with those who may be interested.  Thank you! 

Feel free to ask any questions to Daria Rashidova via the school office.

 

DSKI Open Day for DSKI Parents 
23rd November

8.45am - 10.00am 

We would like to once again invite all our families to come in and see our school at work. It is a great opportunity for parents of younger children to see what the older children do in our upper grade levels. 

So parents of early years, please take a look in our primary school and lower primary parents please do feel free to have a walk around upper primary school!

8.45am - 9.15am Open Day Information Meeting

How do we support English and Maths learning? Please come along, find out and meet our support team.

As part of our programme we will also run an information meeting where we can show you how we assess and track students progress in English and maths and how we support the students who need help. Come along to meet the team who work with the students and ask any questions you may have.

Winter Camp
18th - 22nd December 
9.00am - 3.30pm
Ages 3 - 12 years old
50, 000 yen per child

Please click here to register
Come and join us in the first week of the winter holidays for our winter camp. We will be running art and games activities with music fun and a end of camp Christmas dinner party!

Message from our advent calendar team

Dear families,

Hope you enjoyed St.Martin’s Day.

9 volunteers are needed to help us make  9 Christmas Advent Calendars (1 calendar per class from Pre-Kindergarten to G5/6). Photos attached. We already have the ideas and some experience of previous years and we just need crafty hands. Let's enjoy and bring Christmas to our kids together . 

No experience needed, any language is ok. We are planning to work in 3 groups (3 people for 3 calendars in each group). Approximate time per group: 3-4 hours. Time/ date will be scheduled this week upon your sign-ups. 

Advent Calendar making  will be between November 13 - 24 during school hours.

The advent calendars will be presented to the kids on November 27 Monday. From November 28 they will open 1 envelope with a surprise each day till School Christmas day December 15.

Please click here to let us know if you can help.

Advent Calendar Team

 

Calling all musicians!

We are looking for any parents or friends of parents who play an instrument and may be interested in doing some short musical performances with our students. No professional experience required, just a willingness to enjoy some musical time.

Please click here if you are interested!

Sankt Martin
November 10th
5.00pm on the school yard
On Friday, November 10th, we are going to celebrate St.Martins' Day with a short play, songs and a Lantern March. We will meet in the school yard at 5 pm in the afternoon when it is getting dark outside.

Important: Please note that parents must accompany their child/children during the event as it takes place outside school hours. After school child care is available until the beginning of the event at 5 pm.

The official event will finish as soon as we return to school from the Lantern March but there will be hot childrens’ punch and mulled wine waiting for you outside of school, kindly being sponsored.

- Please note that this is a school event and so there is after school child care available until the beginning of the event at 5.00pm for families who need it.
Please click here to register.

DSKI Open Day for DSKI Parents 
23rd November
8.45am - 10.00am
We would like to once again invite all our families to come in and see our school at work. It is a great opportunity for parents of younger children to see what the older children do in our upper grade levels. 

So parents of early years, please take a look in our primary school and lower primary parents please do feel free to have a walk around upper primary school!

Winter Camp
18th - 22nd December 
9.00am - 3.30pm
Ages 3 - 12 years old
50, 000 yen per child

Please click here to register
Come and join us in the first week of the winter holidays for our winter camp. We will be running art and games activities with music fun and a end of camp Christmas dinner party!

 

We wish everyone a nice vacation from tomorrow and look forward to seeing everyone back here on the 30th of October!

Scholastic Book Order

Deadline - TODAY!

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!

Halloween
31st October
We would love to see your children in their fantastic costumes again! There will be awards for the best homemade, spookiest and class favourite costume. 

(It is ok to either come to school in costume or change here).

The children will have the opportunity to trick or treat and show their costumes to the other classes. 

If you would like your child to bring their own trick or treat bag, they are more than welcome to do so.
Halloween Team

Cross Country
Grade 3 - 6
Friday 3rd November
10.00am - 12.30pm
Green Belt on Rokko Island
We are happy to invite all parents of Grade 3 - 6 to our cross country event.
Please make sure that your child wears the school t-shirt, has a hat, an extra water bottle, a coat to keep warm when not running and a nice, healthy snack. 
 
The students will meet at school at 8.30am as usual and move to Rokko Park at 9.30am. Parents should join us at 10.00am at the meeting point.
 
At 12:30pm the children will return to school to eat their lunch and at 1.15pm we will continue with the normal school schedule. Clubs will be running as usual after school until 4.35pm.

German / Japanese Film Festival
3rd November
Josho Hall,  3. Stock, OIT Umeda Tower, Osaka Institute of Technology – Umeda Campus
In the run-up to the 150th anniversary of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Osaka-Kobe, this year's "German Film Festival in Osaka" is dedicated to the lives and work of strong women. Four German films with female protagonists will be shown, followed by a panel discussion with female directors from Germany and Japan.

Entry is free, but registration on the website is required. It is possible to register for more than one film or for both films and the panel event. A confirmation will be sent to your registered email address.

Please click here to register

We look forward to welcoming you to the event.

Marist Brothers International School 
Open Day for DSKI Families 

November 7th
9.00am at Reception
Marist Brothers would like to invite any interested parents to join a DSKI open day exclusively for our families. You are welcome to bring your children who can join one of our secondary classes for a short time. Families will have a tour by student representatives plus an information session by the principal.

If you would like to attend, please click here to register.

Sankt Martin
Friday, November 10th
5.00pm on the school yard
Please join us as to celebrate St.Martins' Day with a short play, songs and a Lantern March around the local area when it is getting dark outside.

The official event will finish as soon as we return to school from the Lantern March but there will be hot childrens’ punch and mulled wine waiting for you outside of school, kindly being sponsored.

- Please note that this is a school event and so there is after school child care available until the beginning of the event at 5.00pm for families who need it.
Please click here to register.

If you would like to prepare for this event with your child/children or would like to know more, here are some useful links:
Who is St. Martin? (in German)
Songs that we are going to sing:
Laterne, Laterne
Sankt Martin

Lichterkinder

DSKI Open Day for DSKI Parents 
23rd November
8.45am - 10.00am
We would like to once again invite all our families to come in and see our school at work. It is a great opportunity for parents of younger children to see what the older children do in our upper grade levels. 

So parents of early years, please take a look in our primary school and lower primary parents please do feel free to have a walk around upper primary school!

Winter Camp
18th - 22nd December 
9.00am - 3.30pm
Ages 3 - 12 years old
50, 000 yen per child

Please click here to register
Come and join us in the first week of the winter holidays for our winter camp. We will be running art and games activities with music fun and a end of camp Christmas dinner party!

Message from our Friends at Marist Brothers International School

We will be holding a Food Fair this Saturday, 21 October from 10.00am - 15.00pm, please come along and join!

Well done!
Well done Leon who spent the last vacation selling lemonade to raise money for Ukraine, thankyou Leon!