Dear members of our school community, January was a busy month. The end of our first term means report cards and feedback through our traditional 3-Way-Conference (parent, student, teacher). The end of the term also means an opportunity to look back on what inquiries, what competencies and what knowledge our students have gained in the first half of the school year. It will also provide some outlook on what to strive for until the end of the school year. We are looking forward to have many exciting and challenging events ahead of us. Grade 3-6 will soon have their winter trip to Wasabiya, north of Hyogo Prefecture. We will celebrate Carnival on February 12th. The Grade 3-6 will also soon be taking the ISA (International Schools Assessment), in which our school is always academically strong. As a certified PYP school we regularly have an IB Evaluation, which provides us good feedbacks on our strengths and areas where we can improve. This evaluation will take place in May. Grade 5 and 6 will have their exhibition between March and May. Like last year, it will give us a convincing idea about the ‘output’ of an inquiry based curriculum. Last year I felt happy and proud to see what our students were capable of achieving. We also look forward to Project Week at the end of February with a focus on transdisciplinary skills and on the learner profiles. The big news on our playground is that we now have a climbing wall. Students will work on getting a climbing pass and then climbing all be an additional activity for recess and PE. We say thanks to the PTA and the Oktoberfest team for their support. We are beginning to prepare for the next school year 2015/16. As always, we are sending you the ‘Student Enrollment Form’ to ask your plans for returning to our school next year. Please help by informing us of your intentions. Thank you!!! Our Middle School needs thorough planning and implementations. We have subcommittees for ‘building’, legal issues, curriculum and marketing. If you want to contribute and share your experience, your knowledge or just your motivation, please feel free to join one of the committees. We would love to have your input. Best wishes Gerhard Lebherz, Principal From the Principal Deutsche Schule Kobe – European School 3-2-8 Koyochonaka Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0032 Japan Tel.: 078-857-9777・Fax: 078 857- 9775・http://www.dskobe.org/・[email protected]The Newsletter - February Edition 2014 - 2015
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Dear members of our school community,
January was a busy month. The end of our first term means report cards and feedback through our traditional 3-Way-Conference (parent, student, teacher). The end of the term also means an opportunity to look back on what inquiries, what competencies and what knowledge our students have gained in the first half of the school year. It will also provide some outlook on what to strive for until the end of the school year.
We are looking forward to have many exciting and challenging events ahead of us. Grade 3-6 will soon have their winter trip to Wasabiya, north of Hyogo Prefecture. We will celebrate Carnival on February 12th. The Grade 3-6 will also soon be taking the ISA (International Schools Assessment), in which our school is always academically strong.
As a certified PYP school we regularly have an IB Evaluation, which provides us good feedbacks on our strengths and areas where we can improve. This evaluation will take place in May.
Grade 5 and 6 will have their exhibition between March and May. Like last year, it will give us a convincing idea about the ‘output’ of an inquiry based curriculum. Last year I felt happy and proud to see what our students were capable of achieving.
We also look forward to Project Week at the end of February with a focus on transdisciplinary skills and on the learner profiles.
The big news on our playground is that we now have a climbing wall. Students will work on getting a climbing pass and then climbing all be an additional activity for recess and PE. We say thanks to the PTA and the Oktoberfest team for their support.
We are beginning to prepare for the next school year 2015/16. As always, we are sending you the ‘Student Enrollment Form’ to ask your plans for returning to our school next year. Please help by informing us of your intentions. Thank you!!!
Our Middle School needs thorough planning and implementations. We have subcommittees for ‘building’, legal issues, curriculum and marketing. If you want to contribute and share your experience, your knowledge or just your motivation, please feel free to join one of the committees. We would love to have your input.
Best wishes
Gerhard Lebherz, Principal
From the Principal
Deutsche Schule Kobe – European School 3-2-8 Koyochonaka Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0032 Japan