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Deutsche Schule Kobe – European School3-2-8 Koyochonaka Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0032 Japan

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School Events

Sports DaySankt MartinOsaka Christmas MarketShivpura Indian School

Class Activities

KG Marble PaintingStudent CouncilConflict resolutionArt work Grade 5/6

Important Information

CalendarP.E. Saturday School

From the Principal

The Newsletter - December Edition 2013 - 2014

Dear Parents,

the Deutsche Schule/European School is a vibrant and exciting community. It is the balance between the

academic, creative, cultural and physical challenges, inspired by very supportive parents, a professional

board and teachers with a very strong sense of responsibility and of course our highly motivated

students. At the center of our united aim are the pupils. By providing a multifaceted but transparent

learning environment we challenge and help our learners to become confident and successful inquirers.

We encourage them to enjoy learning.

I have been in this school for just one month and I could already write a book about the many activities

and events and the exemplary collaboration between board, PTA, the teachers and the very supportive

office. In the first week of November, we had the Thank You Party with many participants and a very

lively atmosphere. There was also the Sports day, with very challenging and well prepared activities,

many happy participants and winners. The weatherman gave us no reason to complain.

Together with the Rokko Island Primary School we shared the creation of St. Martin lanterns. Together

we enjoyed celebrating the event with a play and some songs. Saint Martin, a Christian saints gave us a

good example of sharing and caring. Through Mrs. Imanari our school community proved that strong

will by doing exactly that. Clothes, books and toys with a weight of over 70 kilo were donated and

collected and will be sent to support a poor Indian village school in Rajasthan.

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Then there was our journey to the Christmas Market in Osaka, opening the Christmas season and preparing for the

upcoming Christmas Eve, which besides a birthday is the most important day for children all over the world.

The teachers were active to develop their professionalism on behalf of safety and teaching. We had a refreshing

workshop on first aid and we had a weekend workshop on PYP with a focus on Inquiry and the learning

environment. Having a close look on the classrooms of you sons and daughters, you can already see the beginning

of impact informed by the workshop.

In the middle of November I went to take part in the annual regional meeting of Principals of the German Schools

Abroad. I could see that we are very different and in a way we represent more strongly a concept of a highly

profiled European and International school.

In the aftermath of that meeting we were visited by a key German official. Mr. Wegmann gave us a qualified

feedback on our current school development. As a result and because we are funded through the German

government we will put stronger emphasis on German as a Foreign Language, adapting a curriculum, that leads us

to internationally recognized certificates. He agreed with a firm recommendation on to our route to being an

international school.

And then we had our Open Day, with very interested parents and visitors who seemed to enjoy the family like

atmosphere and what we have to offer. With the strong help of PTA, board and teachers, our school was

successfully presented.

I hope you have a joyous Christmas and lot of time being together as a family.

Best wishes Gerhard Lebherz, Principal

PS (post scriptum): Since I am convinced, that all German members of our school community speak English, I will

write my part of the newsletter only in English. If you felt, something was missing, please give me a feedback.





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EVENTS - Sports Day 2013



Early Years had a great sports day. They enjoyed lots of fun games and they all received an award for excellent participation.

The primary school had their sport day on the Lawn field. They participated in a range of events. There was the Marathon

and various races. There were throwing and jumping activities that were fun. Finally at the end of the day were lots of

parent, teacher and student races which were exciting and competitive.

Please check out the school blog post at http://dskobe.org/desk-news-blog/ and look for the Sports!

http://dskobe.org/desk-news-blog/







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EVENTS - Sankt Martin



At school, in kindergarten or at home

children make paper lanterns and then go

from house to house, singing St. Martin’s

songs and asking for sweets. Sometimes

an adult, dressed up as St. Martin, rides

on a horse in front of the lantern

procession and there is a bonfire.





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EVENTS - Osaka Christmas Market

Deutsche Schule Kobe – European School

3-2-8 Koyochonaka Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0032 Japan


Preparation for the performance - Let’s practice our 6 songs. Afterwards was a fun time to enjoy the

sights, sounds tastes and smells of the German Christmas Market.







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EVENTS - Shivpura Indian School Update

Deutsche Schule Kobe – European School

3-2-8 Koyochonaka Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0032 Japan


The school community has come together to help the Shivpura School in Rajasthan. With the support of the Church and the Deutsche Schule Kobe/European School around 70 kg of warm clothes, books and toys and almost 4000 Yen in cash was raised. The donations collect by DESK will be shipped with the other items collected at the church and will shortly be sent in three large 20 kg parcels of clothes and a 15 kg parcel of books and toys. Altogether the campaign has collected 120 kg of donations. All of these items will provide relief, comfort and support to children and the families of the school.

A small thankyou note has already been sent by Mr. Bhawani Shanker Kusum, the secretary of Gram Bharati Samiti, “Thank you so much for taking too much pain for GBS, the children of Shivpura School and the vicinity. I am grateful to you, your friends and the German School, Kobe supporting this wonderful mission.” Please look out for more updates on the School Blog or the next newsletter







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CLASS ACTIVITIES - KG Marble Painting



In Kindergarten the

students did some

experimental painting by

placing a piece of paper in

a a box with a marble and

some paint. Students chose

2 colours to use for their

paintings and placed a bit

of each colour on the page

then painted by tilting the

box to roll the marble

around through the paint

creating wonderful designs

and patterns.

The

children

enjoyed

playing with

the marble and

watching how the

colours mixed as it rolled

around the box creating their

abstract masterpieces. Many of

which bear a strong similarity to

paintings by Jackson Pollock. Maybe we

have the next great abstract artist right here in

our Kindergarten!







CLASS ACTIVITIES - Student Council



The election for the student council were held. The

members already started their work and had three very

constructive meetings. The student council tries to stand up for the

wishes and ideas of the students. So if you got ideas or

questions you want to tell the student council , fell free to

contact them under [email protected] or personally:







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CLASS ACTIVITIES - Conflict resolution



Dear, students in grade 1-4

Hello, my name is Yoo Bin from grade 5/6.

The grade 5/6 will be trying to solve the

problems on the playground. We will try to

be fair while solving problems. We promise

we will not be kind to one person and mean

to the others, not using conflict to solve

your problems and try to solve problems

quick so that you can have fun during

recess and not get stress because of the

conflict. We hope you will cooperate while

we try to solve your problems. We also

have experience solving problems because

it happens every year and hope that you

will trust us. Also please try not to have that

much conflict because sometimes your

friendship can get worse than it was before.

Sincerely,

Yoo Bin

Dear Parents,

I would like to inform you about the

playground conflicts. The normal playground

arguments don't consist of hitting but lots of

yelling. The younger students need 5/6 help

to solve their problems and to help them find

a good solution that way they can play

safely. The mediator will help the playground

a healthy place to play. The mediator will ask

the students what the causes of the conflicts

were and they will help the students who have

had the conflict solve the problem.

From,

Carly

Dear, Teachers and the Principal

Hello! I would like to inform you that the grade

5/6 class are willing to help solve conflicts on

the playground. Having this kind of mediating

system is good for teachers, other students and

the grade 5/6 class. It could be good for our

class because it could be a great experience for

us. It helps us learn how to solve problems an

what to remember for next time. This helps the

teachers because the grade 5/6 class mediating

students will also learn, because they see us

solve the conflicts and will learn what to do

when they are older.

Thank you for listening to our opinions. Regards,

Grade 5/6 (written by Lisa)

We did a role play assessment on solving conflicts on the playground.

This showed whether you really knew about how to solve conflicts or

not. This was important because this was the only chance that we

could show what we learnt. Ely






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Dear UNICEF,

Hello my name is Yoo Bin Kim and I live in Ninomiya I-chome, Kobe, Japan. I am 10 years old and writing this letter for a reason; I have a great

quality of human life. My classmates and I were learning about conflicts and for about 2 weeks we researched about UNICEF. We found out that

you help about 150 countries which is about 5/6 of the whole world. I do understand that it is very hard to do all this work.

When I was learning about you I learnt that you have had an agreement with my favorite soccer team FC Barcelona since the 7th of September,

2006. You are a part of the UN (United Nations) and were established on Dec. 11th 1946 to give emergency food to kids that were in countries

that were demolished in World War II.

I feel ashamed of myself because I have everything that I need to live but, I want more. When the kids in war zones only want friends, a family,

food, drink and maybe a house/shelter. I feel relieved that UNICEF is helping the kids because if UNICEF isn't helping then much more kids

would've died.

I am trying to make the world a more peaceful place by mediating conflicts that can be solved by me at school. I really wish that I can help you but,

the only way to help you is telling other people about you and motivate them to donate money. I really hope you can save many more kids/people

in dangerous countries. I will applaud you and please never give up with what your trying to do. I promise if I can I will donate money to UNICEF.

Sincerely, Yoo Bin

Dear Tanya Turkovich,

Hello. My name is Nobu, I am 10 and I'm learning about conflict and UNICEF in Deutsche European school in Rokko Island, Kobe Japan. I think our

quality of human life is better then a child who lives in a conflict zone. This is because, for now, we don't need to think about war happening and

about our well-being. But, we still need to think about well-being because I saw News that says there are people that are infected by the AIDS virus

all over the world. I felt UNICEF is brave because they go where the conflict could happen.

I found out that UNICEF saved most children and got the Nobel Peace Prize. I learnt that UNICEF is connected to appeasement because UNICEF is

the group that helps the children and keeps them safe. I learnt the steps of how to solve problems in school, how we make contact with children in

conflict and how can we help them. I think UNICEF is good because they use donations from people to give money to children in poor countries.

I have a few questions. Are there other UNICEF groups in each country? Is UNICEF work very dangerous in some countries? How many countries did

you work in? I wish for no child soldiers and war because I think, war doesn't solve problems or bring good things. I promise that I am going to

donate money and try to solve or help people in school.

From, Nobu






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Dear Tanya Turkovich

Hello! My name is Lisa Yokoe. I live in Osaka, Japan near Universal Studios Japan. I live with my parents in a 4 floored house. My family has an

orchard. We have trees for oranges, apricot, strawberries, watermelons, plum and more. I was born on 2002-02-28. I am 11 years old now. I go to a

school called Deutsch Schule Kobe European School which is in Kobe Rokko Island. My favourite colour is blue, black, purple and white. My hobby is

surfing and basketball. My parents has a shop. My dad does a surf shop and my mom does a cafe. The shop name is called Jane. My parents also

organize concerts too. I enjoy a good quality of life.

After 5 weeks of research about conflicts I found out a lot of information. Also after the research I feel very lucky for how my life has been.

Our unit was about different types of conflict. We learned about children in peace and children in conflict. We compared them and most of the class was

all ashamed of their behavior and how we are expecting more things for ourselves. We found out that 5/6 { five sixths } of the countries in the world are

getting help form UNICEF. Now I know that the UN and UNICEF are really connected to our unit. By UNICEF helping, many people are saved from

violence so I really think that having this system is good. One of my wishes is that all children can be in a place with no violence and have a peaceful

life. I feel this way because in these 5 weeks I learnt a LOT about children in conflicts and felt very angry and ashamed about what happens.

We made posters about child soldiers. The poster has 5 pieces of written work and 3 or more pieces of visual work. I wanted to make a creative poster

so I used quite a lot of colors compared to the others. When I was researching about child soldiers I felt really sad and ashamed of the adults who are

doing this. I added information about Joseph Kony and about other places with child soldiers.

We also learnt about World War 2. We got details about the atomic bomb that was dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We got information about

Hitler too. About Adolf Hitler, Anne Frank and Sadako Sasaki. I was shocked when I heard about the Holocaust and how Anne Frank lived for 2 years in

hiding. I know that I can't live like Anne Frank because I live in 2013 and we are a much richer country than before. Most people in the modern times are

greedy and only think about themselves. I learnt about the way to solve conflicts at school because when younger kids are in conflicts they usually get

me to solve the conflicts. I think that by solving conflicts at school I am helping a in small way, like UNICEF, by helping children. Solving conflicts is

getting easier for me and it really gives me experience. I think this experience will help me in the future when I have children or when I am older and

need to babysit children.

I really want to help save children because by helping you can get a better quality of human life and get experiences. I wish that there were no conflicts

in the world so it will be very peaceful and also I wish that many people will help donate money to UNICEF for the children who are poor and unhealthy.

We got our information mostly from books, cyberschoolbus, UNICEF website, asking people and our old knowledge.

Questions: How many places do you go in a year? Which country have you visited most? How / Why could you make the decision of joining UNICEF?

{ Because it is the same as risking life } Do you think about death often?

I promise to donate money when I can and tell many people about what UNICEF is doing and try to persuade them to donate money so we can help

children in conflicts.

From, Lisa Yokoe

P.S: If you can PLEASE reply back.






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Dear Tanya Turkovich,

Hello, my name is Tak and I'm 11 years old. Now I live in Kobe, Japan and I think I'm living with a good quality of human life.

I found out about this because in my school, I've been recently learning about conflict which includes UNICEF. During the unit, I've researched deeply

into kids in war zones that have a low quality of human life. But then, I realized that UNICEF was the biggest human aid organization that helps poor

kids. When I learnt about this, I found out myself being very impressed by the work that UNICEF is doing. I also learnt that there are 150 countries that

gets help from UNICEF and I was surprised. I also felt impressed because UNICEF does all the work that's hard for people or kids like me.

I would like to write a message of hope about making the world where kids won't suffer from serious conflict. If I see a donation box from UNICEF, I will

donate some money to help kids who have a poor quality of human life.

Sincerely, Tak Tomooka






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CLASS ACTIVITIES - Art Work Grade 5/6



„Who Am I“ - students drew a picture of their favorite activity and accompanied their drawing with an appropriate slogan.

Technique: oil pastels and ink, both over initial pencil design.

„Christmas“

Grade 5/6

researched

designs for paper

Christmas

ornaments and

are working hard

to make stars

and other objects

out of coloured

paper.

„The Circulatory System“

After talking at length about the human body, a design of the Circulatory System was

divided into six sections; pairs then enlarged their section and drew the blood vessels with

crayons, making them look 3-dimensional.






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IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Calendar



Important Dates in January Important Dates in January Important Dates in January7 Mon First school day after Winter Holidays - Swimming Lesson for Grade 1/2

31 Thu Report Cards

Important Dates in February Important Dates in February Important Dates in February

28 Fri Konan School Exchange

Jan. 7 - 11Jan. 7 - 11 Principal will be absent (will be attending Principals Conference in Berlin) Cover: Mr. White

Important Dates in December Important Dates in December Important Dates in December13 Fri Christmas Market 9:00 a.m until 1:00 pm16. Dec. 2012 – 6. Jan. 201316. Dec. 2012 – 6. Jan. 2013

Winter Break






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