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VALENTINE GREETINGS FROM CREATIVE COMPUTING CLUB

Students from 1m (Alexander and Helena) & 2m (Max and Dominik), who attended Creative Computing club on Valentine's day, created this colourful greeting.

6m & 6b CLASSES SCHOOLED IN WINTER NATURE

In the week ending 3 February, 6m & 6b classes went on a 1 week trip on a School in the Nature at Planica. Students learn to ski better, take part in winter hiking and get involved in other activities.
Below you can see some of the reports that have come from the trip.

30. 1. 2012: Higlights 1
31. 1. 2012: Higlights 2

2. 2. 2012: Higlights 3

3. 2. 2012: Higlights 4

 

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ARTISTIC CULTURE EXPRESSED BY 2ND, 3RD & 4TH GRADERS

On Tuesday, January 17, students from grades 2-4m participated in art workshops, led by young Slovenian painter, Ana Marija Krušič. They produced works to be proud of which were also exhibitied in the main lobby of the school.

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CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE ELDERLY

On December 21st, students of Danila Kumar school visited the nearby home for the elderly for a regular pre-Christmas show.

 

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DECEMBER GREETINGS FROM THE HEADMISTRESS

CELEBRATING WITHOUT FIREWORKS

 

Dear Students (and Parents),

 

The Christmas and New Year holidays are approaching quickly. Our school will be commemorating these days, together with Slovenia's national holidays and other family celebrations – But without fireworks! Because, we love ourselves and others.

 

Best wishes to all of you!

 

I wish you pleasant holidays and a healthy leap into the New Year.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mojca Mihelič, MA

Headmistress

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SOME SEASONAL POLICE ADVICE

The Slovenian police have issued a health, safety and legal reminder of our obligations towards fireworks. An extract appears below:

 

“Inappropriate use of fireworks is a problem for everyone. That is why we ask parents, teachers and kindergarten teachers to warn children about the dangers of fireworks and their possible consequences. Inappropriate use can result in significant official fines.

 

Thoughtless, careless and malicious use of fireworks is the frequent cause of injury (burns, lacerations, eye injuries), is worrying to animals and pollutes the environment.”

 

For more advice on how to treat fireworks, please visit the police website at this link:

http://www.policija.si/index.php/component/content/article/35-sporocila-za-javnost/9705-med-prazniki-ne-pozabite-na-varnost-preventivni-nasveti-policije  

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MYP DANCES TO THE BEAT

On 19 December, MYP students greatly enjoyed themselves in a dance sports day at the school. Together with students from our national department, MYP students learnt some new moves, and took part in joint dance presentations at the end.



.. and the feedback speaks for itself.

 

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STORYWRITING UNIT INSPIRES HORRID HENRY VIDEO SKETCH

Grade 4m's recent story writing unit inspired 4th grader Viktor Jašarov to come up with his own story idea based on the Horrid Henry character. Viktor and his friends have kindly given permission for the video link for his story.

 

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A CURLING EXPERIENCE FOR MYP

MYP students enjoyedtheir first experiences with the Olympic sport of curling on October 28th.

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BASEBALL & HORSERIDING FOR GRADES 1-5m

Grades 1-2m



Grades 3-4m

On 25th October, PYP classes enjoyed new sporting experiences, with introductions to in-school baseball training, and horse riding at nearby Stožica racecourse.

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HALLOWEEN COMES A LITTLE EARLIER THAN EXPECTED

Students and parents of the international department spent an enjoyable few hours celebrating an early Scary Reading Night on October 21st. Pumpkin carving and winning candies at the seasonal party were the children's highlights.

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MYP DISCOVERS THE GENIUS OF BASKET & WOODEN-WARE AT RIBNICA

Travel itinerary by grade 8 students

Grades 6-8 travelled to the town of Ribnica to discover the techniques and create their own basket-ware products. This Technical-Culture Day included a differentiated approach where Grade 8 students - researched and then presented a travel itinerary from Ljubljana to Ribnica, while grade 6 & 7 students created text and graphical reports of the days activities.


MS Publisher collage by 6m students


MS Publisher collage by 7m student

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GRADE 5 CLIMBING AT OŠ BREZOVICE

Grade 5 students enjoyed a visit to the climbing walls at OŠ Brezovice as part of their sports day relating to their unit of inquiry on reptiles. They climbed large man-made climbing wall - and also did top rope climbing. At the end of sports day they did reflection activities in the form of drawings.

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SUCCESSFUL START TO JUVENTUS ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL SCHOOL AT DANILA KUMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN LJUBLJANA.

In September 2011, the Juventus Academy international football school started its training programme at Danila Kumar Elementary School in Ljubljana. 52 students, split into four groups, train under the supervision of 5 teachers from Danila Kumar Elementary School, who were trained by territorial coordinator and main coach, Mr. Christian Miccono, during June and September 2011 at Danila Kumar School.

Training for students grades 1-4 is organized twice weekly for 1,5 hours, and three times a week for students of grades 5 – 6. It takes place in the school’s gymnasiums and on the practice pitches of Železničarskio športno drušvo Ljubljana.

The activities are regularly supervised and development of the programme supported by Juventus Academy experts. Training sessions began for parents on 3 October and were monitored by Mr. Miccono, JA main coach, who also presented the programme and answered numerous questions at a well attended meeting for parents. The honorary patron of the JA at Danila Kumar, Mr. Drago Kos, who is also a FIFA referee, organized friendly matches between the teams during the training session.

Mr. Miccono was very satisfied with the organization and quality of the programme at the school. Representatives of Juventus Academy will make four more evaluation visits to Danila Kumar school this academic year. They will also prepare additional workshops for the sports teachers, who will deliver the JA programme.

During this school year Danila Kumar JA plans to organize friendly matches with other schools and clubs in Slovenia and also with nearby Italian Juventus Academies. Planning for a spring visit for our JA students and teachers to the Juventus grounds in Torino have already begun.

The implementation of the JA programme at Danila Kumar is financially supported by the Moro foundation, which covers the expenses for the evaluation visits and professional development of teachers. The Foundation will sponsor two JA students; one from school’s national programme and one from the international department. The Moro Foundation plans to financially support the school’s visit to Juventus in Torino, and to support the organization of friendly games with other schools and clubs. One hundred gold coins have been reserved for sale by the Moro & Kunst company; the income to be donated to Danila Kumar Juventus Academy through the Moro Foundation, and subsequently used to organize additional JA activities.

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GRADE 4 VISITS LJUBLJANA BOTANICAL GARDENS

Grade 4 visited the Botanical Gardens on 4th October 2011, as part of their unit of inquiry on trees.

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GRADES 3 & 4 ENJOY SPORTS DAYS IN ROŽNIK WOODS

As part of their units of inquiry, grades 3 & 4 visited Rožnik Woods in Ljubljana.

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GRADE 2 DANCES FOR SPORT

On 27 September, grade 2m had sports day - dancing, as part of their unit of inquiry. They learned two new dances and listened to music from the students's countries. They had a lot of fun.

 

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JUVENTUS ACADEMY READY TO START

An introductory meeting and first training will be held on Monday, 12 September, at 14.30, in the big gymnasium (building III) at Danila Kumar Elementary School. Bring your sports gear. Parents are invited to attend the introductory meeting, too.

Additional information and schedules are available here.

 

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SCHOOL WEBSITE MIGRATES FOR A BETTER INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE

You may have noticed differences to our school website. This is due changes to the webserver technology we use. Most information has been succesfully transferred, but there may be minor omissions and or errors during this process. If you spot anything out of place, or incorrect, please let us know.

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SCHOOL REOPENS FOR 2011/12 SCHOOL YEAR

1st September marks the start of the new school year. We welcome students, parents and teachers to the opening meeting of Danila Kumar International School, starting at 0930 in the auditorium of our school, after which students and parents will join their respective start of the year meetings.

 

 

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RENOWNED JUVENTUS ACADEMY LAUNCHES FOOTBALL SCHOOLS AT DANILA KUMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OTHERS IN SLOVENIA

 

The following text was officially released on 10 June 2011.

 

 

Implementing Juventus Academy – International Football School for Children in Slovenia

 

Juventus Academy- the international football school for children will start running in two Slovenian schools in September 2011 (Osnovna šola Danile Kumar, Ljubljana and Osnovna šola Naklo). This holistic football programme, which, besides developing sports football elements, incorporates elements of healthy lifestyle, health education and development of positive attitudes, was developed for Juventus Academy by experts at Turin University.

 

In June 2011, a senior Juventus Academy instructor will be in Ljubljana to deliver a programme of specific professional development for (sport) teachers; the event will be organised at Danila Kumar Elementary School in Ljubljana.

Also in June, all interested parents and children will be able to attend a promotional training session organised by Juventus Academy trainers, together with trained Slovenian teachers, at Camp Šobec during the Danila Kumar Parent’s Association International Day event on Sunday, 12 June 2011, from 13.00 – 15.00.

Children, both boys and girls, from 5 – 15 years will be able to apply to join the Juventus Academy programme by 5 September 2011, when the training will begin. All children, not only those from the participating schools, are also welcome to apply. Football training will be organised twice a week (1,5 hour) for younger children (5 – 11 years) and three times a week for older ones (12 – 15 years). Regular football games will also be organised for them with other schools and clubs.

The implementation of the Juventus Academy programme is financially supported by the Moro Foundation, the honorary patron of the project is Mr. Drago Kos, FIFA referee, who will participate in the activities of the Academy.

All interested Slovenian Elementary schools are invited to participate in this exciting sporting project. Further information is available at the following email address: inter.osljdk@guest.arnes.si