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In the Unit of Inquiry SOS Students Under Stress, the 5M students are working on writing newspaper articles and they wrote 5 different headlines and leads about the events they participated in. Here is what they produced:

5M Classroom Falls Asleep by the Power of Pranayama!

By: Pranov, Matic, Max

In Danila Kumar International School, during the second lesson on the 25th of January, 2024, Mrs Pragna Shivamurthy introduced the 5M classroom to diverse Pranayama breathing techniques to calm down our bodies, mind and souls.

5M Buzzing with Breathing Techniques

By: Luka, Nikita, Veronika, Tim, Journalists, Ljubljana

Today on the 25th of January, 2024, in the 5M classroom during the 2nd lesson, Mrs Pragna Shivamurthy was teaching 5M students a breathing technique called Pranayama, because 5M students are learning how to deal with stress.

Calm, Relaxing, Easy Breathing Methods

By: Sofia Stetiukha, Haripriya Bhasin, Zar Skofic, Neza Logar, Ljubljana, Slovenia

On the 25th of January at school during the second lesson, Mrs Pragna Shivamurthy was explaining the different breathing methods. She taught us Pranayama to teach us how to deal with stress.

Instructor Teaches Breathing Techniques

By: Sophie Gisch, Mateo Bozhinovski, Irena Braku, OŠ Danila Kumar International School, Ljubljana, Slovenia

On the 25th of January, 2024, in the 5M classroom at Danila Kumar, Mrs Pragna Shivamurthy and the 5M students met at 09:15 to practice Pranayama breathing techniques, helping to deal with stress.

Stress Relief - The Indian Way

By: Sasha, Samarth, Gaya

It’ll Make You Want To Do Yoga

In the morning of January 25th, 2024, the yoga instructor, Mrs Pragna Shivamurthy came to the 5M classroom in Danila Kumar International School, which is on Gogalova Ulica 15. She visited the fifth graders to teach them more about deep breathing and relieving stress, the Indian way - Pranayama, because the fifth graders have a unit about stress.

Thursday 18th January saw the hosting of parents and family members for Portfolio Night, an evening in which the pupils show the extent of their efforts in the first term thus far. Along with reporting their achievements, they also outline their goals for the coming year. Following this, the parents and family members were invited to write a reflection and self reflection of the event, which the pupils did also. The event is one of the ways for the school community to come together to celebrate learning and encourage the facilitation of it.

Last Thursday, January 11, 3M had a collapsed day Orientation & Map-reading. The students were engaging in various activities and settings throughout the day. The most fun was charting maps and orienteering around the school. It was a great way to conclude our Unit on Orientation and Early Explorers and we learned a lot while having lots of fun. 

Ms Živa Skornšek

With pride, we announce that our school's team, Dominant Owls, achieved remarkable success at the First Lego League qualifications. The students excelled in all four competition categories, securing first position among the four teams that qualified for the final state round.

The team comprises three students from the national department (Lucas Zakrajšek, Živa Meža, and Julija Trkman) and five students from the international department (Maria Madeleine Svetlana Magnus, Eden Kismet Bahri, Alina Mia Vavpotič, Gala Vavpetič, and Egor Morozov). They demonstrated outstanding Lego core values, such as inclusion, teamwork, discovery, innovation, and respect. They were highly successful in the robot game, the technical aspects of the robot, and coding. Above all, they impressed the judges with their project presentation entitled "Are All Books Lost?"

Congratulations to all involved!

Ms Lojzka Lušin

On Thursday, 11th January, grade 7 students visited Technopark Celje. They were playing with a humanoid robot called Pepper and producing some code using simple commands with text, images, sound, and animation. Later, they interacted with her. They also used BCI (Brain-Computer Interface) technology, sometimes called a brain-machine interface or smart brain. It is a direct communication pathway between the brain's electrical activity and an external device, most commonly a computer. In the end, they explored the Science and Entertainment Park, conducted experiments, used VR glasses, and played with optical illusion settings. They enjoyed it a lot.

Ms Lojzka Lušin

This week the 2M pupils had a science day devoted to the exploration of nature's food chains – discovering interesting insights through the medium of game playing.

Teja Klavs

Every Friday is a Show and Tell Day in the kindergarten – the children get to present their home toys to their friends.

We decided to create a special chair in which they sit to give their presentation.

The children enjoyed the activity and our chair is ready for next Friday.

Sonja Može

Dear DKIS Community, As we stand at the doorstep of 2024, I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude and extend warm wishes to each and every one of you. This year has been a tapestry woven…

On Thursday, 21 December, our MYP students spent the day learning about sustainability, especially connected to the holidays. They first learnt about the Sustainable Development Goals proposed by the United Nations and discussed how they can implement these goals in their own lives. Then they could either join some sports games, the handicrafts workshop, sewing or the baking of vanilla butter cookies. Afterwards, they watched a film and through it learnt an important lesson - holidays are not about gift giving, but spending time with your loved ones.

Let’s all be inspired to be more sustainable during the upcoming holidays!

Happy holidays!

The MYP team

P.S. If you would like to try baking the wonderful vanilla butter cookies, here is the recipe.

VANILLA BUTTER COOKIES

Ingredients:

Flour – 180 g

Sugar – 100 g

Butter – 80 g

Eggs – 1

Vanilla sugar – ½ pack

Baking powder – ½ pack

Pinch of salt

Method: Put all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix until a uniformed dough is formed. Make a ball out of it, which you flatten a little and wrap in a transparent food film.

Place the dough in the refrigerator for approximately 20 minutes.

Prepare the surface by flouring it and rolling it out to a thickness of approximately 3 mm, and grab any cookie cutters you like.

Arrange them on a baking sheet covered with baking paper and bake them for 10 minutes at 180°C.

We were delighted to bring a true classic, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, to the stage. 

This year we were also premiering our new subject Theatre, and the play is the first fruitful collaboration between Drama and Music. 

We are proud and excited that we were able to share this special project. Our vision was to bring a tiny bit of the Victorian era to life.  

We enjoyed a play full of character, which is an accomplished achievement that any professional company can envy. The time at our disposal was short; therefore, we are thrilled for the students, since it is a true testament to their dedication and work.  

We wish you happy holidays and a happy, peaceful and healthy New Year.  

Ms Kristina Štemberger & Ms Mateja Kores