Traditional Slovenian Breakfast


On Friday 17th November, the students celebrated Slovenian Food Day with a traditional Slovenian Breakfast. The main goal of the project, is to educate, inform and raise the awareness of the youngest children and children of school age, and to some extent also the general public, on the importance of breakfast for our eating habits, on the importance and advantages of locally produced food, and on the importance of agriculture and beekeeping.
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The New Year charity fair

We invite you to this New Year’s HELP OUR SCHOOLMATES charity fair on Thursday, 23 November 2017, at Danila Kumar Elementary School.

The event will begin at 5 pm in the dome over the sports field with the fair (till 7 pm). There will also be an auction of sports equipment at 5.30 pm and a cultural programme at 6 pm.

We warmly welcome you to join our joyful occasion!

The School Council

WSC – Competition Time


On Friday
 we spent our first day in New Haven. We used our time for studying and our final preparations for the Tournament of Champions. As the hotel rooms are not as big as our classrooms, we practiced for our debates in the gym.

On Saturday, we went to Yale University for the opening ceremony and later on spent our afternoon walking around the campus for the Scholar’s scavenge. Even though it was really cold, we had a great time and met many new people.

Sunday was the longest day for all of us. We started off with the Scholar’s Challenge, continued with Team debates and ended with Collaborative Writing. To finish off the day properly, some students decided to dance the night away at the Scholar’s ball.
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MYP Science Day – Primorska


On Friday, 10 November, the MYP students  visited the Port of Koper, where they found out about life in the busiest city in Slovenia, and Sečovlje Salina Nature Park where they discovered the hard work of the ancient method of salt-making. It was a lovely sunny day combining the past and the present of the Primorska region. read more…

WSC – NYC

In the past two days we explored lower Manhattan and met a former student of Danile Kumar International School. Even though it was quite cold and rainy, we had a few wonderful days. We also walked around Central Park where we discovered an ice skating rink, so some students went ice skating. We also passed Time Square which was an awesome experience. New York really is the city that never sleeps.
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Cricket Tournament

On Friday, 10th November, the DKIS Cricket team took part in a cricket tournament at OŠ Kašelj in Polje. During the tournament, the players grew in stature and maturity, playing some great cricket. Through perseverance and passion the team achieved a thoroughly deserved 2nd place in the tournament, the very least they deserved for their efforts.

Congratulations!

We are proud of you!
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SCIENCE DAY : PORT OF KOPER AND SEČOVLJE SALINA NATURE PARK

The MYP students will have a Science Day on FRIDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2017.

We will gather at the school at 7.45 and take our snack. The departure will be from Tuš car park place at exactly 8.00. We will travel to Koper by bus. There we will visit the Port of Koper then we will continue towards Sečovlje Salina Nature Park.

Students on the school’s meal list will receive their snacks and lunchboxes at school. We will return to school around 14.30.

Students should wear appropriate shoes and clothes with regard to the weather and temperature.

WSC Tournament of Champions – Departure


On Monday, 9 of our students who took part in the Global round of the World Scholar’s Cup in June 2017, departed from Slovenia to represent our school and country at the Tournament of Champions in New Haven, USA. More information about the event can be found at http://www.scholarscup.org/toc/.

Our group arrived to New York safely. After a long day of travelling they are still a bit tired but nevertheless safely on the ground and off to some new explorations of Manhattan, New York. read more…

MYP Sports Day – Curling


On Monday 6th November, the MYP students had a sports day. Curling is a sport most students had never tried. We took them to the Zalog sports centre where they tested themselves on the ice with the stones.
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VOLKSWAGEN LJUBLJANA MARATHON


Ljubljana hosted the 22nd annual Ljubljana Marathon on Saturday, 28th October. Almost 100 students representing OŠ Danile Kumar and Danila Kumar International School participated in the challenging run. Students from 1st to 9th grade ran on a cold but beautifully sunny day. The first runners were the youngest, who ran a course of 600 m. Students from grades 3-5 tried themselves on the 1350 m long track. The oldest students ran 1800 m.

The Ljubljana Marathon hosted almost 26 000 runners, among those 10 000 young runners.

We are proud of them and congratulate all participants!
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Halloween Party


On Thursday, 26th October the school hosted the annual Halloween Party. Festivities got under way with the reading of scary stories in the kindergarten and the afternoon programme by older students. Then progressed eerily to the dining room where there were many other creepy activities awaiting those brave enough such as face painting, spider web making, and pumpkin decorating amongst other ghoulish things.

A festively frightening time was had by all!

And a big thank you to the PTA, parents and teachers for organising the event!
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INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS – 22nd LJUBLJANA MARATHON

Students from 1st to 5th grade meet their teachers at 12.15, in front of the Maximarket – the main entrance (Trg republike).

Students from 6th to 8th grade meet their teachers at 13.15, in front of the Maximarket – the main entrance (Trg Republike).

PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO BE  AT THE START ON TIME! Check the timetable on the web page of our school (http://sl.os-danilekumar.si/2017/10/24/obvestilo-22-ljubljanski-maraton/#more-9099)

Students will run in yellow T-shirts, which they get in school, together with the start number. At the end, they need to return them to the teacher who will be waiting for them near the finish line.

Students run alone, without teachers!

PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE EVENT!

CYBERBULLYING

On Wednesday, 25th October Mr Toni Klančnik, Head of Juvenile Crime Section at Criminal Police Directorate gave an eye opening presentation on how to be better internet users and how to protect our children and oneself from cyber-bullying. For information on how to use social media safely you can go to: commonsensemedia.org

Where to go if you need help:

On this Europol webpage there is also a video which highlights the importance of being safe online!

3M Sports Day


On Tuesday, 24th October, 3m had a sports day – orienteering.  Students enjoyed the various activities that were organised in school, including a maze.
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3M Cultural Day


On Tuesday, 17th October, grade 3 students explored team building activities, created a “What pushes your buttons (anger) T shirt” and practiced skills for better cooperation in a group.
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PYP – Museum of Illusions


On the 17th and 18th October, the PYP took the bus to Kongresni trg, to visit the Museum of Illusions. The students gave their brains a workout in the smart playroom, with dilemma games, wooden puzzles and games that test cognitive abilities. The ames room provided the illusion of big and small. While the Vortex tunnel gave a distinctly dizzying experience. The students were enthralled.
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Weekend Music Camp, Radenci


On 13th October the choir, vocal and drums groups arrived in Radenci for their music camp. After getting settled in they had dinner, some free time and played cricket and basketball outside before going to bed.

The next day, after breakfast they had a music workshop where they started working on a composition. Then they set out in kayaks on the glorious river Kolpa, which, in large part, provides the border between Slovenia and Croatia. In the afternoon after lunch the students tried their arm at archery, with many of them proving to be quite a good shot with the bow and arrow. Another music workshop followed, then a hearty walk down the Kolpa ensued. After dinner, the students had the choice of either, watching a film on the big screen, or the disco.

After breakfast on the final day, the students had their last music workshop, in which they performed and recorded the composition they worked on. Then they went hiking to the top of a cliff overlooking the Kolpa, with spectacular views. After a well earned lunch, they prepared their things for the journey home. They all had a wonderful time.

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8M Scince Day – Tivoli Park


On Thursday, October 12, it was time for a collapsed day for students of 8m. They visited the “Jesenkova pot” (Path of Jesenko) in Tivoli park. Their task was to research different trees and plants. They had to find samples of leaves and make recognisable sketches of trees in their natural habitat. They got to know the trees’ names in English, Slovenian and Latin. The weather was great and the group was really hard working.

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Science day 5M – The Solar System


Grade 5 students had a science day on Tuesday, October 10. Students had workshops organised in school as part of their work in the current Unit of Inquiry. They had to find out what a scale is and how to use it. They had to convert the radius of all planets from kilometres into centimetres, according to different scales. Later on they had to decide which scale was the best to make their own planets, then they cut them out (using their scale) and put them in order from the Sun. The biggest challenge was how to draw big planets and where to get a big poster, but they soon found out that they could use the big teacher’s compass and put paper together. They also prepared the exhibition hallway, where they put planets in order. read more…

4M Field Trip


On Tuesday
10th of October, Grade 4 visited the Arboretum Volčji Potok. We had fun exploring the gardens, looking and feeling different types of trees and learning about why they are important. We started creating our own Herbarium by collecting leaves from the trees and writing about them. Over the coming weeks, we will dry and press our leaves to complete it. There were also interesting sculptures of giant dinosaurs and whales spread across the park. We got to read some fascinating information about these creatures.

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