Dear Primary Families,
School Photos this Term: Please check your email for details of the school photographer’s visit to DCSL to take class, individual and sibling shots. Please note the full winter uniform requirements for all students.
Golden Coat Hanger Award: Are Students “Dressed for Success?”
Each week, this prestigious award is given to the class in a Year Group who has shown the greatest effort and attention to detail in dressing smartly and being well prepped for school. Are our black shoes shining; are shirts crisply tucked in, and are our ties snugly at our top buttons?
Y3: 3S
Y4: 4R
Y5: 5M
Y6: 6B
Some Highlights this Week:
Year 4G and Year 4R visited the Egyptian Embassy where they had a talk about the ancient Egyptian artifacts on display there. Students were treated to three local delicacies: falafel, pita bread stuffed with spiced mince and sweet honey balls. They challenged His Excellency to read the hieroglyphs which was very tricky! Their questions were impressive – about Egyptian population, the reasons for mummification and how stone carvings were completed.
Year 4’s Scottish Play – MacBeth:
Our Year 4s’ wonderful acting, choreography and stage presence has helped cement this week’s annual production in our minds as one of the best ever! Many congratulations to all in Year 4.
Online Safeguarding Workshop:
Run by Ms Goddard, this well attended session covered all the basics a well-informed parent should know about child protection.
WISE25 Women’s Leadership Conference 21-23 Feb
This weekend DCSL hosts the WISE25 Conference with 180 school leaders (current and future) converging on our campus for two days of workshops and speakers. Events such as these help position DCSL as an employer of choice.
Eat a Rainbow: Snacks and Lunches at DCSL – Wednesday 12 March 2025
Please sign up below to attend the Primary School ‘Eat a Rainbow Parent Workshop and Kitchen Tour’. The workshop is limited to 25 participants. The workshop will start at 10.15am and end at 12.15pm.
Parents interested to attend should fill in the survey by noon Wednesday 26 February.
This is a repeat of the previous workshops so parents who have already participated before should not sign up – thank you for your understanding.
Visiting Author: Mark Grist
Next week sees the arrival of children’s author and poet Mark Grist – Mark Grist. Mark has a special talent for captivating young audiences with his imaginative stories and playful poetry.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for the students in Year 1 – Year 3 to experience stories and poems being created and read by the author. Mark’s visit promises to spark the children’s creativity and inspire a love of poetry. He will be working with our students all week doing workshops.
Limited copies of Mark’s latest books ‘Rhinos Don’t Cry’ and ‘Bears Don’t Get Scared’ will be available to purchase on Friday, 28 February at lunchtime.
If you would like to purchase a copy of one of his books, please send into school with your child an envelope with KRW 10,000 to hand to your child’s class teacher.
World Storytelling Day Charity Event – Thursday, 20 March
It is always a delight to see the children’s delight and love for reading and storytelling to their friends and teachers! On Thursday, 20 March 2025, we will be celebrating World Storytelling Day by asking the children to wear their comfy pajamas to school and bring in their favourite book (in any language they like!) to share and read to their friends. We would also like to ask for a donation of KRW 2,000 for ‘Good Neighbors’ charity.
Have fun and happy reading!
Menu from Quadra:
Find here the menu for February 2025.
Weekly Parent Workshops:
Parents Workshops for this year will be held on Thursdays 10am-11am in the Tech Hub (2F above the Inquiry Hub) unless otherwise stated. The Coffee Shop (B1) will be open from 9.30am. You will be escorted to Tech Hub from the Coffee Shop by the leading teacher prior to the workshop, so please wait in B1 to be escorted upstairs. For our topics for this Term, please find the PDFs here. If you have any suggestions for future workshops, please let us know.
Please click here for the power point slide from this week’s Parent workshop.
Term 2 Parent Rep Meeting Schedule and Links:
1. Tuesday 25 February 13.30-14.30
Meeting ID: 483 576 900 092
Passcode: m5yC6BL7
2. Friday 21 March 9.00-10.00
Meeting ID: 430 112 143 56
Passcode: MW6Nc6Yy
3. Wednesday 30th April 10.30-11.30
Meeting ID: 494 492 530 614
Passcode: hV9bd23B
4. Friday 30 May 13.00-14.00
Meeting ID: 416 395 358 899
Passcode: og3vN9X6
“Stay and Play” Ducklings event in the MPR – now on TUESDAYS
Ducklings event has restarted on 9 January. This event takes place in the MPR (1F) on Wednesdays mornings from 8.30am during term time. For DCSL community babies and toddlers aged 0-3 years and their special adult. Please sign-up by emailing Daozia and Liz at daovanhattum@gmail.com and elisabethannbanks@gmail.com. Parents can also turn up on Wednesday mornings at 8.15am.
DCSL Parents Korean Class Information
DCSL Parent Korean Class sign up is open for Term 2 until the end of January.
Please sign up via this link.
Class Type: A0 – Beginner Tue & Thurs 8.30-10.00, A1+ – Late Beginner Tue & Thurs 10.00-11.30
Period: 7 Jan 2025 – 12 June 2025
Fee: 25,000 KRW per hour (Add 10% VAT)
Upcoming Dates for your Diary:
Monday 24 Feb – School Photographs: Pelicans (Nur), Year 3, Year 5
Monday 24~28 Feb – Year 6 Residential Trip to Hong Kong
Tuesday 25 Feb – School Photographs: Herons (Rec), Swans (Rec), Woodpeckers (2K), Year 4
Tuesday 25 Feb – Ducklings “Stay and Play” 8.30-10.00 MPR
Tuesday 25 Feb – Parent Rep Meeting 13.30-14.30 ONLINE
Wednesday 26 Feb – School Photographs: Kingfishers (2W), Sandpipers (2A)
Thursday 27 Feb – School Photographs: Eagles (1L), Cranes (1B)
Thursday 27 Feb – Parent Workshop 10.00-11.00 Tech Hub
Monday 3 Mar – Additional Public Holiday
Tuesday 4 Mar – Professional Learning Day (School Holiday)
Wednesday 5~7 Mar – Year 5 & 6 MUN Conference
Thursday 6 Mar – Parent Workshop 10.00-11.00 Tech Hub
Thursday 6 Mar – Year 4, 5, and 6 Student Council ‘Escape Room Party’ 15.30-18.00 On Campus
Friday 7 Mar – DUCKS 1 Exhibition 14.00-15.00 DUCKS 1 Classrooms, MPR
Monday 10~14 Mar – MUN Conference Trip to Shanghai
Tuesday 11 Mar – Year 1, 2, and 3 Student Council ‘Movie Night’ 16.00-17.30 Auditorium
Wednesday 12 Mar – Parent Workshop ‘Eat a Rainbow’ Kitchen Tour 10.15-12.15 B1 Dining Area
Friday 14 Mar – Term 2 ECA Ends
Communications:
As always, if I can assist you with any matters large or small, please get in contact with me at jane.smith@dulwich-seoul.kr
Kind regards
Jane Smith
The Ambassador Platform
We’re pleased to share “The Ambassador Platform” with our community—an interactive chatting app that’s been connecting prospective parents with our dedicated community of parents. Our team of parent ambassadors has been doing a great job engaging with potential families, sharing personal experiences, and offering advice to showcase why Dulwich College Seoul is a great choice.
This platform is not only useful for prospective parents but also a helpful resource for our current parents. They can easily start a conversation with our experienced parent ambassadors to get answers to any questions they may have about Dulwich College Seoul’s school life. Click here to start chatting and learn more about our community and the enriching experiences at Dulwich College Seoul for your family!
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