The snow storm yesterday does not cause any problems today, and therefore it is a normal school day at The Cosmo.
Should there be any violent changes in the weather, we will inform you via e-mail and the blog.
Have a nice day.
Best regards,
Simon
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010PARENTS-TEACHERS INTERVIEWS
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010The parents-teachers interviews Tuesday, February 9, 2010 from 16.30 to 19.00 follow the plan below:
16.30-17.30: Sergey, Anna, Jraeven, Bjarke, Ayse, Kai and Lina.
17.30-19.00: Omar, Simone, Oliver, Sophie, Thomas, Nabil, Fatma, Sarah and Amin.
Teachers and subjects:
Fabienne Bramsen – Primary Science
Lillian Feyling Tengesdal – Primary English and PE and Lower Secondary Maths
Linda Wallace Skjøtt – Primary Maths, Lower Secondary English and Science
Rupal Korathi Mortensen – Primary Social Science and history, Lower Secondary Social Science and PE
Simon Mosekjær – Lower Secondary History and French
Synne Lindum Haagensen – Primary Danish and English and Lower Secondary Danish
Søren Mikkelsen – Lower Secondary Geography
Please be aware that Tracy Lambert Jensen, Lower Secondary Art and Design, and Ruth Døjbak, Lower Secondary German, are not participating.
For those students and parents who are not on the plan, and who would like to come, please let us know beforehand, and please be aware that there is only time between 17.00 and 18.00.
Parents-teachers’ interviews
Monday, January 18th, 2010Dear Cosmo students and parents,
You are hereby invited to the parents-teachers interviews, which will take place Tuesday the 9th of February between 17.00 and 19.00.
The interviews will take place in rooms 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 on the first floor of the main building, where we also had a parents’ meeting at the beginning of the school year.
Please tick off on the list below, so that we know, what time suits you best. You are welcome to place more than one tick, which will make it easier for me to make a plan, which I will hand out to the students Wednesday the 19th of January. Students in Cambridge Lower Secondary class are very welcome to participate.
Best regards,
Simon Mosekjær
Please fill out and hand in the slip Monday the 18th of January 2010 at the latest.
You are welcome to send me a message with the information via e-mail: mosekjaer@mail.dk
We would like to come Tuesday the 9th of February between 17-18 ____ 18-19 ____
Student’s name: ______________ Parental signature: ____________________________
The two Darwin days turned out to be a huge success
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Thursday and Friday last week the students from both Lower Secondary and Primary class worked together in finding out about Charles Darwin and his work. Their interdisciplinary work gave them the possiblility of making their own costumes and props in Arts, researching on the internet on Darwin´s travels and his theory on evolution, and examining animals in the Science laboratory.
They experienced the benefits and positive sides of working in groups older and younger students together. Friday afternoon they presented their final work showing both plays and power point presentations.
Luckily we had the opportunity of taking pictures of the presentations Friday afternoon.
Haldan and Omar are researching the ermine
Simone and Sarah have taken over teaching
………… well perhaps not all the information
It´s time to listen and ask questions
Have you ever thought of being a turtle?
Tracy is helping Halfdan doing props
Showtime!!
Visit at the school doctor
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
The Lower Secodnary students in class 9 are to visit the school doctor January 5th and 6th 2010.
Bring the World Home – Host an Up with People Cast Member
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
For More Information Contact: Cheryssa Jensen, Promotions Representative
Office: 88 20 21 10, Mobile: 27 99 75 84, E-mail: cjensen@upwithpeople.org
Families in the Kolding area will have the unique opportunity to bring a bit of the world into their own homes between November 8th and November 14th when an international cast of Up with People arrives in Kolding as a stop on their 2009 world tour.
Host families are being sought to keep one or more students from the 85-member Up with People cast which represents 20 countries and more than 25 states. “It is a great opportunity to experience other cultures while sharing your own,” explained Cheryssa Jensen.
The opportunity to stay with local families during their stay in each community is a centerpiece of Up with People’s 22-week program. The giving goes both ways…while families share their traditions and local attractions; the cast members share their experiences and cultures.
Local host families are asked to provide a bed, local transportation at the beginning and end of each day, as well as breakfast and most dinners. During most evenings, cast members will be home with the family to participate in their activities and interests.
In addition to many wonderful experiences with their new “son” or “daughter,” each host family will be invited to a special Up with People Show on Friday, November 13th.
Host an Up with People Cast Member
“I can honestly say that the dozens of families who have opened their homes to me during my time with Up with People is one of the most meaningful and memorable experiences I have had,” said Cheryssa Jensen. “I still stay in contact with many of them and I believe they will become lifelong friends,” she added.
“Those with smaller children or young teens in their home often find that the Up with People cast members are wonderful role models and provide a glimpse into other countries, cultures and traditions they might not often experience in Kolding,” Jensen added.
Local families in the Kolding area are being sought to host the cast members between November 8th and November 14th. Those interested in hosting are encouraged to contact Cheryssa Jensen on the Kolding Advance Team at cjensen@upwithpeople.org or by calling 27 99 75 84.
Up with People’s visit to Kolding is sponsored by Aperian Global, Business Kolding, Kolding Realskole, and The Cosmo – International School of Southern Denmark.
Up with People is an independent nonprofit, [501(c)(3)] organization without any religious or political affiliations. It provides young adults an international and intercultural experience that teaches service leadership and uses the performing arts to deliver messages of hope and goodwill throughout the world. Up with People exists today to spark people to action in meeting the needs of their communities, countries and the world while building bridges of understanding as a foundation for world peace. For more information visit www.upwithpeople.org.
Future obligatory language tests for foreigners
Monday, September 14th, 2009Foreigners seeking residency through family reunification may be required to pay 3,000 kroner for a new mandatory Danish language test, reports Kristelig Dagblad newspaper.
The “immigration Test” has been in the works since 2006 with several trial tests and reviews being conducted. It will also be mandatory for all religious preachers seeking residency here.
According to the government’s new budget proposal the final version of the mandatory Danish language test will be ready from early next year.
In addition to testing Danish language skills, the exam will also require a residency applicant to know general facts about Danish culture and society.
Although it has not been ratified by Folketinget – the Danish parliament – the Liberal-Conservative government’s proposal reportedly has the support of Dansk Folkeparti, the Danish People’s Party, which is enough to pass it into law.
Mariann Jelved, Det Radikale Venstres integrationsordfører, spokeswoman for integration for Social Liberal Party, was astounded by the cost of taking the test and said her party did not support such immigration procedures.
“For us it’s more important that Danish residents can live here with their spouses and children”, she said.
Henriette Kjær, the Conservative immigration spokeswoman, said the test was unlikely to be difficult, rather like mastering “tourist Danish”.
But Danish People’s Party MP Jesper Langballe said if the test could cut down the number of immigrants coming to Denmark, then it would serve its purpose.
“We would not be sorry if it meant the number of applicants fell,” he said.
Spouses of Danish citizens who come to Denmark after living in another member country of the European Union will be exempt from taking the test.
The photos used in this feature are file pictures.
Weekly assignments in Primary class
Friday, September 11th, 2009Every Wednesday the oldest students in Primary class will have Danish dictations.
They will also have English dictations on Thursdays starting next week.
Teachers’ further education
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009All the teachers currently teaching at The Cosmo – International School of Southern Denmark – either have taken or will take the Cambridge Certificate of 
Proficiency in English.
The Certificate of Proficiency in English is Cambridge’s most advanced exam, and it aims at people who use English for professional or study purposes.
The requirements for the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English is that the teacher can use English to advise on, or talk about complex or sensitive issues and understand the finer points of documents, correspondence and reports? At the exam the teachers are tested in reading, writing, use of English, listening and speaking
Read more about the Cambridge Certificates on http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/index.html
Hang on to the new teacher
Monday, September 7th, 2009
The drop-out rate amongst new teachers is rather high, and at Kolding Realskole and at The Cosmo we would like to hang on to our new teachers, because when a teacher drops out at the wrong moment it is always a drawback and a bother for both the students and the other teachers. 
It is far from always easy to be a new teacher at a new school, with new colleagues and new students, new habits and new routines. There are so many new things, different routines and habits that a new teacher has to be aware of, know and take care of during their first period at a new school, which has a life of its own and its own way of functioning. It is both interesting and challenging to start at a new school.
According to Kai Frederiksen from FSL – the teachers’ union – “It is important that everybody at the school – old, experienced teachers, management, students and their parents- makes an active effort to make it a success for the new teacher and make sure that he or she would like to start at the school for a long time.
Starting at a new school is a hard job, so at Kolding Realskole and at The Cosmo we try to take good care of our new colleagues, and we ask you – parents and students – to do the same.
Simon
