patana news volume 18 issue 11
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A weekly round up of news from Bangkok Patana SchoolTRANSCRIPT
NEWS Patana
B a n g k o k P a t a n a i s a n I B W o r l d S c h o o l , a c c r e d i t e d b y C I S a n d N E A S C
Upcoming University Fair: Wednesday 12th November
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Letter from the Assistant Principal, Extra-curricular
Activities and Sport
The Competitive Sports Programme at Bangkok Patana School is one of the premier programmes offered to students. It is a full year programme that spans from Year 3 to Year 13 and our philosophy is to promote excellence in sports while developing student athletes to reach their full potential. This year we are doing a full review of our sports provi-sion and how our programme is run. Next week you will be receiving a link to a survey and we would really like your feedback. We do want to hear your opinion on the programme offered at Bangkok Pat-ana. The survey is meant to get an understanding of what parents appreciate most about our sports pro-gramme and their suggestions for improvements. We hope it will give us an idea on how to make the programme the best it can be.
At Bangkok Patana School, we currently run 136 teams in 19 sports to students from Year 3 to Year 13. Our full year programme runs over four seasons, which are in line with the four ECA Blocks. In Sec-ondary, 64% of students participate in the competi-tive sports programme (2014/15 academic year) and our objective is to accommodate all students who are interested in participating in the pro-gramme. We are part of three sports conferences which are: South East Asian Student Activities Con-ference (SEASAC), Bangkok International Schools Activities Conference (BISAC) and the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA). We participate in over 130 tournaments each year and over 20 overseas events.
The Competitive Sports Programme at Bangkok
Patana involves over 1,300 students. We have fan-tastic facilities which we utilise daily. Over the last two years, as the programme has expanded, we have incorporated pre-season training and multiple teams in many age divisions and sports. Our pro-gramme is currently run by 154 coaches who are dedicated to preparing your children to be the best
that they can. I am very grateful to each and every one of them for the commitment and care which they provide our students.
Next week you will receive the link to a survey by email. The survey will take about 20 minutes in total and we do value your opinion, so please take the time to fill it out. Michael Balo Assistant Principal for Extra-curricular Activities and Sport
By Tarin (Jenny) Tungsubutra, 12M
On the spooky, exciting and pleasurable night of Halloween, a group of under-privileged children from the ‘Thanksgiving Home’ made their way on the little back roads of Sukhumvit, to arrive at Benjasiri Park by 5.00 pm. There, Siam Care Patana, a student-initiated CAS Project, was hands-on and ready for a challenging but fun night ahead.
We had planned a couple of hours of games for these develop-mentally-challenged children' (the eldest being a 21 year old autistic boy). Without further ado, team leader Jenny huddled everyone together and explained the first game of Piñata. After incessant tries from the ecstatic children, the goodies were released onto the green grass along with little hands eagerly grabbing the varie-ties of assorted candy.
Throughout the night, we played other amusing party games such as ‘Pass the Parcel’, and what really made the night was the gen-uine smiles and laughter that lit
up as they received their small but precious presents. 'Pin the tail on the cat’ was the next challenge, in which our winner Lek, got it right within seconds! With increased energy levels from the games and snacks, Jenny then announced de-tails of the next game - ‘capture the flag’! It was absolutely won-
derful to see the children so fo-cused in one game and to see the autistic boy, Mix, clinch the win-ning flag!
As the sun set, it seemed like time for us to settle for some food. Using our Siam Care funds, we bought a range of snacks in-cluding sandwiches, chips, bana-nas, fruit juice along with home-made cookies and cupcakes. As the children were indulging in pic-nic food, even more students from Siam Care Patana joined us till at one point, we had 26 Bangkok Patana students with us on this night. As a blanket of dark night covered the sky, the children were each given the thrill of glow sticks. It was extremely enjoyable just watching how several of the Pat-ana students reached out to the children and teens from Thanks-giving Home, especially when we played an exciting game of 'Duck, Duck, Goose'! The children had no problems picking their favour-ite Patana students, and in return the students happily made sure every child had a chance to really enjoy themselves.
Finally, for the last bit of fun, the students put up a paper chain, for the LIMBO! It was thoroughly enjoyable to watch as well as play as we all saw how flexible these teens and children are! Initially the activity was supposed to end
at 7.00pm but as the evening went on, it was obvious that both sides very much enjoyed the com-pany - the Thanksgiving Home children and the Patana students had taken to each other. There was a sweet, heart-warming and joyful bonding going on, being ini-tiated by cheerful and loving Bangkok Patana personalities who had taken time to connect with the children, one on one -- show-ing attention and interest in them. THAT was the treat for each of those children.
Our Siam Care Patana team had an absolutely lovely and most memorable evening where these children were 'hallowed' - respect-ed for who they are and loved un-conditionally. Over a text message from a nanny, I was also told on the way back in the van, the chil-dren were making a list of these new friends whom they would like to meet again...and again! On be-half of Siam Care, we hope to see you all again during on our next event!
By Andrew Haughton, Head of Careers and University Counselling
Bangkok Patana School will be hosting our fourth Uni-versity Fair on Thursday 12th November at the Conference Centre. The Fair will be open to parents from 12.15pm – 2.30pm. The Careers team are pleased to invite all par-ents and family members to attend and make the most of this opportunity to speak with 95 university representa-tives from the UK, USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Swit-zerland, Ireland, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia.
Click here for a full list of universities and education centres that will be present..
In addition to the fair, there will be twelve 30 minute presentations led by universities on courses popular with our students. See below for the presentation schedule.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP Khun Job at [email protected]
Time CON 304 CON 305 CON 306
12:30- 13:00 Business International Relations & Politics Art Portfolios
13:00- 13:30 Engineering Law Drama & Theatre
13:30 – 14:00Medicine & Biomedical
SciencesComputer Arts & Science Art & Design
14:00 – 14:30 Applying to Australia Economics Pharmacy
14:30 – 15:30Practical Art Portfolio
workshopScholarship Interviews
Computer Games Interactive Workshop
Upcoming University Visits Unviersity/College Representative Location Date / Time
Northwest Missouri State University Dr. Cleo Samudzi 2nd Floor Senior Studies 6th Nov, 12.00pm
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University KJ 2nd Floor Senior Studies 6th Nov, 12.000pm
University of Victoria Lauren Stamhuis 2nd floor Senior Studies 9th Nov, 9.15am
University College London Anna Henley 2nd floor Senior Studies 10th Nov, 12.15pm
Bangkok Patana School University Fair
12th Nov, 12.15pm Click here for a full list of universities and education centres, Conference Centre
University of Melbourne 2nd floor Senior Studies 20th Nov, 12.15pm
By Helen Thew, Assistant Principal, Student Welfare
Students in all Secondary Year groups except for those in Years 11 and 13 will be participating in their Residential Visits during the week of 16th November. Students in Years 7, 8, 10 and 12 will leave from school on Monday morning. If your child uses private transport, please make sure they are on time. These stu-dents will return to school between
noon and 2.15pm on Friday 20th No-vember.
Please note that school buses for these students have been cancelled for Friday 20th November. If you would like your child to return home on the school bus after their Residen-tial Visit, please contact [email protected] to book a spot.
Students in Year 9 will depart from and return to Don Muang airport. Year 9 parents have been given infor-mation regarding the departure and arrival times for their children.
Good luck to our Year 11 students who will be sitting their mock (I)GCSE exams. Year 13 students will have completion week and will be busy completing their IB coursework.
International Day is one of highlights of the academic year at Bangkok Patana School. It celebrates the diverse culture of our school, which has stu-dents of more than 60 nation-alities. The event is organised by the PTG and supported by parents, teachers, students and Bangkok Patana School. Prepa-rations have been underway since before the start of the school year and many students are looking forward to next week!
Tuesday 10th November All students, parents and staff
are encouraged to dress in na-tional colours or national cos-tume.
Parade: Students from Year 1 to 13 should go to their class/tutor group for registration then assemble on the Primary Back Field for the parade. The parade will begin at 7.55am. Parents are welcome to partici-pate.
Note to Foundation Stage Par-ents: If you wish your Founda-tion Stage child to parade with you, you must take them to be
registered in their class and then accompany them to and on the parade. Foundation Stage children who are not accompanied by their parents will watch the pa-rade with their class and join the Cultural Show in the Sports Hall. Cultural Show: A 20-30 minute Cul-tural Show will be held after the parade as part of the whole school assem-bly in the Sports Hall.
Exhibition Hall: Also known as the Expo, this is where coun-tries provide interactive dis-plays for students. It will be
held on the third floor of the Year 5/6 Building. Students
have been scheduled to visit the Expo with their classes with the exception of students from Years 10 – 13 who can visit when they are free. Please note that food and beverages are not allowed in the Expo. (Open until 2.30pm.)
Food Hall: Several countries will have a selection of typical food for students to sample. All classes have been scheduled to visit the Food Hall. To avoid congestion, parents will be al-lowed into the Food Hall between 12.55pm and 1.30pm.
Wednesday 11th Novem-ber
The Expo Hall will be open from 7.50 until 12.00pm.
For more information please email [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday!
Vani Sharma, International Day Coordinator
Australia Andrea Chaplin [email protected]
Austria Irma Leiler [email protected]
Bangladesh Asfia Hussain [email protected]
Belarus [email protected]
Belgium Petra Brouckmans [email protected]
Brazil Bela Woodrow [email protected]
Canada Ann Baines [email protected]
China Liuyu [email protected]
Czech Republic Martina Koralova [email protected]
Denmark Malene Bloch Lundgaard [email protected]
Finland Daranee Lius [email protected]
France Alex Borione [email protected]
Germany Maike Schoeppner [email protected]
Greece Evridiki Nikolaidi [email protected]
Hong Kong Mabel [email protected]
India Lakshmi [email protected]
Indonesia Lakshmi Tantya [email protected]
Ireland John Campbell [email protected]
Italy Luciana Callieri [email protected]
Japan Fusako Dart Kraeuchi [email protected]
Korea Jinkyung Choi [email protected]
Malaysia Eunice Flannery [email protected]
Mongolia Bayasgalan Jargalsaikhan [email protected]
Mozambique Fernanda Goncalves [email protected]
Myanmar Naylin Oo [email protected]
Netherlands Helke Vijsma [email protected]
New Zealand Sarita Arya [email protected]
Norway Bjorn Inge Holberg [email protected]
Pakistan Amena Islam [email protected]
Phillipines Rica Delos Santos [email protected]
Poland Dru Bolesta [email protected]
Russia Darya Kaygorodtseva [email protected]
Serbia Ana Campbell [email protected]
Singapore Shin-yi Chan [email protected]
South Africa Daphne Seiler [email protected]
Spain Maite Mateos [email protected]
Sri Lanka Thalindra Welikala [email protected]
Sweden Sofia Lindstrand [email protected]
Switzerland Prapinya Sprenger [email protected]
Taiwan Chun-Jih Wang [email protected]
Thailand Thitinan kiatphaibool [email protected]
UK Alexandra Masson [email protected]
USA Karin [email protected]
Vietnam Thảo Tran [email protected]
The calendar for this academic year is available on the front of the school website
or click here to view it.
During the half-term break a team of 25 students from Year 12 and 13 along with three teachers set out on the latest Habitat for Humanity building trip, in order to build a home for a family living in Korat. When we stepped onto the work site, it was very daunting to see all the work that needed to be done in the five days that we were there, but it was also ex-citing at the same time to take part in such a great opportunity to help a Thai family build a place to call their home. Firstly we had a briefing on health and safety on the site from the Habitat for Hu-manity Thailand crew and then it was time to start the hard work.
The first two days consisted of a great deal of cement mixing, in order to fill in the foundations of the house. As well, we had to dig a large hole outside the house to be used for the septic tank. For the floors, large amounts of dirt were transported into each room
by means of a hu-man conveyer belt, passing along the buckets of dirt from person to person until the floor was filled up enough to lay down the ce-ment. More ce-ment, sand, water and gravel were mixed together to cover the entire floor of the house and left to dry. Coming back to the site on the third day, it was time to start laying the bricks to make up the walls of the house. Another human conveyer belt was put together to move the bricks into the house, and then masses and masses of mor-tar were produced to hold the bricks in the wall in place. This task continued on over the fourth and fifth days, and it was amazing to see the great progress the group had made on the walls at
the end of the trip. Overall, even though the trip was physically tough, it was a great experi-ence. There was still some work to be done on the house once our time there was over, but we had made a lot of pro-
gress in the five days that we were building. The family was very happy to have most of their new home put together so that they could start enjoying their new lives there soon. It was in-credibly heartwarming to know that these people now had a new home because of the work that we, along with the countless effort of the Habitat for Humanity Thailand crew, put in, and I can honestly say that it has been one of the best opportunities Bangkok Patana has offered.
By Anna Dibbayawan, 13M
THE ROAR Produced by the Athletics Council
www.facebook.com/bpssports
Athlete of the week
Danielle Rotenberg (SEASAC MVP, Silver medal and
10 goals scored at SEASAC) Year: 9 Team: Varsity Football Position: Midfielder Favorite sport quote: Never give up Favorite Movie: She's the Man Favorite SEASAC memory: Oranjina (inside joke with the team) Favourite song: Cake by the Ocean
Upcoming Fixtures
Monday 9th November
Basketball – Boys’ JV Away
Basketball – Girls’ JV HOME
Football – Boys’ U13A Away
Wednesday 11th November
Rugby Sevens – Varsity HOME
Rugby Sevens – JV HOME
Thursday 12th November
Badminton – Girls’ U15A Away
Badminton – Boys’ U15A Away
Badminton – Boys’ U13A Away
Badminton – Girls’ U13A Away
Football – Girls’ U13A HOME
Friday 13th November
Basketball – Boys’ Varsity HOME
Basketball – Girls’ Varsity HOME
Sunday 15th November
Golf – Varsity Away
SEASAC Results We are the only D1 School with all 4 teams re-
maining in Division 1.
Girls’ Football - 2nd place
Boys’ Football - 5th place
Girls’ Volleyball - 3rd place
Boys’ Volleyball - 5th place
Our MVPs were:
Girls’ Football: Maria, Danielle, Dora
Girls’ Volleyball: Nina and Ellen
Boys’ Football: Kevin
Boys’ Volleyball: Win
BISAC Results Tennis
U13 Boys - 2nd
U13 Girls - 2nd
Basketball
U13 Girls - 5th place
U13 Boys - 5th place
U15 Girls - 3rd place
U15 Boys - 5th place
Volleyball
JV Boys - 2nd place
JV Girls - 4th place
Rugby
U15 Boys - 2nd
Touch
U15 Girls - Champi-
ons
Football
JV Girls - Champi-
ons
JV Boys - 6th place
By Patama Chutima, Head Nurse
Dengue fever is a disease caused by any one of four closely related viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, DEN-4). The viruses are transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito and circulates in the blood leading to fever. Infection with one strain does not provide cross protection against another strain. To protect yourself against Dengue Fever: Use a mosquito repellent containing
DEET Dress in protective clothing –long-
sleeved shirts, long pants, socks, and shoes
Keep unscreened windows and doors closed
Keep window and door screens re-paired
Get rid of areas where mosquitoes breed, such as standing water in flower pots or discarded tires
Use mosquito netting over bed and screens on windows and doorways
Dengue fever symptoms appear within five to six days of being bitten by an in-fected mosquito and last for one to two weeks including: The sudden onset of a high fever, up
to 39°C Severe headache Retro-orbital (behind the eye) pain Severe joint and muscle pain Nausea and vomiting Rash appearing on the arms or legs
three to four days after fever begins Abnormal bleeding and very low
blood pressure (shock) may occur in severe cases
If you get dengue fever Visit your physician Rest Drink plenty of water Take medicine to reduce your fever,
but avoid aspirin. Reference: www.BNHhospital.com
All lost property items from Primary and Secondary that have
been collected this term will be on display in front of the PTG
Room, near the 25m Pool, Mon-day 23rd – Thursday
26th November 2015 Please come along
and see if any-thing belongs to you or your child. You never
know what you might find.
All remaining un-claimed lost property will be donated to a deserving charity. *Kindly collect valuable items from Reception at the front of school
By Patama Chutima, Head Nurse
If you would like your nanny/home helper to attend the course please fill the attached form and return to Khun Patama (Head Nurse) before Monday 9th November 2015 and call or e-mail Khun Patama at 02-7852479 or [email protected] for confirmation.
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Basic First Aid Training for Nannies / Home Helpers
Request by (Parent’s Name):_____________________________________________
Email address_________________________________________________________
C/O (Student’s Name and class):__________________________________________
Name of attendant: 1.___________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________
I would like the above person(s) to attend “Basic First Aid Course” at Bangkok Patana School.
I will responsible for cash payment of______THB for______(number of persons) on the day of the course.
Please contact Khun Wipatcha ext. 2471 transportation office in advance for an available bus service.
Signature: ____________________________Date:___________
he Bangkok Patana School Medical Unit is offering a course in “Basic First Aid Training” for nannies/home help-ers. The course will provide general topics of basic first aid for children and information on handing emergen-
cies. The training will be in school on Friday, 13th November 2015 from 8:30 am-1:30 pm, Conference Centre (CON 306)
The cost is 500 THB/person. This includes: tuition fees, training sheets, drink and snack. On completion of the course a certificate will be awarded to the participant. Each course will hold a maximum of 15 people and will be conducted in Thai. For more information, please contact Khun Patama at 02 785 2479 or [email protected].
Basic First Aid Training Topics
1. General knowledge of first aid 2. Emergency action 3. Conscious or Unconscious 4. Basic care for asthmatic attack 5. Basic care for choking 6. Basic care for fainting 7. Basic care for cut and bleeding 8. Basic care for head injuries 9. Basic care for epilepsy 10. Basic care for high temperatures
11. Basic care for burns, scalds, household poisoning 12. Basic care for bites, stings, allergic reaction 13. Basic care for fracture, muscle injuries 14. Basic care for nose bleeds 15. Basic care for stomach ache, nausea, vomiting in
children 16. Basic care for drowning 17. Demonstration 18. Workshop
By Genevieve Ahl, Services Manager
International Day: If you will be coming into school to
participate in International Day and you would like to use the school bus, please ensure that you book your seat with the Transport team in ad-vance to avoid disappointment. Par-ents are welcome to use the School Transport service but seats are sub-ject to availability.
ECAs Block 2: Transport home has been amend-
ed according to each student's ECA confirmed selections. Please ensure that you are aware of what ECAS your children will attend for Block 2, starting Monday 9th Nov, and what time the activity finishes. Any activi-ties that finish after 4.45 will require you to make your own transport ar-rangements for your child to return
home. If you make any late changes to Block 2 ECAs please ensure that you inform the Transport Office.
Secondary Residential: Please plan ahead and inform
Transport if you know you will bring your child to school on the morning of departure of your child’s Second-ary Residential on Monday 16th November.
Transport on Monday 16th No-vember will run as normal for Sec-ondary students. Please help to avoid unnecessary delays to other bus users by cancelling the bus for your child and also for any siblings ahead of time, if applicable.
When students return on Friday 20th November all afternoon transport home has been cancelled. If you would like your child to take
the bus home on this day please en-sure that you inform the Transport Office ahead of time.
Khun Nor, Transport Manager,
has resigned and no longer works for the school Transport Department. Please send any queries to [email protected] or [email protected].
The Bangkok International Rugby Sevens are extremely pleased to an-nounce its 21st tournament will take place at Bangkok Patana School Sports Complex on 7th and 8th November 2015.
This year in conjunction with the Bangkok Lions RFC, we are pleased to announce the inclusion of a Youth grade. This will be an eght team for-mat of Under 18 youth. Initially teams from across Asia have been invited and it is hoped to invite teams from across the world in 2016.
Tournament Director David Ad-amson has said “Growth in youth rug-by across the world continues to esca-late and we see it as a natural progres-sion for the Bangkok International Rugby Sevens Tournament to add a youth grade, especially after our out-standing success in growing the Wom-en’s division where participation is at an all-time high. Clubs can now look to bring their Men’s, Women’s and Youth teams to our Tournament.”
Bangkok Lions RFC Chairman Rod Kerr has also said “We are pleased to be associated with the Bangkok Inter-national Rugby Sevens Tournament and our club volunteers will ensure the smooth transition from our club run tournament to join the Bangkok International Rugby Sevens Tourna-ment as an official grade within the Bangkok International Rugby Sevens. We can then focus on developing our players into possibly becoming the Tournament Champions”.
The Tournament will have four divi-sions of International Men’s, Interna-tional Women’s, Social Sevens and Youth Under 18. Interest is high for the tournament with teams from all over the world expressing interest in coming to Bangkok, including previous Champions Grammar TEC from Auck-land, New Zealand and Pacific Warri-ors from Wellington, New Zealand in
the Men’s and Champions Singapore Stellar from Singapore. Referees in-clude internationals and the very best of Thai Referees.
Supporting Women’s Rugby devel-opment in Asia the Bangkok Interna-tional Rugby Sevens Tournament is sponsoring teams from Laos and Cam-bodia to attend. All teams attending are bringing extra training kit including boots to donate to these two teams.
The rejuvenated Bangkok Interna-tional Rugby Sevens Tournament has grown every year and this year has 16 International men’s teams, 12 Interna-tional Women’s teams and eight Asia/Social grade teams and eight teams in the new Youth grade. Spectator num-bers continue to grow and were esti-mated at 1200 people in 2014.
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Please check the calendar on the Parents’ Gateway, Student pages and Staff Centre
for up-to-date information on school events.
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