patana news volume 18 issue 18
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A weekly round up of news from Bangkok Patana SchoolTRANSCRIPT
NEWS Patana
Week 15 - Full of Opportunities! P. 2
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
With a little help... P. 2
Letter from the Secondary School
A recurring theme that seems to have stood out for me this week, while mem-
bers of the leadership team are busy recruiting in the UK, is that of peer sup-port. I have been delight-ed to see and hear so many examples of stu-dents providing assistance to others, albeit emotion-al, practical, knowledge or social.
We are reaching the time when Year 13 and 11 only have 10 teaching weeks remaining before they depart on study leave and our Senior Students have been very busy sitting their trial examinations. The chatter as they ventured up the stairs to the Con-ference Centre was interesting to hear as they use every second to test and challenge each other, as well as make one another laugh and relax. They have helped each other through the six days of ex-ams and this will also be an essen-tial part of the real exam process too; it really brings them closer together as they empathise with one another, and it’s an important factor in their success in this pro-cess.
Year 9s currently face the chal-lenge of choosing their (I)GSCE options and who better to learn from than the experts? Year 10s are over 16 weeks into their (I)GCSEs and are well placed to share that very fresh experience to help inform Year 9s and to as-sist them in making sound deci-sions as to what to study for the next two years.
My highlight this week was watching both the Varsity BISAC Touch and Rugby finals on Sun-
day. The Girls competed in their final first and the Boys’ support from the side lines was encourag-ing, loud and proud – even the coaches on the other pitches could hear the chanting. As fleeting runs and tackles were made, as well as the odd error, the support for each team, both on and off the pitch was to be ad-mired.
Before the Christmas break, and continuing into this term, the Year 12s have been busy planning and deciding what their CAS projects will be. Our students do a lot of outreach work into the wider community but offer support within Bangkok Patana too; they have planned projects such as Key Stage 4 Science mentoring and working with Year 1s and 2s de-veloping their social skills through drama and play. One of the great things about the projects is that they are mutually beneficial and both parties benefit hugely.
So it seems that everywhere I go, I find students supporting oth-er students, within Year groups, across Year groups and across the campus between Primary and Secondary. Such relationships build the Bangkok Patana commu-
nity we know. These relation-ships increase students’ self-confidence and help them under-stand the value of helping others; they develop sharing skills and it creates a com-mon identity and a culture of ac-ceptance; in ad-
dition it enables them to develop emotional resilience and a sense of well-being.
You cannot overvalue the signifi-cant effect of students learning from other students.
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of an-other.” Charles Dickens
So with this in mind, I will keep
on people watching as I go about the school and support activities that help promote the healthy climate and sharing culture that we have that helps to enable our students to learn, develop and thrive.
Suzanne Lindley Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Assessment
Four of our six Varsity teams won their BISAC tournaments this past weekend. These are amazing results for our sports programme. Boys’ and Girls’ Tennis - Cham-pions Boys’ Rugby - Champions Girls’ Touch - Champions In Basketball, both Boys’ and Girls’ teams fought hard and played well. Both teams fin-ished fifth overall in BISAC.
By Mike Balo, Cross Campus Assistant Principal Extra-curricular Activities and Sports
The Thai Department offers Thai Language Classes for Adults at different levels. The registration for Block 3 is now open. Please click here for more information on each class, timings and registra-tion links.
University/College Representative Location Date / Time World Class Study in London Exhibition
- Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong
23rd Jan, 11.00am
IDP Australia and New Zealand Open Day 2016
- Novotel Siam (BTS Siam) 24th Jan, 1.00pm
IDP UK Interview Day 2016 (26-29 January)
- IDP Office 4th Floor CP Tower, Silom
26th Jan, 10.00am
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Sarah Crack 2nd Floor, Senior Studies 27th Jan 12.15pm
University of Manchester Fran Halliwell 2nd Floor, Senior Studies 27th Jan 12.15pm
Royal Holloway, University of London
Alice Carney 2nd Floor, Senior Studies 27th Jan 12.15pm
Swansea University - 2nd Floor, Senior Studies 27th Jan 12.15pm
Staffordshire University Katie McLoughlin-Goldstraw 2nd Floor, Senior Studies 29th Jan 1.00pm
Education UK GRAND Exhibition 2016 (30-31 January 2016)
- Royal Paragon Hall, 5th floor,
30th Jan 12.00pm
University of Kent James Banner and Will Carpenter TBC 3rd Feb, 12.15pm
School photographs for all Secondary students will take place from 25th - 29th January. Stu-dents in Years 7 to 11 must wear a white school polo shirt for their photos. For more information on school photographs, please see this article in last week’s Patana News.
Upcoming University Visits
Dear Parents and Guardians, Each year at Bangkok Patana School the Parent Teacher Group organises Fun Day, a great community event that
attracts over 3,000 attendees. This year's Fun Day will be held on Saturday 13th February from 10.00am to 4.00pm. En-trance wristbands will be available to buy in school prior to the event and at the entrance gate. Wristbands for chil-dren from Year 1 upwards will be 500 THB each but this includes access to all the rides and games on the day. Younger children and adults wristbands will be at a reduced price. The money raised on the day will be divided between the chosen charities of the PTG and to fund a range of education-related projects put forward by our students and teach-ers.
We would kindly ask you to consider supporting this wonderful community event as outlined below:
Donate a prize for the Raffle - to give you an idea, Raffle prizes could include items such as vouchers for res-
taurants, hotels, flights, beauty treatments, household goods, electronics, gadgets, audio equipment, sports equip-ment such as bikes, outdoor equipment, travel wear, toys & games, handicrafts and decorative items.... just about any-thing you would like to donate! Please contact Khun Goi at [email protected], if possible by 29th January. Raffle tickets will be available to buy before the event and on the day.
Donate edible goods - for our air-conditioned 'Tea Room'. This is an area where visitors get a chance to rest and
enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and indulge in some delicious cakes/savouries that are on sale. We rely on kind donations of baked goods, cookies, sandwiches and hot and cold drinks for this room. These can be delivered to school on the day before Fun Day to the collection point at the Front of School, or brought early to Fun Day. So please put a remind-er in your diaries and get baking! ***Please note as a number of our children have severe NUT ALLERGIES we would ask that you refrain from using NUTS in your ingredients*** Please send an email to Debbie Smith, the Tea Room Co-ordinator at [email protected], to advise what item and what quantity you are able to bake.
Donate your time - we need a large number of volunteers on the day to help run the event. Please let us know if
you could spare a few hours to help out during or even before Fun Day. Please kindly email Daphne Seiler at [email protected] to let her know your availability and contact details.
If you are interested in supporting Fun Day by means of corporate sponsorship, please contact Emma Goligher, De-velopment, Alumni & Marketing Manager, at [email protected] for further information on the corporate sponsor-ship packages.
Interest in the Shopping Street and Food Court should be directed to Khun Now at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you at Fun Day and thank you for your kind support!
Yours sincerely, Daphne Seiler Fun Day Coordinator, Bangkok Patana School, [email protected]
The academic calendar
for 2016/17 is available
on the front of the school
website or click here to
view it.
By Sineenat Khongyoo, Nutritionist
We are always looking to improve the menu op-tions provided to our students and we provide train-ing for our Canteen chefs and staff to learn new dishes. In January before school resumed, we organ-ised training on vegetarian Indian food from the well-known, Bangkok restaurant Masala Art. Our staff
learnt about the different spices that are used in Indian dishes and how to make basic Indian sauces that can be used for different dishes. They also tasted and learnt how to cook many different Indian dishes on the menu at Masala Art and thoroughly en-joyed this experience.
Look out for the following dishes that will be included in the Primary and Secondary Canteen menus this term: Vegetarian Rogan Josh (mixed vegetable curry), Alloo Jeera (stir fried potato with cumin), Ma-khani (made with tofu) and Butter Chicken.
We hope you enjoy the new Indian dishes.
By Genevieve Ahl, Services Manager
Friday 22nd January Block 2 Primary ECAs end (except for students in the Thai ETP and Sin-gaporean Mandarin programmes.) Monday 25th January ECA confirmations available online. Phase II opens at 12:00pm. Friday 29th January Block 2 Secondary ECAs end.
Dear Primary Parents, Please read below and plan in ad-
vance for Transport on the depar-ture and return date for your child/ren’s Residential Visits. Email Transport of any changes in ad-vance.
Primary Residential Week 1 and 2: Transport and ECA information for Primary Students in Years 3 - 6. During Primary Residential Visits (25th – 29th Jan and 1st – 5th Feb) there will be no ECAs except for se-lective Swimming, Tennis, Gymnas-tics, Singapore Mandarin and Dutch. Students not on Residential will travel home on a 2.30pm bus unless they have one of the ECAs listed above. During this week, the mix of children on each bus or the bus chil-dren travel on may change. You will only be contacted via email or SMS if it is necessary to amend your nor-mal pick up time in the morning.
Year 3 Residential Transport Monday or Wednesday Departure Day - Buses will be provided to school as normal. If you wish to bring your child to school using your own transport, please CANCEL the bus in advance to avoid delays to other users. Wednesday or Friday Return Day – All school transport home is can-celled for students coming back from a Residential Visit. If you wish your child to get a 2:30 school bus home, please contact Transport to book them a seat.
Year 4 Residential Transport Monday of Residential Week – School transport to and from school is as usual. No ECAs – 2.30pm bus home. Tuesday of Residential Week – Buses will be provided to school as normal. If you wish to bring your child to school using your own transport, please CANCEL the bus in advance to avoid delays to other users. Friday of Residential Week – All school transport home is can-celled for students coming back from a Residential. If you wish your child to get a 2:30 school bus home, please contact Transport to book them a seat.
Year 5 and Year 6 Residential Transport Monday Morning: School transport provided as normal. If you will be bringing your child to school please CANCEL the bus in advance to avoid unnecessary delays to oth-er users. Friday Afternoon: All school transport home is cancelled for those students coming back from Residential Visits. If your child is getting a school bus home, please contact Transport in advance to book a 2.30pm bus home.
Foundation Stage, Year 1 and 2 Transport to and from school as
normal (Note: some students on the buses or the bus itself may change
during this week). The ECA programme finishes on 22nd January. In the weeks com-mencing 25th January and 1st Feb-ruary, all Foundation Stage, Year 1 and Year 2 children will be on the default 1.50 bus home - with the exception of Year 1 and 2 students who are in the Thai ETP and Singa-porean Mandarin programmes.
Secondary Students Transport to and from school as
normal (Note: some students on the buses or the bus itself may change during these two weeks). ECA pro-gramme continues until 29th Janu-ary.
THE ROAR
Marie Guest ~ Key try scorer during Varsity BISAC win ~
Year: 12 What position do you play? Link
Who is your favourite celebrity? Kirana Jasmine Chewter
What is your anthem? Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
What is your spirit animal? Black Leopard
Who is your favourite superhero? Batman
CONGRATS ON WINNING BISAC VARSITY TOUCH
www.facebook.com/bpssports
Produced by the Athletics Council
SUPPORT YOUR BANGKOK PATANA TIGERS AT:
SUPER SEASAC 29th 30th 31st January
@BPS
Paul Boulom ~ Inspirational leader for Varsity Rugby ~
Year: 13
What position do you play? Scrumhalf
Who inspires you? My idol is TJ Perenara, and I strive to play like he does.
What teams do you support? Stade Toulousain and Wellington Hurricanes
What ability of yours helps in rugby? The thirst to smash the opponent throughout a game.
What do you eat on a day you have a game? Fresh baguette with duck pâté
CONGRATS ON WINNING BISAC VARSITY RUGBY
Athletes of the week:
Upcoming Fixtures…
Monday 25th January
Basketball U17 Boys’ Away
Football U13 Girls’ Away
Tuesday 26th January
Football U15 Boys’ HOME
BISAC
30-31 January
Sport Team Opposition Venue Details Start Time
Monday 25 Jan 2016
Basketball Boys’ JV TCIS Away | Main School 15:30
Football Girls’ U13A Shrewsbury Away | Main Gym 15:30
Tuesday 26 Jan 2016
Football Boys’ U15A NIST Home | SPC Pitch 1 15:30
Football Boys’ U15B BPS Mini Tournament Home | SPC Pitch 4 15:00
Football Boys’ U13B BPS Mini Tournament Home | SPC Pitch 3 15:00
Football Girls’ U13B BPS Mini Tournament Home | SPC Pitch 3 15:00
Friday 29 Jan 2016
Basketball Boys’ Varsity SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPH 1 08:00
Basketball Girls’ Varsity SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPH 1 08:00
Rugby Sevens Varsity SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPC Pitch 1 08:00
Tennis Boys’ U18A SEASAC @ BPS Home | Tennis Centre 08:00
Tennis Girls’ U18A SEASAC @ BPS Home | Tennis Centre 08:00
Touch Girls’ U18A SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPC Pitch 1 08:00
Saturday 30 Jan 2016
Badminton Boys’ U15A BISAC TCIS@NIST Away 08:00
Badminton Girls’ U15A BISAC TCIS@NIST Away 08:00
Badminton Boys’ U13A BISAC TCIS@NIST Away 08:00
Badminton Girls’ U13A BISAC TCIS@NIST Away 08:00
Basketball Boys’ Varsity SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPH 1 08:00
Basketball Girls’ Varsity SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPH 1 08:00
Basketball Girls’ JV BISAC @ ICS Away tbc
Football Boys’ U13A BISAC TIS@NIST Away tbc
Football Girls’ U13A BISAC @RIS Away tbc
Football Boys’ U13B SHB Invitation Away tbc
Football Boys’ U11A BISAC @ HIS Away | Harrow Int'l School 08:00
Football Girls’ U11A BISAC Football @ HIS Away 08:00
Football Boys’ U11B BISAC Football @ HIS Away | Harrow Int'l School 08:00
Football Girls’ U11B BISAC Football @HIS Away 08:00
Rugby Sevens Varsity SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPC Pitch 1 08:00
Tennis Boys’ U18A SEASAC @ BPS Home | Tennis Centre 08:00
Tennis Girls’ U18A SEASAC @ BPS Home | Tennis Centre 08:00
Touch Girls’ U18A SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPC Pitch 1 08:00
Sunday 31 Jan 2016
Basketball Boys’ Varsity SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPH 1 08:00
Basketball Girls’ Varsity SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPH 1 08:00
Basketball Boys’ JV BISAC @ ASB Away | ASB -Bangna Campus tbc
Football Boys’ U15A BISAC @NIST Away | NIST International School 08:00
Football Girls’ U15A BISAC @ SHB Away tbc
Golf Varsity Golf Junior Golf by BIST Away | Windsor park golf club tbc
Rugby Sevens Varsity SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPC Pitch 1 08:00
Rugby Sevens JV BISAC @ ISB Away | 08:00
Tennis Boys’ U18A SEASAC @ BPS Home | Tennis Centre 08:00
Tennis Girls’ U18A SEASAC @ BPS Home | Tennis Centre 08:00
Touch Girls’ U18A SEASAC @ BPS Home | SPC Pitch 1 08:00
Touch Girls’ JV BISAC @ ISB Away | 08:00
The weekly canteen menu is available here.
Please check the calendar on the Parents’ Gateway, Student pages and Staff Centre
for up-to-date information on school events.
Visit www.patana.ac.th and click on the relevant icon to log in