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Eco-Club Recycling Audit

Year 12 and 13 took part in a ecology audit this week, they spent their lunch times collecting any items that could be recycled. Over the course of the week they collected nearly 720 litres worth of trash, over a 36 week school year this would be approximately 130,000 litres. To put that into perspective it would be enough to fill 194 mini cooper cars with trash every year. They will now put together a plan to see how we can reduce the amount of waste we produce and become a greener school.

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Eco-Fashion Show 2016

As an initiative to educate our students about the ‘E’  (Environmental stewardship) from the Round Square IDEALS the secondary school committee organised an eco-friendly fashion show.

The students had to design their outfits from waste materials and earn points for their house.

It was great to see the students get creative with their outfits.

Congratulations to the Blue House for achieving the maximum score. Red was 2nd, Green 3rd and Yellow 4th.

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Regent’s Got Talent (Secondary)

To end our school year on a great note, the Prefects of secondary school organised a spectacular talent show, branded as “Regents Got Talent”, which in fact resulted in the exposure of new talents that were never seen before! The preparations started two weeks in advance, with a signing up process and also auditions, with nine performances in total. The show included a mixture of singing, dancing and band performances. Moreover, a special show was organised by all the teachers who were leaving. In accordance to our Round Square IDEALS, there in fact as a great variation in cultural performances, with Male singing a Thai Song, FIVE AND ONLY dancing to a Korean pop and DESI STREET KROO grooving to upbeat Indian music. Other performances included THE KYMES and CHICKEN NOVA, both of which were optimistic signs that Regents will host great musicians in the future, and also our young talents in the group GAM, who clearly showed that we have young singers!

A special mention to our winners… The third place was awarded to FIVE AND ONLY for a well coordinated dance, while the second place was ordered to LENNY (Jenny & Lissa) for a soulful performance with vocals by Lisa and Jenny on the Piano. The first place was awarded to our solo performer MIDI for performing “Lost Stars” by Adam Levine, which we must say Midi sang better than the original singer! Regents Got Talent carried an immensely energetic vibe thanks to friends of performers constantly on their toes and our great set of Judges, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Mitov, Khru Em and Ms. Neill.

We surely look forward to see what talent is to be shown next year!

 

Updates from the Head of Primary

Dear Parent,
Over the last three days the children from Year 2 to Year 6 have enjoyed a challenging range of Round Square activities. Many of the children have experienced activities for the first time and have really had to push themselves to achieve their targets and overcome their fears.
The activities have ranged from rock climbing, trampolining, ice skating, wakeboarding and Thai cultural trips. A new trip this year was a visit to the Science Museum and many children learnt many new concepts from visiting the centre. The children did not only experience all the fun of the Round Square philosophy on trips, they also joined in with a variety of activities in school, including yoga, international art, Mandarin and Thai crafts and games, a mini Olympics, musical madness and the always popular Lego challenge club.
As well as focusing on the Round Square IDEALS, we also encouraged the children to make new friends from other year groups and it has been wonderful to see them joining in the various activities and learning together.
Our younger children did not miss out on all the fun with Year 1 visiting Funarium on Wednesday and Reception visiting Dusit Zoo to see all the animals on Tuesday.
Many photos and videos were taken and we will share them with you soon so you can also share the fun and excitement of the last three days.

With best wishes
Rachel

Updates from the Head of Secondary

Round Square Week

The Secondary School activities were selected to give each of the year groups a mental, emotional and physical challenge to overcome during the four days. Students were also meant to have fun!
The Round Square concepts were broken up as follows:
Internationalism: talks by Childsafe and Freeland about where Thailand fits into a global framework;
Democracy: students working in teams to complete activities;
Environment: paper recycling and animal welfare;
Adventure: bouncing and climbing;
Leadership: students taking the lead on making things, leading groups by example and interacting with visiting speakers;
Service: students making books for underprivileged children, as well as fundraising for Freeland, Paper Ranger and Love Wildlife.
Special thanks should go to Khun Miki and Khun Aim for all their work behind the scenes. Thanks also to Mr Nolan, Ms Brookes, Mr Burns and Mr Anderson for acting as group leaders, and to Ms Whitmore and Mr Terry for going above and beyond the call of duty. This is a week when staff and students work together to make the days a success. The continued support of the vast majority of our students and the commitment of the staff to these activities is much appreciated. It is the philosophy of this school to encourage students to mature on a mental, emotional and physical level, as well as encourage a rapid rate of academic progress. The best universities around the world also concur with this philosophy. Finally, thanks to Mr Hennes, the Round Square Co-ordinator for masterminding the rich mix of activities.

Student Progress

On Wednesday 15th June, the Secondary School were privileged to welcome five teacher-trainers from the Thai education system. Five of our students in Year 9 – Ella, Hime, Sylvia, Molly and Minami – spoke to our guests about the progress they have made in learning English over the year. Their progress has been incredible. From hardly knowing any English at the beginning of the year, they now speak fluently and intelligently about their learning.They are now in a position where they can look forward with confidence to their IGCSEs. At the end of the day, our teacher-trainers pronounced that their meeting with our five students had been the most inspiring part of the day.
Over this year, students have earned 13,000 points for their houses. These 13,000 points have been awarded for their effort, independent study and participation in the school curriculum. In the last report, 22 of our students had an average report-grade of less than 1.3 for their Effort, Independent Study and Participation. As 1 means Well Above Average and 2 means Above Average, this is an outstanding achievement across all of their subjects. I am proud to say that our students show great commitment to their learning. I am also proud to say that the partnership between students and their teachers is very strong.
An area that has also improved significantly is school attendance. Very few students now have an unsatisfactory rate of attendance.
At the beginning of the year, I announced that the target would be to “Work hard, work hard and come to school (on time.)” The combination of these two areas is of central importance to a student’s learning. As I look forward to next year, I also hope to see more students involved in all of our school activities. The motto will change: “Work hard, get involved and come to school (on time.)”
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all students and parents a very happy holiday – and to remind you all that learning never ends. As the great Albert Einstein once said: “Once you stop learning, you start dying.”

Primary students visited ‘Good Shepherd Sisters’

During Round Square Week eight Primary students went to Good Shepherd Sisters to repaint a mural for the school and children there. The students learned a great deal about hard work, providing a service for those in need and giving back to the local community. The children and teachers at Good Shepherd Sisters really appreciated our students’ hard work and dedication to their task. Well done to Maranda, Pitta, Tito, Jay, Ileen, Tigger, Ice and Faye!

Thank you for all the colouring books and pencils!

A very big thank you to everyone for supporting the Christmas Appeal this year. Representatives from the Student Council will be taking all of them to the Christmas Party at the Good Shepherd Sisters Centre to give as gifts to the children there.

Good Shepherds Sisters – Visiting Our Community Partners

A group of children from Year 5 were the first to visit the “Good Shepherd Sisters School” after the long summer break. The group helped to teach the letter “i” to the younger children and enjoyed reading stories to them.

Each week a different group of children from Years 3 to 6 will visit as part of our school’s Round Square IDEALS, with emphasis on Service, as it is an excellent way for them to serve the local community.

By Ms. Helen Normoyle, Reception Teacher

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