Each week, secondary students contribute to a different weekly debate.
Check out the padlet at this address to follow the discussion:
http://regentsschoolbangkok.padlet.org/lucy_brookes1/debate3
By Ms. Brookes, English Teacher
Year 10 Art students have started a mini IGCSE project all based upon Natural Forms, looking at Artists who themselves use these in their work and studying a wealth of forms. Their next step is to use these images and create their own imaginative pieces of Art.
Each week, all staff and students are invited to contribute to a weekly debate. Have a look at what we’ve been debating this week.
Follow this link: regentsschoolbangkok.padlet.org/lucy_brookes1/debate2
British International School, Phuket (BISP) and Rangsit University’s College of Information and Communication Technology are proud to announce the winner of the 2015-16 Thailand Maths Challenge. Yu Qing Wu from Bangkok Patana school turned in a incredibly impressive performance to claim first place. Her achievement is all the more impressive given that she is still only in Year 11 at school and was competing with students up to two years older than herself.
The finalists round was held at Rangsit University’s Sky Lounge, which was arranged by Dr Suttisak Jantavongso Associate Dean of International Affairs at the University. Students had to complete 3 rounds of problem solving questions. The focus was on a branch of mathematics called Number Theory – which requires rigorous proof and mathematical logic.
The competition was judged by organiser Andrew Chambers, and fellow judge Assistant Professor Wongsakorn Charoenpanitseri. Professor Charoenpanitseri was one of the coordinators for the World Mathematics Olympiad held last year in Thailand and so brought a great deal of experience into the judging process. Both judges remarked about how impressed they were by the high standard of mathematics on display. As Andrew Chambers remarked, “We have seen some truly remarkable young mathematicians today – and possibly some mathematical stars of the future.”
Second place was also claimed by a Bangkok Patana student, Benjada Karprasertsri, whilst third place went to Santkorn Gorsagun from Mahidol University Demonstration School. There were also good results from Anglo Singapore and Trinity International School. The top three students were all offered full and partial scholarships to study at Rangsit University at the College of ICT.
Over 200 of Thailand’s top schools were invited to participate: international schools, bilingual schools, Thai private schools, and state schools in order to find the best young mathematicians in the country. The initial round was conducted at schools where teachers selected 3 students to represent them. The best students from this round were then invited to the finalists day at Rangsit University.
The student’s selected to compete in the first round were Mint Waisarayudh (Yr12), Mint Mahuttanatan (Yr13) and Khwan Wittayachanyapong (Yr13).
Andrew Chambers said, “Both the judges were extremely impressed by the entries from The Regent’s Bangkok this year – in particular Mint (Yr 13) who showed a real mathematical flair.” Mint was invited to the finalists day. However, it was a great shame that she had to be away with her family on finals day which was held during half term.
By Mr. Mark Riddelsdell
For three days last week, 39 Year 8 students were whisked away from school to take part in some fun and challenging activities. Our first afternoon was spent settling into camp and heading out on Jungle Treks; Where we were able to see some fantastic flora and fauna – even the considerable claw marks left in the trunk of a tree from a neighborhood bear! Day two saw a mix of river kayaking, rock climbing and the very popular zip-line.
It was awesome being able to see students overcome some of their fears and achieve things they perhaps didn’t think they would ever be able to do. That evening the students were then tasked with cooking their own supper – they were split into small groups and were given a BBQ, food and utensils – some of the results were delicious.
The final day’s activity was to go paint-balling! The students were split into four groups, each group had to then try to capture their opponents flag without being shot. Thankfully not too many bodies came away bruised and battered. After a short bus journey back to camp it was then time to head home to Bangkok.
Many thanks to all of the students for their great attitude and exemplary behavior throughout the trip.
By Mr. Craig Harrison, Head of Outdoor Education
Kitty
Kitty is always hard-working in English and every task gets a huge amount of effort. In class she is helpful and enthusiastic. Thanks to this determination and effort, Kitty has made huge improvements in English since the beginning of the school year. Well done Kitty!
Adarsh
Adi is hard working and always well prepared for lessons. He tackles new texts analytically and thoughtfully, leading to some excellent verbal and written contributions in class and for homework. Keep up the good work, Adi!
Dong
Dong deserves the KS4 Star of the Month of February because of the sheer effort he has put into his class work; he has written a speech which has impressed Dr Sweeting greatly! Keep up the good work!
A good school not only looks after a child’s academic interests, through events such as the Year 11 and Year 13 Parents’s Evening or the current Year 11 and Year 13 Intervention Sessions that the teachers are running after school. Or the Numeracy Initiatives or Reading Buddy Schemes we run in the mornings. Or the House Debating Competitions or University Fairs we run in the afternoons. Or the French Exchange Trips or Shakespeare Workshops we run during the day. Or the Business Trips to the Stock Exchange or the Art Trips to MOCA. Or our students taking part in the UKMT Maths Challenge.
A good school also looks after the physical fitness of its students, as has taken place in the large number of football fixtures we have had this term, a golf tournament, the TISAC Badminton Tournament and the Year 8 Outdoor Education Trip.
A good school also looks after the creative interests of its students through events such as the recent TISAC Music Festival or the up-and-coming performance of Thai Dance or the already-planned Battle of the Bands.
A good school also teaches its students to be responsible members of society, as in the servICE Conference we recently attended or the coming trip to Mae Hong Son in support of Operation Smile or our approaching Keeping Healthy Theme Day or the forthcoming International Day.
A good school also makes sure that its students have some fun, as in the recent House Lip Synch Battle or the imminent Chinese New Year or the future Valentine’s Day.
These are all events that have taken place or are at the planning stage this half term. And I know I will have missed things out…
We welcomed this week into the Secondary School, four teacher trainees from Srinakarin University. We hope they have seen what we believe this school to be: a school full of happy, hard-working and well-mannered students.
Last Saturday the Senior Boys Football Team were invited to play in a TISAC tournament, hosted by Bromsgrove School.
We knew it was going to be a long and hot day, but the boys had prepared well. This was evident when we finished our first game 5-0 winners against 107. Unfortunately we came up against a quality outfit of STA in the second game, narrowly losing 0-1. Our third game was an extremely hard fought game against Bangkok Prep; we went 0-1 down, but placed so much pressure on the Prep defence in the last minutes of the game, we forced a number of mistakes, which resulted in the equalising goal.
Our fourth game saw us come up against the home team and their support; with our fantastic team spirit and heroic goalkeeping from Josh Turner we managed to hold onto our slender 2-1 lead.
The fifth and final group game saw us come up against a very fatigued Wells team. We were able to dominate with the ball and produce a number of shooting opportunities, we finished the game 2-0 winners and found ourselves in second place with a total of 10 points. This meant that we had to face STA in a play-off for 1st place.
The game started well, with some nice movement and linking play from both sides. Unfortunately the exertions of the previous 5 games was starting to take it’s toll and gaps started to appear in our formation, as we tried to force the pace and chase the ball. A couple of very well placed passes and good finishing from the opposition meant that we happened to be on the wrong side of a 3-0 score line. I thoroughly enjoyed the day, and have to thank all of the boys for their fantastic never say die attitude and team dynamic.
As we hopped on the bus, both the excitement and anxiety had driven us to strive for optimum teamwork and of course, our main goal: have fun. Despite the scorching rays of the sun (almost burning our flesh), the climate did not distract us from the thrilling sensation of chanting out loud and proud “TEAM!” as we commence our first tournament.
We approached the matches with maximal enthusiasm. Whilst watching my team play from the substitute seating, I could sense their determination to honour our school with pride. There was no time for panting or sweat as we were having a shortage of goals (a.k.a we were losing). Our conscience was not fully connected to our foot movement, and that is when we were partially losing hope.
However, we were able to make a U-turn, we turned the wheel and thanks to the spirit of optimism (and excellent coach feedback), we had brought back motivation within the team. We manned up, clenched our teeth and fists and with all our forces, aimed for the goal. Our main strikers, Maryam and Florence outstandingly showcased impressive shots.
Conclusively, we had made it to the finals and gloriously took home third place on our first tournament as a team. We would like to thank Mr Jones, our coach; who has practically been our sixth sense throughout the matches, for always supporting us and giving us the training and strength we needed. This has been an unforgettable experience during our senior year at regents, and we are all looking forward to many more gleeful episodes.
Regent's International School, Bangkok 
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