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A Speech from our TEDX Conference

Below is a well-written speech from our TEDX Conference from May-May in Year 8. A great example for everyone to see!

Confidence Conquers All

By May, Year 8

What is confidence? Confidence means to believe in the power of yourself. Self-confidence is extremely important in our lives. Many people struggle to find it or to be confident, even me. Having confidence is great, but sometimes having it too much can be a bad thing.

Firstly, a good reason for being confident is because confidence makes you successful in life. For example, getting a job. If you look really confident, you will always be expected to get a job, or be more lucky, you will get even better job than the first job that you choose. And if you get a really great job, you will be really successful. I can advise you how to win a presentation. Speak in normal tones, always look at the audience, don’t read out from a paper, stand up straight and always have a smile on your face, use body language. Always practice before the presentation day. Remember the script and stand up straight in front of a mirror. Read out the script and do what I told you to to be successful in a presentation.

Secondly, the more self-confident you become, the more you know how to handle or act in situations.This means that, any time you’re being confident, you will know how to handle the situation. For example, you are invited to a challenging race. There’s need to present something in front of the stranger, in that situation, you just need to be confident. Confidence will help you to win it. If you are confident, even the hardest situation, you can handle it easily without any worry. I can tell that if you are not confident, everyday of your life will be a struggle. If you don’t have confidence, you wouldn’t be able to do anything because you’re scared.

Furthermore, being too confident is not always good. Overconfidence can lead to a disaster instead of success. Overconfidence is when you go over your ability level. Overconfidence can happen anywhere, at school, at work, or in relationships.It is easy sometimes to become overconfident. Overconfidence can destroy your life; avoid it. For the strong and powerful, confidence is an ocean. The ocean is powerful and conquers all. But if you are being overconfident, the ocean might pull you down and make you drown. For example, you start taking a class that is easy for you. You already know what to do and how to do it. Then you need to start a project that is so easy you can laugh. So you didn’t care about it so much. A few week pass, the old work starts piling up, as you rush to do it. Suddenly, it’s not as easy any more. This is how overconfidence can be damaging.

Lastly, you now know what confidence is and how it can affect your life. I would advise you to be confident but not overconfident. ‘With confidence, you have won before you have started.’ as Marcus Garvey said. Thank you.

November 2, 2015

Important dates for November (Primary)

2nd – 6th Book Week
6th – Spelling Bee
8th – 12th Year 6 Chang Mai trip
13th – Friday Loy Krathong – evening (outside)
17th – Tues Y5 Thai trip
18th – Weds Science Day
20th – Friday Assembly – Y5D
27th – Friday Assembly – Y5T

Remember to check our website calendar!

Or download the full annual calendar.

October 30, 2015

iPad Workshop for Primary Parents

iPad Workshop for Parents

iPads in Upper Key Stage 2

In September 2013 we launched The Regent International School’s BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) initiative in Year 6. In August 2014 we extended BYOD to Year 5 with great success. At The Regent’s we strive to make learning as meaningful as possible for our students and by integrating technology into the classroom we are meeting the needs of learners in this digital age. This year we are installing Apple TV in the Year 5 and 6 classrooms to further enhance the use of iPads by allowing them to connect wirelessly to the projector, enabling learning to be shared from any iPad. We have also installed a new wireless printer so the students can print their work.

How are iPads used in the classroom?

Everyday use across the curriculum

General applications including stopwatch, timer, calculator.
Dictionary & thesaurus.
Kidspiration app for mind maps.
Filming – learning processes, gathering data, storytelling, making reflections, self-assessment etc.

English

Speaking & Listening – recording reading stories, sharing as a group and uploading to YouTube channel.
Reading – apps including DOGONews, Lexia Reading, Aesop’s Fables and online websites including Newsela.
Writing and Drama – Creating and performing scripts using video or apps including Sock Puppets.

Maths

MyMaths – students are very familiar with this app. It is used to deliver lessons in class, independent learning, activities and homework. It must be accessed through the Puffin Academy app, from where students must select MyMaths NOT
Mathletics app – real time challenges against classmates, other schools and countries. Leaderboards are reset daily and it is not unusual for The Regent’s to appear at the top!
There are many apps available for practicing maths skills including IXL Maths.

CCS

Kidspiration – for mind mapping what students know already and what they wish to find out.
Research – independent or guided using search engines such as Google and learning how to find reliable information from a range of websites.
Quark DesignPad – for making brochures and leaflets.
Purple Mash – a vast range of activities are available on almost any subject.

Assessment

Student Assessment & Reflections – students can quickly and easily reflect on their learning by making a short video.
Socrative app – this gives instant feedback and results can be printed as a pdf. Assessment can take the form of multiple choice, open questions or a mixture of both.
Google Classroom – students can upload work which can be assessed by the teacher, commented on and graded online.

Google Classroom

All students have their own school gmail account.
Announcements and information is provided here and students can comment on these and communicate with each other.
Teachers post useful websites and videos to support learning.
Electronic homework can be set and graded using Google Docs.

Apple TV

This is the latest technological development at The Regent’s School.
Students will be able to view and share work directly from their iPads onto the whiteboard.

If you would like to view the presentation again, please follow the following link:

https://prezi.com/rx-3knytwfxn/ipads-in-upper-ks2/

October 7, 2015

Model United Nations Club

Our Model United Nations (MUN) club has begun again with great enthusiasm.

The 22 members are learning how to debate and write formally, just as is done in the real United Nations.

We investigate contemporary issues which are of global importance. The current debate is about finding solutions to human trafficking.

Led by Samir (Year 12) the Chairperson for this debate, each delegate (person representing a country) must state the opinion of their country and work towards a workable resolution.

A group of 7 students will be attending the BKKMUN Conference, Saturday 10th October, along with 300 students from other international schools.

by Mr. David Butcher, Assistant Head IB Diploma

October 7, 2015

Messages from the Heads of Schools (Week 7 2015)

From Mrs. Rachel Perkins, Head of Primary

Dear Parent, this week the school has been enjoying participating in our first ever Religious Education week. Year 2 and Reception visited Buddhist temples and Year 3 were very excited to visit a Sikh Temple on Tuesday. The children returned to school ready to tell me about their experience and what they had learnt, with the over riding message of how kind the people were that they met and how much they shared with them.

We also welcomed over 20 parents to our iPad workshop led by IT Co-ordinator Jenna Tait and the feedback was very positive. Next week we will be holding our annual World Food Day and the children will eat either a ‘poor meal’ or a ‘rich meal’. This event gives the children the chance to experience how it feels to have to eat a set diet and also will make them appreciate their normal meals and life style. We are also collecting rice for the Mercy Centre so please kindly place all donations on the table in the Line Up area.

Please kindly note that next Friday (16th Oct) the school will be closed for staff training.

Have a wonderful weekend.

With best wishes,

Rachel

From Mr Brian Irving, Head of Secondary

Dear Parents,

This week Mr Barrow and I welcomed a group of parents to our inaugural Parent-Teacher Committee meeting. A number of issues were discussed, including some seminars that the Secondary School will be holding for parents on topics as diverse as ‘helping your child with revising’ to ‘the challenges of bringing up pre-teens’. The number of parents attending was small, but from little acorns mighty oak trees grow.

I have spent a couple of afternoons recently spectating at our basketball matches. The skill and agility of the players, especially during these currently very humid conditions, fill me with awe. I would encourage parents to come along and support the students as they go into sporting battle.

Next week sees our first Parent-Teacher Consultation of the year and I hope that the students already (or will very shortly) have passed on their appointment sheets.

English Week is outstanding with English competitions, English speaking year group winners performing at lunchtime and an English ‘selfie’ booth alongside other events to celebrate our school’s common language ‘English’. The students who achieve the better results are those who work tirelessly to improve their levels of written and spoken English.

Have a learning-filled week.

Brian

October 7, 2015

Whole School Choir Update

The Whole School Choir are sounding fantastic. We had our 3rd rehearsal on Monday and it’s great to hear that we are mastering some challenging harmonies already!

Whole School Choir involves everyone from the school community! So why not give it a try next week!

Contact Mrs. Lyng on elizabeth.belcher@regents.ac.th or Ms. Teague on rachel.teague@regents.ac.th.

October 7, 2015

Bobbling Along in Boarding

Last weekend we welcomed Bangkok Bobble Football to our boarding campus. Twelve of our students had great fun bumping into each other playing football inside giant inflatable bubbles. The staff were happy to get involved too, and students enjoyed trying to knock them over! Ichigo was the only girl, and did a great job taking on the boys, managing to knock some of them over. She did end up upside down a few times herself though!

The rain has hampered many of our outdoor activity plans. Most evenings sports activities on the grass have had to be changed to indoor ones, and one of weekend cycling trips had to be postponed in favour of a dry trip to the mall instead. With a miserable forecast for the coming week we have also had to postpone our hotly anticipated ‘Staff vs Boarders’ sports evening until after the half term break in November. Our boarders are disappointed, but it gives the staff more chance to practice so it can be a closer game!

We were also proud to present our new Captains and Vice Captains of Boarding with their badges in a Secondary assembly, deservedly recognising their achievements in front of the school. We hope they wear them with pride and continue to serve the Boarding House well.

By Mr Gavin Terry, Head of Boarding

October 7, 2015

English Learning Environment Awards 09/10/2015

Congratulations to all of the students listed below; they’ve all adhered to the rules of the English Learning Environment and have shown fantastic English speaking skills.

PN 1 – Phut
PN 2 – Terena
ND – Khaotang
RP – Aton
RN – Richard
1B – Popiang
1W – I-oon
2T – Yang
2F – IQ
3V – Samar
3M – Pann
4P – Sicha and Prim
4G – Kenzo
5T – Sunny
5D – Lyla
6J – Janine
6N – Jojo

Mr Vosko – Timmy 4G
Mrs Sirisom – Shuqi 1W
Mr Rumple – Aishi 6N
Mr Brown – Cherry 3V

October 7, 2015

Year 10 Artist Tonal Studies

Regent's International School Bangkok Student Art

The Year 10 Art students have working hard this term on their first piece of coursework, they have been learning about tone and values. They were asked to choose an image by an Artist they admired, we studied the tonal values, how the Artist was able to render the shapes and how to create Form within our work.

Here are a few of their beautiful pencil studies, for a closer look come and see them in the foyer of the Secondary building.