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Garden International School<br />
Eastern Seaboard, Ban Chang<br />
<strong>NEWSLETTER</strong><br />
Established 1994<br />
Your choice. Their future. Our family. โรงเรียนนานาชาติการ์เด้นอีสเทิร์นซีบอร์ดบ้านฉาง December 2014<br />
Find us at:<br />
Website: www.gardenrayong.com<br />
Twitter: www.twitter.com/gisrayong<br />
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gardeninternationalschool<br />
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/gardenrayongthailand<br />
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From Dr Tasker: Principal<br />
From the Principal<br />
Dear Parents, Students and Friends of GIS,<br />
We are now at the end of a very busy first term. The students have achieved a lot both<br />
inside and outside the classroom with the latter part of the term seeing some wonderful<br />
Christmas spirit. The Christmas Fun Day was a wonderful event - thanks again to<br />
everyone involved. This past week has seen a tremendous Christmas Concert, the hugely<br />
entertaining Year 1 and 2 Christmas Play - The Landlord's Cat and also the Foundation<br />
Christmas Show (and feast!)<br />
I am delighted to advise that a major investment from our parent company, MBf Taylors, is<br />
being made in the Foundation area of the school. Over the coming weeks and months you<br />
will see a huge transformation in the playgrounds; new equipment, landscaping and play<br />
areas are being developed. There is also a commitment to follow this with a redesigning of<br />
the actual classroom areas.<br />
In the new term we will be welcoming Mr David Doyle to the English department. Mr Doyle<br />
is joining us from Ireland and is an experienced IB English and Theory of Knowledge<br />
teacher.<br />
We have been developing ways to visually portray the GIS Core Values; attached to this<br />
newsletter is an example of each of the Core Values portrayed in a poster form. I will<br />
attach other posters over the next few newsletters too. Soon these posters will be on<br />
display around the school.<br />
We have celebrated His Majesty the King's birthday with a whole school ‘Yellow<br />
photograph’ and many of you have signed the Book of Well Wishes, which has been sent<br />
to the palace. So, for the first week of December the international awareness was on<br />
Thailand; this week has been South Africa.<br />
For those of you celebrating it, Merry Christmas, and to everyone 'happy holidays'. We<br />
look forward to seeing the students refreshed and ready for Term 2 on TUESDAY January<br />
6.<br />
Kind Regards,<br />
Dr Stuart Tasker<br />
PhD (Ed), PGDipEd (Math Ed), PGCertEd (Ed Admin), PGDipTchg, BSc<br />
Principal<br />
Garden International School
Many thanks to our generous GIS sponsors:<br />
Platinum<br />
Indorama<br />
Encounter Church<br />
Universal Plus<br />
Gold<br />
Aditya Birla<br />
Thunder Cranes<br />
Silver<br />
Blue Sky Developer Company Limited<br />
Upcoming events<br />
Whole School<br />
Jan 6: Start of Term 2 (Day 5)<br />
Jan 12: Friends of Garden PTA coffee morning, canteen, 8am<br />
Jan 15: International Hat Day<br />
Jan 16: Thailand Teachers’ Day<br />
Jan 23: Handwriting Day / Pie Day<br />
Jan 31: Friends of Garden PTA car boot sale<br />
Primary<br />
Jan 7-9: – Year 5 barge trip to Bangkok<br />
Jan 23: Book Day<br />
Secondary<br />
Jan 8-15: Mock IGCSE and IB examinations<br />
Jan 16: IB1s – an Introduction to the Extended Essay<br />
Follow us on Facebook!<br />
Head to our Facebook page for the latest news on what’s been<br />
happening at GIS.<br />
www.facebook.com/gardeninternationalschool<br />
See our latest videos on Youtube – Christmas at GIS 2014!<br />
www.youtube.com/user/gardenrayongthailand
Happy Birthday!<br />
All of GIS came together to celebrate HM the King’s birthday. Staff, teachers and students<br />
all wore yellow to mark the occasion. We also took a whole school photo to honour HM the<br />
King’s birthday. There was also a special book in our front office where visitors, staff and<br />
students could write a message of good-will.
Christmas at GIS!<br />
GIS enjoyed a festive Christmas season with plays, a fun day and a concert!<br />
On November 29, the whole school came together for a Christmas Fun Day, which<br />
included some great performances from our Primary and Secondary students. The Friends<br />
of Garden PTA put on an array of delicious snacks and drinks for visitors, and there were<br />
numerous stalls where students and parents could win prizes.<br />
On December 9 the Main Hall was packed with parents and students for our Christmas<br />
Concert. Our Arts Department once again did a brilliant job of organising the various songs<br />
and performances, which included everything from traditional carols to ‘Let It Go’ from the<br />
Disney movie ‘Frozen.<br />
Finally, on December 11, our Year 1 and 2s put on their own Christmas Play, which was<br />
watched eagerly by dozens of proud parents. Well done to the teachers and staff for<br />
ensuring the students looked, and sounded, so wonderful!<br />
Check out our Youtube channel for a full video of our Christmas activities. Have a<br />
happy Christmas and a great 2015!<br />
Years 1 and 2 Christmas Play
Christmas Concert<br />
Christmas<br />
Fun Day
From Mrs Gordon: Head of Primary<br />
Merry Christmas!<br />
I have just returned from watching the Year 1 and 2 Christmas Show, “The Landlord’s<br />
Cat,” which has put me in the Christmas spirit with all the wonderful singing, dancing,<br />
costumes and staging. The children were great and a wonderful testament to the<br />
dedication, patience and talent of their teachers. These are the occasions at school that<br />
leave lasting memories for the children.<br />
I can’t wait for the Foundation Christmas songs and feast on Friday, a wonderful<br />
opportunity to come together to enjoy the children’s performances and the time and effort<br />
that goes into them.<br />
As always at the end of a term we have some families that are moving on and leaving the<br />
GIS community.<br />
From Foundation, we are sad to say goodbye to Arnav who is returning to India, and<br />
Jamie, who has made great progress while he’s been with us. In Primary, Soyun and<br />
Hamin are both returning to Korea and will be missed by their classmates.<br />
Afif is returning to Malaysia and Prem is moving to the USA, which is very exciting for him<br />
and his family. Mika is moving to Chiang Mai and Ray in Year 3 is also moving schools.<br />
We wish them all well in their moves and hope they settle happily into their new schools.
Primary Awards<br />
The Primary Awards’ assembly was held on Monday. Here are some photos of the<br />
children receiving their wristbands and certificates.<br />
Winning the silver wristband award for Endeavour we have Valentina,<br />
Poppy and Kita.<br />
Winning the black wristband award for Progress we have Jessica, Seo<br />
Yul and Kevin Fierens<br />
The purple Nam Jai Ngam awards for being kindhearted go to Toby, Alex<br />
and Nick.<br />
And receiving the gold Excellence wristband are Anna, Ronnie and Mary.<br />
This term, for the first time, we also have Sports’ Awards for each year group, nominated<br />
by Mr Amuchou or PE and Swimming Teacher.<br />
The first awards went to:<br />
Year 1 – Jessica<br />
Year 2 – Tian<br />
Year 3 – Poppy<br />
Year 4 – Maggie<br />
Year 5 – Junseo<br />
Year 6 – Natalie<br />
We are back to school on Tuesday January 6. As the weather turns cooler, please<br />
remember that all children may only wear the school uniform sweatshirt as an extra layer.<br />
The sweatshirts are available to buy from the School Uniform Shop.<br />
Wishing you all a peaceful holiday and a happy and prosperous New Year.<br />
Claire Gordon<br />
Head of Primary<br />
headpri@gardenrayong.com
Primary Blogs<br />
There are now several blogs that let parents keep in touch with what is going on in their<br />
child’s class. Check out these blogs to find out the latest happenings in Primary!<br />
Early Years<br />
earlyyears.gardenrayong.com<br />
Nursery<br />
nursery.gardenrayong.com<br />
Reception<br />
reception.gardenrayong.com<br />
Year 1<br />
year1.gardenrayong.com<br />
Year 2<br />
year2.gardenrayong.com<br />
Year 3<br />
Year3.gardenrayong.com<br />
Year 4<br />
Year4. Gardenrayong.com<br />
Year 5<br />
Year5.gardenrayong.com<br />
Year 6<br />
Year6.gardenrayong.com<br />
Amazing Astroturf<br />
Years 1 and 2 have been enjoying a new playing surface this term – thanks to our new<br />
astroturf area.<br />
The students are loving all the extra space to play in and it looks wonderful. Many thanks<br />
to our Site Manager Mr Martin for organising this.
From Mr Ball: Head of Secondary<br />
Hello Parents,<br />
The most important thing to say is Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our<br />
community.<br />
I thoroughly enjoyed the Secondary Parents’ Evening on Thursday night. I enjoy speaking<br />
with the parents and the students at these events and also partaking of the fine nibbles<br />
and beverages.<br />
I look back over the term in reflection and I find it hard to believe that we have packed so<br />
much into it. We have a talented group of students who make this possible. Needless to<br />
say it has been as exciting as it has been busy. For me the most important thing at the end<br />
of the term is that the students look as engaged and happy as they did in the first week of<br />
term, and they do. This says everything.<br />
Next term has a number of key events for your diaries:<br />
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The Year 11 and IB2 students have their mock examinations, which will start on<br />
Thursday January 8. If the students haven’t started to revise already, then they need<br />
to start now. For the IGCSE students all the work completed in Year 10 and 11 needs<br />
to be learnt. For the IB students all the work covered in IB1 and IB2 needs to be<br />
learnt. The mock examination uses past papers and are graded based on the IGCSE<br />
and IB mark schemes.<br />
We have the honour of hosting the FOBISIA Under 13 Games this academic year.<br />
The competition will run from Wednesday March 11 to Sunday March 15. The Under<br />
13 Games offers a great opportunity for the various teams, and individuals, to<br />
compete in a friendly and welcoming environment. We look forward to providing an<br />
environment in which the athletes are able to challenge their own standards, work<br />
within teams and have the opportunity to engage with others.<br />
This year we are combining the IGCSE and the IB information evenings for parents<br />
to be on the same night. The IGCSE and the IB Evening (presented in English) will<br />
be held on Tuesday March 17.<br />
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year<br />
Sage Ball<br />
Head of Secondary<br />
headsec@gardenrayong.com
Core Values<br />
At GIS, we have been looking at ways to show our Core Values. Here are some of the<br />
images we have created that will soon be on display all round school. Look out for more<br />
new ones soon!
Flags<br />
We continue to celebrate all the nationalities in our school. Over the past couple of weeks,<br />
we have recognised the nations of South Africa and Thailand.
Sport<br />
Marathon Medal<br />
Well done to Daseul, who came 5 th in the Under 15<br />
category at the Chonburi Marathon 2014 on December 7.<br />
She completed the 10 km run in 1 hour 21 minutes.<br />
Get in touch!<br />
If you have any articles for the newsletter, please send them to<br />
markb@gardenrayong.com before the end of each month for inclusion in the<br />
following month’s newsletter.<br />
Find us at:<br />
Website: www.gardenrayong.com<br />
Twitter: www.twitter.com/gisrayong<br />
Garden International School<br />
Your choice. Their future. Our family.<br />
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gardeninternationalschool<br />
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/gardenrayongthailand<br />
Accredited by<br />
Affiliated to<br />
Rayong Campus : 188/24 Moo 4 Pala-Banchang Road, Tambol Pala, Amphur Ban Chang, Rayong, Thailand 21130. Tel. +66 (0)38 880360-3 Fax. +66 (0)38 030805<br />
Bangkok Campus : 2/1 Yen Akart Soi 2,Yen Akart Road, Bangkok, Thailand 10120. Website : www.gardenbangkok.com<br />
REPS Campus : 188/46 Moo 4 Pala-Banchang Road, Tambol Pala, Amphur Ban Chang, Rayong, Thailand 21130. Website : www.repsrayong.com
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