March 2016

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From Dr Tasker: Principal
From the Principal
Dear Parents, Students and Friends of GIS,
This month has seen three of the definite annual highlights of life at GIS. Early in the
month we celebrated International Day – the concert was excellent, the flag parade a
chance for national pride to be shown with gusto and the food (thank you Friends of
Garden) was amazing. On Tuesday March 22 we had MAD Night, where the talents of the
Secondary students in Music, Art and Drama were showcased. It was a wonderful night –
in which almost everyone also got a piece of Mr Abraham’s birthday cake! Then during the
last week of term was the Primary Show, Tut Tut, where students from Year 3 to 6 dazzled
and entertained with a remarkable show.
The Under 13 FOBISIA Games team represented the school very well and returned from
Bangkok with lots of medals and memories, see later in this newsletter for details.
The students and staff will enjoy a well-earned rest over the Songkran break and then be
straight in to a very busy Term 3. On Friday April 22, which is the end of the first week of
Term 3, we will be having a special Whole School assembly to recognise the end of formal
schooling of the IB2 students and of course to wish them well as they undertake their
study leave for the IB examinations which will be starting soon thereafter.
Other than Ms Hawtree replacing me as the new Principal and Mr Walsh replacing Mrs
Gordon as the new Head of Primary, there are also the following staff changes:
Mr Fraser will be leaving, with Ms Catharine Kinglsand - who is from the United
Kingdom, joining us to teach Science and Mathematics. Ms Kingsland is highly
experienced and has most recently been teaching in Merseyside, England.
Mr Gordon will be leaving, with Mr Johnny Man – who is from the United Kingdom,
joining us to teach Design and Technology. He is highly experienced and has most
recently been teaching in Kent, England. He will be joining GIS with his wife and
their two children.
Mrs Edwards will be leaving, with Mr Patrick Nolan – who is from the United
Kingdom, joining us to teach Art and Design. He is a ‘living and breathing artist’ who
works as an illustrator as well as teaching Art and Design. He has most recently
been teaching in London, England.
Ms Natalie will be leaving, with Mrs Cathie Walsh – who is from the United
Kingdom, joining us to teach in Primary. She is highly experienced and has most
recently been teaching in Brunei. Ms Cathie’s husband is Mr Walsh, the new Head
of Primary and they will be joining GIS with their 4 children.

Ms Leanne will be leaving, with Ms Christina Northrup – who is from Canada,
joining us to teach in Primary. Ms Christina is highly experienced and has most
recently been teaching in Shanghai, China. She will be joining GIS with Mr Mark
and their 2 children.
Mr James will be leaving, with Mr Mark Holmes - who is from Canada, joining us to
teach in Primary. He is highly experienced and has most recently been teaching in
Shanghai, China. He will be joining GIS with Ms Christina and their 2 children.
Ms Julie will be leaving, with Mr George Knight – who is from the United Kingdom,
joining us to teach in Primary. He is an experienced teacher and has most recently
been teaching in London, England. He will be joining GIS with his partner Ms Smith.
Ms Ellicott will be leaving, with Ms Sophie Smith – who is from the United
Kingdom, joining us to teach English. She is an experienced teacher and has most
recently been teaching in London, England. She will be joining GIS with her partner
Mr George.
Ms Woodburn will be leaving, with Mr Brian Frost – who is from New Zealand,
joining us to teach Physics. He is a highly experienced teacher and has most
recently been teaching in Manila, Philippines. He will be joining with his wife.
Mr Elderkamp will be leaving, with Ms Emma Clack – who is from the United
Kingdom, joining us to teach Geography. She is an experienced teacher and has
most recently been teaching in London, England.
Ms Alice will also be leaving, with Mr Michael joining the team of classroom
teachers in Primary.
Mr Edwards will be leaving, with Ms Sarah Longstaffe – who is from the United
Kingdom, joining us to teach Physical Education. She is a highly experienced
teacher and has most recently been teaching in Yorkshire, England. She will be
joining GIS with her husband and their 2 children.
Mr Paul will also be moving in to English Language Support to work with Mr Garth.
A recent development has resulted in Mr Ball accepting a position in the United Arab
Emirates and as such he will be leaving us to after many, many years of dedicated service.
Ms Tara, our amazing Librarian, and of course with Poppy and Molly, will be leaving with
Mr Ball. Ms Hawtree’s husband Robert will be working with Ms Tara on the transition of
leadership in the Library and Mr Beales will take on the role of Acting Head of Secondary
for Term 1. Ms Hawtree will be recruiting a new Head of Secondary to start in Term 2.
In the next Newsletter the new staff will be introducing themselves and, as is customary, in
the final newsletter of the academic year the leaving staff will give their farewells.
Exciting developments for 2016-2017 and beyond include of course all the new building
and refurbishment work going on over the summer break. One huge change is the
restructure of the Canteen and Cafe facilities and also the style of service provided for the
students. For 2016-2017 and beyond the Tuition Fees will be restructured to enable free
lunch for all students to be included, this will include milk and snacks too for Foundation

and a full buffet lunch for students from Year 3 and up. Full details will be with the Term 1
invoices, which will be sent out soon.
Kind Regards,
Dr Stuart Tasker
PhD (Ed), PGDipEd (Math Ed), PGCertEd (Ed Admin), PGDipTchg, BSc
Principal, Garden International School
Upcoming events
Whole School
April 1: Songkran celebrations
April 1: End of Term 2, 12pm finish
April 18: Start of Term 3
April 18: Friends of Garden coffee morning, 8am at the canteen
April 20: Social Justice Committee meeting, 3.30pm in the EY room
April 21: Eco Warriors meeting, 3.30pm in the Geography room
April 22: Whole School Assembly, farewell to IB2, 2.20pm
April 22: Earth Day
April 25: Talk Like Shakespeare Day
April 28: Astronomy Day
April 30: Honesty Day
Primary
Secondary
April 1: Grade Cards issued
April 2-4: Model United Nations, Bangkok
April 2: Junior UK Maths Challenge
April 28-29: Thai department trip to Samut Prakarn
Many thanks to our generous GIS sponsors:
Platinum
Encounter Church
Indorama
Thunder Cranes
Universal Plus
Gold
Aditya Birla

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AT GIS
All the female members of staff at Garden
International School (GIS) helped
celebrate International Women's Day in
style.
Led by Head Girl Berenice, there was a
whole school assembly that reminded
everyone how there was still a need for
gender equality. After some speeches,
every female member of staff at GIS -
including the teachers, maids and admin
staff - performed their own dance, to
feminist tracks such as Beyonce's
Survivor and Chaka Khan's 'I'm Every
Woman'.

INTERNATIONAL DAY 2016
International Day at GIS featured a host of dance, food and performances from around the
globe.
GIS held its International Day on March 12 to celebrate the 40 different nationalities who
are represented there. The day began with HM the King's anthem and was followed by a
series of cultural performances. These included dances from Mexico, Russian ballet and a
Chinese fan dance. After the show the oldest student from each country took part in a flag
parade, led by a rousing samba band. The national anthems from each country were then
played.

Following this, the Friends of Garden put on an amazing spread of international food which
came from Russia, the USA, Philippines, Korea and many other countries. Visitors were
able to eat in our newly-opened canteen extension.
Many thanks to Mr Martin and his Maintenance team for their help and the Arts
Department for arranging the performances. Check out our YouTube page to see a video
of the day.

Head to our Facebook page for the latest news on
what’s been happening at GIS. This month, you
can read about:
www.facebook.com/gardeninternationalschool
You can also watch our latest videos about what’s
been happening at GIS by going here:
www.youtube.com/user/gardenrayongthailand
Follow us on Instagram! Find us at
garden_international_school or search for
#gistitans
Check out our Pinterest page and see the dozens
of photos showcasing life at GIS.
https://www.pinterest.com/GISThailand/
Follow our tweets on Twitter!
https://www.twitter.com/gisrayong

HEAD BOY AND HEAD GIRL
With the month of March came the annual Music, Art and Drama (MAD) night at Garden.
Every year the Arts’ Department comes together to display work that we’ve been working
for all year and put on some great performances.
With tables adorned with small snacks and an art display in the Main Hall, music and
drama students took to the stage to perform. The night included multiple drama
performances as well as a large musical performance of the Cell Block Tango from the
musical Chicago. The orchestra also performed a smooth jazz number and the night even
included a choral performance conducted by yours truly.
Garden also took a group of students to a nearby Model United Nations (MUN) conference
at ISE. The GIS students included a large number of first-time goers and our own
Secretary General, plus our Science Prefect Abhigyan who personally prepared and took
care of the students.
Berenice – Head Girl
Gear – Head Boy
SANDCASTLE COMPETITION
Primary students had a sandcastle competition – with the winner gaining House points.
Here are the results:
Eagle 1st
Tiger 2nd
Gecko 3rd
Cobra 4th

From Mrs Gordon: Head of Primary
Hello,
As we reach the end of Term 2 we have, as always, some hellos and goodbyes to make.
Mr Walsh, the new Head of Primary from August 2016, came to visit us last week and the
Student Council got to interview him and find out his favourite colour and football team.
And we say goodbye to some people moving on to new countries and schools. Federico
and Matthew in Year 4, M in Year 5 and Tobias in Year 6 who are moving to new schools
in Thailand. And Erfan and Eisha in Reception who are returning to Malaysia. Good luck in
your new schools!
The Primary Production, ‘Tut Tut’ was in full
swing this week with other schools in the
area coming to watch our daytime
performances on Tuesday and Wednesday
and then our big final performance on
Thursday evening. I hope you all managed to
get tickets as they all went very quickly! The
children are a credit to you and their teachers
and are performing and singing wonderfully.
You should by now have all received your
child’s Term 2 report via email. Please do let me
know if your email address changes or if you have not received the report.
Water Bottles
In a move to encourage hydration and water consumption
by the children, in Term 3 Primary children will be expected
to start bringing their own water bottles to school. The
bottles will go home every day with the children so they can
be cleaned and refilled. They will also be able to refill their
bottles from the school water coolers. Please write your
child’s name on their bottle so the children do not end up
sharing the same bottle by mistake. More details will follow
from the class teachers shortly.
Bake Off
Primary held their first House Bake Off in March, in which I was lucky enough to be a
judge! The bake sale was a fantastic effort by everyone and raised over 9,600 baht, which
has been donated to two of the school’s chosen charities as voted for by the children –
Hand to Hand http://www.handtohandpattaya.com/ and the Camillian Centre
http://www.hiv-aids-kids.org/ . Later in the newsletter we have a full report and photos.

Here are our Year 6s setting up their
House Stalls for the Bake Off.
Mums and Dads came to join in the sale too.
Out and About in Primary
Year 4 returned from their residential sailing trip at the Varuna Yacht Club this month full of
exciting tales of all their sea adventures.
Year 1 stayed a bit closer to home and learnt
all about Thailand on their trip to the Thai
Thani Cultural Centre (pictured right).
And Reception got to buy their tickets and
take a real train journey to Ban Plu Ta Luang
– all aboard! (pictured below).

We finish the term with our Songkran Splash on Friday morning where we will have our
traditional Thai blessing followed by our water fun and games. Don’t forget to bring a dry
change of clothes. Foundation will all get to wear their swimming costumes for their
Songkran fun.
Wishing you a happy and safe Songkran holiday.
Mrs Gordon
Head of Primary
headpri@gardenrayong.com
WELCOMING MR WALSH
Mr Walsh, who will be the new Head of Primary from the start of the next academic year,
visited GIS for a couple of days. He enjoyed meeting the children, staff and some parents
during his fleeting visit. He was impressed with the MAD Night and also enjoyed talking
with members of the Primary Student Council.
BUBBLE FOOTBALL
Bubble Football came to GIS on Saturday March 26. Around 20 students from Year 3 to
Year 9 enjoyed the new-style game, where players are inside a bubble as they try and play
football! Thanks to Mr Carr and Mr James for organising the event.

We have some great school
blogs to tell you about life at
GIS. Click on the links below to
see what’s been going on!
PRIMARY BLOGS
Early Years http://earlyyears.gardenrayong.com/
Nursery http://nursery.gardenrayong.com/
Reception http://reception.gardenrayong.com/
Year 1 http://year1.gardenrayong.com/
Year 2 http://year2.gardenrayong.com/
Year 3 http://year3.gardenrayong.com/
Year 4 http://year4.gardenrayong.com/
Year 5 http://year5.gardenrayong.com/
Year 6 http://year6.gardenrayong.com/
ESL Blog: http://primaryels.gardenrayong.com
SECONDARY BLOGS
Year 7-9 http://year7to9.gardenrayong.com/
IGCSE
IB
http://gisigcse.gardenrayong.com/
http://gisib.gardenrayong.com/
WHOLE SCHOOL BLOGS
Extra-curricular Sport http://gissport.gardenrayong.com/
Extra-curricular Music
http://gismusicblog.gardenrayong.com/
Extra-curricular Drama http://gisdrama.gardenrayong.com/
Library
http://library.gardenrayong.com/
Community Programmes http://communityprogrammes.gardenrayong.com/
Community Service
Friends of Garden
Boarding
http://gisserviceprojects.gardenrayong.com/
http://friendsofgarden.gardenrayong.com/
http://gisboarding.gardenrayong.com/

From Mr Ball: Head of Secondary
Dear Parents,
GIS has been an especially exciting place to be over the past month. We had International
Day, which is always one of the highlights on the school calendar. This year we had an
amazing 42 nations represented, which means we are truly an international school in
every sense. It was wonderful to see many national costumes on display. Having the
students perform before the flag parade was a new format this year and one that will no
doubt be repeated as it allowed the students to perform to a fully rapt audience. Thank you
for coming and supporting this event. A big thank you to the Friends of Garden who
support so much and so well with such great food!
Last week’s house activity saw Mr Carr arrange a House debate on the title: ‘This house
believes that women are the superior race’. There were some great speeches from all the
students involved, especially the younger students.
Further on in this month’s newsletter you can find out how our sporting teams did at the
U13 FOBISIA Games, which were hosted by St Stephen’s in Bangkok. This event took
months of preparation by the students, and I am very pleased to say it was a great
success, in terms of how our students prepared themselves and also how they performed
at the event. Thank you to everyone who supported and helped to make this such a fun
and memorable event.
This week we had our Music, Arts and Drama (MAD) evening in the Main Hall. The Arts
Department did an amazing job in putting on this event, which showcases the array of
talent we have at our school. MAD Night goes from strength to strength and has settled
itself into the school calendar as a must-attend event. It was a pleasure to see and hear
our star musicians and actors perform, and it was lovely to see so many younger students
take to the stage as well – it was a great evening. If you were not able to come, be sure to
see the video of the event on our Facebook page.
IB2 students are nearing the end of the course, and their final examinations begin on May
4. To help them prepare for this, we have doubled the size of our IB Work Room. This
reflects the growing interest in our IB Diploma Programme. We recently promoted the IB,
and IGCSE courses we offer by having a stall at Central Festival in Pattaya. This was
followed by our IGCSE and IB information evening, which was extremely well-attended. I
wish our Year 11 and IB2 students all the best in their forthcoming examinations.
Regards
Mr Ball
Head of Secondary
headsec@gardenrayong.com

A MAD NIGHT AT GIS
GIS celebrated its students' incredible talents with an evening of Music, Art and Drama.
The MAD (Music, Art, Drama) night was held on March 23 in the school's main hall. Before
the show, parents saw an art exhibition from IB students and enjoyed wine and cheese.
The show was an excellent mix of music and drama, set on two different stages. Among
the first half stars was the school's Chamber Choir singing 'Autumn Leaves', the Choir
singing 'Pompeii' and the Year 7 Band singing 'It's Only a Paper Moon'.
After a short interval, the second half opened with a rousing performance by the GIS
Samba Band, and then included scenes from 'Cider With Rosie', the Orchestra playing 'It
Don't Mean a Thing' and a fantastic performance of 'Cell Block Tango' from the musical
'Chicago'.
Many thanks to the Arts' Department and students for putting on such a great show, and
the Maintenance team for making everything look so good. Check out the highlights here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NiEk8BeMvE

FOBISIA Short Story Competition
GIS has taken part in this year’s FOBISIA Short Story Competition. This year’s theme was
‘Flight’.
After much tricky deliberation, a story by Erica in Year 10 was chosen as the school’s
Secondary entry. We think it’s particularly good, so here it is:
by Erica (Year 10)
Memories Before the Flight
His touch still lingered on her hand. It had been a week since they separated
but feelings of love, hatred, and lust still hung in the air.
She was all alone in her isolated room. It used to be theirs but the pain of being
together was too much to bear. The room was still torn apart from their last conflict.
All the pictures of them when they were happy were still shattered on the floor. She
picked up two small pieces of a photo; one showed a yellow balloon and the other, a
red balloon. She pieced them together and stared at the image intently and slightly
smiled. Her eyes were red and swollen but again, she was ready to let the tears
overflow.
She remembered the time when they took the photo. They went to the park
together and they saw a little girl with two balloons. As the girl took her mother’s
hand, she let go of the balloons. Alkira didn’t know why but Adam took a shot of the
two balloons floating together as they reached higher and higher. But she also
remembered how the two balloons separated; they were held together at the strings
like a couple holding hands but a wind blew and the balloons were easily forced
apart. She continued to stare at the image. As a tear from her right eye rolled down
her cheek, she let go.

The taste of her lips couldn’t leave his body. He lay down on the floor of his
best friend’s guest room. The lights were all off just so he could see the glow-in-thedark
stars on the ceiling. His hands were unsettled. As he spread his arms, he brushed
against a hard wooden surface. He sat up and tried to find it with only the moonlight.
He stumbled upon it again but this time, he grabbed it before it could escape his
grasp. He held it close to him and softly outlined its edges. He recognized it even in
the lightless centre of the room. It was their kite.
The kite lit up a small memory in his heart. The sky had been bright and clear
with not a single cloud. They went to their favourite dating spot: the park. They lay in
the shade of a big tree looking at the sky. She suddenly sat up and yelled “I’ll go and
buy something to play with!”
He smiled at her suggestion with an amused look on his face and watched as
she skipped to the shop. He shut his eyes and dozed off for a second and opened them
to find her running around dragging a wooden object with a thin nylon string. Adam
ran to her and helped her with letting the kite fly.
He told her “You need the wind.”
Alkira glanced at him with a worried look but Adam just giggled and replied
“Don’t worry, a good kite held by a good string won’t be blown away, even by the
strongest winds.”
Then, she laughed back at him and, together, they flew the kite high enough so
the heavens could see it. Suddenly, they were interrupted by grey clouds that brought
rain. The kite struggled to keep flying but the string snapped and gravity dragged it
down. She ran for cover while he continued searching for the kite. When he found it,
it was broken, there were splinters sticking out of the kite that was now in two pieces.
He remembered putting them back together with just tape. He rubbed his
fingers across the surface of the kite and found the thick layer of duct tape he used to
try to put it back together. His quiet reminiscing face turned grim and a tear fell out
of the corner of his left eye.

They were complete opposites. Her name means ‘the sky’ while his name
means ‘man of the earth’. Why did they ever think they could be together? Even their
interests and personalities were as different as the sky and the earth. She was bright
and cheerful while he was dark and mysterious. He lay back down on the floor and
put his arm over his eyes as he repeated her name in his mind. She looked at the rays
of moonlight that touched the floor and struggled to call out his name. Tears dripped
on both floors. He tried to stop them from flowing while she let them all go so that
she could get rid of the pain.
The wind ruffled the curtains of each room. She stood up from her bed and
walked slowly towards the balcony window. He rose from the floor and stood face to
face with the window. They both placed their fingers on the glass and stared into the
eyes of their reflection, their opposite. She tilted her head slightly to the right and
smiled softly at the man on the window and greeted him with a curtsy. Adam glared
at the girl in his reflection while his throat was blocked with words that didn’t want to
exit his mouth. He shut his eyes tightly hoping that her image would be erased from
the window and she slowly closed her eyes as if she was dreaming. When they
opened their eyes, they only saw themselves. She put her hands on the opposite
shoulder like Adam would when he hugs her. He held his own hand like Alkira
would when she dragged him away to the park. They both smile nostalgically and
remember those wonderful but painful memories while looking at the beautiful night
sky. The sky was clear. Then, they let go of themselves, of each other, and of the love
they shared. The time has come to take flight once again and forever leave the place
we used to call home.

House Competitions
This is the position of the Houses at the moment. Can Gecko be caught?
GENDER DEBATE
In Secondary, students from each House took part in a debate about women were better
than men – you can see the highlights from the debate here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlS0KVFSLGE
HOUSE
BAKE-OFF
The Primary House Bake-Off
took place on March 18, which
was a House T-Shirt Day.
There were lots of entries as
everyone went home and
baked some fantastic food
with their parents.
Da Seul in Year 11 helped
judged the contest – this was
her prize for winning a
competition to design a logo
for our 21 st birthday
celebrations (see below).

BIRTHDAY ARTWORK
Peam in Primary can now admire his artwork every time he comes to school! His design
was chosen as the Primary winner in a competition to design a logo for the school’s 21 st
birthday celebrations.
Pictured below is GIS Principal Dr Tasker congratulating Peam on his success (right) and
Da Seul’s winning entry from Secondary, which will be used as a poster and also as the
design on a T-shirt.
Dr Seuss Day and World Grammar Day
To mark Dr Seuss Day and World Grammar Day, Language’s Prefect Yukta came up a
plan.
She created a grammar quiz for Years 7-9 to test if they knew their adverbs from their
adjectives. The winners were rewarded with a plate of Dr Seuss-style green eggs and
ham, specially created by our canteen staff. Congratulations to the winners!

Teacher of the Month
This month we talk to Chemistry teacher Mr
Fung.
1. What is your favourite Thai food?
Miang Kham, which is basically a dish where
you load up a pepper leaf up with different
condiments like desiccated coconut shavings,
galangal slices, bird’s-eye chili, raw garlic, and
peanuts, all topped off with plum sauce. You pop the whole thing into your mouth all at
once, yum. Actually, that’s what Miang Kham means in Thai…lots in one bite.
2. What made you choose to live in Thailand?
Actually, my spouse and I visited Thailand several times on holiday before deciding to
move here as one big adventure. We both fell in love with country and the people and
have been here for almost ten years.
3. If you weren't a teacher, what would you be doing?
Working at Google either as a computational linguist or chemist (yes, Google hires
chemists).
4. What kind of student were you?
Total geek. Memories of trying to write “useful” computer programs with my geeky
friends…like one to generate Shakespearean sonnets cuz we din’ wanna do our English lit
homework.
5. What is your favourite sport or game? If you could change one rule, what would you
change? Why?
Badminton. I’d change the scoring rules. Every time you twirled or pranced before striking
the shuttlecock, you award yourself one additional point.
6. If you could swap places with anyone in the world for just a day, who would you
choose? Why?
Anybody who was playing the pipe organ Saint Saëns third symphony. The fourth
movement, whooooaaaaaa….
7. What’s your favourite movie and why?
Moon, a 2009 British science fiction film. It has a lot of my favourite themes: cloning,
exploring the human condition, ethical limits of technology… oh, and the music’s good. I’ve
watched it at least half a dozen times already.
8. What’s the best thing about your home country?
Diversity of geo/ecological environments. For example in California, where I’m from, you
can be in the middle of a desert environment, like in Palm Springs, and then take a 20-
minute cable car ride up the mountain to go snowboarding.
9. What part of being a kid do you miss the most? Taking music lessons.
10. Who was your first crush? Well in 3rd grade I had a cr… hey wait a minute.
That’s a personal question. Okay, interview’s over =P

Student of the Month
This month we talk to Year 11’s Seren.
1. What is your favourite subject?
Mmm, I don’t know, there are so many. Maybe lunchtime?
2. How many languages can you speak? English and a little Spanish
3. If you could be a superhero, who would it be? Maybe the hulk?
4. What is your favourite word right now? What do you like about it?
Moist ;) it's great, I totally use it every day
5. If you could double the time you spend on just one subject in school, which subject
would you choose?
I would double the time doing Mathematics because Mathematics is just so great I love it
so so so so so much :)
6. What is one thing that you think you will definitely be great at when you are an
adult? Why?
I will definitely be great at eating when I'm an adult because I will always be good at
eating.
7. List five things you would need to survive, if left alone on a deserted island.
Hmmmm my guitar, clarinet, some mango, my phone and unlimited credit so I could chat
to people, and maybe a kitchen would be good.
8. Who's the funniest person you have ever met? This one is too tricky
9. What's the most hilarious thing that can happen to someone?
Hilarious thing? They get stuck in a toilet?
10. What do you think would be the best thing about being a dog or cat?
Being a cat, the best thing would be I could sleep all day and wouldn't have any homework
and the worst thing would be that I wouldn't be able to talk... :)

We continue to celebrate all the countries represented at GIS by flying a different
nation’s flag each week. Here are the countries that have recently been recognised
at the front of the school.

Sport
GIS WINS GOLD AT FOBISIA GAMES
This year's Under 13 FOBISIA Games was hosted by St Stephen's International School,
Bangkok. The GIS Squad was well prepared and ready to compete in this prestigious
event and didn’t disappoint, bringing home a total of 70 medals won over the three-day
competition, which included swimming, athletics, football and basketball. A total of nine
schools took part.
Results:
Girls Champions Athletics
Girls Champions Swimming
Girls 2nd Place Football
Boys 3rd Place Swimming
Boys 4th Place Football
Boys 5th Place Basketball
The girls played hard throughout their basketball tournament and were unlucky not to win,
but still they enjoyed the experience.
A massive thank you to Mrs Edwards for her invaluable help at the event. A big thanks to
Mr Amochou for coaching and of course helping at the event. Thank you also to the
coaches who gave their time to coach and prepare the teams:
Khun Ball
Joshua Carr
Mr Amochou
A big thank you to the students who worked so hard in training and during the games. Well
done.
Bob Edwards
Head of PE/Sport

Student Council
DISCO FUNDRAISER
The Student Council held a disco in the Primary Hall on March 29. Money raised will go to
one of the school’s chosen charities. Well done to the Student Council for organising the
event.
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
On March 26 a group of students from GIS attended a Model United Nations (MUN)
Conference at ISE. The team consisted of 12 new MUNers, Ashcharya, Miheer, Nupur,
Lisa, Aakheel, Shomit, Seren, Tara, Jignil and Gear, led by their Secretary General
Abhigyan and Deputy Secretary General Berenice.
The delegates were a little scared and shy to begin with however as the conference
progressed, they grew confident and actively debated in global issued ranging from the
Reformation of the Security
Council to the issue of refugees
in Europe.
By the end of the day all the
delegates were happy to have
been a part of this global
experience and they all wanted
to try it again. A big thanks goes
to the current MUN team of
Garden as they were the driving
force that helped train these
delegates so that they could
enjoy this experience, as well as
to ISE for hosting such a
successful MUN conference.
By Abhigyan Khullar (IB1)

EAGLE ENTERPRISE CARNIVAL – By Meera
(Year 10)
On March 11, Eagle House hosted an Enterprise
Carnival for Primary students.
People in Eagle House teamed up and created
fun carnival games for children over a few
weeks. The games took place on the Primary
hardcourt and included hoop games, water
balloon games, ball games and many more.
My team’s game involved the students
throwing multiple water balloons into three
different sized hoops. The prizes from all the
games were edible treats! All the students
enjoyed the games a lot and overall the carnival
was successful and fun for the Eagle House and the primary
students.

MARKET TRIP
Year 10 students made a trip to a local market in Ban Chang to help improve their writing
skills.
The students are learning about descriptive writing for IGCSE First Language and so made
lots of notes about what they saw, smelt and heard during their trip to the colourful market.
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