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Your choice. Their future. Our family. โรงเรียนนานาชาติการ์เด้นอีสเทิร์นซีบอร์ดบ้านฉาง <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

END OF YEAR EVENTS<br />

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From Mrs Hawtree: Principal<br />

From the Principal<br />

Dear GIS Community,<br />

It’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed – and what an exciting and busy year it has been! I hope<br />

that your children have enjoyed their year at GIS, and have grown academically, socially and emotionally<br />

during the year.<br />

It’s ironic that our core value this month is ‘reflective’ as the end of the year is certainly the time to reflect<br />

on our achievements and to consider what went well and what we could have done better. I hope that all<br />

our students will spend a little time reflecting over the summer break, and return in August ready for another<br />

exciting year of learning.<br />

A couple of dates for your diary:<br />

Thursday 17 August – first day of the academic year <strong>2017</strong>/18 for students<br />

Tuesday 22 August – welcome evening for all parents - meet the teachers and find out what is new for<br />

this year (details to follow in August).<br />

I hope that, whatever your plans for the summer, you have a wonderful break and, for those leaving the<br />

Eastern Seaboard, we wish you well in your new schools.<br />

Kind Regards,<br />

Ms Dinah Hawtree<br />

Principal<br />

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Upcoming Events<br />

Whole School<br />

<strong>June</strong> 24-August 16: holidays<br />

Thursday August 17 - School opens: Term 1 begins (Day 1)<br />

Secondary<br />

July 6: IB results’ day<br />

August 10: IGCSE results’ day<br />

August 18: IB2 deadline for Extended Essay first draft<br />

CAR BOOT SALE AND PICNIC<br />

The annual car boot sale and picnic was a great success,<br />

thanks to the support of the Friends of Garden. Visitors<br />

picked up some bargains at the car boot sale, while students<br />

and some staff joined in a range of sporting activities.<br />

Many thanks to our generous GIS sponsors:<br />

Platinum<br />

Aditya Birla<br />

Encounter Church<br />

Indorama<br />

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Head to our Facebook page for the latest news on<br />

what’s been happening at GIS. This month, you<br />

can read about:<br />

www.facebook.com/gardeninternationalschool<br />

You can also watch our latest videos about what’s<br />

been happening at GIS by going here:<br />

www.youtube.com/user/gardenrayongthailand<br />

Follow us on Instagram! Find us at<br />

garden_international_school or search for<br />

#gistitans<br />

Check out our Pinterest page and see the dozens<br />

of photos showcasing life at GIS.<br />

Follow our tweets on Twitter!<br />

https://www.twitter.com/gisrayong<br />

See our snaps and stories on Snapchat!<br />

Our username is gisthailand<br />

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From Mr Walsh: Head of Primary<br />

Dear parents and carers,<br />

After my first full year at GIS, I am increasingly amazed at the<br />

range of talents of the GIS students. In class and in assemblies<br />

we have lots of labels for the different subjects and<br />

characteristics that we teach and promote. Our Core Values<br />

are extremely important as they represent the range of<br />

characteristics needed to be a complete learner.<br />

We have children in Primary who can speak 3 languages fluently,<br />

others who can play 2 instruments to a high-graded<br />

standard, others who have represented their country at<br />

chess, others who have represented our school at FOBISIA<br />

in all events, others who have won Mathematics’ competitions,<br />

others who can independently bake a delicious cake<br />

from scratch, and so on.<br />

However, despite there being an amazing array of talented<br />

individuals at GIS, sometimes we hear a student state that<br />

they are ‘dumb’. It’s mystifying that some students can do the<br />

most amazing things but still seem to think they’re not clever.<br />

We have talked to the students about the multiple intelligences<br />

theory that breaks “intelligence” down into categories.<br />

So, if you can score a basket from 15 feet away, that’s clever.<br />

If you can stay Ace in handball for 5 turns, that’s clever (ask<br />

your children if you don’t understand this one!).<br />

If you can make new friends and not fall out with your friends<br />

every few days, that’s intelligent. Emotionally intelligent.<br />

If you’re aware of your own strengths and areas to develop,<br />

that’s intelligent. If you can use a range of household ingredients<br />

to perfect your home-made slime recipe, that’s bright!<br />

Now that we’ve reached the end of this year, we’ve asked the<br />

students to think about and acknowledge the things that<br />

they’re good at. But nobody’s perfect, and the things that<br />

they’re not so great at are areas that we can enjoy working on<br />

next academic year.<br />

We are very proud of the achievements of all of the Foundation<br />

and Primary students this year.<br />

NEW<br />

TIMETABLE<br />

Next year, we are<br />

moving to a 5-day timetable<br />

in Primary and a<br />

10-day timetable in<br />

Secondary. This should<br />

make it easier for<br />

everyone to manage<br />

their timetables, especially<br />

the children. The<br />

new 5-day timetable for<br />

each class and the key<br />

events for the<br />

academic year will be<br />

included in the communication<br />

diaries at the<br />

start of the year.<br />

Clubs<br />

Our clubs’ coordinators<br />

have already<br />

been working on a new<br />

range of clubs that we<br />

will offer during period<br />

8 every Tuesday and<br />

Thursday from August.<br />

We will publish the new<br />

clubs’ lists as soon as<br />

possible at the start of<br />

the year so that the students<br />

can choose and<br />

start as soon as possible.<br />

There will be some familiar<br />

and some new<br />

after school activities.<br />

There are provisional<br />

details of these from<br />

Ms Longstaffe later on<br />

in this newsletter.


Primary Has Talent Finals<br />

By Mr Mark<br />

Primary Has Talent came to a crashing<br />

crescendo on <strong>June</strong> 13 as the six finalists,<br />

chosen in the first two heats, stepped in to the<br />

limelight one more time. This was the best of<br />

the best, the cream of the cream, showcasing<br />

a range of talents and musical prowess. Each<br />

student brought something unique and outstanding<br />

to the stage. Congratulations to the<br />

winner, not only for his drum technique, but<br />

also his smooth Gangnam style!<br />

KEEPING UP THE ROUTINES<br />

Students should certainly get a chance to relax,<br />

have fun and have adventures during the<br />

holidays. They have worked very hard over<br />

the year and they deserve a rest. However,<br />

as teachers we often see a dip in attainment<br />

after the long holidays, so it is important to<br />

keep your child(ren) stimulated physically<br />

and mentally over the holiday.<br />

The key things to do are:<br />

Keep reading with your child.<br />

Writing a holiday journal or postcards is a fun<br />

way of keeping the writing skills going.<br />

For mathematics’ skills, keep practising the<br />

times tables. Working out change when<br />

shopping and also doing lots of cooking are<br />

effective ways of keeping those skills honed.<br />

Try to ensure your child is getting at least 1<br />

hour of physical activity every day.<br />

The eating and bedtime routines often<br />

change during the holiday. It is a good idea,<br />

during the week before returning to school, to<br />

start aligning holiday routines back with<br />

school routines so that the first week back is<br />

not such a shock to the system!<br />

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PRIMARY AWARDS<br />

Well done to the winners of awards at the Primary Awards’ assembly. There were<br />

awards for Progress, Excellence, Endeavour, Nam Jai Ngam and sporting achievement.<br />

NEW TEACHERS<br />

Many students have already<br />

virtually met our 3 new teachers<br />

by watching presentations during<br />

our transition session.<br />

Our changes to staffing include:<br />

Mr Andrew Reade who will be<br />

a Year 6 Teacher and Head of<br />

Year 5 and 6.<br />

Mr Jon Burnill who will be a<br />

Year 5 Teacher.<br />

Mr Matthew Sherwen who will<br />

be a Year 3 Teacher.<br />

Ms Jenn will move from Year 5<br />

to Year 4 and will be an Assistant<br />

Principal with a wholeschool<br />

responsibility for Staff Development.<br />

Ms Laurence will move from<br />

Year 4 to Year 6 and will be an<br />

Assistant Principal with a wholeschool<br />

responsibility for Curriculum<br />

and Community.<br />

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PRIMARY MUSIC<br />

By Ms Michelle<br />

PRIMARY RECITAL<br />

GIS students, staff and parents were treated to<br />

some wonderful performances at a Primary Recital<br />

by the Primary students. The talents that were<br />

showcased were the drums, piano and cello playing<br />

as well as some singing numbers.<br />

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SUMMER CONCERT<br />

Primary ended its school year with the annual Summer Concert and open afternoon.<br />

There were dances from our Spanish and Thai departments as well as lots and lots of singing<br />

and instrumental playing.<br />

There was even a surprise number by the Staff Band. Mr Walsh, Mr Mark, Mr Abbs, Mr Nolan<br />

and Mr George have made a stellar performance of the iconic Guns and Roses’ Sweet Child o’<br />

Mine. The concert culminated in a whole school song, Baba Yetu, played by the combined<br />

Secondary and Primary orchestra.<br />

This event has been made possible by the dedicated teachers who have given their time and<br />

effort in teaching the students their songs, instrumental music and dances and the parents who<br />

have supported their children with their presence. It was also possible thanks to the technical<br />

staff, Mr Evan for the lights and sounds, Mr Ritche for the media adverts, and the maintenance<br />

team for setting up the staging and props. And especially thanks to the students for their hard<br />

work in attending all rehearsals and learning their parts.<br />

(And thanks to you too, Ms Michelle for an absolutely fantastic Summer Concert with so many<br />

students playing instruments and singing so well – Mr Walsh)<br />

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OPEN AFTERNOON<br />

Following the hugely successful Summer Concert, the children<br />

were excited to share a learning experience with their parents<br />

inside the Primary classrooms.<br />

Primary children whizzed back to the classes to prepare their<br />

stations for the 'Open House' and parents followed soon behind.<br />

On show were many different learning activities and opportunities<br />

for parents to play games, do experiments and pit their skills<br />

against the children, and sometimes one another.<br />

Year 1 Trip<br />

Year 1 had a fantastic trip to<br />

the Teddy Bear Museum in<br />

Pattaya. They had the opportunity<br />

to play and pretend<br />

they were living in dinosaur<br />

times and be paleontologists<br />

discovering dinosaur<br />

bones!<br />

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YEAR 6 IN CHIANG MAI<br />

Year 6 students enjoyed an action-packed trip to Chiang<br />

Mai. They visited temples and learned about the local culture.<br />

Among the highlights was a trip to Doi Suthep. The<br />

students loved learning about Buddhism and all the different<br />

ways we can show respect to Buddha. They also visit-<br />

FOUNDATION GRADUATION<br />

Students in Foundation celebrated the end of their year with a special series of performances<br />

and a feast on the last day of term, watched by a hall full of proud parents and carers.<br />

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YEAR 3 VISITS KHAO KHEOW OPEN ZOO<br />

Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed their first overnight residential trip. For some of them this was their first time sleeping<br />

away from their parents, so at first they were a little nervous but they soon forgot their worries as they had so<br />

much fun. On their first day they explored the zoo, feeding various animals - learning more about their teeth and<br />

the types of food they eat. They were even lucky enough to see real animal skulls. After an exciting night safari<br />

learning about nocturnal animals, they headed to their bunk beds for a ‘sleepover’.<br />

On the second day the children embarked on a trek through the ‘jungle’ – they learnt about countless common<br />

plants grown in Thailand and the medicinal properties they have. They were even lucky enough to use the materials<br />

gathered to make their own organic soap. They really had an amazing adventure and made many unforgettable<br />

memories.<br />

I would like to take this opportunity to thanks all the parents and caregivers for the support you have<br />

shown to GIS this academic year. Have a lovely break with your children, they have done you proud this<br />

year. See you in August.<br />

Mr Walsh<br />

Head of Primary<br />

headpri@gardenrayong.com<br />

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From our Prefects<br />

CREATIVITY— TARA<br />

Being a Prefect has really given me the opportunity to grow as<br />

an individual. Throughout this year I have been able to engage<br />

in a variety of activities, increase my confidence as a leader and<br />

grow closer to those around me. It has been a privilege to have<br />

been able to work collaboratively, with both the teachers and<br />

students. Thank you for allowing me to carry out these responsibilities.<br />

I look forward to seeing what the future Prefects can<br />

bring to our school, and hope you all enjoy the summer holidays.<br />

HUMANITIES / HEAD GIRL — SHILPI<br />

This year has been the most challenging, yet rewarding, year so<br />

far in GIS. Having multiple opportunities to step out of my comfort<br />

zone – leading assemblies, formal events, attending conferences<br />

– has been a privilege. I learnt to discipline myself in<br />

times where I was juggling multiple responsibilities, to fight my<br />

nerves when speaking to a crowd, and to understand the importance<br />

of perseverance. Most importantly, I understood the<br />

importance of teamwork. It has been an honour to work with this<br />

Prefect group – I couldn’t ask for a more supportive team. I look<br />

forward to the new ideas that come with the next Prefect group,<br />

and hope that they enjoy it just as much as we have.<br />

SERVICES / HEAD BOY — JIGNIL<br />

Hello everyone, this is the last time I will be writing as one of<br />

the Prefects of GIS and I want to tell you all that being a Prefect<br />

has been a very valuable and enjoyable experience for me to<br />

have. Organising events, talking to students about what they<br />

would like to see and being able to represent this school are<br />

just few of the things I loved doing as a Prefect. I would like to<br />

thank the Prefect team for always being there and helping out. I<br />

would also like to thank Mr Beales for guiding us through our<br />

duties as Prefects. I would like to end this by wishing all the<br />

new Prefects the best of luck for the year ahead and to all the<br />

students at GIS a happy Summer Holiday!<br />

SCIENCES — SHOMIT<br />

My name is Shomit Ghosh and I was the Science Prefect<br />

for the academic year 2016-17. I thoroughly enjoyed being<br />

a Prefect as it allowed us to take responsibility for certain<br />

events and act as role model to the student body. I hope I<br />

can continue to develop the skills that I have acquired by<br />

being a student leader. Finally, I would like to thank my<br />

mentor, Mr Berry, for helping and guiding me through this<br />

academic year as a Prefect. It has been an honour serving<br />

as the Science Prefect and I wish the future Prefects the<br />

very best!<br />

LANGUAGES — NARISA<br />

Phew! We made it through an entire year filled with so<br />

many wonderful events, not to mention memories! Here are<br />

some of mine: Getting 1,000 Kit-kats and hiding the golden<br />

tickets in them for Roald Dahl Day, decorating the hall with<br />

colourful Indian scarves and applying henna designs during<br />

Diwali, finding out the different languages spoken in school,<br />

discovering incredible writers in the form of teachers, MCing<br />

— the most nerve-wracking but also exciting experience.<br />

I could go on, but I do have to mention my friends and<br />

of course Mr Beales; without their support everything would<br />

have been impossible. To finish off, I wish the new Prefects<br />

best of luck and happy holidays!<br />

ACTIVITY- PREM<br />

My role as the Activity Prefect has almost come to an end,<br />

however, during this time I have learnt many things from<br />

my different experiences. Some of the memorable<br />

experiences included being the MC for the talent show,<br />

taking charge of the United Nations’ Day and conducting<br />

assemblies. Now, thinking back, I am grateful for these<br />

experiences as they have made me into a confident and<br />

risk-taking student, which I hope to carry with me through<br />

my life. Also, I would like to thank my mentor, Ms<br />

Longstaffe, the team of Prefects and Mr Beales for all of<br />

their support. I wish the future Prefects the best of luck.<br />

Head Girl /<br />

Humanities<br />

Shilpi<br />

Head Boy /<br />

Services<br />

Jignil<br />

Science<br />

Shomit<br />

Activities<br />

Prem<br />

Languages<br />

Narisa<br />

Creativity<br />

Tara


We have some great school blogs to tell you about life at GIS. Click<br />

on the links below to see what’s been going on!<br />

PRIMARY BLOGS<br />

Early Years http://earlyyears.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Nursery http://nursery.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Reception http://reception.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Year 1 http://year1.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Year 2 http://year2.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Year 3 http://year3.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Year 4 http://year4.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Year 5 http://year5.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Year 6 http://year6.gardenrayong.com/<br />

ESL Blog: http://primaryels.gardenrayong.com<br />

SECONDARY BLOGS<br />

Year 7-9<br />

IGCSE<br />

IB<br />

ELS<br />

http://year7to9.gardenrayong.com/<br />

http://gisigcse.gardenrayong.com/<br />

http://ib.gardenrayong.com/<br />

http://secondaryels.gardenrayong.com<br />

WHOLE SCHOOL BLOGS<br />

Extra-curricular Sport<br />

Extra-curricular Music<br />

http://gissport.gardenrayong.com/<br />

http://gismusicblog.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Extra-curricular Drama http://gisdrama.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Library<br />

http://library.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Community Programmes http://communityprogrammes.gardenrayong.com/<br />

Community Service<br />

Friends of Garden<br />

Boarding<br />

http://gisserviceprojects.gardenrayong.com/<br />

http://friendsofgarden.gardenrayong.com/<br />

http://gisboarding.gardenrayong.com/


TIGER TRIUMPHS!<br />

Students from Tiger House enjoyed an afternoon<br />

of fun and games after being crowned<br />

House champions.<br />

In a tightly-fought contest, Tiger just pipped<br />

Cobra to the post to become House champions<br />

for 2016-17. Their reward was a special<br />

lunch and then an afternoon packed with<br />

activities, including a bouncy castle, volleyball,<br />

golf and a water slide.<br />

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ANNUAL SPORTS’ AWARDS<br />

On Thursday <strong>June</strong> 15 the PE department held the Annual Sports Awards' Evening. Taekwondo<br />

expert Nikon Gormley, their guest speaker, gave an inspirational speech. Well done to all the students<br />

who have participated in the GIS Titans teams this year and to the pupils who won the special awards.<br />

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From Mr Share: Head of Secondary<br />

Dear parents and carers,<br />

We have made it to the end of a busy and exciting year. We have now finished our awards and celebrations’<br />

season that has seen the Sports’ Awards and Academic Awards in the last week. It was fantastic to<br />

see supportive parents at all the awards. Our House competition has come to an end for the year and this<br />

year’s winners were Tiger House. On Tuesday they had a celebration of all of their efforts and success by<br />

having a house winner’s party; they were off timetable after period 5, with an afternoon of fun that joined<br />

the Primary and Secondary students together. We also had the fun and exciting Friends of Garden (FoG)<br />

Picnic last Saturday. Thank you to FoG for all of their support and input into helping the school community<br />

as a whole, and I look forward to working with them again next year.<br />

As we are now at the summer holidays, traditionally a time when many parents purchase uniform, I would<br />

just like to make you aware of the small updates to the Secondary uniform policy as we try to smarten up a<br />

little bit for next year. There have been some minor amendments to shoes and trainer policy which we will<br />

bring in from January 2018. Therefore, if you have just purchased a pair of shoes or trainers you can still<br />

get plenty of wear from them. The main change to note, is that we require Secondary students to have<br />

black shoes or trainers from January. We use the word predominantly black but ultimately we feel there<br />

are plenty of opportunities to buy a wide range of comfortable and suitable shoes that are all black in nature,<br />

and we would prefer this. There are also slight amendments to the IB uniform as well.<br />

Finally wherever you are for the next seven weeks I hope it is a great summer. For those that are leaving<br />

us good luck in your new life and and opportunities and for everyone else I look forward to seeing many<br />

parents and students on the first day of next school year, Thursday 17 August.<br />

Regards<br />

Mr Share<br />

Head of Secondary<br />

headsec@gardenrayong.com


DRESS CODE<br />

For IB Students (IB Foundation, IB1 and IB2)<br />

Clothing<br />

Clothing should be smart business attire, which means it must be clean, respectable and presentable<br />

and, on the whole, not discriminate between boys or girls.<br />

Plain white or plain blue shirts or blouses should have a collar. For girls, smart business tops without<br />

a collar are acceptable.<br />

Tailored trousers can be worn by boys or girls and should be long and dark in colour and skirts or<br />

shorts should be of respectable length (knee length or below). The IBDP Coordinator and/or Head<br />

of Secondary decides if the length is respectable.<br />

Polo shirts, ‘hoodies’, sportswear, denim jeans, leggings and ripped trousers are not allowed.<br />

Students must not wear clothing deemed to be too revealing (this includes for girls strappy tops or<br />

anything that reveals their mid-riff, and a combination of bare arms and shoulders).<br />

Hats, caps and sunglasses may not be worn inside classrooms.<br />

Only shoes are acceptable, not trainers, and the shoes should be mainly dark in colour (girls should<br />

wear flat-heeled shoes). Ties may be worn, but are not a requirement.<br />

Jewellery<br />

One discreet stud per ear is permitted as an ear-ring. One simple finger ring is allowed. A discreet<br />

necklace under the shirt and two bracelets may be worn.<br />

No other visible piercing is allowed.<br />

Hair and makeup<br />

Hair must be clean and neat with no eccentric styles. Students are not allowed to change their hair<br />

to any non-natural colour or add any highlights of any non-natural colours.<br />

Any use of make-up should be minimal and natural-looking.<br />

A discreet natural coloured, or clear, nail polish is allowed with no bright colours or intricate designs.<br />

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GIS Dress Code for Years 7-11<br />

Shirts<br />

GIS school shirt /blouse<br />

Trousers / Shorts / Skirts<br />

Skirts or shorts should be dark blue and of reasonable (not above the knee) length<br />

Shorts should be dark blue from the uniform shop (tailored)<br />

Tailored trousers are allowed for girls (especially where religious beliefs are adhered to).<br />

No sports shorts or tracksuit bottoms are allowed as part of the normal everyday uniform.<br />

No jeans of any type, chinos or leggings are allowed.<br />

Footwear<br />

The school prefers all black footwear whether that is leather shoes or trainers.<br />

Shoes/trainers from January 1 2018 should be predominantly black (including laces),<br />

covered (not open) and safe to walk in. Predominantly black means 80% of the shoe<br />

should be black. We will allow trainers with normal sized logos (but prefer blackened logos).<br />

Indistinguishable other colours that are interwoven into the shoe design are acceptable, as<br />

long as the overall look is black. If in doubt students should buy black only.<br />

No high top (basketball) boots; students may change at break times into basketball boots as<br />

long as they change back into normal footwear for lessons.<br />

Cool Weather Clothing<br />

Students may wear a school jumper or a GIS Titans hoodie. No other jumpers should be<br />

worn on the school site at any time.<br />

A rain top may be worn into school and stored in a school locker or school bag when appropriate.<br />

Overall Appearance<br />

Students’ hair, cleanliness and clothing should be respectable and presentable.<br />

Students are not allowed to change their natural hair colour or add any highlights of any nonnatural<br />

colours. No shaved patterns or shaved heads. Long hair should be neatly tied back.<br />

One discreet stud per ear is permitted. No other visible piercing is allowed and no visible tattoos.<br />

One simple finger ring is allowed. A discreet necklace under the shirt and two bracelets may<br />

be worn. Any use of make-up should be minimal and natural-looking.<br />

A discreet natural coloured, or clear, nail polish is allowed with no bright colours and no intricate<br />

designs.<br />

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SECONDARY AWARDS 2016-17<br />

Dozens of students were given special certificates at the annual<br />

Secondary Awards’ assembly. Students were rewarded for their<br />

endeavor and also their academic attainment in their subjects.<br />

There were also special awards for the most kind-hearted student,<br />

the most internationally-minded student and the student with the<br />

best overall academic performance.<br />

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IGCSE<br />

Year 11 Formal Evening<br />

Students from GIS have celebrated the end of their IGCSE<br />

examinations with a special event in Pattaya.<br />

The Year 11 students have just completed their IGCSEs and<br />

marked the occasion with a formal evening at the Hilton, Pattaya,<br />

on <strong>June</strong> 10.<br />

The evening began with a welcome speech by IGCSE<br />

Coordinator Mr Chris Stokes, and was followed by several<br />

polished performances by students. Guests enjoyed an<br />

international/Thai buffet.<br />

The International General Certificate of Secondary Education<br />

are run by Cambridge International Examinations; they are<br />

the world's leading qualification for 16-year-olds. Many of the<br />

Year 11 students will continue their education at GIS in August,<br />

when they begin studying for the IB Diploma.


IGCSE<br />

FORMAL<br />

<strong>2017</strong><br />

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BEACH CLEAN UP<br />

Students in Years 7 to 9 have carried out a beach clean-up in<br />

Ban Chang. The event was part of their PSHE lessons, where<br />

they are learning more about how to care for their environment.<br />

Thanks to Ilse who supplied the safety gloves for students.<br />

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STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ROCK AT BANDSLAM<br />

Some of the best young musicians in the area came together for the annual Bandslam event at GIS.<br />

GIS's talented team of singers and musicians performed some powerful numbers, along with guests<br />

from St Andrews International School. There was also a special performance from the staff band.<br />

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CULTURE VISIT<br />

Year 7 students went to visit one of the area’s most<br />

impressive cultural exhibitions.<br />

The students headed to Viharana Sien in Pattaya to<br />

see an incredible collection of Chinese artefacts. The<br />

trip was run by the History and Mandarin teachers.<br />

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SPANISH RESTAURANT TRIP<br />

Secondary students paid a visit to a Spanish restaurant to sample authentic Spanish dishes.<br />

SPANISH DANCING<br />

Year 4 Spanish students made a piñata,<br />

which was linked to a Mexican topic about<br />

traditions.<br />

They also put on a great dance for the<br />

Primary Summer Concert.<br />

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We continue to celebrate all the countries represented at GIS by flying a different nation’s<br />

flag each week. Here are the countries that have recently been recognised at the front of<br />

the school. Thanks to Humanities’ Prefect and Head Girl Shilpi for preparing these.


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Here is the provisional sports’ timetable for <strong>2017</strong>-18.<br />

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HOUSE CHAMPION REVEALED!<br />

It has been another fantastic year in the House competition and we have a new champion!<br />

Students and staff have ran, solved, climbed, jumped, wrote, danced, sung, acted and pulled to try and ensure<br />

their House was crowned 2016/17 House champions.<br />

It was great to see so many students being risk takers, communicators, thinkers, inquirers and lots more.<br />

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