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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY GIS recognised World Mental Health Day on October 10. The overall objective was to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world, promote education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. Mental health is often overlooked for our physical health as it is something that we can not physically see. It is important to recognise that it is okay not to feel okay. Parents and caregivers need to look out for their own mental well being along with their children's. It is important to encourage children to talk about their feelings and find ways to cope with emotions such as mindfulness, yoga, meditation, sport, music, or art. There are a few key areas parents can focus on to build strong emotional health. They are: maintaining a healthy diet, encouraging quality sleep, building social connections, staying active and creating meaning and purpose in their lives. Spending time with animals is a wonderful way to calm anxiety or stress or volunteering your time. If your child needs to talk to someone please encourage them to book a session with the school counsellor or a doctor. It is important that we remind children that it is okay to need to talk with someone. STUDENT LEADERSHIP Our Head Student Rachel and Mara, our Service prefect, have both attended the FOBISIA Student Leadership Conference at Harrow International School, Bangkok. Over the course of two days, they spent time looking at their own leadership styles, developing leadership styles, working with others in leadership, motivating teams and conflict resolution. They also had the pleasure of a dinner cruise down the Chao Phraya River and got to meet many other prefects and students leaders from across Southeast Asia. 14
From our Head Student Ready for Diwali! October has been a quiet month in school, mostly because we have been on half term break, which I’m sure everyone enjoyed. Although we haven’t been in school much this month we have still managed to collect a spectacular amount of rice for the Hand to Hand foundation, which year 6 took to them on Thursday October 12. Moving onto the eventful month we have ahead of us. The prefects and the school committees have been busy organising many different events and activities which the students of GIS can take part in. Our services prefect, Mara, has been extremely busy organising Hallowe’en for primary, which will take place during the afternoon of October 31. Alongside Halloween, our Creativity prefect, Erica and our Activities prefect, Rachel have been busy organising a Cultural Significance talent show with the Languages department which will be taking place on the afternoon of November 1. We are also celebrating the traditional Thai festival, Loy Krathong on Friday November 3, where we will be making Krathongs and watching traditional Thai performances - performed by our students at GIS. Anjali, our Languages prefect has been busy organising the traditional Indian festival, Diwali, with our Sciences prefect Khushi and classmate, Vamsi. Diwali will take place on the evening of November 7. The performances are done by our students and teachers. We will also be treated with some Indian cuisine which will be sold by the parents who have volunteered to make food for our Diwali celebration. Head Student Rachel Our Humanities department will also be taking some students on a history trip to Kanchanaburi to watch the Remembrance Day parade at the graveyard. There will also be an assembly which will take place in honour of Remembrance Day on November 10. We will also be collecting donations for the poppy appeal during the month of November up until November 11. POPPY APPEAL IS HERE Our annual Poppy Appeal is underway. The appeal, which raises money for veterans of armed conflicts and their families, is held each year ahead of Remembrance Day. Poppies, wristbands, rulers and fridge magnets are now available from the Front Office and around school. Members of the local Royal British Legion branch spoke to Secondary students to explain the meaning of the appeal. A per centage of funds raised goes to help Thai families.
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