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TRAILL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

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April/May 2015

April/May 2015

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL I would like to welcome all parents to this month’s edition of the

Newsletter. All of our students have been involved with examinations at

the end of the year, and there have already some very good results.

Mixer (Y6) has earned a level 6 in his end of KS2 SAT tests for both

numeracy and literacy. For those who are not familiar with National

Curriculum levels, this is very exceptional, and he is right on course

for a very successful start to the secondary school in August.

Phu (Y9B), another one of our top G&T students, returned from visiting

admissions tutors at MIT in the US over the Songkran holidays. We have

put together an individual programme of study for him, consisting of

IGCSE and A-Level subjects as well as a research project, to give him

the best opportunity for him to reach his goal of studying in this most

prestigious of colleges. I am delighted to have been able to do this:

meeting the unique needs to each students is what we aim to do at

Traill. My thanks go to Mr Barry, who put the programme together.

The senior students are now coming to the end of their Cambridge

examinations. Exit polls are generally good and I am cautiously

optimistic that we will do at least as well as the exceptional results of

last year.

The end of the school year is very busy and I would like to remind

parents of important events coming up soon. Please would you make

every effort to support your children at the Primary and Secondary

Prize giving ceremonies, the Primary and Secondary Summer

productions and the parents meeting. All the dates are on the school

calendar, and there will be further reminders nearer the time.

Mr. Gordon Espley-Jones, School Principal

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FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY The months of April and May have been action-packed as always! But before

I tell you about April & May, I need to tell you about a couple of events which

took place at the end of March.

Year 5/6 Residential

Camp

Please look out for the

report later in the

newsletter.

Year 3/4 Sleepover Camp


report later in the

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Songkran Celebrations


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FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY

April

30th April, Gifted and Talented Harry Potter Cluster Day at Traill

We hosted a Gifted & Talented Harry Potter Day here at Traill for Year

6 students from International schools around Bangkok – this was a

first for Traill!

The aims of the day were to offer a magical experience for Gifted and

Talented students!

The activities for the day were based on the Harry Potter films and

books.

The children enjoyed the following activities:

• A “magical potions” science lesson

• Exploring different magical characters and creatures from

the Harry Potter Books

• They were introduced to the features of visual design &

characterisation

• They created new magical characters/ creatures for a Harry

Potter book

8th May, Stay, Play

& Learn Day in the

Kindergarten

Please see the KG

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FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY

8th May, Non-Uniform “Wrong Trousers”

Fundraising Day for the Nepal Earthquake

Appeal

21st May, Bake Sale Fundraising for the Nepal

Earthquake Appeal

Thank you so much to everyone for helping us

raise money for the Nepal Earthquake appeal. I

am very proud to say that so far we have

raised over 50,000 Baht from our “Wrong-

Trousers” dress-up day, and over 20,000 Baht

for our Bake Sale. AT the end of May will be the Primary Fobissea Games, which this year are

taking place in Bangkok, hosted by Regents School, from the 29th May to the

1st June. A team of our students from Year 5 and 6 will be competing in

athletics, swimming, ‘T’ Ball and football.

Our Fobisea Team are:

GIRLS: Jean, Nadine, Shadi, Imm, Jing Jing, Amy, Hannah & Mana

BOYS: Shun, P, Project, Set, Captain, Shu, Kopter & Phu

Thank you in advance to Mr Graham, Miss Joanna and Mr Michael from the

school who will be accompanying the Team.

I am sure you would like to join me in wishing them every success as they

represent our school at The Primary Fobisea Games.

GOOD LUCK TEAM TRAILL!!!

Dates for your Diaries:

Thu 28thMay-1st June FOBISIA Primary Games @ Regents BKK

Thu 4th June ESL Trip

Fri 5th June Primary Prize Giving 8:00am

Primary Summer Trips:

Wed 10th June Year 2-Year 6– Rotfai Fa

Thu 11th June Transition Day

(children visit their new classes)

Fri 12th June KG & Year 1 – Playtime

Tue 16th June Primary Prom 3:30-5:00pm

(for Years 4 - Year 6)

Thu 18th June Primary Summer Show “The Piper” 8:00am

Mrs. Jane Griffiths, Head of Primary School


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KINDERGARTEN NEWS This month KG students became superheroes! We looked at different

heroes and villains and did lots of artwork to go along with the topic.

We all made smoothies in class with items purchased from our trip to

Foodland.

In order to improve home-school relationships, the KG team invited

parents to a ‘Stay, Play and Learn’ session. Parents got to see how our

activities link to the Early Year’s Curriculum and had the chance to play

with their children during the morning session.

Our final trip to ‘Playtime’ is planned for Friday 12th June. Students

have already looked at its website and are very excited about the trip!

P.S - we also have a new pet in KG…it’s a millipede! Name suggestions

welcomed…;)

Ms. Jessica Williams

Mr. Mike Mallon

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YEAR 1 NEWS

Imagine what it would be

like if you could not see

anything !

Year 1 have been exploring

the senses this term and

children have been trying to

imagine what it would be like

to live without the sense of

sight. The children have

guessed who someone is by

using the sense of touch

instead of sight. Also, they

have taken turns to guide

blindfolded children around

the playground, by giving

clear instructions while

directing with a gentle touch

on the shoulders.

Mr. David Gaggini, Year 1

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YEAR 2 NEWS

Year 2 have been getting up

to lots of fun antics this

month from entertaining the

animals at Dusit Zoo to

making elephant masks in

Thai class to lighting up the

classroom with their circuit

making skills.

Mrs. Rebecca

Wongwiboonchai

Year 2 Teacher

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YEAR 3A NEWS

In addition to acquiring the language of Japan, this month students had

the opportunity to learn how to prepare a traditional Japanese snack.

Our creations were delicious and we now have the knowledge to create

an easy and healthy snack when we are hungry.

Mr. Angus Moore, Year 3A Teacher


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YEAR 3B NEWS

Year 3b students have carefully planned and

used their time to fit in short filming sessions

around their classes. With fond memories of

making their life size LEGO costumes, students

have had loads of fun making their very own

LEGO movie.

Mr. Chris Douglas, Year 3B Teacher


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The annual Year 3 & 4 Sleepover

was once again a success this

year and proved to be a valuable

experience for all students who

attended. This year we were

fortunate to have The Tiger

Scouts and Wild Planet Outdoor

Education Teams visit us and

undertake a lot exciting

activities with us. These

endeavours provided

opportunities to develop

teamwork skills, enhance

personal confidence, apply

problem solving abilities and

enabled lots of fun learning

through play.

Mr. Angus Moore


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THE HUMAN BODY Year 5 are currently involved in the study of the human body. As a result of this, we

have adopted a new “student” in our classroom. His name is Mr. George. He does not

talk much but makes himself extremely useful during Science classes. He looks quite

slender and pale but has proved to be a very good listener. Our students absolutely

love him (see picture attached) and everybody hopes that he is going to stay with us

for a long time.

This term, we are learning about different systems at work in our body: among these,

bones and muscles, the nervous system, the digestive system, the circulatory system,

the respiratory system and the immune system. Children are engaged in the study of

the main organs, such as brain, heart, skin, liver, lungs, stomach, intestine and

kidneys.

We are also holding some practical sessions at the school gym, where children have

the opportunity to see their muscles and bones at work. They really love working out!

Last but not least, we are considering the best diet to keep our body healthy and fit.

This is why children are strongly encouraged to eat plenty of vegetables, fruit and

healthy food, in and out of school.

Mr. Lawrence Tomasi, Year 5 Teacher


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The adventure began for our oldest students (Year 5 and 6) on Wednesday 25th March, as they headed to

camp in Saraburi. For the Year 5 children, this would be their first time on camp and away from their

parents for 2 nights! For the Year 6 this would be their second time, so we all knew that they would be able

to support the teachers in taking care of the Year 5s.

At camp the children were separated into two main camps, one for the girls and one for the boys. They

also found they had extra visitors throughout their two days in the form of bugs! – From centipedes to

slugs!

On their first day the children found out the history of the Scouts here in Thailand and many of the rituals

the scouts have to perform. The children completed their scout promise and began their skills learning.

This started off with ‘tying the knot’. The children had to learn four different methods of tying knots and

then completed a competition to find out which group’s knots were the strongest!

Later that day the children lit campfires and cooked their own dinner; including sausage, egg, soup and

noodles.

That night the camp games began, and not even a huge thunderstorm could stop the children enjoying

them. Once the games finished the children had a muddy run to their bedrooms.

The next day started extremely early – 5.30am! With stretches and exercises before shower and

breakfast. The day’s events included a 4km walk and nature study, and then the obstacle course!

The course was something the children had been waiting for! There were many different obstacles to

experience, from crawling under rope nets, climbing across rope bridges and swinging over muddy

puddles! And yes, as you can imagine, the children got extremely muddy and very wet – but every child left

the course with massive grins and a realization they could achieve anything they put their mind to!

The final night the children took part in the campfire performance. Each group had to create a show to

perform to the rest of the group, interspersed with fun games and dances. By the end of the night the

children, and their teachers, were exhausted and longed for their beds!

Another early start and then the final adventure began; a trip to Mor Por Farm. Here the children

experienced horse riding; collecting chicken eggs and feeding the animals.

The bus ride home was very quiet as every member of the group slept with happy memories of the past

few days!

A special thanks to the Scout Leaders, for organising the games and looking after us!

By Ms. Stacy Corless, KS2 Leader and Year 6 teacher &

Mr. Lawrence Tomasi, Year 5 teacher

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Crazy Science Gets Crazier – is that possible??

So this is our last term in this

academic year and our last

contribution to our school

newsletter…

This term we have been creating

and building science projects:

Dancing Raisins – what fun we

had putting raisins in sprite. The

carbon dioxide bubbles attached

themselves to the outside of the

raisins making it appear as if they

were dancing!

Glitter globes – Using agar we

found we could thicken water

creating a solution with viscosity

which suspended glitter, for a

short time, when we shook our

globes.

Ice Art – The children learned

that when you added salt to ice,

some of the ice melted. This

happens because the salt pulls

some water away from its crystal

form in ice. When that happens,

the ice-salt mixture will get

colder than 0 degrees.

Making Clouds - When a rain cloud

gets so full of water, the water

has to go somewhere and will

break through the cloud and start

to fall to the ground. It also looked

really pretty!

Terrariums – We wanted to

create an indoor environment

where plants could ‘look after

themselves’. A terrarium keeps a

semi constant oxygen, carbon

dioxide and water level, allowing

plants to look after themselves.

We hope you have enjoyed finding

out about all the things we have

learned in our Crazy Science ECA

– we definitely have!

Ms. Stacy Corless

KS2 Leader

Year 6 Teacher

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FROM THE PRIMARY THAI DEPARTMENT

On May 7, the non-Thai

students learned how to make

one of the most favorite foods

by Thai people, Som Tum

(papaya salad). They enjoyed

not only making the dish, but

also eating it as well.

Year 2 Thai students enjoyed

making lovely elephant masks

from paper plates in Their

Thai lesson.

Ms. Boontarika Aranyakanon

(Kru Som), Primary Thai

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FROM THE PRIMARY THAI DEPARTMENT

This week the students have

been learning about Thai

numbers and how to count

them. They have also explored

the many Thai dishes, such as

Kao Pad (fried rice), Pad Kra

Prao (stir-fried pork and basil

leaves), and Tom Yum Kung

(hot and sour shrimp soup),

by making and eating them.

Pad Kra Prao is by far

everyone’s favorite dish and

was enormously enjoyed by

all.

Ms. Chaowadee Koson (Kru

Guide), Primary Thai Language

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TRAILL READERS Have you ever read a book and never wanted it to end? I have. Sometimes you

wish you could just pick up the phone and talk to the author or meet the

characters who make life long and lasting impressions on you. Well, here at

Traill we can’t quite offer you that, but we can give you the next best thing:

Traill Readers.

Traill Readers is the new place to share your thoughts, opinions and discuss

books regularly. Not only will there be face-to-face meetings through ECAs,

there will also be a website where you can post your ideas, complete quizzes

on the book of the month and share book reviews on absolutely any book you

want. Cool, hey?

Everyone sees the world differently. What if my ideas are wrong? I hear you

say. Don’t worry; no ideas are wrong. Everybody will take different things from

a story. The great thing about reading the same book as others is sharing your

thoughts – it makes the story much more real! You can even invite your

parents along (although this is entirely up to you!).

Statistically, people who read are more likely to achieve higher IGCSE results.

So why not take part in a fun, interesting and engaging way to improve your

chances of succeeding in the future? If you have any questions about this

initiative, please see Mr. Ashley or Mr. Neil. You can get more information by

checking out the following website:

https://sites.google.com/site/traillreaders/home

Mr. Ashley Sherburn, English Teacher


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REDUCE

REUSE

RECYCLE

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: are 3 words we

have been trying to promote at Traill

and this is our latest effort. 9A are the

most recent students who are trying

their best to make a difference. The

entire class all made excellent

contributions to promote the message

of sustainability through a carnival

game project made completely out of

recycled materials, raising a staggering

1,200฿ in just one lunch time – an

outstanding achievement from a load of

old rubbish!

Using a set standard of judging criteria

the 2 winning teams were taken to an

external event at St Stephen’s

International School, competing against

the best teams from other Bangkok

schools, and even teams as far away as

Khao Yai!

Despite tough competition, Seueng, Da,

Mook and Mika all managed a 6th place

finish, narrowly missing out on 5th spot

taken by Callum, Shin Shin, Fergus and

Jessica. There were very few points to

separate all of the teams, and a

thoroughly enjoyable day was held by

the hosts St Stephen’s.

The message of sustainability was

interestingly put forward in a variety of

ways. Games and ideas were really

fascinating and no doubt all of the

participants now have a deeper

knowledge of the importance of

sustainability. Hopefully they will be

ambassadors of this idea and spread

the importance of this message

throughout the school and their local

communities.

Mr. Ashley Sherburn, English Teacher


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TRAILL ASTRONOMY GETS REAL As part of the global community of amateur astronomers, Traill

students have been helping to process the huge quantities of

data being sent back from NASA's latest satellites. There is too

much data for NASA to cope with by itself. Some of this data is

uploaded onto the internet so that individuals in schools or at

home can download the data, process it and upload the results

back to NASA. We have been identifying the shapes and types of

some of the many trillions of galaxies in our sky. We have also

been hunting for planets around distant stars.

Through the use of Planet Hunters (www.planethunters.org)

members of our Astronomy Club have been helping to search

data from the NASA's Kepler spacecraft, searching for the

characteristic drop in light that suggests the presence of an

orbiting extrasolar planets (exoplanets) crossing in front of

parent stars.

Our young astronomers have also been working with Galaxy Zoo,

a project which invites people to assist in the classification of

large numbers of galaxies. The Galaxy zoo (www.galaxyzoo.com)

uses images from the Hubble Space Telescope CANDELS survey

and images taken with the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope in

Hawaii, for the recently completed UKIDSS project (the largest,

deepest survey of the sky at infrared wavelengths).

Mrs. Emma Marsh, Chemistry Teacher


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YEAR 7 PERFORMANCE

This term, the year 7 students worked

on creating a performance of a Fable

in their Drama lessons. The students in

7A performed their fables for the year

1 students at Traill, and the 7B

performed for the year 2 students.

The performers had an enjoyable time

bringing their stories to life and

performing for the children. They also

asked the students some

comprehension questions to make

sure they understood the lesson of

each fable. While the performances

were simply staged, it was a great

opportunity for the year 7 students to

perform in front of an audience.

Ms. Sara Clark, Drama Teacher


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FOOTBALL NEWS

The Boys U-15 football team continues to improve. Following a great performance in March where they were crowned champions of the Creer

Japanese Tournament by upsetting some great teams composed of Thai National team players, the Traill boys continue their run of success. Our

boys improved their record to 2 wins and 0 losses to position them in first place of the Arsenal Gunners League, a two month competition

composed of national academies. To round off a great week the boys pulled off a great victory this Sunday in a friendly against BSS, bangkok's

biggest football academy.

Our u13 boys are not staying behind. They are currently also undefeated and in first place of the Arsenal Gunners League. Also, they had a great

come from behind win this Sunday against BSS.

I'd like to congratulate both teams for their continued success, hard work and commitment, keep up the good work. I would also like to give a thank

you to the parents who come out and support us every week.

Coach Federico Santana


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TRAILL DRAGONS BASKETBALL TEAM

Traill International School vs. Bangkok Christian

May 4, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand

Our Traill Boys Basketball Team played Bangkok Christian

Varsity Team in a friendly match at Traill International School

Sports Hall. The Traill Dragons prevailed 52-44, over a tough

Bangkok Christian High School Varisty Team, which is regarded

as one of the Top 3 Thai high school basketball programs in the

country.

The team imposed their will to win and competed very well,

playing both ends of the court. Playmaker Red Johann Rubite

spearheaded the Traill offense while Mike Howell Yumul and

Alborz Ramhati proved better over Bangkok Christian’s big

men inside the paint, showing fluidity and mature team play. It

was a total team effort as all of our players contributed well,

from Kurt, Mahan and Samson’s aggressiveness on the

defensive end, to the steady long-range shooting of France,

Bright, Scottie, Cian, up to the “Run-and-Gun” style of play of

Fang, Kao and Marc, the team won each quarter.

This victory motivated our team to work even harder. The

players are very pleased that the hard work in training paid

off, from the skills and team training by Coach Troy and Coach

Joe, to Mr. Jayde’s strength and conditioning training, plus the

extra individual training of Mr. Allan for our players.

The team is preparing for the upcoming Dragon’s Cup

Invitational Basketball Tournament which will be held on the

29th -31st of May 2015 for the U14 and U16 Divisions, and on

5th – 7th of June 2015 for the U19 Division. Teams from

Shanghai, China and Jakarta, Indonesia will participate to

compete in this event.

Coach Troy Umaly


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Gene finished third in the recent Mercedes Benz

tournament, and Won the Singha Junior trophy. Well done

Gene and keep up the good work.

Natt (yr 7) recently competed in a Fencing tournament at

NIST. The tournament ran over two days and we at Traill

are very proud of your efforts, well done Natt (maybe

some teachers will think twice before giving you extra

The Primary Fobisia Games takes place in Bangkok

(Regents International School) at the end of May. We wish

our students the best of luck and hope they have a great

time competing and having fun with the other students

from the other schools.

Mr. Graham Lewis, Head of PE Department

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Mixer is our

first student in

Traill

International

School history

to achieve

Level 6 in

Maths and

English

(Grammar,

Punctuation,

Vocabulary

and Spelling)

at Year 6!

Well Done!


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MUSIC NEWS

On Friday 24th April 2015, 7 candidates from Year 11 finished their coursework for IGCSE Music Component 2 (Performing) and Component

3 (Composing).

In Component 2 (Performing), Minako performed the song “Autumn Leaves” for Individual Performer. She demonstrated an excellent

choice and control of tempo as well as very good technical control of the instrument. She composed the song “Sorrow” for Component

3(Composing) with good imaginative ideas.

Pete performed the song “Get Walkin’” for Individual Performer in Component 2 (Performing). He demonstrated a wide range of well-

developed skills. In Component 3 (Composing), he composed the song “Silence Love” with a good compositional technique.

In Component 2 (Performing), Jun performed the song “Prelude In C” for the Individual Performer. He demonstrated very good accuracy

of notes and rhythm. He composed the song “Be The Light” for Component 3 (Composing) with clear structure and form.

Sonya performed the song “Autumn Leaves” for Individual Performer in Component 2 (Performing). She demonstrated great sensitivity,

phrasing and expression. In Component 3 (Composing), she composed the song “Midnight Dream” in which she demonstrated the correct

structure and use of the chosen medium.

In Component 2 (Performing), Pat performed the song “Nocturne In C# Minor” for the Individual Performer. He demonstrated an excellent

choice and control of tempo as well as a very good technical control of the instrument. He composed the song “Patty Monkey” for

Component 3 (Composing) with clear score presentation.

France performed the song “Rage Against Everything” for Individual Performer in Component 2 (Performing). He demonstrated great

accuracy of notes and rhythm. In Component 3 (Composing), he composed the song “Lost In New York” in which he demonstrated good

imaginative ideas and clear structure.

In Component 2 (Performing), Janjao performed the song “Hero” for the Individual Performer. She demonstrated great sensitivity,

phrasing and expression. She composed the song “Pink Unicorn” for Component 3 (Composing) with a good compositional technique.

Mr. PongsithornSareeratana (Kru Note), Music Teacher


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PEGASUS PHOENIX GRIFFIN

Yr 7 15 17 5

Yr 8 7 21 9

Yr 9 7 11 20

Yr 10 11 7 20

Yr 11 20 1 18

Yr 12 0 30 9

Yr 13 10 9 17

TOTAL

70 96 98

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