NEWSLETTER

Garden International School
Eastern Seaboard, Ban Chang
NEWSLETTER
Your choice. Their future. Our family. โรงเรียนนานาชาติการ์เด้นอีสเทิร์นซีบอร์ดบ้านฉาง March 2014
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From Dr Tasker: Principal
From the Principal
Dear Parents, Students and Friends of GIS,
House Competitions - order of placings/format are different
The recent Year 3 to 6 Production and MAD Night have shown not only how talented the
students at GIS are, but also how fortunate we are now to have the refurbished Main Hall.
The seating, acoustic ceiling, lighting and improved sound system have all made a huge
difference. You can read more about these events in the Newsletter.
The teachers’ Flash Mob on World Awesomeness Day was a lot of fun for the students.
Seeing the teachers spontaneously doing some crazy dance moves together was very
entertaining. Well done to “Sergeant Major” Sarah and her friends in IB1 in getting the
teachers so well drilled.
As advised recently we had a bit of a scare with a member of our support staff contracting
Tuberculosis. I am very pleased to say that the recovery has been progressing well and a
return to work is expected for after Songkran.
This term will finish with our Songkran celebrations of Friday April 4. It is a 12 noon finish
and we will be hosting children from the Camillian Centre in Rayong – who will also be
joining in with our celebrations.
We have had some issues with our swimming pool recently; unfortunately replacement
pumps and filters have been needed. But the classes are now running again and the
swimming team is back in to their practices, with Primary members preparing for the
FOBISIA Games in Vietnam.
On March 21 we recognised the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination with a special assembly for students from Year 2 and up. Taya, our Service
Prefect, led the assembly with assistance from Languages Prefect Pam-Aloompa as it was
also World Poetry Day. Students read poetry on the topic and Taya spoke from personal
experience. We also saw an inspirational TV clip about a US soldier standing up against
racism without realising he was being filmed.
Sadly we will be losing the services of Khun Birth from the Thai department; she will be
moving to REPS at the end of the month. We are fortunate that Khun Gaew is currently
working with us, she is a qualified and experienced teacher and will step in to Khun Birth’s
position for the rest of the academic year and then join the Thai department on a
permanent basis. A replacement Year 1 Teaching Assistant will be in place before the end
of April.
Our lifeguard Khun Tae has left us to join the Thai military; we wish him well and now
welcome Khun Ball as the Physical Education Teaching Assistant. Khun Ball will start on
Tuesday April 1.

You may notice a new noticeboard as you enter the school through the main gate. We
have detailed the universities which our graduates have moved on to – it makes for very
interesting reading.
During April our IB2 and Year 11 students will finish formal classes and will then prepare to
begin their IB and IGCSE examinations. We wish them well and will be celebrating the end
of the examination sessions with them at the Year 11 Formal at The Hilton, Pattaya and
the IB2 Graduation Dinner at Hard Rock, Pattaya.
Enjoy the Songkran celebrations and we will all start Term 3 on April 21 relaxed and
refreshed!
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 –Fools’ Day Family Quiz, 7pm in the Main Hall
April 2 – Children’s Book Day
April 2 – Friends of Garden PTA meeting, 7pm, Primary Hall
April 4 – End of Term 2 (finish at midday)
April 4 – visit from Camillian Centre children
April 4 – Songkran celebrations
April 7 – Chakri Day
April 16 – Songkran
April 21 – Term 3 starts
April 21 – Friends of Garden PTA coffee morning, 8am at K.May’s restaurant
April 22 – Earth Day
April 23 – English Language Day
April 25 – Whole school assembly, farewell to IB2, 2.30pm
April 28 – Astronomy Day
April 30 – conversational Thai classes (heart words)
April 30 – Honesty Day
Primary
April 1-2 – Foundation Parent Conferences
April 1 – Year 1 trip to Mini Siam, Pattaya
April 1 – Primary awards’ assembly
April 29-30 – Year 4 Residential Trip – Varuna Yacht Club

Upcoming events
Secondary
April 1 – IGCSE Mandarin Oral Examinations
April 2-3 – IGCSE Art examination (periods 1-4)
April 3-4 – IB1 Group 4 project
April 4 – Grade Cards sent home
April 21 – IGCSE coursework deadline
April 29-30 – IGCSE ICT practical examination
Book Fair
GIS held its latest book fair in the Library recently. Students took turns browsing a wide
variety of new titles, along with some of their teachers!
New Blogs
Several fresh blogs have appeared on our new site -
among them is a new blog by 5CH.
Go to blogs.gardenrayong.com to check them out!

Dr Seuss Day
To celebrate Dr Seuss Day, students
and teachers got dressed up and read
many of his amazing stories.
Our Prefects chose six of the famous
characters and also joined in the fun - they even
got to eat specially-made green eggs and ham at
breaktime, in honour of one of his most famous
stories.
Primary students read several stories and joined in
activities in the library and in their classrooms.

From Ms Gordon: Head of Primary
Happy Songkran,
Our staff and children are looking forward to a well-earned Songkran break this Friday.
Everyone has been working so hard this month. World Book Day was a great success
earlier this month. Primary talent was indeed at the fore with the children writing two whole
school stories, making the scenery, characters, soundtrack and dramatising the story all in
6 short hours.
Our Year 5 and 6s went to read to our
Foundation children.
Our Years 3 to 6 Production – ‘The Last Monster in Scotland’ - was a huge success and I
would once again like to thank all the staff for their support and our children for working so
hard and making us so proud.
A special thank you must go to Ms Jenn and
Ms Claire, the Directors, Ms Sally and Ms
Michelle, who taught the children all their
songs and Ms Jane and Mr Stan who
designed and built the set.

I hope you have all received you children’s Term 2 reports. The Primary ones were sent by
email. Please let me know if you have not yet received it.
We have to say goodbye to two of children at the end of this term. Daria in Year 2 and
Anton in Reception will be returning to Russia; we will miss them greatly and hope to see
you back at GIS in the future.
Khun Tae our lifeguard left to join the military this month and we have Khun Ball who will
be joining us as our PE Teaching Assistant this week.
The children from the Camillian Centre (www.camillian-rayong.org) will be joining us on
Friday for our Songkran celebrations. We are also collecting gifts for them please can all
gifts and donations be in by Thursday April 3.
We end our term with our traditional Thai Songkran ceremony followed by our Songkran
Splash activities – prepare to get wet! Children should wear their Songkran clothes to
school on Friday and bring a dry set of clothes to change into. School finishes at 12 noon.
Wishing a happy and safe holiday.
Claire Gordon
Head of Primary
headpri@gardenrayong.com
Watch Us Online!
We have been busy adding more videos to our website and social media pages, so
everyone around the world can see what we’ve been doing!
Recent videos include the teachers’ flashmob for World Awesomeness Day, our
Anti-Discrimination Assembly and the Music, Art and Drama (MAD) evening, which
includes highlights from everyone who took part.
Head over to www.gardenrayong.com and click on our Media page, or you can find
us on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter.

Airport Visit
On February 28, the
Year 5 classes went
to U-Tapao airport to
learn more about our
topic of ‘Inventions’.
We saw a rescue
helicopter, and the
US Military showed
us around it.
There was an M240 and it had a mini gun attached to it. We also got to see some guns
that they use. Finally we went to see a carrier plane and had a chance to go inside and
have a look around it. The soldiers said they were going to Hawaii.
We had a lot of fun. It was the first time most of us had seen or touched a helicopter. It
was an awesome day for us but we think that Mr John enjoyed it the most!
By: Danai and Pierre in Year 5
Keeping our Town Clean
On March 11, Year 4 went on a trip as part of their ‘Improving Our Environment’ unit.
First, we visited Ban Chang Recycling Centre. We had been collecting recyclable objects like
bottles, cardboard and cans, so we measured the mass of the recycling we had collected. The
recycling centre gave us 230
baht for all our recycling!
The thing that I enjoyed the
most was when we all got
on to the giant scales. The
mass of Year 4 is 480 kg!
By Marin
Afterwards, we went to Nam Rin beach to find rubbish to recycle. We made a
tally chart of all the different kinds of rubbish we found. I enjoyed picking up
the rubbish and putting it in the bags.
By Kalin

The Last Monster in Scotland
The Years 3 to 6 production of The Last Monster in Scotland took place on March 21
before a packed audience.
As well as some fantastic costumes and scenery, Primary students took to their roles
brilliantly and staged a funny and action-packed show.
Photo by Peter Cabrey

From Mr Ball: Head of Secondary
Hello Parents,
Magnificent, Awesome, Dynamic, Nectarous, Imaginative, Great, Harmonious, Terrific.
If you were unable to attend the MAD night on March 27 then these were my thoughts on
the students, their performances, and the staff that have invested so much time into these
students. Though I think I have invented a new word with ‘nectarous’; still if inventing
words was good enough for Shakespeare then who I am I not to mimic him.
The End of Term 2 Grade Card will be emailed to parents of students in Year 7 to IB2 on
Friday. I hope that you are pleased with the grades that you children have achieved.
Mr Armstrong is organising ‘History Day’; which will happen early next term on Friday May
2. A lot of thought has been put into this collapsed day for Years 7 to 9 and it promises to
be interesting, educational, and fun. Mr Armstrong is trying to round up as many 1.25 litre
Coke bottles (empty of course) for a ballistics activity that he has planned. Apparently they
must be Coke bottles and 1.25 litres. If you have any empty Coke bottles then I am sure
Mr Armstrong would be very happy to receive them.
The Year 11 and IB2 students should now be in the full pattern of revision as their IGCSE
and IB exams begin early next term. Mr Stokes will explain study leave to the Year 11
students and they will be bringing a letter home for you to consider whether you would
prefer your child to take their study leave at home or to come into school to study.
Sage Ball
Head of Secondary
headsec@gardenrayong.com

GIS has purchased its first ever 3D printer.
The revolutionary printer is one of a new
batch that allows images to be created and
then printed in 3D.
Design and Technology teachers Mr Stokes
and Mr Gordon were among the first to try
out the new printer, watched by several IB
students.
This kind of printer is set to change the world
of printing – and also adds a whole new
dimension (literally) to Design and
Technology lessons.
The technology for 3D printing has been
around for some years but the price of the
machines and software has limited their use
outside the industrial sphere.
However, due to open source software
becoming available and the cost of the
machines coming down they are now much
more accessible. They work on the same
theory as a normal printer. However they use
plastic, rather than ink, which is melted and
simply squeezed out of a nozzle layer by
layer to create a 3D object.
The object can be designed on a computer
using a range of 3D modelling programmes.
The design is then split into layers using a
software programme and then sent to the
3D printer for making. This technology is
set to revolutionise the way we
manufacture products.
For more, visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UADoHv6dBrk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5AZzOw7FwA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0EJmBoLq-g

GIS picks up a prize at Young Journalist Awards
Two talented GIS students attended the final of the Amnesty Young Journalist of the Year
awards in Bangkok.
Sabrina and GeeGee, both in Year 9, went up to Bangkok with Head of English Mr Beales
and K.Ruth on March 14. The students wrote stories about women’s rights and both were
selected as finalists.
After giving presentations about their work, they joined in a debate human rights and
journalism. When it came to the winners, Sabrina was given third place in the Years 7 to 9
category for her story about a woman forced into an arranged marriage.
Amnesty runs this annual competition to promote human rights and writing skills in
Thailand. Last year Salena (IB1) was the overall winner for the Eastern region, while
Shomit (Year 9) also attended the finals.
Mr Beales said: “This is an incredible achievement for both Sabrina and GeeGee. A dozen
international schools from all over Thailand, including Phuket and Chiang Mai, were at the
finals. We had a great day meeting other students and hearing more about human rights.”
Sabrina’s prize included a book voucher and free membership to Amnesty International.
You can read Sabrina’s winning entry later in this newsletter.

Flashmob!
Teachers turned on the style with a special flashmob in school.
To make World Awesomeness Day, IB1’s Sarah and her friends helped organise a special
flashmob. After some gruelling practice, the teachers performed for students.
Check out the video of our flashmob at www.gardenrayong.com and head to the Media
page. Thanks to the IB1 students for helping keep the teachers in step!

IB News
By Tanisha and Salena (IB1)
Special Visit
As a part of our CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) work,
IB1 students have been making weekly visits to a special
school, where children with Down’s syndrome and autism
are taken care of.
Each week, we prepare a different variety of activities
including paintings, basketball, dancing and musical
chairs. At first, we found it very difficult and challenging,
as the children weren’t able to understand our instructions
and some of us felt uncomfortable when the children
would randomly come and hold our hands. However, after
a few weeks, we were looking forward to the CAS
lessons, when we would get to go to the special school.
Every time the children would be very happy to see us, welcoming us warmly, which made
us feel touched and emotional. We also take things to distribute to the children such as
shirts, pencil cases and other stationery equipment, which they can then use.
It was a great experience and taught us many things about life and how children with
autism react to certain things. It has made us realise that it is not that difficult to bring a
smile to someone’s face - and it made us feel proud to be able to do that.

IB Information Evening
Dozens of parents came to hear
about the International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
(IBDP) that is offered at GIS.
As Year 11 students prepare to take
their IGCSE, many are thinking
about staying on to take IB, the
world’s leading pre-university
course. GIS has been offering IB
longer than any other school in the
area. IB co-ordinator Mr Fraser gave a presentation about what is involved and then
current IB1 students spoke about how they were finding the course.
Parents and students then had a chance to talk to subject teachers. A similar evening, but
for IGCSEs, was held the following week for Year 9 students, who will be starting their
IGCSEs once the new school year begins in August.
Electrolux Visit
By Taya (IB1)
IB1 Humanitarian students took a trip to the Electrolux factory in Rayong. We were
separated into two groups and shown round the Research and Development area, where
we were told how test the vibration of the washing machines and how long a machine can
wash before it breaks down.
Moving on from that, the production line was a big warehouse and there we saw the
injection-moulding machine. The manager also showed us how staff had their very own
stations on the production line. The trip was a fun and interesting way to learn about the
process of testing and making a product.

Best-ever ELS results
Students from GIS are celebrating after
gaining a record-breaking number of
examination passes!
Several English Language Support (ELS)
students recently sat two exams, KET
(Key English Test) is elementary level
and PET (Preliminary English Test) is
lower intermediate level.
These are Cambridge University ESOL
(English to speakers of other languages)
examinations. A record 16 students
passed, which is GIS’s best result ever.
Well done to Head of ELS Mr Berry, ELS
teachers Ms Lenz and Mr Carson and the
students for putting in such a great effort.
In Year 7, Focus, Heng Heng, Leo and
Nan, passed KET. In Year 8, Alex and
Kate passed KET.
In Year 9, Ga Young, Maya and Marian
all passed KET.
In Year 7, Nutt and Kamilla passed PET.
Jennifer, Simon, Lisa and Vamsi from
Year 8 passed the PET examination.
Egor, Year 9, also passed PET.
In other developments, Stas improved by
a remarkable 25 marks; a sign of great
progress. Marian gained the highest ever
KET mark of 82 out of 85!
Anti-Racism Assembly
To mark the International Day
for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, we held a
special whole school assembly.
Some Primary classes joined
with Secondary in the Main Hall
to hear about how unfair and
cruel racism is.
The assembly was led by Prefect Taya. Berenice read ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’,
a poem comparing the lives of those with and without rights. Maria and Henry in Year 9
then read ‘Half Caste’ a poem that makes fun of racist attitudes.
Taya then gave a video presentation about the dangers and effects of racism. As Dr
Tasker was pointing out how all colours are welcome at GIS, a green eco-ninja made a
surprise appearance!

MAD Night!
GIS held a MAD evening – full of Music, Art and
Drama!
On March 27, stunning artwork was displayed, while the new-look hall then
staged performances from the school’s young collection of musicians and
actors.
Before the show began, parents, teachers and students mingled in one
half of the hall, which displayed IB art work from D’Lisa and IGCSE Design
and Technology creations. Teachers were also on hand to serve wine.
Guests were then shown to their tables, where some specially-created
snacks had been laid on.
The evening’s performances started with some tribal drumming from Teng,
Sony, Pume, Akihiro and Gorn, followed by the choir
singing ‘Happy’. The Year 10 girls took to the stage to
perform ‘Royals’ and then the IGCSE boys sang
‘Sunshine of Your Life’ before Praw staged a superb
monologue from ‘Gossip’.
The first half also featured Year 9 music and drama, a
duologue from Mary and Shaniya based on ‘Two Sisters
in a Frosty Situation’, while Hyojung played ‘Waterfall’
on the piano. Matt impressed with a monologue from
‘The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, the IB1 band
played ‘Funk My Life’ and Maria ended the first half with
a monologue based on ‘Chocolate Heaven’.
After a short break, during which some rock bands
played, the orchestra played ‘Entry of the Gladiators’,
which was followed by GeeGee’s monologue from ‘The
Witches’. The flute group played Dixieland, after which
Gear and Henry staged a hilarious duologue from
‘Macbeth on the Loose’. After the Year 9 girls sang
‘Bonfire Heart’ and Matt and Nutt did a duologue from
‘Blood Brothers’, Gear returned to the stage to end the evening with Puck’s famous
soliloquy from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
Many thanks to the numerous people who helped out to create this night.
Check out a video of all the show’s acts by going to www.gardenrayong.com and clicking
on the Media link at the top.

MUN Meeting
By Arjit Verma (10S)
GIS students have
taken part in
another debate
based on world
topics.
On March 8,
Regent’s
International School
hosted an MUN
(Model United
Nations) meeting.
In this event, students come dressed
formally and represent different countries.
This is a student replica of the United
Nationals (UN), as the name suggests,
and participants interact with others to
solve real global issues. It is a really
amazing way to develop speaking skills,
interact with world issues and of course
have fun. GIS was offered spaces for
delegates and 2 spaces for Chairs who
co-ordinate everything in their council and
keep order and rules in place. A total of
eight people signed up. There were 6 delegates: Berenice, Yukta, Reha, Natasha,
Abhigyan and Yash, and 2 Chairs: Arjit and Pam.
All delegates are separated into 4 councils: Security, Human Rights, Environmental and
Political Councils. Each council is assigned relevant topics which are formally discussed
in the MUN style. This is a debating event in which delegates first state their country’s view
and then make teams. Later they form resolutions for each topic and debate them in a
complex, formal and respective way.
All participating delegates, including a Year 6 student, spoke on the behalf of their country
and debated. Many resolutions passed and many did not, nevertheless delegates were
able to resolve global issues without sparking wars. The councils were run and organised
by Chairs who also needed knowledge over MUN rules and had to imply them to correct or
help delegates while the debate was in progress.

House Competitions
From pandas to PE…
They came, they ranted, and they were heard!
Students of GIS bravely took the stage for short bursts
of passionate speeches to win points for their Houses.
Their topics ranged from pandas to school subjects to
theories on what might have happened to the missing
Malaysian airplane. One thing is for sure - GIS has no
shortage of opinionated students!
The results were:
1 st - Eagle
2 nd - Cobra
3 rd - Tiger
4 th - Gecko
Secondary 3-on-3 Basketball:
Secondary students took part in a House 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Games were
played over the week of March 24-28.
The basketball tournament got off to an exciting start! For the Junior Houses, only Cobra
and Gecko had their teams ready to play so there was a double match between the
Houses. Cobra won a game and Eagle won a game. The Senior team had Tiger and Eagle
bring forward teams on time. Tiger won this game by only 2 points.
Results:
1 st : Tiger
2 nd : Eagle
3 rd : Cobra
4 th : Gecko

Songkran Sandcastle Building
Coming up in Primary and Foundation at the end of the month will be Songkran sandcastle
building.
House Events coming up next month:
House Art Project: Whole school – ‘Risk taking’ in Primary and ‘Thinking outside of the
box’ in Secondary. More details to follow after the holiday.
Secondary Spelling Bee: Monday March 31-Friday April 4.
Secondary Volleyball: Monday April 21-Friday April 25.
Secondary Iron man, Tin man, Rubber man: Tuesday April 29 (For more details about this
please speak to Ms Cooper).
Primary Share a Book
March 4 saw Primary children sharing their
favourite stories in the House ‘share a book’
day. It was so nice to see everyone settled with
a reading partner or group sharing books.

Students’ Work
Foundation
In Reception we took an amazing train trip through India! We arrived from Germany just in
time to celebrate Holi with Ms Jane’s class by splashing around in brightly coloured water
and throwing it on in each other.
We also made friendship necklaces for our friends, tasted sweet and savoury Indian
snacks, and danced to Bollywood songs. We saw the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the Taj
Mahal in Agra, and caught a fishing boat that took us to New York City! While in the US,
we visited the Statue of Liberty, went to the Grand Canyon, ate hotdogs and played
baseball. It was an awesome week!
In Language we reviewed letters e, r, and u, and also focused on the vowels,
a, e, i, o and u. We talked about how every word has a vowel, and how vowels can have 2
sounds; the “short”, soft sounds and the “long” sounds that say their name.
It was World Poetry Day on March 21, so we spent time talking about and reading poems,
then made up our own! We also had Ms Sally’s Year 1 class visit to read to us stories that

they had written! It was the beginning of what will include several “transition” activities to
help our Reception children prepare for next year.
Term 2 Report Cards will be sent home on Monday, March 31. Conference sign-up will be
done via an online booking schedule for arranging to meet with me on Tuesday, April 1
and Wednesday, April 2. The link will be sent out mid-week.
Ms Jessica
Primary
Electrifying Lessons
In February both Year 5
classes were treated to a
science lesson by Mr
Coleman in the Secondary
Physics’ lab as part of our
unit of study on ‘Inventions
and Electricity’. Mr Colemen
told us all about magnets and
electricity. We were able to
use magnets and iron
shavings to make designs and
experimented with static
electricity. Thank you Mr.
Coleman for a great class!
Secondary
This is Sabrina Fraser’s entry for the Amnesty International Young Journalist of the Year
award for Thailand. It was awarded third place overall.
A Bride’s Price
Women are still treated appallingly in many countries. Some are beaten, others are banned from
going to school while some are forced into marriage. This week we talk to one woman who decided
to fight back.

Shogofa Ali was 18 when she set herself on fire.
She didn’t do it to protest against her arranged marriage; she just didn’t want to live through the
pain any longer.
Shogofa, from Afghanistan, had been just 11 when she was part of a bride exchange agreement
arranged by her father.
Shogofa hadn’t wanted to marry so young. She wasn’t ready. Although she knew her father
wouldn’t change his mind, she still begged him not to make this atrocious decision. Shogofa had to
marry a man she had never seen before in her entire life, but there was nothing she could have
done. From that moment, she knew that the life she had dreamed of was over.
Everything changed the second Shogofa got married; her husband was interfering in every part of
her life. Bad changes entered Shogofa’s life, including the fact that she wasn’t allowed to go to
school.
‘My husband’s family would beat me up every time I mentioned about school. It was like I was only
half alive. A razor blade was hanging over my life,’ Shogofa said as tears fell from her eyes as she
remembered the awful past.
Shogofa told us why she eventually set herself on fire.
‘I had suffered so much abuse from my husband and his family that I couldn’t take all the agony
anymore. I thought it would be better off if I died rather than living in anguish but I wouldn’t have
done this if I knew I would still be alive. I wanted to escape this misery.’
It has now been almost a year since Shogofa left hospital. Her husband and his family never
visited. She couldn’t be more delighted. Her life has now improved. However, every now and then,
her appalling past appears in her head, a dark reminder of what happened.
Considering that many other Afghanistan women have experienced a situation like this, Shogofa
was fortunate to finally escape.
A large number of women and girls around the world are still forced to marry as children or are
trafficked into forced labor and sex slavery. They are often prevented from making personal
choices in their private lives.
Also, women and girls are often denied an education and political participation. Many are facing
huge challenges and different kinds of violence, such as sexual violence, self abuse and domestic
violence.
Nobody should have to go through this.
Life is iniquitous, but it is even more harrowing for women. All women deserve equality, dignity,
freed from violence and discrimination. This is a right, not a reward.

Teacher of the Month
This month we talk to Ms
Claire from Primary.
1) What's the best thing about
working at GIS?
There are two things. The
students I get to teach each
day are so super polite and
hardworking (most of the time)
and the great team of
colleagues I get to work with.
2) What made you choose to
live in Thailand?
I'd always wanted to travel to
Thailand so when the opportunity came up to work here I jumped at the chance, it's such a
beautiful country I feel very lucky to live here.
3) What's the first record you ever bought? The first record I ever bought was Pray by
‘Take That’, I was definitely going through my boy band phase then.
4) What do you do when you're not teaching? I love going scuba diving, travelling to
new places and attending music festivals.
5) If you could be a superhero, which superhero would you be?
Batman - bit dark and mysterious and I’d get to drive around in the Batmobile.
6) Favourite singer/band? Soooooooo hard, I love so many different types of music but I
don't think I'd ever get tired of listening to the Foo Fighters.
7) If you weren't a teacher, what would you be doing? I always wanted to be a fighter pilot
after watching Top Gun when I was younger! But if not, something involving travel.
8) What's the best place you've been to in Thailand? Chiang Mai - it's stunning up there.
9) What kind of student were you?
I found a Year 9 report not so long ago and one of the comments was 'would benefit from
listening to me rather than her friends in class' so I guess that sums it up.
10) What are you afraid of?
Spiders! There was an incident last year when I ran out of the classroom screaming as
there was a brown widow hanging on the window – yes, it was outside but still....

Student of the Month
March’s student of the month is Ellie from Year 7. Here
she is, pictured with her cousin.
1) What do you like doing in your free-time?
Talk to my BFF's on Skype, do homework, ballet, drums,
singing, piano and sometimes tennis.
2) What job would you like when you finish school?
I would like to be famous, either an actress or singer or
both.
3) What is your favourite subject?
My favorite subject is Drama or History :D
4) Do you prefer cats or dogs? Dogs, obviously!
5) What's the best country you've visited (apart from Thailand)? England – it’s beautiful.
6) Favourite food?
Lamb with potato and veg.
7) Favourite movie?
Upside Down, because it’s romantic
8) If you were an animal, what animal would you be? A white tiger with blue eyes, because
they are absolutely beautiful.
9) What is your favorite activity in school?
Studying for LAMDA (the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art).
10) What's your favourite sport? Football! I love football!

Sport
GIS Girls VS St Andrews: 0 - 1
The game was played on March 20.
It was an unfortunate loss for GIS. St
Andrews scored in the first half
following a wonderful pass to create a
goal-scoring chance, which was taken.
Saint Andrews received one penalty
but didn’t score from it. Both teams did
very well and worked very hard all
around the field, as busy as beavers.
Both teams also did well on
collaborating with their team mates.
Photos by Mr Edwards
Even though GIS lost to St Andrews
winning isn’t everything, but the hopes
and determination to win is, because if
you learn from a loss you haven’t lost at
all.
GIS Boys VS Saint Andrews: 3-0
The game was played on March 20. The boys
had a great game, retaining possession of the
ball during most of the game.
GIS had a penalty at the start of the game
because St Andrews’ goalie tripped Kew after
he had made a fantastic run on the goal.
However, Prem (team captain) unfortunately
missed the penalty.
Even so, he bounced back and made a goal for
GIS in the second half. Prem threw the ball to
Kew and then he slotted it into the back of the net - with their team work they made a 1-0
goal for GIS. Substitute Oliver followed Kew’s goal with a skillful shot from the outside of
his boots, assisted by Mark from Year 7.
The other goal by Oliver was a header, following a perfect cross from Ying, which led GIS
to a great 3-0 victory. Karan from Year 8, our substitute goalie, replaced Jignil because
Jignil was out with a cracked finger. He was exceptional. He made several important
saves, including one that prevented an early goal in the first half. He also went 1 on 1 with
a St Andrews’ striker and timed his challenge perfectly and saved what would have been a
certain goal. The overall performance was great, thanks to coach Carson.

Queen Shines at Golf Tournaments
Well done to Queen, who had a successful time
competing in the TGA-Singha Junior Golf Ranking 2013-
2014.
Primary student Queen, was the 1 st runner-up in the
tournament on February 23-24 with an impressive score
of 79 and 77 (156).
Queen also took home a prize at the True Visions-Singha
Junior Golf Championship, which was held on March 15-
17 at the Pine Golf Bangkok.
Queen scored 77, 69 and
75 for a total of 221, which
gave her the 1 st runners-up
position.
Then, from March 22-23, Queen took part in the TGA-Singha
Junior Golf Ranking event at Kabinburi Sports Club and was
given a Certificate of Achievement as she finished as 1 st
runner-up in her class (pictured left).

Cooking Classes!
By Emily (IB1)
On Wednesday afternoon, I went for my first Thai cooking class. I decided to stay
back after school for this and it was a great decision because on that day, I learned
how to make som tam and fried chicken.
It was the best som tam I have ever tasted because I made it, hence I could add
every ingredient to my liking. Cooking is actually very therapeutic. The best part
was eating and my least favorable part was the aftermath, which was washing the
dishes! Even so, it was made enjoyable because of all the edifying conversations.
Anyway, enough is said because as we all know the famous saying ‘a picture is
worth a thousand words’ – so I shall let these pictures tell you what a wonderful
time we all had.
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