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