NewsLetterIssue4 April-June10.indd - RIS stories

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Congratulations
Grade 5 Students!
RIS has Given
Confidence,
Friends, Know
a Whole Lot
By Shin Chiewattanakul, Grade 8-6
he end of the school year means
Tone thing to Grade 5 students
– GRADUATION! After years
of making their way through the
elementary section – our Grade 5
students are moving on up to Middle
School after a wonderful bridging
ceremony scheduled for June 2 at the
Performing Arts Center at RIST.
Students are obviously excited
about the end of elementary, and the
beginnings of middle school. Pang
(Grade 5-4) expressed her feelings
on moving to Middle school saying,
“I’m excited because getting from
ES to MS is a big deal. I know more
things now, I’m older too…and it
will be good to be at the same school
as my brother again.”
Other students are cautiously excited,
fearing homework as the worst part of
Middle School. Roopesh (Grade 5-4)
is optimistic about MS, but nervous
also saying, “I’m going to higher
grades, and I’ll learn more things and
be challenged differently, but I’m
scared of the homework.”
Veera (Grade 5-4) expressed a similar
feeling as Roopesh saying, “Many
people are scared of the homework
– with so much homework, I hear you
don’t get any free time!”
Middle School principal Ms. Sudha
welcomed the comments by Grade 5
students, and tried to alleviate their
concerns with a challenge saying,
“Yes, you will find there is more work,
but you are stronger students now and
you need to battle to become better,”
she said. Ms. Sudha continued, “You
will start to feel more grown up with
the added stress…it is positive stress,
and it will lead to success.”
Mr. Dave (Grade 5 Head of
Department) summed up his teaching
experience at RIS and the Grade
5’s graduation to MS nicely saying,
“Teaching this year’s grade 5-3 class
was a wonderful way for me to finish
my time at RIS. I am very proud
of how these guys supported each
other in intramurals and field trips,
worked hard on their assignments
and laughed at Mr. Dave’s jokes.”
Regarding the graduates Mr. Dave
writes, “The graduates are a great
group of kids, and I look forward to
reading about their accomplishments
in middle school and beyond. The
only hard time I had this year was
trying to figure out the awards. All
the students should be proud of
everything they accomplished this
year. I hope they keep giving 100%
to everything they do!”
We all wish our Grade 5s the best as
they continue their journey to Middle
School. Don’t forget us!
have forgotten what date of what
Iyear I first set foot on Ruamrudee
International School. Although the
information of my age and of the time
evades me, I remember the details of
the event as if it happened yesterday.
The room which is now the clinic
was once used for admission testing.
I walked in the room with my dad,
looking at the ground as I stepped
closer to Father Travis. I have thought
from that moment on Father Travis is
the kindest stranger I’ve ever met. He
started a conversation, encouraging
me to talk. At that time, I was the kid
that never spoke to anyone. However,
in the admission testing room, actual
words and sentences escaped my
mouth. That was the first of many
ways RIS has changed my life.
In Kindergarten, Mrs. Ira was my
teacher. I had literally NO social life.
I was that short shrimp in the corner,
waiting for someone to talk to me.
And that is when I made my first
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