Patana News Volume 19 Issue 6

Patana

NEWS

Match Reports

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“As the final whistle sounded the boys had tears of joy; they had won the match and gained their first three points of the season!“

Cross Campus Principal James Penstone reveals the Student Representative chosen to visit Antarctica with explorer Robert Swan Bangkok Patana is an IB World School, accredited by CIS and NEASC

Mr James Penstone, Cross Campus Principal

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ebecca Leiler (Year 10) and I are going to represent the Bangkok Patana School Community on a ten-day expedition to Antarctica this coming March (2017). This is an incredible opportunity for our school but how did it come to be?

Robert Swan (OBE) will be one of our keynote speakers at the educators’ conference for Global Citizenship which we are hosting at Bangkok Patana on the 20th and 21st October. Robert is a polar explorer who was the first person to reach both the North and South Pole unassisted. He has made it his lifelong mission to raise awareness about the future of Antarctica – “Earth’s last Wilderness” – and, in so doing, raise awareness of the environmental threats facing the planet at large. He will give a presentation to all of our academic staff as well as visiting educators from outside of the school. On the afternoon of Thursday 20th October he will also deliver a similarly inspiring presentation to parents and students from Year 3 upwards. Please give yourself the chance to hear this inspirational man by signing up here if you haven’t already done so.

To prepare for his visit, we had a Skype conversation with Robert before term started. He told us that if we were to really make his visit have a lasting impact, we should send one member of staff and one student from the school on his International Antarc-

tic Expedition. This is a major annual event for his wider 2041 organisation and one which helps to fulfil the following mission:

The real purpose of the expedition is to help connect present and future leaders from countries across the world and help them to become life-long advocates for Antarctica and the environment in general. Through attending, participants immerse themselves in the ‘leadership on the edge’ programme, learning from global experts on today’s issues of climate change and energy use while undertaking life lessons on leadership and team building.

Following our Skype chat with Robert, Matt Mills asked me to represent the staff, given that I lead our environmental portfolio here at the school. Then, two weeks ago, we carried out a rigorous application process to select the right student from Year 9

upwards. In Round 1, applicants had to submit a written application before they could reach Round 2, which involved a formal interview with Jackie Houghton, Kirsten Bennett and myself.

All seven students who made it to Round 2 really impressed us with their passion and commitment. It was a very tough decision to make, but I am very happy to introduce Rebecca Leiler in Year 10 as our chosen Bangkok Patana Student representative.

Here is a short interview with Rebecca.

Please tell us a little about yourself.

I am a Year 10 student who has been at Bangkok Patana for five years. Before then, I attended schools in China, Germany and South Africa. I live with my Mum, Dad, sister (Year 11) and brother (Year 4). I consider myself extremely passionate. I am strong willed and very dedicated.

How did you feel when you heard that you had been selected to represent Bangkok Patana’s students on the IAE 2017 expedition?

I felt as if April Fools’ day came a few months early.

After the initial shock wore off, I was over the moon and was very humbled to have been chosen.

How did your family react?

The reaction that I got from my family was disbelieving yet endlessly proud.

What are your friends saying about you going on the expedition?

My friends are ecstatic for me, when speaking to them you get the impression that they’re the ones actually going.

Why do you think this expedition is so important?

The world is changing very quickly before the human race and generation after generation ignore the messages our Earth is sending. We mistakenly think the next of kin will be the ones to clean the mess up. I believe in immediate action and taking responsibility and, by doing that, preserving the places on earth that need our help the most; Antarctica being on the top of my list.

Image Reference: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/ Antarctica_(7),_Laubeuf_Fjord,_Webb_Island.JPG

You are representing all of Bangkok Patana’s students for this experience. How do you think you will do that?

Bangkok Patana stands for raising responsible Global Citizens. I strongly believe with this expedition I represent the spirit of our school of raising global awareness for the preservation of our planet, for generations to come.

What three things are you looking forward to most in this experience?

Stepping foot on the elusive sixth continent; Going as close as can be to the ‘end’ of the world; Experiencing the world on my own.

What do you expect the three main challenges to be ?

I embrace all the challenges that come my way and tackle them head on. However, the biggest challenge I feel that I will face, would be the travelling.

What are you planning on doing to prepare for the expedition?

Sleeping in the Austrian mountains in winter.

Educating myself about polar expeditions and learning more about Antarctica, particularly of the environmental impacts.

How will you cope with the rest of your school life, now that you have this huge opportunity before you?

Improve my time management, giving up some of my leisure time, during the steps and preparation time.

What do you expect to happen when you come back from the expedition?

Other than a hug? I want to keep preserving Antarctica and help fulfil Robert Swan’s vision.

How do you think this experience might change you?

I think this experience will further boost my confidence and enable me to tackle future challenges cast my way.

Varsity Boys’ Football vs Ruamrudee International School On Monday 12th September the Bangkok Patana Varsity Boys’ Football team took on RIS. An hour before the match the tension was building up in the changing room. The whole team knew we needed a strong three points to start the season.

As the Varsity Boys were warming up, the players knew that it was crunch time and that as a team we would either make it or break it. Mr Osborne alongside Coach Manibu gave the team an inspirational talk seconds before kick-off that proved favorable to the boys as well as the ‘home advantage’. It was a hefty task for team captain Kevin Wuethrich to try to prove that he could lead the team to success.

The whistle blew. The Varsity Boys started the stronger team as they applied early pressure on the RIS side. Eventually the first goal came to the Bangkok Patana boys as a neat pass from Denis Sprenger was set into path of Kevin Wuethrich, who took a thunderous shot against goal which was deflected by the keeper. However, it was gobbled up by our savior Michael Nunbhakdi to put it into the back of the net and give us a 1-0 lead.

Lo Sidelind was looking dangerous on the wing as he skillfully passed three players including a cheeky nutmeg, however his shot on goal was unluckily deflected out. The whistle blew and the first half came to an end with the Varsity Boys looking the better team.

The boys started the second half slowly and out of nowhere RIS came back and leveled the score to 1-1. This turned out to be a tricky task for the Tigers as RIS gained confidence from their early second half goal. However, our boys didn’t give in as solid defending by James Ashford, Denis Sprenger and Dennis Kho Pablo kept the game alive. The boys started to fight back as Alessandro Kho Pablo took charge in midfield, making decisive passes. An accurate pass from Alessandro Kho Pablo was

put into Jeffery Taylor who struck the ball into the bottom left corner, 2-1 to the Tigers! Although it wasn’t to last long as RIS drew level again to 2-2 with the Varsity boys dropping their heads as the end of the match grew closer. Nevertheless, a scramble once again in the RIS penalty box fell in favor of Michael Nunbhakdi to smash it into the bottom right hand corner to regain the lead. In the dying minutes an RIS player took a powerful shot into the top right corner which was saved by our very own Kris Thongphakdi who had to fully stretch himself to save the game. As the final whistle sounded the boys had tears of joy; they had won the match and gained their first three points of the season! The Varsity Boys want to thank Mr Osborne and Coach Manibu for always believing in the team and hope it proves to be the start of becoming BISAC and SEASAC Champions!

Final score: BPS 3-2 RIS (goals: Michael Nunbhakdi 2, Jeffrey Taylor 1)

Varsity Girls’ Football vs ISB On Monday September 12th, the Girls’ Varsity Football team promptly made their way to ISB to compete in a friendly game.

The afternoon consisted of one 30 minute 11-aside match and one 30 minute 7-aside match. Throughout both games, the Tigers kept their composure and maintained the majority of possession, with many scoring opportunities including a free kick which was quickly tapped into the goal. However, this was unfortunately disregarded due to an offside call. Overall, the 20 defeat symbolises nothing but the beginning of a promising season! Given this was the very first match of the season, the Girls’ Varsity team is looking forward to working together in hopes for a successful NIST Friendship Tournament tomorrow as well as a win against ISB in their next match in Tiger Town at Bangkok Patana School.

Under 15 Boys’ Basketball vs Ruamrudee International School The game on Thursday 8th September was a pleasant win for the Under 15 Boys’ Basketball team. We started the game slowly with a low scoring first quarter and an almost scoreless second quarter. Even though we started out slowly, we improved our game making to give us a 32-12 win at the end of the match. As a team we need to work on limiting our unforced errors and trusting the coach’s system.

Under 13 Boys’ Basketball vs NIST After a narrow loss in our first match against RIS, the boys were keen to get their first win of the season. After some excellent early morning training, the team were looking to put their new skills to the test in a match. The game started at a furious pace with Mac making some excellent blocks in a low scoring first quarter. Slowly but surely we managed to piece our attacking plays together taking us into half time with a narrow lead. The second half was as competitive but Bangkok Patana managed to keep in front throughout to record an 1815 win. Coach Bob was delighted with the teamwork and commitment shown.

JV Boys’ Football vs Ruamrudee International School Our first league match was against Ruamrudee International School. They were not the strongest opponent, we put in strong performances all around the pitch to go 1-0 up in the first half and held the lead until the final whistle. Our goal came from a cross-field ball from Shivraj outside the box to our striker, Etienne, who placed the ball into the middle of the goal.

The second half was equally as strong, but no goals were scored. The competitive game finished 1-0 to us but could easily have been 5 or 6. We did manage to score a couple of goals in the friendly 15 minutes at the end.

This was a promising first match and our team was looking very cohesive already. There were many positives to take away and we are eager to carry on this form throughout the season.

Man of the Match (MOTM): Niki

vs NIST We played possibly the best team in the league. We came into the game feeling nervous as we anticipated a challenging match. We started poorly and were outplayed in the first half, conceding four goals. We couldn't get into our stride and struggled to handle their attacking power. The second half was much better and our discipline improved vastly with the addition of our energetic substitutes. We managed to control most the second half and created more chances. Sam started the second half and scored a great goal, smashing the ball into the top right corner effortlessly from outside the penalty area. We conceded from a free kick towards the end of the second half and the game finished 1-5. We conceded more goals in the friendly 15 minutes at the end.

This was a disappointing result and there were many things highlighted from our performance that need to be worked on, although there were some positives and good performances from many players. We will be looking to put this defeat behind us and learn from our mistakes in our upcoming fixtures against Harrow and ISB. MOTM: Sam

Varsity Girls’ Volleyball vs ASB So far the team has been getting on well, our first game against ICS went well, even though we were defeated, we saw what we needed to work on and prepared to apply that to our next game which was against ASB. The match against ASB was very good, Lita got 19 serves in a row! From our game against ICS, we saw our serve-receive wasn't too good, so Mr Watson and Coach Jang gave us some new positioning which was tricky at first, but improved our serve-receive massively. We still have a lot to work on in preparation for BISAC and SEASAC, but so far we are on track. Training has been going well and we have morning training on Thursday morning to help with footwork and agility. Our teamwork skills are getting better every week and we will continue to work on our on-court communication.

Mr Andrew Haughton, Head of Universities and Careers

Dear Parents/Guardians, I am delighted to formally invite you to the annual University Information Afternoon on Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 held in the Conference Centre.

The aim of the event is to provide a global overview of the university application process in different countries around the world and to show how Bangkok Patana School supports your child in this process.

If you are interested in attending the University Information Afternoon I would be grateful if you could email Khun June at mach@patana.ac.th If you are unable to attend the session, our presentations will be available through the Careers Firefly page along with the contact details of our Education Centres. As always, a member of the Careers Faculty would be more than happy to meet with you. Please email Khun June mach@patana.ac.th or Khun Job moko@patana.ac.th to make an appointment.

The structure of the afternoon is as follows: 14:30 – 15:30

Registration and refreshments: Conference Room Mini-Fair: Meet with representatives from universities and educational centres (list below)

15:35 – 15:55

Welcome : The Careers Team CON 301 Supporting students with career exploration and university choices

Break-Out Session 1 16:00 – 16:25

Applying to the US Cheryl-Ann Weekes Room: CON 301

Applying to The Netherlands Denise Nijhuis & Agnes Niehof CON 304

Break-Out Session 2 16:30 – 17:00

Applying to the UK Andrew Haughton Room: CON 301

Applying to Australia and New Zealand Sally Jarrett & Insight Room: CON 304

Break-Out Session 3 17:05 – 17:30

Applying to Canada Linda Ortwein & Success Canada CON 304

17:30 – 17:45

Question and Answer Session and Closing Comments CON 301

There will be two parts to the afternoon: Part 1: Will be an informal question and answer college style fair with university and educational centre representatives.

Part 2: The second will be formal presentations by the Bangkok Patana Careers Team. These will focus on providing information about the application process itself in countries popular with our students and how the Careers Counsellors can support them.

The following universities and educational centres have indicated they will attend: Universities: Dusit Thani College (Thailand) Erasmus University College (The Netherlands) INTO St George’s, University of London (UK) Leiden University College, The Hague (The Netherlands) University of Maastricht (The Netherlands) New School (New York, USA) Raffles International College (Thailand) Rotterdam School of Management (The Netherlands) The University of Manchester (UK) The University of Nottingham (UK) University College Roosevelt (The Netherlands) University College Utrecht (The Netherlands)

Educational Centres: Insight (specialist in Australian universities) Mentor (specialist in UK universities) NESO (The Netherlands) Success Canada Top Scholars (US test prep)

If you have any questions about this event please do not hesitate to contact me at anha@patana.ac.th or on 02785 2200 EXT 2329 Yours Sincerely,

Mr Andrew Haughton, Head of Universities and Careers

University/ College

Country

Representative

Location

McGill University

Canada

Jennifer Peterman

Senior Studies, 2nd floor 27.09.16 12:15

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Senior Studies, 2nd floor 27.09.16 12:15

Soeun Outh

Senior Studies, 2nd floor 27.09.16 12:15

Northeastern University Ryerson University

US Canada

Date

Time

Loyola Marymount University

US

Caroline Blasco

Senior Studies, 2nd floor 28.09.16 12:15

The University of Nottingham

UK

Jeremy Burgess

Conference Centre

28.09.16 12:15

The New School - All Divisions

US

Candice MacLusky

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:15

Many different presenters

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:30

University Information Afternoon/ Evening

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Dusit Thani College

Thailand

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Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:30

Raffles International College

Thailand

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Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:30

St George's, University of London

UK

-

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:30

The University of Manchester

UK

Fran Haliwell

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:30

Erasmus University College

Netherlands Alex Whitcomb

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:45

Leiden University College The Hague

Netherlands Elizabeth Zeller

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:45

Universiteit Maastricht

Netherlands Felix Schulte-Strathaus

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:45

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Netherlands Arnoud Monster

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:45

University College Roosevelt

Netherlands Denise Nijhuis

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:45

University College Utrecht

Netherlands Kim Zwitserloot

Conference Centre

28.09.16 14:45

Marist College

US

Alex Tom

Conference Centre

29.09.16 12:15

Minerva Schools at KGI

US

Conference Centre

29.09.16 12:15

University of Bath

UK

JOYCE TAGAL Professor J Gary Hawley and Dr Marianne Ellis

SEC 302 and 303

29.09.16 12:15

Brown & Penn Visit Asia

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NIST

29.09.16 18:00

Purdue University application meetings in Bangkok

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Conrad Bangkok

29.09.16 18:00

Bentley University

US

Catherine A. Forrester

Senior Studies, 2nd floor 03.10.16 09:15

Muhlenberg College

US

-

Senior Studies

03.10.16 09:15

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

US

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Senior Studies

03.10.16 09:15

Canada

Andy Raeburn

Senior Studies, 2nd floor 03.10.16 12:15

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art

US

James Luciano

Senior Studies, 2nd floor 03.10.16 12:15

University of Oxford

UK

Charlotte Isaacs

TBC

03.10.16 14:30

University of California, Davis

US

San Lee

Senior Studies

04.10.16 09:15

Carleton University

2008 Beijing Olympian & World Championship Medalist

Tania Leyland, Youth & Community Coordinator

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he Amnesty team held a donations collection and awareness raising event in the Secondary lounge this week. The donations received will be used to help ease the plight of refugees in Northern Thailand. They have been overwhelmed with your donations and I would like to thank you all for your support.

All of the CATs have been collaborating on the planning and development of one hour workshops for the forthcoming Global Learner Conference due to be held at Bangkok Patana on 20th and 21st October. Their ideas, focus and commitment are remarkable, especially considering that this has been taking place in addition to their day-to-day CAT activities.

I for one, am really looking forward to signing up to their workshops.

Three of the CATs are taking advantage of the Fun Run this weekend to raise much needed funds for their community projects. I would like to take this opportunity to wish them a fantastic day whether they are running, volunteering or supporting. Habitat for Humanity, SMILE and Interact team members really do know the meaning of the words ‘dedication to the cause’.

Donations gratefully received into the wooden collection boxes near the Transport office at the front of school until the end of September.

THE BANGKOK PATANA

FUN RUN A

huge thank you to all those who have signed up to join us this Sunday at the annual Bangkok Patana Fun Run at the beautiful Ancient Siam. We have had a record number of registrations this year totaling over 1000 runners, which means even more money going to our three worthy school charities!

If you have not done so already, runners t-shirts and race numbers can be collected on the morning of the Fun Run from 6:15am at Ancient Siam.

Start times for the races are: 7:00am 9km 7:10am 5km 7:20am 3km 8:20am 1.3km Family Run In keeping with the community’s efforts in school, we want the Fun Run to be as environmentally friendly as possible, so please bring your re-usable bottle to refill at the water stations. If you would rather not run with your bottle, the SEC (Student Environmental Council) will be manning a table along at the start/finish where it can be left safely. A huge thanks to the SEC for also organising and funding the replacement of the usual 5,000 plastic cups, with biodegradable cups making this year’s Fun Run the greenest ever!

For more information about this Sunday’s event including how to get to Ancient Siam, click here.

Mr Andrew Tatam, Leader of Learning Primary PE

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arents and students will be aware that we are continuing with the four Block ECA system that was introduced last year. This will once again mean an early start to our FOBISIA 2017 preparations, beginning in Block 2.

The format for the Games will remain the same this year, which means that we will be selecting ten boys and ten girls from Year 5 and ten boys and ten girls from Year 6 giving us a team of 40 students. Competitors will compete in all four sports of swimming, athletics, tee ball and football across three days of competition.

For those parents and students new to Bangkok Patana or those parents who have children who may just have shown an interest in the FOBISIA Friendly Games, I hope that the following information will help in any decision making that your family may need to make.

The Primary FOBISIA (Federation of British International Schools in Asia) Games is a sporting festival and competition for British International Schools across Asia. We select teams to represent Years 5 and 6 and Bangkok Patana are in a new Red Group A with an exciting selection of different schools from the region: Alice Smith from Malaysia remain in our group with the new additions of BIS Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Taipei European School, Taiwan, Dulwich College Beijing and Nord Anglia IS Shanghai Pudong both from China.

The Games will take place on either of the last two weekends of May 2017 and will be hosted by the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong in China. Please be aware that due to the destination that this will certainly not be a cheap trip and that we will be looking for families to support the extensive visa processes where at all possible.

Selection is based on a number of criteria including the overall balance of the team being selected, the

children’s performances during ECAs and various timed or measured events held during the selection process. This is an extensive time commitment and attending all of the ECAs does not guarantee selection. This year we will make an initial selection cut after Block 2 and a final selection after Block 3, which should allow those students not selected time to make alternative ECA selections of their choice. Please also note that the FOBISIA squad selection is final.

If children wish to be available for selection they must meet the following ECA criteria from Block 2.

Please note that there may be extended ECAs or fixtures for FOBISIA triallists and eventual team members when school transport may not be available. Parents will need to make alternative arrangements should this situation arise.

Monday:

Appropriate age group Football ECA (compulsory) – Automatic sign up when you sign your child up as a FOBISIA triallist.

Tuesday: Tee Ball ECA (compulsory) – Automatic sign up when you sign your child up as a FOBISIA triallist.

Wednesday: Non TigerShark FOBISIA Swimming ECA for children who are not already TigerShark swimmers.

– Parental sign up required This is optional, but all children have to attend at least one of the two time trial galas during Block 2 and 3.

Thursday: Athletics ECA (optional but recommended in preparation for Record Breakers on Sunday 25th February which all those who continuing with the selection process must attend unless a very good reason can be provided) – Parental sign up required.

N.B. If your child is also signing up for the Production, CreaTED which will rehearse on a Thursday please let me know so that we can confirm when your child can join the Athletics in Block 3.

If your child fully understands the level of commitment expected, and would like to try out, you need to sign them up for the relevant year group Girls’ or Boys’ FOBISIA Games option on the ECA sign up for Block 2, which begins on Monday 14th November.

If invited to continue trying out for our 2017 FOBISIA Team after Block 2, your child must attend Monday, Tuesday and Thursday ECAs, plus a Wednesday Swimming ECA for any non-TigerShark swimmers in Block 3.

If finally selected after Block 3 your child will need to continue with their Block 3 ECAs into Block 4.

If you have any questions regarding this year’s FOBISIA Games, please contact me at antt@patana.ac.th.

We certainly feel that all students benefit from the process of trying out across the four sports whether they make the final team or not so would encourage your child to give it a go!

Good luck to all of those Year 5 and 6 risk takers out there who are willing to take up the FOBISIA challenge for China and 2017!

Yours sincerely, Mr. Andrew Tatam Leader of Learning, Primary Physical Education

Jiraprapa (Prim) Boonpan, School Nutritionist

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here are lots of healthy eating trends but many people still feel confused about what really is a healthy, balanced diet. Here are five simple steps to help you lead a healthy life and eat a balanced diet.

The following information is taken from 2015-2020 American Dietary Guidelines.

1.

Choose Right Choosing a balanced diet containing a healthy number of calories can help achieve and maintain a healthy body, healthy weight, ensure you are receiving the right nutrients and lower the risk of chronic disease (Figure 1).

2.

Focus Try and think about increasing the variety in your diet, taking in a range of nutrients and the amount of food you eat. To meet nutrient needs within calorie limits, choose a variety of nutrient-dense foods across and within all food groups in recommended amounts.

(Figure 2)      

Vegetables – lettuce or dark green leaves Fruits – apple or guava Grains – Whole-wheat bread Proteins – Salmon, Chicken breast Dairy – Low fat milk Oils - Mayonnaise

Figure 1: A Healthy Diet

3.

What to avoid Calories from added sugars  Saturated fats  High sodium intake Cut back or limit food and drinks that are higher in the things above. Save these foods for a treat or special occasion. (Figure 3) 

Figure 2: Example of a balanced meal

4.

Swap for healthier foods Swap to healthier food and drink choices. Choose nutrient-dense foods and beverages across and within all food groups in place of less healthy choices.

Consider cultural and personal preferences to make these changes easier to accomplish and maintain. For example, swap white rice for brown rice, or spaghetti for courgetti (Figure 4)

Figure 3: Example of foods that commonly contain high levels of added sugar, sodium and saturated fat.

5.

Swap

Encourage the whole family and the whole community Support and encourage healthy eating and a balanced Figure 4: Replace your typical meal with diet for all. Everyone has a role to play in helping to more nutritional options educate people about healthy eating nationwide, from home to school to work to communities.

Reference: 1. 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans EIGHT EDITION

Weekly news from the Transport Department 

When parents/students do not cancel their afternoon bus home, it causes unnecessary waiting time for other bus users. Every day there are approximately ten Secondary students who do not inform Transport that they have made alternative arrangements. Please help to reduce this number by asking your parents to contact the Transport Department if you are not going home on the school bus.

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If morning buses are not cancelled due to sickness or other reason, this can also cause the bus to wait unnecessarily and lead to a delayed arrival at school. Please help to ensure your morning bus is not delayed due to not informing the Transport team that your child will not attend school. You can go directly to the bus and let the Bus Monitor know if it is a late change of plan. Please note this message to the Bus Monitor must be from an adult not a student.

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Students, please remember to check the bus before you depart to ensure that you have all of your belongings. The bus will not be able to return to your house to drop off any items. All lost property is returned to the school for collection the following day.

Contact Us The Transport Department’s direct phone number is 02 785 2470. The office is staffed from 6:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday. You can also contact us via email at transport@patana.ac.th

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angkok Patana School advises all parents to ensure that they have suitable personal accident insurance for their children whilst taking part in all school activities. To find out more details about the School Insurance Cover please click here. This information is also readily available on the Parents’ Gateway.

All personal items that students bring to school are the responsibility of the student to keep safe. Any damage, loss or theft is not covered within the school insurance policies. Please ensure that you have adequate insurance cover for all necessary personal high value items and remind your child to ensure they take good care of all of their own items.

#40: Virtual Reality I’ve written before about the power of virtual reality and the impact it will have on us and our children. Here is a thoughtful post on what you can be doing to get started right now as a parent. My message with all of these things is to test it yourself and then explore the medium together.

Currently at school we have ten virtual reality sets that we are using to take our students on Google Expeditions to the moon and to experience the delights of the deep ocean. After testing, we hope to extend and integrate this emerging technology into our learning landscape. Watch this space……

Have a great VR weekend!

Brian Taylor

Assistant Principal, Campus Curriculum Technology Integration

Patana PTG Annual Social Evening Wednesday 5th October 7:30pm At Quince Eatery & Bar Sukhumvit Soi 45 +66 2662 4478

Everyone Welcome!

Food courtesy of PTG, you just pay for your drinks!

Please R.S.V.P by 30th September to ptg@patana.ac.th Join our Facebook group here

Please remember to sign up for ECA Block 2 — sign up opens on Monday on the Parents’ Gateway!

ECA Block 2 Sign-up period Phase I: ECA sign up Opens—Monday 26th September 12:00 midday ECA sign up Closes—Thursday 29th September 23:59pm Phase II: ECA sign up Opens—Monday 10th October 12:00 midday ECA sign up Closes—Thursday 13th October 23:59pm Note: Foundation Stage 2 Students may participate in two ECAs in Block 2.

International Day will be held on

Wednesday 9th November 2016 This year the event, including the Parade of Nations and the International Food Tasting, will be held on one day.

To find out how your country can participate in this event email ptgintlday@gmail.com

Calling all South African families who wish to participate in International Day on 9th November.

Please contact Michelle Deas michelleldeas@gmail.com

Calling All Japanese Families

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e would like to introduce the Bangkok Patana School Japanese Group. There are 50 Japanese families who are members of this group, and we support International Day and many other school activities. If you are a Japanese speaker or married to a Japanese speaker, then we would like to invite you to join our group. Please send an email with your details to add to the group list for future correspondence to Mrs Kyoko Nishida, email salut.kyoko@hotmail.co.jp

【ジャパニーズグループに参加しませんか】 バンコクパタナスクールのジャパニーズグループは、日本人の父親あるいは母親を持つ生徒の保護 者により運営されているグループです。現在５０家族が加入しており、毎年行われる学校行事、イ ンターナショナルデイなど、様々な学校活動に協力しています。また、情報交換の場として親睦会 を年に数回行っています。 参加ご希望の方は、西田までご連絡ください。 salut.kyoko@hotmail.co.jp

Japanese ECA 【日本語ECAのご案内】 日本人または日本語を母国語とする親を持つ生 徒のための日本語ECAが、新学期も引き続き開講 されます。外部からの国語教師が授業を担当しま す。これを機会に子供たちの日本語力を高めませ んか？詳細はECA登録画面で確認願います。

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Japanese language ECA will be offered for students who are fluent Japanese speakers or those whose parents are Japanese speakers. Japanese teachers (not Bangkok Patana staff) will lead the ECA and help your child to improve their Japanese.

This Japanese ECA is for new students and parents of Japanese speakers. If you are interested please check the contents of Japanese ECA and sign up on the ECA site once Block 2 registration opens on 26th September.

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Thank you to all those who have registered to join us in the annual Fun Run on Sunday. If you haven't collected your T-shirt from Reception it can be picked-up on Sunday at Ancient Siam from 6:15am.

Monday 26th September JV Boys’ Football – ISB AWAY JV Girls’ Football- ISB AWAY Under 15 Girls’ Touch – ISB HOME JV Boys’ Volleyball – ISB HOME JV Girls’ Volleyball – ISB HOME Wednesday 28th September Varsity Boys’ Football – SIS AWAY Varsity Girls’ Football – SIS HOME Varsity Girls’ Volleyball – NIST HOME Thursday 29th September Under 15 Boys’ Basketball – ISB AWAY Under 15 Girls’ Basketball –ISB AWAY Under 13 Boys’ Basketball – ISB HOME Under 13 Girls’ Basketball – ISB HOME Under 15 Rugby – ISB HOME Under 13 Boys’ Tennis – ISB HOME Under 13 Girls’ Tennis – ISB HOME Friday 30th September 1st XI Boys’ Football – ICS HOME Varsity Girls’ Football – ICS AWAY Saturday 1st October Under 13 Boys’ Single Tennis BISAC – HOME Under 13 Girls’ Single Tennis BISAC – HARROW Sunday 2nd October Under 19 Mixed Cross Country BISAC – ISB

A big thank you also, to those students (and staff) who have volunteered for the Fun Run. If you have booked a seat on the bus it will leave at 5:45am from the front of school. Please report to Miss Perriam.

We want this to be the ‘greenest’ ever Patana Fun Run! Help us by bringing your own re-usable water bottle on Sunday!

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October Exhibition at the Neilson Hays Library "Between My Lines" Paintings by Sonea Rattanaruangsup 6th—30th October 2016 Opening Reception 6-8pm on October 6th 2016.

The October art exhibition at Neilson Hays Library will feature work by Sonea Rattanaruangsup. "Between My Lines" is a collection that captures the impulsive nature of emotions - emotions that when triggered, can change how we perceive ourselves. All of us, at one point or another in our lives, long to tread outside our comfort zones and be somebody else.

"Between My Lines" exposes how emotions can drive us to put on certain disguises for the world while leaving our inner selves untouched.

Sonea Rattanaruangsup at sonea.rsup@gmail.com or +66.92.269.5201

November Exhibition at the Neilson Hays Library Pieced Impressions Quilts by Karen Sengal 1st—27th November 2016 Opening Reception at 5pm on Saturday 5th November 2016 Pieced Impressions is a solo exhibition of quilts by Karen Sengel.

Karen has been sewing since she was very young. She started quilting about 15 years ago. She began with traditional bed quilts, then moved onto to art quilts, doing this exclusively for the past 10 years. Karen tries to capture the images that have impressed her throughout her 25 years living and traveling in Asia. Many are iconic, some personal. Her quilts are traditionally pieced, then machine quilted in a free motion style which adds texture and interest. Karen grew up in New York state but has spent most of her adult life overseas as an international school teacher, primarily in Asia. She now lives in Chiang Mai with her husband and their Thai cat named Gung.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Nalin Vanasin, Curator at the Rotunda and Garden Café Galleries nhl.curator@gmail.com Rotunda & Garden Café Galleries Neilson Hays Library 195 Surawong Rd, Bangkok Tel: 02 233 1731

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