PYP Update
Primary Years Update Here is a message to all involved.
Centerstage:
Dear PYP Community,
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n Thursday, October 17, 2019 our PY students had an opportunity to once again showcase their incredible talent on our grand stage during the 9th season of Centerstage!
We would like to take this opportunity to extend our CONGRATULATIONS to ALL of our PYP students who participated in this year's Center Stage! Throughout the auditions as well as during the final performance, our Concordian dragons demonstrated courage, enthusiasm and confidence while showing how much talent they have!
We had 28 tremendous performances where participants showcased their instrumental talents, vocal singing, dancing, literary acts and so much more! It was truly an unforget- We would also like to extend a BIG THANK YOU to Mr. Sebert and Ms. Maricor for all table day! their hard work in organizing and facilitating this successful event which is now in its 9th year! THANK YOU to all of our teachers for your flexibility in supporting this PYP event and a special thank you to our 'Concordian Rappers' who took the stage by storm and got the crowd ready to celebrate! Thank you also to the teaching assistants, office staff, maids, maintenance team members and ICT technicians who helped make this such a success!
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ach year, our grade 5 students get an opportunity to go to Chiang Mai as part of their week without walls experience. On Monday, November 25, 2019, all 70 of our grade 5 students met in the lobby at 5:00am and headed to the airport for an adventure of a lifetime.
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Their five days were filled with challenging yet fun activities such as ziplining where students glided over tree-tops at incredible speeds, kayaking, where they learned how to safely get on and off a kayak, bike riding on beautiful trails while taking in incredible scenery of Chiang Mai, and so much more. For the third year in a row, our students visited a local Chiang Mai school. They brought new supplies and continued to build stronger relationships with the local students and teachers. Their visit to the elephant park sanctuary allowed our students to learn more about elephants and even get a chance to feed them! Students were also able to strengthen their personal relationships over Khantoke dinner, campfire and daily afternoon sala games!
This week allowed our students to face and overcome many new challenges. Students participated in new activities which they previously thought were not possible, managed to spend nearly a full week without their parents, and learned to be more independent and responsible throughout this entire process. A huge THANK YOU goes out to all of our teachers and support staff who fully dedicated their time and energy to ensuring our students are safe and well taken care of during this trip. We couldn’t have done this without you! Mr. Yuri, PY Vice Principal of Student and Faculty Affairs
Book Fair
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ur 2019 Concordian Fall Book Fair took place on Tuesday, November 12th and ran until Thursday, November 14th in the main lobby. Once again, it proved to be a great opportunity for everyone to promote lifelong literacy and love of reading habits among our Concordian community. A big THANK YOU to everyone who supported our This time we were able to restock our shelves with 2019 Fall Book Fair! new and interesting library materials worth 45,131 THB from 10 participating vendors.
Again, thank you all! - PYP Library Team
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All profits from the book fair were taken in a product rather than cash to help our PYP library maintain an updated and balanced library collection that our students, teachers, and parents would love. This would not have been possible without your tremendous support.
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Battle of Numbers
The WHAT: On Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 we invited 10 members from EduPark (a company who organized a S.T.E.A.M. event at Concordian two years ago), to spend an hour and a half with our Grade 4 and Grade 5 students in order to teach them how to play an exciting math game called "Battle of the Numbers" a.k.a. B.O.N. This event, which will happen from 12:30-2:00pm, will replace the math lesson for the day, and will aim to challenge our students in a strategy game using numerical characteristics and operations.
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The WHY: ● To always keep things fun and exciting for our students. ● To better prepare them for our upcoming 100 Days of School event (February 4, 2020) during which our G4 and G5 students will compete (tournament style in the PY Gym) in B.O.N. to win amazing prizes. ● This year, we will also be partnering up with EduPark to once again organize another S.T.E.A.M. event for our G5-G8 students, (during which they too will be playing B.O.N.).
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G5 Digital Citizenship AppSmashing & Infographics:
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n their first “Sharing the Planet� unit, our grade 5 students inquired into communities and the relationships within and between them, as well as peace and conflict resolution. Students explored ways to reach a resolution during conflict and learned that it is influenced by the actions and reactions of people. To make an authentic connection to the learning that was taking place in their homeroom classrooms, students also identified online conflict in their ICT class, which they discussed and learned about what their responsibility was to resolve this conflict. Students used Google Jamboard and FlipGrid platforms to collaborate, capture and share their thoughts and ideas. Students were then introduced to Piktochart, an online infographic design platform, where they synthesized their learning on how to be a good digital citizen and created infographics via Piktochart. They then voted via Google Forms and selected the best infographics to be displayed throughout our school campus. The criteria was: content, grammar/spelling, and presentation (i.e. visually appealing/captivating).
Well done G5! Mr. Yuri, PY Vice Principal of Student and Faculty Affairs
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These infographics are currently in the process of being printed on vinyl material and will be displayed throughout the campus for the community to refer to and learn from.
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Centerstage…
now on it’s 9th year!
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enterstage participants rocked the stage once again on October 17, 2019! Glowing LED-name-plates illuminated the Grand Theater with thunder of applause, delightful cheers and chants still resonating in our ears! We were truly overwhelmed and thrilled (as always) to be able to organize this event and showcase the diverse and extraordinary talents that we have in the PYP! With the help of the judges, 28 entries (66 participating students) made it to this event (out of the 58 entries, participated by 111 students). The lively and jovial spirit of the teacher rappers, Ms. Angela, Ms. Ashley, Ms. Lisa, Ms. Shari, Ms. Stephanie, and Mr. Young set the ambience, and mood of the audience as they performed the reinvented Centerstage theme song! The various acts that followed exhibited the spectacular performances by each participating individuals and groups – be it singing, dancing, playing instruments, band, literary and multi-act.
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Seemingly, each year, the participants are raising the bar and doing new and different things. The hard work, time, confidence, and effort exerted by participating students were highly visible. It’s inspiring to watch these terrific talents giving the judges an extremely difficult time to choose the Super Nova Award recipients. Super Nova stands for “a performance of excellence”. This year, recipients of this award were: Icon (Drums), Finn (Piano), Sally (Harp), Emma (Dance Solo), Grace, Ivy, Nari, Plus, Sureen and Tatar (Chinese Ribbon Dance Group), Riko (Piano) Khao Wan (Multi-Act), Maggie (Piano), Tiger (Ranad) , Ai, Janie, Luna, Natalyn, and Peach (Black Gold Dance Group). There were also six individuals who have received a plaque of appreciation (for they have received the Super Nova Award for three consecutive years) – Maggie, Ivy, Nari, Plus, Sureen, and Tatar.
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The show would not have been as special without the participation of the PY parents. They sang and danced Count on Me, with some dads playing the guitar and ukulele (accompanying the singing & dancing). It was indeed an exceptional surprise treat to the students! Seeing the students’ reactions were priceless – many were beaming with pride, with some having baffled looks, seeing their parents on stage! Our warmest appreciation to Mr. Gilbert and K. Alisa for putting this together, and to all parents for their outpouring support!
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A special thank you to our remarkable MCs – JK (G1), Lotta (G2), Peak (G3), Kenta (G4), and Chloe (G5), for their outstanding efforts in hosting the event. We are grateful to our amazing IT team, for rising to the challenging demands of each act, and helping the show run smoothly. To Ms. Alpha, K. Peanut, and K. Star, thank you for your constant assistance. Sincerest thanks goes also to our wonderful judges, Mr. Clynt, Mr. Eulalio, Mr. Jaren, Mr. Jerry, Ms. Sarah, Ms. Lourdes, and Kru Aim. Our utmost appreciation to all our administrators, for the trust and invaluable support, to all the teachers, teaching assistants, maintenance and custodians, and to the entire PY community that came out, supported, and had been involved in Centerstage 2019, our collaborative effort in piecing all the details together has paid off! Thank you all for contributing to the success of Centerstage, the 9th time around! Mr. Sebert & Mrs. Maricor
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Trips & Expeditions
G5 Chiangmai Trip T
he Grade 5 trip to Chiang Mai took place November 25th to 29th, 2019. It was an adventurous week without walls for all 70 grade 5 students!
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Activities & Events
Loy Krathong Day Elementary School Loy Krathong
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very year, Loy Krathong Day is celebrated on the full moon on the fifteenth day of the waxing moon in the twelfth lunar month of the traditional Thai calendar. This year it was held on Monday, November 11th, 2019. On Concordian Loy Krathong Day our Concordian community members wear traditional Thai costumes and participate in Loy Krathong activities. The EY’s Loy Krathong: In the morning, students come to school in beautiful, traditional Thai costumes. The parents come into the classrooms to help their child make krathongs. They enjoy family time together while making the krathong. Then they go to the swimming pool to release the krathong with the administrators. The PY’s Loy Krathong Assembly, Melody of the River: G5 students presented a contemporary Thai dance to the song The White Lotus. This song was awarded the Song of Asia award in 1979 by the Asia Cultural Centre for UNESCO in the Philippines. We ended the show by singing the Loy Krathong song in three languages, accompanied by Klui and the Thai music band. The band’s musical talents were impressive this year. The perfomers recieved many compliments throughout the performance. We are so proud of our G5 students. Cheers Dragons! PYP Thai Department
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