Iss Newsletter June 2016

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Senior School Speech Day - Winners Students of the Year: Laura Kim - Yr 11 Nampetch Petchud - Yr10 Best Witchisin - Yr 10 Nelly Zachova - Yr 9 Yeon Woo Seo - Yr 9 Sophia Schnurr - Yr 8 Madison Turner - Yr 8 Alexander Timokhin - Yr 7 Sandra Groven - Yr 7 Sujbect Awards: English Language Ivan Mashkin - Yr 10 James Samson - Yr 10 English Literature Jasmin Lopez - Yr 10 Mila Ten Lawson - Yr 8 English as a 2nd Lang.

Best Wichisin - Yr 10 Yu Han Jia - Yr 7 Mathematics Isabella Pozzi - Yr 8 Stamp Watcharakorn - Yr 7 Science Anastasia Zhikol - Yr 9 Pim Sornsong - Yr 9 Computer Science Laura Kim - Yr 11 Hazel Barbour - Yr 10 Geography Sophia Schnurr - Yr 8 Gaia Franceschini - Yr 9 History Nampetch Petchud - Yr 9 Yeon Woo Seo - Yr 9 Business Studies Eun Seol Seo - Yr 10 James R - Yr 10 Physical Education Charly Dougan - Yr 8 Yu Han Jia - Yr 7 Art Nelly Zachova - Yr 9 Paul-Eric Drodz - Yr 7 Music Isabella Pozzi - Yr 8 Paul-Louis Beliando - Yr 9 Mandarin Paul-Eric Drodz - Yr 7 Arabella Lees - Yr 7 Thai Language Best Witchisin - Yr 10 Fei Salee - Yr 9 Drama Benjamin Sindell - Yr 7 June Anestad - Yr 7

The International School of Samui Newsletter I S S U E

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Looking back over this academic year

On behalf of Mr Lees, Mrs Taylor Hawkins, all the teachers and staff at The International School of Samui, we would like to congratulate all our students on such a successful year. We have seen countless examples of academic success, artistic and sporting excellence, as well as inspiring theatrical and musical performances. We have witnessed a school of happy students, who enjoy learning, who work hard and try their best in all their disciplines. We would like to thank all our parents for their endless support and positive attitude towards their children’s learning goals. We are proud to have worked tirelessly this academic year to enable every child to achieve their true potential both academically and personally and to have nurtured so many individual talents.

Good luck to those who are departing. To everyone else, we are looking forward to welcoming you back again on Monday 22nd August 2016.

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Charity Fundraising - Everybody Loves Isla Appeal As part of ISS’s community fundraising projects this year, the decision was taken to run a wheels day in Primary and Kindergarten to raise money for Isla’s appeal, a 3 year old girl living on Koh Samui who is suffering from Leukaemia. The appeal is raising funds to cover her medical expenses in Bangkok, this appeal can be followed on facebook. All monies raised at The International Food Fair will also be donated to Isla’s fund.

Our Community Comes Together - International Food Fair 2016

The International School of Samui hosted an end of year fundraising and social event in the form of an International Food Fair on Wednesday 22nd June. The International Food Fair offered a chance for our diverse international community to come together and to celebrate our native countries and native foods. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you all for your kind donations of food for the international food fair last week. It was lovely to see all our parents, of a variety of different nationalities, come together to celebrate each different culture through a celebration of food. Without your kind donations, the event would not have been such a success and we sincerely thank you for your time and effort in producing such lovely food for this special cultural event. All proceeds raised will go towards the Everybody Loves Isla fundraising appeal. Many thanks to all the parent helpers for making flags and banana leaf containers.

In total both events raised an amazing 36,439 baht for Isla’s Fundraising Appeal. We send Isla our strength and good wishes.

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Reception Class Graduation Ceremony - 22nd June 2016 The Reception Graduation ceremony on Wednesday 22nd June was a proud moment for children, parents and teachers in Kindergarten. The Reception children all looked exceptionally smart with their graduation gowns and hats. They sang lots of beautiful songs about belonging , love and friendship and recited a poem. The Ladybirds and Busy Bees took part in the singing also!

The graduation diplomas were handed out and the finale of the show came with all the Reception children throwing their hats in the air to celebrate the end of Kindergarten. We would like to thank Miss Wakelin for being a wonderful Reception class teacher and for her excellent work as Head of Kindergarten. Miss Wakelin has been an inspirational teachers in the kindergarten over the past 6 years and we wish her all the very best with her foundation, Sunny Smiles Foundation.

Kindergarten Thai Culture Day—Thai Food Day On Friday 3rd June 2016, our little Thai chefs experienced a full day of Thai cooking and cultural activities related to Thai food. Each class had a go at making Ta-Go (a steamed Thai pudding made with coconut milk and corn presented in banana leaf boats made individually by Pi Pere) and Khanom Khai Nok Kratha Thod (Thai Sweet Potato with rice flour and sugar then rolled into balls and deep-fried) in the cooking room. After preparing these dishes they had the chance to try out these new tastes.

Other activities in the KG pod included learning about Thai fruit names by guessing the item in the box and saying the name out loud in Thai. Children were able to taste the fruit also. Children learnt about sweet and salty taste and learnt how to make fresh fruit smoothies. Thank you to the parent helpers for joining in with these important cultural activities. Big thanks to Khun Kroo Aom and Khun Kroo Mai for leading this event with the help of all the Thai teaching assistants. The kindergarten playground looked very colourful and festive.

Kindergarten Ugly Bug Ball - Finale of KG Mini Beasts Topic The Kindergarten 'Ugly Bug Ball' was a huge success on Friday 10th June with the children and teachers dressed as mini-beasts, to celebrate our topic this term. The children could choose from a range of bug-themed activities from face-painting, decorating ladybird biscuits, making their own plasticine bug, creepy crawley cave, and an ickeysticky sensory bug find! This was followed with our Ugly Bug Ball disco in the Drama Theatre. A fun morning was had by all!!

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Primary School Talent Show The primary talent show 2016 was a showcase of talents, skills, imagination and confidence from our primary pupils. The talent show idea was honed by Mr Hawkes and Mr Hawkey attracting in total some 43 acts from year 1 to year 6. Acts included science experiments, dances, songs, poetry, musical solos, acrobatics, gymnastics, story-telling, jokes and ingenious performances such as hula-hooping whilst eating chocolate and dancing. All pupils showed such amazing skills, creativity and confidence so congratulations to all who took the plunge.

Parents, pupils and staff gathered in the Drama Theatre for the final competition which took place on Friday 27th May 2016. With so many impressive acts on show the judges, Mrs Andrewartha, Mr Withers and Miss Goodchild did not have an easy task choosing winners nevertheless decisions had to be made. First place went to Laura in Year 6 with her song “You Belong To Me” (By Taylor Swift) which she performed along with her guitar. 2nd place was awarded to Uliana in Year 4 for her skipping/dancing/gymnastics performance to the tune of 'What did the Fox Say'. 3rd place went to Conor & Leo’s (year 3) double-act hula hopping / eating at the same time. Congratulations to Laura and the runners-up. Laura was presented with a voucher for a one-hour tuition session at Samui Circus Studio in Lamai.

Primary School International Projects A fun time was had by all when ISS celebrated International Projects Week. During the three days the children were given the opportunity to expand their knowledge of different countries around the world. The aim was to promote ‘International Mindedness’ and ‘global citizenship’. Each year group was assigned a Continent and the classes chose a focus country within that continent. The pupils produced some impressive artwork including paintings, sculptures, weaving and collages, interesting fact books, delicious food and exciting IT work as well as learning poetry, traditional folk tales, dances and music about their focus country. At the end of the week the Primary school showcased their work to each other. Each child had a ‘passport’ where they recorded information about each country they visited that afternoon and had to find an interesting fact about it. Finally, students had to locate all the countries they had visited on a world map.

This event allowed children to really celebrate the importance of living in a truly international community.

Primary School Thai Food Days Thai Cooking Days were the highlight of our annual Thai cultural schedule at ISS and thoroughly enjoyed by all students. The students undertook a cooking challenge with their class and each day begun with a visit to our local wet market in Bophut. The students had the opportunity to pick the best ingredients for their planned recipes. Under the guidance of Khun Kru Soi and her team, the students were divided into groups. Each group produced from start to finish a beautiful dish. All the dishes were then tested by mystery judges. The judging took certain criteria into consideration, including taste, presentation, authenticity and teamwork. Years 1, 2 and 3 for their savoury dish made Khao Phat Kai and for their sweet Khanom Mhor Kaeng Phuek. Years 4, 5 & 6 made Yum Wun Sen Kai for their savoury delight and Khanom Mhor Kaeng Phuek for their sweet treat.

Thank you Khun Kru Soi and our Thai Primary department and teaching assistants for sharing your amazing knowledge with the children and always being so patient at teaching them the important skill of cooking Thai food.

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Senior School Speech Day ISS Senior Speech Day took place on Friday 3rd June 2016. The event was a celebration of the hard-work and commitment shown by our senior students this academic year. There were 2 awards for each subject, one for "excellence" and one for "mostimproved" which not only celebrated academic achievement but also progress and effort that each and every winner has shown towards his/her studies. Awards were also given to pupils who showed the strongest team spirit for their house, Cambridge and Oxford. The event was also marked by some wonderful performances from our two school bands together with singing and piano solos from our talented musicians. The finale was the house singing competition which was won by Cambridge House. Congratulations to our Students of the Year in year 11 - Laura; year 10 - Nampetch and Best; year 9 - Yeon Woo Seo and Nelly; year 8 - Sophia and Madison; year 7 - Sandra and Sasha.

Chiang Mai Trip During Term 3, 20 students and 3 teachers embarked on a week-long adventure trip to Chiang Mai. The ultimate goal of a residential trip is to stimulate self-sufficiency, personal growth and the development of life-long friendships. This year’s trip ticked all of these boxes and many more. Students took part in a range of challenging and new activities including mountain-biking, kayaking, climbing walls and aerial challenge courses. Despite on occasion feeling out of their depth the activities were always safe but educational, teaching students about trying new things and pushing their boundaries. The trip also incorporated some cultural activities as well as environmental awareness projects. All students gained a lot of self confidence from this trip and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Thank you to all of the staff at the Chiang Mai Residential Centre for making this trip a memorable, safe, and exciting experience for everyone involved. As they say, “Who dares wins!”

Senior School Thai Food Days Years 7, 8 and 9 took part in a Thai cooking challenge to broaden their cultural knowledge. They began with a visit to the local market to buy the freshest ingredients. Every group then produced a savoury and sweet dish which was judged by teachers from the Thai department. Thank you to Khun Kru Win for organizing this fabulous event.

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Exciting Senior School House Events throughout Term 3 Throughout Term 3 the Senior School students have taken part in an array of sports matches representing their houses, Oxfordand Cambridge. We have enjoyed watching them battle it out playing inter-house football (girls and boys), netball and basketball. To date the scores are 3 wins for each house with Sports Day deciding the final score. The game of Quidditch has become a hugely popular addition to the weekly calendar. During Speech Day both teams performed their house song in front of the packed audience with Cambridge taking the winning spot.

Year 10 Business Enterprise and Year 10 and 11 Work Experience This academic year senior students have embraced the opportunity to run their own mini enterprises and develop a wealth of skills and qualities to excel in the world of business. Their teachers have been very impressed with their work ethic, maturity and how they’ve worked as a team. Year 10 and 11 Business Studies students have recently undertaken their work experience placements in a variety of different location on the island. This valuable opportunity really cements their knowledge of Business Studies and develops a wide range of transferable skills. Thank you to all the businesses and companies that have agreed to host our students on placements this year.

Senior School End of Year Prom on the Red Baron Boat The inaugural Senior School “Prom” which was voted by the school council took place on Monday 20th June for Years 7 & 8 and Tuesday 21st June for Years 9 and above. Year 7 & 8 enjoyed a boat cruise on the Red Baron with buffet lunch and snorkelling activities around Koh Som. Years 9, 10 & 11 enjoyed a Sunset Boat cruise and dinner on the Red Baron. All the students looked fabulous and thoroughly enjoyed sharing these special times with their friends.

Senior and Sixth Form Students finish IGCSE and A-Levels Exams Good luck to students who have just finished their IGCSE and A Level Exams.

This year has been a long exam season and now that it is over we wish all of our students the very best of luck as they wait for their results. Results are expected no later than the 13th of August for A-Levels and the 20th of August for IGCSEs. All students have been given details of how to access their results online, but if they have any issues accessing the exam board websites they can email headsenior@iss.ac.th

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Kindergarten Sports Day (Winning House - Einstein) The Kindergarten Sports Day was a great success this year in our new Sports hall! The children did 4 races, an obstacle course, balance the beanbag on the head, a relay race and a superhero dress up race. This was followed by the TA superhero race and the parent superhero race. Tensions ran high as all teams performed amazingly well. It was such a close competition with Einstein (the red team) winning by just two points! A great morning was had by all of our young competitors.

Primary School Sports Day (Winning House - Einstein) Primary Sports Day took place on Monday 20th June. It was a real success with a number of new athletic events being introduced to the children for the very first time. The hurdles, handball, the triple jump and even the high jump were just some of the events that the children competed in throughout the day. The day culminated in a sprint event in the afternoon for all year groups along with a mother and father's race. The swimming pool was used for some team challenges. Individual medals were won for the throwing event, triple jump and sprints. All other events contributed to house team points with Einstein vanquishing this year (again!!!). Much fun was had by all.

Thank you Mr Hawkes and Miss Spencer for organising this action-packed and thoroughly enjoyable day.

Senior School Sports Day (Winning House - Cambridge) This wonderful event took place on Tuesday 21st June was the final event in the Senior School calendar for 2015/2016 academic year. A celebration of sport giving our many great athletes a podium to shine on. Events included long jump, shot-put, high jump and also 100m, 200m and 400m races. Each student who participated won house points. There were also invididual medals for each event which were presented along with the house cups during an assembly in the drama theatre. Special note must go to Coben who won an individual medal in each event. Cambridge House wiped the board by winning in all disciplines putting Cambridge ahead of Oxford House in the end of year rankings for academic and sporting achievements. Congratulations to all and thank you to Mr Cosslett for organising such a fantastic sporting event.

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Samui Sharks attend finale of Thanyapura Open Swim League ISS Sharks achieved 2nd place overall at this year's open league competition which took place over 4 competitions throughout the year in Phuket! This is a great result for our amazing, dedicated and motivated swimmers. ISS came ahead of schools such as BISP and Headstart which have much bigger squads. In total individual medals were golds for Elouan Sardou, Tom Maestracci and Arabella Lees. Silvers for Charly Dougan, Victoria Cross, Kya Mylonas, Seraphina Lees & Theodore Lees. Bronze to Lou Maestracci.

Amazing effort by all our swimmers who without doubt contributed to our 2nd place podium finish! A nice farewell gift for Mr Hawkins, head coach who is departing this summer! ISS Sharks have shown consistent improvement thoughout this academic year showing some true talent amongst its squad. Thank you to all our coaches for their commitment without whom these trips would not be possible.

An exciting year of field trips throughout the school!

North Shore Youth Drama Group perform “The Tempest” North Shore held their epic production of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' on Saturday 4th June! It was a totally unique adaptation of the famous play involving students in Years 5, 6 and 7. It was the culmination of months of hard work by the students, Mr Denman and Mr Hawkey. Mr Denman and Mr Hawkey have been inspirational leaders of North Shore throughout the last two years and they will be sadly missed. We sincerely thank them for everything they have given to the Students of ISS. Thank you to everybody who came along to watch the play and support our students. Well done to all the actors for their stunning performances and thank you to Irene Groven, Soo Yeon Lee, Dang Cross and Miss Spencer for helping backstage with the hair and make-up. Of course, a big thank you to Agnes and Paiwan at Starfish & Coffee, Fisherman’s Village and their staff for supporting this event.

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Holiday Activities Bridge and Chess Classes for children will be available throughout the summer break at the Bridge school in Maenam. Contact the club coordinator, Trevor for more information on 0948070063 Swimming will take place at ISS throughout the holidays.

Contact: biancasamui07@gmail.com/ swb.chris7@gmail.com / www.faceook.com / SwimWithB / 083 080 5783 If you like to register for any of these clubs please call or email the providers directly.

Parent Clubs and Activities Clubs and activities for parents will take a break over the summer holidays and resume in the week beginning 29th August 2016.

Come and join other ISS parents for: Kwick Cricket on Mondays (6pm) Swimming training on Wednesdays and Fridays (8:30am) Stretching on Mondays (12:30pm) Dad’s Football on Wednesdays (6:30pm) Badminton on Thursdays (6pm) Contact: activities@iss.ac.th for more information.

If you would like to offer a new club at ISS contact Victoria @ ISS : activities@iss.ac.th or call: 086204 2220

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ISS Students of the Year 2015/2016

Congratulations for all your hard work!

Primary School Speech Day Winners Stars of the Year:

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SAMUI 141/21 Moo 6 Bophut Koh Samui Surat Thani 84320 Thailand School secretary Tel: +66(0) 77 48 45 48 secretary@iss.ac.th

Contact our admissions department: Eng/French: Victoria

Laura Homem Yr 6 Adam Sindell Yr 5 Uliana Timokhina Yr 4 Leo Li Yr 3 Leon Minuzzo Yr 2 Ken Thitawattanakul Yr 1 Subject Awards: Literacy Maryan McDonald Yr 6 Sasha Francelet Yr 6 Zachary Lees Yr 5 Eimly Stone Yr 5 Evie McDonald Yr 4 Uliana Timokhina Yr 4 Arda Photiphrom Yr 3 Alan Dzhioiev Yr 3 Leah Marigliano Yr 2 Iakov Kulikov Yr 2 Sophia Hawkes Yr 1 Nelly Rudolf Yr 1

admissions@iss.ac.th

Thai: Khun Aom

admissionsoffice@iss.ac.th

Russian: Marina russianpr@iss.ac.th

Mathematics Norma Wregg Yr 6 Sasha Francelet Yr 6 Zachary Lees Yr 5 Tatiana Golovacheva Yr 5 Primpop Suwannaboon Yr 4 Martin Anestad Yr 4 Cooper Berman Yr 3 Luka Peskov Yr 3 Marvin O’Connor Yr 2 Nongyok Buranachaithavee Yr2 Tao Fife Yr 1 Kaegan Deighton Yr 1 Science Elouan Sardou Yr 6 Haneul Fife Yr 5 Kristof Szvatko Yr 4 Elizabeth Cain - Yr 3 Petr Volkov- Yr 2 Sasha Harari Yr 1 Physical Education Tom Maestracci Yr 6 Luna Lee Yr 5 Sean Lawlor Yr 4 Seraphina Lees Yr 3 Zoe Sardou Yr 2 Christian Haid Yr 1 Thai Language Cherry Chanthaprasoet Yr 6 Ping Ping Saelee Yr 5 Dton Khao Sringam Yr 4 Mook Somwang Yr 3 Mek Athaphaisal Yr 2 Sonic Nawalertpunya Yr 1