Newsletter
2015 - 2016
Primary Edition 3 Term 3
This week in the Primary School
Coin Challenge This year’s Coin Challenge took the form of an inter house streetart competition ...
Diary Dates Saturday 28th May
Football tournament at Regents, 9am - 12am
Monday 30th May Staff Appreciation Day
Thursday 2nd June Ben the Bassoonist Solo bassoon playing is rarely heard, and the range and beauty of the instrument as shown in Ben’s performance of ‘Rhapsodie’ mesmerised ...
Parent Workshop – Learning a Modern Foreign Language
Saturday 4th June
Staff and Parents Ceilidh
Monday 6th - Tuesday 7th Year 6 – 7 Transition Days
Wednesday 8th June
Primary Music Celebration, 3.30 Globe Theatre
Picnic in the Park Under sunny skies on Saturday 14th May, ‘Picnic in The Park’ opened in the afternoon at the Father Ray Children’s Home, Pattaya. ...
Primary FOBISIA Games Penang This year’s Primary FOBISIA Games were hosted by St. Christopher’s School, on the historic island of Penang ...
Thursday 9th June Summer Discos
Friday 10th June Primary and Under 13 Sports Awards Dinner
Primary Assemblies
In my role as Assistant Head of Primary one of the regular to life as a Roman – pretty much any subject which is duties I have is to coordinate and facilitate all the Y2- linked to the learning that has gone on in the classroom. Y6 assemblies. A high quality school assembly is a very They say that a good performance can be judged by the important aspects of a school’s curriculum. Its potential to audience reaction to it. Certainly our pupils make a lively nurture a positive school ethos that stresses care for self, and responsive crowd and are always willing to join in others and the pursuit of all forms of excellence should not with any kind of audience participation, week in week out. be underestimated. Our assemblies are unusual in that A significant part of all our assemblies, and one which is they are all student led, from start to finish; every week. eagerly anticipated by the pupils is the weekly ‘Stars of The contents of our weekly the week’. It never ceases to gatherings are varied and rich amaze me how appreciative in the opportunities they offer our pupils are when they hear our students. We nearly always their name called out as a have 1 class performing a 10winner. I’ve never seen pupils 15 minute presentation, where move so fast, from sitting in all the children in the class are the audience to joining fellow involved. There are always a winners on stage. Regents’ great variety of Musical items, assemblies – they are an ranging from drummers to event not to be missed. vocalists to instrumental performers. There have been Hannah Naowasuk numerous occasions where I have witnessed a slightly nervous pupil take to the stage prior to their performance, only to leave the stage 2 minutes later, having grown 2 feet in the process and with a huge look of relief and satisfaction on their face. Our class assemblies cover a huge variety of subjects from Hannah Naowasuk WW2 evacuees to environmental Assistant Head of Primary issues to living a healthy lifestyle
Regent’s Coin Challenge 2016 By Dale Farrington, Primary Round Square Coordinar
Well donne to all teams! Blue James, Pookpik & John Green Eva, Katya & Mimi Red JC, Elijah & Ink Yellow Aleksandre, Best & Swarit
Ben the Bassoonist By Kristen Callaway, Head of Primary Music
Our second Juilliard alumnus visit
Interview with Anvi By Daniel Kerr, Year 5 teacher
Fountain of Life Visit By Sam Dashwood, Year 2 Teacher
Fountain of Life comes to Regents
Service learning JAWS and Conference, Kathmandu By Hannah Martin and Helen Ball, Year 3 and Year 1 teachers
‘Give a man a fish and feed him for a day; show him how to catch a fish and you feed him for a lifetime.’
Picnic in the Park By Kristen Callaway, Head of Primary Music
Dancing and singing for Father Ray Children’s Home
Ayutthaya, The Best! By April Warren, Year 5 Class Teacher
Max Foulon takes you on a fun-filled adventure through Ayutthaya
Dissecting Hearts in Year 6 By Justienna and Maya, Year 6
Improvisation at the ‘Cluster-school’s Drama day’ By Graham Whittaker, Yr1 class teacher & primary drama activities leader
‘Cluster-school’s Drama Day’
Primary FOBISIA Games Penang By David Collins, Head of Primary PE
The Regents Lions are the “Pride of Pattaya”
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May and June 2016
Important details: • • •
Our Parent Workshops are always held on a Thursday
Programme details:
May 5 Relevant to parents of children in Years 1 - 6 Ø
May 12 Relevant to parents of children for whom English is an additional language Ø This workshop will highlight the importance and benefits of all children hearing and telling stories in their first language and how parents can encourage this to happen at home.
Summer Disco Thursday 9th June
In the Roundhouse
Timings
3:10- 4:10 - Y3 & Y4 4:30-5:45 - Y5 & Y6 Admission B20 (All proceeds to our Community Partners)
Party Food & Drink available Dress to impress! Overnight Boarding option available for students in Years 5 and 6. Please contact Mr Rand, Head of Boarding, for further information: steven.rand@regents-‐pattaya.co.th
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