Patana News Volume 18 Issue 20

NEWS Patana

B a n g k o k P a t a n a i s a n I B W o r l d S c h o o l , a c c r e d i t e d b y C I S a n d N E A S C

Learning Without Walls

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Letter from the Primary Principal

“In the future basic skills will no longer be taught in classrooms.” McLuhan, M. (1966, April). Electronics & the psychic drop-out. THIS Magazine is about SCHOOLS. p. 38

T his week has seen the last group of Key Stage 2 children return from their Residential Visits. For

most children it is an experience that is full of fun from the moment they pack their bags until they finally return home. When I spoke to some Year 4 children earlier this week, they told me that the thing they missed the most was their own bed (sorry Mums and Dads)! What we seek to promote is the ‘Classroom without Walls’. Through this outdoor experience, children get a real sense of: The region which they visit The natural phenomena which surrounds them

there They also: Learn skills that will benefit them not only when

doing outdoor activities but also in life in general Become confident in dealing with new situations

and people These are valuable experiences for all of our children

and we look to begin this as soon as we can in school by learning outside of the classroom. Examples of this are the Year 1 visit to the market and the Year 2 trip to the beach. A very chilly visit this year!

We believe that school is a part of life and learning takes place everywhere.

Outside learning takes place in many forms but for our PE (Physical Education) team it is sometimes the location rather than the ‘walls’ that make a difference. Primary sports teams have continued to be successful and you will see the article on our BISAC teams in an article from Chris Meller on page 3 of Patana News. We will be hold-ing another Primary Record Breakers on Sunday 7th Feb-ruary where the Key Stage 2 children will be looking to develop their personal best records in many different sporting activities.

During the last two weeks, Mick Smith, Matt Mills and I have spent time in London seeking to find those teach-ers who are passionate about learning, have the desire to make the learning the best it can be and can articu-late learning at a deep level. Over the coming months

we will be looking at our staffing combinations, seeking to build highly-effective and dynamic teams who can continue to motivate and challenge the learners in our care. All staffing changes will be communicated at a later date.

I wish you an enjoyable weekend. With kind regards, Clare Sharp, Primary Principal

A fter a season of hard work on the training field and some knock backs at Spirit night at ISB, the Tigers

Junior Varsity Rugby team was only quietly confident up-on arrival. The first game proved difficult against Harrow, but our superior pace in the form of Federico Perren, Os-car Matijasevic and Michael Nunbhakdi proved too much for the opposition and we took the first game 24-12.

The second game in the pool was against Ruamrudee whom we had only drawn with earlier in the season. Solid scrums from Alex Mackinnon, Sebastian Bailey, Jon Broad-bent and Joseph Wood and some good set piece play from the backs, Duncan Kerr at scrum half, Federico Per-ren at fly half and Tan Sriprai at centre, saw us win com-fortably at 17-5. Improving with every game, Bangkok Pat-ana scored four tries against Shrewsbury, using moves learnt at training and some solid tackling from Sebastian and Alex. The fourth pool game against ISB was very close, ISB put pressure on the Tigers’ kicks and they scored a runaway try to win the game by two points 12-10. Howev-er, we had scored the most tries in the competition putting us top of the pool, to play Harrow in the final.

Confidence was sky high at this point and Bangkok Pat-ana kept the ball well, spreading it wide for Oscar, Mi-chael, Henry Zoeller and Federico to score the days high-

est point victory, 51-5. Congratulations to Skipper Jack Hickey and Vice-

captain Joseph Wood for their determination and en-couragement on the field. Also to Duncan who showed that size doesn’t matter when you have a great sidestep, Kilian Kleemann who proved he can play in many posi-tions, and Tan who set up many tries by passing at the right time, but my player of the tournament goes to Fed-erico for scoring the most tries and being the decision maker at fly half position.

Big thanks go to Mr Tatum, Mr Lewis and Coach Yeah for their experience and expertise on the training field preparing the team for this competition.

By Joel Lodge, Coach

O n the morning of Saturday 30th January, following a busy week of Residential Visits, over 90 Primary

students headed for Harrow International School for the annual Under 11 BISAC Football Tournament.

Bangkok Patana were proud to enter five boys’ teams and four girls’ teams. This was by the far the biggest turn-out by any of the schools present and a fantastic effort from our students. Despite the army of Bangkok Patana players who descended on Harrow International School, the quality of play was not diluted as the nine teams end-ed the day with following results:

Boys: BPS Tigers (A Tournament) : Champions BPS Black (B Tournament) : Champions BPS Orange (B Tournament) : 4th Place BPS White (C Tournament) : Champions BPS Tiger Cubs Under 9’s (C Tournament) : 3rd Place Girls: BPS Tigers (A Tournament) : Champions BPS Black (B Tournament) : 2nd Place BPS Orange (B Tournament) : 5th Place BPS Tiger Cubs Under 9’s (B Tournament) : 4th Place

A special mention must go to our Tiger Cubs (Under 9’s) who really stepped up to the challenge and showed their Tiger spirit to play some great football. The future looks bright!

A big thank you to all of our coaches for all their hard work in preparing the teams and parents for all their sup-port. Well done Bangkok Patana on a fantastic display of skill, teamwork and sportsmanship!!

Go Tigers!!

By Chris Meller, Primary PE Teacher

Tare ready to collect items for the Fun Day Sale

on Saturday 13th February. Items can be put in the collection boxes at the front of school from

Monday 1st – Thursday 11th February. It’s time to clear out your unwanted items that are in good condi-

tion and donate them. Then come along to buy some different items! Any queries please direct to [email protected]

It's 8 days until Fun Day! Early bird raffle tickets and wristbands will be an sale from Monday 8th Febru-ary. Get your tickets and wristbands early to avoid the long queues on the day. When and Where: Monday 8th February, Tuesday 9th February, Wednesday 10th February Front of school - 7:15am to 8:15am and 1:45pm to 2:45pm Outside the Primary Library - 7:15am to 8:15am and 1:45pm to 2:45pm Foundation Stage Gate - 7:15am to 8:15am and 1:45pm to 2:45pm Thursday 11th February Front of school only - 7:15am to 8:15am and 9:30am to 10:30am

Here's just a selection of some of the prizes up for grabs:

Many thanks to all of you who have

kindly donated goods to be sold at out Second Hand stall.

If anyone still wishes to donate, it's not too late. The second hand goods drop

off box is available until 11th February

inside the front entrance of the school.

The PTG are still looking for volunteers to assist with Fun Day in the afternoon. If you're able to give an hour or two of your time, please contact Susanne Scanzoni -

[email protected]

If you would like to bake some goodies for the Tea Room on Fun Day, it would be greatly appreciat-ed. Please can you label any baked items clearly and also the container if you would like it to be returned. Please do not include any nuts.

Please drop your baked goods off on the morning of Friday 12th February at either the main entrance

near the Transport Office, at the Foundation Stage Gate and at the Transport (bus) entrance near the Year

3/4 building. Alternatively baked goods can be delivered to the Tea Room itself on Fun Day, which will be

situated upstairs in the Primary Hall, overlooking the back field.

By Genevieve Ahl, Services Manager

B lock 3 ECAs commence on Monday 8th Febru-ary. Please ensure you check your child/ren’s

ECAs are correct. Buses will be allocated according to their ECA schedule. If there are any changes from Monday, please contact Transport to amend their bus if needed.

Please remind your children about the im-portance of wearing their seatbelt for the full dura-tion of the journey. There have been reports of some students putting their seatbelt on and then undoing it once the bus is on its way. Please ask your child to report any students seen doing this to the Transport Department or their class teacher/tutor.

Students are reminded to ensure they check the bus for all of their belongings before getting off the bus.

The Transport Office is staffed from 6.00am – 6.00pm Monday to Friday and can be contacted on 02 744 2470 or [email protected]

THE ROAR

www.facebook.com/bpssports

SEASAC CHAMPIONS

Produced by the Athletics Council

Charn Chanarat

Year: 13

What is your nickname and why? Jungle boy because before training one day I was

climbing on a tree to find a cute lizard What is your favourite ice-cream?

Alejandro’s milk ice-cream! What was your best basketball game?

SEASAC Championship Game versus NIST

Emiri Vithoontien

Athletes of the week: Nominated for great SEASAC performances

Coming up…Tuesday 9th February 2016

Staff vs Students BASKETBALL More SEASAC Athletes of the Week

in Part 2 next week

Year: 13

What’s your perfect pizza? Japanese Pizza (Okonomiyaki)

If you had a brainwashing machine who would you use it on?

Myself so I'd forget that I slept and ate and then I can sleep and eat again...haha!

Favourite word? FOOD Best and worst thing about tennis?

It’s a quiet sport but I get even more tanned!

By Patama Chutima, Head Nurse

D engue fever is a disease caused by any one of four

closely related viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, DEN

-4). The viruses are transmitted to humans by the bite of

an infected mosquito and circulates in the blood leading

to fever. Infection with one strain does not provide cross

protection against another strain.

To protect yourself against Dengue Fever:

Use a mosquito repellent containing DEET

Dress in protective clothing – long-sleeved shirts,

long pants, socks, and shoes

Keep unscreened windows and doors closed

Keep window and door screens repaired

Get rid of areas where mosquitoes breed, such as

standing water in flower pots or discarded tires

Use mosquito netting over bed and screens on win-

dows and doorways

Dengue fever symptoms appear within five to six days of

being bitten by an infected mosquito and last for one to

two weeks including:

The sudden onset of a high fever, up to 39°C

Severe headache

Retro-orbital (behind the eye) pain

Severe joint and muscle pain

Nausea and vomiting

Rash appearing on the arms or legs three to four

days after fever begins

Abnormal bleeding and very low blood pressure

(shock) may occur in severe cases

If you get dengue fever

Visit your physician

Rest

Drink plenty of water

Take medicine to reduce your fever, but avoid aspi-

rin.

Reference: www.BNHhospital.com

I t’s not uncommon for both children and adults to feel a little unwell from time to time. The table below helps par-

ents to evaluate if their child has a mild case of the sniffles, or something more serious that needs attention. If

your child is unwell, please keep them at

home and give them time to recover before

coming back to school. If you think they have

flu (influenza) please seek medical advice.

Symptoms Cold Flu

Fever Rare Characteristic, high tem-perature (102-104°For 38-41°C ); lasts 3 to 4 days

Headache Rare Prominent

General Aches and Pains

Very mild Usual; often severe

Fatigue, Weakness Mild Severe. Can last up to 2 to 3 weeks

Extreme Exhaustion Never Early and severe

Stuffy Nose Common Sometimes

Sneezing Common Sometimes

Sore Throat Common Sometimes

Chest Discomfort, Cough

Mild to moderate; hacking cough

Common; can become severe

Prevention Healthy diet, good hy-giene, good rest and sleeping, regular exercise.

Healthy diet, good hy-giene, regular exercise. Annual vaccination

Treatment Temporary relief of symptoms

Antiviral drugs

Wanted: International School Researcher The UK-based International School Consultancy is looking for a part-time market researcher in Bangkok (ideally Bangna) who can work from home.

The role will involve carrying out web-based and phone research with premium interna-tionals schools throughout Asia.

ISC is looking for someone with excellent spoken English and some understanding of inter-national schools. Good skills with Microsoft office also required.

Please send a cover letter and your CV to Richard Gaskell [email protected]

Closing date for applications: 15th February 2016

Bangkok Community Theatre (BCT) will be holding a second round of auditions for "Up Pompeii" this coming SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th. Please arrive at Bistro 33 at 2:30 PM!

"Up Pompeii” is a bawdy British Comedy loosely based on the original TV series.

It will be performed as dinner theatre just before the Songkran break in April. There are great roles for English-speaking men and women of any nationality, age 18+.

You can just turn up on the day or for more information, please contact the director, Ian Robinson, at [email protected] or

visit BCT’s website at www.bangkokcommunitytheatre.com or visit our Facebook page.

We hope to see you at Auditions!

The weekly canteen menu is available here.

Please check the calendar on the Parents’ Gateway, Student pages and Staff Centre

for up-to-date information on school events.

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