message from the principal - Traill International School, Bangkok

TRAILL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
December 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Welcome to the final Newsletter for this term. I am sure that, like me, you are in
need of a holiday and are looking forward to the next three weeks.
The last month has been tremendously successful on the sports field with our
senior football team winning the Bangkok Soccer League tournament by beating
Bangkok Patana School in the final by 1-0. The tournament was close throughout
and I was very proud of the whole squad for their hard work and tenacity in every
match. The senior basketball team had an equally exciting and close-fought NCAA
Charity Shield tournament, when they drew ahead of Assumption School in the
final with just 5.4 seconds to go. The final score was 73-72. My congratulations go
to all players and coaches for the outstanding skill and sportsmanship which they
exhibited throughout.
Our roller-ball stall continued to be one of the main attractions of the Ploenchit
Fair this year and there was a continuous stream of children queuing for rides all
through the day. My thanks go to all those who helped on the stall or who paid to
go on the ride.
Although the coming three weeks will be a time of rest and relaxation for many of
us, I would like to remind all students in Year 11, 12 & 13 that they will have to
assign a significant amount of their holiday time to revising for their mock
examinations which will start on 5th January, the day after we resume for term
two. A good set of results in the mock examination will be the best preparation for
the main examinations in May, but this will only be possible with careful revision
over the holidays. Mr Barry gave all Y11 students advice on how best to revise for
these examinations, which I hope they will follow.
For everyone else, I would just like to wish you a very enjoyable holiday and if you
are travelling, safe journeys. I hope that the New Year brings you peace, health
and happiness, and I look forward to seeing you all again on 4th January.
Mr. Gordon Espley-Jones, School Principal
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FROM THE VICE PRINCIPAL
KPIS Inter-School Spelling Bee
Well done to all the students who took part in the KPIS Spelling Bee, and special congratulations to Snack, from Year 6 who came 2nd
in his group!
Traill Students representing the School for Day 1
Arata (Y3) - Pungetmongkol, Arata
Cesca (Y3) - Etherton, Francesca
Kyosei (Y3) - Majima, Kyosei
Traill Students representing the School for Day 2
Angie, (Y5) - Lawes, Tantawan
Fiji (Y4) - Lorwattana, Ronnakrit
Kim (Y4) – Minder, Kim
&
Mixer (Y7) - Sakornsin, Pawarut
Snack (Y6) - Sakornsin, Pawarit
Rei (Y6) - Tangkijngamwong, Rei
There have been so many things to enjoy in November and December:
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Year 6 Dream World Visit
Year 3’s Post Office Visit
Year 1’s Visit to Snow Town
Glee Club’s Visit to sing at Sametivej
Loy Krathong Celebrations
The Thai Cultural and Ethical Camp at the Temple
Sports Day
Christmas Preparations for ‘The Magical Christmas Jigsaw’ Primary Production
Christmas Teddy Bears
Christmas Raffle
Christmas Parties
You will have to wait for photographs of some of these events until January, as we have not got them in time for this edition of the
newsletter!
Finally I would like to personally wish each and every one of you a wonderful Christmas Vacation and a Very Happy New Year. See
you in 2016!
Mrs. Jane Griffiths
Vice Principal & Head of Primary
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NEWS FROM PRE-KG & KG 1
November has been full of ups and downs in
Pre KG and KG1. We had to say goodbye to
the twins Preme and Proud but have now
welcomed 3 new students – Grace, Arya and
Petch. We hope they have a fabulous time in
Traill!
Our main topic this month was ‘People who
help us’. We took a trip to Samitivej Hospital
to see what doctors and nurses do. Whilst
we were there, KG students got to
experience a ride in an ambulance. We also
visited the nursery area where students
saw a baby that was only one day old (we
had to be very quiet around them)!
We all celebrated Loy Kratong by making
cool kratongs and floating them in our KG
paddling pool! We also performed in the
annual show in front of parents, performing
actions to a fun Thai song.
Ms. Jess is about to have a baby any day
soon! As she needs some maternity time off,
Ms Michelle is now the new Pre KG teacher.
She has already got off to a great start with
the kids!
Christmas is creeping up quickly and
students have been making lots of
Christmas craft ready for Santa’s grand
appearance on Christmas Day!
Ms. Jessica Williams and Mr. Michael Mallon,
Kindergarten Teachers
Mrs. Michelle Parcia, Maternity Cover
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NEWS FROM KG 2
KG2 are always enjoying exploring the world
around them and this month they have been
learning about different celebrations. They
have found out about the Hindu festival of
Divali, joined in with the Loy Krathong
celebrations and have been getting excited
about Christmas, learning about the birth of
Jesus and how Christmas is celebrated by
Christians. Merry Christmas to all and a
Happy New Year, from KG2!
Mrs. Rebecca Wongwiboonchai,
Kindergarten 2 Teacher
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NEWS FROM YEAR 1
It has been a busy yet exciting
month in Year 1. We have started
our final Topic of the term and
learned lots about Antarctica, cold
climates and Emperor Penguins.
Also this month we celebrated Loy
Krathong in style! We all looked
absolutely fantastic in our
traditonal Thai dress and during
our modern Thai performance for
the Loy Krathong show.
As our final topic comes to an end
Year 1 took a special trip to Snow
Town in Ekkamai - it was so much
fun! It was great to see our
children of Year 1 enjoying the snow
and sledging down icy hills.
We have learned so much this term
in Year 1, and we are ready for
more in the new year. I hope
everyone has a wonderful
Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Ms. Evelyn Loy, Year 1 Teacher
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NEWS FROM YEAR 2A
It is almost the end of the first term. It only seems like
yesterday that we began Year 2! Myself and Ms. Jane
are incredibly pleased with the progress each child has
made.
We have been fortunate enough to have some good
weather recently, so 2A became weather investigators.
We explored the outside environment and worked very
hard to identify specific clouds.
Following our investigation we painted the clouds by
mixing blue, white and grey paint. We explored different
brush effects and all of them produced great results!
Please take some time to have a look at them on the
display outside our classroom.
After studying the sky, we made some of our own hot
air balloons! It was very messy using the papier mache,
but we carefully painted them to make realistic hot air
balloons.
Finally, Year 2 are very busy making their final
preparations for Christmas. Our production is coming
together and we would like to thank the parents for
providing their fantastic costumes.
We would also like to thank parents for sending in the
lovely crafts for our Christmas stockings. The result
was fantastic even though the sewing was very tricky!
Please come into the classroom to see out stockings
hanging on the whiteboard.
The last day is fast approaching and Year 2 are
planning a Christmas party! This term we have been
very lucky to celebrate some birthdays, and we are all
looking forward to our final celebration together in
2015 on Friday December 11th.
Ms. Victoria Hordle, Year 2A Teacher
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CHRISTMAS CHEER IN 2B!
Year 2B kicked off the Christmas
season by making Christmas stockings
and showing their sewing skills. We
have been working hard while
practicing for the Christmas play and
preparing the different costumes.
During Literacy the children have been
learning how to construct a story and
there has been some very imaginative
writing. The children have worked
hard in Maths learning about
multiplication and using numberlines.
We finished off our ‘Flying High’ topic
by making hot air balloons and painting
various types of clouds. We
investigated the weather and learned
all about clouds. They enjoyed
pretending to be on T.V. and giving a
weather forecast. The children had
great fun learning about Amy Johnson
by taking a virtual plane journey in the
classroom! We re-traced the route
and wrote postcards as Amy Johnson
after her trip.
Mr. Joseph O’Neill, Year 2B Teacher
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A TRIP TO THE POST OFFICE
Year 3 visited the local post office (and even a quick stop for ice-cream!) to buy stamps,
address their envelopes and post their letters. They had been learning about traditional
letter writing, and all managed to write wonderful letters.
Mr. Chris Douglas, Year 3 Teacher
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WOOD WORK CLUB, ECA
Students have been working hard designing and planning their spring loaded
marble runs. With their special designs, the marbles role in both directions!
Mr. Chris Douglas, Year 3 Teacher
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YEAR 4A: LOY KRATHONG
Loy Krathong celebrations are an important part of Thai and
South-East Asian culture. Loi Krathong takes place on the evening of
the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar.
In the Western calendar this usually falls in November.
Every year our school celebrates this festivity by engaging our
students in a variety of activities. This year, our 4A students
celebrated this important festivity by making wonderful krathongs
(which could be translated as “baskets”) during that day. We used
banana stems, flowers, pins and other decorations to produce our
beautiful pieces. A special thanks to our Thai department, who
supervised the whole process.
At the end of our Loy Krathong show, prizes for best dress and
krathong were awarded. Kaohom and Kane were respectively chosen
for best costume and best krathong for Year 4A.
Mr. Lawrence Tomasi, Year 4A Teacher
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NEWS
FROM
YEAR 4B
4B did a class assembly on our topic
‘Electricity’ on 20th November this half
term.
We started off by talking about what it
would be like to live without electrical
devices. Then we talked about how
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
After that 4B showed everyone what we
had learned about electrical circuits,
conductors and insulators. Then to finish
our assembly we gave the audience a
quiz, to test how well they had been
listening, Full marks – well done
everyone!!
Mr. David Gaggini, Year 4B Teacher
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NEWS FROM YEAR 5A
Year 5 are now coming to the end of their Ancient Greece Studies.
Throughout this topic children were encouraged to take ownership of
their own learning for homework tasks. We have been really pleased
with the effort that a number of children put in and the unique ideas
that have come from this.
Students retold stories in storyboards, researched and presented the
Greek alphabet, researched and made menus for Greek restaurants,
created information leaflets on Ancient Greek technologies and they
even created masks and stampers to showcase their learning.
Here are some notable showcases of learning. We will continue selfdirected learning next term with our new topic. I am looking forward to
seeing evidence of student centred learning and unique showcases of
this learning.
Mr. James McMeekin, Year 5A Teacher
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NEWS FROM YEAR 5B
It has been a very busy and productive month in Year
5B: landscapes, live performances and Loy Kratong,
meant all hands on deck! Students have been
creating 3D models of landscapes and many students
found this kinesthetic learning aided their
memorization of landforms. The class also worked
hard during Thai lessons to perfect their
performances for the annual Loy Kratong
celebrations.
Mr. Angus Moore, Year 5B Teacher
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NEWS FROM YEAR 6A
In November, students were chosen to represent Traill at the
annual Spelling Bee competition, held at KPIS. Our excellent
selected spellers were:
Arata, Cesca and Kyosei (Year 3)
Fiji and Kim (Year 4)
Angie (Year 5)
Snack and Rei (Year 6)
Mixer (Year 7)
Under immense pressure, a number of our students got to the final
round, with our most successful entrant being Snack from class
6A, who came second in the G5-G6 category. Congratulations to
every pupil that made the trip and represented Traill fantastically.
By the way, Snack’s winning word was ‘counterfeit’. Do you think
you would have spelt that correctly?
Mr Joseph Gale, Year 6A Teacher
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Technology in the ‘Real’ World
NEWS FROM YEAR 6B
This is such a great half term for Year 6, as they went to Dreamworld, to investigate
rotational rides, before they build miniature versions, which they controlled through
the computer!
The children had an amazing day out, being spun, soaked and turned upside down. Now
they are ready to begin their building!
Bee Bots and Pro Bot Madness!
In Computer Studies the students of Year 6 have been learning about different
computer languages; and the best way to do this, is to use the floor robots.
Meet the Bee Bot
This floor robot introduces the children to basic language (forward, backward, turn
left, turn right); from this they look at cause and effect based on their programming.
In groups the children created maps and a program to enable the floor robot to
navigate the map successfully. The other groups tested their programs.
The next step was to use the more advanced floor robots – the Pro Bots – whose
language is more complex; including angles by degrees and the ability to created
procedure to draw more complex shapes.
Happy Loy Krathong!
This is one of the most beautiful celebrations here in Thailand, and at Traill we really
know how to celebrate such an occasion. We spent the morning making our Krathongs,
aren’t they beautiful!
We ended the day with the Loy Krathong Show celebrating music, tradition and of
course beauty! The Thai teachers and the students made it our best show ever!
And our final celebration of the term – Christmas! The children made their own
Christmas stockings which they placed under their class tree. Later they had their
class Christmas parties and opened their presents.
Have a wonderful Christmas and wish everyone successes in 2016!
Ms. Stacy Corless, KS2 Leader & Year 6B teacher
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Crazy Science – Magical Colours All Around Us
Fizzy Paints
This month we have experimented
with colours, creating colourful milk,
fountains, flowers and paints!
We all know painting is fun. What
happens when you create paints
using baking soda, and then spray
vinegar over it? You guessed it – it
fizzes! That’s exactly what we did!
Colourful Milk
The children were learning all about
emulsions. This is where a liquid
cannot mix. In this case adding
washing up liquid to full fat milk,
separates the milk, making the fat
molecules float around. They take the
food colouring with them, creating a
beautiful swirling pattern!
Foamy Fountains
We
activated
yeast
(a
microorganism) and added some
washing up liquid. Finally we added
hydrogen peroxide and watched to
see what would happen….
Foam is created as the yeast
extracts the oxygen from the
hydrogen peroxide!
This has been such a fun and exciting
term in Crazy Science. If you’re
interested to join in the wonders of
science, don’t forget to sign up for
this ECA next term!
Colourful Flowers
With Loy Krathong so close, we
decided to turn white flowers other
colours! Using our knowledge of
capillary action, we know that plants
can suck up water through their
roots. So if we turned the water a
different colour, then the plant would
transport that coloured water
around itself, turning its petals a
different colour.
Ms. Stacy Corless, KS2 Leader &
Year 6B Teacher
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FROM THE PRIMARY THAI DEPARTMENT
The Primary students are promoting
Loy Krathong Festival by making cool
posters.
In celebration of the 2015 Father’s
day, the Primary students are
making cards and neckties for their
father.
Ms. Chaowadee Koson (Kru Guide),
Primary Thai Language & Culture
Teacher
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MORE FROM THE PRIMARY THAI DEPARTMENT
The Year 6 non-Thai students are
learning about Thai food this
term. Recipes they are learning
how to make include different
kinds of fried rice (aka Khao Pad),
for example, seafood fried rice,
chicken fried rice, and just plain
egg fried rice. After tasting the
dishes, "Yummy" was the
universal response.
Moreover, they also practiced
making krathong by using papers
before moving on to use banana
leaves to make real krathong. The
activity was very enjoyable.
Ms. Boontarika Aranyakanon,
Primary Thai Language & Culture
Teacher
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TRAILL TRIVIA
The inaugural Junior division of Traill
Trivia saw a good competition
between years eight and nine. Their
knowledge was tested in various
fields but a team comprising of Kel,
Sandy and Janny from 8A ended up
taking home the glory. Well done
girls!
Due to the holidays, the next
competition was held on Monday,
November 30th in the Assembly Hall
at 12:25. The teams this time were
interhouse and open to all year
levels.
Mr. Adam Nash, Head of Boarding
House & Humanities Teacher
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NEWS FROM THE SIXTH FORM
Introducing the new prefects
Head Boy - Kris
Head Girl - Poornima
Communication - Two
Social and Fundraising - Kenneth, Plan, James, Grace
Primary Prefects - Kana and Eri
Environmental - Enas and Wow
Care for Sixth Form - Harry
If there are any ideas or suggestions for change, please
do not hesitate to ask.
Remembrance Day Fundraising
In order to raise money for Remembrance Day, the
prefects (Poornima, James, Plan and Kenneth) sold a
variety of poppy-related accessories (stationery,
bracelets, wristbands), to the Traill students and
teachers. We raised 4,200 baht in total, and was this
given to the Royal British Legion.
Mr. Graeme Webster, Head of Sixth Form
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CREATIVE ARTS DEPARTMENT EVENT
The Creative Arts Department collaborated in November to showcase the plethora of talent at Traill. We had an art
exhibition, music performance, and the play “Dracula’s Boarding House.” The event took place over three days, from
November 2 – 4.
Key Stage Two students enjoyed the performance on November 2, along with a solo piano performance from Pluly in
year 11A. The secondary students saw the performance on November 3 with a guitar performance from Joji in year 11C.
Finally, we performed for parents and friends on November 4, with a piano performance from Jane in year 11A. Kru
Note prepared the students for their beautiful musical pieces.
Miss Claire and Miss Sarah prepared the collaborative art exhibition of the IGCSE and Key Stage Three students of Art
and Design.
Miss Sarah: “This past September the IGCSE Art and Design students have been inspired by using their own chosen
themes to create observation Chinese ink paintings. The students also viewed the Year 11 acrylic paintings, created last
year in the students' Year 10 Art and Design class. They used the Artist, Peter Doig, as a guide for learning to use
acrylic paint in multiple translucent layers and to consider degrees of chance in the application of paint, while also
applying an element of mystery in their choice of subject. Last year, the Year 9 Art and Design students, took
inspiration from the sculptor, Joan Danziger, to create insects made from recycled materials.”
Miss Claire: “In Key Stage Three we study the Visual Elements, these are the vital ingredients that make a work of Art.
We look at artists that specifically use line, tone, colour and pattern in their work, with that background knowledge we
then approach basic art and design tasks. In year 7 we have looked at traditional and modern portraiture, using line
and tone we have produced some incredible self-portraits. Students were then encouraged to create a coloured
pattern version expressing their own personalities. In year 8 we have built upon the skills learned in year 7 and
expanded into abstracted but controlled paintings skills, looking at animal illustrators and Zettiology. We've created
new and exciting environments for our invented animals and then produced clay tiles in a complementary colour to
contrast the two materials. In year 9 we studied the work of 3D artist Joan Danziger and created our own fabulous 3D
insects made out recycled and reclaimed materials. For the first few weeks at Traill, we have all worked on creating a
‘Mandela’ made very simply from our own names. The positioning and repeating of the names create amazing patterns
and tiles resulting in the impressive display.”
The Drama Club performed the comedy “Dracula’s Boarding House.”
Play Synopsis: After inheriting Uncle George’s country mansion, Louise excitedly packs her bags and decides to explore
the uncle’s sprawling country estate with her friend, Casey. Expecting to find a beautiful home, Louise and Casey
discover a dilapidated old home with curtains made out of cobwebs and a spooky coffin in the middle of the room. Tired
and hungry, the girls decide to search for food and a place to sleep and soon discover they’re being watched by
Dracula’s hungry husbands, Lucas aged 472, Alan, 95 years younger, and Shy. This leads to a ravenous romp as Louise
and Casey try to avoid becoming dinner for this group of restless, not to mention, fanged vampires.
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Cast List:
Count Dracula: Hoya (8B)
Renfields (Dracula’s Assistants): Chloe and Annie (8B)
Louise Lawson: Janny (8A)
Casey Stigler: Kaylah (8B)
Lucas (Dracula’s Husband): Tut (7A)
Alan (Dracula’s Second Husband): Boat (7A)
Shy (Another Husband): Kong (7A)
Girl (Dracula’s Victim): Imm (7A)
Stage Manager: Shadi (7A)
Lighting Designer: Jean C. (7A)
Makeup & Costume Designer: Natt and Chloe (8B)
Assistant Director: Connor (Year 11)
Ms. Sara Clark, Drama Teacher
Lou and Casey take a rest in the forest on their way to
Uncle George’s house.
The cast and crew of “Dracula’s Boarding House.”
Countess Dracula tries to convince Lou and Casey that
the house belongs to her.
Lou and Casey throw garlic into Countess Dracula’s
coffin.
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Mandela’s in the Art
Exhibition.
Pluly’s Piano
Performance.
The Art Exhibition.
Joji’s Guitar
Performance.
Year 7 student
portraits in the Art
Exhibition.
Jane’s Piano
Performance.
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When I was at the temple camp…
We had a trip to Wat Punyawanaram (a beautiful
temple) from the 26th of November to the 28th of
November.
Staying there wasn’t easy. It takes patience
and you have to resist the temptation to break the
rules. But despite that, I think this trip was a
wonderful experience. It opened up my eyes and
made me see things I haven’t seen before. It got me
thinking of things I would have never thought about.
And most importantly, it made me realize how lucky I
am.
Whenever I’m at the temple, my head was
naturally light and clear. This trip really made me
zen. Sure, it was a bit challenging waking up at 4am
to meditate and pray, washing and cleaning up after
ourselves, sitting still, no air conditioning, no
electronic devices (I could go on and on), but it was
totally worth it. I know it will definitely benefit me in
the future.
I can’t say I wasn’t homesick though,
because I was. But we’ve been taught to carry on no
matter how hard it gets. However, that’s not the only
thing they taught us. They also taught us how we
should realize how lucky we are, how we should be
grateful and never take anything for granted (which
is easier said than done).
I’m really thankful to all the monks who
took their time to teach us how to be better human
beings and thankful for the teachers who taught us
so much. Also, I’m really thankful for my friends and
family for helping me along the way. I realize now
that there’s not a better life I’d ask for.
Written by Chloe (Year
8B)
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ESL HALL OF FAME
We have created an ESL Hall of Fame in recognition
of the outstanding results achieved by former ESL
students in their recent IGCSE’s, AS, and A levels.
The students who have won this accolade have
worked with incredible determination to achieve
their goals. Not only are they the very best from
ESL, they are amongst the most accomplished
students in the entire school! Our ESL staff would
also like to acknowledge the hard work and
achievements of all of our students currently
working through the ESL program and those who
have now graduated to mainstream. The students
in the Hall of Fame are a guiding light for their
peers, serving as an example of what can be
achieved with exceptional dedication. If you see
these faces around school, please congratulate
them!
Mr. Patrick Hughes, ESL Head of Faculty
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THE SHARK GUARDIAN
On Friday 20th November students and staff heard a presentation from Brendon Lee, founder of The Shark
Guardian. This UK- based charity aims to educate people around the world about sharks and to dispel some
of the myths that surround these amazing creatures.
Using a range of video clips and personal anecdotes, Brendon explained that many shark species are in
danger of extinction as they are being mercilessly hunted – especially for their fins. These are used in
shark-fin soup, a Chinese delicacy often served at weddings and parties. Brendon explained that the
sharks are caught, their fins cut off while they are alive, and then the wounded creatures simply tossed
back into the sea to die slowly and painfully. He urged everyone to refuse to eat this dish, which, he said,
despite being half-Chinese himself, was completely tasteless!
He also had statistics to show we are in far more danger from our electric toasters – which kill more than
600 people a year – than from sharks, which only kill a few people in the same time.
At the end of the presentation Kaylah and Anne from 8B presented Brendon with a Traill paperweight for
himself, as memento of his visit, and 3000 baht to be used to continue his battle to save sharks.
Mr. Philip Peters, Head of Student Welfare: Secondary
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Congratulations
to
Gene in Year 8A who
came in second place
at the Shrewsbury
Invitational Golf 2015.
The event took place
on Sunday 15th of
November.
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BSL Elite League Champions 2015
Congratulations to our U18 Boys Football Team: BSL
Elite League Champions 2015
Traill Boys completed an excellent victory in the BSL
11 a side elite league this year. Despite our team
being young with an average age of 15, we beat some
of the top U18 teams in Thailand and eventually beat
the BPS team in the final 1-0, with a last minute goal.
It was a remarkable victory as we only made it to
the finals with a last minute change in league
position after checking our goal difference. Traill will
join the 2016 league in January and hope to continue
our success and development.
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NCAA Charity Shield Basketball
Tournament Champions, 2015
Congratulations to our U18 Boys Basketball Team:
NCAA Charity Shield Basketball Tournament
Champions, 2015
Traill boys won the inaugural Traill sponsored
Charity Shield Basketball tournament that was held
at Ramkhamhaeng University. The tournament
involved Traill and nine other of the top teams in
Thailand.
There were some great close games along the way,
however none of these could match the final that
Traill won 73-72 with a last minute basket in the
final seconds of the game versus Assumption
Thonburi, who are the top basketball school in
Thailand.
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FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
On Wednesday 18th November 2015, a group of
students from the music department played in the
“TIS Music Assembly 2015”, in the main hall.
In this event, there were a lot of the extremely
exciting variety shows from the music department
such as “TIS Pop Band and Acoustic Band” (including
The Cross Heart and The Ascension). “Piano Solo”
performed by Pluly & Jane (Y11). “Guitar Solo”
performed by Joji (Y11). “Bass Solo” performed by IL
(Y11). “Singing” performed by Mook & Tonkla (Y10),
Jida & Prai (Y10), Sally & Shin Shin (Y10) and Connor
& Joji (Y11). All performers in year 10 have done
extremely well in performing many musical pieces.
This event is also the part of their coursework
Component 2 (Performing) for both individual and
ensemble.
Finally, I would like to thank all the performers, staff
and participants for making the best ever Music
Assembly at Traill International School.
Congratulations!
Mr. Pongsithorn Sareeratana (Kru Note), Music
Teacher
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December 2015
TRAILL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
December 2015
Traill International School would like to
extend our great appreciation to PATT,
Krispy Kreme, and Vejthani Hospital for
their provision of food, drinks, and
medical assistance at the Traill’s 2015
Annual Sports Day on Friday 4 th of
December.
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