Patana News Volume 21 Issue 2

Our mission is to ensure that students of different nationalities grow to their full potential as independent learners in a caring British international community.

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Friday 24th August 2018

Volume 21 Issue 2

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WE ARE EMPOWERED BY OUR INTERCULTURALISM Cross Campus Principal Ms Thew explores how we live this Patana Value at school.

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WE ARE EMPOWERED

BY OUR INTERCULTURALISM

Helen Thew, Cross Campus Principal

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lobal Citizenship is an integral component of learning at Bangkok Patana School. An awareness of commonalities and differences and being able to adapt perceptions and behaviour in order to bridge those differences is a skill that is required to be a pragmatic global citizen. Looking at our Guiding Statements under the heading of Global Citizenship, we have seven values that we focus on to help us all gain a better understanding of what we can be doing to embody and live this value.

Last year, we asked students across the different Year groups to produce age specific definitions for each value. They then described what the value could look like in lessons, outside of lessons and outside of school. We received some excellent feedback and examples from our students. However, the one value where we felt the students seemed less confident in terms of how they might demonstrate it was ‘Empowered by our Interculturalism.’ As a result, I set this year’s summer photo challenge (#patanasummerphoto) for students and staff to share their ‘empowered by their interculturalism’ photos and stories with me. Little did I know just how many I would get but more excitingly, what new things I would learn from the community’s great stories.

Interculturalism is about meaningful exchanges between different cultural groups within a community. It is therefore a fundamental part of life at Bangkok Patana and we wish to continue to actively explore the wider significance of this value within our community. Our working definition of the value is: Interculturalism at Bangkok Patana School is about interaction, understanding and mutual respect. We aim to ensure that cultural diversity in our community is acknowledged, actively supported and celebrated. We believe in inclusion for all cultures by design, planning and practice.

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GUIDING STATEMENTS MISSION

Our mission is to ensure that students of different nationalities grow to their full potential as independent learners in a caring British international community.

VISION

We develop global citizens who shape their world through independence, empathy, creativity, and critical thinking.

VALUES WELL-BEING

LEARNING

WE ARE

WE ARE

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP WE ARE

Protected, safe and secure

Rigorous

Committed to integrity

Motivated and engaged

Inquisitive and creative

Active volunteers

Responsible and honest

Diverse and inclusive

Kind and compassionate

Collaborative and confident communicators

Balanced and fulfilled

Critical, reflective thinkers

Empowered by our interculturalism

Passionate, resourceful and resilient

Inspired to improve global sustainability

Ethical and informed

Respectful contributors to digital and local communities

Bangkok Patana is an IB World School, accredited by CIS and NEASC

This means we constantly endeavour to make the most of the rich cultural diversity within our community so that our students are able to both appreciate and understand other cultures whilst also reflecting on and making sense of their own cultural heritage.

When looking at all of the interculturalism photos I received I wanted to make some connections between them in order to present them in a meaningful way at the Whole School

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Welcome Back Assembly on Thursday 16th August. The fol- provide our students lowing 10 themes were used: with chances to reflect 1. Language – a great way to learn and explore on the many beliefs, norms, values, perceptions, assumptions and expectations which they and those around them hold. a new culture Going beneath the cultural iceberg, it was excellent to see 2. Meeting new people – lots of opportunities notions of beauty, cleanliness, courtesy and friendship also when on holiday being clearly expressed in the summer challenge photos.

3. Taking part in family traditions 4. Cultural links to literature “To me interculturalism isn’t special solely 5. Intercultural importance of the Arts because it highlights the diversity amongst us, 6. Fashion and Flags it’s special because it brings out the fact that we 7. Celebrating diversity can share passions, struggles and goals regardless 8. Celebrating own culture of our different upbringings and experiences.”

9. Discovering new places, customs and beliefs Suyash Kothari, Year 13 10. World foods The themes seen in the interculturalism photos can be comOur cultural background is one of the components of our pared to an iceberg analogy. Visible and obvious cultural identity, but not the only one. As today’s young people grow aspects - such as fashion, flags, food, language, performing up and learn to get along with those around them, simultaand visual arts - are often essential to culture and are very neously learning how to manage their studies with their exmuch worth celebrating. Not only were these themes seen in tra-curricular passions and developing social lives, there are many of the photos, they are celebrated at Bangkok Patana of course many influences upon their identity. Intercultural during International Day and other school festivals. education need not always emphasise cultural difference.

Instead, it may equally look for commonality of experience The Cultural Iceberg despite our different backgrounds and this is something students readily identify with when given the right opportunities to do so.

As Suyash Kothari (Year 13) said when he sent me his photo of the group of international students he had spent time with on a summer course, “To me interculturalism isn’t special solely because it highlights the diversity amongst us, it’s special because it brings out the fact that we can share passions, struggles and goals regardless of our different upbringings and experiences.”

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to send in their photo and story. If you would like to take a further look at the ‘empowered by our interculturalism’ photos and stories shared by the Bangkok Patana community this summer please visit our Instagram account or However, there are also many cultural aspects of any com- search for #patanasummerphoto. munity which may not be so visible. We need to continually

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SOLAR POWER AT BANGKOK PATANA W

e originally installed solar panels onto the Science Centre back in 2015 as an educational experiment, restricted by the high cost at the time. As the cost of the technology has reduced we are very proud to present the next stage of solar panelling that has been installed on campus over the summer break. A project instigated by the Student Environmental Committee and executed thanks to the strong green commitment of our school management, we are officially pioneers in renewable energies in Thailand and South East Asia with the addition of these solar photovoltaic (PV) plants.

After tender, we worked closely with Energreen Asia and Constant Energy to design and install the solar rooftops taking into account challenging issues such as surrounding shadows and have installed sections of solar panelling in three areas: the Sports Hall and the Administration and Humanities buildings. At a cost of 23 million THB, the panels can produce 702 kilowatts of power which will not only power the buildings on which they sit but will also provide electricity to some of the other buildings in their proximity. For example, the Sports Hall panels can power the Year 5/6 building.

One of the challenges faced with the project is that school is not open all year round, basing calculations on utilising the power for 250 days of the year, the payback time will be nine years.

Given the expected life of a well maintained solar panel is over 20-years we are positive this is of great benefit to our institution.

Over time we hope to expand the number of panels on site furthering our green credentials and commitment to the planet.

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T...

...FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO MRS LINDLEY Suzanne Lindley, Secondary Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Assessment

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ast week tributes poured in from around the globe, as people heard the news of the “Queen of Soul”, Aretha Franklin’s death. Not only was she a renowned worldwide soul singer, but she was also a strong civil rights activist. For this, she commanded global respect, the title of one of her most famous songs, R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Aretha was significant as a civil rights figure; she loudly embraced black pride both symbolically and creatively. The song “Think,” was a spiritual successor to “Respect,” and was a feminist anthem that recalled Martin Luther King’s wishes from his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Image Source: https://people.com/music/aretha-franklin-dead-at-76/

Some years later, Aretha commented, “So many people identified with Respect. It was the need of a nation, the need of the average man and woman in the street, the businessman, the mother, the fireman, the teacher. Everyone wanted respect. It was also one of the battle cries of the civil rights movement – respect, the inherent right of all human beings.”

And now, half a century later, her death has reminded people around the world to apply respect in their own lives. Mrs Lindley reminded the Secondary School of this in the assembly on 21st August.

RESPECT… R: for other people’s RELIGIONS and cultures – we celebrated great examples of that with Ms Thew’s summer photo challenge that we saw in assembly last week E: for EQUALITY of opportunity; our CAS and CAT clubs really focus on this in a variety of ways S: people’s right to feel SAFE and SECURE P: for their POLITICS, even if we vehemently disagree E: for the ENVIRONMENT; the huge investment in solar panels is fantastic, but they are by no means the end of our continuing progress in this area C: for our local Thai COMMUNITY – we’ve already heard and seen the significance of global expertise and locals coming together to support the rescue mission of the Thai cave boys T: for TRUTH – even more tricky in this current climate of fake and filtered versions of the news.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Students and staff were asked to think about what it means to them, as they go about their daily lives.

The school then went on to show their respect to Henry Phan and Suyash Kothari, the two MCs for the assembly, to Mr Brettell (patiently working his way through the presentations behind the scenes), and also to our Buildings and Grounds and 6-day staff, for their work in setting up the venue.

As a next step, students were asked to be respectful as they waited patiently to leave the hall, to be respectful as they pass by the younger Primary students, and to be respectful at break by making sure they clear up after themselves, and not leave it for someone else. R-E-S-P-E-C-T - even the small things make a difference.

Did you catch the full round up of results from the (I)GCSE and IB exams which was published on Patana Life yesterday? Click here to read more.

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CELEBRATING CPL

Primary Assistant Principal, Mark Verde attended Outstanding Learning in the Primary Science Curriculum on July 12th 2018 in London, UK.

What Makes a Good Primary Scientist?

asking questions at different levels, by using question stems to hook the learner. These were focused around BLOOMS.

The ideal questions were considered to be HOT – Higher Order Thinking questions, but the value of COLD and WARM This was the question we were faced with at the start of this course and what we explored throughout the day. The course questions were also discussed. It was agreed that there is a was one of ideas and not solutions, which helped the par- place for these depending on where the learning is. For exticipants think collaboratively about how we can shape our ample: school Primary Science curriculum so that it is engaging and COLD questions – low level with short answers at full of meaningful activities. It is driven by quality not quantity the start of a unit of leaning by being skills based not content dominated so that ‘Science WARM questions - to spark discussion is for everyone, kids included’.

HOT question – Higher Order Thinking to promote So where do we start when teaching science? The obvious high level enquiry and deepen thinking and agreed answer was by asking the children :• what do they know already • what don’t they know yet, • what do they want to find out?

This enables the learning to be focused on new learning driven by the children making them curious , enquiring and engaged scientists.

SCORCHERS - to challenge the thinking We need to go beyond questions answerable by unit facts to questions that burst through the boundaries of the topic.

Understanding by Design - Wiggins and McTighe

The group all agreed that for questioning to occur successThe value of asking scientific questions was a key discussion fully in scientific learning teachers must take time to teach chilpoint throughout the morning and the group talked a lot about dren how to ask questions.

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“Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better.”

Dr. Dylan Wiliam

Ideas on how to give children time to ask questions in Science were discussed and the following ideas were suggested: Question wall – question time at the end of the session or day. Set the wall up before the start of a new unit – get ideas on how to plan the science from the children.

Challenge wall – find out about … investigate … explore what happens when... Put some questions onto the challenge board – let the children add to these.

Statement wall – give me a scientific statement related to this science theme.

Seriously pursuing the question as opposed to answering it, is the desired result.

Understanding by Design - Wiggins and McTighe How to assess scientific learning was discussed and the following idea was agreed:One full investigation a term for all children: a) Start with one global question based around the unit being taught in the Year group, e.g. How do we muffle the alarm on a clock? b) Differentiate by setting one different question per group 24/08/2018

c) Challenge children to explore and investigate d) Assess against key Scientific skills e) Build up a portfolio of the level of each child’s scientific skills knowledge across the year.

In between the investigations the scientific unit is taught with the activities focusing on skills related to the unit of learning through practical investigations as much as possible.

An interesting concept was to give roles to all children.

This was to reduce dominance by confident scientists in class.

The roles can be given as a challenge or support, depending on the knowledge and understanding of the children in the class.

Taking time to give the children the opportunity to talk and conclude was agreed to be a valuable part of the science process.

The discussion would then be supported by the teacher scaffolding how to record the learning by providing writing stems. The day ended with a an inspirational Ted Talk by Beau Lotto entitled ‘Science is for everyone, kids included’.

For more information about Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) at Bangkok Patana, please contact Katherine Hume, Cross Campus Assistant Principal kahu@patana.ac.th

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THE OUTSTANDING THAI YOUTH AWARD OF BANGKOK 2018

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he Bangkok Metropolitan Administration encourages young people to participate in social and community activities.

Every year they present a number of students from the city of Bangkok with The Outstanding Thai Youth Award of Bangkok for Administration, which aims to recognise and celebrate young people’s contributions and achievements for their social activities. There are 11 categories of The Award.

We are delighted to announce that our student, Chana (Jasmine) Mahadumrongkul from Year13, has received the award in the area of the “Social Service” which was presented to her by the Governor of Bangkok on the 18th August 2018 at the Thai-Japanese Bangkok Youth Centre.

On receiving the award, Jasmine expressed, “I feel honoured receiving this prestigious award, but seeing the smile on the faces of people that I helped is an unexplainable feeling and it is my best reward”.

Congratulations to Jasmine, this award is wonderful recognition for a true global citizen who embodies the Bangkok Patana values!

CALLING ALL PARENTS ARE YOU A SECONDARY PARENT CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THE CAT AND CAS TEAMS ACTUALLY DO? OR A PRIMARY PARENT INTRIGUED BY OUR STUDENTS' COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY?

COME ALONG TO THE

SECONDARY CAT/CAS FAIR FROM 12:15 - 1PM IN THE SECONDARY LOUNGE ON THURSDAY 30TH & FRIDAY 31ST AUGUST HAVE A CHAT WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE KNOW AND LEARN ABOUT ALL THE AMAZING COMMUNITY WORK OUR STUDENT'S UNDERTAKE!

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CATS CORNER

Tania Leyland, Youth Club and Community Services Coordinator

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elcome back to what is beginning to look like another fantastic year for the Community Action Teams or CATs as they are fondly known. Over the coming weeks, I will continue to showcase the main objectives and activities of each of our teams.

RAP has been a CAT for a couple of years now and have a strong team of supporters who are passionately concerned about the global refugee crisis.

A new proposal this year came from two students who are passionate about the provision of education, particularly girls, in Northern Thailand and the limited access that young people have to a quality secondary education. This lack of access is often as a result of limited access to financial resources which One 4 One would like to address.

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#97 YouTube Settings for Your Kids

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e all know about the popularity of YouTube, both young and old now turn to it for ‘how to’ videos, entertainment and their daily dose of news. For younger viewers we need to be careful with some of the content available to them.

Please watch the video above on how to setup restricted mode on your browser and/or mobile device.

There is also a YouTube for Kids app available for Android / iOS devices, but sadly it’s not available in the Thai App Store for iOS - you’ll need to have a UK or US account to download it.

Ultimately the best thing to do is to watch YouTube together with your children. That way you’ll be able to keep abreast of their interests and potentially use any inappropriate content you come across to trigger a discussion on the healthiness of their digital diet.

Have a great weekend.

Brian Taylor Assistant Principal, Cross Campus Curriculum Technology Integration Links in this article: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/youtube-kids/id936971630?mt=8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjJKN4NAwPc

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A NEW TERM IN THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM Alexander (Coke) Smith, Environmental Systems and Societies Leader

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ur Year 9 Science students had a great start to their year in Science with an exploratory trip to our Outdoor Classroom. Students from Mr Smith’s and Ms McDonnell’s Year 9 Science classes spent their time investigating various aspects of the Outdoor Classroom’s many habitats, which include grassland, a closed-canopy urban rainforest and freshwater pond ecosystems. The students were impressed with the amount of biodiversity and habitat diversity they observed in their first trip over to the space.

As part of the Year 9 curriculum, the students’ next adventure to the Outdoor Classroom will be even more focused. This year students will be studying evolutionary theory in depth and will be applying what they learn in class to actual living organisms they observe in the Outdoor Classroom. Specifically students will be observing and documenting various modes of locomotion in animals observed and creating a presentation on possible mechanisms for how that particular mode of movement evolved.

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STUDENTS SPEAK Tiny Humans evolved twice on the Island of Flores: Pygmy humans not descended from ‘hobbit’ species

By Karnsiree (Ling Ling) Chen, Year 12 A preconceived idea regarding relations between ‘hobbit’ ancient humans and pygmy humans has been proved to be false through DNA comparison and analysis done by Dr Tucci.

15 years ago. Just over a metre in height, this prehistoric human lived on Flores before modern day humans. It’s thought to have gone extinct tens of thousands of years ago, and scientists have attempted to use their existence as an explanation for pygmy humans.

The associate professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, explained: “The genetic variation that causes small stature must have been present in a common ancestor of Europeans and the Flores

Background of Pygmy People

Findings Scientists analysed the DNA of modern-day “pygmy” people to find out if they might be partly descended from the extinct Hobbit species, which had an average small height similar to the current pygmy humans. This was a commonly believed idea used to explain the existence of pygmy humans, which is now no longer valid due to advanced DNA testing.

It suggests that modern humans (Homo sapiens) did not mix with the Hobbit population when they first arrived on the island thousands of years ago. If this had happened, Hobbit genes may have been passed down into living people on the island, which was not the case.

Background on Hobbits The fossilised remains of a small human species Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the “Hobbit”, were first found in Liang Bua cave on Flores

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The new analysis showed that the Flores pygmies do not have particularly distinct DNA, when compared to other populations around the world. Some other humans in the same region have inherited part of their DNA code from both Neanderthals and another type of early human, the Denisovans, much like the pygmy humans. However, this has not contributed to noticeable physical traits in other humans, unlike the unique small stature of the pygmy humans. This caused scientists to further investigate the origin of the short height genes.

The scientists also found that the modern pygmies have a high occurrence of gene variants that are associated with reduced height and plant-based diets.

pygmies. The pygmies became short because of the local conditions on Flores that favour being small, and not because they are partly descended from the Hobbit species.” This evidence contributes towards the case of evolution and natural selection, as proposed by Charles Darwin.

Of course, the process of testing and proving a new hypothesis may take generations, but it is increasingly important that we attempt to understand our origins, as a vital part of fully uncovering the century old question- ‘why are we here?’

Why does this matter?

While it may seem disappointing to find out that the genes of extinct Hobbits do not seem to live on in humans, author Richard Green said: “It sounds like a boring result, but it’s actually quite meaningful.”

A new explanation will have to be discovered and developed, perhaps one that pertains more closely to Darwinism.

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Ling Ling chose to write about this topic as evolutionary biology is something most people are interested in, but may not be aware of current discoveries in the field.

Image sources: Pygmy human, Flores Island Article sourced from: https://www.bbc.com/ news/science-environment-45049024

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Weekend Wandering With Pasawat (Tang Tae) Sakulpanich, Year 12

Pounding the pavements of Bangkok we are greeted with street food stalls blazing heat, mini-malls spread on a single mat, and flower shops held within a basket. Step away from the pavement and you’ll find yourself in an overwhelming blend of skyscrapers and temples and markets and malls and just about everything in-between. Each week, we’ll take you to the best spots of Bangkok that will be anything but boring, and conveniently done in a single trip.

Scala Cinema, Siam Square Switch it up by watching the latest movies in this nostalgic cinema first built in 1969 when Thailand’s construction boom took off by Pisit Tansacha, once a popular Thai actor. The cinema is still owned by his daughter Nanta Tansacha and has kept its vintage aesthetic over the years; for example, the tickets are still on handwritten stubs.

Bangkok Art and Culture Center Located just a short walk from the Scala Cinema stands a state-funded art center built in 2008 after a decade-long campaign by Bangkok based artists to have a venue to display their unique artwork.

The center houses large-scale exhibitions, performances and film screenings, as well as talks and workshops.

The center also features other cultural organisations and art galleries along with restaurants such as Art Cafe and IceDea which is an ice-cream showroom and food design shop.

Lumpini Park Just two BTS stations from the previous attractions is a sprawling oasis huddled between Bangkok’s skyscrapers. Head over for a 2.5 kilometer jog circuit at 6pm when the heat is moderate and watch the sun dip behind the Chinese pavilion and Lumpini’s many landscaped lakes as Tai Chi groups glide effortlessly.

Image sources: Inside Scala, Outside Scala, Bangkok Cultural Centre, Lumpini Park - authors own

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BANGKOK PATANA FOOTBALL ACADEMY

SATURDAY SESSIONS STARTING SEPTEMBER 8TH UNDER 7—UNDER 13

Footballers aged between 5 and 13 are invited to join our new Football Academy coaching programme. Sessions will be led by the new Head Football Coach, Mark Potter, coaching children to play the Bangkok Patana way though a range of fun activities and small sided games.

The weekend programme will be a fee-paying programme but will be FREE in Block 1! Every player will be required to purchase a BPS Football Academy training kit from the school shop and this will be approximately 1,000THB.

The programme will commence on Saturday 8th September. We will be offering 16 places per group and gender. Programmes for Under 15 and Under 19 will be added in the future.

The schedule for each age group is as follows: 08:00 - 09:00 Under 7 Boys (Years 1 and 2) 09:00 - 10:00 Under 9 Boys (Years 3 and 4) and Under 9 Girls (Years 1 - 4) 10:00 - 11:00 Under 11 Boys (Years 5 and 6) 11:00 - 12:30 Under 13 Boys (Years 7 and 8) and Under 13 Girls (Years 5 - 8) For more information on the Football Academy Saturday Sessions contact Coach Mark, email football@patana.ac.th or call 02 785 5239

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS DEACTIVATING CARDS

For the safety of our community, please let our Reception team knows if your nanny/ driver/guardian are no longer employed by your family so that we can deactivate their card and prevent future access to the school campus.

CAR PARK PASS

To support the Security team, please ensure that all the vehicles coming onto school campus, get a Car Park Pass. Please contact our Reception team If you need to apply for a Car Park Pass sticker.

MORNING DROP-OFF

Please help the traffic flow on school site in the morning by making sure your children are ready to be dropped-off (finished their breakfast/grabbed their bags/ got dressed etc.) before pulling into the drop-off lane.

Thank you for your help in keeping our community safe, The Services Team

CALLING ALL JAPANESE SPEAKERS

There are 65 Japanese families who are members of this group, we support International Day and other school activities. If you are a Japanese speaker or married to a Japanese speaker, then we would like to invite you to join our group. Please send an email of your details to add to the group list for future correspondence to Mrs Aya Tanno at ayatanno@hotmail. co.jp

A Japanese language ECA will be offered for students who are fluent Japanese speakers or those whose parents are Japanese speakers. Japanese teachers (not Bangkok Patana staff) will lead the ECA and help your child improve their Japanese. Please refer to the ECA application site for details. The Japanese ECA is for new students and parents of Japanese speakers. If you are interested please check the information on ECA Sign up which is open now.

Kind regards, Aya Tanno, Japanese group 2018/19

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FUN RUN SUNDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2018 AT 07:00 AM THE ANCIENT SIAM, SAMUT PRAKARN, THAILAND

RACE CATEGORIES 9 km -

Male & Female - 15 & Under, 16 - 19yrs, Over 20

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Male & Female - 11 & Under, 12-13yrs, 14-15yrs, 16-19yrs

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Male & Female - 9 & Under, 11 & Under, with everyone else running, cycling, scootering or walking for fun!

A FUN FAMILY RUN

REGISTRATION open now

Click here or go to http://www.gotorace.com/event/bps-fun-run-2018/ http://www.gotorace.com/event/bps-fun-run-2018/

SCAN THE QR CODE FOR MORE INFORMATION or visit the Community Events area on Firefly

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THAI BASIC CONVERSATIONAL COURSE FOR ADULTS (PARENTS) IN BLOCK 1 2018/19

Course: Thai Basic Conversation for Complete Beginner The beginners course is designed for non-Thai speakers who have absolutely no previous experience of the Thai language. Students will get the opportunity to learn how to greet and introduce themselves, learn basic vocabulary for social contexts including food, drinks, shopping, asking for directions, the date, the time and engagement with Thai culture.

Block 1 2018/19 Day : Monday Time : 8:00am - 10:00am Period : 03/09/18 – 12/11/18 (seven sessions) Cost: 4,200 THB (600 THB per session) Places : 5 -10 Teacher: Khun Nittaya Venue: Room FHC 201 (Second floor of the Front Hard Court building)

Course: Thai Conversation for Intermediate The intermediate course is designed for students who already have a basic grasp of the Thai language. Topics will cover grammar, daily life vocabulary to be used in conversation and Thai cultures that are useful for learners to communicate in social Thai contexts.

Block 1 2018/19 Day : Monday Time : 10:10am – 12:10pm Period : 03/09/18 – 12/11/18 (7 sessions) Cost: 4,200 THB (600 THB per session) Places : 5 -10 Teacher: Khun Nittaya Venue: Room FHC 201 (Second floor of the Front Hard Court building) For more information or to register for a course, please email your details and the whether you would like to join the beginner or intermediate course, to thai@patana.ac.th by Thursday 30th August 2018. The invoice will be issued in the first class.

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LOCKDOWN AND FIRE DRILL PROCEDURE

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angkok Patana School takes the safety of our school community very seriously. We have a management team that meet and discuss many different crisis scenarios and we have processes and procedures in place for these. We have strong links with the local police and the various embassies who alert us to any security concerns and also visit our school to review our existing procedures and provide advice on security measures.

One of the areas that we practise regularly throughout the year is the Fire Evacuation and Lockdown procedures. In Term 1 and 2, we have ‘announced’ and ‘unannounced’ drills. This enables our community to practise reacting appropriately in the event of an alarm sounding on the school campus.

PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY SO YOU ARE AWARE OF OUR PROCEDURES SHOULD YOU BE ON CAMPUS WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDS. WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDS Lockdown Alarm If you are on campus and hear the ‘lockdown’ alarm (similar to a siren), please follow instructions from nearby staff. If you are not in a building, please enter the nearest building and follow instructions from staff. In a lockdown, you should be out of sight until you hear three clear whistles from the security team or are instructed that it is all clear from a security guard or member of staff. You will not be allowed to enter or exit the campus during a lockdown.

Fire Alarm If you are on the school campus and hear a fire alarm please act immediately and follow the Evacuation Route sign to the nearest assembly point, (see example).

Please make sure that you report to the Zone Fire Point Person who will be wearing an emergency jacket and have radio communication. They will be located in the middle of the zone area and will take your name and tell you where you need to stand. There are seven zones – green, yellow, blue, white, red, purple and orange. Look for these signs when you are next in school to familiarise yourself with the evacuation routes.

If you are outside the school grounds during a Fire Evacuation please note that you will not be allowed entry into school until the all clear has been given. Please follow instructions from our Security team.

WHAT DOES THE FLASHING RED LIGHT MEAN? If you see a flashing red light on the wall or ceiling it means that an alarm has been activated somewhere in school.

When the light is just flashing you do not need to do anything or leave the building but be on alert to listen for an audible alarm which will let you know what to do next. The activated alarm will be checked by the guards and if necessary the fire alarm or lock down alarm will then sound for you to respond to as normal. So you only need to respond if you hear the actual siren or if a guard or senior member of staff gives you instructions to follow. If it is a false alarm the flashing red light will stop shortly without any alarms sounding.

WHEN WILL THE ALARMS SOUND? Luckily anytime you may have heard the alarm it has been a drill only. We hold announced and unannounced Fire and Lockdown Drills throughout the year and these procedures are for the safety and protection of all students, staff and visitors. If you are on the school campus during the alarm sounding please help to set a good example to all students by responding quickly, remaining quiet during this time and following instructions from Senior Staff.

Many thanks for your cooperation.

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KEEN TO MEET PEOPLE OR VOLUNTEER? SILC is a vibrant, international women’s group - open to ladies of all nationalities. We operate primarily as a social club, with members free to dip in and out of a wide range of social & community activities (in Samutprakarn and Bangkok). Email or visit us online for details of how to join! silcthai@gmail.com

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NETBALL The most popular sport for girls in Australia and New Zealand, and a national sport in Great Britain. Netball provides loads of team work, fast action on the court, defence and attacking skills and of course is FUN and GREAT for fitness.

Bangkok Junior Netball Academy (BJNA) WE NEED YOU!

8:30am – 10:00am Saturday mornings at Bangkok Patana School on the Front Hardcourt Registration is ongoing, just come along or request a registration form from bjnetballacademy@gmail.com Any girls aged 6 - 16 years old are welcome to join: • No previous experience needed • All skills will be aimed at FUN TO LEARN developing into more competitive games • Mini games, skill practices, full matches in accordance to age We are also looking for willing coaches and volunteers to help run the sessions.

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