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August/September 2014


MESSAGE FRO

M THE PRINCIPAL

I would like to welcome you all back for another year a Traill, particularly all who are new to the

school. To all new students, I hope that you have settled in well and made new friends. To all new

parents, I hope that you are happy with the progress your child is making. If you have any

concerns at all, please do not hesitate to contact the School to arrange a meeting with myself,

Mrs Jane or the appropriate teacher. We value highly good communication between parents and

School: no problem of yours is ever too small. To all new staff, I hope that you have a long and

rewarding time at Traill. We have many new teachers, partly due to the relatively large numbers

of teachers who left at the end of their contracts last year and partly due to the expansion of the

school. There are full biographies on all the new teachers from page two of this newsletter.

I would like to say that we will do even better this year. We certainly will aim to, but I have to

admit that it will be a very high target. Parents from last year will know of the achievements

which the students had, and I will not dwell on those again: it was a very successful year, in all

areas. Nevertheless, there were naturally areas which we identified as needed improving and

they have either been improved or form part of our development plan for this coming year. The

year ended with the publication of the external examination results which were nothing short of

spectacular – certainly the best that I have known at Traill. We are very proud of all the students

who took their IGCSE, AS and A-Level examinations last June, but I would just like to highlight a

few very exceptional students:

Gem, who got an A* in all nine of her IGCSEs.

Poornima, who got 5 A* and 4 A grades for her IGCSEs.

Palm, who got A* in all three of her A-Levels and A in her AS-Level. She has taken up her place at

Durham University in the UK.

Taro, who got three A and one B at A-Level, and is taking a gap year off before applying to

university.

Will, you got one A* and two A at A-Level and has taken up his place at Imperial College in the UK

Simran, who got three A grades for her A-Levels and a B in her AS-Level. She has taken up her

place at Warwick University in the UK.

I am sure you will understand now why I said earlier that it will be difficult to improve on these

results, but we certainly won‟t stop trying.

There a very full Newsletter for this month, so I will now let you get on and read it. I wish you all a

very successful new academic year.

Mr. Gordon Espley- Jones, School Principal


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WELCOME TO NEW TEACHERS 2014-2015 Ms. Jessica Williams, Kindergarten 1 Teacher

Jessica joined Traill in September 2014 My name is Jessica and I have been working in international schools here in Bangkok for 9 years now. My first

employment was at Little House International School on Thonglor, where I worked there for over 5 years. After that I worked at St Andrew's International School (Dusit campus).

I have also worked at a few other international schools for summer camps. I live with my partner and our 2

children ages two and three and a half.

Mr. David Gaggini, Year 1 Teacher David joined Traill in September 2014

I qualified as a teacher in 1993 from the Institute of Education, (UK), and initially taught Key Stage 1 children in a London Infant school. After this I went on to teach key Stage 2 children, in three other London Primary Schools.

During this time I was also a teacher governor, Year Group Leader, Gifted and Talented coordinator and Science coordinator. I have an interest in „Thinking Skills‟ and have run after school clubs, teaching such things as

creativity, brainstorming, mind mapping, problem solving, emotional and financial intelligence, questioning,

dialogue, reasoning, research, study and presentation skills. Last year I taught a class of Year 5, 6 and 7 pupils at

St. Johns International School, Bangkok.

Mr. Chris Douglas, Year 3B Teacher

Chris joined Traill in September 2014

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, my name is Chris Douglas and I am currently teaching Year 3B. It has been a great start and as a new teacher I am thoroughly looking forward to the year ahead.

I have spent the last 7 years teaching, 4 of which have been teaching Primary levels in Bangkok as well as 2 years in Dubai and a year teaching across various parts of Asia. I originally studied Fine Art and Design and feel it is this

that taught me to encourage students to become more practical with their work. I already feel very settled and have a great class of students which makes every day a joy to come and work at

your school.

Mr. Joseph Gale, Year 4B Teacher

Joseph joined Traill in September 2014 I was born in Derby, England in the '80s. I have completed a Bachelor degree and Post Graduate teaching degree

in the UK, and have previously taught in England and at an International school in Tanzania. I am a keen sports fan, with a particular interest in football and snooker. I am very excited to be part of the Traill teaching team and

cannot wait to get started!


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Mr. Barry Stockton, Senior Teacher: Curriculum and SMT Barry joined Traill in September 2014

I am from Liverpool in the UK. My teaching qualification is in Secondary English with Drama and I began teaching in 1999. Between 1999 and 2008 I taught in two schools in Manchester, UK. Both schools were facing challenging

circumstances and situated in inner city areas but delivered outstanding value added results for many students.

During this time I served as an English Language and Literature teacher whilst also working at various times as whole school coordinator for Literacy, Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Head of Year. In 2006, I was

successful in achieving Advanced Skills Teacher status in the UK. In 2008 I moved to Singapore to work with CfBT as an Educational Consultant to a range of Ministry of Education

schools. I have subsequently served as Head of Curriculum at an international school in Sri Lanka and completed a CELTA certificate for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Most recently I was working for the British Council in Bangkok.

Mr. Graeme Webster, Head of Sixth Form and History Teacher

Graeme joined Traill in September 2014 I am the new Head of 6th form and History teacher. This is my 20th year of teaching. I arrive in Bangkok after a 7

year spell in Doha, Qatar. During my time there I was CAS coordinator, Head of Faculty and Head of Boys. I taught History and TOK at IB diploma and Economics and History at IGCSE. I worked in the UK for 12 years leaving as

Assistant Head in charge of SEN and Inclusion in Chesterfield. I have my NPQH and am in my final year of an MA in

International History from Staffordshire University. My son is 13 and attends Traill, in my spare time I play Rugby, Golf and enjoy travel and reading. I have completed 3 triathlons for charity and will soon start training for my

next one.

Mr. Ashley Sherburn, English Teacher

Ashley joined Traill in September 2014

Having been born and raised on the outskirts of Manchester, England, I decided to take a break from education when I reached adulthood. My break took me around the globe where I discovered a passion for literature and

working with young people. My perspective on life guided me back to Nottingham, England, to complete my BA in English and Media before progressing to a PGCE.

After teaching in Nottingham for 3 years I still had a burning desire to return to Asia: a place I have always loved.

Having made it this far I look forward to what the future holds.

Ms. Sara Clark, Drama and English Teacher Sara joined Traill in September 2014

Sara Clark received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Theatre Education and a minor in Spanish with honors from Viterbo University in Wisconsin, USA. This is Sara‟s 5th year teaching internationally as she previously taught

Drama and ESL in Cairo, Egypt and was the Drama Coordinator in Chengdu, China. She is active in the arts scene

and enjoys all aspects of drama, including attending live performances and reading plays. Sara has also directed school productions in the past and she is happy to have this experience again in Thailand. She is very excited

about teaching Drama at TRAILL International School as we strive to make the arts a thriving part of the student‟s

lives and a presence in the community.


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Mrs. Caroline Webster, English Teacher

Caroline joined Traill in September 2014 My name is Caroline Webster, from Liverpool; England. I am currently teaching English and Year 7 History at Traill.

Previously, I was Head of English at The Gulf English School, Doha, Qatar and lived in Doha from 2007 to July 2014. I have a BA (Hons) Educational Studies with Qualified Teacher Status gained at Warwick University, England. This is

my twentieth year of teaching and my eighth since leaving the UK. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Liverpool and Oldham are where I taught in the UK. I am an avid football fan and

support Liverpool FC. I am also interested in watching other sports and I am currently looking into studying an MA in English Linguistics

or similar course.

Dr. Dan Marsh, Head of Faculty; Science, Physics Teacher and IA Coordinator

Dan joined Traill in September 2014 Dr Dan Marsh is new to Traill this year and takes on the the role of Head of Science, teaching Physics from IGCSE

to A-level. He taught in Kuwait for six years prior to coming to Traill. Dan has taught a mixture of subjects to A-level including Physics, Photography, Graphic Design and Fine Art. Dan is a keen amateur photographer. Before

moving to Kuwait to teach, Dan was a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham working on nanotechnology applications and quantum computing. His PhD is in optical fibre technologies for environmental sensing, and his

first degree was in Marine Chemistry. Dan will also be leading the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. Dan's wife, Emma, also teaches at Traill and they have a one year old daughter, Arya, currently attending Thep Sirin

nursery.

Mrs. Emma Marsh, Chemistry Teacher

Emma joined Traill in September 2014 This is Emma Marsh's first year teaching at Traill School. She is teaching IGCSE and AS/A2 level Chemistry. Before

moving to Bangkok she was working at the British School of Kuwait for six years as the Head of Chemistry, teaching IGCSE, AS and A2 level Chemistry and IGCSE Physics. Emma has also taught Biology, Chemistry and

Physics at KS3 and KS4 whilst working in the UK. Emma has a BSc in Marine Chemistry and before starting her teaching career she worked in industry as an environmental analyst. Emma's hobbies include running, horse-

riding and travel. She is married to Dr Dan Marsh (also working at Traill School) and has a one year old daughter.

Ms. Faye Donaldson, Biology Teacher

Faye joined Traill in September 2014 I originally moved from my home town of Sunderland, in the North East of England, to Nottingham to study for my

degree in Biomedical Science. Having always had the desire to become a teacher I gained experience working with children of all ages both within and outside of a school setting, allowing me to go on and study for my PGCE. For

the last four years I have worked in the UK teaching KS3 science, KS4 Biology and Chemistry and KS5 Biology. I

have always been a keen sports woman and look forward to getting involved with activities at Traill.


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Mrs. Rosemary Undag, Biology and Science Teacher Rosemary joined Traill in September 2014

An educator for more than 20 years, with Doctors Degree in Education, Masters Degree in Education, Bachelor of Science in Education major in Biology and General Science, with multiple teaching certificates in University of

Brunei Darussalam, Curtin University of Technology Western Australia and University of Cambridge. Science Teacher in the Ministry of Education in Brunei Darussalam for almost 16 years teaching Biology and Combined

Science, IGCSE Level. Coordinating Officer Faculty of Education of the Philippine Womens University and New Era

University. Recently taught Biology -A and AS Level, in Raffles International School in Jakarta Indonesia.

Ms. Claire Ewing, Part Time Art & Desing Teacher

Claire joined Traill in September 2014 Claire England was born in South Africa, from the UK.

She has a degree in Fine Art Painting and a Post Grad Certificate in Secondary Education from Manchester Met University.

After gaining my degree I went to work for Astra Zeneca Pharmaceutical company for a number of years as a PA, Business Admin, Education Liasons Officer and on the IT helpdesk. Only after living in Australia for a year did I

decide to become a teacher.

I gained my first job teaching at Knutsford High School immediately after leaving university. I taught 11-18year olds all art and design disciplines. I was fortunate enough to be promoted to KS3 co-ordinator and temporary head of

art for a year. I met my husband at Knutsford and worked there for 7years before deciding to move to international schools,

which was the best decision I have made so far.

Ms. Chaowadee Koson (Kru Guide), Primary Thai Language & Culture Teacher Kru Guide joined Traill in September 2014

My name is Chaowadee Koson, Kru Guide. I come from Sukhothai. I‟m 25 years old. Graduated from Naresuan University, English major and master degree from Ramkhamhaeng University, communicative English. Now I‟m a

Thai teacher for non-Thai students.

Ms. Thipsuda Thaveesit (Kru Mint), Primary Thai Language & Culture Teaxher Kru Mint joined Traill in September 2014

My name‟s Thipsuda Thaveesit. My students call me “Kru Mint” I studied Thai major in the education faculty of Silpakorn University.

Now I teach Thai Language KG Y.3A Y.4 Y.5 and Y.6 in Traill. I am enjoying working here.


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Ms. Kaori Ichijo, Japanese Teacher Kaori joined Traill in September 2014

I come from Sapporo, the major city of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. Sapporo is particularly famous for its beer and for hosting the Winter Olympics back in 1972! Benefitting from the cold winter climate and

annual snowfall I began learning to ski at the age of 5 and it remains one of my favourite pastimes to this day. I actually enjoy most sports, especially ball games, and excelled at basketball whilst at school. Before moving to

Thailand I lived in Australia, Mexico, Vietnam and the UK, and have visited more than 15 countries to date. As I am passionate about food culture I always enjoy experiencing local food and drink whilst traveling and I also love

cooking.

Mr. Jayde Williams, Physical Education Teacher Jayde joined Traill in September 2014

My name is Jayde, Im from London, UK. I work in the PE department. My main roll is coaching and teaching swimming. I have coached and taught at a number of schools in the UK. My last school was Royal Russle.

I also played division one Basketball and in the BBL for three years. I have four brothers and 3 sisters.

Mrs. Iris Doroja, Secondary ESL Teacher Iris joined Traill in September 2014

My name is Iris Doroja. I was born on 23rd August 1979. I finished my Bachelor of Elementary in Education at the Liceo de Cagayan City, Philippines.Thailand was the first country I worked. I came to Thailand in 2005 and worked

with an agency under the Thai Tech Group of schools. I have taught in bilingual, private, and government schools at different levels. Through this experience of teaching I‟ve learned many things about the culture and teaching as a

second language. I recently taught university students for a short course review for the TOEIC at Rajamangala Thanyaburi University until I got the good opportunity to work with Traill International School as ESL English

Teacher.

Mr. Federico Santana, Football Coach Federico joined Traill in September 2014

I was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. I lived most of my childhood between Argentina and Brazil with my family; a cross cultural experience that would lay the foundation for my development as a young man and an athlete. I would

soon embark on the most influential chapter of my life by taking a great leap to Miami, Florida where I was offered a

scholarship to play soccer at Florida Atlantic University and majored in Psychology. A successful college career would see me nominated to the NCAA Conference team of the year, propelling me towards the

next chapter of my life by eventually giving me the chance to fly to Germany and train with the German giant F.C.Bayern Munich. My share of luck in my good performance at Bayern opened the doors for my professional career. I would spend

three seasons in Germany, respectively in Berlin and Cologne. I would then be given the opportunity to further my international experience by spending sometime in Portugal and England, and would eventually arrive in Spain to spend

three seasons playing in the Spanish leagues; one in Valencia and two in the Canary Islands. My career would take yet another great leap, this time to Asia where I would spend over two seasons in the professional

league in Thailand, and where I would enjoy a successful spell as player-coach. Throughout my playing career I have had the great fortune of fulfilling my other passion by coaching academy teams in

each of the clubs I represented as a professional player, where I coached elite players of all ages and eventually received my UEFA coaching license from the German Football Association.

My experience with adaptation, my understanding of different cultures and group dynamics and my work within the top

football nations in the world, all strung together by my background in psychology, provides me with a great wealth of knowledge and expertise which I passionately transmit to the stars of tomorrow.


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Pre KG & KG1

Ms Jess

KG2

Mr Mike

Year 1

Mr. David

Year 2 & KS1 Leader

Mrs Rebecca

Year 3A

Mr Angus

Year 3B

Mr Chris

Year 4A

Mr Rik

Year 4B

Mr Joseph

Year 5

Mr Lawrence

Year 6 & KS2 Leader

Ms Stacy

The Primary

Team

Head of Primary

Mrs Jane

FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY We have had a fantastic and busy

start to the School Year as you

will see as you read this

newsletter. We are just about to

open a new class for Year 4 as we

are continuing to grow, so once

again I‟d like to introduce you to all

the Primary teachers. Some are

familiar faces, and some are new!

Remember you can contact us by

email if ever you have any

questions:

Head of Primary, Mrs Jane [email protected]

PreKG/KG1, Mrs Jess

[email protected] KG2, Mr Mike

[email protected] Year 1, Mr David

[email protected] Year 2 & KS1 Leader, Mrs Rebecca

[email protected] Year 3A, Mr Angus

[email protected] Year 3B, Mr Chris

[email protected] Year 4A, Mr Rik

[email protected]

Year 4B, Mr. Joseph [email protected]

Year 5, Mr Lawrence [email protected]

Year 6 & KS2 Leader, Ms Stacy [email protected]

Upper Primary ESL, Ms Carmen [email protected]

Lower Primary ESL, Ms Marianne [email protected]


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Don‘t Miss the

Tuesday 30th September & Wednesday 1st October

In the School Assembly Hall

Each workshop will last about 20 minutes!

Parents can choose up to 5 workshops to attend each day.

Refreshments will be served.

Workshops on Offer this year:

Member of Staff Tuesday Member of Staff Wednesday Mrs. Jane & Mr. David A Practical Guide to Positive Parenting Mrs. Jane The Inspiring Primary Curriculum

Ms. Stacy

Edmodo – a fun and interactive way to complete homework

Ms. Stacy Edmodo – a fun and interactive way to complete homework

Mr. Mike & Mrs. Jess

Tapestry - The new online learning journal for KG children

Mr. Mike & Mrs. Jess

Tapestry - The new online learning journal for KG children

Mr. Lawrence

Supporting your children's learning through the Internet

Mr. Chris A life of Science

Mrs. Rebecca Phonics at KS1 Mrs. Rebecca Phonics at KS2

Mr. Angus

Supporting your child‘s well-being Mr. Rik Supporting Children with Homework

Mrs. Carmen

The Top 20 things ESL Students have to know

Ms. Marianne The Top 20 things ESL Students have to know

Thai Teachers Thai in the Primary School

Session Times each day:

Sessions Times

Welcome 2:30-2:40

Session 1 2:40-3:00

Session 2 3:00-3:20

Session 3 3:20-3:50

Session 4 3:50-4:10

Session 5 4:10-4:30


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ART-VENTURE WITH KINDIES

A warm welcome to Kindergarten! KG1 and KG2 have started the year with several interesting art projects.

We have made lion prints, shape houses, bird food and even geckos! Pupils are making friends and learning

about the rules we must follow in school. Both classes work and play closely together and are looking forward

to a great year ahead!

Ms. Jessica Williams, Kindergarten 1 Teacher

Mr. Mike Mallon, Kindergarten 2 Teacher


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Year 1 performed a play of the 3 little pigs for KG1 & 2. We found out about the different materials that the pigs‟ houses were

made out of, and why the big bad wolf could not blow the strong brick house down.

Mr. David Gaggini, Year 1 Teacher


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TRIPPING WITH YEAR 2

On the very first day of this month Year 2 went on

their first school trip. We went to the Mall to get a

smoothie from SQUEEZE. We enjoyed the long wait for

our order as two members of the SQUEEZE team were

working hard to make sure every child got the correct

smoothie! The smoothies were delicious and gave

many of us brain freeze, but we loved them. Take a

look at our exciting experience.

On the 16th September we opened the doors to our

Smoothie Café. Our mums and dads came to taste our

homemade smoothie designs.

If that wasn‟t enough we also went on a class trip to

Ancient Siam City as a stunning start to our second

topic this year, „Through the keyhole‟. We looked at

how people in Thailand used to live and saw clay

models being sculpted. It was a hot and fun day!

Mrs. Rebecca Wongwiboonchai,

Year 2 Teacher & Key Stage 1 Coordinator


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In Thai culture class, the Year 2 students have enjoyed making kites and flying them in our school playground.

Kru Guide, Kru Mint, Kru Som – Primary Thai Language & Culture Teachers


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STRAW SKELETONS

Year 3b have been focusing on how the human body works. We have studied

about the organs and different types of skeletons. With a simple experiment we were able to find out how our rib cage helps protect our main organs. Students

built straw skeletons and had to protect an egg, preventing it from breaking and surviving a 1 meter fall.

“I learnt to protect an egg because it‟s like an organ in my body” Aom 3b.

Mr. Chris Douglas, Year 3B Teacher


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Year 4 settled in really well this term. They have

enjoyed exploring new topics such as „Were the Dark

Ages Dark?‟ This topic looks at how Anglo Saxon‟s

settled in Britain after the Romans left, also how the

peace was disrupted by unwanted invaders from

another land, „The Vikings‟!

The children have investigated where these Viking

invaders came from, how they lived, the clothes and

weapons they used, and what became of them.

Here Angie, Mhon, and Agnes are painting

self-portraits as if they were Vikings.

Tuw and Pom Pom are using some creative

colours for their portraits.

The children also designed and made their

own Viking shields that are displayed in the

year 4 classroom.

Mr. Richard Jones, Year 4 Teacher


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SOLAR SYSTEM

This term, our Year 5 students have seriously engaged

in the study of our Solar System and… beyond! After a

successful show during a recent Primary School

Assembly, in which they presented everything they

know about the Moon, they completed their space

projects by making wide use of the school IT equipment

and resources. Each student either chose or was

assigned a topic to develop. Some of them focused on

planets and celestial bodies, others on space

exploration history. Then, they decorated their work by

adding paper rockets and drawings. The results are

visible on the Topic board inside our Primary 5

classroom. I am personally very proud of the efforts

they all have put in their projects. „To the stars‟ is

surely a stimulating topic to kick off term 1 in style.

Last but not least, we have been extensively practising

a number of moon-related songs, specifically focusing

our attention on „Man on the Moon‟ by the R.E.M.

Everybody seemed to enjoy our performance during

the assembly.

Mr. Lawrence Tomasi, Year 5 Teacher


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CRAZY SCIENCE

We have an exciting new ECA this

year for our Primary school – Crazy Science!

The Secondary School has allowed

us to use their laboratories to carry out amazing experiments. So

far we have created invisible ink,

made bubbling lava lamps, and fizzy drinks!

We have many more exciting

experiements to try out, including making slime!

Ms. Stacy Corless,

Year 6 Teacher & Key Stage 2 Coordinator


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An Amazing Start to Year 6 2014-15!

Wow! What a busy start to the new academic year our

Year 6 has had!

Already we have been on one of our school trips – „An

artist‟s Walk‟, which allowed our students to link their

work in Geography to their work in Art. The students

completed pencil drawings of the local klong, which

they later added colour to, using watercolour

techniques.

In a new subject – Computer Science, the children

have been learning about computer languages. A

fun way to do this is to use our floor robots called

Bee Bots.

We are now building our own maps, setting challenges

for our class friends – can they program the Bee Bot

to successfully complete the route from start to

finish?

And this year we have introduced very special jobs

for our Year 6 students to aid them in developing

good responsibility and social interaction skills.

Welcome our Primary Head Boy and Girl (Boat and

Amy). They will be supporting the teachers, finding

the kindest students, the tidiest classrooms and

being in charge of our ‗caught you being good‘

tokens!


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An Amazing Start to Year 6 2014-15!

We have our Primary House Captains for our Houses –

Pegasus, Griffin and Phoenix!

We have our Assembly Helpers!

And our Playground Pals – whose job it is to make all

play times fun!

To help these students and the Primary School,

Mrs. Traill, with the help of Mrs. Indra and Mrs.

Lillian, have bought us playground toys!

And finally…

Year 6 have been working closely with our

Kindergarten team, as they take on the roles of

Kindergarten Buddies. Already great friendships

have formed with lots of active learning!

This is going to be a truly fun packed and exciting

year for our students!

Ms. Stacy Corless

Year 6 Teacher

Key Stage 2 Coordinator


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The inaugural meeting of the 2014-15

Secondary Student council was held last week.

17 students, including three representatives

from Primary, met at lunchtime and discussed

a range of issues. The subjects considered

included the Canteen, the Library, and the PE

changing facilities.

The meeting was chaired by the Head Girl,

Homa, and the Head Boy, James, recorded the

minutes of the meeting.

Mr. Philip, Senior Teacher: Student Welfare,

who attended the meeting as the staff

representative, said he was very impressed

with the constructive suggestions that were

forthcoming from the students.

The Student Council will meet twice each term

with the next meeting scheduled for November.

Mr. Philip Peters, Head of Student-Welfare


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Spaghetti Machine Competition Time again!

Organised by the Melbourne School of Engineering,

The Amazing Spaghetti Machine Contest was

launched in 2011 as an annual competition for

school students in which knowledge and skills in

maths, science, engineering, and project

management are put to the test in the creation of a

'spaghetti machine‘ — the Italian term for an

overly complex machine or device that is used to

perform a relatively simple task.

This year our team to enter the com[etition is

Team Ratatouille which is made up by Timmy (yr9),

Connor (yr10), Jamie (yr10) and Sam (year 11).

The task for the competition is to turn on an

electric light. They will have till the 24th November

to build the machine.

Ms. Gail Elliott, Examinations Officer


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Towards the end of Term 3 Year 8

were studying about the impacts

of deforestation and the impact on

climate change in Geography. In

their groups they did a fabulous

job creating collaborative

presentations, videos, websites,

posters and some even set up a

stall to raise awareness about

products which contained palm oil

and explained the link between

palm oil plantations and

deforestation. Moved to action the

students then sent eight letters to

10 Downing Street, the home of the

British Prime Minister, explaining

their findings and asking the

British government to help raise

awareness about the problems

associated with climate change.

During the summer break we

received a reply addressed to the

students of Traill International

School.

Mr. Neil Groves, Business Studies

Teacher & CPD Coordinator

NOTE FROM 10 DOWNING STREET


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INVESTIGATING STEARIC ACID

The Science Team at Traill are this

year establishing a new practical

basis for the teaching of Science.

Both universities and employers

want to recruit students who are

not just academic but who are also

talented practical scientists. By

ensuring that all topics taught

across Science are underpinned

by a range of exciting and relevant

experimental activities, Traill aims

to ensure that all our graduates

are ready for potential career in a

Scientific field. The photographs

show students investigating the

physical properties of Stearic acid

as part of their IGCSE Chemistry

course.

Mrs. Emma Marsh, Chemistry

Teacher


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SELF-VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY

Students in years 7, 8, and 9

repaired all Thai notebooks

because some of them are broken

and some students didn‘t bother to

fix them. They fixed them for every

class so they wouldn‘t be torn and

broken again and so they can use

them permanently without having

to fix them again.

This is a volunteer activity for

students to help their community

for free. This activity runs after

school on Wednesday 24th

September 2014.

Mr. Sooksunt Wanngern, Head of

Faculty; MFL


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On Friday 21st June 2014, a group of students from

the music department performed for the ―Traill

Graduation Ceremony 2014‖ at the ballroom hall, 3rd

Floor, Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand

The first show was the instrumental music by the

Traill Jazz Band which including Jasper (Y8) –

Trombone, Pat (Y10) – Piano, Dominic (Y10) – Violin,

Nick (Y11) – Percussion and Kru Note – Saxophone.

They performed many jazz tunes such as ―Fly Me To

The Moon‖, ―Careless Whisper‖, ―The Girl From

Ipanema‖ and ―Killing Me Softly With His Song‖ which

demonstrated a high level of musical technique,

improvisation and good teamwork.

The second show was a solo sung by Lara (Y10). She

performed the song ―Stand By Me‖ by ―The Beatles‖

which demonstrated her powerful voice.

The third show was the trio music by Fail Zone Band

which including Kris (Y11) – Vocal, Makoto (Y11) – Bass

and Boss (Y11) – Guitar. They performed the song ―I‘m

Yours‖ by ―Jason Mraz‖ which demonstrated a high

range of technical instrument control.

The last show was a solo song by Janjao (Y10). She

performed the song ―When Goodbye Isn‘t Enough‖

which composed by Kru Note. She also demonstrated

sensitivity to phrasing and expression with an

outstanding musical performance.

Mr. Pongsithorn Sareeratana (Kru Note) – Music

Teacher

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FROM THE PE DEPARTMENT

The U15 basketball team opened up their season by taking part in the Shrewsbury

International School annual invitational friendly tournament. The tournament had

8 teams and Traill international school U15 team came out of the first round

games by beating ISB and Harrow and losing to ASB.

In the semifinal Traill faced a very good team from BPS that stopped Traill

Journey in the tournament. In the 3rd place game, Traill overcame Shrewsbury

International School.

It was a great tournament for the team; they gained in maturity and experience.

The Traill U15 basketball team ended the tournament on a high note by being part

of the top 3 schools that attended the tournament.

Mr. Joseph Nlepe Nlepe, Basketball Coach


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On the 6th of September our U-19 boys opened up their

football season by taking part in the Phoenix friendship

football tournament. After coming second in group play they

advanced to the elimination round where they were eventually

defeated 1-0 by tournament favorites ISB in an exciting thriller

that saw ISB score in the final minutes. The boys put forward a

performance they could be proud of, specially considering that

most of them belonged to younger age groups.

On the 16th of Septembers our U-17 boys opened up their

BISAC season playing away @ ISB. They played a great game,

had many scoring situations outshooting ISB 15 to 4, yet where

unfortunate to go home with only a 1-1 draw as ISB tied late in

the second half.

On the 25th of September our U-19 boys took part in a friendly

game against TCIS, an exciting ten goal thriller that ended 5-5

and that saw both teams give it their all with tensions running

high inside the pitch. Once again a great performance by our

boys as they controlled the tempo of the game and had 60-

70% ball possession, scoring some good team and individual

goals.

On the 13th of September the our girls U-17 team opened up

their football season putting on a great performance @ the

Shrewsbury International football tournament. While having

trained only an hour in preparation for the tournament the

girls came together to upset many teams on their way to

achieving a bronze medal in the tournament.

On the 22nd of September our U-19 girls opened up their

BISAC season @ ISB upsetting the tournament giants 2-0. The

girls once again put on a great show of teamwork and hard-

work by nullifying ISB's attack while breaking down their

defense.

Mr. Federico Santana, Football Coach


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This year‘s Interhouse competition has got underway in

spectacular fashion with the basketball. As can be seen from

the match scores and, more importantly, the overall score, it

has been an extremely tight competition so far, and I hope this

will continue, not just with the basketball, but for all the other

competitions throughout the year.

The overall scores confirm how close the competition is and it

also shows that for the first time the U/9s (Years 3 & 4) will

be involved, playing mini-basketball. They will also be involved

in the football competition after half term.

I am looking forward to a really exciting Interhouse completion

this year.

Mr. John O‘Hara, Head of Faculty; Humanities


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PEGASUS PHOENIX GRIFFIN

U/9 Girls

U/9 Boys

U/11 Girls

U/11 Boys

U/13 Girls 4 1 3

U/13 Boys 3 0 6

U/15 Girls 3 6 0

U/15 Boys 3 3 3

Senior Girls

Senior Boys

TOTAL 13 10 12

INTERHOUSE BASKETBALL TOTALS


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Dear Parents,

Traill International School is proud to deliver The Duke of Edinburgh‘s International Award.

Traill School are now offering students the opportunity to take part in the International Award at Bronze level in Year 10. Fifteen students

have now begun their Bronze Award and are busy organising their Skill, Physical and Service activities. They will have the option to

continue the Award at higher level in Years 11 and 12 as they progress through the school. The Award will be launched to Year 11 students

soon, but places are limited and interested students will need to be organized and efficient in order to secure a place.

The International Award is perhaps the most prized extra-curricular program amongst employers and universities across the world,

especially in Europe and North America. This is because participation in the Award proves that a young person has taken on challenges

and has succeeded in their own personal journey of extra-curricular development. Being able to demonstrate a rounded breadth of

education is as important as achieving high grades in examinations. An International Award holder, at any level of the Award, can be proud

of their achievements and employers value what it represents in a person.

The Award

The Duke of Edinburgh‘s International Award is the world‘s leading youth achievement award, bringing together practical exper iences and

life skills to equip young people for life. Since it was founded in 1956 by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh (husband to Queen

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom), over eight million young people have participated in the Award in over 140 countries and territories.

Traill International School is proud to offer the Award to young people aged 14 and over. We are offering the Bronze Award this year to

Y10 students at Traill. We have two Award Leaders, Dr Dan Marsh and Mrs Emma Marsh, who will support your child through their Award

program.

What is involved?

The Award is voluntary, non-competitive, enjoyable and balanced, and requires effort over time. There are three levels to the Award:

Bronze, Silver and Gold. Young people design their own Award program, set their own goals and record their own progress. They choose a

Service, Physical Recreation, Skills activity and go on an Adventurous Journey. The only person they compete against is themselves, by

challenging their own beliefs about what they can achieve.

The Award program runs on both Wednesday and Friday afternoons as part of the Traill ECA program. In order to be registered on the

Award and begin their training and activities, a small registration fee of 2000 Baht is payable. Once registered, a child can begin logging

their activities towards their Bronze Award.

If any parent has experience of the Award or is involved in activities they feel would be of benefit to the students, please get in touch with

Dr Dan who will be glad to discuss how we could work together.

Further information: more information on The Award can be found at www.intaward.org.

For information about the Award in Traill School, please contact: Dr Dan Marsh, Award Coordinator, Email: [email protected]


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