Term 1 - 01 November 2024

Matters of Principal

Whole School

READER SURVEY
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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FAIR
We are disappointed to announce that our annual Christmas Fair will not go ahead this year. Both the School and the RSTPA recognise that the event has become too large for us to safely manage, particularly with the associated Health and Safety risks and liability issues involved, as well as the cost of external companies. We will continue to explore alternative options for the future and appreciate your support. 

46th SEA AQUATICS - NATIONAL TEAM
We are incredibly proud to announce that talented swimmer, Lilly (Year 8), has been selected to represent Thailand and join the National Team at the 46th SEA Aquatics 2024. This is an historic achievement for Lilly, as she becomes the first ever student from our School to reach National Team level. Lilly will swim in her specialist stroke, the 100 and 200 metre breaststroke.

This achievement is a huge step forward for Lilly, her family and the entire School Swim Team. Please join us in congratulating her. 

CHRISTMAS CAMP 2024
Give your child the gift of an unforgettable experience this Christmas at our popular Christmas Camp which takes place from 15th-21st December 2024 and is available for 7 to 12-year-olds. For more information and to ensure your child does not miss out on this fantastic opportunity, please head to our website.

BOOK DRIVE
Our 'Book Drive' remains open until Thursday, 12th December and we are collecting gently used or brand new books and stationery, with all donations going to local school libraries in Northern Thailand that have been affected by the recent floods. Please see below for more information.

NOVEMBER OPEN DAY
Our Senior School Open Day will be held on Saturday, 30th November from 9-11:30am. The event is open to any families who would like to know more about our Senior School experience, but is particularly relevant to those with children currently in Years 7 and 8. It is a great opportunity to tour the facilities, meet current staff and students, and find out more about the transition up to Senior School.

INTRODUCING THE WHOLE JOURNEY
It is with great excitement that we introduce our brand new staff spotlight series, 'The Whole Journey'. Get to know more about the dynamic staff members that make up our community as we dive deeper into finding out who they really are, what they love and what makes our School such a special place to be. 

We first sat down with Dr Lilla Grindlay to hear all about her journey. 

Senior

NOVEMBER HIGHER EDUCATION EVENTS
Our Higher Education team has compiled a list of the most relevant university events in November, including open days and webinars, which you can view here.

Registering and attending for such events is a great way to boost your supra-curricular activities and ensure your university application really stands out. Read more about supra-curricular activities here in our latest blog. 

INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME
We are grateful to be able to offer our students the opportunity to get involved in a variety of Internship and Volunteering Programmes. These programmes are a fantastic way for students to enhance their personal statements and boost university applications as well as learn valuable life skills. 

Two of our recent programmes include the inspiring volunteer project, We Care We Build and the exciting Dentistry Internship, which you can read more about in the below blog posts.

Dentistry Internship
We Care We Build

FUTURE PATHWAYS LECTURE
Students are invited to join us on Monday, 4th November, from 4:05-5:00pm in the Science Lecture Theatre to learn about memory theory and how it can be applied to enhance revision techniques.

The Future Pathways lecture series provides valuable supra-curricular opportunities, exposing students to global universities and helping them explore subjects beyond the classroom to make them more competitive for top universities.

More information is available below.

8th NOVEMBER:
Parent Teacher Meetings - XX

12th - 14th NOVEMBER:
E Block Residential

14th NOVEMBER:
Loy Krathong

15th NOVEMBER:
School closed for Exeat

HOUSE DRAMA HIGHLIGHTS
A wide range of House performances took place towards the end of last half term with over 200 students performing and helping backstage, across the Day and Boarding Houses, to deliver our largest House Drama Performance in the Veraphan Theatre, based upon Carol Ann Duffy's 'More Grimm Tales'.

Led by our House Drama Sixths and Captains, the students went on to retell six very different traditional fairy tales. Highlights included the enthused Pantomime retelling of 'Snow White' by School House, a stunning  'Musicians of Bremen' by Town House (complete with Brechtian elements, music and shadow puppetry), as well as Sheriff House and their modern retelling of 'Rumplestiltskin' full of gold and original raps. The girls' Houses equally showcased a very high standard with lavish sets from Southfield with 'Hansel and Gretel', Tudor House delivered a new musically-devised retelling of 'Red Riding Hood' and Rupert Brooke wowed with their aspirational set, costume and use of dance in a traditional performance of 'Cinderella'.

The event was popularly received over two afternoons with the different Houses watching on. Head of Senior Drama, Mr Furness, welcomed our judge Ms Davies, Head of Prep Drama, to an entirely student-led production including all directing, set, music, tech and choreography. This was a fun and full audience as we welcomed back the live performances delivering our Houses diverse and creative spirits. Many weeks of additional House activities, breaktimes and evenings spent rehearsing was paid off as the students showcased their many strengths.

Make sure to check back next week for the results announcement!

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Prep

COOKERY LOGO HOUSE COMPETITION
We have an exciting House competition for our students to get involved in and design a brand new logo for RST Cookery. The winning design will be featured on our Cooking Class aprons. Please see the below poster for details on how to enter.  

RST CHRONICLE
Welcome to our 6th edition of the RST Chronicle. Thanks again to our fantastic reporters Siku, Liphao, Paul, Eita and Kati for their hard work on delivering this newspaper each week. 

PREP MUSIC RECITAL
Registration is now closed for the Music Recital. Your child's performance time will be communicated to you via email during week 10, and will also be published in the newsletter on Friday, 8th November.

2nd NOVEMBER:
Saturday Enrichment and Sport Programme - please see on SOCS
NIST Swim Meets
BISA U13 Basketball (away) - Shrewsbury
BMAC Cross Country - ISB
BISA U9 & U11 Football (away) - Harrow

3rd NOVEMBER:
NIST Swim Meets

4th NOVEMBER:
08:15-10:30: RSTPA Cooking Class (Indonesia)
12:30-17:30: Mini Adventure Trip for AES - Y3-6

5th NOVEMBER:
Mixed Internal Tennis Tournament 

6th NOVEMBER:
16:00-18:00: Piano Recital in the Veraphan Theatre

5th - 8th NOVEMBER:
Eco & Tech Team Trip to Singapore EduTech Asia

8th NOVEMBER:
08:00-12:00 Blood Donation in the Green Room
13:30-15:35: RSTPA Full Committee Meeting

8th - 9th NOVEMBER:
Overnight AES Camp Trip for Years 7 & 8

9th NOVEMBER:
U11 Football v Siam Schools League (Away)
ISB Swim Fest

YEAR 3 KHAI JIEW CREATIONS
As part of their International Day celebrations, our Year 3 students had a fantastic time crafting their very own 'My Khai Jiew' menus. With a variety of ingredients, they planned and prepared unique versions of this popular Thai omelette, such as Khai Jiew with spring onion, Khai Jiew Moo Sab, and even their signature dish, the delicious 'Khai Jiew Year 3.'

This fun activity allowed students to share cooking experiences together and also gave them an opportunity to brush up on their Thai language learning, enhancing their writing skills and understanding of high-class consonant tones. It was a wonderful and much enjoyed blend of culinary creativity and academic enrichment.

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Pre-Prep

LANGUAGE WEDNESDAYS
Our first 'Language Wednesday' was off to a fantastic start this week with a warm welcome to School in Thai. The usual 'Good Morning' was instead replaced with the Thai greeting of 'Arun Sawat'. Each Wednesday, children and parents will be welcomed in a different language to showcase and reflect the languages of our community. Language posters are displayed in each class so that the children can become familiar with the different greetings.

We truly are an international community and feel grateful to be able to share these learning moments with our children and families. Next week, we will be greeting you in Korean. 

EAL YOUNG INTERPRETER SCHEME 
Over the past six weeks of their Young Interpreter Scheme (YIS) course, our young interpreters have gradually become excellent role models to others. Through their dedicated participation, these kind and responsible Year 2 children have not only honed their language skills (and learned some new languages too) but also developed valuable qualities such as empathy, compassion and active listening. They have become reliable and supportive friends to both new arrivals and those new to English in the School, ensuring they feel understood, safe and welcome. The young interpreters have been wearing their badges with pride, embodying the School's commitment to inclusivity and demonstrating the positive impact of peer support.

KINDNESS MONTH
Our MAD Juniors have a very exciting new project for the month of November - a whole month of kindness. We will be helping everyone to establish the Koala Way even more in our classrooms and have put together lots of ideas to carry out a small 'act of kindness' challenge for each day that children can tick off together. Kindness is always important and we can all be kind, together. 

You can find our kindness calendar below and also head to our Facebook and Instagram page to watch a special video put together by our MAD Juniors. 

PARENT ID BADGES
Please remember to bring your School ID badge with you each day. Any parents without their School ID will be asked to leave a form of photograph ID at Reception in order to obtain a visitor pass. This is to ensure that everyone on site is authorised to be here and to help keep your children safe.

4th NOVEMBER:
Reception bikes and scooters to School. (Helmets must be worn)

6th NOVEMBER:
Year 2 Assembly (Dolphins and Hedgehogs)

8th NOVEMBER:
Year 2 Assembly (Rhinos and Kangaroos)

12th NOVEMBER:
Odd Socks Day

14th NOVEMBER:
Loy Krathong celebrations - parents invited from 8:30-9:00am for a show

15th NOVEMBER:
School closed for Exeat 

20th NOVEMBER:
Little Talk - Korean coffee morning (Phonics focus)

INTERNATIONAL DAY FUN
We ended the first half term with our super exciting International Day Parade and Food Market. It was incredible to see so many amazing costumes throughout the parade - many thanks to our parents for their wonderful efforts. The children spent the day learning about different countries and cultures, watching several fantastic performances from our Korean, Thai and British communities and had a spectacular time trying all of the delicious food on offer at our Food Market. We are so grateful to all of the parents who provided a table at the Food Market - it was a wonderful experience for our children. 

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Boarding Life

Marshall House got into the Halloween spirit with an evening of spooktacular games, including the Oreo game, firing water bombs at Mr Stoker and eye ball ping pong... amongst other wickedly fun activities! 

Sport and Enrichment

NEW COMPETITIVE DANCE TEAM
Our new and exciting Competitive Dance Team is making a debut this activity block and we can't wait to see how the team evolves. Open to students in Year 5 and above across Prep and Senior, the Competitive Dance Team will focus on high-energy routines that combine powerful movements and synchronised choreography to bring out true team spirit. We are looking for any students who are ready to bring their energy, creativity and enthusiasm, whether you are an experienced dancer or not. The Team will have opportunities to perform at School events and in the future enter competitions.

If you are interested or would like to know more, please contact Ms Hutchison, our Whole School Sports Teacher and Competitive Dance Team leader, AHutchison@rugbyschool.ac.th

INDOOR CLIMBING
Our Indoor Climbing activity is being offered again for Activity Block Two. Here is a recap of what our climbers experienced last half term. We look forward to seeing many new faces joining us for this exciting activity. 

HAS SPORT EVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT?
In his latest blog post, our Director of Sport, Richard Molloy, reflects on the first half of this term and how the importance of sport has changed and developed for our students.  

U19 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Our U19 Girls Volleyball Captain, Korya, recaps their latest experience at the BISA end of season tournament. Read all about their competition here. 

Community Events

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