Term 1: dates for your diary…When What Who Details

Thursday 27th September Maths day Whole school

Monday 22nd October to

Friday 26th October

Half term break School closed

Friday 2nd November Science day Whole school

Wednesday 28th

November

Loy Krathong celebrations First School

Upper School

8.45am

10.00am

Friday 30th November Last day of After School Activities Year 1 to 10

Tuesday 4th December Sports day Early Years to

Reception

First School

Wednesday 5th December H. M. King‟s birthday School closed

Thursday 6th December Sports day Years 1 to 11 Army base

Friday 7th December End of Term 1 Reports sent home Whole school

Monday 10th December Constitution day School closed

Tuesday 11th December to

Thursday 13th December

Parent – Teacher meetings First School

Wednesday 12th

December

Parent – Teacher meetings Upper School

Friday 14th December First School Carol Concert (a.m.)

Last day of Term 1

First School

Monday 7th January 2013 First day of Term 2 Whole school

News from the Garden

Dear Parents and friends of GIS,

September has been and gone and whata wet month it was! However, thetorrential rain hasn‟t been able todampen the spirits of the children atGarden as it has been an extremelybusy month for all concerned: SherlockHolmes and his faithful sidekick Dr.Watson acted for the Secondarystudents, Year 4 looked inside theHuman body and everyone joinedtogether for Maths day.

The school has continued to developand has recently been accredited byCambridge International Examinationsas a licensed examinations centre.

The end of this month also sees theintroduction of the „Home-SchoolAgreement‟. This is one more way thatwe aim to encourage a positivepartnership with parents that isimportant to promoting the school‟svision of “...empowering pupils to

develop their full potential.” Your childwill bring home a copy today that needsto be read, signed and returned toschool on Monday 1st October. Yourchild‟s class teacher or form tutor willalso sign it and then provide you with acopy.

Please read and enjoy the rest of thismonth‟s newsletter. As always, if thereis anything that you wish to discussfurther please do not hesitate to contactme.

Warmest regards,

Jeremy Stokes MA Ed.

Principal

jeremys@gardenbangkok.com

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On Wednesday 26th September Year 4 went to Chulalongkorn hospital to havea look at 'The Human Body' exhibition.They were able to see the insides andoutsides of a human and find out howall the parts fit together. They werefascinated by the lungs and heart exhibitand were equally intrigued by getting upclose to a real skeleton for the first time.The local university students andgeneral public also attending were

impressed by the children's knowledge of the bones in the body. The childrenenjoyed the trip a great deal and learned a lot about the human anatomy. Forsure they will certainly never forget this educational visit.

News from the Garden

Early Years 1 have been learning about birds and patterns. These are ourhandprint owls.

News from the Garden

This term Year 11 have been working hard improving their Natural Forms project,giving their work more context by linking up with contemporary artists’connections and adding meaning related to environmental issues. Phone isstudying Anslem Keifer, the infamous mixed media artist, Florence is generatingher ideas around her passion for painting animals, with studying at Durer and herideas will relate a message to animal cruelty through her art. Kwun has used ICTto enhance her Matisse "cut-out collage design" ideas around The Garden andLaura is experimenting with a variety of media and techniques exploring theexpressive mark-making of Van Gogh. Mint is making a very beautiful origamipaper dress, inspired by the designer Sandra Backlund.

Phone

Florence

News from the Garden

Laura

Kwun

News from the Garden

Mint

News from the Garden

On Thursday 20th

September GIS pupils were treated to amemorable performance fromPerformance Exchange Theatre Companywho came to us direct from London. Atroupe of three actors in all, Daniel Foleyand father and son duo, Nigel and MaxGilmore, had Secondary pupils spell-bound with their stunning portrayal of aSherlock Holmes’ murder mystery.After the performance, the actorsanswered pupil questions about theauthor of Sherlock Holmes, ArthurConan Doyle. Pupils learned that thewriter was a doctor, which gave hisstories added intrigue.After this session, pupils enthusiasticallyjoined Daniel in some voice ‘warm-up’activities (for the stage) after which heasked for a volunteer from the audienceto sing for us. With someencouragement from Mr. Fowler, Year 11pupil, Emily came forward to treat uswith a delightful song. Our visitingperformers were very impressed,commenting that they had been

upstaged by Emily’s thoroughly

captivating voice!Once again, Garden pupils were full ofcuriosity about the lives and careers ofthe actors, some pupils expressing theirambition to become actors while othersstayed back to talk one-on-one to them.They discovered that Daniel and Nigelare involved in both television andtheatre in England. Max, however, hasjust finished a law degree, so acting ishis hobby, for now.Year 10 English were privileged to haveDaniel join them in class before theperformance. Jet lagged, Daniel hadarrived at GIS two hours before starttime! Year 10s were subsequentlytreated to a private reading of an extractfrom Charles Dickens’ Hard Times anddiscovered the actor’s love of his works.As you can see from the photographs,pupils thoroughly enjoyed theirexposure to the life of a professionalactor and the activities that followed.

Ms. Sharon Evangelista

News from the Garden

News from the Garden

• Please remember that swimming is a vital life skill and childrenlearn best when they get regular practice. Parents are key toensuring that their children have the correct kit each and everyweek: this includes swimming clothes, a towel and goggles, all withyour child’s name on to prevent them becoming lost.

• Thank you to all those parents who have brought their child to bemeasured for the new school uniform that will arrive in time for thestart of Term 2. If you haven’t do so yet, please make sure to visitthe school office as soon as possible to avoid any delays in receivingyour child’s new uniform.

• Another reminder that the School Uniform Policy calls for all pupilsto wear smart, black shoes and to bring trainers for P.E. and outsideplay in a bag. Please support the school dress code and ensure yourchild has the appropriate footwear.

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A Flute and Piano Duo Recital

by Viviana Guzman and Mahani Teave

On Sunday, October 7th , 2012 @ 7:30 pm at Siam Ratchada Music Auditorium in the ground floor ofFortune Town Building on Ratchadapisek Road by MRT Rama 9 station

D & M Music Studio proudly presents Flute and Piano Duo Recital by internationally renowned flutistViviana Guzman who has performed extensively in more than 120 countries all over the world andpleased to stop in Bangkok as guest performer for The 50th Anniversary Celebration of DiplomaticRelationship between Thailand and Chile.

Described by the New York Times as "an imaginative artist," Chilean-born flutist, Viviana Guzmán performs over 80 concerts a yearthroughout the world.

She has been featured on programs for PBS, NBC, and NPR, seen onthe cover of Latina Style Magazine, and in COSMOPOLITAN en Españoland has played in 118 countries including South Africa, Ireland, Spain,Brazil, Bali, India, Peru, Greece, featuring flutes from her collection ofover 100 gathered from concert tours.

Her music video was aired on UNIVISION in 30 countries. She has performed as soloist with orchestrasin Russia, Chile, Vermont, New York, Wisconsin, California, Texas, and Montana, in such halls as inCarnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, and other prominent stages with such artists asMikhail Baryshnikov, Placido Domingo, and Glenn Close.

Viviana began her musical training at the age of 5 and won her first competition at 7. By the age of 15,she played as a soloist with orchestras, studied with Jean-Pierre Rampal, and was featured on a JohnDenver nationally televised NBC special.

Ms. Guzmán studied with James Galway, and Albert Tipton and graduated from the Juilliard School.Viviana has released seven albums entitled, "Telemann Flute Fantasies" (classical), "Planet Flute"(world), "Danza de Amor" (latin), "Mostly Tango" (tango), "Serenity" (National Geographic),"Meditations" (new age) and "Argentine Music".

MAHANI TEAVE is the winner of numerous international pianocompetitions and one of the most celebrated pianists in Chile. Anative of legendary Easter Island (UNESCO archaeological site), Ms.Teave is her island’s only classical musician. She debuted as a pianistat the age of nine when she accompanied renowned Chilean pianistRoberto Bravo on a series of concert tours. From that moment untilnow, Ms. Teave has appeared on television talk shows, radio, andin hundreds of newspaper interviews and articles. A Chilean moviedirector is currently working on a documentary about Ms. Teave withthe purpose of motivating and inspiring the Chilean youth.

At the age of eighteen, Ms. Teave obtained, with highest honors, a Bachelor of Music degree fromAustral University (Valdivia, Chile) under Professor Ximena Cabello. She received her Master of Musicdegree from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2005, under the tutelage of Professor Sergei Babayan .Ms. Teave was the first prize winner of the 1999 Claudio Arrau International Piano Competition, whereshe also won prizes for the best compulsory pieces and the biggest talent. She won first prize in the2001 Ciudad de Palmayola International Piano Competition in Mallorca, Spain, and the 2004 ClevelandInstitute of Music Concerto Competition. Most recently she was a prize winner in the 2006 CorpusChristi International Piano Competition.

Tickets are priced at 500 and 250 baht and are available at Robinson Piano on the 5th floor of SiamDiscovery Center ( Tel: 02-658-1080-1) or call for more information at K. Mongkol: 081-682-8000