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HIGHLIGHTS T ER M 2a I SSUE 9 20 15/20 16

FU NDR A IS ING FUN, THE SHREWSBU RY WAY The first week of February brought the return of Charities week, with a variety of fundraising activities taking place across the school to support the work of the School’s charity partners.

A number of year groups took part in their own sponsored chal-lenges; some testing, some fun, but all for a good cause.

There were lemonade and cake sales in Early Years, a sponsored space hopper bounce in Y1, a “wear it backwards” day in Y5, a sponsored silence in Y6 (extremely popular with the teachers!) and a “name that tune” challenge for Y8. Y10 students took to the pool to make their contribution to Chari-

ties Week, forming teams to col-lectively swim a distance equiva-lent to the width of the Gulf of Thailand (62.6km) in a single PE lesson.

The competition pool has perhaps never been quite so busy, with the whole year group churning out the 2,507 lengths in super quick time.

As ever, the week’s main event was the Charity fair, which took place over two separate after-noons. In bright sunshine, stu-dents, teachers and parents both provided and enjoyed a variety of fairground games, yummy treats, and music in a characteristic and energetic display of enterprise, generousity and talent.

Shrewsbury’s fantastic Chinese New Year celebrations provided the platform one final fundraiser, with families handing in cash do-nations in lucky red Chinese enve-lopes; money that we know will help to deliver some very worth-while projects (and hope to bring a lot of luck) for Sister Louise, The Hub and Mercy Centre.

Whilst sponsorship money from the week’s activities is yet to be counted, we are pleased to an-nounce that the Fair alone had raised an amazing 282,700 Baht, smashing the original target of 250,00 Baht.

Thanks to everyone for their gen-erous support!

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SHREWSBURY UPCOMING EVENTS

COMMUNITY EVENTS IN TERM 2B

Please keep an eye on your emails, and on our social media feeds for event information, registration, and ticketing details.

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SHREWSBURY CHARITY HIGHLIGHTS

ECOMOVE’S MISSION TO MERCY CENTRE

by Ms. Storey

The EcoMove “You-Time!”, started by Mind (Class of 2015) and Poom (Y13) has been col-lecting good quality scrap paper from classrooms around Shrews-bury this year to turn into scrap paper booklets. While it has made us realize just how much waste paper Shrewsbury produces we’ve enjoyed turning some of it into a useful product. On 25th January, Ern and Minnie(Y10), Saumyaa (Y6) and Pippa (Y5) visited the Mercy Center to donate 40 of the booklets we’d made. We also joined in with playing some games with the chil-dren while we there. Thank you to Mr Fidge for organizing the trip.

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SHREWSBURY JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS

The Gingerbread Man was the focus for EY1 in Term 2a. EY1 were so excited to make, count and bake their very own gingerbread biscuits. But when they took them out of the oven, something strange had happened – one of the gingerbread biscuits had disappeared! After a long search, high and low, they fi-nally found the missing gingerbread man. There was lots of laughter in the EY1 assembly, where the teachers acted out the story of “The Gingerbread Man”. The children got into character too, joining in with the song, "run run as fast as you can you can't catch me I'm a gingerbread man!" This term, EY2 have been learning about the story of Handa’s surprise and the continent of Africa in which the story is set. However, they’ve also had the chance to try out the Italian art of pizza-making. The children did a survey using tally charts to work out which toppings were most popular. Then they applied their Phonics skills to help them write shopping lists for the ingredients before making and kneading the dough for the pizza bases and waiting for the yeast to wake up and help the dough to rise. Finally it was time to shape, top and bake their pizzas to take home to share with their families. Yum! Year 1 have been enjoying their “Food Glorious Food!” topic, which all began with a trip to a surprise pop-up market, in the school playground. Children walked around the colourful stalls and got to order Thai favourites som tum and sticky rice, coconut ice cream, fresh fruit juice, Thai deserts and a selection of local fruits. Later in term Y1 classes also visited a local sandwich store, where they practiced ordering, making healthy choices and paying for their own snacks. Year 2 have been working on their storytelling this term. Having learnt the story of Norman’s Journey, children then created their own story maps, drawing sequences of pictures to help them recall the steps of the story, and all of its descriptive adjectives and grammar. Children then chose some different set-tings and scenarios to develop and adapt the story, which made for some extremely exciting and novel adventures! A display of the work will be up on the Year 2 corridor for everyone to see next half term. Year 3 s performance of The Arabian Prince took centre stage this term; the central theme for their “Showstoppers!” learning topic. The show followed the story of Aladdin, Princess Jade and the Sultan’s evil advisor, Jafar, who tricks Aladdin into retrieving a magic lamp, capable of making anyone who rubs it rich beyond their wildest dreams. However, as much as Aladdin thought he’d like to be a billionaire, he soon learns that it’s not all about the money, and that all you really need is love. Brilliant performances, stunning costumes—thanks to all the Parents, staff and technical crew who helped create another spec-tacular show. In their Natural Disasters topic, Year 4 have been learning about how volcanoes are formed, found out about some of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history and made their very own plasticine volca-noe models. In Numeracy, children were thinking about emergency situations, looking at school data and capacities of different boats to work out the most efficient options for evacuating each school in case of flood. In Science they also looked at how digestion works and carried out a gruesome experiment involv-ing a pair of tights, soggy bread and water! Yuk! In Year 5, children have been working hard on their long term Mission to Mars projects. Each child had to select a minimum of 3 activities which tested their construction, drawing and digital media skills. As well doing lots of great research about space and the Cosmos, the project also helped to develop responsibil-ity and resourcefulness through the selection appropriate tasks/methods and meeting the project dead-lines. Year 6 have been learning all about World War II this term, with their trip to wartime sites in Kanchanburi providing the highlight activity. Closer to home, however, volunteers from each year 6 class have been taking part in the Play Leader Challenge Initiative, accumulating points throughout each half term for set-ting up, organizing and tidying away play equipment before school, at break and at lunch times. They also act as Ambassadors of the Playground and assist in helping other students with their break time ac-tivities. Points are awarded for effectively completing these duties and showing initiative. The team of volunteers from the 2 classes with highest number of points each half term are rewarded with a certifi-cate and “golden tea-time” with the Junior School learning mentors.

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SHREWSBURY JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS

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SHREWSBURY RESIDENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS

YEAR 6 RESIDENTIAL: KANCHANBURI — report by Georgia (6MF) In the last week of January, Year 6 went on the annual residential trip to Kanchanaburi and these were a few of my highlights: One of the best activities we did in Kanchanaburi was the games and relays on the big field. The wet sponge game was amazing. You had to pass the sponge over your head and the next person would pass under their legs but you got very very WET. It was so much fun. My team won every time (GO Schweitzer !!!!!)

 

When we went to Hell Fire Pass it was fascinating as it showed you so much history from World War 2 and I learned a lot - I felt so sorry for the poor men that had to make this railway everyday for 18 hours. They only ate a small bowl of rice each day. But my favourite thing that we did in Kanchanaburi was the fashion show on the last night. It was brilliant! Our theme was Disney princesses. Michael was Rapunzel and Jack was Cinderella; they looked so funny. Mr Hollick and Miss Kookai were the best models in the world (imported from Paris)! Thanks Mrs .Fidge for making the trip such an amazing time. I will remember this for ever and ever.

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SHREWSBURY RESIDENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS

YEAR 7 RESIDENTIAL: KHAO YAI — report By Alex (7HB)

On the 11th of January, Year 7 arrived at school resplendent in colourful House Shirts, braced and ready for our annual Residential trip, this time to Khao Yai National Park. After three long hours on the bus we finally reached our campsite, the Wild Lodge, and within minutes, we had visited our lodges or tents, eaten lunch and started our first activity. Throughout the 5 days we covered 6 main activities: The High ropes, Abseiling and Bouldering, Archery, River Scramble, Masterchef and Survival. We also had some fun house competitions such as Quiz Night, Shrewsbury’s GotTalent, and enjoyed other pursuits including campfire with roasted marshmallows, and a hike around the National Park. Some of our activities were also House competitions, over which we battled fiercely for the prizes, and, of course, the pride. Throughout the week we got to spend some quality time with our friends and challenged ourselves to try lots of different experiences, including sleeping in a tent for two LONG nights. Overall, the trip was a great experience and we all really enjoyed it.

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SHREWSBURY RESIDENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS

YEAR 8 RESIDENTIAL: RAYONG — report by Lauren 8AT and Arjyo 8SB With its wonderful beaches, the Year 8 residential to Rayong was both a relaxing and very educational trip. The geographical focus of the trip was to learn about the environment and what effects littering has on the ecosystem, and included studies of the coastal environment and how it can be improved. House activities, team games and quiz also helped to develop teamwork, and made for a fun and memorable week. On the first day of residential we visited a beautiful mangrove forest, where due to the low tide, we were able to spot many animals including fiddler crabs and managed to see a pit viper preparing to attack. Some people even saw up to 150 mudskippers. Then we moved on to the amazing aquarium in Pattaya and its many different species of fish, sharks and plants. My favourite part was seeing the huge sharks and rays glide over me in the glass tunnel. The day ended at our hotel, set by a beautiful beach, and where we watched our ‘Problem With Plastic’ vid-eos which we had created during our Geography lessons. We started our second day with a beach clean up, separating litter into groups and attempting to collect as much litter as possible. Altogether, Year 8 collected a staggering 140 kg of trash, including over 2,800 pieces of plastic! This activity in particular increased our awareness of the trash at the coast and made us think about the impact litter has on our world. Then we made some beautiful sand sculptures of mangrove animals that we studied in Geography. After cooling down in the shade we sat down to complete a painting activity. In the evening we com-peted in House groups in a really entertaining quiz: a great experience. By the third day, we were all happily settled and having a lot of fun. We started our day in our House groups, competing in series of beach games, such as Frisbee, Volleyball, Cricket and Tug of War, each using different forms of teamwork and requiring a bond within the Houses. The second walk of the week followed, an opportunity to learn more about the animals, area and history of the mangroves. After a quick re-lax back at the hotel, a tiring day finished with a Disco, and an energized Mr Burleigh who taught us all a new dance, which I’m sure we’ll ALL re-member! Rayong Botanical Garden was the first stop on day 4. We tasted some very yummy leaves, learnt how to plant the King’s tree and saw trees that have adapted to survive in the island. We then went to an OTOP village where kind ladies helped us to learn how to weave baskets; a tricky and very precise skill. Then we traveled to the Ban Phe Aquarium where we saw some endangered animals and we were given a set of questions to answer about the fish. Back at the hotel the evening activ-ity was Karaoke which brought some amazing singers on to the stage. After such a great week in Rayong were all sad that the residential when Friday morning arrived and it was time to go home. As we boarded the bus and said goodbye to the beach we could all reflect on a great week in which we visited many new places, learnt a lot of new things and spend some quality time with our friends.

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SHREWSBURY RESIDENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS

YEAR 9 RESIDENTIAL: CHIANG MAI Based in Chiang Mai’s Horizon Resort, Year 9 enjoyed a mixture of energetic and cultural activities that included getting to grips with some local arts and crafts at the Lanna Art Centre. There was also a trip to Fair Earth Farm for a field study and cultural exchange with hill-tribe visitors. Climbing, traverse and rappel activities satisfied the more adventurous students, whilst everyone got stuck into the now infamous “Shrewsbury Amazing Race”; a combination of team activities set amongst the Resort’s gardens and zoo! A couple of nights camping, quiz and disco also kept everyone on their toes!

Here’s what some our students had to say about the trip:

The Lanna Art Day “...made me love the Thai arts even more and I would like to help preserve it so it stays with our country forever.” said Mew (9MT). Zoe (9HR) also enjoyed the experience, saying “Out of all the days this was the most informative. We learnt differ-ent forms of art such as making lanterns, paper jellyfish and chip-ping at folded patterns, all of which were linked to Thai culture”.

The outdoor activities were popular with many students. “I enjoyed exploring the caves, and rock climbing, and looking at the stalag-mites and stalactites”, said Jamey (9HR).”The rock climbing was also challenging and fun.”. Meanwhile, for Tara (9MT) the abseiling activity was “one of the most significant events of my life…..another level; it was incredible. I felt nervous before I had to abseil down the cave but once I finished I was very proud of my accomplishment”. “The most challenging moment was definitely seeing other people zipline and I just got butterflies in my stomach. But it was actually the most fun activity because it felt like I could fly!” said James (9HM), something which Miw (9SF) described as “the most extreme activity that I did in my entire life.” For Georgia (9MT), “The Fair Earth Farm was an exciting day, espe-cially trudging through the sludgy mud and attempting to catch fish with your bare hands. “ We all got dirty but we got to eat those fish, crabs and snails that we caught”, said Jajar (9SF). “I liked camping out a lot because I enjoyed being close so to na-ture and all the animals”, said Tara (9YM) whilst Deva (9MT) also appreciated getting back to the simple things in life; “It was great just to get away from the technology and to be able to interact with your friends and form new friendships in the “old-fashioned” way”. Sherry (9YM) was proud to have completed activities which initially scared her, and now has a different mindset to new challenges. “I think new things are not always very difficult to do if you believe you can do it..” Summing up the week, Belle (9YM) concludes that as a result of the residential she has “learnt more about old cultures, eco-living and also I felt like I conquered my fears by doing things out of my comfort zone”, whilst Putter (9YM) feels that he “gained new experiences, confidence, and most of all friendship.”

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SHREWSBURY RESIDENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS

YEAR 10 RESIDENTIAL: CHIANG RAI—report by Nae Nae (10SB) During the residential week Y10 travelled to the northern parts of Thailand to explore the great outdoors and enjoy the experiences awaiting them there.. We left school excited to be spending time with friends in a new environment, and with open mindset for the challenges that lay ahead. We were not to be disap-pointed either: ‘Fun’ just isn’t enough to describe this exhilarating trip. In the mountains of Chiang Rai, we were further away from the city than I’d expected. However, I really liked the peace and space; a welcome change to the busy atmosphere of Bangkok. Every morning we ad-mired the view; the mist sweeping along the valleys, and the distant forests and mountains on the horizon. Our base in the education centre, located next to the Maekok River provided us with many great facilities to use over the course of the residential. At the heart of a local mountain community we could also im-merse ourselves in the local culture, making this trip even more unique and memorable. Many would often think of the exhilarating activities as the highlight of the trip but in my opinion, the location played an equally important role to making this residential 'special' and 'different'; if we were to go to some place else, I'm sure that we wouldn't have had the precious memories, moments and experiences we’ve had here. Throughout the week we completed a range of activities from archery to rock climbing. The whole of Y10 thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were able to overcome any challenge and obstacles that came their way—even if that meant falling into the water and trying all over again. After each long and tiring day in the heat, more activities awaited us at night, always engendering a great deal of noise and excitement. Each day always turned out a few steps better than the high expectations previous groups have set for us. The experiences we gained as a year group will last a lifetime. Trekking was more challenging than I thought it would be. Carrying two litres of water in your backpack whilst dragging your feet uphill doesn’t sound very appealing. Nevertheless, it was an amusing time and the view made everything worth it. We walked past orange farms, abseiled down waterfalls, and climbed into the depths of a pitch-black cave. It was bound to be a memorable (near death) experience. In the end, we headed back to Bangkok with battered frames, but many unique new memories and experi-ences to share. Even though the week may have been frustrating or challenging- both physically and men-tally in many ways, we thoroughly enjoyed the activities that we had done. In just a week, we have grown a lot, from both the useful life skills we acquired, building on our knowledge of ourselves and other people and learnt a lot about things we may not have previously heard of. This residential has been one of the best experiences in our school lives, and we would like to thank everyone who has made it possible.

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SHREWSBURY SENIOR HIGHTLIGHTS

OLYMPIC HONOURS FOR MATHS LEGENDS The Maths Department is pleased to announce that Pino (Y10) achieved a distinction in the recent British Mathematical Olympiad, with fellow Shrewsbury students Jack and Pete (Y13), Earth (Y12) and Thien (Y8) following close behind with their merits of participation. Having qualified from the Senior Maths Challenge, the five Shrewsbury Olympians attempted a series of six very testing problems in the 3.5 hour exam, each requiring them to show complete methodical solution and clear, high-level reasoning to justify any assertions made. Pino’s distinction placed him in the top 250 students to have qualified for the Olympiad, and which subse-quently saw him progressing to the Olympiad’s 2nd round. Test yourself with the Maths department’s favourite question from the Round 1 paper: On Thursday 1st January 2015, Anna buys one book and one shelf. For the next two years, she buys one book every day and one shelf on alternate Thursdays, so she next buys a shelf on 15th January 2015. On how many days in the period Thursday 1st January 2015 until (and including) Saturday 31st December 2016 is it possible for Anna to put all her books on all her shelves, so that there is an equal number of books on each shelf?

SHREWSBURY STUDENTS SHINE AT MODEL UNITED NATIONS—by Punn (Y12) At the end of January a delegation of 22 Shrewsbury students took part in a two-day Model United Na-tions conference at Harrow International School. The first day was spent in regular, formal debate. With all delegates having attended had at least one conference before, the quality of debate was extremely high. Shrewsbury’s own delegates spoke well and often, energetically lobbying their cases during the un-moderated caucus, then steadfastly defend-ing their carefully crafted resolutions under the intense scrutiny of more sceptical participants. Out of the eight committees, four of the ‘Best Delegate’ awards were handed to Shrewsbury students in the En-vironmental Committee, Human Rights Council, Security Council and Special Political & Decolonisation Committee. The second day simulated an emergency session of the UN General Assembly, addressing the political fallout of a catastrophic eruption at Yellowstone National Park, USA. The atmosphere was hectic, with all 300 delegates furiously scrambling around the hall attempting to garner support for their cause. New nations were forged from the fire of debate, including the massive superstate Europa, the religiously-oriented Islamic Caliphate and continent-wide trade confederation United Africa. The conference was a great experience, and all delegates finished the weekend exhausted but with smiles on their faces after two very rewarding days

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SHREWSBURY SIXTH FORM HIGHLIGHTS

GLOBAL ALUMNI DAY AND SIXTH FORM LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE In January, Alumni from both Shrewsbury Bangkok and Shrewsbury UK came to school to talk to Y12 about their university and workplace experiences; valuable insights for Sixth Formers who are currently contemplating their futures beyond school. Coordinated by Ms Overton and Ms Fretwell, the event was particularly useful those thinking about university options in the UK and US. The day started with several informative presentations; a chance for alumni to briefly explain their back-grounds and answer questions about the experiences. Pan Pan Narkprasert (Class of 2006) kicked off a series of presentations, stressing the importance of following your heart when making important life choices; passion being the key to long term success in any career. Throughout the day there were also further presentations from alumni about their experience of UK and US universities and colleges. In the UK panel, Direk Khanijou (Class of 2012), Jinji (Class of 2012) and Mr. Boat, Musician in Residence, talked about life at UCL, Bristol and Leeds, whilst in the US panel Mind (Class of 2015), Book (Class of 2015) Toong (Class of 2013) and Mai (Class of 2012) talked about Cornell, Brown, NYU and the Boston Conservatory of Music. Toong challenged Y12 to “Be fearless.” whilst Mai echoed Pan Pan’s earlier sentiment; “Doing what makes you happy is extremely important.” Optional sessions gave students a chance to ask specific questions about particular academic and pro-fessional disciplines. .Por (Class of 2013) a junior at RISD, answered questions on Art, Design and Archi-tecture. Ploy (Class of 2015) a freshman at Pomona, Cindy (Class of 2013) at Wesleyan and Pinn (Class of 2014) at Smith talked about Liberal Arts courses in the US. Toong, a junior at NYU, along with Old Salo-pians Gart and Jack spoke about Business and Pharmaceuticals. Taa (Class of 2009) covered the topic of Chemical Engineering. Tenth (Class of 2009) talked to those interested in Science. Prissie (Class of 2015) and Nick (2012) both students at Chulalongkorn Universty held a session for people wanting to stay in Thailand for their tertiary education whilst this year’s. Shrewsbury Gap Students, Tom Knight and Joe Bell, offered advice for those who wish to have a gap year. Over the following 2 days, Y12 took part in Shrewsbury’s Annual Sixth Form Leadership conference; an event designed to identify and develop key leadership skills. This year students worked in teams to re-search, generate and present an initiative that could help to meet a number of the United Nation’s Sus-tainable Development Goals. Through the process of generating this initiative, students were introduced to key leadership styles, current thinking and practice, helping them to develop both a deeper under-standing of the subject, and extend their personal and soft skills portfolio. As part of the conference, we were extremely privileged to welcome keynote speaker, M.R. Proidiyathorn Devakula, Thailand’s former Deputy Prime Minister and former Governor of the Bank Thailand. With his unparalleled insights into both the political and financial worlds, M.R. Pridiyathorn provided a clear as-sessment of both the challenges and opportunities that Thailand faces in the global context and the re-gional context following the recent formation of ASEAN. The climax of the conference saw each term pitching their proposals to a panel of specially selected Leadership Councillors. They judged the '#Change' team and their proposal, themed 'The Givers' , to offer the most credible and positive initiative for the sustainable development of Thailand. Meanwhile, conference delegates themselves voted for their choice of strongest Female and Male Leaders (Pam and In), and never underestimating the influence of “power-dressing” best dressed male and female prizes went to Richard and Henrietta.

After three very intensive and challenging days for Year 12s, the week finished in more light-hearted style with a wind-down Sixth Form BBQ in the school grounds, generously supported by Shrewsbury Parents and accompanied by some great musical entertainment from our Sixth Form bands.

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SHREWSBURY UNIVERSITY HIGHTLIGHTS

TOP UNIVERSITY OFFERS FOR CLASS OF 2016

Congratulations to four students from Shrewsbury International School Bangkok who have secured of-fers to study at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

Panit (Poon) Potisomporn and Puriwat (France) Sophonariyanan have been accepted into Engineering programmes at Oxford’s Magdalen College and Cambridge’s Churchill College respectively. Fellow scientist Suvich (Pete) Tachaplalert, receives an offer from Oxford’s St. Edmund Hall (Physics), whilst Panchalay (Chalay) Chalermkraivuth follows Class of 2014 Graduate, Sam Dolton, in receiving an offer from Cambridge’s Girton College to read English . Chalay is currently also weighing up an offer from Yale, whilst Natcha Sophonpanich and Panalee (Dew) Maskati have already accepted places at two of America’s leading liberal arts institutions, Brown University and Williams College. Scan the QR codes for full sto-ries on our website (www.shrewsbury.ac.th/the-shrewsbury-way/school-news)

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SHREWSBURY COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

SHREWSBURY’S CHESS MASTERS

Well done to Kat (Y2) for her recent 1st runner up prize in the U7 division of the Harrow Interschool Chess Tournament.

The news follows the 2nd place trophy for Choo Choo (Y7) in the Open U12 Thailand National Chess Championships in Term 1.

SMART TRADES TURN TIDY PROFIT A team of 4 Shrewsbury students have been named as “International Online Traders of the Year” in an international investment competition. Competing against 30,000+ stu-dents, the “Coper Foundation” made a virtual profit of more than £35,000 in just 3 months of online trading in the 2016 ifs Student Investor Challenge. As international traders of the year, and for outperforming all the other schools, each team member has been awarded a prize of £150. The ifs Student Investor Challenge, run by financial education charity ifs University College, is the UK’s largest investment competition for schools and their international associates. Free to enter, the competition provides teams with two vir-tual investment portfolios of £100,000 where they are chal-lenged to make both short-term and strategic trades. “Our students have demonstrated real engagement, inde-pendent thinking and considerable imagination in their deci-sion making throughout the process. They have also acquired an understanding of market dynamics well beyond their years. Exceptional!”, said Mr. Threlfall. Alison Pask, Vice Principal at ifs University College, said: “After only three short months of trading, the team from Shrewsbury International School have clearly demonstrated their investment acumen to win this highly-coveted prize. “Understanding, navigating and investing in the stock market is something that even the professionals struggle with, so for the team to have not only made such a healthy profit in such a short period of time, but also to have finished top in a fiercely competitive challenge, is testament to their hard work and enthusiasm. We hope the skills they have learned by taking part in the competition and the potential they have shown will help them as they progress in their careers.” For more information about the ifs Student Investor Chal-lenge, please visit: www.studentinvestor.org/ (Report Source: adapted from official ifs press release)

WORLD FAMOUS THEATRE CO. VISIT SHREWSBURY

At the beginning of February, two mem-bers of the world-renowned Frantic As-sembly production company visited Shrewsbury, to lead workshops with our GCSE and A level drama students, and to pass on their expertise in the field of physi-cal theatre. The multi-award winning company’s best known productions include Othello, Love-song, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, which is currently playing on Broadway and the West End. Drama students learned a lot during their 3 days at Shrewsbury; advice that will come in very handy in their own upcoming devising workshops, part of their assessed examina-tion elements. Our thanks to Jess and Jon-nie; hope to see you again next year!

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SHREWSBURY MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS

SILVERWARE FOR PAM AND MEL

On 17th January, Mel (Y13) and Pam (Y7) took part in the Final stage of the 18th SET Youth Musician Com-petition at Mahidol University. Mel won a Silver Medal in Senior High School category, with Pam achiev-ing the same feat in the Primary Category. The SET competition is for all non-electric music instruments includ-ing singing and is coordinated be-tween The Stock Exchange of Thailand and Mahidol University for the development of music in Thailand.

MORE COMPETITION PRIZES FOR SHREWSBURY PIANISTS

Shrewsbury pianists recently excelled in inter-national competitions in Paris and Indonesia. At the ‘Grand Prize Virtuoso’ International Mu-sic Competition. held at Paris National Opera Bastille, music scholar Miku (Y11) claimed 1st prize and received a nomination as Best Young Pianist. Joining her as 1st prize winners in their categories and earning a performance spot in the Virtuoso Concert at the National Opera were Annie and Guy (Y2), Winnie and In In (Y3), and Eve (Y9). Annie also won 1st prize at the Medan international Piano competition in Indonesia where she was joined on the podium by In In and sister Winnie. Meanwhile, recently-named music scholar Eve under-lined her credentials with an award from Trinity College London, having scored the Highest Regional Score in her Trinity College Advanced Piano examination.

MAESTRO MEL SIGNS OFF IN STYLE

On 19th January, Krit (Mel) Kosoltrakul, deliv-ered a masterful piano recital; a fitting farewell performance to cap an illustrious musical ca-reer at Shrewsbury International School Bang-kok. This second concert in the “Coda” series, the evening was a fantastic showcase of Mel’s ex-traordinary talent, and perfect preparation for Thailand’s 2012 Young Musician of the Year ahead of his auditions at University of Michi-gan, and the Thornton School of Music, Uni-versity of Southern California, where he hopes to join brother Mos (Class of 2015) next year. We wish him all the best.

To read the full article, can the QR code or click this link www.shrewsbury.ac.th/the-shrewsbury-way/school-news/maestro-mel-signs-off-in-style

A ROYAL WELCOME FOR VISITING PROFs.

In January we were very pleased to welcome back pro-fessors from London’s Royal College of Music. Shrews-bury is RCMs chosen test centre for the region.

Amongst the auditionees was Shrewsbury pianist Gun, who has already se-cured a place at Oberlin. Some of our top musical talents also benefitted from workshops with Prof. Vanessa Latarche.

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SHREWSBURY COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS

SHREWSBURY CELEBRATES THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY

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SHREWSBURY OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

STUDENTS COMPLETE SILVER IA TREK At the end of January, a record 61 students set off for Chiang Rai to embark on Shrewsbury’s biggest ever Silver IA trek. Upon arrival at the Maekok River Village Resort, teams set about planning their brand new “Adventurous Journeys”, which over the following 2 days, saw students complete over 50 kilometers along the course of the Maekok River, travelling by kayak, bicycle, and foot. Having also negotiated 2 nights of camping in the wild, Mr. Threlfall was very proud to see all 61 stu-dents complete the assessed trek safely. We look forward to reporting on the IA Gold Trek to Hawaii over the half term break.

ILLUMINATING IDEAS FOR TOMORROW’S WORLD

This term. Year 9 spent 4 weeks designing a unique 'Tomorrow's World' product. They also prepared marketing strategies and prepared promotional materials and sales pitches for their products. Whilst the some of the ideas may be little far from today’s reality (think time-machines and teleporta-tion watches), the real emphasis of the project was on collaboration and English language speaking and listening—skills which will have an immediate and beneficial impact on learning. The project culminated in an expo where project teams had to pitch their products to Year 7s who voted for their favorite product based on the de-sign, marketing and the sales pitch. The winning group was Kratos (a light up shoe), who’s display included a really engaging video. The Kratos team were rewarded with a celebration pizza party!

FIRST BISAC OPPORTUNITY FOR SECOND STRING TEAMS

On Saturday 30th January Shrewsbury hosted six teams for an end of season U13 "B" Boys Football BISAC tournament. In the past, "B" teams have not been a part of BISAC tournaments, however, after noting the success of this event it is clear that more of it's kind are in store for the future. The round robin games saw lots of action and fair play from all teams. In the end it was ISB that won the championship game, beating out Bangkok Patana School in a 3-1 defeat and winning the Gold Medals. Overall, it was the atmosphere of friendly competitive spirit that was the real highlight of the day and Shrewsbury looks forward to de-veloping BISAC teams and tournaments for "B", "C", and "D" teams in a wide variety of sports.

GOOD LUCK…..

With a busy season of sport already underway we wish all of our sports teams the best of luck for their upcoming fix-tures, especially to our FOBISA Golf and Sailing Teams, and to the U13 FOBISIA squad who travel to Shanghai

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SHREWSBURY SPORTS & ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTS

SWIM TEAM ENJOYS AWAY SUCCESS

On 16th January, 19 of Shrewsbury’s youngest swimmers took part in their first ever competitive swim meet at the Bangkok Prep Puppy Cup. The meet was open to only those swimmers who were not selected for the recent ISB SwimFest and contained many of our Year 2 swim team and Development Squad.

The swimmers competed in 6 events; 25m Freestyle, 50m Freestyle, 25m Backstroke, 25m Breaststroke, 25m Butter-fly and a relay. Many swimmers achieved a personal best times, heat wins and event medals.

In the overall points score Shrewsbury placed first to win the first ever Bangkok Prep Puppy Cup. A huge congratu-lations to everyone who took part in this wonderfully friendly yet still highly competitive swim meet.

A few weeks later, 17 swimmers traveled to Phuket for the 2nd hosting of the FOBISIA Swimming Championships. Our athletes raced against 500 swimmers from 17 of the re-gion’s top schools over three long and hot days of compe-tition.

Junior swimmers were able to compete in six events and two relays while senior swimmers could compete in eight events and three relays. In a similar format to last year, senior swimmers had the exciting opportunity to swim in both heats and finals.

Every swimmer made valuable contributions to the team’s point tally, the second highest in the competition, each coming away from the weekend with at least one ribbon or medal. In addition to several outstanding individual per-formances, including 3rd place overall for Prim P and Genis in their age groups Shrewsbury’s strength in depth was also underlined by some brilliant relay performances, with several talented young swimmers even competing above their age groups.

PARALYMPIAN INSPIRES TEAM SHREWSBURY

In January, former GB wheelchair rugby captain, four time paralympian Andy Barrow visited Shrewsbury to deliver an inspirational and honest presentation to Team Shrewsbury.

The message was clear: suc-cess relies on seizing oppor-tunity, and talent is nothing without dedication. The same theme will be reflected throughout the upcoming Excellence Awards.

Follow Andy on twitter @andybarrow2012

GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL

Term 2a saw both U19 teams action against other top BISAC teams. With several injuries in the squad the Varsity team achieved a de-cent 3rd place in their competition, notching easy wins against NIST, RIS & BPS.

Meanwhile, the JV team achieved a silver medal in their competition, just falling short of gold medal spot after a close final against ASB, described by Mr. d’Rozario as one of the best performances he’s ever seen from a Shrewsbury Girls team.

SAILING TEAM RIDING THE WAVE

On January 9-10th Shrewsbury competed in its first ever team Sailing Competition. Six young sailors took to the water against 7 other schools from across South East Asia. Though facing much older and more experi-enced team, initial nerves soon faded, as Shrewsbury won 3 of their 5 races.

More challenging conditions on the second day provided a sterner test, but guided by the calm influence of team captain Jia, the team sailed to a very creditable sixth place in their first ever tournament. Well done to them, and good luck in next month’s FOBISIA sailing competi-tion.

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SHREWSBURY SPORTS DAYS

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SHREWSBURY INTER NATI ON AL SCH OOL SPORTS & ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTS

SHREWSBURY SPORTS DAYS In Term 2a students from Year1 through to Year 13 competed in their forms, houses and just for fun, in Shrewsbury School’s annual sports days. Senior School Sports Day took a rather different format this year. In place of the traditional athletics events students from each of the six Houses competed in a range of team sports and challenges, rotating be-tween the sports fields, track, courts and pools. In addition to some of the school’s recognised sporting strengths, such as Football, Basketball and Bad-minton, there was also an opportunity for students to display their ability and team work in table tennis, water polo, touch rugby, tug of war, shuttle relay and a swim/run duathlon; a range of activities which gave each House a fighting chance, and which made for a very tight competition, and just a few points separating each House from the next in the final rankings. Each of the six houses were able to claim a “win” in at least one discipline, having accumulated the most points overall across the participating year groups. However, with an overall points total of 352, and the highest number of points in 5 of the activities, it was Teresa House that emerged victorious. Go Phoenix!

Football Basketball Badminton

Table Tennis

Touch Rugby

Water Polo

Aquathon Team

Running Rowing

Tug of

War Total

Mandela 58 62 18 20 29 49 23 18 24 20 321

Suu Kyi 55 57 30 23 32 30 17 21 17 19 301

Schweitzer 66 48 20 15 35 29 25 30 17 19 304

Kings 59 60 22 23 37 39 14 19 15 18 306

Teresa 70 73 18 21 28 44 26 22 27 23 352

Williams 40 54 18 24 15 32 17 16 23 19 258