Read on for reports on the Marlin Mayhem, our first ever gymnastics competition, TISAC football festivals and tournaments, tee ball fixtures, Reception football and also the 1000 meter running challenge. Plus we have many dance performances to look forward to this week.
What a great week of sport with so many opportunities and so much enjoyment for our Primary children.
Click on the image below to see a short video which captures some of the images and videos from this action-packed week of sport:
What an amazing 2 days of swimming at the High School for the Marlin Mayhem swim meet at the weekend which brought together swimmers from 14 other international schools from in and around Bangkok. The level of competition was extremely high with some exciting races and fingertip touch finishes. There were plenty medals won and personal bests beaten with some impressive swims from our Primary children. Our swimmers showed great team spirit throughout the weekend and all their hard work was reflected in our overall points victory. Well done to all the swimmers and congratulations to the swim team for their amazing organisation of this massive event.
It has been a very busy week for our football teams. The U11 Girls concluded their TISAC league. They remained unbeaten and were crowned champions. Congratulations girls - all your hard work has paid off.
On Saturday our U11 teams took part in the TISAC tournaments. The girls remain undefeated in 2018 with a convincing tournament display. The boys lost just one game after a slow start, but went on to win the rest of their games. Well done everyone.
During the week, our U9 teams played in their TISAC tournaments. Our boys team, which included three Year 2 children, remained unbeaten losing narrowly on penalties in the final. The girls lost just one game in their tournament and were unlucky not to win the tournament.
The Moose Games on Saturday and Sunday was the first competition our gymnasts have ever participated in. The squad has been working hard on their routines and performed brilliantly over the weekend. Some of our girls achieved gold medals across all 4 different gymnastics disciplines. This is just the start of our gymnastics journey and we now look forward to adding more events to our school calendar, as well as introducing more opportunities for our younger gymnasts next year. Also, a massive thank you should go to Miss Bogi for her part in developing gymnastics at STA.
On Tuesday, Bangkok Soccer Schools came to school to coach the Reception children. All the children had a great time and it was fantastic to see so many children being active and enjoying sport. If you would like your child to play more football then please contact Mr Damon to explore all the opportunities available at school.
We have had some outstanding results this week with our children running. It is very encouraging to see the determination, resilience and fitness levels of our children in the Primary School. It is during these lessons that we talk more to the children about healthy active lifestyles. The 1000 meter challenge will conclude this week.
Well done to the FOBISIA squad for their performance in their teeball fixture last week against the American School of Bangkok. All our teams won their games. With each performance our players improve and learn more about the game.
We have some Dance performances on Wednesday this week in the Year 6 quad area starting at 8.30 am. Miss Cherry has done a great job with the children. Parents are welcome to come and watch.
Opening show STA Girls Dance Team Y4 (9 girls)
HAKA Dance Y6 (2 groups of bulls 34 boys )
STA Basketball Dance Team Y5 ( 2 groups of bucks 20 girls)
STA Soccer Dance Team Y5 ( 8 Boys)
STA Boys Dance Team ( Y4 Boys )
Finale song
Why dance is just as important as math in school. Dance — and physical activity — should have the same status in schools as math, science and language. Psst: it may even help raise test scores, says Sir Ken Robinson.
We will soon have the full schedule for the Primary Games at which point I will contact all FOBISIA team parents to arrange a meeting to share the programme of events and also answer any questions you have.
Now is a time to start thinking about the kit your child will need for the FOBISIA Games. All items are available in the Uniform Shop. If your child does not have the Flames Teeball logo on their PE top please bring it to K. Seung to have the logo added.
STA Cap
STA tour bag or rucksack
Athletics vest
PE top with Flames Teeball logo
PE shorts x 2 or 3 (athletics, football and teeball)
Yellow football top
STA football socks
Tour top
Marlins top
School swim suit
STA Swim cap
Goggles
Wednesday - All FOBISIA SQUAD (Years 6,5,4) will have athletics training. This will give all children a chance to work on their athletic events.
Friday - All FOBISIA SQUAD (Years 6,5,4) will have teeball training at the Arsenal training facility Pridi Soi 21. We normally only do this a couple of times before FOBISIA, but by using the bigger teeball pitches at Arsenal for longer, we will be better prepared.
If you have any questions please email Mr Damon.
The following squads will train on the last week of term.
We hope you may have had a chance to look at our news Sports portal, where we are already posting fixtures, team sheets, photos etc for our busy sports schedule. You may access it using this link.
The site is open for players and parents alike to check rosters, schedules etc. It is a great tool for communication between coaches, players and parents, though unlike the current system, the emphasis will be on parents and players to be proactive in checking the site, rather than awaiting emails from coaches!
We will still need to communicate via email for transport requirements for the time being.
Mr. Ollie presented the new system to the High School students in early March so that they may get to know it. He’ll recommend to them that they show it to you too, in case you’re interested.
We recommend that you visit the site and familiarise yourself with it. If you have any feedback, please let either Mr Damon or Mr Ollie know.
By August, we hope everyone will be ready to use SOCS to follow the action!
Our Saturday program continues to grow and it is great seeing so many of our STA children coming to school to enjoy playing sport together.
We are happy to announce that we will be starting Saturday football from Term 3. Mr Damon and Mr Graeme will be coaching the football sessions and are excited about this positive development for the children at STA. Please use the Moodle sign up to book a place for your child.
Our training sessions will be:
If you would like to know more about our Saturday programme please email Mr Damon.
With the goal of providing meaningful help to the flood victims in the northern regions of Thailand, our entire community at St Andrews Bangkok came together to raise funds and donations for the affected families. In the span of a few short weeks, added to donations of food and clothing, we managed to raise an astounding total of 386,676.50 THB in donation funds. To all students, teachers, parents, and staff who participated in our efforts and contributed to this cause—thank you!
Last Friday, the STA Primary campus was transformed into a celebration of all things maths! The day was packed with engaging, hands-on activities across all year groups, making maths truly come alive for our students.
Senior student at St Andrews Bangkok, Pun (Year 13), devises an innovative solution for effective waste management. Recently, he completed an ambitious project: an AI-powered waste sorting system. After much research and testing, he got the system to work and put the model to use in one of our rooms at school!
