Have a look back at all the action from the end of last term and look forward to all the action heading your way in Term 3.
Welcome back. I hope you are feeling refreshed and raring to go for the action-packed Term 3 at St Andrews International School Bangkok. I hope all the children have enjoyed the sports on offer in Terms 1 & 2 and are looking forward to their PE lessons, ECA’s or STA sports clubs. This term we have everything: swimming, tennis, badminton, teeball, football, water polo, gymnastics, FOBISIA Games and also the Primary Sports Awards! Plus we have a wide selection of sports ECA’s and our Saturday basketball, football and gymnastics all at the Primary site.
Please remember that all sports sessions and ECA’s start from 22 April.
Please stay up-to-date by joining our STA Flames & Marlins Facebook closed group for parents and students who are part of our Sports Programme. We try to add as many of the events we go to and also keep you updated on fixtures,competitions and tournaments coming up.
As it’s a closed group not open to the general public, please complete the questions so that we know if you’re part of our STA community.
Parents may post to this group and it’s been great to see some of your photos of our children in action!
27.- 28 April - BISAC Gymnastics
27 April - BISAC Teeball festival
28 April - U11 Tennis @ BPS 8.00-11.00 a.m.
29 April - U11 FOBISIA teams football friendly vs Shrewsbury @ Soccer Pro, 3.00 p.m. KO
2 May - U11 Girls Teeball friendly @ NIST, 2.15 p.m. leave
2 May FOBISIA Parent meeting with Mr Damon - PE Classroom - 3.30 p.m.
3 - 5 May - BISP Flying Fish Swimming
4 May - Water Polo @ SHB
8 May - U11 Boys Teeball friendly @ NIST, 2.15 p.m. leave
9 May - TISAC Badminton Tournament
11 May - HIS Football Festival
11 May - BISAC Single Tennis Tournament @ ISB and BPS
14 May - Teeball @ BPS - FOBISIA team - 2.15 p.m. leave
18 May - NIST Gymnastics
25 May - Mini Marlin Mayhem
30 May - U9 Invitational Tennis vs BPS
8 June - U9 Orange Ball Tennis Tournament
10 - 14 June - Primary FOBISIA Games
Our U9 boys were in action in their 2nd TISAC festival before the break. It was an exciting festival with our boys needing to win all three games to win the league. They came so close after winning their first 2 games but lost their final game of the day. The boys should be very happy with their progress and well done to the Year 2-3 children who competed against Year 4 teams.
29 April - U11 FOBISIA teams (U11 Girls/boys A & B teams) football friendly vs Shrewsbury @ Soccer Pro, 3.00 p.m. KO
11 May - HIS Football Festival - U11 Girls/Boys A & B teams.
Before the break our children played in their first teeball friendly of the season. Our children played some great stuff and all teams were victorious.
Teeball is a sport that STA has developed massively over recent years and continues to improve and grow as one of the children’s favorite sports. After the success of 3 NAE Games and recent FOBISIA Games we move into the teeball season with some great confidence. Below are the list of the fixtures with another possible fixture vs SHB to be confirmed.
27 April - BISAC Teeball festival (separate girls and boys)
2 May - U11 Girls Teeball friendly @ NIST, 2.15 p.m. leave
8 May - U11 Boys Teeball friendly @ NIST, 2.15 p.m. leave
14 May - Teeball @ BPS - FOBISIA team, 2.15 p.m. leave (FOBISIA teams)
We also said to farewell to one of our most talented athletes Kentaro, who is moving back to Japan. Kentaro has been a massive part of our sports teams’ success over the last few years, recently scoring 2 goals for the U11 boys football team to win the HIS International Cup. We wish him all the best at his new school. Please come back and visit.
It will not be long before 40 of our athletes go to Phuket for the Primary FOBISIA Games. The Games start on 11 June (travel to Phuket on 10 June) with 3 days of sporting competition (swimming, athletics, teeball and football) before heading home on 14 June. Once again it will be a tough few days with our children competing against some of the best sports schools in Asia.
We have some fixtures arranged for our children before the Games. These are brilliant opportunities for the children to play in their teams before the big three days.
29 April - U11 FOBISIA teams football friendly vs Shrewsbury @ Soccer Pro, 3.00 p.m. KO
11 May - HIS Football Festival
14 May - Teeball @ BPS - FOBISIA team - 2.15 p.m. leave
Teeball vs Shrewsbury TBC
The parent meeting before the Games is below. This is a chance to give more details and answer any questions you may have.
2 May FOBISIA Parent meeting with Mr Damon - PE Classroom - 3.30 p.m.
A brilliant performance by our young cheerleaders in their collaboration with the Music team. It is great that these girls and musicians get the chance to perform at school and show off their skills. Well done to Miss Cherry for all her hard work driving our dancers to that next level.
A brilliant performance from our U11 and U14 Flames tennis players who participated in BISP Tennis 4’s 2019 in Phuket. All players enjoyed 3 days of team tennis competition and they have given their best efforts and shown great team spirit.
Congratulations to U14 squad for winning 3rd place.
Our term 2 ECA programme has now finished. Well done to all of the children who got involved and we look forward to seeing you play again next term. A big thank you to our STA & Troops Tennis coaches for all of their hard work!
It was a great effort by our young Gymnasts at the Moose Games before the break - 2 days of competition with lots of medals won and confidence gained. A big thank you to the hard work of the gymnasts and also Miss Bogi and her team.
We have more gymnastics competitions to come in Term 3.
27.- 28 April - BISAC Gymnastics
18 May - NIST Gymnastics
Term 3 swimming will start the first week back on Monday, 22 April 2019 and will run for 7 weeks between the following dates:
Monday : 22 Apr, 29 Apr, 13 May, 3 Jun, 10 Jun, 17 Jun, 24 Jun
Tuesday : 23 Apr, 30 Apr, 7 May, 14 May, 21 May, 4 Jun, 11 Jun
Wednesday : 24 Apr, 1 May, 8 May, 15 May, 22 May, 29 May, 5 Jun
Thursday : 25 Apr, 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May, 30 May, 6 Jun
Friday : 26 Apr, 3 May, 10 May, 17 May, 24 May, 31 May, 7 Jun
We know how supportive our parent community is in the lives of our students at St Andrews International School Bangkok - it’s one of the things that makes our school so special - and we are excited to announce that we have a new range of parent supporter T-shirts just for you.
These great shirts are now available at the Uniform Shop at both Primary and High School for the very reasonable price of 250 baht (220 baht for the sleeveless top). Be a part of the team.
We appreciate that you are often hearing different acronyms - TISAC, BISAC, FOBISIA - that we are involved in but may not know much about them. We hope that the following overview will therefore be useful.
We are currently members of four conferences or organisations:
We have been members for many years. This has 16 schools involved which vary in size from small to very large. Currently, we mostly enter Blaze teams in TISAC. There are leagues and tournaments in several sports from U9-U19 and next year, TISAC will also start its own multi-sport Games for Primary children.
This is our first year in BISAC. The 12-school membership includes the largest international schools in Bangkok in leagues and tournaments across many sports, from U9-U19, split into four seasons through the year. BISAC schools also run invitational tournaments.
This has three major multi-sport Games per year (Primary, U13 and U15) that take place in Phuket against other schools across Asia. There are also single-sport events in Tennis, Golf, Swimming and more, which take place across Asia and provide some amazing travel opportunities.
We are part of the South East Asia division and meet for a U11 multi-sport Games once a year. Our schools take it in turn to host the NAE Games.
In addition, we are part of the wider circuit regionally which means we are invited to a whole range of other events across Thailand.
Currently, we are able to offer STA students opportunities through these conferences in Football, Basketball, Swimming, Tennis, Badminton, Golf, Teeball, Track and Field, Triathlon, Cross Country.
If you have any questions about these conferences, please don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Damon (damon.se@standrews.ac.th).
If you love the pool and exhilarating team sports, water polo might be the best sport you haven’t tried yet. And the timing could not be better, because the Marlins Water Polo training programme at St Andrews International School Bangkok is on the rise. Joining our dynamic team not only offers you a fun and challenging experience, it also provides a clear pathway for improving your skills and competing in local championship leagues.
Are you a new student at St Andrews International School Bangkok looking to dip your toes into the world of swimming? Or perhaps you are a current student who has always wanted to improve your skills in the pool? Then there is no better time than now to join the STA Marlins Swimming Squad. The Marlins Recreational Group is our latest swimming programme, welcoming all beginners on Tuesdays after school.
