A wonderful collaboration between St Andrews International School Bangkok Year 6 students and FS2/3 students created a new version of a favorite song.
Last Friday, STA Strum joined FS2/3 classes for a sing-a-long! First the Y6 children helped the younger students to understand the difference between guitars and ukuleles, and demonstrated some of the features of the instruments. Then we all sang Baby Shark together. The Chicks and Lambs then came up with another animal and we made our own version of the song - Baby Crocodile!
It was a lovely opportunity for our younger students to learn a little more about stringed instruments, to hear a group of ukuleles and guitars perform live and to be inspired by our older students. STA Strum enjoyed showing off their skills to the younger children and performing in this informal setting. What fun!
As we near the end of the school year, it is time to prepare for the House Music Competition 2019!
This year, auditions will be in music lessons during the following weeks:
Year 1-5 – during music lessons from 3-7th June
Year 6 – Monday-Tuesday 10-11th June – if your child is going to Fobisia games, please come and see me to audition before they go to Fobisia.
The finals will then take place on June 24th:
Years 1-3 at 8:30am
Years 4-6 at 1pm
This year there will be 5 categories:
Piano
Voice (must use backing tracks, without the vocals; polite lyrics)
Other Instruments
Group
Family - a just- for-fun category where you can earn house points (even parents!) and we will choose some families to perform in the finals.
The children are allowed to do auditions for 1 solo (Piano, Voice, Other instrument) and 1 group. All auditions will receive 2 house points and groups can be mixed houses.
The children do not need to register in advance, they can just come prepared to audition in their music lesson during the week of 3rd-7th June (Y1-5) or Monday 10th/Tuesday 11th for Y6.
You can support your child by encouraging them to practice and perform to family members so they are really ready. Using an iPad to video themselves is a great way of improving their performance.
For singers, please encourage them to choose songs that are appropriate for their age, as we will only select finalists with polite lyrics! They must use a backing track without the vocals.
We are looking forward to hearing some wonderful auditions in June. Happy practising!
Please take a note of these events coming up this term:
7- 9 May - Annie Production
Thursday 16 May - Year 6 Music Concert - a Celebration of Y6 musical learning this year - 4.00 p.m. Sports Hall
Thursday 23 May - Year 5 Music Concert - a Celebration of Y5 musical learning this year - 4.00 p.m. Sports Hall
Thursday 20 June - Primary Arts ECA Showcase - 4.00 p.m. in the Sports Hall
House Music Competition Auditions - During music lessons - June 3-7 for Years 1-5; Monday/Tuesday 10th/11th June for Year 6. Get ready with your piano, instrumental, vocal, group and family performances!
Monday 24 June - House Music Competition Finals Years 1-3 and Years 4-6 - times TBC
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.
