Foundation Stage children are back learning and listening carefully to the teachers, following instructions, and, most importantly, learning to play with each other again. Also, Year 5 have discovered their fascination for Space as they measured the size of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
It’s been so wonderful seeing how keen the Foundation Stage students have been to learn this week. Listening carefully to the teachers, following instructions and, most importantly learning to play with each other again in a shared space. There has also been a focus on outdoor activity when possible to keep the children moving and using their bodies in a physical way. Having the FS students in for those two extra days at the beginning of the term for the students to settle, really helped them settle quickly into the school environment and has also helped them quickly begin to learn new ideas and concepts.
Congratulations to Shauna, Irene and Niva, who all received ‘Highly Commended’ certificates from FOBISIA this week for entering the Monologues competition run in Term 1. The girls had to enter a spoken-word piece of drama by video and did so well to gain certificates in a very high-quality competition. You can view the list of winners and their entries in the link below…
Click here for FOBISIA Monologues challenge winners
The Year 5s took to the outside today to compare the sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon and also to compare their relative sizes. By keeping everything to scale, the students could see how big the sun is compared to the Earth and the moon and how far away it is. One fascinating observation was that there is a lot of space between these spheres. Hopefully, this exercise has helped the Year 5s appreciate how incredibly big space can be. It was also noted that it is a lot further to travel to Mars than the moon!! Will one of the Year 5 students be inspired to go there in the future?
It has been fantastic to see so many students get involved in the ECA programme this afternoon. There were footballers, basketballers, gymnasts and dancers raring to start their activity at 2:45. We also had many teachers putting on ECAs for the students to get involved in also. It really has been a positive experience to see so many students involved in this programme. The rest of the week will also see many ECAs led by STA teachers and external providers.
As Mr Paul mentioned above, please can all parents complete the NAE Parents Satisfaction Survey. It will take no more than 10 minutes and is in a range of languages as well as English. The more families who complete it, the better the feedback and the more we can further improve the school to meet your families requirements better.
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.
