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TRAILL NEWS The Traill International School Newsletter

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

I hope that you all had a very enjoyable half-term break with your families. Despite the fact that the break occurred in the middle of the month, we still seemed to achieve a great deal, as can be borne out by the size of this month’s newsletter. I will say no more about that, but please read on; I am sure that you will be amazed at the range of activities that your children have been doing over the last month. Organisation of the annual Prom Ball has traditionally been done by Year 11 students. This has always been done very well, but has always caused a lot of stress at the busiest time when these students are preparing for their all-important IGCSE examinations. So this year I have asked some of Year 10s’ to lead the organization for the Prom. This will be done through the Business Studies/Economics department as organization of an event such as this will call on many of the skills which Business Studies students have learned in class. Of course, Y11 students are still very welcome to contribute and help, but I hope that this will ease their load next term. Mr. Gordon Espley-Jones, Principal

HEAD BOY AND HEAD GIRL OF TRAILL

Hi everyone! Our names are Teva and Palm, and we are very

proud to have undertaken the responsibility to become the Head

Boy and Head Girl of Traill International School. We recognise

what an important and privileged position this is and we hope to

achieve a number of aims throughout the school year. It will be our

responsibility to manage and lead the Prefect Team, as well as be

open to suggestions and ideas from all students, acting as a bridge

from students to teachers.

By the end of the year, we hope that students, teachers and parents

alike will realise the impact we have had on our school

community, along with the support of the Prefect Team we believe

we can make ideas from our fellow students become reality.

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HEAD BOY AND HEAD GIRL OF TRAILL The Prefect Team this year will have specific areas of responsibility so you can expect to see the following senior students involved in all school-wide events: Year 13: Thaowan - Environment Prefect Meg - Charity Prefect Katsu - Charity Prefect Gino - Charity and Environment Prefect Year 12: Simran - Community and Publicity Prefect Sheena - Community and Publicity Prefect Zezar - Charity Prefect Tung - Social Secretary If you have any ideas or suggestions then please do not hesitate to stop us and speak to us around school. You will know who we are as soon you can expect to see us in a different uniform to the other students! Best wishes, Teva and Palm

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FROM THE HEAD OF PRIMARY

Dear Parents/Guardians, The month of October began with the Primary Parent Workshops.

Learning through Play in the Early Years - Miss Sarah Seed & Miss Luvini

Supporting your child’s learning at home KS1 (Year 1 & Year 2) – Mr Mike

The importance of phonics in KS1– Miss Sarah Oliver

Learning through song - Miss Stacy

Learning English through art- Mr Lawrence

Using the Internet to help your child’s learning – Mr Jon

Helping your child with Maths in KS2 (Year 3-6) - Mr Joe

Home support for ESL learners in Primary – Miss Carmen

Thai in the Primary School – Kru Faa and Kru Gai

It was lovely to see so many of you attend the workshops. It was great that we were able to offer many different areas for people to choose from, but I know from your feedback that some of you wished you could have gone to more and that you would have liked a bit more time in each workshop. For next time we will see if we can do something about this. Following the Half-Term Holiday we were able to welcome Mrs Rebecca back to Year 4 from her Maternity Leave. We were also able to divide the Year 5’s into Class 5a and 5b with Mr Jon and Mr Lawrence taking each respective class. It is lovely to see how well the children have settled, and it is

wonderful that we are now able to offer the children much more individual attention.

October is also time for our traditional Halloween Celebrations and this year the costumes were absolutely spectacular! The children had so much fun and the hall was packed during our celebration assembly. The children really enjoyed all the themed activities, especially the ‘Trick or Treating’ around the school!

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Here are a few pictures from Halloween:

For all other October news from the Primary School, please enjoy looking at the other pages from the Primary Classes. With very best wishes,

Jane Griffiths Head of Primary

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KINDERGARTEN 1 NEWS

It was a busy 1st half term for PKG/KG1 here is a peek at just a few of the things we got up to…

Ms. Sarah Seed, Kindergarten 1 Teacher

We just love to be messy!

Every day we practise fine motor control using one handed tools and equipment. The children were particularly determined when popcorn was involved!

We have had fun in the library and we really love our new beanbags in the classroom!

We have learnt some shapes and colours.

And of course we had lots of Halloween fun!

We are very

happy to

have a new

friend join

our class.

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Halloween Celebrations in KG2 Class

Students in KG2 class had a wonderful time for Halloween. Here are some of the activities they have

done during the week.

Making Halloween lanterns with card and paint. They also enjoyed

making spider webs with glitter to decorate the class.

We had our very own spooky cave in class. We had flash lights to make

shadows on the wall.

All students and the teachers were dressed up in their

Halloween costumes.

Knock knock knock, Trick or treat!

Students enjoyed going around the school trick or treat.

We play lots of different Halloween Games.

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We end the school day having a disco dancing to the Gangnam style with KG1 students.

Mrs. Luvini Gale, Kindergarten 2 Teacher

NEWS FROM YEARS 1 & 2

In This month’s newsletter Year 1 and 2 have joined forces to talk about a really special trip! Just after returning from the relaxing half-term break, both year groups ventured out together to pay a visit to Dream World! A really fun and exciting day was had by all. The main purpose of the trip was to explore the snow-dome situated there. It provided an excellent educational opportunity for children to learn first-hand about the changes of state of water, which can change from a liquid to a solid (and back again). It also links into learning about the celebration of Christmas - not so far away… It also allowed the children to experience sub-zero temperatures and to feel / touch snow, something that many Asian children have never experienced before. The children were amazed and found the snow-dome captivating. Pupils wore snow-boots and coats, played in the snow, threw snowballs and went on an ice-slide. Some even enjoyed throwing snowballs at the teachers!

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Mr. Mike Mallon & Ms. Sarah Oliver, Years 1 & 2 Teachers

Lastly, another big event was Halloween on the last Friday of October. Children (and staff) had a super day dressing up as all different kinds of ghouls and ghosts. Trick or treating then took place across the school - a truly memorable day!

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LITTLE CLASS OF MONSTERS

Ms. Stacy Corless, Year 3 Teacher Year 3

celebrated Halloween with the Primary with terrifying

results!

We began the week by writing how to make our

own Magic Potions, based on the book ‘Mr Majeika’ by Humphrey Carpenter.

Later we created our own versions of the poem ‘My

Magic Box’, with spectacular results. All

these can be seen on our displays outside our

classroom!

Then on Friday 26th October the whole of Primary celebrated Halloween with a special assembly. Every child was dressed up in fancy and scary costumes, including the teachers! Our wonderful teaching assistant – Ms Gok!

We had great fun designing and making Halloween masks – some of them were

very scary!

Year 3 ‘trick and treated’ around the school, scaring as many teachers as they could to get candies! Look at how many they got! Finally in the afternoon we got to watch ‘Hotel Transylvania’ and eat as many of our candies as we could!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM YEAR 3 OF TRAILL!!!

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NEWS FROM YEAR 6

Mr. Joseph Fisher, Year 6 Teacher During Halloween, Year 6 was busy decorating their classroom ready for visitors paying a visit at the end of the week. We started the week by creating some gruesome silhouettes. We also drew portraits of monsters to scare everyone away. As well as decorating the classroom we were very busy in the kitchen making some delicious chocolate cakes. We made some beautiful chocolate eyeballs for our visitors to taste. On the Friday the children walked around the school trick or treating. In year 6 we welcomed them into our haunted house sharing our sweets and trying to scare them with our excellent costumes. It turned out to be a really fun week for all involved. Here are some pictures of the activities year 6 took part in.

CHOCOLATE EYE

BALLS SILOUETTES

WELCOMING

VISITORS INTO OUR

HAUNTED HOUSE

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ESL PRIMARY (Years 3 – 6)

NATIONAL MUSEUM TRIP

Educational trips are no doubt still one of the most effective and rewarding learning activity. The students’ enthusiasm and interest in learning the history of Thailand were ignited upon seeing the artifacts (some dating as far back as 12th century) and old photographs in the National Museum, right in front of their very eyes. It was indeed a fruitful and enriching trip for all of us. Mrs. Carmen Ms. Saa ESL Primary Teacher ESL Primary TA ESL Primary students: Y3 – Hikari, Mahiro, Rose and Winning Y4 – Shadi Y5 – Arshia, Cartoon, Chi, Earth, Jean, Ken and Natsu Y6 – Coco, Kafuka and Pob

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Something from the Sixth Form…

WORK EXPERIENCE

Over the summer holidays, we were given the privilege to intern for the well-known ‘Prestige Magazine’, which is owned by a company called Media Expertise International. As we entered the office on the first day, we really had no idea what to expect and were really nervous. When we met and got to know the friendly employees who worked there, we began feeling much more comfortable within a couple of days. We had the opportunity to do everything from regular intern work like scanning magazines to actually writing an article that featured in the September issue of the magazine. One of the employees generously gave her time to teach us things about graphic designing as well. During the month of our work experience, we gained invaluable experiences such as learning how the magazine functions, the importance of being punctual, as well as an exposure to a typical workplace. Even though the idea of going to work is something that most of you would probably consider in the distant future, giving some thought to some sort of work experience now though may not be such a bad idea. It looks great on your CV and can make your university application stand out! Simran and Sheena (Year 12)

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SPAGHETTI COMPETITION NEWS

During the Summer I travelled to Melbourne with four students Shane, Dhruv, Taisei and James currently in year 11. They were winners of the University of Melbourne’s Engineering competition and attended a two week internship program as their prize. Lectures caused the students to question global issues like food shortages, human rights, justice systems. They also examined at the power of persuasion and its role in the modern world. There were a number of outings in addition to the lectures the students attended they visited the local courts and heard criminal cases being conducted, visited the Houses of Parliament, looked at urban issues like homelessness and the facilities and challenges faced by these people. The students undertook a huge range of activities from learning how to rock climb, beat a lie detector machine and use a washing machine to wash their own clothes. It was also the first time for some of the students to see a ground frost as it was Winter in Australia The competition time has come around again and we have two teams taken up the challenge to build a machine which can water a plant. This years teams are;

1. Michiko, Gem, Pim and Pat in year 10 2. Phu, Timmy, Sky and Callum in year 7.

Good luck to this years teams. Ms. Gail Elliott, Science Team Leader

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BANKS IN ACTION AT TRAILL A programme sponsored by Bangkok Bank and JA Thailand

Learn and compete to become the Bank of Choice!

Welcome to the exciting world of money and finance! Everyone is interested in money, and bankers deal with more of it than anyone. You and your classmates now operate a bank and are responsible for managing all the money in it. You will learn how bankers make decisions and practice making banking decisions yourself. The most successful bankers are those who create a winning strategy to best serve their customers and increase profits by managing the bank’s assets and liabilities against others competing in the market.

JA Banks in Action is a volunteer-led program built around eight classroom sessions. During each session, students learn the fundamentals of the banking industry and then have the opportunity to apply what they learn in a competitive environment using the JA Banks in Action computer simulation. Through the simulation, students form banking teams and operate a bank over time by making several decisions, each of which represents three months or a calendar quarter. Competing banks are doing the same thing and the banks start out on an equal basis. The banking team that develops the best strategy and makes a greater profit than its competitors is the winner, earning the title “Bank of Choice.”

The classroom-based version of JA Banks in Action offers a program kit containing lesson materials, and administrator control of the simulation.

I am very happy to note that the programme has received overwhelming response from the students and as many as 28 students participated in it.

In our school, the programme was organized as part of School ECA on Tuesdays. For the concluding session Mr.Gordon was the chief guest and gave way certificates for participants and prizes for winners. Mr.Gordon expressed his happiness over active student participation and thanks to the organisers.

Mr. Praveen Kumar D, Department of Economics and Business Studies

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NEWS FROM THE THAI DEPARTMENT Mr. Sooksunt Wanngern, MFL Coordinator

On October 5, 2012. About 20 Traill International school students volunteered doing community service during the weekend in Soi Ramkhamhaeng 16 (school Soi) in cooperation with Bangkok Metropolis, after the flooding in the beginning of October.

The activity started from 10 A.M. and finished at noon and it was led by Kru Tam.

Key stage 3 Residential Trip “Ethical Camp” On 11th – 13th October 2012. The Thai department organised a residential trip “Ethical Camp” of 3 days 2 nights at Wat Kean Khet Pathumthani province. Students attended many activities, learned about “Winai”, “Wai” and Thai manners, meditation, and charity service etc. The highlight activity was “light of Dhamma”. In this activity, students thought of their parents who took care of them since childhood by looking into the light of a candle, it was very emotional and impressive. You can see

more photos at Traill International School Facebook.

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JAPAN TRIP Mrs. Takako Suzuki, Japanese Teacher

During the half term break, I and seven year 10 students went to Japan. The members were Pimpisut (Pim), Tamon (Michiko), Gemmarie (Gem),Renaka from 10A and Napat (Pat), Jirayu (Boss), Natthasith (Macnel) from 10B and myself Mrs. Suzuki (Japanese teacher). Those students learned Japanese language with me when they were in Year 8 and 9. All of them were very successful in learning Japanese language. That was the reason why I decided to bring them to Japan. The trip was for 6 days and 7 nights (2 nights in the plane). We visited Nikko (World Heritage Site), Kinugawa Onsen(Breathtaking beauty of nature with coloured leaves), Disneyland and many interesting spots in Tokyo. Though we encountered several unexpected incidents during the trip, we completed our mission and we were all very happy. The experience they had on this trip was enormous and truly valuable. The time we spent together in Japan this time was so intimate and meaningful and it would be one of the most precious memories in my life. Here are the articles written by the members;

I miss Japan Gem (10A)

The week in Japan was probably the best week I’ve had in 2012 – so far. Not only did I get to go to

one of my favourite places, I also got to spend it with my closest friends. We went to Shinjuku,

Akihabara, Asakusa, Nikko, Tokyo Disneyland, Harajuku and so many other amazing areas in

Japan. When I say we had a blast, I think I’m speaking for all eight of us.

Japanese food in Japan is the best, obviously. We ate ramen and sushi and more ramen and lots of

soft creams. I got to eat sweet grasshopper, and gyoza-flavoured chips in Nikko. We tried some very

…interesting foods as well, like the sticky natto that definitely has an interesting taste. But all in all,

food there was heavenly.

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Needless to say, we walked a lot. At the end of each day, my feet were always sore but it was worth it and I’d do it again, no doubt. The country has breathtaking sceneries and the kindest, most hospitable people I’ve met. So, really, you forget your sore feet and back when you see such places, or receive a friendly smile from a stranger. It was a great experience, I had a great time and I most definitely miss Japan, and the moments I had with my friends and Suzuki sensei. Delicious food Boss (10B) I went to Japan on the 13th October 2012 for 5 days. The most delicious foods in Japan are Ramen, Sushi and Tonkatsu, etc. The hotel that we stayed at was too small. If we go to Japan again next time, get a bigger room, please! It was a great experience and I had a great time. Thank you Suzuki sensei for taking care of us. Day 3 Pat (10B) During the half term break we went to Japan and stayed there for a week. On the third day, we went

to Oku-Nikko area. We went sightseeing around the area. Around the area there were beautiful

waterfalls and lakes and villages around it was very peaceful. But as it got into the evening, it got

colder, the temperature dropped. It was because we were near the waterfall. In the evening, we went

to Kinugawa area to stay overnight. After we checked in the hotel, we went to the room. The room

looked very old and traditional which was good for experience but we were scared somehow. The

onsen was very relaxing, after the walking we had done all day. All tiredness was washed away by

the warm water of Onsen.

On the second day we checked out the hotel and went sightseeing around the heritage site of Nikko.

We went to see mostly shrines and there were a lot of people there, tourists and schools having fun.

There was a show, which we were very fortunate to come on the day they were having the show.

The show (Horseback archery) was about riding the horses and shooting an arrow at the target which

was set beside the track. We could see only a little bit of the show because this is a rare event so

there were a lot of people. After we finished seeing the site there, we got on the train to return to

Shinjuku where we stayed for another 3 days.

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For 7 days Macnel (10B) For 7 days that I've been in Japan with my classmates and Suzuki sensei, everything was very good except for the weather that was kind of bad on the first day and the last few days. But the other things were all good, the food, the places that we went. For Sensei, she’s taken care of everyone very well and she's organized everything very well even though the weather was not really good. For the thing that I liked the most about this trip was probably the last day that we went to the park at Suzuki Sensei's home town. The weather and everything were very good. The last day Michiko (10A) “Today is the last day we are going to stay in Japan. I am excited to go home, but I am also sad because I love it here.” When we finally left the hotel, we went to a public building nearby. This building allowed us to go up to the 45th floor to see the view there. We could see almost everything from that floor, Tokyo Skytree, Mt.Fuji, the horizon went on forever. After that we went to Mrs.Suzuki’s hometown. When we reached Mrs.Suzuki’s hometown, we did some shopping and ate the best ramen in that district. The ramen bowl was absolutely enormous but of course, I finished the whole bowl. We walked to a park nearby which was amazing! The trees turning yellow, the clear blue sky, and the cool breeze. We sat down and had some picnic which Mrs.Suzuki had kindly bought for us. Japanese people were everywhere playing with their kids, talking, riding bicycle and many more. We stayed there for a while absorbing the surroundings. Afterwards we went to a place which had a big Ferris wheel. While we were on the Ferris wheel, the

sun was setting and the scene was indescribable!

At the airport we ate some snacks and boarded the plane. Everybody was excited to go home but

we all knew this week will be one of the precious weeks which will stay in our memory forever!

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The happiest place Pim (10A) During my holidays I went to Japan with my teacher and my friends. This was my first time that I went to another country without my parents. For me, this trip was very fun and challenging. I have seen a lot of new things that I had never seen it before. This was my new experience and I have learned a lot of new things. I enjoyed Japanese food a lot! I ate Sushi , Ramen, Udon and even soft cream. It was very fun trying new things. The thing that I liked the most was Tokyo Disneyland. It was the happiest place in the world. In Disneyland, it was divided into many zones and each of them was all very unique. I enjoyed that a lot. And if I have a chance, I will come back to Japan again! Travel Journal Renaka (10A) On the first day we arrived at Tokyo in the morning and we went to Shinjuku by Narita Express and then we went to the Shinjuku Washington Hotel. After the launch, we went to Akihabara. There were famous anime and appliances. After that we went to Asakusa. Asakusa is the most famous for

Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple. That was very beautiful.

On the second day we went to Nikko by the limited train Spacia. We saw the sights of Kegon

waterfall, Ryuzu waterfall and Lake Chūzenji of Oku Nikko. Nature around there was so wonderful. I

was very surprised with that. That night, we stayed at Kinugawa Green Palace Hotel. I enjoyed the Onsen.

On the third day we visited the sights of Nikko. We saw Nikkō Tōshō-gū. It is world heritage. In the

evening, we came back to Tokyo and went to Tokyo Sky Tree. It's the highest tower in the world now. Night view was very beautiful. Next day we went to Tokyo Disney Land and we enjoyed there very much. On the fifth day, we did shopping at Shinjuku and Harajuku. That night, we had Sushi! Last day we left the hotel and visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building for seeing the scenery. I saw Mt.Fuji. And then, we went to Nerima. That is Ms. Suzuki's hometown. We enjoyed

shopping and lunch. In the evening, we went to Odaiba (water front at Tokyo bay) and rode the Giant Ferris wheel. That timing was very fantastic because we could see the sunset and the moon together. After Odaiba, we went back to the hotel and took a limousine bus for the airport. We left Japan after midnight.

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Photographs by

Renaka (Year 10A)

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On Tuesday, October 2 the Year 10, 11 and 12 Art and Design students visited a temporary exhibitions at The Bangkok Art and Culture Center, entitled “Thai Trends”. This exhibition, curated by Dr. Apinan Poshyanada and five other Curators interestingly structured the huge exhibition according the following themes: Search for Thai identities; Buddhist Faith as Inspiration; Abstraction and individualism; Social Space and Patronage; Social-political Struggle; Fantasy and ‘Sur’ reality; Gender and Marginality; Locality and International Limelight; Experimentation and media. This visit by the Art and Design Department provides an experience that cannot be replicated in the Traill Art Room and gives the students a deeper understanding and knowledge of their art and the international and national art around them. Here is Year 10 IGCSE Art and Design Student, Gem’s impressions of her experience at the Thai Trends art exhibition: The exhibition was great. Everything was meticulously placed and I loved the ambience. The paintings were breathtaking-some were interestingly different and others were plain beautiful. The sixth floor was full of amazing art masterpieces created by very talented artists. The seventh floor was less overwhelming but the paintings were still breathtaking. The seventh floor has paintings of women and my favorite part of the exhibition was there-the inflatable elephant.

ART TRIP Ms. Sarah Bond, Art & Design Teacher

The Year 10, 11 and 12 IGCSE and A-Level Visual Art Trip to ‘Thai Trends’ Art Exhibition

On

On

Year 10 Art students

Matthew, Kenji and Bright

drawing from a large scale

drawing on canvas.

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The elephant was brown and lying there, partly inflated, when I first saw it. My classmates were busy blowing air into the masterpieces, wanting to make it stand up. Intrigued, I sat down and helped them-only to be disappointed in the end. I took turns with my friends but the elephant stayed stubborn. Sure, once we left, the air had some air in it, but I daresay it wasn’t even half full. It was huge. It was not fun losing your breath, but it was worth it since there was a moment of teamwork with my friends right then and there. All in all, I enjoyed the trip. Not only did the place have great art, it also has great cafes and food. If you’ve seen all the breathtaking works of art, you can freely roam around and entertain yourself. Stalls and shops are there if you want souvenirs, and small restaurants can satisfy your hunger. Everything was there. It’s hard not to have fun.

SPORTS NEWS Mr. Graham Lewis, Head of PE Department

Traill sports teams have been working hard towards the end of season 1 BISAC tournaments. The U13 and U15 boys beat Bromsgrove convincingly to qualify for the tournament. The U11 girls played their first basketball game of the season and recorded an easy win over TCIS. The U17 girl’s football team had a busy month beating Ekamai 7 – 0, TCIS 2 – 1, but lost to St. Andrew’s U19 team 4 – 2. The U17 boy’s football team beat TCIS 2 – 1, but lost their Bisac qualifying game 4 – 2 to Bromsgrove. The first weekend of November sees 6 teams representing the school at the highly competitive end of season BISAC tournaments. Over the last few years the standard of sport has increased dramatically in Bangkok and now some of these tournaments will have over 10 teams competing for the prestigious trophies. Our students have trained hard for the tournament and I wish all the players and coaches the best of luck. If you can support the teams feel free to turn up and help our students at the following venues. Friday and Saturday 2nd and 3rd November U15 boys basketball @ ISB U15 girls basketball @ RIS U13 boys basketball @HIS U13 girls basketball @ SHB Saturday 3rd November U17 girls football @ SHB U11 girls basketball @ ISB

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On Thursday 25th October 2012, our 2 TIS pop bands and 1 girl group (Fail Zone, Synthesis and Sugar Babes) had a very great music and dance performance on the stage in front of the audience in “TIS Halloween 2012” at the Main Hall, Traill International School, Bangkok. The first show was a dance performance by a hot new girl group of Traill “Sugar Babes”. They performed 3 medley songs, “Deja Vu” from “Beyonce”, “Super Bass” from “Nicki Minaj” and “Turn Up The Music” from “Chris Brown” with a very hot dance performance for the opening of “TIS Halloween 2012” The second show was a new pop band of Traill “Fail Zone”. They performed 1 rock song, “In Bloom” from “Nirvana” with a very great music performance and good entertainment for the first time on the stage. The third show was the pride pop band of Traill; “Synthesis”. They performed 1 rock song “Make Me Wanna Die” from “The Pretty Reckless” with a fantastic music performance and excellent teamwork for the ending of “TIS Halloween 2012” In this event, we also had an introduction of another performance from the students of the drama club, directed by Miss Julie. Congratulations to everyone in the secondary division of Traill International School for making the best Halloween Celebration ever.

At TRAILL we believe that a broad, coherent and rigorous education with a global outlook conducted in an environment that nurtures mutual respect

and concern for the welfare of others is the key to producing successful learning communities. We challenge all members of our community to work

hard and to commit with enthusiasm to all that they do. We want our students to enjoy learning and attain the highest standards so they can face the

future with confidence and become active members of society.

NEWS FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT Mr. Pongsithorn Sareeratana, Music Teacher

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