We have 65 different magazines in the library , because these are a really important way to support students’ learning and other interests.  Here are some of the highlights from the magazines in February 2015.

Private Lessons

Simple-to-follow instruction tips designed to suit your game, whether you’re a straight hitter, powerplayer, beginner or senior.

Golf Monthly. February 2015 p.69

Lady Bankes Defends Corfe Castle

Patrick Little debunks the romantic accounts of Lady Mary Bankes’ brave resolve against parliamentarian siege during the Civil Wars.

History Today. February 2015 p.10

Distance Learning

Extend your skills through distance learning has come a long way since the days of the old-fashioned correspondence course. John Kelleher looks at some of the options for music education professionals.

Music Teacher. February 2015 p.16

What’s the Beef ?

The truth about meat and your health. It’s linked to cancer, heart disease and obesity. So will quitting meat save our bacon ?

New Scientist. January 2015 p.30

One Way to Mars

This year, both NASA and Mars One begin preparations for a mission to the Red Planet, but huge obstacles stand in their way.

BBC Focus. February 2015 p.38

48 Swimmers competed at ISB Splash over the weekend. Saturday saw the swimmers battle for the short course (25m pool) Team and Individual Age Group Trophies, while on Sunday the swimmers competed in the long course (50m Pool). Competing against 14 international teams, Shrewsbury were the only Bangkok school lucky enough to receive an invitation. The team competed in a total of 218 races of which 25 were first time swims in a long course pool.

Over the weekend a total of 139 personal best times (of a possible 193) were achieved this is a staggering 72% of all swimmers recording a personal best time.

27 Individual medals were won (7 Gold, 6 silver, 14 Bronze) and 6 Relay medals were won (1 gold – boys u8 100FS, 3 Silver,  2 Bronze)

Shrewsbury placed an amazing 4th overall in the total points competition:

and 8th in the average points competition (number of points / number of swimmers):

In the Individual points trophy awards:

Amelia achieved 2nd place in the U8 Category

Chad achieved 2nd place in the U8 Category

In the tough 11-12 category Rena achieved a well earned 3rd place.

Congratulations to all swimmers, the results from this weekend look extremely positive for BISAC at the end of the month.

FULL Meet Results ISB Splash Saturday

FULL Meet Results ISB Splash Sunday

SHB Saturday Results

SHB Sunday Results

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On Wednesday, 4th March, more than 30 Prep school students gathered in the Year 2 playground to display their Reading Fair entries. A special panel of judges evaluated the entries, with a special focus on the content, artistry, and effort. The top three prizes went to:

• 1st: Claudia in 4CD for “The Butterfly Lion” by Michael Morpurgo
• 2nd: Kate in 5AW for “The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell” by Chris Colfer
• 3rd: Amber in 6BH for “My Sister the Vampire” by Sienna Mercer

Congratulations all around to all of the students who entered, and many thanks to Ms Dennison, Ms Weston, and Ms Derry for serving on the judging panel. Special thanks to Ms Otter, co-organizer of the event.

The entries will be on display in the library through the end of next week.

Dear Swimmers and Parents

Please find below the link to the program for this weekend. All swimmers will receive a printed version of this program on Saturday morning.

Splash Meet Program Saturday 2015

Splash Meet Program Sunday 2015

Best Wishes

Mrs Gill

Dear Swimmers

For those swimmers who were selected into the BISAC Squad please remember to continue attending your weekly swimming commitments; we are carefully monitoring the attendance registers (Level 0 – 3: 2 sessions per week, Level 4 – 6: 3 sessions per week) to ensure only those swimmers fulfilling their training requirements are selected.

FREE FLOW HOUSE TICKETS

Until the end of term we will be offering Free 1 hour Flow House Ride Tickets as spot prizes during training. Flow House were are a major sponsor of the FOBISIA Swimming Championships and have provided the swim team with a small number of free tickets.  Over the next five weeks we will rewarding outstanding training / commitment with one of these spot prizes. These tickets may be issued for the following reasons:

• The first person from a squad on poolside ready to train
• Bringing the correct equipment to poolside – water bottle, shoes, kickboard, pull buoy etc
• Streamlining off every wall
• No breathing inside the flags – every time during the session
• Keeping the head down on every wall touch
• No breathing the first stroke off the wall – every time during the session
• Tumble turning every freestyle or backstroke set
• Two hand touch every breaststroke or butterfly set
• Being particularly helpful
• Working extra hard throughout the session
• The winning relay team in a training practice

Good luck swimmers.

Best Wishes

Mrs Gill

The Family Reading Challenge 2015, “Exploring Genres,” begins this week and will run until the end of Term 2. All families in the Junior School are invited to participate.

The Challenge is designed to encourage families to read together, for parents/carers to read aloud, and most importantly, to introduce families to exciting new authors and genres.

Studies show that reading for pleasure increases academic performance in maths, spelling, and vocabulary, that being read to allows children to make more meaningful connections to thoughts and ideas, and that more that 80% of children love or like being read to.

To participate in the Challenge, stop by the library to pick up a Family Reading Challenge Passport and check out a book. The rules are simple:

• Books must be checked out by a parent or carer
• Only one book for the Challenge may be checked out at a time
• Families must check out one book from each genre (The genres are: Adventure, Animals, Fairy Tales/Myths, Information, Poetry, and Realistic Fiction.)
• One book may be from Tumblebooks, our e-book library for Junior School
• The Challenge must be completed by Friday, 3rd April (end of Term 2)

All families that complete the Challenge will be invited to a special awards assembly in Term 3a.

If you have any questions, please see Ms Beeman in the library. This presentation also has more information.

Dear Swimmers

Congratulations to all the swimmers who achieved 1st – 8th place at the recent FOBISIA Swimming Championships, if you have not yet collected your award swimming cap or ribbons, they are still available to collect from Mrs Gill. Award hats and ribbons are available for both individual and relay events.

Best Wishes

Mrs Gill

Dear Parents and Swimmers

Please find below details for ISB Splash this weekend. If you have not yet booked a place on the bus, please confirm your intention to travel by bus no later than Wednesday 4th March at 5pm.

Swim Meet Guidelines

Splash Warm Up Lanes

ISB Splash 2015 Psych Sheet Saturday

ISB Splash 2015 Psych Sheet Sunday

If you have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Many Thanks

Mrs Gill