Please see the message below from Richard Thorp Head Coach of Bangkok Patana

Dear Parents

I am delighted to announce that Dive In Gear are returning to Bangkok Patana School over the October half term to offer a 4 day swim clinic with Olympic athletes for your own programme athletes. Please find attached a flyer for the event. All bookings are made directly with the company and here is a link to their website:

Bangkok Swim With Olympian Clinic

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Richard Thorp

Head Swimming Coach

The Story Of Diva And Flea

As told and shown by Mo Willems and Tony Diterlizzi

Review by Ms Beth

Genre – Fiction

Rating – 8.5/10

This book is a lovely tale of a new friendship between a dog and a cat, set in the beautiful city of Paris. Diva and Flea are polar opposites of one another; Diva is a pampered house dog while Flea is a streetwise cat with no fixed address but a fixed occupation. Flea is a flâneur and believes there is always more to discover. When Flea happens to flâneur by Diva’s courtyard one day, their lives are changed forever. As they both begin to share each others worlds, both Diva and Flea overcome their fears and learn a lesson or two in trust and bravery.

If you like books like The Aristocats and Lady and the Tramp, this book is for you! Overall, this finely illustrated and simply written book is perfect for ambitious readers moving from beginner readers to chapter books. Perfect for pet lovers and those who like to read books without any nasty villains too!

Stop by the library to check out the new junior fiction books this week!

Okay So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers is an addition to the series of Dear Dumb Diary books, where Jamie Kelly keeps a humorous and comical diary every year – but she has no idea anyone is reading them! Sssssshh! In this eleventh addition of the dear dumb diary series, Jamie finds herself in a strange situation where she can finally understand something that she has never been able to understand before – BOYS! Jamie asks herself, how is this possible? The only possible explanation must be superpowers..

Dear Dumb Diary: Okay so maybe I do have superpowers by Jim Benton

Kyle Keeley and friends are back in Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics, the sequel to The Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. This time he wants to host the first ever Library Olympics where teams from all across America will battle it out to be crowned champions. Included in this sequel are puzzles for readers to solve and a new mystery involving hundreds of missing books from Mr. Lemoncello’s library.

Mr Lemoncello’s Library Olympics by Chris Garbenstein

In this new graphic novel edition of the very first Baby-sitters club book, Raina Telgemeier describes the journey of four preteen entrepreneurs starting up their successful suburban babysitting business. However, the baby-sitting business isn’t the only thing on the girls minds, when they realise the fourth member of the gang, Stacey, is hiding a big secret. Enjoy this classic book in full-colour graphic novel format.

The Baby-Sitters Club by Raina Telgemeier

A Woodland Wedding is the third book in Rebecca Elliott’s Owl Diaries, which are a part of the Scholastic’s early chapter book line called Branches. Eva’s teacher, Miss Featherbottom, is getting married and all of her students have been invited. Helpful Eva decides to make a secret wedding planning club, which quickly turns into a detectives club when Miss Featherbottom’s necklace goes missing. Newly independent readers may enjoy practicing their newly acquired reading skills with this easy-to-read and illustrated book.

Owl Diaries: A woodland wedding by Rebecca Elliott

Dear Parents and Swimmers

Please kindly note, we have now reached our maximum number of entries, those swimmers who have expressed an interest in attending will be contacted later this week to confirm their entry into the meet. 

We are delighted to be able to attend the Bangkok Patana Tiger Prawns Swim Meet on Saturday 24th September 2016. This meet is a fun meet, exclusively for under 8’s. Swimmers who swim within the swim program from year 1 upwards are welcome to join the swim meet.

No times are recorded in this fun meet, all swimmers receive a participation medal and heat winner ribbons, making this a fabulous first swim meet option for many swimmers.

All swimmers will require either the green and gold team kit or blue PE swim swim wear, all swimmers are required to wear a school swimming hat, available in the school shop.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask in the Sports and Activities Office.

Best Wishes

Mrs Gill

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Dear Parents and Swimmers

There will be no swimming you time or swim team during the final week of term. During this time our team of coaches and lifeguards will be undertaking their UK RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification. This is the leading lifeguard qualification in the UK.

Best Wishes

Vicki

Squad details and training times are available for 2016 / 2017 below:

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Swimmers who wish to represent Shrewsbury International School at ANY competitions (Level 0 and above) will be required to attend a minimum of TWO sessions per week. Priority will be given to those swimmers who have selected a minimum of two swim sessions per week. Please ensure you book into the correct level (squad) (2016/2017 Squads are available below), booking into the incorrect squad may result in a place no longer being available in your correct squad.

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2016 Summer Reading for Year 5 and Year 6

Here are some great books by a variety of authors that you might like to try this summer! These books are suitable for reading alone or reading aloud with a parent. A * next to a title denotes a new book on the list this year. For more new and recommended books, follow SHBlibrary on Pinterest.

Note on borrowing or buying these books: All of these books are available in the library and can be borrowed for the summer. If you wish to purchase them and cannot find them locally, Book Depository (www.bookdepository.com) has a wide selection of books and offers free international shipping.

Fiction

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Black Beauty tells the story of the horse’s own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse.

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Jess meets a neighbor girl named Leslie who leads him to the magical world of imagination. This power of imagination also helps him get through one of the most terrible things that will happen to him.

*The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (Tom Gates #1) by Liz Pichon

All Tom Gates wants to do is get tickets to see his favourite band when they come to town. It’s not easy when he’s up against Delia, his weirdo big sister. All of his plans seem to get him into major trouble!

Charlotte’s Web by EB White

The tale of how a little girl named Fern, with the help of a friendly spider, saved her pig Wilbur from the usual fate of nice fat little pigs. An affectionate pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. In this story of friendship, hardship, and the passing on into time, White reminds readers to open their eyes to the wonder and miracle found in the simplest of things.

Read more »

The 2016 A-Level Independent Reading List is now available here. 

What is this list and how should I use it? This list is a collection of books, articles, and videos that the teachers in your A-Level courses have recommended for you. The titles represent a mix of further reading in your subject areas and suggested books to develop your understanding of your A-Level courses. Use the links on this page to navigate to a specific subject.

Where can I find these books? There are links next to each title that identify where you can find a copy of that book. In general, they can be found either in the Shrewsbury Library (http://library.shrewsbury.ac.th/), in departmental offices, or in digital version on Overdrive (http://shrewsbury.lib.overdrive.com). If you would like to purchase a book and cannot find it locally, Book Depository (www.bookdepository.com) offers a wide selection of titles and free international shipping.

Special note: All of the 6th Form Independent Reading List books on Overdrive are available here. (Login required–If you need your Overdrive account information, please email Ms Beeman: kimberly.beeman@shrewsbury.in.th).

Which books should I read? Reading widely will both help you with your coursework and provide you with discussion material for your university applications and interviews. Choose books you think will interest you; you might want to take into consideration your intended course of study at university, your academic strengths and weaknesses, and specific recommendations from your teachers. If you have questions about any of these titles, please see your A-Level subject teachers, your Reading the World teacher, or Ms Beeman. The Open Syllabus Project may also be of interest; it lists the most commonly assigned texts in university courses in the US and the UK and produces this mesmerising map of texts that are frequently grouped together.

Dear Parents and Swimmers

Shrewsbury Aquathon will be hosted on Saturday October 8th – an entry form will be sent out at the start of next term.

Please find below advance notice of the events being hosted:

This year the event will also include a scoot/bike & run for the 6 and unders. Participants will scooter or bike 1 lap of our track (370m) followed by a 500m run – parents are encouraged to run alongside their child for moral support.

Entry Fee 500thb

Age groups for the Aquathon are age on the day (October 8^th):

• 8&U Swim 100m (4 Lengths) / Run 1km (1 Lap) – swimmers may use a kick board if needed
• U11 Swim 300m (12 Lengths) / Run 2km (2 Laps)
• U13 Swim 400m (16 Lengths) / Run 3KM (3 Laps)
• U18 Swim 800m (32 Lengths) / Run 5KM (5 Laps) – If we have sufficient entries this age group will be broken into a U15 and U18 event.
• Scooter/Bike & Run 370m Scoot / Bike & Run 500m

The event website can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/shrewsbury.in.th/shrewsbury-aquathlon/

Prizes for 1st – 3rd Place, Boys and Girls.

Good luck with your training over the summer.

Mrs Gill

Dear Parents and Swimmers

Due to the current extremely high heat index, Shrewsbury have decided that for the safety of all swimmers and parents not to attend the Harrow 2 Fast 2 Furious swim meet this week.

Please visit the accounts department from Monday onward to reclaim your entry fee.

Best Wishes

Mrs Gill