Yr 13 Basketball

The overall results from today were:

1^st = Phuket

2^nd = Lanta

3^rd = Chang

4^th = Samui

Back luck guys.  I couldn’t fault you on effort – you really did give it 100%  Well done for working so hard this morning J

Samui House news

Inter-house basketball

 

A hard fought inter-house basketball for Y13 this morning.  Results aren’t out yet but I couldn’t fault our teams on effort – our Y13s can certainly be proud that they gave it 100% effort!  I’ll post the results on samuireddragons.posterous.com when they come out.

Fun Run

Great news from the Fun Run.  We had the second most runners out there!

·         1^st = Lanta 69 runners

·         2^nd = Samui 65 runners

·         3^rd = Phuket 54 runners

·         4^th = Chang 52 runners

Well done to everyone who took part on Sunday.  It was great to see so many of you out there in your Samui T-shirts!  And only 4 runners behind Lanta – if you didn’t run this year maybe you can join us next year so we can win!

Red Day

A big thank you to everyone for following the non-uniform guidelines for Red Day last Friday.  I was delighted to see not a single strappy top or a single pair of short shorts.  Nice to see that the Dragons are responsible enough to come in appropriate attire!  (Unlike some houses…    )

Recycling

Recycling is going extremely well for us this year, especially for our KS3 students who’ve made a superb effort to bring stuff in from home.  No scores yet but I’m confident that we’re in first place in the recycling competition and well on track for 100 House Points at the end of Term 1 – a distinct improvement on last year’s fourth place!  Well done to everyone who’s brought things in – it’s good for the planet and good for Samui.

Top KS3 recyclers so far this term are:

·         Serri, Beryl and Yae Rim in 7T

·         Gabby and Saranya in 7P

·         Lauren in 8G

·         Victoria and Vanessa in 8M

·         Sarah in 9S

·         Ryan and Janice in 9P

And the top KS3 recycling tutor group is 7T who all win Samui wrist bands for a truly amazing amount of recycling! 

Let’s not get complacent though – keep the recycling flowing in; it would be great to see a bit more from our KS4 and 5 students too.

House Writing Competition

One area where we could be doing a bit better is for the House Writing Competition.  I’ve only had a few entries from KS3 so far and none from KS4 and 5.  Remember there’s House Points for the best stories but also House Points available for participation, so you don’t have to be J. K. Rowling to send in an entry.  Please e-mail me with your stories before the deadline on Tuesday 25^th October.

The Lost House

 

Most people are too young to remember that there used to be 5 Houses at Bangkok Patana School and there is a very good reason why people no longer talk about it. When you hear the story of what happened to Samet House you’ll understand why no one talks about it anymore. So…

Ø  Create an interesting and descriptive account of what happened to Samet House.

Ø  You have a maximum of 500 words so you’ll have to be brief and highly creative at the same time.

Ø  Do not use actual teacher or student names.

Ø  The House with the most entries win bonus points and there are also House points available for 1st-4th place for KS3 and a KS4/5 competition.

 

Credits and Commendations

And don’t forget that all of you can support Samui House every day by (politely!) reminding your teachers to give out credits and commendations.

GOOO Samui!

Reminder - Y13 bring in your basketball kit for inter-house sports during tutorial on Thursday

Dear Y13 Dragon,

Just a quick reminder to bring in your basketball kit for inter-house sports during tutorial on Thursday. 

If you can’t play because you’re injured then please, please bring a note in.  Conduct Detentions for non-participation I’m afraid so make sure you’re properly dressed and take part.  On the plus side there are bonus points for any house that turns up in full kit, so let’s win those!

Y12 Dragons laid down the gauntlet by winning their competition a couple of weeks ago.  Can you match their style on the court?

Go SAMUI!

Mr B

Short Shorts

Phuket House have come under a lot of criticism today because some of their students failed to follow the non-uniform guidelines correctly and were wearing shorts that were just too short.

I’m sure that The Mighty Dragons are far too responsible to abuse the privilege of Red Day on Friday in this way but I just thought I’d send you a gentle reminder of the guidelines:

Ø No strapless or spaghetti strap tops

Ø No shorts which are too tight or short

Ø The usual acceptable length of skirts applies

Ø Shoes need to be safe for all areas of school especially working in the Science laboratories and Design Technology areas. Therefore, no flip-flops are to be worn.

Ø Midriffs must not be showing.

You can still have fun with your dress on Red Day though – following the guidelines doesn’t have to dampen your pride in your house!  There are prizes available for superb costumes (Dragon wings anyone?)  Come and see me on the day to claim yours!

Fun Run = House Points

Well done to all of you Dragons who have signed up for the Fun Run. When you complete your run do make sure you tell the staff at the finish that you are a proud Samui Student so that they can keep a tally of this and we can beat the other houses!

House points will be awarded for the Houses that get the most runners out there; we came second at this last year so let’s make sure we win this year!

Reminder - Fun Run entries close today 4pm.

Fun Run Registration closes today!

Make sure you sign up so we can win participation points!

Yr 12 Basketball Inter-house sports competition

The final overall results of the first inter house competition from this morning:

1^st - Samui Victorious!

2^nd - Chang

3^rd - Phuket

4^th – Lanta

A great start to the inter-house sports and I was delighted that everyone brought their kit – I’m pleased to say I didn’t have to give out any Conduct Detentions for non-participation this morning.

Well done Y12!

Next up is Y13 on Thursday 29/9

Two School Days left to sign up for the Fun Run!

Fun Run at the Ancient City (as advertised in Daily Notices today)

“Have you entered the BPS Fun Run yet?

Entries close Monday 19th September. Forms are available from Reception and entries with payment will be accepted at lunchtime tomorrow at the exit of the secondary canteen.

It is on Sunday 25th September, 7.00am at Ancient Siam.

All money raised goes to charity.

You also earn points for your House!”

If you’re not the sportiest person then you can still take part – enter the 1.3km event and walk it.  My son’s doing it and he’s 2½ years old so I’m sure all of you can manage it!

Go SAMUI!

Mr B

Great Assembly - well done!

Thanks to our fantastic Year Leaders and House Captains for putting on a very entertaining and motivating Samui House Asembly today – well done to all concerned!

Samui Dragons Photo presentation for House Assembly 2011

Awesome photo presentation by Melissa!

Unfortunately YouTube has blocked the audio track due to copyright infringement – doh!

You’ll just have to imagine the kicking tunes…

GLEE VICTORY! (full version)

House Writing Competition 2011-12

A new House Event for this year and it’s one that I’m sure the Dragons will excel at!

The Lost House

“Most people are too young to remember that there used to be 5 Houses at Bangkok Patana School and there is a very good reason why people no longer talk about it. When you hear the story of what happened to Samet House you’ll understand why no one talks about it anymore.”

So you need to…

•        Create an interesting and descriptive account of what happened to Samet House.

•        You have a maximum of 500 words so you’ll have to be brief and highly creative at the same time.

•        Do not use actual teacher or student names.

•        The House with the most entries win bonus points and there are also House points available for 1st-4th place for KS3 and a KS4/5 competition.

Entries can be in soft or hard copy.  Either e-mail (maba@patana.ac.th) or print out and give to Mr Baker who is usually either in the Science Office or in Sec 310.

Even if you’re not a naturally poetic writer you can still help us to win the participations points so please get involved!

Samui House Assembly, Wednesday Period 6 - wear you Samui T-shirt all day!

Samui House Assembly

There will be a House Assembly on Wednesday during Period 6 in the Theatre.

You will need to wear your Samui House T-shirt to that assembly. You can either bring in your House T-shirt to change into at break time or you can wear your House T-shirt all day long.

Year Leaders and House Captains for 2011-12

Here are our Year Leaders and House Captains for 2011-12! 

Well done to all of them for putting themselves forward for the job.  You’ll get to meet them all during the Samui House Assembly during P6 on Wed 14^th Sept!

Student House Captains and Year Leaders 2011-12
House Captain Male	Alvaro Seebacher-Tomas 12H
House Captain Female	Emily Chaplin 12D
Year 7 Male	Fergus Ellis 7P Thomas Graville 7T
Year 7 Female	Gabrielle Leger 7P Sarah Lim 7T
Year 8 Male	Alexander Kiechle-Cornish 8M Jason Griffin 8G
Year 8 Female	Lauren Pearson 8G Praefah Praditbatuga (Muse) 8M
Year 9 Male	Chayakorn Joos (Alan) 9P Priyansh Lunia 9S
Year 9 Female	Madeleine Andrews 9S Sudthatada Wattanavekin (Kate) 9P
Year 10 Male	Ivan Jayapurna 10P Oliver Chaplin 10P
Year 10 Female	Anna Yoshimoto 10G Eri Sugita 10H Katherine Condon 10M Marine Hermes 10T Melissa Arul 10M Natasha O'Kane 10P Siwaporn Sittipunt (Teak) 10H
Year 11 Male	Connor Sailes 11P
Year 11 Female	Miki Sugita 11C Shaifali Thakker 11V Sorcha McEvoy 11S
Year 12 Male	Douglas Kirk 12H
Year12 Female	Sarocha Vongluekiat (Top) 12W
Year 13 Male	Jonathon Hine 13W
Year 13 Female	Maria Belmont 13T Naliwan Kuvanant (One) 13T

Have you got talent?

Have you got talent?  We’d love for you to show it off during our Samui House Assembly on Wed 14^t September (next week!)

Contact your Year Leader if you’d like to get involved…

Year Leaders and House Captains for 2011-12

Here are our Year Leaders and House Captains for 2011-12! 

Well done to all of them for putting themselves forward for the job.  You’ll get to meet them all during the Samui House Assembly during P6 on Wed 14^th Sept!

Samui Student House Captains and Year Leaders 2011-12
House Captain Male	Alvaro Seebacher-Thomas 12H (L)
House Captain Female	Emily Chaplin 12D (L)
Year 7 Male	Fergus Ellis 7P (M) Thomas Graville 7T (L)
Year 7 Female	Gabrielle Leger 7P (M) Sarah Lim 7T (SS)
Year 8 Male	Alexander Kiechle-Cornish 8M (SS) Jason Griffin 8G (SS)
Year 8 Female	Lauren Pearson 8G (M) Praefah Praditbatuga (Muse) 8M (SS)
Year 9 Male	Chayakorn Joos (Alan) 9P (L) Priyansh Lunia 9S (SS)
Year 9 Female	Madeleine Andrews 9S (M) Sudthatada Wattanavekin (Kate) 9P (M)
Year 10 Male	Ivan Jayapurna 10P (M) Oliver Chaplin 10P (L)
Year 10 Female	Anna Yoshimoto 10G (M) Eri Sugita 10H (M) Katherine Condon 10M (M) Marine Hermes 10T (M) Melissa Arul 10M (M) Natasha O'Kane 10P (M) Siwaporn Sittipunt (Teak) 10H (M)
Year 11 Male	Connor Sailes 11P (S)
Year 11 Female	Miki Sugita 11C (M) Shaifali Thakker 11V (M) Sorcha McEvoy 11S (M)
Year 12 Male	Douglas Kirk 12H (M)
Year12 Female	Sarocha Vongluekiat (Top) 12W (M)
Year 13 Male	Jonathon Hine 13W (M)
Year 13 Femle	Maria Belmont 13T (S) Naliwan Kuvanant (One) 13T (M)