New Football Team kit

The uniform shop is now accepting orders for the new football and tennis kits – please order before Thursday 6^th October 2016. No orders will be taken after this date.

Click here to view and download the kit designs:

Tennis

• Tennis HPC
• Tennis Team
• Tennis Skort

Football

• Football HPC
• Football Goalkeeper HPC
• Football Team
• Football Goalkeeper Team

The school shop will be taking orders for the new BISP football kit and tennis kit. Our new BISP team kits are a full sublimation design and that combines the highest quality materials with the most technologically advanced heat controlling mechanism to ensure a dry and comfortable fit for our athletes.

Any student participating in a school team will be required to play/train in either the new BISP football kit consisting of shirt, shorts and socks and/or tennis kits consisting of shirt, shorts or tennis skort for girls. Please note High Performance athletes need to order the High Performance kit.

Please remember our team kits are of the highest quality and are designed for heavy use. Please see costs below:

Football Kit

• Shirt, shorts and pair of socks – 1280bht

Tennis Kit

• Shorts – 530bht
• Shirt – 540bht
• Skort – 660bht

All kits can now be ordered out of our school uniform shop. There are sample sizes at the shop and pictures of the new kit can be viewed on the links above.

Please download and fill out these order forms , when making your order:

TENNIS ORDER FORM

FOOTBALL ORDER FORM

You will be asked for a number when ordering your football kit. To avoid having double numbers in games there will be only one number available for each age group. Once a number has been taken this number will not be available to order.

Please see age groups and numbers available:

• Year 1 and 2 – # 1- 50
• Year 3 and 4 – # 51 – 99
• Year 5 and 6 – # 1 – 50
• Year 7 and 8 – # 51 – 99
• Year 9 and 10 – # 1- 50
• Year 11, 12 and 13 – # 51 – 99

The final day to place your order with the uniform shop is on Thursday 6^th October. Please do not miss out.

Thank you for your continued support of our BISP Sports Programme.

For more information, please contact Athletics Director Jeff LaMantia: jlamantia@bisphuket.ac.th

On Thursday 29th September, between 5pm and 7pm, we held our first Pajama Party of the year in the Primary Library.

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Around 35 children from Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 and their parents enjoyed a really fun evening of arts and crafts, stories, sweets and treats in the Library, that we had decorated especially for the occasion.

Well done everyone for turning up in Pajamas and for taking part! Our next party will be in January.

For more information, contact Cindy Colson: colson@bisphuket.ac.th

Well done to the 111 students in Primary who entered the competition this year! The 5 overall winners for each year group will see their designs professionally printed and turned into a bookmark!

For more information, contact Cindy Colson: ccolson@bisphuket.ac.th

Full list of winners:

Year 2:
Winner: Arkady 2AJ
2nd place: Jakrii 2AL
3rd place: Andrey 2AJ

Year 3:
Winner: Hiisan 3HK
2nd place: Ploy and Ig
3rd place: Eden 3HK

Year 4:
Winner: Sonia 4KT
2nd place: Jessica 4AH
3rd place: Lani 4MM

Year 5:
Winner: Vaidehi 5RK
2nd place: Lucy 5RK
3rd place: Sybille 5RK

Year 6:
Winner: Miso 6CM
2nd place: Naylea 6KC
3rd place: Nicha 6CM

Thank you to all players who attended the Boys and Girls U18 tennis competition on Saturday 1 October. The sunshine gave us some great tennis, with every player contributing to some really enjoyable matches.

Some of the highlights included Michael versus Vichi in the round robin, Hugo winning a tight shootout tiebreak with Hayden to reach the semis, and a solid Max just edging a battling Wil to make the final.

In the girls competition, Tara met Cosie in the final for the second time that morning. After winning a marathon group game (8-7), Cosie showed great mental strength once again to win a tight match on a tiebreak 6-5 (7-1) to clinch the tournament. Congratulations Cosie!

The boys final showcased the skills of Max and Vichi, with both playing some fantastic tennis worthy of a final. Max’s consistency of heavy ground strokes were great to watch, but it was Vichi, with a 6-4 win, who showed everyone watching what a special talent he is, and at still so young surely a bright future awaits.

U18 Girls winner: Cosie

U18 Boys winner: Vichi

Learn more about tennis at BISP: www.bisphuket.ac.th/tennis

The Primary Playground Friends did not want the Nursery and Reception classes to miss out on all the fun, so they have organised some time to visit their younger friends and help them!

For more information, contact Clare Bolzon: cbolzon@bisphuket.ac.th

Cruzeiro Soccer Schools October Camp will run from October 17-19th and is open to boys and girls of all age groups from U5 to U16. U5 and U7s age groups will train from 8:30-10:00am, U9 and above will train from 8:30-11:00am.

The price is 2500 Baht but all Soccer School members receive a 20% discount.

Coach Fred will be running a Goalkeeper Camp on October 15-16th from 9:00- 10:00am. The price is also 2500 Baht and all Soccer School members receive a 20% discount.

Please email infobisp@cruzeirothailand.com for more information or to reserve your place.

Former British International School, Phuket (BISP) pupil and 2016 IB Graduate Michael Sunguza has been using his time wisely before he starts his American university course in January.

Michael studied HL Music as part of his IB Diploma and was so inspired by the “creating” or composing component that he has continued to compose on his return to his home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is using Mixcraft Pro Studio 7 as his composing software.

Michael explains what he has been doing in his own words: “I have been working in my dad’s company as a stock manager. I also do a lot of composing on the side as well. Since graduating from BISP I have composed four pieces in total so far.”

Click below or here to listen to Michael’s composition Ascension:

“I started sending the pieces around and was lucky enough to be given a job as a composer for a women’s sportswear advertisement. As well as being a fun and productive use of my time before university, I also believe that it is good preparation for what I hope will be a successful career in music as a composer.”

BISP Head of Performing Arts Paulette Wilkinson says, “We wish Michael continued success with his compositional endeavours, and maybe will we see his name in film credits in the future!”

For more information contact Paulette Wilkinson: pwilkinson@bisphuket.ac.th

Russell D. Russell from the Canine Point Academy will give a FREE seminar on ‘How to Train Your Dog’ on Tuesday 11 October from 8-10am in the Conference Room at British International School, Phuket (BISP).

This event is open to everyone and will cover a wide range of topics including:

1) Dispelling some Canine Myths
2) Canine Body Language – What they are REALLY telling you!
3) Dealing with Common Behaviour Problems

And much more! So bring your questions, and come and join in for a fun and educational morning!

Event: How to Train Your Dog
Date: Tuesday 11 October
Time: 8-10am
Location: Conference Room, BISP

Click here to view and share the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/177327046047646/

For more information, please contact Russell:

Canine Point Academy
m: +66 91 654 1960
e: info@k9pointacademy.com
w: www.k9pointacademy.com

At the recent Thailand Short Course Swimming Championships 2016, held 1-3 October at Assumption University’s Aquatic Centre in Bangkok, the BISP Swim Academy from British International School, Phuket (BISP) finished third overall on points score, but first in average points score, with only 12 swimmers competing in just two days of a three day competition.

The championships were the selection trials for the Thai national team for the 13th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) being held 6-11 December in Windsor, Ontario.

Three BISP Swim Academy records (and personal bests) were broken at the meet, namely: Raine Gavino in the 200 Breaststroke with 2.32.36; Hendrik Faber in the 400 Freestyle with 3.59.41; and Kimiko Raheem in the 100 Backstroke with 1.02.47 – Kimiko has already been pre-selected for the World Short Course Championships by the Sri Lankan national team.

“I am happy with the way we performed up in Bangkok considering we’re still in pre-season training and not focusing on major weeks for another six weeks,” says BISP Swim Academy Head Coach Colin Braund. “This was more of a training meet for the guys to lift and swim personal best times, and assess where we’re at with our training. They showed a lot of professionalism in their attitude, and now should be looking to build on their performances.”

Elsewhere in Asia, the BISP Swim Academy’s Nicholle Toh broke three more Academy records at the Beijing leg of the FINA World Cup series, where she was representing her home nation of Singapore, in the 50 Butterfly (27.78), 100 Butterfly (1.01.02), and 200 Butterfly (2.15.76). After the racing in Beijing, she was continuing on to the Dubai then Doha legs of the FINA World Cup, before returning back to BISP to continue training. In November, she will be competing for Singapore at the 10th Asian Swimming Championships in Tokyo.

“It’s invaluable for her to gain international competitive experience at these types of events,” says Head Coach Braund about Toh’s recent meets, “especially for such a young swimmer, with Nicholle having only just turned 15. Her recent races in Hawaii, China and the Middle East will stand her in good stead for the upcoming Asian swim championships in Tokyo.”

Click here to read stories about BISP in The Phuket News

Learn more about the BISP Swim Academy at www.bisphuket.ac.th/swimming, follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/swimphuket or email: cbraund@bisphuket.ac.th

BISP Athletics Director Jeff LaMantia and Headmaster Neil Richards

The BISP Swim Academy at British International School, Phuket won the Silver Award for Best Sports Youth Academy of the Year in Thailand at the 2016 SPIA Asia – Sports Industry Awards in Bangkok on Tuesday 4 October.

The winners were announced at a black tie gala dinner on Tuesday evening in Bangkok attended by more than 300 sports professionals from around the region. Following a rigorous judging process and a record 208 entries, winners were awarded in 17 categories recognising excellence of events, organizations, and academies across 17 Asian countries.

Speaking at the Gala Dinner and Awards ceremony in Bangkok, Mr Didier Brun, Deputy CEO of organiser Sport360 said, “The Asian Sports Industry Awards has grown this year – a clear sign of the industry’s health. It’s encouraging to see such a large number of entries, but what is even more encouraging is the quality of those entries.

Twenty independent judges, each a leader in their field, undertook a thorough judging process and after many hours identified winners across 17 categories representing the best-of-the-best in the Asian sports industry.”

After the initial round of judging, 72 Thai entries were short-listed across the 17 categories and claimed five Gold, five Silver and five Bronze awards, with the BISP Swim Academy pipped by Chelsea Soccer School for the category’s top prize.

Along with BISP Headmaster Neil Richards, BISP Athletics Director Jeff LaMantia was at the ceremony in Bangkok to accept the award on behalf of the school, and he had this to say about their experience: “It was an incredible night, and an inspiration for the BISP Swim Academy to be recognised alongside all these famous organizations, clubs and academies.

“While we are disappointed not to have taken Gold, we are still proud of coming a close second out of 15 entrants, and would like to thank all the hard work put in by our swimmers and our coaches: Head Coach Colin Braund and Hayley Palmer. Recognition must also go to ex-Head Coach Simon Jones, who was instrumental in laying the foundation for the continuing success of the BISP Swim Academy, before he took over as coach of the Thai national swimming team.

“Next year we’re going for gold!”

Best Sports Youth Academy Of The Year – Thailand

Gold – Chelsea Soccer School

Silver – BISP Swim Academy

Bronze – Siam Muay Thai Academy

Click here to read Swimming World news about the BISP Swim Academy

Learn more about the BISP Swim Academy at www.bisphuket.ac.th/swimming, follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/swimphuket or email: cbraund@bisphuket.ac.th

Altogether, 142 language learners at British International School, Phuket (BISP) took part in the week-long Vocab Express online vocabulary learning competition ‘League of Champions‘. It finished at 9:30pm on Tuesday 4 October.

BISP Head of Modern Languages Chris Greene says, “This was a fantastic performance against hundreds of schools throughout the world. Well done again to all those students who took part and gained points for the school! Thanks also to the language teachers for their encouragement and assistance in running the competition.

“We now look forward to the FOBISIA Languages Competition in November, and the Vocab Express Global Challenge in March 2017. Congratulations again to all BISP students – an amazing effort”

For more information, contact Chris Greene: cgreene@bisphuket.ac.th

*****

The final positions for BISP on the global leaderboards:

1st in the world in the Spanish Piccolo Competition

3rd in the world in the Spanish Genius Competition

3rd in the world in the Mandarin Genius Competition

4th in the world in the Overall Piccolo Competition (French, Spanish & Mandarin)

*****

Special mention should go to the following students whose efforts saw them recognised on the main leaderboards of the competition:

Spanish

Andrey Surkov (Year 7): 4th in the world (17th in the world for all languages)

Leon Carpenter (Year 12): 15th in the world

Natacha Piquepe (Year 10): 31st in the world

Mandarin

Max Porter (Year 10): 16th in the world

Tara Bancroft (Year 10): 17th in the world

Satinee Loh (Year 11): 22nd in the world

Jun Seo Park (Year 10): 25th in the world

Marisa Iversen (Year 10): 27th in the world

At BISP, we are committed to the overall welfare of your child, as well as to their academic achievement.

We would like to inform you that the Annual Health Check will take place during the days 14-16 November 2016 (Secondary School) and 17-18 and 21 November 2016 (Primary School).

This involves growth developmental measurement (height and weight), eyesight check, general examination, and dental check by our School Health Centre team, in conjunction with staff from Bangkok Phuket Hospital.

This is also an opportunity for us to update your child’s medical records, so please inform us of any additional health information pertaining to your child. This is essential in the interest of your child.

If you have any queries relating to the Health Check, or other medical issues, please contact Khun Chatrapee, Head of School Health Centre: chatrapees@bisphuket.ac.th

Today is National Poetry Day in the United Kingdom.

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This year’s theme was ‘messages’, with the public being encouraged to “say it with a poem”. So BISP’s Art Department decided to dedicate their day to creating ‘Blackout Poetry’.

Using old books, students altered the pages and transformed them into powerful pieces.

For more information contact Claire Lester: clester@bisphuket.ac.th

On Thursday 6 October, all Year 6 students visited the Tha Rue Shrine on a Thai trip, where they learned about local festivals and culture in Phuket, and had the opportunity to observe and take part in the festivities surrounding the Vegetarian Festival.

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We would like to thank Khun Ying and her staff, as well as Sushi’s mum for helping.

For more information, contact Phatcharaporn Onganusorn: phatcharaporno@bisphuket.ac.th

The BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy High Performance U14 and U12 boys teams recently took part in the PSS National Tournament, held at Thanyapura. Both teams performed well, especially because it was the first time that they had played competitively this school year.

The U14s played six games over two days and won all six, scoring 31 goals and conceding none. The U12s played seven games, winning four, drawing one, and losing one, scoring 10 goals and conceding five.

After the first couple of games both teams started to get into an effective game pace and understand their positional play and functions on the pitch. The highlight of the first day was the U14s 8-0 victory over Gwyn FC. After playing many hard games both teams finished in second place at the end of the first day.

The second day started with the U12s beating Youth Football Home 2-0, and the U14s putting 10 goals past DTHHSA. After two days of action, the U12 boys finished with a very respectable fourth place, and the U14s finished first.

“It was a fantastic weekend of football and a wonderful learning experience for all our boys involved,” says BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy Head Coach Jonathas Candido.

“We still have a lot of work to do running up to the BISP Soccer Sevens in November, but there is a great potential and hopefully, if the weather behaves itself, we can put on a great performance.”

Learn more about football at BISP: www.bisphuket.ac.th/football

The Early Years children have enjoyed learning about the Vegetarian Festival this week.

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They ended the week with a noisy parade around the Early Years garden, supported by the Early Years parents and their friends from Little Ducks.

For more information, contact Gillian Notley: gnotley@bisphuket.ac.th

Sunday morning saw the running of the 12th annual Turtle Fun Run.

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The weather was less than ideal during the warm-up, but by the time the race started the skies had cleared and the temperature was great for racing.

The flat 10km course left the island and crossed over the Sarasin bridge, adding some steps to spice things up. Crossing back over the bridge had the 10K and 5K race racers running side by side for the last three kilometres.

The course was on the road with only a few minutes of rain and there were some fast times. According to the hosts there was an astounding 2600 runners.

Hendrik Faber made his appearance for BISP placing 6th overall in the 10km, and the BISP community again showed up in large numbers with some more ambitions runners deciding to ride their bike to the race and then home again, in some cases adding an additional 60 kilometre ride to a 10 kilometre running race.

Thanks to Nicola Lowry and the event organisers for the photos, and well done all who participated!

For more information, follow BISP Track Club on Facebook: www.facebook.com/runningphuket

Last week’s mini green competition concluded this weekend, with assistant coach Nick Manning and the coaching team welcoming parents and players to what turned out to be a Super Saturday!

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From the 20 young players competing to be crowned champion, it was Tim, Bow, Max, Cameron, Birdy, Mila, Chanon and Eloise who made it to the quarterfinals. Playing exceptionally well to make it through 4 very strong round robin groups full of talented and dedicated players.

After winning their quarters, Tim and Max faced off in the first semifinal, with Birdy and Eloise competing hard in the second semi. After impressive tennis by all, it was Tim and Birdy who made it through to contest the final, which turned out to be a classic!

As both players played hard for the win, but with true spirit and respect for their opponent, it was Tim who shouted with joy as he won the final point to win a close match 6-4. As the two players shook hands at the net, it was the talented Birdy who was first to congratulate the champion.

Congratulations to both Tim and Birdy for a great final, together with all the players for making their parents (and coaches) really proud! To all the coaches and Star Secondary players who worked so hard, thank you very very much! And to all the parents, none of this could have been done without your support, thank you so much!

For more information, contact Lee Austrin: laustrin@bisphuket.ac.th

Raksina Phongsermsuk (Care), Maximilien Cloesen

Cambridge International Examinations has informed us that two students have been awarded Top In Thailand prizes for 2016. Congratulations to:

Raksina Phongsermsuk (Care) – International Mathematics: Top in Thailand

Maximilien Cloesen – Foreign Language French: Top in Thailand

An award ceremony will be held in Bangkok and further information will be available after the ceremony.

Well done Care and Maximilien.

BISP student Jacky Yao with Head of Mathematics Tim Parkes 

On Wednesday 12 October, British International School, Phuket (BISP) awarded its first ever Bronze Medal for the Junior Mathematical Olympiad to student Jacky Yao.

This result places Jacky in the top 210 out of about 200,000 pupils – or in the top 0.1% who took the UKMT Junior Maths challenge.

This is a remarkable achievement considering that this is a worldwide maths challenge and that the total number of students taking the three UKMT maths challenges is roughly 600,000 students worldwide from over 4,000 school and colleges.

The UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT) is a registered charity whose aim is to advance the education of children and young people in mathematics. The UKMT organises national mathematics competitions and other mathematical enrichment activities for 11-18 year old UK school pupils.

For more information, contact Tim Parkes: tparkes@bisphuket.ac.th