THE PRIMARY SIX ANGLO NEWSLETTER
Issue 2
THE PRIMARY SIX
ANGLO NEWSLETTER
Term 2 Newsletter January-April 2012
School Year 2011-2012
Teacher’s Day Celebration By Angel (P5) th On Friday the 13 January, Anglo celebrated Teachers’ Day. It was a short celebration which was hosted by Mr. Ricky. There were basketball matches, roses given and the best of all – The Fabulous Game Show.
The basketball match was divided into two groups: students and teachers. The students were coached by Mr. Martin, the school’s basketball coach. The teachers planned the games themselves. The game show was hosted by Jasandra and Name, our councilors from Year 4. The hosts would pull a teacher’s name out of a hat. The called teacher would answer the questions. Any questions that have been answered wrongly, a point would be deducted. There were four teams, Red, Blue, Yellow and Green! Great job teachers! Another part of Teachers’ Day was giving pens and roses to the teaching staff. The prefects gave bookmarks that the students made but each teacher was only allowed to have one bookmark! Well, teachers, if you ever need another bookmark, you’ll have to make one yourself! Next came the merry‐go round. It was when the teachers stood up, formed a line and students walked past and shook their hands
or gave them roses. I hope the teachers, didn’t throw them away, because they were really expensive; 50 baht apiece to be exact! All the money raised went to charity. Although it was Friday the 13th, teachers, it was still your big day. We thank you; teachers; your open hearts and international experiences have given Anglo huge benefits and fresh opportunities to learn in ways not available in other Singaporean curriculum schools. We hope you enjoyed this small token of appreciation from the students.
Above: Ms. Jen, Mr. Sergio, Ms. Tuesday received flowers from their students. Teachers felt happy and special on that day. Bottom: Ms. Peggy, Kinder HOD receives a basket of
The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown
goodies from the PSG. Many thanks to Mr. Mike, PSG President and Officers for a wonderful gift.
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Ch hinesee New w Year Ceelebration By: Yaanjie and Guy (P P6)
On 6 February, 2012, children here att Anglo had a lot off fun. There weere about 30 booths at the football field. We inteerviewed some o of the booths that h had set up earlier. Actuaally one shop, two t parents so old cinnamon rolls, fried chicken an nd fried noodless (which were my). They said th hat they feel gre eat about this yumm celebrration. Booths 3 to 12 were run by PSG bers. Khun Mikee, the PSG's Pre esident, said, memb “I feel excited, it's thee first time for m me to open a booth h and I can't wait w to see how w happy the childrren will be."
Booth 20 waas a Lucky Draw w. It was this mother's seccond time running a booth at Anglo, so sh he was not so nervous. She said that it was going to be fun. (Her prizes were a awesome!) Ms. Wang Ying said she waanted children to experience the Chinesse New Year environmentt. Many teacherrs hoped that through fun,, the students would w absorb the concept of Chinese New w Year. Everyone enjoyed the fo ood and the games, in sp pite of the hot weather. We look forward d to the next onee!
The Secondary 3 and a 4 and Junior College students ran “EXPLO OSION”, a gam me where you have t to throw darts a at balloons. The ey said that it was a lot of work but fun. Luckyy Ball, a gam me, was run by b the Thai Deparrtment. Khru Nok N said that it was her first time. She wanted to o see the childrren have fun. She was w very nervou us before the sttart of things (the g game was prettyy hard).
An nglo Rocks R Annua A al Tha ai High h Scchool Debatte Com mpetition
By: Ya anjie (P6)
Last year it was held h at Assump ption Univeersity but this yeear’s event was held at Asssumption Colleege, Bangrak. Itt is a h debate environment with mo ost of tough the to op schools comp peting. The debate d team would w like to thank their teachers, Mr. Jeff J and Mr. Je effrey and debate d coachess, Pan and LP P, for witho out them, theyy would not have madee it this far. And A they certtainly would d not have been n able to win fivve of the top ten ‘best sp peaker’ awards. As a special note, Nam me maintained the overaall best speaker award and Beaatrice won the second best speaker in all a of Thailaand. Oncee again, the deb bate team at Anglo A Singaapore Internatio onal School hass laid wastee to the competition and came c homee with major tittles! Congratulations to all our debaters!
A speccial congratulattion is shouted out to Team 1 (Name, Beeatrice and Nat) N for capturing the overall c champion awarrd at 6th THSDC C and to Team m 3 (Jean, Janiina and Jebellee) for entering the Octo‐finals. It was a very exxciting four dayy journey, especcially for the maany new debaterrs. We lo ook for great things and more champ pionships from yyou in the near fu uture!
THSDC is an annual Thailand high school debate competition n hosted by different educational institutions. The deebate team would like to than nk their teacheers, Mr. Jeff and Mr. Jeffrey and d debate coachees, Pan and LP, for without them, they would not have made it this far.
And they certainly would not have been able to win fivve of the top ten ‘best speaker’ awarrds. As a speecial note, Name maintaained the oveerall best speaker award d and Beatrice won the second best speeaker in all of Th hailand.
An nglo Ta akes To op Awa ards in Ch hess Co ompetition By: Yanjie (P6) Anglo students took t top awards in the receently held 1st I nternational S School Chess Championship at KIS on Marrch 3, 2012. Daniel Shotkin (K K3) won the “Best “ Player undeer 6”. Peng gyu Wong (K K3) took 1st place p in the “Und der 10” cattegory. It iss quite an achievement for Anglo’s you ung Pengyu Won ng, who is just a kindergarte en student to takee 1st place ag gainst many students s far oldeer! Overall Anglo Singapore International Scho ool won the “Best “ School Award A under 10” t through the co ombined pointts earned by Peng gyu Wong (K33), Fu Lei (P4) a and Edoardo Tanccredi (P4). Weell done! The entire e Anglo com mmunity is veryy proud of you!!
An nglo Lions Ba asketb ball Te eam Trriumph h Overr Rivalls By: Yanjie Y (P6) Ang glo Singapore International School’s S basketball team, the Anglo Lions, scored a so olid victory overr the Thaai‐Japanese Asso ociation School’’s team. It w was a hard‐fought game but the e Anglo Lions ccame out the victors with h a score of 28 to o 21. Greeat job players! L Let’s keep it up and go on to start a new w precedent of Anglo being able a to achieve not onlyy academic exceellence but also athletic excelleence! Witth more emph hasis put on a solidly structured athletic program, better sportin ng equipment and more practice timee, this reporter certainly feels that glo can achieve in both arenas! Ang Speecial thanks mu ust also be give en to the excellent coaaching and overall assistance of Mr. Martin, Mr. Petter and Mr. Jonathan.
Coacch Martin and An nglo Lions with T Thai‐Japanese Asssociation Schoool Basketball team m.
If 3 peeacocks lay 5 e eggs in 8 days, how many peacocks w will lay 29 eggs in 76 days? Answe er: Peacocks do o not lay eggs, p peahens do.
r Ang glo Perfo orming Arts A to Prresent 3rd A Annual M Music Reccital and Drama By: Gu uy (P6) Anglo Singapore Peerforming Arts proudly present the 3rd Annual A Music Recitaal and Drama Performance at the Thai Cu ultural Centerr on April 5th, 2012. This year’s y perform mance will incllude a combin nation of sing ging, musical instrum ment perform mances, ballett and acting (The Butterffly Dreams). Students involved will w range all the way from the t very young, in K1P, all JC students. Production stafff will also be the waay through Seecondary and J made up of studentss from various secondary levvels. Studeents from Prim mary 4 throug gh JC 1 will attend the perrformance as spectaators.
Brrigade 4th Annual Lead dership Ca amp By: M Ms. Grace Forr the fourth tim me, Girls’ and Young Y Men’s Brig gade conducted d a leadership camp c held at Wangree Resort, Nakhon N Nayok from f 17th‐19th March 2012. p levels Witth 17 students from various primary and d 7 teachers and d staff, Brigade students had a su uccessful and wo orthwhile stay in n the resort. Eacch day in the caamp, Brigade sttudents were taught and guideed by differen nt topics to ncide with activvities. The folllowing topics coin taught in the camp were entitled d: “Being Me, Being You, Being US”, I Care, You Y Care, We Carre, “Together We Can”. Theese topics mainly m focused on unity, coo operation, teaam work an nd to be com mpassionate and d caring being. Students put into o action the lesssons learned in e every activity. It iss really good to o see them workking together and d having the sam me spirit in order to achieve the same goal. On the first night, B Brigade studentts enjoyed the cam mpfire and ro oasting of marshmallows. m Brig gade students sang songs, danced, and playyed games and were given a chance to sho owcase their tallents. Some of the talented stud dents who volun nteered to show w their talents werre Ruby (P3), Alyya (P3) and Sang g Hyup (P1).
AJ (P3) won n the Dance Freeeze Crown for b being a good daancer in the grou up. The campfire en nded with a smiile in everyone’ss face with a full stomach from m eating lots of marsshmallows. Fun and leearning continu ued till Sunday which was a full‐ day packeed with outdoor an nd indoor activitties. At the end d of the camp, each Brigade sttudents were given a Brigade Cap a as a souvenir.
THE PRIMARY SIX ANGLO NEWSLETTER
Issue 2
The Bookmark:
Literary Review
By: Jinnawat (P6)
Ashfall written by Mike Mullin
Under the bubbling hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park in the states of Montana and Wyoming in the USA is a super‐volcano. This of course is a scientific fact, even though most people do not know it is there. The caldera of this ancient volcano is so large that it can only be seen from a plane or satellite. It just could be overdue for an eruption, which would change the landscape and climate of our planet.
Ashfall is the story of Alex, a teenage boy left alone for the weekend while his parents visit relatives. When the Yellowstone super‐ volcano erupts unexpectedly, Alex is determined to reach his parents. He must travel over a hundred miles in a landscape transformed by a foot of ash and the destruction of every modern convenience that he has ever known, and through a new world in which disaster has brought out both the best and worst in people desperate for food, water, and warmth. With a combination of nonstop action, a little romance, and very real science, this is a story that is difficult to stop reading and even more difficult to forget.
This is another book that I highly recommend to more advanced young readers in upper primary or secondary school.
Pub Date: October 11th, 2011 Page count: 466 pages Publisher: Tanglewood Press Genre: Post Apocalyptic Fiction
Deviant Art By: Jinnawat (P6)
With all the things that you can do on the Internet, websites on art are certain to be prominent. We know that artistic expression is a very basic and important aspect of human society. It is in fact one of the few things that separates us from the great apes! One particular website that I can highly recommend to my readership is deviantART. World Scholar’s Cup students will already be familiar with this website but I higly suggest it for all interested in artistic endeavors. At deviantART.com, you can share all types of art except music, which is a pity. However, for pictures with PG material, an account is required to view them. deviantART aims to provide a platform for any artist to exhibit and discuss works..
Works are organized in a comprehensive category structure, including photography, digital art, traditional art, literature, Flash, filmmaking, skins for applications, operating system customization utilities and others, along with extensive downloadable resources such as tutorials and stock photography. Additional utilities include journals, polls, groups and portfolios. For any interested readers, I have an account: http://dietraubenwelken.devianta rt.com Membership is free, but premium membership unlocks many privileges, such as allowing members to critique your artworks. Check it out and unlock your own artistic passions!
"Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to the answer to all questions." ‐‐ William Allin
THE PRIMARY SIX ANGLO NEWSLETTER
Issue 2
REELING: The Film Review Secondhand Lions
By: Sirijung (P6)
"Secondhand Lions" is an excellent movie. The story is packed with nuance. Much of the plot overlaps and blends for a harmonious whole. It is a compelling story which requires attentive viewing to follow along. Flashback scenes are intentionally cartoonish, so that the audience (character of the boy Walter, is wondering if the fantastic tales of the old uncles' adventures are real. Uncle Garth tells the stories), see them through Walter's imagination. Through his storytelling, without realizing it, Uncle Garth nurtures a creative potential in Walter (who will grow up to become a cartoonist).
Walter is unsure of himself in the beginning, but later finds his footing.
Michael Caine's accent as Uncle Garth is a Texan who has lived outside Texas for much of his life. Garth is a man who has traveled the world. Even though, as the plot continues, we don't know how much of Garth's adventurous stories are real, there is never a question of whether Garth has been outside the Texas borders. The uncles are very realistic characters, and in Texas there are many characters like them. The uncles, when they were young men, went away to find adventure, and lived on the edge for much of their lives.
Haley Joel Osment plays the role of Walter. Sometimes his voice sounds like that of a boy, sometimes like a young man.
Then they return home to retire in Texas, with plenty of money. The uncles don't say much to each other because there is no need to say much; they understand each other perfectly.
Sometimes Walter cries like a child, sometimes he is mature, as would be expected from a boy who is in the transition of becoming a man.
Although in their retirement age, they seek out reckless behavior, unwilling to sit still and get older and die boringly, unable to overtly give up on life.
Sports Talk: The Basics of Basketball Basketball is a game with fairly straightforward rules; rules that are sometimes easy to forget. You can quiz yourself on the basketball rules if you want to remember them properly. Basketball is a team sport where two opposing teams with five players each try to shoot a ball into a hoop elevated ten feet above the ground. There are two hoops on either side of the basketball court. On The Basketball Court A basketball court is basically a big rectangle divided into two equal sides by the mid‐court line. The offensive team, the team which has the ball, has ten seconds to get the ball over the mid‐ court line.
This is not exactly a "heartwarming" movie with a happy, fluffy resolution for all. The characters must make choices, and not always easy ones. The adventures don't always end with happily ever after. It is not a comedy, but it is about the depths of emotion. An older audience will probably appreciate this movie the most but I think that any kid over 10 will like it.
By: Yanjie (P6)
If it doesn't, the defensive team gets the ball. If the offensive team gets over before the ten seconds is up, they cannot go behind the mid‐court line as long as the ball is in their possession. If the offensive team does that, it is considered a 'backcourt violation'. Fouls and Violations Double Dribble: If you hold the ball with both hands to catch it after someone passes it to you, then it is not considered a foul. If you dribble the ball, then hold it, then dribble again, it's a foul. Held Ball: Sometimes, two players of opposing teams grab the ball at the same time and try to take it, and it is considered a 'held ball'.
Walter's presence suddenly requires them to adapt to new purpose, and to take care of themselves, too, as they are faced with the issue of providing appropriate male role models for Walter.
The referee steps in and stops the action before it gets violent, and awards it to one team or the other in a rotating basis. Travelling/Walking: If you take more than a 'step and a half', you are travelling or walking (basically the same thing). Moving your pivot foot after you have stopped dribbling is also travelling. Time Restrictions: A player cannot hold a ball for more than five seconds, and if that happens, the other team gets the ball. There are also shot‐clock restrictions for free shots, but there are the same consequences. I hope that my readers have learned a bit about the fantastic game of basketball. Now, get out there in the court and play!
Up Beat Musicc Colu umn By: Jinn nawat (P6)
Anglo Ne ewsletterr Staff
M Mr. Bill – Edit tor‐in‐Chieff
Music is important to the hap ppiness and ogical wellbe eing of mo ost people; psycholo studentss perhaps even n more so thaan adults. In this term m’s Upbeat music m column, rather than writing o of a more common genre of music, I will introducce you to so omething that could be completely new to you y and give some basic ompose your o own music. advice on starting to co
G (P6) – Preesident Guy Y Yanjie (P6) – Vice Preside ent Jinnawat (P6)) – Assistantt Editor S Sirijung (P6) – Secretary –
Dubstep
Zen (P6)
If you like "hip", booming tunes theen you will probably p love Dubstep; a type of electro onic music, it o originated in s south London. Described as a "tightly coiled production ns with overw whelming bass lines and reverberant drum pattern ns, clipped samples, s and occasional v vocals", Dubsttep is great to listen to on th he go or while at social gaatherings. You can even listeen to it at work (but please don't listen to it in this sch hool).
Nat (P6) Prab (P6) J Jonas (P6) Sol (P6)
Some popu ular Dubstep arrtists are Skrilllex, UKFDubsttep and Pinch; my personaal favourite is Klaypex. To check them out for yourself, start ticklin ng your compu uter keyboard! Most artists can be found on YouTube or iTunes.
Deee Dee (P6) An nn‐Ann (P6)
MIDI
Gin (P6)
n Musical If you like to compose music, MIDI is what you need. Instrument Digital Interfaace, commonlyy abbreviated as MIDI, does not transmit an audio sig gnal – it sendss messages, likke neurons do with electricity.
L Linya (P5) A Angel (P5) T Taisei (P5)
mposing softwaare I used as a beginner is M MIDI Maker, by A MIDI com the Nth Sysstem. If you are interesting in composing g MIDI, do not buy the pro oduct – only use the trial. O Once you get the hang of it, for more exxperienced com mposers, I reco ommend using g Cakewalk. If you have an extreme e interest in MIDI compossition, a MIDI y However,, you cannot simply smash keyboard iss perfect for you. some butto ons and create e a MIDI sequeence; creating compositions on a keyboaard can be tedious and stressful; however, all hard work pays off. A MIDI artisst I like is Aaron Walz. He hass composed ovver 60 original pieces for 10 games. 1 You u can find his work on midisshack.net and l
"The task o of the moderrn educator i is not to cut d down jungles, but to irriggate desertss." ‐‐ C. S. Lew wis
Haan Han (P5) N Nana (P5)
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