Dear Samakee Community,
We have an exciting lineup of events planned for next week, and we want you to experience all the activities. Here’s a quick reminder of what we have in store:
Tuesday, May 28th
Shakespeare House Talent Show – 8:30 am:
We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Talent Show, held on Tuesday, May 28th, in the hall and organised by Shakespeare House! Students will showcase their unique talents, singing, dancing, performing magic, and other special skills. Come and see it!
Tuesday, May 28th
Face-to-face Parent Consultations – 14:40 – 18:20
We warmly invite you to join us for the final Parent Consultations of this year. Consultations are a valuable opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers and discuss their progress, achievements, and areas for growth.
Thursday, May 30th
Move-on Morning
On Thursday morning, all students will have the exciting opportunity to transition to the class they will be joining in August and meet their new teachers. This morning is designed to help students familiarise themselves with their new learning environment, get to know their teachers, and build connections. Our teachers are committed to making it a positive and memorable experience for each student.
Thursday, May 30th
Virtual Parent Consultations – 15:40 – 19:00
We understand that commuting to school can be challenging for busy parents. We are pleased to continue offering online Parent Consultations to accommodate your needs. Please check your email for further details and sign-up instructions.
We look forward to connecting with you and discussing your child’s progress conveniently and flexibly.
Friday, May 31st
31st – Art Exhibition – 13:30
We are delighted to invite you to an enchanting art exhibition showcasing the remarkable talent of our students from Nursery to Year 9. This event will be held on Friday afternoon and promises to celebrate creativity and artistic expression. We look forward to welcoming you to this inspiring showcase of talent!
We look forward to seeing you at these events and enjoying a week filled with community spirit and fun activities. If you have questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to speak with your child’s teacher or office staff.
Parent and Carers Questionnaire April 2024
Thank you for participating in our recent Parent and Carer Questionnaire. The results have provided valuable insight and your positive responses reflect the hard work we put into the school and our drive to improve your children’s experiences.
Thank you for helping us improve. Always contact us if you feel there is something more specific we need to know/do! If you would like additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Here is the link to a summary of the overall results of the April 2024 survey.
Parent Consultations 28th & 30th May
We are pleased to announce that the Parent Consultations are now available to book!
Please visit the following link: Parent Consultations
We encourage you to book your consultation as soon as possible, as slots may fill up quickly.
If you encounter any difficulties scheduling or deleting appointments, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office. We are happy to assist you!
Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child’s progress.
Whole School Photographs
On Friday, 31st May at 9:00 AM, we will have the Whole School Photo session, as per our tradition every year. To ensure uniformity in the school photos, the children need to wear their school uniforms on this day.
Please also remember that your child can keep their PE kit, Farm kit, and House T-shirt in their bag. This will allow them to change into these kits as necessary during the day without disrupting the school photo schedule.
Science Fair
The student science fair is an annual traditional at Samakee, as a summative project for our students to show off their science skills. There’s no better way to learn science, than to ask questions and follow the scientific method to answer them. Our students all identified their own questions, devised experiments to collect data, and used the data they collected as evidence for their conclusions. As the students were allowed complete freedom in their questions, a great variety of topics were investigated!
Teaching and Learning Highlights!
Reception – Egg Drop
Our Reception class cracked the code on the sound “e” this week with the story “Egg Drop”! Inspired by the tale, the children became egg-cellent engineers, designing and building containers to protect real eggs from a daring drop! This Egg Drop Challenge wasn’t just about a safe landing; it was a launchpad for creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills. The children planned, re-planned, and strategized to ensure their eggs landed “yolktastically” safe! From triumphs to “oops” moments, this activity was a valuable learning experience for all.
Middle School – Cooking & Maths!
We baked cookies! The children carefully measured out the ingredients using 1 cup, half cup, 1 tbs, half tbs, 1 teaspoon measurements. It was a team effort and they used excellent collaboration skills to bake their cookies. Whilst they were cooking the children coloured cookies in different fractions, using their prior knowledge. Well done everyone!
Year 4 – Science Topic
This week we have continued with our Science topic of Living Things and Habitats. Children investigated the local environment to find out what type of plants and animals live on our farm.
Year 7 – Oil Pastels
Year 7 have been rocking the world of illusion! They’ve been using oil pastels to transform simple 2D shapes like circles and lines into fantastic 3D illusions – spheres and tubes! By carefully adding shading (or “value” as artists call it), they’ve brought depth and realism to their work. But the creativity doesn’t stop there! They’ve also designed some amazing patterns that take their artwork to the next level. The final pieces are truly impressive – a testament to their hard work and artistic talent!
Upper School – Thai Written Works
Students in year 8 and year 9 have had the opportunity to select topics of their interest combining both historical events and environmental issues. Besides this, they have also written about friendship and self-identity through the creation and presentation of written works to their peers.
Awards and Achievements
Samakee Growth Mindset
He loves origami and has practised making different items not just once but hundreds of times. Sometimes it can take him a whole morning to make a creation. He always shares his creations with his friends and inspires them to keep trying and not give up when it gets tricky.
Artist of the Week
Artist of the week goes to a year 7 student who has worked hard and remained focused on his oil pastel skills this week. His creativity producing a 3D shape pattern speaks for itself.
Upcoming Important Events
May
- 28th – Talent Show – 8:30 am
- 28th – Face-to-face Parent Consultations
- 30th – Virtual Parent Consultations
- 31st – Art Exhibition – 13:30
June
- 6th – Middle School Production – 18:00
- 7th – 2nd Swim Gala
- 13th – Key Values Award Ceremony (AM)
- 13th – Year 9 Leavers Assembly (PM)
- 14th – Last day of term 2
(Early finish at 13:00)
School Calendar 2024-2025
Please click here: SAS_School Calendar 2024-2025
SAS LINE Communication Platform
LINE is a widely used communication platform in Thailand, and it’s a platform that Samakee has been utilizing for quite some time. We encourage all our families to connect with our official SAS LINE account to ensure we can easily disseminate important school-wide updates to our entire school community. Click to add
Monica L Sudhirak
Head of School
Head of School, Monica L Sudhirak: msudhirak@standrews-samakee.com
First School Phase Leader, Tabietha Sudhirak: tsudhirak@standrews-samakee.com
Middle School Phase leader, Hannah Riddi: hannah.ridd@standrews-samakee.com
Upper School Phase Leader, Nicky Page: npage@standrews-samakee.com
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