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June 2016 ONET Congratulations
Congratulations to our great students
and their fantastic teachers! We have just received great news from Rayong Ministry of Education that we are yet again the number one private school in Rayong Province. We finished first in the ONET examinations in P6 and M3, with the M6 results still to be analysed. ขอแสดงความยินดีกบั นักเรียนที่ยอดเยี่ยมของพวก เราและสุดยอดคณุ ครขู องพวกเขาด้วยคะ่ เราได้รบั ขา่ วดีจาก สา นักงานเขตการศึกษาพืน้ ที่ระยอง วา่ เรา เป็นโรงเรียนเอกชนยอดเยี่ยมอันดับหนึ่ง ในจังหวัด ระยอง อีกครั้ง จากผลการสอบทางการศึกษา ระดบั ชาติขนั้ พืน้ ฐาน ONET เรามีคะแนนสูงสุดเป็น อันดับที่หนึ่งในระดับ ป. 6 และ ม. 3 สาหรับผลคะแนน การสอบของระดบั ม. 6 ขณะนี้ยงั อยูใ่ นระหวา่ ง ขนั้ ตอนการพิจารณา
Primary 6/2015 Secondary 3/2015
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June 2016 World Environment Day
World Environment Day at REPS
In 1976, the United Nations General Assembly organization established a special day called ‘The World Environment Day’. Its primary purpose is to make people aware of the problems that many countries worldwide are facing about nature and the environment. Every 6th of June, we celebrate this day by making a commitment to protect our beautiful world. On the 6th of June, 2016, our school, REPS, also participated in International Environmental Day along with many people throughout the world to help save the nature of this beautiful planet. The lower secondary students helped to clean up our local community by picking up trash lying around the village. With their great effort, the streets now look much cleaner and the air is definitely fresher. In addition, a selected few visited Big C Supermarket in Rayong and handed out recyclable shopping bags to shoppers. Their goal was to encourage the community to start using recyclables and stop using plastics.
REPS Secondary also held hands with Big C to offer each shopper a free REPS Recycle Bag in exchange for their plastic bags and discuss the consequences of plastic pollution. The students swapped more than 200 plastic bags for recyclable bags!
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June 2016 World Environment Day
Activities on World Environment Day
The upper secondary students
contributed in creating a garden near the new sports hard court. Students donated plants along with some tools and the garden-renovation process began. There were students digging holes, some students were cleaning the area and some were planting trees. Teachers were involved in this as well. It was great to see both students and teachers sweating after their hard work. The garden looked wonderful and everyone is definitely proud of it.
Last but not least, REPS primary celebrated this day by making plant pots our of recyclable and biodegradable materials. Thee students want to continue planting trees and plants so that their future world would also be green.
One teacher commented, “I think that it was a perfect day where students had the opportunity to beautify the school and become closer to our planet Earth.”
“It was fun and good because I made some new friends. Even though there weren’t enough equipment, everybody was willing to help out. I’m glad that I can help make the environment better,” were the remarks of a student.
What we have done may only be a small change but if everyone in this world could be aware of this day and help contribute to the environment everyday, the world would be a greener place.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is today” - Chinese Proverb
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June 2016 World Environment Day
KINDERGARTEN PLAYGROUND CLEAN-UP ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
June 6 was World Environment Day and the Kindergarten at Rayong English Programme School in Ban Chang planned two events to beautify their environment and many classroom activities to learn more about taking care of our Planet Earth. The students also wore something We pulled out lots of weeds and dead green to help celebrate the day. plants to clean-up the playground The first project was to care for the plants around their central playground. The students and teachers began by trimming some overgrown plants and then pulling weeds and dead plants from the area. Next the students dug around the plants before feeding them yummy plant food. The children learned that it is important that plants get some food to stay green and healthy too. Then new fresh dirt was spread around the plants and finally the watering began to make sure all the plants had a nice refreshing drink of water. The students also enjoyed an energizing milk break after all their hard work.
Digging around the plants before feeding This bag of dirt is heavy!
We love feeding the playground plants! Our hands got dirty, but we did a great job!
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June 2016 World Environment Day
We started with chalk drawing REPS Kindergarten Celebrates World Environment Day
The second project of the day was painting “Footprints and Flowers” on plain cement walkway at another play area. First the students used chalk to draw the foot- prints and all different sizes of flowers. The students learned about mixing paint and how by putting colors together they can make different colors. It was exciting to see two colors change into another color, like yellow and red together made orange and red and white made pink. The fun began when the children dipped the paintbrush into small paint containers and started to fill in the chalk outlines. Their real brand of individual imagination was being explored as the children added their own style of creativity by using many different colors and making some flowers bigger and some smaller. Standing back to admire their work, one child exclaimed in Thai, “swy mak-mak” and another one said, “ I can’t believe we did it!”
Oh, I can’t believe we did this! It’s amazing job from us
I love painting!
Before and After painting Project
We used bright colors to paint the footprints and flowers
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June 2016 Fun Fridays
Fun Fridays in Secondary
This year REPS secondary decided to try something new, organized, and fun during Friday activity periods. Students and teachers are divided into groups according to their sport house colour and their grade level, each group consisting of members from all four house colours – red, green, yellow, purple - and grade 7 to grade 12. Groups rotate to a different activity each week depending on the number of weeks in each quarter.
In quarter one the activities include a gaming area, where coloured teams will be competing by playing online games such as mathematics, etc. The next activity is play-off 1, where teams compete in a PE challenge. There is also Food & Cooking Competition, in which teams compete by making some food/snacks then there is a taste test by some amazing teachers at REPS. In Science & Environment Showdown teams participate in science and environmental challenges. PE play-off 2 is where teams compete in a PE challenges at the school hard court. Languages Battle requires teams to compete in language based competitions, including English, Chinese, and Thai. Last, but not least is another PE play-off in which teams compete in yet another PE challenge.
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June 2016 Fun Fridays
Fun Fridays in Secondary
So far the secondary students are enjoying the variety of activities available to them. They are not bored or left out because there are activities or everyone to enjoy. Moreover, the teams compete for house points, which will be added to their Sport Day activities later this year. Finally, house points are displayed in the secondary building so that students can know which house colour is in the lead and which ones need to work harder.
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June 2016 Wai Kru Day
We love teachers Wai Kru Day 2016 – A Day to Respect Teachers
This year secondary was separated from the rest of the school in order to celebrate this special day. Kindergarten and primary celebrated Wai Kru in the morning of June 2nd 2016, primary at the hard court and kindergarten in REPS meeting room. The secondary students had their opportunity to show respect to their teachers in the after- noon.
In Thailand Wai Kru ceremony is very important because the profession of teaching is given great respect in Thai culture. Students or representatives of classes bowed before teachers and offered flower displays to show appreciation and respect. The ceremonies always end with teachers feeling proud and students knowing they are loved.
Teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart
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June 2016 Wai Kru Day
Wai Kru Day 2016 – A Day to Respect Teachers
Wish for REPS Teachers
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June 2016 Wai Kru Day
HAPPY TEACHERS! We Love You KG!
ในทุกๆ ปีการศึกษา นกั เรียนจะไดท้ า พิธีไหวค้ รู ท้งั น้ีเพื่อการแสดงความเคารพ และกตญั ญูกตเวทีต่อครูบา อาจารย์ นักเรียนอนุบาลได้นาดอกไม้ที่เป็นสัญลักษณ์ของการไหว้ครูมาด้วย คือ ดอกมะเขือ ซึ่งเป็น สญั ลกั ษณ์ของความเคารพ ความออ่ นนอ้ มถอ่ มตน โดยธรรมชาติของตน้ มะเขือ เมื่อมีดอกและจะออกผลจะโคง้ ลงเหมือนผูอ้ ยใู่ นอาการแสดงความเคารพหรือคารวะ หญ้าแพรก เป็นสัญลกั ษณ์ของความอดทน จะไมต่ าย ง่าย เจริญงอกงามไดร้ วดเร็วในทุกที่ หากนกั เรียนมีความอดทนที่จะเรียนรู้วิชาการต่างๆ กจ็ ะเก่งย่ิงข้ึน สติปัญญากจ็ ะแตกฉาน ข้าวตอก เป็นสัญลักษณ์ของความมีระเบียบวินัย หากใครสามารถทาตามกฎระเบียบ เอาชนะความซุกซนและความเกียจคร้านของตวั เองได ้ กจ็ ะเหมือนขา้ วตอกสีขาวที่ถูกคว่ั ออกจากขา้ วเปลือก และ ดอกเข็ม หมายถึงความฉลาดหลักแหลม อันเปรียบเสมือนเข็มที่มีความแหลมคม
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June 2016 Wai Kru Day
Every year a Wai Kru ceremony is held where the students pay respect to their teachers. They are doing this partly to thank their teachers for teaching them well in the past, but also in order to gain merit and good fortune for the future.
Our students came to school with a bunch of flowers for their teachers. The flowers used in the arrangement are symbolic. Dok Ma Khue (eggplant flower) stands for respect because when the tree is blooming its branches bend down in the same way a student pays respect to their teacher. Ya Praek (Bermuda grass) stands for pa- tience or perseverance because although the grass looks wilted it is still very much alive. Khao Tok (popped rice) stands for discipline because the rice is placed in a pan together and heated up to become popped rice. The Dok Kem has the same name as the Thai word for needle. So it means the student will be sharp-witted and brainy.
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June 2016 Primary Playground
“A New Way to Play”
In May 2016, REPS introduced a new addition to our outdoor amenities, in the form of an exciting set of playground items for our younger students. Commonly seen on school playgrounds throughout the West, the new playground items offer our students a similar lunchtime/recess experience, which they so far seem to really enjoy!
There are a variety of playground items to challenge the physical abilities of the students, and develop the abilities that may be weaker. There is now a small climbing wall, slides, see-saws, climbing ropes, and others!
REPS knows that physical coordination and endurance are qualities of youth that should be developed, alongside mental dexterity. The new playground amenities provide more opportunity than ever before, to build well-rounded students, earlier on!
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June 2016 New Shop
“Punch-Drunk” At Lunch
Another exciting new feature of our REPS campus is the snack shop/juice bar that’s been added to our school canteen! Widening the options of available liquid refreshment offered at lunch, and including tasty snacks, this new addition makes it possible to top off a nutritious lunch with a sweet dessert!
Among the new items included are: a delicious fruit punch (my personal favorite), yogurt, fresh fruit, and various snacks. These items have been affordably priced, and are available at breakfast time, as well as all lunch periods!
We welcome parents to join their children for breakfast, setting the tone for them to have a great day of learning, especially if the rest of your busy day doesn’t afford quiet moments of bonding time!
It’s Yummy!
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June 2016 Primary Science Lab
Scientifically Speaking
Without question, the newly renovated Primary Science Lab we’ve built at REPS, is a source of great satisfaction for the staff, and will undoubtedly serve to improve the academic performance of our Primary students!
It has been redesigned to include a working sink at each student table, and a cabinet for holding equip- ment at the head of each, as well. The counters themselves are made of high quality granite, and situated in the space so as to maximize student participation in group activities.
This is part of the measures taken to encourage students’ interest in Science, which can be quite challenging for the students who have difficulty retaining English-Science vocabulary. English- Science vocabulary is often challenging for students learning in their native language, so REPS has taken extra steps to ensure that the student body isn’t lacking in interest for the subject.
This year, courtesy of the brand new facility, students can look forward to experiments involving chemistry, microscopic research, and perhaps even some animal dissection! With today’s world becoming increasingly more tech- nological, this improved lab was needed, and well deserved, by the student body.
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June 2016 Primary Science Lab
We love to think. Enjoy Science. Science rocks!! Wonderful Science.
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June 2016 School Buses Safety
Van Inspections & KG Van Evacuations
Road Ready: REPS Van Safety REPS is once again making every effort to keep our students as safe as possible whether at school or on the road. With a fleet of 14 school vans and 111 students using our transportation services, it is paramount that all of our vans are operating at the highest level of safety. As part of our safety proce- dures, each van must pass an official inspection. The vans are inspected several times throughout the year including before school starts and again each quarter. All of our vans are in excellent condi- tion!
Along with the safety inspections, we also conducted an important learning exercise for our youngest students who travel by van to and from school. The students were taught how to signal for help should they ever become stuck inside a van. They all practiced releasing their safety belts, climbing to the front seat and repeatedly sounding the horn until help arrives. A valuable lesson learned and everyone enjoyed the experience.
Road Ready! REPS Van Safety!
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June 2016 School Buses Safety
Be Safe! Follow School Bus Safety Rules.
Take out seat belt, Push horn!
Van Inspections & KG Van Evacuations
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June 2016 REPS Editorial Team 2016 REPS Editorial Team 2016 My name is Camilla Phannipa Nielsen. I was born on 18 July 2000. My favorite color is rose gold. My hobbies are watch- ing television series and movies. I also enjoy learning new things every day. I feel very special to be a part of this year’s newsletter. I might not be that good at English
but I’m sure that this will help me to improve my My name is Kanlaya Amy Hancock, but known to all English skills. as Amy. I was born on 25 September 2000. My fa- vorite colors are purple and white. My hobbies are watching movies and listening to music. I’m very Hi. I’m Yaniga Pradubyat . happy to be in this year’s newsletter team. Taking Everyone calls me Idea. pictures have always been my favorite thing to do, I was born on 24 March even though I’m not so good at it. However, I think My name is Chutkaew 2000. My favorite color is I could improve Girdpra. My friends call me purple. In my free time I like Chutkaew. My date of to listen to music, watch My name is Alice Balzli. My birth is 5 May 2000. My movies and read fantasy nickname is Alice. I was born favourite colours are blue, books. My favorite type of on 4 April 2000. My favorite pink and rainbow. My hob- music is pop and pop rock. colors are purple and green pas- bies are playing the piano, Being a part of this year’s tel. My hobbies are watching reading novels and listen- newsletter editorial team television series and playing ing to music. Being a part makes me feel very proud golf. I'm very proud to be a part of this team makes me feel to try something that I’ve of this newsletter team. Part of special. It would be enjoy- never done before, and it my responsibility is to take pic- able to write interesting can also make me improve tures of all activities; I'm not so stories about our school my writing skills. good at taking pictures but I'll activities for everyone try my best. I believe that this project will help me a lot to im- prove my skills.
My name is Siwaporn Chotikasa- tien. My nickname is Bua. I was born on 24 August 2000. My favorite colours are green and dark brown. My hobbies are writing stories and drawing. I’m very proud to be a part of this newsletter team. I hope that I will make more friends while I’m interviewing people. I hope to improve my language skills doing this newsletter too. I’ll do my best to make this year’s newsletters look great REPS Editorial Team 2016
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June 2016 UP Coming Event
UP Coming Event Soonthorn Phu Day - June 24
A memorial to Suthorn Phu was erected in Klaeng District, Rayong Province, the birthplace of his father. His birthday, 26 June, is celebrated in Thailand as Sunthorn Phu Day.
Suthorn left behind a legacy of poems that have become famous over time because of their description of Thai history. In 1986, the 200th anniversary of his birth, Suthorn was honored by UNESCO as a great world poet.[4] His Phra Aphai Mani poems describe a fantastical world, where people of all races and religions live and interact together in harmony.
Recently, his literary works have been adapted in various media such as comics, films and songs. Thai cinema's first and only - cel animated cartoon feature film, The Adventure of Sudsakorn (1979), was based on a character from Phra Aphai Mani. It was directed byPayut Ngaokrachang. A live-action version of the tale was made in 2006, titled Legend of Sudsakorn. Monuments of two characters from his epic work, Phra Aphai Mani have been erected on Ko Samet's Hat Sai Kaeo beach, the title character, Prince Aphai Mani, and the siren/mermaid character
Secondary 1-3 will visit Soonthorn Phu birthplace on June 24, 2016.
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June 2015 Thank You!!
REPS CONNECT YEAR:2 The newsletter will be released monthly as of June 2016!
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