Into the final week of Year 2

Over the past week the children have been being authors and illustrators, inspired by Jeff Brown and Eric Carle. They have also been creating some fabulous poetry in the style of Kennings. Kennings are Old Norse poems in the form of a riddle. 

Tissue paper collages inspired by Eric CarleEditing has been an important part of our story writing. The children have been giving each other feedback on their stories, saying two things they think their friend has done well and one thing they need to do to improve their writing.                

Working hard to edit.

Giving feedback

Key stage 1 Assembly this Friday featured a visit from Captain Pat of the Ixdos. The children enjoyed a talk from the captain about the latest changes to the boat. He talked about the recent additions which include non-slip decking, funnels, the solar panel and a bath!

Well Done to The Stars of this Week!

The final week of Year Two is going to be a very busy one!

On Tuesday afternoon we will be going to the Primary music concert featuring singers, pianists and much more.

On Wednesday Year Two will have their Pyjama Party. Children may come to school wearing pyjamas or change at school if they prefer. They may bring a pillow, teddy bear and blanket if they wish too. We will be having popcorn with our movies. There is no need to bring more food. Please ensure that children have their PE kits in their bag to change into after the party.

School reports will be sent home on Wednesday. If you are leaving before Wednesday please see the school office.

On Thursday there will be an assembly followed by a talent show. School will finish at 1:00pm.

Activity forms for next year will be being sent home this week. Please return them as soon as possible. There is the option for Key Stage Two children to join  the Production Activity meaning they will perform in the show in December. Please read the note below regarding this.

This year’s KS2 production will be an adaptation for children of Gilbert and Sullivan’s famous operetta “The Pirates of Penzance”. Set in the West Country of England this musical comedy requires a large cast, including a chorus of well-brought up young ladies, a chorus of pirates and a hilarious chorus of policemen – so lots of roles for boys and girls!! Rehearsals will be on a Monday and Friday, and to take part you must attend on both days.

The Run For Hugo

The Year 2 children did themselves proud this morning at The Run For Hugo. They persevered and kept running for the whole time. Many learned that starting off fast when running long distances isn't always the best idea! Hugo himself even joined us at one point, pushed along in his chair by Hayley.

After the run we went back to our classrooms for a cool down and a Maths lesson! We worked out how many kilometres we had run as individuals and as a class. This is what we found out...

2CC ran 174 laps. That's 43 ½  km  WOW!

2KG ran 151 laps. That's 37 ¾ km.  WOW! 

2JS ran 125 laps. That's 31 ¼ km. WOW!

And the total run by the Primary school was...
3808 laps,  that's  952 km, equal to 22.6 marathons!!!

Well Done to all the children, teachers and parents that ran.

The distance that each child ran has been recorded on their sponsor forms which they have all taken home. The children can now start collecting the money and bring it in to school as soon as possible.

Many of the children have been quite emotional about supporting this event. As they have learned more about Hugo, his amazing character and strength and his needs, they have commented on how they feel and how much they want to help. It really has been very moving.


The Goblin Next Door

All is quiet in The Fairy Dell for the moment....

but on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 1:30pm the stage will be alive with music, acting and dance as Years 1 and 2 perform The Goblin Next Door.

Please come along to the Primary Hall and watch the amazing show!

REMINDER- Children need to bring their blue PE shorts to school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Our Year 2 UPSTANDABLES!

This week for assembly each class was asked to choose their most upstanding citizen. This is someone who consistently acts in an upstanding way, helps others and makes a real difference. We have seen and heard about so many upstanding acts this term from so many children, it was hard to choose. However three children have really stood out this term as being super upstandable! Here they are...

CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU and WELL DONE to our UPSTANDABLE citizens.

Visiting IXDOS 

On Tuesday 16th June and Thursday 18th June Year 2 children will be visiting The IXDOS Schooner again to see the progress that has been made thanks to our fundraising event. The children have already seen the solar water pump which will be on board but there are many other improvements thanks to all our efforts.

Any parents who are interested in coming along are most welcome. We will be visiting IXDOS at 8:10am. We will let you know shortly which day each child will be visiting.

Dates for your Diary

8th, 9th, 10th June - The Goblin Next Door. 1:30pm  Primary Hall

Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th June- IXDOS visits

Tuesday 23rd June - Music Concert. Auditorium

Wednesday 24th June - Year 2 Pyjama Party, bring pyjamas, pillows and teddy bears!

Thursday 25th June - 10:40 Talent Show.  School finishes at 1:00pm

Important announcements and a sing-a-long!

The Goblin Next Door

Please can children bring their PE shorts tomorrow (Thursday) and on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week to wear in the show. Each child will be given a 'Goblin next door' T-shirt to wear with their shorts.

The performances will be on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week and will start at 1:30pm in the Primary hall. You don't need a ticket and can choose any of these days to come and watch. We hope that you enjoy the show!

Run for Hugo

If children have a 'Run for Hugo' T-shirt they should wear it on Friday 5th June for the run, if not they should wear their PE clothes. Year 2 will be running between 9:10 and 9:40. We will be running as many 250m laps as we can in half an hour. The track will be along the entrance road (which will be closed) outside the main Building (Gate 2).

Each child has brought home a sponsorship form to raise money for Mitochondrial Research to help Hugo. Please can the sponsor form be brought to school on Friday so that we can record the number of laps each child ran. Remember you can donate one amount for the run or pledge an amount for each lap run.

เรียนท่านผู้ปกครอง

แบบฟอร์มเพื่อขอรับการสนับสนุนเงินได้ถูกส่งให้นักเรียนตั้งแต่สัปดาห์ที่แล้ว แบบฟอร์มนี้จะช่วยระดมทุนสำหรับการ ”วิ่งเพื่อฮิวโก้” ของเราในวันศุกร์นี้ โดยผู้ใหญ่สามารถสนับสนุนเงินแก่เด็กซึ่งจะวิ่งให้ไกลที่สุดเท่าที่จะทำได้ภายในเวลา 30 นาที การสนับสนุนเงินสามารถให้เป็นจำนวนตามจำนวนแต่ละรอบวิ่ง หรือจะคลอบคลุมการวิ่งทั้งหมดก็ได้ ผู้ให้การสนับสนุนจะต้องลงชื่อในแบบฟอร์มและระบุจำนวนเงินที่ต้องการจะสนับสนุนแก่นักเรียนด้วย 

Our Flat Stanley song- watch it and sing along!

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End of Year 2 celebration

We decided to ask the children for ideas to celebrate our great year in Year 2. They came up with many suggestions from trips to parties. After considering all the options the children voted on their favourite idea and almost all of the children voted for.... a pyjama, movie and popcorn party! So on Wednesday 24th June  the children may come to school wearing pyjamas and may bring a pillow and cuddly toy. We will have a different movie showing on each screen (like a cinema) and will serve popcorn.The movies will begin at 8:30am. Children will need to bring their PE clothes to change into after the party.

More Stanleys arrive in Phuket!

This week we received two parcels-one with 20 Flat Stanleys visiting us from Canada and the other with 18 Flat Stanleys visiting us from the UK. It was very exciting opening the parcels and we shared out the Stanleys so that each child is taking care of one. The Flat Stanleys that Year 2 have been making along with letters to go with them jumped into an envelope and were sent off for adventures too. We can't wait to hear back from them!

Six children from each class have taken their Flat Stanley home for the weekend along with an iPad to record their adventures onto a blog. The blogs already have some interesting posts - you can see them here.

Canadian Flat Stanley's blog
UK Flat Stanley's blog

We are still waiting for our Flat Stanleys to arrive from Australia!


On Wednesday there were some crazy and colourful costumes as we celebrated Book Day.
Well done Year 2 for making such a great effort to dress up!

 Can you guess which characters they are?

To see all the wonderful characters click here

 The children all took on the role of their characters and worked in groups to create a story involving all of them which they acted out for us all to watch.

The children have been busy working in teams to solve problems this week. On Tuesday they worked to solve problems involving measuring and on Friday they worked in different teams to solve shape and number problems. These activities will continue all term with the problems becoming more complex. Before moving to the next problem the teams must explain their methods clearly.

Finally, congratulations to our Year 2 swimmers who performed amazingly at this weekends swim meet. We are very proud of you!

End of Term 2

We finished this busy term with a Silly 4 Songkran Music assembly. It was lovely to see all the children performing.  Well Done to all of you! 

Assembly was followed by some great Songkran activities organised by our Thai Teachers. The children bathed the Buddha, made sand Jedis and blessed their teachers. You can see some photos of these here.

This week we have also been to the Aquarium and taken part in our Swim Gala. Here are some links to photos of these events.

Aquarium photo's (taken by the children!) 

Swim Gala Photo's


Term 3

Next Term we will be learning about what it means to be 'Upstanding'. This topic has a big Personal, Emotional and Social focus. We will also be studying the 'Flat Stanley' books  by Jeff Brown and we may have a strange new child in Year 2!!!!! As we read the Flat Stanley books in class we will be creating our own chapter stories.  We will be taking care of some Stanleys who will be visiting us from school children from around the world and sending our own Stanleys for adventures far and wide.

There will be no swimming during PE lessons next term. Children will need to wear PE kit and trainers for both of their PE lessons  on Mondays and Wednesdays until the end of the school year. They will be doing a unit on golf during one lesson and a unit on Gymnastics/Dance in the other lesson. 


Also next term...

... the school will have a Great Big BIS Book Swap Day on the 29th & 30th April. Children should dress up as a Book Character on the 29th April so get your costumes ready!

...Year 2 will be performing in the KS1 Production - “The Goblin next door”. This will take place on Monday 1st June, Tuesday 2nd June and Wednesday 3rd June at 1.30pm in the Primary Hall.

Finally we would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Songkran wherever you may travel.  

See you on Monday 20th April for a new term!

International Day

We had a fantastic end to a busy week with our International day celebrations. Many thanks to all our parents who ensured that the children were dressed up to represent their country and for cooking some delicious food for the stalls. We all enjoyed it very much.

Mr Carey looking very British!

What a colourful and multi-cultural school we have.

The Year 2 children performed a lovely Thai dance. Here is a link to the video of their dance.

Parent, Teacher and Child Conferences

Many thanks to all parents who have already signed up for an appointment to meet with us during the last week of this term to discuss your child's progress. This year we invite children to attend along with parents as we believe that they should be involved in reflecting upon their successes and targets for development. If you have not yet made an appointment please sign up  HERE     Instructions on how to sign up are in last weeks blog post below.

Year 2 Trip to the Aquarium

This week your child will have brought home a letter informing you about our trip to Phuket Aquarium on 1st April. This will support out learning about how animals are adapted to survive in various habitats. Please return the permission slip with 30 Baht as soon as possible if you wish your child to attend the trip.

Respecting and celebrating H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Birthday

2015 is considered a significant year for Thailand, as it marks the auspicious  fifth cycle, or 60th, birthday anniversary of H.R.H. PRINCESS MAHA CHAKRI SIRINDHORN.

As a mark of respect and celebration.of the Princess's birthday all staff and children are invited to wear an item of purple clothing on Thursday April 2nd.   (otherwise normal school uniform)..

H.R.H. PRINCESS MAHA CHAKRI SIRINDHORN graciously presided over the Opening Ceremony of School <Dulwich International College> on Wednesday 26th April 2000.

WELL DONE to this weeks STARS OF THE WEEK!

Also WELL DONE to the Year 2 Library Best Borrowers! They were awarded with a book and certificate to congratulate them on their interest in books and using the library so regularly.

Remember the library is available for you to visit and borrow books from every day after school. Children do not just have to take out books on their scheduled Library day-they can borrow books every day!

Dates for your diary

Tuesday 31st March - KS1 Swim Gala

Monday, 30th March, Tuesday 1st April, Wednesday 2nd April - Parent, Teacher Meetings.

Wednesday 1st April - Year 2 Trip to Phuket Aquarium

Friday 3rd April - Last day of Term 2. Term Break begins. School finishes at 13:00.

Monday 20th April - Term 3 begins. NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DURING FIRST WEEK.

Measuring and Communicating

This week the classes have swapped around their measuring equipment so that 2CC are measuring length, 2KG are measuring weight and 2JS are measuring capacity. In all our weighing activities the children ultimately need to read a scale which can often be a challenging exercise. A scale is really just a number line but we need to find out how we are jumping along the number line.

Measuring Madness!

We are communicators!

The children have continued to research animals this week. During this process they have been using a variety of information texts and looking carefully to discover how information texts are arranged to make them interesting. The challenge for the children now is to communicate what they have learned through their own informative and interesting text.

The children will also be considering other ways they can communicate their learning-perhaps using an ipad.

We have been encouraging the children to communicate with their teachers and peers through Edmodo and have challenged the children to share interesting information by adding a post. This only needs to be short and shouldn't take long. The children, once having contributed a post may recieve praise and feedback from their friends online. They may also receive an Edmodo badge!

Here is a video showing you how to login and logout of edmodo on an ipad. The Edmodo app is free to download. Edmodo can also be accessed via the internet at www.edmodo.com  Please make sure that you Login (NOT Sign up!)

A big WELL DONE to this weeks Star's of the Week

IMPORTANT - information about Parent-Teacher and Child Conferences

At the end of this term we will be holding conferences. This time we invite children to attend the conferences with parents and teachers. Booking a conference time slot needs to be done online. Please read the information below which will explain how to do this.

Dates for your diary

Friday 20th March - International Day. Children should wear National clothes or in the colours of       their flag.

Tuesday 31st March - KS1 Swim Gala

Monday, 30th March, Tuesday 1st April, Wednesday 2nd April - Parent, Teacher Meetings.

Friday 3rd April - Silly 4 Songkran Fun. (More information will follow)
                             Last day of Term 2. Term Break begins. School finishes at 13:00.

Monday 20th April - Term 3 begins. NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DURING FIRST WEEK.