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Dear All,

Here is the ASSESSMENT WEEK TIMETABLE for next week.

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March 2012 Latest updates from the grade 7 & 8 Khao Sok trip!

From our specially assigned trip diarist, Mr Benjamin Grimes. ....

Day 1 - 19th March After a good cup of tea and an enjoyable chat with Ajarn Nick and Ajarn Megan during my free time I was just thinking about what an enjoyable day we had. We left PIA at around 8:15 in the morning and the journey to Khao Sok was a long but fun (for me) taking 2 and a half hours. We arrived at the "Khao Sok River Lodge" at around 11:00 and settled into our own rooms. After that we had a briefing on the rules and housekeeping and the expectations. We then walked to the visitors centre which is just 300 to 400 metres away I think? And let me tell you, it was cooler (temperature) outside than it was inside, no fans, no air cons, just hot and... hot.. We were up close with nature. But on the more positive side of things, we saw a king Cobra (pickled in a jar) which was big! I mean, big. It was a couple of metres long! Also lots and lots of information on Khao Sok such as the species of animals that exist in Khao Sok's forests, and the map of Khao Sok. But yes very handy information. Did you know Tigers and Leopards and Bears live in Khao Sok? But the most anticipated activity of the day was... Tubing! Tubing was a good hour of fun. I slipped on the mud as it started to rain but other than that, it was good fun. It was a good workout for the arms too! As we had to push ourselves along the national park river as there was (most of the time) no current. We arrived back at our hotel at around 4:00 (I'm just guessing) and had 2 hours to energize before a nice Thai dinner. After dinner we had a group learning activity reflecting on the day and doing work and the different species and different levels of the forests of Khao Sok. We also had a great time thinking of good uses for a shower cap! Good fun. We called our parents when the group activity finished which was about 8:20 P.M, and we had free time until 9:30 as we had to get ready for bed and get ready for lights out at 9:45. Tomorrow is all about the Dam. Will I ever wake up for Aj. Nick's 6am run?

DAY 2 -20th March Did I wake up for Aj. Nick's 6am run? The answer is no. But my room mate Ben K did, kudos to him. I was to tired and just wanted to sleep, but I couldn't and we were awoken (not me) at 7:00 a.m to get showered, dressed and ready to roll. We had an American breakfast, and then started our long awaited journey to the Dam. Yes, it was a long awaited journey as it took an hour in the van, but it was a worthwhile experience as it was one of the most awesome places I have ever been to. It was really big, there were lots of cliffs, clear fresh water, and trees were growing out of the cliffs, we kayaked, went into caves, swam, had lunch at a floating bungalow and learned about the history of Khao Sok. Could it get any better? Apparently it can, tonight, after dinner we are going to be entertained by Thai games. A good day it was.

Day 3 - 21st March

As we will gather and record further recollections of the trip on Thursday and Friday in school and our resident diarist, Benjamin Grimes will return to the keyboard, just a brief update from the teachers to say that the trip ended with a fast paced (for most) and a slower paced (for a few) 2 hour jungle trek with our three knowledgeable guides from the Phuket Trekking Company. Main sightings, apart from mud prints of passing elephants and wild pigs, were mostly of a creepy-crawlie nature...spiders of many sizes (all large and very large) and colours, lizards, a scorpion, cicadas, butterflies and iridescent green beetles set against the amazing foliage of the forest and its array of plants, leaves, buds and flowers like wild ginger and trumpet-like mushrooms. A troop of long tailed macaques was spotted high in the canopy and from the first day when we all saw a large monitor lizard scurry up a tree, we saw a tiny glimpse of the incredible life forms that inhabit the forest.

Hi everyone, it's Ben I'm back and still filling you guys in with what we did on day 3. We got up quite early and had breakfast at 7:30 and set off to the jungle at 8:15, all of us were wondering what we were going to see... It was a long walk, most of the time we were on a path but sometimes we would go off it to check out one of the waterfalls and then go back to the path. We saw monkeys, birds, spiders and a couple leeches but fortunately for me none of them particularly liked me so I came out clean and leech free. It was a very nice experience for me as I'm not often in the jungle or near nature. But apart from the spiders, it was a good 2 hours of trekking. We walked back to the hotel and got showered and ready to go back to Phuket. We were asked to be at the lobby at 11:50 with our bags and our room keys. We had a good lunch and when we finished we had our rooms inspected by the teachers to check if we had lost anything. Nothing! That was good news. We were reflecting in our journals on what we did and what the highlights of the days were, for about 15 minutes. I started to draw at the back of my book on the lake and kayaking, tubing and jungle trekking! At 12:15 we left the hotel and said good bye to the staff and thank you's for taking good care of us and being friendly. Going back to Phuket was a long, journey of reflecting... For all of us. And sleeping.

Our students looked out for each other and made us proud. More news and some of the many photos taken, as you can imagine, coming soon...
[|**Thao Thep Krasatri and Thao Sri Sunthon Festival**] (Phuket) Enjoy viewing the historical drama on Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Sisunthon, local sports competitions, sea boxing, staged boxing, etc...
 * **Fairs & Festivals** ||
 * March 13, 2012 - March 15, 2012 ||


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Swim GalaK-K3 ||= 2

Swim Gala 3-8 ||= 3 ||= 4 || Gr 8 VR (group) Eng Task ||= <span style="color: #0b00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">9 Half day - end at 1:10/Staff PD ||= <span style="color: #0b00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">10 ||= <span style="color: #0b00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">11 || <span style="color: #ec3b3b; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">gr 6 Tech assess due ||= <span style="color: #0b00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">17 <span style="color: #b41c52; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Oscar's BIRTH day! ||= <span style="color: #0b00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">18 || Gr 7 & 8 Trip to Khao Sok
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Book Week
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WORLD POETRY DAY ||= <span style="color: #0b00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">22

WORLD WATER DAY ||= <span style="color: #0b00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">23 ||= <span style="color: #0b00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">24 ||= <span style="color: #0b00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 210%;">25 ||
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 * March 8 - [|United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace]
 * March 14 - [|International Day of Action for Rivers]
 * March 14 - [|Pi Day]
 * March 21 - [|International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination], recognized by the UN
 * March 21 - [|World Poetry Day], recognized by UNESCO
 * March 22 - [|World Day for Water], recognized by the UN

International Women's Day (IWD)- March 8. Nowadays this is a major day of global celebration of women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination- 21 March 2012. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid pass laws. Proclaiming the day in 1966, the United Nations General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.

World Water Day - 22 March 2012- Clean Water for a Healthy World. The UN and its member nations devote this day to implementing UN recommendations and promoting concrete activities within their countries regarding the world's water resources. Each year, one of various UN agencies involved in water issues takes the lead in promoting and coordinating international activities for World Water Day. Since its inception in 2003, UN-Water has been responsible for selecting the theme, messages and lead UN agency for the World Day for Water.

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