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Junior School
- Tues 12 Mar 8.00 - JS Parent Workshop – Thai Curriculum (Year 1-6 parents)
- Weds 13 – Fri 15 Mar – Year 5 Residential to Ayutthaya
- Tues 19 Mar 8.00 - JS Parent Workshop – Assessments (Year 1-6 parents)
- Weds 20 – Fri 22 March – Year 4 Residential to Khao Yai
- 25-29 March – JS STEAM Week
- Fri 28 March – Lent Term Progress Reports to Parents via InWellington
- w/c 1 April – Year 1 to 6 PTCs all week
- Fri 5 April – Songkran activities
- Fri 5 April – Last Day of Term
- Tues 23 April First Day of Term 3
- Thurs 23 May – KS2 Production – Dragon Days (More details coming soon!)
- Fri 28 June – Last day of the academic year
Senior School
- Thurs 14 Mar – Year 8 Parent and Staff Social
- Fri 15 March 7.45-11.40 - House Sports Day
- Mon 18, Tues 19, Wed 20 & Fri 21 March – Year 9 Music Recitals (parents invited)
- Thurs 21 March – 17.00 - The Great Debate Years 7-9 ( Theatre – Audience Welcome!)
- Fri 22 March – Year 9 Academic Scholarship Day
- Mon 25 March – Murray House Open Morning
- Wed 27 March – Year 11 Parent Workshop – Study Leave and Exams (16.00)
- Thurs 28 March – 17.00 - The Great Debate Years 10-13 (Theatre – Audience Welcome!)
- Thurs 28 & Fri 29 March - Piano Recital (Ms Corrigan will send more details soon)
- Tues 2 April – Year 7-8 House Dodgeball (parents invited)
- Wed 3rd April Y7 - 11 House Sports Day & Athletics (parents invited)
- Thurs 4 April – Years 9-11 House Dodgeball (parents invited)
- Fri 5 April – Songkran activities
- Fri 5 April – Last Day of Term
- Tues 23 April First Day of Term 3
- Tues 30 April – Hopetoun House Open Morning
- Thurs 2nd May - Y8 PTC
- Thurs 9th May - Year 10 Parent and Staff Social (17:00 onwards)
- Mon 20th May - Orange House Open Morning
- Thurs 23 May – Years 7-10 House Swimming
- Thurs 23-Sun 26 May FOBISIA Football (U13 and U15)
- Thurs 20 June – Senior School Production – Little Shop of Horrors (More details coming soon!)
- Fri 28 June – Last day of the academic year
PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS FOR MORE DETAILS. NEW EVENTS AND DATES ADDED WEEKLY SO KEEP CHECKING IN
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Dear Parents
On the back of my business card it says ‘We are Wellington’. These are very important words. Because ‘We’ doesn’t just mean ‘you and I’, or ‘my friends and I’, or ‘people who look like me and I’.
It means
every member of the school. Even people who aren’t your friends, or who have different opinions, or fashion sense, or BMI, or levels of wealth, or family connections, or culture.
‘Belonging’ is very important in a school, partly because we are so different from each other. And when a new family joins (which happens throughout the year), they ‘belong’ immediately. They are immediately the same as us, in that respect. They don’t need to take any time – there’s no ‘probation’ period, or ‘initiation’ process.
And we, a very strong community that is absolutely required to be ‘inclusive’, ‘kind’, ‘respectful’ and so on, have a big responsibility to make them feel an equal part of Wellington. When a new child appears in a class, each student has a responsibility to try to make them feel welcome, and to include them. Not to wait and see, or to blame them for ‘being weird’!
It does not matter how different we are. Everyone belongs equally.
And today is International Women’s Day. I think I am allowed to speak for all in our community (male and female) when I say thank you to every woman and girl at Wellington – students, staff, parents. Thank you for being who you are, and doing what you do. In a world where some cultures still deny sufficient recognition to half their own population, I hope for this school to be always a beacon of equality and unfailing respect. See above: everyone belongs equally!
Have a great weekend.
With best wishes
Chris
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What a week it’s been! So many of our students have been representing Wellington this week across a range of activities. We can’t cover everything but each week we’ll be bringing you a selection of stories and pictures. We’d love your input and your feedback. Don’t forget we also have Stars of Wellington with more individual achievements!
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Triathlon – Sunday 3 March
We were excited to work with the Pho3nix team to host the first triathlon here at Wellington on Sunday. Congratulations to our team and to all the 300+ participants. With registration at just after 5.00 the competitors were soon in the pool, followed by the bicycle and final run in the morning sun.
Thank you for all your support whether you were a competitor, volunteer or cheering everyone on!
We have a superb Triathlon offering here at Wellington run by Ms Jayne Starkie, Mr Jason Dass and parent Mr Nicholas Jeffs. Do get in touch if you want to join in.
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FOBISIA Tennis Fri 1, Sat 2 and Sun 3 March
Well done to our amazing team of Punn, Nate and Emily who took on some of the best young tennis players in Asia at the weekend at the Hua Hin Arena.
We congratulate Emily who clinched the FOBISIA championship for Under 10 Girls, demonstrating remarkable patience and resilience. Throughout her journey to the final (with 6 consecutive wins in total), Emily secured victories against formidable opponents such as the top-ranked players from Shrewsbury and Patana and a player from Taiwan. In the championship match, she faced off against the #1 player from DBS, securing a decisive victory with sets ending 4-0, 4-1. Well done Emily!
Well done to Punn who made the Quarter Finals of the Under 10 Boys – despite being only 9 years old and one of the youngest there! He has learned some great lessons and lots of valuable experience.
Nate, the third member of the team, played well in all his games and emerged with great lessons learned and experience gained.
Thank you all for your efforts representing Wellington. As always Thank you to Coach J and all our teachers and parents.
Good luck to Jackfruit, Year 8 who is representing us in the Under 13 FOBISIA tournament this weekend in Hua Hin. |
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Football – Mon 4, Tues 5,Weds 6 and Thurs 7 March
We’ve had a lot of our teams out this week. On Monday we hosted Patana here and our Under 15 Girls and Boys fought bravely but both suffered defeats. We learn from every game and the teams were not disheartened.
Our Under 18 teams went to St Andrews 107 on Tuesday and again played well and supported each other but both teams lost to very strong sides.
The Under 18s were in action again the next day at TSIS when the Boys won 3-0.
Thursday saw us host several schools including Verso and the Lycee Francais in a series of well attended games.
We admire the team spirit, the resilience and the hard work of every player. It’s really hard when you may come away with a defeat but win, lose or draw we showed immense pride, integrity and responsibility. Thank you all and thank you to Coach Martin, Mr Liam Watson, Mr Tom Lemon and all the teams and coaches. Your support and that of our parents is amazing |
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Volleyball
Congratulations to our brand new Under 15 teams who took part in their first competition at SPIP on Wednesday. We look forward to this game going from strength to sterength. |
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Cricket
Our amazing Under 11 cricketers were out and about this week. On Wednesday they took on a developing Bromsgrove side, winning 105 runs to 26. Congratulations to both teams and a shout out to Captain, George and Man of the Match, Gabriel. Next up our Under 13 cricketers will play Thai Sikh School on 20 March. |
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Under 9 Basketball – Friday 1 March
Last Friday, the Under 9 squad had their first outing of term. With over 20 students proudly representing the school at Brighton College and many parents in attendance, it made for a fantastic afternoon of Basketball. All students were amazing, hard working and supportive - they should be very proud of their performances. The enthusiasm and passion from the players was fantastic to see and we hope the parents enjoyed themselves. We look forward to playing Brighton again in a few weeks time for what we hope will be another enjoyable afternoon of Basketball. |
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Under 9 Girls Basketball – Thursday 7 March
Under 9 Girls competed in their first ever Basketball match against St Andrews 71. Great performance from all of our girls, and in particular Tara who worked so hard for her team and never gave up! |
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If you are a Wellington football, swimming, golf, basketball, tennis, table tennis parent and you take pictures at tournaments and practices, then please share with us in Marketing. We love to use your work!!! |
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International Women’s Day
We’ve been delighted to celebrate today with women the world over. Take a look at our community video HERE.
Girl Power!
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A-Level Options Fair
It was wonderful to see so many parents here at our first A-Level Options Fair here at Wellington. Students and parents attended a welcome session followed by introductions to each subject. This, along with individual subject sessions, allowed parents and students to make more informed choices for August and the opening of our fantastic new Sixth Form.
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Don’t forget that if you are in Year 10 or Year 11 you automatically qualify for a Sixth Form Award of 1,000,000 THB. Come and talk to us in Admissions if you need me to explain further! |
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Steam Week
STEAM Week is coming to Junior School on 25-29 March and we need your help! Please help us collect and recycle some common disposable items. We all need to take responsibility and we ask you to help us by sending in WASHED and CLEANED items including plastic bottles and straws, cardboard rolls and packaging, yoghurt pots and single use cutlery and chopsticks. You can see the poster for more details.
There are so many great things going on in STEAM Week and lots of opportunities to get the ball rolling! #GreenTeam #recycling #WellingtonInclusive |
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Wherever you are and whatever you are doing - DROP EVERYTHING AND READ! This is the cry that rings out across School once a day during Book Week. It's a really lovely time when teachers, students, parents come together and enjoy the power of a great story.
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What very kind souls we have here at Wellington. Our children are always trying to do the right thing and to help others where they can. Yesterday Ms Emma Cornick's Year 1 Lucas class spent time designing and making tote bags to give to our friends at Baupubon School.
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There have been so many amazing activities already during Book Week in both Junior and Senior Schools. Children of all ages from 2 to 16 have taken part in so many sessions and even more reading than usual has been enjoyed.
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Yearbook
We hope you are enjoying your own copy of our 22-23 Yearbook. The ISSUU Link can be found here. LINK |
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Our friends at Camp Beaumont invite you to enrol for our very special Songkran camps!
Since the very first camp over 40 years ago, Camp Beaumont has inspired children of all ages to grow in self-confidence and independence. Programmes are developed with industry experts to encourage young people to get active, get outdoors, express themselves and so much more. With over 50 activities, from archery to junior yoga there really is something for everyone – and every day brings something new.
Throughout the week, Camp Beaumont offers children the opportunity to learn new skills, discover new interests, try new things and have fun with new friends, all set within the fantastic facilities we have here at Wellington College.
Head over to www.campbeaumont.asia to explore the details and get a sneak peek of the incredible adventures awaiting your children. To obtain more information, don't hesitate to contact us at bookings@campbeaumont.asia or call us at (+60) 12 206 6095. Stay updated with the latest news by following our Facebook page and Instagram. We can't wait to provide your children with unforgettable experiences at our upcoming camps!
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It’s been another wonderful week for all our Wellington Stars! We love hearing all the news and we share many of the stories here each week.
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