Parents and children alike are making good use of the Primary School Library and getting used to the new systems. Library staff are always on hand to help with your choices.
Everything is now settling into a routine and students are making good use of the library space during their class sessions and especially at lunchtimes and after school. It has been great to see lots of parents choosing books with their children and we will continue to encourage and support you all as you become more familiar with our systems.
We had a great take up for our Library Monitor roles with each break and lunchtime session being covered by boys and girls throughout Years 4 to 6! Our new assistants will take up their roles officially from Monday 17th after a short training. We are very excited to have them on board and will bring you news of how they are enjoying their experience as well as photos of them in action over the coming weeks.
We are pleased to re-commence our Makerspace activities in the Library Resource Room on a Wednesday lunchtime for KS2 students. The activities on offer are an extension of our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) curriculum and include K’nex, Lego, Keva, Dash n Dots, Makey Makey and Little Bits.
These ‘making’ activities enable the children to work independently or in pairs/ small groups to practice and develop ‘hands-on’ and innovator skills and it is already proving very popular as you can see from these photos:
The books we have chosen this week all have great illustrations providing lots of visual interest for the children:
The PIO-neers Foundation is a fully student-led initiative that brings coding, robotics, science, and English to underprivileged children through fun, hands-on workshops. Over the past year, students partnered with the Foundation for a Better Life of Children to deliver five engaging sessions—entirely planned, taught, and funded by the team. Their mission: to make learning interactive, inspiring, and accessible to all.
What happens when a group of curious Year 1 students walk into a classroom in chaos? A thrilling investigation begins! From scattered books to half-eaten snacks, the young detectives quickly got to work, uncovering a shocking truth—their mischievous toys had thrown an all-night party! But the excitement didn’t stop there. This unexpected event sparked a rich learning journey, helping students develop their literacy, critical thinking, and social skills in a fun and engaging way.
The Glowing Muons from St Andrews Bangkok have won the 2024 Outreach Award from CERN’s Beamline for Schools competition. Their commitment to making physics accessible through local science outreach has earned them a special SSVI telescope, signed by Nobel Laureates. This award celebrates their passion for inclusive and engaging science education.
On 12 March 2025, 29 students from St Andrews Bangkok proudly took part in Thailand’s first-ever multi-school Languages Olympiad, joining peers from 11 international schools for a day of language immersion, cultural exchange, and friendly competition. Our students showed great enthusiasm and teamwork, with several earning medals in French and Spanish. The event highlighted the power of language to connect people and celebrated the importance of multilingualism in today’s world.
