TSEP DAY 09
Last Updated (Tuesday, 22 September 2009 02:52) Tuesday, 22 September 2009 01:54
The afternoon of Friday 28th August was when this year’s TSEP Day celebrations took place. The event was held in the splendor of the grand hall on the 4th floor of Thewphaingarm School and was eagerly anticipated by everyone.
The event started as various students from different grades had a chance to demonstrate their piano playing skills while students were being seated and parents were arriving. Once everyone was sitting comfortably the days manifesto commenced.
The first thing to happen was a tribute to last years Grade 12 students. This took the form of a large screen presentation and chronicled the students’ achievements and lives throughout their time at TSEP last year. Farewell Grade 12 and everyone wishes you all the best for the future. This was followed by a recap of many of the important events which happened at TSEP over the last year.
After Rabert and Dee from Grade 12 announced the opening of TSEP Day, Teacher Narong took to the stage and gave a motivational speech. He focused on peoples character with respect to good manners, how one carries oneself, and personal values.
Following this all of the teachers at TSEP were introduced to the audience. One by one they were called to the stage with their homeroom teachers until the stage was full. Next year we might need a bigger stage!
Next up was a serious of speeches by TSEP’s head teachers. Teacher Thaneeya talked about TSEP and teacher Preet gave a presentation about last years academic achievements and about the curriculum. Teacher James Mansbridge talked about contact between teachers and parents and Teacher James Calder talked about the importance of homework.
After this the Kindergarten teachers presented their students with the coveted “Student of the Year” awards. These were given to students who have shone throughout the year and excelled in a variety of ways at TSEP.
The first show of the day was performed by all the students in Kindergarten. Teachers Heather, Louise and Sophia accompanied the army of tiny people onto the stage where they performed a wonderful dance routine to a song called “Do the Monkey”. The children dance well and had the chance to act like many of their favourite animals.
Second on the stage was a riveting debate between students from Grade 10. The topic of the debate was “EQ versus IQ”. EQ is a measure of your emotional intelligence, or your ability to use both your emotions and cognitive skills in your life. IQ is a number used to express the apparent relative intelligence of a person. The debate raged on and captivated the audience.
The third act of the day was performed by Grade 12. Many readers will have heard of a song called “Thriller”. This is a masterpiece of music and video created by the late and great Michael Jackson (RIP). The senior students recreated this on stage. It started with a classroom scene which was themed around Teacher Dan’s pony tail and soon transformed into a magnificent and thrilling dance routine which was true to Jackson’s original. The students made remarkably life like zombies of themselves and Poom portrayed Jackson so well that some students thought he had come back from the dead! It was a fantastic performance.
Grades 5, 6, and 11 created a game show atmosphere with a quiz show entitled “QuizMania”. Members of Grades 5 and 6 competed against each other in a Jeopardy style game which was presented on the big screen using a projector! Arty (Grade 11) was the enigmatic game show host while his fellow classmates P and Benz did a great job of being the question masters. The younger grades worked hard during their computer classes to produce the quiz using Powerpoint, and both the grades wrote the questions for each other. Congratulations to all who took part and especially to Grade 5 who had a landslide victory.
The members of Grade 7 were next to perform with a play entitled “Snow White and the Noodle Family”. This awesome performance was a modern day version of the Disney favourite “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” and was set right here in Bangkok. Unfortunately Disney wouldn’t let the dwarves out of their contract to make an appearance at TSEP Day, but luckily members of the Noodle family were available to step in and fill the breach. They were also accompanied by their rather scruffy soi dog who was played by Wawa. The act was a fantastic display of thesbianism portrayed by all of Grade 7 and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. It even included an authentic Tuk Tuk, a motorbike taxi, and a tree.
Straight after the previous show some of Grade 7 came back to the stage again accompanied by some of Grade 9. They joined forces and belted out a wonderful song called “Heal the World”, another song written and composed by the late Michael Jackson (RIP). The rendition was a superb recreation of the masters epic masterpiece and spookily his presence was felt by everyone.
The whole of Grade 2 and Grade 3 were on stage next and performed a wonderful rendition of the timeless classic fairytale which goes by the name of “The Three Little Pigs”. The show also had guest appearances by “Little Red Riding Hood” played by Beam in Grade 3 and “Little Red Riding Hood’s Little Red Sister” played by Beam’s own little sister, Moo-Yor in Grade 2. Teacher Adam incorporated a multimedia presentation to complement the performance which provided extra stunning visual and sound effects. All students performed admirably and professionally, and the wolves were really very scary.
The final acty of the day was perfomed by both of our Grade 4 classes. The boys performed a traditional Maori (from New Zealand) war dance called a Hakka. All the students made their own traditional Maori costumes and painted their faces to mimic Maori Tatoos. They all learnt the words to the Hakki in the Maori language. The girls performed a Maori dance that only women are allowed to do called a Poi dance. The Hakka is a warrior dance designed to terrify and put fear into the enemy – it seemed to work as a lot of the audience looked suitably scared.
After the shows were finished the parents had an opportunity to talk to the teachers and to view the wonderful array of projects and displays that were on show outside the main hall. All the students put a lot of effort into producing their displays and this could be seen in the variety and excellence of them all.
All in all TSEP day was a wonderful event and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Congratulations to everyone who was involved.