Open Letter to Wells Parents

Dearest Parents,

It was great having coffee with you this morning. I’m so glad we got to talk.

In the weeks and months to come, I hope that more parental involvement will become the norm at Wells.

Your voice is so important to us, and in time, we will certainly be hearing more from you.

I look forward to making better relations with you in future.

Please feel free, and remember to email me at shimona@wells-school.com to get onto the electronic communications database.

Your presence was much appreciated today.

Thanks once again.
Warmest regards,

Shimona Kee (MSc, Appl. Psych.)
Primary School Counselor
Wells International School
Thong Lor campus
Bangkok, Thailand

Did You Know?

Fantastic video on the progression of information technology, researched by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Brenman.

Points to ponder after you’ve watched the video (at least once):

How does the rapid, exponential progression of information technology affect

• how we learn in school?
• our future career choice?
• how we decide what information to gather?
• our life choices?

Get your Thinking Caps on!

Thought of the Day – Thursday Feb 4

I came to realize that

life lived to help others

is the only one that matters

and that it is my duty…

This is my highest

and best use as a human.

Ben Stein

Thought of the Day – Tuesday Feb 2

I have always found that

mercy bears richer fruits

than strict justice.

Abraham Lincoln

International Cultures Month – CHINESE CULTURE WEEKS

Today we kick off a brand new theme for the month of February!

Details about games and competitions will soon be up on the Themes Page.

Thought of the Day – Thursday Jan 28

Plans are only

good intentions unless

they immediately degenerate

into hard work.

Peter Drucker

Thought of the Day – Wednesday Jan 27

Silence

is more musical

than any song.

Christina Rossetti

Last week of Math Month!!

Well boys and girls, it’s coming to the of January… and that means that Math Month is almost at it’s end!

This week, we have our Brain Busters Room Challenge – Finals, as well as a REMATCH of the Upper Elementary Mental Math Challenge (Recess Tuesday) and the deadline for the Mensa Puzzle Challenge (Submit answers on Tuesday).

How exciting!

Next month, we have a brand new theme coming up…. I won’t reveal it yet…, you’ll find out at the end of this week!

In the meantime, I’ll leave you with the Thought of the Day:

Tomorrow is the

most important thing in life.

Comes into us at midnight

very clean.

It’s perfect when it arrives

and it puts itself in our hands.

It hopes we’ve learned

something from yesterday.

John Wayne

Thought of the Day – Friday Jan 22

Reason should direct

and appetite obey.

Cicero

Thought of the Day – Thurs Jan 21

The best way to

escape from a problem

is to solve it.

Alan Saporta