Sports Update
Sadly the NISSA finals scheduled for Sunday at GEMS have been postponed but we wish every success to our Under 15 FOBISIA sports teams who leave on Monday. We look forward to sharing their successes in next week’s Yeti news.
Community Partner Updates
Winter Bags
TBS has set itself a target of 600 winter bags to distribute to children at our community partner schools. Secondary students have been receiving their Winter bags this week. There are two ways of donating this year. Either fill the Winter bag with presents as explained in the letter (add link here) and assembly from earlier this week or return the bag with 1000 NRS and a student community partner team will pack the bag at school. Students are encouraged to prepare more than one bag. We need at least 50 students across the school to do this if we are to meet our target of 600 bags.
TBS Christmas Decorations
The DT department has designed and made some Christmas Decorations to be sold in the school shop. These will cost 200npr and the proceeds will go towards helping our community partners. We have only made a limited run that are going into the shop today but if anyone would like to order more then please fill in the google form attached.
Last day for orders will be the 28th November to allow us time to get them made and they will be available to pick up and pay for at the school shop week commencing the 8th December.
The secondary journalism club has turned their attention to expedition reports this week. Next week in assembly the more media minded students will be sharing their video diaries from expedition week which we look forward to sharing in next week’s Yeti news.
Year 8 Expedition to Rafting Star by Sofia (year 8)
This year the Year 8’s went to the rafting star for rafting. Throughout the week, we played multiple games and visited Local Schools. From rafting to playing beach volleyball, I am here to fill you in on the Year 8 rafting trip!
Day 1 started with arriving at TBS at 6:30 and finding out our rafting groups, where we left at 7 o’clock. The bus ride was said to take around 2 hours, yet we arrived at around 10. We found our tent mates and the activities began. We started with team building activities and charade games. We had dinner, sat around the campfire, played games and went to bed.
Day 2 is where we visited the community school and played with the younger kids. We got the opportunity to play volleyball with some of the older kids. We also went on a hike, where we got to meet multiple goats and got to ask questions to another community school.
Day 3 was the first day of rafting, where we learnt how to use a rafting paddle and the basic communications of what to do on the rapids. We took a ten minute bus ride to the starting point, and we were off! We were on the river for 3 hours, where we passed multiple resorts and bridges. We found out where we were staying, which was on a beach and played a game. We had a quick lunch, grabbed our bags, and started building our tents. We had a snack, skipped some rocks and moved all our bags to the tents. We had some dinner, sat around the campfire and went to bed.
Day 4 was the second of rafting, where we did harder rapids then the other day and where the rapids we had done the day before had increased in speed and multiple paddles got lost in the river. Another 3 hours on the river and we made it back to the resort, where we ate some lunch. We played some quiz work in different groups, after we went back to the tents, where we slept for the last time before we would head back home.
Day 5 is when we went home. We stopped for about 10 minutes and were off, where we arrived back at school.
Senior’s Tamang Heritage Trail Trip
By: Upasana
The trip began with a 7 hour drive to Chilime Bridge, including a quick lunch break along the way. Though the bus ride was long, students entertained themselves by playing road trip games and cards during the journey. This was also a good opportunity to catch up on some sleep as students had to wake up very early in the morning for the expedition. After arriving at the site and unloading all the luggage, the first hike of the trip began. Even though it was just the first day of the trip, the views along the trail were absolutely stunning. After a short uphill trek (1.5 hours), the group arrived at a traditional Tamang village called Goljung. At Goljung, they were able to have some snacks, change into warmer clothes and relax. After having some delicious Daal Bhat for dinner, the group spent the night at a lodge called Teen Tara hotel.
On the second day, some students woke up extra early to witness the sunrise. The mountain range was very beautiful in the morning and it was a good opportunity to take pictures of the view. After having traditional Tibetan bread and Ms Brown and Ms Hall’s famous coffee for breakfast, the second hike of the expedition began. This hike was slightly longer than the first day’s hike, but still wasn’t very challenging compared to the following days. It lasted around 4 and a half hours and also included very scenic routes. After finally arriving at Gatlang Guest House, the second lodge of the trip, the group unpacked and took a short break, playing cards and having snacks. Students also had the option to do a short hike up to the lake. This hike was mostly uphill but was much easier as bags didn’t need to be carried. After having dinner, the students and teachers played card games (UNO, Blackjack, Poker,) and then bundled up for the night as it got a lot colder in the evening.
The third day was the most challenging of all days – lasting around 6 hours with a steep uphill climb. Many people found it very difficult and a lot of breaks had to be taken, but after impressive amounts of dedication, everyone finally made it to Tatopani. Though the group wasn’t able to go to one of the famous hot springs, there was an opportunity to take a hot shower. After hiking for so long, the shower was greatly appreciated by everyone. In the evening, the students and teachers learned to play a traditional card game called Thukpa and got to sit by a warm fire. The entire group also later played a few rounds of Mafia, which was led by Ms. Brown and Mr. Jones. After dinner, everyone got out their sleeping bags (it was very cold), bundled up and went to sleep at their tea houses – Tibet and Yiga Guest House.
The trek for the fourth day was the final uphill trek and lasted for about 4 hours. This trek was definitely one of the more scenic ones, including both dense forests and open meadows. However, the most beautiful part was at Nagthali, where there was an amazing view of the mountain ranges of not just Nepal, but Tibet as well. This was the highest point of the entire trip and was around 3222m above sea level. There was also another optional hike up to a small Buddha temple on this day. After arriving at the temple, students also got a short explanation on the history of Buddhist temples. In the evening, the teachers split the students into three groups to complete a series of challenges. These challenges included things like drinking a bottle of coke, having spicy crisps, picking up the most litter and running the fastest lap. After a long hike, the challenges were a good opportunity to have fun. Nagthali was also a very cold site, so everyone had to wear many layers before sleeping.
On the final day, the group woke up to a frozen pond and frost on the ground. Because of these extremely cold temperatures, it was very difficult to begin hiking so early in the morning. However, after the sun came out, it got a lot easier. The walk was 4 hours long and almost all downhill, but was still difficult because of narrow and steep paths and the risk of injuries (especially blisters.) After finally getting back to Chilime bridge, the group bought some snacks and prepared for the long bus ride back to school. The bus ride was about 8 hours long with one lunch break at Dhunche. At Dhunche, the teams from the previous day’s challenges also got a bunch of chips as a reward from Mr Mckenna. These snacks were especially good for the bus ride. After finally arriving back at school at around 8pm, all the students and teachers got a well deserved shower and rest back at home.
One of the students who went on the trip says that – “Overall, the Tamang Heritage expedition was a challenging but very enjoyable and rewarding experience. It was definitely difficult, but was worth all the hard work and dedication.”
