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In retrospect, Term 1 of 2013/2014 academic year started with new and returning students spiritedly entering our school compound with such enthusiasm and energy that it was certainly a wonderful sight to behold. The term seemed to have flown by so very quickly with the numerous interesting events laid out for the students.

Events such as Fun Run, Back To Nature and Halloween Day celebration have brought cheers and excitement to the students who participated in them eagerly and anxiously that culminated in great success. It was certainly

exciting and thrilling to watch our students especially the primary students who came to school dressed in costumes of various genres embracing the spirit of Halloween Day.

A job well done by the English department for having successfully organised a public speaking contest, with the aim to encourage our secondary students to develop self-confidence and skills in speaking confidently in public.

October 14 was a meaningful day in that the school witnessed the installation of the new primary prefects and announcement of

the new office-bearers of the Primary Prefects Board. We are confident that the Prefects Board and its members will serve the school student community well.

With the elections of the new Student Council for the 2013/2014 academic year in October, we bade farewell to the outgoing 2013 Student Council which had done a tremendous job in executing their duties which included fundraising and various other projects. We would like to thank each and every one of them for their valuable services to the school.

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On the 18 October we held our annual Fun Run event at the Austin Heights Golf and Country Resort. The event was enthusiastically supported by students and staff alike, and a great day was had by all. This year the running routes were made longer than the previous year (up to 4km), setting a real challenge for the students. For the Early Years students who were too young to run, a ‘Back to Nature’ programme was held.

FUN RUN &BACK TO NATURE

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After the run, a tele-match was held for the Primary students, whilst the Secondary students participated in team-building games. After lunch, the winners were presented with medals for each category, and the winning houses for each team event won hampers of delicious snacks to share. Congratulations to all the winners and House teams for a great display of sportsmanship!

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A SPOOKTACULAR DAY AT AUSTIN HEIGHTSINTERNATIONAL SCHOOL31st October 2013

Vampires, zombies, ghosts, mad mothers with bloody children, Slender Man and other terrible creatures came together on the 31 October at Austin Heights International School for one of the most spooktacular meetings they could have. In the protective shade of the school hall, these horribly amazing creatures gathered to conspire for the most awaited event of this term: the Halloween Celebration.

Under the masks of the vampires, zombies or under the make-up of bloody mothers we could distinguish innocent students with genuine smiles on their faces and happiness in their eyes. They all dressed up and applied the most original make-up for the Halloween costumes competition. They were so inventive in the dress-up they chose that even their teachers had a hard time in recognizing them.

The show was opened by Ms. Yvonne and Mr Michael, the super MC’s for the event, followed by the Principal, who delivered a wickedly encouraging speech, especially for the students participating in the dress-up contest.

Much as we liked seeing everyone wearing fancy or creepy make-up and costumes, we were all awfully curious to find out more about the celebration which had the power to bring together unearthly creatures in a symbiosis of fun and fear. Therefore, Mr Michael’s mission was to brief the audience with a chillingly short and meaningful history of Halloween. Apparently, what was nowadays celebrated for the sake of entertainment started in the past as a celebration in the honour of the ones who passed away, in order to

calm down their spirits and to alleviate their sins in the after-life.

The much-awaited costume contest followed the presentation on Halloween. The abominably interesting categories were: beautiful, creative, scary and funny. The students came on stage, according to their age group and to the category they fit into. The judges were Ms Meera, Ms Kim, and Mr James.

Such a creative display of costumes needed some time for choosing the best ones. So, in the meantime, while the panel was deliberating on the winners, a group of students performed a thematic dance. Everyone was impatiently waiting for the winners to be announced and the choices of the jury seemed to match the favourite costumes of the audience, because the entire hall freakily applauded the fortunate winners.

And when everyone expected the day to come to an end with the student dress-up competition, Mr Michael “dropped” the element of surprise: the teachers who also wore costumes on that day would compete and receive awards. Mr Wafi, Ms Kim, Ms Angeline, Ms Meera and Ms Priscilla proved to us that Halloween is a celebration that brings everyone together, irrespective of age or status. The joy of an international celebration and the wish to see the students enjoying all their moments at school inspired those teachers to put on an enchanted attire, in an enjoyably spooky conspiration.

The Halloween celebration was a real success, everyone enjoyed the activities and the happiness in the children’s eyes confirmed Austin Heights’ magic ability to be a place where education, TOGETHERness, and WElcoming feelings combine in an EXCELlent manner.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!

Inci Aydin Sambhavi Gupta Lorenzo Antonio Ter Yang Yu

Yashvantraa Kartikes Kohei Kawada Ryan Erland Euan Inbhimis

Syafea Isma Roosevelt Liew Ahmad Shaez Ellie Jane Farrands

Ungku Mahani Aminah Han Nam Gyu Keith Lew Nafeez

Lim Ming Shi Ashvin Sivakumar Samantha Siow Chanelle Chong

Lim Yie Yeng Chai Jun Kai Harshini Thiyagu Dannyson Tan

“Beautiful” category “Creative” category “Scary” category “Funny” category

Early Year & Reception

Year 1 & 2

Year 3, 4 & P4

Year 5 & 6

Year 7 & 8

Year 9, 10, 11 & Form 3

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Years 4A, 4U and 4S students started their entry point by drawing a portrait of themselves. They did this activity for the theme “Paintings, Pictures and Photographs”. The students were first introduced to some famous pictures, paintings and photographs from around the world and then they were briefed on the similarities and differences of these three words. Students shared their portraits with their classmates, and the classrooms were quickly transformed into art galleries.

YEAR 4Theme: Pictures, Paintings & Photographs

Year 3A, 3U and 3S students learned about how fossils came about in the theme “Dinosaurs”. They had the chance to look at pictures of dinosaurs’ fossils and learned how paleontologists look for the fossils. At the end of the topic the students tried to create their own dinosaur fossils out of clay. With imagination they devised creative ideas. Their work were very well done.

INTERNATIONALPRIMARYCURRICULUM (IPC)

The beginning is the most important part of the work. “ ”

~ PlatoPlato 427 BC to 347 BC, a

philosopher in Classical Greece.

YEAR 3 Theme: Footprints From The Past

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YEAR 5Theme: Myth & Legends

For their entry point the Year 5 students learned about the hieroglyphs used during the ancient Egyptian times. They made use of the letters that they have learned and created a poster of their own names using the hieroglyphs. It was an interesting lesson with students so engrossed in the learning process.

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If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me and there I am. There’s nothing behind it.

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Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.

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”~ Malcolm X

Malcolm X (May 19, 1925), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an

African-American Muslim minister and human rights

activist.

~ John Wooden John Robert Wooden was an American

basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten

NCAA national championships in a 12-year period—seven in a row—as head coach

at UCLA, an unprecedented feat.

~ Andy WarholAndy Warhol

(August 6, 1928 to February 22, 1987),

was an American artist who was a

leading figure in the visual art movement

known as pop art. His works explore

the relationship between artistic

expression, celebrity culture and

advertisement that flourished by the

1960s.

Dimensions: 2.08 m x 2.08 mMedia: Oil paintGenre: PortraitLocation: Metropolitan Museum of ArtCreated: 1986

CamouflageSelf-Portrait

Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.

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Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.

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~ Morihei UeshibaMorihei Ueshiba

(December 14, 1883 to April 26, 1969) was a

famous martial artist and founder of the Japanese

martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the

founder" Kaiso or Ōsensei, "Great

Teacher".

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PREFECTS

14th October 2013

Austin Heights International School prepare students for leadership role and students are selected as prefects with responsibilities covering various aspect of school life.

The new Head Boy, Andy Leong Yoong Jian, in his speech thanked the school for having the trust in him and all the prefects to hold such an important post. He assured that he and the rest of the prefects would carry out their duties diligently and without fear or favour.

Board of Prefect 2013/ 2014:

1. Head Boy - Andy Leong Yoong Jian

2. Head Girl - Andrea Stothard

3. Assistant Head Boy - Raehan Hemanth

4. Assistant Head Girl - Evelyn Lim Yie Yeng

Primary Prefects are:

Pooja Balachandran (Year 5A)

Zainab Haania Mushadiq (Year 5A)

Liau Shi En (Year 5A)

Joshua Wong Jun Xiang (Year 6A)

Tan Hong Shen (Year 6A)

Bhuvanadevi Elanchelvan (Year 6U)

Miqdad Taqi Mushadiq (Year 6U)

Nadine Ophelia Zulkarnain (Year 6U)

Matthew Ting Fang Ze (Year 6U)

Muhammad Nafeez Bin Nasser (Year 6U)

Secondary Prefects are:

Nadya Ahmad Johari (Year 8A)

Andrea Stothard (Year 10A)

Priya Rebecca Mohan (Year 8A)

Yuushani Magendran (Year 10S)

Ashvin Sivakumar (Year 8A)

Harshini Thiyagu (Year 10S)

Bryan Tan (Year 8U)

Tengku Aishah (Year 10S)

Jahnvie Rajendran (Year 8U)

Yuvan Sukumaran (Year 10S)

Li Ben Fu (Year 8U)

Evelyn Lim Yie Yeng (Year 10U)

Shahran Raj (Year 9A)

Ashvini Sivakumar (Year 10U)

Nurul Shafira (Year 9A)

Lim Kher Shin (Year 11A)

Aiman Kelvin (Year 9S)

Eileen Chu Xue Fang (Year 11A)

Guice Yi Xiang (Year 9S)

Santhiyadevi (Year 11U)

Nur Fathin (Year 9S)

Raehan Hemanth (Year 11U)

Natasha Raj (Year 9U)

Rudy Tan Li Xiong (Year 11U)

Rafay Ahmad Qureshi (Year 9U)

Chao Yao Yang (Year 11U)

Tan Hui Min (Year 9U)

Loe Ting Yu (Year 11U)

Tee Yee Kiat (Year 9U)

Peggy Lim Jia Qi (Year 11U)

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STUDENT COUNCILINSTALLATION

14th October 2013

Students throughout the school are encouraged to take an active role in the school community via a system of student representative. The school council meets regularly to discuss matters and organizes event affecting the student body.

The new Student Council, installed on October 14, 2013, comprises 18 student councillors chosen by their classmates and teachers. It comprises the Senior Student Council (Secondary Students) and the Junior Student Council (Primary Students Year 5 & 6).

Congratulations to those who have been elected to the Student Council. As student councillors, you have to play your important role well. So, carry out your duties and responsibilities to the best of your ability which include ensuring that the voices of the AHS students are heard and acted upon.

Meanwhile, we do not forget the contributions rendered by the immediate past student councillors who were Austin Heights International School pioneer Student Council members. They had shown great leadership qualities throughout their one-year term as students representatives.

The student council is under the guidance of teacher Ms Koh Yi Ching.

The 2013/2014 Junior & Senior Student Councillors.

Year 5A Lee Tong Year 9A Ooi Ying Zhao

Year 6A Cheng Jing Yee Year 9U Pauline Tan

Year 6U Chandrabha Vandewalle Year 9S Lee Jia Wen

Year 7A Marcus Chang Chi Hern Year 9T Kervin Rees

Year 7U Nickhaal Kumar Year 10A Eng Xin Ping

Year 8A Cham Tat Cheng Year 10U Chan Zun Jie

Year 8U Danny Tan Kah Aik Year 11A Cynthia Tan Siew Xing

Year 8U Tan Zhi Yu Year 11U Khoo Ming Qi

Year 8S Yong Ji Kang Year 11S Kek Jye Yun

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And when everyone expected the day to come to an end with the student dress-up competition, Mr Michael “dropped” the element of surprise: the teachers who also wore costumes on that day would compete and receive awards. Mr Wafi, Ms Kim, Ms Angeline, Ms Meera and Ms Priscilla proved to us that Halloween is a celebration that brings everyone together, irrespective of age or status. The joy of an international celebration and the wish to see the students enjoying all their moments at school inspired those teachers to put on an enchanted attire, in an enjoyably spooky conspiration.

The Halloween celebration was a real success, everyone enjoyed the activities and the happiness in the children’s eyes confirmed Austin Heights’ magic ability to be a place where education, TOGETHERness, and WElcoming feelings combine in an EXCELlent manner.

PUBLIC SPEAKINGCONTEST

STORY TELLINGCOMPETITION

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The AHS English Department has organized the first inter-class Public Speaking Contest 2013/2014 for Year 7 to Year 10 students to promote the learning of English as well as improving communication skills. In the preliminary round, there were 29 contestants, and 8 of them were selected for the quarter-final. In the semi-final round, four made it to the final.

On 21 October during the assembly, held in the school hall, the finalists presented their interesting speeches on stage in front of the packed hall. The champion for category A (Years 7 & 8) was Priya Rebecca Mohan from 8A with her speech entitled “Homework”, whereas for category B (Years 9 & 10), Soe Weng Kit from 10U emerged the champion with his speech entitled “A Meaningful Life”.

The Storytelling Competition for the Primary level was held on 10 October 2013. The response from students was overwhelming with a total of 17 participants from Year 3 to Year 6. The competition was divided into two groups: Group A consists of participants from Year 3 and Year 4, while Group B consists of participants from Year 5 and Year 6.

The results:Group A, the first prize went to Farah of 4U with her story “Rumpilstitltskin’. The first runner-up was Ellie Jane Farrands of 4S with her story ‘Dragon Wars’.

Group B, the first prize went to Nadine Ophelia Zulkarnain of 6U with her story ‘The Silversmith and the Richman’. The first runner-up was Tan Hong Shen of 6A with his story ‘Beauty and the Beast’. The second runner-up was Bhuvanadevi of 6U with her story ‘Snow White’.

For the benefit and enjoyment of all students, the first and second prize winners of both groups were invited to present their story-telling skills during the assembly on 21 October 2013.

Category A ChampionPriya Rebecca 8A

Category B ChampionSoe Weng Kit 10U

Category A ChampionFarah Sofia 4U

Category B ChampionNadine Ophelia 6U

I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people.

~ John Lennon”

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John Winston Ono Lennon(1940－1980), MBE was an

English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to

worldwide fame as a founder member of the Beatles, the

most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in

the history of popular music.

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KEY DATES FOR THE TERMEvent Date

2 November Term 1 starts

5 November Public & School Holiday (Deepavali Day)

2-5 November School Mid Term Holiday

6 November Deepavali Food Fair

11 November AHPS Year End Examination

18 -21 November AHIS Term 1 Assessment

22 November Public & School Holiday (Johor Sultan’s Birthday)

24-26 November Year 7-9 Out Of School Leadership Camp

3 December Swimming Gala (AHIS & AHPS)

6 December Christmas Celebration

7 December PTC 1 and Term 1 ends

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