NEWSLETTER Tenby Schools, Setia Eco Park

From Jane Kuok (Principal/Head of Primary, TIS),

Lee Mei Leng (Principal, SST)

& Giles Mongare (Vice Principal/Head of Secondary, TIS)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Issue # 5 28.2.2014

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Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards for the Cambridge IGCSE and AS and A Level June 2013

On 28th November an Award Ceremony was held by Cambridge International Examinations to recognise the Outstanding Cambridge Learners in Malaysia. This year there were four exceptional learners from Tenby International School, one more than in 2012.

Nozomi Oishi, our Y13 student was awarded the Top in Malaysia for AS Level Geography. We are very proud of this achievement as Nozomi is a student from our first A Level cohort.

The second award went to Chloe Tang Ruen Yi, a current Y11 student who also received the Top in Malaysia award for IGCSE Mathematics (without coursework).

The next award was for Tan Li Syen (currently in the UK) for High Achievement for IGCSE Physical Education. In 2012, Li Syen also won the award for Top in Malaysia award for IGCSE Mathematics (without coursework). This is the second time

(last year this award went to Justen Lee Yikai) Tenby Setia Eco Park has received this award.

Finally, Ilona Clayton received the award for High Achievement for an outstanding performance in IGCSE German. Only a small number of candidates take IGCSE PE and German hence the award title of High Achievement.

Last year more than one million students sat Cambridge examinations in more than 9000 schools in countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, United States, China, India, Singapore and Malaysia, as well as throughout Europe, South America and the Middle East. Therefore, we commend these four students for their achievements and we congratulate them, their teachers and their families for their dedication and hard work.

NOZOMI OISHI

CHLOE TANG

ILONA CLAYTON

Left to right: Ilona Clayton, Nozomi Oishi, Ng Chien Xen (from Tenby Ipoh who was awarded Top in the World for IGCSE Additional Mathematics) and Chloe Tang

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SIXTH FORM VISIT TO THE KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW WHICH WAS HELD AT

THE PUTRA WORLD TRADE CENTRE

On the 20th November, we went to the KL motor show.

There were cars high and low, big and small, racing ones and

trucks to actual camping cars and a full electronic car with the

outside as a massive LED screen fit to the car’s shape!

The KL motor show was an experience, and we would love to

go and experience it again, maybe this time there would be

some more interesting cars that we could test out.

Some of the innovative cars we looked at were the Nissan Leaf

which was a hundred per cent electrical car and was small, the

Hyundai EV ester which was an electric sports car which could

travel up to 700 km an hour with only producing 45g per km of

carbon dioxide emissions and the Toyota fun car which was

probably the most ingenious car there. This car was a hundred

per cent zero emissions, it could be easily charged as if fitting your phone into your charger and in Toyota ’s words,

“Changing the look of the car was as easy as changing your Facebook status”.

Looking at these cars made us realise how fast the world is changing and developing. The level of technology

astounded us as well as the amount of thought and processes these cars had to go through to be fit for show. There

were Thunderbirds and Bolts from the 50’s to 80’s; it really was a sight

to see. Those cars were such prized items to be showcased and so rare

in the world today.

Overall, our visit to the KL motor showcase was a great one. We

learned many things about cars, the value of actually producing some

of the cars in the world today, eco –friendly solutions, the different

electronic uses that can be put to a car and how much electronics and

motor vehicles cross paths to make some of the most innovative and

interesting cars seen to date.

Toyota Fun VII

Nissan Leaf Chrysler

By Elisha and Corinna

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Primary Bahasa Melayu Week 2014

Languages Week was celebrated during the week beginning Monday 10th February. The

following are the activities carried out across all levels during the week. Congratulations to all the

winners for the competitions and the prizes and certificates will be presented during the assembly

on Monday 3rd March.

Date Class / Competition Objective Success criteria Winners

12th February STD 1S / 1M EJAAN

Students are able to pronounce clearly and spell the words correctly

Correct spelling & pronunciation with the “suku kata “written correctly

Zhen Xuan (Std1M)Athiah Hanna(Std 1S)

13th February STD 3S NYANYIAN LAGU RAKYAT

Students are able to explain the meaning of the

lyrics of the song sing in an entertaining way

Singing with the correct rhythm and lyrics Knowing the meaning of the lyrics and able to entertain the audience

Varsha(Std 3S) Hermanathan(Std3S)

13th February STD 5S / 5M CERAMAH

Students are able to express well and in a convincing manner

Clear and convincing presentation and expression of facts

Caitlyn Anisha(Std5S) Parveen ( Std 5M)

14th February STD 2S/ 2M NYANYIAN LAGU KANAK-KANAK

Students are able to appreciate the language through singing and are able to explain the meaning of the lyrics

Correct rhythm, lyrics and entertaining

Kaylee ( Std 2S ) Adam Faris (Std 2S)

14th February STD 4S BERPANTUN

Students are able to recite old poem with the correct intonation

Correct expression to recite the poem with the right tone and rhythm

Kumpulan 4 Katrina (Std4S) Adam Harith(Std 4S) Kasmitha(Std 4S)

14th February STD 6S / 6M PENYAMPAIAN BERI-TA

Students are able to read the news clearly and well with expression and feeling

Clear and impressive presentation

Adam Salleh (Std6S) Yi Fei (Std 6M )

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Pictures of activities carried during the whole week

By Pn Mona

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Primary Bahasa Reading Program ‘NADI ILMU’

The objectives of this program are as follows:-

To improve the children’s vocabulary command

To sharpen their writing skills

To inculcate the good reading habit among young children

Merit points are obtained based on the individualized Nadi Ilmu review slips which are

differentiated according to year group.

The criteria for evaluation of these review slips are as follows:-

Std 1 : Good simple sentences constructions with words from the books read

Std 2 & 3:Good complex sentences constructions with prefixed words from the books read

Std 4- 6: Good synopsis of the story read using appropriate precise words

MERIT POINTS awarded are based on the number of books read with book reviews completed

Gold Award : 30 and more books read

Silver Award : 20 – 25 books read

Bronze Award : 10 – 15 books read

We hope more students will be reading more to improve their mastery of the language and the

school will invite all Gold medalists to go up on stage to receive the Nadi Ilmu awards

certificates during the PSEC and Superstar Awards Ceremony. The Silver and Bronze medalists

will be presented the certificates during the last school assembly in November. The success of

this program will be measured by the number of medalists.

Students singing and reciting Bahasa poems during the launching ceremony held in the

Auditorium

By Pn Mona

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Primary & Secondary Chinese Language Week 2014

Languages Week activities took place during the week beginning Monday 10th February. During

January, students were engaged in learning, reciting and appreciating Chinese Classical Poems

during Chinese Language classes. The semi-final of this Poem Reciting Competition was held

during the Chinese classes before Chinese New Year. The finals of the poem recital for both

primary and secondary & writing poem competition were held during Language Week.

Congratulations to all the winners. The presentation of prizes and certificates will be held during

the assembly on Monday 3rd March.

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Name of activity/competition

/targeted group (Std /Form/Basic/

Advanced)

Objectives Winners

11 Feb 2014

Chinese Classical Poem Recital Competition Std 1-3 (Advanced/Basic)

-To appreciate the beauty of Chinese classical poems. -To capture the students’ interest in learning the Chinese Language

Std 1Advanced Brandon (1S) Std 1Basic Saresha (1S) Std 2 Advanced Yan Yu (2S) Std 2 Basic Trishadeep (2M) Std 3 Advanced Hemananta (3S) Std 3 Basic Felix (3S)

10-14 Feb 2014

Chinese Writing Competition Std 1-3 (Advanced/Basic)

Category A (Std 1-3 Advanced) Pei Zhen (2S) En Yee (1M) Category B (Std 1-3 Basic) Varsha (3S) Christian (3S)

14 Feb 2014

Chinese Classical Poem Recital Competition Std 4-6 (Advanced/basic)

Std 4 (Advanced) Johansen (4S) Std 4 (Basic) Needesh(4S) Std 5 (Advanced) Ye Jing (5S) Std 5 (Basic) Jia Yu (5S) Std 6 (Advanced) Soo Chien (6S) Std 6 (Basic) Chandan Kaur (6S)

10-14 Feb 2014

Chinese Writing Competition Std 1-3 (Advanced/Basic)

Category A (Std 4-6 Advanced) Pei Ting (5M) Soo Chien (6S) Category B (Std 4-6 Basic) Harith (6M) Jeremy (5S)

14 Feb 2014

Chinese Classical Poem Singing Contest F1-F5 (Advanced)

-To appreciate the beauty of Chinese classical poems. -To enjoy learning t h e C h i n e s e Language

Category A (Form 1-2 Advanced) Group 1 : Amanda (F2S), Audris Ewe (F2S), Jia Qin (F2S), Lee Xin (F2S) Group 2 : Khye Huey (F2S), Hoi Li (F2R), Nichole (F2R),KeXin (F2R) Category B (Form 3-5 Advanced) Group 1 : Hing Yan (F5S), Yu Zheng (F5S), Poh Ching (F5S), Shian Ying (F5M)

10-14 Feb

2014 Chinese Writing Competition Form 1-3 (Advanced/Basic)

Category A (Advanced) Jia Qin (F2S) Michelle (F2S) Thoy Yvonne (F3S) Soo Peng (F2A) Hong Zhi (F2S)

Category B (Basic) Nur Amanda (F3S) Zhen Yuen (F2M) Asthajothi (F2M)

Congratulations to all the winners of these competitions given in the table above:-

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Primary English Language Week 2014

The week beginning of Monday 10th February was a week of fun and excitement. For many it was an

opportunity to display their talents. A variety of language activities were planned for all levels and all

students with no exceptions, took part in the activities. The preliminary rounds were carried out in their

respective classes and the finalists performed in front of an audience with great confidence.

Through these competitions it is hoped that awareness is created among students on the importance of

upgrading themselves in English language. It would also serve as a catalyst for students to start using and

learning English in a more serious manner.

The objectives of the Primary English activities are:

To inculcate interest in the English language among the pupils.

To practice self-discipline in acquiring essential language skills.

To nurture positive attitude towards given task among the pupils.

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The DEAR Reading Program

The DEAR Reading Program was implemented to expose students to good reading habits that will help them become

stronger readers and students. It is also to develop positive reading habits as well as a positive attitude towards literacy.

Students are awarded badges and certificates to recognize their commitment under this program. The student gets:

1. For every five books read with reviews written the student gets a merit point.

2. Badges are given termly for the number of books read.

Gold – 10 books Silver – 7 books Bronze – 5 books

3. At the end of the year certificates are awarded during the PSEC and Superstar Awards Day. The awards are awarded

as follows:

Gold - 30 books Silver – 20 books Bronze – 10 books.

Reviews must be written for all the books read.

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Secondary English Language Week 2014

This year’s Language week activities took place the week of Monday 10th February. Competition such as,

storytelling, poetry recitals, presentation on National Patriots, drama competitions and debate took place for

English Language classes throughout the week. Students had a great exposure to explore emotions, opinions

and relationships, hence to accommodate these abstract concepts more readily by representing them in a

more concrete form. Moreover, the activities were themed according to their literature component, thus

leading to deeper understanding of poetic devices. Congratulations to all the winners. The presentation of

prizes (book vouchers) and certificates will be held during the assembly in the week beginning Monday 3 rd

March.

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Congratulations to all the winners of these competitions given in the table.

Weekly English Day on Thursdays

Reading is important for a variety of reasons. One of the fundamental reasons is that reading develops the

mind. Reading is also a method of discovering new things and adding value to our knowledge base. For the

benefit of our students, we have organized a day where the whole school reads. This activity is carried out

every Thursday in the Multi-Purpose Hall (MPH) from 12:40 to 13:10hrs. Students are to bring their own

reading material; in the form of an article or a novel.

How do we track students’ reading? Well, each student will be given a reading review slip, where they have

to complete it once they have read the article or the novel. For every five (5) reading review slips collected,

one (1) merit point will be awarded to the student. All these merit points will be accumulated for Gold

certificates to be awarded at the end of the year during the PSEC graduation ceremony and Superstar Awards

ceremony. We hope to see students gaining the most from this reading program. According to Ernest

Hemingway - “There is no friend as loyal as a book.”

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Primary Student Led Conferences

On Friday 14th February, TIS Primary held its first ever Student Led Conferences (SLCs). We decided to move away

from the old style Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) to SLCs for a number of reasons:

Student Led Conferences are another way to encourage children to reflect on what they have learnt and

develop their ability to articulate their learning.

They support our Core Values of lifelong learning and effective communication.

They encourage students to be actively involved in their learning journey, whilst developing their leadership

and communication skills and developing self-confidence.

They support open and honest dialogue between teachers, students and parents.

Staff and children had been preparing for these conferences since the New Year, getting the Pupil Portfolios ready

and role-playing the conference. The children already knew the National Curriculum level in which they were

working. To help the children understand the language of each level, we provided the children with friendly

versions of each level, known as ‘I can…’ statements. We then planned reflection time in lessons where the

children self-assessed, finding examples of work reflecting the ‘I can…’ statements.

By ticking off each statement as they achieved it, the children could clearly see what they still had to do in order

to achieve their expected level. This enabled the children to decide upon their own targets. Having ownership of

their learning targets will encourage the children to work harder to achieve them and puts the children in charge

of their own learning journey.

Many of you whom we spoke to on the day stated how impressed you were that the children could so clearly

explain their own strengths and weaknesses. Most of you were impressed by the signs of leadership your child

demonstrated and some of you enjoyed seeing actual evidence to support what your child was telling you.

As with any new initiative, there were a few teething problems: a few children became unusually shy during their

conference and needed prompting to speak; because the children wanted to show you so much, some of you ran

out of time; there were long queues to see specialist teachers.

We have already held an evaluation session with staff on how we can improve the process for Term 3. We will

shortly be sending parents a survey of the day to get your input on ways to improve this new initiative. The

Primary Leadership team will then collate the feedback and plan some changes to make our Student Led

Conferences even better than before.

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Working together in Term 2~Art & Design

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IGCSE Mock Exams

Chloe-11T

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Wei Hii ~11E

Aisha ~ 11E Khai Ern ~ 11E

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Primary Art

Pop Art, Pop Music and Pop up Drama.

The Art exhibition was a fantastic display of work created solely by Year 9 students who had studied Pop Art & Experimental Painting & Screen Printing in Term 1. There were bright colours, vivid designs, recognisable images drawn from popular media and products. The visitors enjoyed celebrity spotting in the many amazing screen prints. Harry Styles and Liam were there!

An array of wonderful hoodies created in Design Technology demonstrated the versatility of our students as well as two fabric patchworks which were a montage of various Pop Art patterns and colour creative textile techniques.

Add in the drama - students popped up around the venue to perform short dramas inspired by song lyrics and asked the guests those as yet unanswered questions, “Do you know the way to San Jose?” and “Is this the way to Amarillo?”

The event was enlivened by performances by the school’s resident bands with students from Year 8 to Year 12 strumming guitars and bashing drums tunefully and rhythmically respectively.

The event was also to celebrate the opening of the EPC, Exhibition & Performance Centre, and to wish Mr Robert Lloyd our retiring CEO the best of luck as he moves on from Tenby into the world of retirement.

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The display of art work and setting up the band.

U13 TIS Boys football @ AISM Tues 3/12/13

Result Tenby 3-2 AISM

After a slow start which saw AISM take the lead the Tenby boys

started to find their feet and dominated the half. There were

some great performances by Muiz and Zohiir in the first half.

Tenby came off the pitch at half time 2-1 in front thoroughly

deserving their lead. They continued in the same way in the

second half extending their lead to 3-1 before a late goal by

AISM made it a nervy finish. In the end Tenby were well worth

their victory and all the boys out in a huge effort and were

fantastic representatives for the school.

Goal scorers – Zohiir, Ishraq and Jeremy Poh

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