Parents’ Association

Dear Parents, An incredibly busy start to the year sees us approaching mid-term rapidly without any signs of us slowing down. Our PE department have an incredibly busy schedule with many fixtures happening after school and on a weekend. Tenby SEP’s sports teams were incredibly successful last year in all participating leagues and we wish them well in their constant drive for excellence. Open Day Friday 13.10.2017 sees another Open Day giving new prospective parents the opportunity to meet staff and tour the campus. On Saturday 14.10.2017 the school will be open again hosting an Eco-event by SP Setia. There are only 100 spaces for this event and reservations must be made through our admissions department. Please see more details in this newsletter. SST Scholarships Thank you for all of the applications for the new Tenby Scholarships for Form 4 students. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be notified after we return from our mid-term break. Best wishes to all who have applied.

Peri Music Programme Don’t forget our Peri Music programme is in full swing and students wishing to learn a new instrument or continue improving on an existing one can still sign up for lessons. Please contact Miss Anna in the music department if you are interested. KS4 Swimming Gala Congratulations to all the participants of the KS4 Swimming Gala. There was some fantastic, competitive swimming taking place and well done to Phoenix House who came out the winners. Speedy says; Come learn Spanish! Mrs Sara Gomez, a TIS parent and a Spanish teacher is now offering the First Spanish Language Program as a CCA programme in school that collaborates with Cervantes Institute to offer a DELE Diploma. If you would like to know more please get in touch with Mrs Gomez at saragdmarbella@gmail.com

Ian Temple Campus Principal

Message from Ms Albina – TLC Department

The school is revamping the Tenby Student Planner for next year! We need to hear from you – parents, students, staff, of what contents are preferred in the next year’s version.

We’ve created a survey on https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd61hS1twhy47JYH4Dh_L1OqZEWBpAY3T3XEHuhkdnaGY2h-g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please spend a minute to fill in to help us improve and complete the task.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.

TENBY CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

ANNOUNCEMENT

All booths, which have been allocated for

Tenby p arents, have been fully taken up .

The TIS SEP PA committee would like to thank you

dear Tenby parents for your overwhelming support!

As of 3:15pm on Thursday 05.10.2017, the final booth

Was taken up. Any rese rvations for booths will now go

o n to a wait list, so long as they reach us by 5:00pm today, 06.10. 2017.

In the meantime, we are exploring the possibility of setting up some

booths along the corridors outside the EPC. If this is feasible, we will

offer these booths at a discounted rate.

Stay tuned to our Facebook group for further announcements from us.

If you have not joined o ur group on Facebook, please do so via this

link - https://www.facebook.com/groups/tissepparentsassociation/

( C lick ‘Join’. Do state your child’s name

and class when prompted. )

Should you n eed further information

or clarification, please email us at

tenbysep.pa@gmail.com

Eco and Charity:

The hunt for our warriors has begun, if you think you would like to apart of this team please see the letter on

the portal. This selection is being led by our children, our wonderful prefects will be choosing the most original

design and we will be getting badges made.

Tenby International Primary School

Head Teacher Newsletter

We are very proud of the

learning that is going on in

Tenby and the children

have lots of opportunities

for hands on learning.

Year 5 are learning all

about bones and Year 3 all

about our digestive system

using tights and crackers!

Please can I remind parents that they must not simply turn up to school unannounced. The teachers are busy

working with your children and must not be interrupted, as disruptions have a direct impact on learning. If

you need to come into school then an appointment must be made with Ms. Chong and items can be left

with her to be sent to classes. Thank you for your continued support.

Please talk to your child about the importance

of our world and the plastic crisis that we are

currently in the middle of. This will be a topic

for the Eco warriors to address so we can do

our bit here at Tenby SEP.

Student Council:

The prefects will be looking at all of the entries

—we have had over 150!!

Well done to all of the entries, we will be reading

each and every entry looking for the children

who can represent all of the children in a

positive and fair way.

Duke of Edinburgh First Aid Training

YOU, might just be someone’s Life Saver

If you see someone clutching their throat, coughing, gagging, wheezing or passed out, would you know

what to do? If you were trekking and a threatened snake bit your arm, your phone has no service, would

you know what to do? What about your younger siblings, they’ve accidentally burned themselves due to

the boiling hot water, would you know what to do? It’s during situation like these, First Aid & CPR comes

into part and I, Megan Choong Jieh Yue from Year 12T will explain to you how we (Year 10 & 12) were

able to learn such indispensable skill and just how vital it is during a life or death situation.

Duke of Edinburgh, the world’s leading Youth

Achievement, also known as DOE. It was

founded by Prince Philip and has since

expanded to 144 nations including Malaysia.

DOE was first brought into our school, Tenby

International School by Mr Gareth Gorst and is

available to children of Year 10 for the Bronze

Award and the 6th Formers (Year 12 & 13) for

the Silver or Gold Award. It is a very prestigious

award as many would say and has helped many

children to acquire new skill and receive credits

for the skills and abilities they’ve already

acquire currently.

The DOE Award, consist of four section for Bronze & Silver:

● Volunteering: undertaking service to individuals or the community.

● Physical: improving in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities.

● Skills: developing practical and social skills and personal interests.

● Expedition: planning, training for, and completion of an adventurous journey

On Saturday 30.09.2017, it was our 1st skill developing course: Basic First Aid & CPR Course. As part of

the preparation for our Expedition section for the Adventurous Journey, conducted at Tenby International

School from 8:00am to 5:30pm. The one day course has provided many insights to emergency situations

and how to treat it effectively, such as but not limited to:

- Respiratory System

- Circulatory System

- Wounds & Bleeding

- Different types of Bandages & its function

- Burns & Scalds

- Fractures, Dislocations & Injuries

- Choking: Adults & Babies

- Snake Bites & Poisoning

- Shock, Collapsing & Fainting

- Differences between Conscious, Semi Conscious & Unconscious

- Asphyxia

- CPR: Adults, Children & Babies

Duke of Edinburgh First Aid Training

The major section that I would love to highlight in the

newsletter is Choking: Adults & Babies. The most

memorable and significant section was definitely this as we

all were given a dummy to perform the act on while the

respective teacher was on standby to correct us and give

us further instructions, allowing us to improve further and

perform the act accurately.

According to Injury Facts 2017, choking is the fourth

leading cause of unintentional injury death and many could

have prevented it with this one day First Aid Course

through the Heimlich Maneuver with four simple steps.

● Stand behind the victim with one leg forward between the

victim's legs. (For a child, move down to their level)

● Reach around the abdomen and locate the navel

● Place the thumb side of your fist against the abdomen just

above the navel

● Grasp your fist with your other hand and thrust inward and

upward into the victim's abdomen with quick jerks until the

victim expels the object

(Do not perform this unless you have received the First Aid Course or is certified)

Everyone had the opportunity to perform it until you finally succeed removing the substance in the victim’s

mouth and let me explain to you just how important these four steps can help to a choking victim.

Based on EMedical Health, when someone is choking with a completely blocked airway, no oxygen can

enter the lungs. The brain is extremely sensitive to this lack of oxygen and begins to die within four to six

minutes. It is during this time that first aid must take place. Irreversible brain death occurs in as little as ten

minutes, with traffic congestion and many victims in Malaysia alone, it’s tough for an ambulance to reach

the victim on time.

From this, you can already see just how valuable it is in terms of preventing an unintentional injury and

through this course it has given me solutions to twelve different emergency situations that I could use

during a life and death situation. You, might just be the one to save someone next.

Hence to reinforce my first statement, I’d highly recommend this course if you had the opportunity to join

one. Accidents are inevitable, that, is a fact. However, you can choose not to be a helpless bystander

which does nothing but worsen the case. You can step up and assist those who are injured in the event of

an accident or emergency situation until help arrives with just some basic knowledge of First Aid & CPR.

Be someone’s hero: join the First Aid & CPR course and learn how to be cool, calm and collected while

saving lives during an emergency.

Megan Choong Jieh Yue (Year 12T)

Sekolah Sri Tenby Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship

On Wednesday 28.07.2017 to Saturday 05.08.2017, Kai Xuan (F4M), Horng Jiung (F3S) and Michael Thong (F4S) were chosen to represent Malaysia in the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship. The trip was not only to

compete in the world championship, bearing the title of Malaysia’s representatives on our back, but it was also for us to indulge in the different culture and atmosphere that we won’t be able to find in any part of Asia. We met the friendliest bunch of people that shared the same passion with us. During our first day at the venue, Horng Jiung and Lyn Yi (another

representative of Malaysia from Wesley Methodist School) were comfortably talking to the representatives of China, while Kai Xuan and Michael Thong were invited to have a foosball match with the representatives of Italy. The best highlights of the whole trip, was getting to mingle around with the participants from 40 over different countries around the world. Being able to represent Malaysia is a milestone for us. This trip has been an amazing experience for all of us, and we say that with the utmost sincerity. If given the chance, I’m sure all of us would go again in a heartbeat.

Reported by Michael Thong (F4S) & Kai Xuan (F4M)

Message from Head of schools

As the school year nears its close, we wish each of our students all the best on the

upcoming exams. Be confident in your knowledge, fearless in your approach, and

proud of what you have achieved these past months. As the great footballer Pele

has said: “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning,

studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”

Wise words, indeed. For as you are often reminded, exams are only a part of the

journey that you are on. As students of life and of the world, you are building the

critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are deeply needed in an

increasingly global society. Learning never ends, and your ability to influence the

future through your ideas, your leadership, and your passion for knowledge is

limited only by the breadth of your dreams. Good luck in your exams!

~ Pn Tsai & Pn Saw

Talent Show by SST Primary

SST Primary assembly was all about music this week. It was a special treat to watch our students displaying their talents, be it playing an instrument or singing a duet. We emphasise learning music as it facilitates learning other subjects and enhances skills that children inevitably use in other areas. These are students who spend their break time practising for various performances. It is a pleasant surprise when more talented students start budding. The sequences of the performances are: 1) Hall of Fame (vocals) by Trisha & Andrea, S5S 2) How far I'll go (ukulele) by Xavier Yeoh, S2S 3) Try everything (ukulele) by Lim Zi Suen, S2S 4) Flashlight (vocals) by Kaylee & Ann Gie, S5S 5) Do Re Mi (Group ensemble) by all students from S4S 6) Fight Song (Group ensemble) by all students from S5M

HSK and YCT result HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) & YCT (Youth Chinese Test) Tests 2017

Tenby Schools, SEP organised our second HSK Tests on Saturday 12.08.2017 and second YCT Tests on Saturday 19.08.2017. There were 30 students from SST, TIS and Tenby Ipoh. Below is the analysis of the result :

HSK Level

Passing % The Highest Score

L1 not applicable not applicable L2 not applicable not applicable L3 100% 226/300 L4 not applicable not applicable L5 78% 257/300 L6 46% 236/300

YCT Level

Passing % The Highest Score

L1 not applicable not applicable L2 100% 195/200 L3 100% 200/200 L4 100% 187/300

Students were awarded a certificate each from Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters, Beijing. Congratulations to all our candidates!

We are going to organise our third HSK on Saturday 11.11.2017 and YCT on Saturday 18.11.2017. Closing date for registration is Tuesday 10.10.2017. Payment could be made via cheque/bank draft and written in favour of “Tenby World Sdn. Bhd.” (NO CASH). Or you may make payment online. The details are as follows: Account Name : TENBY WORLD SDN. BHD. Account No : 8003742424 Bank Name : CIMB Bank Berhad Swift Code : CIBBMYKL

Useful Contacts

For more information about the School, email ecopark@tenby.edu.my , or for CCAs cca.sep@tenby.edu.my [Please remember to include your son/daughter’s name and class in all correspondence]

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