primary school magazine 2019 · 2019. 9. 26. · one of my family members went before me. i was...

Primary School Magazine 20192nd Edition

EditorMeet the teamEditor’s quotes

InterviewsInside scoop: GIS teachers

Competitions:Writing Competitions: Endangered Animals and HomeBook Week Illustration Challenge 2019 resultsX-Factor 2019 resultsOne point perspective photography results

ReadPlaces to visit in KLGame safetyRecommended gamesRecommended music

Create and funRecipeExtremely funny animal jokes!Recycled crafts - Pop tab braceletsRecycled crafts - Toilet paper tube confetti popperFun Crosswords and Mazes

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EDITOR'S NOTE

Impact !1

The Team Members - Kelly, Sara, Alysha, Simran, Calysta, Toki, Aryan, Lily, Joanna, Ava, Shweta and Daniel

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Impact !2

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.”

- CONFUCIUS

Message from the Editor's

Hello readers of Impact. We are so glad to share this magazine with you. This magazine is full of interesting facts, unique crafts and awesome recipes. We really hope that you will enjoy the new article.

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Editors’ Quotes ‘Keep calm and … Read the Editors’ Quotes of Impact!’

(Some of them are just people’s favourite quotes!)

“Everyone’s weird, in their own special ways.”

-Ava

“True leaders act like followers.”

-Lily

“Love is not something you feel , it’s something you do,”

-Joanna

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“Do what you love”

-Simran

“Everyone has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

-Confucius/Calysta

“Life is not about reading, it is about having fun.”

-Toki

“Sometimes the easy way out is not the best way out”

-Aryan

“When I die, I want my tombstone to offer free WiFi, Just so people will visit more often”

-Daniel

“Don’t stop until you are proud”

-Joanna

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m Possible’.”

-Miss Clarke

“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind be led by the dreams in the heart.”

-Kelly

“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it is to learn how to dance in the rain.”

-Kelly

“Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to other people.”

-Alysha

“Spread kindness, not rumours”

-Shweta

“ If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way”

-Sara

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- Interviews - Inside scoop GIS teachers GIS sports

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The Inside Scoop Find out the scoops of different types of teachers!

By Lily Zhan 5L and Ava Rajasooria 5W

Introduction

Who doesn’t want to know the background stories of our teachers? In this article you’ll find interviews of one of every type of teacher (music, art, etc) and their replies to our questions. (Some might give more info than others.) On that note, we hope you enjoy reading it!

Cikgu Shermaine/Shermaine Lao Shi-World Languages Teacher

Q. What made you sign up for this job?

A. I just like being a teacher!

Q. What is your favourite part of this job?

A. The multiculturalism.

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Miss Clarke-Form Teacher and Junior Journalism Leader

Q. What made you want to sign up for this job?

A. I used to love teaching in the UK, but after a while I wanted something new to try, a new country to go to. Luckily, I knew Mr Rocco, and he told me all about Malaysia. It sounded like an amazing school and country so I took the plunge!

Q. How long have you been teaching in this school?

A. I’ve been teaching here for two years.


A. Working with children everyday, and watching them progress, mature and grow as individuals.

Miss Mika-Art Teacher

Q. How long have you been working here as an art teacher?

A. I’ve taught here for six years.


A. I loved teaching, especially art, and I did use to live and work in Malaysia.


A. I’ve got so many, it’s hard to say! Well, I really like when students have lightbulb moments, when they suddenly have an idea and do it really well. I also like it when they try really hard.

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Miss Jenny-Library Leader


A. I wanted to share my love for reading and inspire more children to enjoy books. The opportunity to work with so many different teachers and students from EYC to Year 6 excited me as well.

Q. How long have you been working here as the library leader?

A. This is my third year as teacher librarian at GIS. Before that I worked as a children’s librarian in the public library service in

Manchester, England. Ahead of that I was a primary school teacher and learning mentor.


A. I love the variety of working in the library, every day is different. My favourite part of my job is reading stories to classes and when students come and tell me they really enjoyed a book I recommended to them. I also really enjoy choosing new books for the library.

Miss Kate- Music Teacher


A. I became a music teacher because I like children, education and music. So, putting these three things together could only have produced one positive result!


A. My favourite thing is to see students shine; I love to see them performing brilliantly and with confidence too!

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Q. How long have you been working here as a music teacher?

A. I have been working here since 2007, so I’ve stayed for twelve years!

Mr Sheldon-Assistant Head Teacher and Student Council Leader


A. I love children, working with families and helping people know where to go. If parents are supportive, it benefits children and therefore helps families, which is a huge inspiration to my job.

Q. What is your favourite part of your job?

A. My favourite part of my job is seeing the school community changing or improving together, for an example the student council. They want to be more environmentally friendly so they take part and if they want it, they go for it.

Q. How many years have you worked here?

A. I have been working here for 4 years now.

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Mr Slimming-Sports Teacher and Leader


A. When I worked at a school in Mexico, I was a year 5 teacher, deputy head of primary and a primary PE teacher. I loved one of those jobs more than the others and I decided I wanted to be a specialist. I believe in giving students opportunities outside the classroom environment in which to discover new potentials and I’m passionate about the physical and mental health benefits

of being active.

Q. What is your favourite part of your job?

A. My job combines two of the things I love the most: working with kids and being involved in sports.

Q. How many years have you worked here?

A. This is my 6th and final year at GIS. I have loved working here and living here, but we feel that the time is right for our family to seek a new adventure, so we will be leaving at the end of this school year.

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Short Story Competition

Rudra Hasamnis 3S ‘No Place Like Home’

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An interview with Mrs Shoesmith

Q. What inspired you to pursue sport as a career? A. I chose to do sport because it is a passion of mine. I also like coaching and I like to inspire children to enjoy sport as much as me. Q. What are your favorite sports? A. I like netball, gymnastics and rugby. Q. How long have you been a PE teacher? A. I have been a PE teacher for ten years. Q. How many sports do you play now and what are they? A. I play netball mostly now. Q. What advice would you give to someone if they wanted to pursue sport as a career? A. To get involved in different sports and be resilient. Also to be coachable and always wanting to improve.

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- Competitions - Endangered Animals Writing Competition results

HOME Writing Competition results Book Week Illustration Challenge 2019 results

X-Factor 2019 results One point perspective photography results

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GIS Writing Competitions:

Home

Endangered Animals

Have a browse through the year’s amazing writing competitions. These stories are fantastic!

One competition was about home and what home means to you. The other competition was about endangered animals.

Take your time to read these wonderful entries and enjoy this year’s competition winners.

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Calysta Lim 6W

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Endangered animals writing competition

I watched my family and home be destroyed.I saw tractors, bulldozers and spades come and cut down the trees and injure my family! My once green jungle was turning into a barren brown hilltop. People even came with weapons and hurt my family. A few days later I was saved by park rangers.The rangers took me and my remaining family far, far away from my beautiful, green home. I wondered where are we going?The journey was very tiring.The journey felt like days. Finally we reached a river. The people were talking loudly. One person said,”We have to cross the river.”

For some reason the people put chains around my feet. I felt sad. I missed my home! The rough water looked choppy. One of my family members went before me. I was scared. Next it was my turn. I did not just feel scared but I was also worried! I told myself that there was nothing to be worried about. I imagined what my new home would look like.Suddenly I felt a tug on my feet.The people were pulling me for some reason.They were heaving me onto the boat. It was my turn! I was really scared.The giant boat was old and dusty.I did not like it at all! The long journey was tiring, very tiring.The water was extremely choppy.I felt seasick. It took a long, long, long time to get to my new home.The water was as shiny as a diamond, the gleaming water rushed roughly down the river.It took a very long time just to get to the over side.The wind was also very strong too. On the horizon it looked like a jungle.The jungle was incredibly big. It stretched as far as I could see. We got closer and closer. I was so excited.I could just make out a shape of an elephant. It was my family member who had survived. I had missed him so much.I also missed my home but I was so excited to explore my new home. I might even make new friends.

After many days we finally arrived at shore. I was so excited to wander around the jungle. In my new home I met my family member on the beach and wandered into the jungle with him.I watched the park rangers go back to the mainland to get the last elephant. I looked back one more time and wandered off into the great, green jungle.The jungle was nice and a bit dark. I was no longer scared because I was with my family. I spotted a lake and I ran towards it. Suddenly I spotted something in the water.I looked closer and I saw a dirty green nose. IT WAS A FRIENDLY CROCODILE! Quickly me and the crocodile became friends.The crocodile told me about a nice place where I could make my new home on the west side of the jungle.Then I said thank you and goodbye and went west. Soon I found were the crocodile said.

One day I was walking next to the river when I saw a boy with a blue sun hat float by.The boy stared at me and sailed to the river bank. He looked around and found a banana.He picked it up and gave it to me.I did not know what to do. I picked the banana and eat it.The boy was very gentle. Maybe not all people want to destroy my home.

By Noah James 4I

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Year 5 Hilary Low Year 6 Kelly Liew

House points

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X- Factor 2019 Results Article by Ava

Well done everybody who got involved in X- Factor! Find out the

finalists and the winners!

Finalists:

Year 1: Allegra and Sophie & Isla

Year 2: Celeste and Mishika

Year 3: Bibi & Evie and Gabor

Year 4: Lucia and Yasmin

Year 5: Lily and Kimberleigh

Year 6: Luca and Cristina

Wild card: Simran, Mia & Elena

Once again, well done everybody who participated in this year’s X-Factor! If you didn’t get into the semi-finals or finals, maybe

you would have luck next time!

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Photography art competition WinnersFor this task Year 6 children had

One point perspective photography art Competition Perspective:A point of view

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Places to visit in and

around KL From religious sites to cultural ones

and more!

The Batu Caves The Batu Caves are an important religious site to many Hindus. It was recently renovated and is now more breathtaking than

ever.

The Caves were used as shelters by the indigenous Temuan people (a tribe of the Orang Asli). As early as 1860, Chinese settlers dug out guano (bird and bat poo) from the caves for fertilising their vegetable patches.

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Petronas Towers

The Petronas Towers, also known as the

Petronas Twin Towers, are twin skyscrapers. According to the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats official definition and ranking,

they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and still are the tallest twin

towers in the world.

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KL Tower

The KL Tower is a communications tower located in KL Malaysia. Its

construction finished on 1 March 1995. It features an antenna that increases its height to 421m and is the 7th tallest freestanding tower in the world. There

is also a restaurant at the top that that is slowly revolving 360°. There is also a

band, some very good food, and a great view of KL.

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Bird park

The KL bird park is one of Malaysia’s top tourist attractions where you can see 3000 birds enjoying the free flight

concept amid a lush tropical landscape.

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Sunway Lagoon

Sunway lagoon has hosted some of the best international lifestyle, music and sports events

including MTV world stage (2009-2015) and a Quicksilver revolution tour (2006-2008). There are

also many fun things there like the many rides, haunted house and the horror theme park!

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Exchange 106

The Exchange 106 ( formerly the TRX signature Tower) is a skyscraper under

construction within the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) area, a new financial district currently being developed in Kuala Lumpur. Finally it’s being topped with an illuminated crown which

is what the black arrow is pointing at.

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Places to eat in KL

Jalan Alor

The best hawker food in KL can be found in Jalan

Alor. Hosting Lots of hawker stalls and seafood restaurants, Jalan Alor is also one of the most

famous Roads in KL for food.

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Ganga Cafe

The Ganga cafe is a well-known name amongst those in

Bangsar and the surrounding areas, especially to those with special dietary needs. The restaurant/cafe serves wholesome

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HAPPY EASTER !!!!!!

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Computer Game Safety

Ahhhh… Wouldn’t it be nice to relax with your favourite game… Roblox? Or maybe Fortnite? Games are really fun and entertaining, but don’t let them affect your wellbeing…

By Lily 5L

Introduction

Keeping safe on the internet is vital, and the message has been spreading throughout the school. Now we know how to keep safe on the internet, let’s take a look at how video games can affect your wellbeing if you don’t keep safe, and how you can prevent that from happening.

Age Awareness

Some games could have extreme violence or inappropriate content in them, which are scientifically proved to be addictive and harmful to your mind. A small bit of violence doesn’t matter that much, but just in case, always check the ratings for the game you want. (They’re often at the back of the cover.) If they’re rated ‘E’ for ‘Everyone’ or ‘E-10+’ for ‘Everyone 10+’ for older kids, then the game is suitable for your age. However, some people have started to wonder if the ratings for games are reliable, so you could check the cover just in case. If it’s on your PC or mobile, look at the app cover and description of the game before you download it.

Multiplayer Modes

In many games you get to play with other real live people, which is called Multiplayer mode. Because of privacy, everyone has a fake profile for the game, and more advanced tech has introduced how you can also change your voice! Of course, these features not only make it really cool, but they also make it easier for online criminals to get to more and more people. My advice is to not friend strangers on games if you can, and never reveal your private information on chats.

Therefore…

Always use your common sense when playing a game to decide what’s safe and what’s not. As long as you don’t get too curious about games beyond your age level and be addicted to a certain game, playing games are definitely okay.

Thank you for reading, and enjoy your Easter!

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Thank you for reading and happy Easter! Hey, on the next page there is a list of recommended games for you. (Don’t worry, they’re all safe!) Why not check it out?

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Fun games for kids!

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Music You Should Listen To

Recommended By Year 6s By Shweta Nair

In this article, I’m going to be giving you the most popular songs. These songs have been chosen very carefully after it was recommended by year 6 students. They chose different genres of songs. I hope you enjoy this article and listen to these songs!!!

1. Lost In Japan (remix) by Shawn Mendes ft. Zedd

2. The Middle by Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

3. Real Friends by Camila Cabello

4. One Last Time by Ariana Grande

5. No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande

6. 1999 by Charlie XCX ft. Troye Sivan

7. Sweet But Psycho by Ava Max

8. Havana by Camila Cabello

9. Happy Now by Zedd and Elly Duhé46

- Create and fun - Recipe

Extremely funny animal jokes! Recycled crafts - Pop tab bracelets

Recycled crafts - Toilet paper tube confetti popper

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Bunny pizza A fun easy pizza and of course very delicious

Pizza dough Pour 1 1/2 cups warm water into a large bowl; sprinkle with yeast and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. !Whisk sugar, oil, and salt into yeast mixture. Add flour and stir until a sticky dough forms. Transfer dough to an oiled bowl and brush top with oil. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm, draft-free place until dough has doubled in bulk, about 1 hour, turn out to be a fluffy dough .

Toppings: spread tomato sauce and cheese over the dough

To make the rabbit, add halved cherry tomatoes to the pizza for the eyes, add an olive for the nose, 2 chunks of yellow pepper to make the teeth and add 2 spinach leaves for the

Ingredients! [Flour] [ toppings] Water Salt Small cherry tomato olive Olive oil. Flour Yellow pepper Caster sugar Spinach Dried yeast.

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Recipes BY: JOANNA BEI ZHOU 6L

Dough Down below will direct you to how to make a pizza dough

Want to make more? You can try different animals, objects- be creative!

Healthy pizza

Be healthy! These pizzas are healthy, fun, energy boosters and more.

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Special Shoutout To.....

Ethan 2G in chancellor !

Special Shoutout to Ethan for his effort for making the impact magazine chocolate cookie!

Well done!

(Want a shout-out? Email Ms Clarke your photos! Email: [email protected]

Have fun cooking the fabulous recipe and remember to send us your photos!

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Extremely funny animal jokes

Try your best to figure out the answer. If you cannot figure it out, then just look at the answers at the bottom. Please try to not look at the answers before you’ve had a go first! Thank you!

1.Why did the cows cross the road?

2. Why do fish live in saltwater?

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3. What do you call a thieving alligator?

4. Where did the sheep go on vacation?

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5. Where do mice park their boats?

6. What do you call a cow that eats your grass?

7. How does a dog stop a video?

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Method 1. First, start with your two ribbons lined up horizontally.

2. Next, slide a pop tab through the ribbons.

3. After that, slide another pop tab on the ribbon, but make sure it is under the first pop tab.

4. Then, thread the ribbon through both tabs, making sure that the first half of the second pop tab is below the second half of the first pop tab.

5. Repeat the same thing. Keep in mind that the third pop tab should be on top of the second.

6. Finally, tie the ends of the ribbons to finish o! the bracelet.

Editors’ note

Hello! We are two editors from Impact, and we want to share our experience of making this craft with you!

When we made these amazing bracelets, it turned out fantastically. The colors of the ribbons are actually your choice, but our favorite colors that we used were black and silver. Show off to your family and friends! Enjoy making the bracelet!

Enjoy making!

Calysta & Simran

Materials

12-14 pop tabs (depends on the size of your hand) and 2 30cm ribbons

Tips

. Try to keep the ribbon straight when weaving it through the pop tabs; folded ribbons will not look as neat.

. You could use other materials then just ribbon; you could try using shoelaces or string; use anything.

POP TAB BRACELETS Recycled Crafts

Send your creation to [email protected]

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Method 1. Firstly, knot the balloon and cut the tip.

2. Stretch the balloon tightly around the toilet paper tube and secure with packing tape.

3. Then, if you want to, use paper to wrap it, but keep the top open. You can add stickers if you like.

4. For the confetti, just put it in the tube. If you are using metallic tissue paper, you can cut it up into small pieces.

If you want to release the confetti, a! you have to do is pu! the ba!oon, which wi! make it pop out.

Editors’ note

Hello! We are two editors from Impact, and we want to share our experience of making this craft with you!

These confetti poppers are great for parties, and are super easy to make! They do not take a lot of time and are fun to use! Forgot to buy a confetti popper from the store? Don’t worry! Use home items to make your own!

Enjoy making!

Calysta and Simran

Materials

Toilet paper tubes, packing tape, 9-inch balloons, paper, confetti or metallic tissue paper and decorations (glitter, stickers etc.)

Tips

. Decorated paper work well if you want to brighten up your confetti popper a bit.

. Try using different colors for different occasions: red and gold for Chinese New Year, or green and silver for Hari Raya.

TOILET PAPER TUBE CONFETTI POPPER

Recycled crafts

Send your creation to [email protected]

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Feeling Bored? On the next page is some word problems to solve!

Small Print: They are suited for Years 3-4, the middle of primary. This is so everyone can get involved in the mazes and crosswords. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

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