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Newsletter No. 47 - June 2014 . <<<<< The cast of Macbeth”, drawn from the A Levels students of Cohort 9, Tenby Schools Ipoh. The Sixth Formers of Tenby Schools Ipoh have a special reason this year for staging their traditional Shakespearean plays. It is the 450 th anniversary of the birth of the worlds most famous English bard and playwright. > See next page for more stories... Tenbys Sixth Formers Celebrating the 450th Anniversary of Shakespeare Birth

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Newsletter No. 47 - June 2014

.

<<<<<

The cast of

“Macbeth”, drawn

from the A Levels

students of

Cohort 9, Tenby

Schools Ipoh.

The Sixth Formers of Tenby Schools Ipoh

have a special reason this year for staging

their traditional Shakespearean plays. It is

the 450th

anniversary of the birth of the

world’s most famous English bard and

playwright.

—> See next page for more stories...

Tenby’s Sixth Formers Celebrating the

450th Anniversary of Shakespeare Birth

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“We hope to recreate something of the spirit of Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare,” said

Nicole Fong (Cohort 9) who directs “Macbeth” this season. “We will not only be performing for audiences within our

school but also move from school to school in the way itinerant theatre groups moved from town to town in those

days.”

“The plays are mostly rendered in modern English so that that they make better sense to Malaysian school

audiences,” says Tenby Sixth Form co-ordinator, Mr Louis Rozario Doss, who has written and taught drama for over

30 years at various schools in Malaysia. “They are also timed for an hour’s duration instead of the usual 2½ hours.”

The drama tradition at Tenby Schools Ipoh is a central feature of the school’s Sixth Form programme.

Since 2010, the year of the inception of the Sixth Form at Tenby Ipoh, every sixth form class has produced a Shake-

spearean drama production. It is part of the compulsory theatre practice experience that every sixth former under-

goes at this school. Among the past plays produced were “Julius Caesar” (2010 & 2013), “The Tempest” (2011),

“The Winter’s Tale” (2012), “Hamlet” (2012) and “As You Like It” (2013).

Sanika Renganadan, the President of the Sixth Form comments: “Our drama projects this year are a fitting

tribute to one of the greatest playwrights in history. Shakespeare’s plays are immortal classics that should be read

by all not just for enjoyment but also for serious reflection.”

“We have been rehearsing “Macbeth” every Mon-

day since January,” says Ding Zu Ron who plays the main

role of the Scottish usurper king.” This play, like Shake-

speare’s other masterpieces, gives me a greater insight into

human psychology.” Zu Ron is one of the 62 Sixth Formers

doing the Cambridge A Level Programme at Tenby Schools

Ipoh.

Playing the part of Lady Macbeth is sixth former

Chai Hoi Yeen who is making her debut on the stage. “It is

my maiden foray into drama. It is an area of self-expression

that seems so powerful and exciting to me. It is truly a new

world of experience to me.”

Tenby Schools Ipoh’s Sixth Formers will also be

staging two other Shakespearean plays this year. They are

“A Mid Summer Night’s Dream” and “The Merchant of Ven-

ice”.

“Hail! King of Scotland hereafter,” proclaim the three

witches to a perplexed Macbeth.

(L-R) Macbeth (Ding Zu Ron), the three witches (Irsyad,

Sanika and Foong Yee) and Banquo (Steve Lee)

(L-R: Prince Malcom (Chai Kai Yan), Lady Macbeth (Chai Hoi

Yeen) and Macbeth (Ding Zu Ron).

Another comment comes from Muhammad

Irsyad Handan, a former student of Dubai International

School, UAE: “To me Shakespeare’s plays are excellent

material for debates on moral issues. Many of his lines

make excellent quotations such as his moving words

expressing sorrow at the death of his wife in the poem

“Tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow….”

Adds Mr Louis: “Tenby’s drama tradition is an-

other beautiful facet of Ipoh’s strong drama tradition. In-

deed, Ipoh can arguably stake a claim to being Malay-

sia’s Stratford-on-Avon with the superb drama perfor-

mances by Tenby Schools, SMK St Michael, SMK Meth-

odist (ACS) and the Perak Society of Performing Arts.”

For more details on performances for Ipoh

schools, please contact [email protected] or call

010-3905011.

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Getting ready for Production Day IISEYC - Getting ready for Production Day

On the other hand, students from Early

Years and Key Stage 1 at our Meru

Raya campus are going through the

“measuring” session for their costumes

for the Production Day.

With horses galloping, balancing of umbrellas and

hoops, the children of IISEYC are getting ready to

put up a superb performance for their upcoming

Infant School Production 2014, which is scheduled to

be on Saturday, 28th June 2014.

The theme for this year: “ ”

For more details on rehearsals and tickets purchase,

please refer to the attached circular.

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Arts Week Preparation

Students have been working hard in their final preparations for Arts Week. The preliminary

round of Tenby’s Got Talent has taken place, with the acts through to the final announced this

Friday 13th June. Students have undertaken dress rehearsals for both the Evening of Dance and

the Evening of Music. All look set to be exciting events showcasing our students’ talent! A

reminder of the dates for the different events is below:

Tuesday 17th June: Tenby’s Got Talent

Wednesday 18th June: Evening of Dance

Thursday 19th June: Evening of Music

All events start at 7pm with refreshments available for purchase in the school canteen. There

will also be an opportunity to see the Design & Technology and Art exhibition which is on display

outside the Auditorium. The performances will start at 7.30pm sharp, so be sure to get to your

seats on time!

Arrangements have been made for the library to be open until 6.30pm in order that those stu-

dents who want to study or complete homework can make use of the facilities before the perfor-

mances begin.

All events are ticketed and audience members will not be allowed in without a ticket so please

make sure you bring it with you. To ensure the safety of all our participants, audience members

will be required to show their tickets to security at the school gate. Then bring your ticket to the

Auditorium with you to gain admission. The Evening of Dance is sold out, but there are a few

remaining tickets for the Evening of Music and Tenby’s Got Talent so please ensure that you get

your tickets in advance. Tenby’s Got Talent tickets can be obtained from our school prefects,

and Evening of Music tickets can be obtained from Miss Nikki.

We look forward to seeing some of you at the performances and sharing photos and articles in

our next newsletter.

Students working hard in the

rehearsal with Ms Nikki.

Students in queue to get the tickets

from prefects during their break.

Article by Ms Nikki

Picture courtesy of Mr Harry

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The 12th Malaysian Choral Eisteddfod

The 12th Malaysian Choral Eisteddfod was held from Thursday, the 5th of June 2014 till Sunday, the 8th of June

2014 at Sri Kuala Lumpur School. Dr Jeffery and Mrs Louis alongside 17 members of the choir of Tenby Schools

Ipoh took part in this event.

The choir headed to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday after lunch. The members eagerly prepared themselves

both mentally and physically for this magnificent trip that they were looking forward to for weeks. We arrived at Sri

KL School at 6:20p.m. After registration, we were each given a file containing multiple music sheets and a name

tag.

The events for Friday and Saturday were fairly similar. The schedule for these two days were very packed

but well-planned. It started off with ice-breaking and warm-ups with all the other choirs. We were then separated

into four groups (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass) and coached by four experienced choral instructors. They were

Tracy Wong for Sopranos, Cherrie Chai for Altos, Lee Shiak Yao for Tenors, and Mak Chi Hoe (co-director of this

event) for the Basses. After that, we had lunch and continued our choral sessions until dinner. But the days ended

in a flash as we were all enjoying ourselves.

During those days, the event provided multiple workshop sessions which gave the choirs an opportunity to

learn new things and to grow in music. One of the workshops included vocal percussion (Beat-boxing) which taught

us the basics of using our mouths as a set of drums. It was obvious that none of the choirs wanted that session to

stop, it was so fascinating to hear Cherrie Chai demonstrate.

On the last day, we prepared ourselves for an upcoming concert. The concert was the product of all our

hard work over the past few days. It was dedicated to both the instructors and the parents. Among the songs that

were presented were “Gadis Kampung”, a hit song of Malaysia, “Vuelie”, from the soundtrack of Frozen and the

crowd-pleaser, “Circle of Life” from the movie Lion

King. The concert went as planned, and it turned out

much more than anyone had expected it to be. This is

because during the last song, the Circle of Life, every

participating member dropped their music sheets and

held hands as they sang the song their hearts out until

the very end. Surprisingly, this song made Suzanna

Saw (director of this event) shed tears of joy.

The members of the Tenby choir thoroughly

enjoyed the trip. We brought home lasting friendships,

memorable moments and pure joy. This was clearly an

amazing experience we would never forget. As

Clement Lee of KBSM 5 said, “It was AWESOME!”

We along with 7 other choirs (including SMK

Seafield Subang Jaya and SMJK Sam Tet) were then

ushered into the hall to wait for the opening concert to

commence. The invited guest choirs performed remarka-

bly on stage. Mr Thomas Caplin, a Professor of Choral

Conducting and Management at Hedmark University

College in Norway gave a brief introduction of himself

and the upcoming programmes. To start off the Choral

Eisteddfod, he got the crowd involved by playing a short

and simple game with us. Soon after that, we returned to

our hotel and went to bed early to prepare for the next

day. Choir of Tenby Schools Ipoh at Sri KL.

What a fantastic experience to sing with choirs from various school!

Source & pictures courtesy of Tenby’s choir team

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Prefectorial Board - Teambuilding Camp

On Friday, 6th of June 2014, the Senior Prefectorial Board

of Tenby Schools Ipoh carried out a meeting together with the

Junior Prefects. The objectives of this event were to

collaborate between the Senior and Junior Prefects, to foster

better relationship between the Senior and Junior Prefects and

to provide an avenue for the Senior Prefects to lead by good

examples. Emily Ho of Yr 10 Green (Head Prefect) and Victor

Ho of KBSM 4 (Deputy Head Prefect) conducted a talk about

"Leadership" and the Teambuilding Games conducted by

Wilson Yeap of KBSM 4 (Head of INSOH - Inter Society &

Homes).

“Straw & Rubberbands” - Calm Down & Be Steady!

One of the teambuilding games: “Hot Lava”

The session on "Leadership" was aimed at helping pre-

fects realise the role and importance of being a leader in

school. It also provided a guide on how prefects should react

when they are facing students who are not abiding by the

school rules by using proper communication skills and initia-

tive that a prefect should have. After the session, there were

2 teambuilding games namely "Hot Lava" and "Straw and

Rubberbands" The aims of these teambuilding games were

to enhance leadership skills, communication skills and team-

work. All the prefects demonstrated good team work in order

to win the games. We all had lots of fun and find this event

educational and enjoyable.

Group photos of all Tenby Prefects with Mrs Kumar, Pn Norfazilatun & Mr Ang.

Source & Pictures: Wilson Yeap (SM4)

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Tenby’s Youth Athletes, Way to Go!

Chantelle A.Wyllie (Yr 10B)

Girls U-18 Basketball MSSM,

representing Perak

Cavan Loh Qi Nam

(Yr 8 Yellow) SUKMA

U-21 Shooting – Reserved

Tan Zen-Ferng (Yr 10 Blue)

U-15 Tennis MSSM,

representing Perak

SPM Excellence Program 2014

KBSM 5 students were given a series of 2-hour dedicated

sessions featuring on exam-style questions on popular topics,

tips, and exam strategies for various subjects from 2 June to 10

June 2014. This workshop was under the Sekolah Tenby’s SPM

Excellence Program 2014 to help students in facing their exami-

nations with full confidence.

All sessions were conducted by experienced examiners and

excellent teachers. The students were actively involved in the

workshops and were asked questions on a wide range of areas

focusing on answering techniques and revision highlights. They

were exposed on how to tackle exam questions and provide

answers that could maximize their chances of getting higher

marks. They also had the chance to seek clarifications on some

difficult topics from the speakers.

Apart from that, our teachers were also exposed to the latest

marking criteria for subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia.

(SPM).

Pn Lim explaining topics on Physics.

A workshop on History by Mr Sivanathan

Source and pictures courtesy of Mr Wong Kin Tung

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>>>>>>>

1st Floor of Block C displaying

the information of the teams that

are competing for the title in

World Cup 2014.

<<<<<<<

World Cup 2014 match schedule

outside the multi-purpose hall.

Tenby’s students from

Nursery - Primary in their

football jerseys to mark

the 1st day of the

World Cup 2014 on Friday.

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Hello and welcome to... We are pleased to welcome the following admin staff and teachers to Tenby Schools Ipoh:

Admission and Marketing Officer - Ms Janice Tan Ai Lee

Facility Technician cum Driver - Mr Marcus Anthony A/L Anthony Dass

Teacher - Mr Wong Kok Ken (Sekolah Tenby)

Teacher - Pn Nora Idura Binti Othman (Sekolah Tenby)

...and we bid Goodbye to… Ms Lim Hwei Shan (Admission and Marketing Officer)

Ms Ilaya Nanthini A/P Rengasamy (TIS Secondary Teacher)

Ms Sarmila A/P Muniandy (Sekolah Tenby Primary Teacher)

A big thank you for the service rendered and we take this opportunity to wish them all the best in their

future endeavours.

Janice Tan Marcus Anthony Wong Kok Ken Nora Idura Othman

Road Safety Awareness Campaign by

Tenby Schools Parents’ Association

Of late, we have been very concerned about the way some parents/guardians

are driving in the school compound. The speed limit of “20km” has not been

adhered to and this is posing a danger to students in school. The Parents’

Association is running an awareness campaign on road safety to help alert

parents to be more careful while driving in school. The campaign begins on 16th

June and ends on 23rd June. Every student will be given a flyer in school “Kids

Say Slow Down” to take home next week when the campaign is on. We hope all

parents and guardians will co-operate to ensure the safety of our children in

school.

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Contact Us

Tenby Schools Ipoh

16 Persiaran Meru Utama

Bandar Meru Raya

30020 Ipoh, Perak

T: 05 - 525 2628

F: 05 - 525 2881

[email protected]

Visit us on the web at

www.tenby.edu.my/ipoh

Upcoming Events

13 June 2014 - Prom Nite for the graduating class: Year 11 and

KBSM 5 at Casuarina Hotel, Bandar Meru Raya.

14 - 15 June 2014 - Perak Society of Performing Arts (PSPA)

Junior Associates Conference, 9.30am - 4.00pm at the school

auditorium.

17 June 2014, 7.30pm - 9.00pm, Key Stage 3 Arts Week:

Tenby’s Got Talent.

18 June 2014, 7.30pm - 9.00pm, Key Stage 3 Arts Week:

An Evening of Dance.

19 June 2014, 7.30pm - 9.00pm, Key Stage 3 Arts Week:

An Evening of Music including Battle of the Bands.

23 June 2014 - Year 8 Pastoral/Humanities Trip to Taiping.

23 June 2014 - Year 9 Science Trip: Visit to Sultan Idris Shah II

Water Treatment Plant.

23 - 25 June 2014 - Year 10 Pastoral Residential Trip to Penang.

24 June 2014 - Year 7 & 8 Science Trip: Visit to Ulu Kinta Water

Treatment Plant & Geoscience Museum.

25 June 2014 - Year 7 Pastoral Residential Trip at the Lost

World of Tambun.

25 - 27 June 2014 - Year 9 Pastoral Residential Tour in Penang.

26 - 27 June 2014 - Year 10 Art Trip to Kuala Lumpur.

28 June 2014 - A Levels’ Team Building Camp at My Gopeng

Resort, Gopeng.

28 June 2014 - TIS EYC & IISEYC Production Day in Dewan

Leong Wan Chin (Perak Girls’ School Hall, Jalan Kampar, Ipoh.)

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