Newsletter (July 2010) Dates for Your Diary Enrichment Classes for Form 3&5 (SPS) Thursday 10.06.10 onwards World Heritage Day (Penang Holiday) Wednesday 07.07.2010 Cross-Country Run (TIS/SPS/SPJ) Tuesday 06.07.2010 8.30 am – 12.00 noon UPSR Trial & Monthly Test (SPJ) Tuesday 13.07.10 – Thursday 15.07.10 PMR/SPM Trial Exams & Second Monday 26.07.2010 Wednesday 28.07.2010 Assessment Test (SPS) & Monday 16.08.2010 – Tuesday 24.08.2010 End of Term 3 (TIS) Thursday 22.07.10 (12 noon finish) End of Term 2 (SPS/SPJ/TT) Wednesday 28 .07.10 Start of Term 3 (SPS/SPJ/TT) Monday 16-08-10 Start of Term 1 – 2010/2011(TIS) Monday 23.08.10 National Day (TIS/SPS/SPJ/TT) Tuesday 31.08.10 Hari Raya Puasa Holidays (SPJ/SPS) Monday 06.09.10 – Sunday 12.09.10 Teacher-Parents Meeting (SPS) Saturday 25.09.10 PMR Examination (SPS) Tuesday 05.10.10 – Tuesday 12.10.10 End-of-Year Examination (SPJ) Monday 25.10.10 – Wednesday 27.10.10 Occasional Holiday Deepavali Thursday 04.11.10 (TIS/SPS/SPJ/TT) Deepavali (TIS/SPS/SPJ/TT) Friday 05.11.10 End-of-year Examination (SPS) Monday 08.11.10 – Wednesday 24.11.10 School Concert (TIS/SPS/SPJ/TT) Tuesday 23.11.2010 SPM Examination (SPS) Monday 22.11.10 – Thursday 16.12.10 End of Term 3 (SPS/SPJ/TT) Friday 26.11.2010 Term Three Calendar dates (TIS) Internal Examinations Years 7 – 10 CATs (Cognitive Abilities Test) 02.06.10 Years 7 – 10 End of Year Examinations 14.06.10 – 18.06.10 Important Dates for your calendar: Years 7- 10 Horizons Week 28.06.10 – 02.07.10 End of Academic Year 22.07.10 – 12.00pm finish

TENBY SCHOOLS PENANG Tenby International School & Sekolah Menengah Sri Pinang 21, Lorong Burmah, 10250, Penang 04- 2291227 Sekolah Rendah Sri Pinang Tadika Tenby 358, Jalan Macalister, 10450, Penang 04- 2269578

Teachers’ Day 2010 The Teachers’ Day celebrations for Tenby Schools Penang was held on 25 June 2010 (Friday) at both primary and senior campuses. Teacher's Day is the perfect opportunity for the students around the world, to pay tribute to their teachers. Although the festival is celebrated in different countries of the world, it doesn't fall on the same day. In Malaysia, Teacher's Day is celebrated on 16th May every year. In the senior school, the celebrations started off with reading the Minister of Education’s Teachers’ Day speech and this was followed by giving out awards to winners of the English Essay Writing Competition held in conjunction with teachers’ day celebrations. The school prefects gave gifts to teachers which serves as an expression of gratitude towards teachers and this was followed by the Teachers’ Day cake cutting ceremony.

The students had great fun by showing off their talents in singings (Forms 1A, 2A and 5A), dancing (year 8JJ and Form 3A) and performing sketches (Forms 2A, 4S, 5A and year 9DR). The scouts also took this opportunity to entertain the teachers with their songs.

Mr. Mohamed Amiruzack bin Azlan (Form 5A) read a Thank You message to all Tenby teachers. There was also a traditional martial arts (wu shu) performance. Student Celvin Fernando Lim (Form 1 A) demonstrated the art of breaking wooden planks, and together with his classmate, Irfan Shah B. Shah Mahal Khan, demonstrated the art of sparring. Lastly our English teacher, Mr. Fergus sang a song dedicated to all teachers.

Friendly badminton matches between students and teachers were played and all of them enjoyed the match.

PMR and SPM Enrichment classes (SPS) Starting from 10 June 2010, Sri Tenby Senior School Forms 3 & 5 students will be attending PMR and SPM Enrichment Classes from 1:50 – 3:00 pm every Thursday and Friday. These classes are conducted by our hardworking and dedicated teachers with the aim of helping students to perform well in PMR / SPM examinations.

Meeting-the-Parents Day (SPS) On the 26 June 2010 (Saturday), parents / guardians were invited to meet the teachers and discuss about their child / ward’s mid-year examination progress reports which was held between 24th May to 4th June 2010. The parents who turned up, were briefed by the deputy principal of Sri Tenby Senior School regarding the teaching of Mathematics and Science in Bahasa Malaysia starting 2012. The parents were asked to elect two representatives from Sri Tenby Senior School to sit in the Parents Association Committee. Parents Teachers Meeting (SPJ) The Teachers Parents Meeting was held on the 19th June 2010 at the school. A briefing on the conversion of teaching Mathematics and Science in Bahasa Malaysia, it implications and strategies of the school to face this conversion was given by the Principal of the Junior School. After the briefing parents met the teachers regarding the progress of their children. Thank you parents for your kind attendance. Six parents were elected to be members of the Tenby Parents Association (Junior School Section). They are Mdm Cindy Wong Shin Yi, Mdm Lilian Foo, Mr Jerry Chin Kuet Lee, Dr Anita Bhajan Manocha, Dr Thiribura Sundra Sumathi, Mr R. Ramesh s/o Rajaram. Two of the elected member would represent the Junior School in the main committee of the Tenby Parents Association. Parent’s Association Representative Nomination (TT) Congratulations to Belinda (Rohith’s Mother – FS 3) and Sherita (Neharita’ Mother- FS 1). They have been elected to be the representative of Parent’s Association Annual Cross-Country Run (TIS/SPS/SPJ) The Annual Cross-Country Run was held on 6 July 2010 (Tuesday) at The Botanical Garden, Penang. It was very encouraging to see all students participating in this annual event. We would like to acknowledge the assistance given by the Botanical Garden staff and Suntonic Drink for providing free drinks during the event. Thank you parents for your support for making this event a huge success. Educational Tour (SPJ) The 3Days/2Nights educational tour to Cameron Highlands was a success. The students not only enjoyed themselves but learnt through the various visits and talk. One of the highlights of the tour was the visit to a “orang asli” settlement. It was interesting as our students interacted with the children and people there. The jungle walk in the cold wet rain was a new experience to many of the students. They learnt about the mountain ecosystem during the walk. The students returned home safely after a tiring and beneficial trip. Co-curriculum Activities (SPS) Our student, Delon Koh Ti Ewe of Form 5 Arts of Sri Tenby Senior School did the school proud by participating in the Pacific West Dragon Boat Club. The club participated in the 1st Malaysian International Dragon Boat Festival 2010 organised by Mega Events in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Malaysia and Ministry of Tourism Malaysia. The festival was held in Putrajaya on 18 – 20 June 2010. Delon took part in following events and received the following awards.

No. EVENTS RESULTS (Placing)

1 International Corporate Open 12 Crew 500 m Champion

2 Malaysian Open 22 Crew 500 m Champion

3 International Junior Open Under 23 12 Crew 500 m Champion

4 Malaysian Junior Open 12 Crew 500m Champion

5 Malaysian Open 12 Crew 500m Champion

6 International Corporate Mixed 12 Crew 500 m Champion

7 International Men’s Open 22 Crew 500 m 2nd placing

8 International Junior Open Under 23 22 Crew 500 m 2nd placing

9 International Men’s Open 12 Crew 500 m 3rd placing

Our scouts 18 GT(N) of Sri Tenby Senior School participated in the Chung Ling High School Scouts Gathering held at Chung Ling Secondary School on 16 June 2010. Ong Sue Lyn (Form 5 Science) and her brother, Nicholas Ong Chern Shung (Form 3 Alpha), won the Best Souvenir Design trophy.

PMR / SPM Trial Examination and Second Assessment Test (SPS) Form 3 / 5 students at Sri Tenby Senior School will have PMR / SPM trial examinations, and Forms 1, 2 and 4 students will have the second assessment tests on 26 – 28 July and 16 – 24 August 2010.

UPSR Trial Examination (SPJ) The UPSR Trial Examination will be from Tuesday 13th July to Thursday 15th July 2010. BEST OF LUCK – ALL JUNIOR SIX STUDENTS! Father’s Day News (TT) Children and Parents had a fabulous time. First, children sang two songs to their father. Then, followed by three games: children fed their father ice-cream, helped their Father wear socks and matched the box puzzle pieces. Reminders (TT) If you have not collected the assessment report, please schedule an appointment to meet the teacher. Class Picture’s Day (TT) Please come to school on time. We will have a class picture’s day on June 23, 2010. Please follow our school dress code. Children must put on the school T-shirt and a pair of navy pants. Late Comers (TT) Beginning on June 22, 2010, parents will need to register your child in the Junior office if you arrive after 8:45 a.m. School Concert (TT) Our school concert will be held on November 23, 2010 at the Dewan Masyarakat Penyayang. The title of the play is “Where the River Meets”. The story line is based on the history of Melaka. Our children will be presenting a performance at the beginning of the play. A number of parents have already turned in their costume fee. Thank you for your support. Raining Day (TT) On a raining days, the school will dismiss at 12:15 p.m.. Parents please pick up your child in the front of the school drive through. Please do not fetch your children outside the classroom. This is for safety reasons. World Heritage Day (TIS/SPS/SPJ) The school will be closed on July 7, 2010. We will have a dress up day for our children on July 6, 2010. The children are encouraged to dress up an international costume to school. Our teachers will let them try some international snacks.

 

New Topics (TT) FS1 — Clothes:

• the study of the different types of clothing for seasons • discuss about the different traditional costumes • Designing a T-shirt • Making an origami shirt • Dress up day

FS2 — Patterns:

• the study of the sequences in Math • observe the patterns in nature and architecture • cut and paste the patterns from the wrapping papers • draw a pattern design • stencil leaf patterns

FS3 — Transportation:

• the study of different vehicles, road traffics and road signs • road traffic safety • make a transport model • draw a road map • identify the push and pull forces • learn about the history of different types of transport