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TENBY SCHOOLS PENANG E- NEWSLETTER

Issue # 34 12th May 2017

Message from Campus Principal

Mr. Iain Sallis

Dear Parents With iGCSE’s and A levels in full flow, spare a thought for our students who are working hard to ensure they perform to their peak over this stressful period. Exams even took place through the Wesak holiday. I actually enjoyed exam periods especially when you could say you had tried your very best however with hard work should come celebration. Yr. 13 leavers and Yr. 11 students will be attending a number of events in June and July including E&O tea party and graduation dinners at the Rasa Hotel. Good luck to all Yr. 10, 11, 12 and 13 sitting exams. We are also celebrating our largest numbers of Sixth Form applications for 2017, almost reaching 30! Although some of our students will be moving onto other things many of our young people have chosen to stay with us. Applications for scholarships for both Yr. 10 and Yr. 12 are being accepted with the deadline being 22

nd May 2017. Please see website for more

details under admissions tab. Sadly Year 13 students will leave us this year and with UCAS offers from Warwick, Birmingham, Reading, Kings College London, University of San Diego USA and Monash University, Australia we will once again have a truly international representation across top Universities globally. Principals Talk – Going for CIS Accreditation and 3 Year plan On Saturday 17

th June I will be giving a talk to parents

on the topic of School Accreditation - The 3 Year Plan. This is an open event and all parents who have this line of interest are welcome to attend. This will take place between 9am and 10am on the Library. 2017/2018 Calendar The dates for next year’s calendar are on our website and will be on the parent engage calendar for your perusal. The dates are published until July 2018. Please take note.

Open Day Our next Open Day for prospective parents will be on Saturday 17

th June so please help us spread the word

to new parents and friends. Our numbers have been continually rising since September and this event helps us to market our wonderful school. Trusted Brand Readers Digest Award We're very proud to inform that Tenby Schools have repeated last year's success in being recognised under the Gold standard classification in the Readers Digest Awards for Malaysia's most trusted brands. These are selected through a survey carried out by market research company, Catalyst Research to find those products or services that are most respected as 'brands' by the public. Perhaps the two most important criteria for people to trust a brand are honesty and authenticity. We thank all - parents, students and staff who contribute to building this reputation. Together, we can grow stronger yet – Mr Mark Parkinson - Tenby CEO

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SRI TENBY SCHOOLS

New Student Council Leads

Congratulations to Belinda and Eliza from Form 5 who will be leading our campus wide STUCO. Although our Head Boy – Kenji and Head Girl – Gem are still here they are both in the middle of exam season. Both Gem and Kenji will still be on hand to support until we have a real send off later on this term.

SRI TENY PRIMARY

By S.H. Cheah

Class Presentation Tahun 2 - Diorama

Tahun 2 students presented their projects about

Habitats for animals. Many of them chose the water

habitat and created dioramas to explain their

understanding of a water habitat.

They showed their dioramas and explained what they

have made during the presentation.

The students showed that they not only understand the

meaning of the word “habitats” but were creative in

constructing the dioramas to show their understanding.

Sweets Day Unfortunately I had to take the blind off in order to connect with the Sweets. Thank you to Mdm Thum and her team for arranging such a fantastic event to celebrate Tamil New Year.

Learning Live Tour School Tours still take place every Thursday from 8am to 9am. Please email Ms Stephanie for a place on [email protected] or phone 04 892 7777.


Science Workshop for Tahun 6

Some students attended a Science Workshop

organised on 1st May 2017 at Sekolah Rendah Seri

Mutiara, Penang.

The aim of the wokshop was to instill in our young

students the love for Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics subjects (STEM).

They were taught many strategies on how to learn

science through hands-on activities. These strategies

will make the learning of science interactive and

stimulate their interest in the subject. Photographs

show our students in action during the workshop.

Thank You, Miss Teoh for making this happen.


Puppet Show by students of Tahun 6

Congratulations to all Tahun 6 students for the

impressive and entertaining puppet show they

presented during the assembly. The presentation was

done with puppets which were animated by the

students acting as puppeteers. The hand puppets were

well constructed, colourful and attractive. The show

was accompanied with music that reflected the theme

of the show.

This is the language arts component of the KSSR

English curriculum. It involves higher order thinking

skills and creativity of the students.

Achievements

Congratulations: Keep it Up!

Muhammad Thorique Ziqri - Karate Brown belt.

Adina Yeoh Ker Chyeh – Wushu blue sash

Xavien Tan Yiren – Wushu Green sash.

Muhammad Thorique Ziqri

Adina Yeoh Ker Chyeh Xavien Tan


SRI TENY SECONDARY

By Mdm. Thum

PT3 - History 2017 Project Paper

The History paper for PT3 is fully project based. The

time frame is from 2nd to 26th May

The title for this year's assignment is:

"Peristiwa Bersejarah Di Tempat Tinggal Anda". (An

event that has a historical impact in the area which you

live.”)

Candidates are required to write a report of not less

than 300 words. They are also required to do a

presentation of their project papers. .

The Ministry of Education also provides guidelines for

the assignment in terms of format and content.

Many STSS students choose to write on the historic

impact of the SUKMA Games, Malaysia, in 2000. To

get a feel of the venue, the students, accompanied by

their History teacher, Mr. Hakimi, made a visit to the

Batu Kawan Sports Stadium where many events were

held.

They also interviewed coaches and athletes who were

involved in the games

Another group of students are working on an

assignment on the 1988 tragedy at the Sultan Abdul

Halim Ferry Terminal in Butterworth.

The sudden collapse of the ferry terminal resulted in 32

deaths and at least 1674 people were injured.

Students managed to interview personnel from the

Penang Port Authority apart from

doing research on the tragedy.


Friday Assembly Presentation: 5 May 2017

The Form 2 students presented some simple and

interesting mathematics tricks and tips.

Here, give it a try and have some fun with mathematics!

1) Subtracting any number from 1000

Subtract every number except the last

from 9 and subtract the final number

from 10.

2) Ninety-nine

Write down any two different numbers

from 1 to 9. Then reverse the two

numbers. You should have two-digit

numbers.

Subtract the smaller number from

larger one.

Mandarin Class – Form 1

The Form 1 students had an engaging time during the

Mandarin class conducted by Ms. Teh Xing Yee.

Students learnt about parts of the body, correct

pronunciation and writing of the different parts of the

body.

Reverse the digits of the result from

the previous step and add that number

to the one you subtracted.

The result will always be 99!

3) Multiplying any number by 11

Take any two-digit number and leave a

space between the digits.

Next, `add these two numbers

together and now you can fit in the

answer into the space between the 2

original digits. The combined numbers

would be your answer!

BINGO – Parts of the Body

1) Find the correct labels from the papers.

2) Match the labels on the body parts.

3) Get three rows of five in a row (horizontal,

vertical or diagonal).

4) First three students who get all correct

answers will get a prize.


TENBY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

TENY INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY

By Marian

Dear Parents,

Any visitors to TIPS over the past few weeks would be

impressed by the many and varied exciting

opportunities for learning that your children have been

given. Educational visits to Escape for Year 6 followed

by a BBQ and sleepover at school, Dancing at Sweets

Day for our Early Years and KS1 children, Children

dressed as Famous characters from Myths & Legends

in Year 5, Swimming lessons, preparation for Sports

Day are just a few. All the children from Nursery to

Year 2 had another unique experience today- they

went to the Theatre to see the production of STUCK.

This will help them in their daily Literacy work as well

as help them as they prepare for our up-coming school

production of The Rocky Monster Show in June.

We are delighted to be having 3 Australian Teachers

join us next week for a placement of two weeks. This is

part of our link with Charles Darwin University which is

now in its 3rd

year. This is a great opportunity for both

the teachers and the students. We are sure that they

will enjoy their time with the TIPS community.

Regards

Ms Marian

Head of TIPS


Star of the week & Certificates 5th May 2017


Year 6 – Escape Trip

Year 6 had the time of their lives at

Escape last week. They showed skills of

co-operation, resilience, communication

through the many challenging activities.

This was a great team building

experience for the class.


Year 6- Sleepover

Year 6 had a fantastic evening following their adventurous day at Escape. They played games organised by Gem, from our 6

th Form as a starter. After enjoying a delicious BBQ they enjoyed an evening of singing and games before

they had to erect their tents. The children showed excellent teamwork skills and thoroughly enjoyed their time at school overnight. An early morning start with breakfast and a swim in our pool was a great way to end this event for all our Year 6 children. A big thank you to Ms Etta, and the TIPS staff who supported during the evening.


TEBNY INTERNATIONAL

SECONDARY

By Elizabeth

Tenby International Secondary School:

As our Year 13 students settle quickly and maturely into their exams I wonder if realisation has set in yet. In a short amount of time they will be the next group of young adults spreading their wings as they set off into the world to begin the next stage of their life, and that school is just ‘the end of the beginning’.

What will our Tenby 2017 graduates be doing in 5 years’ time, or even 10 years’ time?

The most recent research indicates that young adults

now entering the big wide world of work will change

career path at least 3 to 5 times in their life. As a

teacher now, it is difficult to contemplate that most jobs

that our students will go in to do not even exist yet!

Congratulations to Leon!

We are so proud to announce that Leon has received a

conditional offer from one of the prestigious Russell

Group Universities. He will be heading towards the UK

to read Genetics at Kings College London.

Big thanks to Parents and Guardians

As our students are confidently working through their

examinations, I would like to personally thank our

parents and guardians for your on-going support of

your son or daughter during what can be a stressful

time. Your role is extremely significant as you help to

guide and build their confidence. So thank you for

feeding, encouraging, loving, motivating and being

there for these amazing young people. You are their

true heroes!

By Paula

How do we prepare them for that? The answer is that we prepare them to be resilient, hardworking, ambitious but respectful learners who can, and will, adapt to future demands.

To all our Year 13 Tenby Graduates, the teachers and staff are exceptionally proud of you. You have been fantastic role models for all our students and we wish you good luck in the remainder of your exams. We look forward to celebrating at your graduation and on results day in August. You have certainly made a mark here at Tenby and have raised the bar high. You will all be missed, but it is now nearly time for you to begin the next chapter of your very bright futures.

Miss Liz

Events and Key Dates

May 29th-June 2nd Mid-term break

Tues 13th June AS/A Level programme begins

Fri 16th June Year 13 Graduation Tea

Ceremony

July 10th-14th Horizons Week

Saturday 30th Sep Tenby Career Convention

Tenby Sixth Form Scholarships Are you an outstanding academic achiever or possess an exceptional talent? If the answer is yes then maybe a Year 12 Tenby Scholarship has your name on it. Contact: [email protected] for further details and an application form.

mailto:[email protected]


As the Year 11’s continue to work hard through their IGCSE

exams, the Year 10’s are working towards their upcoming

Work Experience placements. This is the first ever time that

Work Experience will run at Tenby, and tutors and PSHE

teachers are getting students prepared by running

presentations and working through the first section of their

Work Experience logbooks. Make sure you have got all your

forms and paperwork in to your form tutors as quickly as

possible Year 10’s! Work Experience begins on Monday 19th

June 2017!

This Week… Kim Minyu

Last Week… Vienna Tan

Subject: ICT Subject: Geography

Reason: Innovative Reason: Engaged

KEY STAGE 4

YEAR 10 YEAR 11

PHOTO GALLERY

‘Big Like’ of the Week Goes to…

Who will enjoy a lovely Hot Chocolate in the

Boardroom at the end of May!


4 students from Year 9 competed in the

MSSPP tennis comepetition this week. They

are (left to right) Bryan Lee, Wan Seob Shim,

Tudor Martin and Antonia Martin

Year 7I led a fantastic

assembly about the

damage humans are

causing the world with

ideas about what we

can do to help reduce

our negative footprint.

The assembly was done

as poem which they

wrote themselves and it

was a very powerful

message which fits with

our core values of

respect and international

mindedness.

It’s been a busy week for Tudor and Antonia Martin as last

weekend they competed in a Public Speaking competition

at INTI College. They were competing against students

that were 16-19 and performed superbly. Antonia won a

consolation prize while Tudor came 2nd

runner up. Both

students performed excellently.


Year 10-Bahasa Malaysia (Recycling

Project)

By: Ms Meighala K

In this topic, students learned about the

importance of recycling. Students were separated

into 6 different groups, to plan and make objects

out of recyclable materials. For example;

newspaper, magazines, unwanted clothes,

plastics bottles etc. It is very important for us to

look after our environment for our benefit and for

next generation. It also will improve the changes

such as global warming.

Key holder

Cactus pot

Flower holder

Broom


Date / Day Schools Description

Venue

02/05/17 – 09/06/17

(Tues – Tues)

TIPS IGCSE, A, AS Level Examination

15/05/17 (Monday) TIPS & TISS

MSSPP Tennis Competition @ 8am –

3pm

Penang Sports Club

16/05/17 (Tuesday)

Whole School

Teachers’ Day Celebration – Assembly

@ 8am

Basketball Court

STPS / STSS Teachers’ Day Celebration @ 11am

Basketball Court

18/05/17 (Thursday) TIPS

Tropical Spice Garden – Plants and

Flowers Exit Point @ 9.30am – 12pm

Tropical Spice Garden


Useful Contacts

Tenby International School: 04 – 892 7703

Sri Tenby Primary School: 04 – 892 7707

Secondary Office: 04 – 892 7717

School Email: [email protected]

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