TENBY SCHOOLS IPOHNewsletter #132 - January 2017

Highlights in this newsletter:

A Level and AS Results

Family Day Announcement

Student Council Std3 - Std6

From the Campus Principal Jane Kuok

Dear Parents and Tenby Community,

This week, the AS (Cohort 13) and A Level (Cohort 12) results were announced. We are pleased to share the following pass rates:

• A2 (Cohort 12) : 93.75%• AS (Cohort 13) :78%

We would like to congratulate the following students in particular:

• Brendan Lum who scored A*s in all A2 subjects namely, Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. He was also awarded the Top in the World for his AS Mathematics results for the CIE May/June sitting in 2016.• Yuki Wong Jia Yeng who scored three A*s in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics and an A for Further Mathematics in her A2 examinations.• Teoh Rui Hong, Celine Yong, Ee Shih Liz and Balasubramaniam A/L Ravi Shankar for obtaining an A*and an A in two subjects for A2 examinations.• Kerry Lee Phui Yi and Koh Zi Ying for obtaining two As at AS Level.

More details and highlights are shared later in the Newsletter.

Last week we welcomed new staff to the school. Here is a little introduction from each of them.

Nantheni Nair (English Teacher, Sekolah Tenby)My name is Ms. Nantheni Nair d/o Narandran. I completed my Master of Arts in Linguistics and English Studies at University Sains Malaysia in 2014.I have experience in teaching the English Language for more than six years. I worked as an English language teacher for past three years in a secondary government school. I have a well-rounded skills set and a solid educational foundation and a passion for teaching.

Eugène AZOR (TIS French Teacher & Head of Key Stage 4)Qualifications: B.A Anglo-American Studies and Master 1 American Media and Politics, Université de Paris 10 (France), PGCE (Secondary) Modern Foreign Languages and PE at University of Birmingham (UK). TESOL at University of Wolverhampton (UK) Basic information: Having started working with children since he was 14 years old, Eugene began his teaching career in France as an ESL teacher. He moved to England in 2001 where he taught languages for nearly 10 years, then to the Bahamas to teach languages up to Advanced Placement level, followed by another 5 years in Vietnam. Very

enthusiastic, he is fluent in many languages, as well as being passionate about education and self-development. Former keen footballer and sprint runner, Eugene has also a huge interest in entrepreneurship, coaching sports and motivating people.

Vatsala Sekahar – Teacher LibrarianI graudated form Universiti Putra Malaysia hailing from the Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication. My passion for writing and teaching took me on a whirlwind journey. I have been involved in content writing and teaching for around 4 years. I am serving my part in Tenby as the new Teacher Librarian. I am looking forward to extend my service to the students of Tenby Ipoh and help improve the Tenby Library for better purposes.

Amirah Jalaluddin – Mathematics Secondary TISI am a civil engineering graduate from University of Sheffield, UK and Mathematics has always been one of my favourite subjects in school. I completed the PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) from the University of Nottingham, UK, which made me even more enthusiastic about teaching. I enjoy playing piano during my spare time and netball is one of my favourite sports. I am looking forward to working together with everyone at Tenby.

Parents’ Association Committee Nomination updateThank you to parents who have submitted their nominations for the PA Committee. We will publish the nominees in next week’s Newsletter.

Family Day – Saturday 25th MarchThe community are working on the plans for Family Day which is scheduled for Saturday 25th March. This day will be a time for the community to come together to have a day of fun. Please book this date in your diary. More details to follow in due course.

Student Council Elections for Stds 3 – 6A student council is a group of students who are elected by their peers to represent their views with regard to improving the school community. Students in Standards 3 – 6 have been invited to submit their interest if they would like to be part of the Student Council. Interested students need to consider the following and present their thoughts to their peers through a short speech. 1. Why do they want to be a Student Council representative? 2. What ideas do they have to improve the school community? 3. Why should their peers vote for them? This is a great opportunity for the Standard 3 – 6 pupils to promote school spirit, develop leadership skills and coordinate school-wide activities. Students need to indicate their interest to their class teacher by Friday 20th January. Elections will then be arranged. There will be one representative per class elected.

Thank you and have a nice weekend.

Standard 1T

Standard 4E

Students were required to write the given

numbers in words on flower petals and name the

place values and value of each digit.

TITTLE:

NUMBERS UP TO 100 000

Form 2E

Form 2E English Class – Recapping the PT3-style English Exam Paper Format

WALT:

Define what each section of the PT3-style English Exam Paper is about.

Brainstorm for tips and suggestions on how to do better in each section using prior experience and knowledge.

Provide peer feedback and logically analyse what other teams have done well and what they can improve on in terms of their explanation and tips for each section.

Create posters as future reference for the whole class.

Throughout last week and this week, both the Form 2 classes have worked together in groups with the ultimate goal of creating posters of reference for each of the 8 PT3-style exam paper sections.

Students worked in groups to brainstorm for a statement to define each section and also tips on how to do well in each section based on their personal experience in doing the exam. Then, students would go around the classroom and provide peer feedback to the other teams. Students are then further challenged by analysing the feedback given and discussing as a class as to whether the feedback given should be accepted before making amendments to their content.

Students then designed and created the posters. Below are some samples of the posters that were completed.

News from Tenby Early Years Centre Ipoh

We are now in the 2nd week of the term with all the children have settled well in the school routine. The new

Toddler M (TM) has adapted well into the school environment and started activities that have been planned.

They are happily engaged in activities prepared by the teachers.

Merging of the Year 1 Classes As the number of students in Year 1 class has become smaller, we have merged the two classes to form

one Year 1 class. Miss Janel and Miss Arveen will be leading the class and the children’s learning will not

be compromised. Having a class of 25 children will allow more opportunities for the children to work

collaboratively with their peers and promote stronger friendships among students as they learn, play and

grow together.

Library We have been instilling good reading habits into our children so that they develop the foundation skills to

read, understand and respond to a variety of text. Therefore, we are pleased to inform all parents that our

school library is open for parents and students to borrow books. Parents are

welcomed to the library after school to read a book together with their children.

Parental Portal We would like to remind parents once again on the use of the parent portal. Parents are required to access

the parent portal to get information and updates from the school. Besides that, Year 1 students’ homework

information and spelling list will be uploaded in the parent portal for weekly access. For those who are

unable to access the parent portal, please come to the TEYCI office to register and get your username and

password.

Ways to feel Calm Your child can cope with emotions like anger, anxiety, and frustration by

using these calm-down tricks at home or at school.

● Bear hug. Maybe she’s feeling over whelmed. Have her wrap her arms

around herself and give a squeeze while she slowly counts to five.

● Pep talk. Together, think of a positive message she can repeat to herself

when she feels anxious. Example: “I’ve got this.”

● Deep breath. Anger rising? Ask your youngster to inhale deeply and then

slowly and gently blow the biggest imaginary bubble possible.

● “Noodle bones.” To help her relax, try this funny technique. Get her to

close her eyes and pretend that all her bones are wiggly noodles.♥

Gentle reminder: A very gentle reminder to all parents, kindly have your ID tag on when you are in the school

ground. As for “Transportation Identification Sign”, we would appreciate if you could display

the sign on your car’s windscreen each time when you drop off or pick up your child.

Sharing Corner

Hope to see you at our on coming events. Have a great weekend.

New Parents’ Coffee Morning : Thursday 19th January. Read Write Inc. Phonics Reading Scheme for Early Years (Reception)

and Year 1 : Friday 20th January. Chinese New Year Assembly : Tuesday 24th January.

* All the events will take place in the school hall @ 09:00hrs

Toddlers started the term with exploring the mode of transport and learning about vehicles via flash cards.

They made traffic signs during their colouring activity and enjoyed colouring the school bus using the

smartboard on “Transport” topic.

The wheels on the bus, go round and round, round and round ... We started our bus journey to school, it's so much fun!!!

Children are sorting out the picture of vehicles to various mode of transport.

“Stop, Look and Go”. The traffic light rules.

The Nursery classes are seen setting up the jungle corner related to the theme on “Animals”

We, the Nursery children will be learning about “Animals” over the next few weeks. We have started creating a

jungle in our classroom. This will enable us to learn about a variety of habitats

that are found around the world.

News from Primary

Mathematics is a subject where you learn best by tackling problems/challenges. Every week, a new challenge will be posted here for you to pit your wits against. We invite you to have a go at solving it. If you get stuck, keep trying, and do go away and come back later- often, you will find that you have a better idea on your second, third or even fourth attempt. Solution for Maths Challenge #010 – Number and Place Value Maths Challenge #011 – Number and Place Value

Year 6 Mock Checkpoint Do take note that the Year 6 Mock Checkpoint will be held in the week of 16th January, 2017. Please ensure that your child does not miss school during the week. Normal lessons will carry on throughout the week.

Spelling for Lower Primary PIM Date: 20th January, 2017

Day: Friday

Time: 0830 to 0930 hours

Venue: Library

Year 6 Checkpoint Parent Information Meeting (PIM) Date: 25th January, 2017

Day: Wednesday

Time: 1700 to 1800 hours

Venue: Library

The Year 5 and 6 children have been given the privilege to use the Library during lunch. They need a get a Library Pass from their class teachers in order to do so. This is a great opportunity for the children to understand the importance of responsibility. They will go to the Library on their own and we trust them to behave sensibly while they are there. At the end of lunch break, the children are expected to go back to their classes on time.

Year 5T enjoyed the big splash Entry Point for the new IPC unit, Go With The Flow (Rivers)! They created the

most efficient boat designs that are fit for purpose.

5T students brainstormed and worked enthusiastically in their respective IPC groups, sharing their knowledge about rivers through creative mind maps and charts during their

Knowledge Harvest activity.

My holiday was so awesome! My family and I went to

Penang...We drove through a super long bridge on the way to

Penang...it took about 20 minutes for us to reach the end of the bridge.

After that we found the hotel that we were looking for, we right away

drove to the Penang Hill, there was a train to carry us to the top and we

waited so long for the train because there's was long queue...when

we've reached the top of the hill, we could actually see the whole view

of Penang city. It was exciting...there're also some restaurants and

houses on the hill and I wondered how they carried the materials to

build them...it was already evening when we got back to our hotel and

had dinner at a small restaurant, which was near our hotel. Even

though it was already midnight, I was wide awake. I had the advantage

of watching TV when my parents were fast asleep ...Maybe I was just

too excited... Even the TV show made me laugh all night!!! We

departed right away after a sumptuous breakfast. In fact, it was my first

visit to Penang and it was super-great...

“LOST WORLD OF TAMBUN” ADVENTURE

BY ADRIAN OF 5T

The best part of my holiday was the time I spent at the Lost World of

Tambun. It was on the 28th of December 2016, when three of my

cousins, my little brother and I went to the Lost World of Tambun.

We went on the water slides and the roller coaster ride but the best

part was when I tried the ship. It swayed forwards and backwards

and slowly getting higher. I sat on the left side, so whenever my side

was in the air I felt zero-gravity but when the other side was in the air

I felt like I was going to tumble backwards. So every time it swayed,

I would scream. My little brother screamed for my mother whenever

his side went higher up. When the ride was over, I told my cousin

“that ride scared the life out of me!”

My family and I went to Bangkok, Thailand

for Christmas holiday. It was so much fun!

We got to ride a boat in the floating market.

There was a lot of shops on water, which

makes the floating market very unique. The

boat then

became so fast

and I was so

scared until the

end where it

felt like a

rollercoaster.

We then went to the safari zoo and I was

able to feed a giraffe and saw chimpanzees

boxing each other. There was even a

cowboy show and a

dolphin show. We

also managed to ride a

TukTuk and it was really thrilling.

We also went

to Sunway

Lagoon in

Selangor.

There were

horror parks,

safari parks,

boat rides, and

you can even meet characters

from Nickelodeon. It was New Year when I

was watching a movie until I heard loud

sounds coming from outside. My dad and I

went to see what was happening, and we

suddenly saw colours blasting in the night

sky! It was amazing! When it ended, we

were on our way back to the house, until

we saw more

fireworks in the

distance! The

holidays were a

whole load of

fun!

Done By:

Kael Dristofer Dula Magno

MY HOLIDAY IN JAPAN

WATARU ONO OF 5T

I had a great time in Japan. My most interesting thing in Japan was going to a Japanese school.

First, I enjoyed making a dinosaur with a saw. My dinosaur has six wings and a long neck. Secondly, I enjoyed playing dodgeball with my friends. I lost the game but it was fun. Thirdly, I enjoyed the Christmas party. I played bingo with my friends and I got a toy which can become longer like a rubber.

I had a lot of good things at my school. Next year, I am going back to Japan so I want to enjoy the Japanese school again.

MY HOLIDAY IN AUSTRALIA CHOO SHEN LIANG OF 5T

It takes about 5 hours to fly to Perth from Malaysia and we took a boat to the Rottnest island. The Rottnest island has very beautiful beaches, and also home to the quokkas. Perth is a very small city and a beautiful park. I had the opportunity to visit the King Tut exhibition, it was amazing. We also drove down south to visit the vineyards. I saw how grapes are planted. We drove down to the coastal areas, where they have very fresh seafood. The fish and chips was delectable and I enjoyed every bite of it. Last but not least, I visited a theme park and the rides were really daunting and adventurous but fun! I loved the water park better than the theme park because the waterslides were more fun than the rides at the theme park. I had a very enjoyable time in Perth!

I am truly enjoying the non-fiction unit, Museum Of Fun this term because I can share my knowledge about museum with my teacher and classmates. I am indeed very lucky to be given the opportunity to visit the Louvre in Paris in 2015.The Louvre is one of the most famous art galleries with the world’s greatest master pieces. The Louvre is located in Paris and it has a unique entrance which leads to the underground. I was most curious to see the Mona Lisa painting and when we reached the giant room, I was amazed to see hundreds of people. I kept pushing and wiggled through the crowd of people just to get to the front where I could view Mona Lisa distinctly. Victory was surely mine, I was right in front of the painting, closest I could be but was dumbfounded because the painting was presumably small. I was expecting an enormous painting on the wall. However, I am still very fortunate and contented to be able to view the most emblematic portraits in the history, the Mona Lisa painting which was painted by the Italian Renaissance artist, Leornado da Vinci. After that we went to see other paintings and sculptures, like the Sphinx, Venus de Milo, and many more. The Louvre was surely one of my best experience ever! NAME: CHOO SHEN LIANG CLASS: YEAR 5T

TENBY’S SPORTING

SUCCESS

WATER POLO Winners of the U15

Perak Water Polo

Tournament

Reuben Choong

Bing Xuan

Darren Loh De Xuen

Tan Sean Ferng

MERDEKA TENNIS TOURNEMENT AYESHA JOHANSYAH

(Y 3N) – U8 RUNNER-UP

PAVEL THADANI – U12

WINNER BOTH SINGLES

AND DOUBLES

SEAN LONG – U16

WINNER BOTH SINGLES

AND DOUBLES

TAN SEAN FERNG – U14

WINNER BOTH SINGLES

AND DOUBLES

SQUASH ABBHIRAMY

REPRESENTING

PERAK AT THE

BORNEO U15

SQUASH JUNIOR

OPEN

FINISHED 12TH/

65

ABBHIRAMY

Competed at the CIMB Grand Final –National Squash Tournament – representing Perak State

Coming away with a ranking of 9th out of 32.

MINI TENNIS

AYESHA

JOHANSYAH

FINISHED 1ST

RUNNER-UP

IN THE GIRLS

MINI TENNIS –

LTAM

TOURNAMENT

SQUASH

Hashwhinnee Arumugasamy (S 3E) has played

in a number of Squash tournaments;

CIMB First league – 42nd

CIMB Second league – 32nd

CIMB Grand Finals – 27th

Dunlop Tournament – Champion

10K Run

Kitt Fay came 4th in the 10K

Women’s Open run.

Squash

Abbhiramy is getting better and better

every competition. Finishing 3rd at the

39th Perak Close Squash Championship

HASHWHINNEE (S 3E)

Following in her sisters footsteps and

finishing 3rd in the 39th Perak Close

Squash Competition.

DANCE

HILTON HO (Y 3E) BECAME

THE CHAMPION IN THE U8

LATIN SOLO DANCE FOR

CHA CHA CHA, JIVE,

SAMBA, AND PASO DOBLE

AT THE PENANG

INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM

COMPETITION

GYMNASTICS XIN YI (Y 4T) GOT 3RD

POSITION IN THE U8

FREEHAND AND GROUP

PERFORMANCE

REPRESENTING PERAK AT

THE NATIONAL RHYTHMIC

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION.

SWIMMING CHAMPIONS!!!

Nyimas, Renee, Clarene, and Evelyn took the GOLD in the 60m freestyle relay race in the Perak Interclub Swimming competition.

WECOME TO OUR TENBY SIXTH FORM

(L-R) Front: Neoh Lean Wern, Brenda Rodrigues, Thong Wei Shuen, Shanya Kaur Dhalliwal

(L-R)Back Row: Matthew Goh, Lai Yi Kang, Kaio da Silva

On Wednesday 11th January 2017, the Sixth Formers welcomed seven new members of their fraternity who began their CIE AS studies at our school on 9th January 2017. The Orientation Session was time for our historic first C.A.S.E session which ran from 13:30hrs to 15:00hrs. A getting-to-know-you session continued at the MPH from 15:00hrs to 17:00hrs.

“We were given a truly heartwarming welcome,” says Brenda Rodrigues who hails from Brazil and plans to study medicine in the future. “I find the seniors truly pleasant, helpful and sporting. I am looking forward to a great time here at Tenby Ipoh. “

Together with Brenda are six other students from various schools in Perak, noting of course that two are from SM Tenby Ipoh – Neoh Lean Wern and Matthew Goh. Lean Wern is the ever-faithful former senior prefect and accomplished debater who proved his oratorical prowess at the Rotary Debates and the Global Perspectives Debates 2017.

“His arrival in the Sixth Form will be a great boost to our school’s debating and oratorical tradition,” commented Mr Louis Rozario Doss, Head of the Sixth Form. “He is also a natural choice as emcee for many school events.”

Another notable in the new cohort (Class Year 12J) is Shaniya Kaur Dhalliwal who hails from AMETHIS – Asia Metropolitan International School,Ipoh. Her most memorable school experience was in community service which has taken her to orphanages in Kampuchea and Kerala, India.

“I am looking forward to participating in Tenby’s esteemed community service work for the Orang Asli and the Home for Senior Citizens, Kampung Simee,” she declared.

Report by: Emily Wong (Yr 13S), President, Sixth Form Council

TENBY SIXTH FORMERS SHINE IN CIE A-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS

Our Sixth Formers in the graduating class of Cohort 12 lived up to the high promise of their potential by achieving top-notch scores in the recently released CIE results for the Nov 2016 examinations. Topping the list was Brendan Lum who scored A*s in every subject he sat for: Further Maths Chemistry Physics Maths A* A* A* A*

Brendan hopes to apply for placement on a degree course in computer programming at the National University of Singapore in September 2017. He was also named Top in the World for AS Maths by CIE based on the May/June 2016 examinations. Next on the golden list is Yuki Wong Jia Yeng who scored three A*s and one A: Further Maths Chemistry Physics Maths

A A* A* A* Yuki has applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College,London and is expected to commence her degree course in September 2017. She was also the winner of the school’s “Outstanding Progress Award”. Other students who won a place on the honours list by scoring A’s/A*s were the following:

Teoh Rui Hong - A* (Physics) ; A ( Chemistry) Celine Yong Sze Ching - A* (Chemistry); A (Biology) Ee Shih Liz - A* (Economics);A (Mathematics) Balasubramaniam a/l Ravi Shankar - A* (Economics); A (Business) Lam Ken Ji - A (Mathematics) Liew Shuang Ling - A (Law) Justin Loke - A (Economics) Gan Joelle - A (Business) Bryan Sim Chee Hann - A (History)

Brendan Lum with Mdm Lau Pin Sian Yuki Wong with Ms Jane Kuok

Students from Cohort 13 (AS Level) who made it to the honours list were:

Kerry Lee Pui Yi - A (Biology) A (Chemistry) Koh Zi Ying - A (Biology) A (Chemistry) Ng Qian Yi - A (Economics)

L-R Bala,Bryan, Justin L-R Ee Shih Liz and Teoh Rui Hong

SIXTH FORMER ATTENDS NATIONAL YOUTH CAMP IN PENANG

(Far right : Tenby Sixth Former Paul Simon Julianose, seen here with friends from all over Malaysia) From the 24th-27th November 2016, I attended a camp for post-confirmation Catholics. I attended this camp as a participant alongside five other members of a Music Ministry I belong to, the Seeds. The main lesson I learnt from the camp was to find the right balance between being practical and supernatural. Every person consists of three beings: physical, emotional and spiritual. All beings need to be fed in order for us to fulfil and maximize our potential and talents so as to achieve that ultimate and unique purpose for which each of us was created. There was also the common goal that was stressed on throughout the camp, which is to make every decision for the common good of mankind. A good number of youths out in the world today , generally are torn apart due to various reasons which I believe, all arise from the very issue of overfeeding either one of their three beings; physical, emotional or spiritual.

We need to get out there and swim in the ocean of life. The journey goes on as we simultaneously grow, learn and help others. We either progress or regress as there is no such thing as remaining stagnant and as the saying goes 'no man is an island'. All of us need a community to belong to, so as to ensure our respective beings are well fed in the right proportions. There needs to be check and balance as I learnt from this camp and this can be well achieved by belonging to a common-good-driven community or simply, a like-minded group of constructive friends.

-by Paul Simon Julianose (Year 12S)

European Breakfast

Pan Mee Soup

RM4

RM4

Chicken Mushroom Spaghetti

Yellow Bean Chicken Rice

RM5

RM5

16th to 20th JAN 2017

Wat Tan Hor Fun RM4

Pancake with Strawberry JamSweeet Potato Porridge

Roasted Chicken Tortilla WrapTom Yam Noodle Soup

RM4

RM4

Bimbimbap

Rendang Chicken Curry Rice

RM5

RM5

Char Siew Sauce Chicken RiceChicken Lasagna

RM5

RM5

Teriyaki Crispy Fish Rice

BBQ Sauce Chicken Meatballs Rice

RM5

RM5

RM4

RM4

Cheesey Hot Dog Bun

Kampung Fried Rice

RM4

RM4

Yong Tofu Noodles

Japanese Curry Chicken Katsu Rice

RM4

RM5

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