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Newsletter # Issue 20
Contact us: General Line: +604 892 7777
Primary Office: (TIPS)+604 892 7703 (STPS): +604 892 7707
Secondary Office: +604 892 7717
Fax: +604 899 8826
E-mail: [email protected]
Date: 23rd May 2016
Tenby Schools Penang
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Weekly Information (23rd – 27th May 2016)
This Week
Monday
SEC
TISS & STSS — NO ASSEMBLY.
TISS 8.15am - 3.00pm — IGCSE & A Level Exams in Library [IGCSE Literature (English) 0486/13; IGCSE
Business Studies 0450/22].
Tuesday
PRI TIPS Year 5 Exit Point
SEC
TISS 8.15am - 3.00pm – IGCSE & A Level Exams in Library [IGCSE Geography (Alt to coursework) 0460/43;
IGCSE Mandarin Chinese (Listening) 0547/12; IGCSE Mandarin Chinese (writing)0547/42; AS Chemistry
(Practical) 9701/33].
Wednesday
PRI TIPS Year 4 Exit Point
SEC
TISS & STSS 9.45am - 12.00noon — SLT Meeting in Boardroom.
TISS & STSS Faculty Meeting
TISS 8.15am - 3.00pm — IGCSE & A Level Exams in Library [AL Business 9609/33; IGCSE Physics
(MC-Core) 0625/12; IGCSE (MC-Ext) 0625/22;IGCSE Physics (Core 0625/32; IGCSE Physics (Ext) 0625/42;
AL Psychology 9698/32].
Thursday
PRI TIPS Year 6 Exit Point (Year 6 parents are invited)
SEC TISS 8.15am - 3.00pm — IGCSE & A Level Exams in Library [IGCSE Drama 0411/13]
Friday
PRI TIPS, Primary Sports Day (Year 2 – Year 6)
SEC
STSS 8.00am - 8.20am — Assembly in basketball court.
TISS 8.15am - 3.00pm — IGCSE & A Level Exams in Library [IGCSE Literature (English) 0486/33; IGCSE 1st
Language Japanese (Cont. writing) 0507/03; AS Literature in English 9695/42].
Upcoming Events
ALL Half Term School Break starts from 30th May until 5th June 2016.
PRI TIPS, Year 6 Transition day — 9th June, Y6 children will spend the day in the Secondary school.
TIPS, Year 6 Horizons week trip to Gopeng, 13th June - 17th June 2016.
SEC
TISS Sat-Mon 28th - 30th May,6.00am - 10.00pm — IA Expedition to Gunung Jerai Kedah.
TISS Monday 6th June - Day Visit to Royal Selangor, Batik Factory & Pottery Club (opp. Waterfall Hotel), All
Year 8 & 9 Group.
TISS Monday 6th June — Y10 Internal Exam.
TISS Friday 10th June — Year 13 Graduation Tea & Cert ceremony at Black Kettle, Beach Street.
TISS Friday 24th June — Year 11 Graduation Tea & Certificate Ceremony at E&O Hotel.
TISS Saturday 25th June — Year 11 Graduation Dinner at St Giles Wembley.
TISS Monday-Friday, 13th
- 17th June — Horizons Week (Trips - Beijing, Java, Kerala, Phuket, S‘pore and
General Notices and Information
ALL STSS: Thank you to All Parents, Teachers and students for a fantastic Teacher‘s Day Celebration. Thanks for
the effort in putting up great performances of dances and songs. - Mdm Thum
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From The Head of STPS
Teachers‘ Day was on the 16th
May 2016. We would like to wish all teachers A Happy Teachers‘ Day.
The theme for this year is ―Guru Pembina Negara Bangsa‖ literally translated as Teachers the Nation and Race
Builders.
President Obama in his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 said
―Let‘s also remember that after parents, the biggest impact on a child‘s success comes from the man or woman at
the front of the classroom. In South Korea, teachers are known as ―nation builders.‖ Here in America, it‘s time we
treated the people who educate our children with the same level of respect. We want to reward good teachers and
stop making excuses for bad ones. And over the next ten years, with so many Baby Boomers retiring from our
classrooms, we want to prepare 100,000 new teachers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math‖.
I share the sentiment of President Obama that teachers play an important part in nation building. Teachers should
be awarded the recognition for the roles they play in nation building. The future of a nation depends a lot on the
education of the future generation of the country.
The world has changed and is changing very fast. Revolution in technology has transformed the way we work, live
and get things done. To prepare for the future our students must not only memorize facts but be critical thinkers
and creative innovators. The ground zero for this to take place is in our education system. The schools should be a
place of high expectation and effort. It is the teachers in partnership with parents and members of the school
community to ensure that students are prepared for the future.
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Key Dates for
May
Mon - Fri.
30th May - 3rd June
Half Term Break
Assembly
Presentation by Tahun 5 during the assembly. The students
were doing a choral reading item. The presentation was so
interesting that it captivated the attention of all the students
in the assembly.
Classroom Activities
Junior 1
Handicrafts from Junior 1 students to their
Form Teacher on Teachers‘ Day.
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Health Education Tahun 3
Tahun 3 students learnt about the bad effects of
smoking. The anti-smoking posters are so
interesting and meaningful. These posters are
the result of co-operation among the students
working in groups.
Congratulations – Tahun 3 students, you have
sent a strong message about not smoking
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Bahasa Malaysia Lesson Tahun 3
Student centered learning is a norm in most of
our classes. Students are engaged, interested
and effective learning takes place in such
classes.
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From The Head of STSS
Dear Parents,
We are approaching the end of the first half of the second term. The past 7 weeks have been a really busy time, both
academically and also in co-curricular activities. It has been a productive and rewarding period. I would like to
provide an overview of selected activities.
On the academic front, the core business of teaching and learning went on smoothly culminating in the meeting of
parents and teachers to discuss progress reports and how to best support students‘ learning in the school and at
home.
An activity I consider of significance would be the extra support classes for Bahasa Malaysia for Form 1 students.
They have the opportunity to learn and progress at a pace that is comfortable to them. Student confidence grew and
the exercise is showing positive results as recorded in the periodic report given to parents.
Then there was Bahasa Malaysia Day. A poetry recitation competition highlighted student skills in writing beautiful
poetry in the national language which they presented before the whole school. There was so much enthusiasm and
poetry can be fun!
There were whole school events. I am thankful to the teachers and students for their hard work and commitment
during Sweets Day. They spared no effort to ensure that the performances and activities for the event were engaging
and a success.
Fund raisers for the term included the sale of Easter chocolate Eggs and sweets for the year-end Graduation Dinner.
Students put their business acumen and organising skills to the test and raised a respectable amount of money!
The final event before mid-term break was Teacher‘s Day celebration organised jointly by Sri Tenby Schools. It was
a day where teachers took centre stage and students showed their appreciation for teacher‘s who helped, inspired
and motivated them on their journey in education. I would like to thank the students and parents and teachers who
so enthusiastically made it a meaningful day.
Mid-term break starts on 30th June and school reopens on 6
th June.
The mid-term examinations for all forms begin on 7th June and end on 15
th June. The students can take the oppor-
tunity to take a breather and then focus on their revision for the examinations.
It remains for me to wish everyone a good and happy school break!
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Key Dates for
June
Mon. 6th June
School starts
Tues. - Fri.
7th - 17th June
Mid Year Examination
TEACHERS’ DAY 2016 On Teachers‘ Day we celebrate the contributions and sacrifices of all teachers for students on their journey in education. This memorable occasion was held on 19th May, in Sri Tenby Schools, Penang. It was a day all teachers and students of Sri Tenby School will cherish. The event began at 11 a.m. Teachers‘ took the pledge to carry out the duty of educating the youngsters with dedication. After that, all the national school teachers sang the song, ―Kami Guru Malaysia‖. The campus principal and all heads of schools delivered their speeches, commending teachers for their invaluable work to help educate students, the future leaders of tomorrow.
After a photography session, it was time for the performances by each class. The first performance was choral speaking presented by the Form 1 students. It was an entertaining presentation and the audience could not help but laugh at some of the jokes. It was a good start to the many presentations that followed. The remaining performances ranged from singing to dancing, in groups, duets and solos, all of which were entertaining. After the performances, all the teachers were invited to the front of the stage for a cake cutting ceremony which marked the end of the event. Then it was time for class parties! The variety of food available reflected the cultural backgrounds of all the students. The delicious spread ranged from ‗curry‘ to ‗nasi lemak‘ to pizzas. Everyone ate all they could and had a wonderful time as teachers and students from both national schools mingled. Some International School teachers joined in the celebration too. It was indeed a very unforgettable event for teachers and students. The look of joy on the faces of the teachers and the students proved how successful Teachers‘ Day celebration was. The event will be held every year. It will continue to be a gesture of appreciation for teachers from all of us- the students of Sri Tenby Schools! We love you teachers!
By: Alia Natasha (Form 5)
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FORM 1 MATHEMATICS CLASS
Mathematics can be really fun!
The Form 1 students competed in groups to solve problems involving positive and negative integers. Students were
put into groups and given separate sets of questions to work on. Group members competed within the group to solve
the problems
The teacher, Ms.Teh used differentiated performance assessment so that all students, regardless of level of ability in
Mathematics, can put the skills learnt in class to good use.
Green G
roup
Red G
roup
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Third Inter-school Taekwando Championship 2016
Congratulations to Daniel Tai Jun Wen!
Daniel, from Form 2 participated in the Third Inter-school Taekwando
Championship (TM/WTF) 2016. He was 1st runner up for the light
weight, under 13 & 14 category.
The championship was held on 14th May at The Politeknik, Balik Pulau,
Penang
Daniel Tai holds a Blue belt, Level II
Top three winners (Red group)
Top three winners (Green group)
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From the Head of TISS
Dear Parents,
In the last week we have ran another event for parents to attend in the International Secondary School. The focus
of this event was about the Secondary curriculum and the Checkpoint exams. We had parents in asking about the
structure of the Cambridge curriculum we offer and how this structure and rigorous exams prepare our students for
their next step in education. The academic focus of the Cambridge curriculum links very well with the emphasis on
lifelong learning skills, in particular with the Cambridge Learner Attributes. These are 5 areas which we promote
alongside our academic success that help our students develop as learners together with achieving excellent exam
results.
This week we have checked student exercise books and planners of over 200 students, across all year groups and
have been very happy with class and homework completed. These quality checks are essential to maintain our
high standards. Please continue to encourage your children to write homework down in their planners, organise
work exercise books neatly and preserve the current excellent condition of their classwork books.
During the next half term we will have an information morning about E-safety and how parents can get involved
and help support the safer use of the internet for everyone in our community.
We also look forward to a month of celebration in June with both Year 11 and 13 students having their graduation
events.
Warm regards,
Mr Paul Walton
Head of TISS
Parents can follow our Twitter@tisspenang
Theme of the Week
Cambridge Learner Attributes
To create lifelong learners
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Key Dates for
June
Mon. 6th June
Year 10 Internal Exams
Fri. 10th June
End of Summer Exams
IGCSE / AS / A2
Year 13 Graduation
and Graduation Tea
Ceremony
Mon - Fri
13th - 17th June.
Horizons Week
Fri. 24th June
Year 11 Graduation Tea
Ceremony
Sat. 25th June
Year 11 Graduation
Dinner
July
Sat. 16th July
Summer Fair
Tenby International Secondary School
House Points
Jerai 657
Kinablau – 554
Ledang – 540
Tahan - 556
Tenby Sixth Form—Where are they now?
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A LA MODE
This term, the Year 8 students have been working hard on the
topic of Clothes and Fashion. They learned to describe what they
wear (item and colour) according to occasions (at school, in the
winter, at a party…). They studied songs, read fashion articles
and articles about fashion, and were able to give and justify their
opinion about the clothes, explain why they like/dislike the school
uniform and explore the topic of fashion. This unit culminated
with a Fashion Show! All four groups chose a theme and had to
organise a show, walking the cat walk and promoting each
other‘s outfit. It was a really entertaining performance and all
groups displayed great collaborative skills, a very good
command of the language and excellent creativity.
Bravo a tous!
Ms Sophie
Theme: Décontracté
Theme: Noir
Theme: Pyjama
Theme: Sportifs!
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Global Chinese Writing Competition
Every year a writing competition is organised in China
to promote creative writing among teenagers. This
year, the 16th edition of this competition, students could
chose to write a 500-character essay on either a
memorable event or a new experience.
More than 250,000 articles from China and 42 other
countries were sent to the organizers in Beijing. Seven
of those articles were written by our very own Tenby
students: Alvin Tan Jing Heng (Year 11), Ang Chun
Hong (Year 10), Issac Chua Yi Jie (Year 9), Carmen
Lim Kai Wen (Year 8), Tang We Yu (Year 8), Pan Shu
Xuan (Year 8) and Lee Yun Xi (Year 8).
We are thrilled to announce that three of these students
were awarded the 3rd
Prize in this competition: Shu
Xuan with her article on her Unforgettable Grandpa,
Isaac with his article on an Unforgettable Memory and
Chun Hong with his Unforgettable Travel to the
Maldives.
Congratulations to our students for this impressive achievement and thank you to Mr Alex for supporting and
encouraging his students to develop their literary inclinations.
If you are interested in participating in the 17th edition, please contact Mr Alex.
For more information about this competition, please follow the link http://www.huarenzuowen.com/
newsitem/277300516
Ms Sophie
9T’s Poetry Competition
Congratulations Ashley and Pai
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Good news from Languages Department again!
On Saturday 30th of April, one year 8 student (Grace Tan Jia Yi), two year 9 students (Loh Kho Jing, Claranita
Lister) and one year 10 student (Michelle Chong Wan Yi) took part in the 2016 Penang Chinese Poetry
Performance Competition at Penang Chinese Town Hall.
There were more than 20 schools participating and TISS was the only international school which took part in this
competition in Penang. The Chinese Educational Inspector of Penang Mr. Zeng Xiaoping praised our school during
his speech and thanked warmly TISS for their support in this competition and for promoting Chinese at this level.
Michelle Chong Wan Yi participated in the Individual competition: she had only 24 hours to prepare for her
performance and did really well in what is a nerve-racking and high-pressure event. The other three students
competed in the Team performance and were awarded for their rendition second prize in junior high school for
their category (please go to our YouTube page Tenbyschoolspenang to watch their amazing performance).
Congratulations to all for their commitment, hard-work and achievement in this competition.
Many thanks also to parents for supporting our
students when they were preparing and also by
attending this event. We are looking forward to
entering another team next year.
Mr Alex
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Thank you and good luck...
Outstanding Achievement in IGCSE
We are very proud to announce that Chan Rui An has
been awarded the Outstanding Cambridge Learner
Award for her performance in Japanese during the
IGCSE November Examination series. Rui An got an
impressive 98% overall score, all papers combined.
In the words of Cambridge International Examination ―It
gives us great pleasure to recognise the exceptional
performance of those learners who have been awarded
the highest marks in a subject. Our awards recognise
outstanding performance in Malaysia.‖
Congratulations to Rui An for her excellent results.
Ms Sophie
To the trainee teachers (Ms Stephanie and Ms Kimberly) who have been
with us for the past 2 weeks. We thank you for your time here in Tenby
International Secondary School and wish you good luck on your journey
into teaching.
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Staffing update
Tenby School Production Update Production – rescheduled.
Mr Nick, Ms Carolyn and Ms Hannah would like to announce a new
set of dates for the school production – Rock of Ages. Due to a delay
in receiving the scripts and other materials from New York, USA we
only have 5 school weeks left to rehearse for the original date in July.
As we are performing at Penang PAC, Straits Quay we would like to
give the students the best chance possible to show off their talents
hence our new dates will be Wednesday 19th and Thursday
20th October 2016 – please save the dates in your diary. We would
also like to announce the students playing our lead male and female
characters – Caven Chong Y9 will play Drew and Ashley Juban Y10
will play Sherrie.
We can‘t wait to see our students on the stage at Penang PAC and we
thank you for your upcoming support of the Tenby School Production.
Year 9 Options
Students should gather as much advice as possible from all of their
teachers about how they are progressing in their subject and if the
subject is suitable for them to take. This will help them choose the
best options for September.
Subjects could be added if students would like them to blocks if they
are undecided. All requests of block changes should go to Mr Paul.
Options should be finalised before Friday 10th
June.
Confirmed options will be sent home for parents to check at the end of
this process
We are delighted to announce that Ms Mazel has joined the teaching staff
at Tenby International Secondary School. She has joined the Humanities
faculty and we are extremely happy to have another great addition to our
teaching staff.
Tenby Schools Penang
proudly presents
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At 7:20am on Saturday morning, we gathered at Tenby Schools Penang to depart from Penang to Kuala Lumpur
once again, with a mixture of feelings grumbling in our stomachs. Although we knew we were ready to take on this
journey, we didn‘t know what to expect.
The journey to Kuala Lumpur was pretty intense, listening to the Carmina Burana songs playing and referring to our
scores to remind ourselves not to forget the lyrics. It was a quick ride to KL and it didn‘t take that long to reach to our
hotel. At 12:30pm we were pretty hungry and since the rehearsal was at 2:00pm, we headed to a nearby mall for
lunch. At 1:30pm we were then off to Tenby Setia Eco Park to attend the rehearsal that involved our seating
arrangements. They briefed us with everything we had to do on stage and we felt a sense of anxiety and
nervousness as it became clear to us the magnitude of the performance we had taken on.
After the briefing we carried out the routine rehearsal with the full choir. We then headed for dinner and following that
we returned to the hotel and get a good night‘s rest knowing that tomorrow was going to be a long day.
Tenby in Harmony choir
7th
May 2016 (Rehearsal at Tenby Setia Eco)
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8th
May 2016 (Performance day)
The night passed quickly and Mr Nick insisted we gather at the lobby at
8:30am for breakfast. After breakfast, it was quite a short journey (or at
least we felt so) to KLCC. A few photographs in front of the KLCC tower
later, we found ourselves in the entrance of the Dewan Filharmonik
Petronas! The clock struck 12:30pm and we lined up to register to get
into the concert hall.
After registration, we walked through a carpet covered hallway and
entered a magnificent hall. We were seated in the velvet lined cushion
seats for the audience for about 15 minutes and then moved to our
seating arrangements on stage. It took us by surprise that we were
seating at the organ loft where we could see anything and everything
that was going on below us with the clearest view. After 45 minutes, the
sopranos, altos, tenors, basses and the full orchestra got seated we
were ready to begin the first full performance and feeling very pumped
up to experience it.
We began the first song with power and confidence that echoed through
the wooden hall producing such an astounding sound. It was my first
time watching a real orchestra play before my eyes and it was very
interesting to watch, everyone had a job to do whether it was playing the
piano or the bassoon. Everything looked as if it was from a movie. After
3 hours of the longest rehearsal we‘ve ever experienced we got a 2 hour
rest before the big performance. Approaching 5:45pm and my stomach
felt like there were more than just butterflies in it but I had a gut feeling
that we were going to do just fine. Since we‘ve already put in so much effort in this performance we might as well
make it the greatest one. Once we were seated we could slowly see people flooding in taking every seat, and soon it
was an ocean of people everywhere I glanced. At 6:03pm our conductor Mr Andrew Auster raised his baton in the air
and instructed us to stand to begin the performance with the song ‗O Fortuna.‘
After the 3rd
song, it was the baritone soloist‘s song. It was amazing how one person can sing so loud and clear
without a microphone. Furthermore, during instrumental performances there were dancers dancing along to the
movement of the sound of all the instruments portraying a beautiful visual view of the sound of Carmina Burana. The
soprano soloist surprised everyone with her sweet and high pitched voice that was very soothing to hear. The music
and vocals that was echoing throughout the hall gave us an extra boost of confidence and empowerment. We sang
the finale song and at the last note the lights turned off, the flashing diamond like lights of the disco ball spun around
the room and looked like there were stars all over the ceilings and walls. Surprisingly, I felt like the performance
ended in a blink of an eye although it was 75 minutes long.
After the performance, before leaving the hall probably for the last time, we took a few pictures basically trying to be
as artistic as possible. We quickly left the hall and headed to the after party where it was so crowded with people I
could barely walk past them without being crushed. Instead of staying back for the after party we decided to explore
KLCC since we weren‘t that hungry and it would be our last time in a long time visiting KLCC for most of us. At
10:00pm, the mall was closing so we went back to our hotel for a good night‘s rest after the exhausting but wonderful
day and to prepare us for the next morning‘s
trip back to Penang.
Belinda Teoh – Form 4
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June
Monday 6th June—Year 10 Internal Exams
Friday 10th June—Year 13 Graduation + Graduation tea ceremony
Monday 13th June—Horizons week
Friday 24th June—Year 11 Graduation tea ceremony
Saturday 25th June—Year 11 Graduation dinner
July
Saturday 16th July—Summer Fair
Tenby Schools Annual Fair
Graduation is not the end
It’s the beginning
Summer Fair
16th July 2016 (Saturday)
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From The Head of TIPS
Dear Parents,
Over the past 2 weeks we have had 3 visiting teachers from Charles Darwin University who have been teaching in
Year 1, 3 and 6. We thoroughly enjoyed having them and their Tutor, Ms Jenny as part of TIPS team and we wish
them well as they return to Australia to continue their training.
Thank You
All the staff from TIPS would like to say a big THANK YOU to all
the children, parents and TSPA for their generous gifts and best
wishes for Teachers Day—it was very much appreciated by
everyone.
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Key Dates for
May
Mon - Fri.
30th May - 3rd June
Half Term Break
June
Thurs. 9th June
Year 6 Transition Day
Mon. - Fri.
13th - 17th May
Horizons Week
Wed. 22nd June
Public Holiday
Fri. 24th June
Primary CCAs end
July
Thurs. & Fri.
30th June & 1st July
Go for Gold Production
Wed. & Fri.
6th - 8th July
Hari Raya Holiday
Mon. 11th July
Public Holiday
Sat. 16th July
Summer Fair
Mon. 18th July
End of Year Disco
Mon. 22nd July
End of term
1pm Finish
Well done to Tommy from Year 4 for
being the next student to receive his
Gold Merit Certificate. He is quite rightly
very proud of this great achievement.
Keep up the fantastic effort Tommy.
GOLD Certificates
Congratulations…!!! to Terrance (Y5), Kang Sheng (Y6) & Teo (Y4) for their
fantastic achievement in gaining their GOLD certificates.
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Silver Certificates
Well done to the
children shown
below:
Manuela and
Ryan from Year 4
and Carl from
Year 3.
Your target is
now Gold!
Well done to the following children who have
achieved their Silver Certificates;
Prasad & Raynen (Y5), Pranavi & Tan-Z Nan
(Y2), Kang Xuen & Botond (Y1)
Congratulations to:
Yee-un, Sheryl, Fawaz and Afra from Year 2 on obtaining
their Silver Merit Certificate.
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Bronze Certificates
Persia & Wendy – Year 3
Peter, Dominic and Boris – Year 3
Zackary, Yangson and Aryan – Year 3 Bryan from Year 4, Yeorom and Nevan Raj from Year 3
Well done to the following children from Year 2 who
have achieved their Bronze Certificates;
Taewook Eom, Eric Hyojun, Matthias & Lucas Gavin.
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Year 2 Batik Factory
For their IPC Entry Point for the Materials unit, Year 2 had a very creative time at the Batik
Factory last week. The children saw how the batik is designed, drawn then painted. They
now understand the different processes involved to create the beautiful batik items. Then
they created heir own masterpieces. The finished items are on display in the downstairs area
of the TIPS building. They look amazing!
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Bahasa
Here are the snapshots of different
year groups in TIPS for Bahasa
lessons.
Children tried their best to practice
their handwriting skills using the
smartboard by writing Bahasa
greetings!! (above ).
Children also worked in teams to
solve their Scrabble challenges by
forming animal words only in
Bahasa!!! Tough task yet they did
it. Good job kids!!!(right )
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Stars of the week Stars of the week Stars of the week
Year 6 Year 4 Year 5
16th To 20th 16th To 20th 16th To 20th
May 2016May 2016May 2016
Well Done!Well Done!Well Done!
Year 3 Year 2
Year 1 Reception Nursery