Message from the Principal

Message from the Principal
Dear Parents,
Friday 18th September 2015
Thank you for reading this Newsletter.
Haze
It has been a difficult week for many organisations this week coping with the unwelcome haze. Thank you
to all the Tenby community for the patience and support shown as the School observed the Haze Policy,
and adhered to Ministry guidelines.
Post Graduate Certificate of Education (International): PGCEi
The Tenby Group of Schools is proud of its record of helping teachers to become fully qualified with the
PGCEi qualification which is recognised in the UK and around the world.
Last week in Ipoh, training and tuition took place for more SEP(KL) staff which will continue for the next
nine months.
Congratulations to those Tenby SEP(KL) staff, photographed above who successfully completed the
Course last year who received Certificates at a special Ceremony at the Tropicana Golf and Country Club
last Saturday.
Malaysia Day Parade
The School was sad to cancel the Parade this morning because of the haze, but looks forward to some
special Assemblies led by SST to celebrate Malsysia Day.
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ILMU Launch
The School was superbly represented earlier this week by School musicians at the Launch Ceremony of the
ILMU Education Group at the Bank Museum in the company of the Minister of Higher Education. Well done
Katrina Chair, Christopher Chan, Pu-Yen Lee and Joshua Sim.
Summer Courses at Churchill College, Cambridge University
Further to last week’s announcement of a meeting
for interested families on Thursday 22nd October,
2015 at 08:00hrs in The Auditorium with the Director of the Summer Course Rebecca Clarke, please
do follow the link to a short video made by Tenby
pupils who attended the August 2015 Courses.
Linked below there is also video from Rebecca
giving details of the 2016 Course.
https://drive.google.com/file/
d/0B1imgGfWzZsTb01vTkp5Q1RYTm8/view?
invite=CIidgK8B&pli=1
https://drive.google.com/file/
d/0B5RA04lbI4TGYzBhWjJYaXR4eDQ/view?
invite=CNjQtJoO&pli=1
IGCSE success for SST student
Jit Hong, in addition to his SST studies, took 8 IGCSE examinations last June and achieved the distinction of
recording 8A* passes – remarkable. Congratulations Jit Hong.
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Former Pupils’ Success
Recently, three former 2013 Form 5
students visited the School which is proud
to know that all three have done well in
this year’s A-Levels; they are Raymond
Moay, Samantha Lim, and Darren Soon.
(from left)
Raymond achieved A*s for Mathematics, Economics, Physics and Chemistry in his A-Levels course.
Currently he is pursuing a gap year to learn up on programming and developing mobile applications. He
will be applying for the course of Computer Science in the UK for 2016 intake, hopefully at Cambridge
University if not Imperial College London or UCL. He dreams to develop mobile applications in the near
future to aid society in health and fitness industries, finance and social networking.
Samantha too achieved four A*s for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Further Mathematics. She will
be leaving to UK this week for her new study venture of Actuarial Science at London School of Economics and Political Science. She is on a full scholarship from the Public Service Department of Malaysia.
Darren Soon completed his A-levels at Cambridge Tutors College, London with A*s for Chemistry,
Economics, Mathematics and Further Mathematics. He will be continuing his tertiary education at Cass
Business School, City University London, studying Actuarial Science.
Congratulations to all these former students of SST and The School wishes them all success in their
future endeavours !
Coffee Concert at The Saujana Hotel: Sunday 27th September, 2015 at 11:00hrs
Tenby pupils, and friends of the School are due to perform at The Saujana Hotel; more details to follow.
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Special Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) Ceremony on Sunday 8th November, 2015 at 08:00hrs
The School has been invited by the British High Commissioner’s Office to provide a Choir for a special
Ceremony at the National Monument, in the company of local Ministers and Ambassadors from many Foreign Embassies. Some pupils in SST Std.5 and TIS Year 6 have begun rehearsing and parents will be individually notified of arrangements.
Hari Raya National Holiday Thursday 24th September, 2015.
The School will observe next week’s National Holiday.
Kind regards,
Andrew Auster
Campus Principal
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Sekolah Sri Tenby
Primary Senior Prefects’ Hand-Over and New Prefects’ Appointment Ceremony
The ceremony was conducted during
the Primary Assembly held on Monday
7th September, 2015. Six Senior Primary prefects handed over their duties to
the upcoming Std 5 prefects who were
appointed after a successful interview
by the School’s Senior Leader ship
Team. Congratulations to these newly
appointed prefects - Kishen, Wui Keat,
Raesha, Haiman and Nariza.
Congratulations too to Adam Harith
(Std 5S) who was appointed Primary
Head Prefect and to Kirthina Kumarendran (Std 5S) as Deputy Head Prefect
during the ceremony.
Puan Lee expressed the school’s appreciation and thanks to the outstanding Senior Prefects who had carried out
their duties efficiently.
Upcoming Events
Event
Date
Venue
Term 2 Parents - Teachers Day
(Form 5)
Wednesday 23rd September
Homerooms
Humanities Week
Monday-Friday 14th – 18th September
School
2nd Parents-Teachers Day for F5
Wednesday 23rd September
Homerooms
Time: 14:40-17:00hrs
Time: 14:40 – 17:00hrs
Preliminary Rounds:
Nurturing Talents Competition
a) Wednesday 23rd September (all classes except F3)
b) Thursday 22nd October (F3)
MPH
Final Round:
Wednesday 2
Malaysia Day Celebrations
nd
December during Superstar Awards
Ceremony
Friday 18th September
08:00hrs: Parade
09:00-10:00hrs Cultural Showcase in MPH(Primary)
School
13:20 – 14:30hrs Cultural Showcase in MPH
(Secondary)
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PSEC Ceremony for Std 6 & Form 5
students and parents are invited
Thursday 29th October
Primary Multitalent Day
Tuesday 3rd November
Auditorium
14:40 – 16:30hrs
TBC
13:00 – 14:20hrs
Secondary Multitalent Day
Thursday 5th November
TBC
13:00 -14:30hrs
Primary Challenges Day
Secondary Challenges Day
Superstar Awards Ceremony
Tuesday 17th November
Field &
08:00 – 14:30hrs
Homerooms
Thursday 19th November
Field &
08:00 – 14:30hrs
Homerooms
Wednesday 2nd December
MPH
09:00 – 12:00hrs
Term 3 Examinations Dates
Level
Date
Std 1 to Std 3
Monday --Thursday 5th Oct -- 8th Oct
Std 4 & Std 5
Monday --Friday 5th Oct -- 9th Oct
Std 6
Friday 9th Oct
Form 1 & Form 2
Monday --Friday 5th Oct -- 9th Oct
Monday --Tuesday 19th Oct -- 20th Oct
Form 3
Wednesday 21st Oct
Form 4
Monday -- Friday 5th Oct -- 9th Oct
Monday -- Friday 19th Oct -- 23rd Oct
Form 5
Monday 19th Oct
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TIS Secondary
It’s been a busy start back for Secondary students and staff. After the fantastic results in
2015 we are now focusing on improving grades even further in 2016.
With 30 student’s starting Year 12 this year, Tenby Sixth Form has really taken off. A presence of Year 12’s in secondary has really made a difference to the general feel of the
school.
The Year 9/10/11 Parents Information evenings have been well received by attending parents and all parents have received the information PowerPoint for reference. Year 11 students started the one to one Careers Guidance this week to support them with A level
choices at Tenby next year.
Secondary sporting fixtures have been affected by the Haze this week and this will continue
over the weekend.
The Secondary school is getting ready for camps with all staff and students attending it is
always and great adventure and a chance to bond, new learn skills and for all individuals to
step outside their comfort zone.
Our first ever Model United Nations CCA started last week with a growing number of students being involved in this fantastic project. Tenby has already set a date for its 2 nd MUN
conference in June 2016.
Please check Parent Forum dates on calendar so we can listen to feedback and questions.
I would also encourage parents to complete the online questionnaire sent by Miss Darshini
at the start of the year.
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Harpist Bryan Lee Kit Meng is an active and
ardent orchestral player; in addition to being
one of the founding members of the
Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, he
has played with the Penang Philharmonic
Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Music
Makers on their tour to Penang, the Yong
Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra, with
which he played with renowned tenor Jose
Carreras, and with the Kuala Lumpur
Performing Arts Centre Orchestra and Choir.
He was also selected to be a member of the
2010 Youth Olympics Games Orchestra.
Bryan is a frequent freelancer with
professional ensembles such as the
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, National
Symphony Orchestra of Malaysia, Petronas
Performing Arts Group, and the Singapore
Symphony Orchestra; he performed with the
latter in their recent appearance at the 2011
Beijing Music Festival.
Tenby International School Peripetetic Music Program
His recent performance of Bruch's Scottish Fantasy
at Esplanade Concert Hall won him a review by Dr.
Marc Rochester as "one of the brightest stars of the
performance". The Straits Times (Singapore) also
described his playing in the same concert as "warm
and beautifully projected, bringing a much needed
aura of gracefulness to the performance". The Edge
(Malaysia) wrote that “Bryan Lee is so talented it is
almost intimidating”.
Bryan was a prize winner in the First SingaporeMalaysia Harp Competition. Besides orchestras,
Bryan is also an enthusiastic chamber music player;
he performs in several chamber ensembles, the
most notable ones being Noel Trio, which won the
2nd Prize in the Open Division of the First Singapore
Ensemble Competition 2011, and Sen 森 Trio, which
held a successful recital at the Esplanade Recital
Studio in 2014. Dr. Chan Tou Liang wrote in the
Straits Times (Singapore) that “Lee’s gentle
demeanour belied the virtuosity… create(d) the
dreamy, other-worldly soundscape”.
Bryan is a holder of a Bachelors Degree (Honours)
from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music,
National University of Singapore with full scholarship under the tutelage of Gulnara Mashurova,
Principal Harpist of the Singapore Symphony
Orchestra. His previous mentors have included
Sebastien Horrer, the former Principal Harpist of
the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, his wife
Marianne Horrer, and Chu Yee Chern. He has also
taken lessons with Xavier de Maistre, Prof.
Florence Sitruk, who wrote that Bryan has “beautiful
sound (and) flawless technique”, Dan Yu, and Alice
Giles.
Bryan’s ambition is to make the harp more familiar
and recognisable throughout Malaysia. He is a harp
teacher privately, and in various music schools in
the Klang Valley, Penang, and Singapore. He also
performs at various events such as weddings,
product launches, openings, and ceremonies.
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Tenby MADD (Music, Art, Design & Drama)
TIS Secondary
Rehearsals have already begun for this term’s Secondary production ‘Aladdin’. With over 70 students
involved and only seven weeks of rehearsal time it is important that all students involved attend every
rehearsal. If your child is involved they should have brought home a commitment letter to be signed,
which states all the important dates. Please note the following dates for your diary:
Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd December 18:30hrs
– Performance Dates
Monday 30th November 07:50hrs – 20:00hrs
– Dress Rehearsal
Sunday 29th November 09:00hrs – 16:00hrs
– Technical Rehearsal
Saturday 21st November 09:00hrs – 17:00hrs
– Weekend rehearsal
Friday-Saturday 13th-14th November 16:00hrs
– Rehearsal Sleep Over
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The Tenby Schools' Parents’ Association (PA) elects the TIS parent representatives onto the PA
Committee annually in September and SST parent representatives in January. ALL parents are automatically members of the Tenby Schools’ PA.
PA Nominees (TIS)
Below shown the fourteen (14) parent nominees for this year’s PA Committee (TIS) 2015/16. We would
like to elect twelve (12) representatives onto the Committee.
Thank you to those who have put forward their names as TIS representatives for nomination onto the
Schools’ PA Committee 2015 - 2016.
Just a reminder that voting ends today Friday 18th September 2015 at 12:00hrs (noon).
If you have not voted, please select exactly 12 nominees, preferably selecting parent representatives from
across the age ranges (year groups and key stages). You can access the voting slip via the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ap3_3AmaU8o1oGSOSXXDBz37bIJ9hrOhOl3Ty--Vc1A/viewform?
c=0&w=1
The first PA Committee meeting will be on Friday 25th September 2015 at 08:30hrs.
Those who have put forward their name for nomination had fill a form on their relevant skills and how they
plan to contribute to the school. The forms are now displayed on PA Notice board in front of CCAs office.
The elected committee will be notified of the outcome by Monday 21st September 2015.
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Useful Contacts
For more information about the school email info@tenby.edu.my
or for CCAs cca.sep@tenby.edu.my
[Please remember to include your son/daughter’s name and class in all correspondence].
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Read the PA blog
tenbysep-pa.blogspot.com
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40170 Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia
www.tenby.edu.my
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