Message from the Principal

Message from the Principal
Friday 2nd October 2015
Dear Parents,
Thank you for reading this Newsletter.
Haze
These photographs were released on Monday 28th September, 2015 showing forest fires still raging in Indonesia. It continues to be very challenging for the whole School community. The health and safety of the children is of paramount importance at all times. Children may bring in packed lunches and eat them in classrooms.
From next Monday the Primary TIS Canteen will provide packed food for all children to be eaten in classrooms. All children must report straight to class in the morning (no lining up).
Thank you for your understanding and support as this unwelcome situation continues.
Should the Ministry instruct the School to be closed in future, it is the intention of TIS Secondary to run classes as usual for Years 10,11,12,13.
SST would continue to run classes for Form 3, 4, 5 and next week’s
Term 3 Examinations will go ahead as planned.
Please see photographs taken in Cheltenham, England in the early
hours of Tuesday morning showing images of the Full Moon before
and after the solar eclipse. The next Super Moon solar eclipse will
take place in 2032; it is hoped that Indonesia will no longer be burning forests by this time!
NASA Space Centre, Houston, Texas
Congratulations to the 18 Tenby students now enrolled to visit the NASA Space Centre, in Houston, Texas
from 6th - 21st December 2015. The trip will also include a visit to Los Angeles, Texas.
A’ level Options and University Applications
This is an important time for senior students in the School as they
plan for extended studies in the Sixth Form, and at University.
Please note the University Talk on Tuesday 6th October, 2015 from
07:50hrs to 09:10hrs in the EPC. The talk will include guidance for
Oxford, Cambridge and other top UK Universities and The Ivy
League. The A ’level Options’ Evening for Year 11 is now from
16:30hrs to 18:30hrs in The Auditorium on Thursday 22nd October, 2015.
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Classical Music Asia: Sunday 4th October, 2015 at 14:00hrs in The Auditorium
Young Tenby pupils will be joined by pupils from other Schools for a Concert this Sunday. The programme will include music by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Saint Saens, and a Fantasy for Euphonium by Philip
Sparke and Legends by Eric Ewazen to be performed by a Trombone Quartet. Admission is free, and
all are warmly invited to enjoy an afternoon of high class music-making from such talented young performers.
Tenby Celebration Concert on Sunday 29th November, 2015 at 16:00hrs
Letters have been sent home to children in SST Std.5 ,and TIS Year 5 and Year 6
about this Celebration Concert. More details to follow. Tickets will be available from
the beginning of November.
Secondary Trips next week
Thank you to the huge amount of time spent and paperwork completed by staff to arrange trips for c.
over 700 pupils. Thank you to the majority of families who have embraced this wonderful opportunity
for their children. It is hoped the sun will shine, and be visible…
Thank you Parents serving on the joint PA Committee
The new TIS representatives met with the SST members in a
Joint SEP(KL) PA Meeting on Thursday. The School is incredibly fortunate to have such great support from the Parent body.
Many events and various initiatives were discussed including
the confirmation of Saturday 19th March 2016 for a ‘Masked
Ball’ for parents, staff, and friends of the School to be held at
Ex8 Subang Jaya.
Congratulations to TIS Secondary Staff: Albina Kudabayeva and Gary Bradley
Baby Adam arrived last weekend. Mother and child are well, and father delighted.
Half Term Holiday: Friday 9th October, 2015 from 16:00hrs until Monday 19th October, 2015 at
07:30hrs
The whole School community looks forward to this break.
Kind regards,
Andrew Auster
Campus Principal
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Gentle Reminders
Attention MALAYSIAN students born in year
2000 who registered for Anti Tetanus booster vaccination and those born in year 2008
who registered for DPT (Double Antigen,
Oral Polio, and Measles i.e. 2 injections and
1 Oral Polio drops)! Vaccination will happen
as details below. Please bring along your
old immunization card/booklet, otherwise
please purchase “Buku Kesihatan” from the
School’s bookshop for RM 2/each.
Date: 5th October 2015
Time: 10:00hrs—13:00hrs
Venue: Main Medical Room
2 weeks ago we
found an iPhone
from the Primary
cafeteria after
School hour.
Please see Ms.
Jespal, our Resource Assistant
in Primary to claim
it back.
TIS Parents’ Forum Schedule
Day
Date
Forum
Venue
Time
Monday
19/Oct/2015
EY
Auditorium
08:15-09:15hrs
Tuesday
20/Oct/2015
Y1
MPH
08:15-09:15hrs
Wednesday
21/Oct/2015
Y2
DG-01
08:15-09:15hrs
Thursday
22/Oct/2015
Y3
MPH
08:00-09:00hrs
Friday
23/Oct/2015
Y4
MPH
08:00-09:00hrs
Monday
26/Oct/2015
Y5
Auditorium
08:00-09:00hrs
Tuesday
27/Oct/2015
Y6
MPH
08:00-09:00hrs
Wednesday
28/Oct/2015
Y7
DG-01
08:00-09:00hrs
Thursday
29/Oct/2015
Y8
Auditorium
08:00-09:00hrs
Friday
30/Oct/2015
Y9
MPH
08:00-09:00hrs
Monday
02/Nov/2015
Y10
EPC
08:00-09:00hrs
Tuesday
03/Nov/2015
Y11
MPH
08:00-09:00hrs
Wednesday
04/Nov/2015
Y12 & Y13
DG-01
08:00-09:00hrs
To all Year 11, Year 12, Year 13 and Form 5 parents and students,
On Tuesday 6th October, 2015 there will be a University Talk on Oxbridge (includes
Cambridge and top UK universities) and The Ivy League. This talk will be given by ARCH
Education founders (Ms Jennifer Ma and Ms Tamara Lim) and will be held in the EPC from
07:50hrs to 09:10hrs. After the talk, parents are welcomed to stay behind to ask
questions.
ARCH Education is a premier education institute headquartered in Hong Kong, with partner and representative branch offices in London (UK), Connecticut (US), Singapore and KL
Malaysia. Their mission is to bridge the education gaps in Skills, Preparation, Academics,
Curriculum Systems, Careers and Opportunities. They offer admissions preparation counselling to students intent to apply for UK and US undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
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The CIS accreditation visit has now been set, the School will go through the accreditation visit and process in January 2016. This is a very exciting time for the School and the School welcomes the visitors
and their recommendations they have to offer us.
The School is going through this process as One School - TIS and SST, are united in their approach to
CIS and we are all committed to improving the School. Both TIS and SST have completed the review of
the curriculums separately but have come together to review the rest of the School together.
The School has reviewed the following areas that CIS requires:
SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP STANDARDS
A. School Guiding Statements
B. Teaching and Learning
C. Governance and Leadership
D. Faculty and Support Staff
E. Access to Teaching and Learning
F. School Culture and Partnerships for Learning
G. Operational Systems
CIS have high standards and expectations of accredited schools:
SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
CIS Membership is conferred on a school that:
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Clearly demonstrates International Mindedness and actively promotes international awareness in its
students.
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Applies the CIS Code of Ethics for Schools.
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Is willing to undertake an external school improvement process.
As ever Tenby, SEP (KL) is committed to developing and improving and we are hopeful this process
will support us to do just that.
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TIS Primary
Week 5
Last Sunday we had the pleasure of attending the Tenby music concert at the Saujana Hotel. Arthur (3N)
TIS Primary talented pianist demonstrating his excellent talent, during the concert! Last week Primary elected new prefects who are now sporting a new burgundy tie. Primary prefects will be supervising at lunch
times and playtimes. Helping staff by setting up assemblies and concerts. This week children who want to
represent TIS Primary student council will be making short speeches before Primary pupils vote. This year
student council will be key in designing and choosing a new Primary play area.
This week our International Primary Curriculum (IPC) coordinators led a parent information workshop to
help parents understand our curriculum better. Parents found out about entry and exit points plus the IPC
learning goals. Each child in TIS Primary has chosen an IPC learning goal for this term.
Next week we have our first Parent Teacher Conference on the 7th & 8th October, 2015. Please ensure you
sign up. This is a great opportunity to check on your child’s progress and how they have settled. Can I politely ask parents to keep to their set times.
Mr. Ross Armitage
Another brilliant end to another great week in TIS Primary.
Last week we were lucky enough to have a selection of our Sixth form students perform to the KS2 children. This week we had the pleasure of listening to several genres of music and it was truly inspiring to
hear and watch the music being created by students from our school.
Each week we have a KS2 music concert but this week it had more impact as the children could see this
was a realistic achievement with hard work and dedication.
Sekolah Sri Tenby
2015 Young Inventors Challenge Finals in Sunway University
(Reported by Ms Lau)
The Young Inventors Challenge Finals was held on Saturday 19th September, 2015 in Sunway University.
14 students from Sekolah Sri Tenby represented the School with their ideas and inventions based on the
theme of this year’s competition – ‘Inventions to Help a Million: To Make the World a Better Place’.
To qualify for the finals, students had to submit a proposal of their invention. This year, 63 out of 145 proposals were selected for the finals. Selected teams attended a workshop session where they were
briefed on how to prepare for the finals.
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The following are reports from participating students on their experience throughout the competition:
Form 2:
We came up with the invention ‘Survival Orb’. The device was designed to help victims of a shipwreck escape and survive for a period of time. It is equipped with tools for basic survival needs such as a survival
kit, food and drink supplies. We got this idea when we were having fun playing the water roller during the
annual Tenby Charity Bazaar this year. At first we faced problems with the design of the ‘Survival Orb’. We
managed to solve these problems through some research. About three weeks before the finals, we submitted a report of our project. For the final stage of the competition, we designed a big poster with all the information that we have compiled in the report. At the finals, we presented the idea of our invention using the
poster, power point presentation and diagrams of our invention. There was also a public viewing session
where the public came and asked us about our inventions. Students from other schools visited our booths
and wanted to know more about our invention. We were able to make new friends. We also joined the project paper writing competition, which is a detailed write-up of our invention, the steps of getting the idea of
this invention, the objectives of our invention and so on. We are happy and fortunate to be able to participate in this year’s YIC. We were given an opportunity to develop and showcase our invention to the public.
Although we did not win, we gave it our best shot and in return, we gained invaluable experiences. This is
just the beginning of a new chapter for us.
Form 5:
On the day of the finals, all of us arrived at the venue by 07:30hrs. After some light breakfast, all teams
were given an hour to set up their booth. We decorated our booth with posters and diagrams and displayed
our invention, ‘Locki’ and sketches of the design and working of our model. We were satisfied with the outcome even though we did not have large printed banners like students from other schools. After the preparation of the booth, all participants and mentors sat down for the opening ceremony and a short briefing of
the judging criteria. We were told that each booth will be visited at least two times by teams of judges. The
judges will award marks based on several criteria such as invention, presentation and safety. Three teams
of judges visited our booth. We introduced our invention, explained the benefits of our invention and provided details as desired by the judges. They then bombard us with questions which we answered enthusiastically and confidently. After the judging session, it was time to impress anyone and everyone who stopped
by our booth during the public viewing session. We were happy when the judges and people of the public
praised our efforts and some were even impressed by our presentation. At about 15:00hrs, the VIPs and
VVIPs arrived and that was the moment everyone was waiting for – the announcement of the winners. The
five of us were confident that we could bring home one of the prizes. However, we waited and waited for
our team’s name to be called out and with each announcement, our hopes sank a little. In the end, we did
not win. All of us felt physically and mentally drained by the fact that we lost despite putting in our best effort. After some reflection, we realised that we gained a lot from this experience. Although we did not win,
we were on fire during the presentation. We enjoyed working together to put together a presentation that
we are proud of. We managed to apply what we learned in the classroom very well. We lost, but we are not
defeated. The next time an opportunity like that arises, we will be even more prepared.
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AYAMAS COLOURING COMPETITION for Primary
(Reported by Puan Nurhanani)
On Friday September 18th, 2015 the School organised the above coloring contest for all Primary students in
the MPH from 11:00hrs -12:00hrs .The competition was held in conjunction with Malaysia Day. The objectives of the competition are as follows:To:
encourage unity and cooperation among students
experience a whole school competition for an hour
select students who are creative, artistic and good in colouring
The competition categories were Lower Primary for Std 1-3 and Upper Primary for Std 4-6.At the end of the
competition, five winners were selected for each category. They were given trophies, vouchers and prizes.
Congratulations to the following winners who had produced colourful, impressive and neat pieces of work
using colour pencils or crayons.
Winners
Lower Primary
Upper Primary
First Place : Qi En (Std 3M)
First Place: Ye Jing (Std 6M)
Second Place : Wern Xin(Std3M)
Second Place: Surekha (Std 6S)
Third Place : Trisha (Std 3M)
Third Place :Joel Ding ( Std 4S)
Fourth Place :Odelia(Std 2S)
Fourth Place: Jaz Sim (Std 6S)
Fifth Place : Gabriel (Std 1S)
Fifth Place : Nicholas (Std 5S)
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Event
4th PA Committee Meeting
Nurturing Talents Competition
Date
Venue
Thursday 1st October
Training Room
08:00hrs followed by a combined PA
Meeting at 08:30hrs
Conference Room
Preliminary Rounds:
MPH
a) Thursday
22nd October ( F3)
Final Round:
Wednesday 2nd December during Superstar Awards Ceremony
Official Opening of SST’s Second
Art Exhibition
Friday 23rd October
EPC
17:30hrs
Exhibition continues from Monday 26th
– Friday 29th October
09:00 – 16:00hrs daily
PSEC Ceremony for Std 6 & Form
5 students and parents are invited
Thursday 29th October
Primary Multitalent Day
Tuesday 3rd November
MPH
14:40 – 16:30hrs
TBC
13:00 – 14:20hrs
Secondary Multitalent Day
Thursday 5th November
TBC
13:00 -14:30hrs
Primary Challenges Day
Tuesday 17th November
08:00 – 14:30hrs
Secondary Challenges Day
Superstar Awards Ceremony
Thursday 19th November
Field & Homerooms
08:00 – 14:30hrs
Field & Homerooms
Wednesday 2nd December
MPH
09:00 – 12:00hrs
Haze Work
During school closure, haze work is uploaded on our website starting from 08:00hrs following the day’s timetable. Students are expected to download these materials to answer the questions following the time of the
day’s timetable. These pieces of work are to be pasted into the students’ topic book for the subject.
We hope parents will assist to monitor them doing these work at home. We do have a number of children not
completing these work to submit on the next day when they return to school.
Term 3 Examinations
These examinations will start in the week beginning Monday 5th October for Std 1-5 and Form 1,2 & 4.
To avoid any postponement of examinations held during this week, students are to come to school to sit for
the day’s papers and then to leave after the papers. If there is a need to stay after morning break or lunch
break, students are expected to bring their packed food and water bottle from home to eat in the homerooms.
Homeroom Teachers will inform parents the time to pick up their children for each day.
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SPORTS
U15 Girls Football ISAC League
The U15 Girls team took part in their first tournament of the
season against strong opposition. This was the first tournament of the term and practice had been difficult due to the
haze. Although we suffered heavy defeats in our first two
games, the girls responded brilliantly, staying motivated and
working hard to compete. The third game was much closer and
there are signs of a good team in the making.
Under 18 Girls away to MKIS
This was a steep learning curve for our girls. They
came up against an opposition who were more fluid in
their possession and passing and created a lot of
chances. Very well done to Alice in goal for keeping the
score line respectable with some excellent saves and
Marissa in defence for her throwing herself into many
tackles. Both girls played well defensively.
Our girls have an abundance of enthusiasm and commitment and now we have to develop their technical
skills and ability to work as a team. The final score was
0:4 but this should not discourage our girls.
Volleyball Team won Silver Medal
Wednesday 23rd September, 2015
Our run of success has continued, with our U18 Girls Volleyball team becoming the second team to claim a
silver medal this season, competing in the ISAC U18 Division 1 Volleyball League at ISKL.
It was another fantastic result from our team, with the girls winning 4 matches before unfortunately losing
the final 2-0 against ISKL. As always, the girls played with a determination and skill level that they can be
proud of. Their sportsmanship was also exemplary and a credit to each one of them.
Congratulations to all the players and staff.
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Under 18 Boys away to MKIS
The U18 Boys Football team played against MKIS last Friday. A tough game started with
MKIS scoring twice but our boys rallied back to 2-2 before the opposition scored three quick
goals at the end. The scoreline did not match the game as it was very even. Our team
played extremely well against much older opposition. Well done.
Future Fixtures:
Monday 05.10.2015 – U18 Boys and Girls Volleyball Vs MKIS @ Tenby
Tuesday 06.10.2015 – U15 Boys Football ISAC League @ GIS
Wednesday 07.10.2015 – U11 Boys and Girls Basketball @ IGB
Thursday 08.10.2015 – U13 Boys Football ISAC League @ ISKL
Twitter: Remember to follow the PE Department @Tenby_Sport for daily
updates and news from the curriculum, clubs and teams #TenbyEagles
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A-level Music performers in the Friday Concert Series
This academic year has seen exciting expansion of the
Music Department with a large class of students studying A-level Music, and another class studying A-level
Music Technology specialising in composing music in a
studio setting along with Audio Engineering and Creative
Studio Practice.
Emcees Ryan Tan and Keen Chong
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Last Friday afternoon on 25 September, 2015 the 2
classes combined as the A-level Music students performed pieces as part of their coursework areas, and the
Music Technology students set the sound and mixed the
concert. The concert for KS2 students, was bursting with
energy and some high impact guitar picking – awsome!
Eun Ah’s solo repertoire for A’level Music Howl’s Moving Castle (Waltz)
Pu Yen and Joshua performed a Boccherini cello duet as
part of their A-level ensemble performance coursework.
Bryan and Dominic presented a
rock ballad on the guitar - Specialised in rock guitar, bass guitar, and rock band studies as part
of their A-level Music coursework
submissions.
Haydn’s Rondo and Jay Chou’s Mando-pop
by Khai Pin - Specialised in solo piano and
piano duets for his A-level coursework submission.
VISIT FROM ABRSM
The Senior International Operation Executive of ABRSM
(Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music), James Welburn visited the Music Department this week. Tenby School is
an examination and teacher training centre for all graded exams. He met up with the music staff to discuss future collaborations with the school and to follow up with the previous ABRSM
examinations that were held here in August. Tenby will be expanding to 2 venues in future exam periods with 2 examiners on
site.
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Rohnie Tan
Peripatetic Teacher
As a dedicated and accomplished musician, Rohnie Tan, a
versatile violinist and cellist has had a solid academic background in music. He completed his degree in Bachelor of Music
(Hons) in Professional Music, with emphases in music Arranging
and Audio Engineering, and is also classically trained in both violin
and
cello. Rohnie has been performing throughout the country and represented
Malaysia
for many International Music Festivals including Beijing (2006), Hong Kong (2008) and Singapore
(2010), Shanghai (2012), England (2013).
As a regular performer in the music scene, he has performed with various artists (local & international)
such as Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau (刘德华), Sheila Majid, Zainal Abidin, Najwa Mahiaddin, Adira,
Jaclyn Victor, Elvira Arul, Zee Avi, Siti Nurhaliza, Mila, Ana Raffali, Bunkface, Estranged, Yuna,
Heymun, Rynn Lin (林宇中), Bell Foo (宇田), Athena Beh (马嘉轩)，Pink Tan (陈珂冰), Amy Wang (王明
丽), Kit Teoh (张启振), Danny Wan and an Elvis Presley impersonator from United States. His versatility
of being able to play classical, pop, jazz and even rock music has made him one of the most sought after violinist in Malaysia music scene.
Besides performing, he does music arrangement and recording for album production, film scores and
various commercial advertisements too. He has recorded many solo violin and string arrangements for
current pop music, film music in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MUSIC DEPARTMENT:
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KS3/4 Curriculum Night will be held on Thursday 22nd October, 2015 at 19:00hrs.
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Instrumental lessons; sign-up forms will be out after midterm holiday for any new students wishing to
study an instrument in School.
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Objectives and Role of SEP (KL) Joint Parents’ Association
The Objective of Tenby Parents’ Association are as follows:
The Role of Parents’ Association includes:
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What is NOT the role of the Parents’ Association?
1. Are PA Committee meetings open to all parents?
PA Committee meets twice a term or more frequent as required. These meetings
are for Committee members only. New batch of Committee is elected at the beginning of every academic year where any parents of the School can nominate him/
herself to be elected by the parent community of the School.
Base on PA’s feedback, the School now provides termly Year Group Parents’ Forum
in providing the platform for the School leadership and parents to promote and foster
open communication.
If the matter is specifically regarding your child, according to the Parents’ Handbook,
your first approach should be to your child’s class teacher. Depending on the outcome of that first meeting, a further discussion may be required which may include
the Head of Department, i.e. Head of Subject, Year Leader, or a Deputy, where you
will be advised accordingly.
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The first TIS Committee meeting took place on Thursday 1st October, 2015 where key roles
were elected.
Chair: Julie Thomas
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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].
For instant news like our new Facebook page
facebook.com/TenbySetiaEcoPark
Follow us on Twitter
TIS Primary School @TenbySEP_TISpri
TIS Secondary School @TenbySEPTISsec
SST @TenbySEP_SST
Sport and PE @Tenby_Sport
Tenby CCAs @TenbyCCAEAGLES
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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