PARENTSl BULLETIN

PARENTS’ BULLETIN
Friday 11th July 2014
Issue: PBSEP/34
Whole School
Dear Parents,
Thank you for reading this Bulletin.
Tenby Setia Eco Park: ONE School with two sections SST and TIS
Currently pupils and staff from both TIS and SST can:
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access the same CCA programme
represent Tenby SEP in sporting fixtures
enjoy joint Assemblies, and more joint Assemblies are planned for next Term.
socialise in break- times and lunchtimes around the School
work together on Charity events, Sports Days and House events
be on the School’s one Student Council
participate in joint Staff social activities
In recent weeks there have been inaugural joint TIS/SST Prefect Meetings.
The School is actively exploring other ways of further integrating the School community.
School Musical: Tin Pan Ali
Congratulations and thank you to all pupils onstage, and backstage, and all Staff involved from many departments,
for their months of hard work of rehearsal and preparation to stage such memorable School occasions. Is it true
that the Music and Drama Departments are planning to stage Wagner’s Ring Cycle next year on ice?
Are they MADD?
SST Information Morning
This morning, information was shared with parents about IT and changes to the Examination Evaluation System. In
addition there were delightful musical performances, both vocal and instrumental, from SST junior classes. Well
done the SST Principal and Music Department.
CCAs
Any outstanding payments for CCA’s for April to July Term 2014 should be resolved by Monday 14th July.
The last day of CCAs for this Term is Thursday 24th July.
From next Term pupils will not be allowed to participate in the CCA programme if appropriate payment is not made
at the beginning of the Term.
CCA Forms for the new August/September Term should be submitted by Monday 14th July.
School Fees for the new Term beginning in August 2014
School Fee Invoices for next Term will be handed to your child/children in sealed envelopes on Monday 14th July.
Parents are kindly requested to make payment of School Fees before the start of the August Term.
Payment can be made by cash or cheque payable to ‘Tenby World Sdn. Bhd.
If you do not receive the invoice from your child/children, please contact Miss Elsie Ng on telephone: 03-3342
1535 Extension 1304 or Email: [email protected]. As previously announced penalties will be incurred for
late payment.
Replacement of Security Tags
A form will be sent home with the School Fee invoice asking for details of security
tags that need to be replaced. This form needs to be returned to school by Monday
21st July so that tags can be prepared for collection at the start of next term.
Tuesday 15th September: National Holiday
The School will observe the National Holiday next Tuesday and will be closed.
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Parents’ Newsletter
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Blog
tenbysep-pa.blogspot.com.
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Useful Links
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.a
spx?
storycode=340908
A nice article about education
being a family affair - that
students should be involved in
conversations about their
learning
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http://www.tes.co.uk/article.a
spx?
storycode =2651278
BLP & getting students to
challenge things more
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http://www.tes.co.uk/article.a
spx?
storycode=6167534
Flexing your learning muscles
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Thank you Maintenance Department: Renovation & Repair
Work has already started on a comprehensive Renovation & Repair programme
which will take place in readiness for next Term.
New Car Parking Area
Work has begun to improve the surface of the parking area, and to provide steps
out of the Car Park to improve pedestrian safety.
School Library
Teacher Librarian Ruth Silva has created a Tenby SEP Library website. Please do
access on: http://tenbysep.wix.com/librarysep. Well done the Library Department!
Figure Skating Champion
Aisha, a student in 4E, recently took part in the 9th
International Figure Skating Competition at Sunway Pyramid.
Aisha competed in 5 events against children from countries
including Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, and the UAE.
The events included pattern skating, artistic solo, and
rhythmic skating. Aisha did superbly in the competition,
earning 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal.
Congratulations Aisha!
Campus Principal Absence
Apologies to the whole School community, but when accepting the invitation to work
at Tenby SEP in April, the Campus Principal already had family commitments which
require him to be back in England from 19th July. Jane Kuok will resume Acting
Principal duties for the last week of term, and together with the Senior Leadership
Team bring the School term to a close. The Campus Principal will stay in contact
with the School by e-mail, and telephone, and return to Malaysia on Wednesday 13th
August to welcome new Staff and prepare for the new Term.
Kind regards,
Andrew Auster
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/n
ewsimpact/2012/01/are-youdown-with-or-done-withhomework/
Homework & the Cold War
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http://www.buildinglearningpo
wer.
co.uk/blp/What_is_BLP.html
Building Learning Power
Follow us on Twitter
SST - @TenbySEP_SST
TIS Secondary School @TenbySEPTISsec
TIS Primary School @TenbySEP_TISpri
Tenby CCA & Tenby Eagles:
@TenbyCCAEAGLES
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Downloads
TIS Parents’ Handbook
http://www.tenby.edu.my/phot
o/pdf/Information_for_TIS_
Parents_2013_2014.pdf
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TIS Curriculum Handbooks
http://www.tenby.edu.my/seti
a-eco-park/downloads#
Upcoming Events/Reminders
14.07.14 – All books borrowed to the library should be returned. Hence there
will not be any borrowing after.
15.07.14 – Public holiday, Nuzul Al-Quran
16.07.14 – DT & ICT Exhibition Evening @ 18:00hrs – 20:00hrs, EPC (open
to Tenby Community)
25.07.14 – TIS & SST End of Term. School finishes @ 12:00noon
12.08.14 – ICAS Maths @ 09:00hrs – 11:00hrs, MPH
Note: Calculators are not permitted for levels Year 3 - 7 (Std 3 - Form 1).
Calculators are required for levels Year 8 - 12 (Form 2 - 6).* All students attending
the competitions will need to be in their full school uniform
TIS Term 1, 2014 – 2015 begins: Wednesday 27th August. Ends: Friday
5th December
Half Term: Week beginning Monday 6th October
Deepavali Holiday: 22nd, 23rd, 24th October
TIS Term 2 begins: Wednesday 7th January. Ends: Friday 3rd April
Half Term: Week beginning Monday 16th February (Chinese New Year)
TIS Term 3 begins: Monday 20th April. Ends: Wednesday 15th July
Half Term : Week beginning Monday 25th May
SST Term Dates for Term 3: Monday 18th August until Friday 28th
November. SST will observe the same Half Term & Deepavali Holidays.
Sekolah Sri Tenby (SST)
Upcoming School Event/Activities
Date
Monday 15th
September – Friday
19th September
Monday 13th
October
Thursday 16th
October
Event/ Activity
Humanities
Week
Tuesday 28th
October
PSEC
Graduation
Ceremony
Primary Great
Challenges Day
Secondary Great
Challenges Day
Tuesday 11th
November
Thursday 13th
November
Friday 28th
November
Primary Multitalent Day
Secondary Multitalent Day
Superstar
Awards
Ceremony
Remark
To encourage participation in subjects
like Art, Sejarah, Geografi,
Moral/Agama & Siviks
The Primary winners of all Academic
Weeks showcase their learning
The Secondary winners of all
Academic Weeks showcase their
learning
A formal ceremony to award Primary
(Std 6) & Secondary (Form 5)
Graduates
These are physical, non-verbal and
verbal activities for primary students
These are physical, non-verbal and
verbal activities for all secondary
students
An award ceremony for Std1-5 & Form
1-4 students
Excellence Programmes 2014
The coming sessions are as follows:UPSR
Std 6 parents are to pick your children up at 16:30hrs from the foyer on Friday 18th
July.
Subject
Date/Time
Venue
Science
Friday 18th July
Lecture Room
14:30hrs -16:30hrs
SPM F4 & F5
Subject
Prinsip Akaun
F4 & 5
Date/Time
Tuesday 22nd July
10:50hrs -12:50hrs
Venue
Lecture Room
New dates for 2014 Experiential Trips
The above trips were postponed earlier due to the bad air quality in June. The
table below shows the new dates for the trips:Year
Group/Coordinator
Std 3
Pn Thava
Std 4
Pn Amalia
Std 6
a) Pn Rahayu &
b) Pn Amirtha
Secondary
Form 1
Pn Rathina
Form 2 (2 Groups)
Pn Shermalin &
Ms Lau
Destination
New Date
Soap factory in
Kajang
Soap factory in
Kajang
Selangor Pewter
& Kraft tangan
Wednesday 20th August
Malacca
Thursday 21st & 22nd August
Banting & Carey
Island
Form 3
Mr Seravanan
Form 4
Pn Gan & Zakaria
Form 5
Pn Kavitha & Lau
Putrajaya
Wednesday 10th September
(F2S & 2R)
Thursday 11th September
(F2A & 2M)
Monday 20th October
FRIM & Selangor
Pewter
FRIM
Wednesday 20th August
Wednesday 17th September
Tuesday 26th August
Monday 15th September
Form 3 Assessments/Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3)
The table below shows the assessments dates released recently by the Malaysian
Examination Board:Type of
Assessment
Written
Examination
Date
Subject
13-17 October
Oral Tests
(Speaking)
6-29 August (6-15th
August falls within the
Term 2 Holidays)
12 August (during Term
2 Holidays)
13 August (during Term
2 Holidays)
1-18 July
Bahasa Melayu, English Language
Mathematics, Science
Pendidikan Islam
Kemahiran Hidup Bersepadu
Chinese Language
Bahasa Melayu, English Language
Oral Tests
(Listening)
Case Study
Bahasa Melayu
English Language
Sejarah, Geografi
Students are to ensure that they are in school when all these assessments are
carried out. There will be no alternative date arranged for all the above
assessments.
Lower Primary Championship for Primary General Knowledge Quiz 2014
On Monday 7th July, during the Primary Assembly, Std 2S representatives were
competing with Std 3S Representatives to vie for the Lower Primary Champions
position. It was very competitive and Std 3S representatives who are Christian,
Dylan and Jeremiah emerged as Lower Primary Champions. They will be presented
with medals and certificates next week.
Congratulations to the Lower Primary Champions and well done to Kishen, Adrian
and Putra of Std 2S for their good attempt.
Chinese Language Proficiency Tests (YCT & HSK) by Hanban/Confucius
Institute Headquarters
Parents are reminded that the closing date for registration is Monday 14th July.
Late entries will not be entertained.
Examination dates are given in the table below:Proficiency Test
HSK
YCT
Examination Date
Sunday 17th August
Saturday 23rd August
Full details about these Proficiency Tests are given in Parents’ Bulletin dated
Friday 21st March 2014.
Tenby International School (TIS)
Upcoming Events – Students
16.07.14 – DT & ICT Exhibition @ 18:00hrs – 20:00hrs, EPC (open to
Tenby Community)
16.07.14 – Y2 Exit Point ‘Communication’ Trip
18.07.14 – Y9 Enterprise Day (DT), Auditorium
18.07.14 – Y6 Dance @ 17:00hrs – 20:00hrs, Auditorium
21.07.14 – Y5 Exit Point Travel Fair
22.07.14 – Y4 Trip
24.07.14 – Y1 Exit Point "We Are What We Eat"
25.07.14 – Final School Assembly
27.08.14 – First Day Back – please note that school will begin later at
10:00hrs for existing students on the first day back in August. This is to
accommodate an induction session for new students and parents at 08:30hrs.
Upcoming Events – Parents
17.07.14 – EYD End of Key Stage Awards @ 12:30hrs in the Auditorium
18.07.14 – Year 3 Student Learning Assembly. Please come and join us on
the 18.07.14 (Friday) at the following venues and times:
Class 3T at 08:00 hours
Class 3N at 08:00 hours
Class 3E at 08:30 hours
Class 3B at 08:30 hours
18.07.14 - Primary Information Morning (PIMS): Differentiation 08:00hrs –
09:00hrs, Auditorium
23.07.14 - Y1 Learning Assembly with Parents @ 13:15hrs in respective
classrooms
Years 7 - 11 Camps: 01.10.14 – 03.10.14
The Years 7 – 11 camps are scheduled for 01.10.14 to 03.10.14. Please note that
there was an error in the reporting of the dates in the Year 10 & Year 11 camp
letters.
More Great Work from the TIS Primary Student Council
We have already reported some of the incredible initiatives our Student Council have
implemented this year and we are delighted to report on yet another one! At their
meeting last week, our councillors were keen to continue to help our younger TIS
Primary children. Having shared ideas, they decided on early morning reading. All
councillors who arrive by 07:30hrs have volunteered to read to our KS1 children in
the servery area. Congratulations Student Councillors on yet another great service
to the TIS Primary community.
Primary Class Parties
The end of year class parties will take place on the last day of term, Friday 25th July.
The party will focus on fun and games, with some classes planning the event for
themselves (for example, a Cinema Party). The party time is short, on a very busy
half day, so to avoid the waste seen at previous class parties and to ensure children
have maximum ‘fun and games’ time, we would like children to only to bring food for
themselves, not the entire class. Children may bring in a snack and drink of their
choice. The children will have lots of fun and the chance to say happy holidays or
farewell to their friends. We thank you for your understanding of this matter.
Change in School Day Timings for Early Years from August 2014
Please note the start and end times of the school day which take effect in the new school
year from August 2014. There are new school hours for Early Years children and no
change in hours for the other year groups.
Early Years (Nursery & Reception)
Key Stage 1 (Year 1 & Year 2)
Key Stage 2 (Year 3 – Year 6)
Key Stage 3 (Year 7 – Year 9)
Key Stage 4 (Year 10 & Year 11)
Key Stage 5 (Year 12 & Year 13)
: 08:00hrs – 13:30hrs
: 08:00hrs – 14:20hrs*
: 07:40hrs – 14:30hrs*
: 07:40hrs – 14:30hrs*
: 07:40hrs – 14:30hrs*
: 07:40hrs – 14:30hrs*
*Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) run from 14:40hrs – 15:40hrs from Friday 12th
September. Please note that Key Stage 1 CCAs end at 15:30hrs.
There will be supervision for Early Years children with older siblings from 07:40hrs –
08:00hrs and from 13:30hrs - 14:30hrs. Children without older siblings are expected to
be dropped off at 08:00hrs and collected at the dismissal time of 13:30hrs.
‘Preloved Book & Uniform’
Based on parents' requests, TIS PA has taken the initiative to setup a platform for
the school's community to trade (sell/buy/give away) preloved items such as books
and uniform. We have created a closed Facebook group called TIS-SEP
Preloved. https://www.facebook.com/groups/tisseppreloved/
This is the group's description:
Tenby International School Setia Eco Park Preloved Book and Uniform
Mums and Dads, here's where you can trade (sell, buy or give away) your children’s
school preloved items such as books and uniforms.
The group is an initiative of TIS PA and will be moderated by us. Parents may post
your school items for trade, arrange transaction details and point of collection among
yourselves.
This is not a platform to provide feedback pertaining to school operations. In the
event that this should happen, we would route you over to the school for feedback
through the existing escalation procedure.
This group is only meant for current parents of TIS. It is not associated in any way
to the leadership or teaching staff of TIS.
HOW TO JOIN THIS GROUP?
1. Go to Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/tisseppreloved/
2. Make a request to join this group.
3. Send an email to [email protected] informing us of your request, with
mention of your child's name and class (so we may only allow parents of TIS to join
this group).
4. Once verified, we will approve your request on Facebook.
Please note that there are some revisions to next year’s book list which will be
published to parents at the end of term. Therefore, some books will no longer be in
use next year.
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