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Newsletter No. 76– April 2015
In this week’s issue of the newsletter,
we share with you:
Tenby Schools was awarded Best Brand in International Education at the prestigious BrandLaureate
Awards in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 31 March 2015. This award recognises Tenby Schools’ reputa-
tion for providing world class international education across Malaysia.
Accepting the award on behalf of Tenby Schools CEO Alister Bartholomew said: “I am delighted that
Tenby Schools has been recognised by the leading brand awarding body in this very competitive mar-
ket. This award is dedicated to our committed staff across all five Tenby Schools, who continuously
strive to build a better world through international and private education. We believe academic success
alone does not guarantee success in life. Our programmes focus not only on the curricular but learning
beyond the classrooms to develop leadership and organisational skills, as well as self-confident and
creative people.”
The BrandLaureate BestBrands Awards is organised by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF), a
non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion and improvement of branding standards in Malaysia
and the Asia Pacific. Currently in its eighth edition, The BrandLaureate SMEs’ BestBrands Awards 2014
honours the best of brands from the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The winners are selected
based on a 300-point selection criteria consisting of brand strategy, brand culture, integrated brand
communications, brand equity and brand performance, with one winner selected from each category.
Tenby Schools Wins Best Brand in International Education
Welcome back to all students, staff and parents for a busy term. Our
thoughts are with all of those students who are about to take their IGCSE,
AS or A2 examinations during May and June. This really is the final furlong
and some sustained study during the next few weeks will make all the differ-
ence as they sit these crucial papers. My advice to all students as they take
public examinations is to ensure that they will be able to say ‘I did my very
best’, whatever the final outcome.
A warm welcome to all families who have joined the school for the first time
this week. We hope that you will have a happy and successful time with us. A special welcome
also goes to Mr. David Key who takes over as Head of International Primary. He has made an
excellent start here and is rapidly getting to know staff and students.
Tomorrow sees our secondary sports day which was postponed due to problems with the play-
ing field. I am sure that it will be a very enjoyable morning of athletics and wish Mr. Ricky and
his team every success with this key event. Next Saturday (25th April) will be the day of our
school swimming gala which again promises to be an excellent event.
Please note the changes made to the calendar for the term. On Wednesday May 6th the school
will be closed in respect of the coronation of the Sultan of Perak.
We are always keen to listen to the student voice here at Tenby Schools, Ipoh and on Monday
the candidates for the presidency of the Student Council will use our secondary assembly time
to set out their manifesto for the forthcoming elections. I am very much looking forward to hear-
ing what they have to say.
With best wishes for a pleasant and relaxing weekend.
Howard Bullock
From the Campus Principal
Dear TISSI Community,
I hope that many of you managed to take some
time out to rest and recharge the batteries after
another demanding term. It seems incredible to
me to note that I am now into my 4th term at
Tenby having arrived in Ipoh, Malaysia around
about this time last year. One of the pleasures
of being a teacher, is seeing that sense of pur-
pose, pride and fulfilment on the faces of our
great leaners who have been recognised and
applauded for their excellent efforts and appli-
cation towards their students in one or indeed
many areas of the curriculum. As we closed
last term, it was a sheer delight to distribute
certificates to students who had anything from
one to 6 ‘Diamond’ awards for excellence in
their approach to learning. Mr. Hayes and Mr.
Ricky as Key Stage 3 and 4 Coordinators re-
spectively will share some of the significant
triumphs with you in separate newsletter arti-
cles in this week’s issue.
The coming few weeks are amongst the most
stressful time for a number of our learners.
Looming large on the horizon are IGCSE, A-
Level and Checkpoint examinations. Whilst so
many of our students fanatically strive for per-
fection (as do the parents), I have included an
article that I recently plucked from the Daily
Telegraph, a UK broadsheet newspaper, in
which it warns of the perils and pitfalls of plac-
ing too many unrealistically high expectations
and demands on the shoulders of our young
leaners. I would encourage parents to take time
and read this. It is important to be aspirational,
but equally it is vital to keep expectations within
credible boundaries, and using appropriate
benchmarks.
I am pleased to report that we have had not
departing teachers from Team TISSI at the end
of last term, and that as things stand all current
vacancies for the next academic year have
been filled. I am equally aware that whilst we
had managed to absorb all students who were
on the waiting list into the
school over the last 4-5
months, from the start of the
new academic year there are
already waiting lists in 2 out of
the 4 KS3 and KS4 year
groups. We will also have
Cohort 12 start just after the conclusion of the
IGCSE programme to get them introduced into
the A-Level experience and given them a valua-
ble rapid start before enjoying a 3 week vaca-
tion between July and August. If you have
friends and acquaintances who might be inter-
ested in joining TISSI, then encourage them to
come and register rather than running the risk of
being placed on a waiting list.
The next two Saturdays 18th
and 25th April, there
will be the TISSI/KBSM Sports Day and Swim-
ming Gala respectively. When it comes to
students of primary school age, parents turn up
in droves to cheer on their little princes and prin-
cesses. I hope that parents of students in the
Senior schools can be similarly cheered on by
enthusiastic parents at both of these events!
Just because they are bigger than the primary
students, it does not make them any less
deserving of support and encouragement!
At the very end of last term I sent a letter out to
students across Years 10 to A-levels indicating
that they could get ‘form-class’ WiFi access
codes to use the school internet to help with
revision and research. Any and all equipment
brought into school is done entirely at the risk of
the student, and TISSI will not held be liable for
any loss, damage or theft of such items. This is
a privilege and should not be abused. Student
below Year 10 who try and bring in tablets or
laptops will have them confiscated for the entire
term. Equally, please note that ‘smart-phones’
are still banned from use on campus. Students
caught with such phones will see them confiscat-
ed for the duration of the term.
Have a great weekend one and all!
Neil David Page
From the Head of International Secondary
Parents need to encourage a generation of
children who have become obsessed with per-
fection to recognise when what they have done
is 'good enough'
Parents need to encourage a generation of
children who have become obsessed with per-
fection to recognise when what they have done
is 'good enough', a leading headmistress says.
Heather Hanbury of the Lady Eleanor Holles
School in Hampton said the obsession with top
marks is harming the self-esteem and future
prospects of children.
Writing in Attain, the magazine of the
Independent Association of Prep Schools, Ms
Hanbury said: "'The search for perfection is the
enemy of achievement' is a quote I use regular-
ly. In most areas of life (although not all), five
things done adequately are more valuable than
one thing done perfectly.
"I might even add to the aphorism: the search
for perfection is the enemy of achievement and
of self-esteem. Inevitably, searching for perfec-
tion ends in frequent disappointment.
Spending less time perfecting homework
means pupils can develop creative, sporting or
other activities outside the classroom, she said.
Ms Hanbury said: "The wider the variety of ac-
tivities children try, the greater chance they
have of finding something which truly rewards
their efforts and helps to raise their self-
esteem."
She also said spending double the amount of
time required on homework, trying to perfect it,
may not even be worth a pupils' time. "Think of
the opportunity costs involved: what wasn’t
done because of the time spent on one essay?
"Taken to its extreme, I have known students
who wouldn’t hand work in at all because they
said it wasn’t good enough – when pushed they
admitted they wanted to hand in something
which was perfect. So instead of gaining 60
per cent or 70 per cent for an ‘imperfect’ home-
work, they gained 0 per cent for no homework.
And recounting a tale that many parents would
today find shocking, she admitted she did only
enough work to get a B in her O Level French as
that grade was sufficient and she directed her
efforts elsewhere.
She said pupils and parents "fixation with perfec-
tion" has come about as a result of "our inflation
of words and grades".
She said: "Pupils in high-achieving schools, and
their parents, often assume that anything below
A or 1 is simply not good enough.
"Teachers feel the pressure to ensure that the
majority of their pupils achieve high marks – so
they may make tests or homework easier, or
mark them more gently. They don’t want their
pupils to be dejected and upset when they don’t
get an A grade."
But she said this culture needed to see a shift in
the opposite direction. So rather than making it
easier for pupils to get higher grades, getting a B
-or a C grade- should be seen as "normal".
She added: "For those who struggle with a sub-
ject it might be a real improvement and a step in
the right direction; for those who find it easier,
this may be a blip in their otherwise speedy pro-
gress, to be expected from time to time if they
are challenging themselves to achieve more."
Her comments on perfection may be surprising
as girls at her school achieve 98 per cent A’s
and A*’s at GCSE. Her institution also ranks four
in the list of private schools likely to be accepted
by universities belonging to the Russell Group,
which includes Oxford and Cambridge.
Others have also tried to fight the quest of per-
fectionism in the classroom, including Oxford
High School, who introduced a programme enti-
tled ‘The Death of Little Miss Perfect’- an online
test in which the questions became increasingly
harder, making it impossible to get all correct
answers.
Food for thought? – NDP.
Striving for perfection 'hurts pupils' from the Daily Telegraph on April 5th
, 2015.
It has been a very nice introductory week for me to the school. I am very pleased to
be working with the students, staff, management and parents at Tenby Ipoh and
sincerely hope that the term progresses well with our group of dedicated teachers
and assistants to enhance the development of your terrific children.
Please remember to look for and read all teacher messages and communications
from school and also let us know if you have any questions or worries about your
child. We really want to help and to ensure that we can give you our best service
and support. Communication is very important in education but to be truly effective, it has to be two-ways.
If we do not know that you have a problem then we will not be able to help you sort it out. The teachers
and I are willing to meet with you to share your worries and questions so please, if you need to meet up
then call or email us so that we can work out a mutually suitable time.
Helping channel your child’s creativity.
Sometimes our children's creativity delights us, sometimes it makes us crazy. If we help them channel
their creativity we will have more fun with them and they will lead more productive lives.
The first thing you can do is to help your children discover their specific talents. Children show their crea-
tivity through telling jokes, some through building with blocks, and some through thinking up new possibili-
ties. If we notice the things that delight our children, we will have a good clue about their talents. When
we comment positively on their creativity, we encourage its development e.g. ‘I love the way you sing. ’I
enjoy the riddles you create.’ ‘I love to see the things you create.’
The second challenge for you is to help your children channel their creative energy. When one child
shows creativity in the way he or she teases their sibling, it may be hard to appreciate their gifts. A wise
parent will find ways to celebrate their creativity whilst encouraging kindness e.g. "You have a quick mind!
I hope you will use your gift to appreciate your sibling’s goodness (or sensitivity, creativity, determination,
etc.)."
You can support your children by providing materials and books to help them learn - whether a joke book
or a model rocket kit or a sewing machine. One child may be a voracious reader. Another child may have
a gift for kindness to animals. It might help you to make an occasional inventory of the gifts you see in
your children and to make sure you regularly acknowledge them.
The third opportunity for you is helping your children explore and further develop their creativity. You can
discuss your children's interests with them. Maybe make use of the library or museums that are nearby.
You can connect them with sports or arts mentors or simply provide places for talent activities in your
home.
One caution for you is that it is easy to stereotype children's gifts. A child who loves experimenting may
be labeled a scientist. It is possible that he or she loves learning or the experimenting rather than the sci-
ence?
Parents help their children when they allow them to explore many different expressions of their talent and
creativity. In fact, parents' enthusiasm for learning is contagious. When parents show a passion for learn-
ing about many subjects, it helps their children see learning and creativity as a lifelong adventure.
David Key
From the Head of International Primary
Warmest greetings to all.
On the 24th March 2015, a field trip to Kuala Lumpur was organized for our
SM5 students. A total of 25 students, accompanied by Mdm. Pang and
Mdm. Thiba visited the National Science Centre, the National Planetarium
and the National Museum.
Another field trip was organized on the 26th March 2015 by Pn. Anisah,
Ms. Lee Lai Lai and Mr. Teoh Wah Kin for 29 SR4 students. The students
were taken to a batik factory in Chemor.
From the teachers’ feedback, both the trips were very enjoyable and educational. I would like
to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all the teachers
involved in organizing and accompanying the students on these two field trips.
Students get to benefit a lot from field trips. Field trips will give students educational experienc-
es away from their regular classrooms and school environment. Students visiting places like
the Science Centre and batik factory will learn in a more hands-on and interactive manner
than they do in school. Field trips will also give students a welcome break in their usual rou-
tine.
I hope teachers will organize more field trips for the students in future. Such trips will provide
opportunities for students to see real-life applications of what they learned in school. Students
will be more likely to understand and appreciate the importance and relevance of what they
are learning and this will help improve their grades in all subjects.
Choong Chee Kong
From the Head of Sekolah Tenby
SR 4 students at Fauzi Batik Factory in Chemor.
A warm welcome back to school after the Easter holidays. I hope you have all
enjoyed a happy Easter. Before the term ended we had our Easter Celebration
with songs and competition. We would like to congratulate the winners for the
Easter Bonnet Competition,
whose names are displayed
below the pictures:
Our thanks go to the parents for their whole heart-
ed support and creative ideas for their children’s
participation in the competition.
We have started embarking on new themes for the
children’s learning this term. Our Toddlers will
begin with the theme “Transport”, the Nursery fo-
cusing on “Going Places (Transport)” learning
about all kinds of ways of travelling. The Reception
children have turned their classroom into treasure
spots with collection of jewellery, treasure charts
etc…for the theme on “Treasure”. Some children
are so excited about learning their new themes that
they have even come up with their own ideas about
the theme. Enclosed is a treasure map drawn by
Jerrick Voon of Reception 3B. As for the Year 1s
their focus is on “Water World”. Full details of the
activities involved will be coming your way next
week.
Have a great week!
Puvanes Mahendran
From the Head of Tenby Early Years Centre, Ipoh
Toddler: Syn Yong Xin, Hirad, Leong Cyn Yan, Erryna Looi
Nursery: Zach, Avanesh, Harshanaa, Benjamin Yeong
Reception: Cheng Shi Yin, Koh Chen Yue, Keira Mischa, Jerrick Voon
Year 1: Yap Jowen, Jonathan Tan, Diviyean, Phang Jia Qi
Treasure Map drawn by Jerrick Voon
Puvanes Mahendran
News from Tenby Early Years Centre, Meru
Welcome Back!
We hope you all had a lovely break and are
refreshed and ready for the summer term.
Our topics have changed for the next six
weeks,
Nursery are learning all about “Going Places”, which centers on different types of trans-portation. The Reception classes are learning about “Treasure”, which we are sure will lead us to pirates! To further support your child in these topics, and with their reading, it would be very beneficial for you to share stories and non-fiction books on these subjects, and to talk about any related ex-periences you may have. Please let us know if you were once a pirate or a pilot – we’d love you to do a show and tell for the chil-dren!
Spring Bonnet Competition:
The Spring Bonnet Competition held at the end of last term was a great success in Early
Years and Key Stage 1. We had lots of gor-
geous bonnets, each deserving a prize but unfortunately we could only give 3 prizes per
class. Well done to our bonnet winners:
Little Fish: Muhammad Idris, Isaac, Gabriel
Busy Bees: Yuni, Toshi, Sofia
Dragonflies: Sunil, Luca, Cheryl
Samantha Leuty
Upcoming Dates for your Diary: Sports Day:
Friday 24th April 2015, 8.30-9.30
Pirates Day:
For the Dragonflies and Busy Bees (to be confirmed)
Reminders: It is hot, hot, hot! Even though we have shade in the playground, please remember to apply sun protection cream to your child before school. Similarly, please re-member to refill your child’s water bottle every day.
Year 1 & Year 2 Assemblies
Before the end of Term 2, the Year 1 and 2 students have had their year group assemblies in the Auditorium. The teachers and students of Year 2 put up a special assembly on the 31st March 2015, which was centred around the famous fairy tale, “Jack and the Beanstalk”. On the other hand, the Year 1 had theirs on the 1st April 2015, which was mainly focussed on their current IPC topic “Circus Is Coming To
Town”. Well done to all teachers and students for the successful sketch and dance performances. Here the pic-tures tell their stories…
Year 2 Assembly
Year 1 Assembly
Global Prospectives Debates 1/2015
More than one hundred and twenty young debating
enthusiasts from eight schools in Perak gathered at
Tenby Schools Ipoh to participate in the Global Per-
spectives Debates 1/2015.
The competition organized and sponsored by Tenby
Schools Ipoh provides a biannual platform for debat-
ing in English on topics of global interest. Global
Perspectives Debates 1/2015 drew a record level
participation from schools in the Kinta Valley and
beyond.
“Our bonus this year was the response to our
debates from beyond the Kinta Valley,” commented
Maiko Yamane, the Tenby Sixth Former who served
as Convenor of the debates. “Malay College, Kuala
Kangsar, one of the premier schools in Malaysia
sent two teams to the competition and they helped
place GP 1/2015 on the national map of debating
competitions.”
At present, Kuala Lumpur still leads as the epicentre
of national debate competitions with debate events
organized by HELP University College and Lim-
kokweng University College.
“Ipoh should not simply surrender to the pull of our
capital city, Kuala Lumpur,” remarked Celeste Tan,
co-convenor of the GP debates at Tenby Ipoh. “Ipoh
is one of the cities that has produced great orators
who have sustained the parliamentary and judicial
tradition in Malaysia. Remember the Seenivasagam
brothers, UN ambassador Radhakrishna Ramani,
Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang Abdul Wahab, Justice
Chang Min Tat and Justice Chan Nyarn Hoi.”
These sentiments were supported by teacher Mr Raj
Kumar, advisor of the two outstanding debating
teams from SMK Sam Tet Ipoh, another premier
school in Perak. “It is important to encourage our
students to express themselves in English as it is a
world language. Everywhere in the world, there is a
need to help young people transcend extremism and
parochialism. Debates are a wonderful way to get
people to listen to a different point of view.”
Pn Fadzlin, teacher-advisor, from Sekolah Tuanku
Abdul Rahman Ipoh echoed similar sentiments.
“The GP debates organized by Tenby Schools are
wonderful social gatherings for the young intellectuals
in Ipoh to think and define themselves in the face of
the future,” commented the teacher-advisor who
commended Tenby Schools Ipoh for sponsoring this
opportunity for like-minded students and teachers to
make Ipoh and Malaysia a stronger force for a better
world.
In all a total of 22 teams from eight schools in Perak
participated.
The champion team was the Tenby Sixth Form team
comprising Jasdeep Singh and Vaishnevy Athithan
while second and third place went to Malay College,
Kuala Kangsar with fourth placing going to Sekolah
Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Ipoh.
The adjudicators in the final debate were three promi-
nent Ipoh lawyers: Mr Shan Thevin (Chief Adjudica-
tor), Mr Edwin Siebel and Mr Premjit Singh.
The list of participating schools included Tenby Schools Ipoh, Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Malay
College, Kuala Kangsar, SMK Anderson, SMK Sam Tet, SMK Ave Maria Convent and Poi Lam Private School, Ipoh.
The champion team: Vaishnevy, Jasdeep
& Saras (Cohort 11)
The organizing team of the event: Bryan,
Celeste, Maiko & Hui Xue.
On March 27th
- 30th the Humani-
ties department took a group of 18
Key Stage 3 students to Pulau
Tioman for an environmental camp
with the Reef Check Malaysia
organisation. Here they learned
about the importance of coral reefs
and how to help protect them from
harmful impacts such as pollution
and fishing. Tan Sean-Ferng wrote
the following article to tell you
more about the trip.
“It was a very eventful school trip
with many different activities. We
stayed in chalets near the beach in
Kampung Tekek with our teachers
Mr Hayes and Miss Bethany, and the instructors. We visited places like a beautiful turtle sanctuary
where we learned how they locate and protect the different species of turtles from illegal poachers,
and a marine park centre which showed detail about the living organisms in the sea such as sharks
and shell-fish.
We also had many informative presentations about what the coral reef is and how it affects us all.
We had many games and worksheets to recap our knowledge. To finish off we created different
role-plays about what we
learned over the past few days.
We also went snorkelling to
have a hands-on experience of
the coral reefs which were only
a brief swim from shore. On the
last day we had prize-giving
ceremony and sadly left the is-
land after saying goodbye to our
guides from the island.”
Overall the students got a lot
out of the trip and hopefully feel
proud that Malaysia has some
of the most beautiful coral reefs
in the world, and can help pro-
tect them in the future.”
Mr. Ian Hayes
A Trip To The Batik Factory
On 26th March 2015, a total of 29 students from KSSR 4A
and 4B went for a trip to Fauzi Batik Factory in Chemor. The
teachers who accompanied the students on this trip were
Puan Anisah, Miss Lee Lai Lai and Mr Teoh Wah Kin. We
departed from the school at 9.00 am and reached the factory
at 9.20am.
Upon arriving at the factory, we were welcomed warmly by
the supervisor of the factory, En. Helmi, who was our tour
guide. He took us to visit the showroom where the batik
products were displayed. It was an eye opener for the stu-
dents as batik is a versatile material that can be used to
make clothing, handbags, photo frames and notebook covers.
Next we were taken to the workshop where En. Helmi’s
staff demonstrated how batik is made. The process involves
designing the patterns on the cloth, tracing the outline of the
patterns with liquid wax and finally, colouring the design
with permanent dyes. The students were excited because
they were given the hands-on experience to make their own
batik. It was a good opportunity for them to show their crea-
tivity and to discover their hidden talent in batik making.
Before we bid farewell, the students were given their hand-
made batiks to take home as souvenirs. This trip was
indeed enjoyable and educational for the students and
teachers.
Reported by, Miss Lee Lai Lai
Term 2 Rewards Assembly
The last Wednesday of the term saw the much-
anticipated rewards assembly for the Secondary Inter-
national School. Class teachers nominated 2 students
from each of their classes who had shown great
progress or had an excellent attitude to learning
throughout the term. Students were rewarded with a
‘diamond’ for each nomination they received, and this
term saw our first ‘6 diamond’ award handed out. The
awarding of the certificates was accompanied by musi-
cal performances by Chew Xu Yin, Emily Tan, Lam Yik
Mun and Marco George who played a wonderful rendi-
tion of ‘Stand by Me’, and Emily Ho, Justin Loke, Linn
Htet Soe, and Phoebe Jane who played a moving piece
called ‘I See Fire’.
A total of 193 different students were nominated by their
teachers across the school. The 10 students in Key
Stage 3 who achieved the ‘4 diamond award’ were
Choe Jomin, Cordelia Loh Pui Ha, SM Ashraf, Queenie
Chong Hor Yi, Jolin Wee Tzer Ling, Dhanya Lakxmi,
Thang Kitt Fay, Nicole Yap Shen Hwei, Julia Elisa
Haalsperger, and Loke Peirson.
2 students in Key Stage 4 achieved the ‘4 diamond
award’ – Desmond Yeoh Kah Sin for nominations in
History, English, Mandarin, and Maths, and Emily Ho
Mei Li for nominations in Biology, Physics, ICT, and
Economics.
Congratulations to Erica Yung Ting Lee in 7 Blue who
achieved the ‘5 diamond award’, with nominations in
Dance, Science, ICT, Malay, and Music.
And a very special congratulations to Ching Li Ann in
7 Yellow who achieved the first ever ‘6 diamond
award’ with nominations in English, Mandarin, ICT,
D&T, Art, and Music. This is a remarkable achieve-
ment and she should be very proud of her efforts this
term.
A big ‘well done’ to all the students who received a
diamond award, and for those who didn’t get nominat-
ed this term you still have one more term this year to
show your teachers a great attitude to learning and
receive a diamond award at the end of term 3.
Mr. Ian Hayes KS3 Coordinator & Mr. Ricky Singh KS4 Coordinator.
ELECTION SEASON BEGINS……NOT ONLY IN THE UK BUT AT TENBY IPOH!
“The election campaign for the Students’ Council is still on low gear,” commented
Ms Lau Yoke Khum, the teacher-advisor of the Tenby Schools Student Council.
“but the tempo seems to be gradually increasing.”
On 2nd
April 2015, Nomination Day, there were four nominations for President and
five for Vice President.
The candidates are as follows:
For President:
Goh Jing Soong (Y10G)
Marco George (Y10B)
Tan Si Yee (Bernice) (Y10G)
Vikneshwaren Balasundaram(Y10B)
The Presidential Candidates:
L - R: Tan Si Yee (Y10 G), Marco George (Y10 B),
Goh Jing Soong (Y10G) & Vikneshwaren (Y10B).
The Vice Presidential Candidates (TISSI):
L - R: Chaiw Ern Ni (Y10G),
Cheong Jing Shan (Y10G), Yap Mun Wai (Y10B) &
Kahil Isaac Dhaliwal (Y9Y).
For Vice President (International School):
Cheong Jing Shan (Justin) (Y10G)
Chaiw Ern Ni (Y10G)
Kahil Isaac Dhaliwal (Y9Y)
Nicole Tan Yi Wern (Y9G)
Yap Mun Wai (Marcus) (Y10B)
For Vice President (National School):
Adlina Kamilia binti Mohammad Zahir (SM 4)
Jason Tan Jae Zen (SM 4)
Matthew Goh Sek Foong (SM 4)
Muhammad Iqbal bin Hamdi (SM 4)
The Vice Presidential Candidates (Sek. Tenby):
L - R: Adlina Kamilia, Jason Tan, Matthew Goh &
Muhammad Iqbal, all from KBSM 4.
After the Easter break, we have two weeks of campaigning. Candidates are
allowed the use of the auditorium during morning break and lunch break to meet
their supporters and to conduct their campaigns.
On Tuesday 14th April 2015, the candidates introduced themselves to the National
School assembly. Their speeches focused on “Introducing Myself” and “What I
Have Done for Tenby Schools so far.” The same opportunity was given to all can-
didates at the International School assembly on Wednesday 15th April 2015.
The school has also given permission for candidates to put up posters in the can-
teen area subject to the usual rules on decorum, respect for the law and respect
for school property.
“The candidates are also allowed to use the social networking media for their cam-
paigns,” said Nur Qistina, the outgoing president of the Students’ Council. “It is an
opportunity for student leaders to engage in constructive, respectful debate using
the latest strategies.”
Students are looking forward to the Plenary Assembly on Monday 20th April 2015
when the candidates will be given the opportunity to address the whole secondary
school.
“The question that will be put to each candidate is: If elected, what do you propose
to do for your school?”
Election Day is scheduled for Friday 25th April 2015 from 7.45 am to 8.00 am un-
der the supervision of class teachers. The students will also elect their class repre-
sentatives concurrently. All the ballots cast will be sealed in envelopes and kept by
the Student Elections Commission. The counting of votes will take place from
12.45 pm to 3.00
pm on the same
day. The results
will be announced
on Monday 28th
April 2015.
Candidates addressing the assembly
in the Auditorium.
Article: Mr Louis Rozariio
Pictures: Mr Harry Seggu
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TENNIS
MSSD TENNIS TUESDAY 28TH MARCH – THURSDAY 30TH
MARCH 2015
Last week Tenby Schools Ipoh sent students to represent the
school as well as to stake a claim to represent the state in Ten-
nis at the MSSD Kinta Utara Tennis Competition 2015. We had
some high level performances from all of our students who tried
their hardest and demonstrated a great amount of tenacity and
determination throughout this competition.
Tenby Schools Ipoh is proud to announce
that we have a Boys U12 Runner Up,
Pavel Liam Thadani from Year 6 Green. A
huge congratulations to Pavel for his
achievement and his strong performances
throughout the competition.
In the U15 category we had three students
make the quarter finals; Adrian Koh Xian
Wei, Praenaay Bhardwaj and Tan Sean-
Ferng but unfortunately they were unable
to progress further this year. We did how-
ever have two students make it through
and finish the competition in 6th and 7th positions, Leong Yun
Hao taking 6th and Tan Yao Zong taking 7th this year. There
was more success in the Boys U18 competition with Ethan
Wong Chao Yi producing some very strong performances in
a difficult competition, finishing overall in 5th position.
A huge congratulations to all those who participated in the com-
petition and we look forward to more success for the multi-
talented students of Tenby Schools Ipoh.
Pavel of 6 Green.
Ethan Wong receiving his certificate and
medal.
MSSM CRICKET MONDAY 16TH MARCH – FRIDAY 20TH
MARCH 2015
Earlier last month, Sandesh Supparamaniam of Tenby Inter-
national Secondary School Ipoh (Year 8 Yellow) was picked
to represent the state of Perak at the annual MSSM U15
Cricket Competition. Sandesh produced a string of match
winning performances and was awarded with a trophy for
being the best bowler of the competition, picking up 11
wickets in 4 matches. The state of Perak finished the U15
category as runners up and we look forward to hearing
about more match winning performances from Sandesh in
future competitions. A fantastic achievement, well done.
Secondary School Sports Day on Saturday 18th April 2015
Participant Guidelines:
You must arrive at school by 0730hrs - you must arrange to be picked up by 1400hrs.
Participants must register with their house teachers on arrival, sat in their houses over at the
“grandstand” area.
All participants must be aware of the events in which they are participating and at what approximate
time they will take place (the day schedule will be on a whiteboard over at the “grandstand” area).
You are allowed to participate in a maximum of 5 events (2 track, 3 field or 3 track, 2 field) along with
the 4x50m relay race. If you have been entered for more than this, please inform Mr. Ricky or your
house captain immediately.
Participants must make their way to the REGISTRATION TENT (NOT THE EVENT AREA) 15
minutes before the scheduled time of their event or when otherwise called.
If a participant has a track event at the same time as a field event, he/she must register for both then
do the track event first, after which he/she will return to the event registration tent and then will be tak-
en to do the field event.
Participants must not go to their event area unsupervised.
Participants are not allowed to leave the grandstand to enter the track - the only entrance will be
through the “gate” at the registration tent.
After your event you will be escorted back to the “grandstand area” where you will find your seats. If
you come 1st
, 2nd
or 3rd
you will be escorted to the podium where you will receive your medals
straight away.
You are strictly prohibited to go on the track at any point unless supervised.
You must take responsibility to warm-up and remain hydrated throughout the day - there will be water
for you to fill your bottles up and food on sale.
Please refrain from bringing valuables just in case they get damaged or go missing - the school is not
liable.
Bring hats, sun screen, refillable water bottles, food and good sportsmanship.
Wear your PE kit - HOUSE COLOUR T-shirts only, NO Tenby Titans tops and wear appropriate
footwear (trainers).
You may wear spikes during any event apart from shot put.
PLEASE ENTER INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE DAY AND CHEER EVERYONE ON - TEAM MATES
OR NOT!!!
GOOD LUCK!!!
Announcements:
Presentation on Climate Change by Lawrence Mignogna
Year 10 and Sixth Form students will be listening to a presentation on
climate change on Friday 24th April. This will be delivered by Lawrence
Mignogna who has been working with the Climate Reality Project. This is
the link to the website www.climaterealityproject.org. Hopefully the stu-
dents will develop a better understanding of the current debate on climate
change and have some ideas as to how they can help.
Mr. Des Wilson.
Secondary Choir Recruitment
Do you have a child who enjoys singing? Do you have a child who has a
good voice? If so, the Secondary Choir would like to hear from you. We
are always happy to audition interested students and, in the first instance,
students are welcome to attend a rehearsal or two before deciding if they
wish to audition. The audition itself is very informal and is conducted in
private by the Choir Director. The main requirements for admission are
enthusiasm and commitment: Secondary Choir is a CCA and requires
regular attendance as a condition of continued membership.
This term the choir will be performing in the Music Concert as part of
Arts Week on Tuesday, May 12th and will also be taking part in the 13th
Malaysian Choral Eisteddfod in Kuala Lumpur in June. Looking to the
future, we have plans to participate in overseas choral competitions within
the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. If you would like your child to be a
part of this exciting venture please contact Dr. Jeffrey Rowlands, Director
of Music of Tenby Schools Ipoh, at the school campus.
Dr, Jeffrey Rowlands.
School Fees for the academic year 2015-2016
A copy of the circular (IIS.412.2015) is attached in this newsletter.
School Calendar (Updated 8 April 2015)
The latest calendar is on the school website at http://www.tenby.edu.my/
ipoh/downloads.
IGCSE Mandarin and Malay Orals
The IGCSE Mandarin and 2nd Language Mandarin orals are scheduled to
be on Monday, 27th April and Thursday, 30th April from 8.30am onwards.
On the other hand, the IGCSE Malay orals will take place from Tuesday,
28th April till Wednesday, 29th April 2015.
Year 9 Guided Choices
The deadline for the submission of the Year 9 student’s preliminary
Guided Choices survey was this Friday 17th April. Please ensure that all
outstanding forms are handed in to Miss Nikki on Monday 20th April in
order that a timetable blocks can be drawn up. The official Guided Choic-
es Evening for students and their parents / guardians is on Thursday 30th
April from 4pm – 5.30pm. A letter will be sent out with further details
nearer the time. We look forward to seeing the parents / guardians of our
Year 9 students then.
Arts Week
As you will know from our school calendar, the week commencing Monday
11th May is Arts Week. Some preliminary information has been provided
below:
Tuesday 12th May: An Evening of Music
Wednesday 13th May: An Evening of Drama
Thursday 14th May: An Evening of Dance
All shows will start at 7.30pm and finish no later than 9.30pm. On the
Tuesday, students who are participating in the Music event will need to be
in school from 6pm. On the Wednesday and Thursday, students who are
participating in the Drama and Dance events will need to be in school from
5.30pm. All students who are involved should have had a letter home by
the end of this week (Friday 17th April).
As with last year, tickets are free of charge. We will be adopting a ‘free
seating’ system this year so you will want to ensure that you arrive nice
and early in order to get a good seat! Our lovely PA have kindly offered
their assistance and will be providing refreshments on each of the eve-
nings from 7pm – 7.30pm.
More information regarding how to get your tickets will follow over the
coming weeks.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Year 11 Study Leave
A reminder, following the letter sent out last term, that Year 11 students’
final day of lessons is Thursday 30th April. School is closed on Friday 1st
May and Monday 4th May – giving students a long weekend in which to
conduct their final examination preparations. IGCSE examinations
commence on Tuesday 5th May. Please note that although Wednesday
6th May is a public holiday, school will be open to Year 11 students who
have examinations on this day, and students will obviously need to
attend. Examination timetables will be issued to students presently. The
library will be available as a private study area over the examination
period. We wish all of our Year 11 students the best of luck in their up-
coming examinations.
Contact Us
Tenby Schools Ipoh
16 Persiaran Meru Utama
Bandar Meru Raya
30020 Ipoh, Perak
T: 05 - 525 2628
F: 05 - 525 2881
Visit us on the web at
www.tenby.edu.my/ipoh
Upcoming Events:
18 April 2015
Secondary Sports Day (postponed from 7th March to 18th April)
25 April 2015
Swimming Gala (For Secondary Schools Only)
9 May 2015
Primary Sports Day
23 - 31 May 2015
Mid Term Break (TIS, Sek Tenby & Cohort 11)
Tenby International
21 April - 23 April 2015
Year 6 and Year 9 Checkpoints
A copy of the Checkpoint exam timetable is attached in this newsletter.
24 April 2015
Early Years Sports Day, 8.30am-9.30am at Meru Campus
27 April 2015
TIS Secondary Literacy Week
29 April 2015
Cohort 9 & 10 Parents Evening
5 May - 11 June 2015
IGCSE Examinations
A copy of the IGCSE exam timetable is attached in this newsletter.
12 - 14 May 2015
TIS Secondary Arts Week
22 May 2015
Year 3 Assembly
YEAR 6 / KBSR 6 YEAR 9 / KBSM 3
TUESDAY, 21st APRIL 2015
ENGLISH (0844/01) – Paper 1
8.05am – 9.05am (1 hour)
ENGLISH (1111/01) – Paper 1
9.15am – 10.25am (1 hour 10 mins)
ENGLISH (0844/02) – Paper 2
10.50am – 11.50am (1 hour)
ENGLISH (1111/02) – Paper 2
2.00pm – 3.10pm (1 hour 10 mins)
WEDNESDAY, 22nd APRIL 2015
MATHEMATICS (0845/01)
Paper 1 8.15am – 9.00am
(45 minutes)
MATHEMATICS (1112/01)
Paper 1 9.30am – 10.30am
(1 hour)
MATHEMATICS (0845/02) Paper 2
11.00am – 11.45am (45 minutes)
MATHEMATICS (1112/02)
Paper 2 12 noon – 1.00pm
(1 hour)
THURSDAY, 23rd APRIL 2015
SCIENCE (0846/01) – Paper 1
8.15am – 9.00am (45 minutes)
SCIENCE (1113/01) – Paper 1
9.30am – 10.15am (45 minutes)
SCIENCE (0846/02) – Paper 2
11.00am – 11.45am (45 minutes)
SCIENCE (1113/02) – Paper 2
12.00 noon – 12.45pm (45 minutes)
TENBY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CENTRE No: MY058
CAMBRIDGE CHECKPOINT EXAMINATION - 2015
EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
CAMBRIDGE IGCSE EXAMINATION – MAY/JUNE 2015
CENTRE No: MY058
TIME-TABLE
DATE DAY TIME/DURATION/SYLLABUS COMPONENT/SYLLABUS CODE
05-5-2015 TUESDAY
9.00am – 10.45am 1.00am – 3.00pm 1 hour 45 minutes 2 hours
Geography – Paper 1 (0460/BZ)
1st Lang English – Paper 2 (0500/CU)
11.00am – 12.30pm 1.00am – 3.00pm 1 hour 30 minutes 2 hours
Malay – Paper 2 (0546/BZ) (0546/AZ)
2nd Lang English – Paper 2 (0510/EY)
06-5-2015 WEDNESDAY
9.00am – 11.00am 1.00pm – 2.00pm 2 hours 1 hour
History – Paper 1 (0470/BZ)
Physics – Paper 6 (0625/CY)
07-5-2015 THURSDAY
9.00am – 10.00am 1.00pm – 2.00pm 1 hour 1 hour
Mathematics (Core) Paper 1
(0580/AZ)
Biology – Paper 6 (0610/BY)
9.00am – 10.30am 1 hour 30 minutes Mathematics (Ext)
Paper 2 (0580/BZ)
08-5-2015 FRIDAY
9.00am – 10.30am 1.00am – 3.00pm 1 hour 30 minutes 2 hours
Geography – Paper 2 (0460/BZ)
1st Lang English – Paper 3 (0500/CU)
1.30pm – 2.15pm 45 minutes
2nd Lang English – Paper 4 (0510/EY)
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CAMBRIDGE IGCSE EXAMINATION – MAY/JUNE 2015
CENTRE No: MY058
TIME-TABLE
DATE DAY TIME/DURATION/SYLLABUS COMPONENT/SYLLABUS CODE
11-5-2015 MONDAY
9.00am – 11.00am 2 hours
Mathematics (Core) Paper 3
(0580/AZ) No exams in the afternoon
9.00am – 11.30am 2 hours 30 minutes Mathematics (Ext)
Paper 4 (0580/BZ)
No exams in the afternoon
12-5-2015 TUESDAY
9.00am – 10.15am 1.00pm – 2.00pm 1 hour 15 minutes 1 hour Malay – Paper 4
(0546/BZ) Chemistry – Paper 6
(0620/CY)
13-5-2015 WEDNESDAY
9.00am – 10.00am 1.00pm – 2.30pm 1 hour 1 hour 30 minutes
History – Paper 4 (0470/BZ)
Business Studies – Paper 1 (0450/AY)
9.00am – 11.00am 2 hours
ICT – Paper 1 (0417/AZ)
14-5-2015 THURSDAY
1.00pm – 1.45pm 45 minutes
No exams in the morning Biology – Paper 1 (0610/BY)
2.00pm – 3.15pm 1 hour 15 minutes
Biology – Paper 3 (0610/BY)
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CAMBRIDGE IGCSE EXAMINATION – MAY/JUNE 2015
CENTRE No: MY058
TIME-TABLE
DATE DAY TIME/DURATION/SYLLABUS COMPONENT/SYLLABUS CODE
15-5-2015 FRIDAY
9.00am – 10.45am 1 hour 45 minutes
Physical Education (PE) Paper 1
(0580/AZ) No exams in the afternoon
18-5-2015
MONDAY
9.00am – 10.30am 1.00pm – 1.45pm 1 hour 30 minutes 45 minutes Literature (English)
Paper 1 (Poetry & Prose) (0486/BZ)
Chemistry – Paper 1 (0620/CY)
10.45am – 12.00 noon 2.00pm – 3.15pm 1 hour 15 minutes 1 hour 15 minutes Literature (English) Paper 4 (Unseen)
(0486/BZ)
Chemistry – Paper 3 (0620/CY)
19-5-2015 TUESDAY
9.00am -10.30am 1.00pm – 2.15pm 1 hour 30 minutes 1 hour 15 minutes
Geography – Paper 4 (0460/BZ)
Mandarin – Paper 4 (0547/Y)
10.45am – 12.15pm 2.30pm – 3.05pm 2 hours 30 minutes 35 minutes
Drama – Paper 1 (0411/AZ)
Mandarin – Paper 1 (0547/Y)
20-5-2015 WEDNESDAY
9.00am – 11.00am 1.00pm – 1.45pm 2 hours 45 minutes
1st Lang Chinese – Paper 1 (0509/AZ)
Physics – Paper 1 (0625/CY)
9.00am – 11.00am 2.00pm – 3.15pm 2 hours 1 hour 15 minutes
2nd Lang Chinese – Paper 1 (0523/A)
Physics – Paper 3 (0625/CY)
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CAMBRIDGE IGCSE EXAMINATION – MAY/JUNE 2015
CENTRE No: MY058
TIME-TABLE
DATE DAY TIME/DURATION/SYLLABUS COMPONENT/SYLLABUS CODE
20-5-2015
WEDNESDAY
3.30pm – 5.45pm 2 hours 15 minutes
1st Lang Japanese – Paper 2 (0507/02)
3.30pm – 5.30pm 2 hours
1st Lang Korean – Paper 1 (0521/01)
5.45pm – 8.00pm 2 hours 15 minutes
1st Lang Thai – Paper 02 (0518/02)
21-5-2015 THURSDAY
9.00am – 10.15am 1.00pm – 2.15pm 1 hour 15 minutes 1hour 15 minutes
1st Lang Chinese – Paper 2 (0509/AZ)
1st Lang Japanese – Paper 3 (0507/03)
1.00pm – 3.00pm 2 hours
1st Lang Korean – Paper 2 (0521/02)
5.00pm – 6.15pm 1 hour 15 minutes
1st Lang Thai – Paper 03 (0518/03)
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CAMBRIDGE IGCSE EXAMINATION – MAY/JUNE 2015
CENTRE No: MY058
TIME-TABLE
DATE DAY TIME/DURATION/SYLLABUS COMPONENT/SYLLABUS CODE
22-5-2015
FRIDAY
9.00am – 9.45am 1.00pm – 2.15pm 45 minutes 1 hour 15 minutes
Literature (English) Paper 3 (Drama-Open Text)
(0486/BZ)
Mandarin – Paper 2 (0547/Y)
REMARK : NO IGCSE EXAMINATION FROM 25-5-2015 (MON) TILL 29-5-2015 (FRI)
01-6-2015 MONDAY
9.00am – 11.00am 1.00am – 3.15pm 2 hours 2 hours 15 minutes
History – Paper 2 (0470/BZ)
Economics – Paper 2 (0455/Y)
02-6-2015 TUESDAY
1.00pm – 2.30pm 1 hour 30 minutes
No exams in the morning Business Studies – Paper 2 (0450/AY)
04-6-2015 THURSDAY
1.00am – 1.45pm 45 minutes
No exams in the morning Economics – Paper 1 (0455/Y)
09-6-2015 (Tuesday) 11-6-2015 (Thursday) 1.00pm – 3.00pm (2 hours) 1.00pm – 3.00pm (2 hours)
Add Mathematics – 0606/AY – Paper 1 Add Mathematics – 0606/AY – Paper 2
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