Newsletter No. 46 - May 2014
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Newsletter No. 46 - May 2014
Sixth Form Cohort 10 (the
new January 2014 intake)
Orientation Day.
Primary Sports Day
The inaugural Primary Sports Day at the new Meru Raya
campus was held on Saturday, 17 May 2014. Students of both
Tenby International School & Sekolah Tenby took part in this
annual event. In this newsletter, allow us to share with you the
sportsmanship shown by our Tenby Juniors.
Let’s warm up! - Mass Dance by all participating
Juniors, volunteers from the Seniors and teachers.
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Sports day was a huge success helped by the fine weather on
the day. All Primary students were involved on that day represent-
ing their respective houses. The participants were divided based
on class groups and they moved from one activity station to an-
other to complete the assigned tasks. The eight activity stations
were Bean Bag Balance & Throw, Obstacle Race, Football, Egg
on Spoon, Basketball, Throw and Catch, Sprinter and Waiters
Race. Through these sports events, we could see sportsmanship,
friendship and teamwork. Secondary school students were given
the opportunity to take on leadership roles by volunteering them-
selves to assist and to ensure the smooth running of all activities
for the day. Medals were given out to all participants at the end of
the event. Mercury Blue emerged as the overall champion for the
day. Congratulations! A big THANK YOU to everyone namely, the
participants, senior school volunteers, teachers, staff and last but
not least, the supportive parents. We truly appreciate your
presence and support in making this sports day a remarkable
one.
Sprinter
Bean Bag Balance & Throw
Waiters Race
<<
Oath taking by
Junior Prefects
Obstacle Race
Throw & Catch
Egg on Spoon
Football Basketball
<<
Senior
school
volunteers
on duty.
>>
Mdm Soot
presenting the
trophy to the
winning house:
Mercury, during
the Friday
Primary
Assembly.
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SM Tenby, Ipoh - Wins in
Mighty Minds State Challenge STATE CHALLENGE Saturday, 17 May 2014
Source & Pictures courtesy of
Mrs Bernie Victor and Pn Siti Mariam
Congratulations to our team from SM Tenby for
winning the Mighty Minds Competition for Upper
Secondary Category on 17 May 2014 in the Ipoh
Parade Shopping Mall. The winning team consisting
of Victor Ho, Dhipan Raj (KBSM4) and Tang Chi
Hoe (KBSM5) went through 3 rounds of the competi-
tion before emerging as the Champion in their
category.
In the second round of the competition they had to
build a model based on the themes given and then
make an oral presentation on how their model is
linked to the theme. The model they built and their
impressive presentation skills gave them the winning
edge over the rest of the team. At the final stage a
quiz was held and they had to answer 3 questions
individually and 6 as a team. It was indeed a
rigorous competition and we are very proud that our
boys have emerged as deserving champions.
Our champion team (L-R):
Tang Chi Hoe (SM5), Victor Ho
& Dhipan Raj (SM4)
>> Our
Upper
Secondary
team with
Mrs Bernie
& Pn Siti.
Tenby’s Lower Secondary
representatives with Pn Siti.
Participants getting ready for
the challenge!
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The Year 3 Mother’s Day Assembly was held on 9th May 2014, in conjunction with
the annual celebration of the Mother’s Day event in honour of our mothers. Kharun
Zuriel Dhaliwal (Year 3 Blue) and Jesselynn Lee Jia Ning (Year 3 Green) were
selected as emcees for the event.
The first item was a poem recital by the Year 3 students entitled ‘My Mother Kept A
Garden’. Then they rendered a song with the title ‘Mommy I Love You’ to show
their love for their mothers. Later, they paid a tribute to their mothers by sharing
their thoughts about them.
The Year 3 Blue took the stage after that and performed the “Zumba Mama”
dance. Next, the Year 3 Green danced to a jazzy song by the Beatles, ‘When I Am
64”.
The Year 3 parents were then invited on stage to be with their children. The mothers were presented with a stalk of flower each as a token of appreciation. The auditorium turned into a party when the parents started to dance with their children. Lastly, the teachers and students from the floor also participated and danced to the tune of the song called ‘Happy’.
Year 3 Mother’s Day Assembly
By Puan Maizura
Year 3 students reciting a poem together entitled
“My Mother Kept A Garden”.
Students paying tribute to their mothers by
sharing their thoughts about their mums.
Students singing “Mommy I Love You” specially to
their mothers.
Parents were invited on stage to be with their
children.
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Mother’s Day at IISEYC
IGCSE & O Level Examinations
Source & Picture courtesy of Pn Zalyah Gazali
On 6th May 2014, our Year 11 students went down in Tenby history as the first batch of students to have sat for their IGCSE examination in the multi-purpose hall of our Meru Raya campus. 168 students from Poi Lam High School also sat for their O Levels examination in the same hall. The examination will end on Wednesday, 11 June 2014. We wish them all the best in their exam!
Poems written by children for their
mothers on Mother’s Day.
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Arts Week - Tenby Arts’ Festival
The week beginning 16th June is going to be an
exciting time at Tenby Schools, Ipoh. As part of
the International Secondary School end of year
assessments and also as an exciting opportunity
to showcase the work that has been produced in
CCA groups, students will be participating in the
Tenby Arts’ Festival – a three-day programme
celebrating the wide ranging talents of our
students. All performances are being held in
Tenby’s very own Auditorium. The week’s events
are as follows:
Tuesday 17th June: Tenby’s Got Talent
A talent show open to all students in the Interna-
tional and National Secondary schools is run by
our very own prefectorial board. Students can
choose to sign up to Tenby’s Got Talent, with two
rounds of auditions resulting in the final selection.
Magic, Dance, Music, Drama... we anticipate an
entertaining evening! Who will be the winner?
Wednesday 18th June: An Evening of Dance
A showcase of Tenby’s dancing talents, with
everything from Rock and Roll to Contemporary to
Commercial Dance. A dance from each form group
in Years 7 - 9 from the International Secondary
School will be performed as their end-of-year as-
sessment. Alongside these dances there will also
be performances from the Secondary Dance CCA
groups.
Thursday 19th June: An Evening of Music in-
cluding Battle of the Bands
An opportunity to see a variety of musical perfor-
mances from CCA groups to student ensembles.
Everything from the guitar to the Gamelan will be
included in this exciting event which brings the
week’s events to an exciting finale.
Alongside each of these events, there will be a
week long exhibition of International Secondary
students’ Art and Design & Technology work.
Evening performances for all the 3 days from
17 June - 19 June will start at 7.30pm. The school
canteen will be open from 5pm - 7.30pm to cater
to students and parents/guests who need dinners
and refreshments for the evening.
Tickets will be available on a strictly first-come
-first-served basis and there are only limited seats
available - so get in there fast. The tickets can be
collected from Miss Nikki in the Drama Studio at
breaks and lunch times from 3 June onwards. So
please allow your child/ward to collect them for
you!
We hope that this will be the first of many
exciting Arts performances at Tenby Schools, Ipoh
– with plans already in place for a major Arts
celebration for each term in the next academic
year.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank
the parents and guardians of the Tenby students
for their continuing support of the expanding Arts
programme at Tenby. We truly believe that
students thrive when given the opportunity to
demonstrate their creative talents alongside their
academic excellence.
We look forward to seeing many of you in
June at these events.
The Arts, PE and Technology Team
Source: Ms Nikki Sullivan
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Students in Years 7 - 10 have been
preparing form group performances along-
side their form tutors to share with the rest
of the school on a Wednesday morning
during assembly time. We have had all but
two of the performances and staff and
students alike have enjoyed the range of
themes that have been presented,
including: Valentine's Day, Unity, Techno
logy and King Henry VIII. Students have
demonstrated a range of skills from Dance
and Drama to public speaking - alongside
all the research and time management
skills they used in creating their perfor-
mances. Congratulations to all the classes
involved!
By Ms Nikki Sullivan
Year 9 Green put up a group assembly, which centred around the theme of the week, Unity. The presentation focused on two groups of rivals, “White” and “Black”. One day one of the gangs decided to reconcile with the other for peace and unity but unfortunately at the cost of death of a gang member...
Group Assemblies by Tenby International Secondary
Picture courtesy of Mr Lim Kheng Hoe
Year 5 Field Trip
Year 5 went on a field trip to Planetarium Negara, Kuala Lumpur on
Tuesday, 6th May 2014. The trip had been arranged in relation to their
IPC topic, Mission to Mars. They went to a movie called ‘Journey to the
Stars’. It was awesome and they felt like they were in space!
There they explored the planetarium and found an anti-gravity room. It was one of the interesting sections in the planetarium. Apart from that, they also had the opportunity to go up a tower to enjoy the view of KL. What an awesome trip for the Year 5!
<< Students of
Year 5 exploring
the planetarium.
Reporter: Jayshree Ravichandaran (Yr 5 Green)
Picture courtesy of Mrs Lisa Harvey
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Second to None in Student Democracy
Nurul Qistina binti Zainudin of Year 10 Blue was
elected president of the Students’ Council of Ten-
by Schools Ipoh on Friday, 16th May 2014. She
campaigned on a platform of “working together
with school leaders to make Tenby schools sec-
ond to none in student democracy.” Nurul Qistina
emerged winner in a field of four candidates for
the presidency. The other three candidates were
Joshua Alfred Myat (Y10 Blue), Monissha Thiagu
(KBSM 4) and Nur Alisha binti Muhamad Zarafi
(KBSM 4).
Chantelle Alanis Wyllie of Year 10 Blue
was elected Vice President in a straight fight with
Hassan Ji Chenjin (Year 9 Blue). Chantelle is the
school’s top basketballer who has been selected
to represent Perak state in the national level
championship 2014. She has pledged to “widen
the school’s public profile in community service.”
At an assembly presided over by Mdm
Soot Mooy Ching, Head of SM Tenby and Mr Neil
David Page, Head of International Secondary,
Nurul Qistina and Chantelle Alanis Wyllie were
declared President and Vice President respec-
tively. Outgoing president Alycia Wong (KBSM 5)
announced the names of the Class Representa-
tives who were duly elected. They are:
The elections were conducted by the Elec-
tions Commission of the Students’ Council. The
procedures and system of election were in ac-
cord with internationally accepted norms of elec-
toral conduct. Among the highlights of the two-
week campaigning period were the daily cam-
paign sessions held in the Auditorium during the
morning break and the campaign speeches
made at assembly times by the candidates.
Long live student democracy!
Year 7 Blue: Darlene Tan Shu-Yi
Year 7 Green: Tan Sean-Ferng
Year 7 Yellow: Lara Alina Zaman
Year 8 Blue: Lam Kah Kheng
Year 8 Green: Nicole Tan Yi Wern
Year 8 Yellow: Toh Jo-ey
Year 9 Blue: Larasati Vanya Indira Harahap
Year 9 Green: Lim Hui Bing
Year 9 Yellow: Emery Charles Chua Wee Jen
Year 10 Blue: Loke Weng Kei
Year 10 Green: Caelan Caesar Albert
Maximillian Marino Parlanti
KBSM 1: Dave Raj s/o Sundram
KBSM 2A: Manohj a/l Thiagu
KBSM 2B: Shabana Sanggeth a/p Hariaran
KBSM 3A: Hoong Ning
KBSM 3B: Low Jian Kee
KBSM 4: Leow Kuan Kiat
KBSM 5: Lee Chun Fai
By Mr Louis Rozario
The student voters listening in rapt attention to the
campaign speeches of the candidates.
BBC’s
HARDTALK in
session? No, it’s
Tenby’s Q&A
session for pres-
idential candi-
dates conducted
by our seasoned
debaters Emily
Ho, Victor Ho
and Cedric Chin.
Nurul Qistina Zainudin (President) being congratulated
by outgoing President Alycia Wong. Also in pic:Chantelle
(Vice President) and Warunya (Outgoing Secretary)
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Repeat, Repeat, Repeat
“Special needs students need their environment to structure
externally what they can't structure internally on their own.
They need structure. They need repetition. They need direc-
tion. They need limits. They need reminders. With the help
from our school Senco, Ms Kelly Davies, she worked out some
strategies for my special needs students.
I have the strategies written down in a small cards for the rules
and expectation as a reminder. The students will be reassured
by knowing what is expected of them. To make my expectation
explicit, a reward system is used for the target that they meet.
Repetition, direction, reminders and consistency are what we
need in the LEARNING PROCESS of the special needs stu-
dents.” Florence Wong (Year 2 Green class teacher)
Year 2 IPC topic - Water World
The young athletes try hard to balance the lids on their
heads to ensure they ‘don’t spill it’.
Squeeze
more!
Soak
more!
Water Sports Day was organized to kick start the
Year Two IPC topic, ‘Water World’. The Year Two children
truly enjoyed this exciting Entry Point which was held on 8
May 2014 at the Key Stage 1 field. The children were put
into teams to compete against each other in various water-
themed games.
All Year Two children participated and showed
fantastic enthusiasm to complete the five stations of water-
themed games of ‘soak it up’, ‘water relay’, ‘don’t spill it’,
leaking challenge’, and ‘spill no more’. House points were
given as a reward for their hard work.
The energetic Year Two children also showed good practice of the personal goals during the Water
Sports Day. Communication, resilience, cooperation, re-spect, and morality are among the personal goals which they practised. Year Two children, you all have done a
splendid job! Bravo!
Source & Pictures courtesy of
Ms Christine Gan (Year 2 Blue class teacher)
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>> Three cheers for
the Tenby volunteer
brigade!
Bravo! Tenby’s Volunteers in Action!
<< Emcees for the day: Nicole Fong
and Ding Zu Ron (Cohort 9) in action!
Tenby students turned out in force to support
the Family Day Food Fair in aid of the Home for
Senior Citizens, Kampung Simee, Ipoh, held on
Sunday, 4th May 2014.
More than 40 students from Tenby Schools
Ipoh formed the core support group which helped
the Home sell tickets and man the stalls for the
event.
Sixth Formers Nicole Fong and Ding Zu Ron
emceed the opening ceremony which was officiat-
ed by Perak State Exco Advisor, Y.Bhg. Chang Ko
Youn, who is also the patron of the Home. The
ceremony was also attended by the State Director
of Welfare Services , Y.Bhg. Dato’ Chong Phaik
Kee and Rt. Rev. Sebastian Francis, Bishop of
Penang.
The Tenby volunteers were a composite
group drawn from the Sixth Formers (Cohort 9),
the Debate Society and the Interact Club. The
girls managed the ticket sales and assisted at
various stalls while the boys served as restaurant
waiters ( No tips,please!) and did many jobs that
in the future may be done by robots!
Why bother to spend your Sunday helping at
this Home? Here are some answers provided by
the student volunteers.
“If we open our hearts ,we can see Calcutta
here in Ipoh.” – Saniika a/p Renganadan (6th For-
mer-President Cohort 9)
“ Nothing is greater than the heart of a volun-
teer, and I personally think that we displayed that
to be true on Sunday.” – Ding Zu Ron (Cohort 9)
“We were a multifaith group supporting a
Home which is run by the Catholic Welfare Ser-
vices. We wanted to show that people of different
religious faiths can work together for the better-
ment of mankind.” - Muhammad Irsyad bin Han-
dan (Cohort 9)
“ We need to nurture a spirit of voluntarism in
Malaysia. This is one way to create a more caring
society.” - Balasubaramiam a/l Ravi Sankar (Year
10 Green - President, Interact Club)
By Mr Louis Rozario
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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
Thursday, 12 June 2014 - Prom Nite for the graduating class: Cohort 7 (A Levels) at the Royal China Grand Ballroom 2.
Friday, 13 June 2014 - Prom Nite for the graduating class: Year 11 and KBSM 5 at Casuarina Hotel, Bandar Meru Raya.
Wednesday, 18 June 2014 - The Evening of Dance for KS3 students.
16 - 20 June 2014 - Arts Week for Year 7 to Year 10 students
23 - 27 June 2014 - Excel Week for Year 7 to Year 10 students
Saturday, 28 June 2014 - TIS EYC & IISEYC Production Day in Dewan Leong Wan Chin (Perak Girls’ School Hall, Jalan Kampar, Ipoh.)
Please be informed that our admin
office will be closed on Saturday, 28
June 2014 in conjunction with the
TIS EYC & IISEYC Production Day.
The admin office is opened every
2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month
from 8.00am to 12.30pm.
Admin office closed on
Saturday, 28 June 2014
Referring to our previous newsletter no.
41 - February 2014, the school would like
to remind all drivers to adhere to the
speed limit of less than 20kmph while
driving in the school compound. Although
the school has installed speed bumps and
assigned guards on duty for traffic
control, our students are still at risk if driv-
ers do not drive carefully.
Welcome On Board
We are pleased to welcome our
new HR Executive, Ms Kogi a/p
Subramaniam. She will be re-
placing Ms Kelly Loke Pul Ming
with effect from 20 May 2014.
and We Bid Goodbye to …
Ms Kelly Loke Pul Ming (HR Executive).
We would like to take this opportunity to
thank her for the service rendered and we
wish her all the best in her
future undertakings.
Ivan Foo (Year 5 Green) has won himself a silver in
the Pattern event and a bronze in the Sparring event,
both at the Taekwon-Do Championship (Kejohanan
Taekwon-Do Jemputan Sekolah-
Sekolah Malaysia) on 26 April 2014.
The championship was organized by
Persatuan Taekwon-Do Negeri Perak
ITF.
Well done, Ivan!