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AUGUST 2019

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Dear Parents Through the Virtues Programme at school, we hope to teach students the importance of perseverance, the ability to persist through difficult times and even failure. Admittedly, modern, western education does not do a good job of teaching students how to handle failure. In fact, for the most part, we do the opposite. What we learn from school, though it is never said out loud, is that the way to succeed in life is to not make mistakes and you should not get anything wrong. As our children grow up, we become less and less acceptable of the idea that failing is a part of life. We

have all watched a toddler learning how to walk. The process involves constant failure, repeatedly as they fall and stumble in learning to walk. Imagine what would happen if we stop the child from learning how to walk just because we do not want him/her to keep getting hurt.

So, if we are okay with little ones learning through failure, why do we teach our older children that failing is wrong? Now do not get me wrong, I am in no way encouraging us as parents to be okay with failure because of laziness, procrastination, or poor moral choices. This article is not promoting the idea that we should just let our children go out and make tons of mistakes. We need to start teaching our kids that failure is a part of success. But that means we will need to give them permission to do that. We need to teach them that if they stick to something, and do not give up, the failures they face will then become part of the preparation for success later. Many of the people we look up to for their incredible accomplishments and leadership had to struggle through and fight failure along the way. Steve Jobs and Walt Disney are success stories but they both survived spectacular failures. Steve Jobs produced the Apple III, a computer with many hardware issues and at the age of 30, he was pushed out of the very company he founded. Walt Disney’s first animation effort went bankrupt and he lost the rights to his first commercially successful cartoon character. For most, the story would have ended there. Steve Jobs could have spent his life developing products that were not revolutionary but delivered his family a very comfortable life. Walt Disney could have given up animation and sought work in the booming Hollywood movie business. But neither of them did. Instead, they learned from failure and eagerly dove back into what they were passionate about. Steve Jobs said, “It turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me… Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.” John Chuah Head of School

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UNIWORLD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL @ BANDAR SERI ALAM AUGUST 2019


School Dismissal Procedures We would like to remind parents on the school dismissal procedures to ensure a smooth flow of traffic during dismissal time as well as to ensure the safety of all students.

1. The guard on-duty will allow vehicles to enter the school compound starting from half an hour before

dismissal time. 2. The pick-up point for parents is at the foyer in front of the school office. Students awaiting their parents

to fetch them will be supervised by a staff on duty.

3. Students who are taking the school bus will assemble at the pick-up point and a staff on duty will supervise them. When the supervising staff has marked the students’ attendance, he/she will lead the students to the school bus’ parking lot.

4. The staff on duty will use cordless microphones to call students who are not present at the pick-up

points through the PA system.

5. Parents arriving by car may pull up along the lane in front of the pick-up point. As cars pull forward, they must proceed to the farthest space available to allow for optimum vehicles loading/unloading at a time.

6. Parents are asked not to exit their cars, even for a short period of time, to pick up children. Parents

may wait in their cars for their children. Parents who want to exit their car, for any reason, are asked to park in one of the designated parking lot spaces.

7. Parents are not allowed to pick-up their children from any areas other than the designated pick-up

point at the office foyer area.

8. The maximum speed limit in the school compound is 15kmh, and parents must refrain from the use of cell phones and texting while in the car line.

9. If, after the dismissal of all children has concluded, no adult is there to pick up a child, the child is then

brought back into the office to wait for his/her parents.

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Science Week 2019

In Bouncy Egg experiment, Primary 5 students turn a regular raw egg into a bouncy egg. The result is an egg that feels rubbery (like a bouncy ball) and does bounce.

In this Colour Changing Flowers experiment, Primary 1 students were amazed to watch their white flowers

turn colours after immersing their stems in coloured water for a few

hours.

In this Coronary Heart Disease experiment, IGCSE 1 students demonstrate the ill effects of smoking using the

“Smoking Man” model.

Secondary 1 students making a volcano erupt by using baking soda,

vinegar and dish soap.

In this Lemon Volcano experiment, Primary 3 students observed the

reactions between acid (lemon) and base (baking soda).

The chemical reaction between acidic and base substances will produce a gasknown as carbon

dioxide. The bubbling and fizzing of carbon dioxide will create a

rainbow of colors.

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Science Week 2019

Students looking at the mold grown by Primary 4 students on banana and cheese

through a microscope.

Students looking at the mold grown by Primary 4 students on strawberries and bread

through a microscope.

Primary 5 students demonstrate how to make Magnetic Slime, which is essentially adding iron

filings to slime. Hovering a magnet near the slime results in stretchy “volcanoes” appearing.

IGCSE 2 student, Azfar, explaning to students on how to build a Homopolar motor, which is a

direct current (DC) electric motor that produces constant circular motion.

Oobleck is a non-newtonian fluid. That is, it acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it. You can grab it and then it will ooze out of your hands.

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Science Week 2019

Making your own perfume is a fun way to create your own signature scent. Primary 6 students learn the art of making perfumes from their favorite fruits

such as mango, lemon, orange and pineapple.

Our Head of School, John Chuah, taking a whiff of the mango and lavender perfume made by Primary 6 students while judging

the projects for Science Week.

A smoke bomb is a firework designed to produce smoke upon ignition. Students of IGCSE 1 made

smoke bombs using potassium nitrate, baking soda, powdered dye and sugar.

IGCSE 2 students making a Smoky Splash using hydrogen peroxide and potassium

permanganate which looks like a “genie in the bottle.”

Changing Coloured Flowers Experiment

Rainbow Bouncy Eggs

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Science Week 2019

Primary 5 students making Soap Worms

using potassium permanganate, liquid soap and hydrogen peroxide.

Primary students were fascinated watching soap worms appearing while our Head of School looks

on to grade the project for Science Week.

Secondary 2 student Ho Yi Hong demonstrating to students that balloon and flames don't mix, unless

you add a little water to conduct heat.

Secondary 2 students explaining to Primary and Kindergarten students how to make a

water bottle fountain.

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