Uplands School Weekly Newsletter - Term 2 Issue 6 - 27 February 2015

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To all in the Uplands Community,

I hope you all had a fantastic Chinese New

Year Holiday and a great start to the Year of

The Goat! The holiday already seems a long

way away as the school has returned to its

usual fast pace of life!

This newsletter reflects some of the many different

activities that took place / or are taking place as this

newsletter is currently being written.

It was a pleasure to be able to award some of the

achievement certificates presented to the members of

the Secondary School. Please see the full list of

recipients later in this newsletter.

We are now only two weeks away from our 60th

Anniversary. Please, please put Sunday 15th March 2015

in your diary, our Birthday Party! Lots of exciting events,

not to mention wonderful food, are being prepared for

this day. Again, more details are included about this in

the newsletter. If you are able to volunteer some time

to help prepare for / run the events we would love to

hear from you.

Yours sincerely,

Matthew Bristow

Contents Message from The Principal 60th Birthday Party Secondary School News Awards Uplands Roar Mathematics Art Performance Art Exhibition Japenese CAS Primary School News UPTA St Patricks Day Parade 2015 Upcoming Events

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I hope everyone had a relaxing time during the school holidays last week and that those who

celebrated Chinese New Year had an enjoyable time. Thank you to the Year 11 students and their

families who attended the IB Diploma Options Evening on Wednesday night. Please be

reminded that you need to submit your option forms to the Academic Office by Wednesday 4th

March. For those students who require an option form please collect one as soon as possible.

Next week sees the English and Mathematics Department showcasing Literacy and Numeracy

Week within the Secondary School. There will be specific activities throughout the week for all

of the students to be involved in. All secondary students will require a novel to read for DEAR

Drop Everything and Read. This will take place for the first 10 minutes of Period 7 throughout

the week. Please also note that the Senior Elocution and Public Speaking Competition will take

place on Thursday afternoon in the MPH (Block F), beginning at 1:20pm. It would be great to see

some of our families and friends attend this great event!

Next Thursday Ms Atherton and Mr Naidoo will take 16 of our budding actors and actresses to

the International Student Theatre Festival in Bali. After being in the audience for the Year 11

IGCSE Drama Devised Exams two weeks ago, I am extremely confident this group of students

will revel in such an experience and will do Uplands proud throughout the weekend away.

Thank you to Ms Atherton for organising this trip.

Finally, I would like to wish Sophie Mueller (Year 12i) the very best of luck for Saturday night.

She will be competing in her first MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fight at the K1 Fight Night event,

taking place at the K1 Studio on Macalister Road in Georgetown. Sophies father, Christian, will

also be competing in the last belt of the evening. The Muellers would love your support, so please

attend the evening and get the Uplands chant going. Tickets can be purchased at the door for

MYR 10 each.

Have a great weekend!

Craig Skinner

Head of Secondary

[email protected]

Follow us on Twitter: @UplandsSecSch

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I am pleased to acknowledge all of the students listed below for receiving one of four awards at

the recent Awards Assembly held on Monday 23rd February. A brief description of each category

precedes the list of award recipients. A longer note explains some of the tremendous work that

our students have been doing in our wider Uplands Community.

Paul Rose

Head of Curriculum and Assessment

Academic Effort Award:

This award is presented to those students who have been recognised and nominated by four or

more of their subject teachers for showing outstanding academic effort during Term 1 and the

first half of Term 2.

Academic Achievement Award:

This award is presented to the two students who have achieved the highest attainment in a

subject, as nominated by their subject teacher. The attainment must be outstanding for the award

to be given and so in some cases there may be only a single recipient or no recipient for a given

subject.

Academic Excellence Award:

This award is presented to a student who has received an Academic Effort Award and an

Academic Achievement Award in one subject area or multiple subject areas.

IB Diploma CAS Service and Year 7-11 Service Awards:

Service Awards recognise and honour students who work hard to try and make a difference to

others in their community; who go the extra mile to help and support those who need it. In

November, Year 9 students focused on the IB Learner Profile Caring. After working through

lessons on the benefits of community service, each student pledged to undertake at least one

community service activity of their own choosing. Some volunteered to work with animals,

others to work with young children, some to work with the elderly and others pledged to

improve the environment. There were many excellent examples of students working, both alone

and in groups, to come up with great ideas to help others, but a few students really stood out in

terms of initiative and leadership. These students showed themselves to be resourceful, caring

and made an excellent contribution to the community we live in.

IB students have the ideal opportunity to do service as part of their CAS Programme and last

term there were a group of students who were outstanding in this area.

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These students initially became involved with the Stop Human Trafficking campaign in Penang,

and through that experience, established a bond with a new community kindergarten for

Rohyngya refugee children from Burma, based in Butterworth The Good Start Learning Centre.

Refugee children are not entitled to a formal education in Malaysia so without communities

setting up their own schools, their children would not receive an education.

Some of our students decided to try and address this issue by running art sessions for the

children, attending Good Start at the weekends. In the first instance, they had to raise enough

money to buy the resources they needed for their art classes: brushes, paper, paints etc. They

also needed funds to buy paint to decorate the actual room the children use as a school, as they

had just opened their doors.

Supervisors reviewing these students work have been incredibly impressed at the initiative,

responsibility, leadership and dedication that they have shown in planning and carrying out this

project, which is still ongoing.

The aim of the IB programme is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people

who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and

respect. These students embody this ethos and are doing a fantastic job reaching out to the local

community to address global issues that concern them.

Outstanding Achievement Award - Year 7

Geography History English Language English Literature

Julieanne Dalsgaard Hye-Jee Kelly Julieanne Dalsgaard Kevin Chave

Rebekkah Louise Howe Ng Xin Yue Rebekkah Louise Howe Quah Jin Wei

French Japanese Malay Communicative Malay

Denis Eserman Chiu Yuan-Hen Kim Tae Su Cieran Wong

Sanjana Venkataramana Ng Xin Yue Phor Yu Jia Rebekkah Louise Howe

Mandarin Spanish Music Drama

Kim Tae Su Julieanne Dalsgaard Yun Yun Je Rebekkah Louise Howe

Lee Jiyoung Rebekkah Louise Howe Kim So Youn Romane Eva Jary

Arts Physical Education ICT Design Technology

Kevin Chave Jonah Patrick Ruhl Julieanne Dalsgaard Jessica Goei

Alexia Paz Escobar Cho Hanghyun Daniel Holden Sakura Yamashita

Science Mathematics

Kim Tae Su Lee Ewe Jin

Lee Ewe Jin Kim So Youn

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Aivi Tran Fortier Emily Liao Faustina Santhana Dass Aivi Tran Fortier

Tathagato Mukherjee Kaori Jasmine Weightman Tathagato Mukherjee Sasha Bhatia

French Japanese Malay Communicative Malay

Melina Morach Isra Ishfaq Raza Tan Jing Zhe Serena Raakesh

Tathagato Mukherjee Tan Hui Ching Tathagato Mukherjee Tan Li Yu


Emily Liao Aivi Tran Fortier Su-Lin Emily Driscoll Tathagato Mukherjee

Yoo Seong Eun Khaw Yi Lin Xia Wen Er Adam Pinsler


Joona Fiebig Melina Morach Faustina Santhana Dass Aivi Tran Fortier

Tan Xjinnie Umar Rizal Faris Su-Lin Emily Driscoll Emily Liao

Science Mathematics

Tathagato Mukherjee Tathagato Mukherjee

Aivi Tran Fortier Yusuke Konno



Cassandra Khoo Ciara Yean Yean Khor-Brogan Ciara Yean Yean Khor-Brogan Ilya Krainuchenko

Pavithra Manivannan Teh De Juan Emil Erik Ankjaer Jensen Ryan Chan

French Japanese Communicative Malay Malay

Pavithra Manivannan Cassandra Khoo Aniket Yadav Jane Gay

Tan Yixian Tan Yi Jie Sophie-Anne Loh Teh De Juan


Jang Da Min Ciara Yean Yean Khor-Brogan Cassandra Khoo Tan Yi Jie

Yoo Min Ji Rachel Wibisana Teh De Zen Pavithra Mannivannan


Laksika Niramitsrichai Ong Chuan Hong Aaron Khong Gilbert Valentino

Rei Onishi Joachim Brady Rei Onishi Rachel Wibisana

Science Mathematics

Rachel Wibisana Liu Zhiyang

Aniket Yadav Gilbert Valentino

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Outstanding Achievement Award - Year 10/11

Geography History Economics English Language

Marcella Morach Fong Yi De Chloe Hng Chloe Hng

Margherita Baggio Joy Wee Fong Yi De Fong Yi De

Nuraishah Shafiq Oliver Rose Ong Zhen Xin Joy Wee

Serena Aupoix Thera Boonyamarn Teh Min Ern Teh Min Ern

English Literature English Second Language French German

Gan Yu Tong Marcus Ong Felipe Van Eck Lee Siebaek

Nuraishah Shafiq Yuki Asai Jasmin Eserman Lucas Nicholas Mueller

Ooi Yi Yin Oliver Rose Maxime Van Crombrugge

Shihori Kawamura Tim Streller Shihori Kawamura

Japanese Malay Mandarin Spanish

Samuel James Yeap Eng Weng Yi Ellen Jung Alec Guastella

Sparsh Singhal Khaw Hern Yee Kim Hey Gin Annelise Ayuravann Ratner

Sydney Wilmot Lim Bing Yi Park Jeong Min Jens Christian Dalsgaard

Thera Boonyamarn Nuraishah Shafiq Park Seungah Serena Aupoix

Music

Drama

Arts & Design

Media Studies

Dhruv Pathak Jens Christian Dalsgaard Shamaine Chan Loo Jia Lyn

Teh Min Ern Narangarvuu Foucault Hwang YeoEun Annelise Ratner

Fong Yi De Ong Zhen Xin Ong Jia Yee Jasmin Dalsgaard

Lin Jing Tung Lim Bing Yi Serena Aupoix Ooi Yi Yin

Physical Education ICT Resistant Material Graphic Products

Lim Jia Wen Mandy Tan Teo Hui Ling Hwang YeoEun

Oliver Rose Nuraishah Shafiq Ria Wee Gan Yu Tong

Jasmin Dalsgaard Lim Bing Yi Samual James Yeap Margherita Baggio

Felipe Van Eck Ooi Yi Yin Natalia Prendke Lu De Yie

Biology Chemistry Physics Mathematics

Jade Buchowski Yosuke Asai Jason Andorful Manuel Teh Min Ern

Nuraishah Shafiq Jason Andorful Manuel Nuraishah Shafiq Chloe Hng

Lim Bing Yi Fong Yi De Fong Yi De Lim Bing Yi

Cheng Qian Hui Ong Zhen Xin Jasmin Dalsgaard Fong Yi De

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Outstanding Achievement Award - Year 12/13

Economics History Psychology Geography

Alice Chave Honami Kawamura Kate Wilmot Alicia Khong

Kean Ooi Matthew Poon Quek Shiu Rou Katherine Bowden-Brown

Lee Changbin Nicolas Gehrig Sebastien Van Eck Malaika Franks

Tan Xin Tze Teh Caryl En Ai Vera Mueller Oh Mijeong

English Literature Japanese German French

Merissa Victor Jagadeesan Eric Lopresti Nicolas Gehrig Helena Tan

Quek Shiu Rou Low Mei Ken Sebastien Van Eck Merissa Victor Jagadeesan

Seraphina Key Seraphina Key Tan Khye Lin Tan Wein Yee

Yeong Jian Wei Tan Xin Tze

Malay Mandarin Spanish Music

Christine Tan Chuah Xin Er Alina Fiebig Alina Fiebig

Shahfiq Shahfie Evelyn Wong Honami Kawamura Quek Shiu Rou

Quek Shiu Rou Katherine Bowden-Brown Lin Cheng Wei

Sherlyn Chia Victoria Kesseler

Drama Visual Arts Film Theory of Knowledge

Tan Wein Yee Malaika Franks Tannere Nathaniel Trauger Victoria Kesseler

Lee Yih-En Annelie Tschemmer Merissa Victor Jagadeesan Matthew Poon

Tan Wei Nee Vera Mueller Kean Ooi

Yang Yu-Chien Honami Kawamura Seraphina Key

Design Technology Biology Chemistry Physics

Malaika Franks Chuah Xin Er James Brady James Brady

Oh Mijeong Quek Shiu Rou Chuah Xin Er Ziqra Ishfaq Raza

Melina Victor Jagadeesan Seraphina Key Chau Wing Tuen Shikhar Ghosh

Katherine Bowden-Brown Seraphina Key Shunya Watanabe

Mathematics HL

Mathematics SL

Mathematics Studies SL

Katherine Bowden-Brown Chuah Xin Er Logan Chapman

Shikhar Ghosh Quek Shiu Rou Dang Kuan

James Brady Low Mei Ken Koh Jia Chen

Amit Atwal Alicia Khong Sherlyn Chia

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Community Service & IB Diploma CAS Service Award

Year 9 Year 12

Andrea Saw Lee YaeLin Malaika Franks Oh Mijeong

Aubrey Taylor Kalbaugh Tan Yixian Melika Nabipour Tan Wein Yee

Jane Gay

Outstanding Academic Effort Award

Year 7i Year 7p Year 7q Year 7s

Kim Tae Su Will Cartlidge Daniel Holden Jessica Goei

Amreeta Theresa Leddy Romane Eva Jary Rebekkah Louise Howe Hye-Jee Kelly

Lee Jiyoung Sanjana Venkataramana Ella Rose Phor Yu Jia

Ng Xin Yue Lucy Rose Watson Jonah Patrick Ruhl Lakshya Rao

Sakura Yamashita Cieran Wong Ryo Takashima Shourya Sharma

Yang Jianing Julieanne Dalsgaard


Sasha Bhatia Emily Liao Cheong Sueyi Tathagato Mukherjee

Su-Lin Emily Driscoll Faustina Santhana Dass CJ Gabo Carlotta Leonie Von Dombois

Adam Pinsler Tan Jing Zhe Ooi Ji Chien Kaori Jasmine Weightman

Tan Li Yu Aivi Tran Fortier Xia Wen Er

Shifa Yadav


Cian Douthwaite Lim Jing Jiao Aubrey Taylor Kalbaugh Niccolo Guastella

Jane Gay Laksika Niramitsrichai Ilya Krainuchenko Gilbert Valentino

Jang Da Min Tan Yi Jie Pavithra Manivannan

Aaron Khong Mirei Yoshihara Ashwin Rajesh

Ciara Yean Yean Khor-

Brogan

Nicholas Wu


Thera Boonyamarn Jens Christian Dalsgaard Leow Soon Kit Swambhavi Awasthi

Gan Yu Tong Chloe Hng Annelise Ayuravann Ratner Hwang YeoEun

Milka Mariel Real Camacho Wim Van Zantvoort Oliver Rose Kim Hey Gin

Nuraishah Shafiq Caleb Wong Han Tristan Matthew Lahiff

Teh Min Ern

Maxime Van Crombrugge

Ria Wee

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O15 Football & Basketball Invitational

Just before the half term break Uplands played host to what we hope will become an annual

feature of our sporting calendar as Epsom College, Kolej Tuanku Jafar and POWIIS competed

with us in the inaugural O15 Football & Basketball Invitational Weekend. With 150 senior

students taking part this was a fantastic weekend of sport, played in a very supportive

atmosphere. As always our Uplands teams proved themselves difficult to beat as they

represented the school with great energy, pride and a huge amount of skill.

Saturdays Results

O15 A Girls Football Champions

O15 B Girls Football 3rd Place

O15 Boys Basketball 3rd Place

Sundays Results

O15 Girls Basketball Runners Up

O15 A Boys Football Champions

O15 B Boys Football Runners Up

Thank you to all the coaches for your time and commitment in coaching these teams, and a special

mention must go to Mr Hollis who in his final season with the O15 Girls Football team has

coached the girls to an incredible 5 tournament titles!

Thanks must also go to all the CAS/DSS students for your help in providing refreshments and to

all the student score keepers who came out and supported the event.

As always for all fixture/event write ups, photos, calendar and training information please go to:

www.uplandsroarsport.webs.com

And for more immediate Roar Sport updates you can follow us via Twitter at:

@UplandsSport

Year 3 to 6 Inter-House Sports Day

The morning was a hive of activity for our Primary students, with 120 Year 3 to 6 students taking

part in this years sports morning. Following an athletics style programme all took part in:

600m/800m Run

Quoit Throw

50m Sprint

Chest Throw/Shot Putt

Long Jump

3 Springs Jump

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Following 3 hours of close competition, and a great deal of sweat and perspiration, School House

ran out as this years champions!!

And for more immediate Roar Sport updates you can follow us via Twitter at; @UplandsSport

Monday Night Football

Slow Motion Football continues to grow on Mondays. All ageing Messis are welcome. Just bring

along a pair of trainers and a light and dark top. Teams are mixed up each week, with fun and a

little exercise very much emphasised! Start time is 8pm, and we play until approx 9pm.

Dean Metcalf

Head of PE Faculty

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Holiday & Weekend Sports Programme

Easter Holiday Programme.

Following on from the Programme offered on Saturdays and Sundays we are looking at running

an Easter Sports Programme. This will be very much along the lines of what we have been doing

during the Weekend Programme with a mix of drills, skills and games.

Dates:

Monday 6th April to Friday 10th April

Sports & Coaches:

Swimming & Basketball Coach Ben

TBall & Football Mr Metcalfe

Year 3 to 6

8:00-9:30 Swimming

9:30-11:00 Mon/Wed/Fri TBall

9:30-11:00 Tue/Thur Football

Year 7+

8:00-9:30 Football

9:30-11:00 Basketball

To register please use the link below and for further details please visit our Roar Sports Website:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/eastersportprogramme

Term 3 Weekend Sports Programme

Dates:

April Sat 25th

May Sun 3rd, Sat 9th, Sat 16th & Sat 23rd

Sports & Coaches:

Swimming with Coach Ben

Football with Mr Metcalfe

Year 3 to 6

8:00 - 9:30 Swimming

9:30 - 11:00 Football

Year 7+

8:00 - 9:30 Football

9:30 - 11:00 Basketball

To register please use the link below and for further details please visit our Roar Sports Website:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/term3wsp

Dean Metcalf

Head of PE Faculty

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It's Maths Week on March 2nd - 6th !

There will be fun activities with PRIZES for every year group.

Check your email, read the daily bulletin and watch the notice board for updates!

The 60th Anniversary Maths poster competition.

The school is 60 years old! But why does 60 matter? Do you know that 60 is a magical number?

Why do we have 60 seconds in a minute? Why do we have 360 (660 degrees) in a circle?

Why is 60 so important in Chinese Culture? Why were the ancient Arabs so obsessed with the

number 60?

What other fun and/or serious facts are there about 60, not just in Maths but in the other subjects

too?

Show some interesting Maths working with 60 and win a spectacular prize!

Present all these, AND MORE in an attractive A3 or A4 poster.

Fabulous Prizes to be won!

Submit your poster(s) to Ms Tan by March 4th.

Julie Tan

Head Maths Faculty

Photo Forms Submission Deadline

A gentle reminder, we will be submitting the yearly photo order to Lee Videos for processing by

the end of next Monday, 2nd March 2015. T hose who have not returned their forms, please do

so by next Monday. You may still place your orders until then. Thank you for all your co-

operation.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Marketing Team

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Year 12 IB Theatre Arts Performance

There will be a short performance of a world theatre tradition by the current Year 12 IB Theatre

Students in F208 on Monday 2nd March. They have been investigating the Japanese dance form

of Butoh and have devised an original piece of theatre inspired by a Japanese myth. Please come

and support the students in their performance work by being an audience member. The piece

starts at 5pm, runs for approximately 20 minutes and will be

followed by a short Q and A session.

Suki Atherton

Head of Drama

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Today we have many children from Years 3-6 participating in an athletics meet at USM with two

other international schools. For many this will be their first experience performing in a stadium

just like the Olympics! On Saturday, Uplands will host swimming, T-ball and football so our

FOBISIA Team can gain some competition experience before the actual Primary FOBISIA Games

in June. Saturdays events begin at 8:00am and should finish at 4:00pm. Please come along and

give our teams plenty of support and encouragement.

Next week we begin the month of March which brings us closer to the celebration of our 60th

Anniversary. On Monday and Tuesday all Primary children will be involved in making a video

recording as part of our contribution to the celebrations. The children and their teachers have

been practicing these past weeks and we are all excited to finally perform in front of the camera.

The final product will be shared during the Birthday Party at Uplands on Sunday 15th March. If

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you do not wish for your child to be part of the filming please contact me at

[email protected]

Primary Assemblies: Due to the busy schedule we have during March there will be no Primary

Sharing Assemblies on March 2nd or March 16th. Our next Primary Sharing Assembly will be held

on Monday, 30th March, hosted by Year 2 children.

Learning Journeys: Next Wednesday, 4th March, parents of Primary students will join their

children at School for Learning Journeys. There are no regular lessons on Wednesday, and

children will arrive at school with their parents at the appointed time, and leave at the conclusion

of the Learning Journey. Each Learning Journey will last approximately an hour, and students

are expected to wear School uniform. Both teachers and children have been busy preparing for

Learning Journeys, where students will take the lead in sharing aspects of their learning and

progress with their parents. Please note there will be no Primary ECAs on Wednesday.

Uplands Day of Thanks: The Prefects are organizing an Uplands Day of Thanks on Monday,

9th March. This event is an opportunity for the student body to show their appreciation and

thanks to all teaching and non-teaching staff, as well as friends and family. Students have been

asked to sponsor RM3 for roses and cards which will be distributed to all staff members during

a special assembly on March 9th. RM3 donations can be given to class teachers up until Thursday

next week when the Prefects will collect all donations for the purchase of flowers and cards.

In addition to the ceremony, The Do Something Society, the student Council, and CAS students

along with both Primary and Secondary Prefects will be setting up bake sales, a card stall and

fun activities during break, lunch and after school. I am sure the Primary students will support

this event.

Year 5 & 6 Production: To commemorate our 60th Birthday, Year 5 and 6 are proud to present

their musical production, "ROBIN AND THE SHERWOOD HOODIES". The show will run for 2

nights, Wednesday 25th March and Thursday 26th March at Wawasan Open University, beginning

at 7:00pm. This is an event you wont want to miss. I have my tickets for both performances!

Tickets are available from Ms Karthini in the Primary office. No reserved seating. This weeks

flier was designed by Oliver Hojbjerg 6s.

THERE ARE NO REHEARSALS THIS SATURDAY (28TH FEBRUARY). All Saturday rehearsals in

March are still on!

Wushu: There will be a Wushu performance on Saturday, 28th February between 7:00 8:00pm

by Yap Temple Armenian Street. We have students from Uplands performing so please support

them this Saturday evening.

The Annual General Meeting of the UPTA will now be held on Thursday, 12th March, 2015 at

6:00pm at Uplands in F Block, 1st Floor, Room 105. Your attendance is welcomed and

appreciated. Please RSVP to [email protected].

Alison Nicholson

Head of Primary Follow us on Twitter: @uplandsprisch

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On Thursday 26th February, Penang Japanese School visited Uplands as part of the Culture

Exchange Programme. In the morning, Japanese students participated in three activities, and our

Year 7 and Year 8 Japanese language learners also took part; we all enjoyed our fun morning.

I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Ms Rost who offered a German language activity, Ms

Jacob who offered a Music activity and Mrs Martinez who offered an Art activity. The Japanese

students really enjoyed their time at Uplands.

Head of Japanese

Yoshiko Fox

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Exciting news CAS now has a Facebook page! I will be adding information and photos

regularly to share the great work CAS students do at Uplands. Films and presentations by the

Year 12s on their fantastic CAS Week experiences are appearing now so please have a look and

Like the page!

Uplands CAS: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Uplands-CAS/803655366355116

Thank you.

Mrs Cartlidge

CAS Coordinator

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UPTA Update:

60th Birthday Party UPTA Food Stalls

A 60th Birthday Party Planning Meeting was held on Tuesday for the International Food Stall

Volunteers, the UPTA Committee, and Mr. Bristow. Things are really heating up now that plans

are well underway. Everyone can look forward to a festival of flavour with the many countries

represented. Thank you to everyone participating. Your enthusiasm is as fantastic as your food

is going to be! Anyone interested in volunteering at the Party can contact the UPTA at

[email protected]. We could use some help selling drinks!

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the UPTA will now be held on Thursday, 12th March, 2015 at

6:00pm at Uplands in F Block, 1st Floor, Room 105. Please note that this is a newly scheduled

date, and mark your calendars. You are cordially invited to attend and we hope you will. You

might also consider becoming the new UPTA Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary or

Treasurer, or joining the Committee as a regular volunteer. We can always use lots of those! This

is the perfect time for you to kick-start a new UPTA year with your fresh perspective and ideas.

Email [email protected] for more information, and to RSVP for the AGM.

Kind Regards,

Roslyn Wirth,

UPTA Secretary

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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Calling all secondary students: On Saturday 7th March, a St Patricks Day Parade is being held

at Straits Quay, Penang. Many of the schools, businesses and marching bands in Penang have

been asked to join the parade. Uplands have been asked to participate, so the Year 9 art classes

have been looking at Irish Celtic designs and myths. One such myth is about the Irish giant Finn

MacCool, and the Scottish giant Benandonner. To celebrate the legend, we decided to create four

large puppets as well as parts of the Giants Causeway; the famous geological site situated in

Northern Ireland. The puppets are to be controlled by about 30 students during the parade. If

you would like your child to be involved with this activity, please let Mrs Martinez (Art Teacher)

know by Wednesday 4th March as we would like to know numbers of students who can attend.

This is a family

event and all are invited. Please see the poster attached.

Anna Martinez

Art Teacher

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U11/U10/U9 Athletics Meet @ USM Stadium Friday 27th February 2015

Primary FOBISIA Swim/TBall/FBall @ Uplands Saturday 28th February 2015

U9 Boys Football vs Dalat Monday 2nd March 2015

U13 Boys B Football @ POWIIS Tuesday 3rd March 2015

U13 Girls Football @ POWIIS Tuesday 3rd March 2015

U15 Boys B Football vs POWIIS Tuesday 3rd March 2015

O15/U13 Boys & Girls PSAC Basketball Tournaments Saturday 7th March 2015

Uplands Anniversary Party Sunday 15th March 2015

Upcoming Roar Sports Trips

U15 FOBISIA Games @ Regents Pattaya, Thailand 26th to 30th March 2015

U16 SEA Netball @ Tanglin Trust, Singapore 27th to 29th March 2015

U15 Boys Football & U14 Netball @ ACS, Singapore 24th & 25th May 2015

Term 2 ends at 12.00 noon Thursday 2 April 2015

Boarding House closes at 12.00 noon Friday 3 April 2015

Boarding House re-opens at 2.30 pm Sunday 19 April 2015

Term 3 starts Monday 20 April 2015

School closed Labour Day Friday 1 May 2015

Term 3 ends at 12.00 noon Friday 19 June 2015

Boarding House closes at 12.00 noon Saturday 20 June 2015

Uplands School Weekly Newsletter - Term 2 Issue 6 - 27 February 2015

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