Newsletter
5th
October 2007
Headlines
For This Week
News
From Principal
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List Of Award Recipients
News
From Secondary
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Cultural Kaleidoscope and Face-2-Face
News
From Primary
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International Primary
Curriculum (IPC)
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Develop
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Field Trip To River
Congkak, Hulu Langat
Co-Curricular
Activities
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Dragons Results
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U13 FOBISSEA Selection
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School Swimming Costume
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Secondary Footware
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CCA Expectations &
Suggestions
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CCA During the Week 22nd
– 26th October 2007
Parent,
Teacher and Friends of GIS
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Parent Forum Cum Coffee
Morning
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Coffee
Morning
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Christmas
Bazaar
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Parents
& Teachers BBQ
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Mum & Tots Group
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Second-Hand Uniforms &
PTF Book Library
NEWS
FROM PRINCIPAL
This week, we received our list of
outstanding performers at
With the
heavy volume of traffic dropping and picking up students at GIS, we would like
to request that you arrange with neighbours to car share where possible. Even a
small decrease in the number of cars that are used to drop and collect students
would be of benefit to all. Could I also remind all families that cars must not
be parked outside the school. This parking creates not
only traffic jam but also places pedestrians crossing the road at risk. Please
could families pass this information onto their drivers.
Simon Mann
Principal
Category 1: Top in the World in the International A-Level
Examination
1.
Ben Bradley – Geography
2.
Kee Hooi Jean – Art & Design
3.
Luwita Mohd Juginder – French
Category 2: Top in
1.
Lee Weng Yew – History & Economics
Category 3: Top in the World in the International
AS-Level Examination
1. Pooja Bharat – Literature in English
Category 4: Top in
1.
Danielle Willatt – Business Studies
Category 5: Top in the World in the IGCSE Examination
1. Satoko Omata – Foreign Language
Mandarin Chinese
Category 6: Top in
1. Low Jie Ying – Art & Design
2.
3.
Alexandra Lee – Drama
4.
Gordon Hooi – Information Technology
5.
Ashley Chin – Business Studies
6.
Julia Chan – Geography, History & Coordinated
Sciences
7.
Patrick Quah – Literature in English
8.
Hansa Rastogi – First Language English
1.
Wang Yuyan – Foreign Language French
2.
Muhammad Ezanie Noorazman – Foreign Language
3.
Basil Lim – Mathematics
4.
Gregory Yap – Additional Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry
& Physics
Category 7: Best of 4 IGCSE Subjects Combined
First
: Gregory Yap
Second : Ho Ren Xian
Third
: Low Jie Ying
NEWS
FROM SECONDARY
AS Level
Examination Results 2007
Fifty-four
students from Year 12 entered AS examinations this year and have achieved the
highest % of A grades ever. Over a third of the
students in Year 12 achieved at least three A grades
in the examinations. Individual outstanding results have been achieved by Low Zhen Lin with a total of 1A for A
level and 5A’s for AS level. Joyce Eng Jun Fang, Kwek Sue
Ping and Wong Ke Ni, all attained 5A’s.
We
omitted to announce previously that Saranya Rajaratnam too got 10A* and 1A in
her IGCSE results for 2007.
New
Secondary Teachers
Below
are further introductions to you by some of the new teachers joining the
Secondary school this year.
I taught for
6 years in the
I am
currently working in two faculties at GIS; I work in both the English
Department and the Learning Support Department. I am also a Year 7 form tutor,
which I very much enjoy. Before becoming a secondary teacher, I worked in
JoHeyes
(Science - Physics)
I have
travelled widely in
Hello!
I have been teaching for 6 years before landing here in
Head of
Secondary
Cultural
Kaleidoscope 08
There are places for 15 students to host
our visitors from
International
Coordinator
NEWS
FROM PRIMARY
Reminders for your
diary :
|
All Parents |
8th , 9th, 10th, 18th,
19th and 22nd October 2007 |
Johnny Foo Photography Session |
|
All Parents |
11th October 2007 8am - Children, 1pm - Parents |
Year 5 Hari Raya Assembly |
|
Year 3’s Parents |
10th October 2007 |
Year 3 Trip to |
Advance
Warning for your diary :
|
All Parents |
8th , 9th, 10th, 18th,
19th and 22nd October 2007 |
Johnny Foo Photography Session |
|
All Parents |
22nd
till 25th
October 2007 |
Parent Teacher’s Conference |
|
All Parents |
22nd
till 26th
October 2007 |
Free CCAs - CANCELLED Paid CCAs - ON |
As we enter the
sixth week of term, it is pleasing to see how quickly and easily the children
have settled into the routines and expectations of the school. The
International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is well underway and the staff are putting in great effort to ensure your children
enjoy their learning. The IPC has clearly defined six personal goals for each child, these are in addition to the subject and the
international goals. The goals are:
·
Cooperation
·
Respect
·
Morality
·
Enquiry
·
Thoughtfulness
·
Resilience
·
Adaptability
·
Communication
These
are not age specific goals, they apply to children and
adults of all ages. In addition to these, we are looking for opportunities for
each child to develop their independence
and sense of
responsibility. There are many ways in which you can assist your child to
become more independent and to take responsibility for their own belongings,
their own learning and their own development. Naturally this does rely on
having firm boundaries and guidelines. Examples of how you can help your child
might include:
·
Encourage your child to check their own timetable and
prepare their school bag for the day ahead
·
Tidying their own room
·
Assisting a younger brother or sister with given tasks
·
Helping with household chores such as shopping,
washing up, or caring for a pet
·
Sitting down to commence their homework at an agreed
time
·
Independent reading and research tasks
There are of course many others. At
school, it would help greatly if parents began to encourage their children to
carry their own school bags and belongings to and from school.
Parents/Guardians can also help greatly by working towards the situation where
your child can come into school alone or with a sibling.
We would like to
encourage all parents, guardians and caregivers not to congregate in corridors
after the start of school. If you are in school, please feel very welcome to
head to the cafeteria where you can socialize with other parents, whilst
enjoying a hot or cold drink. At 9.20am, the students come down to play and to
use the cafeteria. Therefore, we do ask that parents leave by 9.00am to ensure
the staff have time to prepare for morning break.
Thank you in
advance for your efforts to help your child and the school.
Neil Smith
Head of Primary
Field Trip To River Congkak,
Hulu Langat
As part of
the Year 6 Studies; ‘Investigating Rivers’, the children took part in a field trip to the River Congkak, Hulu
Langat. The children took part in activities to measure the depth of the river
so that they could draw a profile when they return to school. They also got involved
in measuring the current; to see which part of
the river was flowing the fastest. The children also
had a chance to sketch different stretches so that they could identify the
boulders that had been transported down the river in times of flood. The river
walk allowed the children to see at first hand the results of erosion of the
banks and areas of deposition of sediment. They also got wet, some wetter than
others! The trip was made all the easier by the parents who gave so freely of
their time. In a number of cases parents making a second visit, obviously not
put off by their previous experiences. So, a big thank you to all the teachers
and the parents for making the learning come to life.
Head of KS 2
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Dragons
News
Last weeks scores
U18 Boys Football vs ISKL 1-1 draw
U18 Girls Football vs ISKL 2-0 loss
U13 FOBISSEA
Selection
The team for this year U13 Fobissea (
School Swimming
Costume
School swim costumes and hats are now
available in the school book shop. They will be phased in for lessons over this
term and compulsory after Christmas for Year 3 to Year 9.
Secondary Footwear
Could secondary students please wear
“blades / moulded studs” or “football boots” when undertaking
physical activity on the field.
Mr. Wellington
Head of PE Faculty
CCA Expectations
& Suggestions
When participating in any a CCA after
school, students are expected to:
·
Wear PE kit or appropriate attire* when participating in
any physical activity.
·
Be punctual to CCAs and inform the teacher, instructor or
coach if they cannot attend a session.
·
Bring plenty of water and wear a hat or sun cream when
appropriate. Jewellery and watches must not be worn during any physical
activity.
·
Be respectful of the facility and equipment that they
use. Equipment should be collected and returned sensibly and neatly.
·
Be polite, well behaved and respectful of those around
them.
Have
fun!!!
(*For example,
students may be asked to wear a Fencing suit for safety reasons).
It may be worth noting that if you need
to speak to me for any reason, the best times to phone or to come into school
are as follows:
7.30-8.00am (before I start teaching).
3.30-3.45pm (after
CCAs have finished).
I would like to thank you for your
patience and support this term. With your help and the staff here at GIS, a
record number of students are participating in CCAs this year, which is
fantastic. However, this also meant that CCAs did fill up very quickly!! So, to try and avoid disappointment, this
is a list of suggestions to help you select CCAs for next term:
·
Please do not knowingly select two CCAs on the same day.
This may secure your child a place in both for you
to then choose at later date, but another student will inevitably be
disappointed that he/she did not gain a place.
·
Please do not select only one CCA. I cannot guarantee
that your child will gain a place in this CCA.
·
CCA forms really need to be handed in on time. Most CCA
forms in the Primary school are generally handed in on time as parents (as
opposed to children) give the forms in. But, if you have children in the
Secondary School, please don’t forget that if you are expecting them to hand
their own forms in because they are older, they still may need reminding!
·
Please sign the CCA form. This is so that I know that you
are aware of your child’s choices.
·
Please don’t forget to write your child’s full name and
class on the form. If children fill in their own form, often they seem to only
write their first name which can cause confusion.
·
Please, if possible, avoid picking three very popular
CCAs. The following CCAs have limited space and always fill up very quickly:
1.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
2.
Recreational Tennis/ Badminton/ T-ball/ Cricket
3.
Fencing
4.
Cooking and Baking
5.
Improvers/ Beginners Swimming
6.
Robotics
7.
International Award
8.
MAGIC
9.
Mad Science 1, 2 and 3
10.
Computer Club
11.
Master Chef
12.
Year 3 and 4 Art Attack
13.
Chess
14.
Brownies
15.
Jewellery Making
16.
Technology Workshops
17.
Observational Drawing
I do try where possible to expand very
popular CCAs (for example, extra Mad Science and Technology Workshop sessions
have been created). But, as I am sure you can understand, CCAs do depend on
availability of space and staff etc. and numbers have to be restricted for
safety reasons. I am aware that it must be difficult to select CCAs if you are
not sure if your child will gain place in a Dragons team. Unfortunately, there
is no easy solution to this problem but just to
reassure you, we are trying to come up with a solution.
CCA Coordinator
CCAs during the week
22nd-26th October
As you may be aware, during the week of
22nd - 26th October, Primary Parent
Teacher Conferences (PTCs) are taking place and
many Secondary students and staff are involved in various camps. Therefore,
teachers may cancel their CCAs during that week. IF your
child’s CCA is cancelled during that week, they will be informed by the teacher
involved.
CCA coordinator
PARENT, TEACHER AND FRIENDS OF GIS
Hi Everyone! Nothing new to mention.
So, here is a reminder of the upcoming events:
Parent Forum cum Coffee Morning
Tuesday, 30th