Newsletter
15th
February 2008
Headlines
For This Week
News
From Secondary
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Year
12: Trip to Star Hill
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Year
11: Presentation about government regulation
News
From Primary
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Year
3 & Year 4 Sports Day
Notice
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World
Wetlands Day
Parent,
Teachers and Friends of GIS
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Coffee Morning – Chinese New Year
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International Exhibition
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Parents’ Forum
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Mum & Tots Group
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2nd Hand
Uniforms/Book Library
NEWS FROM SECONDARY
Year 12: Trip to Star Hill
Year 11: Presentation about government regulation
If
there’s one thing Kuala Lumpur has in spades its shopping malls but how do they
all survive, how do they capture their market? This is a huge question with
many possible Business Studies theories involved – location, positioning,
economic growth, the marketing mix as well as cash flow and return on capital
employed. Fortunately, the Year 12 Business Studies students had an expert to
talk to them about the practical application of all the theories they had
learnt in the classroom. Tan Sri Dr Francis Yeoh, Chairman
of YTL, invited them to Star Hill where they had a tour of the centre and were
told about its unique approach to customers and then he explained the reasons
behind the success of Star Hill and just how it competes with all of the other
malls in KL. This was a very enlightening experience and both the students and
staff present learnt a great deal. It was also generous of Tan Sri Dr Francis
Yeoh to spend as much time as he did with our students who learnt a great deal
from one of
On
Wednesday, 13th February, the Year 11 business students were told
all about how the government in
These
two events were another part of the extra curricular programme
that we as a department are putting together to help extend the learning of our
students and thereby enabling them to better understand the theories we teach.
If you feel you might be able to contribute to this programme,
please do not hesitate to contact me on kendrick.a@gardenschool.edu.my
Andrew Kendrick
Head of Business Education
NEWS FROM PRIMARY
Reminders for your
diary :
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Year
4 and 6 Parents |
18th
February 2008 |
Year 4 and 6 Camp Meeting |
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Year
3 & 4 Parents |
19th
February 2008 |
Year 3 and 4 Sports Day |
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All
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25th
February 2008 |
International Week Parade |
Advance Warning
for your diary :
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All
Parents |
25th
- 29th February
2008 |
International
Week |
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All
Parents |
29th
February 2008 |
International
Exhibition |
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Year
3 Parents |
5th
March 2008 |
Year
3 Performance |
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Year
3/4/5/6 Parents |
12th
March 2008 |
KS2
Swimming Gala |
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All
Parents |
12th
/13th March 2008 |
Primary
PTC’s |
|
All
Parents |
17th
- 19 th March 2008 |
Primary
Book Week |
Welcome
back from the half-term break. I hope everybody had a restful
and enjoyable week off. Neil has been in the
Deputy Head of
Primary
Year 3 and Year 4 Sports Day
The Year 3 and Year 4 Sports Day will
take place on Tuesday, 19th
February. Each child will take part in 9 different activities, 3
running events, 3 jumping events and 3 throwing events. Sports day is a house-based competition where every child
who participates gets points for each event for their house. Due to the success
last year the day will follow the same format. There will be a set of standards
(see school notice boards/ classroom board) for each event with the scoring as
follows - participation (1
point), bronze (2 points), silver (3 points) and gold (4 points). Students have had the opportunity to
practice all events in lessons and should know at what standard they are
competing for each event.
An overall
certificate will be awarded to all competitors depending on points scored – participation (9-13 points), bronze (14-22
points), silver (23-31 points) and gold (32-36 points). Students will compete in their classes
with the top three (1st, 2nd, 3rd) receiving a
ribbon for each event.
In addition
to every pupil receiving a certificate and the top 3 in each class receiving a
ribbon for each event, there will be a trophy for the top 3 boys and girls
overall (top points scorers) in Year 3 and Year 4. Parents are encouraged to
watch safely from around the field.
To celebrate
achievements, the bronze, silver and gold certificate winners will be announced
and 6 trophies for each year will be awarded in Friday’s morning assembly
on 22nd February. Again, all parents are encouraged to come and celebrate
the students’ achievements.
Mr. Dale
Head of
Primary PE
NOTICE
The Smart
Rangers have been keeping busy with our mission, to educate the GIS community
and to contribute to saving the turtles. In term 1 last year, the Smart Rangers
held a successful book sale, and managed to raise a creditable amount of RM1,300. In addition, the Smart Rangers have
also been encouraging recycling around the premises of GIS. We have been
promoting recycling of not only paper but also other items such as tetra pak, bottles and aluminum cans in the secondary canteen.
As we all
know, global warming has affected our lives in many ways. Global warming is one of the
most serious challenges facing us today.
Global warming would increase the temperature of areas where mosquitoes could
not live previously and infect more people with diseases.
With the
money that we raised from the book sale and the recycling, we have managed to adopt 5 nests and 4 turtles. There were 479 hatchlings in the 5
nests that survived out of 520 hatchlings and 1571 eggs from the 4
amazing turtles. Overall, we managed to help 2050 hatchlings into the
world. All in all, the Smart Rangers feel very proud to be able to contribute
to a great cause as some species of turtles are nearly extinct.
Many thanks to the GIS community for supporting us.
Smart Rangers
World
Wetlands Day
This is the
second part in the series commemorating World Wetlands Day on 2nd February. This week we will highlight the
wetlands’ role as pollution treatment plants and filters. We often take water
for granted, especially in moist and humid
The Wetlands as Water
Cleaners and Suppliers
In seasonal hot weather and droughts,
the wetlands are fed by groundwater which then transports water to streams that
might otherwise dry up. Furthermore, wetlands absorb water, much like a sponge
does, during the wet seasons and gradually release it during dry weather,
thereby refilling aquifers, and other drinking water supplies. By protecting
nature’s water resources underground and recharging ground water supplies, the
wetlands play a very valuable role in providing water for nature, farming and
households during the trying dry seasons.
The Wetlands as a
Water Treatment Plant
Who would have thought that nature would
provide a natural means of cleaning the water we so thoughtlessly pollute?
Indeed, the Wetlands not only supply water, but they cleanse it. When water
enters a wetland, the wetland becomes a giant kidney, filtering out impurities,
including chemical pollution, before allowing the water to leave. It is able to
do this because it serves as a biological and chemical oxidation basin as well
as an efficient filtration system, where the wetland vegetation uses its roots
and stems to trap and gather sediments comprised of both chemicals and
nutrients.
Next week:
The Wetlands as a means to control erosion and
to generate revenue.
Smart Rangers
PARENT,
TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF GIS
International Week What a week!!!
Coffee
Morning – Chinese New Year
Monday, 25th February
Grand Hall
This will start immediately after the
Parade of Nations. There will be some very exciting presentations-calligraphy,
music, tea-making and more. Donations of Mandarins and Cookies would be greatly
appreciated. Please call
Friday, 29th February
International Exhibition 9am – 2pm
Grand Hall & Sports Hall
The following countries are currently
being represented at the exhibition. If you are interested in helping these countries or would like to have a
stand for another country, please call
Karen 017 257 1405.
Both
Paging Filipino parents
We would like to have a Filipino booth.
We will showcase interesting aspects of the
The PTF are doing the
Parents’
Forum
Email address is gisptf_forum@gardenschool.edu.my
Mum
& Tots Group
This group is for all mums with children
under school going age. They meet every
Wednesday from
9.40am - 10.55am in the EYD hall. Call Marie on 012-610 3431 or
017-2763524 for any queries or email her at carolinalubienska.r@gardenschool.edu.my.
2nd Hand Uniforms/Book Library
A new day this term!!!
Every Thursday, 1.30pm-3pm in the Foyer of the Arts Block
Pre-loved sports
equipment-boots, uniforms etc.
PTF will provide some tables for you to
come and sell any items your children have out grown.
Karen Ho
PTF communications
sub-committee