Newsletter
22nd
February 2008
Headlines
For This Week
News
From Principal
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Annual Parent Satisfaction
Survey
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ID Cards
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Swimming Suit
News
From Secondary
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International
Award Bronze Trip to Kuala Kubu Bharu (Near Fraser's Hill)
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Visits by the Director of
the
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Languages Work!
News
From Primary
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Selamat Tinggal to the 1 sen
coin! Hello to playground kits!
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Year
1 Entry Point to “ Structures”
Notice
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International
Week
Co-Curricular Activities
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Year 3 and 4 Sports Day
2008
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Good Luck
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SEASAC Tennis 2008
Parent,
Teacher and Friends of GIS
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Chinese New Year Coffee
Morning
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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 PRINCIPAL
I would like to
congratulate all staff, students and teachers on the excellent Year 3 and 4
Sports day this week. It was wonderful to see so many students actively
involved and having so much fun. Special thanks to the PE department for their
organization.
With extensive
preparations for International Week now complete, we hope that you can join us
in our multi-cultural school to experience and enjoy the unique celebrations
next week.
School
Survey
Annual Parent Satisfaction Survey
Each
year, the school carries out a range of satisfaction surveys to help us improve
our services to you and your children. Results are analysed and areas where
improvements are needed are then targeted for development or improvement. This
year, to ensure impartiality and to provide anonymity, the survey will be
carried out by the
All parents who have provided the school
with their e-mail address will, on Monday 10th
March, receive an invitation to participate in the survey. I would be very
grateful if you could follow the link provided in the e-mail to participate in
the survey. Your response will assist the School to improve the services it
provides for students and their families. The survey will take approximately
five minutes to complete. You will be able to respond to the survey at any time
until Friday, 21st March 2007.
There are two surveys, one for parents
with children in the Primary School and one for parents of children in the
Secondary school. If you have children in both sections of the school, you will
receive two separate invitations. If you have children in both Primary and
Secondary, please complete both survey forms. A full analysis of the survey
will be provided for parents when it becomes available.
If you have not received an e-mailed
invitation to participate in the Survey by Monday, 17th March, please contact parentsurvey@gardenschool.edu.my.
I
thank you for your assistance in helping to improve our services to you.
Simon Mann
Principal
ID
Cards
Please be aware
that ID cards will be charged at RM100 in the following cases:
·
Change of driver/helper/bodyguard (charge of RM20 if
previous card is returned)
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Failure to return ID cards when students leave the
school permanently
Replacement for
lost ID cards will be charged at RM50
We are aiming to
place tighter control on the use and number of ID cards that are in circulation
and see this as an appropriate way to support this process
Swimming
Suit
Please be reminded
that all students are expected to wear GIS swimming suit for swimming during PE
lessons. This decision was made at the end of the last academic year and
communicated to parents.
NEWS FROM SECONDARY
International Award Bronze Trip to Kuala Kubu Bharu (Near
Fraser's Hill)
Last
weekend, 39 students from Years 10 -13 completed 2 nights of camping and 2
days of hiking up a mountain and alongside rivers. It was a hot one and
all participants proved themselves to be capable of progressing to the Final
Weekend based at the Outward Bound Centre near Lumut on the 11th -13th
April (more staff needed).
Thanks
to all staff who gave up their weekend - Ms Ali, Mrs Winstone, Ms Heath-White,
Ms Owen, and Ms Pow and particular thanks to Mr Grierson who took the lead in
organising the trip.
Some
future dates for the diary:
Silver
and Gold Practice -
Final
Trip dates : 5 -12th July
– Silver: Kinabalu Sabah, Gold: Langkawi/Thailand Canoe Trip
Mr
Bradshaw
Visits
by the Director of the
In the French Department we believe that
engaging the Francophone expatriate community and institutions in
The session started with Ridhima Kad
talking our guest through her impressive presentation about
Next week, the Ambassador of Belgium and
the Counsellor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco will also visit
GIS. They will meet our Year 8 students to talk about their countries and their
work as high-ranking diplomats. More visits by Francophone VIPs will follow.
Watch this space!
Dr
Head of French
Languages
Work!
Last week was “Careers Week” in the Modern
Languages Faculty. All Year 9 students were given presentations
and involved in group discussion work on the importance of languages in
everyday life as well as future careers. Particular emphasis was placed upon
the growing need for languages skills in today’s global economy. Here are some
afterthoughts of our students regarding the
careers sessions:
“I now realize that, in learning
“In my opinion, Mandarin is a
fast-growing language that will be very useful for the future generation. Those
who take a language at a higher level have an advantage and that leads to
better employment and more job opportunities.” -Sofia Sharifah, 9P
“
“I was surprised to learn about the
number of French speakers in the world. This has made me realize how important
it is to be able to speak French.” - Hye In, 9M
“My opinions of Spanish changed as I found
out all the job opportunities that were available. I learned that in the future
Spanish can help me in business.” - Fariza Faraish,
9P
NEWS FROM PRIMARY
Dear
Parents, Guardians and Friends
We
do hope all of our families enjoyed the Chinese New Year holiday and are ready
for the year of the rat! Having spent the week in the
Neil Smith
Head
of Primary
Selamat Tinggal to the 1 sen coin!
Hello to playground kits!
Student council needs your 1 sen coins!
The Student council plans to create a
playground kit for each class in the Primary School. Part of how we want to do
that is for everyone to give in their
Next Monday, the student council will
put out a picture of the world map in the primary canteen and you can put your
1 sen coins, any coins at all actually, foreign or
Please be part of our playground kit
drive! Send in your 1 sen coins all week long!
Primary Student
Council
Year 1 Entry Point to ‘Structures’
Last week our new topic took us to Badan
Warisan. Our helpers Ms Zai, Ms EeLin and Ms Intan took us around Rumah
Pengululu Abu Seman. We learnt many things about the building itself e.g. the
materials which were used and why the building was designed that way. We had a
role play session of a traditional
In the kitchen, we had fun learning to
use the traditional kitchen equipment and found differences
to our modern electrical equipment. We had a look underneath the house and
learnt that it also served many purposes.
This was a great start to our topic and
has got us all thinking about ‘Structures’.
Year 1 Team
NOTICE
International
Week
Yes, it's finally
here! By now, you would have received the colourful brochure highlighting the
events of this week’s extraordinaire. We hope
that you will be able to make it to the very colourful and
interesting events.
The Parade of
Nations kicks off the week on Monday, 25th February at
8am. This 'not-to-be-missed spectacle' will be followed by a special PTF
breakfast morning in the Grand Hall to celebrate the recent Chinese New
Year. It would be lovely to see as many of you in Chinese costumes or
wearing red attire to fit this very happy occasion.
The
Global Concert on Wednesday, 27th
February at 7.30pm in the Grand Hall promises a variety of polished
performances by our very talented students. Please come early as seats
fill up very quickly.
Last but not least, the International Exhibition takes centre-stage on Friday, 29th February
from 9am - 2.20pm. The PTF have worked very hard with parent volunteers to
put up splendid displays in both the Grand Hall and Sports Hall. There
will also be food and souvenirs for sale at most country booths. The exhibition
will officially open at 9am. So, do make your way to the exhibition for a
morning well-spent.
Leonora Anne Peers
International
Coordinator
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Year 3 and 4 Sports Day 2008
Year 3 and 4 students competed in 9
different events in good weather this year. There were outstanding individual
performances and all athletes achieved good personal standards and gained
valuable points for their houses. The overall result was extremely close with
Chancellor beating Queen by a narrow margin to become this year’s winners.
The individual winners are as follows –
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Year 3 |
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Year 4 |
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Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
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Gold |
1st |
Kei Shimada |
Ramona Nabavieh |
Julian Amani |
Victoria Barathan |
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Silver |
2nd |
Atahan Selekoglu |
Srinidhi Vulla |
Alfred Holden |
Fanny Malicet |
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Bronze |
3rd |
John Granda |
Carmen Lei |
Talha Syed Muhammad |
Andrea Wong |
Well done to all competitors and thank
you to all teachers, staff and PE department for making the event possible.
Mr. Dale
Head of Primary PE
Good Luck
Good luck to the GIS Dragons athletics
team who will be competing in this Saturday’s ISAKL Athletics meet. This year,
GIS is hosting the meet. Parents, pleased be informed that your
GIS ID cards will be required to enter the stadium.
Head of PE
SEASAC Tennis 2008
SEASAC tennis this year was hosted on
home grounds by GIS and
The boys’ team was led by Marc Lee, who
was playing the 1st doubles position with Pranay Sharma, followed by
Darshan Joshi and Thong Weng Sheng at 2nd doubles. Our top three
singles were Christian Lee, Edwin Heng, and Jason Lee who all played remarkably
well, saving the team most of the time.
Our
girls’ team was led by Asees Kaur Bajaj, playing at 3rd singles,
with Adelene Lai in 1st, and Eliza De Silva playing at 2nd
respectively. Our doubles players are Julia and Nadja van der Drift,
along with Jean Li and Zoe Chan at 2nd doubles position.
Here
is how the GIS Dragons did.
Boys
Round robin
GIS (2) --- BPS (3) -(The
champions for 6 years in a row)
GIS (4) --- KLASS (1)
GIS (2) --- RIS (3)
GIS (3) --- NIST (2)
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GIS (4) --- BISJ (1)
GIS (3) --- NIST (2) = 5th placing
Girls
Round robin
GIS (3) --- BISJ (2)
GIS (0) --- UWC (5)
GIS (1) --- RIS (4)
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GIS (1) --- CDNIS (4)
GIS (3) --- BISJ (2) = 7th placing
We all couldn't have done this without
Mr. Gui being there for everyone especially when we
needed him most. He has dedicated a lot of his time to help us improve our game
and to be better tennis players. During this tournament, some of us wouldn't
have performed as well if Mr. Gui hadn't taught us to play smart and most
importantly, keep our cool and to not throw our racquets during stressful
situations!
I would also like to take this
opportunity to thank all our supporters: parents, friends, and members of the
school faculty. I would especially like to thank Auntie Sophie, Mrs. Heng, and
Mrs. Lee, who came for both days, not only there to support their children, but
the whole team. Also making sure that we had great food to eat!
Overall, it was a fantastic tournament
and next year we are aiming to hanging up the SEASAC plaque at our school. Well
done to all who participated!
Marc Lee, 11S
PARENT,
TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF GIS
International Week What a week!!!
Chinese
New Year Coffee Morning
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.
Raymond 012 3331234.
Great Britain - if you would like to help on the day or have anything of
interest that you would like us to display (especially for Wales) please call
Tracy 017 2989 625.
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 e-mail 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