Newsletter No. 46 - May 2014

Sixth Form Cohort 10 (the

new January 2014 intake)

Orientation Day.

Primary Sports Day

The inaugural Primary Sports Day at the new Meru Raya

campus was held on Saturday, 17 May 2014. Students of both

Tenby International School & Sekolah Tenby took part in this

annual event. In this newsletter, allow us to share with you the

sportsmanship shown by our Tenby Juniors.

Let’s warm up! - Mass Dance by all participating

Juniors, volunteers from the Seniors and teachers.

Sports day was a huge success helped by the fine weather on

the day. All Primary students were involved on that day represent-

ing their respective houses. The participants were divided based

on class groups and they moved from one activity station to an-

other to complete the assigned tasks. The eight activity stations

were Bean Bag Balance & Throw, Obstacle Race, Football, Egg

on Spoon, Basketball, Throw and Catch, Sprinter and Waiters

Race. Through these sports events, we could see sportsmanship,

friendship and teamwork. Secondary school students were given

the opportunity to take on leadership roles by volunteering them-

selves to assist and to ensure the smooth running of all activities

for the day. Medals were given out to all participants at the end of

the event. Mercury Blue emerged as the overall champion for the

day. Congratulations! A big THANK YOU to everyone namely, the

participants, senior school volunteers, teachers, staff and last but

not least, the supportive parents. We truly appreciate your

presence and support in making this sports day a remarkable

one.

Sprinter

Bean Bag Balance & Throw

Waiters Race

<<

Oath taking by

Junior Prefects

Obstacle Race

Throw & Catch

Egg on Spoon

Football Basketball

<<

Senior

school

volunteers

on duty.

>>

Mdm Soot

presenting the

trophy to the

winning house:

Mercury, during

the Friday

Primary

Assembly.

SM Tenby, Ipoh - Wins in

Mighty Minds State Challenge STATE CHALLENGE Saturday, 17 May 2014

Source & Pictures courtesy of

Mrs Bernie Victor and Pn Siti Mariam

Congratulations to our team from SM Tenby for

winning the Mighty Minds Competition for Upper

Secondary Category on 17 May 2014 in the Ipoh

Parade Shopping Mall. The winning team consisting

of Victor Ho, Dhipan Raj (KBSM4) and Tang Chi

Hoe (KBSM5) went through 3 rounds of the competi-

tion before emerging as the Champion in their

category.

In the second round of the competition they had to

build a model based on the themes given and then

make an oral presentation on how their model is

linked to the theme. The model they built and their

impressive presentation skills gave them the winning

edge over the rest of the team. At the final stage a

quiz was held and they had to answer 3 questions

individually and 6 as a team. It was indeed a

rigorous competition and we are very proud that our

boys have emerged as deserving champions.

Our champion team (L-R):

Tang Chi Hoe (SM5), Victor Ho

& Dhipan Raj (SM4)

>> Our

Upper

Secondary

team with

Mrs Bernie

& Pn Siti.

Tenby’s Lower Secondary

representatives with Pn Siti.

Participants getting ready for

the challenge!

The Year 3 Mother’s Day Assembly was held on 9th May 2014, in conjunction with

the annual celebration of the Mother’s Day event in honour of our mothers. Kharun

Zuriel Dhaliwal (Year 3 Blue) and Jesselynn Lee Jia Ning (Year 3 Green) were

selected as emcees for the event.

The first item was a poem recital by the Year 3 students entitled ‘My Mother Kept A

Garden’. Then they rendered a song with the title ‘Mommy I Love You’ to show

their love for their mothers. Later, they paid a tribute to their mothers by sharing

their thoughts about them.

The Year 3 Blue took the stage after that and performed the “Zumba Mama”

dance. Next, the Year 3 Green danced to a jazzy song by the Beatles, ‘When I Am

64”.

The Year 3 parents were then invited on stage to be with their children. The mothers were presented with a stalk of flower each as a token of appreciation. The auditorium turned into a party when the parents started to dance with their children. Lastly, the teachers and students from the floor also participated and danced to the tune of the song called ‘Happy’.

Year 3 Mother’s Day Assembly

By Puan Maizura

Year 3 students reciting a poem together entitled

“My Mother Kept A Garden”.

Students paying tribute to their mothers by

sharing their thoughts about their mums.

Students singing “Mommy I Love You” specially to

their mothers.

Parents were invited on stage to be with their

children.

Mother’s Day at IISEYC

IGCSE & O Level Examinations

Source & Picture courtesy of Pn Zalyah Gazali

On 6th May 2014, our Year 11 students went down in Tenby history as the first batch of students to have sat for their IGCSE examination in the multi-purpose hall of our Meru Raya campus. 168 students from Poi Lam High School also sat for their O Levels examination in the same hall. The examination will end on Wednesday, 11 June 2014. We wish them all the best in their exam!

Poems written by children for their

mothers on Mother’s Day.

Arts Week - Tenby Arts’ Festival

The week beginning 16th June is going to be an

exciting time at Tenby Schools, Ipoh. As part of

the International Secondary School end of year

assessments and also as an exciting opportunity

to showcase the work that has been produced in

CCA groups, students will be participating in the

Tenby Arts’ Festival – a three-day programme

celebrating the wide ranging talents of our

students. All performances are being held in

Tenby’s very own Auditorium. The week’s events

are as follows:

Tuesday 17th June: Tenby’s Got Talent

A talent show open to all students in the Interna-

tional and National Secondary schools is run by

our very own prefectorial board. Students can

choose to sign up to Tenby’s Got Talent, with two

rounds of auditions resulting in the final selection.

Magic, Dance, Music, Drama... we anticipate an

entertaining evening! Who will be the winner?

Wednesday 18th June: An Evening of Dance

A showcase of Tenby’s dancing talents, with

everything from Rock and Roll to Contemporary to

Commercial Dance. A dance from each form group

in Years 7 - 9 from the International Secondary

School will be performed as their end-of-year as-

sessment. Alongside these dances there will also

be performances from the Secondary Dance CCA

groups.

Thursday 19th June: An Evening of Music in-

cluding Battle of the Bands

An opportunity to see a variety of musical perfor-

mances from CCA groups to student ensembles.

Everything from the guitar to the Gamelan will be

included in this exciting event which brings the

week’s events to an exciting finale.

Alongside each of these events, there will be a

week long exhibition of International Secondary

students’ Art and Design & Technology work.

Evening performances for all the 3 days from

17 June - 19 June will start at 7.30pm. The school

canteen will be open from 5pm - 7.30pm to cater

to students and parents/guests who need dinners

and refreshments for the evening.

Tickets will be available on a strictly first-come

-first-served basis and there are only limited seats

available - so get in there fast. The tickets can be

collected from Miss Nikki in the Drama Studio at

breaks and lunch times from 3 June onwards. So

please allow your child/ward to collect them for

you!

We hope that this will be the first of many

exciting Arts performances at Tenby Schools, Ipoh

– with plans already in place for a major Arts

celebration for each term in the next academic

year.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank

the parents and guardians of the Tenby students

for their continuing support of the expanding Arts

programme at Tenby. We truly believe that

students thrive when given the opportunity to

demonstrate their creative talents alongside their

academic excellence.

We look forward to seeing many of you in

June at these events.

The Arts, PE and Technology Team

Source: Ms Nikki Sullivan

Students in Years 7 - 10 have been

preparing form group performances along-

side their form tutors to share with the rest

of the school on a Wednesday morning

during assembly time. We have had all but

two of the performances and staff and

students alike have enjoyed the range of

themes that have been presented,

including: Valentine's Day, Unity, Techno

logy and King Henry VIII. Students have

demonstrated a range of skills from Dance

and Drama to public speaking - alongside

all the research and time management

skills they used in creating their perfor-

mances. Congratulations to all the classes

involved!

By Ms Nikki Sullivan

Year 9 Green put up a group assembly, which centred around the theme of the week, Unity. The presentation focused on two groups of rivals, “White” and “Black”. One day one of the gangs decided to reconcile with the other for peace and unity but unfortunately at the cost of death of a gang member...

Group Assemblies by Tenby International Secondary

Picture courtesy of Mr Lim Kheng Hoe

Year 5 Field Trip

Year 5 went on a field trip to Planetarium Negara, Kuala Lumpur on

Tuesday, 6th May 2014. The trip had been arranged in relation to their

IPC topic, Mission to Mars. They went to a movie called ‘Journey to the

Stars’. It was awesome and they felt like they were in space!

There they explored the planetarium and found an anti-gravity room. It was one of the interesting sections in the planetarium. Apart from that, they also had the opportunity to go up a tower to enjoy the view of KL. What an awesome trip for the Year 5!

<< Students of

Year 5 exploring

the planetarium.

Reporter: Jayshree Ravichandaran (Yr 5 Green)

Picture courtesy of Mrs Lisa Harvey

Second to None in Student Democracy

Nurul Qistina binti Zainudin of Year 10 Blue was

elected president of the Students’ Council of Ten-

by Schools Ipoh on Friday, 16th May 2014. She

campaigned on a platform of “working together

with school leaders to make Tenby schools sec-

ond to none in student democracy.” Nurul Qistina

emerged winner in a field of four candidates for

the presidency. The other three candidates were

Joshua Alfred Myat (Y10 Blue), Monissha Thiagu

(KBSM 4) and Nur Alisha binti Muhamad Zarafi

(KBSM 4).

Chantelle Alanis Wyllie of Year 10 Blue

was elected Vice President in a straight fight with

Hassan Ji Chenjin (Year 9 Blue). Chantelle is the

school’s top basketballer who has been selected

to represent Perak state in the national level

championship 2014. She has pledged to “widen

the school’s public profile in community service.”

At an assembly presided over by Mdm

Soot Mooy Ching, Head of SM Tenby and Mr Neil

David Page, Head of International Secondary,

Nurul Qistina and Chantelle Alanis Wyllie were

declared President and Vice President respec-

tively. Outgoing president Alycia Wong (KBSM 5)

announced the names of the Class Representa-

tives who were duly elected. They are:

The elections were conducted by the Elec-

tions Commission of the Students’ Council. The

procedures and system of election were in ac-

cord with internationally accepted norms of elec-

toral conduct. Among the highlights of the two-

week campaigning period were the daily cam-

paign sessions held in the Auditorium during the

morning break and the campaign speeches

made at assembly times by the candidates.

Long live student democracy!

Year 7 Blue: Darlene Tan Shu-Yi

Year 7 Green: Tan Sean-Ferng

Year 7 Yellow: Lara Alina Zaman

Year 8 Blue: Lam Kah Kheng

Year 8 Green: Nicole Tan Yi Wern

Year 8 Yellow: Toh Jo-ey

Year 9 Blue: Larasati Vanya Indira Harahap

Year 9 Green: Lim Hui Bing

Year 9 Yellow: Emery Charles Chua Wee Jen

Year 10 Blue: Loke Weng Kei

Year 10 Green: Caelan Caesar Albert

Maximillian Marino Parlanti

KBSM 1: Dave Raj s/o Sundram

KBSM 2A: Manohj a/l Thiagu

KBSM 2B: Shabana Sanggeth a/p Hariaran

KBSM 3A: Hoong Ning

KBSM 3B: Low Jian Kee

KBSM 4: Leow Kuan Kiat

KBSM 5: Lee Chun Fai

By Mr Louis Rozario

The student voters listening in rapt attention to the

campaign speeches of the candidates.

BBC’s

HARDTALK in

session? No, it’s

Tenby’s Q&A

session for pres-

idential candi-

dates conducted

by our seasoned

debaters Emily

Ho, Victor Ho

and Cedric Chin.

Nurul Qistina Zainudin (President) being congratulated

by outgoing President Alycia Wong. Also in pic:Chantelle

(Vice President) and Warunya (Outgoing Secretary)

Repeat, Repeat, Repeat

“Special needs students need their environment to structure

externally what they can't structure internally on their own.

They need structure. They need repetition. They need direc-

tion. They need limits. They need reminders. With the help

from our school Senco, Ms Kelly Davies, she worked out some

strategies for my special needs students.

I have the strategies written down in a small cards for the rules

and expectation as a reminder. The students will be reassured

by knowing what is expected of them. To make my expectation

explicit, a reward system is used for the target that they meet.

Repetition, direction, reminders and consistency are what we

need in the LEARNING PROCESS of the special needs stu-

dents.” Florence Wong (Year 2 Green class teacher)

Year 2 IPC topic - Water World

The young athletes try hard to balance the lids on their

heads to ensure they ‘don’t spill it’.

Squeeze

more!

Soak

more!

Water Sports Day was organized to kick start the

Year Two IPC topic, ‘Water World’. The Year Two children

truly enjoyed this exciting Entry Point which was held on 8

May 2014 at the Key Stage 1 field. The children were put

into teams to compete against each other in various water-

themed games.

All Year Two children participated and showed

fantastic enthusiasm to complete the five stations of water-

themed games of ‘soak it up’, ‘water relay’, ‘don’t spill it’,

leaking challenge’, and ‘spill no more’. House points were

given as a reward for their hard work.

The energetic Year Two children also showed good practice of the personal goals during the Water

Sports Day. Communication, resilience, cooperation, re-spect, and morality are among the personal goals which they practised. Year Two children, you all have done a

splendid job! Bravo!

Source & Pictures courtesy of

Ms Christine Gan (Year 2 Blue class teacher)

>> Three cheers for

the Tenby volunteer

brigade!

Bravo! Tenby’s Volunteers in Action!

<< Emcees for the day: Nicole Fong

and Ding Zu Ron (Cohort 9) in action!

Tenby students turned out in force to support

the Family Day Food Fair in aid of the Home for

Senior Citizens, Kampung Simee, Ipoh, held on

Sunday, 4th May 2014.

More than 40 students from Tenby Schools

Ipoh formed the core support group which helped

the Home sell tickets and man the stalls for the

event.

Sixth Formers Nicole Fong and Ding Zu Ron

emceed the opening ceremony which was officiat-

ed by Perak State Exco Advisor, Y.Bhg. Chang Ko

Youn, who is also the patron of the Home. The

ceremony was also attended by the State Director

of Welfare Services , Y.Bhg. Dato’ Chong Phaik

Kee and Rt. Rev. Sebastian Francis, Bishop of

Penang.

The Tenby volunteers were a composite

group drawn from the Sixth Formers (Cohort 9),

the Debate Society and the Interact Club. The

girls managed the ticket sales and assisted at

various stalls while the boys served as restaurant

waiters ( No tips,please!) and did many jobs that

in the future may be done by robots!

Why bother to spend your Sunday helping at

this Home? Here are some answers provided by

the student volunteers.

“If we open our hearts ,we can see Calcutta

here in Ipoh.” – Saniika a/p Renganadan (6th For-

mer-President Cohort 9)

“ Nothing is greater than the heart of a volun-

teer, and I personally think that we displayed that

to be true on Sunday.” – Ding Zu Ron (Cohort 9)

“We were a multifaith group supporting a

Home which is run by the Catholic Welfare Ser-

vices. We wanted to show that people of different

religious faiths can work together for the better-

ment of mankind.” - Muhammad Irsyad bin Han-

dan (Cohort 9)

“ We need to nurture a spirit of voluntarism in

Malaysia. This is one way to create a more caring

society.” - Balasubaramiam a/l Ravi Sankar (Year

10 Green - President, Interact Club)

By Mr Louis Rozario

Contact Us

Tenby Schools Ipoh

16 Persiaran Meru Utama

Bandar Meru Raya

30020 Ipoh, Perak

T: 05 - 525 2628

F: 05 - 525 2881

ipoh@tenby.edu.my

Visit us on the web at

www.tenby.edu.my/ipoh

Upcoming Events

Thursday, 12 June 2014 - Prom Nite for the graduating class: Cohort 7 (A Levels) at the Royal China Grand Ballroom 2.

Friday, 13 June 2014 - Prom Nite for the graduating class: Year 11 and KBSM 5 at Casuarina Hotel, Bandar Meru Raya.

Wednesday, 18 June 2014 - The Evening of Dance for KS3 students.

16 - 20 June 2014 - Arts Week for Year 7 to Year 10 students

23 - 27 June 2014 - Excel Week for Year 7 to Year 10 students

Saturday, 28 June 2014 - TIS EYC & IISEYC Production Day in Dewan Leong Wan Chin (Perak Girls’ School Hall, Jalan Kampar, Ipoh.)

Please be informed that our admin

office will be closed on Saturday, 28

June 2014 in conjunction with the

TIS EYC & IISEYC Production Day.

The admin office is opened every

2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month

from 8.00am to 12.30pm.

Admin office closed on

Saturday, 28 June 2014

Referring to our previous newsletter no.

41 - February 2014, the school would like

to remind all drivers to adhere to the

speed limit of less than 20kmph while

driving in the school compound. Although

the school has installed speed bumps and

assigned guards on duty for traffic

control, our students are still at risk if driv-

ers do not drive carefully.

Welcome On Board

We are pleased to welcome our

new HR Executive, Ms Kogi a/p

Subramaniam. She will be re-

placing Ms Kelly Loke Pul Ming

with effect from 20 May 2014.

and We Bid Goodbye to …

Ms Kelly Loke Pul Ming (HR Executive).

We would like to take this opportunity to

thank her for the service rendered and we

wish her all the best in her

future undertakings.

Ivan Foo (Year 5 Green) has won himself a silver in

the Pattern event and a bronze in the Sparring event,

both at the Taekwon-Do Championship (Kejohanan

Taekwon-Do Jemputan Sekolah-

Sekolah Malaysia) on 26 April 2014.

The championship was organized by

Persatuan Taekwon-Do Negeri Perak

ITF.

Well done, Ivan!