Newsletter No. 34 - Oct 2013

Newsletter No. 34 - October 2013
CCA Updates
CCA officially started on Monday, 21 Oct 2013 at the new campus with
members from the Speech & Drama Club, Sec Herb Garden, Bahasa Club,
Sec Art & Craft, Pri Journalism Club, Pri Red Crescent, Pri Student Council,
Pri Prefectorial Board and Pri Homework Club holding their first meetings
with teacher advisors at assigned venues. The CCA allocation list has been
put up for students to refer to.
As mentioned in the previous newsletter, the CCA Programme has been
divided into 2 categories, fee pay-ing CCA and non-paying CCA. Fee paying
CCA is applicable only to Games and Clubs that are taught by external
coaches or require external facilities or specialist materials in the course of
the particular CCA.
The CCA confirmation letters were given out on Monday, 21 Oct 2013 to all
students who have signed up for CCA. If you have any queries regarding
CCA assignation, please contact us at [email protected] or 05-525 2628.
Please take note that the last day to submit payment for the allocated CCA
is Friday, 25 Oct 2013 and students who have not settled the CCA fees before the cutoff date will be excluded from CCA meetings.
October is a busy month
indeed. In this issue of
the Newsletter, we are
featuring more than 5
pages worth of pictures
from the events that took
place in the last two
weeks of October. We
hope you’ll enjoy reading our ‘bumper’ issue
for the year 2013!
Halloween @ Tenby
Halloween came early at
Tenby as children from
the Early Years took part
in a small costume parade
held at the Early Years
Block on Friday, 25 October 2013. Mini superheroes, pirates, witches,
monsters and princesses
took turns to pose for photos during the photo-shoot
session before they start
their Halloween games.
Children from the Early Years all dressed up for Halloween (more picture on the next page)
‘Pink’
October
In conjunction with the
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the staff of
Tenby Schools Ipoh, led
by Ms Michelle Lim, organized a small get-together
at the staff lounge on Friday, 25 Oct 2013.
Adorned in pink outfits,
the group also took a
group photo with students
at the foyer of the school.
Photos taken were submitted to MAKNA (Majlis
Kanser Nasional or the
Mr Gilman with Secondary students (Picture courtesy of Ms Michelle Lim)
National Cancer Council)
in support of their Pink
October Awareness Campaign.
Positive Discipline
for Learning
This term, Tenby International School will be trialing a new
policy that aims to support existing codes of conduct and expectations through creating clarity and consistency for staff
and students. A circular (IIS.1011.2013) was given out to TIS
Secondary students on 11 Oct 2013 to explain to parents/
guardians about this initiative. If you would like to find out
more about the system, please
visit the ‘downloads’ page on
our website to get a copy of
the circular.
Fees collection, Deposit
Top-Up and Return of
Deposit
Procedure of
Payment of
Fees
Payment by cash/ cheque/
In common with nearly all international schools and many pri-
credit card must be made 2
vate schools, Tenby Schools Ipoh collect a deposit equivalent
weeks before the term be-
to the fee for one term on the admission of a new student.
gins. Payment can be made
With effect from September 2013, this deposit is ‘topped up’
online to the school’s bank
each year to the current level of the school fee for one term.
account. Please refer to in-
When the student leaves the school, the deposit is returned
voice for details.
provided that there are no outstanding debts and that one full
The 1st Reminder will be
term’s notice is given of the student leaving the school. Notice
issued 2 weeks after the
should be given on or before the first day of the school term.
school has started.
The Final Reminder will be
issued 2 weeks after the 1st
Reminder. This Final Re-
Year 11 Schools Fees
Collection of school fees for graduating class Year 11 will be adjusted to accommodate the payment of examination fees.
minder will inform the
parent/guardian of the exclusion of the child from
class if the fees due are not
paid by the date stated in
The school fees for the year will be divided into 2 payments.
the Reminder letter.
Year 11
Top-Up deposit is included
1st Payment in September
2nd Payment in January
IGCSE examination fees will be due in March and the
approximate cost depends on the currency exchange
rate for the IGCSE exam (about GBP41 per subject).
Please contact us at [email protected] or 05 - 525 2628 if you
would like to find out more about the examination fees and other
matters regarding the fees collection.
alongside the term fee in the
invoice for the first term of
each academic year.
The deposit should not be
used in lieu of the fees for
the final term at the school.
On Saturday, 26 October 2013
roles were switched and parents
were given the chance to experience school life at Tenby Schools
Ipoh with lessons conducted by
trained Tenby students.
It was a well-received event and
parents were very positive about
the day. They have commended
that the students were very organised and confident and felt that
they had gained a good insight into
our teaching and learning.
The Global Perspectives Debates II 2013
Iron sharpens iron; one scholar sharpens another. It was in this spirit of scholarly debate that more than sixty
students participated in the second series of Global Perspectives Debates organized by the Sixth Formers of
Tenby Schools Ipoh on 18th October 2013.
The debates drew strong participation from Tenby International School, Sekolah Tenby Ipoh as well as from SMK
St Michael and SMK Anderson, Ipoh. Among the topics debated were “That no school should have more than
500 students “ and “That there should only be one House in Parliament.”
Sekolah Tenby Ipoh emerged champions with a powerful oratorical impact by Victor Ho Jun Jie (KBSM 3) and
Dhiphan Raj Sundram (KBSM 3). The Best Speaker award was clinched by Lim Hui Ben ( Sixth Form –Cohort
8).
The Global Perspectives debates are organized bi-annually by Tenby Schools Ipoh to promote a culture of parliamentary debating among students in Ipoh’s schools. The debates are also designed to promote a spirit of global
citizenship amongst young people.
TIS Sixth Form
The Annual Leadership Camp 2013
The Annual Leadership Camp for Sixth Formers was held from 3rd to 5th of September 2013 at the Barre IJ Centre, Tanah
Rata, in the Cameron Highlands. It was attended by nineteen Sixth Formers in Cohort 8, our June 2013 intake.
The focus of our camp was on the school’s vision of “A United World at Peace-Through Education.” The participants had
great fun generating activities and songs featuring peace. They also reflected on “What Unites and What Divides”.
Prior to arrival at their campsite, they
made the customary trek uphill to
Kampung Pergom, our adopted
Orang Asli Village. They delivered the
charity donations (packaged food,
stationery and school materials) given
by our entire school community to aid
the pre-school centre in the village.
On Day 2, in the midst of more serious camp discussions, our party explored the Sungai Pallas Tea Estate
where among other things they
learned that the average tea plant is
70 years old!
Day 3 was perhaps
the climactic phase of
the camp when our
party entered the
Cameron rainforest
for a three-hour hike
under the guidance of
Mr Rajan, our accomplished jungle scout
who regaled us with
his expert knowledge
of the flora of the
Cameron forests.
Upcoming Events
Contact Us
The Gruffalo
Tenby Schools Ipoh is organizing a school trip to Penangpac at Straits Quay for The
Gruffalo musical presented by The Gardner & Wife Theatre on 30 October 2013. A
total of 96 students from Keystage 1 and KSSR 1 - 3 will be accompanied be 8 teachers and 3 volunteer parents.
The Gruffalo is an adventurous journey of a mouse through the deep dark woods. It is
a musical adaptation of the Blue Peter award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson
(Author) and Axel Scheffler (Illustrator).
Tenby Schools Ipoh
16 Persiaran Meru Raya
Bandar Meru Raya
30020 Ipoh, Perak
T: 05 - 525 2628
F: 05 - 525 2881
Festival of Lights 2013 in Tenby Schools Ipoh
This year we will be celebrating the Festival of Lights with a variety of Deepavali
themed activities and events in the last week of October. The programme for the week
is as follows:28 October 2013
3.00pm - 3.30pm
Deepavali Decoration @ Admin Block Foyer (whole school viewing only)
29 October 2013
3.00pm - 3.30pm
Saree Speed Dressing Competition (Secondary Students only) @ Auditorium
3.00pm - 3.30pm
Indian Craft - Cards, bookmarks etc (Whole school - demo and workshop) @ Cafeteria
30 October 2013
3.00pm - 4.00pm
Rangoli Competition (Secondary Students Only) @ Auditorium
3.00pm - 3.30pm
Henna Art (Whole school) @ Cafeteria
31 October 2013
7.55am - 9.00am
Assembly (Whole school) @ Multipurpose Hall
3.00pm - 3.30pm
Henna Art (Whole school) @ Cafeteria
[email protected]
Visit us on the web at
www.tenby.edu.my/ipoh