Newsletter No. 47 - June 2014

Newsletter No. 47 - June 2014
Tenby’s Sixth Formers Celebrating the
450th Anniversary of Shakespeare Birth
The Sixth Formers of Tenby Schools Ipoh
have a special reason this year for staging
their traditional Shakespearean plays. It is
the 450th anniversary of the birth of the
world’s most famous English bard and
playwright.
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The cast of
“Macbeth”, drawn
from the A Levels
students of
Cohort 9, Tenby
Schools Ipoh.
“We hope to recreate something of the spirit of Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare,” said
Nicole Fong (Cohort 9) who directs “Macbeth” this season. “We will not only be performing for audiences within our
school but also move from school to school in the way itinerant theatre groups moved from town to town in those
days.”
“We have been rehearsing “Macbeth” every Monday since January,” says Ding Zu Ron who plays the main
role of the Scottish usurper king.” This play, like Shakespeare’s other masterpieces, gives me a greater insight into
human psychology.” Zu Ron is one of the 62 Sixth Formers
doing the Cambridge A Level Programme at Tenby Schools
Ipoh.
Playing the part of Lady Macbeth is sixth former
Chai Hoi Yeen who is making her debut on the stage. “It is
my maiden foray into drama. It is an area of self-expression
that seems so powerful and exciting to me. It is truly a new
world of experience to me.”
“Hail! King of Scotland hereafter,” proclaim the three
witches to a perplexed Macbeth.
(L-R) Macbeth (Ding Zu Ron), the three witches (Irsyad,
Sanika and Foong Yee) and Banquo (Steve Lee)
Tenby Schools Ipoh’s Sixth Formers will also be
staging two other Shakespearean plays this year. They are
“A Mid Summer Night’s Dream” and “The Merchant of Venice”.
“The plays are mostly rendered in modern English so that that they make better sense to Malaysian school
audiences,” says Tenby Sixth Form co-ordinator, Mr Louis Rozario Doss, who has written and taught drama for over
30 years at various schools in Malaysia. “They are also timed for an hour’s duration instead of the usual 2½ hours.”
The drama tradition at Tenby Schools Ipoh is a central feature of the school’s Sixth Form programme.
Since 2010, the year of the inception of the Sixth Form at Tenby Ipoh, every sixth form class has produced a Shakespearean drama production. It is part of the compulsory theatre practice experience that every sixth former undergoes at this school. Among the past plays produced were “Julius Caesar” (2010 & 2013), “The Tempest” (2011),
“The Winter’s Tale” (2012), “Hamlet” (2012) and “As You Like It” (2013).
Sanika Renganadan, the President of the Sixth Form comments: “Our drama projects this year are a fitting
tribute to one of the greatest playwrights in history. Shakespeare’s plays are immortal classics that should be read
by all not just for enjoyment but also for serious reflection.”
Another comment comes from Muhammad
Irsyad Handan, a former student of Dubai International
School, UAE: “To me Shakespeare’s plays are excellent
material for debates on moral issues. Many of his lines
make excellent quotations such as his moving words
expressing sorrow at the death of his wife in the poem
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow….”
Adds Mr Louis: “Tenby’s drama tradition is another beautiful facet of Ipoh’s strong drama tradition. Indeed, Ipoh can arguably stake a claim to being Malaysia’s Stratford-on-Avon with the superb drama performances by Tenby Schools, SMK St Michael, SMK Methodist (ACS) and the Perak Society of Performing Arts.”
For more details on performances for Ipoh
schools, please contact [email protected] or call
010-3905011.
(L-R: Prince Malcom (Chai Kai Yan), Lady Macbeth (Chai Hoi
Yeen) and Macbeth (Ding Zu Ron).
Getting -ready
IISEYC
Getting
forready
Production
for Production
Day
Day
With horses galloping, balancing of umbrellas and
hoops, the children of IISEYC are getting ready to
put up a superb performance for their upcoming
Infant School Production 2014, which is scheduled to
be on Saturday, 28th June 2014.
The theme for this year: “
”
For more details on rehearsals and tickets purchase,
please refer to the attached circular.
On the other hand, students from Early
Years and Key Stage 1 at our Meru
Raya campus are going through the
“measuring” session for their costumes
for the Production Day.
Arts Week Preparation
Students have been working hard in their final preparations for Arts Week. The preliminary
round of Tenby’s Got Talent has taken place, with the acts through to the final announced this
Friday 13th June. Students have undertaken dress rehearsals for both the Evening of Dance and
the Evening of Music. All look set to be exciting events showcasing our students’ talent! A
reminder of the dates for the different events is below:
Tuesday 17th June: Tenby’s Got Talent
Wednesday 18th June: Evening of Dance
Thursday 19th June: Evening of Music
Students working hard in the
rehearsal with Ms Nikki.
Students in queue to get the tickets
from prefects during their break.
All events start at 7pm with refreshments available for purchase in the school canteen. There
will also be an opportunity to see the Design & Technology and Art exhibition which is on display
outside the Auditorium. The performances will start at 7.30pm sharp, so be sure to get to your
seats on time!
Arrangements have been made for the library to be open until 6.30pm in order that those students who want to study or complete homework can make use of the facilities before the performances begin.
All events are ticketed and audience members will not be allowed in without a ticket so please
make sure you bring it with you. To ensure the safety of all our participants, audience members
will be required to show their tickets to security at the school gate. Then bring your ticket to the
Auditorium with you to gain admission. The Evening of Dance is sold out, but there are a few
remaining tickets for the Evening of Music and Tenby’s Got Talent so please ensure that you get
your tickets in advance. Tenby’s Got Talent tickets can be obtained from our school prefects,
and Evening of Music tickets can be obtained from Miss Nikki.
We look forward to seeing some of you at the performances and sharing photos and articles in
our next newsletter.
Article by Ms Nikki
Picture courtesy of Mr Harry
Source & pictures courtesy of Tenby’s choir team
The 12th Malaysian Choral Eisteddfod
The 12th Malaysian Choral Eisteddfod was held from Thursday, the 5 th of June 2014 till Sunday, the 8th of June
2014 at Sri Kuala Lumpur School. Dr Jeffery and Mrs Louis alongside 17 members of the choir of Tenby Schools
Ipoh took part in this event.
The choir headed to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday after lunch. The members eagerly prepared themselves
both mentally and physically for this magnificent trip that they were looking forward to for weeks. We arrived at Sri
KL School at 6:20p.m. After registration, we were each given a file containing multiple music sheets and a name
tag.
We along with 7 other choirs (including SMK
Seafield Subang Jaya and SMJK Sam Tet) were then
ushered into the hall to wait for the opening concert to
commence. The invited guest choirs performed remarkably on stage. Mr Thomas Caplin, a Professor of Choral
Conducting and Management at Hedmark University
College in Norway gave a brief introduction of himself
and the upcoming programmes. To start off the Choral
Eisteddfod, he got the crowd involved by playing a short
and simple game with us. Soon after that, we returned to
our hotel and went to bed early to prepare for the next
day.
Choir of Tenby Schools Ipoh at Sri KL.
The events for Friday and Saturday were fairly similar. The schedule for these two days were very packed
but well-planned. It started off with ice-breaking and warm-ups with all the other choirs. We were then separated
into four groups (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass) and coached by four experienced choral instructors. They were
Tracy Wong for Sopranos, Cherrie Chai for Altos, Lee Shiak Yao for Tenors, and Mak Chi Hoe (co-director of this
event) for the Basses. After that, we had lunch and continued our choral sessions until dinner. But the days ended
in a flash as we were all enjoying ourselves.
During those days, the event provided multiple workshop sessions which gave the choirs an opportunity to
learn new things and to grow in music. One of the workshops included vocal percussion (Beat-boxing) which taught
us the basics of using our mouths as a set of drums. It was obvious that none of the choirs wanted that session to
stop, it was so fascinating to hear Cherrie Chai demonstrate.
On the last day, we prepared ourselves for an upcoming concert. The concert was the product of all our
hard work over the past few days. It was dedicated to both the instructors and the parents. Among the songs that
were presented were “Gadis Kampung”, a hit song of Malaysia, “Vuelie”, from the soundtrack of Frozen and the
crowd-pleaser, “Circle of Life” from the movie Lion
King. The concert went as planned, and it turned out
much more than anyone had expected it to be. This is
because during the last song, the Circle of Life, every
participating member dropped their music sheets and
held hands as they sang the song their hearts out until
the very end. Surprisingly, this song made Suzanna
Saw (director of this event) shed tears of joy.
The members of the Tenby choir thoroughly
enjoyed the trip. We brought home lasting friendships,
memorable moments and pure joy. This was clearly an
amazing experience we would never forget. As
Clement Lee of KBSM 5 said, “It was AWESOME!”
What a fantastic experience to sing with choirs from various school!
Prefectorial Board - Teambuilding Camp
On Friday, 6th of June 2014, the Senior Prefectorial Board
of Tenby Schools Ipoh carried out a meeting together with the
Junior Prefects. The objectives of this event were to
collaborate between the Senior and Junior Prefects, to foster
better relationship between the Senior and Junior Prefects and
to provide an avenue for the Senior Prefects to lead by good
examples. Emily Ho of Yr 10 Green (Head Prefect) and Victor
Ho of KBSM 4 (Deputy Head Prefect) conducted a talk about
"Leadership" and the Teambuilding Games conducted by
Wilson Yeap of KBSM 4 (Head of INSOH - Inter Society &
Homes).
“Straw & Rubberbands” - Calm Down & Be Steady!
One of the teambuilding games: “Hot Lava”
The session on "Leadership" was aimed at helping prefects realise the role and importance of being a leader in
school. It also provided a guide on how prefects should react
when they are facing students who are not abiding by the
school rules by using proper communication skills and initiative that a prefect should have. After the session, there were
2 teambuilding games namely "Hot Lava" and "Straw and
Rubberbands" The aims of these teambuilding games were
to enhance leadership skills, communication skills and teamwork. All the prefects demonstrated good team work in order
to win the games. We all had lots of fun and find this event
educational and enjoyable.
Group photos of all Tenby Prefects with Mrs Kumar, Pn Norfazilatun & Mr Ang.
Source & Pictures: Wilson Yeap (SM4)
Source and pictures courtesy of Mr Wong Kin Tung
SPM Excellence Program 2014
KBSM 5 students were given a series of 2-hour dedicated
sessions featuring on exam-style questions on popular topics,
tips, and exam strategies for various subjects from 2 June to 10
June 2014. This workshop was under the Sekolah Tenby’s SPM
Excellence Program 2014 to help students in facing their examinations with full confidence.
All sessions were conducted by experienced examiners and
excellent teachers. The students were actively involved in the
workshops and were asked questions on a wide range of areas
focusing on answering techniques and revision highlights. They
were exposed on how to tackle exam questions and provide
answers that could maximize their chances of getting higher
marks. They also had the chance to seek clarifications on some
difficult topics from the speakers.
Apart from that, our teachers were also exposed to the latest
marking criteria for subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia.
(SPM).
Pn Lim explaining topics on Physics.
A workshop on History by Mr Sivanathan
Tenby’s Youth Athletes, Way to Go!
Chantelle A.Wyllie (Yr 10B)
Girls U-18 Basketball MSSM,
representing Perak
Cavan Loh Qi Nam
(Yr 8 Yellow) SUKMA
U-21 Shooting – Reserved
Tan Zen-Ferng (Yr 10 Blue)
U-15 Tennis MSSM,
representing Perak
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1st Floor of Block C displaying
the information of the teams that
are competing for the title in
World Cup 2014.
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World Cup 2014 match schedule
outside the multi-purpose hall.
Tenby’s students from
Nursery - Primary in their
football jerseys to mark
the 1st day of the
World Cup 2014 on Friday.
Hello and welcome to...
We are pleased to welcome the following admin staff and teachers to Tenby Schools Ipoh:
Admission and Marketing Officer - Ms Janice Tan Ai Lee
Facility Technician cum Driver - Mr Marcus Anthony A/L Anthony Dass
Teacher - Mr Wong Kok Ken (Sekolah Tenby)
Teacher - Pn Nora Idura Binti Othman (Sekolah Tenby)
Janice Tan
Marcus Anthony
Wong Kok Ken
Nora Idura Othman
...and we bid Goodbye to…
Ms Lim Hwei Shan (Admission and Marketing Officer)
Ms Ilaya Nanthini A/P Rengasamy (TIS Secondary Teacher)
Ms Sarmila A/P Muniandy (Sekolah Tenby Primary Teacher)
A big thank you for the service rendered and we take this opportunity to wish them all the best in their
future endeavours.
Road Safety Awareness Campaign by
Tenby Schools Parents’ Association
Of late, we have been very concerned about the way some parents/guardians
are driving in the school compound. The speed limit of “20km” has not been
adhered to and this is posing a danger to students in school. The Parents’
Association is running an awareness campaign on road safety to help alert
parents to be more careful while driving in school. The campaign begins on 16th
June and ends on 23rd June. Every student will be given a flyer in school “Kids
Say Slow Down” to take home next week when the campaign is on. We hope all
parents and guardians will co-operate to ensure the safety of our children in
school.
Upcoming Events
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13 June 2014 - Prom Nite for the graduating class: Year 11 and
KBSM 5 at Casuarina Hotel, Bandar Meru Raya.
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14 - 15 June 2014 - Perak Society of Performing Arts (PSPA)
Junior Associates Conference, 9.30am - 4.00pm at the school
auditorium.
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17 June 2014, 7.30pm - 9.00pm, Key Stage 3 Arts Week:
Tenby’s Got Talent.
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18 June 2014, 7.30pm - 9.00pm, Key Stage 3 Arts Week:
An Evening of Dance.
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19 June 2014, 7.30pm - 9.00pm, Key Stage 3 Arts Week:
An Evening of Music including Battle of the Bands.
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23 June 2014 - Year 8 Pastoral/Humanities Trip to Taiping.
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23 June 2014 - Year 9 Science Trip: Visit to Sultan Idris Shah II
Water Treatment Plant.
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23 - 25 June 2014 - Year 10 Pastoral Residential Trip to Penang.
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24 June 2014 - Year 7 & 8 Science Trip: Visit to Ulu Kinta Water
Treatment Plant & Geoscience Museum.
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25 June 2014 - Year 7 Pastoral Residential Trip at the Lost
World of Tambun.
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25 - 27 June 2014 - Year 9 Pastoral Residential Tour in Penang.
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26 - 27 June 2014 - Year 10 Art Trip to Kuala Lumpur.
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28 June 2014 - A Levels’ Team Building Camp at My Gopeng
Resort, Gopeng.
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28 June 2014 - TIS EYC & IISEYC Production Day in Dewan
Leong Wan Chin (Perak Girls’ School Hall, Jalan Kampar, Ipoh.)
Contact Us
Tenby Schools Ipoh
16 Persiaran Meru Utama
Bandar Meru Raya
30020 Ipoh, Perak
T: 05 - 525 2628
F: 05 - 525 2881
[email protected]
Visit us on the web at
www.tenby.edu.my/ipoh