secondary matters

ACS
Volume 29; Issue 7
6 November 2015
SECONDARY MATTERS
“The future is belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Grade 10 Geography Excursion, 7-8 November
Group 1 of Grade 10 Geography
students will be going to Caldera
Resort in Sukabumi from 7 - 8
November 2015 for their Geography Fieldwork trip. Ms Siti Khadijah and Ms Michelle Low will be
accompanying 28 students from
10 Respect and 10 Humility.
Students are reminded to be in
school by 9pm on 6 November
2015 with their bags. Please refer
to the letters sent out earlier.
Semester One Exam, 16 November
Secondary exams begin on Monday 16 November (Grade 10C on
Wednesday, 18 November). Students are expected to prepare
diligently for their examinations
and look at the examination
schedule carefully. Students
need to pay attention to their
exam dates because each level
may not start at the same time.
As this is a crucial time, we seek
parents’ support in helping your
children manage their time as
necessary, especially during
weekends. Parents need to
make sure that their children are
picked up after exams finish.
In order to help prepare your
child, there will be no CCA activities starting Monday 9 November.
CCA will resume on 30 November 2015.
PSG Program for Grades 7 and
8
PSG has organized special programs for Grades 7 and 8 at the
end of their exam period.
The program for grade 7 will run
on Wednesday, 25 November.
The program will be DISC profiling. Students must pay Rp
150.000 to school shop.
On Thursday, 26 November,
Grade 8 will engage in DISC
(Dominant, Inspiring, Stable, Compliant) Personality Profiling and
Thinking and Learning Styles
program.
This is a compulsory program.
Students must make a payment of
180.000 IDR to the school shop by
30 October. This sum of money is
used to pay for your child’s personal DISC and Learning/Thinking
testing tools.
PSG has kindly sponsored the
trainer’s fee. Thank you so much
to parents in the PSG, who have
been very supportive and helpful
to our school.
Correction Days, 26-27 November
There will be no school for secondary students on Thursday 26
November and Friday 27 November 2015. Teachers will use these
days for correction and marking.
Normal School, 30 November-12
December
Monday, 30 November to Friday,
11 December, will be normal
school days for secondary students.
Spelling Bee, 1 December
The English Department will host
the annual House Spelling Bee on
Tuesday, 1 December 2015.
Semester One Reports, 3 December & 10 December
Semester One reports will be distributed on Thursday 3 December
for grades 9 and 11 and on Thursday, 10 December for all other
grades via your child. Inside the
envelope is an analysis of student
results and the school calendar.
In addition, there is a form regarding the secondary Parent Teacher
Conference (PTC). PTC will be
held on Tuesday, 26 January
2016.
Please let the school know during
the semester 1 break if you are
planning to see your child’s teachers on the PTC day. PTC forms
can be sent to school via email to
secondary admin staff, Ms. Lyna at
[email protected]
or you can email Ms. Rosalyn at
[email protected] during
the semester one holiday.
Grade 9 Thailand Camp, 7-12
December
All Grade 9 students are going on
their compulsory camp from Sunday 6 to Friday 11 December.
This year, they are participating in
the Visiting Schools Program of
the Traidhos Three-Generation
Community for Learning (formerly
known as the Prem Center) in the
northern part of Thailand.
It is a well-known student enrichment centre which has an excellent reputation for its exciting educational programs and activities.
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There will be 8 teachers accompanying them. They are Mr.
Leigh, Ms Benata, Mr Irvin, Mr
Giovanni, Mr Ivan, Ms Choy Ping,
Ms Annabella, and Mr Nadzi.
As is the case in previous years, it
promises to be an exciting and
memorable trip, filled with valuable experiences. The updates of
the camp activities will be on the
ACS Jakarta Facebook page.
Grade 11 Sukabumi CAS Camp,
5-11 December
All Grade 11 students are going to
go on their compulsory camp from
Saturday, 5 December, to Friday,
11 December 2015 to Sukabumi
as part of their Creativity Activity
Service (CAS) program.
There will be 5 teachers accompanying them. They are Mr.
Christian Gabriel, Mr. Timothy
Lim, Mr. Tri Maryanto, Mr. Edy
Nugraha and Ms. Gina Yoviana.
We are certain that this Sukabumi
camp will be both rewarding and
memorable.
The updates of the camp activities will be on ACS Jakarta Facebook page.
Have a nice weekend!
Dr. Capri Anjaya
Kepala SMP and SMA
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PRIMARY MATTERS
Semester 2 Examination
A letter regarding the semester 2
exam has been sent earlier.
Please note the following exam
schedule:
Grade 5:
1st place: Valerie William Kalip
2nd place: Angelica Felicia
Aurelia Kusuma
3rd place: Audric Wid Buslim
Grade 6:
1st place: Berlando Deton
Okgizha
2nd place: Francine Shinie
3rd place: Vanessa William
Kalip
 Membaca buku cerita Bahasa
Indonesia (Indonesian book
silent reading)
As part of the program, students
are asked to read Indonesian
story books during morning silent
reading time.
 Panggung Boneka (Puppet
Please also note that:
- Students are expected to be at
school as usual by 7.25 and are
allowed to go home after their
last paper.
- Students of grades 1 to 3 will be
dismissed at 11.55.
- CCAs for the upper primary
students stand down from 16 to
25 November, and from 23 to
25 November for lower primary
students.
- 26 and 27 November are
student-free days as these will
be the marking days and
completing report cards for
teachers.
Show)
A story-teller, Kak Pudjianto,
came to our school on Thursday
22 October and performed a
puppet show during both lower
and upper primary assemblies.
He and Kak Tardi entertained the
students with their funny way of
talking and a funny story, which
reminded students about living in
diversity in Indonesia.
Students enjoyed the show and
also learnt about how to
accomodate with different
people at the same time.
Bulan Bahasa program was held
from 19 October to 6 November
2015. The theme of this event is
‘Aku Cinta Bahasa Indonesia’.
Various programs that were
conducted during this period:
 Pameran Buku (Book
We hope that they have
encouraged students to add more
Indonesian books into their
collection.
 Bincang-bincang dengan
sutradara film Rudi Soedjarwo (Talk Show with a film
director)
Upper primary students watched
an Indonesian film ‘Garuda di
Dadaku 2’ before the holiday, and
were fortunate to be able to ask
questions to the director of the
film, Pak Rudi Soedjarwo on
Thursday, 29 October.
Bulan Bahasa
Vendors)
Three book vendors came and
displayed their Indonesian story
books outside the cafetaria from
21 to 23 October. The vendors
sold various story books from
different level of difficulty.
We hope that the whole program
has instilled the love of Bahasa
Indonesia and encouraged
students to use it more in writing
and speaking.
 Lomba menulis cerita Tak
Disangka (Story Writing
Competition)
Around 60 students from grades
3 to 6 participated in the story
writing competition on 28
October. The competition was
held in the three classrooms and
lasted for 45 minutes. All
students who participated
received housepoints for their
houses. The winners of this
competition were announced last
Thursday. They are:
Students asked questions about
the making of the film, the
characters and the casting
process, and the job of a film
director. Pak Rudi patiently
answered the questions and
encouraged students to start
making their own films, as a film
is a good way of communication
and an artistic way to express
someone’s feelings and ideas.
We would like to thank all
students who have
enthusiastically participate in the
activities, all Indonesian teachers
for running the program, and
parents for their continuous
support.
Professional Development
Our commitment for the professional development of our teachers continues. On 29-30 October
and 5-6 November 2015, our
school counsellor, Ms Berlina
Tobing (Dani), attended the
counselling
workshops
in
Singapore.
On Friday 30
October, our Head of English
Department, Mr Mark Graham,
attended Ubud Writer’s Festival
in Bali. On 5-7 November, our
Vice Principal (Primary), Mr
Melvin Sim, attended a workshop
in Singapore.
We hope that they come back
with new insights and will apply
the
new
knowledge
with
colleagues and in their work with
students.
Have a nice weekend,
Grade 3:
1st place: Daphne Wong Hoi
Lai
2nd place: Jenson Tjokrowinoto
3rd place: Darrell Keino
Ervanthe
Grade 4:
1st place: Kristin Lee
2nd place: Rafa Kievi Salimi
3rd place: Theodore
Hamonangan Elrafa Hutabarat
Ms. Ratih Damajanti
Kepala Sekolah Nursery-Gr 3
Ms. Dian Rumanti
Kepala Sekolah Gr 4-6
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ACS
Cimory Excursion Grade 3
Grade 1 went on a Safari
Adventure
On the 20th of October, four classes of Grade 1 students, 9 teachers and a security officer, headed
to Taman Safari for their excursion. The students enthusiastically waved goodbye to their
parents before they got on one of
the two big buses that morning.
Some students were even armed
with binoculars and safari hats!
The adventure in Taman Safari
Indonesia began as the tour
guides hopped intothe buses to
greet the overzealous students.
From the comfort of the big bus,
the guides gave wonderful insights about the free roaming
animals which were in their natural habitats. The big bus meandered through the winding roads
and crossed the streams to the
delight of the students and teachers. The students scribbled quickly on their zoo worksheets every
time they caught a glimpse of the
animals.
The most exciting part of the trip
was wheneveryone got off the
bus to stroll into the Baby Zoo.
Students had the wonderful opportunity to come in closer contact with some of the animals. It
was indeed a memorable experience to get a chance to walk
through the dark and damp caves
to observe the various types of
reptiles, birds and bats.
Then, the students were treated
to twoanimal performances.The
first was the ‘Animal Variety
Show’, where dogs, birds, monkeys and even an Orang Utan,
performed various stunts such as
jumping through loops and maneuvering around obstacles. The
show was not only entertaining
but it was educational as the
students were taught about animal conservation effort and animal appreciation in our lives.
After a hearty meal of fried chicken and rice, The‘Dolphin Show’
was the next. The intelligence of
these sea creatures were highlighted as they answered mathematical questions from the audience by splashing their tails to
correspond to their answers.
The students scrambled to get
their souvenirs at the pop-up
stores before taking a short tram
ride to the bus bay. It was indeed
a fun-filled day of learning journey!
This quarter grade 3 had a
chance to have an excursion to
CIMORY RIVERSIDE in puncak.
There were some activities that
the students can learn.
Kidzania Excursion Grade 2
After a quick briefing the grade
2’s were ready for their excursion. Excitement built as the
students chatted away on the
bus deciding on what places they
would most like to visit.
Most of the students had been to
Kidzania before, but this was the
first time they had been able to
share the experience with so
many friends.
They would also have to learn to
delegate and take into account
their friends choices as they
would have to decide as small
groups on which activities they
would do together.
It didn’t take long to arrive and
after quickly being escorted from
the bus by Kidzania staff, divided
into small groups and escorted
by a teacher, they were off. It
was non-stop educational fun for
the next 4 hours as the students
role-played authentic activities,
explored their interests and learnt
about different professions.
The students only stopped for the
briefest of lunches as they couldn’t wait to get back and try their
hand at being journalists, university students, rock climbers, models and fire-fighters. On completing each activity students eagerly
noted down their experiences in
a notebook provided by their IL
teacher.
It all ended too quickly for the
grade 2s, and sadly we had to
regroup and return to school.
Tired but happy the students
eagerly shared their stories with
their awaiting parents.
First visit, students got the welcome drink which is strawberry
milk. After that students walked to
go to the information station. The
guide explained very clearly until
the students looked enjoy to hear
his explanation. The information
talked about how is the process
to make milk and also some information about a cow.
Kebun Raya Bogor Excursion
Grade 4
On 20th October 2015, Grade 4
embarked on an excursion to
Kebun Raya Bogor. After a
pleasant and traffic-free bus ride,
we arrived at our destination.
The students were divided into
three groups and began their
adventure
First they took a tour of the botanical gardens. They learned
about their history and the different plants growing there. They
were even able to glimpse Istana
Bogor in the distance. However,
This is the best activities for stu- the fauna was the highlight for
dents. Its milking the cow! Stumost of our students. They were
dents looked very enjoy to milk
very excited to see a large monithe cow even teachers did. Some tor lizard, and later spotted sleepstudents didn’t want to but most
ing flying foxes.
of them were very excited to do
the cow milking and it is fun.
After touring the gardens, we
There is also a technique how to visited the Zoology Museum.
cow milking.
They were shown an extensive
collection of animals that had
After the cow milking, the probeen preserved through the program was play in the playground cess of taxidermy. They were
then continue with watching vidalso able to see a number of
eo. The video was about the
models of fish and mammals. We
process of getting the milk from
were astounded to see the enorthe cows to the customers in the mous bones of a blue whale
form of various products like
displayed outside the museum.
bottled or cartooned milk, yogurt,
ice cream etc.
The students also took this opportunity to complete their SciWe almost at the end of the pro- ence worksheets about the anigram, next program is lunch time mals.
and after they finish their lunch,
they have a shopping program.
Finally, there was just time to
All the students bought so many grab a tasty lunch at McDonald’s
souvenirs and mostly they want
and head back to school. It was a
to share with their parents.
fun and educational day for all!
Last but not least is the demonstration how to make chocolate
milkshake. Guide explained and
show to students the first step to
make a milkshake. This is the last
program for them in this excursion. Students learned a lot from
this excursion.
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G5 Community Service to
Rawinala
Community service is a new
program that the Primary School
has in this academic year as part
of the excursion program. The
purposes of doing community
service are to help our students
raise their awareness of their
environment and to gain personal
experiences by serving other
people.
On the 20th of October 2015, the
grade 5 students visited and
performed community service at
Rawinala, Kramatdjati. Rawinala
is a special school and shelter for
children who are blind, have low
vision or other disabilities.
At Rawinala, we learned several
simple gestures of sign
languages, met and interacted
with Rawinala studentst during
the school tour, made salted
eggs and beads, played
angklung, other instruments and
sang together with Rawinala
students.
Although this experience was the
first experience for our children, it
was an eye opener for both
students and teachers. Students
were able to meet and get to
know new friends who are with
disabilities. Suprisingly, our
students enjoyed this experience
and would love to go back to do
activities together in the future.
This community service gave
opportunity for our students to go
outside of their comfort zone and
to be brave in interacting with
other people who are different.
After the trip, they reflected and
learned to be more independent,
responsible, respective and treat
people equally. Overall, it was an
amazing experience for all of us.
We were honored and very
grateful to have this opportunity
to do a community service at
Rawinala.
Some testimonies from our
students:
“I felt like I can make a difference
in my life and I met many of good
students there. Some of them are
not blind but others are blind and
deaf. It was hard to think what
they can do. It made me think to
be more diligent.” (by Alexa)
“This is the most meaningful
experience. I met a friend,
Samuel who made me feel I want
to go to Rawinala again because
it was nice”
ACS
School Musical Production “Of Light, Love and Lives”
JAAC (Weber Classic) Track &
Field Meet 2015
Our school’s very own musical
production is entitled “Of Light,
Love and Lives”. It will be staged
on Friday 08 April 2016 and Saturday 09 April 2016. There will be
three shows.
We came. We ran. We conquered. On 2nd October, 30 of
our Secondary girls and boys
participated in the JAAC(Weber
Classic) Track & Field Meet 2015
at Jakarta Intercultural School
(JIS).
The combined cast of Primary
and Secondary students is currently in the midst of rehearsals,
which will continue well into January 2016.The rehearsal schedule
can be found on the school websitewww.acsjakarta.sch.id.
All of our athletes participated in
the U15 category and our ACSians surpassed expectations
andachieved excellent results
particularly in the 4x100m relay
events.
More details on the performances The Boys’team, with Noel Lai
will be released next year in Jan- (9H), Renaldo Maximus (9R),
uary 2016. So look out for them! Bintang Priesa (8R) & Will Winarno (7H), zoomed to the finish line
Ivan Muki Tan
to secure the 1st position. Our
Sports/CCA Director
Girls’ relay team, anchored by
Sarah Poh (8H),finished closely
behind JIS and obtained the
second position.
In the Girls’ 100m event, ACS
dominated the Century Sprint
with Sarah Poh (8H)and Jasmine
Diantoro(9H) finishing 1st and 3rd
respectively. Sarah doubled her
tally with a strong finish in the
200m event.
For the boys, Noel and Renaldo
did ACS proud by finishing 1stin
the 200m & 400m events respectively. Noel smashed the 200m
meet record with a time of
24.93secs.
More significantly, our athletes
showed great team spirit, good
sportsmanship and solidarity
throughout the meet.
We want to thank the parents
who came to support our ACSians!
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OPERATION MATTERS
SPORTS MATTERS
Federation of British International School in Asia (FOBISIA)
Tennis Tournament, 2015
ACS Tennis team sent 4 players
to represent ACS Jakarta in the
Federation of British International
School in Asia (FOBISIA) Tennis
Tournament, 2015, held in Brunei, from 21 to 24 October 2015.
The four students were Athalia
Setiawan (Gr 4R) , Chance
Winarno (Gr 5H), Dominique
Wanandi (Gr 7H) and Briantama
Wanandi (Gr 9R). Amongst the
four, they played an impressive
total of 21 matches over four
days, an incredible feat, since it
was their first time in an international competitive match environment.
They met stronger opponents
from Thailand, Singapore, Brunei,
Malaysia and the Philippines.
Mr Donny and Ms Alfa : “This trip
taught our team how to recover
when we lose, to stay brave when
they are scared, how to stay humble when they win; also to have the
big heart to celebrate everybody's
victory, and to know the level of
tennis they want to aim for”
Of special mention, was Dominique
Wanandi (Gr7H). As the tournament progressed, he improved his
game.In his last match,through
sheer tenacity, Dominique won his
final set 5-4, with a tie-break score
of 7-4. As a result of his efforts in
the entire tournament, Dominique
emerged the winner of the U13
Boys Consolation Draw.
A big thank you to our teachers: Mr
Peter Greener, Mr Rajiv, Ms Desy,
Ms Ria, Ms Emilda, Ms Teresa, and
our tennis coaches: Mr Rizal, Mr
Roso, Mr Sabil and Mr Surya.
Briantama: “The thrill of the
match when both players tried
their best was the best feeling for
the whole trip, regardless of the
score”
Library would like to say Thank
You for the generous books donation from Mrs. Diana
Mandagie, parent of Gersha
Jagwani/ 7 Teamwork. Your
support to the library is highly
appreciated.
School Open Day and Facebook Profile
Mon-Wed, 16-25 Nov
Secondary Semester 1
Examinations
Fri-Wed, 20-25 Nov
Primary Semester 1
Examinations
Thu-Fri, 26-27 Nov
Marking Days
(student-free days)
Thu, 03 Dec
Issue of Q2 Reports
(Gr 9& 11)
Sat-Sat, 05-12 Dec
Gr 9 & Gr 11 Camp
Thu, 10 Dec
Issue of Q2 Reports (EC-Gr 8,
10 & 12)
Thank You
Athalia : “I enjoyed my game
against Tanya because we both
had a close match. I also met
some new friends, and they were
really nice”
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Chance : “I like it when we played
the matches and when we got
better”
Ms Rosye : “Thank you, Coach
Ivan for chaperoning our kids,
teaching them how to prepare
their play, and finishing their
matches very well. Coach Ivan's
detailed technical pointers and
encouragements at the end of
every game really mean a lot for
the students and also for us,
parents. Well done, Team!”
Starting from 2 November 2015,
School Shop is open from 7.15
am to 4.00 pm, instead of 3.30
pm
Wed, 11 Nov
Diwali
ACS Jakarta is now available on
Facebook, feel free to add us for
any updated events and information. Our facebook acc is:
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Dominique : “We got to face lots
of opponents who also became
our Fobisia friends”
The students’ parents, who accompanied them, also had a few
words to say:
School Shop Open Hours :
Dear Parents,
On Saturday, 21 November 2015
(9-11am), we will have our 2nd
Open day, kindly please spread
the news to your friends and
relatives.
For further details, please contact
the Admissions Department.
However, our students were not
discouraged. Instead they played
to the best of their ability, and
displayed true sportsmanship and
independence. Here are some of
their learning moments:
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Ms. Duma
Well done everyone!
Ivan Muki Tan
Sports/CCA Director
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Lee Khen Seng
Design & Layout Editor
Diana
Printing & Distribution
Ahmad Ru’yat & Agus