newsletter no. 50 - july 2014
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Newsletter No. 50 - July 2014
Congratulations to all SiWu Scholars!
Tenby Schools Ipoh, Meru Raya campus had an Award Ceremony
during a recent Monday Assembly for our past and present SiWu
Scholars. It was indeed a good catch-up as it had been a while
since we had our last one. Datin Stella was invited for the presenta-
tion of the awards.
SiWu Scholars who obtained full scholarship:
Kee Mun Yan (A Levels) Sept 2012
Chin Wai Hong (KBSM 4) - Jan 2013
Emily Ho Mei Li (Year 10) - July 2013
Chan Weng Kit (A Levels) - June 2014
Chan Ze Ming (Year 10) - July 2014
Siwu Scholars who obtained partial scholarship:
Zerlina Wong (Year 10) – July 2014
Lim Hui Bing (Year 10) - July 2014
Divyaa Vivekanandan (Year 10) - Sept 2012
Kevin Mano (A Levels) - Jan 2013
Ashley Wong Lei Peng (A Levels) - Jan 2013
Alia Amika Zuhdi (A Levels) - July 2013
Dhipan Raj A/L Sundram (KBSM 4) - Jan 2014
Ho Jun Jie, Victor (KBSM 4) - Jan 2014
Zerlina (Yr 10)
Hui Bing (Yr 10)
Divyaa (Yr 10)
Kevin (A Levels)
Alia (A Levels) Victor (KBSM 4) Ze Ming (Yr 10)
Emily (Yr 10)
Dhipan (KBSM 4) Weng Kit (A Levels)
Ashley Wong (A Levels)
Wai Hong (KBSM 4)
On Friday, 25th July 2014, a special
assembly was held at the school multi-purpose
hall both to celebrate the Hari Raya Puasa
(which falls on 28th July) and also to bid farewell
to Mrs Lai (Madam Lee Yam Sei) for her retire-
ment as Director of Tenby Schools Ipoh.
The Raya Assembly started off with the
singing of the National Anthem ’Negaraku’ by all
who were present at the hall. The first program
for the assembly was the Raya Cat Walk by TIS
Secondary, students dressed and paraded in
traditional Malay costumes. This was followed
by dance performances by TIS Primary & SR
Tenby. SR Tenby also had a Nasyid perfor-
mance. Tenby’s Choir then sang the famous
Raya song ‘Balik Kampung’.
The Farewell Assembly began right after
that with greetings from Mr Louis. The Tenby
Choir then took over the stage and performed
two sentimental pieces, a Malay classic
’Getaran Jiwa’ and a Mandarin song entitled
’The Moon Represents My Heart’. The assem-
bly continued with speeches by the Head
Prefect, Emily Ho of Year 10 and the CEO of
Tenby Schools, Mr Alister Bartholomew. Next,
the audience were entertained by another
dance performance by the Dance Club and a
hand bells performance by students of Year 1,
Year 2, KSSR 1 & KSSR 2.
Last but not least, Mrs Lai was invited to
give her final formal speech as the Director at
the assembly. One of her golden pieces of
advice was “If you can’t be a tree on top of a
hill, then be a bush. But be the best bush in the
valley.” The assembly ended with a cake cutting
ceremony and presentation of gifts and flowers
to Mrs Lai.
Mrs Lai, thank you very much for everything.
We love you and see you around!
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A Malay dance
performance by
SR Tenby.
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Students parade
in traditional
Malay costumes.
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Our very own
Nasyid singers.
Tenby’s choir presents a few pieces at the assembly.
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A student
presents a
bouquet of
flowers to
Mrs Lai.
Higher education counseling sessions
are a regular feature on the calendar of the
Sixth Form at Tenby Schools Ipoh. Various
placement service agencies visit the school to
advise Sixth Formers on the admission require-
ments for local and overseas universities .
On 11th July 2014, a team from
Taylor’s University College, Lakside, Petaling
Jaya visited us for a counseling session. The
team was led by Mr Shyam Kumar from the
Counseling Department of TUC. The focus of
the session was on “Resume Writing” and
“Writing Your Personal Statement.”
On 18th July 2014, Mr Casey Lim from
Study International addressed our Sixth Form
on “Study Opportunities in the United States.”
He outlined the usual structure of the university
years and touched on entry requirements such
as the SAT and IELTS requirements. Our
students were also given greater awareness of
scholarship awards and modes of application for
this purpose.
Higher Education Counseling Sessions
Mr Shyam Kumar giving his talks.
Mr Casey Lim gave a counselling at our auditorium.
Shadow Cabinet for Sixth Form
The following students were elected:
President: V.G.Divyaa
Vice President: Chan Weng Kit
Vice President & Class Monitor: Muneeb Nasir
Secretary: Jaqueline Yong
Assistant Secretary: S. Hemavani
Treasurer: Yap Li Ying
The Sixth Form Council has a three-tier leader-
ship structure with the seniormost cohort taking
precedence in the leadership hierarchy. This three-
tier structure gives every cohort the maximum
opportunity and space to exercise student leader-
ship.
The sixth formers are also assigned to various
portfolios and sub-committees such as community
service, social affairs, external realtions, multimedia
services, finance, sports, drama and leadership
training.
Student democracy is a vibrant tradition at Tenby
Schools Ipoh. The latest event on the electoral calendar
was the conclave in Cohort 10 (the newest intake)
which was held 17th July 2014 on to elect the “Shadow
Cabinet” of the Sixth Form Council.
L-R: Divyaa, Weng Kit, Muneeb, Jaqueline & Hemavani
Articles: Mr Louis Rozario, Pictures: Mr Harry Seggu
Year 6 Graduation Night
The Year 6 had their graduation night at the school auditorium on Friday, 11th
July
2014. It was an exciting and memorable night for both the Year 6’s & their TIS Primary
teachers. We would like to congratulate all of them & wish them best of luck in their
Secondary School!
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The graduating Year 6’s with
their Primary teachers.
Buffet-styled dinner is served.
Our TIS Primary teachers.
Dance performance by the students.
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Mr Lee Harvey, the Head of Primary
giving his speech for the night.
Towards the end of April, an invitation arrived from AUG Student Services (Ipoh) for final
year students (Year 11 and KBSM 5) to participate in an essay writing competition organized by
Monash University. The writing topic was on an innovative teaching methodology that had been
developed and is currently being used by the Faculty of Education at Monash University,
Australia. This facility is based on the idea of the Holodeck and integrates audio visual technolo-
gy and movable building elements to change the physical space of the classroom to support the
subject being taught. Students had to construct their essays around the idea of How this 4D
Dimensional Immersive Technology Impacts Current Educational Methods, a very challenging
task indeed.
We had altogether 6 students from KBSM 5 who chose to participate. The Year 11 students
on the other hand were preparing for their IGCSE at that time, hence they were not able to join
in. Two education counsellors/recruitment officers from AUG Student Services (Ipoh) came to
the school on Friday, 2nd
May 2014, to administer the essay writing ‘test’. Students were given
two hours to complete their essays – without notes or drafts allowed in the room during that
time. The top three essays (written by Tang Chi Hoe, Dennis Tan Yi Hao and Chloe Hor Yin
Yee) were then submitted to AUG Student Services for further action.
On Thursday, 3rd
July, word was received that Chloe Hor Yin
Yee had been selected as the winner of the competition. She has
received an Apple iPad as her prize while the other student
writers received certificates of participation. When interviewed,
Chloe said she was very surprised that her essay had been
selected as the best among the three as she had expected one of
the boys to win.
We were told that this year, Tenby is the only school in Ipoh
that had been invited to participate. We hope to be invited again
next year and have more students participate for a chance to be
recognized as writers of merit.
Monash Prize 2014 Essay Writing Competition
Chloe Hor Yin Yee - the
winner of the competition.
Well done, Chloe!
Years 3 & 4 - Educational Field Trip to Sitiawan-Segari
On the 3rd
of July 2014, students from Years 3 and 4 went on an educational trip Sitiwan-Segari. A
total of 78 students, accompanied by 8 teachers went on this trip. This trip was in line with our IPC
topics related to History and Geography.
The first place we visited was the KD
RAHMAT, a retired war ship in Sitiawan. It
was an awesome experience for the children
as most of them had never been on an actual
ship anchored in the sea.
The next stop was at Tua Peh Kong
temple, which is a Chinese temple with huge
statues of Chinese Gods and deities. The
temple was quiet and peaceful surrounded by
weeping willows which gave the place a calm atmosphere. The children were impressed and enjoyed
walking around the serene temple.
The third place we visited
was the settlement museum
which showcased the history of
Sitiawan and how the early
settlers came from China and
settled down in Sitiawan. The
museum had lots of pictures
and artifacts from the era of
early settlers and the spread of
Christianity in Sitiwan. It was
really an interesting place rich in
history.
The final stop was at the Turtle Sanctuary in Segari.
This place was worth the trip for the children. The
children had the experience of holding baby turtles and
were able to see huge leatherback turtles. It was an
awesome and fun filled trip for the children.
Lunch was at everyone’s favourite place,
McDonald’s. Overall, it was a well organized trip and the
children had loads of fun there.
KD Rahmat
Tua Peh Kong Temple
Students visiting the Sitiawan Settlement Museum.
<< Having great time at the Turtle Sanctuary.
Article: Mrs Margaret (class teacher of Year 4 Blue)
Pictures: Ms Kamalambiga
E X E L W E E K
During Excel Week, Year 10 students who had opted not to go on particular off-site trips were given
the opportunity to work in teams with a view to being named Tenby’s ‘The Apprentice’. The students were
split up into groups and were then charged with carrying out various elements of investigation on ways in
which they as a team could make recommendations on how to improve the campus. The remit asked them
to examine:
canteen food, seating and speed of service
educational trips
school beautification
resources and facilities
CCA diversification
Having selected team names and project managers, these groups would have just two days to prepare
and then meet back in the boardroom to be quizzed by Mrs Lai, Mr.Ang and Mr Page. As part of this
process, scores were allocated and this was when some teams would get fired and one would get hired.
There was a real sense of diversity in each of the team’s approaches. The standard of investigative
work was terrific and some of the ideas that were conveyed were a real eye-opener, and certainly food for
thought in regards to how the school could make further progress. There can of course be only one
winning team. Consequently, a huge well done to Vishnoo s/o Ravi and Iman Bin Roziman (both from
Year 10 Blue) who recently received certificates as winners of Tenby’s The Apprentice 2014.
23 June - 27 June 2014
Tenby’s The Apprentice - You Are Hired!
The hired ‘apprentice’ - Mr Iman (L) & Mr Vishnoo (R ) with
Mr Neil Page, the ‘skilled employer’.
Gardening at the “Five Senses Garden”
Normally, people’s ideas of a garden would always be a land filled with plants and a place to release their
stress through activities. However, our school’s very own Five Senses Garden, which looked ordinary like any
other garden at first but as we students were gardening, we discovered many interesting aspects in this garden.
The garden consists of different species of plants. There are roses, lemongrass, mints on the right section and
pineapples on the left section. The plants are all taken care very well by our experienced school gardeners.
As we were gardening, we could taste the atmosphere of the fresh plants. The lemongrass was the most aro-
matic plant of all. As we were raking the leaves, we could smell the fresh fragrance of the lemongrass.
The five senses are feel, smell, hear, see and taste. While we were
gardening, we could smell the aroma, hear the movement of the leaves,
see the beauty of nature and taste the atmosphere of the garden. The
name “Five Senses Garden” is indeed suitable for the garden. Our school
is located on the foothill of mountains and its fertile soil contributes the
healthy growth of the plants. Not to forget, the mountains make a beauti-
ful backdrop for it as well.
Lastly in my opinion, we should organize more of these educational
activities to let us have a little adventure outside the classrooms and to
discover beautiful things that we may not have noticed around our school.
Source of Article: Brinda Prithvini Pillei of Year 7 Yellow
Year 7 girls at the Five Senses Garden during Excel Week.
Apart from that, during the Excel Week, the Year 10 students give a story
reading session to the children of Key Stage 1.
While the girls are gardening, the
boys are at work clearing the drains.
The Amazing Water Treatment Plant
The Metropolitan Utilities Corporation in Perak is just a beauty by itself. It is the company that
manages the (Amazing) Sultan Idris Shah II water Treatment plant in Parit, transporting its crystal
clear waters directly to our homes.
The Year 9 experienced a never-before seen inside of this water treatment masterpiece. This
water treatment plant is the biggest in Perak and 80% of the water is transported to Ipoh alone. They
use the water from Sungai Perak; it goes through Thailand. Or should I say: starts in Thailand. Then
it is pumped 10 km away to a reservoir for it to be distributed respectively. From a murky ‘Teh Tarik’
with a lot of debris to transparent clear waters. But how is that process?
For me to explain the process will take me around four pages but the most important is the filtra-
tion and the colligation. The colligation is at the beginning of the process, the murky water is added
with alum. Alum is Aluminium sulphate and it is quite smart as it collects the dirty water particles and
groups them together. This separates the water from the particles. Talking about alum, every month
the company imports 6 tons of alum and they need to use chemical resistance glove to handle them.
The filtration system is as important; they use a filter sand media to get rid of more wasteful tiny parti-
cles. Moreover, the filtration process takes about 45 min for clear water to be collected.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yearly checks the condition of the water so the plant
makes sure that the pH of the water is from 7- 8.5 by adding in the main soldier: chlorine. The
maximum amount of chlorine that needs to be added is 3 ppm-parts per million. That’s standard!
NTU is the unit of measurement of the chlorine. They tested the acidity of my water and it was
pH 6.89 … I’m safe!
Marco George (Year 9 Blue)
Year 10’s Penang Trip
On the morning of the 23rd of June, the students of year 10 set off on their much awaited trip to
Penang, while accompanied by Mr.Ricky, Ms.Carina, Ms.Kelly and Pn.Wan. Everyone could just feel the
buzz of excitement just minutes after boarding the bus.
Our first visit was to the War Museum, which
had previously been an actual military camp
during World War 2. The students curiously went
around observing the remaining structures. All
the way from tunnels which extend in complete
darkness to execution rooms. As soon as we
learnt a little more about the situation of the
soldiers of those days, we the students then
engaged ourselves in an intense war of paint-
ball!
After having lunch at a restaurant, the
students had gone to the beach looking forward
to some fun times, which they indeed had. As
the day came to an end, we visited the bustling
Gurney Drive and indulged ourselves in all kinds
of local cuisine.
We began the second day with the visit to the Toy Museum where everyone of us fell in love with
everything that we saw. The museum was loaded with all sorts of toys, such as mini Barbie dolls and life
size statues of Spider-Man. Selfies flashed all over and before we knew it, our great time there had
ended, only to be redeemed by the fun and adventure we experienced at the Escape Theme Park.
Screaming our lungs out as we zipped across from one end of the park to the other, we were just
overwhelmed with excitements. Students challenged each other as to who was the fastest in climbing
walls and who was the bravest in making their way through the muscle-killing obstacle courses.
Exhausted, we returned to our hotel
rooms and dressed more casually for our
next destination, The Penang Hill. Songs
were sung and hilarious jokes were passed
around as we waited for the arrival of the
trail which would take us to the top and
show us the one of a kind, night view of
Penang.
On our third, and sadly, our last day in
Penang, we began with another gleeful visit
to the beach where students ran around
having as much fun as they possibly could.
As soon as we checked out of our hotel, we
visited the Armenian Street and enjoyed the
street art that it had to offer us.
After we had our lunch, we paid a visit to the Interactive 3D Art Museum. Art which you would literally
seem to be a part of. All sorts of wacky and weird photos were taken.
At the end, we had to make our journey back to Ipoh which we were sad to do so, yet contented.
Nevertheless, the trip was one of the best trips that many of the students had had, as it was a blend of
excitement and exhaustion.
Balasubaramiam a/l Ravi Sankar (10 Green)
Tenby students in their soldiers’ outfits!
Posing for photos at the Interactive 3D Art Museum.
Year 9’s Penang Trip
The students of Year 9 - Tenby Schools Ipoh were lucky enough to visit Penang, the Pearl of
Orient from 25th June to 27th June. Excited and prepared, the students gathered at school grounds at
precisely 6:30 am. There are altogether 50 students accompanied by 4 teachers: Miss Amy Wong,
Mrs Alagan, Mr Des Wilson and Mr Lim.
We took about an hour and a half to reach Penang. They were fascinated by the view the island
had to offer; with a harmonious blend of cultural heritage on one side and massive skyscrapers on
the other.
Soon after, we headed
straight to a Batik Factory
where the students learnt
in detail on how batik was
produced. They were ex-
tremely impressed by the
long hours needed for the
batik workers to complete
a single piece and the
elegant colours the
workers hand painted strenuously on the batik which gave
the final product an exquisite touch. A quick glance through
the batik outlet and we were off to the most anticipated event
of the day – The Escape Theme Park. The students were
again briefed on the safety precautions whilst using the
equipment at the park and they were off for the thrilling esca-
pade. The students were given the opportunity to face their
fears whether it be of heights, insects, congested areas and
many more. Furthermore, the theme park encouraged going
green, as the all-natural park was filled with beautiful flora
and fauna growing throughout, and remarkably the students
forgot about their technology gadgets for a while and had
great fun together.
Students having great time at the Escape
Theme Park.
All set to start the journey to Penang.
At the Batik Factory
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The next day was not short of fun either,
the day started with scrumptious breakfast at
the hotel with a wide range of food choices. We
then headed to Chew’s Jetty which is a
UNESCO world heritage site. The view of the
sea alongside the wooden houses was breath-
taking. A few photographs later and we headed
to the Armenian Street where we rode bicycles
along the iconic streets of Penang. The murals
painted on the streets were remarkable and
photographs were almost a must. At night, we
visited the magnificent Penang Hill where we
were taken to the peak on a tram. The view of
Penang from the top of the hill was startling.
The next and sadly the final day arrived; we had breakfast
and headed straight to the beach where the teachers had orga-
nized fun- filled, thrilling team building activities for us. We had
a blast and so did the teachers. After which we returned to our
rooms to shower and check out. However, our trip in Penang
was not completely over yet. After checking out, we visited the
3D interaction museum. The artwork at the museum was out-
standing with 3D portraits ranging from Durian to Films.
That was sadly our last stop for the trip. We then headed
straight back to Ipoh via the Second Penang Bridge. We
reached school grounds on schedule- 9:30 p.m. and that
marked the end of our Year 9 trip. The trip was outstanding and
beyond our expectations. Everything was well organised and of
the highest standards, from the hotel to the
food to the even the destinations. We thank
the teachers especially, for taking the time to
organize such a memorable trip for us and we
hope that the excitement will continue in
future years to come.
At Penang Hill
Students having fun at the beach.
Year 7 at Lost World of Tambun
The Year 10 Parents’ Evening was held on 10th July
and the Key Stage 3 (Years 7 - 9) Parents’ Evening
was held on 17th July 2014. Here parents collected
their children’s report cards and also had the
opportunity to talk to the respective class and
subject teachers on their children’s progress.
Meanwhile, Sekolah Tenby had their Parents’
Evening on 24th July 2014. We received good
response for all Parents’ Evenings as most parents
spared their time to meet up with the teachers.
When we reached Tambun, the first thing we felt was the
scorching heat penetrating deep into our skin. We dashed into
the hotel lobby as quickly as possible, avoiding the unbearable
heat and indulged ourselves with the cold air of Tambun Resort.
We then proceeded to the registration counter at the Lost
World of Tambun and queued up to get our tickets. We went to
the resting area to put down our stuff, then went on for jungle
trekking to explore the limestone cave. There we learnt how to
differentiate the acidic and non-acidic water. After exploring the
cave, we headed to the water park to play and we were awed by
the sight of the wave pool.
We had a great time and had fun with our friends when we
stopped by McDonald’s for a second round of lunch!
Kok San Jet (Yr 7 Blue) and Daniel Sim (Yr 7 Green)
Mdm Lau & Mr Fergus at
Lost World of Tambun.
Students &
teachers
queuing at the
entrance.
TIS & Sekolah Tenby Parents’ Evenings
Sekolah Tenby’s Parents’ Evening at the school
auditorium.
Year 10 Parents’ Evening at the school auditorium.
Key Stage 3 Parents’ Evening at the school multi-purpose hall.
Contact Us
Tenby Schools Ipoh
16 Persiaran Meru Utama
Bandar Meru Raya
30020 Ipoh, Perak
T: 05 - 525 2628
F: 05 - 525 2881
Visit us on the web at
www.tenby.edu.my/ipoh
Upcoming Events
IISEYC Summer Camp
4 August - 15 August 2014
Term Break
26 July - 25 August 2014 - Term Break (TIS)
26 July - 13 August 2014 - Term Break (Sekolah Tenby)
TIS Calendar 2014/2015
Term 1: 26 Aug 2014 to 5 Dec 2014 (mid term break 4 Oct 2014 to
12 Oct 2014) – 63 days
Term 2 : 6 Jan 2015 to 2 April 2015 (mid term break CNY 14 Feb 2015
to 22 Feb 2015) – 57 days
Term 3 : 13 Apr 2015 to 15 July 2015 (mid term break 23 May 2015 to
1 June 2015) – 60 days
(Total: 180 days)