uplands school weekly newsletter term 2 issue 1 15 january 2016 final
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ToallintheUplandsCommunity,
HappyNewYear!
IhopeyouhadaveryenjoyableholidayperiodandstarttotheNewYear. Itis
wonderfultohaveallthestudentsand
staffbackatschoolthisweekandhear
about the many different ways people
spentthethreeweekbreak.
Althoughwehavejustbegun2016wehavealready
startedplanningforthenextacademicyear. Please
seetheacademiccalendardatesfor2016 2017later
in thisnewsletter. Thesedateshavealreadybeen
added to the schools online calendar and the
UplandsMobileApp. Theschoolholidaydaysare
nowfixed. Shouldtherebeanyamendmentstothe
gazettedPublicHolidaydateswewillupdate the
online calendar and inform you of any changes
throughtheweeklynewsletter.
ItmayonlybetheendofWeek1butthisnewsletter
isburstingwithinformation! Wehopeyouienjoy
it. Haveagreatweekend!
Yourssincerely,
MatthewBristow
Principal
Contents
Messagefrom
the
Principal
SecondarySchoolNews
AccreditationProcess
CurriculumandAssessment
ICTSubjectIntegration
PrimarySchoolNews
BoardingHouseNews
UplandsRoar
SecurityPolicy
CelebratingGreenPastures
DramaDepartment
AcademicTermDates20162017
UpcomingEvents
AcademicTermDates20162017
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WelcometothestartofTerm2. Ihopeeveryonehadarestfulbreakandhadthechancetospend
somevaluablefamilytimetogetheroverthefestiveseason. Iwouldliketotakethisopportunity
towelcomeallofthenewstudentsandtheirfamiliestotheUplandscommunity. InSecondary
wehadtwelvenewstudentsbeginthisweek:
Year7 TehDeYongandJermaineEow
Year8SafiyaYusufandWongYuSen
Year9CaoYiWen
Year10
Portia
Macintosh,
Andy
Ooi
and
Rhyley
Tiatoa
Year12LeeJiaWen,LohWeiMin,JesslynOngandAaronRaj
Idohopeallofthestudentshavehadacomfortablestarttotheirtimeatuplands. Aspartofthe
newstudents inYear12,Iwouldliketocongratulatethethreescholarshipstudents;LohWei
Min, Jesslyn Ong and Aaron Raj. These three students, as well as five other shortlisted
candidates, went through an extensive application process throughout November and
December, sitting four exams and an interview. They showed excellent academic and
communicationskillsthroughouttheprocessanddemonstratedcharacteristicsoftheIBLearner
Profileaswellasexperienceinbeingaglobalcitizen. Iwishallofournewstudentstheverybest
ofluck
during
their
time
at
Uplands.
I would also like to officially welcome a new member of staff to
Uplands;MsPennyAckroydhasjoinedtheScienceFacultyandwillbe
teachingBiology,GeneralScienceandICT. PennyjoinsusfromHobart
in Australia, where she has had an extensive career in education,
holdingavarietyofleadershippositionsinbothsecondaryandtertiary
institutions. Pennyisalsoanavidnetballerandwillalsobecoaching
somegirlsnetballteamswithMsMarshall.
NextweekIwillbedepartingforLondontoassistMrBristowintherecruitmentofteachersfor
thenextacademicyear. IwillbeabsentfromTuesdayafternoonandwillreturntoschoolthe
followingWednesday. Inmyabsence,ourHeadofPastoral,MrBillMitchell,willbedeputising
forme.
Haveagreatweekend
CraigSkinner
HeadofSecondary
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CALLINGFORVOLUNTEERS
DearParentsandStudents,
Asyoumaybeaware,wehavebegun theprocessofgainingaccreditationby theCouncilof
InternationalSchools(CIS). OneofthekeyaspectsofschoolsthatCIStakeveryseriouslyand
wanttoseeembeddedineveryaspectofschoollifeareourGuidingStatements(vision,mission,
values,mottoetc). Wehaveasetofthese,buttheyhavenotbeenreviewedforsomeyearsand
needrevitalisingfortheschoolwehavetodayandwanttobeinthefuture.
Withthisinmind,WingCommanderPaulWebb,theCommandingOfficerattheAustralianAir
ForcebaseinButterworth,whoisbothagovernorandanexperiencedcolleaguewhohasworked
onguidingstatementsbefore,hasofferedhissupporttotheschoolandwillrunsomesessions
withvolunteerstobegintheprocessofrevisingourstatementsasaschoolcommunity.
OnSaturday30thJanuaryPaulWebbwillbeleading2sessionswitharangeofpeoplefromour
schoolcommunitygovernors,staff,parentsandstudentscollectively.
Thisisanexcitingopportunitytobeapartofourschoolsfuturedevelopmentandhaveasayin
howwe
shape
our
mission
and
values.
We
would
appreciate
your
support
as
parents
and
studentsinthisprocess. Youwouldbeaskedtoshareyourideasandthoughtsonourschools
missionandvalues;essentiallywhatweconsiderthebestwaytoworkasaschoolcommunity.
Ifyouwouldliketovolunteerforoneofthe2workingsessionsonthatdaypleaseletmeknow
bychoosingbelowandemailingmeassoonaspossible. Yourhelpwouldbegreatlyappreciated,
andyouwillbejoinedbybothacademicandadministrativestaffvolunteersinthisprocess. It
shouldaninvigoratingandexcitingchancetohaveyoursayinwhatwesayaboutourschool
andthewaywedothingsatUplands.
Saturday30thJanuary ParkRoyalHotel
Session1 8.30am 12.00pm
Session2 1.00pm 4.30pm
Ilookforwardtohearingfromyouall. IfyouhavefurtherquestionsIcanalwaysbefoundin
theHeadofYearoffice(B104)oremailmeyourquestions. Yoursupportandattendancewould
begreatlyappreciated.
Email: [email protected]
WarmestRegards
LynseyCollis
HeadofYear8&9
AccreditationCoordinator
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Year11andYear13MockExams
OurYear11andYear13studentshavecommencedthistermwithsomeapprehensionbutalso
withgreatenthusiasmfortheirMockExams. SomeofourYear10andYear9studentsarealso
embracingthechallengeofwritinganearlyexamination. Aftermonitoringtheapproachofour
studentsthisfirstweek,itisveryapparentthattheyhaveappliedthemselvesfullytotheirstudies
over the termbreak in readiness for the Mocks. Year 11 and Year 13 Summary Reports,
distributedonFebruary5th,willindicateaMockExamgradeforeachsubject,alongwithgeneral
attainment and effort grades. Mock Exam grades are also used to inform and update any
predictedgradesrequiredinassociationwithuniversityapplications.OnbehalfofallAcademicStaff,Iwouldliketoencourageourstudentstocontinuetoexercise
greatresilienceanddiligenceduringthisrigorousexaminationperiod. Wishingthemthebestof
luckforthefinalseriesofexaminations.
PaulRose
HeadofCurriculum
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Letyourchildpromoteyourfamilybusinesswithtechnology.
InTerm2, ICTclasseswill learn (Year7),apply (Year8)andevaluate (Year9) the following
presentationsoftware:
http://www.clearslide.com/
http://prezi.com/
http://www.google.co.uk/slides/
http://slidedog.com/
https://www.apple.com/uk/mac/keynote/www.slidemagic.com
Allstudentsaretomakedigitalpresentationsprojectsastheirassessmenttasks. ICTteachers
will trainandguidestudents tomeet the technicalitycomplexityrequirements. Thestudents
maychoosetopresentanycontents,topicsorsubjects.
Teachers are encouraged to request the students to research and present one difficult or
interestingtopicoftheirsubjectareas. Examplesofthestudentpresentationprojectsinclude:
Introduction
to
AI2
programming.
Whatdoescookiemeanincomputerscience?
HowtodownloadandinstallYousicianmusicApp?
Howtoserveafootballcornerkick?
Stopswearing!
Parents may wish their child to make a presentation on their business. These business
presentationscanbedisplayedinalooponacomputerintheshopfront,thereceptionareaofan
organizationorontheInternet.
RobinLiao
HeadofICTdepartment
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OnbehalfofthePrimaryTeamweextendaverywarmwelcometoournewPrimarystudents
andtheirfamilieswhohavejoinedusthisterm. Wearealsoexpectingmorestudentstojoinus
laterthisterm.
ReceptionYuxinGuo,
Year1DorisXu,RonalTodd
Year2AnikaMoxham,LeanneLim,KristiNg,LukaHodak
Year3MarvinTeow
Year4JessicaNg,QingYunTang,SharroneHalimYear5AmeliaTiatoa,XingRongGoh,JongminBae
Year6ZoeWittmer,SanWeiLim,GeorgiaHalim
WeknowyouwillhaveanenjoyablelearningexperiencehereatUplands!
Year6Residential:OnTuesday,ourYear6studentswilldeparttospendfourdaysonLangkawi
aspartoftheircurrentunitofinquiry. Wewishthemasafeandenjoyabletrip. Theywillreturn
totheUplandscampusonFriday,22ndJanuary,atapproximately4:15pm.
Term
2
CCAs:CCAs
will
begin
on
Monday
25
thJanuary.
Primary Sharing Assembly: Our first sharing assembly for term 2 willbe on Monday 18th
January,hostedbyYear3. Theassemblybeginspromptlyat2:00pminthefoyer. Parentsare
invitedtoattend.
AliBabaDVDs:WestillhaveafewcopiesofthePrimaryProduction,AliBabaandtheBongo
Banditsforsale. RM30,availablefromthePrimaryOffice.
Haveanenjoyableweekend,
AlisonNicholson
HeadofPrimary
LadiesBootcamp:Callingall female teachers,staff,mumsandseniorgirls:JoinGillianGray
(ACECertifiedTrainer)foracalorietorchingtabatastyleindoorladiesbootcamponTuesdays
andThursdaysat7pminthePrimarySportsHall.ContactGillianformoredetails:0126170376.
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WelcomebacktoUplandsboardingfor2016.
WehavehadanuneventfulstarttoTerm2. ManyboardersreturnedonSunday10thJanuaryin
preparationfortheYear11and13Mockexaminations. WecelebratedtheirarrivalwithaPizza
nightandintroductiontothePeakefamilywhohavejoinedtheboardingcommunitythisterm.
The entireboarding community are looking forward to moving into the new residences in
February2016. Itisasignificanttimeofchangewithinboardingandweappreciatethesupport
providedbytheUplandscommunityinmakingthishappen. AnimportantaspectofBoarding
life is to assist ourboarders to organise a worklifebalance. Hence an exciting weekend of
activitieshasbeenorganisedincludingaFridaymovienight,weeklytriptoGurneyPlazaand
SundayadventuretoFlee60inBatuFerringhitoescapetheroombysearchingcluesandsolving
puzzleswithinalimitedtimeframe.
JacalynnePeake
HeadofBoarding
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UplandsNewYearSwimMeet
The International School of Penang (Uplands) is pleased to invite your son/daughter to
participateinthe1stUplandsNewYearSwimMeet. ThisisthefirstyearthisMeethasrunand
wearedelightedtobeabletoofferourdedicatedswimmersthechancetoexperienceagreatand
excitingatmosphereduringtheMeet.
MeetInformation
CompetitionDate: 23rdJanuary2016(Saturday)
CompetitionVenue: UplandsSwimmingPool
CompetitionTime: 8:00AM4:00PM
*Thisisanestimateandissubjecttofinalswimmercountandpossibleweatherdelays
CompetitionInformation: January23rdisthecutoffdateforeligibility.e.g.ifyouare9on
January23rdyoucanswiminthe910category.
ThepoolopensforWarmUpsforUplandsTeamat6:45AMbeforeopeningforVisitingteamsat
7:15AMwiththefirstracetocommenceat8:00AMsharp.
EntryFees:
RM50
per
swimmer
to
be
paid
in
cash
on
the
Meet
day.
AgeGroups:
6&U,78,910,1112,13+
IndividualEvents:
Swimmers6&U 25meventsonly
Swimmers78 50meventsand100mIMonly
Swimmers910 50meventsand100mIMonly
Swimmers1112 100meventsand200mIMonly
Swimmers13&Above 100meventsand200mIMonly
*The200mIndividualMedleyeventhasaqualifyingtimeof3:30.00
RelayEvents:
Girls&Boys:710years: 4x25mMedley,and4x25mFreestyle
Girls&Boys:1113+years: 4x50mMedley,and4x50mFreestyle
MaxEntries:
Thereisamaximumof5individualeventsand2relayeventsperswimmer.
EntriesRegistration:
ToconfirmyourplaceinthismeettheOnlineRegistrationFormbelowmustbecompletedby
Wednesday20thJanuary,otherwisewewillpresumeyouarenotabletoattend.
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https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/newyearswimmeet2016
Food:
Therewillnotbealunchbreak,althoughtherewillbeshortbreaksscheduledduringthemeet
toexchangevolunteers.Werecommendyourson/daughtertohavetheirlunchasbestfitstheir
eventschedule.
MrBenLim
SwimCoach
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SECONDARY
SPORTS
DAY
On
Wednesday
16th
December,
Secondary
school
had
our
annual
sports
day
which
was
held
at
USM. Onwhatwasawonderfullycooldayandperfectforanathleticsmeetwestartedoffwith
the100mheats.The2fastestfromeachhousewouldthenmeetagaininthefinals. Everystudent
wasinvolvedanditwasobviousfromthestartthatitwasgoingtobeaverycompetitivedayof
trackandfield.
ThisyearsawtheintroductionofournewesthouseKelawai smallinnumbersbutstrongin
spiritwastheirmottoandthisprovedtobeexactlythecaseasthedayprogressed.
Thedaycontinuedwithboyscompetinginthefieldeventswhilstthegirlswerecompetingon
thetrack.Thereweresomeamazinglycompetitiveracesandsomeoutstandingjumpsandthrows
it
really
was
evident
that
everybody
was
competing
to
the
best
of
their
ability.
There
was
a
greatatmosphere in the stadiumand everythingwas running extremely smoothly. The sun
brokethroughthecloudsbutstudentswereabletokeepshadedthankstothetentsthatwere
kindlydonatedbySantaFe. Thesewereverywelcome.
AtthechangeoverallwereentertainedbythenewHousechants! Influencedjustalittlebythe
AustralianFootballIthink.
Swappingover,itwastimefortheboystoshowtheirspeedonthetrackwhilstthegirlswere
competinginthefield.
Intotaltherewere18schoolrecordsmadeandahugecongratulationsgotoallthestudentswho
holdnewUplandsschoolathleticrecords.
Therehastobeanoverallwinnerandthisyearitwas:SCHOOLhouse.
Theoverallscoreswereasfollows:
SCHOOL 2236
HILL 2137
CRAG 1848
KELAWAI 1542
Abigthankyoutoallconcernedwhomadethisyearssportsdayanexcellentevent.
RobertPearson
HeadofSecondaryPE
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TheOperationsteamiscurrentlyreviewingandlookingatstepstoimprovesecuritymeasures
fortheUplandscommunityinschool. Weareinthemidstofsettingupanewsecuritypolicy
withtheimplementationof anewaccesssystemforeveryindividualenteringandleavingschool
campus.
Further informationwillbepublishedoncethesystem is inplaceandwewillnotifyallstaff,
studentsandparentsaccordingly.
Welookforwardtoyourcooperationinhelpingustoupkeepasafeandsecuredenvironment.
SweeGuatTan
HeadofAdministration
SomeofourUplandsstafffoundafewminutestoenjoythenew UplandsGreen thispastweek.
Sincethe
start
of
term,
it
has
been
wonderful
to
see
our
Senior
and
Primary
students
coming
togetheronthelatestschoolcourtyardupgrade. Anotherfreshcommunitygatheringplace.
PaulRose
HeadofCurriculum
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Iwouldliketosayahugethankyoutoallthosewho
were involved in the Senior School Production of
MulaninDecember. Wesoldalmost400ticketsto
the show across our three performances! The
feedbackreceivedfromthewholeschoolcommunity
was fantasticandasanewmemberofstaff tothe
schoollastterm,Iamoverwhelmedwiththesupport
received from the school and especially from the
parents!
IthoughtIdsharesomephotosoftheproductionfor
thoseofyouwhodidntgettoseeusinaction,orfor
those of you who would like a reminder of the
brilliantperformancesbyourUplandsstudents.
DVDAvailableNow!
TheDVDoftheproductionisavailabletobuyatRM
30. Pleaseput yournameon the list in themain
officebeforeFriday22ndJanuary,statingyourname
andhowmanycopiesyouwouldliketoorder.
AlisonHurst
HeadofDrama
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SharingAssemblyhostedbyYear3 Monday,18thJanuary2016
Year6Langkawiresidential Tuesday,19thFriday,22ndJanuary2016
ISPUplandsNewYearSwimMeet Saturday,23rdJanuary2016
FOBISIASwimMeet@BISPhuket 29th 31stJanuary2016
SeniorsFootball/BasketballInvitational Saturday,30thJanuary2016
SeniorsFootball/BasketballInvitational Sunday,31stJanuary2016
MidTermBreakSchoolclosed Saturday,6thSunday,14thFebruary
Year5KLresidential Wednesday,24thFriday,26thFebruary
InterHouseCrossCountry@Penang
BotanicalGardens Saturday,27thFebruary2016
FORFULLINFORMATIONPLEASESEESCHOOLCALENDAR
http://online.uplands.org/calendar/SitePages/Home.aspx
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NewStudentOrientation Friday,12thAugust2016
Start
of
Term
1
Monday,
15th
August
2016
MidTermBreak MondayFriday,17th21stOctober
EndofTerm1 Friday,16thDecember2016
NewStudentOrientations Monday,9thJanuary2017
StartofTerm2 Tuesday,10thJanuary2017
MidTermBreak MondayFriday,20th24thFebruary2017
EndofTerm2 Friday,31stMarch2017
StartofTerm3 Monday,17thApril2017
EndofTerm3 Friday,23rdJune2017
NewStudentOrientation Friday,11thAugust2017
StartofTerm1 Monday,14thAugust2017