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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

30 Sept 2015 Issue 41

Among the various activities planned and organised at the beginning of the new term are the election of the Prefects Board and Student Council members. Congratulations to all the appointed prefects and elected student council members. We are confident that all of them will discharge their responsibilities with full commitment and dedication under the supervision of their teachers. In conjunction with the Mid-Autumn festival, the Year 1, Year 2 and the Pre-School students had a great time celebrating the festival: showing off their beautiful lanterns, listening to the story on the origin and legends of this festival and getting to taste the various types of moon cakes. Another event, Learning Malaysian History, was timely and meaningful. An account on the events leading to the formation of Malaysia was presented, providing the relevant background knowledge of Malaysian history to the students as part of the events in celebrating Malaysia Day.

A “Meet and Greet” session was organised for parents to meet the tutors and subject teachers. It was aimed at giving feedback to parents concerning their children’s progress in adapting themselves to a new environment in a new academic year. We hope all students, especially the newly enrolled students, have a great time learning in a safe, conducive and enjoyable environment. The Parent Support Group (PSG) has conducted its first meeting and the members have elected their representatives for the new academic year. As for the 20014/2015 session the PSG has performed their role well by giving their full support and contribution to the school activities. We look forward to another productive year of cooperation and participation from the PSG 2015/2016. We believe their continued active participation in the various school events will bring more benefits to the students.

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ONE MALAYSIA CELEBRATION

STAR OF THE MONTH The following students have been nominated the Stars of the Month.

SEPTEMBER

Vilashenee (2U)

- Positive attitude and good

behaviour

Naoya Obata (5S)

- Good behaviour

Well done, Vilashenee and Naoya!

A brief account on Malaysian History was given by Chin Yaw Hon

(11S) and Rafaay Ahmad (11S) on 14 September 2015 to

celebrate Malaysia Day. The presentation helped the students to

have a better understanding of Malaya’s Independence Day on

31 August 1957 and the formation of Malaysia on 16 September

1963 which included the two Borneo States of Sabah and

Sarawak, and Singapore, who later opted out in 1965.

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MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL

The school celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival on 23 September 2015. The event started with a presentation on the origin and legends of the festival by Barry Tay (Year 10A) and Chin Ze Xin (Year 10S). Lower primary students took part in a parade around the school compound, captivating everyone with their beautiful traditional costumes and colourful lanterns. A treat of moon cakes and pomeloes capped the celebration at the end of the day. The bright, smiling faces of the children said it all – everyone had a wonderful time!

Ms Najmeh Payman

Mid-Autumn festival items on display

at the foyer.

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MEET & GREET

A “Meet and Greet” session was organized on 19 September 2015 for parents to have an opportunity to meet their children’s tutors. This session enabled parents to obtain first hand feedback from the tutors as to how their children were coping with their studies and their social development within and outside the classroom. We believe all our students will adapt themselves eventually, and will happily adjust to the academic term under the guidance of the teachers in school and the supervision of the parents at home.

PARENT SUPPORT GROUP (PSG) ELECTION OF NEW COMMITTEE FOR 2015-2016 Established since January 2015, the formation of the Second PSG Committee for the year 2015-2016 was

held on 19 September from 10.30 am to 12 pm at the presentation room. It was chaired by the Principal, Mr

Lui. The CEO, Datin Low, was also present.

The majority of the parents from the Early Year to Year 11 were present on that day for the election of each

year group representative. The spirit of goodwill and support among all the parents was a positive start to

a season of collaboration between the parents and the school.

Parent Support Group Committee for 2015-2016

No. Year Group

Parent’s Name

1 Year 11 Mdm Nina Tan Mei Ling (Nina)

Mr Lee Sooi Kee *

2 Year 10 Dr Vanassa A/P Ratnasingam

3 Year 9 Mr Anandapraksh Naidu A/L C.A.R Naidu *

Mr Quek Tee Ken

4 Year 8 Mdm Toe Ju Li

Mdm Meenambikai Arulappan*

5 Year 7 Mdm Nurdan Ada

6 Year 6 Dr. K.K Viswanathan

7 Year 5 Mdm Grace Amondi Odhiambo

8 Year 4 Mdm Umme Salma Holawala

9 Year 3 Mdm Yong Lai Fun (Aven)

Mr Muhammad Kaamil Douglas *

10 Year 2 Mr Ker Swee San

11 Year 1 Mdm Aliya Serimbetova

12 Reception Mdm Alka Gupta

13 Early Year Mdm Shyara Banu Yakeem

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PREFECTS We are proud to present the following line-up of the Prefect Board for the academic year 2015/2016.

Board of Prefects 2015/2016

(Left)

Head Prefect: Raaid Mohammed Jaleel Khan (Right) Assistant Head Prefect: Tan Hui Min

1. Lim Min 5U 37. Roshiniy Devi A/P VP Seker 10A

2. Syafea Isma Bte Saharil Irwan 5U 38. Muhammad Nabil Bin Nasser 10A

3. Tiana Nisha A/P Tinaharan 5U 39. Kuang Say Yie 10A

4. Lisa Seow Wei Yan 5S 40. Li Benfu 10U

5. Rachael Koh Rui Qi 5S 41. Kavindra Kanna A/C Kannapan 10U

6. David Seow Fan Wei 6A 42. Mason Lee Zhan Yi 10U

7. Koh Kai Xuan 6A 43. Lee Deng Jiun 10S

8. Fion Liu Yi Sin 6A 44. Lee Jia Yi 10S

9. Alysa Nur Binti Amir 6U 45. Aruljothi A/L K Paramjothi 10S

10. Yee Jiaxi 6U 46. Miguel Antonio Alfonso Villarivera 10S

11. Farah Sofia Binti Mohamed Faizal Ali 6U 47. Jahnvie Rajendran 10S

12. Emilia Ayu Binti Yuhasnor Affandy 6U 48. Lee Yong Jia 10S

13. Sakurako Suzuki 6U 49. Nadya Ahmad Johari 10S

14. Bong Hong Yi 6S 50. Priya Rebecca Mohan 10S

15. Chee Wei Jie 6S 51. Tan Jia Min 10S

16. Choi Yong Hang 6S 52. Kosalaidevi A/P Elanchelvan 10S

17. Wang Wentai 6S 53. Ng Yong Ning 10S

18. Ku Zhi Ning 8A 54. Tan Xin Yee 10S

19. Tan Hong Shen 8A 55. Lau Yii Nuoh 10S

20. Muhammad Nafeez Bin Nasser 8A 56. Ashvin Sivakumar 10S

21. Ethan Matthew Quah 8A 57. Kek Shye Liang 10S

22. Daniel Hafiz Yew 8A 58. Clement Lim Yu Fong 11A

23. Izzat Hanis Binti Zulhizzan 8A 59. Aiman Kelvin Ng 11A

24. Bhuvanadevi A/P Elanchelvan 8A 60. Yuta Shimada 11A

25. Chai Wan Ying 8A 61. Ngo Si My Duyen 11U

26. Eng Jian Wei 8A 62. Thejeswini Ashok 11U

27. Tan Yi Fern 8U 63. Nurul Shafira Binte Sumardi 11U

28. Ng Xuan Kai 8S 64. Isabel Tan Hui Shan 11S

29. Hong Jing Fu 8S 65. Chin Yi Fan 11S

30. Rania Noora Safiera 9A 66. Muhammad Fadhil Tobrisio 11S

31. Rene Cheng Hui Ying 9A 67. Chin Yaw Hon 11S

32. Nadine Ophelia Zulkarnain 9A 68. Rafay Ahmad Qureshi 11S

33. Niranjanah A/P K.Paramjothi 9A 69. Natasha A/P Rajandran 11T

34. Joey Ee Yie Yong 9A 70. Fathin Humaira Binti Roslee 11T

35. Sabry Bilal Jaleel Khan 9A 71. Guice Yi Xiang 11T

36. Anderson Tan Sze Ron 9U 72. Tee Yi Kiat 11T

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STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION

Another exercise in democracy has again taken place at Austin Heights International School with the recent

election of the President and Vice-President of the Student Council recently.

The event proceeded in an orderly fashion with the Council members marching into the school hall. The

voice of the student body has again been heard ringing throughout the hall of the school campus. This voice

is an integral part of the decision making process within the school and remains a conduit through which

the hopes, dreams and aspirations of Austin Heights International School students regarding their school

can be delivered to the people in management who make the final decisions.

Our candidates for this year’s election were chosen from the current Year 11 batch of students. They all

came prepared and delivered rousing campaign speeches on this day at the school hall. The speeches

served a dual purpose of igniting the interest of the voters, not just in their content, but also in the process

of election campaigning and inspiring a future generation of potential politicians to grasp the mantle of power

to effect change into the future.

The President and Vice President will be aided and supported by a team of Student Council members

throughout the year. The weight of expectation rests upon their shoulders to fulfil the promises which they

brought to their school on that memorable day when they were elected to the Student Council. The eyes of

the school are upon you all.

Mr Padraig Thomas Muldoon

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Board of Student Council 2015/2016 (Left)

Head of Student Council: Tan Xi Kon (Year 11U) (Right) Assistant Head of Student Council: Lee Zhou Le (Year 11S)

1. Chu Sun Yee 3A

2. Kishanya A/P B. Shashi Kumar 3S

3. Kohei Kawada 3U

4. Abdul Salam Sayed Kadi 4A

5. Pang Zhi Ting 4S

6. Praveena A/P Balachandran 4U

7. Hassan Mehdi 5A

8. Naoya Obata 5S

9. Roosevelt Liew Zhen Shi 5U

10. Tomoya Omata 6A

11. Derrick Lim Jing Siang 6S

12. Aris Haiquel Zulkarnain 6U

13. Lee Tong 7A

14. Koh Hanjie 7U

15. Keith Lew Chee Hong 8A

16. Tan Yu Ying 8S

17. Guruprasath 8U

18. Jaydon Quek 9A

19. Kishen Naidu 9S

20. Elaine Tan 9U

21. Barry Tay Zhen Quan 10A

22. Tan Zheng 10A

23. Agilesh A/L Manivannan 10S

24. Tan Zhi Yu 10S

25. Koh Jia Jia 10U

26. Chin Ze Xin 10U

27. Chong You Jie 11A

28. Rhys Jason Kow 11A

29. Lee Zhuo Lee 11S

30. Jasshan Kumeresh 11S

31. Tay Tech Wee 11T

32. Lee Kang Qi 11T

33. Tan Xi Kon 11U

34. Lee Jia Wen 11U

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INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY CURRICULUM – ENTRY POINT

Year 1 Theme: Seeing the Light (Light & Dark)

For Term 1A, the students in Year 1 learned about where light comes from, understand that light is

necessary for the growth of plants and explored the Earth’s relationship with the Sun.

That is why for their Entry Point Project the children were taught how to make colourful Paper Lanterns and

even created their own ‘Mr. Sun’.

The students also learn that the sun is the brightest object in the sky and in our universe. It is a huge ball of

very hot gases that gives the Earth heat and light. They learn that without heat and light, there would be no

life on the Earth.

Paper Lantern Project

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Mr Sun Project

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HAZE

Despite the school closure, learning took place as usual through the school online learning platform,

Blackboard at https://austinheights.blackboard.com. Students were provided ample opportunities to catch

up with their lessons through quizzes, exercises and many other activities.

The subjects available were as follows: - Year 2 : ICT, Literacy and Numeracy Year 3 - 6 : Science, ICT, Literacy and Numeracy Year 7 - 9 : ICT, English, Maths and Geography Year 10 -11 : Physics, Add Maths, Chemistry, Biology, English, Eng. Literature and ICT

KEY DATES FOR THE TERM Date Event

9 October 2015 Children’s Day Celebration

14 October 2015 Public & School Holiday (Awal Muharam)

19 October 2015 Immunization Vaccine for Primary Students

30 October 2015 Halloween Day Celebration

5 November 2015 Deepavali Celebration

9-11 November 2015 School Holiday

10 November 2015 Public & School Holiday (Deepavali)

18 November 2015 Public & School Holiday (Hari Hol Sultan of Johor)

19 – 26 November 2015 Assessment 1

22 November 2015 Public Holiday (Sultan of Johor’s Birthday)

23 November 2015 School Holiday in Lieu (Sultan of Johor’s Birthday)

All schools in the State of Johor were

closed on 5/10/2015 and 6/10/2015 as

directed by the Ministry of Education

Malaysia, due to the worsening haze

condition nation-wide. When the school

re-opened, free face masks were

distributed to all primary students as well

as secondary students who needed them.

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