1 To all in the Uplands Community, It is hard to believe that next week will be half term! It has been a very busy two months packed with activities and learning in and out of school. This week has been no exception. Success in the classrooms has been reflected in our Secondary School Parent Teacher Consultations, whilst the Primary School have been out and about in Penang, and Uplands continues to display its sporting prowess on the football pitch. Please see the articles for eac h of these updates inside this newsletter. May I wish you and your family a very enjoyable and relaxing half term. We look forward to seeing the children reinvigorated and rejuvenated on Monday 27th October. Have a great week and a happy Deepavali!Your sincerely, Matthew Bristow Principal Follow us on Twitter:@ispuplandsContents Page No Message from The Principal 1 Secondary News 2 Years 10 & 11 News 3 Uplands Roar 4 - 6 Primary News 7 - 10 Primary Library Mural 11 - 12 Salvation Army Penang Day 12 School Calendar 13 & 14
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8/10/2019 Uplands School Weekly Newsletter - Term 1 Issue 10 - 17 Oct 2014
It was great to see all of the secondary students exit the school gates last Friday with a sealed envelope in hand, eager to
get home to their parents so they could open their progress report….or for some, it was out of sight of the teachers, so
they could open their reports by themselves. All in all, I believe this report cycle has been extremely successful and a
students should now be able to set their targets and goals for the rest of the term, and hopefully, the rest of the academiyear.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday was a very busy day for all of the Secondary teachers, with many of them having over 70 Parent-Teache
Conferences throughout the day. Thank you to all of the parents who attended these very important meetings. I hope you
gained some valuable insight into how your child is doing this academic year and spent some time discussing this
information with them. I am always open to feedback in regards to the logistics of the day, so please do not hesitate to
contact me if you have some valuable tips to help improve the day for all of the Uplands community.
O15 Boys & Girls Football
Last Friday afternoon and throughout the day on Saturday, I was both extremely privileged and proud to watch our Boysand Girls Over-15 Football Teams participate in the Annual Dalat Football Tournament, held at the Penang Sports Club
The girls played some super, tough football and were undefeated in their round robin competition against the hosts and
ISKL. The boys absolutely dominated all of their games, easily beating teams of the caliber of ISKL, Mont Kiara and MAZ to
run out easy winners. This is my 8th academic year at Uplands and I have never seen a team play with such precision
finesse and confidence as this team. Congratulations to all of the players involved, as well as the dedicated staff; Mr Rober
Scully, Mr Dean Metcalfe, Mr Mick Hollis and Ms Justine Bell. I wish you all the very best of luck for the rest of the season
and the tournaments ahead.
Article of the Week
I found another great article on the BBC Website yesterday in regards to secondary school aged children using the Internet
Call for teens to self-regulate net use was published on Wednesday 15th October and was based around a study withregards to teenagers’ use of the Internet and the restrictions placed on them. Some of the main findings highlighted in
the article were:
Children who have positive offline relationships with their parents are more likely to navigate the web in a sensibl
way
Supportive and enabling parenting has a more positive impact than restricting or monitoring internet use
Teenagers left to self-regulate their Internet and social media use are more likely to teach themselves new skill
online and maintain positive online relationships.
It is extremely important in this day and age that all students are using the Internet wisely and are very careful in what
practices they are involved in. Please take the time to talk with you child about the correct use of the Internet and carefull
explain the effects it may have on them and/or others.
Have a great half term break. Please ensure you keep safe and enjoy your family time.
It was pleasing to meet so many of the Year 10 & 11 parents on Wednesday during the PTC day. The most enjoyable
part of the day was congratulating the students on both their academic results and their outstanding effort scores they
achieved. If you were unable to attend the PTC day or have any questions or concerns that went unanswered, pleasecontact either your child’s subject teacher or myself via e -mail at [email protected] to arrange a time to meet.
Straight after the PTC’s had finished, the U15 basketball teams were in action against POWIIS. A full match report is
available further on in this newsletter, but congratulations to the following Year 10’s and 11’s who took part: Felipe,
Jens, Mahon, Calvin, Caleb, Ernest P, Oliver R, Kengo, Chun Jo, Sibeak, Jia Wen, Shinta, Edwina and Priya.
Finally, congratulations to all of the students in Year 10 and 11 on a fantastic first half term. I wish you all a relaxing and
enjoyable half term break and look forward to seeing everyone nice and refreshed on the 27th of October!
Roar Sports
The U15 basketball teams were in action on Wednesday against POWIIS. It was great to have all the boys and girls
commit to playing considering it was straight after the PTC day. The boys were eager to win their first league game and
put into practice the skills and tactics they have been learning during their weekly training sessions. They started with
great promise and put the pressure on the POWIIS team but a few quick baskets from the visitors unnerved our boys
and they never really recovered. Despite some moments of great individual skill, the team went down 22-38.
The girls were trying to complete the double over POWIIS, having beaten them a few weeks’ back. Playing the first
competitive match on the new F-Block court, the girls continued their rich run of form and never really let POWIIS into
the game. Some great passing moves enabled the girls to run away 16-8 victors.
Iain DriscollHead of Year 10 & 11 and Secondary PE
The Dalat Cup was the first opportunity for us, the O15 boys, to get our hands on some silverware by showcasing
what we had practiced on the training ground. Unbeaten so far in the PSAC league, we were confident going into the
competition with the determination to win. During the group stage, our side faced MAZ who posed an early challenge
for us, holding us to a 3-3 draw. We then played Mont Kiara, who were worthy opponents but couldn’t contain our
sharp attack as we ended up winning the game 3-0. This put the Uplands boys in prime position on top of the table
after a promising day of football.
On the next day, we faced a familiar MAZ team in the semi-finals. Playing them in the group stages fell to ouradvantage as we knew the way they played and countered their game plan effectively. With some great passing play
and a rock solid defense, we sailed through to the finals, winning 5-0. With victory at our fingertips, we gave it all our
effort in the finals against ISKL, scoring two goals in the first half and a late goal in the second half to end the game
and finish the tournament on a high. Winning this tournament has given us momentum and motivation and hopefully
we can perform as well in the coming Phuket 7’s tournament!
Squad: Sebastien, Shikhar, Amit, Zaakir, Felipe, Deryl, Kevin, Jens, Diken, Elias, Jackson, James, Oliver R, Oliver M, Ong
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Last weekend, the Uplands O15 Girls took part in our first tournament of the year: Dalat's annual 11 a-side
tournament. With a mix of girls from the A and B 7 a-side teams, we hadn't really played together as an 11 a-side
team before our first match against Dalat on Friday morning. After conceding an early goal, we fought back to draw 1-
1 with a goal from Niki Butterfield.
The next day we had to play 3 games, two against ISKL and another against Dalat. Our game against ISKL was quiteclose in the first half, with all of us warming up to the game; the score was 0-0 at half time. In the second half, we
played a lot more comfortably and 4 of our shots hit the back of their net (2 from Jasmin Dalsgaard, 1 from Vanessa
Gehrig and 1 from Niki), displaying our dominance. We then played Dalat again for a very close 0-0 draw with the
entire team connecting extremely well. The final game came just minutes after our previous one, and we needed to
win it to be overall champions. An incredible display of composure and strength in the first half saw India Petrucco
score the first goal for Uplands. ISKL later equalised, but we fought back with a great goal from Niki, to end the
tournament as the 'Spike and Strike Ladies Soccer Champions'! I'm incredibly proud of all the LADIES and look forward