uplands school weekly newsletter term 2 issue 1 15 january 2016 final

7/25/2019 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


2/17

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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

[email protected]


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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


4/17

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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


8/17

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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



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


10/17

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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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12/17

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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


13/17

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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


14/17

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15/17

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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

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