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<strong>Issue</strong> <strong>11</strong> Week 9A 24th June 20<strong>11</strong> For internal circulation only<br />
AISM NEWSLETTER<br />
The Fortnightly Community Newsletter of the <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong><br />
Main Senior Middle Junior Performing Arts Sport<br />
Others<br />
Principals’ Message<br />
We have arrived at the half way point of what has<br />
been a hectic and productive year for our school<br />
community. We hope that you have witnessed our<br />
leadership team and staff demonstrating a genuine<br />
commitment to improving student life and learning.<br />
All staff have embraced a collective desire to move<br />
our school from being good to great. We have an<br />
exciting time a head for all of us.<br />
We have enjoyed the openness of parents in helping us<br />
to identify areas of school operations and curriculum<br />
that can be improved on.<br />
Through reviews and informal consultation with<br />
school community members, we have arrived at many<br />
short term and longer term strategies to continue our<br />
march forward to a point where students, staff and<br />
parents are proud to say they are members of our<br />
great school.<br />
We are a school that places emphasis on a holistic<br />
approach to student learning and students have<br />
responded well to our new initiatives in music, sport<br />
and service learning activities, demonstrating their<br />
commitment to getting the most out of their days in<br />
school. Importantly our academic program is growing<br />
from strength to strength. The recent success of<br />
our World Scholar teams, in the biggest academic<br />
challenge competition in the world, is testimony to<br />
the exceptional talents that are nurtured through<br />
our <strong>Australian</strong> styled curriculum and our high<br />
calibre and dedicated teaching and support staff.<br />
Congratulations to the World Scholars Team on their<br />
recent achievements in the World Scholar Cup Finals<br />
and to their coach, James Unsworth for being named<br />
the Coach Of The Year.<br />
Our building development project will have significant<br />
impact on student life and parent services over the<br />
second part of the year. We have delivered on our<br />
promise to ensure that the building works do not<br />
disrupt our ability to continue to provide a great<br />
school experience.<br />
We once again call on your continued support, ideas<br />
and issues sharing, as we strive to keep delivering on<br />
our promise. Keep a close eye on our newsletter and<br />
weekly email news as changed routines and parent<br />
service delivery arrangements are communicated.<br />
Wendy and I will be present at school during the first<br />
week of the school holidays and would welcome parents<br />
to drop in for discussions on any matters of concern<br />
or to share some brilliant ideas for improvement. No<br />
need to make an appointment, just drop in for a<br />
coffee and a chat. Our offices have been temporarily<br />
located to what was the admissions area on level one<br />
just past the library.<br />
Thanks for welcoming Wendy and myself so<br />
generously into our school community. Your words<br />
of encouragement and insightful advice are greatly<br />
appreciated.<br />
Have a great holiday, take the opportunity to spend<br />
some quality time with your children.<br />
David Kilpatrick, Principal<br />
Wendy Gardiner, Assistant Principal<br />
REFURBISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICE<br />
24th JUNE – 30th SEPTEMBER (approx.)<br />
On Friday this week, our administration office staff<br />
will move to temporary accommodation in F8 ( the<br />
large classroom past the library on level one) This<br />
is to enable the refurbishment of the administration<br />
centre, which we hope will be completed by the start<br />
of term 4.<br />
From the first day of term 3 parents and visitors<br />
should sign in at the Junior reception in the<br />
classroom wing on the ground floor. All enquiries<br />
that previously brought you to the central office<br />
should be directed to the junior reception. For<br />
appointments with specific staff members, please<br />
check in at the junior reception and the girls on the<br />
desk will find the appropriate staff member for you.<br />
We understand that this will be a bit awkward, but<br />
with the re-opening of the Admin Centre at the<br />
start of term four, your experience should be much<br />
improved!<br />
Diary<br />
Saturday, 25th June 20<strong>11</strong><br />
• Term 2 Holiday Commences<br />
Wednesday, 20th July 20<strong>11</strong><br />
• Term 3 <strong>School</strong> Starts<br />
Friday, 22nd July 20<strong>11</strong><br />
• UNSW English Competition<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong>, No 22, Jalan Anggerik, The Mines Resort City, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor Darul Ehsan, <strong>Malaysia</strong>.<br />
Phone: (603) 8943 0622, Fax: (603) 8948 4522, Email: admin@aism.edu.my, Website: www.aism.edu.my<br />
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From the Senior <strong>School</strong><br />
Senior <strong>School</strong> Parent Teacher Interviews<br />
Semester One reports for Senior <strong>School</strong> students were<br />
sent home last week. Enclosed was the booking form<br />
for Parent Teacher interviews. These interviews are<br />
scheduled for Thursday 28th July. Many students have<br />
already booked appointments and I encourage families<br />
to use the remainder of this term and the first few days<br />
of next term to make sure they are booked in.<br />
A Suitcase full of Surprises<br />
What a shame that Mr Suffolk missed the premiere<br />
performance of his play, “A Suitcase Full of Surprises”.<br />
I am sure that he would have been very proud of our<br />
Senior <strong>School</strong> cast who did him proud. My thanks to<br />
Mrs Warren who stepped up to fill Mr Suffolk’s shoes at<br />
late notice and all who rallied around to make sure the<br />
performance was a success.<br />
Scholaroos<br />
Huge congratulations to our ten teams who performed so<br />
well at the Global round of the World Scholars Cup. We<br />
recognised their achievements at a special assembly on<br />
Thursday afternoon. Mr Unsworth has given full details<br />
elsewhere but he may have neglected to mention that<br />
he was awarded a trophy for the best coach!! Well done<br />
Mr James.<br />
No Pain, No Gain<br />
No, this is not about the merits of playing Rugby!!<br />
Seven times Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong,<br />
believes that pain can be used to help us. In addition<br />
to the physical pain that he endured while training and<br />
racing, he also endured testicular cancer. Armstrong<br />
trained himself to use the pain he felt as a motivating<br />
tool. His book, “It’s not about the bike” is a great read.<br />
19th- century German philosopher, poet and composer,<br />
Friedrich Nietzsche, penned an adage that said “That<br />
which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger”. In difficult<br />
situations in your life, find out what reasons or lessons<br />
lie within and use the trial not as an excuse to revert to<br />
hopelessness, but as a boost to break through to victory.<br />
A tiny grain of sand can become an intense irritant in<br />
an oyster shell. In response to the irritation, the oyster<br />
deposits layers of calcium carbonate on the grain of sand,<br />
which over time forms a pearl. In the same way some of<br />
the irritations in your life will produce precious treasures<br />
in your life and character that would never have appeared<br />
had the irritation not been present initially. Learn to treat<br />
adversity and pain as a tool for improvement.<br />
Ian Martineau, Head of Senior <strong>School</strong><br />
Senior Drama Production<br />
I would like to extend<br />
enormous congratulations to<br />
the performers and technical<br />
crew in this year’s Senior<br />
<strong>School</strong> production. The show<br />
was performed on Wednesday<br />
evening and Thursday matinee<br />
this week.<br />
This year, the piece was written by our own Director<br />
of Performing Arts, Mr Jon Suffolk and was titled “A<br />
Suitcase Full of Surprises”. Jon drew his inspiration<br />
from the Complicite workshop he, I and some fortunate<br />
students attended last year.<br />
The students worked<br />
exceptionally hard on this year’s<br />
production and performed<br />
excellently, impressing<br />
audiences with their acting,<br />
dancing and ensemble work.<br />
Jon and I would like to thank<br />
the students for their hard<br />
work, as well as the technical<br />
crew, Mr Rod Gardiner who<br />
stepped in at the last minute to<br />
assist me with final directions<br />
and technical aspects, and all<br />
the staff who helped support the production in a myriad<br />
of ways. It really was a team effort.<br />
The Middle <strong>School</strong> Production auditions<br />
for the play “Hating Alison Ashley” took<br />
place in Week 8 of Term 2 and the cast<br />
list was announced last Friday. Well done<br />
to all the students who auditioned. There<br />
was an incredible amount of interest this<br />
year and as such, it was difficult for Jon<br />
and me to make our final decisions. Students who have<br />
been selected as cast members will automatically be<br />
enrolled into the Middle <strong>School</strong> Production ASA, which<br />
will take place on Tuesdays in Term 3 and 4.<br />
Log on to AISM Youtube page on<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=NxFcD7mYClM<br />
to view snippets of the Senior Drama Production.<br />
Stacey Warren on behalf of Jon Suffolk<br />
Mr B’s Careers Corner<br />
Career Voyage Survey in Year 10<br />
Shortly, Year 10 students will be taking part in the Career Voyage program at school. Career Voyage, designed by<br />
JIIG-CAL Australia, takes students through a decision making process by asking them a series of questions based on<br />
their job interests.<br />
It aims to broaden horizons by looking at large range of occupations.<br />
Sometimes the jobs suggested confirm a student’s existing ideas and provide backup by listing similar jobs. For other<br />
students, the program often suggests jobs not heard of or not previously considered. We hope that the results of this<br />
program will assist our Year 10 students with their subject selections for Year <strong>11</strong> and also with their work experience<br />
preparations that will happen later this year. If you have a child in Year 10, I would ask you speak to him or her about<br />
the results that they get, and discuss as a family any issues that may arise from the results.<br />
Chris Broadbent, Careers and Higher Education<br />
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From the Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
On reflection Semester One has absolutely flown by for<br />
me. I have really enjoyed the opportunity to meet all of the<br />
middle school students and to celebrate their successes<br />
not only in the classroom but in all facets of school life.<br />
I have been pleased with the level of participation in<br />
sport, the new extended music program incorporating<br />
the bands and events such as World Scholars Cup.<br />
My philosophy is that we need to give our students<br />
opportunities to excel. All students have enhanced<br />
abilities in one or more areas, sometimes these do not<br />
identify themselves easily so in order for these to present<br />
themselves we need to give students choice and a broad<br />
curriculum. We do this at AISM by offering at extensive<br />
ASA program and a broad NSW Curriculum.<br />
Semester Reports<br />
This week each Middle <strong>School</strong> student will bring home<br />
their semester report. Please take the time to go through<br />
the report with your child. It is extremely important to<br />
identify positive aspects of the report and encourage<br />
your child to reflect on their achievements.<br />
World Scholars Cup<br />
I wish to congratulate those students from Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
that participated in the World Scholar’s Cup. The World<br />
Scholar’s Cup was in Kuala Lumpur this year, and the<br />
student’s came home with many medals which were very<br />
well deserved.<br />
Mrs. Warren’s Welfare Corner<br />
I am signing off as Welfare Coordinator as of the end of<br />
Term 2. In Term 3, the school welcomes back Mrs Anna<br />
Broadbent from her maternity leave.<br />
By now, all parents should have come across the<br />
Student Code of Conduct that was introduced to Middle<br />
and Senior <strong>School</strong> students in Week 7 and Junior <strong>School</strong><br />
students in Week 8 during the Wednesday Welfare<br />
time. The purpose of this document is to remind<br />
students about their rights and responsibilities, as well<br />
as the school expectations. The goal is to see greater<br />
enforcement of these expectations in Term 3. In order<br />
to assist this process, parents need to help students<br />
make sure they have and wear correct uniform.<br />
The Manners Monitors came into practice in Week 9<br />
this term as part of the SRC Manners Matters program.<br />
SRC students will take turns acting as Manners Monitors<br />
for the day, helping to remind students to use their<br />
manners at the canteen, in the playground, in class and<br />
on the stairwells. Thank you to the SRC students who<br />
have undertaken this responsibility with gusto.<br />
My experience as Welfare Coordinator has been<br />
extremely enjoyable and I thank everyone who has<br />
supported me along the way.<br />
Stacey Warren, Acting Welfare Coordinator<br />
staceyneilsen@aism.edu.my<br />
Kylie Booker, Head of Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
Imagination, Dreaming and White Bunnies<br />
The Yearbook ASA in 20<strong>11</strong> is off to an imaginative start! A committed group of students have been busily<br />
putting together pages to reflect our learning community. We have also been lucky enough to work with<br />
the graphic design company, Wanderloft, who have come on board to support the student work and<br />
workshop different ideas with them. Our concept is one of imagination, dreaming and hope, to reflect<br />
the new phase of AISM’s life. I would like to thank Nicole, Ashley, Deina, Eilidh, Lynette, Jogen and<br />
Ruairi for their commitment and inspiration! Next term, each class will have the chance<br />
to create a concept for their own page and contribute photos. Get thinking and help to<br />
make the 20<strong>11</strong> Yearbook a true and creative representation of this year!<br />
Miss Joanna Nicholson<br />
Our year 8 chemists created and illustrated a children’s story book based on their research of an<br />
element from the periodic table. They visited our Year 3 classes to share their creations.<br />
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From the Junior <strong>School</strong><br />
It has been a short term, and a busy term and as we<br />
ready ourselves for the holiday break I thought I would<br />
take the opportunity to share some ideas about how you<br />
can assist your child with their learning during the break.<br />
It is important to keep up some sort of routine with<br />
reading, it doesn’t have to be everyday, but encourage<br />
reading throughout the break. The teachers notice that<br />
some of our students do regress a little with their reading<br />
during holiday periods.<br />
There are also opportunities to work with your children<br />
on the Numeracy skills. Many parents set up a schedule<br />
of activities during the break and children telling the time<br />
of the activities and checking the time on the clock can<br />
help reinforce this concept. When shopping talk to your<br />
children about the cost of the items being purchased.<br />
They can do some addition, subtraction, rounding and<br />
estimation calculations around this. Perhaps your child<br />
enjoys cooking, this can be a good opportunity to discuss<br />
measurements.<br />
Junior <strong>School</strong> Performing Arts<br />
Junior <strong>School</strong> Choral Festival<br />
Congratulations to 2G and 4G, winners of the 2nd<br />
Junior <strong>School</strong> Choral Festival.<br />
Last Wednesday a very excited Junior <strong>School</strong> performed<br />
as class choirs to sing songs in different languages, from<br />
simple unison melodies to more complicated partner<br />
songs, canon and harmony work. The winning classes<br />
now keep the Choral Festival Shield in their classrooms<br />
until the end of the year.<br />
The holidays also present many opportunities for social<br />
development. Playing with other children, or having your<br />
children do the talking when going shopping or eating<br />
out. This has the potential to build their confidence when<br />
speaking in front of strangers.<br />
Of course holiday periods offer many opportunities<br />
for children to simply learn about the world around,<br />
experiencing new cultures, sights, sounds and smells.<br />
Many of us go to the beach and there is much learning<br />
about nature that can be on offer. Just a few ideas to<br />
continue the learning journey over the next three weeks.<br />
You will have received your child’s academic report<br />
this week. We will be having parent teacher interviews<br />
as a follow up to the reports at the beginning of next<br />
term. Expect a booking sheet to be sent home to you at<br />
beginning of week one after<br />
the break.<br />
The developing high standard of singing in the Junior<br />
<strong>School</strong> made the judging a hard decision for our<br />
adjudicator, Mr. Jon Suffolk, and the results were close.<br />
We were entertained by the winners of our Poetry<br />
competition while the decisions were being made.<br />
Thanks to Mr. Jon Suffolk, our adjudicator and Miss Poh<br />
our accompanist.<br />
Susan Bal-Short,<br />
Junior Performing Arts Teacher<br />
I would like to thank you<br />
for all of your support this<br />
semester and hope you have<br />
a restful holiday break.<br />
Damian Baynes,<br />
Head of Junior <strong>School</strong><br />
Information Resource Centre News<br />
Term 2 IRC related activities have included the KL Novel Knockout, <strong>Malaysia</strong>n<br />
author, Shamini Flint and Roving Book stalls.<br />
Many new resources, especially in E format have been acquired during this term.<br />
E resources will continue to be a strong focus in Term 3.<br />
Next term we look forward to the Read-a-thon, Book Week and visiting authors.<br />
Displays<br />
The inspiring Year 6 IRP projects are on display at present.<br />
Holiday Borrowing<br />
This is being encouraged so students have some quality leisure reading for the break. Please also encourage them to<br />
visit book shops or read eBooks and iBooks wherever you may be.<br />
Denise Miller, IRC Coordinator<br />
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Performing Arts News<br />
HSC Drama Weekend at <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> Singapore 10th – 12 June<br />
The Year <strong>11</strong> and 12<br />
elective Drama students<br />
were accompanied to<br />
AISS by Mrs. Gardiner<br />
and myself to focus<br />
on HSC Drama. Guest<br />
presenters from Sydney<br />
Dr Miranda Jefferson<br />
and Mr Costa Loucopoulos guided the students through<br />
the revision of the text studies, group performance<br />
projects and individual projects. Dr Jefferson works<br />
at Sydney University and has been Supervisor of HSC<br />
Drama Marking, a teacher at Newtown High <strong>School</strong> of<br />
the Performing Arts and is currently on the National<br />
Curriculum writing team<br />
for Drama Education. Mr<br />
Loucopoulos is a Senior<br />
HSC Marker, parttime<br />
teacher at South<br />
Sydney High <strong>School</strong> and<br />
is currently completing<br />
his PHD in Drama<br />
Education.<br />
The students were excited by the opportunity to<br />
work with such quality educators and to share the<br />
experience with other interested drama students in<br />
the region. The Year <strong>11</strong> students had the good fortune<br />
of spending two lengthy sessions with Dr Jefferson<br />
exploring playbuilding techniques.<br />
Most of the students<br />
were billeted by AISS<br />
families and have made<br />
new friendships from the<br />
experience. It is hoped<br />
that future workshop<br />
programs can be shared<br />
by AISM and AISS in the<br />
coming years.<br />
Making Meaning On Screen Workshops, 18-20th<br />
August<br />
A workshop program conducted by Mr Colin<br />
Schumacher on making narrative videos will be held<br />
during Term 3. Colin has extensive experience as a<br />
drama teacher, lecturer, performer and writer and will<br />
be visiting AISM from the 18th – 20th August.<br />
Selected students from Years 8. 9 and 10 will have<br />
the opportunity of attending day long sessions with<br />
him using the skills and techniques that Colin has<br />
developed while writing his teaching manuals “Making<br />
Meaning on Screen” and “Creating the Seamless<br />
Screen Story.” Staff will be able to attend one of<br />
his workshops on Saturday 20th which will assist in<br />
developing strategies for teaching video across the<br />
school.<br />
Mr. Jon Suffolk,<br />
Coordinator Performances and Events<br />
From the Music Room<br />
“The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on<br />
tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing, and feeling<br />
- training the brain to become incredibly good at<br />
organizing and conducting numerous activities at<br />
once. Dedicated practice of this orchestration can<br />
have a great payoff for lifelong attentional skills,<br />
intelligence, and an ability for self-knowledge and<br />
expression.”<br />
Ratey John J., MD. A User’s Guide to the Brain.<br />
New York: Pantheon Books, 2001.<br />
It has been a busy semester in the Middle and<br />
Senior <strong>School</strong> in music and next term promises to be<br />
exciting as well. Term 3 includes the Music Showcase<br />
Concert in week 9. I encourage all students to join a<br />
group, make a group and enjoy playing music!<br />
I am particularly keen for new students to join the<br />
AISM Orchestra. This will be the leading group here<br />
at school and we are developing a program of music<br />
of a variety of styles for performances in and out of<br />
school in the remainder of the year. It is an exciting<br />
time for the orchestra which has quickly developed<br />
over the last term. Please see Mr. McCormick about<br />
joining and now is a good time to join as we will be<br />
starting new pieces next term.<br />
ASA Activities Term 3<br />
Please note some changes to the following Middle<br />
and Senior <strong>School</strong> Schedule:<br />
Monday afternoon: AISM Orchestra – new members<br />
all welcome!<br />
Tuesday afternoon: Training Band – this is a<br />
continuation of the Beginning Band program<br />
Wednesday afternoon: Starter Strings – this is a new<br />
group for the Middle <strong>School</strong>. Students should see Mr.<br />
McCormick if they are interested<br />
Lunchtimes<br />
Rock Bands will continue.<br />
Wednesday lunch will be Gamelan Day. This is open<br />
to all students. Come along and have a play.<br />
Thursday lunch is the second Training Band practice<br />
for those students unavailable on Tuesdays and also<br />
for those who want an additional practice.<br />
World Scholars Cup Performance<br />
On Sunday last, 3 members of the AISM Orchestra<br />
performed at the World Scholars Cup ceremony held<br />
at the University Technology Mara at Shah Alam.<br />
Hee Yoon Park (violin),<br />
Fergus Wong (violin)<br />
and Petra Tang (piano)<br />
performed a trio ‘Por una<br />
Cabeza’ for an audience<br />
of over one thousand.<br />
Their performance was<br />
confident and comments<br />
and feedback were<br />
extremely positive.<br />
Malcolm McCormick, Music Teacher<br />
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Athletics Carnival 20<strong>11</strong><br />
A new venue, fantastic weather, hundreds of enthusiastic<br />
students and a heap of hard working teachers and parents,<br />
equal a very successful carnival. On Wednesday 16th June,<br />
AISM held it’s annual Athletics Carnival, bussing our Middle<br />
and Senior students to the UNITEN Mini Stadium at Bangi.<br />
Right from the first start, records began to tumble as a high<br />
standard of competition was revealed. In all, 35 records<br />
throughout the day disappeared with many exceptional<br />
displays of athletic ability. As the program ticked over it<br />
became apparent that both age championship honours and<br />
house championship points were going to be extremely<br />
tight as many close tussles were observed on both the track<br />
and in the field. As the result sheets rolled in and points<br />
were tallied the final results became clearer.<br />
Thorpe 1299 20<strong>11</strong> House Champions<br />
Sauvage 1236<br />
Rafter <strong>11</strong>26<br />
Freeman 1043<br />
As I have often stated in the past, these carnivals are not<br />
run by a couple of staff but are powered by a well oiled unit<br />
of parents and staff working together to provide a fun and<br />
quality event for the students. I for one certainly appreciate<br />
the help from this hard working group from our school<br />
community and thank them for the wonderful job they do.<br />
Congratulations to all competitors. It was great to see the<br />
large number of students stepping out of their comfort zone<br />
and participating in events for fun and house spirit.<br />
Age<br />
Champs<br />
17+ Champion Farmehr<br />
Farhour<br />
Position Boys Girls<br />
Alana Miller-<br />
Foote<br />
Runner up Abe Ranner Izzah Ibrahim<br />
16 Champion Mitch Booker Tan Hay Li<br />
Runner up Samuel Tay Kelly Teoh<br />
15 Champion Alex McLaws Angeline<br />
Richards<br />
Runner up Ashwin<br />
Parthiban<br />
Shannikah<br />
Doherty<br />
14 Champion Bronson<br />
Chong<br />
Runner up Dominic<br />
Robertson<br />
13 Champion Callum<br />
Kilpatrick<br />
Emma<br />
McLaughlin<br />
Ilya Azman<br />
Aishah<br />
Kenton<br />
Runner up Jason Hwang Courtney<br />
Dyer<br />
12 Champion Naufal Lynette Too<br />
Shahril<br />
Runner up Amirul Ain Azuddin<br />
Edmett<br />
<strong>11</strong> Champion Isa Kasim Tayla Appleby<br />
Runner up<br />
Saw Yan<br />
Chang<br />
Phil Wilkins, Sports Coordinator<br />
Melissa<br />
McLaughlin<br />
Ryan Wong To Compete<br />
In <strong>International</strong> Golf<br />
Championships<br />
Ryan Wong (6G) has been in the<br />
Junior Golf scene since he was 7<br />
years old, competing in the local<br />
Under 8 years old category. He was<br />
the overall champion for the Elite<br />
Circuit for the Under 8 that year.<br />
Since then, he has gone on to<br />
win the Under 10 in Year 2009<br />
and was Under <strong>11</strong> Champion in<br />
the tournament organised by the <strong>Malaysia</strong>n Golf<br />
Association last year. He won numerous top finishes<br />
in the local golf scene.<br />
He was also the Under 10 age group runners-up in<br />
the Jakarta World Junior Golf Tournament held in<br />
Indonesia last year and also 3rd runners-up in the<br />
Under 10 in Thailand in 2009.<br />
In July, Ryan will be heading for the United States<br />
of America where he has qualified to play in some of<br />
World Junior Championships tournaments. They are :<br />
• Callaway Junior World Champs in San Diego,<br />
California at Rancho Bernardo Golf and Country<br />
Club,<br />
• Optimist <strong>International</strong> Golf Championship and<br />
the Optimist World Cup in West Palm Beach,<br />
Florida at PGA National Golf Resort,<br />
• US Kids World Championshipas in North Carolina<br />
at Pinehurst Golf Club.<br />
He has a handicap of 3, which is fantastic for someone<br />
his age. He is also the first Junior to gain sponsorship<br />
from Mizuno outside of Japan.<br />
AISM Badminton Team Trains<br />
with FORZA Badminton Academy<br />
On Saturday, 18th<br />
of June, the AISM<br />
Badminton Academy<br />
members, accompanied<br />
by Cikgu Kasim and<br />
Ms. Ratha travelled 45<br />
minutes by car to Sri<br />
Sinar Badminton Centre<br />
in Kepong. This is the<br />
home for the FORZA Badminton Academy. There<br />
were 10 badminton courts and 6 coaches. One of<br />
the coaches was a former <strong>Malaysia</strong>n player.<br />
We trained with FORZA Badminton Academy<br />
members. It was another great new experience for<br />
us after competing at Nexus <strong>International</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s<br />
U15 Badminton Tournament not long ago. We trained<br />
for 2 hours non-stop in a hot hall because there were<br />
no air conditioners to prevent the shuttle cocks from<br />
being blown away, so it was a little bit hard to play<br />
but still, we were happy meeting with the players<br />
and coaches and appreciated the new experience.<br />
We thank Cikgu Kasim for organising this memorable<br />
event.<br />
Mehryar Lessani, 8G<br />
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Sensational Home Ground Debut for<br />
AISM Rugby Roos<br />
“Our Home Ground is our fortress boys.” said Mr<br />
Coombes at Tuesday night training, “We do not lose<br />
here!” ...................And so it was, as the Rugby Roos<br />
demolished KTJ 31 – 0 at AISM last Thursday.<br />
In front of a small but<br />
vocal crowd, the boys put<br />
on five un-answered tries<br />
and in the process showed<br />
their growing maturity as a<br />
team unit. Following some<br />
sustained hard running<br />
from the backs, Safwan<br />
Sulaiman was the first Roo to cross the KTJ line with<br />
some of his trademark ‘sneaky stuff’ around the fringe<br />
of the scrum. Boramy Unn then added to the first half<br />
score line with some straight hard running, leaving<br />
everyone in his wake on his way to the try line. The<br />
Roo’s went to half time two tries up.<br />
The second half saw continued<br />
dominance by the AISM Roo’s.<br />
Passes were being strung together<br />
and there were bodies in motion.<br />
Kevin Kam scored his first ever try<br />
swooping on a loose ball and out<br />
sprinting everyone to the KTJ try<br />
line. Jack Miller scored next with<br />
a well deserved try on the back of<br />
a perfectly executed tap move and<br />
a sweetly timed pass from his lock<br />
partner, Mark DeVries. Alex McLaws<br />
eventually got over the line to score AISM’s final try<br />
after a few near misses.<br />
Once again, Mitch Booker was a reliable link to his<br />
outside backs and Alex McLaw made terrific ground all<br />
day. Haziq Hanip had an immediate impact when he<br />
was introduced into the game, pulling off some copybook<br />
tackles and some excellent ball distribution from<br />
the breakdown.<br />
In the forwards, Jack Miller<br />
and Jian Law lead the<br />
way defensively. The line<br />
out functioned well with<br />
a couple of steals against<br />
the throw. Big Zack,<br />
Mark DeVries and Greg<br />
Mansuhkani combined well<br />
in Jack’s injury absence to disrupt the KTJ lineout and<br />
continually secure their own possession.<br />
One of the pleasing aspects of this game was the<br />
positive contribution that the inter-change players<br />
made. Standouts were; Amin, who tried hard in<br />
defence, Anish, who rucked vigorously and Kevin,<br />
who was positioned so well that he scored a try!<br />
Although the Roos prevented KTJ from crossing their<br />
line, there is still a lot of room for improvement in<br />
defence. Persistence at training will see this aspect of<br />
our game improve.<br />
The AISM Rugby Roos are showing real promise. With<br />
every game we play we learn more about ‘the game<br />
they play in heaven’...........keep training hard boys,<br />
you are doing yourselves and the school community<br />
proud!<br />
A big thank you to the spectators who came out to<br />
show their support and to Mr Martineau, who gave up<br />
his time to referee the match. Checkout just who we<br />
are on the short YouTube clip below.<br />
http://tinyurl.com/rugbyroos<br />
Mr Orford and Mr Coombes, Rugby Coaches<br />
Senior <strong>School</strong> Soccer Friendly vs<br />
Alnoor <strong>International</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
On Monday afternoon the<br />
20th, the AISM Senior<br />
Boys played their first<br />
game for the year, against<br />
the Alnoor <strong>International</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>, at AISM.<br />
AISM won the match<br />
2-1 thanks to a goal by<br />
Sam Leetham and Alnoor<br />
scoring an own goal. It<br />
was a good start to the<br />
year with all the players<br />
contributing. The game<br />
demonstrated many positives for the team, especially<br />
the organization and solidity in defence and the<br />
skills of individual players. The game provided a<br />
good opportunity for the boys to play together and<br />
see where they need to improve in preparation for<br />
participation in the international school sport season<br />
in term 3.<br />
Best players for AISM were Nathan in centre of defence,<br />
showing a high level of leadership in organizing the<br />
other players and reading the play well to cut the<br />
opponents attacking chances to a minimum, Saf who<br />
hit the ball hard all day, continually winning the ball<br />
in midfield, and Darren who dominated the right<br />
side of the field continually dispossessing his direct<br />
opponent and starting many attacking moves.<br />
Thanks to Mr. Nasyarul for giving advice to students<br />
about the finer points of<br />
the game and in organizing<br />
the referee. Thanks<br />
also to the teachers and<br />
students who came down<br />
to support the boys.<br />
Christopher Thorpe<br />
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Quadrangular Swim Meet<br />
AISM came away with 3<br />
gold, 6 silver and 10 bronze<br />
medals, along with many<br />
students achieving their<br />
personal best times.<br />
On Sunday 12th June<br />
the AISM Barracudas<br />
participated in the annual<br />
Quadrangular Swim Met at<br />
The Royal Lake Club. It was a<br />
successful day and all squad<br />
members swam extremely<br />
well.<br />
A big congratulations to the<br />
4 x 50m Medley and 6 x 50m<br />
Freestyle relay teams for their outstanding performance.<br />
Girl’s medley relay<br />
Sophie Rotax, Melissa McLaughlin, Emma McLaughlin<br />
and Emily Firth<br />
Boy’s Medley relay<br />
Maiku Nakajima, Sam Leetham, Henry Baynes and<br />
Dominic Robertson.<br />
Girl’s Freestyle relay<br />
Lynette Choo, Sophie Rotax, Bazimah Ahmad, Gemma<br />
Holborow, Amelia Kortum and Melissa McLaughlin<br />
Boy’s Medley relay<br />
Sam Leetham, Yan Chang Saw, Maiku Nakajima, Jack<br />
Leetham, Henry Baynes and Joshua Firth<br />
Overall AISM came fourth which was a great result.<br />
Well done Barracudas! Enjoy your holidays and we look<br />
forward to seeing you all back next term.<br />
JX Chan, Harriet Fearon, Linda Firth and Phillip<br />
Wilkins<br />
AISM Soccer Team vs Kickbola<br />
Soccer Academy<br />
Junior <strong>School</strong> Sports<br />
Well done to all of the Junior <strong>School</strong> students who have<br />
participated in various sports as well as represented<br />
AISM this semester. Your enthusiasm and commitment<br />
has been fabulous!<br />
AISM Junior <strong>School</strong> students have represented the<br />
school in swimming, soccer, basketball, a triathlon,<br />
badminton and the AISM Duathlon.<br />
Congratulations and keep up the wonderful work.<br />
Enjoy your holidays and I look forward to seeing you all<br />
back next term.<br />
Harriet Fearon, Junior <strong>School</strong> Sports Coordinator<br />
Alice Smith receive a Roo’d reception<br />
at AISM<br />
The AISM Roos dug deep on<br />
Wednesday 22nd of June to close<br />
out a determined Alice Smith <strong>School</strong><br />
attack and continue their unbeaten<br />
run at home with a 26 – 10 victory.<br />
The boys have improved with every<br />
outing this year and this game was by<br />
far their best effort. It needed to be<br />
to rise above a very determined and<br />
talented Alice Smith outfit.<br />
Alice Smith got off to an early lead with a couple of<br />
very soft tries but the Roos rallied before the end of the<br />
first period to score with a trademark Saffy dart from<br />
the scrum base and a confident conversion from Mitch<br />
Booker.<br />
At the break Mr Coombes made his thoughts pretty clear<br />
and the Roos responded early in the second period when<br />
Mark DeVries scored a try after an impressive display of<br />
drawing and passing. Mitch converted again and then<br />
went on to score a well deserved try himself.<br />
Alice Smith attacked furiously during the last period<br />
and only determined defence by the Roos kept them<br />
scoreless. Our two Kevins put their bodies on the line<br />
on different occasions to thwart certain Alice Smith tries<br />
and Jian sealed the victory when he crossed under the<br />
posts from a well executed tap move on the bell.<br />
This game was by far the greatest challenge the Roos<br />
have faced.....and they were equal to the task. Our<br />
team defence still needs a lot of sharpening up but our<br />
individual tackling was awesome. By the last period,<br />
most of the Alice Smith boys couldn’t get rid of the ball<br />
quick enough to avoid another crushing Roos tackle!<br />
On Saturday 18th June the AISM U’10 and U’12 boys<br />
took on the Kickabola Soccer Academy. It was a very<br />
exciting morning of soccer. The U’10 team won with a<br />
very impressive score of 10-0 and the U’12 2-0.<br />
Well done to all of the boys for their fabulous energy,<br />
enthusiasm and commitment towards their training and<br />
games throughout Semester One.<br />
A big thank you to Mr Nasyarul, Mr Kasim and all of the<br />
wonderful and supportive parents.<br />
Harriet Fearon, Junior <strong>School</strong> Sport coordinator<br />
Everybody in the team had a great game and to name<br />
the best players would be to name the whole team but<br />
Mitch Booker who ran hard all day, scored a try and<br />
kicked three conversions probably had the biggest<br />
individual impact on the game.<br />
The Roos would like to wish our hardworking, hamburger<br />
eating, hooker Greg farewell and good luck with his new<br />
life in Indonesia – You’ll be missed mate. We would also<br />
like to thank Mr Martineau once again for blowing the<br />
whistle and all the parents, teachers and students who<br />
combined to support the Roo’s and rugby at AISM.<br />
Mr Coombes and Mr Orford<br />
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Scholaroos Take on the World<br />
This year, World Scholar’s Cup reached its largest ever<br />
size. In 20<strong>11</strong> teams had to qualify through a regional<br />
round for the first time, with only the top half of every<br />
region qualifying. It was a great honour therefore, when<br />
all of our eight teams qualified for the World Finals. So<br />
when we arrived to the World Finals, to compete with<br />
750 students from more than 25 different countries, we<br />
were up against only the very best of each region.<br />
Before getting to the specifics<br />
of the achievements, first let<br />
me say how proud I am of<br />
all of this year’s squad, for<br />
so many reasons other than<br />
the results. Firstly, of all of<br />
the Scholaroos for staying in<br />
the ‘hostel, while watching<br />
everyone else move out.<br />
Second, of our musical trio, Hee Yoon Park, Petra Tang and<br />
Fergus Wong, who did us so proud, opening the show at<br />
the awards ceremony with a sublime performance. Third,<br />
of all of the Scholaroos for demonstrating leadership in<br />
the scavenger hunt, in conga lines and at the karaoke<br />
night.<br />
Ok, now to the serious stuff…<br />
I should begin with our Junior<br />
Division Captain, Ashwen<br />
Parthiban. His name should<br />
for ever more be called from<br />
the mountain top. This young<br />
man boldly went where no<br />
Scholaroo has been before.<br />
Ashwen won the Silver medal for Science! That is BIG!<br />
But he didn’t stop there, he also won 8th place overall<br />
across the four subjects, 10th place in debating and not<br />
surprisingly 5th place OVERALL in the competition – That<br />
is the total combined score of tests in four subjects, plus<br />
debating , plus essay writing. Our successes didn’t stop<br />
there however, Ashwen’s team of Emma McLaughlin,<br />
Eliza Chew and Ashwen, gained another massive honour,<br />
by receiving the Bronze Medal overall for the challenge.<br />
This meant that they were the 3rd highest scoring<br />
team across four subjects – Science, Literature, Urban<br />
Planning and the Arts. In addition to this, this team also<br />
went undefeated through all of the debate rounds and<br />
received the massive honour of finishing as the 7th place<br />
team overall in the total combined, across all events –<br />
multiple-choice, debate and essay writing!<br />
Not to be outdone, our Senior<br />
Division Captain, Izzah<br />
Ibrahim placed 9th overall in<br />
debate, while her team-mate<br />
Eliza Versluis placed 8th. It<br />
was not surprising therefore,<br />
when the team of Izzah,<br />
Eliza and Petra Tang, who<br />
went undefeated through<br />
the debate rounds, won the huge honour of being the 5th<br />
placed debate team overall. In debating on a whole, we<br />
did extremely well, with two teams remaining undefeated<br />
through three rounds and five of our other teams winning<br />
two out of three rounds. In addition to this, we also had<br />
success in Essay Writing, with the team of Fergus Wong,<br />
Farmehr Farhour and Joanne Tay finishing tenth in the<br />
essay writing competition.<br />
It is a great privilege to be associated with them. To this<br />
end, I was honoured at this year’s world finals when I<br />
was awarded ’Coach of the Year’. This award is really only<br />
a reflection of the hard work that the kids themselves<br />
have put it. Thank you guys!<br />
‘Thank yous’ must also go out to a number of other<br />
people, as it truly does ‘take a village to raise a child’.<br />
Thank you to the parents involved, to both the AISM<br />
Parents Association and the <strong>Australian</strong> Trade Commission<br />
(AUSTRADE) for their sponsorship, to the school and to<br />
my colleagues, Mrs Sandi Clarke, Ms Gail Robertson and<br />
Mr Malcolm McCormick, for your dedication and hard<br />
work for the kids. Now… Let’s do it all again next year,<br />
bigger and better again!<br />
James E.R. Unsworth J.P. (Qual.),<br />
Scholaroos Coach<br />
WSC List of Achievements 20<strong>11</strong><br />
World Finals – Shah Alam, <strong>Malaysia</strong><br />
• Silver in Science, Junior Division – Ashwen Parthiban<br />
• Bronze in the Team Scholar’s Challenge, Junior<br />
Division – Emma McLaughlin, Ashwen Parthiban,<br />
Eliza Chew<br />
• 5th Placed Individual overall, Junior Division –<br />
Ashwen Parthiban<br />
• 5th Placed Debate Team, Senior Division - Eliza<br />
Versluis, Izzah Ibrahim & Petra Tang<br />
• 7th Placed Team overall, Junior Division - Emma<br />
McLaughlin, Ashwen Parthiban, Eliza Chew<br />
• 8th Placed Individual in the Scholar’s Challenge,<br />
Junior Division – Ashwen Parthiban<br />
• 8th Placed Individual in Debate, Senior Division –<br />
Eliza Vesluis<br />
• 9th Placed Individual in Debate, Senior Division –<br />
Izzah Ibrahim<br />
• 10th Placed Team in the Essay Writing Competition,<br />
Senior Division – Farmehr Farhour, Joanne Tay &<br />
Fergus Wong<br />
• 10th Placed Individual in Debate, Junior Division –<br />
Ashwen Parthiban<br />
• Coach of the Year – James Unsworth<br />
• Flag Bearers – Jancis Wong, Boramy Unn, Farmehr<br />
Farhour, Batrisyia Ahmad<br />
• Scholar’s Show Performers – Fergus Wong, Petra<br />
Tang, Hee Yoon Park<br />
• Undefeated Debate Team, Senior Division - Eliza<br />
Versluis, Izzah Ibrahim & Petra Tang<br />
• Undefeated Debate Team, Junior Division - Emma<br />
McLaughlin, Ashwen Parthiban, Eliza Chew<br />
Regional Round – Singapore<br />
• Best foreign school team, Junior Division – Shanikah<br />
Doherty, Ashwen Parthiban & Vighnaa Kumar<br />
• Best foreign school team, Senior Division – Fergus<br />
Wong, Joanne Tay, Farmehr Farhour<br />
• Best Student from a foreign school team, Junior<br />
Division – Eliza Versluis<br />
• Best Student from a foreign school team, Senior<br />
Division - Ashwen Parthiban<br />
• Debate Show Case Participant – Batrisyia Ahmad<br />
• 4th Placed Debate Team, Junior Division - Batrisyia<br />
Ahmad, Martin Wong, Thung Xuan Lim<br />
• 6th Placed Individual in Debate, Junior Division –<br />
Batrisyia Ahmad<br />
• 7th Placed Individual in Debate, Junior Division –<br />
Thung Xuan Lim<br />
• 8th Placed Individual in Debate, Junior Division –<br />
Martin Wong<br />
• 9th Placed Individual in Essay Writing, Junior<br />
Division - Ashwen Parthiban<br />
• 10th Placed Individual in Essay Writing, Junior<br />
Division – Eliza Chew<br />
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LEARNING ENGLISH TAKES TIME<br />
In ESL, we focus on students developing a mastery of the<br />
English language.<br />
The starting point is social and classroom conversation<br />
known as BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills).<br />
Most students develop in this area quickly once they are<br />
immersed in an English speaking environment, like our<br />
school. For some students though, correctness in English<br />
speech patterns requires a more concentrated effort.<br />
Alongside basic communication lies academic proficiency<br />
(Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency - CALP) which<br />
takes longer to develop. Each student needs to master<br />
listening, speaking, reading and writing skills at age<br />
appropriate levels. It involves an ever-expanding vocabulary<br />
as well as the skills to recall, understand, compare, classify,<br />
evaluate and infer within many contexts and specific<br />
academic studies.<br />
It takes between five to seven years to develop CALP and<br />
can take up to even ten years if the student does not have<br />
adequate support, at school and home, or a capacity for<br />
learning languages. Catching up with peers in a classroom<br />
setting is much more difficult than socialising using BICS.<br />
A purposefully written text or online program for ESL/EAL<br />
learners is a highly desirable approach that increasingly<br />
expands listening skills, reading comprehension skills, new<br />
grammar and writing skills. As English skills improve the text<br />
can be reduced and language can be manipulated in a more<br />
creative way.<br />
Where is your child on this learning journey<br />
Sandi Clark and Teresa Kasim,<br />
ESL/EAL Teachers<br />
KOREAN<br />
영어, 우리는 영어의 숙달을 개발하고 학생에 초점을 맞춥니다.<br />
출발점은 사회와 교실 대화입니다. 대부분의 학생들은 우리<br />
학교처럼 영어 환경에 익숙해되면 신속하게이 지역의 개발. 일부<br />
학생 불구하고, 영어 음성 패턴의 정확성에 좀 더 집중적인<br />
노력이 필요합니다. 기본적인 의사 소통이 학업 능력을 거짓말<br />
외에도. 각 학생은, 말하기, 읽기 및 나이 적절한 수준에서 능력을<br />
쓰기, 듣기를 마스터해야합니다. 그것은 끊임없이 확장 어휘뿐만<br />
아니라, 비교, 이해, 기억에 분류, 평가하고 여러 상황과 구체적인<br />
학술 연구 이내 추론 능력을 포함한다. 이것은 개발 5-7 년 사이에<br />
걸리는 학생은 적절한 지원을하지 않는 경우에도 십년까지 소요될<br />
수 있습니다, 학교 모두에서 그리고 가정에서. 교실 환경에서<br />
그들의 동료 되살리려기 훨씬 더 사교보다 어렵습니다 영어 / EAL<br />
학습자를위한 의도로 작성된 텍스트 또는 온라인 프로그램 점점<br />
독해 기술, 새로운 문법과 쓰기 능력을 읽기, 듣기 능력을 확장<br />
매우 바람직한 방법입니다. 영어 역량이 텍스트가 줄일 수보다<br />
인지적 접근은 언어가 더 창의적인 엔드에 조정할 수있어 어디에<br />
적용됩니다 향상니다. 어디 학습 여행에 여러분의 자녀입니까<br />
本 的 な 通 信 と 並 んで 学 術 的 な 能 力 (CALP 認 知 学 術 言 語 能 力 )があ<br />
る。 各 学 生 は、リスニング、スピーキング、リーディング、 年 齢<br />
に 適 したレベルでのライティングスキルをマスターする 必 要 があ<br />
ります。それは、 拡 大 を 続 ける 語 彙 だけでなく、スキル、リコー<br />
ル 理 解 、 比 較 、 分 類 、 評 価 し、 多 くのコンテキストと 特 定 の 学 術<br />
研 究 の 中 で 推 論 することを 伴 います。それはCALP 開 発 するために<br />
七 から 五 年 の 間 とり、 学 生 が 十 分 な 学 校 や 家 庭 でのサポート、ま<br />
たは 言 語 を 学 習 するための 能 力 を 持 っていない 場 合 でも、 十 年 か<br />
かることがあります。 教 室 環 境 におけるピアに 追 いつくことはは<br />
るかに 困 難 BICSを 使 用 して 社 交 よりです。 ESL / EAL 学 習 者 のため<br />
意 図 的 に 書 かれたテキストまたはオンラインプログラムは、ます<br />
ますリスニングスキル、 読 解 力 、 新 しい 文 法 とライティングスキ<br />
ルを 拡 大 し、 非 常 に 望 ましいアプローチです。 英 語 のスキルは、<br />
テキストを 改 善 するにつれて 減 少 することができ、 言 語 はより 創<br />
造 的 な 方 法 で 操 作 することができます。この 学 習 旅 行 であなたの<br />
子 供 はどこにありますか<br />
TAGALOG (THE PHILIPPINES)<br />
Sa ESL, focus namin sa mga mag-aaral pagbuo ng isang<br />
tagumpay ng wikang Ingles. Ang panimulang punto<br />
ay panlipunan at silid-aralan Ang pag-uusap na kilala<br />
bilang BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills).<br />
Karamihan sa mga mag-aaral na bumuo sa lugar na ito<br />
mabilis sa sandaling ang mga ito ay sa ilalim ng tubig sa<br />
isang kapaligiran sa Ingles pagsasalita, tulad ng ating<br />
paaralan. Para sa ilang mga mag-aaral kahit na, kawastuhan<br />
sa Ingles pagsasalita pattern ay nangangailangan ng<br />
isang mas puro pagsisikap. Sa tabi ng mga pangunahing<br />
komunikasyon ay namamalagi akademikong kasanayan<br />
(nagbibigay-malay akademikong kasanayan sa Wika -<br />
CALP) na kumukuha ng mas matagal upang bumuo. Magaaral<br />
sa bawat mga pangangailangan sa master pakikinig,<br />
pagsasalita, pagbabasa at pagsusulat kakayahan sa<br />
edad naaangkop na antas. Ito ay nagsasangkot ng isang<br />
kailanman-palawakin bokabularyo pati na rin ang mga<br />
kasanayan sa pagpapabalik, nauunawaan, ihambing, paguri-uriin,<br />
suriin at magpakilala sa loob ng maraming mga<br />
contexts at tiyak na pang-akademikong pag-aaral. Ito ay<br />
tumatagal ng sa pagitan ng 5-7 taon upang bumuo CALP at<br />
maaaring tumagal ng hanggang sa kahit na sampung taon<br />
kung mag-aaral ay walang sapat na suporta, sa paaralan<br />
at tahanan, o isang kapasidad para sa pag-aaral ng wika.<br />
Nakahahalina up sa peers sa isang setting na silid-aralan ay<br />
mas mahirap kaysa sa pakikisalamuha gamit BICS. Isang<br />
purposefully nakasulat na teksto o mga online na programa<br />
para sa ESL / EAL aaral ay isang mataas na kanais-nais<br />
na diskarte na increasingly lumalaki pakikinig kasanayan,<br />
pagbabasa-intindi kasanayan, ang mga bagong balarila at<br />
pagsulat ng mga kasanayan. Tulad ng mga kasanayan sa<br />
Ingles mapabuti ang teksto ay maaaring nabawasan at wika<br />
maaaring manipulahin sa isang mas creative na paraan.<br />
Saan ang inyong anak sa pag-aaral na paglalakbay<br />
MANDARIN<br />
在 ESL, 我 们 重 点 发 展 了 学 生 的 英 语 语 言 的 掌 握 。 其 出 发 点 是 社 会 对<br />
话 和 课 堂 为 BICS( 基 本 人 际 沟 通 技 巧 ) 闻 名 。 大 多 数 学 生 发 展 迅 速 一<br />
旦 他 们 都 沉 浸 在 英 语 环 境 像 我 们 学 校 , 这 方 面 的 。 对 于 一 些 学 生 虽 然<br />
在 英 语 语 音 模 式 的 正 确 性 , 需 要 更 加 集 中 精 力 。 除 了 基 本 的 通 信 在 于<br />
学 术 水 平 ( 认 知 学 术 语 言 能 力 - CALP), 它 需 要 更 长 的 时 间 来 发 展 。<br />
每 个 学 生 需 要 掌 握 听 , 说 , 读 , 写 在 适 当 的 年 龄 层 次 的 技 能 。 它 涉 及<br />
一 个 不 断 扩 大 词 汇 量 , 以 及 召 回 的 技 能 , 理 解 , 比 较 , 分 类 , 评 价 和<br />
推 断 在 许 多 情 况 下 , 具 体 的 学 术 研 究 。 它 耗 费 5 至 7 年 发 展 CALP, 可<br />
以 采 取 多 达 甚 至 十 年 , 如 果 学 生 没 有 足 够 的 支 持 , 在 学 校 和 家 庭 , 或<br />
为 学 习 语 言 的 能 力 。 赶 上 在 教 室 里 设 置 了 很 多 同 龄 人 比 社 交 使 用 BICS<br />
困 难 。 一 个 故 意 书 面 文 字 或 ESL / EAL 学 习 者 的 在 线 计 划 是 一 个 非 常<br />
理 想 的 方 法 , 越 来 越 扩 大 的 倾 听 技 巧 , 阅 读 理 解 能 力 , 新 的 语 法 和 写<br />
作 能 力 。 由 于 英 语 能 力 提 高 文 字 和 语 言 可 以 减 少 可 以 更 创 造 性 地 操<br />
纵 。 如 果 你 对 这 个 孩 子 的 学 习 之 旅 <br />
JAPANESE<br />
ESLでは、 英 語 の 習 得 を 開 発 する 学 生 に 焦 点 を 当 てる。 出 発 点<br />
は、BICS( 基 本 的 な 対 人 コミュニケーションスキル)として 知 られ<br />
ている 社 会 と 教 室 会 話 です。ほとんどの 学 生 はすぐに 一 度 、 私 たち<br />
の 学 校 のように、 英 語 を 話 す 環 境 に 浸 漬 されているこの 分 野 で 開 発<br />
する。しかし 一 部 の 学 生 の 場 合 は、 英 語 のスピーチパターンの 正<br />
しさは、より 集 中 的 な 努 力 が 必 要 です。 開 発 に 時 間 がかかる - 基<br />
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Walkathon Wind Up<br />
As we leave a busy Term 2 behind I would like to leave<br />
you with the final Walkathon statistics.<br />
The total raised was RM 44,207.90 and every ringgit<br />
will go to the Matilda Project at Asrama Desa Pukak.<br />
There is no middle man here. Students who excelled<br />
in their fundraising efforts must be congratulated and<br />
recognised. I hope it has been a win/ win situation.<br />
Student Year Total (RM)<br />
Valentyn Santhara 4W 900<br />
Yeoh Pei Xien 5W <strong>11</strong>00<br />
Bryan Devries 7G 580<br />
Jaan Joseph 7G 660<br />
Tzyy Yng Lau 7W 1802<br />
Callum Kilpatrick 7W 720<br />
Alisha Goves 8G 600<br />
Vajra Rajah 8G 800<br />
Mark Devries 10 G 580<br />
Alisha Azuddin 10 W 420<br />
Kelly deVries 12 1275<br />
Alana Miller-Foote 12 500<br />
No Name / Others 1069<br />
Class<br />
Total (RM)<br />
G<br />
W<br />
P 1561<br />
K <strong>11</strong>85 <strong>11</strong>45<br />
1 7<strong>11</strong> 1918<br />
2 880 1415<br />
3 1908 1020<br />
4 1479 1739<br />
5 1864 2360<br />
6 460 2795<br />
7 3166 3222<br />
8 5439 1710<br />
9 260 1340<br />
10 990 640<br />
<strong>11</strong> 345 800<br />
12 230 2485<br />
No Names / Other 2497<br />
8G is the winning fundraising class.<br />
Congratulations and a huge thank you.<br />
Thanks to SRC for their promotion and organisation<br />
during this fundraiser. Please visit the website to see<br />
some of the photos of the day. There is a powerpoint<br />
available too.<br />
Next term we will be organising a service expedition<br />
to visit the students and work with them. More<br />
information on this will follow. We are truly grateful to<br />
all of you who have supported and participated in this<br />
inaugural event<br />
Sheila Martineau, Service Learning Committee<br />
Message From Health Services<br />
Back To <strong>School</strong><br />
To help ease back-to-school butterflies, try to transition<br />
kids into a consistent school-night routine a few days<br />
before school starts. Also make sure that they:<br />
• Get enough sleep (establish a reasonable bedtime<br />
so that they’ll be well-rested and ready to learn in the<br />
morning)<br />
• Eat a healthy breakfast (they’re more alert and do<br />
better in school if they eat a good breakfast every day)<br />
• Make sure that they bring healthy snacks to school<br />
and not sugar filled snacks that not only rot teeth but<br />
offer no nutritional value to the growing body.<br />
Although it’s normal to be anxious in any new situation,<br />
a few kids develop real physical symptoms, such as<br />
headaches or stomachaches, associated with the start<br />
of school. If you’re concerned that your child’s worries<br />
go beyond the normal back-to-school jitters, speak with<br />
your child’s doctor, school nurse, teacher, or school<br />
counselor.<br />
Absence From Sports Activities<br />
Any student who cannot participate in swimming or any<br />
sport activity needs to have a letter from the parents.<br />
Mrs Mac, the school nurse, will not be able to supply<br />
letters to the sport teacher on their behalf.<br />
Female students who have their menstruation are<br />
encouraged to participate in all sport activities as usual.<br />
DUKE OF EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL AWARD<br />
A big thank you to Tim Reid Yr 12W and Fergus Wong<br />
Yr <strong>11</strong>G for their community service in the Health<br />
Services .Both exceptional students who not only have<br />
a willingness to learn but to take time and effort to care<br />
for other students who are unwell.<br />
Link Parents<br />
Tim Reid with Mrs Mac in a<br />
First Aid class<br />
For the students who are<br />
going on a camping excursion<br />
for the Duke of Edinburgh<br />
<strong>International</strong> Award. A quote<br />
from Tim:<br />
“A valuable experience.”<br />
Thank you to all who have signed up as Link Parents<br />
( formally known as Link Ladies) here at AISM. A link<br />
Parent provides general advice by email to potential<br />
parent’s on services / housing / shopping / kids’<br />
activities etc in the area they live in. This is already<br />
proving to be a valuable tool for potential parents by<br />
providing a link in our school community.<br />
We still have the following areas to fill Bangsar –<br />
(Junior Parent) , Ampang area – (Junior / Middle or<br />
Senior parent) and a parent from the <strong>Australian</strong> High<br />
Commission. If you’d like to know more about this<br />
role and feel you can help out then please email<br />
Michelle on:<br />
communicationsofficer@aism.edu.my<br />
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Others<br />
Term 3, 20<strong>11</strong> Invoices & Payments<br />
Dear Parents, kindly be informed that the Term 3, 20<strong>11</strong> invoices have been mailed out on 16th June,20<strong>11</strong>.<br />
Please note –<br />
• Payment due date for Term 3, 20<strong>11</strong> is on 20th July 20<strong>11</strong> (Wednesday). Payment after due date will be subjected to<br />
Late Payment Charges.<br />
• For direct bank-in into our bank account, please forward a copy of the transaction slip with details of payment<br />
(invoice number) and student’s name to the school via fax or email.<br />
The school bank account details are as follows:<br />
Account Name : AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SDN BHD<br />
Account No. : 12136-0-01-000600-4<br />
Swift Code : MFBBMYKL<br />
Bank Name : ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD<br />
Bank Address : No.45, JLN SUNGAI BESI INDAH 1/21, TAMAN SUNGAI BESI INDAH,43300 SERI<br />
KEMBANGAN, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA.<br />
If you have not received the invoice(s) by 24th June 20<strong>11</strong>, please contact the following personnel for another copy to<br />
the sent to you.<br />
Ms Jessica (Finance Executive) – Jessicatee@aism.edu.my (ext 135)<br />
Ms Diana Luen (Finance Executive) – DianaLuen@aism.edu.my (ext 107)<br />
Mr Ahmad M Sharif (Accounts Officer) – AhmadMSharif@aism.edu.my (ext133)<br />
Contact phone number: 603-8943 0622 (General Line), Fax number: 603-8948 4522<br />
Kind Regards<br />
Finance Department<br />
Deepavali Assembly<br />
The Deepavali Assembly will be held<br />
on Wednesday, 26 October 20<strong>11</strong>.<br />
If you are interested in planning for<br />
this event, please contact Cikgu<br />
Kasim.<br />
Saufi Kasim<br />
Uniform Shop<br />
The school uniform shop will be<br />
available during the holidays from<br />
10am to 3pm each day. Since our<br />
office has moved to F8 ( near the<br />
library) and there is much sorting to<br />
do, please call ahead to let Mag and<br />
Lucia know you are coming, so that<br />
one of them is available.<br />
Email Reroute<br />
I would like to inform all members<br />
of the AISM community that one of<br />
our Admin staff, Kalpana has left the<br />
school to be a full time mum. Emails<br />
that you may have previously sent to<br />
her should now be directed to our new<br />
Admin Manager Danny, who will then<br />
forward appropriately.<br />
headofadmin@aism.edu.my<br />
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