Issue 5 - Australian International School Malaysia

Issue 5 Week 10B 5th April 2012 For internal circulation only 

AISM NEWSLETTER 

The Fortnightly Community Newsletter of the Australian International School Malaysia 

Main Senior Middle Junior Performing Arts Sports Parent Assoc. Others 

Principal’s Message 

Students and staff all returned from camp with wonderful 

tales of fun, fellowship, significant learning and deeper 

understandings about team and community skills. It is a 

significant act when teachers agree to supervise school 

camps and other weekend student activities. I know our 

students have learnt to appreciate the generosity and 

commitment of our staff, rather than simply expecting it. 

On Monday morning James Unsworth arrived at our staff 

morning briefing carrying a box full of trophies. Both he 

and Anna Wood spent the weekend at the Malaysian World 

Scholars Cup Competition with a large team comprising 

of many of our brightest students. Our team won just 

about everything that was on offer at the event. They 

not only won, or were placed in almost every section of 

the competition, but also earned a great deal of respect 

from the other participants for their humble and respectful 

demeanour demonstrated in winning. Winning honours as 

the champion school in both the junior and senior section of 

the competition is an outstanding result. 

Our Junior Young Voices and Senior String Quartet students 

impressed a large audience when they performed at the 

Bangsar Shopping Centre recently in the International 

School Talent Competition. 

Our Under 16 Boys’ Basketball team won gold at the French 

International School tournament, winning all four of their 

matches convincingly. Our netball, rugby and girls touch 

football teams competed with great flair and success in their 

recent sports exchange with Penang Uplands School. 

Our students are excelling on many fronts. This week we had 

Under 12 and Under 14 development squads (learn to play) 

rugby matches against ISKL. Several students took part in 

the the Australian Schools computing competition. Some of 

our Performing Arts groups performed during lunchtime on 

Wednesday. 

Our recent Cross Country Carnival was a great success and 

another example of superb team work in the way it was 

organised and conducted. 

More than 40 of our most talented creative writers from year 

3 to year 11 took part in writing workshops recently. Students 

in Junior School have enjoyed increased opportunities 

in sport, performing arts and academic challenges. Our 

students are embracing opportunities to Explore, Extend 

and Excel in many curriculum and co - curricula pursuits. 

Enjoy the term break. It has been a very productive term for 

all of our students. 

Diary 

Saturday, 21st April 2012 

• Supercamp Parent-Child Workshop, 9.30am 

– 3.30pm, Garden International School 

Monday, 23rd April 2012 

– Friday, 4th May 2012 

• Parent Association’s Recycle for Ringgit 

Tuesday, 24th April 2012 

• Start of Term 2 

• ICAS Science Test 

• Co-Curricular Program continues 

Wednesday, 25th April 2012 

• Anzac Day Dawn Service, 6.15am, Cheras 

Cemetary 

Friday, 27th April 2012 

• Junior School Assembly, 2.20pm, Auditorium 

Tuesday, 8th May 2012 

• Senior School Music Afternoon 

ANZAC Day Dawn Service 

The ANZAC Day dawn service will be held, as 

always at the Cheras Rd Christian Cemetery on 

Wednesday 25th April at 6.15am. ( for 6.30am 

start) 

Our Young Voices Choir will be performing and 

we are also providing “arrival music” sung by 

Nicole Pearsall and Fiorella Prato da Costa. 

Our Senior School Captains will also play a role 

on the day. 

This is always a stirring occasion and AISM is 

always well-represented. 

Parents and students are invited to attend. 

Students should wear full school uniform. 

Wendy Gardiner, Assistant Principal 

David Kilpatrick, Principal 

Australian International School Malaysia, No 22, Jalan Anggerik, The Mines Resort City, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. 

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Senior School News 

Camps 

Welcome back to all students and staff from 

the various Senior School Camps. I had the 

‘pleasure’ of accompanying the Year 9 group 

to Sabah. The reason that I place pleasure 

in inverted commas is because most people 

would not consider the idea of squat toilets, 

bucket showers and living under canvas a 

pleasure. However, these discomforts were 

more than compensated for by the can do, 

positive attitude of the students. Time and 

again they were challenged and time and again 

they succeeded. These challenges came from 

all different quarters: whether it be mixing 

concrete, climbing hills, teaching a two and 

half hour lesson or learning and performing a 

traditional dance. On each occasion students 

stepped up. We should be rightly proud of our 

young men and women. I am sure that there 

are similar stories from other camps. 

I would like to re-emphasise my comments 

in the last newsletter about the sacrifice 

that AISM staff make to allow the camps to 

happen. I was again pleased with the families 

that took the time to come up and thank camp 

staff for their efforts. It means a lot. 

ICAS testing 

With the Computer Skills test now completed 

it is time to look towards the other tests. The 

Science Test is scheduled for the first day back 

next term (Tuesday, 24th April). A letter 

has been sent home with students outlining 

the details for this test. 

Dates for the remaining two tests are: 

English Thursday, 19th July 

(note change of date due to vacation) 

Mathematics Tuesday, 24th July 

Congratulations 

A huge congratulations to Mr Unsworth and 

the Scholaroos. An incredible achievement. 

Best in both Senior and Junior teams and 

numerous (50+) awards. A full report is in 

page 10 of this newsletter. 

Eliza Chew (Year 10) 

has been selected as 

part of the Malaysian 

Philharmonic Youth 

Orchestra for their 

upcoming season. 

This is a remarkable 

achievement and I look 

forward to seeing Eliza 

perform later in the year. 

Ian Martineau, Head of Senior School 

Photography 

Students from Photography class, share what they have 

learnt recently. 

Depth Of Field 

In Photography, we have been learning about Depth of 

Field. Depth of Field is when you choose to have either 

a part of your 

photo in focus 

or everything in 

focus. The theme 

was “Nature” and 

I was interested in 

creating a shallow 

depth of field on 

the tree. 

Golriz Mokhtari, 

Year 10 

Mr B’s Careers Corner 

Career Voyage 

Week 10 has proved to be another busy week for careers 

and pathways at AISM. On Tuesday, our Year 9 students 

took part in the JIIG-CAL Career Voyage survey. This is an 

online program that allows students to consider future career 

paths by completing a preference-based questionnaire. 

The survey looks at what areas students might like and 

generates a report based on their preferences. The results 

will form the basis for Year 9 student interviews, which will 

commence early next term. 

Futurewise Profiling 

A number of Year 10 students had their Morrisby 

psychometric profiling on Wednesday this week. This is 

a far more detailed testing program than Career Voyage 

and is part of the Futurewise membership. The results will 

be available next term and will aid students and parents 

with subject selections, work experience and eventually 

university applications. This profiling looks for fundamental 

abilities and the scores are not improved by revision, so 

students of all academic abilities are able to complete the 

process. Following a profiling session, students receive a 

detailed report which identifies their strengths in reasoning 

that include: 

o verbal and numerical ability 

o perceptual, spatial and mechanical ability 

o personality and learning style 

o problem solving ability 

Save the Date!! 

An early notification that our IDP Australian University 

Fair will be on the evening of Monday, May 7th. 

The event will start at around 5.30pm and will end at 

around 8pm in the school gym. All parents and students 

from Year 7 to 12 are warmly invited to attend. 

Chris Broadbent, Careers and Pathways Coordinator 

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Middle School News 

Camp week for 2012 has been a huge success with all 

Middle School levels participating. The students were 

given many exciting opportunities to develop and 

nurture their skills and talents. 

Whilst each camp has different learning outcomes the 

general facilities on all camps were excellent. I had the 

pleasure of partaking in both the year 5 and 7 camps 

and was encouraged by the positive contribution of all 

students to the success of their camp. 

The camp experience also assists students with life 

skills. They learn how to live and mix with others 

and how to make their own decisions and valid 

choices. They also learn how to take responsibility for 

themselves. I certainly recognised that as the week 

went on the students were clearly demonstrating more 

independence and the ability to make responsible 

choices. 

I was impressed by: 

• the students ability to support and encourage each 

other when they felt challenged. 

• excellent behaviour of our students given that all 

camps were located where some facilities were shared 

with the public 

• Resilience 

• Empathy for others in a shared environment 

• Respect demonstrated to teachers and instructors 

I wish to formally thank all of the staff who gave up their 

time away from their families to be on duty 24 hours 

a day for the camp week. Teachers make significant 

contributions in time and energy throughout the week 

and without this dedication the program would not be 

possible. 

World Scholars Cup 

I would like to congratulate those Middle School 

students who were selected and participated in the 

World Scholars Cup. The results were outstanding and 

demonstrate that our curriculum is both rigorous and 

effective in teaching high order concepts. 

Term Holidays 

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all the 

students and their families a safe and restful holiday 

and Happy Easter for those Christian families in our 

school community. 

Year 5 Band Open Rehearsal 

On Wednesday, 4th of April the Year 5 band were 

together for the first time. Mr Malcolm McCormick 

is doing a wonderful job with these students and it 

would be very encouraging for parents to continue 

showing their support. 

Kylie Booker, Head of Middle School 

Information Resource Centre News 

Poetry Week included a 

variety of activities. Ken 

Spillman’s presentations 

to our Middle & Senior 

school students focused 

on being creative and 

using one’s imagination. 

His workshops covered 

areas such as ways to develop storylines and 

characters. Ken introduced the younger students 

to his Jakes series including titles such as “Jake’s 

Monster Mess”. 

Roving Books Stall was once again very popular and 

took over RM3, 000 of which our library will receive 

10%. 

The Middle & Senior School Poetry Slam was very 

entertaining. 

Junior School dress-up day and parade provided lots 

of fun with Ms Wendy Benner as the colourful and 

very entertaining, dragon MC. 

Local storyteller, Anne Ooi delighted the Prep, Kindy 

and Year 1 students with a variety of very animated 

and captivating stories. 

Last week I attended 

the EARCOS (East Asia 

Regional Council of 

Schools) conference in 

Bangkok. There was a 

strong library strand, 

which focused on 

traditional as well as e-format. The keynote speakers 

were inspiring with presentations on topics such as 

“Teachers Make the Difference” and “Educational 

Transformation through Digital Creativity.” Our new 

library will focus on blending digital and non-digital 

resources. 

Many thanks to all the parent helpers this term. Your 

contribution to our library is very much appreciated. 

Happy holiday reading. 

Denise Miller, IRC Coordinator 

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Junior School News 

Well done everyone on a terrific start to the year. It’s 

hard to believe that we are already at the end of Term 

1. I would like to thank the teachers for their efforts this 

term and congratulate them on a great start to the year. 

Our Year 3 and 4 students attended camp last week and 

I am led to understand that the new venue was a hit 

with the students. I would like to extend my thanks and 

gratitude to those teachers who gave up their own family 

time to attend the camp. 

I attended the Saturday 

soccer with Mrs Welsh on 

the weekend and it was 

great to see so many of our 

young boys and girls running 

around out there and having 

fun on a Saturday morning. 

Learning to play as part 

of team is of such value 

to a child’s development 

and I would encourage 

anyone who is thinking of 

bringing their children to the 

Saturday morning soccer to 

do so. 

Junior School Poetry Competition 

The Junior School Poetry Competition proved to be 

thoroughly entertaining for all! There are many thanks 

in order: 

Firstly, to all those students who performed and all 

those who had a go in class! 

Secondly, to all those parents who supported their 

children in preparation for the event. 

Thirdly, to Mrs Bal-Short for doing such fabulous judging 

when the standard was so high. 

The medal winners in order of 1st, 2nd, 3rd. 

CONGRATULATIONS TO: 

Prep: Aneesha, Aaryan, Caroline 

Kinder: Yi Qi, Kayato, Hanz 

Year One: Oliver, Charlotte, Danish 

Year Two: Lily, Tania, Emily 

Year Three: Gilbert, Nalini, Costanza 

Year Four: Taasia, Aletheia, Lharanya 

With the holidays it is always important to continue a 

home reading program with the younger students, to 

continue to consolidate that which they have learnt 

during the term. It can happen that some children don’t 

practise their reading and we find that they have gone a 

little backwards in their benchmarking when they return 

to school. 

I hope you all enjoy your well-deserved break and I look 

forward to catching up with you at the beginning of the 

new term. 

Damian Baynes, Head of Junior School 

Year 4 Camp 

Year 4 had a fun-filled, jam packed three days at the 

Puteri Resort in Melaka. The children enjoyed many 

daytime activities including making camp bandanas, 

water based telematches, rafting, an obstacle course, 

making friendship bracelets and a treasure hunt as well 

as our night time activities of a night ‘jungle walk’ and 

a disco. There were ample opportunities for bonding 

with friends and teachers through discussions and 

teambuilding activities. We concluded our time together 

with a new found sense of community and respect for 

each other. 

Leah Mather 

Wendy Benner and Tania Questel 

Year 3 Camp 

On Thursday, 29th March, 37 excited Year 3 students 

headed to Puteri Resort, Melaka for their very first 

camping experience. The students all had a wonderful 

time participating in a range of activities including 

rafting, swimming, treasure hunting and archery. The 

camp was very successful and they are all looking 

forward to next year’s camp. 

Damian Pietsch 



Performing Arts News 

The Complete Works of William 

Shakespeare in 90 minutes 

(Abridged) 

Senior School Elective Drama 

students and Advanced English 

students recently attend this 

performance at KLpac. This 

fast paced and very physical comedy examined and 

reinterpreted many of Shakespeare’s plays. The 

students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the 

chance to see some first class acting live on stage. It 

is hoped that we will be able to negotiate more student 

matinees at KLpac in the future to provide more 

opportunities for our students to experience the joy of 

live theatre. 

Expressions Talent Quest 

The AISM Young Voices and String Quartet recently 

participated in The Expat Group’s Expressions Talent 

Quest at Bangsar Shopping Centre on Saturday 24th 

March. Although neither group made it to the finals they 

participated with pride and excellence in representing 

the school. I would like to congratulate all the student 

performers, thank the parents for their support and 

especially thank Mrs. Bal-Short and Mr. McCormick for 

their work with these ensembles. 

ANZAC Day Dawn Service 

The AISM Young Voices and Vocal Ensemble will be 

performing at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Cheras 

Christian Cemetery on the 25th April. The students are 

to wear their school uniform and parents are invited to 

attend the ceremony. This is a very important occasion 

in the Australian and New Zealand calendars. 

Jon Suffolk, 

Coordinator Performances and Events 

From the Music Room 

Instrumental 

Music 

Academy 

Thanks to all the parents who 

have completed payments 

for term 1. This week email 

invoices for second term will be 

forwarded to you. If you have 

enrolled your son/daughter and 

filled out the application form you do not need to 

fill out another for term 2. If you want your son/ 

daughter to start lessons for the first time this year 

please fill out an application form which is available 

from Mr McCormick or can be found on the website 

under calendar and events. 

‘Expressions’ 

Thanks to Fergus Wong, Sally Peh, Kevin Lee and 

Zac Azaran who performed as part of the AISM 

String Quartet at the recent International Schools 

Talent Quest. Their performance was confident, 

musical and of an excellent standard. Keep an ear 

and eye out for more outstanding performances. 

Year 5 Band Open Rehearsal 

On Wednesday, 4th of April I will be combining both 

Year 5 classes to put the Year 5 band together for 

the first time. If any parents wish to attend the end 

of this rehearsal at 2.45 they are most welcome. 

This will not be a formal concert but an open 

rehearsal and a good chance for parents to see 

what is happening in this programme. I am very 

pleased with their progress at this time and I ask 

parents to continue to encourage students in their 

daily practice. 

Malcolm McCormick, Music Teacher 

Junior Music Notes 

Many thanks to the students from AISM who attended and performed exquisitely 

at the Expressions International Schools Talent Quest held at Bangsar Shopping 

Centre on 24 March. It was a great experience for the Young Voices Choir to perform 

publically and for the AISM String Quartet who opened the Senior School category. 

Competing with beautiful cultural dancers, magicians and such a variety of performers 

in such a public space, is a big call for a choir and a quartet. However, the standard of 

our performances were in a different league from the other competitors. AISM can be 

very proud of the standard of musicianship and how polished our young performers 

are. Well done everyone. 

Our next big gig will be the ANZAC Day Dawn Service 

early next term on April 25. Have a safe and happy holiday 

break. 

Susan Bal-Short, Junior Performing Arts Teacher 



AISM Cross Country Carnival 2012 

The lead-up to this year’s 

event saw many of our 

senior students training 

at every opportunity. Each 

lunchtime house leaders 

were out on the track 

promoting their teams 

and encouraging the 

chance to get some important running time on the 

new course. Competition was going to be tough with 

many students keen to put lots of kilometres under 

their belt. All classes had run the course several times 

during PE lessons and fitness was a priority early 

in the term. Once again it was great to see Allied 

Pickford supporting the school, providing shade 

tents and bottled water for 

our students and staff. 

The stands were also full 

of cheering parents and 

friends, encouraging the 

students in each of the 

races. 

The scene was set for a great day and, as the Senior 

3km athletes took to the start line, the field erupted in 

house chants. With the heat of the day kicking in early 

the longer events started 

to roll through. The racing 

was just as hot as the 

sun and, as many of the 

athletes crossed the line, 

you could see how much 

effort they had endured for 

their team. 

After the 3km event, came 

one of the highlights of the 

day with our Prep and Kindy 

students taking to the 

track and providing some 

great entertainment for 

the screaming crowd. The 

2km and then the Junior 

School 1km events followed. Whilst the distances 

reduced with age, the commitment and effort didn’t 

change and as each race finished, through the pain, 

one could see elation and pride of just completing the 

race. 

With the sun beating down, 

the presentation ceremony 

was moved to the comfort 

of the air conditioned 

gymnasium and as each 

of the age champions 

were presented with their 

medals the house teams 

roared with cheers for teammates. 

The final announcement 

was the ultimate prize of 

House Champions and 

following on from last 

year’s success, Freeman 

was once again victorious. 

Many of our students will continue to train under 

the watchful eye of our distance coach, Mr Damian 

Baynes, who gives many early morning hours to 

prepare these athletes for further competition with 

ISAC and Triathlon/Duathlon events. 

A big thank you must go out to the staff, who assisted 

on the day and the service crew who helped to set 

up the course. 

Freeman 400 

Thorpe 354 

Rafter 314 

Sauvage 278 

Age Champions 

Prep Girl Fumika Watanabe Sauvage 

Prep Boy Joshua Mather Freeman 

Kindy Girl Hanz Lee Thorpe 

Kindy Boy Isaac Roe Rafter 

7 Girl Alana Gallagher Freeman 

7 Boy Oliver Wilson Freeman 

8 Girl Ariana Eimer Rafter 

8 Boy Kashan Hassan Rafter 

9 Girl Nalini Paijens Freeman 

9 Boy Thomas Leetham Thorpe 

10 Girl Lauren Gallagher Freeman 

10 Boy Jack Leetham Thorpe 

11 Girl Tamika Baynes Freeman 

11 Boy Jeremy Bartley Freeman 

12 Girl Tayla Appleby Rafter 

12 Boy Daniel Dovale Thorpe 

13 Girl Jessica Orford Sauvage 

13 Boy Loh Hin ken Freeman 

14 Girl Madyson Pietsch Sauvage 

14 Boy Henry Baynes Freeman 

15 Girl Alisha Goves Thorpe 

15 Boy Santiago Prato Savauge 

16 Girl Shannikah Doherty Thorpe 

16 Boy Alexander McLaws Sauvage 

17 Girl Hay Li Tan Sauvage 

17 Boy Mitchell Booker Sauvage 

Phil Wilkins, Sports Coordinator 



AISM Softball Teams 

For the first time in AISM’s history we 

entered the ISAC Softball competition with 

both girls and boys teams. 

Although the girls played their first 

set of matches without even having 

the opportunity to practise (due to the 

competition being held shortly into our 

term 1), they approached the matches with 

great enthusiasm and sportsmanship. The 

girls were soundly beaten in the first few weeks, however this 

did not stop them from learning the game 

quickly and improving immensely as they 

experienced game time. A testament to 

their improvement was that on the final day 

of competition the girls pushed ISKL to a 9 

-4 loss. This was after losing to the same 

team 19 -2 earlier in the competition. The 

girls were also rewarded with a fantastic 

win in their final game, over a co-ed team 

from Tenby. 

The boys started well with a win over 

Tenby 21 -2, however they found the going 

harder against the more experienced, 

larger schools. As with the girls, the boys 

displayed a massive improvement as the 

competition progressed. As they gained 

a better understanding of the rules and 

strategies of the game, their team play 

improved vastly. The highlight of the 

competition was not the 

two wins the team had, but in the final 

game in which the boys lost to ISKL 5 -3. 

This was after losing to the same team 24 

-2 earlier in the competition. 

I was very proud of both the teams. They 

conducted themselves in an admirable 

manner on and off the field, displaying 

sportsmanship and determination to do 

their best. 

Damian Pietsch 

Triathlon News 

There are two events coming up that may 

be of interest to those students keen to 

participate: 

Nexus Triathlon, 28th May 2012 

Registration: http://www.mrxevents.com/ 

Singapore Schools Aquathlon 

Championships 

Registration: http://www.triathlonsingapore. 

org 

Under 11 Boys Soccer at 

the International School 

Competition 

Under 11’s Boys Soccer played eight games 

at the International Schools Competition at 

KLASS last Saturday. We were so proud of 

the boys as they tried hard and performed 

very well. They won two games, drew three 

and lost three against stiff competition. 

Thank you to the parents who cheered us on 

and especially to our coach for the day, Mr 

Hakem, who nearly lost his voice instructing 

and encouraging from the sidelines. 

Tania Questel 

U13 Girls Basketball 

Two weeks ago our girls U13 basketball team 

played their final game in this competition. 

Whilst the girls have won one of their five 

games, they are to be commended on their 

willingness to train and compete. When they 

started at the beginning of the year, each 

team member had no idea of their position 

let alone their role as a member of the team. 

Today each player knows what they are 

supposed to do, where they are supposed 

to stand and what their role in the team is. 

Over the next few months, we will continue 

training so they can increase their skills. 

The students are to be congratulated on the 

manner in which they play the game. They 

are keen to play, give their best and are 

great ambassadors for the school. 

Judy Hurditch 



AISM vs The International School of 

Penang (Uplands) 

The Uplands School, 

Penang travelled to AISM 

for a feast of Aussie Sport 

on Saturday 17th March. 

Teams in Netball, Rugby 

and Touch competed in 

a round robin of friendly 

competition. The Senior and U16 Girls Netball, Senior 

Rugby 10s and 7s and our Senior Girls Touch played a 

mixture of games throughout the morning. 

Rugby saw some close and 

exciting clashes with many 

entertaining passages of 

play. There were some 

great contests as our boys 

are just starting to work 

into preseason training 

and welcomed the hit out. 

The AISM Roos were victorious in their games and 

look like they would be having a great year ahead. 

The first games of the 

year for our netball girls 

revealed some new talent 

combined with the core 

of last year’s successful 

players. The Senior team, 

whilst losing their game, 

displayed promising skill 

and look like they would be having a good season. 

The 16s seem to have picked up where they left off 

last year and dominated 

their games. Some new 

players into this team 

combined with a number of 

U13 players who stepped 

up for the day, showed 

that netball is gaining 

momentum at AISM. 

The touch girls seem to have lost nothing over the 

summer break and came out firing against a stunned 

mixed boys/girls Penang team. Tries out wide quickly 

saw the score move to 4 – 0 before the visitors 

bothered the scorer. The tries continued to come as 

the speed and stepping of the AISM girls resulted 

in a 11 – 5 final score line. Having lost some key 

playmakers at the end of last year, it was great to see 

others step up and take control. 

A special mention must go to two fantastic supporting 

families who made the day special for all the students 

by providing sustenance in the form of BBQ and drinks: 

James and Daisy Murdoch supplied all the sausages, 

buns and drink, while Rod and Karen McLaughlin 

and Grandparents supplied the BBQ, cooking up 

the traditional Aussie lunch. Both Penang and AISM 

students were grateful for their contribution. 

In all it was a great event, combining some highly 

skilful sporting action as well as some very important 

social interaction between the schools. 

Finance News 

Term 2, 2012 Invoices 

Dear Parents, 

Kindly be informed that the Term 2, 2012 invoices 

were mailed out on 30 March, 2012. If you have 

not received the invoice(s) by 5 April, 2012, please 

contact either one of the following persons for 

assistance : 

Ms Jessica (Finance Executive) 

Email : Jessicatee@aism.edu.my 

Phone : +603 – 8943 0622 ext. 133 

Ms Mimie (Finance Executive) 

Email : YSeokmei@aism.edu.my 

Phone : +603 – 8943 0622 ext 105 

Important to note : 

1. Please pay on time. The payment due date is 

on 24 April, 2012 (Tuesday). A 5% Late Payment 

Charge will be imposed on payments made after the 

due date. 

2. We accept the following modes of payment : 

a. Cash 

b. Crossed cheque or bank draft drawn in favour of 

“Australian International School Sdn Bhd” 

Should you wish to bank your payment directly into 

our bank account, please email or fax us a copy of 

the transaction slip with details of payment such as 

the Invoice Number, Student’s Name and Year Group. 

Our fax number is : +603 – 8948 4522. 

Our bank account details are as follows: 

Account Name : 

Australian International School Sdn Bhd 

Account No. : 

12136-0-01-000600-4 

Swift Code : 

MFBBMYKL 

Bank Name : 

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad 

Bank Address : 

No.45, Jalan Sungai Besi Indah 1/21 

Taman Sungai Indah 

43300 Seri Kembangan 

Selangor 

Finance Department 

Phil Wilkins, Sports Coordinator 



Parent Association Information 

Hi Parents, 

I’m back again! Following our AGM on the 16th 

March, the Parent’s Association Executive Committee 

was re-elected with only two changes to the Parent 

Representatives. Your committee is: 

President: Leanne Robertson 

Vice President: Noor’aza Greatorex 

Secretary: Kerrie McConnaghy 

Treasurer: Chris Lambert 

Parent Representative: Annette Pearsall 

We say farewell to Rhonda Kortum and thank her for 

all her hard work last year. I’m sure she will still be 

there helping us out. 

We welcome on board Jane Bartley, whom I’m sure 

plenty of you already know. 

We also welcome Ilhaam Soeker-Jadwat - a new 

parent this year who has bravely stepped up to join 

us. 

As we all have a year’s experience behind us now, we 

are looking forward to making 2012 a great year for 

the PA. 

We have already hosted our first event for the year - a 

Twilight Nite - which went successfully. We saw quite 

a few new families attending and once again, we had 

great luck with the weather - no rain! 

Preparation for the Mother’s Day stall is well underway 

with Jane and her band of dedicated ladies braving 

the markets and streets to ensure plenty of great 

bargains at the stall. Gifts will be priced at RM 1.00, 

RM 2.00, RM 3.00, RM 5.00, RM 8.00 and RM 10.00. 

Envelopes and further information will be given out 

when we return to school early next term. For now, 

mark your calendars for Wednesday, 9th May. In the 

past this has been a day that the children really look 

forward to and enjoy, as much as mums enjoy getting 

the surprise. If you have any questions please contact 

Jane via the AISM Parents Association (pa@aism.edu. 

my). 

Jane is also very busy 

organising a Recycle for 

Ringgit campaign. It’s one 

of our ongoing fundraising 

ideas that helps you, the 

environment, the school 

and people in developing 

countries (transitional 

economies). So gather up 

all your unused clothes, 

footwear, handbags, belts, 

hats, scarves, Manchester - 

towels, sheets, tablecloths 

and light curtains and don’t 

throw them away. Keep hold 

of them so you can bag them 

up and bring them to school 

as we will be running our 

first campaign this year at the beginning of Term 2. 

It doesn’t matter if some items are old. A lot of the 

materials can be used as industrial and domestic 

cleaning cloths, or recycled for the fibre/material 

content and made into animal rugs. 

The Parents’ Association will receive ongoing ringgits 

for full bags returned, the amount will depend on the 

quality of the goods inside each bag. 

All the good quality clothing will be sent to local 

markets in developing countries including Africa, 

China, Middle East, Cambodia, India, Indonesia and 

Papua New Guinea to be bought by people who may 

otherwise not be able to afford clothes. 

So, get busy and start cleaning out those cupboards 

during the holidays, as the “red” bag delivery is on 

its way. 

Our other planned events so far, will be Father’s Day 

breakfast and Trivia Night. We also have some other 

thoughts for the year……. 

If anyone has any suggestions or ideas, the PA can 

be contacted directly through our e-mail: pa@aism. 

edu.my. We look forward to another great year. 

Leanne Robertson 

President Parent’s Association 

CANTEEN REVIEW: 

YOUR SUGGESTIONS 

As a result of the parent and student surveys 

conducted at the end of 2011, a Canteen Committee 

has been formed to conduct a review and implement 

improvements to the school canteen. The current 

canteen operator contract is due for renewal at the 

end of 2012. The Canteen Committee is chaired by 

Mr Danny Lee, Head of Finance and Administration, 

and includes Principal, Mr David Kilpatrick; Parents 

Association Executive Member, Mrs Noor’aza 

Greatorex; parent, Mrs Larissa Vaillancourt and 

senior students, Lim Shao Qi (12W) and Izzah 

Ibrahim (12W). The Committee will review the 

Canteen operations against other international 

schools and the Australian Canteen Association 

Standards, propose changes, and report regularly 

on progress back to parents and students through 

the Parents’ Association, the e-News and the AISM 

newsletter. We need your suggestions! 

The Canteen Committee is very keen to receive 

constructive parent and student suggestions about 

how to improve the canteen with: 

- healthy eating choices/menu 

- price/cost 

- service 

Please email your suggestions to either Noor 

at 012-2781131 or nooraza@mgreatorex. 

com, or Larissa at laramarc@iinet.net.au. All 

suggestions, even recipes, are welcome, and your 

communication will be treated in confidence by the 

Canteen Committee. 



Scholaroos: Champions of Malaysia 

On the 31st March and 1st April, 2012 the Scholaroos 

backed up after Camp, to compete in the World Scholar’s 

Cup Malaysian Round at KDU College. 36 AISM students 

represented the school in two divisions – JD & SD (Junior 

Division & Senior Division). Over the past four years, since 

joining this competition, AISM has gradually built into a 

force in this competition. In 2012 however, the Scholaroos 

went beyond all expectations and became undisputed 

Malaysian Champions. 

The event was contested by 220 students from more than 

25 of the best schools in the country. Teams came to 

the event from nine Malaysian States (Federal Territory, 

Selangor, Malacca, Kelantan, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, 

Perak, Pahang and Terengganu), as well as Korea and 

Singapore. Other competing International Schools 

included the Prince of Wales Island International School, 

Garden International School, Honsbridge Academy, Sri 

Nobel International School, Seoul International School and 

Tanglin Trust School. 

The AISM Scholaroos won a staggering 55 awards in the event, including best team overall in both divisions. The students 

won the following awards: 

Overall 

Gold - SD Team Overall - Ashwin Parthiban, Tzeyi Koay, Arlene Hassan 

Gold - JD Team Overall - Emma McLaughlin, Eliza Chew, Thung Xuan Lim 

Silver - SD Team Overall - Josh Edmondston, Dayna Periera, Deborah Tan 

Silver - SD Student Overall - Ashwin Parthiban 

Silver - JD Student Overall - Emma McLaughlin 

Bronze - JD Student Overall - Eliza Chew 

Fifth - SD Team Overall - Harrison Ooi, Cassandra Tan, Sally Peh 

Fifth - JD Team Overall - Celeste Tan, Elsa Baker, Eleanor Cooper 

Sixth - SD Student Overall - Tzeyi Koay 

Sixth - JD Student Overall - Eleanor Cooper 

Seventh - SD Team Overall – Jit Haw Lim, Sam Tay, Martin Wong 

Eight - SD Student Overall - Josh Edmondston 

Ninth - SD Student Overall - Sally Peh 

Ninth - SD Team Overall - Melissa Thiar, Ajit Lim, Alisha Azuddin 

Gold - Overall AISM JD - Emma McLaughlin 

Gold - Overall AISM SD - Ashwin Parthiban 

Multiple Choice 

Gold - SD Team Multiple Choice Overall - Ashwin Parthiban, Tzeyi Koay, Arlene Hassan 

Gold - JD Multiple Choice Overall - Eleanor Cooper 

Gold - SD Multiple Choice Overall - Eliza Chew 

Gold - SD Multiple Choice Overall - Ashwin Parthiban 

Silver - JD Team Multiple Choice Overall - Eliza Chew, Emma McLaughlin, Thung Xuan Lim 

Fourth - JD Multiple Choice Overall - Emma McLaughlin 

Fifth - JD Team Multiple Choice Overall - Celeste Tan, Elsa Baker, Eleanor Cooper 

Fourth - SD Team Multiple Choice Overall - Harrison Ooi, Cassandra Tan, Sally Peh 

Debating 

Debate Showcase Participant - Emma McLaughlin 

Fourth - JD Debate - Emma McLaughlin 

Fourth - SD Debate – Tzeyi 

Fourth - SD Team Debate - Ashwin, Tzeyi, Arlene 



Subjects 

Gold - SD Art - Dayna Periera 

Gold - JD Current Affairs - Eliza Chew 

Gold - SD Current Affairs - Tzeyi Koay 

Gold - JD Literature - Eliza Chew 

Gold - SD Literature - Ashwin Parthiban 

Gold - JD Post-Modern Metropolis - Eleanor Cooper 

Gold - SD Post-Modern Metropolis - Ashwin Parthiban 

Gold - JD Science - Eleanor Cooper 

Silver - SD Current Affairs - Ashwin Parthiban 

Silver - JD Literature - Emma McLaughlin 

Silver - SD Post-Modern Metropolis - Josh Edmondston 

Bronze - JD Art - Daweena Motwany 

Bronze - SD Art - Sally Peh 

Bronze - JD Current Affairs - Eleanor Cooper 

Bronze - JD Literature - Eleanor Cooper 

Bronze - SD Post-Modern Metropolis - Tom Tranter 

Bronze - JD Science - Eliza Chew 

Team Quiz 

Gold - SD Team Quiz - Ashwin Parthiban, Arlene Hassan, Tzeyi Koay 

Silver - SD Team Quiz - Josh Edmondston, Dayna Periera, Deborah Tan 

Bronze - JD Team Quiz - Eliza Chew, Emma McLaughlin, Thung Xuan Lim 

Fifth - SD Team Quiz - Sam Tay, Jit Haw Lim, Martin Wong 

Essay 

Silver - SD Essay - Cassandra Tan 

Bronze - JD Team Writing - Courtney, Jancis Wong, Lynette 

Bronze - SD Team Writing - Harrison Ooi, Cassandra Tan, Sally Peh 

Fourth - SD Team Writing - Sam Tay, Jit Haw Lim, Martin Wong 

Fourth - JD Essay - Jancis Wong 

Fifth - SD Essay - Deborah Tan 

Fifth - SD Essay - Sally Peh 


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SuperCamp Parent - Child Workshop 

Calling out to ALL Parents!! 

We, at Quantum Education, are proud to announce this new & exciting SuperCamp Parent-Child Workshop 

coming soon on 21st April 2012! 

This intimate yet dynamic workshop is now open and ready for enrollments. 

So, call us now and grab the limited places available! 

SuperCamp Parent Child Workshop (1 Parent & 1 child – age 10-14) 

Date : 21 April 2012 (Saturday) 

Time : 9:30am – 3:30pm 

Venue : Garden International School, Mont Kiara 

WORKSHOP FEES 

Normal Fee : RM380 per pair 

Group Promotion : Buy 2 places, get 1 place FREE ie Sign up 3 pairs for the price of 2! 

(Eg: RM 380 x 2 / 3 = RM250 per pair/family) 

Additional Child/Parent : RM170 per pax 

Registration closes on 16th April 2012. 

Corina Chooi 

Team SuperCamp Malaysia 

Tel : +603 6203 0525 Fax : +603 6203 0878 Mobile : +6012 331 7831

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