Issue 16 - Australian International School Malaysia
Issue 16 - Australian International School Malaysia
Issue 16 - Australian International School Malaysia
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Main <strong>School</strong>s Performing Arts Sports Others<br />
Senior <strong>School</strong> News<br />
Higher <strong>School</strong> Certificate (HSC) examinations<br />
We wish our 2012 graduating class well as they approach<br />
the final hurdle of their secondary studies. Many of the<br />
class have been in school this week getting last minute<br />
tips and receiving feedback from staff. Those that I have<br />
spoken to are confident in their preparation and have done<br />
the work to perform at their best.<br />
In previous years we have invited members of the school<br />
community to pass on messages of good luck to the<br />
students (either personally or as a group). The knowledge<br />
that there is support and understanding from the wider<br />
school community is most uplifting.<br />
If you would like to pass on a message, please either drop<br />
it into the Heads of <strong>School</strong>’s office on D-level or email it to<br />
Mr Martineau (ianmartineau@aism.edu.my).<br />
Senior <strong>School</strong> Student Leadership elections<br />
Nominations for student leadership positions in the Senior<br />
<strong>School</strong> close this Friday, 12th October. Nomination forms<br />
can be collected from the Heads of <strong>School</strong>s office on D-level.<br />
Welcome to five new students in the Senior <strong>School</strong><br />
Term 4 would not generally be a time when we would<br />
expect new enrolments. This week we welcomed two<br />
Year 11 students, two Year 10 students and one Year 9<br />
student. All seem to have settled in well and are enjoying<br />
the welcoming nature of AISM.<br />
Graduations<br />
Each year our Year 10 and Year 12 cohorts have an end of<br />
year function to mark the finish of their respective courses.<br />
Year 10 will hold their function on 23rd November at the<br />
Boulevard Hotel<br />
Year 12 will hold their function on Friday, <strong>16</strong>th November<br />
at the Royal Chulan Hotel.<br />
Information about these events will be distributed via the<br />
Home Room teachers.<br />
Ian Martineau, Head of Senior <strong>School</strong><br />
Middle <strong>School</strong> News<br />
Welcome back to Term 4. I hope you have all had<br />
a very restful break. I would like to welcome our<br />
eight new families into the Middle <strong>School</strong>. We look<br />
forward to getting to know you well throughout<br />
the term.<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>School</strong>s’ Assessment (ISA)<br />
Testing<br />
A reminder that this week all students from Years<br />
3 to 10 will be completing the ISA testing from<br />
Wednesday to Friday. We also enjoyed an exciting<br />
opportunity for students with our visiting British<br />
author, Ian Billings. All students participated in<br />
either a workshop or presentation by the author.<br />
Assessment Week<br />
Assessment week is in Week 4. Students will be<br />
coming home with an Assessment Timetable at<br />
the end of Week 2.<br />
Students in Middle <strong>School</strong> undertake two language<br />
classes. These are:<br />
Language Study - Where students elect a<br />
language and learn for at least two years.<br />
Conversation Language - Where students study<br />
a language to develop capacity to hold a very<br />
simple conversation. This course is taken for one<br />
year.<br />
Conversation Language (called LOTE 2)<br />
Selections are due in for current year 5,6 and 7s.<br />
Students were given out forms in Week 10, Term<br />
3. If you require an additional form, please pick<br />
one up from Junior <strong>School</strong> reception.<br />
We all look forward to a wonderful term.Please<br />
do not hesitate to contact your child’s homeroom<br />
teacher for clarification on any aspect of your<br />
child’s schooling. If I can further assist in anyway,<br />
please do not hesitate to contact me on the<br />
following email: kyliebooker@aism.edu.my<br />
Kylie Booker, Head of Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
Junior <strong>School</strong> News<br />
Swimming Programme<br />
Welcome back to everyone and welcome to our new families. This term there are a number of exciting things<br />
happening for our Junior <strong>School</strong> students. We begin our swim programme next week and each class will have<br />
a lesson on both Mondays and Wednesdays for the following five weeks. Your child’s class teacher will be<br />
sending out the exact details. The programme is based on the Water Safety and Learn to Swim course and<br />
also the Development of Competitive Strokes offered as part of the <strong>Australian</strong> Austswim programme. The swim<br />
programme will end with our Junior <strong>School</strong> Swim Carnival on the <strong>16</strong>th of November.<br />
Junior <strong>School</strong> Art Prize & Dance Competition<br />
This term we will also hold our Junior <strong>School</strong> Art Prize and our Dance Competition. Students may enter a<br />
painting, drawing, sculpture or a construction into the Art Prize. The closing date for entries is Thursday, October<br />
25th. The Dance Competition will be taking place during Week 7 and 8 (19th November to 30th November).<br />
There is still plenty of time to get painting and work on your dance moves.<br />
Damian Baynes, Head of Junior <strong>School</strong><br />
Page 2 12th October 2012