Author: Sarah Burns

Nov
06

Secondary Sports Day

Penampang Stadium was a sea of colour recently as the whole of Secondary gathered for Sports Day.ย With a strong team spiritย and many students wearing face paint in their house colours –ย Sapi, Gaya and Sulug went head to head in an exciting day of events!ย  Theย PE Department wasย extremely proud of the students for their hard work […]

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Nov
06

U15 FOBISIA Games Success

The KIS U15 FOBISIA games team recently returned from Thailand after a truly successful and impressive performance competing against 5 other schools from Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Nepal. Being by far the smallest team in attendance, with just 7 boys and 4 girls, they were truly challenged both physically and mentally competing across the […]

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Oct
31

Teacher Tuesday: Mrs Emma John

Mrs John brought a wealth of experience to KIS when she joined the school in August 2015. Find out more about Mrs John and her work in the Early Years Foundation Stage: Name: Emma John Teaching: Assistant Head of Primary and Foundation Teacher How many years have you been teaching? 14 enjoyable years. When did [...]
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Oct
24

Teacher Tuesday: Meet Ms Laura Davies

This week we have talked to Ms Laura Davies, who teaches Science and Biology in our Secondary School. How many years have you been teaching? 13 years When did you join KIS? Last year, August 2016 Please describe the KIS community in three words: Close-knit and busy Why do you teach? During my gap year […]

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Oct
13

International Day Celebrations

On Friday 6th October Kinabalu International School hosted its most popular event of the year, International Day. Organised by the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), International Day is a whole school celebration of the multicultural community that exists at KIS. Students, parent and staff from the schoolโ€™s 33 nations came to school wearing the national dress […]

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Oct
10

Prefects Announced! Read their thoughts on life at KIS

We are pleased to announce that our Head Prefects for this year are Vinay and Lois from Year 13. They will be assisted by Deputy Head Prefects Nishita and Michelangela [Miche] from Year 12. These are prestigious leadership roles within our school and all four students are keen to make a start in the role. [...]
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Oct
10

Teacher Tuesday: Mr Andrew Green

This week we talked to Mr Green, who teaches one of our Year 2 classes. How many years have you been teaching? I have been teaching for 10 years. When did you join KIS? I joined KIS in August 2016. How would you describe the learning environment at KIS? Childrenย need to feel safe and secure […]

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Oct
03

Teacher Tuesday: Mr Steven Morgan

With over 30 nationalities at Kinabalu International School, our English as a Secondย Language (ESL) Department works with many students to support the development of their English skills, both through in-class support and smaller group sessions. Mr Steven Morgan heads up the ESL Department and joined KIS in August 2017: How many years have you been […]

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