From the Head of Secondary 12.06.2021
As I write this Year 11 students are preparing to sit the last exam of the series, IGCSE Biology Multiple Choice and I am anticipating lots of cheers as they exit the exam room. We wish them all the best of luck.
Many thanks to Mrs Hallas who, as Examinations Officer, has coordinated, managed and supervised all the exams since April. Also thank you to Mr Lim who has been stringent and meticulous in his supportive role of organising the set-up of the exam rooms and invigilating the students. I hope that students and examination staff will have a well-deserved and peaceful weekend. Our Year 12 students are now free to have a longer break before they either return to KIS in August, or move on to pastures new. We have had a few inquiries as to whether we are still accepting applications to Year 12; the answer is ‘yes’ and if any of our Year 11s who had originally decided to leave have had a change of mind they should contact Ms Tina Koroh (tinak@kis.edu.my) in the first instance.
On Monday we welcome back Year 12 as they embark on a three day programme of online workshops, centered on university preparation and guidance. In all, there are eight workshops ranging from ‘how to register on the different university platforms’ through to advice on ‘scholarships and funding’. These workshops will allow our students to complete a significant part of the university application process before the summer holiday, in turn helping to alleviate some of the pressure from the start of the new academic year.
When creating the school calendar it is important that every available day is fully utilised and no time is wasted. To this end, Year 12 will resume their normal timetabled lessons as soon as the university workshops have been completed. Even though I am sure our Year 12 students would enjoy an extended break, especially after their AS exams, it will mean they receive at least 10 hours of direct teaching in each A2 subject before we finish on the 30th June. These lessons will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the A2 content and will help to support the transition into Year 13.
Read on to see what the fabulous ‘Words of the Week’ are for this week; there are some really rare and unusual offerings this week! How many do you recognise?
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Mrs Renshaw
Deputy Principal / Head of Secondary
Winners Announcement: FOBISIA Strategic Plan Cover Design Competition
We were delighted to receive this communication last week about the FOBISIA Strategic Plan Cover Design Competition
We received 72 wonderful entries from 10 participating schools:
- Bangkok Patana School
- British School Manila
- Dulwich College Seoul
- Haileybury Almaty
- Kinabalu International School
- Prince of Wales Island International School, Penang
- Taipei European School
- The British International School of Kuala Lumpur
- The British School in Tokyo
- The International School @ ParkCity
After a 2-stage judging process, consisting of a rigorous scoring stage followed by a final judging of the shortlist from our CEO, John Gwyn Jones MBE, we have been able to identify a winner and 4 runners up. It was no easy task with so many original designs, but we are now delighted to announce the competition winner and runners up for the FOBISIA Strategic Plan Cover Design Competition 2021:
We are delighted to announce that one of your students, Celine Hiew Yee Xuan, had her design chosen as a runner up!
Well done Celine; see her wonderful design here, and many thanks to Ms Yuen for encouraging and guiding her and other students in their creativity.
