{"id":21944,"date":"2023-09-01T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T02:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-secondary-26-08-2023-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T16:28:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T08:28:51","slug":"from-the-head-of-secondary-02-09-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-secondary-02-09-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Head of Secondary 02.09.2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We now have out teacher mentors in place for the Charity Committee [Ms Jing] and the Student Council [Ms Li], and those groups will be having their first official meetings next week. Many thanks to those colleagues for taking on those roles. I am sure we are going to see real commitment from both of these voluntary groups again this year; they are such great ambassadors for our school, contributing positively to KIS, the KK community, and the wider world. In next week\u2019s newsletter we will be able to announce who are student leaders are in those teams, and what specific roles are they taking on, and later on in September we have our student leadership assembly where we will hear about their plans for the year.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week I spoke to all Secondary staff about one of our newest school policies \u2018Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools\u2019 which was created towards the end of last academic year by a working party led by Mr Ghanbari. As a school we had earlier made the decision that we were going to embrace AI [unlike some other countries around the world who have banned it in schools]. Artificial Intelligence has a huge capacity to transform education in a positive way, but there are lots of aspects which need to be considered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Appropriate Use<\/li>\n<li>Ethical Considerations<\/li>\n<li>Academic Integrity<\/li>\n<li>Transparency<\/li>\n<li>Challenging Misuse<\/li>\n<li>Staff Use<\/li>\n<li>Student use<\/li>\n<li>Coursework and Exams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The policy lays down guidelines which cover all these areas.\u00a0 The world of Artificial Intelligence is continually changing \/ developing and as a school we will continue to monitor its use in our classrooms, for the benefit of our students.<\/p>\n<p>In the same staff meeting Mr Bromley spoke about the system which we use to track students\u2019 academic progress. Teachers used shared documents to enter achieved grades at frequent intervals and from that we can easily see how students are performing across all of their subjects. This enables us to identify students, who, for example, need additional support. We can spot trends and ask questions if a student\u2019s grades appear to be falling, in one subject or perhaps in more than one, and we can look to provide academic and pastoral support as necessary. Our goal is to make sure that students achieve their potential, whether they are in Year 7 or Year 13.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to see how the library renovation is coming along, supported by our wonderful library cadets!<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Margaret Renshaw<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head of Secondary \/ Deputy Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Library Cadet News!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all change in the Secondary Library for 2023 &#8211; we have had a summer of renovation, and the Library is now sporting a lovely new wooden floor, fresh paint, new lighting, and the exciting addition of \u2018floating\u2019 bookcases which can be wheeled around to create new spaces every day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-255x340.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21948 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-255x191.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We can now change the floorplan of the Library to whatever suits our needs &#8211; we can now seat 2 or 3 separate classroom areas, or move everything back to create a single hall or assembly space &#8211; or, our cadets\u2019 current favourite: A book labyrinth! We also have new sofas and beanbags to ensure a comfortable reading atmosphere for those that just want to get lost in a good book.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21946 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CADET.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CADET.png 660w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CADET-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CADET-255x126.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The cadet \u2018army\u2019 has been mobilised for the tremendous task of reshelving the 1000s of books, and we now have more than 20 students signed up for active duty. Our first task is to reorganise all the books into genre groups so that books can easily be found according to the readers\u2019 wants. There have already been many heated debates about library layout and organising &#8211; who would have thought that book cataloguing could be so controversial?! However, we all agree that the new Library is going to be a wonderful place to be for all of the KIS students, whether it\u2019s for rest, relaxation, reading or lessons.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We now have out teacher mentors in place for the Charity Committee [Ms Jing] and the Student Council [Ms Li], and those groups will be having their first official meetings next week. Many thanks to those colleagues for taking on those roles. 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