{"id":8654,"date":"2019-01-19T09:25:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T01:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/?p=8654"},"modified":"2019-02-12T11:16:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T03:16:21","slug":"from-the-principal-19-01-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-principal-19-01-19\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Principal, 19.01.19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #606060;\">Dear Parents &amp; Guardians,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hello from a very chilly UK. I was pleased to see the MUN students arrive safely in Shanghai and look forward to hearing of their adventures and experiences. The Model United Nations is an excellent platform for students to gain understanding of internationalism and practice skills of critically analysing information and public speaking. It is also a great opportunity to meet like-minded students and forge new friendships.<\/p>\n<p>Year 7s were also on a trip this week, not quite as far as China, but in Seppanggar\u00a0visiting HMS Argyll, and I thank the Royal Navy for extending an invitation to KIS. Our ECA\u2019s got off to a good start this week and\u00a0our Year 11 students have been working hard on their mock examinations and I wish them all the very best for their results. The mocks are\u00a0a superb opportunity to see which areas they need to work on and improve before their official exams at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Next week we will be welcoming a group of Teaching Assistants from a number of different FOBISIA schools as we host a\u00a0<strong>Primary TA JAWS (Job a-like Workshop)<\/strong>. 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