Principal's report for BOG meet- 14 Mac 2019

Principal’s Report For Board of Governor’s Meeting
14 March 2019

1. General Updates

1.1 The new academic year started on the 2nd January 2019 with a school enrolment of 1118 students. This
year principals are given more authority to determine the entry of students. I can accept or reject
students if the enrolment is full. The department stipulated that the maximum for a class is 35 students.
Parents who are desperate to put their kids into the school are grateful to be given a place and some
have contributed towards the needs of the school as a gesture of thanks. One parent has contributed
RM5,000(BOG account) and another RM 7,000 (into PIBG account) earmarked for smart classrooms
while another form One parent has helped to build a ramp( see Attachment) and sponsored the Lion
dance.

1.2 We fought to maintain our DLP(Dual Language Program) classes for all students and students who
appeal to come in must have a minimum of grade B for UPSR English Language. The Education
department insisted that we should at least have one non-DLP class but we objected and wrote in to
appeal for 100% DLP. However permission is granted when we got all the parents to sign a letter to
choose DLP program for their children .

1.3. The major events that have taken place this year are :
a. PIBG AGM – 9 Mac 2019. Mr. Eddie Ahmad Khodzalie ended his term as the chairman and Mr
Patrick Choo, has been elected as the new chairman while the new vice-chairman is En Afzal
Amran.

b. “Merentas Desa”(Cross Country) took a different route this year as the Metropolitan Park was
fully booked. Our girls ran around the neighbourhood of Kampong Melayu. It was a pleasant run
and all went well.

1.4 Up and coming events :- ‘Majlis Anugerah Cemerlang’ will be held on 6th April 2019 and our
special guest is Datin Sri Hjh Ismalina Bt Ismail , our Alumni of year 1985. She is an active member of
“Kumpulan Penggerak Ibu Bapa & Komuniti Kebangsaan”. Besides giving awards to girls for their
academic achievements, we would like to show our appreciation to KDEB and the Alumni who are
involved in the Dignity program during Hari Anugerah Cemerlang.

1.5 God is great - A final count at the close of the 2018 financial year for PIBG has confirmed a collection
of RM 182,286 from the musical, Mulan- an adaptation which was staged from 3-5th August. It was a
resounding success indeed. Thank you for the support rendered by the board and alumni who helped us
promote the musical. The new computer lab is already built, kiosk upgraded and with the excess funds
all the classrooms can now have the smart classroom system installed this year.

1.6 A team of 30 girls and 3 teachers will be leaving for Korea on 10th April 2019 and we’re visiting
Hansung Science High School, which is renowned for its Math and science achievements. 5 girls are
partially sponsored for the trip. PIBG sponsored RM5,000 while Board RM 5,800.

1.7 Thanks to the Alumni for their unwavering commitment to continue the Dignity Program. 30 girls (17
from Form 1, 13 from Form 2) who are very weak in English have been identified for this remedial
class. Class resumed on 27th Feb 2019.

1.8 This year the school will be working together with the Alumni to organize a Fund raising Dinner and
Concert on 7th July 2019. We are trying to get an appointment with YAB Tun Dr Siti Hasmah as we
intend to invite her to be the patron and probably to perform for the concert too. We hope to raise
RM100,000 for the culinary centre. The theme for the night is “United we Stand- Past and present”.
An opportunity for the old girls to bond with the present girls and an opportunity to encourage
younger alumni to join the club.

1.9 We will be hosting the zone level MSSM Chess Tournament from 16-20th April 2019.

1.10 Our Culinary Program with Sunway University will resume in April and the ICCA Cake decorating
course will be held during this school break. This will be the last year Sunway University is conducting
this course as it is too taxing for their lecturers and students though it is a win-win situation. It takes
them more than an hour to reach our school from Sunway Uni.

1.11 Nadia Bahari is our new chef instructor and she started work on 1st March 2019. She will be on a 3
month probation and her starting salary is RM2,200. She will be starting the “LAK- Latihan Asas
Kulinary” program for the form 1-3 next week. This year we are extending the LAK program to the
form 4 and 5 students now that we have a full time instructor.

1.12 The RIMUP Program in conjunction with the Chinese New year celebrations have brought the
different races together with the giving of oranges to all students and the Lion dance performance .
Parents from all races donated oranges for this program. Every year we have more than enough to give.

2.0 School development : Update on projects :

2.1 The ramp was built by a form 1 parent. No cost incurred. MOE wants schools to be OKU friendly.

2.2 Fans were fixed in the foyer. Mrs Patrick Choo(Lim Hup Bee) helped us get a sponsor. Mrs Liew, a
wholesale fruit seller sponsored all the 9 fans and Ms Lim sponsored the fixing of two plug points
in the foyer.

2.3 Painting works were done by Ramza from Jan-Feb 2019. Walls along the corridor,
staircase railings and classroom doors were repainted.

2.4 The Booster Pump System at the Ground floor Pump room was repaired. We had to quickly repair
as the tanks were dry and there was no water in the toilets and canteen

2.5 A New computer lab, with 30 units of computers and a new projector, was ready for use in
September 2018. ICT Kiosks were upgraded.

2.6 Pruning and chopping down trees along the school building was done by Kumpulan Darul Ehsan
Bhd. En Ramli Tahir , KDEB’s boss sponsored the project. Thanks to En Eddie who made this
possible. A total of 11 trees were chopped down and two were pruned. We saved more than
RM20,000 since KDEB did it for free. We took care of the workers’ food and drinks for the three
days and gave the supervisors some school souvenirs as a token of appreciation.

2.7 A total of 5 shelves for the PK’s office were bought – total cost =RM 1,950 +RM450 for extra
shelves.

3.0 Projects/Needs

No Needs Estimated Cost Comments

3.1 Homogenous Floor tiles at corridor RM 43,325 Three quotations – Dream Homes
and staircase lobby RM 600 Design & Renovations(Suresh), GKH
Concrete Work (Ah Tee) and
3.2 Calibration of electricity Kinmatics Sdn Bhd (Mr Goh)

Raja – waiting for quotation

3.3 Burglar Alarm Control Panel RM750 Panatrax Enterprise
RM950 A parent is willing to do for free
3.4 i. Repairs of roof leakages in the
science lab & classrooms UR work

ii. Leaky Draining Pipes around the
quadrangle

iii Water tank to harvest rain water to
water the vegetable drums

3.5 Water Tank float valve
(Ground Floor Pump room)

3.6 Wooden bridge needs repair

Waiting for quotation

3.6 VIP room renovations/ upgrading of
furniture

3.6 Spectators’ Grand Stand RM 1,000,000 PRK SK AND SMK St Mary
(KIV- no funds)

** In December 2018, we received RM100,00 for PRK 2018 . We need to spend by June and any
repairs worth more than RM20,000 needs 3 quotations and we’ve to send pictures before and after

repairs to the ministry.

Presented by:

Chee Poh Kiem
(Principal)

Attachments:
Ramp built by Mr Tee. He promised to fix a water tank to harvest
rain water for our vegetable drums

Dignity class with Mai Gan and Brenda