KIS Today Issue 2 (1)

Issue 2/ Nov 2020

W elcome to the second edition of KIS Today! This month we have a lot of exciting content; our reporters
discuss why Remembrance Day is important and why we still observe it every year. We have articles
about what it is like to have a Covid-19 test done and Miss Tooley finds herself in the hot seat! We are
living in a strange time at the moment, I for one sometimes forget what day it is as everything blurs to-
gether! I also find myself struggling to stay motivated and I am not ashamed to say that it is hard working from home. I
think now is a time when we really need to rely on the people around us. Let’s not be isolated, I challenge you, after you
have read this paper, to set yourself a goal to call your friends and see how they are doing, go and have a chat with your
mum, dad, brothers or sisters and talk about your worries and things that have brought you happiness. The best way to get
through this pandemic is to talk to other people—a problem shared is a problem halved! I hope you enjoy our issue this
week and if you would like to get involved, please contact Sophie, Keira or myself with your ideas for the next issue.

Miss Bater

Editors: The Team:

Sophie Gervasi Fion Min Xu

Sophie is an editor and writer for the Stu- Hi, my name is Fion Ho. I am in Year
dent Newspaper. Alongside Keira, the 5K. The reason why I joined the Student
newspaper was created because of Sophie’s Newspaper is because reading and writ-
initiative and determination. ing is extremely fun for me. I like to write
stories. By joining this, I hope we can
Keira Gross work together and make Student News-
paper more interesting for readers. I be-
Keira, alongside Sophie created the Stu- lieve that we can make the best Student Newspaper for our
dent Newspaper, Keira is an editor and school!
also in charge of the Hot Seat, so teach-
ers… Beware! Catherine Hiew

Miss Bater My name is Yi Han Hiew. Most students
in my class call me Catherine. I’m 9 years
Miss Bater is an editor and puts the paper old. My class is 5S. I joined the newspa-
together each month. If you have any ideas per because I like writing and reading. I
or would like to get involved, please con- hope you enjoy our newspaper issues.
tact her at [email protected]
Janesse Su Fei Lau

Hi everyone, my name is Janesse and I
am in the class Y5S. I am from Malaysia.
My favourite colour is turquoise and teal
green. I like KIS because it is a fantastic
and unique school to study at. I joined the
paper because I really want to write
school newspapers. This will be my first
time writing newspapers.

“At Kinabalu International School we are dedicated to providing an excellent education
in a caring, respectful environment, challenging students to achieve their full potential as successful global citizens”

“At Kinabalu International School we are dedicated to providing an excellent education
in a caring, respectful environment, challenging students to achieve their full potential as successful global citizens”

Dragon Aditya Sebastien James Covid Test Experience… Do what’s right!

Bella Luping Cowan Hope Wu A few weeks ago, the need for a covid
test appeared before me, waiting be-
Harsh Vardhan Zachary Robinson yond the horizon. After a lot of reluc-
tancy and doubt, I had agreed, know-
Qawiemah Leong Jed Chu ing in order to get this pandemic over
with, everyone must do their part. So
Oscar Gan Natalia Wehrendt I’ll be splitting my experience into 4
Sabrina Maichel parts: the visit, the test, after the test,
This is our team! We are and the result.
so excited to share new
content with you every The Visit
month. In future issues,
we will introduce them all After sorting out documents and getting my tag, which
individually! would act as my loyal companion for the following days,
we arrived at the testing clinic. To my surprise, a dozen
military men were awaiting the orders of the covid testers.
I watched as each one battled the slithering swab stick,
each with a face of surprise or grimace, or sometimes noth-
ing at all. There was only one pair of covid testers, which
didn’t help my case since I was stood waiting for half an
hour, absorbing the tension of the surrounding environ-
ment. It was as if I was part of a dystopia; everyone sur-
rounding me in uniform, the perfectly separated and
aligned chairs, the two testers in their full protective suits,
and the tent in which I was under, being shaded from noth-
ing but grey clouds on a pilgrimage to my demise.

The Test

“Zachary Robinson”, they called. After being filled with
unfamiliarity, I was lured by the sweet siren song of my
name. Once I arrived at the testing station, I was told to sit.
However, something she did not instruct, in which I per-
sisted in doing, was my gape. I was the spectator of her
preparation, and in awe of the long swab she had pulled
out, leaving my mouth ajar. However, everything after
happened so quickly- head tilt, slowly in, slowly out, done.

After the Test

My first instinct was to laugh. I howled at my previous
cowardly self. As the swab left my nose, I felt an array of
negative emotion leaving through my exhale. It was done
and dusted and the most I felt was a sense of pride with a
complimentary smidge of discomfort. After I was allowed
to leave and go back to my beloved home, I was stationed
in my room until the test results returned.

The Result

After a few days, we received confirmation that I tested
negative. It was over and I felt pleasure in knowing that I
had helped society by ensuring I wouldn’t put the health of
others at risk.

By Zachary Robinson

“At Kinabalu International School we are dedicated to providing an excellent education
in a caring, respectful environment, challenging students to achieve their full potential as successful global citizens”

“Lest we forget”. You might be familiar with this Which symbols to spot and how to celebrate it
phrase. It is the phrase that enters your ears at this
time of year. The same time when the students of As we know, the poppies are usually associated with
KIS roam the halls with vibrant red poppies pinned World War One. Are you familiar with the poem “In Flan-
upon their school uniforms. It is the 11th hour of the ders Fields”? Well, this is the poem that helped popularize
11th day of the 11th month: Remembrance Day. Every this brilliant red flower. Written by Lieutenant Colonel
year, Kinabalu International School raises money from the John McCrae, a Canadian poet, (who was also a physi-
Poppy Appeal which goes to the Sabah and Labuan Me- cian, artist, author and soldier during the war), was in-
morial. But you may be wondering: why exactly do we do spired by the common sight of them on the Western front.
this? In spite of the brutal battles that took place on the land, the
soil flourished and they bloomed. They bloomed, beautiful-
Why do we celebrate it? ly and radiantly, filling up rows and rows and stretching as
far as the eye can see. And this boils down to science: the
It is always important to remember those who had fought nourished soil was from the shellings that took place.
and died in the war for our freedom. Remembrance Day
commemorates the bloodshed of the First World War. Although your eyes may not catch sight of an actual pop-
py, you’ll see paper replicas of it in the form of pins. Be-
Let’s look at it’s origin sides proudly pinning poppies upon clothes, a two minutes
silence is observed to remember/ commemorate those who
It was not always known for the name we know it by. served in the war as soon as the clock strikes 11am.
Originally, it was called Armistice Day to honour the ar-
mistice agreement that took place on a Monday 11th No- It is celebrated similarly among the Commonwealth na-
vember 1918 at 11am. The first Armistice Day had been tions. In Canada, the 11th of November is officially recog-
celebrated throughout the British Commonwealth a year nised as a national holiday by the Federal Government.
later. There are also a range of military and remembrance-related
events among media outlets.
Up until 1930, the celebration was held on the Monday of
the week in which November 11th fell. Across the ocean in the UK, it is marked yearly with an
annual service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, Central Lon-
It was not until 1931 that this was decided to be changed - don. Everyone can attend: the public, and of course force
it was to be observed on the date itself. And so, the first veterans, the royal family and international leaders.
Remembrance Day was commemorated that same year.
Malaysia and Remembrance Day Celebrations
It might surprise you that there was actually a decline of
observation for this day. It was only after the 50th anniver- As one of the 54 Commonwealth nations, Malaysia (or
sary of the Second World War in 1995 was there an up- Malaya as it was known during that time) recognises this
important day. Although the country did not commit
surge of public interest - an troops to the war, many individuals served in the forces of
interest that has not wa- the Commonwealth. There are several war memorials
vered since. around Sabah, including the Sabah and Labuan Memori-
als, a memorial which commemorates the northern Bor-
A century later. the 11th of neo, Brunei and Sarawak forces, the Australian Army and
November of this year Air Force, who have passed away as a Prisoner of War or
would mark the 102nd year in service and have no known gravesite.
since the end of the First
World War in 1918. Last year, it was held on the 12th of October 2019 at Tugu
Negara, Lake Garden, Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with
Hari Pahlawan (Hero's Day). It was to commemorate the
servicemen, servicewomen, and individuals who sacrificed
their lives while serving our country, while also paying
respect to Commonwealth servicemen who have fought in
the nation and gave their life during the battle.

“At Kinabalu International School we are dedicated to providing an excellent education
in a caring, respectful environment, challenging students to achieve their full potential as successful global citizens”

How Covid-19 has affected Remembrance Day “In Flanders Field” - Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

events In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
With the current Covid-19 situation across the That mark our place; and in the sky
globe, some events have been disrupted. In the The larks, still bravely singing, fly
UK, a group of volunteers work to arrange differ- Scarce heard amid the guns below.
ent ceremonies and events for veterans, serving
troops, families and younger generations. However, We are the Dead. Short days ago
due to health guidelines and social distancing, this year's We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Remembrance Day is slightly different. But there are op- Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
tions to combat this. People have been encouraged to
watch the yearly annual service which, this year, will only In Flanders fields.
be attended by members of the Royal Family, the Armed
Forces and the Government who will lay wreaths at the Take up our quarrel with the foe:
cenotaph. The people have also been encouraged to pause To you from failing hands we throw
for the two minute silence at their doorstep and post a trib-
ute for a virtual field of remembrance. The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
Another option is to make your
own poppies! It’s always great We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
fun to get crafty and there are In Flanders fields.
countless poppy related crafts
online. Maybe you can make
your own poppy pins? Or if you
prefer baking, there are biscuits
called Anzac Biscuits which are
associated with the Australian
and New Zealand (ANZAC)
corps in World War One.

By Qawiemah Leong

“At Kinabalu International School we are dedicated to providing an excellent education
in a caring, respectful environment, challenging students to achieve their full potential as successful global citizens”

Last week, our primary team had the opportunity
to ask Mr Gross some questions about what it is
like to be a Principal and find out a bit more about
his life! So they got in touch and a meeting was
held on Google Meet. This is what they found out…

What does it feel to be the Principal?

Mr. Gross answers this question as he feels supportive of
the staff, parents and students. He feels proud that he is the
Principal in KIS.

If you weren't a Principal what would you be instead? I am sure you have heard of this before, from your teacher
Mr Gross was thinking of being a research scientist. He or just in general, that this month is Movember. Movember
loved science at school. is an event that happens every year. This tradition has hap-
pened since 2003. It originated in Australia but soon be-
Why have you chosen to come to Kota Kinabalu? came a world wide event. Movember was started to raise
Many years ago when he live in Thailand, Mr Gross was a awareness for men's health specifically for prostate and
deputy headteacher at another FOBISIA school. He saw testicular cancer. According to the Movember Foundation,
KIS staff and students at the FOBISIA Games. Years later in 2013 they raised $21 million.
and after becoming a Principal in Bahrain, he missed liv-
ing in Asia and when he saw the job for Kota Kinabalu In an interview, members of the
and he became the Principal of KIS. Adelaide-based “Movember
Committee” said that they had
How do you think the recent spike of covid-19 affected the idea of Movember one night
KIS? in a pub. They started off with
Mr. Gross explains that covid-19 is not good news and he 80 men from Adelaide but soon
is hoping the numbers will go down. It is more efficient for became a worldwide event.
the parents to send the children to school but unfortunately They started raising money by selling T-shirts in what they
they can’t. KIS is coping well and is using different ways termed "Growing whiskers for whiskers".
for students to learn when the staff are teaching.
In 2004, an unrelated group in Melbourne organised an
What is your favourite colour? event where 30 men would grow a moustache for 30 days
Mr. Gross says that it depends on what thing it is such as in order to raise awareness for prostate cancer and depres-
for cars he likes the colour racing green and for clothing sion in men. All the men inspired 26 other friends to grow
he likes blues and browns. moustaches, the movement was born. The next year, nearly
500 people raised over $40,000 for the Prostate Cancer
How do you feel about the changes we have made at Foundation of Australia. This group would later become
school after MCO? the Movember Foundation charity. Three years after start-
Mr. Gross feels deeply for the people affected. He is over- ing the Movember movement, the organisation was grant-
joyed that our learning can continue and the school has ed official charity status in Australia.
done well. It is not an easy time when we need to use
online learning but we are keeping calm and can manage Since then the Movember Foundation has raised $174-
it. million worldwide. In 2010, participants in the United
States alone raised over $7.5 million. In 2012, 1.1 million
By Catherine, Fion, Janesse and Sabrina. A special people signed up to participate, raising upwards of $95 mil-
thanks to Mr Gross for his time. lion.

Well, it seems like Movember is a very popular event
around the world and is doing pretty well. And to think it
all started with a group of men in a pub, in Adelaide!

By Sophie Gervasi

“At Kinabalu International School we are dedicated to providing an excellent education
in a caring, respectful environment, challenging students to achieve their full potential as successful global citizens”

Recipes:

Coconut macaroons (makes 8)

Ingredients:
- Egg whites

- Honey

- Vanilla extract

- A pinch of salt

- Coconut flakes

- Optional: chocolate

Utensils:
Oven (preheat to 325F)

Whisk

Heat-proof bowl

Saucepan

Cookie scoop (note: if you’re using a small cookie scoop,
you’ll make 12 coconut macaroons.)

How to make them: Synopsis

1. Begin by combining the coconut, sweetened con-
densed milk, and vanilla.

2. Mix until well combined.

3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg whites This drama series is for audiences 16+ , also only on Net-

and salt until stiff peaks form. flix.

4. Add the egg whites to the coconut mixture and fold

until combined.

5. Using a mini ice cream scoop or two spoons, form A Netflix drama series about facing addiction, trauma,
heaping tablespoons of the mixture into mounds obsession through the medium of chess, Scott Frank’s ad-
onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing about 1 aptation of Walter Tevis’ novel based off a 1983 fictional
novel, though chess is not usually seen as an exciting sport,
inch apart.
the way the drama series had successfully captivated me
6. Bake for about 25 minutes, until the bottoms and with the stakes presented through verbal and visual lan-
edges are deeply golden and the tops are lightly guage is something that can also help you see the intense
golden.
side of chess, almost like as if you’re the one playing

7. Let the macaroons cool on the baking sheet for a against professionals across the globe. Another thing I can
compliment about this show is that it manages to avoid
minute, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

most clichés that occur from most drama series that I had
8. If you’d like to dip the macaroons in chocolate, melt seen before. Even though there were some occasions in the

the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, stopping to show that can be argued can be done better, it can be con-
stir every 30 seconds, until just smooth and creamy. sidered that this drama series had been one of the better
(Alternatively, melt in a double boiler over simmer- Netflix shows that I had watched for 2020.
ing water.) Dip the bottoms of the macaroons in the

chocolate and return to the lined baking sheets. By Jed Chu

“At Kinabalu International School we are dedicated to providing an excellent education
in a caring, respectful environment, challenging students to achieve their full potential as successful global citizens”

Unnamed What is Science without borders?
The way you have your way with words,
makes the butterflies in my stomach quench unfathoma- The Science Without Borders® Challenge is an interna-
bly. tional contest that engages students and teachers in ocean
Unlike the struck of Cupid’s arrow, conservation through art. This annual competition inspires
But rather the Cupid himself glided onto Earth to meet students to be creative while promoting public awareness
me. of the need to preserve, protect, and restore the world’s
Just with me. oceans and aquatic resources, contributing to the overarch-
With you. ing goals of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Founda-
tion. The Challenge is open to primary and secondary
Anonymous school students 11-19 years old, with scholarships of up to
$500 awarded to the winning entries.

If you are still unsure, please check their website:

https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/
science-without-borders-challenge/

What is the theme?

The theme is “Magic of Mangroves”, a shrub or small tree
that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. Make sure
your art reflects this theme as well as whether or not you
have a good understanding of it. It must be original and
neat, also including some art elements: line, shape, form,
value, composition, and colour.

If you are a writer or a poet and you would like your When is the deadline and how do you apply?
work featured in the KIS newspaper
The deadline is by Monday, 1st March 2021.

https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/
science-without-borders-challenge/submission-form/

You must include your name, email, age, as well as
parent/teacher/school information. Then you can upload
your image file.

Also make sure you follow these guidelines when upload-
ing the file:

https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/
science-without-borders-challenge/new-guidelines-for-
submitting-artwork/

please contact Miss Bater
[email protected]
for more information

“At Kinabalu International School we are dedicated to providing an excellent education
in a caring, respectful environment, challenging students to achieve their full potential as successful global citizens”

Welcome back to the hot seat with Keira and So- Ooo nice choice!
phie. This week's guest is….. Miss Tooley This question you don't have to answer but do you have a fa-
vourite student?
So, during this week Sophie and I had a Google Meet “Oh I can't say that.”
with Miss Tooley. We asked her 7 questions in total, and
all the questions Hope Wu and Natalia Wehrendt provid- Okay then moving on to the last question!
ed for us, now let's get on to the questions…. Is the nucleus the brain of the cell?
“NOOOO!!!”
Hello Miss Tooley and welcome to the hot seat so lets start the Well Miss Tooley thanks for joining the hot seat, bye!
questions shall we. “Bye girls have a nice day!”

What is your FAVOURITE experiment? Well that's it on the hot seat.
Next week teacher choices are…
“Ooo that's hard one I’m not sure, I think it would be dis-
sections.”

I hate dissections, they creep me out.
Ok moving on to the next question, Sophie would like to ask it.
Ok!

So Miss Tooley if you couldn't be a biology teacher what • Mr Colbeck
would your job be? • Mr Baxter
“Oh so if I was a teacher but not a bio teacher?” • Mrs Colbeck

Yeah. Email us here for which teacher you want at :
“Hmmm I would be a math teacher I guess.” [email protected] or [email protected]

See you next time on the Hot seat!

Now that was a very interesting answer thank you but what do It's your choice, email me ([email protected]) or Sophie
you have to say about that you are/were trying to manipulate ([email protected]) and don't forget to email us what
Year 8S students to go to war against Mr Baxter, is this true? questions you want! See you next time on the hot seat!

“I will not answer this but I can say Mr. Baxter started it!” By Sophie and Keira

Interesting, how about this, do you have any pets? We hope you have enjoyed reading and we look forward
“I did have lots of cats in my old place.” to creating the next issue!

So Miss Tooley what is your favourite book?

“I don't think I really have one but I really liked the Harry Potter
series”