RC Update - No 6 (November-December)

RC UPDATE

KOLEJ YAYASAN SAAD, MELAKA No. 6, December 2018
RESOURCE CENTRE

Majlis Hari Ucapan dan Penyampaian Hadiah kali ke 23
(17 November 2018)

Events Highlight

College Events

1. KYS - MCKK Traditional Rugby Match (1-2 November 2018)
2. SPM (13 November 2018)
3. Form 1 Students Intake 2019: Residence-based Selection (24-29

November 2018)
4. Entrance exam for F1 to F5 (10th of December 2018)
5. PT3 Results Day (13 December 2018)
6. Majlis Hari Ucapan dan Penyampaian Hadiah kali ke 23 (17 November

2018)

General

7. High table (1 November 2018)
8. Kuala Lumpur Engineering Science Fair 2018 (KLESF): MIECC (3

November 2018)
9. 12th Private International School Fair (3-4 November 2018)
10. Add Math Support class (4 November 2018)
11. World Scholar’s Cup Tournament of Champions: Yale University (15 to 21

November 2018)

12. STEAM Project Presentation (19 November 2018)
13. Art Class (23 November 2018)
14. Form 5 Graduation Dinner (6 December 2018)
Sports
15. Netball Northern Tour 2018
Clubs, Societies & Uniform Bodies
16. Queen's Guide candidates Presentation, Kuala Lumpur (3 November

2018)

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KYS News (November-December)

Financial literacy through comics
By Hanna Sheikh Mokhtar - November 22, 2018

Liyana Mohammed Rafidz talks about her love of drawing.

DRAWING can be a really satisfying activity, especially for the artistically talented. For Liyana
Mohammed Rafidz, 12, of SK Taman Bukit Maluri, Kuala Lumpur, it is a way to effectively express
her thoughts on many ideas and issues.
When the third instalment of the AEIOU Financial Comic Strip Challenge organised by Alliance
Bank came up, Liyana felt that it was exactly her cup of tea.
“I really love to draw. I read a lot of manga and marvel at the drawings. They inspire me to come up
with my own drawings!” said Liyana.
Liyana’s submission to the challenge titled Save, Plan, Spend won the Best Storyline Edu-Comic
award. The challenge is the nation’s first and only financial literacy comic competition. Themed
Smart Financial Habits, it is aimed at educating children on financial literacy and creating
awareness among primary school pupils all over the country on the importance of savings.
Participants between the age of nine and 12 have to come up with a comic booklet that shows the
importance of saving, planning and spending.
For her award-winning comic storyline, Liyana won RM1,000, a trophy and certificate, and a
stationery set from Faber-Castell (M) Sdn Bhd, one of the partners of the challenge.
Awards at the competition included Best Edu-Comic, Best Artwork Edu-Comic, Audience Favourite
Edu-Comic, Best Character Design and Most Creative Edu-Comic.
Alliance Bank corporate responsibility and events management head Kue Kit Wai said that the bank
felt that children between the age of nine and 12 express themselves better through drawings than
writing.
“It’s not that we think they cannot write, but we feel that drawing is a better medium for the pupils to
express their thoughts and feelings,” she added.
Liyana added that comics appeal to her because she can design her own booklet with her
characters and plot.
“I express myself better on paper through drawing and I can also relieve stress.”
She would like to keep on drawing comics in the future. “I draw inspiration from manga by Japanese
illustrators. I find their artwork really beautiful. I wish I can draw as well as they do.”
Despite her love of manga comics, she does not get the chance to buy many as they can be rather
expensive.
“I cherish what I have and study the drawings in detail.”

The youngest in the family, Liyana has more than ample support and encouragement from her
parents and two older sisters to spur her passion for drawing comics. Although they do not help her
with her comic strips, Liyana’s family discusses ideas with her.
“My parents knocked on the door to ask how I was coping when I was completing the comic strips
for the challenge,” said Liyana.
“They advised me on what would work.”
Apart from being artistically inclined, Liyana works hard in her studies and is considered an ace in
academic subjects at school. SK Taman Bukit Maluri school counsellor Manjula Thiruvengadam
said: “Liyana comes from a family that is very supportive. Her parents have always encouraged her
to aim high.
“Rather than turning out pampered, Liyana is a responsible child and mature for her age. She is
also clear-headed.
“She has high confidence in herself and a pleasant disposition. You can say she is well-rounded as
a person,” added Manjula.
“Liyana can be counted on to help out at school too. As a librarian, she chairs meetings for its
members and writes the minutes.”

(From left) Manjula Thiruvengadam, Liyana Mohammed Rafidz and Kue Kit Wai.

Liyana seems to have a knack for numbers as well as drawing. This could be the reason financial
literacy struck a chord with her and enabled her to come up with an interesting storyline for her
comic strip booklet.
“I have been attending Kumon classes since young and am happy to say that I am ahead of my
class,” said Liyana.
While she finds drawing manga and comics therapeutic, working with numbers excites her too.
“I find working with numbers very satisfying too, as I’m quite good in mathematics!”
She hopes to excel in the recent Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah examination she sat and
aims to enrol in Kolej Yayasan Saad next year.
On advice for future AEIOU Financial Comic Strip Challenge competitors, Liyana said: “To do well,
one must plan first. You cannot expect to get good results unless you plan your plot and draw a
good storyboard first.
“After that, you can proceed with the script.”

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A page out of Liyana’s comic strip booklet.

Before starting with their comic strip booklet, pupils were encouraged to visit the official Alliance
Bank AEIOU Challenge website and watch the tutorial on creating the comic strip booklet.
Interactive and trainer-led workshops and games were conducted at various schools to guide pupils
in designing the comic strips.
“I have been brought up from young to believe in myself and to express my thoughts and ideas
creatively. I believe other children my age can do it too.”

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Asean Quiz a chance to take on the region’s best, says national quiz team
Malay Mail (22 November 2018)

By Danial Dzulkifly

(From left to right) Senior director of management Masnoor Ashaari, Information Department director-general Datuk Haji
Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, winner of the Quiz Asean Award Arizkhan Amin Kadda and the deputy director of
communications and strategy Roselindawati Abdul Rahman. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 22 — Three students beat 28,012 other contestants for a chance to represent
the country at the upcoming Asean Quiz in Bali, Indonesia next month.
Gobinath Nair Ravi, Hii Ying Eng and Franciecya Felix — all aged 16 — scored superb results at
the national-level Asean Quiz hosted online by the Information Department of Malaysia (JaPen)
throughout the month of September.
The quiz, which is open to those age 15 and above, required the contestants to answer as
accurately as possible in the shortest time.
Gobinath, who is the team leader, admitted the team is slightly nervous but eager to show their
capabilities on the international stage.
“Although it is our first time competing on an international stage, we are all highly motivated and
eager to work hard to be champions,’’ he told the press when met at JaPen’s Innovation Day here
on Monday.
Gobinath who scored 100 per cent in a time of 1 minute and 17 seconds said he had taken the
online quiz 331 times to achieve the desired result.
“If you don’t push yourself, how will you know how far you can go. Whatever the results may be, I
would like to see how far I can go and I urge my fellow team-mates to do the same,’’ he said.
The regional-level Asean Quiz will be from December 3 to 7; the contest is held bi-annually.
The regional quiz will see teams of school students from member states answering questions that
will cover various themes including socio-economic and cultural aspects of the region.

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(From left to right) Gobinath Nair Ravi, Hii Ying Eng, Franciecya Felix, senior director of management Masnoor Ashaari,
Information Department director-general Datuk Haji Ibrahim Abdul Rahman and the deputy director of communications
and strategy Roselindawati Abdul Rahman. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Conducted by the Asean Committee on Culture and Information (COCI), the quiz is held in
collaboration with each member state’s respective Information Department.
The national quiz team will also be enrolled in JaPen’s ‘’Training of Trainer’’ programme which will
help train them for the quiz.
Also announced at JaPen’s Innovation day was the Asean National Level Quiz top winner, 18-year-
old Arizkhan Amin Kadda.
An undergraduate at the Kolej Yayasan Saad Business School in Melaka, Arizkhan managed
to answer all the questions correctly in a time of 1 minute and 8 seconds.
“At first I was only interested in the prizes offered however after going through the quizzes, I was
also learning much more about the different socio-economic and cultural aspects of the countries of
Asean,’’ he said.

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Recent Additions (November-December)

1. Ampun Tuanku/ Zaid Ibrahim.- Zi Publications Sdn Bhd: Malaysia, 2012
2. Brave New World/ Aldous Huxley.- Vintage Book: London, 2007
3. Exploding Science: 18 Epic Experiments!/ Cody Crane & Kris Hirschmann.-

Scholastic: New York, 2013
4. Florida/ Kim Grant.- Lonely Planet Publications: Melbourne
5. For One More Day/ Mitch Albom.- Hyperion: NewYork
6. The God Delusion/ Richard Dawkins.- Black Swan: London, 2006
7. Gods Without Men/ Hari Kunzru.- Penguins Book: New York, 2011
8. The Gor’s/ Rozlan Mohd Noor.- Fixi Novo: Malaysia, 2014
9. Horrible Science: Blood, Bones & Body Bits/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
10. Horrible Science: Bulging Brains/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
11. Horrible Science: Chemical Chaos/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
12. Horrible Science: Deadly Diseases/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
13. Science: Disgusting Digestion/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
14. Horrible Science: Evolve or Die/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
15.Horrible Science: Fatal Forces/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
16.Horrible Science: the Fight for Flight/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
17.Horrible Science: Frightening Light/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
18.Horrible Science: Killer Energy/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
19.Horrible Science: Microscopic Monsters/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
20.Horrible Science: Nasty Nature/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
21.Horrible Science: Painful Poison/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
22.Horrible Science: Shocking Electricity/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
23.Horrible Science: Sounds Dreadful/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
24. Horrible Science: Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
25. Horrible Science: the Terrible Truth about Time/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
26. Horrible Science: Ugly Bugs/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
27. Horrible Science: Vicious Veg/ Nick Arnold.- Scholastic: UK, 2011
28. If I were you/ Margolis.- Scholastic: UK, 2015
29. Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Popular Malaysian Murder/ Sharmini Flint.-
Piatkus: UK, 2008
30. Kim/ Rudyard Kipling.- Atlantic: UK, 2012
31. Kuala Lumpur Undercover/ Ewe Paik Leong.- Monsoon: Singapore, 2013
32. The Language of Thorns, Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic/ Leigh Bardugo.-
Orion: UK, 2017
33) Liberating the Malay Mind/ M. Bakri Musa.- Scholastic: Malaysia, 2013
33) The Marble Collector/ Cecelia Ahern.- Harper: London, 2015
34) 1 Page at a Time/ Adam J. Kurtz.- A Penguin Book: England, 2014
35) PJ Confidential/ Terence Toh.- Fix Novo: Malaysia, 2016
36) Runebinder/ Alex R. Kahler.- Harlequin: USA, 2017

Sekolah Bukan Penjara dan Universiti Bukan Kilang/ Zul Fikri Zamir.- Dubook Press:
Malaysia, 2013
37) The Teachers of Mad Dog Swam/ Gehan Wijeyewardene.- Suriwong Book Centre:
Thailand, 1992

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38) Tempests and Slaughter/ Tamora Pierce.- Random House: New York, 2018
39) Treasure Island/ Robert Louis Stevenson.- Atlantic: UK, 2012
40) You do You/ Sarah Knight.- First Publish: UK, 2017
41) We/ Yevgeny Zamyatin.- EOS: New York, 1972
42. The Wind-Up Chronicle/ Haruki Murakami.- Penguin, Random House: UK, 2003
43. The World of Astronomy/ Carule Stott.- Scholastic: UK, 2006

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News Papers Index on Education (November-December)

Berita Harian

1. https://www.bharian.com.my/rencana/surat-pembaca/2018/11/493082/tingkat-kesedaran-unsur-
negatif-keterbukaan-internet

2. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/493188/iqnilam-ditangguhkan-untuk-ditambah-
baik

3. https://www.bharian.com.my/rencana/muka10/2018/11/493517/perubahan-sistem-pendidikan-usah-
membebankan-lagi

4. https://www.bharian.com.my/bhbongkar/2018/11/493552/sekolah-khas-digital-teknologi-bakat-pintar
5. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/493742/kementerian-pendidikan-terima-

peruntukan-tertinggi
6. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/494748/421706-calon-spm-2018
7. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/pendidikan/2018/11/494950/spm-2018-bermula-13-november-

hingga-13-disember
8. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/495140/malaysia-mahu-tingkat-kerja-sama-

pendidikan-dengan-jepun
9. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/495413/didik-nilai-murni-sejak-tadika-pm
10. https://www.bharian.com.my/rencana/muka10/2018/11/496161/minda-pengarang-masih-wujud-

sekolah-daif
11. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/496399/pm-mahu-skim-baucar-buku-diteruskan-

maszlee
12. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/wilayah/2018/11/496434/kerajaan-ph-tidak-akan-abai-pendidikan
13. https://www.bharian.com.my/wanita/keluarga/2018/11/497075/syor-perkenal-silibus-institusi-

kekeluargaan-di-sekolah
14. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/497403/dapatkan-ilmu-pengetahuan-

kecerdasan-buatan-dr-mahathir
15. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/497444/jadual-peperiksaan-spm-2019-

diawalkan-dr-maszlee
16. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/pendidikan/2018/11/497473/421706-calon-duduki-spm-2018-
seluruh-negara
17.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/497527/kurikulum-pelajaran-baharu-bakal-
dilaksanakan-pada-2021-dr-aszlee

18.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/politik/2018/11/497554/pasukan-khas-siasat-kesalahan-
pentadbiran-terdahulu-dr-maszlee
19.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/497595/syor-subjek-rasuah-dijadikan-subjek-
wajib-di-sekolah-shukri-abdull.
20.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/497628/elemen-anti-rasuah-dalam-mata-
pelajaran-sivik-tahun-depan
21. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/497953/bahasa-melayu-berdepan-cabaran-ict
22. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/498933/kementerian-pendidikan-nafi-soalan-
matematik-spm-bocor
23. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/498975/kertas-peperiksaan-spm-bocor-tidak-
benar
24.https://www.bharian.com.my/bisnes/usahawan/2018/11/499625/tahap-pendidikan-bukan-penentu-
kejayaan

25.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/wilayah/2018/11/499824/kertas-sejarah-spm-ditunda
26.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/wilayah/2018/11/500190/ada-tugasan-rasmi-sahaja-
boleh-masuk-sekolah-exco
27.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/500594/syor-guna-kolam-renang-
hotel-ajar-pelajar-berenang
28.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/500874/sekolah-perlu-tingkat-
program-silang-budaya-maszlee
29.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/pendidikan/2018/11/500961/guru-malaysia-paling-
komited
30.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/501226/usaha-tingkat-kemahiran-
renang-perlu-disokong-semua-pihak-lam-thye
31.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/pendidikan/2018/11/502282/perjelas-dlp-kepada-ibu-
bapa

32.https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/502805/pendidikan-negara-masih-
boleh-dibanggakan-pm
33.https://www.bharian.com.my/kolumnis/2018/11/503704/memanfaatkan-musim-cuti-persekolahan
34. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/12/507070/bahasa-melayu-mampu-

jadi-bahasa-rasmi-pbb-maszlee
35. https://www.bharian.com.my/bisnes/lain-lain/2018/12/508328/stem-perlu-lebih-menarik
36. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/12/508796/jadikan-malaysia-negara-

membaca-menjelang-2030-maszlee
37. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/pendidikan/2018/12/512291/sistem-pendidikan-

negara-perlu-segera-diubah
38. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/wilayah/2018/12/512970/bawa-pelajar-ke-muzium-

penjara-elak-jenayah-dadah
39. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/pendidikan/2018/12/513392/pendidikan-ekonomi-

perlu-pelan-strategik
40. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/12/514220/9-intervensi-kurangkan-

bebanan-guru-mulai-bulan-depan
41. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2019/01/515244/tidak-akan-berlaku-

lambakan-di-sekolah-harian-biasa

The New Straits Times

1. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2018/11/430966/cambridge-igcse-offer-bahasa-melayu-
subject

2. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2018/11/431106/maths-made-easy
3. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2018/11/431725/initiatives-greener-environment
4. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2018/11/432711/challenged-excel
5. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2018/11/433147/striving-academic-freedom-tertiary-

education
6. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2018/11/433265/malaysian-teachers-amongst-worlds-most-

dedicated
7. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2018/11/433444/financial-literacy-through-comics
8. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2018/12/437407/integrating-technology-language-skills
9. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2018/12/442035/creating-immersive-environment-learning-

english
10. https://www.nst.com.my/education/2019/01/446212/making-sense-out-stem-and-iot

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Photo Album & Diary (November-December)

College Events
KYS - MCKK Traditional Rugby Match (1-2 November 2018)

SPM (13 November 2018)

Majlis Hari Ucapan dan Penyampaian Hadiah kali ke 23 (17 November 2018)

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Form 1 2019 Students Intake: Residence-based Selection (24-29
November 2018)

Entrance exam for F1 to F5 (10 December 2018)

PT3 Results Day (13 December 2018)

General
High table (1 November 2018)

Kuala Lumpur Engineering Science Fair 2018 (KLESF): MIECC (3
November 2018)

12th Private International School Fair (3-4 November 2018)
Add Math Support Class (4 November 2018)

World Scholar’s Cup Tournament of Champions: Yale University (15 to 21
November 2018)

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STEAM Project Presentation (19 November 2018)
Art Class (23 November 2018)

Form 5 Graduation Dinner (6 December 2018)

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Sports
Netball Northern Tour 2018

Clubs, Societies & Uniform Bodies
Queen's Guide candidates Presentation, Kuala Lumpur (3 November

2018)

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