School Bulletin Edition 16: 2021/2022

School Bulletin
Edition 17: 2021/2022

From Mr.
Martin Shelley

Dear parents,

I hope everyone is staying happy, healthy,
and safe, and I am sure we are all waiting in
anticipation of updates to the current SOPs,
as April 1st fast approaches. I think there is a
general belief that the outlook for the near
future is rapidly improving, which is
wonderful.

I am pleased to announce that CCAs will commence with a full programme from the start of Term 3,
including external coaches, as per the recent guidance we received from the Ministry of Education.
This will be another welcome step back to normality and I can’t wait to see the children once again
having access to the full range of CCAs we offer as part of our broader curriculum.

I would like to extend a huge thank you to the PTA team who organised and operated a very
successful bake sale in recognition of Pi Day – there was a wonderful assortment of tasty treats and
of course Pies! I would also like to congratulate Ms Malathi, who has been nominated as Chairwoman
of the PTA, and we look forward to seeing the PTA move from strength to strength under her
leadership.

You will have seen that the school is moving digital purchases to a new App called Vircle
(https://www.vircle.com), parents will download the App and students will have a linked card or
wearable bracelet which are used for purchases. This is a brilliant App which will eventually
completely replace ISP Pay, but initially will be in place for meal plan purchases only, and then for
canteen purchases as well – we hope to open the canteen for ala carte purchases early in term 3. In
the longer-term, other services will be moved to Vircle, such as uniform purchases, trip fees and
hopefully even the bookstore. We will host a parents information webinar in Mid-April for detailed
information and clarity etc but suffice to say Vircle is a very well-established and reputable company
with their App/E-wallet being used in many International Schools, with great success.

Finally, you may or may not know, that we have completed construction of a fantastic new
cookery/home economics room in the secondary science block; this a fabulous resource for the
whole school and we plan to launch the new learning space in Term 3 with a series of exciting
cooking competitions. It will be wonderful to see students, staff and parents displaying their culinary
talents in the future!

The entrepreneur Malcom
Forbes once said, "Education’s
purpose is to replace an empty
mind with an open one,” here at

Tenby SEH open minds and
hearts abound.

From Mrs.
Madeleine Britton

Welcome to another newsletter! Although these past few weeks have been
challenging ones for all of us in the SEH community, as the Covid-19 Omicron wave
has passed through Malaysia we are happy to note that the total number of cases
continues to decline and the symptoms of most infected individuals are minor.

Covid not-with-standing, we have had a fun couple of weeks in Primary. What with
our International Women in Science day Egg Drop Competition and Bubbles Activity
and our lovely Maths Week, plus a bake sale organised by our wonderful PTA!

Did you know the children have designed a mathematical toast this week, done
maths arts and crafts and have been preparing to teach their classmates a maths
topic? Dressing up as a maths symbol on Friday too!

Thursday was our coffee evening which was a nice way to finish the week and we
are looking forward to our up-and-coming events, including our Hari Raya
celebration. We have continued to concentrate on our Learner Attributes, as you
can see on other newsletter pages, and we have welcomed new staff too.

Ms Lili Shuhadah has joined us as Primary music teacher, and as you know Ms
Phoebe has taken over as Year 3N teacher.

I would like to extend a big thank you to all of my Primary Staff for their hard work
and dedication and a special thank you to Ms Nureliyana, who has juggled
timetabling issues with me these past two weeks. Of course a MASSIVE thank you to
you all for your support- see you next week!

"There is no elevator to
success, you have to
take the stairs."

From Mr. Jeffrey
Elliott

While we are far into the long second Term at school, one would not know it from
the energy and positivity around campus these past two weeks! Students have
been engaged in several extra-curricular activities such as the ILOS Science
programme and Film Festival.

In addition, we proudly celebrated Humanities Week by raising awareness about
deforestation and the lack of clean drinking water for many around the globe.
Finally, the Eco Garden has also been bustling with activity, as students have been
harvesting a very successful crop yield of spinach and other vegetables. We only
hope they are in a sharing mood!

On a more serious note, the IGCSE exams continue to get closer, and I have been
very impressed with the diligent work ethic of students in preparing for their exams.
We are very excited to be launching our IGCSE study camp over the April school
holiday and encourage students who may still have some attainment gaps to
attend one of these study sessions.
That is all for now from us at Secondary. We hope you enjoy the newsletter and
please stay safe.

Focus on our Learner
Attribute- Cooperation




According to research, cooperation promotes more intrinsic motivation, greater

achievement, more effective information processing, higher achievement in learning
concepts and solving problems, and lower levels of anxiety.

The children have been exploring cooperation this week, working together- whether they win
or lose, the name of the game has been cooperation. Take a look at what they achieved!

In the IEYC unit, ‘Imagine That’, our Reception children
looked at Learning Block 2 – All Shapes and Sizes. We
explored different artists and how they use shapes in their
artwork. This week, inspired by Matisse’s art, the children
engaged in an expressive arts and design activity in
which they used scissors to cut out different shapes. The
craft was a good opportunity for the children to practise
their fine motor skills. After cutting out the shapes, the

children tried to rearrange the shapes into a spiral
pattern to replicate Matisse’s ‘The Snail’ artwork. The
children demonstrated that they are indeed artists in their

own way this week! Well done, RE!

The Nursery children were introduced to the letter sound
"ck" during a phonics lesson. They learnt the sound by

hearing it from the teacher and tried their best to say the
sound aloud. For our activity, they painted duck feet using
yellow and orange paint. Then, the children pasted them

on mahjong paper. It was thrilling to see the children
completing the task. Amazing learning, Nursery students!

On the 21st of March 2022, the Year 1 students participated
in World Maths Week by doing some carousel activities.
They were given 3 activities which were a dice addition
game, colour monster 2D shapes and count the objects.

The students were able to complete a variety of
mathematics games whilst having fun doing them.

This week, in Year 4, we have been getting better at
writing a narrative poem about the adventures of our
monsters. We planned what adventures our monsters
could go on and what they would see. It was a good

struggle!

International Women and

Girls in Science Day




This week, primary students in Tenby SEH celebrated International Women and Girls in
Science Day. Students across primary were introduced to women and girls who have made

history in Malaysia. Whilst celebrating this science event, students in lower primary were
given the opportunity to explore and experiment how to create giant bubbles by mixing the

correct solution from everyday materials. In the process of creating these enormous
bubbles, trial and error indicated good struggles and resilience - they kept trying till they

got it right! Loads of fun & laughter was had amongst teachers and students alike.

International Women and
Girls in Science Celebration

International Women and

Girls in Science Day




In the upper primary, the Egg Drop Challenge was on-going, whereby students had
to plan a structure to protect their raw egg, so that when dropped the egg wass

successfully protected and remained unbroken. This experiment consolidated their
knowledge of forces and momentum. Wonderful cooperation and teamwork
evident. Well done Primary!

World Maths Day




This week in primary, we celebrated World Maths Day by taking part in various
exciting activities. The students had lots of fun consolidating their learning by
creating a poster based on what they have learnt in class. During one of the
activities, the students got creative and used a slice of toast to make shapes and
represent symmetry and fractions. Here are some of the amazing work that came

from the students.

World Maths Day

Prefects

This week, during their meeting, The Prefects were discussing how to make school a
safer place. Here are their thoughts and opinions on that.

Primary Student Council

CONGRATULATIONS to our new line-up of Primary Student Council members!



Qairina
Zhan Yi
Muath
Osgardarius
Ethan
Saffiya
Muhammed
Dhanyah
Eshen
Rouxin
Luxmi
Ayham
Qiara
Kevin
Darren
Robinson



Each of them applied, gave a speech in class, and was elected by their peers to represent their year group and

the school as a whole. Tenby Primary Student Council Body is an organisation conducted by students and
supervised by adults. The purpose of the student council is to give students an opportunity to develop
leadership

skills by organising and carrying out school activities and service projects. In addition to planning events that
contribute to school spirit and community welfare, the student council is the voice of the student body. They

help share student ideas, interests, and concerns with the school community.

Wellbeing

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)– Parenting Tips

The Coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on families around the world. Physical distancing,
masks on, school closures, working remotely has all upended our daily lives. We would like to share
some tips for parents and caregivers on how to support your children through this pandemic.

1. Be calm and proactive
Parents need to be calm ,and have proactive conversations with their children about Coronavirus and
the importance of keeping themselves healthy. Let them know the symptoms of the virus, make them
aware of their surroundings but not too worried as we must not forget it can be treated.

2. Be the role model of your child’s behaviour
Practising safe distances and hygiene will make your children learn from you. Be supportive and make
family time with your children.

3. Let your children feel their emotions
School closures, the cancelation of events like sports activities can cause feelings of disappointment
in children. It can make them upset about missing out on good experiences and fun in their life.
Empathy, support, and being a good listener are the way to go.

4. Check in with them about what they are hearing
There is a lot of misinformation circulating about Coronavirus. Find out what your children have heard
and are learning, to ensure they are on the right track. Some children may also facing bullying
because of the disease. Help and support from adults is essential here.

5. Keeping children safe online during Covid-19
Children are now spending a lot more time online. Parents need to create healthy and safe online
habits for them. Spend time with your children online to keep them safe.

6. Family harmony
Positive language, active listening, and empathy help to maintain a peaceful and happy family
environment

Teacher of the week

Ms Lily has been working in Tenby SEH since
August of last year, and she is a very busy lady,
at school and in her spare time.

She teaches Year 1T, but she is also Head of KS1
and Maths Lead Teacher, so as you can imagine
she has a lot to do in school.

Did you know that Ms Lily is actually Iranian? She
was born in Mashhad in the northeast of Iran, a
beautiful city which is home to the Holy Shrine of
Imam Reza, with golden domes and minarets
that are floodlit at night.

She has two siblings, a sister and a brother, but
sadly her brother has passed away.

Ms Lily’s favourite colour is green, which is lucky
as she is in Dragon Team. She loves Sushi, and in
fact as she is a great foodie, she loves all other
food!

She has been a teacher for 12 years and was
previously at Gems International School in
Penang.

When not busy at school she loves hiking, books
and café hopping, she has a son in our school
too and a little secret Ms Lily’s Mom is visiting her
in Malaysia right now! (Hi Mom!.)

Here are 3 fun facts about Ms Lily, one is true and
two are false, can you guess the true one?

1.am a great chef
2.love teaching young students
3. I run very fast for half an hour on a treadmill.

My Duke Of Edinburgh Bronze
award Journey

Hi everyone! So, this is my crochet project progress. As we must pick a skill for our DoE
programme, I chose crochet. Although I have done some small-scale crocheting with my
grandmother around 10 years ago, I will consider myself a beginner as I do not have a great
knowledge about this skill anyway.

I decided to take up crocheting because
1.it can be a considered as one of the popular skills learned by many on social media
platforms like TikTok
2.in a way it helps bring back good memories of when my grandmother would teach me
how to crochet small items like a mini handbag.

So far, I have crocheted two things.
1.A cover for my apple pen and a holder for my charger - Apple pen cover

(Cover in progress)

I made this cover to keep my pen free from dirt. The pen is white. I bring it to school every day
and I do not want it getting dirty so this cover would help me keep it dirt free.

1.Wire holder
(Holder in progress)
This holder was made to keep my chargers from getting tangled. I will just have to roll my
wires around the holder and plop it into my bag and I do not have to worry about my wires
getting tangled anymore

By Reesha Year 9N

House Points

The Red House has remained consistent with its efforts to stay at the top of the ladder,
narrowly skirting by the Blue House’s 2767 points with 2777 points, a mere 10 points away
from falling behind to 2nd place. The Yellow House is advancing ever closer to its opponents
with a mass sum of 2736 points and the Green House has yet to put its best foot forward in
the face of its two-week-long slump with 2624 points. As of two weeks ago, the Red House
remains unchallenged, although the Blue House seems to be closing in on its goal of
regaining its place on the throne day by day.

As for the individual year groups, Year 7 is doing remarkably well with 2537 points, Year 8 is
carrying the team with 2746 points, Year 9 is making a commendable effort with 2741 points,
Year 10 is making steady progress with 2259 points and Year 11 is holding their ground with
621 points.

Overall, the positions of the house groups have not changed. Despite this, the determination
and resilience of the houses clearly speak for themselves, so we can be sure that a major
shift of power in the competition will make itself known soon. We just have to let it run its
course.

By: Karin, Vice President of Operations of the Student Council (Year 10E)

Languages Department

Mathematics Department

Pi Day Celebrations.

Pi Day starts at 1:59pm on March 14th, 3/14/1:59, which corresponds to the value of
3.14159…………………. Albert Einstein, the famous scientist, shares his birthday with Pi Day. He was
born on 14th March 1879, in Ulm, Germany.

The Math department have organised several competitions such as making a story or
mnemonic using the digits of pi, compose and perform pi rap song, create a pi dance,
create Poem (poem of pi) and activities of drawing poster of pi day. Students must perform
in groups of four or three and send a video of their performance for judging. They are given 2
weeks to prepare for the competitions.

Below are some of the fun and amazing activities by the students.

Creative & Performing Arts
Department

PE Department

Beep test (20 meter)– to check VO2max

VO2 max is the maximum rate of oxygen your body is able to use whilst you are exercising.
The greater your VO2 max the more oxygen your body can put to use. Technically, your VO2
max measures how many milliliters of oxygen is being used by each kilogram of your body
weight. In simple terms, the greater your VO2 max the more capacity you have to function
during aerobic activities like the beep test.

Science Department

This week in Secondary Science, the Year 7s are learning about Earth Science. Sounds are made by
vibrating objects – this new learning was demonstrated by them observing the vibrations of tuning
forks over the surface of water. The also used metal slinkies to demonstrate sound waves as
longitudinal waves (Pic 1)

Year 8 students did a diffusion experiment to test the relationship between the size of the alveoli and
the rate of diffusion. They modelled the alveoli using agar on petri dish and used dyed water to
measure the distance of the diffusion over time. This was done throughout the experiment and was
followed by plotting line graphs and analysing the data (Pic 2)

While Year 7 and Year 8 students explored physics and biology, the Year 9s were getting better at their
investigation skills in chemistry. They learnt all about salts and worked on crystallisation process of
copper sulphate. They waited patiently for two weeks for their copper sulphate solution to fully
evaporate and become copper sulphate crystal. They also observed how iron is capable of displacing
copper from copper sulphate. (Pic 3 and 4)

Humanities Department

In Year 8, History students have been studying the impact of the British Empire in India & Australia.

In this lesson, students answered the key question: Was Robert Clive a hero or a villain? In the review of
the learning, students created plaques about what they had learnt, and used evidence to back up
their opinions.

Students have begun to create ‘Commemorative Plates’ which give a balanced view of the impact of
British Colonialism.
In Term 3, students will begin to look at Malaysian History, and during this unit, students will also learn
about the impact of British Colonialism in their own country.

English Department

In Year 8, students are currently reading and analysing a play by William Shakespeare, Macbeth. They
were given the essential question of: Should Lady Macbeth be cancelled?

Students worked in groups in order to answer the essential questions by gathering evidence and
explaining their thoughts which was later presented to the class. These are some of the students’
exemplary work.

Donations for Schools

Impacted by Flooding




We had the great opportunity of visiting a local school in Hulu Langat this past week,
a community that was devastated by the recent flooding in December. While many
donations for victims were received, sadly school stationaries remained in short
supply. Therefore, a number of our students partook in collecting school supplies
from the Tenby community and this past week were able to deliver them. It was a
wonderful opportunity to meet students and teachers alike, who were grateful for the
donations and kindly gave us a warm and welcoming tour of their school.

Teacher of The Week

Tan Hwee Leng




Amazing learning is a journey in which students utilise
their existing talents and abilities to acquire new and
improved knowledge, skills and understanding. With
these acquisitions, it is hoped that students will be
able to apply them in their daily lives. Furthermore, it
can happen in and out of the classrooms, but most
importantly it happens actively in students’ brains.

I expect my students to take ownership of their
learning, to embrace their learning with great
enthusiasm and to be positive in their pursuit of
learning. Therefore, it warms my heart when my
students ask why, what and how a lot in their pursuit of
learning or when my students start teaching their
peers or when they share their learning experiences
with each other.

‘Initiative’ is my favourite learner attribute. Eager to
learn, eager to teach, eager to complete any tasks.
These are the ‘initiative’ spirits that I witness many of
our student leaders have in abundance. I am
extremely proud with our student leaders in
perfectional board who always display great initiative
to learn from and communicate with lead teachers,
team and the school community as a whole.

I hope all students at Tenby SEH will always take the
initiative to seek amazing learning journeys with their
teachers and friends. An amazing learning journey
that will act as a scaffold for their undoubtedly
amazing future. After all, Abbi press says it best when
she sings “never try, never know”

Safeguarding -Focus on AGE

INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT

What is inappropriate content?


As children become more active online at a younger age, the possibility and

probability that they’ll see something inappropriate all depends on what they’re

doing online.

Whether it’s an explicit pop-up ad on a free game, videos showcasing children’s
cartoon characters in adult situations, or a forum promoting self-harm, an
innocent search can expose children to content that can make them feel upset
and confused.

What online activities can increase the possibility and probability that my child
will see inappropriate content?

Joining social networks before reaching the minimum age
Playing games and using apps which are not age-appropriate
Watching live streams which may show inappropriate content or taking part in
them and unconsciously being exploited

Challenges to monitoring what they see online
It can be difficult to monitor what your child is viewing as they can access this
material through any internet enabled device.

Sometimes your child may stumble upon unsuitable sites by accident, through
apps they’ve downloaded to their mobile device or through links they’ve been
sent by friends, chatting to others online, or even through inter-device
communication systems such as Bluetooth or Apple’s Airdrop.

Although there are a number of tools you can use to closely monitor what they
are doing on their device and block access to certain content through filters,
preparing your child for what they might see is vital to make sure they know how
to deal with it if they see something they shouldn’t.

This site has a range of filters/advice for you to use
https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/

Safeguarding -Focus on AGE
INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT

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