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SUNWAY CITY
APRIL 2019
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Page 5
NEW PARENT & STUDENT
COUNCIL COMMITTEE
Page 6 & 7
IB BALI EXCURSION
Page 6
MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAREER WORKSHOP Page 7
HOGWARTS
INVASION page 4
Principal Office
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear SIS Community,
We suddenly find ourselves already at the mid-point of
the semester, wondering “how did it go by so quickly?” yet
again. Seems so each semester doesn’t it? Well, after
some delays and challenges having new teachers
get their proper approvals for both our campus and
Sunway Iskandar, we are back to fully staffed and I must
first thank all parents and guardians for their patience
and understanding of circumstances that are out of our
control.
It never ceases to amaze me how every teacher here at
SIS steps into the void to fill in a time of need or to
volunteer to go above and beyond, and it is always
for the good of the students and school. We are truly
blessed with a professional and dedicated team of
educators that are always wanting to help students achieve and
excel and they are a group that I am proud to be associated with. Principal
Speaking of high quality teaching staff, I want to send out a very Heath Kondro
large thank you to all the teachers who put in many hours of hard heathk@sunway.edu.my
work after our March 2018 Ontario Ministry of Education inspection.
As a result of the efforts of both SIS and CIMP staff, our April 2019
virtual inspection could not have gone better. Our Ministry inspector was completely satisfied that previous
areas have been addressed thoroughly and impressed with the overall quality of the Canadian programme here
at SIS. It was a very proud moment for all of us here and is a testament to the quality of education that your
children are receiving here at SIS.
We have already had a number of field trips and adventures and it seems like I am signing permission
forms and proposals every week. Both teacher-led and student-led activities are providing ample
opportunities for cultural, community and curriculum connected experiences. Also, for the first time, we will
have middle school students travelling to Macau with Mr. Vidotto and Ms. Picanco to compete in the Canadian
Classsic 2019, sports competitions against other Canadian schools from Asia, including our friends from SIS
Sunway Iskandar.
Finally, I want to again extend condolences to the family of Jeany Tan Ying Fei. Jeany passed away on the evening
of March 22nd, 2019 after battling cancer for a considerable time. Jeany started with SIS several years ago in
Grade 7 and the outpouring of emotions and memories from staff and students are testament to the wonderful
impression she made upon everyone in SIS. She was always wanting to return to see her friends and SIS
family during her illness and will always be remembered fondly by all of here in SIS. Heartfelt thoughts and
prayers to all affected by Jeany’s passing and blessings to Jeany for her too brief time with us and her family.
Wishing you all a good year ahead!
Best Wishes,
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From The Desk
SIS’s curriculum and practices are consistently reviewed to ensure that we are following the most
updated best practices, meeting all regulations, and addressing the future needs of our students.
Our staff consistently follows current trends as set by the Ontario Ministry of Education and in
collaboration with administration, creates action plans to incorporate those trends that are most
appropriate into the classrooms. The application of educational technology continues to be one of
SIS’s strongest points.
Each student is assigned a Google Classroom account that they use throughout the school year.
Students are working with Google Apps for Education, TurnItIn, Educreations, Peergrade, and many
others. Our teachers have put incredible effort and thought into the use of educational technology over
the years and have developed comprehensive eBinders that curate lesson plans, class materials, and
resources into a bank of professional knowledge and best practices that is easy to navigate and to use.
Our administration continues to provide professional development through the use of curriculum
meeting and sharing sessions as well as mentoring sessions for our new teachers to become confident
Deputy Principal and masterful teachers when using the many Ed-Tech tools we have available in our toolboxes.
Michael Owen SIS’s commitment to applying technology for stronger connections and collaboration between
michaelo@sunway.edu.my teachers and students continues to grow on our foundation of a decade’s worth of professional
knowledge and development.
2019 began in a flurry of excitement and the first quarter of Grades 7 & 8 as well as the mid-term for Grades 9 – 12 has already came and
gone. Time moves quickly when there are so many good things happening in regards to academics at SIS!
Here you will find some academic updates that details some past events at SIS.
School Letter Awards
It is with great pride that we can continue to see School Letter Awards being sought after by our
students. By participating and demonstrating excellence in academics, community service,
athletics, co-curriculars and the many events held at SIS, our students continue to collect points that
demonstrates the values that SIS embodies: Nurturing Minds. Building Character.
This semester we were proud to recognize our winners of the SIS School Letter Award. Congratulations
Pranay Prem and Eealyn Lee Yong Jia for earning the letter award and top-tier trophy. Congratulations
Goh Li Shi, Yee Rae Lyz and Siti Syireen for earning the letter award and the mid-tier plaque. Finally,
congratulations to Tee Yen and Teh Pei Ling for earning the letter award. Please continue to shine and
grow with your outstanding contributions!
This award is considered the most prestigious award an SIS student can earn and therefore includes all
Academic
aspects of student life – including community involvement and extra-curricular participation. Coordinator
Interim Reports / Letters of Communication Nathan Shier
nathans@sunway.edu.my
Personalized email communications have been sent to the parent(s)/guardian(s) of students who are
experiencing learning difficulties in their respective courses. These communications are designed to
identify specific barriers to learning, suggest targeted actions for intervention, and overall engage parent(s)/guardian(s) to become
partners in supporting improved learning outcomes.
Ontario Secondary Schools Literacy Test
On March 28th, 2019 students wrote the Ontario Secondary Schools Literacy Test (OSSLT). After months of planning, preparation,
workshops, and targeted literacy instruction, we are confident that our results will exceed a 70% pass rate. Results will be released by the
Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) in June 2019.
Last month, our Second Year IB students travelled to Bali, where they cleaned a beach, learned about
Balinese culture, and learned how to cook delicious Balinese food. They are now hard at work finishing
the reports on the investigations that they have completed for their Humanities, Science, and Math
courses, and they continue to work on their Extended Essays.
Our First Year students recently travelled to an elephant sanctuary to help clean and feed the
elephants. They have begun developing ideas to research for their extended essay and develop ideas
for their CAS projects.
Many of our graduates from our IB Graduates of 2018 who chose to attend universities in
Malaysia have begun classes, and letters of acceptance have begun to arrive for those students that
will pursue post-secondary education in Canada, Australia, Europe and the United States.
IBDP
Coordinator Current students & parents, especially in Grade 10 who are interested in joining IB in January 2020
should meet with me soon to find out if IB is the right choice. If you have questions about IB, you may
Mark Milberg also email me at markm@sunway.edu.my directly to get those questions answered.
markm@sunway.edu.my
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Coverstory
HOGWARTS INVASION!
22 - 27 March 2019
The Middle School Student Council and the Library Committee
teamed up to organised the Harry Potter Week in March.
The objectives of the Harry Potter Week is to:
Encourage literacy awareness among students
To promote library services in the SIS community
To inculcate the culture of reading as a positive activity among
students and staff
There were many activities arranged to hype the Week, namely Guess
the Number of Jellybeans in the Jar, Hogwarts House Votes, Harry Potter
Movie Screening, Harry Potter Theme Day, Daily Harry Potter Trivia,
Middle School Quidditch Game, and Food Sale. The library was also
elaborately decorated with Harry Potter merchandises, coupled with
tantalizing Harry Potter potion drinks display.
On Tuesday and Thursday, the library was transformed into a cozy
mini movie theatre, screening Harry Potter movies, complete with a
snack stand selling popcorn and drinks.
Harry Potter fever escalated as the week progressed when the Library
Committee visited Middle School classes daily with secret envelopes
of Harry Potter Trivia which the students responded eagerly.
The week ended with a bang on Friday with magically dressed Harry
Potter wannabees participating in the theme day and SIS’s first-ever
Quidditch Cup, where fake brooms run amok and pretend flights take
place.
A special shout out goes to Team 7 Alpaaca and Team Nutrition
Break 2, who battled it out in the final championship match. It was
also a great way to end off a week of Harry Potter themed contests
and events. Winners:
Ling
e School) - Loh Zhi
Best Dressed (Middl Ch at zkelowitz
School)- Branko
Best Dressed (High est - Fa ye Yong
s in the Jar’ Cont
‘Count the Jelly Bean er in
HOUSE CUP - Slyth
GRADE 9 ARTISTS IN THE MAKING.
Grade 9 student artists were having an art exhibition inspired by the famous Canadian landscape painters who called themselves
the Group of Seven. This exhibition offered the Grade 9 students the opportunity to examine and explore artistic concepts and at
the same time respond creatively to each others fine art pieces. They studied colour, the utilization of colour, and their task was to
reproduce one of the Group of Seven scenes and the outcomes were spectacular.
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Hall of Fame
CONGRATULATIONS SIS!
Pascal, Cayley, and Fermat Mathematics Contests National Academic Quiz Bowl Tournament
27th February 19th January
Chew Hui Lin (Highest at SIS; Top 25% worldwide; Ranked 237th out of 30784)
Lim Han Jun (Top 25% worldwide)
Lim Hao Bin (Highest at SIS; Top 25% worldwide) SIS Team (3rd Place Overall)
Samuel Peter Hong (Top 25% worldwide) Rayhan Adyl Puthucheary (2nd Place Individual)
Lim Chee Lam (Highest at SIS; Top 25% worldwide) All students qualified for the Asian International Championship
School Letter Award Grade 9 Subject Award Grade 10 Subject Award
Tee Yen, Siti Syireen, Eealyn Lee Yong Jia
Top-Tier Recipients:
Serene Aimee Tan Diwen - 423 pts Grade 11 Subject Award Grade 12 Subject Award
Pranay Prem Dakhshanadaran - 404 pts
Mid-Tier Recipients:
Carina Anne Gnanou - 274 pts
Roshni A/P Jeyaraman - 259 pts
Eealyn Lee Yong Jia - 247 pts
Tham Chun Hong Jonson - 228pts
First-Tier Recipients:
Goh Li Shi - 212 pts, Tee Yen - 198 pts,
Siti Syireen Nabiehah - 186 pts, Yap Zhi Qian - 183 pts,
Yee Ray Lyz - 176 pts, Allister Yap Ke Min - 171 pts,
Khaw Wei Ni - 155 pts, Teh Peh Ling - 152 pts
Angie Liew Zhang Long Gan Yeong Jin Eng Kelvy Loh Kai Xing
MSSD Cross Country MSSD Table Tennis U18 Boy’s MSSD Taekwondo U15 MSSD Badminton U12 MSSD Table Tennis Girl’s U15
U18 Girl’s : Bronze Individual : Bronze Individual : Gold Individual : Silver Individual : Bronze
Mix Pair : Gold
Cherry Yeo Trixie Poon
Malaysia Open Dancesport Championship 2019
Junior Solo Girl Single (Paso Doble, Chacha, Junior All Girls Single (Samba, Chacha,
Bianca Lim Shyin Yii
Arniesh Chai Sasheedran Jive) : Gold, (Rumba) : Silver Rumba, Jive) : Silver
World Aesthetics Group Gymnastic -
MSSS Swim U15 Boy’s Junior All Girls Single (Samba, Chacha, Jive, Junior E Latin (Chacha, Jive) : Silver
World Cup & Challenge Cup II in Singapore:
50m, 100m, 200m Rumba) : Silver Adult All Ladies Single (Samba, Chacha,
Senior Category : 6th Place
Backstroke : Bronze Junior Solo Girl Single (Samba), Adult All Jive) Junior (Latin) : Bronze
Girls (Samba, Chacha, Jive) : Bronze
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Spotlight
IB YEAR 2 BALI EXCURSION.
On 27th March - 1st April, 13 of IB Year 2 students and 2 teachers travelled
to Bali as part of their Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS) trip. They
cleaned the beach and learned about Balinese culture and food.
HIKE UP THE BUKIT GASING FOREST PARK.
On 20th March, all Grade 7 students
laced up their hiking boots, filled up
their canteens, and set out for a totally
different learning experience. Under the
canopy and out of the classroom, students
enjoyed a peaceful, yet challenging
morning of hiking at Bukit Gasing
Forest Park, PJ. The trip was organized as
a cross-curricular learning opportunity,
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with students tasked with reflection
cin
Introdu
activities based on the science and
physical education curriculum. The
THE HIGH SCHOOL STUCO 2019. students didn’t see any tigers or
elephants, however they did run into an
Get to know your newly elected STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBER! unexpected guest while at the first
Teacher Advisors : Mme. Brooks, Ms. Bidwell, Mr. Tam viewpoint.... Mr. Kondro!
1. President - Jonghyun Sohn (Henry), Grade 10
2. Vice President - Juho Lee, Grade 11
3. Editor - Loo Hong Lee, Grade 11
4. Secretary - Erika Chee Yu Ying, Grade 11
5. Treasurer - Lim Chee Lam (Jacky), Grade 11
6. Publicity Officer - Jonathan Spears (JT), Grade 11
7. Arts Representative - Lee Eunjin (Jenny), Grade 11
8. Sports Representative - Masato Taki, Grade 10
9. Sports Representative - Justin Kuan, Grade 11
10. Social Actions Representative - Angie Liew Pei Yee, Grade 11
11. Social Action Representative - Bianca Lim Shyin Yii, Grade 10
12. Grade 11 Representative - Harry Teoh Zi Yin, Grade 11
13. Grade 10 Representitive - Shimba Onishi, Grade 10
14. Grade 9 Representative - Eng Gelson, Grade 9
15. IB Representative - Hoyoung Jin (Ted), IB Year 1
16. Hostel Representative - Cho Hyun Young (Rachael), IB Year 1
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Spotlight
EMERSIVE HANDS- The Middle School Career Workshop
was back again on 15th March! An
canvas, splashing bold bright colours on
batik fabric and articulating what is in
ON EXPERIENCE. assemblage of panellists who are experts
in their field filled the classrooms,
their heart on white woven fabric.
On the technology side, students learned
energized the minds, and touched
to make a game in 30 minutes, tinker
the hearts of eager students. The
with electronics and sensors and play
workshops covered an array of fields,
a university home-grown game.
from arts, technology to science.
The prize for most popular workshop
It was a day for the students to let their
goes to Chef Anges Sushi Making
hair down and express their creative side
workshop, featuring colourful displays
composing sugar artwork on a cookie
of dramatic seaweed smiley faces.
Three SIS Middle School students,
Ewan How Yi-Hang, Aidan James
SPELLING BEE POWER-EDWARD
Wong Joon Choy, and Loh Zhi Lin,
participated in the recent Sunway
Velocity Mall Annual Spelling Bee
Competition in early April with
Mr. Jonathan Williams as the teacher
advisor and one of the judges of the
event. SIS students did a wonderful
job and took home the consolation
prizes!
SIS Grade 8 Edward Liew Min Yu came
WELCOMING THE NEW as 1st finisher for the 11-12 years old Male
category which consist of 1.2km Run,
PARENT COUNCIL EXECUTIVE. 3km Bike, and another 1.2km Run at
Powerkids 2019 at
Putrajaya on 2nd March
2019 morning.
Read more about it by
scanning the QR code
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In Loving Memory of
Jeany Tan Ying Fei
Chairperson : Elizabeth Wong
Secretary : Khor Kim Heong
Treasurer : Maggie Chin
Middle School Representative : Emma Baulch, YoungHa Yoo, & Joy Gan
High School Representative : Janice Choo, Elham Shahriari, &
Shanthni K. Kanagasabai
IB Representative : Audrey Lee
If you want to volunteer or to contribute towards our activities, kindly email
parentcouncilsis@imail.sunway.edu.my 2001 - 2019
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Updates
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Special Talk by Ps. Ignatius Meet-the-Teacher Night SIS Open Day - April 2019
French Week Orientation Day - Jan 2019 Progresssion Day
Upcoming Events:
1st - 5th May Green Team Trip
3rd - 4th May SEA DECA Conference
10th - 11th May The SunDown (SIS Interact Club)
16th May Teacher Appreciation Day
27th May - 1st June Application Week
4th - 7th June Hari Raya Break
14th June SIS Grade 12 Graduation Day
17th June - 15th July Semester Break
1st July - 5th July Asia Leadership Youth Camp 2019
16th July Orientation Day (July 2019)
17th July First Day of the Semester
3rd August IB Exploration Day
19th - 23rd August SIS Career Week
Contributors:
Woo Sze Leng Nicholas Law Sylvia Kwong
Atikah Zainal A’abidin Lim Ann Lay Tan Lai Ling
Henry Sohn Jonghyun Nicholas Vidotto Elizabeth Wong
Norhayati Saad Mimi Atikah Leong Whye Lock
Editorial Team:
Low Fun Fun Shahina Shahar
SUNWAY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BUBJ001
A member of the Sunway Education Group
T. (603) 7491 8070 E. infosis@sunway.edu.my
A. No. 3 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan.
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