{"id":10209,"date":"2022-08-26T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T07:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/backupold2022\/?page_id=10209"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:19:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:19:26","slug":"igbis-newsletter-issue-306","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.easytest.my\/igbis2022\/uncategorized\/igbis-newsletter-issue-306\/","title":{"rendered":"IGBIS Newsletter, Issue 306"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the Head of School<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jason McBride<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IGBIS Governance Changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After nearly a decade of leadership as the Founding Chair of the IGBIS Management Board, we say a fond farewell to Mr Chua Seng Yong as he steps down from the role. Involved from the very beginning and our feasibility study, right through to today as a fully accredited, high-performing and inclusive school, Mr Chua has been there every step of the way. We wish him all the best in his future endeavours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With his departure, we are delighted that long-time Management Board member, Ms Elizabeth Tan, has accepted the Board Chair role which brings continuity to the school\u2019s governance along with Mrs Rubina Kemal. New Board member, Ms Chai Lai Sim (IGB Berhad Group CFO), joins the Board as the third member and brings years of financial management and strategy to the IGBIS team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We thank Mr Chua once again for his contribution over the years, congratulate Ms Tan on her new Chair role and welcome Ms Chai to the IGBIS community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left: Mrs Rubina Kemal, Ms Elizabeth Tan & Ms Chai Lai Sim<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From the ES Principal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simon Millward<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wow, what a week! From my perspective, it has flown by. It was wonderful to see the buzz of learning around school and the hive of activity in Grade 5 as they prepared for the first Elementary assembly of the year. What made it even better was the fact that some of our Grade 5 parents attended the \u2018live\u2019 event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We had some \u2018risk takers\u2019 in the audience who were chosen to take part in Grade 5 \u2018What\u2019s in my box?\u2019 where items were placed to share what the students were looking forward to in the year. The Learner profile skits showcased their understanding of these attributes and highlighted how we should be acting to make the world a better, more peaceful place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I enjoyed the dance break, where the students recorded their own version of dance for everyone to follow on. Mr McBride was on hand to celebrate the students who had a birthday over the summer up until Thursday, 25th<\/sup> of August. Finally, I shared two possible avenues of student leadership that the children can get involved in. The Social Council led by our Grade 5 House Captains with some students selected Grade 3\u2019s and Grade 4\u2019s to help promote wellbeing, build community and a sense of belonging at IGBIS through \u2018social\u2019 events like book character dress-up, etc. and our Young Activist Council where students identify issues where they can make a positive change in school and beyond. I look forward to being able to share more as these take shape in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, 25th<\/sup> August we had our Back to School afternoon, where you as parents could meet the teachers, learn more about the learning happening in the homeroom and single-subject classrooms and learn more about the PYP. It was fantastic to see so many parents attend and the PYP session with over 100 parents was a real bonus. I hope our PYP workshops that we offer throughout the year will have great attendance too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dates for Your Diaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n