{"id":10311,"date":"2022-09-09T14:54:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T06:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/backupold2022\/?page_id=10311"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:20:08","slug":"igbis-newsletter-issue-308","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.easytest.my\/igbis2022\/uncategorized\/igbis-newsletter-issue-308\/","title":{"rendered":"IGBIS Newsletter, Issue 308"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From the Head of School<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
From the ES Principal<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
From the SS Principal<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Inclusion Month<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Digital Intelligence (Part 1)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Music Academy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
IGBIS x KUKRI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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From the Head of School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

Hello IGBIS Community,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two quite unrelated items at the end of a full week. The first is that this coming Tuesday, IGBIS will practice a Shelter-in-Place or “Lockdown” Drill with all students and staff from Kg to Grade 12 in order to prepare for situations that require us to safely stay where we are, rather than evacuate the building as you would with a fire. This is an announced drill and teachers are speaking with students in advance in a developmentally appropriate manner to prepare them for the 10-15 minute drill. We are not mimicking an active shooter situation or other potentially scary scenarios but will go through the process of taking shelter so that everyone knows what to do if extreme weather or an unwelcome intruder enters the school. We will debrief with the students afterwards, but you may wish to check in with your child at the end of the day on Tuesday to see how the drill went and if they have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second item is to say goodbye to Ms Pat Yong<\/strong>. For anyone who joined us in the last year and a half, Pat would likely have been a point of contact as she was our Admissions Manager. Her last day was last week as she and two partners made the move to open their own preschool in the Klang Valley. We are grateful for her steady leadership of the admissions and marketing teams this past 18 months in a dual role and we wish her all the best in the adventure ahead. With the transition, we took the opportunity to split these departments again as admissions and marketing are both so vital in rebuilding <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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enrollment as we exit the pandemic that we need two people where there used to be one. After a lengthy search, we gladly welcomed Mr Chee Weng Wong as our new Marketing Manager<\/strong>. Chee Weng has worked in the educational space in Malaysia for more than two decades and brings a wealth of operational and marketing knowledge and experience to the role. We are in the final stages of hiring for the Admissions Manager position, but in the meantime, I\u2019d like to thank the rest of the Admissions Team (Shree, Jonathan and Kaisya) for carrying the load in the interim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be well everyone, and to those mourning the loss of HM Queen Elizabeth II, our sincerest condolences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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From the ES Principal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

We had a wonderful start to this week as we held our Elementary assembly on Tuesday. It was hosted by our Grade 4 students and they shared an array of their learning with us. We heard from the students about what their personal inquiries were and how they are excited to embark on this individual study as it is tied to their passions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also shared some of their learning around the unit of inquiry theme \u2018Who we Are\u2019 as they delve deeper into \u2018 People\u2019s beliefs and values influence their actions\u2019. Through this unit, the students have been engaged in many learning experiences. They identified Hero characters whose beliefs and values they act on like Doraemon, Luffy, Spiderman, Wonder woman, Mulan, Sailor Mars and Easter Mouse. The students also have been using similes and metaphors to express their core values through figurative languages, like \u2018Family is like a warm meal\u2019 and \u2018My family is a just cooked pizza\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Grade 4\u2019s also shared some of their mathematics learning as they have been investigating place value, multiplication facts (as they identified the patterns in the times tables) and their Ninja Challenge around learning their times tables. Shakira and Ariff rounded off the sharing with their success stories around \u2018emotional management\u2019 and \u2018perseverance\u2019. It was a fun and balanced assembly especially as the students asked volunteers to come to the stage for a \u2018plank challenge\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hot off the press is the Grade 5 House Captain selection. On Thursday 8th September, nineteen students from the four houses (Aer, Aqua, Ignis and Terra) gave speeches to their peers. These ranged from students who had been in school for many years, to students who are new this year. The students then had to vote for two Captains per house. I was very proud watching these presentations as it was very clear that the students had spent a significant amount of time preparing for these speeches. They were written thoughtfully and it was clear that they had practised a lot too. I am glad I didn\u2019t have to choose as the confidence that the students showed, the risk-taking involved and the clear communication from each student made the selection extremely difficult. I was proud of all the students and it was wonderful to see so many students embark on this journey. It is unfortunate that only eight students will be selected, but I am sure no matter what the results are, the students will be supportive of those selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations to the House Captains for 2022\/23 who are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n