{"id":4223,"date":"2019-05-31T08:20:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T00:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/backupold2022\/?page_id=4223"},"modified":"2022-10-19T09:11:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T01:11:03","slug":"issue-194","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.easytest.my\/igbis2022\/uncategorized\/issue-194\/","title":{"rendered":"IGBIS Newsletter | Issue 194"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Message from the Head of School<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
News from Secondary School<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
News from Elementary School<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Music Academy Concerts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Community & Events News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Clearance Forms<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2020 Ski Trip<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Supporting Students in Saying Farewell<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Driver Awareness About Mobile Phones<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Flyers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Message from the Head of School<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dear IGBIS Parents, Guardians and Community Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Graduation Ceremony today was a fantastic celebration of the journey and achievements of the Grade 12 class. Valedictorian, Andrea Koid; Salutatorian, Esha Mardikar; Global Citizen Award winner, Alyssa Pong; and class speakers Joshua Wihlborg and Maryam Humaira; all gave very reflective speeches that encapsulated this group of young people and how they have grown. Common themes were appreciation for the professionalism and dedication of IGBIS teachers, the love and support given by their parents, and the sense of family that bound the students together and supported them during the rigours of the IB Diploma. Nine of the 27 graduating students were founding students who joined the school in 2014. The school honoured their commitment to IGBIS, with red hoods to wear with their graduation gowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This week the secondary school mathematics department led the way with an IB Diploma \u2018Job Alike\u2019 professional development day for IB Diploma mathematics teachers in Malaysia. Seven schools sent their teachers to learn from our teachers and to collaborate on resources and unit plans for the new mathematics syllabus that is about to be rolled out. Thanks are extended to Mr Dean Watters and Ms Rachel Jikeli for leading the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next week we are celebrating Hari Raya with a whole school assembly on Tuesday June 4th. We hope that you can join us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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News from Secondary School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dear parents\/guardians,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We bid farewell to our Grade 12 students today in a wonderful assembly, full of music performances and moving speeches. The graduates are now \u201cFriends of the Phoenix\u201d, and we look forward to hearing about their future successes and seeing them at upcoming alumni social events. Before leaving, the Grade 12 students enjoyed themselves in school as well this week, with the majority of them sleeping overnight on Wednesday, to set up some fun pranks on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week we hosted a Job-a-like for math teachers from around Kuala Lumpur, as we get ready to offer new mathematics courses in the IB Diploma Programme next year. My thanks to Mr Watters and Ms Jikeli for their planning of the day. It was clear that IGBIS is ready for the upcoming changes and students will continue to be well supported in their mathematics instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking forward, we have our Hari Raya assembly this Tuesday at 1:40pm. I look forward to seeing our parents and students in traditional Malaysian dress for the assembly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Arcidiacono | Secondary School Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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News from Elementary School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday 29th May the Elementary School had their \u2018transition day\u2019. This is a time where students get to experience \u2018moving up\u2019 to the grade level that they will be in for the next academic year. They were engaged in a variety of activities where they could meet the current grade level teachers and get used to their new surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the pictures you can see the \u2018new\u2019 Grade 1 students creating fantasy characters and painting them. The \u2018new\u2019 KG students were engaged in creating name tags which entailed cutting out and writing. The \u2018new\u2019 Grade 4 students were captured playing a four corners game which got them moving and talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Those students who are leaving us this year had an opportunity to work with Ms. Karen to engage in some really great conversation and activities to help prepare them for moving countries or schools. We hope that they will appreciate the company of their friends and enjoy their remaining time at IGBIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday 30th May we had our final music academy concert for the year. This featured piano playing, guitar playing and songs from those taking voice lessons. The performances were very entertaining and they showcased the progress that the students have made through the year. Such is the popularity of our music academy it looks like we will need to increase our performances from at least two to three next year. Many thanks to all the music academy teachers for their time working with students, thank you to Ms. Hadewych for the coordination of the programme, and parents for supporting and encouraging your children to dedicate themselves to practice and perform. Finally well done to all our performers, we are proud of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates for Your Diaries<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n