{"id":7320,"date":"2021-02-19T16:04:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T08:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/backupold2022\/?page_id=7320"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:11:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:11:56","slug":"issue-254","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.easytest.my\/igbis2022\/uncategorized\/issue-254\/","title":{"rendered":"IGBIS Newsletter, Issue 254."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Message from the HoS<\/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
IGBIS Activities Programme<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Grab a Book<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Hello from the SS Design Dept.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Message from the Head of School<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mrs Anne Fowles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope that you all enjoyed the Lunar New Year holiday. Some of us enjoyed the food and treats a little too much. Well at least we can go outside and exercise a lot more that was possible during the last MCO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talking of the MCO, I expect that you have all heard the news that the MCO has been extended for Selangor and Kuala Lumpur until March 4 but the SOPs have relaxed somewhat, so we can now have more people travelling together in a car and some sports are allowed.\u00a0 We have also heard that schools in Putrajaya have opened up again for all students so let’s hope that this will apply to IGBIS as well before too long. New announcements are being made as I write this which would seem to indicate that additional classes will reopen in early March and international schools should be able to fully reopen from March 8. Once we have received clarification, we will in turn advise IGBIS parents of next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IB Schools around the world received notification last Friday about the May examinations. At this point, schools in Malaysia have been advised that the DP and MYP examinations will proceed unless there is a significant change in our ability to have students on site for the examinations. There will be a meeting with Grade 12 parents on Monday morning to discuss the mock and final examinations. If you haven\u2019t received the meeting link, please contact Ms Van Nooten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from the grade 12 mock exams, International Day is the next major event on the school calendar. By now you should have already received various communications about how you might contribute to the programme for International Day. It is a relatively short event this year, but there will be lots of fun activities from our community members, so please do mark this on your own calendar – March 13, from 10 am to 11:45 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a lovely weekend ahead and remember to do some exercise as well as observing the SOP to keep yourselves and those around you safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the Elementary School Principal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

Even though our week has been 3 days, our learning never stops and it is always great to bring some of the examples to the forefront of your minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week I would like to highlight the collaboration between Grade 1 and Design. This transdisciplinary unit had the students inquiring into simple machines like incline planes, wedges, levers, pulleys, screws, wheels and axles. The Grade 1 students have spent the last four weeks learning all about these simple machines. Their task last week was to bring together all of their learning and to create a Rube Goldberg machine. They had to explain what simple machines they had included in their Rube Goldberg machines. Along the way Mr. Harvey has guided the students and offered them inspiring videos to help in their creativity from simple cardboard solutions\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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to more elaborate Lego solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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to an even more elaborate version with pipes, windmills and dominoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Rube Goldberg machine is a contraption which contains a series of chain reactions that is overly engineered to perform a simple task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a sneak preview of some of the G1 machines. The videos of these and others will be shared very soon at the Elementary assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst not all of the machines worked completely the students showed great resilience to keep modifying and improving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dates for your diaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

13th March: International Day 10.00 – 11.45am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the Secondary School Principal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sandy van Nooten<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week six of semester 2! <\/strong>It was another short but busy week and now we have five full weeks until our next school holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

IB Exam News<\/strong> – Last Friday, we heard from the IBO that schools in Malaysia will be running <\/strong>IB exams in May. It is a huge relief to everyone involved with Grade 12 to (finally) have this concrete decision. We hope that more students will come in and learn face-to-face as teachers push through to complete all components of their courses in good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade 12 Mocks<\/strong> – Our Grade 12 students will be doing their mock exams (from Wednesday 24th February to Friday 5th March). Mr Drechsler has shared the detailed schedule with Grade 12 parents and students. All exams will be held in the large Performing Arts area. Students will be at least 2 meters apart throughout all exams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual Orals<\/strong> – All English Language and Literature orals will be held from Friday 12th to Tuesday 16th March. Orals for Language Acquisition will be a bit later. These orals are formal IB Internal Assessments that are recorded, graded and sent to the IB for moderation. Students will need to be at school to do all orals. Where possible, orals will be scheduled during the English (or Language) class, study halls or flex blocks. Occasionally a student will need to come out of another class to complete their oral. The schedule of the orals needs to be treated like an exam schedule. Once set, it is more-or-less etched in stone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following on from the short videos on the benefits of sleep, I thought I\u2019d share this one on the cognitive benefits of exercise<\/a>. I hope you enjoy it (before you race out the door to get some exercise :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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