{"id":9273,"date":"2022-01-28T10:36:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T02:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/backupold2022\/?page_id=9273"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:17:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:17:05","slug":"issue-287","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.easytest.my\/igbis2022\/uncategorized\/issue-287\/","title":{"rendered":"IGBIS Newsletter, Issue 287"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Message From the Head of School<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
From the Elementary Principal<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Personal Project Exhibition<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Wellness News<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Making PYPX Logo Process<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Pre-Order Menu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Message From the Head of School<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jason McBride, ES Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Many thanks to all of the staff and students who made today’s Chinese\/Lunar New Year Assembly a wonderful collection of singing, dancing, traditions from around the world and somehow even a little bit about Squid Game! Our multicultural school was on full display, showcasing our talented students who constantly take their celebrating\u2014but not themselves,\u2014seriously. A special thank you to our MC’s, the Chinese Department and Mrs. Kim for pulling it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead at returning to school on February 7th, as we did with the December Break, we would ask our community to conduct a COVID self-test at home on the Sunday prior to returning to help keep our students as safe as possible. We encourage all household members to test and update their MySejahtara before we welcome everyone back. We’ve had a few cases in the community recently and after all the mixing that we know will happen in the holiday ahead, better to be safe than sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With thanks and Happy New Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Simon Millward, ES Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have to say I love getting into classrooms and seeing what is happening there. This week I managed to visit some of our single subject classes and Grade 1 as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Grade 5 students you may have seen from our Facebook post were heavily engaged in coding. They were using \u2018Microbots\u2019 to code and then observe their creations. Sometimes they weren\u2019t happy and had to modify their code so they got the desired result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I watched two separate PE classes, the KG\u2019s and the Grade 3\u2019s. They were very different classes as you can imagine. The KG students were learning a new game \u2018Line tag\u2019. The object of the game is for the \u2018catcher\u2019 to tag other students, however, everyone has to run on the lines. Once they are tagged they stand with their legs apart and the other students free them by going under their legs. This game gives the students the opportunity to learn some rules and tactics for simplified games but also work on their spatial awareness. They did very well for a first try, however, they will need to play more of this as staying on the lines and freeing their friends was challenging for many students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Grade 3\u2019s were practice some passing skills and then playing the game of benchball. The idea of the passing practice (chest pass and bounce pass) was a lead up to the game itself as often students find themselves in positions where someone taller than them is trying to steal the ball. Choosing the correct kind of pass is very important. In the game context, the students were encouraged to look for space to move into and have at least two options (people) they could pass to. I am sure the students will be playing this invasion game more often as they build their skills and have the opportunity to apply them in a game context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also dropped in on the Grade 1\u2019s who were learning all about counting on. They were sharing strategies with each other in a safe, supportive and engaging way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, on Friday we had our Lunar New Year assembly. A big thank you to Ms Kim and the Chinese department for coordinating and producing all of the performances, and all the students and teachers who contributed some wonderful items as well. As a community, it is important that we celebrate and appreciate our diverse school community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I hope you all have a relaxing and enjoyable Lunar New Year holiday. I look forward to seeing everyone back on the 7th<\/sup> February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates for your diaries<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n