- Dear Parents
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- Wet Wet
Wet!
- It has
been a week dominated by water, most of it falling in bucketfuls from
the sky! Certainly school and school routines have been put under
pressure by the very wet comings and goings, the torrential rain at
breaktimes and lunchtimes and the sad faces of frustrated footballers
who have gazed at their favourite field disbelievingly as it has
turned into a quagmire. For all that, the children have been
remarkably good about it all. The primary hockey players have somehow
managed to play something resembling a game in a dry area about three
metres by three metres and skipping ropes have been a consolation to
others. Only the footballers have been truly forlorn…
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- Staff
& Parents vs Pupils
Football Match
- … which
may, of course, be to the staff’s advantage! The scheduled Staff
& Parents vs Pupils football match is still planned to take
place today, Friday, at 5.00pm on the Sukma Archery Field. Coach Kevin
Davies is reported to be quietly confident that his team’s blend of
youth and experience will see off the challenge of the KIS young
pretenders. An exciting game is in prospect and it will take more than
a little downpour to dampen team spirits.
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- Mangrove
Planting
- This water
lark started last Friday, when pupils, parents and staff were given a
wonderful opportunity to drench themselves in mud and water at the
Likas Bird Sanctuary. A fantastic turnout saw dozens of children and
parents wading through thick mud, some of them sprawling headlong.
Their excuse? They were planting mangrove seedlings. Never has
conservation been so much fun. It was a good job well done, in the
very best of spirits, and our warm thanks go to Iggy Marsh, Anthea
Lamb and Jon Leak for organising the event, and to the staff at the
Bird Sanctuary for supervising the ensuing chaos. I am sure the birds
will return one day.
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- Swimming
- And yet
more water… Some parents have asked if primary swimming arrangements
can revert to the “old” system whereby children change at school
before going to the swimming pool. We changed the system in the first
place at the request of parents and the truth of the matter is that
both systems have their advantages and disadvantages, their advocates
and detractors. However, having spent the last few months getting
children used to the new arrangements we do not want to change
everything yet again. We will, therefore, continue with the current
arrangements.
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- Badminton
- Last
week’s secondary badminton session at Foo
Chow hall was a great success. I can say this with confidence,
even though I was not there, because badminton rackets and
shuttlecocks have been in evidence ever since – a clear sign that
many students have “caught the bug”.
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- Malaysia
has a fine badminton tradition and I am delighted that we are able to
involve students in the sport. The next few weeks will see a badminton
open tournament played on Friday mornings - and at least the Foo
Chow hall is dry.
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- The Little
Mermaid
- Continuing the
water theme, a reminder that all ELC and Reception children will be going
to see Seri Insan’s production of The
Little Mermaid on Friday, 21 May at 9.30 am. A letter with detailed
arrangements will be sent out separately.
- We also have
tickets for the performance on Saturday, 22 May at 1.00 at Putera
Ballroom. They are available from the school office priced RM15.
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- Year 11
& the Monsoon
- I will
conclude this watery edition by handing you over to Bing Shian and Sam
Wickham, who have this to say about the rain:
- “Monsoon”: from the Arabic “mawsim”,
meaning “fixed season”.
- All this week, the monsoon has raged
across KK bringing with it constant torrential rain and surface flooding.
In the freezing room at the top of the stairs, the Year 11s cowered in
fear at the thunderous drizzle outside. They gazed forlornly at the KIS
swamp, once a proud football field, wishing for a brief respite from the
downpour. In the distance, they heard a ghastly scream … one of the
girls had got her hair wet.
- The unwavering monsoon can persevere for
days on end until it eventually moves on, depleted. In its wake will be
happy rice farmers, cancelled football matches, and angry mothers with wet
children and mud.
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- Clubs
- We have a full
staff meeting on Monday, 17 May, so there will be
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- NO
SECONDARY CLUBS on that day.
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- A message
from the PTA
- The next PTA
monthly meeting will be held on Monday, 17 May 2004 at 8.30 am at the
Sabah Golf & Country Club. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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- Best wishes
for what promises to be another wet and windy weekend,
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