Sayfol International School February 2020

Kuala Lumpur

Kindergarten

Well, what an exciting month it has been for our KG children. We

have been very busy with learning and taking part in some fun extra

activities. Firstly, we had our Sunny Day Picnic. I would like to thank

all of our parents for preparing the Sunny Day costumes. The children

had a great time having a picnic under the sun while eating their

breakfast. “Oh Mr Sun, Sun, Mr Golden Sun, please come down shine

on me……”.

Excitingly, we are going for a trip to Earthopia on February 24th. We are going to make raincoat for the

bears in Earthopia. This is the closure activity for the rain subtopic as we move on to another weather

type soon.

Primary School

In Year 2, we had a fun day of celebrating Chinese New Year in our classes. We learned about the

history, traditions and legends surrounding Chinese New Year. We even made a dragon together as a

class! We had a scrumptious pot luck lunch while dressed in our traditional clothes.

Our Year 3-6 students kick started the new year with Project Based Learning (PBL). It is an integration

of Science, History and Geography subjects. Students are given a real life problem and need to then

work on a solution. It will end with an exhibition at the end of the term, please keep your eyes out for

the date.

In Year 3, the topic for PBL is the “Australia Bushfire”. Students came up with their own big question,

“How do we help Australia recover from the bushfire?”

Sayfol International School February 2020

Kuala Lumpur

Students are very excited to grasp knowledge through different learning styles. The purpose of this PBL

is for learners to learn to use their critical thinking, problem solving and research skills as well as

working in a team to make a presentation. Some of the methods students will use to present the project

are model, diorama, poster or PowerPoint.

Year 4 students had an exciting start to term 2, with a field trip to

Sunway Wildlife Park on the 22nd of January. The trip was planned to

expose the students to their Project-Based Learning (PBL) regarding

Animal Habitat and Adaptation. Therefore, the students did not just go

for a simple field trip, they had a mission!

During the field trip, the students were given a fact-file sheet. To carry

out their tasks, the students had to choose any animal that they were

interested in. Then, they had to write the information they had obtained

regarding the animal on the fact-file sheet that was provided.

This field trip gave a great hands-on experience to the students with the

animals. They enjoyed many exciting moments on the trip, where they

were able to catch fish from a pond and experience feeding rabbits,

guinea pigs, tortoise and many other animals at the wildlife park.

Sayfol International School February 2020

Kuala Lumpur

Year 5 students had an interesting start to term 2 with Treasure Hunt,

in conjunction with PBL. The treasure hunt was conducted around the

school grounds, where they had to solve different problems based on

situations of ‘Life at sea’, using their knowledge from Science,

History, Geography lessons. At each station, students had to scan a QR

code to get clues for directions to the next station, only after providing

the solution. The hunt itself is a learning experience in reasoning,

cooperation and following directions/instructions. The treasure hunt

was amazing, the students lit up with excitement as they found one clue

and then figured out their way to the next one.

Year 6 students are all geared up into their Geography PBL project – ‘Zero Hunger’. They have been

diligently researching hunger issues and brainstorming innovative ideas to eradicate hunger. Surveys

are part of the project, where students had to identify people’s knowledge and opinions on hunger issues.

For the first time our students had been going around asking secondary school students, teachers and

family members to fill out the survey forms and interviewing them. This gave them a new experience

where they took learning out of class and went beyond researching with their gadgets. It also helped

them to build their communication skills.

We have just finished with our House Captain elections, some students having the courage to stand for

the house captain and vice captain elections. They bravely stood in front of their peers and gave

speeches. They were very persuasive and confident. The year 5 and 6 students voted for the candidate

who they thought would represent their house well. We are proud of each one of them as they took the

first step in being the leader that they aspire to be. Congratulations.

Year 6 students have been issued the Pearson Edexcel PLSC International Curricula Achievement

Test forms. These are compulsory exams and each student needs to fill in the form and make the

payment by the 20th February, 2020. We are offering the options of sitting for English and Mathematics

papers.

Sayfol International School February 2020

Kuala Lumpur

Secondary School

KS 4(Year 11)

The Year 11 students will be appearing for their Trial Examinations commencing on 3.2.2020.

We wish our students All the Best!

Application forms for the IGCSE Examinations have been issued to the Year 11 students on

31.1.2020.

KS 3 (Year 9)

Year 9 students have been issued the Pearson Edexcel PLSC International Curricula Achievement Test

forms on 31.1.2020. We strongly encourage our students to participate in these exams as they will be

guided by our teachers. As the second batch of students appearing for these Exams, we are offering the

options of sitting either for English, Science or Mathematics papers.

Co-Curricular Activities (CCA)

Our varied co-curricular programme provides many advanced

opportunities for students to develop a variety of skills and help them

find their passion. In addition, it also enhances the school spirit by

giving students and staff opportunities to interact across year

boundaries whilst making new connections with the school

community. Sayfol International School has developed a new wide

range of CCA activities this term.

Sayfol International School February 2020

Kuala Lumpur

Helping Students through Adolescence

With regards with our PSLS programme, the Year 10 and 11 students

were given a puberty and health talk by Datuk Dr Puraviappan

Arunasalam (senior gynaecologist) and Mr S.K.Subra (chartered

accountant), representatives from the Rotary Club of Klang.

Students have been informed about the best practices in adolescent

health, personal hygiene and safety.

Whole School News

Seesaw

Seesaw has now been launched across the school, from Kindergarten to Year 11. This is our main form

of communication between our parents and teachers. Please note that teachers will check it in the

morning before lessons start (7-7.10am) and again at the end of the day. They may not respond

immediately to your messages as they still have classes and they are not expected to respond after 4pm.

If you have an urgent matter, it is advisable to contact the main office.

If you have not yet registered for Seesaw, please download the ‘Seesaw’ app (Parent & Family) and then

request a link from your child/ren’s homeroom teacher.

Sayfol International School February 2020

Kuala Lumpur

Chinese New Year Celebration

We started our CNY off with a number of performances from our KG, Primary and Secondary students.

Thanks goes to our Mandarin teachers who have spent the past few weeks getting everyone ready. We

hope you all had an enjoyable break and we look forward to a prosperous Year of the Rat.

Coronavirus - We continue to monitor the

coronavirus and will update if there is any further

news in regards to our procedures. We have

started taking the temperature of all

staff/students/parents/visitors on arrival to

school. If they have a temperature of 37.5

degrees or higher, they will be sent home. Here

are some ways you can reduce the risk of

Coronavirus as recommended by WHO (World

Health Organisation).

Sayfol International School February 2020

Kuala Lumpur

Upcoming activities & events

We have a number of activities coming up, with many class trips taking place. Please make sure you

check Seesaw and stay in contact with your class teacher.

Health & Fitness Week (2nd - 6th March)

Our health & fitness week will be taking place during the first week of March. Our students are already

practicing the different events that they will have an opportunity to take part in. It will be done over the

course of a week and the timetable of events will be out soon.

Holidays

Mid-Term Break 27th - 28th February (students return Monday 2nd March)

Term Break 10th -19th April (students return for T3 Monday 20th April)

Progress Report Day 9th April 2020