Issue 203 27 OCT 2023

WEEKLY

HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS OF OF
THETHE WEEK
WEEK
Campus Principal's Message Hospital Role Play Projek Perniagaan
Message from Head of MIS MIS Art MPS STEAM
Jungle Book-themed concert MPS Art MIS STEAM
& graduation

Mr. Loh Ghee Juan Campus Principal's Message

In 1977, residents of New Zealand were horrified to discover
plastic littering their pristine beaches. The plastic manufacturers,
fearing new legislation that might be detrimental to their
industry, launched a campaign to desensitise the public to
plastic waste - RECYCLING.
This is at the risk of contributing to their population’s health
problems and environmental degradation. By trying to deal
with the waste of their own and other countries, it is
important that measures are taken to reduce the amount of
plastic waste produced.

The idea behind recycling is simple. If consumers manage the
plastic waste, land and water pollution will disappear. The fault
will no longer be in the court of the manufacturers and they can
go on producing their plastic products.
The reality is that plastic recycling is not all that it appears to be.
Only a few types of plastic can be safely recycled such as
polyethylene terephthalate used in water bottles; high density
polyethylene used in plastic pipes and toys; and polypropylene
used in bottle caps, kitchenware and disposable cups and
cutlery. Other plastics and contaminated plastics are difficult to
recycle as they are not biodegradable and burning releases
dangerous chemicals into the air.
This has become more important since 2018 when China
refused to import any more plastic waste indefinitely to prevent
further pollution to their nation. However, many countries are
still importing the plastic waste in return for money.
In Malaysia, we are trying to phase out single-use plastic
shopping bags and plastic drinking straws. We need to do
more by banning polystyrene takeaway packaging, plastic
cutlery and plates, straws and fruit stickers. However, there
is resistance even to phase out plastic shopping bags and
plastic drinking straws as these products are cheaper
compared to more expensive paper bags and paper drinking
straws. Education will play an important role in informing
the public of the importance of making suitable choices
regarding recycling to look after our local and global
environment.
At MGS, we have taken measures to educate our
community by no longer giving plastic bags or straws to
reduce our waste. We also encourage our school community
to look at their own consumption of plastic and to find ways
to reduce it.

Research has consistently shown a positive correlation between school attendance and
examination success. In general, students who attend school regularly tend to perform
better in examinations than those who have a high rate of absenteeism. The following are
some of the reasons why school attendance is so important for examination success: Mr. Wayne Harding
Message from Head of MIS
1. Building foundational knowledge: Regular school attendance provides students
with the opportunity to build foundational knowledge and skills in various 4. Access to resources: Regular attendance
subjects. The more a student attends class, the more he or she is exposed to also gives students access to important
new ideas and concepts, and this helps to build a strong foundation for future resources such as textbooks, course
learning. materials, and teacher support, which can
be critical in helping them to prepare for
2. Practising new concepts: Regular attendance also provides students with the examinations.
opportunity to practise new concepts. By attending class regularly, students can
ask questions, clarify doubts, and get feedback on their learning, which helps
them to understand the material better and perform well on examinations. 5. Lastly, consistent absence can also impact
students' social and emotional wellbeing,
3. Establishing routines: Regular attendance helps students to establish as they may feel disconnected from their
routines and develop good study habits. By attending class regularly, classmates and teachers, leading to
students develop a sense of consistency and structure in their learning, feelings of isolation and disengagement
which helps to build confidence and a sense of purpose. from school.

Overall, regular school attendance (90% and above) is critical for examination success. Students who attend class
regularly tend to have a better understanding of the material, better study habits, access to important resources
and be in the right frame of mind, all of which contribute to better performance on examinations.

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Campus Principal's Message - Translated

Pada tahun 1977, penduduk New Zealand berasa sangat terkejut apabila 1977年，新西兰居民惊恐地发现他们的原始海滩
上到处都是塑料垃圾。塑料制造商担心新制定的条
mendapati plastik bersepah di pantai mereka yang sangat bersih. Pengeluar
plastik, bimbang dengan undang-undang baharu yang mungkin 例可能会冲击他们的行业，因此发起了一项大众回
收塑料废物的运动。
memudaratkan industri mereka, melancarkan kempen untuk desensitisasikan
orang ramai terhadap sisa plastik - KITAR SEMULA.
回收背后的想法很简单。如果消费者管理好塑料垃
圾，那么土地、河流和海洋的污染自然就会消失。
Idea di sebalik kitar semula adalah mudah. Jika pengguna menguruskan sisa
plastik, pencemaran tanah dan air akan hilang. Kesalahan tidak lagi pada
错误将不再由制造商承担，他们可以继续生产塑料
产品。
pengilang dan mereka boleh terus mengeluarkan produk plastik mereka.
事实上，塑料回收只是一个神话。只有少数几种类
型的塑料可以安全被回收，例如用于水瓶的聚对苯
Realitinya ialah kitar semula plastik bukanlah seperti yang kita lihat. Hanya
beberapa jenis plastik boleh dikitar semula dengan selamat seperti polietilena 二甲酸乙二醇酯，用于塑料管、玩具和地砖的高密
度聚乙烯以及用于瓶盖、厨具和一次性免洗杯子和
tereftalat yang digunakan dalam botol air; polietilena berketumpatan tinggi
yang digunakan dalam paip plastik dan mainan; dan polipropilena yang 餐具的聚丙烯。其他塑料和受污染的塑料都归为不
可生物降解且燃烧时会释放危险化学物质，难以回
digunakan dalam penutup botol, peralatan dapur dan cawan pakai buang
serta kutleri. Plastik lain dan plastik yang telah tercemar sukar dikitar semula 收，往往都被送往垃圾填埋场或出口到海外。
kerana ia tidak boleh terbiodegradasi dan pembakarannya akan
2018年，当中国拒绝接收更多塑料垃圾以防止国家
membebaskan bahan kimia berbahaya ke udara. 进一步被污染时，许多西方国家的回收系统就崩溃
了。这逼使得这些西方国家将难以回收的塑料垃圾
Ini menjadi lebih penting sejak 2018 apabila China enggan mengimport lebih
banyak sisa plastik selama-lamanya untuk mencegah pencemaran di negara
转卸到没有充足回收设施的发展中国家，包括许多
东南亚国家，虽然换取得金钱，但却危害到人民的
mereka. Walau bagaimanapun, banyak negara masih mengimport sisa plastik 健康问题和降低生活环境的品质。
bagi mendapatkan wang.
在马来西亚，我们正在努力逐步淘汰一次性塑料购
物袋和塑料吸管。我们需要采取更多措施，禁止使
Ini berisiko menyumbang kepada masalah kesihatan penduduk mereka dan
kemerosotan alam sekitar. Untuk cuba menangani sisa plastik negara sendiri 用聚苯乙烯外卖包装、塑料餐具和盘子、吸管和水
果标签贴纸。然而，在实施逐步淘汰使用塑料购物
dan negara lain, adalah penting langkah diambil untuk mengurangkan jumlah
sisa plastik yang dihasilkan. 袋和塑料吸管也遇到了阻力，因为这些产品比起纸
袋和纸吸管的价格便宜多了。
Di Malaysia, kita cuba menghentikan pengunaan beg plastik dan penyedut
minuman plastik secara berperingkat. Kita perlu meningkatkan aktiviti dengan
教育大众回收的概念从学校开始。我们错误地认为
所有类型的塑料都可以安全回收，这让我们肆无忌
mengharamkan pembungkusan makanan dengan polistirena, kutleri plastik
dan pinggan, penyedut minuman dan pelekat buah-buahan. Walau
惮地使用塑料。在金群利学校里，我们已停止使用
塑料购物袋和塑料吸管。马上开始行动！我们个人
bagaimanapun, terdapat rintangan untuk menghapuskan beg plastik dan 可以从拒绝使用塑料开始，不将废料倒在垃圾填埋
场，因为垃圾填埋场容易让水蛭繁殖，导致我们的
penyedut minuman plastik walaupun secara berperingkat kerana produk ini
lebih murah berbanding beg kertas dan penyedut minuman kertas yang lebih 饮用水受到污染。我们必须准备使用更昂贵的替代
品或不使用塑料制品，例如无需吸管就直接使用杯
mahal. Pendidikan akan memainkan peranan penting dalam memaklumkan
kepada orang ramai tentang kepentingan membuat pilihan yang sesuai 子饮用饮料。我们做好接受这个拯救地球的简单举
动了吗？
berkaitan kitar semula untuk menjaga persekitaran tempatan dan global kita.

Di MGS, langkah telah diambil untuk mendidik masyarakat dengan tidak lagi
memberikan beg plastik atau penyedut minuman untuk mengurangkan
pengeluaran sisa. Kita juga menggalakkan komuniti sekolah untuk
menguruskan penggunaan plastik mereka dan berikhtiar untuk
mengurangkannya.

Jungle Book-themed concert & graduation

Our little preschoolers

are practising very hard
for their MIEY Jungle
Book-Themed Concert
2023 on 4th November.

Their practice sessions

are filled with adorable
expressions and we
can’t wait for the real
concert for an cuteness
overload!
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Year 1M & Year 2M classes have embarked on an exciting

new IPC unit called "How Are You?" The unit delves into
various ways of maintaining a healthy body and mind by
assuming different roles, such as biologists, nutritionists, Hospital
historians, and sportspeople.
Role Play
To kick-start the unit, we had the privilege of hosting Dr.
Woo from CMH Specialist Hospital as our guest speaker.
He shared his extensive knowledge of the inner workings Hoo Kai Chen
of a hospital, including the different departments such as The thing I enjoyed most Brian
emergency, radiology, laboratory, ICU, nursery, ward, about today’s lesson was to
pharmacy and specialist clinic. Dr. Woo also emphasised The thing I enjoyed most
do the x-ray. This is about today’s lesson was to
the paramount importance of taking care of our health and because I can switch on be a doctor. This is because
how hospitals play a vital role in helping us do so. and off the light. I learnt about “How to be a
doctor.”
To make the learning experience more engaging, we Bodhi
participated in a captivating role-play activity where we
assumed the roles of doctors, nurses, and patients. The Juon
The thing I enjoyed most
activity was not only educational but also a lot of fun. The about today’s lesson was to The thing I enjoyed most
hands-on approach allowed us to learn by doing and be a doctor. This is because I about today’s lesson was
provided us with a deeper understanding of the subject can give injections. be a pharmacist. This is
matter. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the because I like to give
students gained valuable knowledge from it. medicine.

MIS CORNER
Children are performing role
play at the hospital

MISS Year 10 are currently working

on the IGCSE Component 1
Coursework which requires them to
produce observational drawing. Their
focus is upon creating strong,
realistic, observational drawings and
paintings – accurately depicting
shape, tone, proportion, perspective,
surface/textural qualities and form. In
line with the Cambridge Art & Design
objective, the syllabus aims to
encourage a personal response by
stimulating imagination and to enable
MIS Art the students to develop an ability to
record from direct observation and
personal experience.

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Membina kamera vitaskop

Pendidikan Seni Visual memupuk kreativiti pelajar. Salah satu topik
yang dipelajari ialah ialah seni foto. Dalam pembelajaran tersebut
pelajar mengenal pasti genre fotografi. Pelajar dikehendaki
membina kamera vitaskop daripada kepingan-kepingan puzzle
yang dicantumkan sehingga membentuk kamera. Objektif aktiviti
ini dijalankan untuk murid meneroka satu jenis kamera berfungsi
dan boleh merakam imej secara pegun. Hasil kamera vitaskop
dapat dilihat pada imej yang dipaparkan oleh kamera. Murid-murid sedang membina kamera vitaskop.

Menjahit sulam
Pelajar Tingkatan 2 mempelajari jenis-jenis sulaman
MPS dan alatan yang digunakan dalam menghasilkan

Art
sulaman. Projek seni yang di tugaskan memerlukan
pelajar menghasilkan sulaman tangan melalui teknik
sulaman yang telah dipelajari dan mereka berjaya
menghasilkan hasil yang sangat menarik. Melalui
aktiviti ini murid mempelajari banyak kemahiran
baru termasuk alat-alatan dan bahan-bahan dalam
menghasilkan sulaman tersebut.

Menghasilkan tembikar
Pelajar juga mempelajari tentang tembikar dalam topik
Uli-Uli Tembikar. Dalam topik ini murid mengenal pasti
jenis-jenis tembikar dan bahan yang digunakan. Aktiviti
yang dijalankan adalah murid menghasilkan tembikar

MPS CORNER
menggunakan plastisin. Murid mengaplikasi teknik
picitan dalam membentuk tembikar. Topik ini
memberikan peluang kepada murid mempelajari budaya
seni tembikar serta meneroka bahan dalam Rayhana Zahara, Shriyaa, dan Elister Yoo dengan
menghasilkannya. bangga menunjukkan hasil kerja mereka.

Projek Perniagaan
Sejak bulan yang lalu, pelajar yang mengambil subjek
Perniagaan bagi Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) telah berusaha
untuk menghasilkan satu projek perniagaan iaitu membuat
Rancangan Perniagaan. Projek ini merupakan komponen yang
wajib diambil oleh murid kerana peratusan markah yang
diperoleh bagi projek ini adalah sebanyak 20% daripada Lysha Ou Ee Ping dan Lim Pei
markah keseluruhan bagi subjek Perniagaan. Nee sedang menyiapkan tugasan Ku Zi Wei dan Sia Wan Ting
projek masing-masing. (F5A) sedang membincangkan
tentang rakan niaga perniagaan
Apabila menghasilkan projek ini, murid dapat mempelajari dan kos pentadbiran perniagaan.
prosedur untuk menubuhkan perniagaan dengan
mendaftarkan perniagaan di Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia
(SSM), mendapatkan lesen perniagaan daripada Pihak Berkuasa
Tempatan (PBT), mengetahui syarat-syarat bagi menubuhkan
perniagaan sama ada milikan tunggal, perkongsian atau
syarikat.

Pendedahan awal tentang perniagaan ini dapat memupuk

minat pelajar dalam bidang perniagaan. Jika mereka ingin
menubuhkan perniagaan pada masa akan datang, maka Ku Zi Wei dan Sia Wan Ting Contoh projek yang telah siap dihasilkan
sedang menyemak projek oleh Ku Zi Wei. Projek ini akan di semak
pengetahuan yang dipelajari ini mampu memberikan sedikit oleh pentaksir sekolah dan pentaksir luar
masing-masing setelah guru
pendedahan kepada mereka tentang cara untuk menubuhkan menanda projek mereka. bagi menyemak ketepatan projek yang
perniagaan. telah dihasilkan.

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MPS
"MGS STEAM Fair 2023 was so fun!! All went smoothly
and well. All of us were busy, tired, and stressed a
week before the event through the preparation. Credit
goes to the teachers for giving ideas and helping us.
MGS STEAM Fair which was held on 20th Although we face challenges, our hard work paid off.
October 2023, involved both the primary Congratulations to Std. 5M, Std. 2M and Std. 3A for
and secondary students in which being in the top three. Overall, it was joyful and all of us
opportunities were provided to students enjoyed from the fantastic learning experience."
in order for them to explore various - Trishanth, Std.5M
concepts related to Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
Several different booths were operated
by the students which comprised
activities like games, experiments,
demonstrations of models, project
presentations, investigations, etc. All the
students were actively involved in the
activities that were conducted. They
demonstrated excellent communication
skills, problem solving skills, interpersonal
skills and teamwork. We include the
testimonies given by two students. Food test - Secondary
STEAM games - Secondary
Our class planned two STEAM projects and I was one of
the persons in charge. We had several plans but financial
constraints added some challenges into our initial plan.
However, we didn't give up. We did some research
looking for the most feasible activity. We had many trial
rounds and several attempts before we succeeded. The
biggest ever lesson for all of us is to never give up. I also
learned that if you never give up, your dream comes true.”
- Aniq, Std. 6A

Presentation of Carbon Cycle Model

Demonstration of Techniques - Growing crystals - Primary

Space gallery - Primary

Arca Burung - Primary

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MIS Mr. Azzmeer with the student

volunteers for Art. From the left
Ms Manglesh guided the
students on how to complete
On the 20th of October 2023, MGS organised a Science, Vishnu priya (Yr.10), Emily (Y10), Jia the Code Monkey activity.
Zheng (Yr.10), Justin Tan (Yr.11). Students from the left Yuna
Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) (Yr.10), Seoyeon (Yr.10), Irene
Fair involving the whole school. STEAM programmes aim (Yr.10).
to teach the students innovation, to think critically and use
engineering or technology in imaginative designs or
creative approaches to real-world problems while building
on students' mathematics and science base.

In MIS, the venue was divided into 8 locations (Physics,

Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics 1, Mathematics 2, ICT,
Arts and Performing Arts, Prom Sales). In each venue, Nilesh (Yr.10) bringing a parent to Alyshaa (Yr.7) with her parent
student volunteers led the activities and explain the theory see the artwork by students. (Mr. Jaqdip Singh) creating a
behind the actions. panpipe using straws.

Parents were also invited to visit and participate in the

different activities while being led around by the school
prefects.

Mr. Premasire explaining the Year 8 students completing

mathematics involved in the the Code Monkey activity in
Carrom game to Thaddeus ICT.
(Yr.9) and Mithran (Yr.9).

Alyshaa (Yr.7) and Chloe (Yr.7) Seoin (Yr.8) and Danyashiree (Yr.8)
writing their invisible message. applying chemistry to write an
invisible message.

Prom committee selling food Ms. Lau demonstrated the

Lin Yu Xin (Yr.10) and Ms. Dalila
creating their own Homopolar
motor.
and drinks to the students volume of a cylinder compared
for the fundraising of their to volume of a cone using
Prom event. water to Year 10 students.
Justin Tan (Yr.11) explaining how to
create a panpipe using straws to
Year 9 students.

Sheryl (Yr.11) and Clement (Yr.11)
demonstrating how to play a
game involving different shapes.
Wilson (Yr.8) and Zuo Shen Ms. Aimi with a parent (Ms. Letchumi) and
(Yr.8) showing their finished her student volunteers explaining the DNA
DNA model using straws. structure. From the left, Ms. Letchumi,
Esther (Yr.11) and Weng Foong Eesha (Yr.8), Devannan (Yr.8), Ms. Aimi,
(Yr.10) explaining the cosine graph Brayden (Yr.8) in the front, Keshvendreas
to Year 7 students. (Yr.8) at the back.

Kai Jack (Yr.10)

A visitor for and Er Nes
MIS Primary (Yr.10)
trying the explaining the
Buzz Maze. science behind
a homopolar
motor to Year 9
students.