International Competitions and Assessments for Schools 2010

Dear Parent,

We are pleased to inform that the 2010 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) is now opened for registration at our centre. For over 20 years ICAS has taken place each year throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, the Pacific region and South Africa.

ICAS provides an opportunity for all students to gain a measure of their own achievement in an external assessment situation. It provides schools and teachers with comprehensive reporting results and also gives parents helpful information regarding their child's performance.

All students receive a certificate and an individual student report indicating which questions they answered correctly, as well as the average mark of the state/ region. The student report is also useful for highlighting student strengths and weaknesses in the skills and processes of the subject taken.

Certificates are awarded for each year level in Malaysia as follows:
♣ High Distinction to the top 1% of entrants
♣ Distinction to the next 10% of entrants
♣ Credit to the next 20% of entrants
♣ Participation to all other participating students

Medals are awarded to the top student(s) in each year level in school in Malaysia at the discretion of EAA.

Please feel free to contact Aileen/ Christine at 016-2091989 or 03-78802460 for further information.

Bring A Friend

Bring a friend to sign up with us and we will reward you by giving you a RM50 rebate on your child’s tuition fee for the following month for every family you introduce to us. Promotion is valid throughout January and February 2010.

Learning English is fun so spread the word around. Bring your friends and their children to our centre for a free assessment today!

Thank you for your continuous support.

Show & Tell

Every 2nd week of the month, we will hold a show & tell session whereby students will have an opportunity to talk about a given title. We encourage students to use their creativity and innovation when presenting. Students will get a stamp for each show & tell session. After collecting 12 stamps, they can exchange the stamps earned for a gift from Literacy World.

Titles for this term are as follows:-

January - A Memorable Holiday
February - Glorious Food
March - Celebrations

Sharing-A-Story Session

Students are allowed to borrow two books from the library each week. On every 4th week of the month, students are encouraged to share their favourite story with their classmates. Everyone loves a good story-telling session. Students will get a stamp for every story told and after collecting 12 stamps, they can exchange the stamps earned for a gift from Literacy World.

Nov/Dec 2009 School Holiday Programs

Come and join us for holiday programs for the Nov/Dec 2009 school break!
Exciting and fun themes include The Wonders of the World, Baking Courses and a visit to a charity home in Taman Megah. Courses are suitable for children between the ages of 3+ and 5+ for the Kindy group, and 6 and 12 for the Primary group. A discount of 10% will be given for those who register by 14 November 2009 (Saturday).

Please call Christine/Aileen at 78802460 or 016-2091989 for further details.

ICAS MATHEMATICS 2009

Literacy World congratulates the following participants who have sat for the Mathematics 2009 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS), held by the University of New South Wales, Australia:-

DISTINCTION

CLARYSS KUAN (STD 3)
*WONG YAN ZHI (STD 4)
CHEAH JIT HONG (STD 5)
KELLY LOW (F 2)
MATTHEW CH’NG (F 4)
VICTORIA NGOW (F 4)

CREDIT

JASMINE KAUR (STD 4)
TEO MUN JOON (STD 4)
VALERIE NGOW (F 3)
LOO SHU WEN (F 3)
BRANDON GOH (F 4)

PARTICIPATION

NATANIA TAI (STD 4)
TRICIA TAN (STD 5)
TAN JIA XIN KAREN (STD 5)
CHONG LI HUI (STD 5)
NATASHA TAI (STD 5)
HANSON TAN (STD 6)
CHONG LI LENG (F 1)
KHONG KEAN HUA (F 2)
LAM KIN JOON (F 2)
DANIEL CHEW (F 4)
SATOKO OMATA (F 5 & L 6)
LOO SENG LOON (F5 & L 6)

*Note:-
Kindly note that we have received a notification from the UNSW dated 16 October 2009 informing the following:

"Following further analysis of question 32 in Paper B (Standard 4) we have concluded that the language used in this question was ambiguous and open to different interpretations, resulting in two different solutions. For this reason we have
determined that both Option B (26) and Option D (46) are appropriate responses."

Following the above, students' scores have been adjusted accordingly.

Fundraising Charity Concert for Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-kanak Cacat Taman Megah

How often is it that when we hear of the word "charity" we think of the poor and the unfortunate around us who are deprived of the basic needs in life? I suppose for most of us, our hearts pour out especially to the abandoned children who have the potential to grow and develop into a unique individual and yet are not given the chance of life. Those who have been involved in fundraising events and are volunteers to homes and shelters know that whatever little time that we have sacrificed for them, bring them immense joy and in return, we feel a sense of fulfillment and for some, a reason of existense.

Enclosed is an e-flyer for a charity concert organised by a group of artistes, consisting of local and international Chinese actors/singers with the main purpose of raising funds for Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-kanak Cacat Taman Megah. The centre currently houses 138 disabled and underprivileged children and has plans to build a bigger home with facilities to accomodate the rising number of children each year. It is a non-profit organisation and relies solely on donation by the public. If you would like to support this cause, you may purchase the concert tickets which the details are enclosed in this e-flyer. The centre also accepts cash donation and food supplies. I hope that you would share this email with your family members and friends. Together, let's create a better place for these children to live in.

For those who are interested to know more about this centre, you may contact the Admin Manager, Mr Baskar at (03) 7806 1143/ 4261 or visit the website at http://www.ppkkctm.org/