STAR Day, a day our school community comes together to express their appreciation for the contributions of our team of staff and teachers. Everyone gathered in the auditorium and Mr. Rob De Pree, the Chairman of the PTA started the morning with every staff member receiving beautiful fresh flowers and cards. It was a joy to see students showing their appreciation for their teachers with ‘Thank You’ cards as well as video messages that were played on screen.

The team were then treated to a fabulous lunch in the beautifully decorated staff room. The members of the PTA (Parents Teachers Association) even put up a photo booth for staff to snap a few pictures to remember the event. The lunch that was prepared by members of the PTA filled members of staff with food from across the globe, from appetisers to desserts, they were thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

A big thank you to the PTA for organizing this special event for the team as well as parents who contributed to the feast.

Learning about the famous mathematicians of the past such as Leonhard Euler, Isaac Newton, and Blaise Pascal, the secondary school celebrated World Maths Day with a series of exciting and challenging activities.

House points were up for grabs as everyone took part in the games and activities on offer which included an interactive probability game and quizzes about famous mathematicians and their formulas. The event was rounded off with a Mental Maths quiz.

Well done to our students for participating and everyone who helped in making Maths Day a huge success!

Hosted by The International School @ Park City, the AIMS Music Festival drew in nearly 200 students from five schools across the country. Coming together for a great weekend of music-making which culminated to a Gala concert at the end of the weekend.

Twelve of our students flew to Kuala Lumpur to participate in the music and fun filled event. We were directed by the inspiring, award-winning choral conductor, Chi Hoe Mak who filled the rehearsals with energy through his sense of humour and contagious energy.

Our students performed six inspiring pieces in the concert and then joined the orchestra to perform the theme song of the 2012 James Bond movie, Skyfall and the ever catchy tune, Mr. Blue Sky. It was indeed a wonderful experience for our students who participated in the event.

It was a wonderful sight, seeing so many of our students, members of staff and parents dressed in traditional Chinese clothing like Cheongsam or those in red.

We were treated to a variety of singing and dance performances at the Chinese New Year celebrations at our school this year. A special lion dance performance by students from Riam Road Secondary school took the celebrations to the next stage as everyone was looking forward to the performance especially our little ones from the Early Years.

We would like to thank our PTA (Parents Teachers Association) who gave out red packet or ‘Ang pow’ to all the students at the end of the assembly as a sign of good luck for the coming new year

Wishing you and your family good fortune this Chinese New Year. We hope your days ahead are filled with immense joy and prosperity.

Together with the Sarawak Triathlon Association, we organized Sarawak’s first Junior Triathlon event, the Tenby-Satria Junior Triathlon. Students from as young as 8 to the 16 year olds in Year 11 took part in the event – swimming 50 metres, riding a bike for 1 kilometres and finally finish the triathlon with a 500 metre run.

Christoforos Samouilidis-Madsen won first place in the Boys Aged 8-12 years old category by clocking in 7:30 minutes at the finish line, this was followed by Sebastian Leithner at 7:37 minutes,Lim Sean Khye at 7:38 minutes, Xander Oosthuizen at 7:54 minutes, Fred Angelatos at 8:40 minutes and Nikhil Ilanthirayan at 8:41 minutes. For the Boys Aged 13-16 years old category, Aaron Kulleh emerged victorious at the finish line, clocking in at 7:36 minutes.

The amazing performance of Aicha Arouche took the Girls Aged 8-12 years old category by storm as she clocked in at 6:30 minutes, followed by Minke Oosthuizen at 7:04 minutes, Merel De Bree at 8:20 minutes and Isyha Ilantharini at 8:54 minutes. As for the Girls Aged 13-16 years old category, Ann Gina Lee Jia Ying was announced the winner as she clocked in 9:30 minutes at the finish line.

Congratulations to all our winners and a huge thank you to members of The Sarawak Triathlon Association, Encik Haji Hashim, Mr. Michael and Mr. Albert for their support in making this inaugural event a successful one. We look forward to seeing you at the next Triathlon!

It was another successful year for our National School, with amazing learning both in and out of the classroom. At the final assembly of the academic year, certificates were awarded to our students for the following achievements:

• Contributing to the Music Performance & Art Exhibition
• Academic performance in Individual Subjects Reading
• Demonstrating the SST Learner Attributes
• Being recognised as the ‘Start of the Term’ in their year group

In filling the air with a bit of Christmas, our students performed a number of Christmas songs in English, Malay and Mandarin. A huge thank you to our students and also their parents in helping us make this year a fantastic one. We look forward to seeing another successful academic year ahead and we wish you a very happy holiday!

Our team of six swimmers have done us proud at the YB Datuk Lee Kim Shin Swimming Challenge Trophy putting the school at rank no. 5 out of the 17 schools that participated.

The team that scored a whopping 104 group points at the Challenge Trophy included Imara Hayashimoto (Y7), Joyce Hill (Y7), Isyha Ilantharini (Y7), Karin Ong (Y7), Sophia Smalley (Y7), Aicha Arouche (Y6), Sean Khye Lim (Y5), Sebastian Leithner (Y4), and Carlson Leo (Y2).

Our swimmers did exceptionally well and students who received notable achievements include Imara Hayashimoto who won 4 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal and Sean Khye Lim who won 1 Bronze medal.

Congratulations on your achievements and a big thank you to all the parents who came to cheer our team on. We would also like to thank Mr. Daung and Ms. Pepita for their hard work in preparing the team for the challenge trophy.