The drizzling drops of rain did not stop our Sekolah Sri Knewton students from showing their patriotism singing the Negaraku song, dressed in their unique traditional costumes, with the Malaysian flag raised to celebrate Malaysia Day on 16 September 2020.

 

Aryan and Sabastian from Standard 5 then led the ‘Rukun Negara’ pledge.

 

“Rukun Negara is our country’s ideology to enhance the peace and unity that we have in Malaysia, and as reminder to our self to respect each other as we live in a multi-racial country” said Ms Laura.

 

The teachers organised several activities to inspire patriotism among students and turns these into learning moments to better understand other cultures and become global citizens. One of the activities held was the Malaysia Day quiz related to the Malaysian identity and the history of the formation of Malaysia.

 

Malaysia Day is one of the most memorable day in the history of Malaysia as it marks the formation of the country itself. With Sabah and Sarawak joining Malaya (now known as Peninsular Malaysia), Malaysia has truly become a country of multiple ethnicity groups such as Malay, Chinese, Indian, Orang Asli, Kadazan-Dusun, Iban, Kenyah, Kayan, Kelabit, Lun Bawang, Bidayuh, Melanau and many more.

 

It was an enriching experience for our students, teachers and staff who come from different parts of the world, celebrating a multicultural learning environment.

 

Here is a poem written and recited by our Sekolah Sri Knewton teachers,

 

Perpaduan disemai sudah lama,
Unity has been sown for a long time,
Pelbagai bangsa bersatu teguh,
Various nations are firmly united,
Hari Malaysia disambut bersama,
Malaysia day is celebrated together,
Knewton Muhibbah, ukhuwahnya utuh,
United Knewton, build strong unity,
Selamat Hari Malaysia dari Bumi Kenyalang.
Happy Malaysia Day from the Land of Hornbill.

 

Congratulations to our Year 11 students for achieving excellent IGCSE results this year. We are extremely proud of our students who achieved a well-deserved 100% pass rate, with 98% A* to C and 58% A*, and for demonstrating resilience and dedication to their studies during this challenging time.

 

The highest achieving students this year were Phoenix who received 8 A*s and an A, Sajeev who achieved 7 A*s and 3 As and Sean who received 6 A*s, among other grades.

 

Head of Secondary, Mr Rob said, “This has been a tough year and our Year 11 students have performed extremely well considering the Covid-19 pandemic.  First the exams were cancelled and then the examination board was forced to reassess how it had calculated the grades and issue them a second time.  This inevitably caused a great deal of stress to students and their families and we hope that they are now able to move on, being well-equipped.

 

Phoenix said “I was first disappointed when exams were cancelled. However, I’ve learnt that the exams aren’t everything, and what you do leading up to the exams counts for just as much. I would like to thank all my teachers and the staff of Knewton for all the help and support over the years.”

 

We celebrate the progress every student has made since joining the school and thank all our teachers who have nurtured students from the start of their education journey. As always, we remain grateful to out supportive community of parents.