Launching Our New Look

We’re officially Knewton Global Schools!  It’s not been a secret that Tenby Schools Miri is changing its name to Knewton Global Schools as we set on a new ownership journey last year. The big spoiler came when we delivered the uniform early to ease costs to new parents, so our new crest has been in fashion since January!

We planned to launch the new name during the annual Family Fun Day, in the setting of true community spirit. However, with all mass gatherings cancelled and our students successfully adapting to a distance learning programme, the show must go on!

We’re celebrating our new name with school competitions and lots of opportunities for students, family and friends to get creative and get involved. From short story competitions, art competitions to full on family musical performances. Get ready as we roll out the virtual carpet on Friday 5 June – watch this space for more details and how to win prizes.

So Why the Change in Name?

Why Knewton?

Knewton is a blended word that references:

Kn- Knowledge  New – latest   Ton – mass

Remember, if you see a word that starts with ‘kn’ you only pronounce the ‘n’ (sounds the same as Newton – our very own unit of knowledge). We’ll have some fun ‘silent K’ stories coming soon.

Knewton has several knickknacks which make up the visual identity. The crest contains a Hornbill as a much-loved nod to the history of the school and the local area. The stars represent our students and communicate our promises and sparks of greatness in our community.

The K-new look is combined with a renewed ambition to drive continual improvement of teaching and learning to provide the best opportunities for our young people to be the best they can be, no matter what challenges they may be facing.

Anything Else?

We are immensely proud of our students and our school community, especially how fast they’ve adapted to distance learning while the campus remains closed.

It is vital that we are able to keep pace with the changing needs of industry. The world is innovating faster than ever before and to stay ahead we must continue to nurture each student with passion, care and intention, alongside our teachers, staff, parents and partners.

If you have any questions our and admissions teams still working so that applicants can continue with new and pending applications. You can call/ whatsapp +60 14-912 6535  or email info@knewton.edu.my/miri.

The Miri Tutti project is an instrumental training opportunity for young musicians and we were delighted to once again be the host of this instrumental training ‘camp’. We were excited to welcome back Ms. Loretta Finn who will be running the beginner and intermediate string sessions.

The camp also gave us the opportunity to welcome over 110 participants, including experienced Board of Faculty and teaching assistants from Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia to our school.

It was wonderful to hear the campus come alive with the sound of music! We were also serenaded by tutors from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) during lunchtime as they performed chamber music in the cafeteria for everyone. Our tutors have really set the bar high, and the challenge is on for participants to strive for the same beauty of sound and communication of music!

The Showcase Concert on Sunday afternoon gave everyone the opportunity to share the amazing progress they had made over the five-day programme. Special congratulations goes to our students who participated in this fantastic event!

Our girls from the netball team came home as second Runners Up from an U15 Netball Tournament in Tanjung Bungah, Penang. Hosted by Tenby Schools Penang, the tournament featured teams from 5 other schools and was held on 4 November.

Throughout the tournament we had many amazing plays while displaying good sportsmanship as well as a hint of finesse contributing to the many convincing wins our team had. Huge congratulations to our girls from the team, you’ve done us proud!

A big thank you to Tenby Schools Penang for inviting us and giving us the opportunity to compete with the teams involved, we hope to do so again in the near future.

Our first batch of Standard 6 students sat for their UPSR (Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah) examinations this year and we’re delighted to say that they’ve done us tremendously proud achieving the following;

• 100% pass rate for Science
• 100% pass rate for Maths
• 100% pass rate for English
• 88% pass rate for Bahasa Melayu

In preparing them for their first government exam, our students attended 2 workshops, an English Workshop and a Bahasa Melayu Workshop, led by Ms. Mary from Bintang Primary School and Pn. Masnah from Sk. Sungai Liam, respectively. They were given lessons on using the right techniques in answering the questions for both English and Bahasa Melayu.

Huge congratulations on your results, the next step in your learning journey awaits!

Our Year 11 students have raised the bar with this year’s IGCSE results, achieving a pass rate of 100% with 40% of our students scoring the highest grades of A* to A as well.

Among those who scored excellent results, Phyllis Ong topped the list with 9A*s and 2As while Amelie Sim and Ming May Tai both scored 8A*s and Alex Ting scoring 6A*s.

Congratulations to all our Year 11 students for their excellent results and we wish you the best on the next step of your learning journey.

The school recently celebrated the amazing achievements of our students through the Celebration of Learning Assembly, an annual event that recognizes and rewards students who have been amazing learners throughout the year.

Among them are:
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The event also gave our students the opportunity to showcase their talents through the many musical performances that were presented at the assembly.

Congratulations to all our students for being the amazing learners that you are and a big thank you to everyone who has played a role in supporting and guiding them throughout the year.   

It was an emotional day for all of us at Tenby Miri as we bid farewell to our graduating Year 11 students from the class of 2018/2019. Some of them have been with us since the days of the Piasau school and they’ve been such an integral part to the school, we cannot imagine with it would be like without them.

Achievement awards were given out to our graduates and among them are:

1. Philip Lian Catal Sagau – Achievement in Sports Award
2. Amelie Hui Shuen Sim – Achievement in English Award
3. Nurul Natasya Binti Ramli – Performing Arts Award
4. Phyllis Shao Yin Ong – International Student of the Year

– Achievement in Science Award

5. Owen Soo-Cheng Kiu – Achievement in Maths Award

We also experienced the changing of the guard as the new student leaders were announced replacing the graduating student leaders, Phyllis Shao Ying Ong and Amelie Hui Shuen Sim. Heartfelt congratulations to Sajeev Debnath and Megan Khay Hseun Chin on your newly appointed roles.

Best of luck to our graduates for their IGCSE results and we wish you every success wherever your learning journey takes you next. Do visit us when you can, we can’t wait to hear from you about your adventures beyond Miri!

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!