2016 Term Dates

Tenby Masquerade Ball 2016

PA Coffee Morning - Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength

A talk highly recommended for parents as you support your child through exam year.

Parents' Association Coffee Morning - Natural Makeup Class

Tenby International School, Setia Eco Park
Friday, 14 January 2015


Parents' Association Coffee Morning series - Natural Makeup Class
(Article reporting by: Julia Oh/TISPA)

The TIS Parents' Association Coffee Morning Natural Makeup class kickstarted with an interesting little spread of petit dejeuner and the wonderful aroma of coffee. What was the occasion? Just mums coming together for a common purpose - How to look beautiful...with the aid of natural looking makeup. For some, it was an opportunity to meet other parents and foster a closer-knit Tenby community, which is really what parents' coffee mornings are all about!

Tummies satiated, and ice-breaking out of the way, the class got off to a good start. Ms Ana Cheong is an Image and Personal Branding Coach and Consultant, and has comprehensive experience in cosmetology and fashion. Together with Ms Sharon Chew, who conducts professional makeup courses and often works in collaboration with magazines for engagements in makeovers and product launches, they shared some lighthearted banter on the do's and don'ts of natural makeup. Hands all cleaned, ladies? Now, whip out those mirrors and be prepared for an image transformation!

It is important to be aware of your skin colour tone so you can look good with the correct play of colours. Ana showed us the colour chart wheel and shared some pointers on basic colour pairings. Generally classified into two categories of colour spectrums - warm or cool skin tones, Ana asked a simple question of how our skin reacts to sun exposure to determine our skin tone. Those who tan, fall into the warm skin tone category; while those who sunburn easily (like me!) are classified under cool skin tones. With this knowledge, we can get technical and make smart decisions on the best choice of colours for eyeshadows, blushers and lipsticks. It's all about looking good, ladies...SERIOUSLY!

Many ladies came sans makeup. At the end of the session, there was a noticeable transformation indeed. Learning is an active process. We learn by doing. And what we learn with pleasure, we never forget!

Special thanks to Jia Wei and Alwin for organising this class; Dean and Michelle for the wonderful food and drinks; and all others who had contributed in one way or another. May we also express our appreciation to all who fed the kitty; your contributions go towards food and beverage costs. Thanks everyone, for your participation...it was great fun!

Do keep a lookout in the School Newsletter, PA Blog and other communiques for upcoming PA Coffee Mornings! 

Ms Ana Cheong (in white blouse) and Ms Shirley Tan (in black jacket),  our makeup "gurus" for the day!

Makeup demonstration on volunteer model mum, Ms Sarab.
Shirley on applying foundation, "The key to applying liquid foundation is to tap, tap, tap with your fingertips and sweep upwards...never downwards."

Top: Learning by doing, with assistance from Ana and Shirley
Bottom: "Graduation!" 
Ladies looking beautiful, smiles all around...

~Photos courtesy of Joanne Ch'ng and Jia Wei, TISPA~

PA Coffee Morning Workshop: Making Public Speaking Enjoyable (6th Nov, 2015)

posted by Elizabeth Wong on 6th October, 2015

Tenby International School Parents' Association Committee 2015/16

The first TIS PA Committee 2015/16 meeting took place on Thursday 1st October, 2015. Elizabeth Wong presented the annual report for TIS PA Committee 2014/15 to the new team, and thanked the previous team for their wonderful and dedicated support throughout the year.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Committee for 2015/16

Key Positions on the TIS PA Committee:

Co-Chairs: Andrew Auster & Julie Thomas

Secretary:  Shreen Qureshi

Treasurer: Leong Wai-Han

PA Committees and their child/ren's year group:

Alwin Thian - Year 5 & Year 10

Elizabeth Wong - Year 5 & Year 8

Jagdeep Kaur - Year 8 & Year 10

Joanne Ch'ng - Year 2, Year 4, Year 5 & Year 7

Julia Oh - Year 8

Julie Thomas - Year 8 & 10

Lee Jia Hwei - Year 11 & Year 12

Leong Wai Han - Year 7 & Year 10

Lian Foong Siddle - Year 4 & Year 8

Shamani Balasingam - Year 2

Shreen Qureshi - Year 6, Year 9 & Year 10

Ir. K. Suranderan - Year 1 & Year 3

                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                           posted by Elizabeth Wong, 2nd October, 2015

Teaching Our Children to Cross the Road Safely

A reminder from Tenby Parents' Association. 

Thanks to Committee member, Swee for this article.

PA Coffee Morning Workshop on 3rd June, 2015

Happy Teacher's Day 2015

Tenby Charity Ball 2015 - Bond 007

What an evening!

Parents from all sections of the school body, teachers from TIS and SST, representatives from different departments and all levels of the school body: all together as one, under one roof, for the same single purpose.  

The photos are testament to an incredible evening. The ballroom was overflowing with beautiful people.  The atmosphere was carefree and bright.  The music was simply superb coming from David Spencer and Jazzmine’s Aria (a huge hand for David, Shen, Eugene, Charlotte and our very own TIS Campus Principal, Andrew Auster who between them bewitched and impressed all of us with their talent on the keyboard, trombone, saxophone and vocals); and later from The Fugitives, our live band (thank you DBT, Gavin, Stuart, Nic and Paul) who made sure none of us sat still for long after dinner.  Who knew we could shift our bodies like that on the dance floor?

Seth, Hassan and Peter of TriKnight Creative did a marvelous job with the photo booth in the foyer. We say ‘photo booth’ but in reality, it was more of a professional studio with some serious expertise (and a seriously long queue).  Seth, with extraordinary patience and good humour, took excellent photos for guests to take home as mementos. Roving photographer Peter took candid shots throughout the evening and these will be available for order shortly; please check here on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/tenbycharityball) for details on how to order.  

Table #27 having a fabulous time at the Photo Booth. Don't they look awesome?

Amidst all this cheer and entertainment was a reminder of what brought us all together for the evening: a simple and beautiful presentation on the charities we support played on the TV screens in the foyer.  With simplicity and weight, it showed which charities the students had chosen and why.  See it here ...

The evening inside the ballroom began with a bang at 7.30pm.  The James Bond theme music struck up; the lights went down; the spotlight searched the room.  It stopped.  The spotlight shone stock still at the circle of the Bond Tenby With Love backdrop specially constructed for this purpose (thank you Venu of Ace Fame).  As the music reached its climatic end, Deputy Head Pastoral, Tom Robinson stepped through the backdrop into the spotlight.  Confetti flew.  The evening proper had begun.

Tom who was our MC for the evening did a fabulous job entertaining everyone and keeping all guests on their toes, clapping and cheering, throughout the lucky draw, Bond quiz and the auction.  One has to wonder where he hides that Duracell battery pack of his.

Tom, our MC for the evening

Person after person came up in a seemingly endless stream to collect their prizes: a handphone, a coffee machine, air tickets to Langkawi and Ho Chi Minh, three hotel stays in Phuket, F&B vouchers, gym membership, a waveboard, balance bike, golf lessons, osteopath sessions, beautiful household items, a bottle of Prosecco, a voucher for handmade shoes…the list went on…

One of the raffle prize winners.. Congratulations!

Choosing the next raffle prize winner...

Jazzmine’s Aria

Then came the auction. We raised a whopping RM 21,600 to add onto funds raised for charity: 

• An amazing RM 7,000 for the butler services of TIS Campus Principal, Andrew Auster and Deputy Head Pastoral Tom Robinson;
• RM 1,600 for the party services of Messrs Kenny and Adam;
• RM 2,300 for lessons with pro golfer Siew Ai Lim;
• RM 600 for a JD Bug scooter; and 
• An incredible RM 10,000 for the autographed photo of Sean Connery, who many consider the best Bond.

Thank you all who participated!  Hope you had as much fun as we did, watching and cheering as the bid climbed and then peaked above and beyond all expectations.

Thank you, The Fugitives

We would like to once more thank all parents, teachers and friends of Tenby who came and supported the event; our light and sound people – Hi-Volt - who made the ballroom look and sound fantastic (a special thank you to Jennifer Yan, Eddie and Darla); Venu Gopal and Ace Fame who sponsored the design and production of all marketing materials, backdrop and souvenir programme; Sid’s Pubs who sponsored all the martinis and Heineken beer; TriKnight Creative who took the photos; the Tan family and a group of lovely ladies who sponsored 58 bottles of wine for the dinner tables; the hotel and its staff (especially Jerome Carouee and Junaina Bt Mohd Nadzir); all sponsors of gifts and prizes; Andrew Auster, Tom Robinson, Iain Sallis who was our Bond, Terri Clarke; all contributors to the souvenir programme – Iain Sallis, Jeff Ison, David Mellor, Eugene Kok, Head Girl of TIS Aleena Jeremiah, Akhtar Qureshi; each and every one of the organising committee (Arlene, Deepi, Joanne, Julia, Julie, Lian, Liz, Sham, Shreen, Tom, Wai Han); Tenby staff who transported all the equipment to and from school at odd hours especially James; the students of Tenby School; and everyone who came and let their hair down. 

Total Fund Raised from this event :

1. Cash Raised = RM 59,650.00 

(final figures pending final account closing from school's Finance Dept)

• RM 13,250 from Advertisements in Souvenir Booket;
• RM 10,300 of Cash Donation;
• RM 7,500 from sales of Raffle tickets;  
• RM 21,600 from Auction;
• About RM 7,000 from balance of Charity Ball tickets sales (after deducting F&B expenses; photographer and Photo Booth services - which was partially subsided by a group of parents; printing of Souvenir Booklets; stage Backdrop design and printing)

2. Donations in kind Raised = about RM 49,248.00

(This includes all sponsored items/services such as all gifts, design & printing of 'marketing' materials, lighting & sound sound system, Bond video, alcohol (beers, cocktails, wine).

It is imperative to note that without such donations in kind and sponsorships, we could not have raised the cash value as stated above.

Tenby Charity Ball 2015 was a collaboration between Tenby Schools Setia Eco Park (KL) and it's  Parents' Association. Here's presenting the Working Committee of Tenby Charity Ball 2015.

PA Coffee Morning on 21st April, 2015

Tenby Charity Ball 2015

Trailer to the Charity Ball....

Please note that tickets to the Charity Ball are sold out. Raffle tickets are still available. Please contact tenbysep.pa@gmail.com if you are interested to get them.

Tenby Charity Ball 2015: Promo week 30th Jan

Coffee Morning : Understanding GST from Consumer's Perspective

Date: 4th February, 2015 (Wednesday)

Time: 8:30am - 10am

Venue: EPC

RSVP: All parents of Tenby KL (SEP) are welcome to attend. Please e-mail Elizabeth Wong (tenbysep.pa@gmail.com) by Saturday 31st January, 2015 to reserve/confirm a place. Do specify your child's class.

Sypnosis of the talk:

With less than 3 months away, how will we be facing the most crucial time and what will be the challenges that we meet when GST goes online on 1st April.  We as consumer, are we ready to face it?

The talk will let us have more understanding of how GST works?. 

Talk by:

YYC Advisors is a group of professional chartered accountants, tax specialists and business consultants dedicated to advice and assist Malaysian businesses grow. The company is a firm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which has been established for more than 39 years since 1974 and helped thousands of businesses grow.

The scope and requirement of Malaysia GST is the most complex compared to other countries around us. YYC's GST Consultants with their motto of 'KEEP GST SIMPLE AND SHORT' have an enviable reputation for their ability to break things down into simple language.  

http://www.yycadvisors.com

KLISS PRIMARY SWIM MEET 2014 - A TIS Parents' Association supported event

Saturday, November 22, 2014

The day started bright (well, not quite bright yet for those who were here super duper early!) and early for participants, parent supporters and staff of the much anticipated event hosted by Tenby International School, Setia Eco Park...

the KLISS (Kuala Lumpur International School Sport) PRIMARY SWIM MEET 2014!

This year, the participating schools were ISP (The International School @ParkCity), BSKL (British School Kuala Lumpur), Nexus (Nexus International School, Putrajaya) and Tenby International School! 

The KLISS Primary Swim Meet kickstarted with bone-chilling-water swim warm-ups, followed by a welcome speech by Kenneth Lim. The whistle blew and they were off to a good start...!

Some of the events were keenly contested by the schools and you could hear loud and enthusiastic cheers from the crowd; each parent cheering for their own child or school! It was indeed exciting! 

The Swim Meet culminated in medal and trophy presentations for the participants. 

In overall standings, ISP took home the gold trophy, BSKL the silver, and Tenby...bronze! 

Well done to all swimmers and winners!

Food and Beverage was a TIS Parents' Association supported event. We had Sid's BBQ, dishing up Hot Dogs and Gourmet Cheeseburgers. A special thank you to Sid's for their support and contribution of sales to our PA fund! We also invited Royal Post (the mobile coffee truck) to cater to the caffeine-addicts and chocoholics in us! Sweet treats were in store for fans of home-baked cakes, courtesy of mums who spent Friday night toiling in their kitchens! A very warm thank you for your generosity and time today! Proceeds of sales go to the PA fund. 

We hope everyone had a fantastic time at the event today...we sure did! :-)

Swimmers at their early-morning warm-up session

Prepping-up for our gastronomic needs!

...and the crowd has started!

PA and friends, hard at work!

Lovely home-baked goods!

Swimming for their medals!

Mr Andrew Auster and Ms Jane Kuok at the events medal presentation.

Medal and trophy presentation for overall standings.

TIS Mums... thank you for the support!!!

Visiting Author, Alan Gibbons at school

TIS Parents’ Association commissioned student Keisha Wee of 7E to carry out the following Q & A interview with Alan Gibbons.... Thank you Keisha!

KLISS PRIMARY SWIM MEET 2014

Come Saturday, 22 November 2014, Tenby International School Setia Eco Park will once again host the KLISS Primary Swim Meet.
Come lend your support and cheer the young swimmers onto victory! 





Food and refreshments (TIS Parents' Association initiated) will be on sale outside the MPH, just a short walk across from the swimming pool.





This year, we have Sid's grilled-on-site Hot Dogs and
Gourmet Cheese Burgers.
Sounds yummy just thinking about it!

Not enticed to forgo your weekend sleep-in yet?

How about fresh gourmet coffee from barista-on-wheels ROYAL POST?

KL's first mobile cafe will be in the school grounds to take care of your early morning caffeine fix! Track down the truck...you can't miss it!

And let's not forget the lovely parents who have generously volunteered to bake some delicious cakes and treats for sale. Home-baked with love & goodness...can't get any better than that! 

Event is open to public; so come one, come all! See you there...! 

~Julia Oh

Calling for Parents’ Association Nominations 2014/15 – TIS Representatives

It is the time of year for TIS to gather nominations for parent volunteers to join the School’s PA Committee. 

The Parents Association work closely with the School and community to further the Tenby Vision of ‘A United World at Peace – Through Education’. The role of the PA is to provide support for school events, activities, fund raising, trips and interschool competitions. 

For more details of the role of the PA Committee, please refer to the PA Noticeboard in the Foyer or through this link.

Objectives and Role of TIS Parents' Association

TIS will be looking for a minimum of two parent representatives from: 

• Early Years (Nursery & Reception
• Key Stage 1 (Year 1 & 2)
• Key Stage 2 (Year 3 - 6)
• Key Stage 3 (Year 7 - 9)
• Key Stage 4 (Year 12 & 13)

If you are interested in becoming a Committee Member, please submit your nomination via e-mail: ecoparkPA-TIS@tenby.edu.my by 12 noon Thursday 18th September so that we can publish nominees in next week’s Parents’ Bulletin. 

The following details will need to be provided for all nominations: 

Name 
Which classes are your child(ren) in? 
Passport size photograph 

Voting will then be open from Monday 22nd September to Friday 26th September. Details of how this will work will be given out in next week’s Parents’ Bulletin. 

Welcome Back to Academic Year 2014/15

Dear Parents..

Welcome back to the new academic year 2014/15.

Just some quick pointers on how to best start your 'year' in catching up with everything that's going on around the school.

1. Parents & Students Handbook for TIS  2014/15 edition

http://www.tenby.edu.my/photo/pdf/Guidance_for_Parents_Students-TIS_2014-2015.pdf

2. School Calendar.
This is a good source of getting an overview of what's coming up. If you use google, you can sync up this calendar to your google calendar.

http://www.tenby.edu.my/setia-eco-park/calendar

3. Weekly Parents Bulletin 
(published every Friday after 5pm or Saturday  and will contain reminders for the week ahead)

http://www.tenby.edu.my/setia-eco-park/parents-bulletin

4. Termly Newsletter
(highlights key events and activities of the school)

http://www.tenby.edu.my/setia-eco-park/newsletters

5. School Twitter

SST - @TenbySEP_SST  TIS Secondary School - @TenbySEPTISsec  TIS Primary School - @TenbySEP_TISpri  Tenby CCA & Tenby Eagles: @TenbyCCAEAGLES

6. School Library Website
http://tenbysep.wix.com/librarysep

Warm regards
Elizabeth Wong
TIS PA Co-Chair 2013/14

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri