DEARPARENTS,

WearehonouredthatMASMO(MalaysiaASEANSchoolsMathOlympiads)
ScienceUnitisinvitingallUpperPrimaryandLowerSecondarystudentsinMalaysia
toparticipateinthe2ndMASMOScienceContest(IkenScientifica).
Thisisanationwidecompetitiondesignedtopromotehandsonlearningby
introducingstudentstoawidearrayofconcepts,principlesandmaterialstohelpthem
innovateandlearn.MASMO(IkenScientifica)endeavourstoprovidestudentsareal
worldexposurethroughharnessingtheirinquisitivenessandcuriosityhencebridging
thegapbetweentheoryandpracticallearning.Itprovideschildrentheopportunityto
provetheirmettleonanationalplatformandearnbigrewards.
Thecompetitionisdividedintofourroundsasstatedbelow.Thefirstroundisto
selectthetop20%ofstudentsfromschoolsthroughascientificaptitudeandskills
analysistest.ThesestudentswillgettojoinRound2.
Contest
Round1:
Preliminary
Contest

Format
25Multiple
Choice
Questions

Round2:City
Round

Model
Building

Date

Time

Venue

7th9thMay
2013

1hour

OwnSchool

4hours

Willbe
announcedin
MASMO
website

4hours

Willbe
announcedin
MASMO
website

3days

Willbe
announcedin
MASMO
website

8thJune2013
9am1pm

Round3:
NationalFinal

Model
Building

8thJune2013
2pm6pm

Round3:
International
Final

International
Final

July2013or
Aug2013

Awards
Certificateand
EI(Enterprise
Index*)Report
Individual
Certificateand
Medal
Individual
Certificate,
Medaland2way
airticketand
accommodation
Amazingprizes
forallwinners
andatripto
NASAforaweek

*EnterpriseIndex:Acombinationoffiveparameters,namely,observation,analysis,
extrapolation,practicalityandmemory.Studentsaregivenapercentagescorein
eachskillbasedontheirperformanceinthecompetition.

REGISTRATIONDETAILS:
Closingdate
Registrationfee

:
:

Contestcategory

Contestmedium

27thApril2013
RM62perpaxforthreeroundsofcontestwithmaterial
feeinclusive
3Levels
Category1:Primary4/5,
Category2:Primary6/Secondary1
Category3:Secondary2/3
English

Lastyear,11studentsfromourschooljoinedand2ofthemmanagedtoenterRound
2whichwillbeon8thJune2013.
Inordertoencouragemorestudentstojoininthiscompetitionthisyear,theschool
willbear50%oftheRegistrationFee.Thus,studentswhoareinterestedtojoinwill
onlyneedtopayRM32.
Thus,kindlyreturnthepermissionslipandregistrationfeeofRM32by8thApril2013
totheteacherincharge,MsSueSoh.
Forfulldetails,pleasevisitMASMOwebsite:www.masmo.infooremailto
ya.lee@apss.edu.my.
Yourssincerely,
_______________
MrsIreneChee

Iherebygiveconsentformychildtoparticipateinthe2012/13MASMOScience
Contest(IkenScientifica).
Childsname
Class
Dateofbirth
Gender

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:
:
:

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Male/Female

PleasefindenclosedRM32registrationfeeincash.
Name/Signatureofparents,

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Date

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