Contents

To all in the Uplands Community,

Message from the Principal

This week we were delighted to host the

Parent Information Evenings for our
Experiential Learning Programme Trips
which will be run just over a months
time.

Boardtalk
Accreditation Process
Secondary News
Curriculum & Assessment
Primary News
Drama & Music
Uplands Roar
History
Economics Department
Experiential Learning Trips
CAS Action
UPTA News

Upcoming Events

We were fortunate that the founders of

both Fuze Ecoteer and Loola were able to
attend the meetings and were able to explain their
philosophies and backgrounds to the students,
parents and staff alike, as well as introducing the
exciting activities on offer. We are offering 6 very
different trips this year designed to test the students
in a wide variety of ways. This year all trips will
contain a service element culminating with the
Year 12 trip to Sumatra and all address the majority
of the IB Learner profiles.
We look forward to reporting the success of each of
these ventures later this term.
The haze has played a significant part of this week
disrupting many of our outdoor activities. Thank
you for your patience and understanding. Please
see the detailed information about our air quality
policy in the Secondary School news section.
Yours sincerely,

Matthew Bristow
Principal

The ISP Schools Association Board of Governors would like to offer a very warm welcome to all
families and staff members new to our community. We hope your time here in Penang and with
us at The International School of Penang (Uplands), is both happy and rewarding. To all in our
community returning after the holiday break, Welcome Back! We do hope your holiday was an
enjoyable one and that you have returned to Penang feeling rested, refreshed and ready for yet
another busy and exciting year.
As always at the start of a new academic year, School has been full-on from day one. For those
new to the School, whether staff or students and their families, please do allow yourselves a little
time to settle-in and get used to the School and the community. Please bear in mind that a few
hiccups are normal at the start of a new School year as both new and existing staff and
students get used to navigating the campus, dealing with a new time-table and perhaps new
ways of doing things.
Looking at the first few weekly newsletters of the year we are reminded of just how much time
and effort, on a daily basis, goes into making Uplands the School that it is. While we are known
for our rigorous academic programmes and we are proud of our academic success, please do be
assured that we are committed to ensuring academic studies are well supported by a wide range
of extra-curricular activities, and that our students are given many other opportunities to excel
and be their best be it in visual/performing arts or on a sports field.
We would like to congratulate all students who sat I.G.C.S.E. and I.B.D.P. external examinations
at the end of the 2014/2015 academic year. Once again, our students performed extremely well
in both sets of examinations, with some excellent results. In all, 49 students were awarded the
IB diploma, which translated to a very impressive 94.2% pass rate. Of those 49, 9 students
obtained a point score of 40 and above, and over 60% of candidates obtained a score of 34 points
and above. The average point score of 35.14 was, once again, well above the world average. This
meant that many of our Y13 graduating students were able to move on to top universities all
around the world. I.G.C.S.E. results were also impressive. Of the 91 candidates entered, with
593 entries in all, more than 50% were graded at A*- A, and just under 90% (89.4%) graded A* C.
We thank all students for their hard work and dedication and wish them well in their future
studies, whether it is here at Uplands or beyond. Thank you also to staff for striving to ensure
our curriculum is well delivered and our students well supported. We know that many in our
community work tirelessly to ensure that students at Uplands get the best education possible,
and we appreciate all the effort that goes into making every day at Uplands a successful and
rewarding experience for our students.
We are very happy to report that work on the new boarding facilities blocks H and I of the Mah
Sing development adjacent to the current School campus, are almost complete. We look forward
to the official handover of the apartments, and will work to have them ready for occupation as
soon as possible.

Looking forward, the School will also welcome Council of International Schools (C.I.S.)
inspectors in the coming months. The Principal will ensure everyone is kept up-to-date with
any developments in this area.
As this is the start of a new School year, it is perhaps appropriate for us to remind the school
community that the correct channel for any questions/concerns about the day to day running of
the School should be through the Principal, Mr Matthew Bristow. The Principal will of course
inform the Board of any major issues which need our attention and where appropriate he will
also seek our advice.
Susan Lee
For and on behalf of the ISP Schools Association Board of Governors.

Council of International Schools/ International Bacculaureate Accreditation Process

A gentle reminder that if you wish to learn more about the accreditation process we as a school
will be going through in the next 18 months, please consider coming to the UPTA Coffee morning
next Tuesday 8th September at 8.30am in the Park Royal Hotel. Here I will be explaining what
the process entails and how you as parents and stakeholders in our community can have a role
to play in this process.
I hope to see you there,
Lynsey Collis
Head of Year 8/9
Accreditation Cordinator

We are delighted to announce UPTA now have their own face book page. Please Like their
page in order to receive regular updates from UPTA.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Uplands-PTA-UPTA/885941438154914?ref=hl

I trust everyone enjoyed the long weekend with Monday being a public holiday. Even though it
was a short week, it certainly seems that we have fitted the five days into four. Unfortunately
the Penang haze has played havoc with our outdoor activities this week and unfortunately
from all reports, it will be around for approximately the next two weeks. As a school we do have
a policy in place and we are assisted by the RAAF and their Environmental Officer, as well as
monitoring various websites ourselves. The RAAF monitoring unit will supply figures, the
frequency depending upon the severity of the haze.
Level
0 50
51
100

Description
Good
Moderate

School Action
Normal School.
Normal School. Adapted Outdoor
Programme

101
200

Unhealthy

All Primary classes (1-6) in airconditioned rooms. No sport at all.

No outdoor activity.
Masks to be worn when moving in
outside areas. Boarders to remian in
air-conditioned rooms only.

>150

Comment
To be decided by the Heads of School &
Principal in conjunction with the Head
of PE
Only indoor extra-curricular activities
held.
Masks to be supplied by parents. School
has a very limited supply.
Some
boarders to be hosted out upon request.

201
300

Very
unhealthy

No Primary classes. Years 7, 8 and 9

will attend one day in three, in turn.

Instructions will be given to Years 7, 8

and 9 on a daily basis.

>300

Hazardous

No ECAs operating at all.

SMS alert to all parents. School closed.

Tomorrow will see the first year IB Diploma students participate in an IB Day at school, with
some activities being conducted in the local community. This will be an excellent opportunity
for the cohort to dissect all areas of the two year programme which lies ahead of them. The
students will also take part in team building and trust activities which will allow them to build
better relationships with their peers. A lot of effort and hard work has gone into the organisation
of the day and I would like to thank Mr Cartlidge, Mr North, Mr Mitchell and Mr Rose, as well
as all of the other teachers who will be assisting on the day.
Thank you to all of the staff and parents who attended the Experiential Learning Programme
Information Evenings which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday. I do hope that all of your
questions were answered effectively and that all parents now have a clearer picture in regards to
the efforts the Secondary Management Team are putting in to help Uplands become a great
school, not just a good school.
This week I have had quite a few meetings with the USC (Uplands School Council) executives in
regards to the upcoming Prom. This event will take place at the E&O Grand Ballroom on Friday
11th December. The USC is already working tirelessly in organising everything and are trying to
keep the tickets costs as fair and reasonable as possible; not an easy thing to do with GST and the
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other increasing costs in Penang, however the E&O Hotel always support the school. It is quite
remarkable to be working with these students and the maturity levels they are displaying is
nothing but commendable. I look forward to liaising with them over the coming months and I
believe it will be another great Uplands Prom.
Report by: Lim Jian Wen

This past summer, I was given a wonderful opportunity to train with the Penang State
Womens Football Team as they prepare to compete in the Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah, a
tournament where national coaches are looking for players to call up to play for Malaysia.
After a few days of training with them, and some last minute arrangements with FAM, I
was fortunate to actually be on the Penang FA Team, and travel down with them to KL
to compete. I did not expect to be a starter as the other 19 players on the team have
already trained together for a much longer period of time, but I was lucky enough to be
in the starting lineup for all 4 games that we played. Although we lost all the matches
that we played, a coach from the national team informed our manager that he liked the
way I played, and would like to take me to join the team. It was a truly amazing
opportunity that I was given the chance to play with such an incredible group of girls,
and I hope to be representing Malaysia soon!
Lim Jia Wen

Have a great weekend

Craig Skinner
Head of Secondary
Craig.skinner@uplands.org

Homework: an academic and pastoral overview

The quantity and quality of set homework across the different subject areas is always a hot topic.
This article endeavours to summarise the expectations at Uplands with reference to our
Homework Policy and Procedures.
Importantly, homework is set with a purpose, it should be achievable and it is necessarily based
on previous skills and knowledge taught in classes. Homework is set regularly; it should be
completed punctually and to the required standard. It should be neat and well-organised using
the appropriate form and relevant subject book or portfolio. All homework should be the work
of the individual student and it should be completed in a timely manner. Being organised with
a homework schedule means that students are not completing homework at the last minute, for
example during break times, immediately before morning tutor time or attempting to complete
homework during tutor time. Teachers will ask for unacceptable homework to be repeated to
the required standard. It is the responsibility of the teacher to mark and return homework to
students within a few days of it being produced. Homework, as with other forms of formative
assessment, is returned with constructive comments and guidance as necessary. Teachers and
form tutors also regularly examine Student Diaries for homework entries. Homework that is late
or poorly completed will be reported to parents via a note in the Student Diary and should be
acknowledged by the parent, guardian or Head of Boarding.
Secondary Homework and Revision Schedule
Key Stage 3 (KS3) Programme
Year 7:
3 subjects: total time 1 hour per night
Year 8:
3 subjects: total time 1 hour 15 minutes per night
Year 9:
3 subjects: total time 1 hour 30 minutes per night
IGCSE Programme
Year 10 & 11
IB Diploma Programme
Year 12 & 13
minimum 5

3 subjects: total time 2 hours per night

Minimum 20 hours per week equating to 3 hours per night and

hours each of homework and revision over the weekend

In relation to the above times, homework set at KS3 level will generally consist of defined tasks,
whereas students moving toward their IGCSE and IB Diploma years will have an increasing
proportion of their homework time inclusive of revision. At key times throughout the year,
preceding exams and formal coursework/internal assessment preparation, for example, IGCSE
and IB Diploma students will see an increased demand. For IB Diploma students, there are
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additional peak periods with the timing of TOK essays and presentations, Extended Essays, Oral
Examinations in Languages, etc. Students are taught, as part of our Pastoral and Student Support
Programmes, to minimise the impact of this loading by managing their time accordingly in the
lead up to these more involved tasks. Setting interim goals is one key element to success.
The timeline above also allows, as a general principle, for teachers to set more substantial
homework tasks to be completed over several days or weeks, with day-to-day homework also
provided at least two days for completion. Naturally, the schedule above reflects the necessity
for the time devoted to homework to be increased as the student progresses through school.
Finally, but of equal importance, homework should not prevent students from participating in
co-curricular or extra-curricular activities. The key for every student is to find the balance that
works for them. We actively promote and encourage all students to be engaged in a wellbalanced and healthy approach to their studies. As academic demands become more intense
toward Year 13, it is increasingly important for students to maintain this balance keeping a
healthy physical, emotional and spiritual state feeds a healthy mind. Without this, the central
purpose of Home Work, to encourage students to develop the confidence and self-discipline
to work on their own, cannot be realised. We look forard to providing genuine opportunities for
students to consolidate and reinforce their skills and understandings through our homework
programme.
Should you have any questions, suggestions or concerns about our homework guidelines, the
practices being carried out in this area or about your son/daughters welfare with respect to
assigned homework, please do not hesitate to get in touch with their subject teacher in the first
instance. The respective Heads of Year and Heads of Faculty are also available to speak with
you. As Head of Curriculum and Assessment, I would also be pleased to discuss aspects of our
Homework Policy. Equally, Mr Bill Mitchell, Head of Pastoral, would always like to hear from
you if you feel that your son or daughter needs some additional guidance or support with any
homework related matters.
Paul Rose
Head of Curriculum and Assessment
paul.rose@uplands.org
048819777 x123

This week we welcomed 2 new students; Jade Goran in Reception class and Sophia Bong in Year
2. Two new members of staff also joined us this week. Ms Intan will be working in the Primary
Office and Ms Yogi as Assistant in Reception class. We hope you have had a great first week at
Uplands!
As Mr. Bristow highlighted in last weeks newsletter there are many ways we share and
communicate messages within our community. If you havent already done so, downloading
the Uplands Mobile App available for iOS and Android devices will ensure information is
communicated effectively to parents.
Co-curricular activities began this week and we hope next week we will be able to run a full week
of CCAs without disruption caused by the haze. Should any outdoor activities be cancelled we
will inform parents as early as possible using the Uplands Mobile Apps.
Sharing Assembly: Primary sharing assemblies are held every two weeks, on Mondays,
beginning at 2:00pm in the foyer. Parents are welcome to attend our assemblies. Our first
assembly for this academic year will be held on Monday, 7 September, hosted by Year 5 students.
We hope you can join us!
Class Parent Reps: Each class in Primary has a Parent Class Representative to act as a
communication link between class teachers and parents. Thank you to the following parents who
have accepted this role for the year:
Reception -Mrs. Jacalynne Peake, Year 1i- Mrs. Bartholomy, Year 2i - Mrs. Jackie North, Year 2s
- Mrs. Roslyn Wirth, Year 3i - Mrs. Tanja Sigloch, Year 3s - Mrs. Roslyn Wirth, Year 4i - Mrs.
Wendy Mason, Year 4s - Mrs. Wendy Mirza, Year 5i Mrs. Li Lee Hoon, Year 5s - Mrs. Sabine
Egger, Year 6i - Mrs. Bronwyn Howe, Year 6s -Mrs. Mahani Rizal Faris.
If you do not wish to be part of this communication link please contact me at
alison.nicholson@uplands.org
Curriculum Evening for Parents: A parent curriculum evening is planned for Wednesday, 23
September.
Beginning at 7:00pm, class teachers will share what learning looks like in your childs
classroom. More detailed information will be shared in next weeks newsletter.
Future Events:
Sharing Assembly Monday 7 September, 2:00pm hosted by Year 5
Sharing Assembly Monday 21 September, 2:00pm hosted by Year 2
Parent Curriculum Information Sessions Wednesday 23 September, 7:00pm
Alison Nicholson
Head of Primary

Secondary School Production

By now your son or daughter has come home to

tell you about our wonderful production that is
happening in December 2 4.
Auditions have been held during this week and
we have been overwhelmed with the amount of
talent in the school. The CCA is being run on
Tuesday lunch times and Wednesday after school
and some Saturday rehearsals will be needed as
well.
If you havent got yourself involved and would still like to be, then please come and
speak to Ms. Hurst, Ms. Sharpe, Ms. Owens, or Ms. Jacob who are working with the
students on this production.
The Production Team!
Music Department News
Welcome to another school year, and to lots of exciting events coming up this
year. The first event on our calendar for this term is a combined collaboration
with the Drama Department, with Mulan happening in December. On the 16th
December we are holding a Christmas concert combined with the primary
school, where we will have a number of items and Christmas festivity. We have
also been asked to perform at the Park Royal for the lighting of the Christmas
tree, as well as some carol singing, on 3rd December from 5pm 6pm.
CCAs are back on and for those of you who were a little confused about Band on Wednesday,
it is actually the Orchestra, but only brass, woodwind and percussion at this stage. From next
week, we are planning to move it to Wednesday lunch times, as the production rehearsals are
in the afternoon so it allows students to be involved with both. The String Ensemble and Choir
are both on Thursday after school. If you havent signed up for any of these please still come
along, the more the merrier!!
Some other events planned for the year is a Talent Show during Arts week in term two and a
Battle of the Bands in the third term. We are hoping also to have some lunchtime concerts
along the way, and there will be the senior years concerts to show off their talent with IGCSE
and IB classes. I would ask any student who feels they would like to be involved in any of
these events to come and see myself Ms Owens or Ms Jacob. You dont need to be taking
music to be involved but your talent is wanted!!
Estelle Owens
Head of Music
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History Year 10 students renegotiate the Treaty of Versailles

History IGCSE Year 10 Students apply their background knowledge and the profiles of the Big
Three (France, UK and USA) in revisiting the key features of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.
Empathy, content knowledge and group dynamics in collaborating on a charged subject matter
were all evident in this fun activity.

The lesson learned by all is that a good peace must be a fair peace that attempts to address the
needs of all states involved. This lesson is easily transferred to our students' every day lives as
well!
After watching Sophie (as France) try to grind Charles (1919 Germany) into the dust of oblivion,
the whole class will make sure to keep on her good side!
Andrew MacLachlan
Head of History

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Please HELP: From the Economics Department

One of the core components of the IB Diploma Programme is the Extended Essay (affectionately
known as the EE). Each year our Year 12 IBDP students are required to select a topic of interest
in the December of their first year and then develop a 4000 word research document over the
course of the next 12 months. Each student chooses a subject focus e.g. Economics, and then asks
one of the teachers in that subject-specialty to be their supervisor. The EE is by far the most
comprehensive research paper that the students will have undertaken in their secondary school
studies and introduces many of the students to the field of primary research for the first time.
One of our keen Economists, and the recipient of last years Economist of the Year Award, Ms.
Juniel Tan, is one of five students that have chosen to focus their EE in Economics this year. Juniel
has chosen an extremely interesting and challenging research question that seeks to determine
the extent to which school fees at Uplands display characteristics of inelastic demand:
investigating key areas of price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity. In order to
effectively meet the rigorous criterion of the IBDP, Juniel must complete hands-on primary
research and data collection that will enable her to answer her research question.
This is where we need the help of the Uplands Community
In order to aid her research, Juniel has developed a questionnaire that seeks specific responses
from parents. The questionnaire is designed in such a way that the anonymity of the respondent
is ensured and only questions relevant to the research are asked. The survey will be sent out via
Survey Monkey over the next week and should take no more than 5-10 minutes to answer. Please
note that Juniel will need at least 50 responses from the community in order to gather sufficient
data and conduct meaningful analysis.
As Juniels supervisor, I can assure all members of the Uplands community that the information
gathered will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence. If you have any concerns, please email
me at: paul.howe@uplands.org.
Thank you all in advance for your understanding and kind assistance in this matter.
Thanks also to Mr. Bristow for his unyielding support of the EE process!!
Mr. Paul Howe
Head of Economics

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Follow up to Year 12 Information Evening:

Thank you to all of the parents, guardians and students who attended this weeks year 12
information evening. As promised I would like to follow up at this juncture with a few points
and issues which arose out of the positive, enthusiastic and interesting discussions on
Wednesday evening.
Firstly, regarding information on our accommodation; Sunday-Tuesday will be spent at Echo
Homestay, Harau. The best source of information regarding the homestay is via TripAdvisor.
Here students will be sharing rooms of between 6-8 students per room, not 75 per room! All
meals will be provided throughout, as will safe clean drinking water. Wednesday and Thursday
we will be staying at Nuansa Maninjau Resort; website, www.nuansamaninjau.com. This is a
three star resort, again all meals will be provided. Here students will be sharing rooms in groups
of two or three per room.
Loolas main representative on our trip, Conty, will meets us at Padang Airport and stay with us
throughout the trip. As well as the members of Uplands staff accompanying the students, there
will also be Loola Company representatives with a ratio of at least 1:10 in terms of staff to
students, at all times.
The company have advised students to pack lightly, with their guidelines advising students to
aim for 10kg in terms of luggage. Yes, students will be responsible for carrying their own
luggage. There will be clean, safe drinking water available at all times.
Further information pertaining to the week will be disseminated in due course. Thank you to all
of you for your input into making this a positive and valuable experience for all involved.
Have a pleasant weekend.
Andy North
Head of Faculty Humanities
Head of Years 12 and 13
International School of Penang (Uplands)
Year 7 ELP trip information
Thank you to all those that attended the Year 7 information evening about the trip. Since then, I
have uploaded the Year 7 trip presentation so that you can refer to it at any time. Please use the
link below for the presentation:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2FsH4s7Iip8YlhYUzlCQlRJMTg/view
Some students have still not completed the medical form. It is electronically available via the link
below and should be completed no later than Monday 7th September:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2015Year7Ipoh

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Please ensure that the form is completed in as much detail as possible. Should your child require
medication whilst we are away, please can you hand this to me on the day of departure. It should
be in a clearly labelled bag and include the dosage instructions. Students should not be taking
medication on the trip without staff permission.
I have sent home today with students, two disclaimer forms that need to be filled in and returned
by Monday 7th September in order that they will be able to participate in all the activities on the
trip.
I will write to you again the week before the trip departs giving you more detailed information
regarding our travel arrangements and itinerary. However, in the meantime, should you have
any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail at:
anna.martinez@uplands.org
Regards,
Anna Martinez
Head of Year 7
Year 8 and 9 Experiential Learning Trips
After a busy week exploring our venues and activities, I can, as both the trip coordinator and
Head of Year, say to you as parents and students just what a great time is going to be had during
our visits to both the Taman Negara and the Perhentian Islands.
Your child should have come home this weekend with a full itinerary and some more
documentation for you to read carefully and sign. Please also ensure you have completed our
online medical forms, the links to which are also in the letters which have been sent home.
I am aware that one of the most important things you need is to feel confident in my and my
tutors abilities to look after your children and ensure their health, safety and happiness. Ecoteer
(http://ecoteerresponsibletravel.com/) are a company with many years experience of dealing with
students of all ages and their safety record and staffing levels are high. Please read below for the
biggest concerns you as parents have expressed so far.

KEY CONCERNS FOR YR 8 TRIP

Malaria/Dengue Please give children mosquito spray (preferably not tablets as their side effects
can include dehydration and sensitivity to sun and therefore sun stroke). Include long sleeve
shirts and long trousers for day and night activities.
Weather rain, flooding Obviously if the weather is wet on arrival and continues to rain for up
to 24 hrs. then we can relocate to dormitories for the children or at worse cancel the trip and drive
(carefully of course) home. We will be watching weather forecasts carefully. We have alternate
locations and activities planned so we do not have to stop a days outing due to rain.
Facilities Covered hall and dining area as well as cold water showers and toilets are part of the
campsite.
Emergency Medical Situation St Johns ambulance on call 24 hrs. a day during the trip and will
go to each activity location. If a child is seriously injured the trip leader will contact parents and
only allow medical treatment in the nearby clinic with their permission. Evacuation back to
Penang would be arranged if necessary.
KEY CONCERNS FOR YR 9 TRIP
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Weather rain, flooding Obviously if the weather is poor on arrival at the port we would not
take a boat across to the island. We will watch weather forecasts before the journey to and from
the island.
Boats Students will wear a life jacket in the boat at all times, the boat men are known and used
regularly by Ecoteer and come from the village where the staff have contacts. The boats will cross
together in a convoy in case of difficulties and are in radio contact with staff in the Perhentians
and the mainland at all times.
Emergency Medical Situation St Johns ambulance on call 24 hrs. a day during the trip and will
go to each activity location. If a child is seriously injured the trip leader will contact parents and
only allow medical treatment in the nearby clinic with their permission. Evacuation back to
Penang would be arranged if necessary.
If you as a parent see the itinerary your child brings home and have any major questions
remaining please dont hesitate to contact me personally.
Warmest regards,
Lynsey Collis
lynsey.collis@uplands.org
Head of Yrs. 8/9

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Creativity Activity Service CAS at Uplands

Things are busying up in CAS now with the new Year 12s creating their Personal Profiles and
beginning to plan their CAS experiences and Projects. There is going to be some fantastic work
done this year, focusing particularly on the local community, and were all very excited about
getting started!
The student-led group, the Do Something Society (DSS), has its first meeting today after school.
The DSS, now in its 4th year, brings students from Years 7-12 together to do something to help
those in need in Penang. By planning and running events, raising funds and awareness of
issues and working directly with those who need it, the DSS is an example of a CAS Project at
its best.
Organisations they have worked with in the past include the Befrienders, Eden Handicap
Service Centre and the Good Start Learning Centre. Watch this space for information on who
they will be supporting this year!
To keep up with all our CAS activity at Uplands, please Like our Uplands CAS Facebook page
here.
Mel Cartlidge
CAS Coordinator

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We are pleased to announce our first COFFEE MORNING will be held in TIFFINS restaurant at PARK ROYAL
Hotel in Batu Ferringhi from 8.30am to 10.30am on Tuesday 8 September 2015. This will be a great
opportunity to meet other parents, teachers and members of the school leadership team. We will also
be finding out at this meeting more about the new Council of International Schools (CIS) Accreditation
Programme the school is striving to achieve for this year, which requires the involvement of all
stakeholders in the school. If you can RSVP to coffee@upta.my this would be appreciated.
The dates for subsequent Pizza evenings, Coffee mornings and other events we will be organising will be
announced by end of next week.

We are pleased to announce, below, the following Vendors who have agreed to extend discounts on
their services and products to ALL UPTA members (Parents, Staff and Teachers). Full details of all
participating vendors will be confirmed in our newsletter next week and will posted on notice boards,
to start from 11 SEPTEMBER 2015.
Massage and Spa- Thai Odyssey & Rasa Sayang Chi
Food- Holiday Inn (Alfresco Caf and Haris Bar and Pool), Golden Sands Restaurants, Rasa Sayang
Restaurants, 0068 Chinese Restaurant, Uncle Alberts Fish and Chips, Gustos Caf and The Hillside Caf
and restaurant
Sport and Recreation- Pitch and Putt Golf Golden Sands, Adventure Zone Golden Sands, Sand Art Corner
Gurney, Yoga Space Penang and Loke Thye Kee Cooking Classes.
Shopping- Asics Sport Shop, Organic Oasis Body, Fresh Desire Body, Leo Books, Sam Batik and Deepee
Tailors.
We are also in discussion with some other vendors, but IF YOU know of a vendor that our members can
benefit from their service or products, then we at UPTA can try to negotiate discounts for our members,
please contact community@upta.my

Please find the list of clubs up and running which you are more than welcome to join:

Monday Night Football 8-9pm on the Astro Turf @ UPLANDS- if you would like to be on the
mailing list for this event please email football@upta.my

Monday Titans Netball League 6-9pm in the Sports Hall @ UPLANDS- If you would like to
participate in this league please email dean.metcalfe@uplands.org

Monday Afternoon Softball 4.30-5.30pm on the Astro Turf @UPLANDS- if you would like to
participate in this event please email david.peake@uplands.org

Tuesday Evening Ultimate Frisbee 5.30-6.30pm on the Astro Turf @ UPLANDS- if you would like
to be on the mailing list for this event please email frisbee@upta.my
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Wednesday Evening Basketball 7pm-9pm in the Sports Hall @ UPLANDS. If you would like to
participate in this event please email philip.chao@uplands.org

Thursday Afternoon Volleyball 4.30pm-5.30pm in the Sports Hall @ UPLANDS. If you would like
to participate in this event please email andre.double@uplands.org

Friday afternoon Touch Rugby 3.00pm-4.00pm on the Astro Turf @ UPLANDS. If you would like
to participate in this event please email andre.double@uplands.org

Saturday Morning Cycling Club, meet outside UPLANDS school @8.45am- if you would like to
participate in this event please email cylce@upta.my

Please find the list of other clubs we want to set up, pending demand and confirmation of dates:

Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday Evening Ping Pong ~6.00-7.00 pm under cover behind Astro
Turf @UPLANDS. If you would like to participate in this event please email activities@upta.my

Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday Evening Badminton ~6.00-7.00 pm. Venue TBC @UPLANDS.
If you would like to participate in this event please email activities@upta.my

Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday Evening Tennis ~6.00-7.00 pm. Venue TBC near UPLANDS.
If you would like to participate in this event please email activities@upta.my

We are also trying to restart the famous UPTA ART and CRAFT group for every Friday
@UPLANDS. IF you would like to join this group please email activities@upta.my

If you are interested in any SOCIAL or SPORTING activity for UPTA, for support or set up please
email activities@upta.my

If you are interested in the UPTA, its Committee, what we do and ANY general help about life in
PENANG please email committee@upta.my

UPTA Facebook Page

UPTA UPTA Coffee Morning

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Sharing Assembly hosted by Year 5 at 2.00 on

Monday 7 September, 2015

O15 Girls Football (Uplands A v Dalat B,

Dalat A v Uplands B)

Thursday 10 September 2015

U11 Football (Uplands v SCIPS

Friday 11 September 2015

Malaysia Day School Closed

Wednesday 16 September 2015

Sharing Assembly hosted by Year 2 at 2.00 pm

Monday 21 September 2015

Parent Curriculum Information Sessions at 7.00 pm

Wednesday 23 September 2015

Hari Raya Haji School Closed

Thursday 24 September 2015

Mid Term Break School closed at 2.40 pm

Friday 9 October 2015

Boarding House closes at 12.00 noon

Saturday 10 October 2015

Boarding House re-opens at 2.30 pm

Sunday 18 October 2015

School re-opens at 8.00 am

Monday 19 October 2015

Deepavali School Closed

Tuesday 10 November 2015

U15 FOBISIA Games Dulwich College Suzhou

November 2015

Thursday

Term 1 ends at 12.00 noon

Friday 18 December 2015

Boarding House closes at 12.00 noon

Saturday 19 December 2015

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FOR FULL INFORMATION PLEASE SEE SCHOOL CALENDAR

http://online.uplands.org/calendar/SitePages/Home.aspx

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