Year 12 Book List and Equipment

Now the exams and celebrations are over, we can look forward to next year and the preparations our students can make to ensure they get a good head start. As such, please find attached the Year 12 booklist and the link to the UniversityBook Shop from which the books can be ordered.

Year 12 Book List- page 1

Year 12 Book List- page 2

www.ubsm.com.my/booklist/gis

The book list will also be posted on the school website and has been emailed to all Year 11 parents and students.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a fantastic, restful summer break, and I look forward to working with you next year.

End of Term

Another successful term completed, with perhaps the most important term of our school lives directly ahead of us. During the Easter break, it is important that you revise throughly for your IGCSE exams, but that you are also taking some time to relax, so that you return prepared to face the challenges ahead. Here are a few tips to help you ensure that you have a productive break...

Study Tips	Lifestyle Tips
Create a study schedule and stick to it!	Get plenty of sleep- between 7-8 hours per night is recommended
Consult your exam schedule before putting your revision schedule together- eg. don’t revise for your last exam first and your first exam last!	Eat healthily and exercise regularly- a health body is a healthy mind!
Ensure you build breaks into your study schedule. Try to take a 20 minute break for every 40 minute spent studying. Alternatively, check out the app for the ‘Pomodoro’ technique (a method of working whereby you work for 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break, and then continue working for another 25 minutes. The work intervals are called “pomodoros”) http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/productivity-roundups/5-great-apps-for-working-the-pomodoro-technique/	Take time to do things you enjoy
Divide your time sensibly between your subjects. You may need to spend more time focusing on those subjects you find the most difficult	If you are feeling stressed or anxious, try the mindfulness techniques on the link below: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk7IBwuhXWM
Find a revision strategy that works for you. Reading notes is perhaps the least effective form of revision. Check out the exam skills website below which will give you some great ideas about revision tools: //www.examtime.com/	If you need to inject some positivity in your life, take a look at the positive thinking videos below: Tony Robbins- Positive Thinking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWFObD9XsmE Will Smith on the wisdoms of life and positive thinking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= pfWGoLj1JCM Brendon Burchard- How to  reprogramme your mind for positive thinking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmx_35rQIRg

Have a productive, rewarding break!

Year 11 Scholarship Process

To reward students who we feel exemplify the skills and qualities that make up our our Student Vision, the GIS 6th Form Scholarships have opened. There are up to 16 partial scholarships available and interested students should write a letter of application and hand this in to Ms Irene (Secondary Reception) no later than 3pm on Friday 27th March 2015.

A letter outlining the process in detail has been sent to parents via their FAM accounts. If students have any further questions, they should speak to their form tutors, myself, or Mrs Lawrence.

Good luck!

Year 11 Graduation Ceremony

The Year 11 Graduation Committee are currently working hard to organise what promises to be an exciting, memorable evening to celebrate the end of our IGCSE studies in June. From fundraising, to stage design, DJs and photobooths, our dedicated team have got it covered. 

The first of our fundraising events starts today with a pizza sale at lunch-time- remember to come along and grab a slice and support our efforts! The second pizza sale is on Friday 13th March. 

Auditions will also be taking place in the coming weeks for students who want to perform at the ceremony- watch this space for more exciting details!

Positive Education

In Positive Education this week, Year 11 students looked at the importance of managing stress and maintaining a healthy lifestyle whilst studying for IGCSEs. Students learnt about a variety of stress-management techniques and were given tips to help them manage their time and workload more effectively. Hopefully, the key message students took away from the session is that success starts with a healthy body and healthy mind... and this includes getting at least 8 hours of sleep a night!

Kyung Chan Lee- Maths genius!

Congratulations to our very own Kyung Chan Lee (11G) who got full marks in the UKMT Senior Mathematics Challenge. Kyung Chan then took part in the follow-up Maths Olympiad in which he was one of only 13 students IN THE WORLD to get full marks! Absolutely incredible. Kyung Chan is currently awaiting the results of the second round of the Maths Olympiad. He is an incredibly hard-working mathematician who deserves every success and we are all extremely proud of his achievements. Well done, Kyung Chan!

Option Choices

The exciting time has arrived for students to consider the subjects they would like to take next year for AS level. To help students with this process, please find attached the Sixth Form Options booklet which students should look at carefully before completing the Options form. The Options form will be distributed this week during registration- please read this carefully and speak to your tutor if you have any questions.


Download your copy of the booklet.

Please see the timeline below for information of the options process:

Dates	Events
Thursday 29th January	Options booklet available online- Year 11 blog ‘Provisional A level Option Forms’ issued to students
Friday 6th February	‘‘Provisional A level Option Forms’ to be completed and returned to form tutors
Friday 27th February	Final A level ‘Options Block Forms’ handed out
Monday 9th March	Final A level ‘Options Block Forms’ returned
Monday 16th March- Friday 27th March	GIS Sixth Form discussions with Senior Leadership Team (and one-to-one discussions with students about their choices and predicted grades)
Friday 27th March	Scholarship Applications submitted
Friday 15th May 2015	Sixth Form places offered and scholarships announced
Friday 29th May	Deadline for deposit

Good luck with making your choices!