Year 6 - Archive
Year 6 - Archive
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FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2025
This week has seen the last of our interviews for Prefects, and some excellent election speeches from candidates for Student Council and Sustainability Ambassador. This Friday afternoon, the entire school will be gathering in House groups to view the Vice-Captain candidate videos. This is always an excellent event, with so many high-quality presentations, and first-class winners are guaranteed!
In class, students have continued with their excellent learning in English, as they build towards creating their own persuasive pamphlets for tourism in their chosen countries. They have engaged with genuine enthusiasm there, and in other subjects too. The teaching team are enjoying getting to know students from across the group in their Maths classes, and once again we see learning and personal bonding working hand-in-hand as the term progresses.
A note about chat groups. The students responded very well to our reminder earlier this term, but we are now finding some students are using WeChat to communicate. We do understand that many families stay in touch this way, particularly to those in China. However, may we please ask that you keep an eye on students' usage, to ensure they are not forming chat groups among their friends here at ISP. Another issue we have seen is that students are using ChatGPT, which has a minimum age requirement of 13. Students may use School AI, should they wish. Thank you for your understanding.
Wishing you all a peaceful and relaxing long weekend with your families.
Mr Duncan and the Year 6 Team
LEGENDARY LEARNERS
We are proud to have presented the following students with Legendary Learner certificates!
6AM - Saanvi
6AP - Mittu
6DM - Ayris
6EW - Melanie
6SA - Miranda
6TW - Saarika
iPAD DECIBEL METRES
For Science next week, the students need to download decibel metres. There are many free versions available, for example, the NIOSH Sound Level Meter (sic).
SUMMER FAIR @ ISP
Saturday 27th September from 10.00 AM - 2.00 PM
Join us for a day of fun and celebration on the Secondary Campus, where there will be lots of food, music and fun for the whole family. Entry is free.
CCA Pick Up
All CCAs are now running. As shared by Ms Sharon in her Newsletter, dismissal after CCAs is by collection from the Ground Floor Playground by the Primary office. This is for all children unless they have an exit pass or they are on a JPR bus.
ARRIVAL TIME
A gentle reminder that, unless they are attending an early CCA or Sports team training, children should not arrive at school before 7.30am, when staff are on duty to supervise them. Thank you.
GOPENG RESIDENTIAL
Thank you to parents who have already signed their children up for our residential trip to Gopeng on 28th - 31st October. Please see SchoolsBuddy for further details.
EXTRA PE TOPS
As the students grow towards puberty, we find they can often return from PE rather hot and sometimes a bit smelly. Aside from deodorant, It is always useful for them to have spare PE tops to change into, and we would be grateful if you would consider buying extra. Thank you for your understanding.
FOBISIA WRITING COMPETITION
We’re excited to announce that our school will be taking part in this year’s FOBISIA Short Story Competition! Open to students in Years 3–6, the competition invites young writers to explore the theme “Being Human” through their creativity and imagination. Entries are due by January 9th 2026, and posters with more details can be found in classrooms. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Miss Eden. eden.f@isp.edu.my
We can’t wait to see the wonderful stories our students will create!
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Due to Public Holidays, school will be closed on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th September.
THURSDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2025
Though this has been a short week, the students have brought the same commitment to lessons and activities. Our learning units are proceeding apace, and in our Maths classes especially, the team has enjoyed getting to know students from other classes. This is always an important element of the Year 6 whole-year team-building, something we place great emphasis on with the students.
It was great to see so many of you in this morning's Gopeng Residential information session, and we hope that all of your questions about the trip have been answered. This afternoon, Ms Tracy has set up the sign-up and payment process. Details are in this letter, which includes the provisional kit list. The presentation slides can be found here.
Our Settling-In conferences this week were highly successful, and once again, meeting parents and learning so many interesting things about the students' backgrounds and interests is a huge part of setting our mindsets towards their needs and personalities as we dive even deeper into the year's learning. Should you have been unable to attend this week, please contact your class teacher to arrange an alternative appointment. We look forward to getting to know you all much better as the term progresses.
Wishing you all a peaceful and relaxing weekend with your families.
Mr Duncan and the Year 6 Team
LEGENDARY LEARNERS
We are proud to have presented the following students with Legendary Learner certificates!
6AM - Kento
6AP - Juliette
6DM - Zhi Ni
6EW - Arthur
6SA - Jamie
6TW - Berry
CCA START DATES
Staff-led CCAs begin on Monday 8th September.
CCA PICK-UP
CCA Pick-Up: As shared by Ms Sharon in her Newsletter, dismissal after CCAs is by collection from the Ground Floor Playground by the Primary office. This is for all children unless they have an exit pass or they are on a JPR bus.
CLASS PARENTS
Thank you so much to those of you who have already volunteered to be class reps this year. Should you feel you would like to join this group, please let your class teacher know.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Due to Public Holidays, school will be closed on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th September.
YEAR 6 ASSEMBLY
Due to scheduling conflicts, we have moved the date of the assembly to Friday November 7.
ARRIVAL TIME
A gentle reminder that, unless they are attending an early CCA or Sports team training, children should not arrive at school before 7.30am, when staff are on duty to supervise them. Thank you.
FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST 2025
The students have settled very well into their routines in this second week of the new academic year. They are enjoying the beginning of our new units, especially Persuasive Texts in English and our 'Sayang Malaysia' unit in Humanities. We have seen some wonderful art too, which we will shortly be displaying in the Shared Classroom for everyone's enjoyment.
Our Shared Classroom is a most popular space! Break and lunch times see many students enjoying the variety of activities on offer, or simply relaxing, reading or chatting with friends. During lesson times, small groups have been working with our wonderful CA team on focused literacy tasks, and we welcome the flexibility the upgraded environment encourages.
It has been gratifying to see so many students apply for leadership positions, and they have acted highly professionally with their communications with teachers. Prefect interviews have already begun, and so far, reports are that the applicants are of a super-high standard. We look forward to seeing the Prefect cohort begin their valuable work around the school.
We look forward to seeing you next week for the Settling In Conferences. Please note, these are an opportunity for you to share information with the class teacher about your child, and for them to let you know how they are settling into the new class. As it is so early in the term, the teachers will not be discussing academic attainment. If you have missed the sign-up for these, please email your teacher directly to request an appointment.
Wishing you all a peaceful and relaxing weekend with your families.
Mr Duncan and the Year 6 Team
LEGENDARY LEARNERS
We are proud to have presented the following students with Legendary Learner certificates for the first week of term!
6AM - Esther
6AP - Nathan
6DM - Peter
6EW - Iris
6SA - Ivy
6TW - Mao
ARRIVAL
Arrival - doors open at 7:30 a.m. Ground floor playground is now open for morning play supervised by duty staff. 7:15 - Office for staff children
Primary Basement Car Park - Lower Primary only. No drop-off.
Dismissal - Dismissal times:
Year 1: 2:45 p.m.
Years 2 & 3: 2:50 p.m.
Years 4–6: 2:55 p.m.
NEW PARENTS COFFEE MORNING
A Coffee Morning is being held for all new parents on Wednesday 3rd September at 8am in the Primary Level 3 Training Room. All new parents are warmly invited to attend.
GOPENG RESIDENTIAL BRIEFING
Parents are invited to attend a briefing about the Year 6 Residential. The briefing will be held at 8.15am on Thursday 4th September in the Primary Level 3 Training Room at 8.15am.
CLASS PARENTS
Thank you so much to those of you who have already volunteered to be class reps this year. Should you feel you would like to join this group, please let your class teacher know.
DAYTIME MESSAGING
A polite reminder that we ask you not to message your children on their iPads during the day, as this can be a great distraction during learning time. Please contact the office if you have any messages, and they will forward them via the class teacher.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
A reminder that Monday 1st September and Friday 5th September are public holidays, and the school is closed.
SETTLING-IN CONFERENCES
These will take place on Tuesday 2nd September and Wednesday 3rd September. Booking forms will be issued on Schools Buddy in due course.
CCA START DATES
Paid CCAs begin on Tuesday 2nd September; staff-led CCAs begin on Monday 8th September.
CCA SIGN-UP
Sign-up for CCAs is on SchoolsBuddy and closes at 4pm today.
YEAR 6 ASSEMBLY
Due to scheduling conflicts, we have moved the date of the assembly to Friday November 7.
FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST 2025
It has been wonderful to welcome our students back into school, and also to greet our new arrivals. We welcome Andy, Bella, Berry, Egor, Jesse, Layla, Mica, Nahla, Mahad, Saanvi, Young Chein, and their families to the ISP community.
This week, we have taken time to enjoy 'get to know you' activities with the students, including a lot of work around identity, so a focus on families, nationalities, passions and interests. We have learned so much about each other, and it has all been a great bonding exercise which will hold everyone in good stead for the rest of the year.
The students have also enjoyed the use of our new Shared Classrooms, with their combination of workspace and activities, as well as comfortable seating. They have quietly socialised and made new friends, and we are impressed with how they have observed the 'promises' they made about conduct and respect for everyone around them.
It was great to see so many of you online for our Parent Information Session this week, and we hope that was useful for everyone. We have added to Schools Buddy slides from the presentation, and they are available here in the link on the sidebar.
Everyone is settling in very nicely, but of course, we will have more to tell you, and questions to ask during our Settling-In conferences in two weeks time. Dates are in the sidebar.
Wishing you all a peaceful and relaxing weekend with your families.
Mr Duncan and the Year 6 Team
ARRIVAL
A gentle reminder that, unless they are attending an early CCA or Sports team training, children should not arrive at school before 7.30am, when staff are on duty to supervise them. Thank you.
INFORMATION SLIDES
Thank you to those of you who were able to join for our online Parent Meeting this week. Please find a copy of the slides here.
CLASS PARENTS
Thank you so much to those of you who have already volunteered to be class reps this year. Should you feel you would like to join this group, please let your class teacher know.
GOPENG RESIDENTIAL BRIEFING
We will be holding an onsite briefing about the upcoming residential on Thursday 4th September at 08:15. More details will be shared in due course.
PARENT COFFEE MORNING
All parents are warmly invited to Mr Nicholas's Start of Year Coffee Morning. This will be held in the Secondary MPH on Thursday 28th August at 8.15am.
DAYTIME MESSAGING
A polite reminder that we ask you not to message your children on their iPads during the day, as this can be a great distraction during learning time. Please contact the office if you have any messages, and they will forward them via the class teacher.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
A reminder that Monday 1st September and Friday 5th September are public holidays, and the school is closed.
SETTLING-IN CONFERENCES
These will take place on Tuesday 2nd September and Wednesday 3rd September. Booking forms will be issued on Schools Buddy in due course.
CCA START DATES
Paid CCAs begin on Tuesday 2nd September;
staff-led CCAs begin on Monday 8th September.
CCA SIGN-UP
Sign-up for CCAs is on SchoolsBuddy and closes at 4pm today.
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