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Mission Statement

Chairman' Statement

Principals' Reports

Examination Results

University Placements

Prizes and Achievements - 200212003

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Association I nformation

Governors' Statutory Report

Auditor's Report

lncome and Expenditure Account

Balance Sheet

Statement of Changes in Equity

Cash Flow Statement

Notes to the Financial Statement

Income and Expenditure Account

Statistics

Parents/Teachers Association's Financial Statement

Notes to the Accounts

Proxy Form

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CONTEXT OF THE MISSION

The Alice Smith School, founded in 1946, is administered by the Alice SmithSchools Association, which is a non-profit making educational foundation.

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PRIMARYAIMS

ln fulfilling this mission and to reflect the school motto, Sir ttur ad Astra,the primary aims of the school are to :

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. develop individuals as responsible, reflective, caring andconfident members of society.

Cxe.InnaAN oF THE Couttcll- oF GovEnruoRs' Stnrer\,tENTTHE ALICE SMITH SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION

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On behalf of the Council of Governors I am delighted to report another busyand productive year of progress and development at the Alice Smith School.

We now stand at over 1,200 pupils and our school's reputation for providing"the highest standards of British Education in an lnternational context'(School's mission statement) continues to grow.

Jalan Bellamy remained full throughout the year and continued to benefit fromthe recent re-unification of the Primary years.

As anticipated, a Primary Years re-unification generated new opportunities fordevelopment at Equine Park. This was quickly grasped and resulted in thebuilding of a new library and Sixth Form Centre that was successfullycompleted in August 2003.

This much needed development will now add momentum to our growing SixthForm numbers.

As Chairman of the Council of Governors you have my on-going commitmentto provide leadership required to confirm the school's development on a local,regional and global scale.

Thank you for your on-going support.

Stuart PackChairman of the Council of Governors

4th December 2003

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PRINCIPALS' REPORT

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Principals' Message

Education, Teaching and Learning

Primary Teaching and LearningPrimary CurriculumKey Stage 1 &2 National Curriculum Test Results (NCTs)Primary Extra Curricular ActivitiesPrimary SportThe Arts at the Primary SchoolPrimary Trips and Expeditions

Secondary Teaching and LearningSecondary CurriculumExternal Examination Results 2003Student Welfare and Services in the Secondary SchoolSecondary Extra Curricular ActivitiesSecondary SportThe Arts in the Secondary SchoolSecondary Trips and Expeditions

Gommunity and Public RelationsPrimary SchoolSecondary School

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ln Pursuit of Excellence

ln August 2003 Steve Murray, Principal at Equine Park left the Alice SmithSchool community and we extend our thanks and good wishes to him.

Taking over the Principal's position saw the arrival of Nik Bishop and family.Similarly our community extends a warm welcome to them.

Whilst leadership may change, the school's mission statement, ethos andshared values remain constant.

As a community, you have our joint commitment to uphold these values as theschool moves forward into its next phase of development.

With your support, Alice Smith School continues to consolidate its positionand status within Asia and at both Jalan Bellamy and Equine Park our sharedmission statement prevails, namely "to provide the highest standards of BritishEducation in an international context".

Steve Caulfield Nik Bishop (September 2003)Principal: Jalan Bellamy Principal: Equine Park

Stephen Murray(January 2000 - August 2003)

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2. Education, Teaching And Learning

2.1 Primary Teaching and Learning

2.1.1 Primary Gurriculum

2OO22OO1 was a year that saw a number of significant changes to Primary

School Assessment. Keeping teaching staff, parents and children up to date

with these new developments played a key role throughout the year'

A summary of the changes, including an increase in the number of questions

assessing scientific enquiry, using and applying mathematical skills and two

set writirig tasks, were'ouilined to all teaching staff at the beginning of the

year. OaiiO lngram, the Year 6 leader, followed this up further, after he

ieturned from in-Service Training in the UK, to brief KS2 teachers on the

impact of these changes. lt was encouraging to realise that many of these

issues were already being addressed by the Core Curriculum co-ordinators

(English, Mathematics and Science) in their individual Development Plans'

ln Numerilcy, Fiona Kemp (Foundation and Key Stage 1) and.Neil Sumner

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highlighted the need to include more opportunities for open-

inO-eO taJfs and i-nvJstigations and this was monitored closely throughout the

year.

The monitoring of staff planning and children's books on a systematic and

regular basis by subject co-ordinators, Year Leaders and the senior

Minagement Teim continues to ensure clarity and consistency, as well as

improvements in standards and expectations'

Writing remained a key area of development. lt was important to address the

balance between Reading and Writing and ensure that children had plenty of

cross-curricular opportunlties to develop their knowledge and experience of a

variety of writing'genres. Considerable time was also spent on familiarising

teachers with ine new mark schemes for the KS1 and KS2 National

Curriculum Tests (NCTs).

Science came 'Alive' during an eventful week focusing on this Core subject.

Classrooms changed into ;Discovery Laboratories' and a circus of Science

activities and inveitigations were in evidence from Pre School to Year 6. The

Alice Smith School c6mmunity, particularly the Science Faculty at EP, entered

the spirit and we had an array of guest speakers to each year group,

enlightening and inspiring the children with their knowledge and expertise,

whilst otheis searched for answers to circumnavigate the school's Science

Trail. The activity week, organised by the Science co-ordinators, Kathy

lmeson (Key Stage 1) and charlotte Lusby (Key Stage 2) certainly met its

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From Science trails and Key Stage National Curriculum Test meetings toLiteracy workshops, the partnership between school and home went fromstrength to strength. The two days of Literacy Workshops, planned andpresented by the co-ordinators, Catherine Gaskell (Foundation and KeyStage 1) and Vicky Foster (Key Stage 2), provided a good opportunity forparents to swap places with their child and 'have a go'. Parentsenthusiastically circulated around a variety of activities from spelling games totrying out the new Collins Handwriting scheme, adjectives to adverbs andunderstanding writing genres to speaking and listening challenges. Theattendance was high and the feedback positive. Recent research has shownthat parents' involvement and interest in their children's education has a bigeffect on their achievement. The success of the workshops means they arenow firmly established as an annual event in the Alice Smith Primarycalendar.

Assessment arrangements for the Foundation Stage have also undergonefundamental changes, with the introduction of The Foundation Stage Profile.This is based on teachers' ongoing observations and assessments over all sixareas of learning in the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage. Eachchild's typical development and achievement will be recorded on thirteenassessment scales derived from the Stepping Stones and Early LearningGoals. Jean Thomson, the Pre School and Reception Year Leader, attendedsome illuminating INSET in the UK on the Foundation Stage Profile, in theEaster holidays and The Foundation Stage Curriculum as a whole, during thesummer break. This has provided the Foundation Stage team with a bank ofuseful materials to aid the introduction and implementation of the FoundationStage Profile in the forthcoming academic year.

2.1.2 Key Stage 1 and 2 National Curriculum Test Results (NCTs)

The end of Key Stage 1 and 2 results were keenly awaited in light of anyimpact from the changes to the National Curriculum Tests.

ln England, the Primary school test results continued to plateau, with thenumber of Year 6 children reaching the expected level 4 or above stabilisingat 75o/o in English and 73% in Maths. ln the tests taken by seven year olds(Year 2) the percentage achieving at least the expected level 2 showed nochange in Reading or Mathematics but there was a decline of 5% in Writing.At both Key Stages there was also a slight fall in the numbers achievingabove the expected level (Level 3 at Key Stage 1 and Level 5 at Key stage 2).

Key Stage 1

At Alice Smith standards remained high and the significant shift upwards in

the percentage of children attaining the higher levels was maintained in

Mathematics (62Yo Level 3s) and improved in Writing (31o/o Level 3s).Analysis of our performance indicator data shows that the levels achieved inthe NCT results are higher than the PIPS (Performance lndicators in PrimarySchools), particularly in the number of children achieving above the expectedlevel (Level 3) where we added value by 22o/o in Mathematics, 2o/o in Readingand 16% in Writing.

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Key Stage 2

The focus on Writing clearly paid dividends where there was a clear reversal,with the number of Level 3s dropping from 30% to 16% and the number oflevel 5s rising from 13 to 29o/o. The results in English and Mathematicsremained high and there was also a rise in the number achieving above theexpected level, with the number of Levels 5s increasing to 61% from 53% in

Mathematics and 56% from 53% overall in English. The raised profile ofScience was also clearly evident in the Science results. All the childrenachieved Level 4 or above, with 80% achieving Level 5: an impressiveachievement, particularly given the increase in the number of questionsassessing scientifi c enquiry.

2.1.3 Primary Extra Curricular Activities

2OO2 saw the introduction of two exciting new initiatives: Saturday Sports led

by Simon Lees and the PTA, and the Year Six Challenge Award led by LouiseGrant and David lngram.

Saturday Sports, offering six sessions each term, proved hugely popular withover 100 children taking part, ably supported by an enthusiastic band ofparents.

Equally popular, the Year Six Challenge Award gave pupils the chance todevelop new skills, take part in adventurous activities and offer a service tothe community. 34 children successfully completed the Challenge; 4 gainingdistinction.

Running alongside was our extensive programme of after school activitieswhich this year saw the addition of Juggling, (held in the new undercroft area)Brain Jim, Underwater Club and Synchronised Swimming. We continued withthe successful pattern for Year Group Sports which began last year and an

orchestra and chamber choir were established in addition to the KS1 and KS2

choirs. The Children's Christian Fellowship provided weekly opportunities forthe development of knowledge and understanding and we thank all those staffand parents who were involved in the celebration of a variety of festivals overthe year.

At Christmas "The Players" entertained us with "Dick Twittington and his Cat",a hilarious experience despite or because of the presence of teaching staff!We also enjoyed the superbly organised Christmas Bazaar and May fete toname but two of the wonderful PTA contributions to the school year.

As ever we were indebted to parents for their help in running uniform clubs,for their enthusiasm in developing cookery and art activities and for theirsupport at many other clubs. Thanks go to all the staff and parents who madeafter school activities, Saturday Sports and the Year Six Challenge Awardsuch a resounding success.

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2.1.4 Primary Sport

As ever Primary Sport at Jalan Bellamy has been busy and successful. Thenumber of children participating in the extra-curricular sports programme is atan all time high and over 400 children took part in either sports or swimmingclubs every week.

ISAKL Athletics

The Primary athletics team trained for over 8 weeks and the results of theevent were outstanding. Alice Smith children dominated in both track and fieldand once again we were the overall champions by over 200 points. The JalanBellamy children performed particularly well in the distance events this yearand 8 Primary School records were broken.

ISAKL Swimming

The annual ISAKL Swimming meet was held at ISKL, Melawati Campus lastFebruary. Over 30 swimmers from Alice Smith participated and swamexceptionally well. Many personal best times and school records were brokenand all the swimmers showed how hard they had trained and improved underthe direction of Sgt. Lee and Miss Michelle. The final result was extremelyclose, Garden lnternational School squeezing Alice Smith out of first position,with a total of 556 points to Alice Smith's 513 points.

Netball

Netball really took off at Alice Smith last year, with 35 girls attending an afterschool club. From this club, we produced two excellent netball teams. Despitefinding it difficult to find other schools to play U11 fixtures against, wepersevered and played a number of games against Garden lnternationalSchool. The 'A' team were undefeated all season, culminating in the U11Netball tournament held at EP, which they went on to win convincingly. The'B' team also played extremely well, winning and losing some games butimproving every time they played. The highlight of the season was the fixtureagainst EP's U13 team. The'A'team'played their hearts out'and walkedaway with a victory and the 'B' team were only narrowly beaten. All the girlsplayed exceptionally well throughout the season and always with adetermined attitude and a willingness to succeed.

lnter-House Netball and Football

The annual inter-house Netball and Football Competitions for Years 5 and 6were held in June. All pupils in Years 5 and 6 took part, choosing betweenNetball or Football (boys and girls playing both). All the teachers in Years 5and 6 helped with this event and many parents came to support. lt was anexciting afternoon, the children displaying good skills, sportsmanship and ahigh level of team spirit. The final results were:

Year 5 Year 6Netball winner Fairfield ScottFootball winner Scott Muir

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The Year 6 football teams were dominant in both the inter-school league andcup competition. We entered 2 teams in the league and as testimony to theirsuccess our'A'team won the league (winning every match) and our'B'teamcame second. A combined squad won the ISAKL football cup beating ISKL4-0 in the final.

Our football programme has had some other notable success stories. Majidche Jalil and zain Ahmad Riza were selected to play for Malaysia andparticipated in an international tournament in Japan. This is the first time thatthe Football Association of Malaysia has selected players from anlnternational School. Well done boys!

Girls

ln Term 3, the girls football team played a series of friendly games againstEP, Garden lnternational School and the boys'A'and 'B'team. The team wasfantastic and played with skill and determination throughout.

Thank you coaches - Simon Lees, Jenny Watson and David lngram

Sports Days

ln Term 3 there were Sports Days for Years 1-6 in which every child had theopportunity to contribute towards their house score. The week was a series ofevents and the standard of participation and competition was high. Thanks toall of the staff and the PTA for their help throughout the week.

Results:

JB Swimming Meet and Swimming Galas

sgt. Lee and Miss Michelle organised an open swimming Meet for anychildren in Years 4-6. The standard was high and although the competitiveelement was evident the children had lots of fun.

The annual Swimming Gala week was fantastic and one of the most colourfulevents of the year. The swimming was exceptional and all the children weremade to feel like they were competing in the Olympics (even if it was only untilbreak time!)

Results:

KS1 No overallwinnersKS2 Year 3-Fairfield Year 4-Scott Year 5-Flemino Year 6-Fleminq

KS1 Fun EventsKS2 Year 3-Fairfield Year 4-Muir Year S-Scott Year 6-Fleminq

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Sports Personalities

The sports personalities of the year werelMelanie LochheadMajid Che JalilJade Grantham (Young sports personality!)

All three children were outstanding in a wide range of sports and behaved in acompetitive but fair way throughout the year. Well done!

Saturday Sports Glub

The PE department and the PTA made a bold move at the start of the year bychanging the already successful Saturday Sports programme. The changeswere dramatic - 3 weekends per term changed to 6! Parents were expected tocoach teams, keep score and referee games and all players were given ateam kit, badge and photo! The organisation of the event was huge and over3 terms, the children were expected to participate in a Football, Tee Ball,Rugby and Netball league!

ln week 1, it was clear that the new format was going to be an outstandingsuccess. The children, parents and staff loved the morning and over 250children and parents attended the morning sessions.

At the end of the term's league the children and families were invited to apresentation and awards night at JB. Over 350 people attended to celebratethis wonderful festival of sport. Thank you Simon Lees, Jenny Watson, thePTA and all of the parents who made this event one of the highlights of theyear.

2.1.5 The Arts At The Primary School

The new building at Jalan Bellamy reuniting the whole of the Primary Schoolgave us the opportunity to have three Year Group Productions last year. lnthe first term, Year 2 presented a wonderful production of 'Oliver' directed byCatherine Gaskell. The children sang, acted and danced with commitment,enthusiasm and style - a tremendous achievement for children so youngwhich was very well received by staff, students and parents alike.

Year 4 took on the highly ambitious project of 'The Hobbit' - a new script wasadapted from Tolkien's book by Susannah Pearson, director of the productionand Year Leader. New songs were composed by Geraldine McDonnell, Headof Music and Performing Arts. The costumes and set were superb, the danceschoreographed by Louise Grant were dramatic and exciting, the performancesfrom the Year 4 children were outstanding and all agreed that this was a trulymemorable production.

ln the last week of the school year, our final year students in Year 6 gave usunforgettable performances of 'Bugsy Malone'. Directed by Elaine Kearton,'Bugsy' showcased some wonderful acting, great dance numbers and somespectacular special effects and props devised by Neil Sumner, Encik Mahmud

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All our productions involve the expertise of all the Year Group teachers andteachers' assistants and a huge thanks goes to them for all their dedication,time and inventiveness!

Ongoing throughout last year were class assemblies from every single classin the school from Pre-School to Year 6. Each week, the children in the schoolare treated to a special assembly linked to the curriculum on topics rangingfrom Vikings to Healthy Eating to Chinese New Year. These assemblies arefun and informative and can include acting, singing, dancing, playing, multi-media presentations, art and design and costumes from the sublime to thetotally ridiculous! The Year Groups then get together to perform all theirassemblies for parents - a virtual production in its own right!

Music in the classroom involves a great deal of playing, singing, composingand conducting - each class has thirty minutes of music in the Music Roomeach week and also thirty minutes singing in the hall. Around the school, youwill also see further evidence of the Arts: our display boards show the widevariety of work experienced by the children - everything from self-portraits andKlimt to the Rainbow Fish and Monet using a wide range of medium.

2.1.6 Primary Trips and Expeditions

This year marked the first overnight expedition for Year Four pupils. Superblyorganised by Susannah Pearson, the Bukit Tinggi trip provided the childrenwith a variety of activities to enjoy as well as developing social and teambuilding skills. Year Four also took part in a river investigation, a visit to FRIMand to the Austrian bakery during the year.

Year Five increased their historical and geographical knowledge of both KLand Malacca and for the first time since 1997, Year Six left JB for a week inPenang. Again super organisation by Alison Nadarajah and David Ingrammeant that these trips were as successful as ever.

Year Three explored land use in Bangsar and visited the Botanical Gardens.Year Two and Year Six visited the Petrosains Centre and handicrafts andbatik were on the agenda for Year Two's trip to the Craft Complex. ln addition,they enjoyed their visit to EP during our Science Week, the latter providingopportunities for lots of visiting speakers and scientific experiences for thewhole school.

Year One had a natural history theme with visits to the Zoo and Butterfly Parkand Reception and Pre-School had fun in the Lake Gardens. The ChineseTemple visit also provided stimulation for Reception children and added to thecultural experiences provided by our Deepavali, Hari Raya and Chinese NewYear dress up days and assemblies.

As always we are immensely grateful to all the staff and parents who helpedto make the trips possible and productive. We also thank the many visitors tothe school who do so much to enrich the children's learning.

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2.2 Secondary Teaching and Learning

2,2.1 Secondary Gurriculum

For the first time in many years, there have only been a few significantchanges in the secondary curriculum. Mandarin continues to grow inpopularity as it moves up through the school with the first GCSE candidates in2003. The Economics course at GCSE has changed slightly to an Economicsand Business course and we have seen the introduction of another VCEcourse in the Sixth Form (Business). Everything else continues to grow andbuild in success.

The use of performance indicator data has aided the teaching and enabledteachers to set realistic yet challenging targets with students to help themimprove.

ICT continues to grow. This is the first complete year that we have been ableto integrate the use of the lnternet into lessons, with the advent of abroadband connection to the site. Each faculty now has a LCD projector builtinto one of their teaching rooms to allow the whole class to see presentationsor the lnternet. The use of the school lntranet also grows, as we put more ofthe teaching resources and links in a central area accessible by all. Ascomputers are placed around the school, students and teachers are naturallyusing them as a tool in their day-to-day work.

2.2.2 External Examination Results 2003

ln the summary of the exam results shown over the next few pages, we haveconfined the Key Stage 3 and GCSE results to the last five years. This is tokeep the data provided in this report manageable, results from years notshown are available from the school. The Advanced Level programme is nowin its fourth year and continues to expand. Some Sixth form students are nowtaking advantage of the AS/A examination system to take a wider range ofsubjects, by taking AS examinations in subjects which are outside their mainfocus.

Key Stage 3

The National Curriculum Tests (NCTs) are externally set and marked and areused as a benchmark in the three core subjects of English, Mathematics andScience for all students upon completion of Year 9. These tests are statutoryin UK state schools but voluntary in all other British schools.

This year's results are again very impressive, and for the first time saw theQCA (the UK department that administers the NCTs) withdraw level 8 andExtended Performance (EP) from English and Science, and EP fromMathematics. This 'ceiling'to the tests certainly lowers the level that some ofour students could achieve, compared to previous years.

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The table below shows the school's performance in 2003 compared to the UKaverage.

Comparison of these results with our performance indicator data shows thaton average we added one level in each subject for each student.

GCSE Examinations - Key Stage 4

At GCSE we had 92 candidates sitting for 575 exams giving an average 6.25entries per candidate. Of these candidates, 62 sat for five or more exams.

41.4o/o of the entries were graded A* or A, and 90.3% of the entries weregraded C or higher. These represent the highest statistics the school hasscored in the previous four years and must be viewed in the context of alarger non-selective intake to the examinations. The average grade this yearwas in between grades A and B.

90% of candidates scored five A* to C grades. This is a popular indicator in

UK schools, where the average in 2003 was 53%.

Our two top candidates were Ken Li Chung (who achieved 11 A* or A grades),and Anetta Jones (who achieved 10 A* or A grades).

Compared to the performance indicators used by the school, the results showthat we added value to all our candidates.

A level Examination Results

To achieve a grade in a subject at A2 (A level), a candidate must take six unitassessments. These results are the aggregation of the unit assessments.For these examinations, we had 31 candidates sitting for 105 A level exams.The average UCAS point score for this exam session was 89 (which is

equivalent to a grade between C and B)

The students who achieved the most subjects at the highest grades wereWilliam Soliman and Katharina Khor who both achieved five grade As.Johanna Von Lindeiner achieved four grade As. William also scored twomerits in the new AEA tests (Advanced Extension Awards) in Physics andMathematics. These tests are extensions to A level.

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''-''':1?El.?',nffiu::?As an average for the previous four-year period, candidates at A level haveachieved some impressive results. 35.4% achieved an A grade and 55%achievedAandBgrades.

Summary

The results described here are very good by anyone's standards. As thesecondary school becomes more established, the results show this sustainedhigh level of achievement consistently year after year.

2.2.3 Student Welfare and Services in the Secondary School

The academic year 200212003 witnessed the introduction of Heads of Year forthe first time in the Secondary School. This has provided students and formtutors with a more focused support system from the Welfare Team thanpreviously. ln addition, a programme of academic monitoring was introducedon a trial basis. The aim of this system is to ensure that students meet on aregular basis with their tutors to discuss their academic performance and toset targets to facilitate further progress.

Three key members of the welfare team left during the year: Rob George,who was the first Head of Sixth Form and latterly the senior manager.responsible for welfare issues; Kyle Boote, Head of Sixth Form since January2002; and Rachel Batty, Head of Year 11 during 2oo2l2oo3. we thank themall for their input into the development of student support at Equine Park andwish them well in their future endeavours. Newcomers appointed to thewelfare team were Andy coates, as Director of student welfare, DeclanO'Reilly as Head of Sixth Form, Helen Evans as Assistant Head of SixthForm, and Steve Shorthose as Head of Year 10.

2.2.4 Secondary Extra Curricular Activities

The Equine Park extra curricular programme has continued to offer a widerange of sports, music, drama, dance, academic and specialist activitiesthroughout the year. This is only possible through the dedicated, hard work ofthe teaching staff. The overall effect of an extended activity programme is thatit often provides difficult choices for our students. Despite these choices, thereis a very strong ethos amongst the students staying behind for extra curricularactivities.

The drop in Term 3 is primarily due to a greater focus by students on exampreparation along with study leave for Year 11, 12 and 13 students.

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2.2.5 Secondary SPort

Athletics

ln November 2002, we had a great day at

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ISAKL athletics; the results below

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There are ll schools in each category'

For the first year, we were able to be part of Petaling District athletics team

and the following pupift performed especially well in their events last March'

Thapelo DlaminiDanial SmurthwaiteLara SmilesLolita LochheadMaria CaulfieldSophie Bell

There are many more athletes not mentioned who performed to extremely

high standards, working hard seygral times a week all year' congratulations

to-alt anO to the Athletics captain Katy Moaven'

Swimming

After school activities started on the 2nd week of the year 2002-03' The

swimming activity ran from Mondays-Fridays'

On gth November 2OO2,|SKL organised a swim meet where 3 schools (ISKL'

KLASS and the nr"rilun Scholol of Singapore) participated' 6 boys and 5

girls represented KLASS. The results were:

Teamevents-3bronzeslndividual Events - 5 silvers and 5 bronzes

Outstanding swimmer was Karl Maxwell'

ln Term 2, lhe ISAKL Swim Meet was organised by Garden .lnternationalSchool at Bukit..latil Rquatic Centre. A total it SZ swimmers from KLASS were

entered for the g "g"'gtoups,

i.e. Under 13 (Group 1), Under 15 (Group 2)

and over 15 (Group-5l."rr-Asb did very well, gaining a total of 800 points and

emerging ", 1"unn&--up ,tong lh" I -particifating

schools' The girls' team

scored a total of ie6 piiintt uni th" boys' team scored a total of 414 points'

3'd place Long JumP (PB)2nd place 800m (PB)1't place 400m and 1't place Long Jump (PB)

1't place Javelin1" ilacp 800m & 1500m and 1't place High Jump

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The Senior Swimming Gala of the school was held in February 2003. MuirHouse emerged as the champion's scoring a total of 1,165 points.

The Amateur Swimming Association of Selangor organised the 13th JuniorAge-group championship at shah Alam Aquatic centre. A total of gswimmers from KLASS entered for 2 different categories of the age-group.The swimmers entered for Under 14 (Group 2) and Under 12 (Group 3).

The Selangor Schools Swim Meet (MSSS) was held in April at the Shah AlamAquatic Centre. A total of 25 swimmers were picked to represent KLASS.Outstanding swimmer was Ciara Smiles,

Football

The senior boys' and girls' teams prepared for their participation in a SeniorFOBISSEA football tournament at Bangkok Patana School. With less than 1

week from departure, the decision to cancel the games was made byFOBISSEA heads due to security and health risks.

The teams continued with their domestic programme proving successfulagainst all opposition except the Malaysian National U-17s from Bukit Jalil.The boys team was very much in the game until half time when they weredown by 2 goals. A fresh 11 players re-started the game for the gutit .lalitteam and they pulled away as the Alice Smith boys tired.

We were invited to participate in the Selangor Schools football tournament atU-18 level. The preliminary rounds of this knockout tournament are divisionaland subang Jaya district games were hosted at the Equine park campus.Twelve schools from Puchong, Seri Kembangan and Serdang along with theAlice Smith School took part in the day long tournament. Alice Smith won andwere then due to represent the district against the other divisional statechampions.

ln order to participate further it would have meant that the boys would have tomiss two further days from school. lt was felt that this was not possible in abusy academic term. The school pulled out of the competition and allowed therunners-up to continue as the district's representatives.

The boys from Year 9 and 10 faced the perennial problem of being split due tothe varying cut off dates of ages for entry into various tournlments andcompetitions. They finished runners-up in the U-14 Japanese Schooltournament and were knocked out of the group stages of the lsKL U-16tournament. There were a number of talented players at this age group whoalso represented the senior sides.

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The U-13 team finished second in their ISAKL tournament displaying some ofthe best football played by any Alice Smith team. Both the U-13 boys andgirls, along with the senior boys won their age groups at the indoor league at

the Sports Barn in PJ. This league was hosted by Paul Masefield's Little

League and trophies were handed out by members of the ESPN team'Trophies also went to top scorers in each league: U-13s - Alex Ritson, Senior

Boys - Ryan Boden, Girls - Sophie Bell. The girls had a successful year led by

captain Nicole Feasby for the second year. The highlight was winning the U17

tournament hosted by ISKL in November.

Basketball

Basketball continues to grow within the school and we now have a right to call

ourselves a major force within the FOBISSEA Schools. lt is thereforeunfortunate that, due to the cancellation of the Senior FOBISSEA games, ourteams did not have the chance to demonstrate this in more regional

competitions.

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All the teams continued to perform well throughout last year. We had regular

fixtures against the local international schools like ISKL, MKIS, JISKL, GIS

and the German School and all year groups acquitted themselves very well inthese matches. We also had considerable success within the tournaments we

were able to enter.

The senior boys had an exceptional year. They won the ISAKL tournament forthe first time and reached the semi final of Dalat lnvitational Tournament. Thisperformance should not be underestimated as this tournament includes

several of the leading American Schools and local state teams in South East

Asia. However, the highlight of the year was the team's outstandingperformance in winning the inaugural Alice Smith lnvitational Tournament.Although several teams were unable to participate (because of SARS) they

beat te-ams from KL and around the South East Asia region to win the trophy.

The U15s also had an outstanding season. Unfortunately tournament

opportunities were restricted but they acquitted themselves very well in theirfriendly matches and were runner-up in the ISAKL tournament. Their highlight

was in winning their age group in the Dalat lnvitational Tournament.

The U13 boys were, without FOBISSEA, unfortunately very restricted in theirtournament and friendly opportunities. However, they did win the U13 ISAKL

Tournament held at the Japanese School and acquitted themselves very well

in the games they did PlaY.

Again it is our performances against GIS and MKIS, which illustrate the

progress the school has made. We had rarely beaten them in any boys' age

group before last year. Yet during the course of the season all 3 sides enjoyed

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Girls

The senior girls continued to improve throughout the year and had notablevictories during the season. They also performed above expectations to finish3'o in the Alice Smith lnvitational Tournament behind very strong sides fromPatana and Uplands. They also finished 3'd in the Dalat lnvitationalTournament which again was an excellent performance given the quality ofthe teams in the competition.

The U15s also won a very good bronze medal at the Dalat Tournament andthen performed exceptionally well to win the ISAKL U15 tournament held atthe Japanese school in March for the second year in a row. They alsocompeted well in their friendly matches beating both MKIS and ISKL duringthe season.

The U13 girls (rather like their U13 boys counterparts) were again, withoutFOBISSEA, unfortunately very restricted in their tournament and friendlyopportunities. However, they enthusiastically trained throughout the year andfinished second in the ISAKL tournament held at the Japanese School.

We would like to thank the coaches, Pete lmeson (U13 girls), Jon Gilchrist(U13 boys), Kyle Boote (U15 boys) Fiona Kemp (Senior girls) and Jeremywyre (U15 girls and Senior boys) who so willingly gave up their time forpractices, matches and tournaments. These were often on either Saturday orSundays!

Netball

Once again, participation in the netball activities was excellent. At the U13tournament, we were able to enter 3 teams and everyone performed well. TheU15 and 015 tournament was a new experience for our girls as we playedteams from Bukit Jalil School, which included national players who seemed toaverage 6 foot! Raffles School, Singapore had also brought teams to thetournament and it was great to experience different competition. The seniorgirls joined a boys' trip to Penang in order for us to have a fixture againstUplands school. we had a great weekend, the game was close all the waythrough until the end when Uplands pulled away to win by 2 goals.

Throughout the year, we had regular fixtures against Garden School, whichwere enjoyed by all. One fixture involved three U15 teams who had all won. ltis good to see high standards throughout the year group. Hannah Muir wascaptain this year and was always clear with her expectation of wanting thebest out of the players.

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2.2.6 The Arts At The Secondary School

This has been another eventful year in the life of the Performing Arts faculty.

Once again we have seen some encouraging results for GCSE, AS and Alevel Music and Drama. Results were highly successful, with 100% A*-C forGCSE Music, 100% A-C for A level Music, 1OO% A-E for GCSE Drama and100% A-C for both AS and A level Drama.

Our series of public performances started with a Chamber Concert in Octoberand we heard a range of music from students from Years 7 - 13. This yearthe standard of performance continued to rise, and a large part of theprogramme was dedicated to performances of original compositions writtenand performed by our GCSE music students.

ln December, Year 10 Drama students gave a compelling performance oforiginal work entitled Monologues and Duologes as part of their coursework.This was challenging set of pieces produced by Mr Crofton. lt was wellreceived by the large audience who crammed into the drama studio to see ournew exam students in their first major performance piece for GCSE.

We celebrated the annual Carol Service at St Mary's Cathedral. This isalways an occasion to look fonruard to in the school year. lt is also quite anovelty for many of our new students and parents who are new to the tropics,to be singing carols and eating mince pies in the sweltering heat!

We continued our Christmas theme with a group of talented actors from Year7 - 13 who performed in an adaptation Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol atthe Renaissance Hotel, KL. This was the central entertainment piece for theprestigious Chaine de Rofi'sseurs dinner and our students were given highpraise for their outstanding performance.

ln January a group of ten students from Years 7 and 8 took part in the /SIA(lnternational Schools' Theatre Association) Drama festival at KGV School inHong Kong. The theme was Tall Stories, and the festival incorporated thetheme of skyscrapers in the city into the project. This proved to be arewarding trip and our students returned full of enthusiasm, energy and keento enrol for the festival next year.

The following month we took part in another /SIA festival. This focused ontechnical theatre and was hosted by MKIS in KL. We were able to combineboth students and staff in the event, which proved to be highly informative andonce again, like the Hong Kong festival, it provided opportunities to meet andto share ideas and skills with students and staff from around the region.

Year 7 students wasted no time at all when the annual Year 7 Carnivalparadewas announced. They produced some beautifully elaborate and creativecostumes and set about making musical instruments and devising festivedance routines. They performed to an enthusiastic audience who joined usfor the extravaganza.

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'''''L1o'?X'oJnff iUlS?Folfowing shortly after this was the visit from the Mataysian PhitharmonicOrchestra, under the direction of conductor, Kevin Field. This was the secondsuch collaboration with the school. The musicians gave three one-hourperformances to a total of fourteen hundred students from Alice Smith and awide range of local Malaysian schools. We are extremely grateful to thesponsors, Petronas, and the MPo and look forward to continuing ourassociation with the orchestra.

ln April, a group of our string players joined forces with students from otherinternational schools in KL to establish the first Sfnng Festivatat MKIS. Thiswas an event which produced some fine music. The students were coachedby members of the MPo and performed a concert at the end of the day@urse.

Our Music and Drama students have participated in regular trips to concertsand theatre productions throughout the year. We have continued to build ourlinks with local theatres and concert halls and have enjoyed good workingrelationships with the education and outreach departments of theseestablishments.

The standard of Drama performance continues to rise at Equine Park. OurAS Drama students, assisted by Ellen Goddard of year 13, gave a fineperformance of the demanding modern classic Huis Ctos or No Exit by JeanPaul Sartre, directed by Catherine Broadbent & Alan Crombie. The Dramastudio was temporarily transformed into Sartre's vision of Hell - a 19th CenturySecond Empire Style drawing room serviced by a butler with reptilianunblinking eyes. Milica Djekic scored a well deserved A grade for her vividportrayal of Estelle.

Year 13 worked hard on an improvised piece of Drama on the theme ofYinNang and the Four Elemenfs, which used acting, dance and mime skills.As part of their preparation they studied Buto, a very taxing Japaneseexpression of physicality and slow controlled dance/mime. Having seen aperformance at the Actors' Studio, we invited the principal performer TonyYap, into school where he took our students through a very demandingworkshop. Year 13 also performed excerpts from Tennessee Williams' Cat ona Hot Tin Roof, which was recently revived in London's West End.

Both Year 12 & 13 Drama students followed a programme of theatre visitsand amongst the many theatre trips attended were : Emity of Emerald Hitt,(stella Kon), ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry, The Bett shakespeare companyworkshops and Visrfs by Jit Murad.

Year 11 Drama students performed their lmprovised dramas with theinvaluable help of our former Head of Drama su Greaves (now su Guest)who lives and works in Singapore. Due to her creative and sympathetic drive- they managed to achieve a full set of differentiated grades including a cropof As. Year 10 and 12 students were involved in the Bloomsday Cetebrationswith the lrish Ambassador and Declan o'Reilly, where James Joyce'sU/ysses was dramatically brought to life through readings and short actedscenes.

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On the final Monday of the year, nine exceptionally talented students fromHarrow Schoo/ visited the school for the day with two music staff. They wereinvolved in string and piano workshops in the morning, followed by anafternoon performance of chamber works, incorporating EP students andvisiting students attached to the local Allegro School of Music, with whom EPmaintains strong links. Exposure to such high calibre performances by suchyoung performers was an eye-opener for both students and staff, and provedan inspiration for some.

The end of year Senior Concert, held in a packed drama studio, showcasedstudents throughout the school, all of whom take great pleasure in musicmaking both in and out of class. lt was an event that drew students, staff andparents together into a generously appreciative audience, and encouraged allperformers in their endeavours to develop their musical skills.

Our links with Allegro School of Music continue to develop, and although wenow have fewer students learning to play musical instruments in school, wealways encourage enthusiastic students to take up lessons with ourrecommended bank of music teachers in KL.

Students from Y10 were invited to participate in the Saraurak Rainforest WorldMusic Festival, a three-day event in July. Although only one student was ableto attend this year, his enthusiasm should undoubtedly inspire next year's Y10and 11s to give it a try next year, and for this to become a regular fixture in thePA calendar in the future.

Our congratulations also go to Year 9 student, Latifah Hamzah, who gained adistinction for Grade Vlll violin. This is a fine achievement.

Finally, we should like to give our thanks to Ms Su Greaves, Mrs Tina Wellsand Mr Crombie, who taught our Drama students for the final part of theircourses. Their dedication and commitment was evident from the success ofthe examination results.

2.2.7 Secondary Trips and Expeditions

The decision to change the timing of the year group trips for Equine Parkstudents from July to October meant that there were few extended year grouptrips organised during 200212003. Years 7 and 8 visited Bukit Tinggi for a daytrip and Year 9 maintained the link between The Alice Smith School andRumah Bethany, a home for handicapped children, by combining a visit to thechildren's home, where they provided workshops for the children, with a visitto Pangkor lsland. The annual ski trip to New Zealand took place for the fifthyear in succession and provided a variety of outdoor experiences for thestudents in addition to, of course, the skiing. The Duke of Edinburgh Awardexpedition once again took place in the rugged terrain of the CameronHighlands.

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3. Community and Public Relations

Alice Smith is more than a school - it's a community of students, parents andstaff. We are always fortunate in having parents and staff who are prepared togive so much to the school.

Week in, week out you will find the PTA providing such terrific support for theschool, the children and the staff. The December Christmas Bazaar,Halloween party, Car Boot Sale and May Fete were just some of the eventsorganised by the PTA. These events not only raise money for the school inhelping to provide a wide range of extra resources from play equipment tobooks, but also bring together the various elements of the community to havefun. During the past year, we also appreciate the invaluable and endless helpgiven by parents during trips week, activity week, production, etc.

Reaching out to the wider community and supporting those in need is instilledin the children from a young age. Students, with the help of parents and staff,worked tirelessly to raise funds for a number of charitable organisationsincluding Rumah Peace, Rumah Bethany and HUKM. Fund raising activitiesinclude the Activity Week at Jalan Bellamy, the Charity Golf Days, Fun Runand a collection of Christmas gifts. At the Primary School, a total ofRM 13,000 was raised for Rumah Peace. Senior students raised a grand totalof RM 20,000 for Action Aid in sponsoring children in Third World Countriesand RM 13,000 was sent to Tilgangga Eye Hospital in Nepal.

To thank parents, staff and various national communities within the school forchoosing Alice Smith and for all their support, the "Thank you Campaign" wasdeveloped and ran for the whole year.

Primary School

A Royal visit could not have come at a better time than at the beginning of anew academic year. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, members of theBritish Royal family, visited the Primary School in September. Bill Addington,one of the School Governors, Steve Caulfield the Primary Principal and ChrisBoden the Vice Principal welcomed the Royal Party who were accompaniedby Mr. Bruce Cleghorn, the British High Commissioner to Malaysia.

The Primary School was also honoured to welcome His Royal Highness TheSultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin ldris Shah to officially open the Year 5& 6 building. The building has enabled the Primary Years (ages 3 - 11) toreunite at Jalan Bellamy and provide a first class British curriculum for bothlocal and expatriate families in Kuala Lumpur. The new building has 12classrooms, a library, two central multi functional rooms and an l.C.T suitewtth 24 lnternet linked computers. "We are extremely grateful for the supportand advice we receive from the various Malaysian Ministries", explained Mr.Caulfield "and having his Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor visit andopen our building has been the highlight of a most successful year of growthat the Primary School".

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over 730 children, 95 staff and about 200 parents watched as His RoyalHighness Sultan of Selangor cut the ribbon to officially open the building. HisExcellency was later taken on a tour of the new Year 5 & 6 building.

Foundation, Key Stage 1 and 2 parents attended another successfulNumeracy Workshop. Parents embarked on a mathematical journey to seekout new strategies and develop their understanding of how Mathematics istaught in the Primary years.

Other events during the course of the year included Science Week, OpenDay, various school trips (including Year 4 to Bukit Tinggi, Year 5 to Malaccaand Year 6 to Penang) Victor Chin's visit, various Year Group productions andassemblies to name but a few.

3.2 Secondary School

At Equine Park, students continue to secure places at top universitiesincluding Cambridge, England and rhe Royal College of Surgeons, lreland.The highly supportive Careers and University Placements team ensure ourleavers make the most of their talents.

Six students represented the school for the second time at the 35thConference of The Hague lnternational Model United Nations (THIMUN).Together the students were representatives of UNRISD (United NationsResearch lnstitute for Social Development). Back at EP, there is the annualone-day MINIMUN (mini-United Nations) for Year 10 students, chaired bysenior MUNers and THIMUN veterans. Held for the past 4 years at EquinePark, students work hard on developing policy statements, writing their ownresolutions and honing their debating skills.

The Charter Meeting for the inauguration of the first lnteract Club took place inFebruary. Attached to the Rotary Club of Putrajaya, the Alice Smith School isthe first school to receive a charter from them. The students have been veryactive in promoting community projects as part of their INTERACT work atEquine Park. A celebration of one of their many achievements was when HEMr Daniel Mulhall attended a Bloomsday to celebrate the unveiling of theJames Joyce reading seat at the school.

Over 50 students exhibited their work in the Design & Technology Show. Theprojects were an accumulation of projects designed and made by GCSE andA-Level students. The standard of work was very impressive and uses arange of materials from rubberwood, laminated board, chromed steel tubingand colourful acrylic.

ln July, three of our Year 12 students took part as Global Young Leaders in aseries of international conferences held in Washington and New York. Theywere also able to visit behind the scenes at Congress and the United Nations.

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The school student population has grown, especially with a well-establishedSixth Form. Sixth Form students are expected to be increasingly self-motivated as they prepare for university and the world of employment.Opportunities to exercise independence include choosing an increasinglyspecialised curriculum from a wide choice of subjects.

They also participate in games and activities and are strongly encouraged toenter the Duke of Edinburgh's Award for personal development as anextra-curricular component. The Sixth Form Prefects' Retreat held in theCameron Highlands allows prefects to work on their expanded role assub-committee members and as attached leaders to tutor groups in KeyStages 3 and 4. Students have clarified and defined their roles as prefecton-duty and around the school and therefore, have the opportunities toexercise leadership and to assume responsibility through involvement.

Some of the other highlights from 2002-2003 include:

Term 1

o lnternational Dayo Visit from Kanlayaneesitharmmarat School, Thailand. Chamber Concerto FOBISSEA Heads Conferenceo ISAKL Athletics. Sports Dayo ISAKL U13 Basketball- Girls awarded Silver medals and Boys Gold. KL lnternational Schools Soccer Cup (Girls) KLASS beat Garden 1-0 to

be the 2002 KL Cup Championso ISAKL Athletics - we were the overall winners. Results of top 3 schools:

KLASS - 1,051.50 pts GIS - 706 pts ISKL - 402 pts. New ISAKL records were set by Sophie Bell, Lara Smiles, Erin

Morrison, Nabilah Muhamad, Daniel Smurthwaite, Emma Jane Dinan,Nicola Troup ad Ami Morrison.

o A Cultural Exchange Evening with the German School of Kuala Lumpuro Duke of Edinburgh Silver Expedition to Slim Rivero Christmas Bazaar. 'Christmas Carol' - presentation by KLASS students at the 'Chaine De

Rotisseurs' Dinner, Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Term 2

Fun RunTHIMUN (The Hague lnternational Model United Nations)SEAMC+ (South-East Asia Mathematics Competition) - 6 studentsparticipated in this competition held in Singapore.ISTA's (lnternational Schools Theatre Association) Drama Festival inHong Kong - 10 students of Year 7 & 8 participatedSenior Boys won ISAKL basketballSenior Swimming Gala and Waterpolo

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o ISAKL Badminton U15-14 AS students from Years I & 9 came awaywith a string of medals.

o Action Aido Careers & Choices Evening. Golf Day

Term 3

o Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at Equine Park. String Festival at Mont Kiara lnternational School - 7 of our violin

students took part.o Nine AS athletes competed in the Selangor Schools Athletics

Championship.. AS Drama production of 'No Exit'o 2 students competed in the UK Mathematics Trust Olympiado The lnteract Club at Equine Park was formally inaugurated by the

Rotary Club of Putrajaya.. Official 'unveiling' of the James Joyce Seat by the lrish Ambassador. Clock Face Competitiono Valedictory Assemblyo Talent Quest 2003o Duke of Edinburgh expedition to Cameron Highlandso End of Year Music Concerto Piano & String Workshop by Harrow School Orchestra. Mary Purchase Public Speaking

4. Teaching Staff

4.1 Primary

ln September 2002, we welcomed the following new staff to the PrimarySchool: Maxine Billing (Year 4), Philippa Gent (Year 1), Zoe Higginbotham(Year 3), Kathryn lmeson (Reception), Mark Jones (Year 4), Elaine Kearton(Year 6), Philip Kearton (Year 5), Charlotte Lusby (Year 4), GeraldineMcDonnell (Music), lan Pittman (Year 3), Alison Forster (Year 2), SergeantLee (Swimming) and Fiona Lewis (French).

During the course of the year in March 2003 Fiona Lewis had to leave us asher husband was transferred to Singapore. We welcomed Delphine Veniat asher replacement.

The end of the academic year in July 2003 saw us saying thank you, farewelland good luck to Louise Grant, Mary Kitching, Edward Hassall, Wendy Ryan,Susannah Pearson, Dorothy Whitelaw and Alison Forster.

Although we are an lnternational School with a large, transient, expatriatepopulation of staff, it is always encouraging to see how many of the "leavers"stay in close touch with the school and fellow colleagues still here. They maywell have left Malaysia, but Alice Smith clearly has a special place in theirmemory.

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4.2 Secondary

At the start of the academic year the following teachers joined the staff atEquine Park: Angela Brookes (English), Kathryn Bloomer (Biology), CatherineCostello (ESL), Alan Crombie (MFL), Peter lmerson (Business Studies),Declan O'Reilly (English), Simon Rimmington (Physics), James Thomas(Mathematics), Caroline Ulyatt (Biology), John Warrington (Learning Support),Tim Crofton (Drama) and Amanda Walsh (Mathematics).

At Christmas Mr. Robert George headed off to study in New Zealand and bothAmanda Walsh and Tim Crofton had to return to their home countries. Wewere very pleased to welcome Steve Shorthose (Mathematics) and gratefulfor a combined contribution from Su Guest and Tina Wells in the Dramadepartment.

As the academic year ended we said farewell and thank you to StephenMurray who had completed 3 years as Secondary School Principal. We alsosaid goodbye to: Susan Warry (Mathematics), Sue Stables (PE), AndrewDove (Mathematics), Pip Lee (Mathematics), James Thomas (Mathematics),Khatijah Aboo Bakar (MFL), Sharon Pull (MFL), Rachel Batty (MFL) and KyleBoote (History).

5. Non-Teaching Staff

With the introduction of the Central Administrative Team this year, Mr. LimChin Guan has been appointed the Head of Finance and Administration tooversee the smooth functioning of both school offices.

The continuing expansion of both sites led to a more decentralised set up withMr. Vicky taking over the helm at Equine Park and En. Mahmud at JalanBellamy in managing housekeeping, maintenance and security,

We also put into effect the centralised purchasing system whereby significantpurchases of substantial amounts are controlled by the central purchasing unitbased on the recommendations by Ernst & Young.

5.1 Primary

The office reorganisation at Jalan Bellamy led to some welcome additions toour administration staff. Sunita, Wai Min, Bee Yee and Sharmini joined ourhardworking team in helping to make sure that the school runs smoothly.

We also welcomed Omar, Clara, Selvi, Sabrina, Anita, Seela, Audra, Kiru,Salminah, Zakiah, Norizan, Yusuf, Saiful, Amran, Aziz, Sulaiman, Ahmad,Musa, Mohd Noh and Azmi; and said goodbye and good luck to Shelly,Preema, Hilda, Theresa, Premalata, Mee Sun, Suseeladevi, Wendy, Rina andGeorge. The marked increase in security staff reflecting the school'senhancement of safety and security procedures.

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ln-service training in lT and Literacy was keenly taken up by our Teachers'Assistants during the course of the year and we look fonnrard to continuing thisprocess with sessions on role identification and Numeracy in the coming year.

This, and the willingness to respond to the changing needs of the school is aclear indication of Non Teaching Staff commitment to raising standards andwe thank them all for their valuable contribution.

5.2 Secondary

With the decentralising exercise, we have Yan Shuet Ching from the Accountsdepartment joining the Administration team at EP and we have instantly seenthe effectiveness of this transfer.

ln Term 1, three new staff joined the team - Sangeeta Veloo as theCommunication Officer with the task of keeping the website up-to-date andassisting in aspects of communication, Ganesh Ayasamy joining as theadministrative support to the PA and PE departments and Thevan Mariappanjoining as the lT Technician assisting Linda Oh in the ever-expanding lTdepartment. With the introduction of the intranet and internet lihks and theestablishment of the network systems, the need for a network personnelbecame apparent and we welcomed Clifford Tan in Term 3.

We are extremely grateful to the administrative and support staff for their hardwork and ability to multi-task. With the previous year's substitute training, weare able to see more teamwork and participation, which is enlarging the roleof the non-teaching staff. We are very fortunate to have the dedication andcommitment shown by our staff.

6. Facilities, Health and Safety

6.1 Jalan Bellamy

2002-2003 saw the continued upgrading of our facilities and site provisions.

We completed the school perimeter fence and, to generate more play spacefor the children, we rented two car park areas in Jalan Kerayong. Thisinitiative means that all cars now park "off site" during the day and we have anadditional playground at the front of school.

Another well received and most popular development was the extension andupgrading of our Deli facilities. With support from the Parent TeacherAssociation we embarked upon a major re-fit of the Deli and introducedadditional seating for parents. A visit there any morning reveals a thrivingcommunity of parents enjoying an early morning coffee or tea and croissant.Do call in if you are passing.

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''_'''L1o':I$'nmU:5?Site security was also given serious attention and the introduction of officialcar stickers and photo identification passes for all adults really tightened ourlevels of security and safety. A word of thanks here for your co-operation, as aparent body, in supporting these initiatives and in particular to Chris Boden(Vice Principal at Jalan Bellamy)for leading this project.

Thanks and appreciation also to En. Mahmud, the JB Maintenance Managerand his team for their continued efforts and hard work in keeping our sitefacilities well maintained and our first class appearance.

6.2 Equine Park

By July, the major construction phase of the new library block was completed,leaving the internal finishing.

This will provide much needed extra space where the extra facilities include: atwo storey library with integral careers library, seminar rooms and offices; the6'n Form centre; a lecture theatre with integral AV facilities; an ICT suite; 10classrooms and new Medical Centre.

The ICT provision across the whole school has now developed to the pointthat every classroom has been networked and all faculty areas have AVfacilities linked to this. The school wide intranet is now complete for allsubject areas and this is rapidly developing in both breadth and depth.

The construction and formal "opening" of the "James Joyce Seat" has been aninteresting addition to our school. The seat has been built to incorporate anactual building brick from the great man's house in lreland, with the hope thatit will become a touchstone that could inspire our young writers. Bricks havebeen sent all over the world and there will a book published to show the manyways they have been used.

We continue to upgrade and to monitor our security system. The introductionof new security photo lD cards has helped, together with the upgrading ofguard training and increasing the number of guards.

We have installed a storm warning system that senses the build up andproximity of storms. This is used to inform us when to sound the newlyinstalled sirens that clear all outdoor areas. Procedures are in place and havebeen practised.

The entire site has been re-painted and the rolling programme of maintenanceensures that Mr Vicky's team are able to keep the school looking good andworking effectively. This team has also acted upon many of the findings ofthe Health and Safety committee with further development of pathways,drainage covers etc.

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