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ExcellentA Visit by His Excellency Boyd McCleary,The British High Commissioner.T O U C HB A S EA F O R T N I G H T L Y N E W S L E T T E R F O R T H E S C H O O L C O M M U N I T YFRIDAY,September 26th, 2008TERM 1The International SchoolOf Penang (Uplands)Get TouchBase in colour at www.uplands.orgIn this TouchBase:- School Visit by His Excellency Boyd McCleary- Parent Teacher Meet & Greet- Leaving Uplands- Merdeka!

ExcellentHis Excellency Boyd McCleary, British High Commissioner, visited Uplands School on Friday the 19th of September2008. He was accompanied by Vice Consul Sandra Rust, Director of the British Council Penang Peggy Lim and Directorof Education at British Council Kuala Lumpur Peter Clark.The tour of the School was led by Honorary British Consul, Mr.Robert Hawkins, Acting Principal, Alan Smith,Head of Primary, Ali Nicholson and Director of Administration, Kingsley Charles. His Excellency visited and chatted withstudents in Primary and Secondary during their Art, IT and Design Technology classes. He was impressed with Upland’snew artificial sports field after hearing of the multiple benefits it affords students, especially in our hot and often wetclimate. Many of his questions and lines of inquiry were regarding the School’s current status and potential challengesit faces now and in the future; he was also interested in learning how the British Council might work in partnership withThe International School Of Penang (Uplands).Later on during the visit, Chair of the UPTA, Carol Ch’ng, and Assistant Treasurer, Cathy Burrell, met with thetour party over tea and biscuits. Mr. McCleary asked what the parents thought of the School and if there was anythingto improve. Carol informed him that the parents were very satisfied with the education their children were getting andthat the School had good facilities, that perhaps these facilities could be made available to parents too, out of Schoolhours.His Excellency left shortly after for another appointment at USM. The School community would like to thank himand the other visitors for their visit and for taking an interest in Uplands.Marketing & EventsCongratulations to Na’il Randolph Y5.Na’il is a 5H primary student at Uplands, he enjoys swimming, loves scubadiving, and on Sep 6, 2008 successfully completed all requirements necessaryto receive the Scuba Ranger certification from Kids Scuba, which is a ScubaSchools International certified Scuba Training Facility in the vicinity of KualaLumpur.Na’il will continue training in special courses designed for skills enhancementin such areas as rescue, buddy diving, etc.Terry N. RandolphNa’il’s FatherAdvertismentwww.thepenangdirectory.comwww.thepenangdirectory.comwww.thepenangdirectory.comServices Directorywww.thepenangdirectory.comwww.thepenangdirectory.comwww.thepenangdirectory.comMarket Placewww.thepenangdirectory.comwww.thepenangdirectory.comwww.thepenangdirectory.comDiscussion Forumwww.thepenangdirectory.comwww.thepenangdirectory.comwww.thepenangdirectory.com Its all FREE!Dear Parents,Re: www.uplands.org -The School WebsitePlease be informed that the School websitecan now be navigated using Firefox.Thank you,Marketing and Events.PAGE 2

Merdeka!On 2 September 2008, we had a special Merdeka assembly to commemorate Malaysia’s 51stanniversary of independence. We had a special whole school assembly that started with Year 1and reception students parading into the hall with their ‘Bunga Raya’, our national flower. Thiswas followed by our national anthem “Negaraku”. Next, Year 9 Malay students presented abeautiful dance “Bahtera Merdeka”. This was followed by a brief introduction to Merdeka deliveredby the Year 13 Malay students. Following this, Malay students organised a quiz, whichreceived an overwhelming response from the whole school. Hundreds of hands were raisedfor each question. Later, there was a video show about Merdeka, followed by the “MalaysiakuGemilang” song. Finally, “The Best Malaysian Traditional Costume” competition took everyoneby surprise. The first prize for the best Malaysian tradisional costume was won by Chloe Barnett.Second and third prizes went to Bibi Syakeera Bardril and Carlson Whang respectively.The Merdeka assembly ended with the chant of “Merdeka!” repeated seven times. MERDEKA!MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA!PAGE 4

Flag of Malaysia - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe flag of Malaysia, also known as the Jalur Gemilang (“Stripes of Glory”), comprises a fieldof 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a crescent anda 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan or Federal Star. The 14 stripes, of equalwidth, represent the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federalgovernment, while the 14 points of the star represent the unity between these entities. Thecrescent represents Islam, the country’s official religion; the yellow of the star and crescentis the royal colour of the Malay rulers;The red of the stripes stands for the bloodshed to earnindependence. The white stands for the people and economy of Malaysia.PAGE 5

For Sale ! ! !FOR SALE1996 KIA Sportage, RM16,000 onoBuy the car, get a FREE BED! (see below)Road Taxed and Insured until 28th Nov2008. Good Overall Condition, welllooked after for the last 4 years. Full servicehistory. Many new parts including:complete new Air Conditioning systemand non-water battery this year. Drives well, loads of space Possibly the only manualSportage in Penang?! Can accept payment in MYR, US$ or GB£ !FREE! Queen size Rattan bed, hand made in Penang (flat packs in 6 sections), plus rarely used mattress.Excellent Condition! (Cost RM3000 new) Contact: Carol (carolinemarshall@uplands.org) forviewing or test drives! Or: Justin (former Uplands teacher on: justinedwards@hotmail.com) for infoand offers!Don’t forget‘Fat BoysFootball’MondayCar for Sale22,000 (27,000 new last year);Less than 1 year old Proton Saga;Kevin Jenkins;017-447-2894Physicskorea@hotmail.comat the MPHUplandsScooter for Sale, Suzuki VS125;good Japanese engine;build quality and handling;fast and economical. RM 2500 negBram Tan 017-8888 120- 350L Toshiba Fridge, bought in May for RM 1400, now selling at RM 1200. Availablearound 10 October. Contact vyin@uplands.orgClosing thought...“- You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.- What mood is that?- Last-minute panic.”Calvin & HobbsTOUCH BASE - General InformationThe International School of Penang(Uplands)Jalan Sungai Satu, Batu Feringgi, 11100 Penang, Malaysia.Tel: 04 881 9777 Fax: 04 881 9778www.uplands.org• TouchBase is published every Friday fortnightlyduring the school year as a service to the Uplandscommunity. A colour PDF version can bedownloaded from the School website: www.uplands.org - Go to ‘Events/ News’ and then clickon ‘TouchBase Newsletter’.• It is produced by the School, and is meant only forinternal circulation.• TouchBase is distributed to each family by way ofyoungest enrolled child of each Uplands family.• All information must be e-mailed (bram@uplands.org) to reach the School by 10am on the Mondayprior to the following week’s publication.• TouchBase encourages every member of theUplands community to contribute to the publication.However, we reserve the right to edit or reject anyarticle or information.• For advertising enquiries, please contact the School.