The Inked Volume 2

Volume 2, Issue 1
Special Points
of Interest
• H-Explore 2 - Kayaking
• H-Angels 2 - Giving back to the society
• Harvest Corner - Year 10 Project
• TEDxKangar - Ideas Worth Spreading
• Students’ Corner
DERICK CHAN YI FAN
TEANG YIHANG
GOH XIN CHE
TAN RU WEI

Philosophy
The staff and parents are committed in creating a safe, positive, and
challenging learning environment for all students of Harvest Academy. We
devote ourselves to develop well-rounded global citizens and responsible
individuals. Students should strive to be self-disciplined and demonstrate
responsible behaviour in their capacity for self-management.
Our core values are that students be respectful, cooperative, caring,
responsible and challenged to do their best. In Harvest, students do not learn to
study, but study to learn. We believe that the desire to learn in students is a
fruitful asset that will fulfill their lives. We are to ignite the young minds of our
students and passion of lifelong learning for their personal and professional
development which both are interrelated intellectually, athletically and
morally.
Harvestians should always take the opportunity to contribute to the society, to
the world. We all play a part in our society. We learn from our society and the
kind of person we are consequently shape our society. We are to be responsible
of our words and actions, share our knowledge and joy to one another.

Remedial Class
The remedial class for the 2017’s intake was
held in December. Around 11 students
enrolled for the remedial class to prepare
themselves for the upcoming term.
Remedial class was initiated with the intention
to help out students brush up their English
language. Besides learning English, students
were also entertained as they engaged
themselves in class activity session at the end
of the day.
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may
hit a star.” —W. Clement Stone
Gift exchange for Christmas
Cross country
Cross country competition was held in April 2017.
Member of the sport houses all competed
enthusiastically to be the fastest runner. Students
practiced hard to train stamina before the real game
took place.
Nyan Wei Xiong from Venus aced out everyone else
for the male category while Goh Xin Che (Spring) was
announced as the champion for the female category.
Leading the rest of the houses by obtaining the
highest point, Venus was crowned as the overall
winner of the cross country competition.

Harvestians during 2017 Teacher’s Day celebration
Teacher’s Day
Every year, on 16th of May, teachers are
celebrated for their hard work and their
contribution to the society in Malaysia. This
year, Harvest Academy also joined the
tradition to celebrate teachers. The
celebration was done at the community hall in
Taman Bukit Kaya.
Students from Year 9 and Year 10 were
entrusted with the whole event, assisted by a
few teachers. They work hard in planning
activities that can be enjoyed by their peers
and the teachers.
The day was filled with joy and laughter as
everyone truly participated and enjoyed the
activities.
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Always be polite
Say ‘please’ & ‘thank you’
Never cut in line
Behave. Not to shout.
Raise your hand to participate
Harvest 55 Practices

Chinese New Year
FESTIVITY
Diwali
Hari Raya Aidilfitri
Harvest encourages unity.
Thus, students are given
exposure to culture
differences through
different
festivals
celebrated by different
culture.
To begin, we celebrated
Chinese New Year in
February. Students
decorated their classes for
the festival. Since 2017 is
the year of chicken, all
classes highlighted
chicken as the theme for
the decoration.
June 2017, Hari Raya or
Eidul Fitri was celebrated
where teachers brought
some of their favourite
traditional dishes to share
with the students, together
with the raya cookies.
Students got the chance to
taste the scrumptious feast
that is usually served
during Eid.
October on the other hand,
the students were given an
opportunity to learn about
Indian tradition, ‘kolam’,
an artistic decoration that
is usually done during
celebrations like Diwali.

Birthday should never be celebrated
alone!
So, Harvestians come together and
celebrate the birthdays of their
friends and colleagues.
The birthday boys and girls were
surprised with an unexpected party
and well wishes from everyone!
‘Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives
and remembering what one receives.’
— Alexander Duma

Last year, Harvestians went to Kedah for H-Explore. This year,
we decided to stay local. Therefore, H-Explore 2 was held in
Pusat Kokurikulum Tasoh, Jalan Kaki Bukit, Perlis, from 10th
to 12th July. We were lucky because the Obstacle course was
newly built and Harvestians were the first one to use it!
Unlike H-Explore 1, where teachers planned all the activities,
H-Explore 2’s planning were done with selected students
from Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, as well as the whole class of
Year 10. The students committee did an excellent job in
making the camp an enjoyable one!
Mother nature blessed us with great weather and we
managed to enjoy the activities that were planned.
Harvestians enjoyed kayak, flying fox, abseiling– which is a
nerve-wracking activity, cycling, where they enjoyed the leafy
nature as they cycled to Gua Kelam and many other fun
games that were organized by the teachers and the students
committee.
The highlight of H-Explore 2 was definitely the barbecue
party. Both students and teachers work together to prepare
the food. Everyone enjoyed a nice meal after a long and tiring
day.
Lee Jia Mu, from Year 9 and Rhay Tan Ru Wei were awarded
the Best Participant, while Venus was crowned the Best
House for H-Explore 2!
So, do look forward for H-Explore 3 in 2018!
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“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”

“There is something of the marvelous in all things of nature.”- Aristotle

H-Angels is a programme where Harvestians reach out to those who are in
need. Using the charity money that was donated through Honest Corner,
Harvestians decided to lend a helping hand to two Indian families and helped
them with their Diwali preparation. One family resides in Taman Bunga Padi,
Bintong, and another one is in Pangsapuri Seri Sena, Kangar.
We bought some necessities that are needed for Diwali and helped to clean
their houses. Some Harvestians also gave their personal contribution like
toiletries to the families.
Those who went to Pangsapuri Seri Sena entertained the young children and
taught them some English words.
“Love is not patronizing and charity isn’t about pity, it is about love.
Charity and love are the same — with charity you give love, so don’t just
give money but reach out your hand instead.” – Mother Teresa

Harvest 55 Practices

Harvest Corner
On 29th of October, 2017, Year 10 students took part as one of the vendors in
Unimap’s Orikami event held at SRJK (C) Khoon Aik’s Hall.
Our young entrepreneurs start out their business by selling curry fish ball, dried
curry noodle and melon sago as part of their Business Studies project.
The objective of this project is to expose students on how to do business and to
enhance their accounting and communication skills.
They managed to gain around RM 200.00 profit from the sale. All in all, it was
indeed another tiring, yet fruitful experience for them all.
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” ― Beverly Sills
entrepreneurs
Year 10 students serving the customer.

TEDx ia a nonprofit programme under TED which devoted in spreading ideas, usually in the form of
short and powerful talks. Similar to TED which is known globally, TEDx carries the identical mission
to share ideas in communities aroudn the world. X equals to independently organised TED event. It
provides space for local people to give and share their ideas towards the betterment of our
community.
Harvest Academy is the home of TEDxKangar which will take place on 13th January 2018 at Hotel
Seri Malaysia. Some of the students are also particiapting as volunteers for the event.
Moreover, on the 24th of Septerber, our volunteers took part in TEDxGlobalDay, which is a one-day
initiative where the global TEDx community came together locally to discuss the world’s most
pressing issues, how theses issues affect our communities and the ways we can wok togehter to find
possible solutions through conversation and action.
Since Perlis was recovering from flood, TEDxKangar took the initiative to visit the flood vistims at
one of the flood victimes placement centre in SK Bintong. We also grabbed this chance to do our part
in helping with food and spend times with the vistims.

13.01.2018
Hotel Seri Malaysia Kangar

Halloween marked the last event for Harvest Academy. The Halloween celebration
was done on the 1st of November, during the ECA class.
Harvestians dolled up and donned up their chosen costume on the day. The
celebration started with fun games where each house competed in an acting
competition. They were given 25 minutes to plan their storyline for a five minutes
sketch. With some touch of creativity and talent that the studenst demonstrated,
Venus managed to win the judges’ heart and win the competition.
Then, they spent the time playing poison box and it was trully an enjoyable games as
everyone joined in the fun, especially during the punishment time. After poison box,
they mummified their friend during the Mummy Game and it was won by Jupiter.
Once the game finished, Harvestians were entertained by dance performances led by
Lee Jia Mu from Year 9 and Tan Ke Xin from Year 8.
Lee Jia Jun was crowned the Best Costume for student and Ms Maggie won the Best
Costume for teachers.
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‘In all of living, have much fun and laughter.
Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.’

Having fun with origami—Year 7

Origami is an art of making objects for decoration by
folding sheets of paper into shapes. So, year 7 decided
to have fun with papers and decided to do some
origami. With the guidance of their class teacher, Ms
Farah, they created different types of origami.
Some of them created ladybird, t-shirt, dog, crane and
many more. It is an activity to relax after they gave their
all in answering their final examination.
Everyone seemed to have fun as they fueled up their
creative juice after they created the origami of their
choices and decorated them.
Each piece of origami paper folded definitely portrayed
the colourful characters of the students in Year 7!

YEAR 8
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LOVE OR LIKE?
Feeling is something delicate and sometimes can be confusing. It is also a sign that
human beings are vulnerable and they are exposed to the wonders of feeling. Love and
like are both feelings, with a significant difference. Both are feelings of being
comfortable with someone, but love is deeper than like and it will never fade away.
Love and like are both the feeling of being comfortable with someone. If you like or
love someone, you will be very happy with that person. You will not be irritated with
him or her. In addition, you are willing to spend time with the person that you like or
love.
Love and like are quite similar, yet they have some differences. Compare to like, love
is much more deeper. Love is more than liking someone. It is a matter of the heart.
If you love someone, you are willing to sacrifice everything for that person. To love
someone wholeheartedly means that the person is extremely important to you. It is
impossible to stay away from the person that you love.
Love is a matter of the heart, which means that it will never fade away even though
you are hurt by the said love. For example, the love of a family is a complicated subject.
Parents still love their children unconditionally despite being hurt so many times by
their children and vice versa. Even lovers forgive each other when they are hurting or
being hurt.
In conclusion, love is much more deeper and complicated than like. It is a feeling that
talks about forever and being soulmates. Love binds people’s heart, while like makes you
be comfortable with someone and fancy someone, but not to the extend of sacrificing
your life for the person. Therefore, love is definitely stronger than like.
Written by
Year 8 students

Breakfast is the most
important meal of the day.
Good breakfast will keep you
energetic and happy. Bearing
that in mind, Year 9 decided to
make sandwiches and shared
them with the teachers and
their peers.
Everyone came early to
school to start preparing egg
sandwiches. They made a
bunch of sandwiches to
distribute to the schoolmates
and teachers. The students
definitely had a good time
playing cook while preparing
the sandwiches.
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Friend
Overwhelmed, overreacted, overdosed
He needed you, but you aren’t there.
Ignored, insecure, and indeed
When you need help, he can be seen
nowhere
Friends share obstacles and joy, not
profit
What is the point to be friends for only
income
Friendships aren’t measured by
numbers,
It is a symbol that shows one is there for
another
Written by,
Derick Chan Yi Fan
School Life
A lovely school that I studied,
With kind teachers inside
And awesome students filled,
A harmonious environment is built
A lovely school that I studied,
Although with strict rules ‘55 Practices’
called,
However as they are obeyed,
A disciplined school life is built
A lovely school that I studied,
With all knowledge provided,
And students’ ambitious accompanied,
A future leader is built.
Written by,
Goh Xin Che (Spring)

Her Wills
She stands still,
Strong on her will,
Collect pieces that have shattered,
Slowly sticking them back together.
The dimes of her time,
Frozen the laughter of her line,
Wondering how, what and why,
Effortless resulting by her side
Tick tock passes the clock,
Now her wills are all clogged,
Believing time can have it solved,
But realizing that it wasn’t enough
Written by,
Tan Ru Wei (Rhay)
Soldier
Soldier
I am a soldier
My heart is with my country
I fight for life and freedom,
As I walk upon the battlefield
I do not walk unworthily,
I will never alone,
The angels travel with me,
I fight for my country
I am a soldier,
A father and a friend,
A comrade and a brother,
A warrior to the end
I do not walk unknowing,
The danger upon the way,
For God travels with me,
Each and every day
Written by,
Teang Yihang (Daniel)

STUDENTS’
CORNER
“You can’t use up
creativity. The more
you use, the more
you have.” – Maya
Angelou

HAIKU
TAN KE XIN
YEAR 8
The sound from
river,
Moss stand on
the big stone,
Refreshing air
The red sakura,
Dye all the
surrounding,
The bridge still
white
Flowers
blooming,
The cloud play
in the sky,
Spring has come
The castle is
big,
Murky in clear
river,
Surround by
water

NATURAL DISASTER
Do you still remember the catastrophic tsunami that
happened in Banda Acheh back in 2004? How can we
forget the Indonesian father who has lost his five
children at once? How about the one that corrupted
Japan in 2011? Or the Japanese old woman who cried
over the loss of her house and other belongings? Every
soul mourns and prays every single time tragic disasters
happen in any part of the globe. Tornados, volcano
eruptions, earthquakes and flash flood are a few of the
common disasters that have hit earth. There are many
things that we can actually learn from the occurrences of
natural disasters. Yet, we never learn anything from it.
After few months, or worse only after few days, we go
back to our ignorant life. God has sent his army to make
us realise of the oblivious life we are leading. God wants
us to repent, appreciate our life and the lives of others
around us and always be more prepared to face the
occurrences of natural disaster.
Repent is very important. After the natural disaster, we
must repent or regret what had we done wrong to cause
the natural disaster. Humans done many wrong things to
cause nature disasters. For example, humans burn forest
for buildings.
Apart from repenting, appreciating our life is also
important. If any disasters happen, never turn back to
take money. Do not hesitate and run for your life. Money
is not worth exchanging our life.
We also need to be more prepared for any natural
disasters. When you notice an obvious rise or fall in water
level, please run immediately. There is a huge tsunami
coming towards your way, remember to take enough
water or food.
In conclusion, we need to learn and never forget the
lesson we learnt from the natural disasters.

4 SIMPLE STEPS FOR
BICYCLE
SAFETY
Every year thousands of people are injured and
hundreds of people are killed while riding bicycles.
1
PROTECT YOUR HEAD
Always wear a helmet.
2
OBEY ALL TRAFFIC
LAWS & LIGHTS
Bicycles must follow the rules
of the road like other vehicles.
3
ACT LIKE A CAR
Drivers are used to the patterns of other drivers. Don’t
weave in and out of traffic. The more predictably you
ride, the safer you are. Check for traffic. Be aware of
traffic around you.
4
USE HAND SIGNALS
Hand signals tell motorists and
pedestrians what you intend to
do. Signal as a matter of law, of
courtesy, and of self-protection.
YOU ARE GOOD TO GO!
Stay safe

Harvest Academy is the first and only international
learning centre in Perlis. Our centre is a home-grown
learning centre that provides primary and secondary
school education.
What’s next?
The new semester will start on the 2nd of January, 2018 and Harvest
Academy has some activities line up to kick off the new semester.
New Intake 2018
The registration for the new intake is opened. Any inquiries
can be addressed to Harvest Academy’s Facebook page or
directly contact our administration.
Remedial Class
The remedial class for the new intake will start on
December. It will go on for a month, until the last week of
December
H-Explore 3
We are also planning the third part for our annual
H-Explore Camp!
Stay tune for other exciting activity!
TEDxKangar
The first ever TEDx event in Kangar will
happen on 13th January 2018! Don’t
forget to get your ticket!
Contact Us
Tel: +604-9704884
Email: admin@harvestacademy.org.my
Address: 45, Jalan Bukit Kaya, Taman Bukit Kaya, 01000 Kangar,
Perlis, Malaysia.
Web: www.harvestacademy.org.my