OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2016 24th EDITION September- December 2017 | 1
Celebrating the final paper edition. Online only from 2017.
halloween
Preschool Kartini’s Day Field Trip
Cerita rakyat puisi
IPC puzzle
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IPC UNITS OF WORK FOR TERM 2
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CONGRATULATIONS
Shania Susanto
Chloe Alexandra Ng
Daughter of Mr Harry Susanto & Mrs Susani
Daughter of Mr Ali Hasan Ng & Mrs Annie Salim
Congratulations for being successful in your City College Plymouth exchange programme examination
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Principal’s message Kingston School provides a holistic education to all our students. We believe that we assist students to progressively have more responsibility for self-discipline, to develop self-respect, to contribute to the community, to develop a love learning and strive for excellence. Kingston School is a wonderful place to teach and learn. A great contributor to a school’s greatness is the strong support from the parents/guardians and the school personnel. The collaborative effort among all the constituents is critical to our advancement.I look forward to partnering with parents and the community in continuing to shape a safe, challenging and excellent school. I would like to thank the parents of Kingston School who always give the administration their fullest support during our school events. I sincerely hope that such a good spirit and cordial relationship will continue so that we can synergize our efforts to ascertain that education in Kingston school is always pupilcentered. I also would to thank the Excalibur team for devoting their time and effort to towards this edition of The Excalibur.
Mr. Neoh Aik Guan Principal
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Nursery students were doing a physical exercise activity. They learned how to carry and hold the ball while passing through some circular holes. This Physical Exercise is good for their health and helps them to train their psychomotor skill. They enjoyed it very much!
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Sand & Water This is one of their activities we did about water. They were playing with water in raincoats, umbrellas and slippers. They were enjoying that activity and having fun as well
The K2 theme is about going places: we learnt about land, water, and air transportation, playing sailing boat, playing emergency vehicles, and had a train station field trip.
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Marvelous Me
Year 1
Year 1 IPC topic ‘WHO AM I ?’ The little ones are certainly leading the way in fulfilling our school’s objective to have excited learners! They take full advantage of all the opportunities provided to explore and investigate what is around them. Year 1 are working on the International Primary Curriculum topic “Who am I?” which focuses on children’s knowledge of where they are from, and challenging their understanding of their surrounding. This develops tolerance and an understanding of each other’s differences and similarities.
The students painted their self -portrait. We looked at portraits from different artists and different times. Together we reflected on why portraits exist and we tried to imagine why some portraits were made. Reading for Pleasure The children are learning how to read for pleasure. The focus on the British curriculum is teaching this skill to all children. The students show good concentration and are eager to read their books. Our reading rotation mornings are now well established. Kids get to read one on one with the teacher while the rest of the class is working independently on different tasks. There is a "task list"
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Year 2
Sakura Blossoms
This term we talk about Japan and Sakura blossoms. Some students haveseen sakura blossoms in Japan and they talk how exciting to see buds on atree start to blossom. Year two students are very enthusiastic about drawing and painting. The first day we create the branches of the tree and we paint it with black. We drawthe moon and paint it with yellow and orange. The second day, we paint the sakura blossoms (paint it small, medium and big size) with pink color. When it dry, we add white paint in the middle of the flowers. To make the effect of night, we color the background use coloring pencil.
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 4
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YEAR 4 IPC FIELD TRIP “EXPLORERS AND ADVENTURERS”
We rode bus to Dusun Kreatif. We played and talked until we arrived in Dusun Kreatif. After that we ate snack. Then we warmed up and danced chicken danced. We were divided into groups and we answered some questions. We were also studying about how to plant some plants. After that, Mr.Andi asked us to take a rest and played congklak. After that we made things out of leaves and bamboos. We had our lunch and played terompang panjang after we had done with our lunch. The Dusun Kreatif people asked us to go o the mud for catching fishes. After that they asked us to take a bath befor going back to the school. On the way to go back to school, we talked and played some more. The most adventurous part was when I played terompah panjang. I like it because it was fun. I felt like an explorer when we walked vey long to go to the mud although I didn’t go in the mud. I like it because I like walking for a very long time. I like to visit Dusun Kreatif. I wish I could go there again The teachers that followed us to Dusun Kreatif were Ms.Mary, Ms.Erna, Ms.Rani, Mr.Rey, Ms. Juni and Ms.Grace. (Cathrine – 4ME)
What happened in Dusun Kreatif was when we arrived there, they served us sugared doughnuts, tea, and flowercakes. It was so yummy. After we ate the snack, we did some warm-ups. After warming up, we wrote in a piece of paper about a tree with fruits. After that, we learnt about parts of banana and how to plant its baby. Then, we played congklak. They asked us some questions while we were playing congklaks. Those who could answer the questions were going to be given badges. Then we created toys from plants as well. We ate nasi tumpeng which was so yummy. The best thing was when we caught fishes in the mud. It was so fun. I felt like I am and adventurer when playing in the mud. (Gillian Lim – 4GA)
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In the morning when we arrived there, we got some snacks like tea, doughnuts, and flower cakes. After that we had some exercises. We were dancing to chicken dance. When the song was played we had to dance, if not, we had to find a friend, hold them and spin around. If there was 4-8 people there, they made a circle and turned around. After the chicken dance we divided ourselves into 4 groups and gave the groups names of the cities in North Sumatera. After that, we wrote on pieces of paper what we thought about what it would be like if there were no trees in the world, what kind of trees we know (example: apple tree, palm tree, and many more). We also went to see the trees that we listed down on the paper. One of the trees that we saw was the palm tree. There are 3 kinds of palm trees. Palm trees have very many uses. One is, they are used to make medicine. We learnt how to plant then went back to the house and played Congklak while we took a break. The activity continued with making guns out of banana tree trunks. Each of us got one, but it was only for the boys. We played a battlefield using those guns. After that we went inside the house and made a plate from banana leaves for lunch. We also played Terompang Panjang, played in the mud and caught fish. I caught 2 fishes, but unfortunately 1 escaped. We put the fish inside a plastic bag, went back, took a bath and bid goodbye. The coolest part was when we created a battlefield and played using the guns. The most adventurous part was when we were catching fish in the mud because I felt like we were adventurers that found fish in the mud. (Marco – 4RF)
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Year 5
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Rounders is a team sport that’s played by two teams between six and fifteen players, using a bat and ball. This sport helps students imrpove teamwork and thoughtfulness.
Batters are ready to hit the ball.
Bowlers are ready to throw the ball.
Batters are ready to run to the 2nd post.
Bowlers are ready to catch the ball.
Hubert: Rounders is two group fights between the thrower and hitter. Sometimes the game is not fair, because the enemy is trying to block our way to the cone. Gavin: Rounders involves throwing and catching; when you’re catching the ball, you need to run and touch the cone before the hitter. Actually, rounders is nice game to play, but sometimes the enemy blocks the cone.
Freya: We play rounders as a team, not individuals. We play with two teams and each team has 13 players. 5AA vs 5RY. We need to run quickly, we also need to make strategies and work as a team.
Millie: Rounders is a game that requires a ball and a bat. There are 2 teams of many people. Rounders is like Pokemon move ^_^. Your goal, if you’re hitter, is to hit the ball and run to all the cones then you get 1 point. Seriously, 1 point!
Chloe: Rounders is fun, but the problem is about teamwork. I learned in Rounders, we need cooperation but our class has no teamwork. They say that rounders is boring but for me is quite fun.
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Year 6
Indonesia’s Independence Day! Globalisation
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nationalism.
Indonesians,
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younger generation, have a very important role in ensuring the progress and peace of our country. For that reason, it is very important to build the sense of being Indonesian. In Bahasa Indonesia class, the Year 6 students discussed what they can do as students to love Indonesia more and to build one’s nationalism.
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Year 7
Measuring
Measuring is a process to assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or even which can be compared with other object or event. In measurement we measure different quantities such as length, mass or volume and each quantities has it own units such as metres for length and litres for volume. The units when we measure called SI or Standard International Units. The benefit by using this standard units is become compulsory for the all countries, scientists, engineers, technologist to use common language of systems of units and symbols, thus the result of any research in one part of the world can be easily compared with results in any other part of the world. And the other benefit is for a same object that we measuring to be same results for other that measure it in other part of the world. Like if we measure mass of Kevin Ong is 50kg, so in America the mass of Kevin Ong is 50 kg also. And if we bring Kevin Ong to the moon, the mass also 50 kg. Example : Oouwwhh It’s Same
Some tools that we can use in daily measuring are …….
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Now I can measure …….
And now.. we can measure the objects around us…. Yaehhh…
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Year 8 Science
September December - December2017 2017| 17 September-
This term, we are learning about photosynthesis. It is a process of making food for plants or process where plants capture energy in sunlight and lock it away (chemical energy). We have done many experiments: the first one we did was observing whether leaves have starch or not. Based on our experiment, leaves contain starch because after we added a few drops of iodine it turned into a blue-black colour, which meant that starch was present. We also tried to de-starch a plant by covering a leaf using aluminium foil and placed it in a dark place for 24-48 hours. In that time, the plant did not get sunlight and it used all of the starch until it was finished. The next experiment we did was decolourising a leaf. We put a leaf in alcohol or ethanol and the result was the leaf did not contain any starch anymore, by testing using the iodine test. (Agnes) I have understood that starch is really important since it can turn into glucose and it’s food for plants. If there is no starch available, the leaf will be de-starched and there will be no food for the plant. I have also learned that iodine is used to test if it leaves contain starch. I also learned that when we decolourise a leaf, we need to use ethanol; it makes the plant lose its starch. The stomata also is a very important part for humans, animals and plants. For plants, it can diffuse oxygen out of the leaf, which is needed for humans and animals to breathe. It also prevents the leaf losing too much water. (Audrey)
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From the entire photosynthesis topic, I learned that the starch in leaves (which we have tested with iodine) comes from glucose that is stored and it can be converted back into glucose for future use. When seeing the stomata of different leaves through a microscope, I observed that stomata really are like dots, but the position of the stomata can differ from leaf to leaf. We have also done experiment about decolourising a leaf by placing it in ethanol and stringy fibrous walls of cells in plants are cellulose, which is another form of stored glucose, but it cannot be converted into glucose and used for energy. This topic gave us many chances to do experiments (Bernice)
I learnt that chlorophyll is the substance which makes plants green. Chloroplasts are small structures that contain chlorophyll in it. I also learnt that photosynthesis is a process which involves plants converting light energy to make food. And respiration is when they respire or release energy to let plants work, so the connection is plants need photosynthesis to do the process of respiration (Louis)
I have always loved learning about photosynthesis; learning about how plants make food, what plants need, etc. I have also learnt where plants store their food: potatoes in swollen underground stem, sunflowers on their seeds, cabbages on their leaves, apples on their fruits, bamboo on their stem and carrots on their roots. I have also learned that the leaf is not all green and it’s called variegated because some parts are green and some parts are light. (Valentina)
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Meet our new principal!
Year 9
Mr Neoh was interviewed by the Yr 9 English SMP class... 1. Where did you teach before coming to Kingston? Mr Neoh: I taught at KDU University College, Penang. 2. Where did you attend college and what did you study? Mr Neoh: I did a Diploma in Computer Studies in Penang for 2 years, a Higher Diploma in the same in KDU College Penang and a degree in Computing & Information Systems at the University of Lincoln,UK. 3. How do you find living in Medan? Mr Neoh: It is an interesting place. It’s fine for me, but the traffic is terrible. 4. Where do you live in Medan and do you have a family here? Mr Neoh: Yes, I stay somewhere Kesawan Ahmad Yani - somewhere around there 5. How are you going to make Kingston a better school? Mr Neoh: To maintain students’ grades. 6. So far do you think there are improvements you have made in the school? Mr Neoh: Punctuality. And it’s still improving. 7. Is this your first experience as principal? Mr Neoh: Yes 8. Are you enjoying your job? Mr Neoh: Yes, I’m enjoying my job.
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“She was humble and advocated for love.” - Mr Neoh 9. What do you think about Kingston students? Mr Neoh: The Kingston students are friendly, intelligent, respectful, responsible... I love all the students in Kingston School. 10. How do you compare Kingston to your previous school? Mr Neoh: There’s no comparison between the sun and the moon. 11. What is your favourite restaurant in Medan? Mr Neoh: H&Co Gourmand. I like to go there for Sunday breakfast. 12. What do you do on the weekends or after work, for leisure/ intertaiment? Mr Neoh: Jogging and Ping Pong. I play to perspire. 13. If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be? Mr Neoh: I would change myself to be a better person; I have my own weaknesses. 14. What is your favourite meal? Mr Neoh: Spaghetti and Sandwiches. 15. What do you like most about teaching? Mr Neoh: I feel satisfied when I pass knowledge to students. It excites me when I make them understand a topic and when I see them excel. 16. Who/what inspires you? Mr Neoh: Mother Teresa. She was humble and advocated for love.
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Aku Cinta Indonesia
Year 10
Ketika nama “Indonesia” terdengar, yang terpikirkan adalah negara yang kaya akan sumber daya alam maupun tradisinya yang beragam. Banyak hal -hal dan tempat wisata yang dapat dikunjungi di Indonesia, yaitu dari kota sendiri atau kota tetangga sampai ke luar kota.
Seperti yang kita ketahui,
Indonesia adalah negara berkembang dikarenakan sarananya yang bagus belum meluas secara merata. Mencintai Indonesia merupakan hal yang patut seperti Adi bersama teman-temannya.
Matahari terbit menyinari alam. Terasa segarnya rumput dan dedaunan yang berembun. Terdengar suara ayam yang berkokok dengan keras dari rumah tetangga yang menandakan pagi telah tiba. Adi terbangun dari tidurnya yang nyenyak sambil menguap dengan mengangkatkan tangannya tinggi-tinggi. Dia tak sabar ingin bertemu dengan teman-teman seperjuangannya, ia pun bergegas dan menyiapkan semua barang yang diperlukan untuk sekolah setelah beranjak dari tempat tidurnya.
Sesampainya di sekolah, Adi merapikan topi dan dasinya untuk mengikuti upacara yang tetap diadakan setiap hari Senin. Jumlah murid yang berasumsi bahwa upacara adalah hal yang merepotkan pun tidak sedikit. Yang dapat dipastikan Adi, dia dan teman-temannya yaitu Nana, Andre, dan Bobi melakukan upacara dengan penuh hormat. Seusainya upacara bel pun berbunyi, semua murid kembali ke ruang kelas masing-masing. “Melaksanakan upacara dengan sepenuh hati, sama dengan menghormati jasa-jasa semua pahlawan yang maraih kemerdekaan Indonesia,” ujar Adi sesampainya dia di kelas. Dia berkata demikian karena juga ada teman sekelasnya yang masih bermain-main pada waktu upacara.
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Pelajaran pun dimulai. Ada waktunya dimana saat Adi merasa seperti menonton berita ketika gurunya menjelaskan materi pelajaran. Banyak hal yang dapat dipelajari dari guru, sama hal nya dengan menonton berita yang dapat memperluas wawasan setiap orang. Waktu terus berjalan hingga tak terasa sesi pelajaran terakhir telah lewat. Adi mengajak Nana, Andre juga Bobi untuk berjalan-jalan sekitar perdesaan. Dia mengajak mereka serta orang tuanya pergi untuk pergi ke puncak gunung esok paginya karena besok adalah libur nasional. Pada jam 4 subuh, mereka dengan orang tuanya sudah mempersiapkan barang-barang yang diperlukan untuk mendaki gunung Rinjani yakni terkenal sebagai gunung ketiga yang tertinggi di Indonesia. Adi tinggal di desa Sembalun yang tak jauh dari kaki gunung Rinjani. Masing-masing orang bergegas dan berkumpul di tempat yang sudah dijanjikan. Ketika mereka sampai di kaki gunung, mereka mulai mendaki yang membutuhkan waktu kurang lebih dari dua jam untuk mencapai puncak. Udara dingin, langit yang gelap serta banyak bebatuan yang harus dilewati membuat pendakian terasa agak sulit. Langit gelap mulai diterangi matahari terbit, disaat itu pula mereka sampai di tempat tujuan. Pemandangan matahari terbit yang membuat pemandangan alam sekitar semakin eksotis. Apalagi ditemani oleh angin sejuk yang berhembus di puncak gunung membuat rasa lega menghilang. Dari puncak tampak pedesaan sekitar yang kecil dan tampak memukau. Terdengar kicauan burung-burung yang bertebangan sana sini yang membuat suasana hati gembira. Adi,Nana,Andre juga Bobi mengeluarkan bendera kecil yang dibuat oleh mereka lalu menancapkannya di puncak itu. Mereka merasa sangat gembira bahwa mereka tinggal di Indonesia dan dapat melihat alam yang indah. Mereka berjanji akan mengunjungi hampir semua tempat terindah di Indonesia karena masih sangat banyak tempat yang layak dikunjungi. “Cinta Indonesia” adalah moto mereka berempat. Dengan bersamaan mereka beranjak pergi dengan berteriak “Hidup Indonesia!.”
Stiven Chow – Year 10RR
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Year 11
Made By :
Opening
: Richard.F
Ginggle
: Angelica
Depression
: Gabriella.K
Relaxation
:George.M
Anger
: Juan.L
Scare
:Hans
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Year 12
APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS
Integrals have a wide scope in our daily lives. Such as in Technology, Physics, Economy, Math, and other areas. In Math, integrals are used for measuring areas, determine the volume of circles and determine the length of arcs. In our Math class, we learned how integrals are used to calculate the area of the three point line on the basketball court.
First, we checked the size (length and width) of a basketball court from the internet.
We then drew the graphic of the three point line section.
Lastly, with integrals, we could calculate the area of the three line point.
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SeptemberJuly — September December 2017 2016 2017 | 25 SeptemberDecember
Independence Day
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Independence Day
