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- PTA Coffee Morning - PTA Talkshow #3 - Year 10 Students Meeting (Intro IB DP/UNAS) - JSFA - Year 11 US and Canada University Trip - SLC for Primary and Secondary - Last Day Term 3 - Term 3 Break - Year 9 and Year 12 UNAS extra lessons - Nyepi Holiday - Student Free Day - First Day Term 4
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- MYP Evaluation Visit
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- Visitor Day - Primary Assembly - Family Fun Day - Primary and Year 7 Upacara - PTA Meeting - Good Friday Holiday - Arts Assembly - WASC Visit - KONTAK
Published by : Sekolah Global Jaya Bintaro Jaya Sektor IX Jl. Raya Jombang Pondok Aren Tangerang 15224 Indonesia phone : 62 21 7457562 fax : 62 21 7457561
Self Directed Learners
As you are aware, the teaching faculty at Sekolah Global Jaya consistently works towards students reaching their maximum academic potential whilst also developing the soft skills of our students so they are prepared for the challenges of the 21st Century. For many years now, our school has used a set of guiding statements which we call our Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs) to encourage this development. The ESLRs are used by the teaching faculty to enhance learning in the classroom, from Kindergarten to Year 12. One of the Expected Schoolwide Learning Results is listed here. Self-directed learners who: § show independence in learning § actively enjoy learning and whose love of learning will be sustained throughout their lives § develop a natural curiosity and become active participants in the learning community § assess and understand their strengths and limitations in order to support their learning and personal development § give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and experience § are brave and articulate in defending their beliefs. Fostering a lifelong love of learning among our students has always been one of our aims but we also encourage our teachers in this regard as well. Recently, it was very pleasing to see that our learning community has continued to expand. For many years now we have run parent workshops on a variety of topics including matters of curriculum, sex education, reading programmes etc. A group of parents was concerned that they needed more, specifically in the area of Information Technology. So the Computer Skills for Mums workshops were begun. I was pleasantly surprised to see our computer laboratory full of new learners who were eagerly listening to Pak Agus during their first computer skills lesson. I commend the parents who have taken the step to increase their knowledge base and I encourage other parents to take any opportunities to learn more when they are offered at our campus. If there are particular areas of training or development in which you feel the school can support you, then please speak with a PTA representative and the school will make every endeavour to facilitate your learning experience. Richard Henry Executive Principal
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In Mathematics, students learned about numbers, including hundreds. They demonstrated great enthusiasm when exploring this concept by playing a game with a friend. The first child rolled 3 dice; each die represented either the hundreds, tens or ones; then the other child had to show that number using multibase on the place value board. They were working together very well and took turns to roll the dice.
Year 1 explored different kinds of religious celebrations and how to respect each other through a performance during assembly.
Students were confidently being tourists and tour guides during role-play. They experienced how to ask for information about a certain place and explained how to get to that place using a map.
In English, Year 1C learned how to follow a procedure to make lemonade.
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Since our first week back at school, Year 1 students have been learning about our 4th Unit of Inquiry under the theme: Where we are in Place and Time. The Central Idea for this unit is Exploring and recording our world helps us to understand our place in the local community and beyond. With the title Are we there yet? Weve been learning about maps; what a map is and how to read a map; landmarks, routes and also how to draw a map of our classroom from a birds-eye view. We are still looking forward to the many exciting things we are going to explore and learn during this unit.
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Year During our previous Unit of Inquiry about Hygiene, we gained lots of new information that was very useful for our daily lives.
We demonstrated how to be good listeners when Pak Hendy (GA Staff) and Pak Amidin (ISS Company) explained how they help keep our school clean and hygienic.
Based on the class discussion about some important hygienic practices, we practised how to be effective communicators by conducting a survey in school about the hygienic practices of other people. Now we know that people have different ways to keep themselves clean and healthy.
After learning about hygienic practices, we shared our knowledge confidently with the other year level students during our Hygiene Consultation Room Operating Hours. We gave demonstrations and quizzes with hand made bookmarks as the prizes. In pairs, we made Hygiene Posters creatively to inform everyone in school how important it is to keep ourselves clean and healthy. We also made the Hygienic Dustbin by decorating buckets with some vocabulary about Hygiene.
Currently, we are exploring our new UOI about Media.
We have already been doing some interesting activities during this unit. For example, we shared our holiday our holiday stories through different kinds of media and asked our friends to try and guess what we wanted to say.
As one of our frontloading activities, we went to Bintaro Plaza on a fieldtrip. There we saw many different kinds of media and experienced how people use them to convey different messages. It was very exciting!
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Aye Captain!, our Year 3 students will be learning about explorers around the world.
Central Idea: *Humans are driven by various needs and curiosity to explore unfamiliar regions which has an effect on people. Lines of Inquiry * People have explored and travelled throughout history (Connection & Causation). * The cultural effects of exploration on people to this present day (Causation & Change)
During our front loading activities, students in Year 3 watched animated films on Marco Polo and Columbus. The Students were curious to find out when they had explored the world. Students were inquirers when they made, sorted and arranged information about explorers into their bookmark page (www.delicious.com/year3sgj). The students used the bookmark page enthusiastically to find the web pages showing the router Zheng He and Ibn Battuta took.
In English, students are listening to the exciting adventures of Magellans voyage around the world 500 years ago.
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Students displayed their creativity when they made a map of their private island in Mathematics. Their maps included coordinates and legends.
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Beginning this term, Year 3 have started a new Transdisciplinary Theme: Where we are in time and place.
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This term we are learning about natural disasters that are caused by Earth plate movement and atmospheric changes. We had so much fun hearing and watching presentations from the guest speakers and we also acquired lots of knowledge about how our world works.
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Since the beginning of this term, Year 5 has undertake several activities for its front loading on Government. One of them was The Class Executive Election simulation. Below are the pictures showing the process of the election.
A candidate is giving a speech during the campaign. The candidates.
Each party proposes the candidate and the programme.
Voters are putting in their ballots.
A voter is registering for the election. A participant voting for a candidate during election time. The inauguration.
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MAYDAY ! MAYDAY! PLANET PROBLEM!
.. that was our Unit Title for our Exhibition Unit of Inquiry, December 1011, 2008. The Central Idea was The Earth is not yours and it is not mine, its ours; we have the responsibility to preserve our finite and infinite resources.
Lines of inquiry : - The characteristics of finite and infinite resources. - The connections between humans and finite/infinite resources. - Our responsibilities for the use of finite and infinite resources. When these photos were taken, Year 6 students were very busy
. busy preparing their projects for the Exhibition. They had to complete two tasks, one individual project and one group project. This was a big job but exciting and challenging. During this Unit of Inquiry, students were able to use all the skills and knowledge that they had acquired during their time in Primary School and the IB Primary Years Programme. Students had to make their own assessment criteria sheets based on their own student questions. They also had to select the PYP attitudes, learner profiles, transdiciplinary skills and ESLR that they would use during the process leading up to and including, the Exhibition. The pictures show how students were involved in the Exhibition process.
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Tuning in: Year 6 students watching a video showing last years Exhibition and other IB schools Exhibitions, led by Ibu Pat. Students then brainstormed the Transdiciplinary Theme Sharing the Planet. We chose to concentrate on a local issue and then wrote the Central Idea. 2. Student Journals: students kept a journal reflecting the whole process of the Exhibition. They wrote about their individual and group topics and had to create questions for their assessment criteria sheet, hopefully leading to real action in the local environment. 3-4. Students collected information and data from various sources such as the Internet, interviews, newspapers, books, movies etc. Some students interviewed a person from WWF Indonesia. 5-6. Mentoring in progress: Ibu Primi and Almer together with Pak Dan and Valjein are having a mentoring session. Mentors were invited from across the whole school. We appreciated the support from Secondary teachers. 7. A busy classroom: each student is busy preparing their projects for the Exhibition. 8-9. Being an effective communicator: students were able to explain their own topic to visitors, such as parents and students from other schools. 10. Group performance: Arda and Dita present their findings to visitors. 11. Ronny is seen here putting ideas into action by creating an environmentally sustainable idea, biopore, in the school yard.
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This term the Year 6 students began their Unit of Inquiry (UOI) entitled Youre Hired!. Obviously this was a fun connection to the TV Show The Apprentice where Donald Trump says Youre Fired. The UOI is all about work and education and how they are closely connected. Students spent a day in the work place where parents volunteered to supervise them in an office, a factory, a business etc. Students gained a great deal from knowing how hard it is in the real world (and how hard their parents work!).
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Following this activity, students worked with Ibu Jessica and Ibu Pat to prepare a Business Plan to set up their own business. They used their entrepreneurial skills to think of all that is necessary to establish a business, including finding backers. The students planned the whole process, from thinking of a product or a service, right through to offering that product or service to the SGJ community and producing a balance sheet at the end of it all.
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The Sales Day itself was a huge success, with over Rp 6,000,000 being made for UNICEF (chosen by popular vote). However, not all groups recorded a profit but that is a good lesson to learn too. Students gained a great insight into the need for the planning and financial sides of a business. Who knows, some of these students might set up a business in the future!
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Lukas, Jerryl and Valjean planning their promotion posters. Samples of posters made by hand. Natthalie decided to ask people to sample her product BEFORE Sales Day as a way to promote her product. Display of the Process. Selling to Staff of SGJ. Secondary students join in the fun. A rush to buy before the stall runs out! Robby and Andrew promoting their products on the day. Even the teachers join in! Great to see the School board Members joining in the fun, Pak Okky and Pak Edmund Ibu Lyn and Pak Richard also joining the fun
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Celebration
Christmas In Heaven
"Christmas in Heaven", inilah tema Perayaan Natal di Global Jaya yang dirayakan pada tanggal 18 Desember 2008. Seluruh siswa, guru, manajemen, staf dan orangtua sangat antusias mengikuti perayaan ini. Acara di buka dengan kata sambutan dari Pak Richard kemudian perarakan lilin Natal serta penjelasan arti dan makna simbol lilin tersebut oleh Alyssa dari year 10. Perayaan ini di meriahkan juga oleh para penari dari year 3 4, lagu-lagu Natal yang begitu menggema dinyanyikan oleh siswa-siswi primary dan secondary serta perwakilan orangtua dengan penuh semangat. Semua acara berjalan lancar dan berkesan dengan hadirnya Santa Claus yang memberikan donasi kepada Panti Asuhan Abygail. Begitu pula dekorasi panggung yang indah dan menarik oleh Alula dan Yudis dari year 12 serta siswa dan siswi secondary KristenKatholik yang bekerja dengan penuh tanggung jawab. Semoga toleransi beragama ini tetap terjaga untuk kedamaian kita semua. Hossana in excelcis Deo. Ibu Margaretha
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Religius Activities
Christmas
As part of the preparation for the celebration, in Mandarin lessons, Primary students made art and craft items related to the Chinese New Year. Kindergarten children were involved in hand printing, where they used their handprints to create Ox paintings, which reflected the Year of the Ox. The children were happy and excited to be involved in this activity.
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As a part of developing ourselves as Global Citizens, Sekolah Global Jaya celebrated Chinese New Year on January 29th, 2009. SGJ is a multicultural community, which includes the Chinese community.
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Reception children created 12 Chinese Zodiac puppets. Year 1 made Chinese hats Year 2 built and designed colourful Dragon Masks Year 3 made model Fire crackers (using toilet tissue rolls) Year 4 designed Red envelopes and New Years greeting cards. Year 5 created Chinese Lanterns. This year, we also had a Chinese New Year Celebration assembly. This began with a Primary performance, then a Secondary presentation about Chinese New Year, a Secondary performance and finally Wushu and the Barongsai (Lion Dance). During the whole school Chinese New Year celebration, Year 5 students proudly presented their own rendition of the song Gong Xi Ni, a Chinese New Year song. Below are some student responses in regards to their performance at the celebration Lastbut not least, Primary students, teachers want to wish everyone GONG XI FA CAI, XIN NIAN KUAI LE. Ibu Belline Year 1
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On the stage when the performance was beginning, I felt very nervous. But the audience didnt laugh at us. It was very exciting. Maurina (Year 5A)
I was nervous before we sang but when we sang I was normal and I was honored that I could sing in a celebration. Bona (Year 5B)
Year 5 Performance
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Culture Activities
Addressing the AOI Community & Service through involvement in the Chinese New Year Celebration, students of Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 took part in organizing, planning and performing in the Chinese New Year Celebration. This took place on Thursday, 29 January 2009 in the gymnasium. While doing all this, they had to focus on the concept of community, regarding themselves as individuals within communities. They also had to reflect on their attitudes and responsibilities and their involvement in their community through the event. Students discovered how communities are different, how they are similar and what makes a community. They examined the interdependence between communities and individuals and how each responds to the others needs. As part of their study of Mandarin, they undertook reflection upon different social patterns and ways of life, showing initiative. Students reflected on the possible roles they can assume as individuals within a community. Students identified their own strengths and weaknesses and began to understand that these affect ones ability to make a positive impact on their community. They explored types of involvement and their effects on communities at various levels. Showing willingness to respond to the needs of others and coming up with solutions, prompted Davin and Arwin (Year 10A) to make a presentation about customs and culture surrounding Chinese New Year in front of the entire school community. Year 7: Jovi, Nabila, Axel, Raihan Dzaky, Zaky, Patricia, Michelle (Decoration) Year 8: Rama, Bianca, Igor, Frisca, Andri, Abby, Emily, Erin, Ica, Dinda, Bernardo, Brina, Bebby, Fadhli, Nadira, Safira, Joey, Kalista, Nadhila, Stephanie, Nadif (Singing) Year 8: Vidi, Indi (MC) Year 9: Naya, Nadia, Chaca, Bela, Sheryl, Nadine (Dancing) Year 10: Adhe, Anissa, Erwin I, Arwin, Alyssa, Manda, Abi, Ega (Decoration) All in all, it was a very successful event, especially for those who took part. It opened an entirely new dimension to those students, namely the dimension of Community and Service as an Area of Interaction. Ibu Veve
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etween 1st and 6th of December 2008, our year level went on an excursion to Kuningan, a city in West Java, on the outskirts of Cirebon. The purpose of our visit was (mainly) to witness for ourselves life outside of the hustle and bustle of the capital. The highlights of our trip, however, were not only meeting with royalty in the form of the current prince of Kuningan but also getting down and dirty in the paddy fields (attempting to ease the farmers daily duty of planting rice), creating lane posts for an entire street, providing a free health-care stand and capturing (with our bare hands) freshwater fish and selling them. It was also an opportunity to get acquainted with the local community. In Kuningan, they showed us a perfect example of a civil society where no matter what you believe in or what your faith is, you are still a part of the community and deserve as much respect as of any other person in the community. The tour guide, who happened to be our ex-Humanities teacher, the lovely Pak Adam, explained to us how he himself is a Catholic and how his uncle is a devout Muslim and how they exchange words of each others holy books as a sign of respect and unconditional love. It truly signifies how simple it actually is to live in harmony and yet some of us just seem to complicate it for ourselves back home. Living harmoniously, they are able to help each other to improve the standards of their town. If we were able to ignore the differences each and every one of us possess back in Jakarta, just imagine how much of an impact and difference that would make in our daily lives as city people. This being our final trip as a year level, I must say it was a great way to end our final days as free-spirited seniors. And if youre currently a tenth-grader, I highly recommend that you join the trip, it is totally worth it. Our thanks go to Pak Darwin (our friendly and competent leader and organizer), Pak Didi, Ibu Dewi, Ibu Sam, Pak Tri, Ibu Ari, Pak Edi and Pak Andrew for their support and guidance. Jamal (Year 11IPS)
Preparing staple goods tobe given free to the underpriviledged. Ready for the opening of the flea market.
The crowd at the flea market.
Iggi is weighing a child at a Posyandu.
Students, Emir and Patrick are donating the Rp 3,4 million raised from the flea market for Cagar Budaya and the orphanage.
Aditya is writing signs using different characters, Roman and ancient sundanese.
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Kevin G. Watches carefully as Pak Didi shows him how to make a Suling Bambu. Aby interviews Prince Jatikusumah (The prince of Kuningan).
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The students are catching fish with their bare hands.
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Students are harvesting vegetables.
Students making clay masks.
Working collaboratively through a creativity game.
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Learning and practising how to make a clay pot as port of creativity.
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K ami, siswa siswi kelas 11 UNAS pada tanggal 10 Februari 2009
melakukan field trip ke Serang, Banten. Tujuan dari field trip ini adalah untuk mengetahui tentang kerajaan Islam yang kami pelajari pada pelajaran Sejarah. Selain itu untuk mendukung pemahaman materi Sosiologi tentang bagaimana masyarakat Banten memperlihatkan kondisi multikultural dan toleransi dalam kehidupan sehari hari. Kami didampingi oleh Pak Darwin, Pak Nanang dan Ibu Popy selama field trip ini berlangsung. Lokasi pertama yang kami kunjungi adalah Museum Purbakala yang menyimpan benda-benda bersejarah Kerajaan Banten. Reruntuhan bekas Istana Surosowan yang diratakan d e n ga n t a n a h o l e h B e l a n d a memberikan pemahaman bahwa Kerajaan Banten adalah kerajaan yang
kuat dan berani melawan penjajah Belanda. Setelah menikmati makan siang kami menuju Mesjid Agung Banten yang memiliki menara, dari atas menara tersebut kami dapat melihat Selat Sunda. Di Serang terdapat jembatan gantung yang dahulu kala digunakan untuk menghubungkan dua daerah yang merupakan tempat pembongkaran muatan kapal. Namun sekarang kondisinya sangat memprihatinkan dan tidak dipergunakan lagi. Tempat lain adalah Karang Atu. Karang Atu adalah pelabuhan pertama di Banten yang sangat maju pada masanya, saat ini masih dipergunakan oleh penduduk sekitar untuk menambatkan perahu nelayan yang hendak mencari ikan. Kami dapat menyimpulkan bahwa Banten merupakan daerah perdagangan karena pada zaman dahulu banyak
sekali pengunjung dari berbagai daerah seperti dari Gujarat, Persia, China sehingga tidaklah mengherankan banyak kampung yang berisikan penduduk dari daerah mereka, guna mengikat adat istiadat yang mereka bawa. Tercerminlah multikutural di Banten yang berdasarkan etnis ataupun a ga m a . M e re ka d a pat h i d u p berdampingan dengan damai. Ini terbukti dengan adanya klenteng tua atau vihara yang masih digunakan sampai saat ini. Kami mengunjungi Benteng Spellwick , benteng pertama Belanda yang dibangun setelah menduduki Kerajaan Banten dan setelah itu kami kembali ke sekolah. Nisa (Year 11 IPS)
Museum Purbakala Sumber air di istana Surosowari
Tempat bersemedi para bangsawan Banten Menara Mesjid Banten
Tempat mandi putri Kerajaan Banten
Jembatan gantung
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Aku penjelajah, ujar Coraline. Tentu saja, anak manis, sahut Miss Forcible sambil tersenyum. Nah, jangan sampai tersesat. (Coraline, Neil Gaiman. Bab 2/ hal.26)
Coraline adalah seorang gadis kecil berusia 10 tahun yang memiliki jiwa petualang yang sudah mendarah daging dalam dirinya. Ia memiliki tubuh yang kurus dan berambut lurus sebahu, matanya berwarna coklat, kulit tubuh dan wajahnya berwarna putih pucat. Coraline bukanlah gadis feminim seperti anak gadis seusianya, Ia tidak suka memakai banyak aksesoris. Meskipun Coraline tidak suka memakai aksesoris yang mewah, tapi gadis ini suka sekali memakai sweater berwarna cerah, ataupun sepatu bot yang bermotif lucu. Namun, Coraline juga bukan seorang anak yang tomboi, ia masih suka main rumah-rumahan bersama boneka-bonekanya. Walau tubuhnya mungil, nyali yang dimiliki Coralin sangat besar. Ketika sebuah ancaman dan halangan datang menghadang perjalanan hidupnya, Coraline menganggapnya sebagai sebuah tantangan. Coraline dan keluarganya baru saja pindah ke sebuah rumah tua yang sangat besar dan luas, di belakang rumah terdapat sebuah lapangan tenis yang sudah tidak terpakai, di sampingnya ada taman mawar yang sudah dipenuhi semak belukar karena tidak terurus. Namun mereka tidak memiliki keseluruhan rumah tersebut, menurut mereka rumah itu terlalu luas. Miss Spink dan Miss Forcible tinggal bersama anjing-anjing peliharaan mereka di bawah flat keluarga Coraline, sedangkan seorang lelaki tua sinting, Mr. Bobo dan sirkus tikusnya, tinggal di flat di bawah atap yang ada di atas flat yang ditempati oleh Coraline. Coraline menjadi seorang gadis penjelajah beberapa hari setelah ia mengetahui bahwa ada sebuah dunia yang mirip dengan dunia yang ia tinggali sekarang di balik pintu tua misterius di ruang duduk di flatnya. Sesaat setelah ia mengetahui bahwa ia memiliki orang tua yang satunya di dalam dunia itu, orang tua kandungnya menghilang entah kemana. Akhirnya, Coraline terjebak dalam misteri keberadaan orangtuanya. Di dalam sebuah dunia di balik pintu tua, Coraline harus memecahkan misteri yang ada di balik maksud orang tua yang satunya. Adrenalin Coraline pun terpacu, jiwa penjelajahnya ditantang untuk menjelajahi dan mengungkap misteri yang ada di dunia yang mirip dengan dunia yang ia kenal. Dan ternyata, ia menemukan misteri-misteri lain yang ada di balik pintu tua tersebut yang harus ia pecahkan. Di term 3 ini, saya dan teman-teman sedang membahas buku terjemahan karangan Neil Gaiman yang berjudul Coraline. Saya juga belajar tentang bagaimana saya bisa memahami alur cerita dari sebuah novel terjemahan. Selain memahami alur ceritanya, saya juga harus mengerti bagaimana cara mendeskripsikan ulang tokoh-tokoh yang terdapat dalam cerita tersebut. Selain itu, saya juga belajar bagaimana cara membuat sebuah monolog dan mempresentasikannya di depan teman-teman. Unit question untuk term ini adalah Bagaimana kita dapat merespons perbandingan dua buah karya sastra yang berbeda latar belakangnya? Dalam unit question tersebut kita akan membaca dua buku dengan judul, jenis, dan latar belakang yang jauh berbeda. Berhubung saya belum membaca buku yang lain yaitu Natsuka, jadi saya belum terlalu tahu apa isi dari buku itu. Namun, menurut opini teman-teman yang sudah membaca buku Natsuka adalah sebuah novel yang berlatar belakang negara Jepang yang mengandung unsur adat istiadat dan tradisi yang sangat kental, dan sangat berbeda dengan buku Coraline yang berunsur misteri. Bukan horor, melainkan novel yang berlatar belakang petualangan, tantangan, dan teka-teki yang harus diungkap. Selama saya membaca buku Coraline karangan Neil Gaiman ini, saya sangat menikmati jalan ceritanya. Ceritanya sangat bagus, karena bercerita tentang petualangan seorang gadis cilik yang harus memecahkan misteri agar dapat menyelamatkan orang tuanya. Buku ini punya kelebihan tersendiri, apabila sang pembaca memiliki daya imajinasi yang tinggi, dia akan bisa membayangkan dan merasakan sendiri ketegangan yang dialami Coraline. Setelah saya selesai membaca buku Coraline, saya harus membuat deskripsi tokoh. Saya dapat memilih tokoh yang akan saya deskripsikan, dan saya memilih tokoh Coraline. Saat saya membuat deskripsi tokoh tersebut, saya semakin mengerti isi dari cerita yang terdapat dalam novel ini. Saya semakin paham apa yang dirasakan Coraline ketika dia terjebak, ketika dia merasa takut, ketika dia merasa tertantang. Apabila kita tidak memahami dan tidak mengerti apa yang ingin disampaikan oleh tokoh yang kita pilih, mana mungkin dapat mendeskripsikan tokoh tersebut dengan baik dan benar. Semakin kita mengerti apa yang ada dan maksud dibalik tokoh tersebut, maka akan lebih mudah untuk kita membuat deskripsi dari tokoh tersebut.
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Nadiya Afifah (Year 8B)
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MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE A delegation of six students from Sekolah Global Jaya and their teacher, Arthur Busch, attended the 4th annual Model United Nations conference, held at the Marriott Hotel in Doha, Qatar from January 28 to February 1, 2009. Sekolah Global Jaya was the first Indonesian school to be invited to attend this event. The students met 350 student delegates from 36 countries and explored issues such as international piracy and the crisis in Zimbabwe. Students researched the issues before attending the conference and utilized numerous skills, including formulating ideas, negotiating, networking and thinking on their feet. Students successfully comprehended sophistated concepts and ideas in English and used their proficient language skills in their work as UN delegates. Much of the work of presenting position papers and working on resolutions was done in committees such as the World Health Organization and the Security Council.
The conference was run by the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. It was officially opened by the U. S. Ambassador to Qatar. The final event of the conference was a luncheon attended by a number of diplomats, including H. E. Ambassador H. M. Rozy Munir of the Republic of Indonesia. Our students were able to engage in meaningful dialogue with students from all over the world in trying to seek solutions to global problems. As Irman said, I thoroughly enjoyed having the opportunity to represent my country and make friends with students from other countries. Jonathan expressed the view that It was great to take on the role of a diplomat from another country and see issues from another perspective. Alyssa welcomed the chance to gain confidence in my public speaking. Attending the MUN conference gave these students a unique learning experience, which was also a wonderful way for them to live the schools motto, Gateway to the World. Pak Arthur
World Health Organization Commitee.
Alyssa Representing Western Sahara.
Irman at The NATO Committee.
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Jonathan at The Security Council.
Cultural Night.
Our delegation with Ambassador Rozy and Madame Rozy.
Indonesian diplay at Cultural Night.
Alyssa in traditional outfit for cultural night.
Fun at The Ambassadors residence.
Sightseeing on The Conichu.
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Museum of Islamic Art.
VARIETY SHOW
Charity Event
The PTA drumming up a storm.
Help, hope and harmony "As you all know, despite spending a lot of time preparing for the event, I couldn't attend the CONCERT FOR NTT in December last year. But I was very happy to learn that 14.5 million rupiah was raised for the people in NTT. This is an amazing amount and I thank all concerned for their effort and dedication. Pak Philip Variety Show Coordinator
Pak Ray sings from the heart.
Ibu Mary Marg wows the audience on violin. Ibu Mary Marg and Pak Andrew sing about their adopted city.
Ibu Tina and Pak dan, accompanied by Ibu Mary Marg and Pak Andrew, have the time of their lines.
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Charity Event
Laconic and laid-back: Pak Neil narates.
A s a participant in the Help, Hope and Harmony Concert for NTT last
December, I can say that it was one of the most worthwhile things I have done since coming to Jakarta. Along with Ibu Sam (and because of Pak Phils untimely illness), I helped take on the role of co-MC for the evening. Two things struck me about the concert. One was the array of talent that was on display that evening. Pak Rays opening rendition and his wonderful delivery of Music of the Night towards the end, were both moving and exciting. The PTAs coordinated drumming (à la Stomp that great show of percussion from
The Primary School presents a fairy tail to top the Brothers Grimm.
recent years) was dynamic and very clever (thanks go here to Pak Andy for his direction). Next we saw the acting and writing talents of the Primary School with a very funny take on a campuran of fairy tales. We had modern music from Pak Dan, Ibu Tina and Ibu Mary-Margs soulful violin and an original song by Ibu Mary-Marg and myself. The award-winning school choir once again was thrilling under Pak Rays inventive and colourful direction. Overall the evening simply oozed talent what a staff we have!
absolute pleasure. I am sure the people of NTT appreciated the substantial donation raised through the sale of tickets.
The second thing that struck me was the engagement of the audience. It was a generous, involved and vocal group, which made performing an
Pak Andrew
Harmony at work. The school choir sang an ABBA medley.
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It was also a pleasure working alongside Ibu Sam, who was funny and chatty and able to keep the show moving at a good pace. Congratulations to all involved. Special thanks go to Pak Andy for his considered and very competent organisation of the rehearsals and the evening itself. Lets do it again!
Ibu Melissa complements the choir with a beautiful solo.
Swimming Carnival The swimming carnivals on Wednesday 18th of February and Thursday 19th of February 2009 were a major success. These events were enjoyed by the whole school from Primary to Senior School. All students who swam are to be congratulated for their efforts. The house spirit from the beginning to the end was intense and students should be proud of the enthusiasm they showed. The events ended with the presentation of trophies to captains from the winning houses for cheering competition and overall points. A BIG thank you to the PE Faculty for all their hard work. Thanks also to the Primary and Secondary teachers, Admin staff and Management, who all helped to make the two days successful and contributed enormously to the spirit.
The Primary swimming results are as follows; Kindy Year 6 · Swimming Competition 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Rajawali Garuda Elang
· Cheering competition 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
The Secondary swimming results are as follows; YEAR 7 - 12 · Swimming Competition 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Rajawali Elang Garuda
(619 points) (592 points) (518 points)
· Cheering competition 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Garuda Elang Rajawali
Well done to the House captains and all competitiors
Elang Rajawali Garuda
(539 points) (524 points) (507 points)
