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T: 6221 5890 2962 |E: [email protected] | www.nationalhighjakartaschool.com 7 December 2017 WHOLE SCHOOL If you would like to have copy of NH weekly bulletin please click:http://nh.piagetacademy.org/wpl.html Dear everyone, Season’s Greetings! We have finished half a school year and yet another more rigorous half to go. I like to take the to thank all the parents and guardians for the continued strong support and share our collective dream for the children in NHJS. For all the staff and students reading, I like to give you a pat on the back for being resilient and determined in your daily work. I like to share three thoughts with the community. This is in part from my reading of Li Ka-shing’s memoir. Other than being one of the richest person in Asia, Li has been know to be a philanthropist and a strong advocate for education. In particular, education of a whole person. Li shared that everyone has the potential to be a leader and everyone can be a leader. A leader does not need to be the head of a corporation or organisation. Anyone who has an influence over others is considered a leader and how he/she treat others will define him as a leader. His thoughts on a good leader rests on three things. Firstly, the ability to identify people, to deploy people and finally to know how to treat people (选人，用人，做人 ). My sharing is my personal translation of his thoughts into my life and not representative of anyone else. I like to translate these learning into school context and our daily life. Let’s start with 选人, choosing the people we should mingle with. In a biblical sense, we are often told to choose our companions carefully too. If we choose to be in the company of a group of people with positive energy and engaging in doing good, we will be influenced and the synergy of the group can go great good to others. Conversely , the choice to be in the company of a group indulgent in unhealthy habits will likewise influence others to also adopt the bad habits. My caution for everyone is to choose wisely and beware of how you are quietly being influenced and shaped by your company. Be in the company of those with a good heart and good habits. Next, the choice of your deployment, 用人, rests on the premise of you having chosen to be in good company. It is not about making use of people for your own ends but rather, how you bring out the best of others. As a decent human being, we should not only want goodness for ourselves but also goodness for others. In our prayers, it should be directed for others to be equally and abundantly blessed, as much as it is for us. Translated to school, it is about your choice of knowing what you know and do not know and know who to go to in order to seek out the knowledge. In Confucian term, it is the journey to seek wisdom - “知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也”. It is leveraging on others to know what you know and do not know. Learning in class and outside the class today is making sense of the myriad of information available. Discern between what is true and what is not. There is too much fake news around. Finally, the lesson on how to be a decent human being -做人 . The way we treat others will be a reflection of who we are, where we come from and can be predictable of who we will be. The golden rule in the Holy book is – do unto others what you like others do unto you. Confucius taught a similar lesson -己所不为 勿施于人. Which means what you do not want others to do to you, you should not do to others. In a way both are guiding principles on how we should treat others. In school we teach children to be respectful of others and anyone who makes a mistake is given the opportunity to learn and grow positively. We like this to continue and for parents to role model for the children what they like the children to grow up to be. A mother shared with me that her dream for her children is simply for them to be decent human beings. In this age and time I lament that we have started to become wary of human nature and our prayer has gone back to the basics of being a decent being. An ex-Principal colleague from Brunei sent me a text the other day which I felt is reflective and thought provoking for me and I take liberty to share it here: *THE PARADOX OF OUR TIME* 1. *We live in times when we see many humans, but not enough humanity;* 2. *We live in times when the rich have more rooms than children and the poor have more children than rooms.* 3. *We live in times when smart phones bring you closer to those who are far, but distance you from those who are close;* 4. *We live in times when we open Facebook more than the Holy Book;* 5. *We live in times when a single mother can look after 10 children, but 10 children can't look after a single mother;*
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7 December 2017 WHOLE SCHOOL
If you would like to have copy of NH weekly bulletin please click:http://nh.piagetacademy.org/wpl.html
Dear everyone,
Season’s Greetings!
We have finished half a school year and yet another more rigorous half to go. I like to take the to thank all the parents and guardians for the continued strong support and share our collective dream for the children in NHJS. For all the staff and students reading, I like to give you a pat on the back for being resilient and determined in your daily work.
I like to share three thoughts with the community. This is in part from my reading of Li Ka-shing’s memoir. Other than being one of the richest person in Asia, Li has been know to be a philanthropist and a strong advocate for education. In particular, education of a whole person. Li shared that everyone has the potential to be a leader and everyone can be a leader. A leader does not need to be the head of a corporation or organisation. Anyone who has an influence over others is considered a leader and how he/she treat others will define him as a leader. His thoughts on a good leader rests on three things. Firstly, the ability to identify people, to deploy people and finally to know how to treat people (选人，用人，做人). My sharing is my personal translation of his thoughts into my life and not representative of anyone else.
I like to translate these learning into school context and our daily life. Let’s start with 选人, choosing the people we should mingle with. In a biblical sense, we are often told to choose our companions carefully too. If we choose to be in the company of a group of people with positive energy and engaging in doing good, we will be influenced and the synergy of the group can go great good to others. Conversely , the choice to be in the company of a group indulgent in unhealthy habits will likewise influence others to also adopt the bad habits. My caution for everyone is to choose wisely and beware of how you are quietly being influenced and shaped by your company. Be in the company of those with a good heart and good habits.
Next, the choice of your deployment, 用人, rests on the premise of you having chosen to be in good company. It is not about making use of people for your own ends but rather, how you bring out the best of others. As a decent human being, we should not only want goodness for ourselves but also goodness for others. In our prayers, it should be directed for others to be equally and abundantly blessed, as much as it is for us. Translated to school, it is about your choice of knowing what you know and do not know and know who to go to in order to seek out the knowledge. In Confucian term, it is the journey to seek wisdom - “知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也”.
It is leveraging on others to know what you know and do not know. Learning in class and outside the class today is making sense of the myriad of information available. Discern between what is true and what is not. There is too much fake news around.
Finally, the lesson on how to be a decent human being -做人. The way we treat others will be a reflection of who we are, where we come from and can be predictable of who we will be. The golden rule in the Holy book is – do unto others what you like others do unto you. Confucius taught a similar lesson -己所不为 勿施于人. Which means what you do not want others to do to you, you should not do to others. In a way both are guiding principles on how we should treat others. In school we teach children to be respectful of others and anyone who makes a mistake is given the opportunity to learn and grow positively. We like this to continue and for parents to role model for the children what they like the children to grow up to be. A mother shared with me that her dream for her children is simply for them to be decent human beings. In this age and time I lament that we have started to become wary of human nature and our prayer has gone back to the basics of being a decent being.
An ex-Principal colleague from Brunei sent me a text the other day which I felt is reflective and thought provoking for me and I take liberty to share it here:
*THE PARADOX OF OUR TIME* 1. *We live in times when we see many humans, but not enough humanity;* 2. *We live in times when the rich have more rooms than children and the poor have more children than rooms.* 3. *We live in times when smart phones bring you closer to those who are far, but distance you from those who are close;* 4. *We live in times when we open Facebook more than the Holy Book;* 5. *We live in times when a single mother can look after 10 children, but 10 children can't look after a single mother;*
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6. *We live in times when the rich walk miles to digest food, while the poor walk miles to obtain food;* 7. *We live in times when our contact lists are huge, but our relationships are poor;* 8. *We live in times when our possessions are more, but our appreciation is less;*
9. *We live in times when we know how to earn a good living, but somehow forget how to live a good life;* 10. *We live in times when many know the price of everything, but the value of nothing;*
Let this holiday be a season for you to reflect and decide your new year resolution.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Mr Ang Hwee Khoon
>> NHJS Debate Participates in WSC Tournament of Champions in Yale University Twelve debaters from Secondary 2 to 4 competed against about 1000 scholars from around 30 countries in the Tournament of Champions (ToC) for the World Scholar's Cup (WSC) in Yale University, New Haven. Connecticut, USA last November 9-14. Secondary 4 student Nicole Fay Wijaya emerged as the top 11 debater overall. The senior team of Joycelyn Bahari, Nicole Fay Wijaya and Angelique Jayadinata (Secondary 4) also won Top 37th Debate Team while the junior team of Fiona Limanto, Aileen Bachtiar and Kathleen Humato (Secondary 3) recieved honour medals for challenge and debate. Junior team composed of Jason Hardjadinata(Sec 4) with Amanda Foekri and Bennett Liyanto (Sec 2) also received the same team awards. Lastly, the junior team composed of Annabelle Jayadinata, Erin Michelle and Putri Aimee Srijaya won honour medals for debate, challenge and bowl. As for individual awards, the school top scholar Aileen Bachtiar placed top 26th for Challenge Social Studies and finished as 14th best in writing. WSC participants compete in four events namely: Scholar's Bowl, Scholar's Challenge, Team Debate and Collaborative Writing. They have to study as syllabus with a common theme spanning six subjects namely Science, History, Social Studies, Literature, Art and Music and Special Area. They are trained by English teachers, Ms. Mara Barbra Nanaman and Ms. Archielen Labalan.
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>> SCHOOL CALENDAR 7-8 December : PTM 9 December 2017 – 14 January 2018 : Term 2 Break >>>> PPAARREENNTT –– TTEEAACCHHEERR MMEEEETTINNGG –– PPRRIMMAARRYY 11 TTOO JJUUNNIOORR CCOOLLLLEEGGEE 22 Please be informed that the Parent-Teacher Meeting will be conducted in Week 10 Term 2. The details of the meeting are as follow: Date of Event : 7 and 8 December 2017 (Thursday and Friday) Time of Event : 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm (Thursday) 7.30 am – 4.00 pm (Friday) >> Use of school stadium and basketball court. Please note that the school has allowed free use of the stadium and basketball facilities for 50 students undergoing a parents-planned training from 11 to 15 December 2017, 7.30 am to 12.30 pm. There is also concurrently maintenance work going on and everyone is urged to exercise caution. We wish the NH students participating in the training organized by Mr. Ken Yaputra and the group of parent great success and meaningful learning. >> YEARBOOK AY 2016-2017
GROW US Magazine of Yearbook AY 2016-2017 is available at the school bookstore. Price is IDR 350.000/book
>> Chinese Newsletter Term 2 edition You may visit our webpage for reading NHJS Chinese Newsletter. Please click http://nh.piagetacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Chinese-newsletter-term-2-2.pdf
>>TUITION FEE FOR SUPPLEMENTARY UN SECONDARY 3 The supplementary classes have been started on Wednesday, 22 November 2017. Classes will beconducted on Wednesday (2.30 pm – 4.00 pm) and Saturday (8.00 am – 9.30 am). The cost for this supplementary is Rp. 2.650.000, per student (from 22 November – 6 December 2017, 15-28 January 2018, February– April 2018) until the UN exam days. Schedule for Supplementary Secondary 3 (UN Preparation)
>> 3rd Voice of NHJS - Chinese Song Singing Competition In order to expand NHJS students interest in learning Chinese language and to give students a chance to show their talents, we are going to have the 3rd Chinese Singing Competition during our 2018 Chinese New Year Celebration. The details of competition are as follows: 1. Division: (A) Year 1-2 (B) Year 3-4 (C) Year 5-6 2. Preliminary
Registration to be submitted latest on 7 December 2017. Please see detail information in the parent letter. (CNY Celebration Committee)
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>> ALICE Musical Drama
COMING SOON @ NHJS!
17 March 2018
>> IPW Updates Please note updates regarding IPW for Primary 5 and 6, Secondary 1, 2 and 3. Week 10, on Wednesday 6 Dec 2017, IPW session will go on as per regular timetable. For primary it’s 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm and for secondary, its from 1 pm to 2 pm as per the regular time table. Sorry about the last minute information about this. IPW Reminders IPW judging for primary 6 is scheduled in week 3, term 3 and for primary 5 is scheduled on week 4, term 3, judging will done in their own classrooms during IPW class. IPW secondary judging form sec 1 to sec 3 for all categories will be done in term 3, week 3. Please contact Mr. Pavan for any inquiries.
>> Have you placed Pick Up Card and Car Sticker on your car? In regards to implement school pick up procedure, we currently are reinforcing parent/driver to put pick up card on the dashboard of vehicle when they’re picking up the student and all vehicles must have car sticker. This procedure is for our student safety. Pick Up Card/Label and Car sticker
In the beginning of new school year, every new student was given two free car stickers and one pick up label (based on student's name) per family
If they need more label, parents must pay Rp10.000/label
If they need more car sticker, parents must pay Rp 50.000 (Front/Back gate access) or Rp 100.000 (Front and Back gate access)
Parent must email to contact us for replacement request
Collecting replacement card is every Monday ID Card for Pick Up
New student will get two free ID card for pick up (either nanny or parent) per family, as per request.
Lost ID card for pick up will be charged Rp 25.000 / replacement (without lanyard)
Parent must email to contact us for replacement request
Collecting ID is every Monday All payment must be settled in the bookstore and receipt must be given as a proof of payment and for collecting the items. Thank you for supporting our school policies. >> CCA bulletin for semester 2, AY 2017-2018 Please be informed that we have issued and uploaded List of CCA programme in our school webpage. Please click http://nh.piagetacademy.org/propective-families/cca-co-curricular-activities/ >> SAT / ACT Prep Course Dear Secondary 4 and JC 1 Parents, We are currently planning to give an opportunity for the students to be able to join this program, SAT/ACT Prep Course, from Prodigy in partnership with NationalHigh Jakarta School. For the total of 48 hours (approximately 7 or 8 sessions), the students will be learning to prepare for their SAT/ACT test better. Please see brochures below and kindly let me know if this is something that you and your child will be interested in joining. We're looking forward for your feedback! Please contact Ms. Martha for any inquiries.
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>> 2nd“Chun Sun Cup” Chinese Writing Competition We have the pleasure to invite the child/ward of your school to participate in the 2nd “Chun Sun Cup” Chinese Writing Competition. This competition will be held on 3 February 2018 in NationalHigh Jakarta School.
For more information, please visit our school website: http://www.nationalhighjakartaschool.com
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>> SAT / ACT Prep Course
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