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- KONTAK -GJIS NEWS

Volume 3

31 October 2014

Welcome To GJISInside this Issue:

Coming Up:

Global Jaya International School Website: www.globaljaya.comEmerald Boulevard Tel: 6221 745 7562 Bintaro Jaya Sektor IX Fax: 6221 745 7561Tangerang, 15224 Inquire: [email protected]

Global Jaya International School

Page 2,Head of School Corner

Page 3,PYP Parents Workshops

"Lest we forget" – three words renown across many countries to show our re-membrance of those who have fought, and those who have died fighting for freedom.

Please take a minute to remember, on the 11th of November.

Source: Halifax Chronicle Herald – Bruce MacKinnon

Azerbaijan Trip

Manila TripYear 7 Jogja Camp

We are three weeks into Term 2 and plenty of events to report. Within this month’s Kontak, you will read interesting feedback

from school trips. We also feature recent Primary events along with Secondary highlights.

At the centre of our community are our students. Global Jaya is dedi-cated to providing a safe and supportive learning environment. We are pleased to report that IT hardware and software have been purchased for the school. These updates will allow stronger bandwidths and in-crease the capacity for students to access the internet...( Continue to Head of School Corner )

Page 3,Book Week

Page 4-6,Primary News

Page 6,Film Competition

Page 7,International Day of Peace

Page 8,Moslem Celebrations

Page 9,Jogja Camp

Page 10-11Azerbaijan Culture Exchange

Page 12,Southville Sports Exchange

Page 12-15,GJIS Sports News

Page 16,Kilvington Grammar School Students Visit

Sports tournament & Carnival

Open Day

GJIS Staff Family Outing

Bali Trip

Kuningan Camp

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Head of SchoolCorner

Dear GJIS Families:

David J. HornbySincere regards,

Head of School

We are three weeks into Term 2 and plenty of events to report. Within this month’s Kontak, you will read interesting feedback from school trips. We also feature recent Primary events along with Sec-ondary highlights.

At the centre of our community are our students. Global Jaya is dedicated to providing a positive, safe and supportive learning environment. We are pleased to report that IT hardware and software have been purchased for the school. These updates will allow stronger bandwidths and increase the capacity for students to access the internet. In addition, we have purchased iPads for the Primary Years. The iPads are an extra tool for learning and plans to support the process are in place. Pak Rully and Pak Dan in Primary are assigned as Technology Coordinators. They are helping teachers to enhance lessons through technology and support new platforms such as ManageBac.

With regards to the Ministry of Education and rules and regulations, GJIS will comply with expecta-tions from the government. According to authorities, the word ‘International’ cannot be used within our school name. Although we have had international status since 2009 the final written authorisa-tion was not approved and signed by the Ministry. Global Jaya is authorized by the IBO to offer Pri-mary and Middle Years Programmes, along with the Diploma Programme. By the 1st of December, we have been instructed to change our name. The Directors and Leadership Team have decided to change the school name to Global Jaya School. A number of signs and postings will require a new logo and we will finalise this very soon. Please be assured that our curriculum will not change. The Principals will be issuing letters to explain to Indonesian families about examination options for Year 6 and Year 9. The Year 12 National Exam will also be offered as an option for our senior students.

If you have any queries about our school or programmes, I would welcome you to make an ap-pointment. I hope your weeks ahead are fulfilling and positive.

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In Primary School at Global Jaya, we are proud to regularly invite par-ents to workshops to assist in their understanding of the programme and identify the various ways they can support their child's learning at home. On Saturday 20 September, 28 new parents attended the Intro-duction to PYP and MSC workshops. These workshops are designed for new and current parents, to learn new information, confirm what they already know or contribute to the explanations and discussion based on their own experience. We would like to thank all parents for their en-thusiasm when participating in the discussions and also for their ongo-ing support. We are looking forward to meeting more parents at the next parent workshops in Term 2.

Parents Workshops: Introduction to PYP and MSC

This year’s Book Week theme is “Gotta Keep Reading”, though by the time you read this most Book Week events will have taken place. However, our final event will take place in the Theatre on Open Day, November 1 and parents are cordially invited to attend.

Soccer coach, author, language teacher, travel-ler and raconteur Ronny Mintjens will be ad-dressing students from Years 5-12 about his adventures as a soccer coach and traveller in South Africa and North Korea. For the younger students, his presentation will be more light-hearted and entertaining, but with the older students he will concentrate on the darker aspects of life in North Korea and the differ-ence between media hyperbole and real life in this mysterious realm. Ronny will be on hand to sign books and answer questions after his student sessions, before conducting soccer workshops for students and staff after lunch.

www.ronnymintjens.com/

BOOK WEEK! Saturday November 1

(GJIS Open Day)

Year 5,6,7 at 7.50 am

Year 8,9,10 at 8.40 am

Year 11,12 at 10.10 am

Meet author

Ronny Mintjens

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Primary News

On Monday the 29th of Sep-tember 2014, the Year 1 students visited the Fatmawati

Post Office in South Jakarta, as a front-loading activity for our second unit about Communication.

At school, we wrote a letter to a friend and brought it to the post office to learn about the process of how letters get posted and sent.

By the time this article gets published, all of our students will have received their letters. Thank you postal workers!

On Friday 26 September, the year 2 students had their first assembly of this school year. They presented what have they had learned from our first UOI, which had the central idea “Interdependence within Communities”. The students showed their CONFIDENCE, COOPERATION AND ENTHUSIASM when preparing for and performing two songs and some short dramas and role plays based on the concepts of CONNECTION and INTERDEPENDENCE and also CONFIDENCE. It was an amazing performance!

We are currently learning about the concept of REFLECTION. One of the activities we are engaging in is finding out about our personal rubbish production by collecting our own rubbish from our snacks and drinks for one week.As a learning experience to encourage REFLECTION, on Wednesday 8 October, we were asked to carry the rubbish we generated in one week in black rubbish bags during play times.

We then REFLECTED on what it felt like to have to carry our rubbish around with us and how to create less rubbish at school.Here is the result of our REFLECTION.

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As one of the front loading activities for UOI 2 under the transdisciplinary theme “Where We Are in Place and Time”, Year 4 went to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta. The purpose of the trip was to support students in their personal projects.

During the trip we visited Museum Indonesia, attractions from certain provinces and Klenteng King Miao. Students demonstrated their curiosity and communication skills when they asked the tour guides questions.

In music class, the Year 5 students have been inquiring into the relationship between performers and their audience. Students have explored why it is important to make a connection with the audience and how a performance needs to be designed with the audience in mind. To bring this to action, students selected and performed Incy Wincy Spider, This Old Man, ABC, Old Mc Donald, Mary Had a Little Lamb, London Bridge, Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star and Humpty Dumpty in front of Kindy and Reception.

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In Year 6 this Semester, as a part of the Mid-Semester Conferences (MSCs), parents and students were provided the materials to cre-ate a mural where the students and parents could express their ideas, opinions and artis-tic expressions of the natural environment of Bali. In fact, this was something new in the MSCs, where the parents not only heard about and observed the results of the students' learning, but they could also be involved in an activity with their child. Both parents and stu-dents were very enthusiastic to participate!

The Year 6 assembly was an energy filled experience! For the assembly, students wrote and presented scenes which reflected their understanding of the actions that people take to tackle issues in their communities. We observed three different situations: in a class-room, in a canteen and in a community near a river. The scenes demonstrated how ignorant actions in their community result in nega-tive affects. Such negative practices depicted people littering in a river, pushing forward past others in a line in a school canteen and skipping class. The students then replayed each scene demonstrating solutions to these problems. Being directly involved as writers and actors, the students really enjoyed per-forming in the assembly!

It all started in early September, when Ocha approached the rest of us (Bima, Reyhan, Karin, Dinda and Gio) saying that there would be a short film competition in Tunas Muda In-ternational School. Though this was our first time joining a competition like this together, we decided that we might as well give it a shot as a team. In the end, we managed to win 2nd place in this competition.

It turned out that there were only 7 teams from various schools that participated in this competition. Even so, it was an extremely competitive event and all the schools made movies that we thought were brilliant, thus making us feel really honored about managing to win second place—espe-cially because this was our first time making a film together for a competition and also because we had written, shot, and edited the film in only 5 days. A couple of us had never even made a film for a competition before, or occupied the role that we did in the production team. Reyhan, the direc-tor on the production team of “Unrequited” (the name of our short film), said that, “It was pretty challenging as I didn’t have much experience directing a film. Thankfully my friends helped me go through that and helped me to achieve this result.” We’re extremely proud of being able to repre-sent Global Jaya International School in this film competition and we hope that we’ll be able to achieve first place next time we do this.

Film CompetitionBy Giovano Dhivaldi year 11C & Karin Salum year 11F

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Each year, the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The United Nations General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthen-ing the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the General Assembly Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace, the theme of this year’s International Day of Peace is the “Right of Peoples to Peace”. This anniversary offers a unique opportunity to reaffirm the United Nations commitment to the purposes and principles upon which the Organization was founded. The Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace recognizes that the promotion of peace is vital for the full enjoy-ment of all human rights.

In Global Jaya, the International Day of Peace is also celebrated every year. The Global Jaya Model United Nations (MUN) club is the promoter of the event in the form of a Speech Com-petition. All students from Year 7 to 12 were welcomed to join in both Individual and Team categories. They competed in 2 divisions: Junior (Year 7 to 10) and Senior (Year 11 to 12). This year, there were 10 students participating in the Junior Division and 21 students in the Senior Division. All students presented their speech in English in 3 minutes. They discussed issues regarding peace, the right of peoples to peace and gave example of activities they could do as a student to promote peace in the school community.

Apart from that, Year 11 and 12 students who are taking Mandarin, Spanish and French were also involved in the event. Addressing the same issue, they presented their speech in Manda-rin or Spanish or French. They were amazing and almost sounded like native speakers!

Prizes Individual Category Team CategoryJunior Division 1st

2nd

3rd

Adam Muhammad Klesc

Carla Hamida

Park Sung Been

Josephine Alexandra Kantawiria & Karissa Triastari

Madina Malahayati Chumaera & Min Se Hong

Mika Savina Hainim & Anjasarto Iman Nugroho

Senior Division 1st

2nd

3rd

Karina Anjani Salum

Zidny Ilman Arby

Jung Min Kyu

Kezia pramesti Maharani & Nadya Noorfairuza

Jessica Tologo Sumantri & Ama-ris Salsabila malik Bawazier

Irene Erati Mahoney & I Gusti Ayu Kimberly Adrianna oka

Languange Individual category Team CategoryFrench Keshia Saradima Indiradi

Mandarin Lee Jae WonSpanish Ryann Rezza Ardiansyah

International Day of Peace – Speech Competition Monday, October 22, 2014

By Ibu Regina

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Our committee held activities for the Eid celebration on Thursday, 25 Sep-tember in the The-atre with the theme Rahmatan lil alamin. During the event, P. David struck the gendang (drum) to signal the opening of the event.

We apologize in form and spirit for any offense and pray that our fasting for Ramadhan will be accepted by Allah Almighty.

Welcome, IdulAdha 1435 H. Our committee organized events with the theme of Eid al-Adha Celebra-tion: A more meaningful life to share, on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at the Masjid Al – Ghafur. We re-ceived 18 goats and 2 cows from GJIS parents, resulting in 607 plastic bags with meat, each weigh-ing 1 kg. In accordance with tradi-tion, the meat was distributed to the poor and needy in the areas neighboring Global Jaya Interna-tional School, including : Masjid Al - Ghafur, RT 01, RT 02, RT 03, RT 04, RT 05, local villages, police, Koramil, workers, Security, ISS and members of the committee.We

want to thank all students, parent's committee and the various related parties for your cooperation and participation in the implementation of these activities.

Congratulations, IdulAdha 1435 H. We apologize in form and spirit for any offense and pray that our sacrifice will be accepted by Allah Almighty.

On 7-8 June 2014 I joined the pesantren programme in Pade-pokanPencakSilat Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII). The first day we went to asrama haji PondokGede to do Manasik Haji, tawaf, wukuf, sa'i, tahalul and we prayed dhuha. After we did the Manasik haji, we went to the hotel and discussed the essential agreements.

In the outbound program, we learned to cooperate with oth-ers. I felt so happy because it was very fun! After the out-bound activity, we made a small building from straws and played a game that is similar to musical chairs but we used names instead of music. We also went to the At-tin mosque to pray and read qur'an.

The next morning, we went to the musholla to do subuh prayer and did morning exercise such as stretching, jumping and walking around the hotel. After we ate breakfast, we did competitions which were cerdas-cermat, adzan demonstra-tion, sholat demonstration, reading qur'an or iqro. After that, teachers gave out our trophies and certificates and I got the cerdas- cermat trophy and the best santriwati certificate.

Eid Celebration 1435 HEid al- Adha Cele-bration 1435 H

PESANTREN KILAT

By Dara Year 5A

Moslem Celebrations

By Pak Tisno

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September 29th until October 3rd was a memorable week for the Year 7 students, who went on their first sec-

ondary school trip to Yogyakarta. This is the 11th year of the Jogja Camp at Global Jaya international School. The reason why we keep on having this trip is its success at building strong and positive bonds between all year 7 students, as well as teaching them to become more independent as individuals.

Students got along really well and enjoyed doing various activities. Some of the activi-ties broadened their knowledge about Jogja’s historical places as well as the Javanese culture in general. They visited the Sultan’s Palace and the famous Borobudur Temple, watched the Ramayana Ballet Dance Perfor-mance, learned how to play gamelan and to paint batik.

Alongside these culture-related activities, other activities like rafting, outbound activi-ties and team-building games intensified their bonds of friendship and camaraderie. Year 7 students also learned about PoSSSE* and how to implement its value, especially how to respect others. This was further re-inforced through our Jogja Camp CnS ac-tivities, where Year 7 students visited two primary schools, teaching the students some

interesting subjects and playing various games.

To wrap up the trip, Year 7 students participated in a one-night full camping experience. They all participated and enjoyed various group per-formances on the stage in front of their friends, gathering around the bonfire and sleeping in tents. Loads of activities, lots of laughs and it was all fully worth it.

Here are some testimonies from the students:

“The camp was fun and exciting; I have known more about my friends ever since. The camp helped me in building my cooperation and com-municating with my friends.”

“The most interesting activity that I have done during the camp is rafting. For me, it’s interest-ing because you can learn about teamwork and other stuff like planning. I think that’s useful.”

“I feel like this is a good camp, because it devel-oped our team-building skills. We get to know each other more and get the chance to make new best friends!”

*PoSSSE: Positive, Safe, and Supportive School Environment

Jogja CampBy Pak Dhanu

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In September, a contingent of fifteen students and three teachers went to Azerbaijan as part of the GJIS Cul-

ture Exchange Programme. This was the second exchange trip, following the notable success of last year’s journey to Ukraine. The programme includes homestays, performances, participation in classes at local schools, a student led presentation about Indonesian culture and visits to place of special interest. We focus on unique destinations that allow for a sincere appreciation of a for-eign culture and endeavor to maintain long term relationships with our hosts and new friends.

Two of the most memorable aspects of our trips are always the homestay experience and participation in classes at school. This process of immersion provides depth to the experience and a real understanding that what we learn from news reports and Wikipedia about a country and its people barely scratches the surface. Stereotypes and assumptions quickly disappear as stu-dents discover that people are people no matter where we are in the world and that we have much more in com-mon than anticipated.

We are particularly proud of the fact that our students often remain in con-tact with their new friends long af-ter they return home. The students watched with sincere concern as events unfolded in Ukraine last year. The protests took place in Independence Square, just in front of the hotel where we stayed and the barricade shown in many reports was just under the bridge where students stood together for photos. Our students were able to talk to their friends in Ukraine, to hear their stories, share their concerns and offer expressions of support.

It is encouraging to know that we have helped to bridge the gap between Indo-nesia and these two great nations and that we have done it with sincerity and grace. Most reassuring, though, is that we have done it through our children, in whom we have now planted a seed of understanding that cannot be unplant-ed. Though we hope their roots will be firmly planted in their Indonesian heri-tage, we are equally hopeful that their branches will grow to cover the length and breadth of the world.

AZERBAIJAN CULTURE EXCHANGE

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By Pak Andy Dougharty

Our trip to Azerbaijan included the following performances:

A performance at School No. 6 whose audience included not only students and teachers, but also the Ambassadors from Indonesia, Japan and Korea, the Ambassador from Azerbaijan to Indonesia and high ranking officials from the Azerbaijan State Department and Office of The President.

A live interview and performance on AzTV, Azerbaijan’s largest television station. The students sang, performed the Saman Dance and Jason Suwito played Fragmen by Jaya Suprana on the stu-dio’s grand piano.

A performance in the courtyard of the Sharvanshah Palace in the Old Walled City.

An impromptu performance for the Director and guests at Qala Archeological and Cultural Heritage Site.

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Please congratulate all of the students that represented our school with high levels of pas-sion, class and skill in Manila from September 24th to 28th. GJIS sent 19 students who competed in volleyball, basketball and soccer over the three days. All students participated in each sport and did a great job adapting to the different challenges they faced. I was very proud of the sportsmanship, enthusiasm and character this group of young adults demon-strated during this trip. They were great representatives for our school.

The girl’s teams achieved 2nd place in soccer and 3rd place in basketball. The boy’s team achieved 3rd place for soccer and volleyball.

GJIS SPORTS NEWS

I would like to thank all of the volleyball ath-letes for their hard work and commitment dur-ing the first season. We went undefeated during our divisional games against JIS, BIS and STB and earned first place and direct entry to the JAAC semi final against JIS, which we won 3-0. We lost to defending champion SPH-LV 3-1 in the finals. Kelsea Dressler was named as an All-Star for the season. I was very impressed with this group of athlete’s determination and pas-sion to improve their volleyball skills. With only one Year 12 student on the team the future GJIS team should be very strong.

Varsity Girls Volleyball

Year 12 Year 11 Year 10 Year 9Kelsea Debra

Desiree

Naya

Kim

Irene

Kimberly

Patricia

Karissa

Letisha

Caca

Raissa

Deandra

Alisa

Julianna

Laras

Sam

Stephanie

Katie

By Pak Kelly

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Southville Sports Exchange

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Global Jaya’s Varsity volleyball boys team made great progress this season. Ten boys joined the team this year. We practiced from August until October with Pak Dedi as our coach.

We joined and participated in the volleyball league JAAC (Jakarta Athletic Activities Conference).

After three months of practice, the team grew stronger and focused on cooperation skills. Everybody on the team has been able to play well. Many boys can demon-strate techniques and strategies at an excellent level when playing volleyball and show exceptional teamwork on the court.

This is an amazing improvement from last year and hopefully in the next season the team will continue working hard so we can win first place.

We are so proud to have played with the team this season. We all grew as a family and we loved every minute of every practice and game. It’s been such an amazing time and we can’t wait to play again next season with these boys and the next ones to join!

For the Western Region Group of schools, the boys GJIS team were successfully became ranked first and advanced to the final round. Then we played against the Eastern Region Group of schools on the 3rd of October at Sekolah Pelita Harapan - Karawaci.

In the final round we played against SPH Karawaci. Our team played well and tried to secure the first place; however, we succeeded in placing second overall.

Date Team Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5Friday October 3 GJIS 26 12 25 12 14

SPH LV 24 25 22 25 15

Final Game Result

By Pak Dedi

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Varsity BOYS Volleyball

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GJIS boys and girls badminton teams participated in the JAAC JR badminton tournament on Saturday, 27 September 2014 at SPH Village from 8 am to 3 pm. In the first round of the tournament, the GJIS boys team lost 0-4 to the SIS team, beat JIS B 4-0 in the next round and in the last round, GJIS boys team beat STB 3-2.

In the first round of the tournament, GJIS girls team beat SIS 3-1, beat JIS A 3-1 and in the final lost 0-4 to STL resulting in the girls badminton team achieving 2nd place in this tournament.

In this tournament, the boys and girls learned not only team work, badminton skills and strategies, but also respect for other teams. Congratulations to the Boys and Girls GJIS badminton teams for your hard work, commitment and your participation in all prac-tices and tournaments this year.

Thank you for CAS and CNS students Noel (11E) and David (10D) for your help and support in Badminton practices this session.

Boys badminton team: Reyhan Parengkuan, Riko (9C), Chester, Arif, Bagas, Min Kee (9A), Dong Hyub (8A) and Eo Jin (8B)

Girls badminton team: Nathania (9B), Amanda, Min Jung (8B) and Se Hong (8A)

On Saturday 4 October the Middle School Girls Basketball Team played their first friendly match against Sekolah Pelita Harapan - Kemang Village. The girls showed great commitment by arriving early and warming up with enthusiasm. The large number of girls participating in this year's squad ensured quick rotations and a fast pace. Their opponents were also quick footed and well organized, but the GJIS girls were determined to play tough, strong defense forcing SPH to earn their points from the foul line.

At the end, the score board (SPH 29, GJIS 4) did not reflect the closely fought game. The GJIS girls should certainly be congratulated for their enthusiasm and supportive approach which was evident in their continued cheering and encour-agement from the sidelines.

Middle School BasketballBy Ibu Sarah Verdaguer

GJIS Badminton TeamBy Pak Tofan

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The Varsity Boys Soccer team is made up of Year 10 – 12 students. The formation of the team started during the try-out activities, for which approximately 28 students registered, and finally ended with 22 players at the end of August. With incredible passion and commitment, the play-ers diligently trained three times a week after school for 1.5 hours for drill skills, fitness develop-ment and individual-team tactics. At the beginning of September, the team competed with 4 other schools in the West Division; UPH College, SPH-LV, St Laurensia and BIS. This league applied a home-away system where each team in the group has an opportunity to compete as a home team and an away team. After finishing 8 matches in the group, the GJIS team achieved 1st place in the West Division and collected 19 points from 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The team went on to win against SPH Kemang 3 – 0 in the quarter final and beat SPH Lippo Village 2 – 0 in the semi final. The team played a final match against BIS and all players demonstrated their skill, effort and spir-it. In the end, however, the team had to acknowledge BIS as the winner. The GJIS team achieved 2nd place after losing to the BIS team 1 – 6 in the final. As their coach, I am proud of my players, all of whom have great talent, sense of responsibility, spirit, effort and commitment. Once again, well done to all players involved. Your effort and hard work is an inspiration to the GJIS Junior players and helps to encourage their spirit and commitment.

The Jakarta Athletics and Activities Conference (JAAC) competition ran from September to October this year, with the GJIS team placed in the West Division together with SPH-LV, BIS, STL and UPH-C. During the course of the season the skills of individual players improved greatly. The girls also learned a lot about defensive and offensive strategies. Every player in the squad showed strong defensive skills by sticking to their opponents during defense and positioning themselves correctly on the pitch when our team had the ball. The team should also be commended on their ability to manage their emotions and display a positive spirit. At the end of the JAAC Competition the team was in 5th place out of ten schools. This is a fantastic result for a team that really tried their best. Congratulations to the GJIS Varsity Girls Soccer Team.

I am very proud of your efforts throughout the season, Girls. Once again, congratulations to the Varsity Girls Soccer Team.

Varsity Girls Soccer

Varsity Boys Soccer

GJIS Players are Arda, Nicky, Al-Bani, Amza, Billy, Devin, Reva, Derryl and Ghifary (Year 12), Haneef, Galang, Baron, Gio, Matu, Reyhan P, Kevin J, Azriel and Rafli (Year 11), Brian, Angga and Bagas (Year 10).

By Pak Totok

By Pak Eko

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Last Term from the 20th to 26th of September 2014, GJIS families hosted 14 students from Years 6 to 9 from

Kilvington Grammar School, Australia. To help them settle in, they spent some ‘get-ting to know you time’ with their host fami-lies before joining in with school activities.

The Kilvington students introduced their school on the first day and the GJIS stu-dents were excited in welcoming them. The next day, they visited Schmutzer Pri-mate Centre at Jakarta Rangunan Zoo and they also visited Sanggar Jawa Jawi in Ci-landak to learn to play traditional music on the gamelan as well as making their own Batik.

In school hours on Wednesday, the Kilving-ton students created Indonesian Beber puppets (Wayang Beber). Based on char-acters portrayed in the Ramayana, Hindu Wayang epic. The puppets were created on canvas paper by experimentation with acrylic and spray paint material.

On Thursday, our visitors were interested to know about Jakarta and Indonesian cul-ture. They visited the beautiful Indonesia

Miniature Park Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, did some Jakarta sightseeing at the National Museum, lunched at Grand Indonesia Mall and went to Playland Dunia Fantasi.

On their last day, our guests joined Entre-preneur Studies where students made a tra-ditional pattern t-shirt called Jumputan and they participated in a cooking class to cook traditional Indonesian food such as Gethuk Keju, Sosis Solo and Es teller. Before leaving for their overnight flight home, they had din-ner with host families, the student council, student buddies and the GJIS news crew.

Many thanks to the Global Jaya TV News Production team who did the documentation and a big thanks to the generous host fami-lies of the GJIS community.

KILVINGTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT GJISBy Ibu Helen

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