MALAY CULTURAL SOCIETY 2008

1. Objectives

a. To develop pupils' abilities and potential in language and cultural activities

b. To encourage students to enjoy healthy cultural activities

c. To inspire students to develop teamwork and cooperation

d. To participate in school activities as well as inter-school competitions

2. Organisation

a. Roles of Teachers In-Charge

i. monitoring pupil attendance

ii. drawing budget/monitoring expenses

iii. preparing working papers including 30 week plan

iv. supervising preparation for school functions

v. evaluation of activities held

vi. liasing with cluster schools on matters pertaining to cultural and language activities

vii. monitoring and attending to discipline matters

viii. supervising members at inter-school competitions and outings

ix. monitoring instructor's attendance, length and number of practice sessions

b. Position of Executive Committee Members

i. President

ii. Vice-President

iii. Secretary

iv. Assistant Secretary

v. Treasurer

vi. Assistant Treasurer

vii. Chairman for Cultural Affairs

viii. Chairman for Academic Affairs

ix. Chairman for Welfare Matters

c. Ordinary Members

i. The targeted number for both all levels is 75 for the year 2008.

ii. Members' attendance must reach a minimum of 75% for every academic year

iii. Members' participation must be continuous

3. Term of Office

a. Exco Members: On a yearly basis based on election by nomination

b. Instructors: By contract

c. Teachers: Based on school needs

4. Rules and Regulations (see Appendices 3 and 4)

a. Attire

i. Members are to be dressed either in the society's tee- shirts or school tee-shirts and school pants or skirts during meetings.

ii. Members involved in dance/dikir barat practices are to be dressed either in the society's tee- shirts or school tee-shirts and black/dark blue track pants or slacks.

iii. Slippers/sandals are not allowed. Shoes must be worn during meetings and for practices.

iv. Members will be asked to change to the correct attire before allowed to attend practices/meetings.

b. Attendance

i. Members must be punctual for meetings/practices

ii. Members must have a minimum of 75% attendance for every academic year

iii. Membership must be continuous

iv. Absenteeism must be accompanied by MCs or letters of explanation from parents

v. Members must attend all meetings/practices.

vi. Notification letters will be issued if extra practices/meetings are required.

v. Discipline

vi. At least one teacher in-charge must be present during meetings/practices.

vii. The dance instructor may supervise the dance practices during teacher's absence.

viii. The school rules apply to all members.

ix. Members must behave responsibly and honourably at all times.

x. Disciplinary action will be taken against serious/repeat offenders.

5. Induction and Training of EXCO Members

a. All members will be briefed on ECA point system during the first meeting for the year.

b. All members will be briefed on rules and regulations for members and be given Appendices 3 & 4.

c. EXCO members will be briefed separately on their roles and responsibilities and be given Appendix 1

d. EXCO members will be trained for their roles and responsibilities eg. report writing, minute taking, stock taking, publishing skills etc.

e. Leadership training will also be given to EXCO members.

6. 30-week Work Plan (see Appendix 2)

7. Activities

a. Cultural Activities: i. Dance

ii. Dikir Barat

iii. Kompang

iv. Debate

v. Silat

vi. Boria

b. Academic Activities: i. Publication of Bulletin

ii. Poetry Recital

iii. Essay Writing

c. Enrichment Activities:i. Tips For ‘O’ Level Workshop

(Cluster School)

d. Community Service: i. Yew Tee CC Hari Raya Concert

ii. south West CDC Arts Festival

e. Leadership Training

f. Camps: i. Language Camp (Cluster School)

g. Competitions: i. Inter-School EDN Essay Writing

Competitions

ii. Inter-School Dance Competitions

iii Inter-Sch. Debate (Berita Harian)

iii. Inter-Sch Artistic Poetry Competition (Cluster)

8. Evaluation

a. Post-mortem will be carried out after every activity. Feedback will be obtained from EXCO members. Strengths and weaknesses as well as suggestions for improvements will be recorded.

b. Evaluation of all activities will be carried out on a termly basis during termly meetings with EXCO members.

c. Final appraisal will be carried out by teachers in-charge based on termly reports, observation of teachers and survey of members.

9. Recognition of Service / Participation

a. Criteria for Recognition:

i. based on Appendix 1

ii. based on Pupil ECA Report Form

iii. based on Pupil Profiling System

iv. based on participation (intra-school, inter-school, national etc)

b. Type of Recommended Awards:

i. ECA points

ii. Certificates of Appreciation

Laporan Perbayu Sekolah Menengah Dunearn

2008 merupakan tahun bersejarah bagi Perbayu Dunearn. Bilangan ahli kami telah meningkat dari 40 orang ahli kepada 50 ahli yang terdiri dari pelajar-pelajar menengah satu hingga menengah lima. Antara kegiatan mingguan yang kami anjurkan termasuklah tarian, dikir barat, kompang, deklamasi puisi dan bahas.

Ahli jawatankuasa telah dilantik pada awal bulan Januari dan latihan mingguan telah dijalankan pada setiap petang Selasa dan Jumaat. Ahli persatuan diberi latihan asas dalam bidang tarian, dikir barat, kompang, drama, bahas dan puisi. Sambutan ahli-ahli begitu menggalakkan dan ahli-ahli telah memberikan sokongan padu dan menunjukkan keghairahan semasa sesi latihan dan juga semasa persembahan pentas.

Acara kemuncak pada tahun ini ialah Konsert Gong Xi Raya anjuran Jabatan Bahasa Ibunda di mana kami telah mempersembahkan acara tarian dan dikir barat. Kami juga turut menyertai Pertandingan Puisi Artistik anjuran Sekolah-Sekolah Kelompok Barat 2 yang ternyata mendapat sambutan hangat dari sekolah-sekolah. Di akhir pertandingan pasukan sekolah kami muncul sebagai Naib-Juara dan dijemput membuat persembahan Puisi Artistik “Bayangan Di Cermin ” di Esplanade bagi memeriahkan pembukaan Pesta Raya – Festival Kesenian Melayu 2008.

Bagi menajamkan lagi kemahiran ahli-ahli persatuan, kami telah mengambil bahagian dalam beberapa pertandingan seperti Pertandingan Bahas Piala Berita Harian, Walaupun pasukan kami gagal melayakkan diri ke peringkat suku akhir berdasarkan kiraan mata namun salah seorang pembahas bahas sekolah kami, Hadi Wiputra telah berjaya mengharumkan nama sekolah dengan merangkul Piala Pemidato Terbaik. Selain itu juga kami juga tidak ketinggalan menyertai Pertandingan Mengarang Pena Emasku anjuran EDN Media. Dalam pertandingan tersebut sekolah kami telah berjaya menyandang gelaran Johan Keseluruhan dengan memenangi anugerah 15 Emas dan 13 Perak. Dalam pertandingan mengarang anjuran SPH pula sekali lagi sekolah kami telah berjaya meraih tempat pertama melalui Adib Ahmas dan Luqman Baihaqim.

Kami juga bergiat aktif dalam kegiatan anjuran sekolah seperti Muzikal Sounds of Music, Konsert Hari Guru dan Konsert Hari Kebangsaan. Sebagai sebahagian dari program pengayaan, ahli-ahli persatuan kami telah mengambil bahagian dalam ceramah peperiksaan. Ceramah ini diadakan pada bulan March untuk membimbing pelajar-pelajar yang akan menduduki peperiksaan bahasa Melayu peringkat ‘O’ pada hujung bulan Mei. Ceramah ini telah disampaikan oleh penceramah undangan yang merupakan ketua subjek dan ketua jabatan dari Sekolah Menengah Yusof Ishak, Sekolah Menengah Commonwealth, Sekolah Menengah Dunearn dan Sekolah Menengah Bukit Batok. Selain dari itu ahli-ahli kami juga berpeluang menghadiri Bengkel Kewartawanan anjuran Perbayu NUS dan menyaksikan Muzikal Setangkai Kembang Melati – anjuran Sekolah Menengah Teck Whye bagi tujuan apresiasi tarian dan drama.

Kesimpulannya, sepanjang tahun 2008, persatuan kami telah menganjurkan banyak kegiatan-kegiatan yang bermanfaat dan bermakna bagi ahli-ahli persatuan dan kami berharap tahun 2009 akan membawa kejayaan yang lebih besar kepada persatuan budaya Melayu.

Sekapur Sireh, Seulas Pinang

Assalamualaikum wr. wbh
Selamat Sejahtera guru-guru dan pelajar-pelajar sekalian,

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Dengan kesempatan ini, saya mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih dan tahniah kepada sidang pengarang blog ini. Mudah-mudahan segala catatan yang dimuatkan akan dapat mendorong semua yang terlibat khususnya para pelajar memperbaiki mutu penulisan masing-masing. Juga diharapkan blog ini dapat memberi ruang kepada pelajar-pelajar Dunearn untuk mengetengahkan bakat dalam bidang penulisan agar ianya dapat dimanfaatkan oleh rakan-rakan pelajar yang lain. Saya yakin penerbitan blog ini boleh membantu memperkembangkan potensi individu dan kumpulan secara menyeluruh untuk mewujudkan pelajar yang berilmu dan arif budiman. Insyaalah saya percaya segala cita-cita yang digemblengkan dengan usaha gigih akan membuahkan hasil yang sama-sama kita idamkan.

Sekian, Terima Kasih

Cikgu Supandi Bin Djoeraemi
Guru Penasihat
Perbayu Dunearn

“Pendidikan bukannya umpama mengisi air ke dalam timba, tetapi mencetuskan sekuntum api”.

Latar Belakang PERBAYU

Sejak penubuhannya pada tahun 1969 selepas bergabung dengan Sekolah Vokasional Dunearn untuk menjadi Sekolah Menengah Dunearn persatuan yang mulanya dikenali sebagai Persatuan Bahasa, Drama dan Debat telah mengalami banyak perubahan selama 5 dekad. Dengan pemansuhan Kursus 3 Tahun Pra-Universiti pada tahun 1980 dan pemindahannya ke Bukit Batok Persatuan Bahasa, Drama dan Debat memperlihatkan peningkatan dari segi keahliannya. Selan Tarian Melayu, persatuan ini juga menawarkan bentuk kesenian yang lain seperti the dikir barat dan kompang bagi memenuhi selera dan citarasa ahlinya. Pada tahun 2007, namanya telah ditukar secara rasmi kepada Persatuan Budaya Melayu. Kini ia mempunyai keahlian seramai 40 orang ahli yang berasal dari peringkat Menengah 1 hingga Menengah 5

Malay Cultural Society

The new executive committee for the year 2008 was elected in January this year. Regular practices were held on Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 pm and Friday day from 3pm till 5pm pm. Members were given training and exposure in Malay traditional and contemporary dance. It also offers training in other forms of cultural activities such as the increasingly popular dikir barat, kompang, drama and debate. Our members have shown excellent cooperation and enthusiasm during practices and performances.

A major event last year was the Singapore Youth Festival, where 30 of our Malay dancers took part in the SYF in the contemporary dance section. Our dancers trained hard with practices increasing from three to five times a week, especially during the last few weeks before the competition. As a result, we walked away with a bronze award. Besides dance competitions we also took part in Artistic Poetry competitions organized by NUS Malay Cultural Society.

To sharpen our students oratorical skills, our members took part in oratorical and debating competitions organized by Berita Harian. In the National Inter-School Debate Organised by Berita Harian in 2008, our student, Hadiwiputra of 4 Opal won the Best Speaker Award.

In the literary field, our members were equally active. Students literary works were documented annually in the form of a publication called Cetusan Minda a joint publication with the schools within the cluster. We also compiled our very own bulletin called Permata to promote creative writing among our members.

The MCS members not only took part in competitions, but also performed at various school and external functions such as the Chinese New Year Concert, Yew Tee CC Hari Raya Concert, Leng Kee CC Hari Raya Concert and National Day Concert. Our members also rendered services to the community by performing a dance at Hongkah North Residents Day. With dedication and enthusiasm shown by our members, we look forward to greater heights of achievement, knowing the best is yet to be.