May 10, 2013
CIS Mission Statement: Cayman International School endeavors to provide each of our
students the opportunity to achieve his/her academic and personal best within a U.S./
International educational environment that encourages and inspires leadership, character,
and community service while embracing cultural diversity.
EMPTY BOWLS—A GREAT SUCCESS
Thank you to everyone who came out to support the
CIS fills Empty Bowls program last Friday, May 3rd! The
program was a smashing success and we raised over
CI$4000 for the Feed Our Future organization. Our
Empty Bowls program will fund approximately 800
school lunches for kids in need in our community! Thank you so
much for your
support. Special
thanks to Stacey
V. for coordinating
all of the food donations and for
help planning the
event and to Cecilia U. for her ceramics wisdom,
energy, and time!
PLEASE NOTE THESE
UPCOMING DATES
S
FRIDAY MAY 17—Half
day for students.
MONDAY MAY 20—CIS is CLOSED due
to the Public Holiday, Discovery Day.
TUESDAY MAY 21—CIS is OPEN. It is a
regular school day. CIS is not a polling station.
WEDNESDAY MAY 22—CIS is CLOSED
due to Public Holiday for Elections.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MAY 23 &
24—CIS is OPEN.
Top Stories ………………………………………..Page 1
CIS on the Move …………….…………...………………….Page 5
CIS Community News……………………......Page 2, 3
Seen on Campus.…………………………………………….Page 5
Secondary Headlines………………..................Page 4
Events
May 11 Open Library, Hosted by Elementary Student Leadership,
9:00-11:30am
May 17 Half day for students, Faculty
Inservice afternoon
May 17 High School Spirit Day
May 20 Public Holiday, Discovery Day—
No school
May 22 Public Holiday, Election Day—
No School
May 21-26 HS NYC College Tours &
Band Competition
May 28 PSA Interscholastic Basketball
Tournament at Triple C
May 29 Early Childhood Assembly, ARC,
10am
May 29 Les Miserables Performing Arts
Evening, ARC, 6:30pm
May 30 Les Miserables Performing Arts
Evening, Camana Bay, 6:30pm
May 31 Grade 5 Sleepover, Library
June 1 CIS PROM
June 5 K-12 Music Concert Evening,
ARC
June 6 IB Evening, ARC
June 17 Public Holiday, Queen’s Birthday—No School
June 11-19 Secondary Semester Exams
June 14 Graduation
June 20 Last Day of School (Half Day for
Students)
Half Day May 17
Dismissal Times
Nursery: 11:30
PreK3-Grade2: 11:40
Grades 3—5: 11:50
Grades 6—12: 12 noon
Attachments
Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman KY1-1206
phone 345.945.4664 fax 345.945.4650
email: [email protected]
website: www.caymaninternationalschool.org
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May 10, 2013
CIS Community News
This month CIS
will begin piloting a new assessment, the Measures of
Academic Progress or
MAP \with our students
currently in grades three and
six. Eventually this test will reMs. Rita
place the Iowa Test of Basic Skills
(ITBS) currently given to students in
grades currently 2-8. MAP are achievement tests designed to measure growth in
student learning. What makes the MAP test
unique is that it is a computer based assessment which adapts and analyzes the student’s
response and will select the next question depending on the child’s understanding of the
concept. An added benefit is that the results
are provided in a timely manner to aid in instruction within the classroom. Score results
break down each broad category into specific
skills and show the student’s relative strengths
and areas of improvement. Parents of students in grades 3 and 6 will receive further
communication regarding the pilot assessment
in the coming week. Additional information
regarding the MAP assessment can be found at
the following website: http://www.nwea.org/
Curriculum News
Are you looking for the perfect
book?
Check out
these reading
lists!
It’s National Pet Month!
Celebrate by making a pet bookmark. Submit a bookmark that you
have designed with your favorite pet on it. We will make copies and
hand them out! You can either email ([email protected])
or submit your bookmark to the Ms. Ashley in the library.
Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman KY1-1206
phone 345.945.4664 fax 345.945.4650
email: [email protected]
website: www.caymaninternationalschool.org
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May 10, 2013
CIS Community News
Counselor’s Corner
Dear Parents,
As part of our ongoing commitment to encourage respectful and kind behavior
and address bullying, CIS is going to participate in the International Stand-Up to
Bullying Day on May 31, 2013. We will tailor our participation and activities to be
appropriate for all age levels across our campus.
Ms. Katie
Ms. Siv
The Early Childhood and Elementary School will participate in the following programming:
Keep in Mind- Be Kind!!
Elementary Counselor, Ms. Siv, has worked with the
EC and ES staff to tailor our participation and activities
for the appropriate developmental levels of our Early Childhood and Elementary School students. The first block in the
morning will be devoted to a variety of activities tailored for each
class by the teacher. Some of these may include: making friendship bracelets, making puppets for role plays, having a word wall
of compliments for friends, reading books about friends with follow up chats and activities. In our Early Childhood
classes teachers will celebrate and focus on “Being a Good Friend: Think Twice Be Nice!!” Elementary Classes will
celebrate “Stand-Up Day”, with activities and discussions about when and how to stand up for yourself and others in a
variety of situations.
The Secondary School will participate in the following programming:
Expect Respect!
All Secondary students will participate in the “Stand-Up Day” and students will
work with their teachers, and me, on the “Expect Respect!” curriculum. This
programming is designed to achieve the following objectives: Help students
discriminate respectful from non-respectful behavior, communicate to a person
if they are not being respectful, how to be a helpful not hurtful bystander, and
how to get help from an adult if they are being bullied or witness bullying behavior. Additionally, students age 13 and older, from around Grand Cayman, were invited to participate in a Leadership program (coordinated by Family Resource Center) this Saturday, May 11th from 9:00am-2:00pm in the ARC to
learn more about how to prevent bullying at their school.
We will continue to encourage, teach, and model respectful and kind behavior at CIS in an effort to make our school a
better and more positive place for everyone.
Have a good weekend.
Keep care,
Ms. Katie
Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman KY1-1206
phone 345.945.4664 fax 345.945.4650
email: [email protected]
website: www.caymaninternationalschool.org
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May 10, 2013
Secondary School Headlines
EVERYBODY INTO THE POOL!
ATTENTION ALL SECONDARY STUDENTS AND
PARENTS!!
It is time for the 2nd Annual PSA Secondary Swim Meet
again! It will be held on Friday, May 31st from 9 - 12:30
and we need you to sign-up and swim for your school! It
is a really fun, non-competitive event so come along and
take part. Bring your classmates and sign-up at the pool
with Ms. Andrea on Wednesday May 15th at 12:00.
Swimming practices will be held on May 29th and May
30th from 3:20 - 3:50pm for anyone participating in the
event!!!
We also need parent volunteers in order to be eligible to
compete. If you are able to volunteer PLEASE contact
Ms. Andrea at [email protected]
CIS PARTICIPATES IN “TAKE A STAND”
On Saturday, May 11th, 16 CIS student will participate in the Take A Stand- Leadership Conference. This interactive conference (sponsored by the
Family Resource Center) will explore bullying, what
role each person plays in bullying, and how we can
start changing behaviors that perpetuate bullying.
The participants of this conference will take part in
creating a social media campaign that will spread
the message. In addition, students will be asked to
take part in presentations and activities that will be
organized for the primary schools. The goal of this
program is to teach teens that they can play a big
role in educating younger students and help bring
awareness to a very serious issue.
Niklas W.
Aimee E.
Sydney R.
Felicity S.
Naty M.
Raoul K.
Ciara J.
Jazmin J.
Sarah P.
Jordan P.
Dusan B.
Jagger H.
Emma B.
Lucas B.
Gannon R.
Thomas W.
IB EXAMS
IB exams for CIS seniors will conclude on
Thursday. Good luck to all seniors in their
final days of testing!
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
- INTERNSHIPS If any high school students
who are not going to NYC
have not yet established their
internship experience for May
21, 23, and 24, they need see Ms. Katie on Monday for assistance!
Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman KY1-1206
phone 345.945.4664 fax 345.945.4650
email: [email protected]
website: www.caymaninternationalschool.org
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May 10, 2013
CIS on the Move...
MOSES’ BILLBOARD HAS BEEN LAUNCHED!
A few weeks back in the Newsflash, Moses was
recognized for being chosen for the PROUD OF
THEM award, an initiative of The National Youth
Commission and the Cayman Islands Government
who were publically recognizing the positive
achievements of young people of the Cayman Islands. The award was being recognized on a billboard for 6 months. Moses’s billboard is now up.
You can see it if you head up along West Bay
road just past the West Bay Fire Station! We, too,
are proud of you, Moses!
READERS THEATRE
Seen on Campus
MS DODGEBALL
Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman KY1-1206
phone 345.945.4664 fax 345.945.4650
email: [email protected]
website: www.caymaninternationalschool.org
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The Cayman International School PTA would like to
thank its generous sponsors for making our annual
fundraiser such a huge success.
Guy Harvey’s Bar and Grill
AL Thompson
Kaibo
Audi
La Cabana-Lilly Pullitzer
bee well
Le visage
Bedside Manor
Life extension
Beyond basic
The Mariott
Bliss Yoga
Michael Genuine
Book Nook
National gallery
Camana Bay
North Sound Golf Club
Caribbean Canvas Company
Office Supply
Cayman Airways
Para del Sol
Cayman Dental services
Party Supplies
Cayman Distributors
Polish
Cayman University Divers
Princess Jewellry
Comfort Suites
Purple Dragon
Cost U Less
Red Sails
Creations
Revolution
Diamond International
The Ritz Carlton Hotel
La Dolce Vita
Spa de Soul
Foster Food Fair/Price rite
The Salon
Guy Harvey Bar and Grill
Treats
Indigo Divers
The Turtle Farm
It's Sugar
Westar TV
Jacques Scott
The Westin Casuarina Hotel
JetPack Cayman
Z99 Jason Howard