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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.

Top Stories ………………………………………..Page 1 Seocndary Counselor ……………..……………...……..Page 5, 6 Attachments

CIS Community News……………………......Page 2, 3 Good Sports……. …..……………...……..………………...Page 6

Secondary Headlines……………………....…….Page 4 Seen on Campus ……………………..…………………..Page 7, 8

7TH ANNUAL CIS IDOL TALENT SHOW HIT THE

STAGE!

Some members of the CIS

community say the CIS Idol

is their favorite evening of

the year. Last Friday night

did not disappoint. Many

students from grade 3

through grade 12 braved

the stage fright jitters and

sang, danced, and performed various entertaining numbers. The

stage was not just for the students, a good number of teachers al-

so showcased their talents —who knew Ms.

Megan could play the drums? Or that Mr.

Scott could belt out the tunes? The evening

was extremely fun, supportive and thor-

oughly entertaining. Thank you to all the

performers and to the many staff members

who assisted in organizing the show and

ensuring the evening ran smoothly. (See

Seen on Campus for more photos).

RE-ENROLLMENT 2013 A huge Thank you to the parents of CIS is due ! Your cooperation and

understanding of the need to return re-enrollment forms and deposits in

a timely manner was greatly appreciated. This year has been one of the

smoothest re-enrolments ever and it is thanks to you! The information

we gleam from this process is essential for planning for the next school

year and obtaining it efficiently makes it all a lot easier. Our office

staff have been busy processing the forms especially this past week. Their

efforts too, have been greatly appreciated. Well done, everyone!

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Events Mar 22 Ms. Patti’s Day—Pink and Green Civvies day, $2 donation; Fun Walk/Run on field 4-6pm. Mar 22 Elementary Assembly, ARC, 10:15am Mar 25 Early Childhood Principal’s Cof- fee, MPR 8:15am Mar 26, 27, 28 Lunch Orders and ticket sales, 7:00—8:30am Mar 26 MS/HS Principal’s Coffee, MPR, 8:00am Mar 27 Elementary Principal’s Coffee, MPR, 8:15am Mar 27 Jog-A-Thon T-shirt day Mar 29 Public Holiday, Good Friday, No School April 1—5 Spring Break, No School April 12 3rd Quarter ends April 13 Open Library, 9-11:30am April 15 4th Quarter Begins April 17 Early Childhood Assembly, 10am April 18-21 CIS Blue Iguana Jamboree Basket ball Tournament April 20 CIS PTA Gala April 24, 25 Student-Led Conferences; Parent Teacher Conferences (half day for students)

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CIS Community News

THE LAST JOG-A-THON T-SHIRT DAYS IS: March 27 .

Students have a choice of wearing their jog-a-thon t-shirt in place of the PE shirt (if a PE day) or school shirt (if not a PE day). Regular bottoms apply. This is not a Civvies day.

CIS PTA ANNUAL DIN-NER DANCE GALA

WHEN: April 20th

WHERE: Guy Harvey’s Bar and Grill (best chef for 2012). THEME: Creatures of the Ocean from 10 feet above

water to 20,000 under! Entrance will be CI$60 which will include food, a drink, dance floor, lots of surprises and fun for all! More details to follow. We hope to see a lot of you that night.

Tickets will be on sale after the spring break!

PTA CORNER

How do you wear

your bandana?

In support of Ms.

Patti, Pink and Green

bandanas were for

sale. At the elemen-

tary assembly, stu-

dents and teachers

modeled the various

ways a bandana can

be worn.

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CIS Community News

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES UPDATE Session 3 will begin on April 8, 2013. Club lists will be posted early next week. It is proving to be a very exciting final

session for After School Activities. Session 3 will run from April 8 through to June 7, 2013.

Have you checked

out the Winner of

the 2013 Newbery

Award?

The One and

Only Ivan

Scan this QR code to find out more

and check out the Web site!

Would you like to download Follettshelf App onto your mobile device to read CIS eBooks?

You will need access to the App store. Please search for Follettshelf.

1. Install Follett Digital Reader 2. You must set up your account on your de-

vice

3. If your username and password were passed out to you in library class, that is the information that is requested. If it was not handed to you, please see Ms. Ashley in the library.

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Congratulations to

Kayden K. for being

the first Grade 3 stu-

dent to earn the Math

Super Star award for

knowing his division

math facts! Way to

go Kayden!

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Secondary School Headlines

CIS HOST FAMILIES NEEDED! CIS will be hosting an international basketball tournament,

the Blue Iguana Jamboree, on April 18th - April 21st in the

ARC. Families are needed to host a student or two visiting us

from our island neighbors. As was the case when our boys

and girls attended Soccerfeva in Jamaica the last three years,

guest players and coaches will be staying with host fami-

lies. Without this communal spirit of families opening their

homes, tournaments like this would not be possible. Many of

the same families who hosted our soccer players are sending

their boys over to play basketball. We greatly appreciate your

willingness to support the growing relationships we have

formed with other Caribbean schools in the region. If you are

willing to host a student or two or have some questions about

the possibility, please e-mail Ana Santos

(ana.santos@cayintschool.ky) in the CIS Office as soon as pos-

sible. Thank you for considering.

BLUE IGUANA JAMBOREE INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNA-

MENT—SPONSORSHIP Please see the attachment for details

about how you or your company can spon-

sor the Blue Iguana Jamboree!

Kirsten E. Tells us about the Cayman Islands Youth Par-liament Youth Parliament has been a very fulfilling experience. I got the chance to learn about the Cayman Island government as well as about a lot of laws that we have in place on how these laws come into play. This pro-

gram gave the youth of the Cayman Islands the opportuni-ty to express our opinions about the laws and systems and suggest solutions to the problems we have here on island. This year we chose to amend the affiliation Law and pro-pose some new educational programs.

Today, a group of CIS High School students participated in the “Minds Inspired” mathemat-ics challenge at UCCI, sponsored by DART. A variety of prizes will be awarded, including an iPad mini, iTunes gifts cards and movie tickets. Congratulations to CIS participants: Maddie H, Jordan P., Sabrina S., Hannah E., Thomas W. Results will be announced next week!

Congratulations to the CIS seniors who are currently taking the IB Visual Arts course; yesterday they videotaped their final presentations and completed their assessment. There are two areas of focus in the IB Visual Arts subject. The first is studio (practical work) and the second is the research workbook. The Visual Art program aims to teach the student about design, structure and the aesthetic devel-opment of work. The candidates must demonstrate creative and personal think-ing, feeling and interaction with their work. Take a look at some of their work on the new screen in the lobby of the ad-ministration building!

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Attention 11th graders and Parents: If you are heading out on a college tour this Spring Break, this is a great arti-

cle for you to read: http://www.golocalprov.com/lifestyle/college-admissions-6-

questions-you-need-to-ask-on-college-visits/

SUMMER 2013 PROGRAMS During summer vacation, many students lose knowledge and skills. According to recent re-

search conducted by the Wallace Foundation (2011), by the end of summer, students perform, on average, one month behind where they left off at the end of the school year. Because many

students lose learning over the summer and some students need more time on task to master con-tent, participation in summer learning programs should mitigate learning loss and could even produce

achievement gains. Here are some exciting International Summer programs for kids:

ESPEAK- a brand new language learning program run by Mr. Dave in Malaga, Spain! This is a 2 week Spanish immer-sion Summer Camp that starts on July 29th. Students will be accommodated in Spanish families that have been per-sonally vetted, and that live a short walk from the eSPEAK academy. Excursions 6 days per week, and 2 hours of clas-ses per weekday with an experienced, qualified native teacher all included in the very special price. Contact Mr. Dave via email at Dave@espeak.eu for more information or to request an application packet. Packets available pre-printed from Ms. Katie in the administration building at CIS. www.espeak.eu OXBRIDGE- summer programs in France, Spain, England, and New York for Middle and High school students. www.oxbridgeprograms.com. CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH (Johns Hopkins)- A wide variety of summer programs throughout the USA and in Hong Kong (and Mr. Shaun from CIS will be at the Hong Kong CTY program). http://cty.jhu.edu/summer/ SUMMER DISCOVERY: Pre-college enrichment, college prep, and business institutes for high school students. Good for some exposure to college level work and top university campuses. UCLA, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Georgetown, New York University, Cambridge University, and even schools in Barcelona and Madrid. www.summerdiscovery.com SUMMER STUDY: Pre-college enrichment, SAT Prep Courses. Penn State, University of Colorado and Paris. Good op-portunity to boost your application resume, and improve on your SAT score!! http://www.summerstudy.com SUMMER FUEL: Berkeley SAT prep summer program. www.summerfuel.com/cap/uc_berkeley#sat-prep HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL: College prep program, starts June 22nd. www.summer.harvard.edu/ssp On the following page are some summer opportunities for students interested in pre-med, business, or engineering.

Ms. Katie

Secondary

Counselor’s Corner

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SUMMER 2013 PROGRAMS con’t Below are strong options for pre-med summer programs

http://tdi.dartmouth.edu/hcid#&panel1-1 http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/programs/index.php?v=168&s=Overview

http://ase.tufts.edu/tuftsSummerStudy/health.asp http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/ssa/

http://www.drexelmed.edu/Home/OtherPrograms/MiniMedSchool/MiniMedSummerCamp.aspx

https://pave.vanderbilt.edu/ayindex.php

Below are strong options for business summer programs http://scs.georgetown.edu/departments/21/summer-programs-for-high-school-students

http://www.babson.edu/undergraduate/summeratbabson/summer-study/Pages/home.aspx http://www.summerfuel.com/se/stanford

http://www.bentley.edu/offices/summer-camps/camp-bentley http://www.collegecounseling.gr/summer-program/pennsylvania-governors-school-global-entrepreneurship-1 http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/programs/index.php?v=166&s=Overview http://www.explo.org/360/yale/apply Below are strong options for engineering summer programs www4.lehigh.edu/community/partnerships/summer.aspx http://www.engin.umich.edu/diversity/programs/engineering-pipeline/2013UMSummer#+section_2 http://www.egr.msu.edu/future-engineer/programs/summer http://carlbenz.idschools.kit.edu/ http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/programs/index.php?v=184&s=Overview

Ms. Katie

Secondary

Counselor’s Corner

Good Sports U9’s and U11’s Kids vs. Parents Soccer Game

Last Saturday the CIS soccer teams had their annual Kids vs. Parents soccer game. The game ended in a 4-4 tie, and everyone had a great time!

Inter-Primary Track Meet

Congratulations to the students who

participated in the Inter-Primary track

meet this week. We look forward to

hearing the results!

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Seen on Campus

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Seen on Campus

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CIS Idol - Friday March 15, 2013

March 26th, 27th & 28th

7:00am-8:30am

“EMERGENCY TICKETS”

will NO LONGER be available

at the Front Office

Monday 7th April - Delicious Beef Stir Fry with

Egg Fried Rice

Wednesday 10th April - Delicate Baked White Fish

embracing Cayman Style Sauce served with

Brown Rice & Mixed Vegetables

Friday 12th April - Hearty Meatloaf with Gravy, Roasted

Potatoes & Carrots

Tuesday 16th April - Turkey Hot Dog with Coleslaw!

Friday 26th April - Heart Warming Beef Stew with Steamed

White Rice

Tuesday 30th April - Fish & Chips served with Fresh

Coleslaw!

No matter how you celebrate it or in what language you say it, the holi-days are always a fun and joyous time to be spent with family and friends. So this month, from our family to yours, we wish everyone a fun, safe and memorable Spring Break!

1st

2nd

3rd 4th

5th

8th Beef Stir Fry

w/ Egg Fried Rice OR

Chunky Garden Vegetable Soup OR

Ham & Cheese OR Club Sandwich

Whole Fruit or Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

9th

Savory Meat Lasagna w/ Cooked Carrots

OR Creamy Conch Chowder

OR Club OR Warm Pulled Pork SandwichWarm Pulled Pork SandwichWarm Pulled Pork SandwichWarm Pulled Pork Sandwich

Whole Fruit or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

10th

Baked Fish with Cayman Style Sauce

Steamed Brown Rice &Mixed Vegetables

OR

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

OR

Club OR Whole Wheat Tuna Salad Wrap

Fruit Cup or Jello or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

11TH

Rotisserie Chicken w/ Wild Rice & Honey Baked Beans

OR

Hearty Vegetable Soup

OR

Chicken Salad Wrap OR Italian Sub

Whole Fruit or Carrot Cake or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

12TH

Meatloaf w/ Gravy

Roast Potatoes & Carrots OR

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

or

Grilled Chicken Wrap OR Whole Wheat Tuna

Salad Wrap

Whole Fruit or Jello or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

15th Mini BurgersMini BurgersMini BurgersMini Burgers or Big Big Big Big BurgerBurgerBurgerBurger w/ Oven Baked Fries or Caesar Salad

OR Chunky Garden Vegetable Soup

OR Ham & Cheese OR Club

Sandwich

Whole Fruit or Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

16th Turkey Hot DogTurkey Hot DogTurkey Hot DogTurkey Hot Dog w/ Coleslaw

OR Creamy Conch Chowder

OR Club OR Tuna Melt SandwichTuna Melt SandwichTuna Melt SandwichTuna Melt Sandwich

Whole Fruit or BanBanBanBanana Breadana Breadana Breadana Bread or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

17th Spaghetti &

Meatballs & Zucchini OR

Chicken Noodle Soup

OR

Club Sandwich OR Turkey Sandwich

Fruit Cup or Jello or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

18th BBQ CHICKEN w/ Mashed Potatoes & Sautéed Carrots

OR

Vegetable Soup

OR

Chicken Salad Wrap OR Warm Grilled

Chicken, Ham & Provolone Sandwich

Fruit Cup or Banana Bread or Cookie

Chc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

19th

Corn on the Cob & Baked Fries OR

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

OR

Club Sandwich Club Sandwich Club Sandwich Club Sandwich OR Whole Wheat Tuna Salad

Wrap

Fruit Cup or Brownie or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

22nd

GRILLED CHEESE

w/ Baked Fries & Tomato & Cucumber Salad

OR

Egg Salad Sandwich OR Club Sandwich

Of

Hearty Chicken Soup

Whole Fruit Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate PuddingPuddingPuddingPudding or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

23rd

w/ Corn & Carrot Salad

OR

Conch Chowder

OR

Whole Wheat Club OR Tuna Melt Sandwich

Fruit Cup or Strawberry Yogurt & Oat Parfait

or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

24th

25th

26th Beef Stew

W/ Steamed White Rice

OR

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

OR

Grilled Chicken Sandwich OR Whole Wheat

Tuna Salad Wrap

Fruit Cup or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

29th Mini BurgersMini BurgersMini BurgersMini Burgers or Big Big Big Big BurgerBurgerBurgerBurger w/ Oven Baked Fries or Caesar Salad

OR Chunky Garden Vegetable Soup

OR Ham & Cheese OR Club

Sandwich

Whole Fruit or Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

30th

Fish & Chips w Coleslaw OR

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

OR

Cheese Sandwich OR Whole Wheat Tuna

Salad Wrap

Whole Fruit or Brownie or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

CIS April Calendar 2013

NAME _______________

GRADE ___________

PARENT’S EMAIL:

_______________________

NURSERY TO GRADE 2 Please circle date and selections and turn in at “Drop off”

on March 26th, 27th, 28th

Grade 3 – 12 Ticket Books sold at “Drop-off” on March 26th, 27th, 28th

Please make cheques payable to TROPICAL TRADER COMPANY

If paying in US$, please convert at CI$1.00 = US$1.25

Cayman International School

Presents:

The Blue Iguana JamboreeThe Blue Iguana Jamboree

International SCHOOL Basketball TournamentInternational SCHOOL Basketball Tournament

APRIL 19APRIL 19--2121 Basketball, food, games, party, prizes, and plenty of HOOP-la!

Blue Iguana Jamboree

International Basketball Tournament

SPONSORSHIP

It is a rare and significant occasion when students from various schools across the Caribbean

are joined together in friendly competition. Interscholastic sports are meaningful and exciting

opportunities for students as they share a common experience and learn about the lives and

culture of their peers in other countries. This event is created for the purposes of engaging in

cheerful basketball competitions and increasing international relationships among students.

Cayman International School would like to invite you to be involved as a sponsor in the 2nd

Annual Blue Iguana Jamboree International Basketball Tournament, being held at Camana

Bay’s Arts and Recreation Center (ARC) at Cayman International School on April 18-20. Teams

from the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and the Bahamas will compete in a two day basketball

tournament and participate in other events on the island.

There are 3 levels of sponsorship that businesses or individuals may be interested in:

GOLD SPONSORSHIP ($1,500) includes a business logo on the tournament

t-shirt and tournament flyers, ability to advertise with signs, banners and flyers

at the tournament, and verbal advertising by MC’s and hosts throughout the tou

nament events, and other recognitions, including acknowledgement in the CIS

newsletter.

SILVER SPONSORSHIP ($750) includes a business logo on the tournament t-shirt

and tournament flyers, and other sponsorship recognitions, including acknowledge

ment in the CIS newsletter.

BRONZE SPONSORHIP ($500) includes a business logo on the tournament flyers

and other recognitions.

Other donations (food, waters, drinks, etc.) and sponsorships (purchasing the t-

shirts, trophies, etc.) are also encouraged. Businesses wishing to set up a booth to

sell food, drinks, or other items at the event are encouraged to contact the school.

Please contact Katie Kimbro at Katie.kimbro@cayintschool.ky for more information