Cayman International School - March 18, 2011...Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand...

1 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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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students on the Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

CIS Community News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 2 Student Achievements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5

Secondary School Headlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 .Senior Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6

Events

Mar. 21 Final tuition payment due; re-enrollment due

Mar. 21 Elementary & Middle School Fitness Guest Speaker Event Mar. 22 Elementary School Assembly, 8:30am, ARC Mar. 22 CIS Open House 6pm-7pm Mar. 25 Elementary School Sports Morning (times below) Mar. 26-30 Grade 8 Washington DC field trip Mar. 28-30 Grade 7 Little Cayman field trip Mar. 28&29 Grade 6 Kaibo camping trip Mar. 31 Grade 6 Parents/Students Music Meeting, 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the Music Room Mar. 31 Secondary Assembly Mar. 31 & April 1 Inter-Primary Track & Field Meet Apr. 2 PTA Gala Apr. 7 Inter-Scholastic Track & Field Meet (Secondary) Apr. 8 End of Third Quarter Apr. 11 Beginning of Fourth Quarter Apr. 15 Report cards sent home Electronically Apr. 18&19 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Elementary Sports Morning March 25, 2011

Activities will begin with Kindergar-ten through Grade 2 students from 8:30-9:45, followed by Grades 3-5 from 9:45-11:00am. All of the students will be assigned a specific color to wear for this event, so look forward to receiving this infor-mation from the class teacher. Par-ents are welcome to come for the Sports Morning!

Re-Enrollment Is Due on Monday, March 21st Complete re-enrollment packages (a completed form and a CI$1,000 tuition deposit for each student) are required by March 21st to hold seats for the 2011/12 school year. Waitlists have been growing throughout the year; starting on Tuesday, March 22nd, open seats for next year will be offered

to waitlisted students. Please note, siblings of currently enrolled CIS students have priority for admissions, but are not guaranteed seats unless they have applied and been accepted. Regardless of your plans to return or not, please return the form by March 21st .

CIS Students Break WORLD MATH DAY Records! This year CIS had 344 students participate in World Math Day on March 2nd , 220 more than last year, and students correctly answered 65,656 questions. This was an increase of 39,359 correct answers! Congratu-lations to our top 9 finishers (based on their total num-ber of correct answers) as well as our top 3 high scor-ers (based on one game). Well done to all of our CIS students!

Top 9 Finisher Grade

1. Kabir C. 5

2. Amelia B. 3

3. Benjamin B. 5

4. Reese H. 5

5. Emily B. 5

6. Liam T. 8

7. Krish L. 2

8. Gannon R. 7

9. Josiah D. 8

Top 3 High Scorers in One Game

1. Kabir C. (Grade 5)

2. Bradford G. (Kinder)

3. Josiah D. (Grade 8)



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CIS Community News

CIS Open House for Prospective Families Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Do you know families that might be interested in consid-ering CIS for their children? Please let them know about our upcoming Open House. This event will provide an opportu-nity to: Meet teachers, students, parents and administrators; Tour our beautiful, state-of-the-art facilities; Discover the benefits of our fully accredited, American/

International curriculum; and Find out how our International Baccalaureate Degree

program motivates, challenges and prepares students for future success.

6:00pm-6:15pm Welcome & Introduction 6:15pm-6:40pm Age-group specific presentations - Early Childhood & Elementary (Nursery through Grade 5) - Secondary School (Grades 6-12) 6:40pm-7:00pm Campus tours

Afterschool Clubs & Activities: Session 3 Clubs began this week. Contact Ms. Clare if you

have any questions. ([email protected]) Session ends June 3rd. No clubs from April 18th through April 29th.

Leprechauns on Campus

CIS Teachers Jog to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

CIS PTA Gala Ticket Sales The Annual CIS PTA Gala is April 2nd — buy your tickets now! Tickets are CI$100 each. Tickets will be sold on campus March 23th-25th, or contact one of the following parents:

Beth ([email protected]) Wendy ([email protected]) Veronique ([email protected]) Sarah ([email protected]) Christine ([email protected]) Kim Riley ([email protected]) Rochelle ([email protected]) Christina Ferrari

See the attached flyer for additional event details!

In addition to all of the green seen on campus Thursday, March 17th, CIS Teach-ers were out in force to celebrate at the annual St. Paddy’s Day Irish Jog. Participants included Ms. Anna, Ms. Philippa, Ms. Katie K., Ms. Mi-chelle, Ms. Lisa, Ms. Talia, Ms. Ash-ley V. and Ms. Laurie. Great job ladies!



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Secondary School Headlines The CIS Mentoring Program Makes a Difference

The CIS mentoring program provides opportunities for High school students to act as mentors to Middle School students. Research has always shown that youth benefit from caring and consistent relationships with peers. The CIS peer mentoring program has been designed to address the growing need for such supportive relationships among stu-dents and to aid them in their academic and personal development. The friendships formed through our mentoring program help our students to get through their adolescent years successfully. The mentors build a caring, sharing and helping relationship with their mentee. They invest their time, know-how and experience in enhancing the personal growth of their fellow students. According to Victoria B., a CIS Mentor, “I had always thought from the beginning of when the program began (end of last school year, 2010), that this was a great idea! Aside from the fact that its great for a middle school student to be able to talk to a high school student, its always nice for new kids to the school to be a part of a group right away (as a mentor or mentee). It also lets either a new mentee or a new mentor, get to know the other mentees/mentors around them; since they'll be going to school with them. The Mentoring Program is not only for the mentee's to talk to their mentor's academically or socially, its also a great way for us as High School students to interact with the Mid-dle School students (and vice versa); this makes our school close again like it once was!” Another mentor, Dajsha S., says of her experience, “For the past few months, the mentoring program has been a joy to work in. I've gained new experiences, and learned new things. The thing I like most about the program is that you get to help create a positive impact on someone's life. It's a great program and I encourage others to make the ef-fort and get involved.” Thank you to Victoria, Dajsha and the many other CIS mentoring program participants.

Ally M. and Alejandro O. Participate in the Cayman Islands Youth Parliament

On Monday, members of the Cayman Islands Youth Parliament, including CIS students Alejandro O. (Grade 10) and Ally McRae (Grade 11), convened an official session to observe Commonwealth Day. The group met in the Legislative Assembly and enjoyed an event at the Governor’s House following the session. “Youth Parliament was a great experience. We were given the rare opportunity to see and learn about the inner working of the parliament. it was a very hands-on experience and we made some friends along the way. We now know what it's like to be a Caymanian politician,” said Ally M. after the experience. Well done Alejandro & Ally!



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Students on the Move

CIS Students have a BLAST at

the Science Fair!



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Student Achievements

Kirsten E.’s Writing Selected as the CIS Finalist for Rotary Club Essay Competition Congratulations to Kirsten E., Grade 9, for her selection as the CIS finalist in the “Adventures in Citizenship” essay competition. Students in grades 9 and 10 throughout the island participated in the “Adventures in Citizen‐ship” essay competition sponsored by the Rotary Club; each high school in Cayman will nominate their best essay writer to be a finalist in the competition. Kirsten and the other finalists will receive a prize from Digicel and then move on to the inter‐school competition. All finalists will also take part in a “citizenship adventure,” which includes lunch with the Governor of the Cay‐man Islands, meeting the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and visiting with the Chief Justice. Although Kirsten’s essay stood out, several students submitted excellent responses to the competition, which invited stu‐dents to explore the meaning of citizenship and the responsibilities we share in preserving the integrity of our island home.

CIS Swimmers Qualify for CARIFA

CARIFTA qualifiers Katie K. (Grade 6) and Cole M. (Grade 8)were among the many CIS swimmers participating in the 2011 Pete Ribbins Memorial Swim

Meet held the first weekend in March. Katie and Cole have qualified for the Cayman Islands National Team which will travel to Barbados and compete against swimmers from as many as 18 other nations from April 23-26. Congratula-tions Katie and Cole!

Other CIS swimmers seen at the Pete Ribbons Memorial Swim Meet included Lawton G., Bradford G., Isabela W., Liam M., Cassidy M. & Nick P.

Keep up the great work CIS swimmers!



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My parents are originally from Glasgow in Scotland, they moved to Grand Cayman shortly after they got married. After a few years in Cay-man my mom had me and my sister Alison. I have lived in Cayman all my life.

I have only lived in Grand Cayman.

I was born and have lived in Grand Cayman for 17 years.

I have been at CIS for 7 years.

I would have to say 3 of my best personality traits are being open-minded, honest and caring.

I would have to say 3 of my worst personality traits are being impatient, insen-sitive and at times lazy.

My Favorite family tradition is when I have Christmas dinner with my family in Scotland and we celebrate to-gether.

If I had to pick one place in my town to bring a tourist I would bring them to Seven Mile Beach. I would take a tourist to Seven Mile beach because I think it’s one of the nicest places to relax and see. I think a tourist would love watching the sunsets from Seven mile and swimming in the blue ocean.

I have a lot of favorite movies but one of my all time favorites is The Dark Night.

Other than school work I enjoy going out with friends and family, going to the gym, watching movies, playing golf and working on photography.

If I could have any superpower I want the ability to fly. The reason I would like to have this power is because I could fly and see different places in the world. Also I also think the general feeling of flying would be amaz-ing.

My most cherished childhood memory was when me and my sister would go to the beach together and play in the waves.

My favorite place in the world is New York City.

Once quality I admire the most in others is honesty.

If I had to evacuate my house immediately one thing I would grab on the way out would be my computer.

My favorite quote is - “When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open.”

Senior Spotlight

Heather T.

Heather T. In Her Own Words

CIS LUNCH CALENDAR – APRIL 2011 PK3 to Grade 2 - Circle DATE and SELECTIONS and turn in at

‘Drop Off’ MAR. 29, 30 or 31 with a check for CI$6.00 per day

Grades 3-12 – Ticket Books sold at ‘Drop Off’ MAR 29, 30, & 31

CHECKS PAYABLE TO TROPICAL TRADER

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

STUDENT’S NAME _______________________

GRADE _________

PARENT’S EMAIL_________________________

1st Beef Stew w/

Steamed White Rice

OR

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

OR

Cheese Sandwich OR

Whole Wheat Tuna Salad Wrap

Fruit or Cookie

Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

4th Mini Burgers w/

Baked Fries or Caesar Salad

OR

Garden Vegetable & Rice Soup

OR

Turkey OR Cheese Sandwich

Fruit or Cookie


5th

Meat Lasagna w/ Cooked Carrots

OR

Conch Chowder

OR

Ham & Cheese OR Tuna Sandwich

Fruit or Cookie


6th

Spaghetti & Meatballs &

Zucchini

OR

Chicken Noodle Soup

OR

Club Sandwich OR Tuna Sandwich

Fruit or Cookie


7th

Rotisserie Chicken w/ Rice ‘n Beans or Caesar Salad

OR

Hearty Vegetable Soup

OR

Chicken Salad Wrap OR Ham & Cheese

Fruit or Cookie


8th

w/Corn on the Cob

OR

Chicken Noodle Soup

OR

Cheese Sandwich

OR


Fruit or Cookie


11th Grilled Cheese w/

Baked Fries or Caesar Salad

OR

Garden Vegetable & Rice Soup

OR

Turkey OR Cheese Sandwich

Fruit or Cookie


15th

w/ Corn & Carrot Salad

OR

Conch Chowder

OR

Ham & Cheese OR Tuna Sandwich

Fruit or Cookie


13th

Curry Chicken w/

White Rice

OR

Chicken Noodle Soup

OR


Fruit or Cookie


14th

BBQ Chicken w/

Potato Salad

OR

Vegetable Soup

OR

Chicken Salad Wrap OR Ham &

Cheese

Fruit or Cookie


15th

Beef Stew w/

Steamed White Rice

OR

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

OR

Cheese Sandwich

OR


Fruit or Cookie


18th

19th

20th

Spaghetti & Meatballs &

Zucchini

OR

Chicken Noodle Soup

OR


Fruit or Cookie


21st Rotisserie Chicken w/

Rice ‘n Beans or Caesar Salad

OR

Hearty Vegetable Soup

OR

Chicken Salad Wrap OR Ham &

Cheese

Fruit or Cookie


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