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Cayman International School
P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman, KY1-1206
Phone: 345.945.4664 Fax: 345.945.4650 Email: [email protected]
CIS COMMUNITY NEWS
September 18, 2015
Vol. 3, Ed. 6
Events Sep 19 Open Library, 9:00-11:00 a.m., School Library Sep 21 International Peace Day Sep 21 Elementary Assembly, 8:25 a.m., ARC Sep 22 DI Team Manager Training 6:00-8:00 p.m., MPR Sep 23 College App Night for Parents and Students, 5:30 p.m., MPR Sep 25 CIVVIES Day (Any color) Sep 25 NHS Induction Ceremony, 9:05-10:05 a.m., ARC Oct 01 Parent Information Night DI, 5:00 –6:00p.m., MPR Oct 02 PTA Back to School BBQ, 4:30-7:00 p.m., ARC/Lawn
CIS Family Portrait Special
PBP & associate photographers are pleased to offer CIS a special family portrait rate, limited from now until the end of October 2015.
CI$250 for an individual family session at a location of your choice and includes your selection of 10 digital files.
For further details and to book an appointment with Katarina please email [email protected] http://www.patrickbroderickphotography.com/#!/page/377557/kats-bio
School Group Photos Day
School Group Photos are scheduled for Friday, October 9. Students are to
come ready and dressed in their full school uniform. If they have P.E scheduled
for that day, please pack their P.E Uniforms and they will change into them after
the photos have been taken.
Photo Retake Day
Photo Retakes are scheduled for Monday, October 12. If your child is to
have their photo retaken, please ensure they come properly dressed in their full
uniform.
Click the calendar below to view the CIS Calendar for more upcoming events.
Parent Directory The CIS Parent Directory 2015-2016 is ready! You should have received an email yesterday with an attached file and the password to gain access. If you have not, please contact the school. Please respect our community and remember the CIS Directo-ry is for internal use in the school community only.
Open Library Saturday, September 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. will be the first Open Library of the school year.
Bring your child to check out books, participate in sto-ry time, and make a craft. We ask that parents remain with their chil-dren for this family event. We hope to see you all there!
CIVVIES DAY next Friday, Sept 25
Donate $2 to wear Civvies (any color) The money raised will be donated to Meals on Wheels Cayman Islands.
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If you are a named character, council member, dynamite, or council ensemble, please come to rehearsals on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
If you are in “Ensemble” please come to rehearsals on Thurs-days, after school.
Performances will be December3-5, 2015.
We are also looking for a parent volunteer to assist with costumes. If you are interest-ed please email Ms. Anne at [email protected]
Thanks!
- Ms. Anne
CIS Community News
The Art Department
We would like to thank you for your generous contributions of recy-clables for both the Elementary and Secondary Art Programs. We have received most of the items we were in need of, and would still appreciate the following:
National Geographic-type magazines
Used towels and sheets
Old hair blowers
Old blenders
Left-over house paints for set design
We greatly appreciate your donations to the Art program, and will let you know if there is a need for more recycla-bles in the future!
Thank you!
-Ms. Heather & Ms. Elizabeth
Heroes for Hannah
A special thanks to all of the members of the CIS
Community who participated, donated and sup-
ported the Heroes for Hannah event last Friday,
September 11. With your help, the event brought
in over $320,000 to give to the St. Baldrick’s Foun-
dation to assist in childhood cancer research. A
teacher at CIS, Ms. Jody, and her daughters
(pictured), baked items and brought them to school
to help raise funds. Again, thank you to all who
played an important role in this event.
Lunch Services: A Message from Mise En Place
Dear Parents,
We hope everyone had a great first month back to school!
Our October 2015 menu is now available on www.myschoolaccount.com and www.catering.ky. The Credit/Debit Card
Authorization form can be found on CIS’s website or click here. We hope to continue improving our
menus and service, so if you have any suggestions or ideas, please feel free to let us know. All feedback
is greatly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Erin Jackson, Hospitality Coordinator
Mise en Place Ltd.
[email protected] | T: 1-345-623-2432
Click on menu below to see
October’s Menu.
Voice Lessons!
Ms. Anne is offering voice lessons
once again after school! If you are
interested in your children receiving
private music training, please e-mail
Ms. Anne at
Ms. Anne is a trained classical singer, having studied opera
in university. She spent the summer performing in a Ger-
man opera in Weimar, Germany, and has taught private
voice lessons to all ages for the past 4 years in different
capacities.
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Secondary Headlines
NEWS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
The Middle School Leadership Pool Party took place this
past Friday, September 11. Thank you to everyone who
came out, we hope you had a great time! The event includ-
ed swimming, great music, and fun games. Tasty treats,
snacks, and drinks for all the kids were provided. The Mid-
dle School homeroom classes competed in events through-
out the evening including a pool dodge-ball competition, a
“So You Think You Can Dance” competition (with teacher
participation), and a photo booth competition.
Congratulations to Ms. Mariska’s homeroom who won the
Grand Prize. They will receive a pizza party to celebrate
their First Place finish. We hope to have another one of
these events soon and we hope to see you there!
SECONDARY COUNSELING
CORNER
It’s not too late! If you
have not had an oppor-
tunity to complete the
short Secondary Counsel-
ing Department survey
that was sent via email this week, click on the
following link (http://goo.gl/
forms/2Sh646AYDw).
Your input is essential as we continue to devel-
op the best ways to support you and your child
throughout the school year.
College Application
Night
Dear Grade 12 Parents and Students
On Wednesday,
September 23,
we are hosting
a Student/
Parent College
Application
Night. At the meeting we will dis-
cuss the application process, pro-
vide helpful hints, and give infor-
mation about deadlines. Please
meet in the MPR at 5:30 p.m.
ARE YOU
FOLLOWING US?
@cayintschool
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Secondary Headlines Cont’d
Middle School and High School students got involved in
solving instant challenges this week during their science
classes. They used their 21st Century skills of collabora-
tion, communication, critical
thinking and creativity to build a
tower as tall as possible that could
hold a balloon on top.
CIS is hoping to have some High
School and Middle School students embark on one of the
five possible DI challenges. For more information con-
tact Ms. Krista [email protected] .
Individual and team registration forms are accepted in
the office.
On Friday of last week we held our annual IB Kick Off event,
which welcomed our juniors into the programme and welcomed
back our seniors to their final year!
The after-school event comprised of team building games included two grade lev-
els working together to demonstrate that they have the attributes of an IB Learner
– thinkers, knowledgeable, risk takers, communicators,
caring, balanced,
open-minded, reflec-
tive, inquirers, and
principled. We be-
gan with Human
Bingo, getting to
know one another a
little better, and
then the students were split up into teams to complete a
series of challenges! The winners of each challenge took
away a small prize and everyone left for the weekend
feeling energized and enthusiastic about the year ahead.
Our IB students have a lot of challenges to face in the
coming months, and we wish them the very best of luck
for a successful year!
This year our CIS Model UN Team has grown to an astounding 21 members, and we’ve already started looking
ahead to the exciting events we have planned for this year.
We decided this year that we would have a student leadership committee to run the team, and we are pleased to
announce that Sarah F, Meagan C and Daniel N were elected by their peers. As our longest serving member, and
indeed a founding member of CIS Model UN, Sarah F will take up the role of Team Captain, with Meagan and Dan-
iel as Vice Captains. We are confident that they will do a brilliant job of leading the rest of us through what lies ahead.
This year we will be returning to the CIMUN Conference in Chicago in December,
marking our fourth entry to the competition! We will be representing Jordan, which
means we not only have a seat on the League of Arab States, discussing the current
situation in MENA, but we also have a much prized place on the Security Council! In
addition to this we have spots on the Chinese cabinet, the Iranian cabinet, the US Sen-
ate and the International Press Delegation – it’s going to be a busy conference!
We are also hoping to host the first ever inter-school Model UN competition on is-
land, CISMUN, in November. Our team members are working hard to put together
the materials and literature for the conference, so watch this space for updates…!
Welcome back Model UN-ers, and here’s to another awesome year!
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CIS PTA Page
Back to School BBQ tickets are on sale now! It's sure to be another great event - tickets sell quickly so get in early. Volunteer sign-up sheets for the event will be at the ticket sale booth (drop-off area) for the next few weeks. If we can all spare 30mins to help, the event can be even big-ger and better!
Handmade CIS Doll/Teddy Uniform—$25
This adorable handmade CIS Doll/Teddy
uniform is sure to be a hit with kids of all
ages, whether for birthdays, an incentive
reward, memorabilia or a graduation.
For only $25, this uniform will fit 18”
dolls/teddies including American Girl
Dolls.
We will have limited supplies so please
hand your order forms and payment in
by next Friday, September 25. The first
shipment will be available by the begin-
ning of October.
For more information and to make an order, see the form
attached to this newsletter.
Uniform Swap Thank you to our wonderful school community for support-ing our first uniform swap for the year. Because of your sup-port, we were able to raise over $900! What a great start to the school year!
Volunteers Needed! The time has come to put your sporting prowess on display (for the sake of the kids). We are looking for volunteers for the next two weeks, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon each day to show our kids how to play with the sporting equipment provided for the school by the PTA. Please say which day and sport you're willing to help with by emailing
Kirstyn, [email protected]. We appreciate your support!!
Seen On Campus
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If your child has an achievement or experience you
would like to share in the Weekly Cur-rent, please email
CIS Mission Statement: Our students achieve academic and personal excellence and prepare for higher education within an international environment that inspires learning, character and service.
DI Students engaged in an instant challenge
DI Students– teamwork makes the dream work
Grade 1 students eager to start their class project It’s always nice to have your mommy read with you
“Now, where is that book…?”
So many toys to chose from! MS Pool Party!
“Cheeeessse!” “This better be in the Yearbook.” The Artist at work.
