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Events Oct 21 –25 Fall Break, No School Oct 29, 30, 31 Lunch Orders and Ticket Sales, 7:00—8:30am Oct 29 ES Assembly, (ARC), 10:15am Oct 29 Boys Football CPHS vs CIS, (CIS field), 3:45-4:45 Oct 29 International Day & Evening (ARC), 6- 7:00pm Oct 31 Orange and Black Civvies Day for Secondary/ Cos- tumes or Orange & Black Civvies for EC and ES Oct 31 Secondary Assembly, (ARC), 9:05am Oct 31 Boys Football CIS vs GCA, (CIS field), 3:45-4:45 Nov 1 First Quarter Ends Nov 1 HS Leadership Minute to Win It Night, ARC, 6-8:00pm Nov 2 Open Library Morning, 9- 11:30am Nov 2 SAT Test Nov 4 Second Quarter begins Nov 6 EC Assembly, (ARC), 11:00am-12:00pm Nov 6 Boys Football, STI vs CIS, (CIS field), 3:45-4:45 Nov 7 ES Assembly, (ARC), 2:00- 3:00pm Nov 8 PSA Conference, No School for students Nov 11 Public Holiday, Remem- brance Day, No School Nov 12 Lions Sight Screening, Grade 1 and Grade 7 stu- Cayman International School P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman, KY1-1206 Phone: 345.945.4664 Fax: 345.945.4650 Email: [email protected] October 18, 2013 Vol. I, Ed. 10 Save the date… INTERNATIONAL DAY/EVENIING IS OCTOBER 29 TH ! CIS Google Calendar link: http://www.google.com/calendar/ embed? src=cayintschool.edu.ky_ov62hbd em2gnqt5ijm8dc1tmvk% 40group.calendar.google.com&ctz =America/Chicago CIS will be closed for the fall break. Should you need any as- sistance please email [email protected]. Dear Parents, As part of our ongoing commitment to encourage respectful and kind behavior and address bullying, CIS participated in the International Stand-Up to Bullying Day on October 18, 2013. The CIS Morn- ing Wave supported this effort by encouraging positive actions/qualities among our student body such as kindness, acceptance of differences, and respect through their daily broadcasts this past week. On Friday, students heard and/or said the Stand-Up Pledge. (See page 2). In the Early Childhood and Elementary classrooms, teachers have been encouraged to support the anti-bullying initiative through lessons, discussions, or activities with their stu- dents. Middle School students met with Ms. Katie for a guidance lesson on car- ing and kind communication. High School students participated in the pledge and a discussion about this topic with their teachers. All students and parents were encouraged to attend the community events surrounding Cay- man’s Stand Up to Bullying week. 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 every- one. Have a good weekend and enjoy the fall break. Warm Regards, Ms. Nadine and Ms. Katie INTERNATIONAL STAND UP TO BULLYING DAY— OCTOBER 18

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  • Events

    Oct 21 –25 Fall Break, No School Oct 29, 30, 31 Lunch Orders and Ticket Sales, 7:00—8:30am Oct 29 ES Assembly, (ARC), 10:15am Oct 29 Boys Football CPHS vs CIS, (CIS field), 3:45-4:45 Oct 29 International Day & Evening (ARC), 6- 7:00pm Oct 31 Orange and Black Civvies Day for Secondary/ Cos- tumes or Orange & Black Civvies for EC and ES Oct 31 Secondary Assembly, (ARC), 9:05am Oct 31 Boys Football CIS vs GCA, (CIS field), 3:45-4:45 Nov 1 First Quarter Ends Nov 1 HS Leadership Minute to Win It Night, ARC, 6-8:00pm Nov 2 Open Library Morning, 9- 11:30am Nov 2 SAT Test Nov 4 Second Quarter begins Nov 6 EC Assembly, (ARC), 11:00am-12:00pm Nov 6 Boys Football, STI vs CIS, (CIS field), 3:45-4:45 Nov 7 ES Assembly, (ARC), 2:00- 3:00pm Nov 8 PSA Conference, No School for students Nov 11 Public Holiday, Remem- brance Day, No School Nov 12 Lions Sight Screening, Grade 1 and Grade 7 stu-

    Cayman International School

    P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman, KY1-1206

    Phone: 345.945.4664 Fax: 345.945.4650 Email: [email protected]

    October 18, 2013

    Vol. I, Ed. 10

    Save the date…

    INTERNATIONAL

    DAY/EVENIING IS

    OCTOBER 29TH!

    CIS Google Calendar link:

    http://www.google.com/calendar/

    embed?

    src=cayintschool.edu.ky_ov62hbd

    em2gnqt5ijm8dc1tmvk%

    40group.calendar.google.com&ctz

    =America/Chicago

    CIS will be closed for the fall break. Should you need any as-sistance please email [email protected].

    Dear Parents,

    As part of our ongoing commitment to encourage respectful and kind behavior and address bullying, CIS participated in the International Stand-Up to Bullying Day on October 18, 2013. The CIS Morn-ing Wave supported this effort by encouraging positive actions/qualities among our student body such as kindness, acceptance of differences, and respect through their daily broadcasts this past

    week. On Friday, students heard and/or said the Stand-Up Pledge. (See page 2).

    In the Early Childhood and Elementary classrooms, teachers have been encouraged to support the anti-bullying initiative through lessons, discussions, or activities with their stu-dents. Middle School students met with Ms. Katie for a guidance lesson on car-ing and kind communication. High School students participated in the pledge and a discussion about this topic with their teachers. All students and parents were encouraged to attend the community events surrounding Cay-

    man’s Stand Up to Bullying week.

    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 every-

    one.

    Have a good weekend and enjoy the fall

    break.

    Warm Regards,

    Ms. Nadine and Ms. Katie

    INTERNATIONAL STAND UP TO BULLYING DAY— OCTOBER 18

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  • October 18, 2013

    Vol. I, Ed. 10

    Page 2

    CIS Community News

    CIS students worked very

    hard these past two weeks and completed

    the MAP reading and math assessments. Thank

    you for coming and attending the informational meeting regarding

    how we will be using the results to help drive our instruction. The results will

    be provided to parents and students prior to the first parent-teacher conference.

    Curriculum Chat

    Ms. Rita

    Halloween is just around the corner which

    means it’s time to get ready to trick-or-

    treat for UNICEF! Boxes will be distributed

    at CIS the week of Halloween at drop off

    and pick up. Children are encouraged to

    take these iconic orange boxes with

    them when they trick-or-treat to collect

    money for UNICEF. 100% of all monies

    raised goes to UNICEF International which

    saves and improve children’s lives,

    providing health care and immunizations,

    clean water and sanitation, nutrition, ed-

    ucation, emergency relief and more. Be

    sure to pick yours up!

    Goblin Teeth, Monster Scabs, and Witches Warts...OH MY!! Elementary Student Leadership are excited to be selling Boo Snacks on Wednesday October 30 and Thursday October 31 for Halloween.

    Please help support elementary student leader-ship by purchasing one of these

    SCARE-UMPTIOUS snacks!

    WE STAND UP FOR BEING KIND

    WE STAND UP FOR BEING HELPFUL

    WE STAND UP FOR BEING ENCOURAGING

    WE STAND UP FOR BEING RESPECTFUL

    WE STAND UP FOR FORGIVING MISTAKES

    WE STAND UP FOR INCLUDING OTHERS

    WE STAND UP FOR SOLVING CONFLICTS POSI-

    TIVELY

    WE STAND UP FOR DOING OUR VERY BEST

    WE ARE PEACE BUILDERS

    I PLEDGE

    TO PRAISE PEOPLE

    TO GIVE UP PUT-DOWNS

    TO NOTICE AND SPEAK UP ABOUT HURTS

    TO RIGHT WRONGS

    I TAKE A STAND FOR PEACE AT HOME, AT

    SCHOOL

    AND IN MY COMMUNITY EVERY DAY

    I TAKE A STAND FOR PEACE

    STAND UP PLEDGE

    Thanks to the CIS PTA for

    helping to purchase new Play-

    ground Equipment. The new

    structure will be installed during

    the fall break.

    http://www.unicefusa.org/work/health/http://www.unicefusa.org/work/water/http://www.unicefusa.org/work/nutrition/http://www.unicefusa.org/work/education/http://www.unicefusa.org/work/education/http://www.unicefusa.org/work/emergencies/http://www.kdl.org/kids/go/pgr_mainhttp://www.nwea.orghttp://community.nwea.org

  • October 18, 2013

    Vol. I, Ed. 10

    Page 3

    CIS Community News Con’t

    Tech Talk with Mr. Woody…

    Two hundred and forty nine! That’s how many devices (iPads, laptops, iPhones, BlackBerrys, Androids, etc.) were using the CIS school wireless system at 10:50 am recently. This amount of wireless access would have been impossible last school year—but not now. Last August CIS installed a state-of-the-art, Cisco/Meraki wireless system making seamless, wireless access available to students and faculty. This wireless system, coupled with our new and robust 10Mb WestStar fiber-optic Internet service, has made

    CIS technologically exceptional!

    For the next few weeks students in Grades three through eight will be taking the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) as-sessment. Because this is an on-line test, a strong Internet connection is mandatory. We have it!

    But that is not all CIS has done recently to enhance technology.

    In August, all classroom teachers received a new classroom desktop or laptop. These computers enable teachers to take full advantage of CIS’s on-line accounts such as BrainPop, Voice-Thread, Geography-All-The-Way, Pebble-go, Grolier, Ebsco, Follett Shelf and EdLine. These are all examples of costly, yet educationally enriching resources. Fast computer processors and fast Internet are a must to utilize these resources to the fullest.

    Two new Smart Boards were installed in classrooms and all the Smart Board software and hardware have been upgraded.

    Twenty iPads were purchased by the PTA last school year and it was difficult to keep up with their daily check-out de-mand. So this year we added 50 more iPads along with a secure cart that facilitates installing new apps and keeping those iPads all charged-up.

    Faculty and students in Grades 5-12 now have a CIS Google account that allocates a whopping 30GB of free data storage. This facilitates computer projects started at school to be accessed and worked on at home via the cloud.

    There is no doubt about it, we can always improve, but CIS technology right now is certainly on the front line!

    CALLING ASPIRING ARTISTS ….

    There are many exciting local events, contests and opportunities for young

    artists in the coming weeks:

    The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands is presenting The Big Draw KY drawing fes-

    tival from October 1-26. Events include exhibitions, documentary screenings, panel

    discussions, drawing sessions and workshop. Please visit www.nationalgallery.org.ky

    or call (345)945-8111 for more information. Admission to these events and to the

    NGCI is free!

    The Cayman Watercolours Charitable Trust is conducting a competition for high school

    artists to have their Cayman themed watercolour painting featured in the

    2015 edition of the Cayman Watercolours Calendar. Please see Ms. Amy

    for entry forms and more information.

    Students may submit their artwork to be published in the CIS Literary

    Arts Zine. Please see Ms. Amy or Ms. Marian for more information.

    Thank you so much for your support of the arts at CIS!

    ANNOUNCE-MENT

    If you are in Kindergarten-Grade 2 and are interested in doing a small research project on pumpkins, come see Ms. Ashley.

    Prizes will be given for

    projects that have been

    brought to the library,

    complete, by the end of

    the month.

    http://www.nationalgallery.org.ky

  • October 18, 2013

    Vol. I, Ed. 10

    Page 4

    CIS Community News con’t

    And the Golden Shelf Elf Award Winners

    are...

    October 31 –Spooktacular Civvies Day

    Early Childhood and Elementary students may celebrate Halloween this year by wearing costumes to school on Thursday, October 31

    st. Children may remain in their cos-

    tumes if they can move freely in them (especially on the playground, Mime & Movement, and PE) otherwise please pack a change of Orange and Black Civvies. Secondary students will have an Orange and Black Civvies day.

    As you help your children choose a costume to wear at school, please remember:

    * No weapons

    * No face paints

    * No masks, or scary kinds of costumes

    We also ask that all accessories are left

    at home until trick-or-treating. Should you have any further

    questions, please feel free to contact your children’s

    teachers for further clarification. We are surely in for a Spooktacular day!!!

    The Lions Club of Grand Cayman

    Sight Screening 2013

    Ms. Lizzie’s

    Grade 2 Class

    Ms. Tatum’s

    Grade 1 Class

    and

    Congratulations!

    Pink Civvies Day last Friday raised money

    for the Cayman Islands Cancer Society.

    CIS students and staff raised CI$

    1081.95. This is the largest amount we

    have raised through a Civvies day

    to date! Thank you everyone for

    your donations and support.

    Saturday Open Library Date: Saturday, November 2nd

    Time: 9-11:30 AM

    Come join us in the CIS library for read-

    alouds and activities! We will be explor-

    ing the theme of reflection.

    *Please make plans to

    stay with your child for

    this family event.

    If you have questions,

    please contact

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    The Lions Club of Grand Cayman and local optometrists, provide an Annual Sight Screening program within schools on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. This project has proven valuable in detection and prevention of visual impairment in the early years of students. The screening will be done with all Grade 1 students and all Grade 7 students at CIS on Tuesday, No-vember 12, 2013.

    mailto:[email protected]

  • October 18, 2013

    Vol. I, Ed. 10

    Page 5

    Good Sports

    CIS is hosting its own coed foot-

    ball tournament for CIS students

    in grades 6 – 12 on Friday, No-

    vember 22nd at 3:30pm. Students

    will play multiple short matches on

    mixed teams. Please let Ms.

    Gisela

    ([email protected])

    know if you are interested in play-

    ing so we can begin planning for the event.

    Division Time Teams Playing Venue

    Saturday October 19, 2013

    U-9 9:00 am Truth for Youth vs CIS Annex Field (field 2)

    U-11 10:00am Truth for Youth vs CIS Annex Field (field 2)

    Saturday October 26, 2013

    U-11 TBD CIS vs Cayman Academy CIS

    Saturday, November 9, 2013

    U-9 9:00 am CIS vs St. Ignatius CIS

    U-11 10:00am CIS vs St. Ignatius CIS

    Saturday November 16, 2013

    U-9 9:00am CIS vs George Town Primary CIS

    U-11 10:00am CIS vs George Town Primary CIS

    Saturday November 23, 2013

    U-9 9:00am Sir John A. Cumber vs CIS WB Town Hall Field

    U-11 10:00am Sir John A. Cumber vs CIS WB Town Hall Field

    CIS Boys’ Football earned a 3-0 win over Cayman Academy yes-terday afternoon at the Camana Bay soccer pitch. Ben T. (Grade 6), Camilo B. (Grade 12), and Jagger H. (Grade 11) scored to bring the CIS Iguanas to victo-ry. The Iguanas will play Tuesday, October

    29 at 3:45 against Cayman Prep here at the Camana Bay soc-cer pitch. See you there!

    CIS Boys Football

    CIS OUT AND ABOUT

    CIS STUDENTS IN FORT MYERS FLORIDA

    Some CIS students participat-ed in the ECHO Fall Classic Roller Hockey Tournament in Fort Myers, Florida this past weekend. The 10 and Unders won Gold and the 8 and Un-ders won silver!

    Jayden M. received the Most Valuable Goalie award for the tournament and Sadie F. re-ceived the Assists Leader award for the tournament.

    CONGRATUALTIONS!!

    Bottom Row: Connor F. Jayden M., Andy H., Top Row: Justin H., Kayden K., Sadie F.

    CIS STUDENTS BAKE FOR THE RED

    CROSS

    The U 11 and U9 teams played at Savannah this past weekend. Even though the teams lost, they showed improvement in their basic skills and their team play. Thank you so much for all the parents who attended and especially Ms. Angie and her family who came out to support the teams. Next up is Truth for Youth this weekend.

    CUC PRIMARY FOOTBALL

    Alexia L. and Nicky G. (grade 7) donated $276 to Red Cross. They raised the money by selling lemonade and baked goods. Over the last 2 years, the girls' lemonade stand raised over $1000 for local charities. What a tasty way to support the Cayman commu-nity!

    mailto:[email protected]

  • October 18, 2013

    Vol. I, Ed. 10

    Page 6

    Secondary Headlines

    IB Learner Profile of the

    Month In Action….

    CIS is focusing on the IB Learner Profile

    “Communicators” for the month of October.

    Grade 9 World History students in Ms. Jodi’s

    class “communicate” important issues of the

    French Revolution by creating editorial cartoons.

    Students use humor and satire to express opinions

    on a real issue of French

    Society during this era.

    Graveyard Goodies

    Thursday, October 31, the Middle

    School Leadership will be holding a

    Graveyard Goodies Bake Sale. The

    bake sale is open to all secondary

    students. Spooky snacks will be available for purchase during

    break and lunch time outside of D4. All

    funds raised will be donated to Feed Our

    Future, a charity that provides healthy

    lunches to school aged children in Cayman.

    Come on out, grab a Halloween treat, and

    support a great cause. Items will cost be-

    tween .25 and $1.00.

    STEM CARIB CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 16-19, 2013

    The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Carib conference is taking place again this year with a theme of Sustainability and Surviv-al. Several CIS students and teachers were present at the kick-off ceremony where Dr. Camille Wardrop Alleyne, Assistant Program Scientist for the International Space Station (ISS) presented her inspiring opening address. Throughout the next three days, the students will have opportunities to learn more about the space program, advances in nanotechnology, medical resonance imaging, and much more. The lunar eclipse (on Friday evening) and Family Fun Afternoon (on Saturday from 2:30-4:30) are events that are free and open to the pub-lic. Be sure to stop by UC-CI if you are interested!

    Earlier this month, Ms. Megan’s high school Health class took a trip to Bon Vivant for an educational cooking class. The whole experi-ence was fun, challenging and exactly the kind of educational expe-rience the students were looking for. The students were introduced to healthy grains, proteins and vegeta-bles that they can use to increase the nutritional value of their diets. They were also given a challenge to create a tasty, healthy snack from mystery in-gredients. The students enjoyed the opportunity to create meals and, of course, eat them!

  • 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 in-spires leadership, character, and community service while embracing cultural diversity.

    October 18, 2013

    Vol. I, Ed. 10

    Page 7

    Seen On Campus

  • What is your background and heritage?

    My heritage is Caymanian/ American.

    Which countries have you lived in?

    I’ve only lived in The Cayman Islands.

    How long have you been living in the Cayman Islands?

    I’ve lived here my whole life, 17 years.

    How many years have you been at CIS?

    I’ll have been at CIS for 10 years in December.

    Describe yourself. (At least a few of your best and worst personality traits) .

    I’d describe myself as easygoing, cool tempered, lazy, procrastinating, pessimistic (generally), “Most Unorthodox”

    Are you a collector of anything? What? Why?

    I collect Pokémon. Because my dream is to become the Pokémon master.

    What is the greatest crisis we face as a world? Why?

    I think the greatest crisis we face is Willful Ignorance. If people continue to choose not to accept something as fact simply because they are not

    comfortable with it being true, we’re not going to get anywhere as a society.

    What is your favorite movie and why?

    My favorite movie is ‘The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly’ by Sergio Leone. Great ending to a trilogy, wonderful story, intense, incredible writing

    and camera work.

    If you could eat dinner with any 3 people (deceased or alive) who would they be?

    Christopher Hitchens, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Louis C.K.

    What is one quality you admire most in others?

    The quality I admire most in others is Intelligence

    You're about to walk the green mile, what do you have as your last meal?

    A patty with the key to my handcuffs in it.

    What is your favorite quote? Why?

    “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance”- Confucius. Because it’s true

    What is your dream job/career? Why?

    Paleontologist. I find fossils and the history of life on earth fascinating and I would love to be on the frontier of learning more about it.

    October 18, 2013

    Vol. I, Ed. 10

    Page 8

    with Brennan A.

    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 in-spires leadership, character, and community service while embracing cultural diversity.

  • Contact Miss Sarah for more information or to pledge food: [email protected]

    WHAT IS IT? A night of food, music and culture to celebrate the ‘International’ in Cayman

    International School

    WHO’S INVOLVED? Everyone! Students will make artwork, maps, flags and informative displays

    to learn about the cultures and nationalities represented here; and parents

    can produce culinary items, and bring along traditional items to represent

    your countries in the evening!

    mailto:[email protected]

  • Please return recipe to [email protected]

    CAYMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL – INTERNATIONAL DAY 2013

    RECIPE: _______________________________________________ COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: ______________________________ CATEGORY: __________________________________________ (i.e. main dish, appetizer, dessert, side dish, etc) INGREDIENTS: DIRECTIONS:

    SPECIAL NOTES: (i.e. allergy aware, history of dish, tips etc.)

  • CIS November Calendar 2013  NAME  _______________ GRADE  ___________  PARENT’S EMAIL: _______________________ 

    PK3 TO GRADE 2 Please circle date and selections and turn in at “Drop off”  

    on October 29th, 30th & 31st, 2013 Grade 3 – 12 

    Ticket Books sold at “Drop‐off” on October 29th, 30th &31st Please make cheques payable to TROPICAL TRADER COMPANY 

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

        

    1st   Chicken Teriyaki w/ Egg Fried Rice 

    OR Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup 

    OR Egg Salad Sandwich OR Whole Wheat 

    Tuna Salad Wrap Whole Fruit or Cookie 

    Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water  Milk 

    4TH Mini Burgers or A Big Burger w/ Oven Baked Fries

    OR Chunky Garden Vegetable Soup

    OR Grilled Cheese OR Club

    Sandwich Whole Fruit or Cookie

    Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

    5th            Spaghetti & Meatballs 

    OR  Chicken Noodle Soup 

        OR Club Sandwich OR Turkey Sandwich 

    Fruit Cup or Vanilla Pudding or Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water  Milk 

    6th         THREE CHEESE LASAGNA 

    w/ Garlic Toast OR

    Hearty Vegetable Soup OR

    Club OR Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap

    Whole Fruit or Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk 

    7th   Rotisserie Chicken w/ Rice & Beans & Carrots 

    OR Hearty Vegetable Soup 

    OR Chicken Salad Wrap OR Warm Meatball 

    Sub   

    Fruit or Chocolate Cake Square or Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water  Milk   

    8TH        

      

             

    11TH    

     12TH  

     w/ Corn & Carrot Salad 

    OR Whole Wheat Club OR Tuna 

    Melt Sandwich  

    Fruit Cup or Apple Sauce Cookie 

    Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water  Milk 

    13TH

    14th     15

    th      Turkey Hot Dog w/Potato Salad 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         

    18TH Mini Burgers or A Big Burger w/ Oven Baked Fries or Caesar Salad

    OR Chunky Garden Vegetable Soup

    OR Philly Steak Wrap OR Club

    Sandwich Whole Fruit or Cookie

    Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk

    19TH         

    Celery Sticks & Baked Fries OR 

    Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup OR 

    Fried Egg Breakfast Sandwich OR Whole Wheat Tuna Salad Wrap 

     Fruit Cup or Oatmeal Raisin Cookie 

         Choc Milk   Juice    Bot. Water  Milk 

    20TH  

    All Beef Tacos with Lettuce Tomatoes & Shredded Cheddar & Rice-n-Pease Or Caesar Salad OR Chunky Garden Vegetable Soup

    OR Cheese Sandwich or Club Sandwich

    Whole Fruit or Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water Milk 

    21st      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      

      Choc Milk  Juice Bot. Water  Milk      

    22nd Meatloaf w/ Gravy Roast Potatoes & Carrots

    OR Tomato Alphabet Soup 

    or Turkey OR Club Sandwich 

     Whole Fruit  or Strawberry & Oat Parfait 

    or  Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water  Milk 

     

    25TH     Creamy Chicken Alfredo

    W/ Peas & Cheesy Toast OR 

    Beef Taco Salad OR 

    Club OR Whole Wheat Tuna Salad Wrap  

    Fruit Cup or Jell‐O or Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water  Milk 

    26TH    

     w/ Corn & Carrot Salad 

    OR Conch Chowder 

    OR Whole Wheat Club OR Tuna Melt Sandwich 

    Fruit Cup or Strawberry Cheese Cake or Cookie 

    Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water  Milk 

    27TH 

    Beef Stew W/ Steamed White Rice 

    OR Alphabet Tomato Soup 

    OR Roast Beef Sandwich OR Whole Wheat 

    Tuna Salad Wrap Fruit Cup or Cookie 

            Choc Milk  Juice Bot. Water  Milk 

    28th        Turkey Breast Stuffing &Mixed Veg & Gravy 

    OR Chicken Salad Whole Wheat Wrap OR 

    Meat Lovers Sandwich w/ Chips or House Salad 

     Whole Fruit or Sponge Cake or Cookie 

    Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water  Milk  

     

    29th   

    Baked Pasta w/ Sweet Italian Sausage

    OR  Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup 

    or Cheese Sandwich OR Whole Wheat Tuna 

    Salad Wrap  

    Whole Fruit or Banana Bread or Cookie Choc Milk Juice Bot. Water  Milk 

     

  • October 29th, 30th & 31st 7:00am-8:30am

    “EMERGENCY TICKETS” will NO LONGER be available

    at the Front Office

    Thursday November 7th - Warm Meatballs between Fresh Baked Roll Friday November 15th - Turkey Hot Dog with House Made Potato Salad Monday November 18th - Philly Steak Wrap Tuesday November 19th - Fried Egg Sandwich Wednesday November 20th - Beef Tacos with Shredded Lettuce, Diced Tomatoes & Shredded Cheddar Cheese! Monday November 25th - Seasoned Beef Taco Thursday November 28th - American Thanksgiving! Turkey Day Lunch!! Roasted Turkey, Stuffing, Mixed Vegetables, Creamy Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

    As happy partners in the CIS School Lunch Program, Tropical Trader Restaurant Group has always strived to develop and improve with the growing needs of the school, parents and children.

    So thanks to some very helpful suggestions and feedback from parents, we have done just that with regards to the lunches, sandwiches, and lunch time snacks that we are proud to offer to the students. Based on requests for different fruit varieties and “Healthy” snack alternatives, we are happy to enhance our wide range of options in the month of November!

    Be on the look out for our sweet treats...we’re sure they won’t disappoint!

  • Information for parents

    Learning and developing through play

    Why play?Lucy and Robbie are playing outside. Their neighbours, Mariuz and Paula, arrive. The four children set about making a ‘tent’ by hanging an old curtain over a fence and a garden seat. They then make a list of all the camping items they need. Lucy gets plastic containers and lollipop sticks for cooking while Mariuz gathers twigs for a camp fire. Robbie and Paula find coats and old cushions to make beds. Soon, Lucy and Mariuz are Mam and Dad and are taking their children, Robbie and Paula, on a camping trip that lasts for the whole afternoon. Sound familiar to you? Yes, that’s because children love to play with family and friends.

    Play is often described as children’s ‘work’. Playing helps your young child to

    build relationships■■ – by being with others; sharing and taking turns; solving problems and negotiating like

    when two children or more want the same toy; being

    a leader and a follower; finding out how to join in play

    with others; learning about others’ feelings

    be creative ■■ – when he/she makes outfits from old clothes; builds an apartment block out of junk material;

    makes a bowl from homemade play-dough and paints

    and decorates it with glitter for a sparkly look

    read, write and learn about numbers■■ – when he/she ‘reads’ and tells stories; makes menus for the café or

    information booklets, posters and prescriptions for the

    veterinary clinic; pays for things in the pretend shop;

    writes down the scores of the matches for the news

    report; measures how many blocks are needed to

    build the road

    think ■■ – when a plan has to be made so the toy tractor can drive over the slippy mud; when deciding what

    items can be used to make a den; when figuring out

    how a sloped roof can be made and attached to the

    house of blocks

    use language■■ – when he/she sings; says rhymes; tells jokes; takes on different roles in pretend play such as

    the hairdresser, the waiter, the security guard, or the

    dentist; explains the rules of a game

    use small and large muscles■■ – when he/she builds an airport with Lego; cuts with scissors; draws

    pictures; makes things from play-dough; runs;

    jumps; plays ball games; climbs;

    cycles; skips; threads beads

    onto wool; makes chains

    from daisy flowers.

    Tip-sheet for parents of young children (2½—6 years)

    Read on for ideas from Aistear on how you can help your young child learn through different types of play. You can use many of these ideas outside as well as inside.

    Physical play

    Play games outside like ■■ Hide and Seek, football,

    frisbee, hula hoops, skittles (fill plastic bottles

    with sand or small stones).

    Encourage and help your child to use climbing

    ■■

    frames, slides and swings.

    Join in as your child runs, hops, jumps over and

    ■■

    crawls under or into objects, balances, cycles

    with or without stabilisers, and throws bean bags.

    Introduce your child to games you liked when

    ■■

    you were a child like Ring-a-ring a Rosy, Red

    Rover, skipping with a rope, and Hop-scotch.

    Dance to different kinds of music; play musical

    ■■

    statues or do actions to songs like the Hokey

    Pokey.

    Do puzzles, jigsaws, threading, sewing, or

    ■■

    building together with blocks.

    Help your child to make a hidey-hole or a den.

    ■■

    For example, use a blanket to hide a space

    under the stairs; throw a sheet over the branches

    of a tree or over a table or a few chairs; have a

    large box for a den. Watch

    your child turn the den

    into a spaceship, a cattle

    shed, a cinema. The

    possibilities are endless!

    Play is important to me,

    and it is important for my learning and development.

  • www.ncca.ie/aisteartoolkitAistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework

    Games with rules

    Rules in games become very

    ■■

    important to young children. Often

    children make up these ‘flexible’ rules

    themselves. For example in pretend p

    lay

    everyone has to knock before coming

    in, or girls are

    not allowed drive the digger! When tak

    ing part in pretend play follow the

    rules your child makes.

    Give your child lots of opportunities to

    play games with rules, for example

    ■■

    Snakes and Ladders, card games, BIN

    GO, computer games, and word and

    number games. Join in and have fun p

    laying with your child.

    Creative play

    Most children love making things. You can help by providing items such as ■■

    crayons, paints, chalks, different types of paper, chubby pencils, old rolls of wallpaper, newspapers, magazines, old birthday cards, used postage stamps, paper plates, glitter, glue, scissors, scraps of fabric, cardboard boxes and tubes, and used wrapping paper and ribbons. Do projects together, for example make a model of a spaceship using a shoe box

    ■■

    or make a bus using a large cardboard box; make cards for special occasions; create a collage from pictures cut out from magazines.Make instruments and use them to sing some of your child’s ■■

    favourite songs. For example, with a little imagination, and using cellotape, a shoe-box, a kitchen roll tube and some elastic bands you can make an amazing guitar! Paint together. Add glitter to your paintings for a magical

    ■■

    touch or add lots of water and blow the paint on your paper to make funny shapes and patterns. Collect lollipop sticks and make things from them.

    ■■

    Let me experience different

    types of play.

    Language play

    ■■ Play language and memory games like I spy, Words beginning with … (ea

    ch

    d beginning with a particular letter to the list), or I went to

    person adds a new wor

    the shop and I bought … (each person adds an item to the list).

    ds like ban, chan, gan. ■■ Find rhyming words like fat, pat, h

    at, or use nonsense wor

    ■■ Say tongue twisters like She sells sea shells by the seashore.

    ■■ Say nursery rhymes together and add lots of actions.

    ones! ■■ Tell jokes, even the Knock, knock

    Have a prop that helps you tell your child’s favourite story. For example, in T

    he ■■

    make a sock puppet of the fox, or in the story Little Bear use

    Gingerbread Man

    Read and talk about stories using comments and questions: for example,

    a small teddy.

    ■■

    Hmmm, I wonder what that is. What would happen if ...?

    Make up stories together. Listen to your child’s stories. Let your imagination

    s flow!■■

    Sometimes

    I like to play on my own or with other children, and at other times I like you

    to play with me.

  • www.ncca.ie/aisteartoolkitAistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework

    Pretend play

    Provide items that can help your child pretend to be other people like the bu

    s-driver ■■

    or postperson, or to be an animal, fairy or superhero. For example give him/

    her

    shoes, wallets, bags, jewellery, clothes, scarves, hats, lengths of fabric, car

    dboard

    wings, and capes. Take photos of him/her in role.

    Children also love to use everyday items in their play, for example containe

    rs, ■■

    brushes, dust-pans, clocks, gardening tools, boxes, money, shopping bags,

    old

    hairdryers, kettles and toasters (with flexes cut off), measuring tapes, weigh

    ing

    scales, plastic bottles, old phones and cameras, old duvets and pillows, and

    used baby clothes for

    dressing dolls and teddies. A small stick can be a syringe in the doctor’s su

    rgery; a sweeping brush

    can be a horse; stools can be seats on a train!

    Give your child glue, cellotape, paper, pens, cardboard boxes, feathers, and

    so on so that he/she can

    ■■

    make things like a mask, a telescope, a menu, and food for the sheep for th

    e pretend play.

    Join in the play and take on the role that your child gives you – the witch, the

    pilot or the baby. Follow

    ■■

    your child’s lead.

    You can help me to learn

    all sorts of things when we play together.

    Playing with your young childHere are some tips which you might find useful as a parent.

    Give your child 1. time to play every day.Provide 2. things for your child to play with. Recycled materials like boxes, household items and old clothes are often more fun than bought toys and equipment, and they cost less.Join in3. the play. Take on a role, make jokes and be playful. Make 4. space for play. As your child gets older he/she will probably spend more time playing with a particular thing or in a particular role, so having a place where your child can leave items and continue playing with them the next day is important. When chatting, 5. ask what your child was playing that day. Show that you value play whether it’s at home, with the childminder, in pre-school, in playgroup or in primary school.Tell6. your childminder or the staff in the pre-school, playgroup or primary school about the games, activities, nursery rhymes, and books your young child enjoys.

    Pre-school and primary schoolPlay matters and not just while your child is at home. It is also an important way for your child to learn when in pre-school, playgroup and primary school. Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework, 2009 (www.ncca.ie/earlylearning) and the Primary School Curriculum, 1999 (www.curriculumonline.ie) both highlight how important play is in helping young children to learn and develop.

    Remember, play helps your young child learn many new skills and ideas, and build new information about how the world works. And very importantly, play is a fun way for your child to do all this. Enjoy playing together.

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