December 10, 2010 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. CIS would like to thank all the people who made “Cayman Cayman Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time” a successful event. Over the 2 days, CIS Events students had a fantastic time, and learned much about the culture and heritage of the Cayman Islands. On December 7th, CIS parents Dec. 9-12 High School soccer tournament in John and Denise McLean demon- Jamaica strated traditional Caymanian teas: Dec. 10 Middle School Movie Night; ARC; basil, mint and lemongrass. Students 6:30pm to 8:30pm; wear PJs were introduced to the plants, enjoyed Dec. 14 Giving Tree presentation (last day to the tea and learned which teas were donate) used for different medicinal purposes. Dec. 14 Winter Wonderland Musical Mr. Jerilo Rankine, a retired seaman Performance, 6:30pm, ARC from the East End district explained (performing students report at how to make nets and hammocks. 6:00pm) Ms. Eulene McLaughlin and her sister Dec. 16 Early Childhood Holiday Songs from the East End demonstrated rope Presentation, 8:30am, ARC making using the Silver Thatch. Dec. 16 Secondary Assembly, 4th period, On December 8th, Mr. Wray ARC Banker, Deal Ebanks and Billy Banker Dec. 17 Holiday dress day, 1/2 day from the Cayman Islands Traditional Dec. 20-Jan. 3 Winter Break Arts Council and National Museum Jan. 4 School resumes demonstrated three customary games Jan. 4-6 Lunch orders/ticket sales on campus played by Caymanian children: crab Jan. 7 Pool Party, Grades 3-5, 3:15pm to racing, gigs and marbles. Mr. Ebanks 5:00pm hand makes the gigs from local trees. Jan. 10 Afterschool Clubs begin Jan. 10 2010/11 Yearbook Ads Due Jan. 17-21 Semester Exams 2011/2012 School Calendar Jan. 21 End of Semester 1/Quarter 2 The 2011/2012 school calendar is attached to this newsletter. Thank you to all of the parents and faculty/ Jan. 21 Elementary Assembly, 8:30am, ARC staff who provided feedback via our school calendar surveys. With many different nationalities and cultures Jan. 24 Heroes’ Day; no school represented at CIS, an effort has been made to set dates on the calendar within our school parameters and in accordance with feedback received. It is hoped that this school calendar provides the best possible ar- Holiday Dress Day Dec. 17 rangements for the general school community. This calendar lists only major dates and does not list the Red and Green civvies day for all students many activities and events that will be held during the year. Please note some of the rationale that went who wish to participate. Don’t forget, De- into setting various dates on the calendar: cember 17th is a half day! Pick-up times: The calendar reflects August 29th as the first day of school for Kindergarten through Grade 12, which Nursery: 11:30 (no change) was the preference of most parents. PreK 3—Grade 2: 11:40 The majority of parents preferred the later break in October, while there was a slightly higher prefer- Grades 3—5: 11:50 ence among the faculty/staff for the earlier October break. The calendar reflects the later break in Grades 6— 12: 12:00 October, which should correspond with the major school holidays in the other schools. The feedback between a shorter or longer holiday break in December/January was fairly balanced in January Lunch Order/Ticket Sales the parent survey. The faculty/staff preferred a slightly longer break to allow for off island travel. The On campus lunch orders and ticket sales return date will be January 4, 2012, providing an extra travel day for families, teachers and staff who will take place during student drop-off are away for the holidays. January 4-6. The majority of feedback from both surveys indicated satisfaction for a student break from Feb. 20-25, thus allowing for a faculty/staff in-service two-day session on Feb. 21-22. Yearbook Ads Are Now For Sale Thank you again for the feedback provided. New this year, the CIS Yearbook will have a business card page in addition to family ads. See the attached form to learn more Top Stories . Page 1 Students on the Move . Page 4 & order your business or family advertise- CIS Community News . .Pages 2 PTA Happenings . Page 5 ment. Orders are due January 10th. Secondary School Headlines. Page 3 Student Achievements . Page 6 1 Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman KY1‐1206 1 phone 345.945.4664 fax 345.945.4650 email: [email protected] website: www.caymaninternationalschool.org December 10, 2010 CIS Community News The 2012 Olympics Peace Quilt CIS students in grades 3 through 6 contributed to the final drawing that CIS will send to Manchester, England for the 2012 Olympics Peace Quilt. CIS was asked to develop a design showing what peace means to children in the Cayman Islands to be added to drawings to create a quilt. Ms. Megan asked grades 3-6 make designs whenever they finished a project early in class, and together with Mr. Troy, several were selected and combined to best represent the Cayman Islands and peace. Great job to all students who contributed! For more information on the 2012 Olympics Peace quilt, visit http:// peacequilt.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/welcome-to-the-peace-quilt/. CIS Students Raised CI$630 on International Disabilities Day Winter Wonderland Musical Performance th The funds collected from CIS stu- 6:30pm December 14 in the ARC dents who participated in the Civvies A holiday show for parents day will support local services for the Performed by students in grades K-12. disabled. CI$315 was given to Maple Performance night guidance: House, a residential facility that pro- Grades K-5: Wear your holiday best and report to your homeroom vides care and supervision for seven class at 6:00pm. children with varying disabilities and Secondary (6th Grade, Band, High School Music class): Wear special needs. The Sunrise Adult Training Centre is a training facility in black dress pants, black shoes, and a white dress shirt. Report to the music West Bay for Adults with Disabilities rooms at 6:00pm. also received a check from CIS for Families will be able to order the CI$315. Winter Wonderland Musical Performance DVD. Great work CIS students! The cost is CI$25, and 10% will be directed to fund the CIS Performing Arts program. The order form will be available soon! Annual CIS Giving Tree A few tags remain on the CIS Giving Tree, so be sure to pick one up by Monday, December 13th if you want to Caykids 2011 Triathlon Sunday, January 23, 2011. Registration 7:00 to 7:45 a.m. provide a gift this year. Wrapped gifts must be under the tree The race begins at 8:00 a.m. at the Camana Bay Pool. 6-10 year olds: 100m swim, 3km bike, 500m run. 11-14 year olds: 200m swim, 6km bike, by the end of the school day on Tuesday 1km run. Enter as individuals or as a team. See the attached flyer and letter for more infor- the 14th. CIS will present the mation on this fun event that benefits the Cayman Islands Cancer Society. gifts at the Winter Wonderland performance on December 14th. Lost & Found Reminder The Lost & Found bins are overflowing! If your child has misplaced a personal item at school, please check the bins to see if it’s in the Lost & Found. Unclaimed items remain- ing after December 17th will be donated to charity. 2 Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman KY1‐1206 2 phone 345.945.4664 fax 345.945.4650 email: [email protected] website: www.caymaninternationalschool.org December 10, 2010 Secondary School Headlines HS Soccer Team Travels to Jamaica Elsie B. is YouthFlex Radio Determined Youth of the Week The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation sent CIS Grade 12 student Elsie B. as the 16 & Under representative for the Caribbean Equestrian Association Junior Jumping Competition in Kingston, Jamaica on November 13th & 14th. Elsie won 2nd place and helped Cayman win an overall first place award for this international competi- A new milestone has been reached in the life of CIS as the tion! James Myles from the Cayman Youth Development high school students have their first experience traveling to Department named her the Determined Youth of the another international school in another country. Week and interviewed her here at CIS. Mr. Jeremy and Mr. Troy accompanied 7 students (Grade 9 After the interview, Mr. Myles said “The reason why I students Kingsley F., Jack G., Dusan B., Camilo B.;Grade 10 was interviewing Elsie today was because she has been student Moses E.; and Grades 11 & 12 students Bianca A. and selected by YouthFlex Radio Show as our Determined Tristan VK.) to the American International School of Kingston, Youth of the Week. Elsie is quite the rider and her Jamaica, (host school) for a soccer tournament this weekend. achievements are to be noted and celebrated by us all. They left on Thursday afternoon and return on Sunday. and we need to highlight her for her positive contributions Other international schools participating include the Inter- to our society by using her talents to promote the Cay- national School of Aruba and Lyford Cay International School man Islands and her sport.” of the Bahamas.