Cayman International School

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

Phone: 345.945.4664 Fax: 345.945.4650 Email: cis@cayintschool.ky

FEED OUR FUTURE– EMPTY BOWLS

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Events May 02 IB Exams begin May 02 MAP Testing Begins May 05 Geo Rocks, 1:30-3:30 p.m., MPR May 06 Feed Our Future/Empty Bowls, 2:30–5:30 p.m., ARC May 06 HS Peru Trip Meeting, 1:30 p.m., MPR May 07 Battle of The Books, 8:00 a.m.– 12 noon, GT Library May 07 Open Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Library May 12 MS Dodge ball and BBQ , Time TBA, ARC May 13 No School for Students, Teachers In-Service May 16 Discovery Day, No School May 18 Career Day, 9:00-11:00 a.m., ARC

Click the calendar below to view the CIS Calendar for more upcoming events.

On the CIVVIES Day held on

April 22, CIS raised CI$862.12

to be donated to

Thank you to everyone who

donated!

Friday, May 6, ARC at Camana Bay 2:30-5:30 p.m.

More info on flyer attached at the end of this newsletter

Rotary Science Fair 2016

Congratulations to three of our CIS students who won awards at the Rotary Science Fair on Saturday,

April 23. Approximately 70 students from various schools

across the island were a part of the fair. Participants were

placed in one of the four categories of Earth Science, Health

Sciences, Life Sciences and Technology.

Nicholas C – Grade 6 - 1st Place in the Life Sciences category

Phillip W – Grade 5 - 3rd Place in the Life Sciences category

Connor F – Grade 5 – Best Project for 10-11 year old.

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Community News

Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running! Go to http://

world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/cayman-international to browse

the latest books and order online. For every $1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, our

school will earn 20¢ in Scholastic Rewards. Please place your order online by Saturday,

April 30.

A CIS Star and Hero

Last week, April 22-24, Ms. Jessica W and her team mate

Stefania G represented the Cayman Islands at the NORCECA

tournament and came in fourth place. This is the farthest a Cay-

man Islands team has ever gotten against this type of “top tier” com-

petition.

Shortly after her final match against Mexico on Sunday, Ms. Jessica

caught a flight to be a bone marrow donor for a young girl in Virgin-

ia, USA. She recalls signing up to be donor about a decade ago while

in college. When she received the call to be a donor for this young

girl, she was happy to help.

CIS is very proud of Ms. Jessica and we wish her all the best!

CIS SWIM GALA MAY 10

This event showcases our swim program and allows for Middle and High School students to participate in a compet-

itive, yet friendly, swim event. The event starts at 9:00 a.m. with an approximate 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. finish.

CIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SWIM EXPO May 17

Come and see your Elementary Students showcase their swim strokes in this awesome event on MAY 17th.

The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. with Kindergarten through Grade 2 swimming until 11:00 a.m. Grades 3

- 5 will commence their swimming at 12:30 p.m. and finish at 2:30 p.m.

CIS NURSEY SWIMMING IN MAY AND JUNE!

Nursery Swimming classes are back! Please see your Newsletters for times and information regarding

this exciting experience in your child’s school day. I am looking forward to having the little ones

come to the pool and learn about what it means to be safe, have fun, and swim in the “big school

pool”. -Ms. Stephanie

Open Library

The last Open Li-brary of the school year will be on Sat-urday, May 7 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the library.

We hope to see you there!

Cayman Islands Fashion Week 2016

At the Fashion show that was held on Saturday, April 23, CIS had a

few student models represent clothing from local designers and stores.

Pictured below: Katerina C who modeled a dress for local designer Isy

B, Natalia C, Lily F and Lucas F modeled children’s clothing from

Atlantic Kids. Well done!

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#CISinspires Click the hashtag to see what is happening

at CIS and sure to follow us @cayintschool

and Mr. Doug @CISBlueIguana for

school updates.

Community News Cont’d

AASSA Educators' Conference

CIS recently attended the AASSA Educa-tors' Conference at Colegio Roosevelt in Lima, Perú. The staff had the opportuni-ty to learn from educational experts such as Ewan McIntosh and Kevin Bartlett, and gathered many new strategies to share with colleagues and implement in the classroom.

The group reconnected with former CIS faculty, Katie K, Katie B, Matt K and Kaya M, who all currently work in South America. Ms. Philippa, Ms. Tatum, Ms. Sarah, Señor Blanco and Dr. Jeremy were also fortunate enough to visit Cusco, hike part of the Inca Trail, and run around Machu Picchu.

Yearbook Background Photo Contest Winners

The yearbook committee received many pictures this year for the 15/16 yearbook. The editors of each section got to choose the pictures they wanted to use as their section’s background and those photos became the winning pictures. It is exciting that the faculty and students have played a role in creating the school’s yearbook. All winners got 50% off of the cost of their yearbook. For the next six weeks, the newsletter will feature one of our six contest winners.

The below photos are by Megan E:

Early Childhood and Elementary headlines

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A Morning Positive Discipline 6-Week Parent Course to be

Offered This School Year!

Have you been interested in taking the Positive Discipline Par-

enting Course but haven’t been able to commit to evenings? For

the first time, there is a morning course being offered!

The Wednesday morning session will start this coming week,

May 4th from 8:15-10:15 am. It runs every Wednesday morn-

ing through June 8th. This course is open to everyone. The cost is CI$30 for books and mate-

rial. For more information see the attached course description and to reserve a spot, please

email Ms. Angie: angie.leaver@cayintschool.ky. The course will only run with 6 or more

participants.

Parent Coffees Postponed

The EC and ES Parent Coffees that were sched-

uled for Tuesday and

Wednesday, May 3 and

4 have been postponed

until further notice.

Please look out for he

new dates in the upcom-

ing newsletters or on the

school’s calendar.

Moving Sand

A special thank you to all who lent a hand, a shovel or a wheelbarrow to help Early Childhood

move sand on Saturday April 23!

Pre-K3 Tea Party

Secondary headlines

PSA Basketball Tournament

The CIS Basketball team competed in its final competition of the year at the PSA Basketball

Tournament at Kings Sports. The squad played three competitive games. They avenged their

last loss against Cayman Prep at the Blue Iguana with their first victory of the day.

The second game was against Wesleyan. The team held on to an early lead, but lost to the even-

tual champs.

In the third place game, CIS battled St. Ignatius. The game went to overtime and in the last

minute, Erik B. scored the game winning goal that secured third place for CIS. Congrats on a

strong finish to the season and to Melissa B. on her final basketball game at CIS.

Secondary headlines

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Minds Inspired Mathematic Competition

On Friday, April 15 seven high school students competed in the

Minds Inspired Competition.

10th grader Nathan M, 11th graders Maya A, Erik B, Tommy S,

and Daniel N, and 12th graders Natalie F and Niklas W, did an

excellent job. Erik won first place among the 11th graders and

Natalie won first among the 12th graders.

The competition ended with five out of the top 10 students being

from the CIS group. Erik and Natalie finished tied for 3rd place

overall, Tommy finished 5th, Maya finished 7th, and Niklas tied

with another student for 8th.

CIS is very proud of these students and we wish them continued

success!

PSA Volleyball Tournament

On Wednesday, April 20, seven teams from across the island came to

participate in the first ever PSA volleyball tournament at CIS. It was an

amazing display of athleticism and volleyball skills. Both CIS middle

school and high school teams took part in the tournament.

The Middle School team, despite playing against all high school play-

ers, put up a great fight and came close to winning two of their games.

Agustina and Valentina T had excellent bumps and sets while Daniela S dominated the court with

her spikes and serves.

The High School team looked very strong in pool play. They beat Prep

by an impressive score of 25-7, demonstrating excellent teamwork,

skill and movement on the court. They won the next two games to

finish first in their pool. In the semi-final game, the team came out a

little hesitant against a strong Wesleyan team. Although CIS put forth

a good effort, Wesleyan outplayed them in this match. Wesleyan went

on to win the tournament against Triple C in the finals.

Both teams should be very proud of their efforts this season. The MS won all

of their league games against the other MS teams and the CIS HS team finished

3rd in league play. All of the other coaches commented on what great pro-

gress the team made over the course of the season. Congratulations to team

captains Daniel and Natalie S for leading their team throughout the year.

Volleyball at CIS is looking up! We can’t wait until next year to bring home

the gold!

For more pictures and videos of the event please click here.

Grade 7’s Design Thinking

Empathy Project

Ms. Cathy and Ms. Sarah are currently co

-facilitating a Design Thinking Empathy

Project with the Grade 7’s. The students

conducted observations around campus

using the lens of empathy, brainstormed

ideas, and are currently working on pro-

totypes for greeting cards that will

demonstrate

empathy to-

ward the CIS

community or

some part of

it. Be on the

look-out for a greeting card sale of these

products in the near future! The Grade

7’s are still deciding who they want to

donate any

funds raised

to, and they

intend to use

this project as

a vehicle for

demonstrating

the “service” portion of the CIS motto.

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

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

-My best personality traits are that I usually get along with others, I'm friendly, enthusiastic and imaginative. My worst personality traits are

that I can be argumentative and easily distracted.

What is your favourite movie and why?

-My favourite movie is called Imitation life, I love this movie as it demonstrates the power of the love of a mother and daughter between race

boundaries in the 1950s.

What quality do you admire in others?

-The quality that I admire most in others is kindness. We all go through many struggles during our time on Earth and the act of kindness makes

life easier.

What is your dream job?

-My dream job is to work at Buzzfeed just because I love the creativity and modern aspect of the jobs there and I’d love to enjoy my time at work.

Who do you most admire and why?

-I admire Jennifer Lawrence because she advocates several things that are frequently forgotten in modern day Hollywood society. She is a great

role model to young girls as she is honest and does not conform to your regular norms.

What do you plan to do after CIS?

-I plan to go to school in the UK and earn a bachelor’s degree in Tourism Management.

What is your background and heritage?

-I was born in Cayman and have background from Europe.

Which countries have you lived in?

-I’ve lived both in Cayman and Jersey (Channel Islands).

How long have you been living in the Cayman Islands?

-I’ve been living in Cayman for 18 years.

How many years have you been at CIS?

-I’ve been at CIS 7 years, since 6th grade.

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Seen On Campus

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.

If your child has an

achievement or experi-

ence you would like to

share in the Weekly

Current, please email

cis@cayintschool.ky

Swagalicious Six on hand to

provide Snocones and Sweets

Monday

May 2

2– 4 pm

CIS – Morning Positive Discipline 6-Week Parent Course You are invited to participate in a 6 week course where you will learn positive, long-term parenting skills that will help you find balance as a parent and that will give you the tools to effectively teach children skills to think for themselves, become more responsible, and have greater respect for themselves and others. Based on the best-selling book series by Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott, Positive Discipline is based on kind AND firm methods that are mutually respectful and that dig deep to understand the root causes of misbehavior.

“The Positive Discipline course was a wonderful experience, connecting me with other parents as we all work to raise capable, kind, unique children. I see the course as a complement to each parent's parenting style, as techniques can be integrated into different families easily. One more tool in the toolkit!” Aviva F. - CIS Parent

Topics covered include

o How to avoid power struggles and invite cooperation o Connection before correction o Sibling fighting and what to do about it o Encouragement vs. praise o Alternatives to punishment without being permissive o Natural and logical consequences o Family meetings o How to teach children to self-regulate through positive time out o Other problem-solving tools such as the wheel of choice o What to do about back talk o How to focus on solutions without blame or shame o Understanding the belief behind the behavior o Routine charts

Dates and Time

• Wednesday mornings

• 8:15-10:15 am

• May 4th, 2016 to June 8th, 2016

Facilitator Ms. Angie Course cost

• CI $30 to cover the books and materials

Participant’s materials

• Positive Discipline, by Jane Nelsen

• Participant Workbook Registration Details

For further information and to enroll, please email Ms. Angie: angie.leaver@cayintschool.ky

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