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NEWSFLASH
The Weekly Newsletter of Cebu International School
Friday, April 17, 2015
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of CIS is to recognize and nurture potential,
and empower all members of its community to have a positive
impact on our changing world.
Together we are Responsible, Respectful, Prepared.
Cebu International School
Pit-os, Cebu City
Tel no. (6332) 261-0CIS or 261-0247
Fax no. (6332) 261-0247 ext 217
Connecting ALL Departments
www.cis.edu.ph
CONTENTS
 Superintendent’s News
 Middle/High School News
 Elementary School News
 IBDP & College News
 Athletics & Activities Director News
 Other News
Superintendent’s News
Grade 11 and 12 Art Exhibition –
Ayala Center
The Grade 11/ 12 Art Exhibition opening
at the Ayala Center last Monday was truly
a wonderful experience! This year’s
exhibition titled “ASPIRE” alludes to
students moving from this stage in their
lives to the next challenges they will face
and the hopeful desire to keep moving
towards achieving their goals and
aspirations. Our artists made us all
proud!
If you have not seen it, please stop by the
Ayala Center and do so. The exhibition
will run until May 15, 2015. We believe,
like us, you’ll be delighted!
Spring Musical – Peter Pan
>MAP Test Advisory News
>Parent Teacher Association News
UPCOMING EVENTS
 13 April – 15 May
> G11-12 Art Exhibition at Ayala
Center (Ground Floor, between
Fred Perry and Vero Moda)
 17 – 18 April (Friday - Saturday)
> Spring Musical, Peter Pan
 20 – 24 April (Monday - Friday)
> Earth Week
 21 April (Tuesday)
> Teachers’ Appreciation Day
 22 April (Wednesday)
> Earth Day
The long awaited musical is scheduled
tonight and tomorrow night, Friday and
Saturday April 17 and 18! Our director,
Mr. Patrick Donahue, reports that the cast
is ready and excited to bring you this
amazing show. Tickets cost Php250 each
and may be purchased from the cashier. I
hope to see you here!
by: Mr. Tony Harduar, Superintendent
Teachers' Appreciation Assembly
On Tuesday, April 21, our Student Council
will host a special Teachers’ Appreciation
Assembly at 7:30 am in the Dragon's
Dome. We hope you are able to join us for
this special event.
Band Instruments Needed
If you have band instruments that you are
no longer using, please consider donating
them to the school. Please bring the
instrument to school and leave it with Ms.
Loida or Ms. Lory in the principals’ office.
Thank you!
Log- in to Online Safety
Technology has changed the way students
learn, play and socialize. Many children
are even creating their own online
content. To help keep your child safe
online:
 Establish Rules - Allow digital
communication only with people
you and your child know in real
life.
 Talk About Safety and Privacy Don’t let your child reveal her
phone
number,
school,
password or location.
 Stay Informed - about online
safety. Visit sites such as
www.fosi.org (Family Online
Safety
Institute)
and
www.netsmartz.org for more
tips.
Source: “Helping Students Learn, April
2015,The Parent Institute®, www.parentinstitute.com
 29 April (Wednesday)
> G12 Farewell Assembly, 2:00pm
ROTATION DAYS
20 April (Monday)
21 April (Tuesday)
22 April (Wednesday)
23 April (Thursday)
24 April (Friday)
- Day C
- Day D
- Day A
- Day B
- Day C
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Middle & High School News
As this week’s Newsflash goes out, I am
eagerly awaiting the first performance of
our musical production, Peter Pan! It
features flying students, dancing pirates
and crocodiles. What more could you
want? I am so excited to see the results of
many hours of rehearsals and preparation
by numerous cast and crew members. It
promises to be a fun evening. Aside from
this evening’s show at 6:30 pm, there will
be a second performance tomorrow,
Saturday, April 18, also at 6:30 pm. I hope
you can join us!
On Monday this week, I was extremely
proud to be a part of the grand opening of
our Grades 11 & 12 Art Exhibit in the new
wing of the Ayala Center. It was a
fabulous event with music by our
Chamber Ensemble and songs by our high
school students, Daisy Koike, Chris Park,
Marc Alcala, Patricia Rivera and Bianca
Villamor. But most importantly, it gave us
the opportunity to present the work of
our IB Art students to the wider
community in Cebu. It is a rewarding
feeling to see members of the public
admiring our students’ art and inspiration
as they stroll through the mall. In
additionr, we were also able to include
some of the work of our Grade 10 Math
students with their design projects. The
exhibit will stay up, opposite the Fred
Perry store, until May 15. Be sure to stop
by and take a look when you are next in
Ayala.
Elementary School News
Hello All,
We have had another busy week here at
school! All across the school, students,
teachers, and staff have been readying
the stage for the annual CIS productionPeter Pan. We hope you will join us
tonight or tomorrow night at 6:30 pm in
our Dragon’s Dome. A magical evening
awaits us all! Tickets are available at the
cashier or at the door for P250.00. All
proceeds go back into our production
budget for next year’s play. We hope to
see you there!
Today the Grade 4 students showed how
they have learned from nature to improve
life for humans. Animals and plants have
evolved to have unique features in order
to be able to survive in their
environments and this has inspired a field
of science called bio-mimicry. The
students created an online quiz with
questions generated from their own
research projects for our assembly
by: Mr. Neil Walton, MHS Principal
Another notable event in the Middle/High
School this week has been the second
semester Grade 10 Micro-Business Fair.
Our students set up their stalls in the
canteen annex and have been busy selling
their food products ranging from
sausages, tacos, teok gochi, popcorn and
toasted sandwiches to ice cream and
frozen bananas. It has been a very popular
place with students, parents and teachers
who have all enjoyed sampling their tasty
treats. The students will end the week not
just making a profit but also learning what
it takes to create a well-developed
business plan and put it into action. A
great experience!
9:15am-10:45am- Class parties
Also this week, on Wednesday, we held a
Parent Coffee Morning on the theme
“Supporting Your Child Through The
Summer”. Our presentation is available
for you to view on our website, with a
range of ideas and useful links for things
to do during the vacation. Mr. Mockrish
and I also gave an update to parents of
Grade 5 and 8 students on the Moving-up
Ceremony, and some of this information
is also included in the PowerPoint. This
year’s ceremony will be held on
Wednesday, June 3 and will be the final
activity of the school year.
GIRLS
Sunday/Party Dress below the knee
(No mini-dresses)
No spaghetti straps/strapless/off
shoulders
Any flat closed shoes
Light make-up or no make-up
(this is also time for Gr 5 and 8 students to
get ready for Moving-Up)
11:00am-12:15pm- Moving-Up
Ceremony
(also attended by grade 3-11 classes)
12:15pm------------- Dismissal
Dress code for the Grade 5 and Grade 8
students for the ceremony will be:
BOYS
White, long sleeved shirt & tie
White under shirt
Black pants
Black socks
Black leather shoes
If you have any additional questions
regarding the Moving-up ceremony,
please feel free to contact me.
Have a great weekend!
7:30am-------------- Homeroom
8:00am-9:15am--- All School Final
Assembly
by: Mr. Ted Mockrish, ES Principal
attendees this morning. But this was no
ordinary quiz, this was a Kahoot! Quiz
(kahoot.it) that allowed students and
parents present to use iPads or
smartphones to participate and rate the
quiz. This is just one example of how
iPads are used for technology integration
at CIS. Thanks Grade 4s for sharing your
learning, and technological prowess, with
us!
Thank you to our parents who joined us
for last Wednesday’s Coffee Morning on
supporting your child’s growth through
the summer months. The message of the
morning was balance between the social,
physical and academic needs of our
students. Ideas were shared which can
be found on the front page of our school
website (www.cis.edu.ph).
Parents also shared ideas about why they
send their children to CIS. We are talking
with parents, students, teachers and staff
to hear from everyone why
you have chosen to come to CIS. We
want to understand what is important to
everyone in our community and to be
able to share why CIS is so special with
the greater Cebu community as well.
Thank you parents for participating!
Mr. Walton and I also gave an update to
parents of Grade 5 and 8 students on the
Moving-up Ceremony and some of this
information is also included in the
PowerPoint. This year’s ceremony will be
held on Wednesday, June 3 and will hold
pride of place as the final activity of the
school year. So, the schedule for the last
day of school will be:
7:30am-------------- Homeroom
8:00-9:15am--- All School Final Assembly
9:15-10:45am- Class parties
(this is also time for Gr 5 and 8 students to get
ready for Moving-Up)
11:00am-12:15pm- Moving-Up Ceremony
(also attended by grade 3-11 classes)
12:15pm------------- Dismissal
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ELEMENTARY AWARDEES
ELEMENTARY AWARDEES
Dress code for the Grade 5 and Grade 8
students for the ceremony will be:
BOYS
White, long sleeved shirt & tie
White under shirt
Black pants
Black socks
Black leather shoes
GIRLS
Sunday/Party Dress below the knee
(No mini-dresses)
No spaghetti straps/strapless/off
shoulders
Any flat closed shoes
Light make-up or no make-up
ESOL
CHAEYEON (ESTHER) SEO – for being
a communicator by eagerly sharing
sharing her ideas and stories during
sharing time in ESOL
MANDARIN
AIDAN KLEPP - for being a risk-taker by
learning to sing Chinese songs
YUNWOO (BRIAN) LEE - for being open
-minded as he listens to his classmates’
and teacher’s ideas and finding his areas
of growth in Mandarin
If you have any additional questions
regarding the Moving-up ceremony,
please feel free to contact me.
Our final MAP tests will begin on Monday
across the school. There is nothing to do
or study for other than to make sure your
child gets a good night’s sleep, exercise
and a healthy breakfast each morning.
Teachers will share dates with you via
communication folders as to what days
each class will take the tests.
NADISH CHADHA - for being a
communicator by talking and using the
target sentences in Mandarin class
ZOE ROSENGRAVE - for being
an inquirer by asking questions to clarify
things and get a better understanding in
Mandarin
SPANISH
KASEY
HERMIAS
for
being
a communicator by expressing herself
clearly so others can understand her
YUKI SAKAE - for being a risk-taker by
having the courage in trying new things
and not being afraid of making mistakes
in class in spite of being new to Spanish
SEOYOUNG (CLARA) KIM - for
being open-minded by
welcoming
teacher feedback and being able to use
this to improve her work in Spanish
SO
YI
(SELLY)
PARK
for
being balanced by always using her time
efficiently to fulfill the assignments
given to the best of her ability
YOSHIKI
HIRASAWA
for
being knowledgeable, by demonstrating
that he understands the conjugation of
regular verbs and being able to apply
this in concrete situations
AARZOO SAVLA - for
being knowledgeable by demonstrating
that she has internalized vocabulary of
the units learned and being able to write
Chinese characters
Have a lovely weekend with family and
friends!
IBDP & COLLEGE News
by: Ms. Jenny Basa, IBDP Coordinator/Dean of Student Services
University Acceptances as of 17 April 2015
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University Acceptances as of 17 April 2015
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University Acceptances as of 17 April 2015
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University Acceptances as of 17 April 2015
Athletics and Activities Director News
by: Mr. Ace Pierra, Athletics & Activities Director
Register at CIS cashier on or before June 5, 2015.
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Other News
MAP Test Advisory by Mrs. Evangeline Villagonzalo, Counsellor
Dear Parents:
CIS Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) testing window opens this Monday, April 20. Your son or daughter will be taking the
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test during this period. The test covers fundamental skills in Reading, Language Arts and
Mathematics. It will be given during the regular classes. Specific schedules will be announced in your child’s homeroom classes.
The main purpose of the test is to provide the school with information that may be used to improve instruction and to help teachers
make educational decisions about each student’s learning. The scores give teachers another indicator of each student’s year-to-year
growth and help identify each student’s strongest and weakest areas of achievement.
There is no need to study or review. However, we request that you encourage your child to do his/her best on the MAP test, as they
should for all of their school activities. Please maintain a typical schedule and atmosphere at home during the week of testing, and be
sure your child gets a good night’s sleep, a good breakfast and arrives at school on time. These things can help your child have a
positive testing experience.
Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.
Parent Teacher Association (PTA) News by: Mrs. Stephanie Larrandabure, President
Dear CIS community,
Thanks to all of you who attended the Japanese community coffee morning last April 8. The Japanese community made a cooking
demonstration about "WASHOKU ~a soup and three simple plates. It was very interesting and so yummy.
Next month will be the last PTA coffee morning of the school year. As a reminder, please join us as we will have PTA board elections in
May. Please come and enjoy this great time.