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nurturing learning, knowledge and diversity
18 February 2015
Volume 10.3.5
Forthcoming
Events
Message from Director
At CCS, one of our expectations for our students is that they are
Life Long Learners. This is not just an expectation of our students
but of our whole staff as well. From studying for a Masters degree,
taking English or Bahasa Indonesia lessons, to learning how to
make an Ogoh Ogoh, our staff members are learning something
new on a daily basis! Last week we welcomed teachers from SOS
International, who came to teach a group of our Indonesian staff
members First Aid. This course lead to a level 1 (2) qualification in
First Aid and CPR.
Monday 16th February - Friday 6th
March
 Art Exhibition, Library.
Friday 20th February
 Chinese New Year assembly, Chinese Lion dance, Basketball
Court. Wear Chinese or Red
clothes, 1.30pm.
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Bake sale; Year 3.
Friday 27th February
 Primary Student Led Conferences.
Friday 6th March
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Primary assembly, Year 5W, MFH,
1.45pm.
Bake sale; Year 4.
Birthdays This Week
20 Feb
21 Feb
Evan
4V
Aisha
7KH
Salohme
Rec-R
Jackson
8RJ
23 Feb
Hudson
5W
25 Feb
Abi
4M
School shop
Now open from
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8.00am - 3.45pm
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Well done to all participants, and a special congratulations to Yuda, one of our PE assistant teachers, who
passed with flying colours achieving a remarkable 100%.
I would like to thank the parents who attended the coffee
morning yesterday. Your contributions to our strategic planning are appreciated. For those of you who were unable to
attend, we have set up a short on-line survey that asks the
same four questions:
•What are the current strengths of CCS?
•What aspects of CCS could be further developed?
•What opportunities are there for CCS?
•What are the challenges that CCS is currently facing?
The survey is available here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9PTYL72
We encourage as many of you as possible to give your input into this important panning process for
CCS. The deadline for completing the survey is one week from today, Wednesday 25th February 2015.
Many thanks in anticipation!
Beccy Fox
Director, CCS
We need your help!
Request for contact details of Mother Tongue Programmes in Bali
In an effort to better assist our community in supporting the Mother Tongue development of students
from Primary through to Secondary, we need your help.
We would like to create a register of Mother Tongue programmes so that we can provide information to
parents and students in our CCS community, or new to the school, who are looking for support in the
maintenance and development of their Mother Tongues.
If you are familiar with, or aware of, any such programmes on-island, please could you email Tamar Bottema ([email protected]) or leave the following details with the front office.
Language, contact name/ email & phone number, any details regarding programmes (formal, informal,
location, ages). Please note that the information will only be shared with families in the CCS community.
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Supporting the Mother Tongue
What is Mother Tongue?
“Mother Tongue” is the term utilised to designate the language that students use at home. It is often referred to as first language, home language, preferred language, native language, heritage language or best
language.
Many families have complex and interesting cultural and language backgrounds so identifying a single
Mother Tongue may not always be so straightforward. It is important for school, parents and students to
discuss which of a student’s Mother Tongues should be maintained or developed.
Why is it important to support the Mother Tongue?
There are many reasons why, as a parent, you are recommended to support your children in maintaining
and developing their Mother Tongue(s). You may expect your children to:
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rejoin your home school system
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return to your home country (education system) for higher education
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have an understanding and appreciation of your home culture(s)
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be able to speak to grandparents and other family members in the Mother Tongue
It is important that your child continues their development of this language to a high level of speaking,
writing, reading, listening and understanding, whether they are first learning to read and write in Primary
School or are writing literary essays in Secondary. Literacy developed in the Mother Tongue transfers to
other languages learnt. (Krashen, in ERIC digest, 1997, on NABE.org)
Benefits
In addition to the reasons mentioned above, there are many other significant benefits to maintaining and
developing the Mother Tongue:
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allows children to stay in touch with the language and culture of their home country.
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ensures cognitive development while students learn other languages. Ensuring children are constantly developing their critical thinking and inquiry skills, regardless of where they are at in language development is essential to Life-long learning, one of our School Wide Learning Expectations
(SWLE).
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positively contributes to the development of other languages being learnt. In other words, maintaining and developing the Mother Tongue strengthens development of learning in other languages.
For example, if a child speaks French at home and English at school, ensuring the child continues to
develop their French speaking, writing, reading, listening and understanding will ALSO benefit their
development of the English language and other languages they may study (as through the LOTE
programmes offered at CCS).
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allows students to re-adjust to life in home communities and education systems.
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makes it possible for students to participate in celebrating cultural/religious and social events.
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avoids language loss in one language as another language is learnt (subtractive bilingualism), where
a child may appear to regress in one language as another is learnt.
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sees students perform at least as well (often better) in mainstream subjects (Science, Humanities,
etc) as monolingual students, according to research. (Cummins and Danesi, in Baker and Prys Jones, 1988)
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allows students to study literature in the Mother Tongue at Pre-University level in the IB Diploma
Programme in Years 12 and 13 at CCS, recognising their literacy skills, which can be a prerequisite
for university entrance.
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What can you do at home?
 Use the Mother Tongue with your children to discuss family events, the news, books, TV and
films, etc. Our CCS library has a growing collection of wonderful books in the various languages
spoken by our students.
Provide enjoyable language experiences in the Mother Tongue, such as social activities / play-
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dates with their own age group with others who share the language
Find Mother Tongue materials that cover the same units or material as they are learning at
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school so that you can discuss these and empower their vocabulary and conceptual understanding.
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Encourage correspondence via email, Skype, letters etc. with family members and friends.
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Arranging reading and writing times to use the Mother Tongue. Formal lessons are necessary
to ensure children read and write at the same level as their peers in your home country. Talking
to other parents with the same language background may provide insight and support. Many
language communities organise language/cultural “schools” here in Bali which children attend
weekly to maintain and develop their Mother Tongue. These formal lessons can provide a
smooth transition into a Mother Tongue literature course in the IB diploma in Years 12 and 13.
(source: 2004. Middle Years Programme Second-language Acquisition and Mother-tongue Development. 1st ed. Geneva: International Baccalaureate Organization.)
For further questions regarding Mother Tongue and how best to support this, please feel free to contact
your child(ren)’s class teacher or English or LOTE teachers in Secondary.
Read more:
Bilingual Children's Mother Tongue: Why Is It Important for Education? by Jim Cummins
Supporting Children Learning English as a Second Language in the Early Years (birth to six years) by Dr
Priscilla Clarke
Tamar Bottema
Inspirational speaker Tim Forderer
Last week, our Year 11 and 12 students had a visit from inspirational speaker Tim Forderer. Tim is the Captain of yacht “VIVID”
which sails around the world- he is currently on his second global tour. He shared with our students his life story, in which he left
a good paying corporate career to pursue that which was always
inside: sailing. Tim is now also passionate to inspire young people to live the life of their dreams as he has learned to do. Tim
encouraged our students to find their passion in life and craft a
way in which they can develop that passion into a career.
"If you have a passion in mind, identify someone in the community who is very serious about it. Talk to
them about the steps you have to take to be successful," he suggested. "If you don't know what to do yet,
then try some things; do some exploring. One of the things you try will connect and you will know when
that happens." Tim Forderer.
Samantha Brossette
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IB Diploma Vietnam Trip
Our Year 12 students (together with one Year 10 student) have just returned from an action packed week
in Vietnam. The IB Diploma students travelled to Hanoi and Saigon to experience the culture and history of
this beautiful country.
Central to the trip, was the chance to meet and interact with other students and, through completing the
Hanoi Amazing Race on the first day, our group followed a series of challenges, together with Vietnamese
university students.
In Hanoi, various sites relating to the Vietnam-American War were visited, linking in with the IB History curriculum. Our day trip to Halong Bay also allowed students to examine the impact of mass tourism as part
of the IB Geography course.
A major highlight of the trip was a day spent visiting Hanoi International School where the group paired up
with their Year 12 ‘buddies’ and spent the day visiting a local traditional village. This enabled students to
share their IB Diploma experiences and complete a series of CAS related activities.
The trip was a major success and we look forward to more successful trips in the years to come.
Matt Buxton
Acting Head of Secondary
CCS Students (in hats) with their Hanoi ‘Buddies’
Dear Parents of Canggu School,
As you are now aware, FoCCS is celebrating its 10th year anniversary! This is your school community, so we
look forward to you getting behind the celebration on Saturday 14thMarch with a Black and White Island
Cocktail evening with dinner and dancing!
Tickets will go on sale next week at CCS at IDR550,000 per ticket (tables of 10 available @ IDR5 million).
FoCCS