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1 Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman KY1-1206

phone 345.945.4664 fax 345.945.4650 email: [email protected] website: www.caymaninternationalschool.org

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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 inspires leadership, character, and community service while embracing cultural diversity.

Top Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seen On Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8

CIS Community News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 2— 4 CIS On The Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9

Secondary School Headlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Attachments

Good Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6

Half Day Schedule Pick-Up Times Nursery: 11:30am (normal time) PreK 3—Grade 2: 11:40am Grades 3—5: 11:50am Grades 6—12: Noon

Events Dec 9 Middle School Movie Night (ARC), 7:00pm-9:00pm Dec 10 Open Library (9:00am-11:30am) Dec 10 High School Murder Mystery Night (ARC) 7:00pm-9:00pm Dec 12 Early Childhood Principal’s Coffee (MPR) 1:15pm-2:15pm Dec 13 Holiday Music Program (ARC), Grades K-12 6:30pm Dec 13 Secondary Principal’s Coffee, 8:00am—9:00am Dec 14 Session 2 Confirmation posted outside the Admin Building Dec 15 Early Childhood Holiday Songs Performance (ARC), 8:30am Dec 15 Secondary Assembly (ARC) 1:30pm-2:20pm Dec 16 Holiday Civvies Day Dec 16 Half Day for students & faculty Dec 19-Jan 3 Winter Holiday Break Jan 4 School resumes Jan 4-5 Lunch sales on campus, 7:00am-8:30am Jan 6 Elementary Leadership Pool Party for Grades 3-5 (CIS pool), 3:15pm-4:30pm Jan 9 After School Activities Session 2 begins Jan 10 2012-13 Nursery applications Accepted, Administration Office Jan 12 MS/HS Basketball vs CCC (ARC), 3:45pm-5:45pm Jan 13 HS Dodge Ball Tournament (ARC) Jan 14 Open Library, 9:00am- 11:30am Jan 16 MS/HS Girls’ Soccer vs WCA (CIS Pitch), 3:45pm-5:45pm Jan 19 Secondary Assembly (ARC), 2:25pm-3:15pm

Half Day Schedule Pick-Up Times Nursery: 11:30am (normal time) PreK 3—Grade 2: 11:40am Grades 3—5: 11:50am Grades 6—12: Noon

A Winter’s Tale K-12 Music Concert December 13, 2011 at 6:30pm in the ARC

We hope it is on your schedule to attend this delightful event! Students

should arrive in their classrooms between 6 to 6:10pm. We ask that all parents

remain seated for the entire concert and allow students to depart the ARC first

at the end of the program so that we can ensure the safety of all students. The

doors to the ARC will open at 6pm only. We have arranged for the parking lot

between the ARC and the by-pass to be available for parking that evening as

well as all other parking lots around the campus. The concert will be taped and

orders for DVD’s will be available for purchase. This will enable all parents to

sit back and enjoy the concert.

Performance Attire:

Grades K-5: Holiday best! Something slightly dressy, yet festive; modest and appropri-

ate for school. No shorts, jeans or t-shirts. Secondary (6th grade, Bands, HS Music): Black dress pants/skirts, black shoes/socks/

belts, and a white dress shirt.

Cayman Culture Activities We are very grateful for the wonderful parent volunteers on our Cayman Culture Committee and the guests who enriched our campus for two days by providing demonstrations, displays and performances for our students. Thank you very much to:

Mr. Albin McLaughlin, Shoe-Making/Other Cayman Traditions Mr. John McLean, Poisonous Plants Mrs. Denise McLean, Traditional Cayman Foods Ms. Olive Miller, Storyteller Ms. Virginia Foster, Storyteller Mr. Samuel Rose, Guest Speaker on Cayman Music Cayman National Culture Foundation, Traditional Holiday Crafts Display in the CIS Library

Early Childhood Holiday Songs (Dec. 15th, 8:30am in the ARC) For parents of our younger students, this is one of the highlights of the season. We hope that you can all join us for this event! May we ask all parents who are staying for this program try to use as many parking spaces as possible near the ARC (between the ARC and the construction site) in order to allow the traffic flow to continue in front of the school? This will parents of older stu-dents to drop off their children in front of the school. Thank you very much for your cooperation!.



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CIS Community News

Afterschool Clubs & Activities Session 2

9 January—9 March

Confirmation of club/activity enrollment will be posted

outside the Administration Office starting next Wednesday

for all grades.

2012/2013 School Calendar

Thank you to all of the parents and faculty/staff

who provided feedback via our school calendar

surveys. The 2012/2013 school calendar is attached to

this newsletter.

With many different nationalities and cultures

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 arrange-

ments for the general school community. This

calendar lists only major dates and does not list the

many activities and events that will be held during the

year.

Here’s how we arrived at setting various dates on

the calendar:

The calendar reflects August 27th as the first day

of school for Kindergarten through Grade 12,

which was the preference of most parents.

The majority of parents and staff preferred the

earlier break in October.

More people favored a longer holiday break in De-

cember/January. School will resume on January 7,

2013.

The majority of feedback from both surveys indi-

cated satisfaction for a student break from 11-15

February 2013, thus allowing for a two-day facul-

ty/staff in-service session on February 11th &

12th, and a full week off for students.

The calendar has been posted on our website (along

with this year’s calendar) at the following link: http://

www.caymaninternationalschool.org/page.cfm?p=354.

Thank you again for your feedback.

http://www.caymaninternationalschool.org/page.cfm?p=354

http://www.caymaninternationalschool.org/page.cfm?p=354



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CIS Community News

T h e C I S G i v i n g T r e e Did you know that the Giving Tree has been a part of holidays at CIS since 2007? We encourage all of our families to participate in this wonderful school tradition designed to help teach children about caring for others in the community. We have about 50 tags left and don’t wish to leave any child without a gift, so please visit the office to get yours soon! Don’t forget to:

Select a tag from the tree in the office (each has a number and tells the gender and age of the child who needs a gift.)

Look up the number in the binder on Ms. Simoni’s desk to see if the child has any particular desires or needs.

Wrap your purchased gift, attach the identification tag, and deliver it to school. Let Ms. Simoni know that you’re ready to place your gift under the tree so she can

register the gift and complete the process. Gifts will be presented to a representative of the Department of Children & Family Services at our winter musical performance on December 13th. If you’ve already taken a tag, but did not register it at the time, please contact Ms. Simoni as soon as possible!

J I N G L E M I N G L E Thank You!

The CIS PTA are touched by the generosity, creativity and support of the parents, teachers and students in our community. Despite the busy week and other weekend commitments, we had an amazing turnout at the Jingle Mingle and it was a very fun afternoon! Thank you for making and bidding on the incredible wreaths, the time and effort put into preparing and running all of the booths, baking treats, decorating the ARC, gathering food donations, for all the wonderful ideas, and most of all, for coming together to help the Jingle Mingle come to life!! An event like this cannot be pulled off without a great TEAM effort, and we are so very pleased that the first-ever JINGLE MINGLE was such a wonderful success. The winners of the Holiday Hunch were: Connor M. (Kinder), Gemma T. (Grade 4), and Katie K. (Grade 7). CIS received a very special letter this week which we have attached to this newsletter. Please read it to your child! Warmest Wishes for a fun-filled holiday season!

Sincerely, Wendy, Mary Ellen,

Julie and Sonia

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Come join us for holiday books,

crafts and fun on our last open

library of the year!

December 10th, 2011

9:00am-11:30am

[email protected]

Winter Holidays in the Library!

Cayman International School | P.O. Box 31364, Grand Cayman KY1-1206


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CIS Community News

Professional photo CDs & DVDs from the recent CIS Performing Arts Department production of Annie Jr. are available for purchase in the office. Photo CDs: CI$15; DVDs CI$25

2011-12 Yearbook Pre-Sales

The price goes up from

CI$55 to CI$65 in January so

order your yearbook now!

Please submit your order

form (available in the office)

with cash or a check made pay-

able to ISS (Cayman) LTD.

Late club registration available for Drama/Musical Theater

REGISTER NOW

for the 2nd Annual

Street Hockey Tournament

January 14, 2012

This event, which will be held on the street beside CIS, will raise

funds for Cayman HospiceCare and Unicef Cayman Kids.

Registration forms (attached to last week’s newsletter) may be

turned in to Coaches Norm Klein, Aaron Knapik, Scott Hughes, or

Christine on Saturdays at Kings, or dropped off to the DART offices

on Forum Lane at Camana Bay attention Christine Maltman.

Holiday Parties

Thank you to all of the parent volunteers who have

been working with teachers to plan classroom parties

for PreK3 to Grade 5 students. Holiday Parties will be

held in on Friday, Dec. 16th, from 10:30-11:30am.

The parties are for the students in the classroom

and the 3-4 parents who have volunteered to assist.

As this is an early dismissal day,

we encourage parents to pick up

their children in a timely manner

and to allow the traffic in front of the

school to flow smoothly.



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Secondary School Headlines

Mandatory Parent Meetings for March Field Trips

on December 14th

5:00pm in room D8 for Grade 8 Parents of stu-

dents going to Washington DC

5:45pm in room D5 for Grade 7 Parents of stu-

dents going to Little Cayman

High School Leadership Presents

Murder in Malibu December 10, 2011

The fun starts at 7:00pm in the ARC Admission: $5.00

Permission slips required.

Please ensure that students coming to school meet all of the following requirements:

Lands’ End blue shirt with CIS logo All front buttons are buttoned (except top one) Shirt collars are buttoned (if any) Boys’ shirts are tucked in White undershirts only for boys Boys’ pants are correct color & length Solid brown or black belt for boys Girls’ pants fall below the knee No visible undergarments for girls Girls’ skirts/skorts are mid-thigh length or longer Lands’ End PE uniform with CIS logo Solid white, black or navy blue socks Solid white, black or brown shoes Shoe laces match shoe color Shoe laces are tied Shoes are close-toed; heel is 1.5” or lower Lands’ End hoodie sweat jacket with CIS logo Single stud earrings and noiseless jewelry only No hair dyes of unnatural color

How do I know if my skirt is long enough? Put your

arms straight down at your side. Is your skirt long

enough to reach your fingertips?

Longer is even better!

Middle School Movie Night

Friday, December 9th

7:00pm to 9:00pm in the ARC

Cost: $10.00

(Pizza & refreshments included)

Funds raised support the school building

project in Ecuador

Permissions slips required

Parents, please send your children to school in the

proper uniform, and use the

upcoming school vacation to purchase new items if

necessary. We expect to see solid colored shoes

in black, brown or white on

every student after the holiday break!

T o o s h o r t ! Appropriate for school



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Good Sports

U11 PFL Standings as of 3 December 2011 U9 PFL Standings as of 3 December 2011

The 2011/2012 CUC Primary Football League Playoffs are starting soon. Both CIS teams are in the Consolation Cup

competition. Consolation Cup games will commence on Saturday, January 7, 2012 (Champions Cup games begin December 10th). Play-off games will be held at the Annex Field (next to George Town Primary School) on Saturdays

throughout January. Game schedules have not been published by CUC at this time.

CIS U9 & U11 Soccer Update

Under 11 Group A Played Won Drew Lost GF GA Points

Sir John A. Cumber Primary 5 5 0 0 32 3 15

George Town Primary 6 5 0 1 18 6 15

Truth For Youth 4 3 0 1 20 5 9

St. Ignatius Prep 5 3 0 2 14 9 9

Bodden Town Primary 6 2 0 4 21 18 6

Savannah Primary 6 0 1 5 3 37 1

Cayman International School 6 0 1 5 1 34 1

Under 9 Group A Played Won Drew Lost GF GA Points

Sir John A. Cumber Primary 5 5 0 0 28 4 15

Bodden Town Primary 6 4 0 2 15 12 12

St. Ignatius Prep 5 3 1 1 13 5 10

Savannah Primary 6 2 2 2 10 7 8

George Town Primary 6 1 2 3 10 11 5

Cayman International School 6 1 1 4 7 12 4

Truth For Youth 4 0 0 4 0 21 0

Tsin Zan G. 3rd Gr. 8 Boys Long Jump

Connor H. 2nd Gr. 8 Boys 1500m, 2nd Gr. 8 Boys 800m

Tristan V. K. 1st Senior Boys 1500m, 1st Senior Boys 800m

Jonah P. 1st Gr. 6 Boys 400m

Sydney C. 3rd Gr. 6 Girls 800m

Karina C. 3rd Gr. 6 Girls Long Jump

Megan E. 1st Gr. 6 Girls 800m, 2nd: Gr. 6 Girls 1500m, 2nd Gr. 6 Girls 300m

Sean G. 2nd Gr. 7 Boys 1500m, 3rd Gr. 7 Boys 400m

Weisen W. 3rd Gr. 7 Boys 100m

Private Schools Association Secondary Track & Field Meet Results

Congratulations to the CIS Secondary Track & Field Team for their out- standing effort at the PSA meet held on December 2nd. Well done team!

If a student was a top 3 finisher in an event, he or she is listed to here:



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Seen On Campus

Home for the Holidays Band Performance

Gr. 6 Drama Students Caroling at

Camana Bay

Cayman

National

December 6th



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Seen On Campus

Jason Howard, from Z99, recently visited Ms. Jen’s class to read them

a book from their Author Study of Tomie de Paolo.

PreK 4 Field Trip

to the Turtle Farm

Grade 2 Students Hosted Jason Howard

Grade 2

Field Trip:

Treasure Map

Reading at

Camana Bay



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CIS On The Move

CIS Staff at the Cayman Islands Marathon

Congratulations to the inspirational staff members who finished the Cayman Islands Half Mar-athon last Sunday! Well done!

CIS ½ Marathon

Runners: Megan K., Katie K., Anna K., Troy B.,

Gene W., Don C., & Leigh T.

Thank you to the wonderful staff members who volunteered to man a water stop on the marathon course. You Rock!

CIS Water Stop

Volunteers: Kristina Z.,

Megan I., Nimmi S., Susan O., Ashley F.,

Tuesday M., and Molly D.

First Graders Donate to Humane Society

Austin Z. and Alessandra C. recently celebrated their 7

th birthday together. They asked all of their guests to

donate to the Cayman Islands Humane Society in lieu of gifts for themselves. With the help of their friends, they raised US$620 in cash and an estimated US$600 in much needed food, treats and toys for all of the dogs and cats that are anxiously awaiting adoption.

WAY TO GO AUSTIN & ALESSANDRA!

Following five PWC Junior Tennis Tournaments held in 2011,

the top 8 seeded players in each age division were invited to the

Master’s Tournament held on December 2 & 3. Reese H. (Grade

6), pictured with Coach Tamer, finished the tournament in 2nd

place for the 11 and Under age group.

Kabir C. (Grade 6), Sunya C. (Grade 7), and Arin B. (Grade

7) also played in the tournament.

Congratulations to these CIS tennis players!

The 25 Days of Christmas Victoria B. CIS Grade 11 student, is organizing her annual toy drive called

“The 25 Days of Christmas.” Very generous people all over the island and from vari-

ous companies donate these gifts. For children at the George Town Hospital Pediat-

ric Ward and these referred to the Children & Family Services Dept. New items may

be given to children of any age (gifts for teens are greatly appre-

ciated as many buy for younger kids). Restaurant gift vouchers

for a family meal on Christmas would be greatly appreciated and

make an amazing gift!

If you’re interested in supporting Victoria’s toy drive,

please contact her at [email protected].

mailto:[email protected]

Cayman International School 2012/2013 School Calendar

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06 Tuition Due 17 New Teacher Orientation 20-23 All Staff/Faculty In-Service Week 24 Student Orientation 27 First Day K-12; Nurs-PK 4 Parent Conferences 28 First Day for Nurs-PK 4

05 Elementary Parent Night 12 Early Childhood & Secondary

Parent Night 17-21 Yearbook Photos 21 Half Day for Students (Staff/

Faculty In-Service Afternoon) 25-28 Tri States Conference

19 Half Day for Students (Staff/ Faculty In-Service Afternoon) 22-26 Fall Break (No School)

02 1st Quarter Ends 05 2nd Quarter Begins 09 PSA Teacher Conference (Tentative) 12 Remembrance Day (Public Holiday) 14-15 PT Conferences (Half Day for Students) 26 Tuition Due

17 Holiday Music Concert K-12 18 Early Childhood Holiday Program 19 Half-day for Students and Staff/ Faculty 20-Jan 4 Winter Break (No School)

01 New Years Day (Public Holiday) 07 School Resumes 21-25 Secondary Semester Exams 25 2nd Quarter Ends 28 Heroes' Day (Public Holiday) 29 3rd Quarter Begins

11-12 Teacher In-Service Days 13 Ash Wednesday (Public Holiday) 14-15 Holiday (No School)

18 Tuition Due 29 Good Friday (Public Holiday)

1-5 Spring Break (No School) 12 3rd Quarter Ends 15 4th Quarter Begins 24-25 PT Conferences (Half Day for Students)

17 Half Day for Students (Tentative Staff/Faculty In-Service Afternoon)

20 Discovery Day (Public Holiday)

10 Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday) 12-19 Secondary Semester Exams 14 High School Graduation 20 Last Day of School (Half Day for

Students); 4th Quarter Ends 21 Staff/Faculty Work Day

2013 Public Holiday dates are unconfirmed

Teacher In-Service. No School for Students

Public Holidays

School Holidays

Noon Dismissal for PT Conferences, Teacher In-Services or Holidays

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December 9, 2011

A Winter’s Tale (Dec 13 K-12 Music Performance) DVD ORDER FORM

Child’s name:

Class: Parents name: Email address: # of DVDs: Payment Options ($25 CI per DVD): 1. Cash: Amount enclosed ____________

2. Cheque made payable to “VIP Productions”: Cheque # _______________

3. Debit /credit card:

Name on card: ______________________________________ Card number: _______________________________________ Expiration date: _________

Please complete and print the order form and bring it into the performance or place it in the drop box located in the CIS office.

Thank you.

Martin Wilkinson

Mobile 916 1561

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