No. 15 A.Y. 2017-2018 October 20, 2017

STONYHURST

SOUTHVILLE

INTERNATIONAL

SCHOOL

Batangas City,

Philippines

Tel. No. (043) 7233595

www.stonyhurst.edu.ph infobatangas@stonyhurst.edu.ph

STONYHURST

SOUTHVILLE

INTERNATIONAL

SCHOOL

Batangas City,

Philippines

Tel. No. (043) 7233595

www.stonyhurst.edu.ph infobatangas@stonyhurst.edu.ph

STONYHURST SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Batangas Campus

Fully Accredited by

WASC, USA

ISO 9001:2008

Certified

Quant Je Puis!

VISION

A premier learning

institution with

national and

international

recognition,

developing lifelong

learners and leaders

with competencies,

global perspectives,

and hearts of

service in a culture

of academic and

values excellence.

MISSION STATEMENT

We are committed

to provide quality

international

education through

the 5Cs:

Competence,

Character,

Commitment to

Achieve,

Collaboration and

Creativity.

We seek to develop

lifelong learners and

leaders.

We prepare learners

to respond to the

needs of the 21st

century.

“I am One with the World, Mark my World!”

This year’s Global Month Celebration focuses on the importance of our

place in the world. That is to say that our identity, no matter what race we are in,

culture that we embrace, country that we live in, language that we speak of,

religion that we believe in, or colour that we have grown up to, our individual

contributions to the world, whether big or small matter.

With the theme, I am One with the World, Mark my World! we aim to

increase the student’s awareness and appreciation of his or her part in being

one with the world by sharing the joy of loving, understanding, and collaborating

with one another to promote unity, peace, and harmony with oneself, with

others, with the community, country, and the rest of the world.

With this, the SLGE teachers hope that this endeavour will uphold what we

have envisioned for, and that is to make this wonderful celebration of our

existence as citizens of the world more meaningful and worthwhile for each and

everyone of us. Quant Je Puis, As Much as We Can!

Below are the activities that are part of the Global Month Celebration:

1. A Parade for Peace!

All levels will participate in this year’s Parade for Peace. This parade will

simulate the “Parade of Nations" where students wear their own style of costume

with their own- self-made flag of the country they represent. The parade will start

from the back parking area, to the drop off area, lobby, walkway to the cafeteria,

then culminates at the field in front of the library. Before they enter the gymnasium for

the assembly, they will first form the human peace sign in the football field. A prayer

for world peace will be narrated by thedifferent representatives.

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On Meeting GOALS in

KHAN ACADEMY

Valiant Knights Gear up for

Reading Marathons

Semestral Break is just around the corner!

The Semestral break will start on October 30, 2017

and the resumption of classes will be on November 14, 2017. Let’s stay productive during the break!

To encourage the students to read outside of class hours, SSIS organizes Reading Marathon every Saturday. The students are invited to attend the Reading Marathon in order for them to further enhance their reading skills and comprehension. Moreover, the Reading Marathon will also hone the students’ passion for reading.

Please be guided with the schedule of

the Reading Marathon given below:

READING

MARATHON

SCHEDULE

Date Level/Section

October 21 Grade 1-Discipline October 28 Grade 1- Generosity Nov. 18 Grade 2- Industry Nov. 25 Grade 2- Resourcefulness Dec. 2 Grade 3- Confidence Dec. 9 Grade 3- Courage Jan. 13 Grade 4- Benevolence Jan. 27 Grade 4- Compassion Feb. 3 Grade 7- Competence Feb 10 Grade 5- Humility Feb. 17 Grade 5- Punctuality Feb. 17 Grade 6- Determination March 3 Grade 6- Perseverance March 10 Grade 8- Integrity March 17 Grade 9- Wisdom March 24 Grade 10- Responsibility April 14 Grade 10- Excellence

The Reading Marathon will be held at the SSIS Library every Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.

Let’s all make reading a habit!

After the successful

launching of Khan Academy

among the SSIS students and

parents as well, it has been

observed that the students

became more eager in

accomplishing the tasks given

to them in the Khan Academy.

The Valiant Knights became

more dedicated in developing

and mastering different Mathematical skills.

Indeed, Khan Academy contributes to the

students’ academic development and

provides a chance for the students to

develop a positive outlook of achieving their

goals with grit.

In the concept of growth mindset,

those students who fell short in meeting the

target in Khan Academy will be given a

chance to meet their targets and master the

necessary skills that they need while enjoying

their Semestral Break. The students are

required to continue accomplishing the

Khan Academy Assignments that the

Homeroom Advisers and Math teachers will

give before the Semestral Break.

The students’ performance in Khan

Academy serves as a Performance Task in

Mathematics. Thus, failure to meet their

targets will greatly affect their grades in the

said subject. The parents are also

encouraged to monitor their children’s

performance and progress in Khan

Academy during the Semestral Break.

All the Khan Academy assignments

given to the students will be checked when

they go back to school on November 14,

2017.

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EMY Classes Boost Students’ Performance

GLOBAL MONTH CELEBRATION Continued from Page 1

The Extended Mid-Year (EMY) classes are FREE modes of

academic intervention that are meant to help students who

received failing marks- Low Average (LA) or Poor (P)- at the end

of the First Term to catch up with the subject matter/ lessons

and/or cope with academic demands of a specific subject.

Students who received LA or P marks at the end of the First Term

in any Core or Non-Core Subjects shall be required to attend the EMY classes. Moreover, for this Academic Year, the students in the Senior High School Department

who will not be able to reach their targets or goals set in the Khan Academy will also attend the

EMY classes.

Students who received failing marks in the Core Subjects shall be attending make-up

classes for one week following a special schedule while those who got failing marks in minor and

non-core subjects shall be given a performance task/ special project to work on and to be

submitted at the end of the week.

The program supports the Grit and Growth Mindset framework as it has been designed to

give students a chance to work on their academic deficiencies early so that they don’t worsen

and to help the students get back on track when they come back after their semestral break.

The EMY Classes will start on November 06, 2017 and will end on November 10, 2017. A letter

and/or the schedule will be given to those students who will attend the EMY classes.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

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After which, the song “Heal the World” will be played and the

students will sing along still in their Peace Sign position in the field. At the

end of the song, the three presidents of the Student Council will release

doves symbolizing our hopes and prayers for the world peace. Each class

will also fly a pair of white balloons with a short banner of their prayer for

peace. These balloons will be released together with the doves.

2. The Anthology of Talents, History, and Stories Untold!

After the parade, all students will showcase their talents in dances and tableaus. Nursery, Junior, and

Senior Kinder, Grades 1 and 2 will show their talents in dancing to the tune of the songs from the country

that they represent while Grades 3 – 12 will make a narration of an important history in their assigned country

and will showcase them through different tableaus. Each presentation from Grades 3 – 12 will last for a

minimum of 3 minutes to a maximum of 5 minutes. This will be judged and the best tableau will be hailed the

winner. Continued on Page 4

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GLOBAL MONTH CELEBRATION Continued from Page 3

3. Parental Guidance: A Journey to Discovery, A Symposium!

The Culminating day will end by a talk by some of the invited parents of different nationalities to

share their country of origin. They can talk anything about their country, culture, language, and anything

that they would like to showcase. The students will have to travel from one room to another to listen to

the parents’ sharing.

4. Opening Salvo: Global Morning Greetings!

Last October 9, Monday at 7:30 A.M. all SLGE teachers wore costumes of different countries. They

became the morning greeters of the Valiant Knights. The students greeted in different languages by

these teachers. This was part of the Opening Salvo for the Global Month Celebration. The Valiant Knights’

T.V. was utilized to play the 7 wonders of the world. This way, the students gained more awareness on

different languages and cultures of people around the world. The Opening Salvo Morning Greeting will

continue until October 26, Thursday.

5. The 2nd Ultimate Global Quiz Bee

The Ultimate Global Quiz Bee on its second year is all about geography. Part of the SLGE

curriculum is the world integration where the students learn something more about other countries

around the globe and compare them to their country of origin.

The following are the categories of the quiz bee:

Grades 1 – 2 Current Events

Grades 3 – 4 Asia Pacific and the Middle East

Grades 5 – 6 South East Asia

Grades 7 – 9 America

Grade 10 – 12 Europe and Australia

The elimination round happened last October 2 – 6. Elimination was done per class where the

teachers chose 6 representatives for the finals. The chosen representatives were paired off with another

student from another grade level to have 6 pairs who will compete for the finals from Grades 1 – 6. For

Grades 7 – 12, three (3) students were chosen per class to compete individually in the final round on

October 23 – 25, Monday – Wednesday. Three winners per category will be chosen.

6. Valiant Knight Global Movie

All Monday mornings of October, an SLGE teacher prepares the lobby for a video presentation of

any current events around the globe. It could be a trivia, a documentary, or any interesting facts on

people, cultures, and places around the globe. It will be shown from 7:30 – 8:30 A.M. The video

presentation will be flashed on the wall of the Senior Prep in the lobby or using the Valiant Knights’ T.V. It

will run on October 9, 16, and 23.

7. I Mark my World!

Last October 16, each student was asked to come to the lobby where they saw a giant world

map with the seven continents painted on a white cloth. Each student colored the map using their finger

prints. Each class was assigned to a certain continent which they colored through their finger prints. After

everyone painted the map, it will be framed and will be posted in the lobby to remind each student of

his/her unique place in the world.

8. My Country! My Flag!

The students in each class will create their own flag based on the country they represent during

their SLGE classes. The students can use colored paper and they can attach it to a sliding stick or a paper

straw. They will use this flag during the Parade of Nations on October 27.

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OF THE WEEK

“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense

of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human,

but also human to other forms of life.” – The Dalai Lama

It’s almost time for semestral break, when children look forward to

that great feeling of freedom, sleeping late, and simply hanging out.

But for the other students, semestral break can be a great way for them

to make a big splash for their future.

The problem with our students being so unproductive for a long

period of time over the semestral break, is that they fall out of the routines

we work so hard to teach them all year long! Learning never stops but if

left to be unproductive for too long, our students get the wrong idea

about learning believing that it only happens in school.

In order to keep them in positive routines over the summer and

ready to get back into school mode, we should be doing our best to

ensure they are productive, having a break from technology, getting out

and about and always learning. Now, as we're not going to be seeing our

students for a while, there is only so much we can do from a distance, but

we can still have an influence. Plus, parents will love you for showing you

continue to care about their children and giving them opportunities to

extend their learning over the break!

Here are 3 tips for how you can encourage your children to stay

productive over the semestral break:

1. Help your child make a list of goals. Guide your child as he or she

makes some realistic goals that he or she can envision himself or

herself carrying out during the year, and help him or her stay true to

them.

2. You can also set up a formal book reading challenge! Students

should make an effort to read a book in a field that they’re interested

in.

3. Let your child learn something new. A huge benefit of the technology

revolution is the ability to access free information at the palm of your

hands. This can be used in a positive way to learn new things. What

does your child want to learn but never had the time to do so? Many

websites offer free information on different languages, cultures and

scientific topics. While it is semestral break, keeping his or her brain

active is a great way to spend the vacation.

References: https://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/5-ways-to-encourage-responsible-productive-behavior-in-your-kids/

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-schemmer/7-amazingly-productive-th_b_4521536.html

ANTHONY PAUL M. CALADO

Principal

“Dreams don’t work unless

you do.”

– John C. Maxwell

October 23

General Morning Assembly

Preventive Discipline Seminar

(PDS) on Anti-Bullying

October 27

Global Month Culminating

Activity

October 28

Reading Marathon of

Grade1-Discipline

Quote of the Week

“How you think when you lose determines

how long it will be until you win.”

-Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Quote of the Week

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