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CIS Newsflash: October 5, 2018 of 14

In this week’s Issue:

Admin News

MHS News

Gr11 Values Meeting Photos

Elem News

Alumni Spotlight

Book Week

MUN Locals 2018

PTA News

Sports & Activities Director News

Aboitiz Cup Schedule

Silent Auction

Newsflash Friday, October 5, 2018

Upcoming Events:

Oct 5: End of Qtr. 1

Oct 6: SAT Test

Oct 8 – 12: Oct Break (NO CLASSES)

Oct 15: Beginning of 2nd Qtr.

Oct 17-21: ISAC 1 (BISS)

Oct 20: International Day

Oct 22 – 25: Book Week

Oct. 25: Book Character Parade

Oct 26: School Holiday (NO SCHOOL)


In the 1960’s, Dr. Robert Rosenthal carried out now famous

experiments on expectancy effects (that is, the impact of high

expectations on student performance). In one experiment (Rosenthal

and Jacobson, 1963), he gave students an IQ test but then chose a

group at random to be labelled “academic bloomers”, only

informing the teachers and students of their allocated status. At the

end of the year, a follow up IQ test showed remarkable differences

in the increases of IQ between the students chosen to be academic

bloomers and those that were not – regardless of their actual IQ!

The conclusions illustrate the Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, which is “the phenomenon that

explains better performances by people when greater expectations are put on them” (Bruns et al.,

2000).

It is not surprising then, that “high expectations” has emerged as one of the top 7 characteristics of

effective schools (as reported by many, such as Lawrence Lezotte, et al). Lezotte states, “In the

effective school, there is a climate of expectation in which the staff believes and demonstrates that

all students can attain mastery of the essential school skills and they believe that they have the

capability to help all students attain that mastery.”

As I walk around school, it is encouraging to see

this principle in practice at CIS each day. In the

ES classes, for example, children are being

encouraged to seek not only to come up with

answers, but also the questions! Our G12

students, parents and teachers coming together

last Wednesday to publically pledge support for

students to commit to do their best in the very

rigorous DP course they are in is another

example.

As we end our first term, it is a good opportunity

to take some time to consider how your children

are doing. Are they performing to expectations

at school? Are you challenging them to reach

high expectations at home?

Over the October break, I encourage

you to spend some time with them, and

see if what you think matches up with

what they think! Together, we can all

help our students focus on high

expectations for their benefit, and tap

into their motivation to get them to

surpass even their own expectations!

Have a wonderful October break!

Dr. Gwyn Underwood

Superintendent


Dear MHS parents,

The Middle and High School continues to move forward this year with enthusiasm and

positive energy. We are striving for a program of study that is rigorous, relevant, and

relational which will challenge our students and also inspire and nurture their holistic growth.

CIS does some unique things to demonstrate support and care for our students in the upper

grades to help them maximize their potential and develop the knowledge, skills, and

attributes that will allow them to thrive after graduation.

Several weeks ago, we held our 12th grade Values meeting, and over the past two weeks

Ms. Laplana and I have met individually with every senior to review their anticipated IB

results, assist them in setting goals for finishing the year strong, and demonstrate our

commitment to support each one of them.

On Wednesday, October

3rd, we held our Grade 11

Values meeting after

school in the Media Center,

where we brought together

the entire 11th grade along

with their parents, teachers,

and administrators. The

purpose of this meeting

was to reinforce our

conviction that we function

as a community and to

make a commitment to

work together with a spirit

of collaboration and open

communication in order to

support our students

throughout the challenging IB program. Too often today responsibility is deflected onto

someone else, but in reality, we all share in the task of helping our students learn, grow, and

mature as young adults; our students must take responsibility and ownership for their own

learning, the teachers serve as their academic mentors and guides, and parents provide

direction for their children and support for the school as we seek to instruct them. The

partnership is like a three-legged stool; when one of the legs is removed the structure simply

cannot stand.

Our Values meeting was designed to set the tone for our 11th graders and begin the year

with that spirit of open communication between the school, students, and parents. After a

brief orientation explaining the purpose of the evening led by Dr. Underwood, Ms. Laplana,

and myself, the students and parents followed an abbreviated schedule where they visited

stations for each IB subject area, meeting with the respective teachers for a course

overview and to discuss course expectations.

At the end of the evening the students and parents all gathered around a banner

containing our IBDP Values Pledge which students, parents, teachers, and administrators

signed. This banner serves as a reminder of our mutual commitment, and will hang in the

Media Center until next year, when we will meet again as 12th graders and renew our

commitment for the final stretch of their high school experience.

Dale Wood Middle High School Principal


Dear Elementary Parents,

Today we draw to the end of the first quarter of

the year. I want to extend a thank you to all of

you in the CIS elementary community for your

support of our teachers as we have settled into

this busy year of learning. We know your child's

learning is best served through a strong home-

school partnership and at CIS we value the

importance you place on being actively

involved in the school.

As a principal who is new to CIS this year, there

have been many highlights. Firstly, having the

opportunity to be so involved in

classroom learning with students and teachers

has brought a fresh purpose to each day. One of

my daily highlights is walking through the

preschool to grade 5 classrooms, speaking with

students and witnessing the high level of

engagement and ownership students have over

their own learning.

The assemblies have been another highlight this quarter. Students regularly ask if they can

share their work in assembly, which has brought student ownership into our bi-weekly Friday

gatherings. I have also enjoyed getting me to know our security and support staff through

our student council interviews. Finally, I have appreciated having the opportunity to

interact with our parent learners during our PYP Curriculum learning sessions following each

of the Friday assemblies. I value the time you have invested in learning more about why we

teach the way we do. Sharing our various perspectives and working to find common

understandings is a key aspect of the IB curriculum, and I have enjoyed being able to work

through this

process with many

of you. Our parent

learning sessions

will continue

throughout the

year, following

each elementary

assembly.

I wish you all well

for this coming

week. Safe travels

if you are traveling

and may the time

you spend with

your children be

special.

Glenn Davies Elementary School

Principal/

PYP Coordinator


Last weekend, September 27-28, the Model UN club went to Manila to participate in the

local conference held at British School Manila. The students were a part of committees

ranging from the General Assembly to the Human Rights Council, where they discussed

issues the world faces today, such as food security and nuclear disarmament. We also had

two students (Kaetlin and Katrina) selected to be journalists, where they reported on the

workings and riveting moments that occurred during the conference. Lastly, we had one

student (Jay) selected to be Chair for a committee, which meant he was in charge of

running the sessions of his group.

In the Opening Assembly, seeing the grand mass of students taking part was exciting in

itself. There were over 350 delegates representing more than 10 schools from across Manila,

as well as CIS as the lone representative of Cebu. It was a generally welcoming and

invigorating atmosphere. Students had the opportunity to listen to a speech from an actual

Filipino UN Representative, and it was with his enlightening words that the students then

proceeded to their committees. MUN students are made to debate on resolutions for certain

topics given to them by their Committee Chairs (leaders). On this first day, the students

jumped right into the heated and stimulating process; making friends and intellectual

adversaries, whilst having fun in the most academic manner.

Early the next morning, they woke up and headed to their committees by 7am, where for 12

hours, resolution after resolution is debated, and then passed or rejected.

Kaetlin and Katrina


Dear parents,

Our first PTA fundraising event of the year is happening Saturday, October 20! This year's

International Fair will include food booths from the following countries:

Philippines The Netherlands

Japan Brazil/Spain/Cuba

Korea New Zealand

India Australia

Canada South Africa

France/Switzerland Egypt

United Kingdom

Please consider making a donation to your favorite food booth, whether you are from that

country or not. Especially those booths with small numbers of community members.

You can donate cash to the CIS Cashier, designated for a particular booth, or you can

donate a half hour to help serve food at the booth so that all parents can have a chance

to explore the activity rooms with their kids.

Thank you for your involvement and support!

CIS PTA Board

CIS


• The schedule of football practice during the October break is from October 8-12, 2018

(Monday to Friday) at 8:00-10:00am. Open to all players who are available and interested.

• Starting October 15 (week after the break), football practices will be available every

Tuesday and Thursday. This means football practice will be provided every day for all

categories! This is a great opportunity for our coaches to do one-on-one focus training to

the players and in preparation for upcoming festival type football tournaments. These are

open to all players who are available and interested.

• We welcome Coach Kai Sato to the CIS coaching staff. Coach Kai Sato will be helping in

improving our football program and will be with us from October to December. Aside from

this, he will also be assisting and observing PE classes.

DATE ISAC VOLLEYBALL ISAC BASKETBALL GIRLS

October 8-12

(Mon – Fri)

Boys Team - 8:00 to 11:00am

Girls Team - 1:00 to 4:00pm 8:00-11:00am

Please order your sports uniform ASAP.

Ace Pierra Jr.

Sports and Activities Director


Last Thursday, we had a fire and earthquake emergency drill. The MHS evacuated to the football

field, and the ES evacuated to the congregation point North of the main building. Our students were

quick to respond, and with the guidance of teachers and administration, were able to perform the

drill smoothly!

Photos show our students properly heading back to their respective classrooms after the drill.

A school should be prepared for emergencies during school hours by conducting regular,

emergency-specific drills. When emergencies do happen, schools need to know how to respond

appropriately and recover as quickly and effectively as possible.


Cebu International School

Pit-os, Cebu City 6000, Philippines

Tel no. +63 32 261 0247 || Fax no. +63 32 261-0247 ext. 217

www.cis.edu.ph

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