June 10th 2016 - The International School of Port of Spain
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June 10th 2016 - The International School of Port of Spain
Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 I SP S W EEK LY NEWSLETTER WHAT’S INSIDE PTO Special Meeting 2-5 ISPS Notes 6 Tech Tips 7 Science Corner 8-12 Modern Languages 13-14 NHS 15-16 Library Corner 17 Community Notices 18 Sports 19 June Calendar 20 Cafeteria 21-22 ISPS receives IBMYP Authorization!!! Dates for your Diary 11 14 15 16 17 19 High School Prom PTO Special Meeting High School Graduation Grade 8 Transition Ceremony Last day of school: 11:30 a.m. dismissal, whole school End Term 3 (ES) End Quarter 4 (MS/HS) Labour Day (National Holiday) ISPS Caimans are the U 20 North Zone Champions MISSION ISPS is a vibrant learning community dedicated to developing passionate learners who strive for excellence and pursue their unique potential. We encourage resilience, innovation and collaboration, preparing students to act with confidence and integrity as caring global citizens. VISION Inspiring thinkers and doers to shape a better world. MOTTO Difference Makers, Future Shapers ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER The boys U 20 team played Mucurapo in the national championship game. It was a really exciting game. Mucurapo were fast and skilful - scoring many points on the fast break. But ISPS, buoyed by the raucous home support, kept the match close. a four point lead. Congratulations to the team, the coaches, Mr. Ali, the loud enthusiastic parent and student supporters. Today we take on Belmont Intermediate Secondary at the Jean Pierre Complex in the In the last few seconds, Mucurapo thought Under 17 category. The game is carded to they had won. They scored a clutch shot to begin at 1:45pm. Our team will be leaving go two points ahead with just 1.5 seconds at 1:20. remaining. Surely ISPS were out of the conPlease come down to the complex. Bring test? your drums, boxes, pans and any other inBut no, they reached the heavily guarded struments of support that you can find. Remy and he scored with zero on the clock. Let's make it 3 titles… In overtime, ISPS boys eventually won with Submitted by John Horsfall & Ashmir Ali CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 1 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 PTO Special Meeting June 14th, 2016 @ 4:30 p.m. 2016-2017 PTO Board of Directors Presentation & ISPS Board Parent Director Elections Meeting Agenda ISPS Cafeteria Proposed PTO Slate President Rosie Ramsingh Welcome Introduction of Nominating Committee New Parent Director introductions New Parent Director elections 2015 AGM meeting minutes Present PTO Slate 2016-2017 PTO 2016-2017 preview Announcement of New Parent Directors Vote of Thanks Adjournment First Vice-President Helena Sabga Second Vice-President Kathryn Hadad Treasurer Dominque Camacho Secretary Lisa White Standing Committees Cultural Committee Chair Elizabeth Aleong Communication Secretary Chair Andrea Chan Hispanic Chair Catherine Desmoineaux Recycled Uniforms Chair ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 2 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 BOARD PARENT Expression of Interest to serve on the board of The International School of PoS By IAN CHINAPOO Dear ISPS Community: I offer myself as a candidate to serve on the ISPS Board. Nominee Statement Who am I: I am a committed father of two girls, currently in grades 7 and 5. My career spans twenty year in Banking and Finance, in Trinidad and Tobago, USA, wider Caribbean and Central American and Andean regions. I have primary executive responsibility for strategic leadership, growth and management of the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation since June 2013 and serve on the Board of Directors of the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation and its several subsidiaries. Ian Chinapoo Executive Director I previously simultaneously held positions of Managing Director, Regional Corporate and Investment Banking, CIBC FirstCaribbean and Managing Director of FirstCaribbean Trinidad and Tobago Limited. I spent 9 ½ years in leadership positions at CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank. I have also worked as Vice-President - Business Head at Citigroup Bahamas where I was responsible for the operations of its Global Corporate and Investment Bank in The Bahamas and was a Senior Transactor in Citi’s Regional Capital Markets and Advisory team based in Miami from 2000 to 2003. I also previously held the position of Vice President, Structured Finance at Citibank Trinidad and Tobago Limited from 1996 to 2000. I am also Adjunct Faculty at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business since 1995 and have lectured in International Finance, Corporate Finance, Management Accounting and Securities and International Loans Finance, as well as designed several professional development programmes in Corporate Governance and Ethics, Financial Accounting, Wealth Management, Process Flow Auditing and Corporate Finance over the years. In Feb 2014, I was recognised as a “Distinguished Alumni” of the University of the West Indies. I have held the position of Deputy Chairman of the National ICT Company of Trinidad and Tobago (“iGovTT”) from September 2011 to January 2013 and I am a former Treasurer of the Bankers Association of Trinidad and Tobago. I currently serve on the Board of The Heroes Foundation, chairing the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Trinidad and Tobago Advisory Committee and on the Board of the National Commercial Bank of Anguilla as a Regional Director. I have been a Parent Director on the Board of the International School of Port of Spain since 2014 and chair of the Finance Committee since March 2016. Ian Chinapoo ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 3 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 BOARD PARENT Expression of Interest to serve on the board of The International School of PoS By BRONWYN COX Expression of Interest to serve on the board of the International School, Port of Spain. Bronwyn Cox is the parent of two students enrolled at ISPS. She and her husband have four children, the eldest is a doctor who lives and practices in Houston, TX, and the next attends college in Louisiana. The youngest are in the 8th and 10th grades and will both continue to attend ISPS during the 2016-7 school year. The family moved here from Texas just over two years ago and have been a part of the ISPS community since January of 2014. She is the Wells Operations Manager for BP in Port of Spain. In this role she is responsible for the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the offshore rigs. Bronwyn has worked for BP for over 15 years with most of her career spent in Houston. Prior to BP she worked for Schlumberger for 5 years in their International team in the UK, Nigeria, Canada and the US; and previously was a design engineer for Sagentia (Scientific Generics) in the UK. She has held a variety of leadership roles for over 10 years in both engineering and operations, and her teams have won several awards both within BP and in the Oil and Gas industry. Bronwyn grew up in the UK, and completed GCSE’s and O-levels (10 A’s and 1 B). She was the top student in her country upon completing A-levels with 5 A’s (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Further Mathematics). She continued her education after a gap year by attending the University of Cambridge, reading Engineering and followed with the completion of a Masters in Engineering and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Design, Manufacture and Management, also at Cambridge. Whilst an undergrad at Pembroke College, she was captain of the women’s rugby team, played cricket, soccer and lacrosse for fun and was the coxswain of both the College Men’s 1st Eight and the University Lightweights Men’s Eight at Henley. As the parent of children who have spent most of their lives in the USA, Bronwyn is very familiar with the American education system. This, combined with first hand knowledge of the UK System and MYP from ISPS would aid in discussions with many of the parents. Bronwyn has held positions at a previous school in Houston where she was the Secretary and then President of the Junior High Orchestra Parents Association. This association was a tax-exempt business which organized events, raised money for the school orchestra and funded scholarships. Bronwyn is excited to bring her leadership experiences and drive for excellence to ISPS. ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 4 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 BOARD PARENT Expression of Interest to serve on the board of The International School of PoS By TARUN RAI Dear ISPS Community, I have two sons who learn at the ISPS, in grades Two and Pre-K respectively. We are Indian nationals and moved to Port of Spain from Rio de Janeiro in 2013. I am currently working as General Manager, Commercial with Royal Dutch Shell. In this role, I lead a team of commercial professionals managing Shell’s integrated gas chain in Trinidad and working on several fronts to deliver the business’ full potential for all our stakeholders. My career in the oil & gas industry started with BG Group in 1997 in India. Since then I have worked in a variety of roles and locations, including the UK, India, Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago. I was born and brought up in India. I earned my bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Delhi, and a post graduate diploma in Management at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Ahmedabad in India. During college years, I was also active in sport and community activities, and was Dramatics Representative for my hostel at IIT Delhi and Class Representative for my class at IIM Ahmedabad. After a short stint in ANZ Grindlays Investment Bank, I came to the oil & gas industry when I joined BG in India in 1997. Nominee Statements: I would like to volunteer myself as a candidate to serve on the ISPS Board. My experience of working in different locations and cultures has motivated me to improve my understanding of how to develop and nurture learning and collaboration; whilst celebrating diversity. I feel we can learn as much from our children as they can from us, and I would be very happy to work with you in providing them the best environment we can to learn and grow up in. ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 5 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 2015-2016 Graduating Class!!! Uniform Guidelines 2016-2017 Congrats to the Ashland Falls Cast & Crew To Ms. Forde and the Cast and Crew of "Ashland Falls" The performance last night was WONDERFUL. New Skirt In order to help us to apply our uniform policy, a slightly modified quality skirt for girls was selected last year and has been on sale at Espree in the Falls at West Mall near the school. Along with seasoned performers like Sonrisa, Mandisa and Katy we have many up and coming thespians like Vandita, Dominic, Kathryn, Goretty, Graham, Naomi, Lael-Anne, Poppaea and Maria (from middle school),. They all did a tremendous job with a challenging play. Well done! Students will be required to wear the new skirts and conform to the length requirements stipulated in our uniform policy (found in the Parent/Student Handbook). Specifically, skirts must be worn no shorter than 2 inches above the knee. The old skirt was grandfathered in for this year only. ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 6 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 Tech Tips by Adrienne DeBoucher, Ed. Tech. Coordinator Setting Up Email for Kids: 11 Essential Things to Teach Them First ... Here at ISPS, we start teaching students about email safety and etiquette in the latter part of grade 2 and more intensely when they get their first school Gmail accounts in grade 3. This has become a "rite of passage" and the last few years have proven that there are less and less "mistakes' from them in using email. Cyber-safety and Digital Citizenship are taught at all grade levels in elementary school. The school accounts are "locked-down" for safety while they are learning; they can only send and receive email from fellow students and teachers. However, upon leaving ISPS, they often want to keep in touch with their friends. That, then, begins a family discussion and decision about whether to let them have their own personal accounts. This blog post by Liz at Cool Mom Tech brings up excellent points. Below are a few examples. (For full article click here or on title above.) 1. “All your email will be forwarded to me” First and foremost, I set up a forwarding option so every single email my daughter receives hits my inbox too. I tell her to inform her friends that I see all of the emails she gets from them — no sneaking, full transparency. While this isn’t a great plan for a teenager, for a fourth or fifth grader I think it’s totally appropriate. And without this plan, I wouldn’t have learned so many of these watch-outs in the first place so that I could help correct them. 5. “Emailing is not texting” This may also sound like a duh, but one of my daughter’s friends wrote to the group about 8 times in 20 minutes asking, “is anyone there? Are you getting this? Is this working? I don’t think my email is working” I suggested my daughter write back and explain that she is not online all the time, nor is she checking email all the time, and sometimes that means waiting for a response. Our poor children of the Immediate Gratification Generation! Waiting can be so hard. ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 7 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 AP Biology AP students were busy in their last weeks of school. After the AP Biology exam, we finally did activities that time did not permit in preparing for the exams. AP biology students presented career workshops. Having performed squid dissections, students are now planning a calamari cookoff! Look out next week for the winners! Continued on Page 9 Students used the pen and ink sac to write their names! ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 8 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 High School Biology Matura Trip On May 19th and 20th and June 2nd and 3rd , students of the Biology class, embarked on the second of two trips to Matura, a small village, located on the North East coast of Trinidad. The first of these two trips occurred in March when students were involved in a Beach clean- up. This was not just a regular beach clean- up, but one that facilitates the successful nesting of the Leatherback turtle during nesting season. Matura supports the second largest nesting assemblage of Leatherback sea turtles in the Republic and is one of the five most valuable nesting beaches on earth, for critically endangered Leatherbacks. On the second trip, the students became conservationists for a night and learned about the dedication of a conservation groups called Nature Seekers. Nature seekers is a non- profitable community based organization, established in 1990 for the protection and conservation of the endangered leatherback turtle in Matura. They act as an approved tour guide agency to facilitate the viewing and the bonding of the marine turtles and visitors to prevent harassment and disturbance to the endangered marine reptiles. Over the last 10 years the Nature Seekers have helped reduce the slaughtering of egg baring leather back turtles from 30% or more a year to 0%.Their conservation program has received 7 national awards. The students patrolled the beaches, tagging and measuring turtles, collecting data and although an exhausting endeavor, it was also exhilarating as the students learned about the commitment of Nature Seekers. Unfortunately, the enormous amount of seaweed caused the turtles to have difficulty with the egg laying process and also for the hatchlings as they attempted to come out of their nests. Students also got the opportunity to do some kayaking and hiked to Mermaid Basin. Continued on Page 10 ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 9 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 Middle School Grand Riviere Trip By: Jan-Thais Chinapoo When you’re in middle school, you start becoming more and more responsible, and because of that we are also given chances to prove it. The one thing we 7th graders were the most excited about was our first overnight trip to Grande Riviere. Everyone was enthusiastic about it and couldn't wait for it to happen! Finally the day of our trip arrived. This article is about my Grande Riviere experience. On the first morning I was all ready to go. I had packed the previous night and had woken up early to leave and get to school on time. Of course I was nervous leaving home but also excited for this experience. At school of course I was the first one there but eventually everyone arrived one by one. In no time I was on the bus leaving school, heading to our first stop! The bus ride felt like a really long time but I was rewarded when we stopped for a short break to buy doubles, for breakfast. After that, we drove for at least one and a half hours to Matura to hear a briefing about the leatherbacks turtles. That only lasted about forty minutes, however I received quite a bit of information from it and so did everyone else. At the end we took a group picture, then hurried to the gift shop to buy a quick souvenir (a bracelet). It was then time to jump back on the bus. The ride lasts another few hours, but I slept through most of it! Finally...we arrived! We were separated into boys and girls and went to our separate hotels. It took some time until our room was ready, but eventually we got to go in and get ready to meet with our tour guide for a walk and begin our water testing. When we met up with the boys we split into two mixed groups: one walked through the town while the other went to the beach. I was in the beach group and the tour guide told us about erosion ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER prepare to go onto the beach to see the turtles. I could not wait! It was an amazingly memorable experience as we watched turtles come ashore, we watched some lay their eggs and best of all, we saw hatchlings. We each helped carry them to the water to prevent anything from happening to them and as we listened to the tour guide, he explained to us about nesting turtles and how they lays eggs. It was great. I will never forget that first experience seeing the turtles on the shore! and what it does to the turtle’s eggs and also showed us things like seeds washed ashore, along with a little background of the town. It was soon time to do our testing but that only took us about 30 minutes so we spent the rest of our time taking in the beautiful scenery. We eventually got to walk through the town and I admired the entire community. When we got back to our hotels we had some free time before we had to CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY The next day began with an hour long hike after breakfast! We broke into three groups and group by group started the trail. My group was first so we went slowly as it wasn't very easy. We were still able to spend some time admiring the scenery; we listened for wild birds and looked out for snakes. It was really fun to see all those things up close. When we finally got to the waterfall we started water testing immediately, and one by one the other two groups came and soon everyone was there. The highlight of the day came when everyone headed down to the waterfall’s main pool. One by one every group came in and we swam around and explored the river. Continued on Page 11 10 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 I swam under the waterfall and even caught a crayfish. Unfortunately, after about forty minutes it was time for us to hike back. That evening our final assignment was to interview some of the residents, so we split up into groups of three and visited the main Grande Riviere community. My group was lucky to get a friendly and knowledgeable family, however despite our great detailed answers my group went in first and came out last! Our final activity after we showered and got ready for bed, was to work a little on our reflection packets as a group with my roommates. I could not believe it...the long awaited trip had come to an end! Bye, Bye Grande Riviere. There was one more adventure in store however...The bus ride back felt much longer than on the way up but maybe because this time I was awake. We stopped at a beach for lunch for about 30 minutes and got back on the bus to head back to school. Halfway there, however, our bus broke down and we had to wait a while for another to come! I could not believe it! This delayed our return to school but we eventually made it! Grand Riviere was an experience I won't forget and neither will the rest of us. We learnt so much in only 3 days, more than I thought humanly possible. We were able to get to experience this because of how lucky we are to be a part of this amazing school environment. I personally thought that it was mind blowing, every part of it. In the end this has helped me and my classmates grow so much, I look forward to more trips like this. Until next week! Maeve O Donovan Science Dept. Head See Envi Sci on Page 12 ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 11 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 ISPS Hummingbird Ambassadors Several HS students visited Yerette — Home of the Hummingbird in Maracas Valley last week with Mrs. Sharpe and Mrs. Clarke. The group comprised students from the Geography, and Environmental Science classes as well as some members from the Environmental Club. The students engaged in an interactive session and learnt many interesting facts about this mysterious, national bird. They explored the quaint garden of the host which was filled with many of the 14 different species of hummingbirds found in this lush, tranquil, mountainous environment of the Northern Range. They have committed to becoming ‘hummingbird ambassadors’ and plan on creating a hummingbird sanctuary on the school’s campus in the new academic year. (Submitted by Judy Sharpe) Photos by Donna Clarke & Jennifer Haidar ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 12 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 AP Spanish Language and Culture Ms Tompsett AP Spanish students recently completed their post-exam project, an art-related project to create a painting inspired by a Spanish-speaking artist which is then used to decorate the classroom ceiling. Students made presentations about the artist and their styles to their classmates. Some of the art and artists discussed were Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Diego Rivera, Mexican Folk Art, Rufino Tamayo and Antonio Gaudí. See Elementary Spanish on Page 14 ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 13 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 A Year In Spanish Elementary Kids Perform for their parents ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 14 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 The National Honor Society of ISPS would like to give a warm welcome to our new and improved committee for the upcoming 2016-2017school year! Arvind Alphan Ali* Chloe Bernard* Shayanne Bideshi* Naomi Bolastig Annalies Chan Cherisse Charles Mateo Decormis* Clarisse Geowarsingh Hannah Guillfoyle* Matthew Hadad* Jennifer Haidar Ashleigh Mahabir* Tuana Princcioglu* Christie Sabga Lily Stauble* *Newly inducted member of NHS We would also like to recognize our new and promising Executive Board for the 2016-17 school year. President: Christie Sabga Vice President: Naomi Bolastig Treasurers: Matthew Hadad, Clarisse Georwarsingh Advisor: Ms. Kelly Johnson Secretary: Annalies Chan Historian: Cherisse Charles Congratulations and a warm welcome to all new members! We are excited to commence the new year with more enthusiasm and hard work! ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 15 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 Knitting for Charity For my National Honor Society Personal Project, I felt compelled to support individuals undergoing Chemo Therapy by knitting fashionable made with love caps. charity based in Costa Mesa, CA. ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY Locally, Rosanna Rattan will assist me in providing caps to patients and young brave children that are faced with the battle of cancer, undergoing These homemade caps pro- treatment at Mt. Hope Hospivide coverage and eliminate tal. the need to purchase wigs. Submitted by: Chris Cross for Craft generRachel Davies Lue Shue ously supported my initiative by donating 24 intricately knitted and crocheted caps. Fellow ISPS students were Rachel receiving a knitted cap from Ms. Christine Galt, Ownengaged in this initiative feverishly knitting away after I er of Chris Cross for Craft located at 9B Warren Street, hosted a knitting workshop. Woodbrook. Mrs. Grignon, an ISPS parent, kindly donated a cap that was made on a loom. Currently, the caps are being lined with cotton because some yarns can cause skin irritation to already delicate skin. My end goal, is to ship 10+ An eager student willing to help. caps to Knots of Love, a 16 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 ISPS Library takes reading to the court The library has posted a suggested “summer” reading list for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 on the library website, which is located on the school website. The lists are under resources. Studies show that students who engage in summer reading come back to school at least four months ahead of their peers. It is important for students to have a choice in what they want to read. Students should also be encouraged to explore other book lists. The summer holiday is the perfect time for students to discover new authors and new genres. Library Corner By Debbie Jacob that define his life. 6. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Solider by Ishmael Beah – This moving autobiography tells the story of how children were forced to be soldiers in Sierra Leone’s ongoing guerilla war. 7. The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest by David Quammen – This fascinating piece of scientific detective work that resulted in tracking down the first case AIDS is one of our most requested books for AP biology students The Library Teams Up With Mr. Sprott 8. What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell “What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the twentieth century?” Using the genre of literary journalism Malcolm Gladwell explores exciting stories about the products and issues that define our lvies. The library has devised a special reading list for ISPS students who participate in Mr. Sprott’s basketball program. This list is designed to support students in reading that they need to do well on the SATs. The College Board that runs the SAT says that students should be reading 20 minutes a day, and students need to read 25 books a year to do well on the Shawn Fury – It’s hard to believe, but SAT. there was a time when there was no jump shot in basketball. This is the story Here is the special list especially de9. The Immoral Life of Henrietta of the jump shot. signed for basketball students. Lacks by Rebecca Skloot – All biology students know about the HeLa cells. 4. The Gunslinger by Stephen King – 1. Win Forever: Live, Work, and Play What they don’t know is that those cells The story of Roland of Gilead, the last Like a Champion by Pete Carroll – Sewere taken from a poor tobacco worker attle Seahawk American football coach, gunslinger tracking down evil in the who had a very aggressive form of canPete Carroll reveals his winning strategy world, is loosely based on the French cer. Her cells have never died. They classic The Song of Roland. for sports and life. launched a medical revolution and a multimillion-dollar industry. This is the 5. The Terrorist’s Son by Zak Ebrahim – story of the HeLa cells that all biology 2. Uncommon by Tony Dungy – The students study about. first Afro-American football coach Tony In this book, based on Ebrahim’s TED Dungy provides advice for young men – talk, readers discover the true story of a young man learning how to be an indi- 10. American Nations: A History of the especially in sports—on how to be an individual and not just follow the crowd. vidual even when the world crumbles Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North around him. Ebrahim’s father was reAmerica by Colin Woodard – Historian sponsible for master-minding the first Colin Woodard exposes the myth of a 3. Rise and Fire: The Origins, Science World Trade Centre bombing, but unified US, showing how the US is really and Evolution of the Jump-shot and How Ebrahim has been determined not to let 11 distinct nations. it Transformed Basketball Foreverby ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 17 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN Atlantic Multisport Championship Series Primary Schools July 3rd Boys & Girls 6-13 VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 2016 7am-noon (please note they use the age of the child on December 31, 2016) Individual Registration Fee: $30TT Categories & Distances 12 to 13 year olds 150M Swim 1800M Ride 400M Run 10-11 year olds 100M Swim 1200M Ride 200M Run 8-9 year olds 50M Swim 600M Ride 10M Run 7 & Under 25M Swim 300M Ride 50M Run Relay — 100M Swim I 1200M Ride I 200M Run Flying Fish Swim Club, Federation Park Please contact Jamie Shearer (jagshearer@gmail.com ) for further information or to register. Also, visit: http://triathlon.co.tt/events/atlanticprimary-school-multi-sport-series-triathlon ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 18 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 By Ashmir Ali After School Activities ASA 3 ends today. Check front office for 2016-2017 ASA schedule. Champions!!! Thank to all for coming out to celebrate our athletes!!!! ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 19 Friday 10th June, 2016 VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN June 2016 S u n May 29 CAISSA M o n May 30 Indian Arrival Day (National Holiday) T u e May 31 Arts Festival Week begins Arts Festival Opening 5 6 HS MAP Testing W e d 1 HS MAP Testing Grade 5 Metamorphosis: Visual Arts Display Gym 5:30 p.m. How PYP Becomes MYP @ 7:30 a.m. (Visual Arts Display continues until Friday @ 7:30 a.m.) Steel, Strings & Dance Theatre @ 6:00 p.m. 7 8 Families on the Move Hosted by Ms. Majendie & Ms. Hyndman ISPS Cafeteria 7:30—8:30 a.m. 12 13 HS Semester 2 Music Recital 8:00 a.m. 14 T h u 2 3 Meeting with ISPS Board @ 6:00 p.m. Glee Club & Drama Theatre @ 1:00 p.m. 15 S a t 4 SAT’s 7:00am—2:00 p.m. PTO Garage Sale 8:00am—12:00 p.m. Biology overnight Turtle Tagging trip—Matura ES Showcase Theatre @ 1:00 p.m. 9 KG Transition Ceremony—8:00 a.m. HS Production (TBD) Sports Awards Ceremony 6:00 p.m. F r i HS Production (Ashland Falls) 6:00 p.m. 16 MS/HS End of Q4 Q3 MS/HS Reports 10 Grade 5 Transition Ceremony— 8:00 a.m. HS Senior Walk-through 10:30 a.m. 11 ACT’s 7:00am—2:00 p.m. HS Prom 7:00—11:00 p.m. Gym ASA Session 3 ends 17 18 Last Day of School 11:30 a.m. WholeSchool Dismissal ES end of Term 3 (60 days) Dance Workshop 6:00 p.m. HS Graduation— 6:00 p.m. Grade 8 Transition Ceremony 19 Labour Day (National Holiday) 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 24 25 20 Friday 10th June, 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 PASTRIES STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE $5.00 SPINACH & CREAM CHEESE - $5.00 CHEESE PIE - $5.00 JAM PIE - $5.00 SOYA MINCE - $5.00 POTATO PIE - $5.00 JAMAICAN PATTY - $10.00 CUPCAKE - $5.00 JAM PIE - $5.00 DOUGHNUT- $6.00 SAHEENA- $5.00 SAUSAGE ROLL - $9.00 CROISSANT_ $10.00 DINNER ROLLS - $3.00 BEEF PIE - $10.00 PHOLOURIE - $5.00 ACCRA - $5.00 CURRANTS ROLL - $7.00 CHEESE SCONE - $8.00 CAKE SLICE - $8.00 BREAKFAST BREAD - $8.00 CEREAL - $8.00 DELI SANDWICHES- $10.00 TUNA SANDWICH - $10.00 BREAKFAST SIDE - $8.00 BREAKFAST BURRITO- $15.00 BEEF BURGER- $20.00 BAKE AND SALTFISH - $15.00 EGGS & SAUSAGES - $10.00 BAKE & CHEESE- $9.00 CHICKEN / VEGE BURGER - $15.00 EGGS - $7.00 BAGEL & CREAM CHEESE - $8.00 HOTDOG- $8.00 BAKE AND SMOKED HERRING$15.00 SAUSAGES - $8.00 PANCAKE - $6.00 CHEESE SANDWICH - $8.00 CHICKEN SANDWICH - $10.00 BACON - $8.00 WAFFLES - $8.00 HAM SANDWICH - $10.00 CEREAL & MILK - $12.00 TOAST BREAD - $8.00 SAUSAGE SANDWICH - $8.00 LARGE LUNCH - $32.00 FISH FILLET - $12.00 LUNCH SIDE - $12.00 SOUP - $20.00 MEDIUM LUNCH - $28.00 1 PIECE CHICKEN - $12.00 VEGE SALAD - $20.00 FRIES- $10.00 SMALL LUNCH - $25.00 1 PIECE PIE - $12.00 SALAD MEAT - $25.00 LUNCH BEVERAGES RAMSARAN ORANGE OR PINEAPPLE LARGE NESCAFE - $16.00 (LG) - $8.00 RIBENA - $9.00 RAMSARAN ORANGE OR PINEAPPLE PULPY - $9.00 (SM) - $4.00 SNAPPLE BOTTLE - $9.00 SUPLIGEN - $8.00 SNAPPLE TIN - $12.00 SMALL NESCAFE - $7.00 FRUTA - $6.00 CRAN WATER - $5.00 RAW REVOLUTION - $20.00 PRINGLES - $6.00 NESQUIK - $5.00 RICE KRISPIES - $8.00 FAMOUS AMOS - $7.00 COOKIE CRISP - $5.00 ALL CASSAVA OR PLANTAIN CHIPS $7.00 FUDGE STRIPES - $10.00 TRIX - $5.00 KELLOGGS - $7.00 BANANA MUFFIN - $7.00 BANANA - $5.00 RED APPLE - $5.00 PINNEAPPLE CHOW - $10.00 NEW ENGLAND COFFEE - $16.00 ORCHARD - $6.00 CHOCO MOO - $7.00 LARGE JUICE - $8.00 MEDIUM JUICE - $7.00 SM JUICE - $5.00 NESTLE MILK - $6.00 KOOL KIDS - $5.00 NESQUIK (STRWBERRY OR CHOCLATE) - $12.00 SNACKS FRUITS FRUIT BOWL (PAW PAW, WATERMELON, PINEAPPLE) - $10.00 ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 21 Friday 10th June, 2016 Dates for your Diary Easy Print Page VOLUME 23, ISSUE 35 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PORT OF SPAIN June 11 High School Prom 14 PTO Special Meeting 15 HS Graduation 16 Grade 8 Transition Ceremony 17 Last day of school: 11:30 a.m. dismissal, whole school End Term 3 (ES) End Quarter 4 (MS/HS) 19 Labour Day (National Holiday) Menu: June 13th to June 17th, 2016 Everyday there will be a set menu at a fixed cost (Table d’hôte) and some days may have an À la carte menu where items are priced individually Monday 13th Tuesday 14th Wednesday 15th Thursday 16th Friday 17th Breakfast: Pancakes, Waffles, Eggs Lunch: Fried Rice Or Noodles, Chinese Style Chicken Or Fish in Ginger Garlic Sauce, Stir Fry Vegetables, Carrots & Cucumber Sticks. Breakfast: Sada with Cheese Paste, Eggs, Sausages Lunch: Vegetable Rice Pilaf Or Spaghetti Pie, Black Eye Peas ,Golden Fish Fillets Or Baked Chicken, Tomato & Cucumber Salad. Breakfast: Hot Dogs, Burgers, Deli Sandwiches Lunch: Corn Pie Or Festive Rice, Pigeon Peas Stew, Rosemary Chicken Or Pirate's Perfect Pork Chop, Fresh Salad Breakfast: Sada with Dasheen Leaves, Tuna, Bacon, Eggs Lunch: Roti (Buss-Up-Shut Only) Or Rice, Curry Potato, Dhal, Curry Chicken Or Curry Goat, Pumpkin, Mango-Anchar. Breakfast: Coconut Bake, Smoked Herring, Eggs, Sausages Lunch: Macaroni Salad, Bar - B- Que Chicken, Pigeon Peas, Dinner Roll, , Garden Salad. Elementary Options: Any Sandwich served with a small salad, milk, water or juice and fruit: $15.00 Prices for Lunch: VAT INCLUSIVE (Table d’hôte)- Fixed Menu: Elementary Lunch: $23.00 Medium Lunch: $28.00 Large Lunch: $32.00 Prices for (A la Carte Menu): 6 in. Subs (Tuna, Ham and Cheese, Turkey, Ham): $10.00 Chicken Sub: $12.00 Vegan Delight (Cheese, Vegetables): $10.00 Baked French Fries: $10.00 Fruit Bowl served Monday and Tuesday: $10.00 Fresh Juices: $6.00(s) $7.00(m) $8.00(l) Milk (normal/soy): $6.00 Note: Vegetarian meals are available upon request. Students & Staff who suffer from allergies or have dietary requirements, pleas e let the café know in advance so that they can try to facilitate you. ISPS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER CONFIDENCE EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY 22