Free Hugs and Candy for Grade 8
by Leslie Morgan, Student Council Advisor – Our Grade 8 students had a surprise in their Advisory Groups this morning; the Student Life Committee of Student Council, accompanied by our Husky mascot,...
View ArticleCIS Wins Big Once More at the International Student Film Festival
The Singapore International School Film Festival (SISFF) was started by a few teachers in 2009 as a way to bring schools and students together and celebrate the love of film and filmmaking. Now, in...
View ArticleHuskies Swim Team’s Victory in Hong Kong
by Jeffrey Talabucon, Head of Aquatics – Twenty-five of our Husky swimmers travelled to Hong Kong on 19 May to represent CIS in the CNEF Stingrays Invitational Swim Meet on 20 and 22 May at Hong Kong...
View ArticleThe CIS Math Focus Group
by Rachel Poff, PYP Coordinator, Lakeside Campus – “Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations or algorithms: it is about understanding.” William Paul Thurston Every year in October, the...
View ArticleGeethan Wins Gold in Bangkok and Singapore
Continuing his gymnastics journey, Grade 4 student Geethan has excelled at two major events in April. Starting with the Bangkok Gymnastics (Moose Game) Invitational Meet on 2 and 3 April, Geethan made...
View ArticleTK Student Ayaha’s Success Story in Reading
by Ashlee Kaminski, TK Grade 3 Teacher – Being a risk-taker requires bravery, pushing yourself beyond your comfort level and trying new things. Ayaha’s journey through the Reader’s Cup not only...
View ArticleAuthor Visits’ Profound Impact on Readership
by Nadine Bailey, TK Teacher Librarian – In the past year, the TK library has been delighted to welcome a number of authors into the school including Sarah Brennan, Otto Fong, Gaby Tye, Fleur...
View ArticleCIS Students Made Presentations to the IB Regional Office
by Celeste Krochak, Vice Principal, Primary School – Recently, Primary students from CIS were invited to present to the IB Regional Office staff about what it means to be a PYP student. As one of three...
View ArticleCIS Students Celebrated Literacy through National Readers Cup
by Lisa Miller, Teacher Librarian, Lakeside Campus – This year, CIS Lakeside was proud to host the annual International School Library Network’s (ISLN) Readers Cup on 19 May. The competition was...
View ArticleAxe the Adventurer’s Visit to CIS
by Reese Sliworsky, Grade 5 Student, Lakeside campus On 12 May, Grant Rawlinson, better known as ‘Axe’, came to CIS and had Grade 5 students on the edge of their seats as they listened to his tales and...
View Article19U Netball: A Successful Season
by Emilia Norwood, Captain and Grade 10 Student – In Season 3 of this year’s ACSIS sports league , I was very lucky to have taken part in the 19U Netball team. At the beginning of the season, we were...
View ArticleA Different Kind of Musical Review
by Shanhong Hughes, Director of Grade 5 Musical Review – This year’s Grade 5 Musical Review brought together 13 songs from three different musicals, with surprise appearances of staff as guest stars....
View ArticleTK Student Sid’s Efforts to Save Animals
TK Grade 5 student Sid found a simple yet powerful way to apply his learning of the Unit of Inquiry (UOI) Sharing the Planet on his daily routine. Being an avid animal lover, he decided to reach out to...
View ArticleArabian Nights: DP Students Reflect
A DP Theatre Student’s Perspective of Arabian Nights by Elisa Hendriks, Grade 11 Student – As a DP Theatre student, I was very excited that this year’s play was going to be Arabian Nights. I have been...
View ArticleFrench Celebrations at TK
by Nandini Jhaveri, French Teacher, TK campus – Students in grades JK to Grade 5 invited their parents to celebrate their French learning at TK on 24 May. The evening saw students from different grade...
View ArticleCIS Husky Swim Team Ends the School Year with a Victory!
by Jeffrey Talabucon, Head of Aquatics – Our Husky swimmers sealed the year with a victory at the Singapore Swimming Age-group Conference (SSAC) finals 2016 on 3 and 4 June. Five international schools;...
View ArticleElephant Project: Read All About It
by Rachel Poff, PYP Coordinator, Lakeside campus – “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see” – Degas At the beginning of the school year, all CIS teachers were asked to reach out to...
View ArticleTK Team Highlights from Season 3
by Louise Pike, Athletic Coordinator, TK campus – WIth the completion of season 3, I would like to send a heartfelt thank you to our talented and dedicated coaching staff. Our students have benefited...
View ArticleElephant Project: Read All About It
by Rachel Poff, PYP Coordinator, Lakeside campus – “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see” – Degas At the beginning of the school year, all CIS teachers were asked to reach out to...
View ArticleUnderstanding Advertising’s Impact: A UOI Investigation
Sarah Aspillaga, Grade 2 Lead Teacher – The great poet, Robert Frost, once said that teachers are awakeners of the mind. At CIS, we believe that parents also deserve this honour. On Tuesday, 31 May,...
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