Dragon Newsletter - April 29, 2022

April 29, 2022

Educate. Engage. Empower.


Message from the Head of Schools
Clubs of the Week
IB Corner

Guidance & University Counselor
Important Announcements
Parent and Student Information
PSA Corner
Survery Forms

Message from the
Head of Schools















Next Tuesday, we will not be in school as we have been given a holiday to celebrate

Eid al-Fitr. Mark Chacey, a Professor of Religious Studies in Dallas, USA, makes a very

important point when he says “If we ... want to understand how to relate to the rest of the
globe, then we need to have a richer and deeper understanding of different cultures —

including various religions.”

Being a global citizen requires us to be aware of and understand the wider world – and our
place in it. A global citizen takes an active role in their community and works with others to

make our planet more peaceful, sustainable and fairer. We can do this by embracing the

richness that comes from other cultures, ways of thinking and living within multiple cross-

cutting communities—cities, regions, and nations.. In searching for a richer and deeper
understanding of diverse cultures, we must embrace religious tolerance understanding,

acceptance and a willingness to move beyond our differences.

In searching for a richer and

deeper understanding of diverse
cultures, we must embrace religious

tolerance understanding, acceptance

and a willingness to move beyond our

differences. We should appreciate
spiritual values, beliefs and practices

which are different from our own and

be willing to accept others and their

differences. By embracing others we
can make a positive difference – and

help build a fairer, safer and more

secure world for everyone. As we
approach the Eid break I would like to

wish our CISM community a happy,

safe and healthy holiday.

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ANNOUNCEMENT Basketball Club
As we commenced the basketball
One (1) Week left before ASAC ends. training face to face last March 15, many
students showed interest in the club.
As we continue with our Face-to- Students are very delighted and excited
Face/Hybrid Learning Setup, most of our to have it onsite.
ASAC will also be offered onsite. Kindly We have three divisions in this club headed by our pioneer coach, Jenkins
answer this form if you are allowing Mesina. On the other hand, Coach Kim Gandarosa is the one in charge of
your child to join Face-to-Face ASAC those who are attending online training. These are the divisions:
sessions as most of our dismissal time Division 2&1- High school students
is 2:30 PM. Division 3- Grade 5 and middle school students
Kindly click this: Division 4- Grade 1-4 students

May we remind everyone once again, Students engage in various ball handling drills prior to engaging on the
fundamental sport-specific skills. They also enjoy moving up and down the
your child must be present the entire court which they missed doing for a long time. Students then practice the
day in school to attend ASAC onsite. basic skills of basketball and one of them is dribbling, which is an
Otherwise, you will not be allowed to important skill to move around the basketball court. They learned the
attend your session if the only purpose mechanics of how to dribble the ball that includes spreading your fingers
of going to school is just to attend ASAC. to better handle and manipulate it.
They also learned how to shoot. This requires the ability to properly hold
Some of our Outsourced and Sports and throw the ball into the air towards the basket while avoiding defenders.
Clubs are now offered onsite: Passing the ball is also one of the important skills to master. After learning
Dragon Repertory the fundamentals, students have a scrimmage basketball game which
they always look forward to at the end of the training. This is to apply the
Basketball skills they have learned.
Futsal
Chess

For Sports Club, kindly send a message
to Ms. Winnen Chan via
[email protected]








Film Club



"Film Club is a club where members gain a
deeper appreciation for film through analysis
of already existing films, as well as producing,
writing, and starring in their own film. They
learn about the various stages of filmmaking,
from scriptwriting and storyboarding to
acting and camerawork. Recently, they have
been working on a comedy film with the
screenplay and camerawork all 100% done by
them."

Literacy Week






U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E

I M P O R T A N C E O F T H E A T R E
I N T H E S O C I E T Y
A TALK GIVEN BY



MR. MICHAEL WILLIAMS Photo courtesy of Original Filipino Performing Arts

On the last day of Literacy Week (April 22, 2022, Friday), students attended
a talk by Michael Williams, a lifelong actor and artistic director. He has played
several roles in the past 40 years, these being in acclaimed plays such as Miss
Saigon and The King and I. Mr. Williams shared insights from his personal
experiences on the relevance and importance of theater in our lives, and how
theater contains deeper meanings beyond the surface. Moreover, he talked about
how actors fine tune the skills every human has, and use them to give perspective
to the audience on other ways of life, thinking or being. They use different tools
like their body, voice and imagination to convincingly tell a story to the audience Photo courtesy of Music Online
while simultaneously giving deeper insight to them. To end his talk, he emphasized
how theater is important in communicating the truth effectively, and how it
ultimately is a learning experience for both the actors and the audience.



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Important

Announcements April 2022




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REMINDERS







Below are links to the public calendar for the remaining months of
the school year:
SY 2021-2022 iCal subscription link

SY 2021-2022 Google calendar link


NEW TRUNKLINE SY 2022-2023 Dates of Note
Aug 8, Monday - First Day of Classes
(02) 8743-8134 Dec 16, Friday - Last Day of First Semester
Technical Problems? Jan 9, 2023 Monday - First Day of Second Semester
Jun 9, 2023 Friday - Last Day of Second Semester
[email protected] The final SY 2022-2023 School Calendar can be downloaded here.

(02) 8743-8134 loc. 124

ATTENTION PARENTS!



Calendar Dates We are currently looking for candidates for PSA
Calendar Dates
Calendar Dates
President and Vice President. You may sign up or
nominate another parent in the CISM community
May 1 -Labor Day
by clicking on the link below.
May 3 - Eid al-Fitr Candidate Nomination Form
May 5 - Grade 1 Assembly

May 10 to 25 - Spring Map Test Parents may also get involved in
the PSA by emailing
[email protected].
There are plenty of engagements
and opportunities to get involved

Spring MAP Test at CISM!





Spring MAP test will be from

May 10-25. Kindly refer to the

schedule and guidelines
attached.

Meet the Parents
Meet the Parents




By Reina Sanchez



Desi Afsania Fisher






One day, you might be walking around the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) and come
across a group of ladies with their zumba instructor, divided into two teams, having a dance-
off, while joking around and laughing under the sun. One of these super fit ladies would
likely be Desi Afsania Fisher, the mom of Natalie Putri, Grade 7, and Natasha Annabella,
Grade 5.

Your Profession: Housewife, zumba instructor, organiser of exercise classes and owner
of gym wear brand "athelticph".
Your Husband's Profession: My husband, Sean, is an IT professional.
How long have you been living in the Philippines? 10 years.
Where are you originally from? Indonesia.
Tell us more about those exercise classes around BGC: There are lots of different kinds of
exercise to do in BGC. I've tried them all and picked the ones I really love: zumba,
circuit training, boxing, saltar (workout with a trampoline) and biking.
What was your favorite subject in high school? Social Studies.
What is your favorite childhood memory? When it was Ramadan (the holy month of
fasting in the Islamic calendar) in my village, we would have fireworks every evening
and play with neighbours and friends; and open fasting together with family.
The pandemic skill I learned: I learned so much-- how to cook different kinds of food;
and crochet, which has now become my little business. I custom-crochet bags and
swimwear.
Tips for keeping happy and healthy: Always think happy thoughts, eat healthy, work
out and do what you love to do always.
Do you teach any exercise classes yourself? Yes, I teach zumba kids, which makes me
happy!
What is the funniest thing that has happened to you recently? I was supposed to go to the
vet to bring my 3 kittens for vaccination on Friday, but it was a Thursday. The vet is
so far from my home, and is closed every Thursday!
What are you most excited about these days? To wake up every morning and go to the
gym while the kids are going to school.
My favorite place in the world: BALI.
What's your favorite holiday? Summer.
What's your favorite food? Nasi goreng with sambal.
What show on Netflix did you binge watch lately? Korean drama.
What's your favorite dance move? The Shuffle.
If you wrote a book, what would it be called?
Falling in Love with the Philippines

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