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Inspiring Expression and Action

4/29/2018

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Congrats to our PYP 3-5 Ambassadors who came to school
Ready to Learn by being
Knowledgeable!  
  
Names (nominated by)

Zuri Williams (McCarthy) 
Kayleigh Scheely (Wells)
Emily Chilcote (Webb)
Nicholas Garrett (McCafferty)
Quincy Boyd (Bubbett) 
Standford Proffett (Outrich)
Kennedy Small (Grzelak)
Alex Jarmusch (Hawley)
Leanne Zheng (Hawley)
Edith Masuda (Glickman)
Luka Wolf (Kirby)
Sa’Riaya Mahone (Nasca)
Elijahh Ford-Beasley (Nasca)
Sadie Koonce (Guardado)
Christopher Perez (Guardado) 
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CIS Choir singing, "Don't Stop Believing," to wish our 3rd graders Good Luck on their OST Reading Test
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Thank you to the students who took action by participating in the Dancing Classrooms Gala, this fundraising event helps support Dancing Classrooms so other schools in Northeast Ohio can also experience this program.  
Next up is our Grand Finale at the Ohio Theater at Playhouse Square with our dance competitors. Please save the date: Sun. May 20th.
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Celebrating Earth Day with fun stations designed by or MYP Science students under the direction of Ms. Orbash

4th Grade Mobile Fab Lab Visit

This project involved the students using the vinyl cutter to make decals for their service project. Before visiting with the Mobile Fab Lab, the children had to identify a community organization in need of help, then create a logo for print. The service projects were voted on by the staff and parents. Through this process, the children learned about vinyl cutting and what is negative space. In the next Fab Lab visit the 4th graders will continue cutting out of their decals and prepare to sell them. 

5th Grade Exhibition
Central Idea:
​Beliefs and values inspire expression and action

6th Grade DNA Day

Sixth graders worked with scientists from CWRU for DNA day.  They extracted DNA from strawberries.

8th Grade Enjoying All City Musical, Bring it On!

ZERO WASTE CHALLENGE DAY

Thank you CIS parents and students for participating in the Zero Waste Challenge on Thursday, April 26th. We collected 90 + pounds of garbage produced during 4 lunch periods. That's less than half of what we typically produce during those lunch periods....but it's still a lot of trash! Let's make every day a Zero Waste Day, and continue to use reusable products to pack a healthy lunch!
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Celebrating Earth Day, EVERYDAY!

4/22/2018

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Students in grades K-2 enjoyed a great morning meeting hearing about the actions of others in our school.  Students who were chosen as Knowledgeable Ambassadors in March were presented with their awards. 

Matthew in 8th grade, shared his Community Project on Down Syndrome Awareness. We were very impressed with how well he presented and his ability to answer many of our questions. Matt also shared the timeline of his research and how much work went into his Community Project.

Mrs. Hawley's 4th grade class presented their action for the Waste Free Challenge Day on Thursday, April 26th (details below). We also celebrated April Birthdays. Natalie in Kindergarten and Zyen in grade 2 loved being able to dress up for their morning meeting.

Ideas for Waste Free Lunch Thursday, April 26th
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Congrats to our K-2 Ambassadors who came to school
Ready to Learn by being Knowledgeable!

"We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance." 

Names (nominated by)
Clifford Powell (Dottore)
Filip Jones (Fergie)
Jack Loutzenhiser (Hubeny)
Jackson Tan (Snyder)
Araya Robinson (Wightman)
Mariko Akita (Mori)
Reese Phillips (Meaker)
William Cline (Chambers)
Rhys Wellman (Hill)
Yamini Sridhar (Humphrey)
Steven Chandler (Morris) 
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        An Inquiry into...     
Sharing the Planet

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KINDERGARTEN

KINDERGARTNERS RESEARCHING WITH SOLE...
WHAT IS FOG?

Research Skills 

Formulating Questions
I can form questions.

Observing
I observe closely and learn from the world.

 Planning
I think about where to find important information and create a plan.

 Collecting Data
I collect data and think about the information.


Recording Data and Organizing Data
I describe and record observations by drawing, note taking, making charts, tallying, and writing statements.

Interpreting Data
I make connections between my questions, data, and my life.

Presenting Research Findings
I listen to others and share my thinking.
 
 
 


​GRADE 4

GRADE 6

Grade 6 completed the NASA Design Challenge with Mr. Scruggs from OSU extension.



​AN INQUIRY INTO...
HOW THE WORLD WORKS



GRADE 1

GRADE 2

CELEBRATIONS

CHESS CLUB

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​TRACK TEAM

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BIRTHDAYS

Thank you to Cheyenne's dad in Ms. McCarthy's grade 3 class for stopping by to serve up a healthy snack to celebrate Cheyenne's birthday!
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Rainbow Terrace Apartments 
Update:

Thank you CIS for supporting the families at Rainbow Terrace Apartments.

CIS raised almost $800 in cash and gift card! 


On March 26th, a fire erupted at the Rainbow Terrace Apartments displacing many families including over 30 children. CIS partnered with Lifelong Learning to help support the families.

​You can also support through the Go Fund Me page listed below or directly to the organization.
 
https://www.gofundme.com/helprainbowfamilies
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WE ARE WHAT WE DO!

Keep inquiring and finding ways to make Earth better!

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We Are Knowledgeable!

4/15/2018

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It's that time of the year, when we get to show ALL we've learned and celebrate our commitment to coming to school and putting forth effort each day. Although, testing is stressful on everyone...students, staff, and parents. It is important that students understand how to test and why we need to pause in our learning and take this time to "check-in" on how we are progressing as learners, teachers, and a school. We want our students to be able to compete with students all over the world, and to make sure we are on-track, we have to be able to show what we know. I was amazed to see some of my former students in 6th grade on their testing day, walking in with such confidence. Reflecting on how far they've come. It's not "cool" anymore for me to acknowledge this in front of them or their peers...but my heart was so full of joy.

Confidence is a much better predictor of students' achievement than any other non-cognitive measure. It acts in a way that overcomes everything!

Many PYP classrooms took time to wish students in grades 3-8, good luck! We enjoyed "Prep" Rallies in all testing grades, Learner Profile t-shirts that students had friends and staff members sign with positive messages, teachers wrote notes to students, parents donated snacks, and students took a pledge to have a great attitude and to put forth their best effort. As an incentive to those who keep their pledge, dress down tickets can be earned and each grade level chose an end of the year fun day/dance for May.

Good luck to all of our students as you show just how KNOWLEDGEABLE you are!
​We all believe in you!
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From Mrs. Snyder's Kindergarten Class
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From Miss Fergie's Kindergarten Class
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​Congrats to our MYP Ambassadors who came to school
Ready to Learn by being Knowledgeable!

Names (nominated by)
Dazmin Massey (Taylor)
Laila Pierce (Mishaga)
Angelo Yurko (Dudik)
Kulthoom Sheheed (Arens)
Ella Williams (Weber)
Madeline Schmidt (Perry)
Alyksis Thomas (Thomas)
Nate Mullin-Gray (Orbash)
Yoshiah Brown (Kane)
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MYP (6-8) is Ready to Show what they Know!
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Grades 3-5 at their "Prep" Rally discussing what it means to be
CONFIDENT, COMMITTED, AND KNOWLEDGEABLE 
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Thank you to our grade 2 "Tech Team." Miss Chambers' students are so knowledgeable about computers. Each morning they set up laptops for the testing grades. There were able to set up 150 laptops in 15 minutes!

They earned Glow Sticks from 7th and 8th grade for their action!
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CIS Boys Basketball Team played against Michael R. White this past week.

CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL: 41

MICHAEL R. WHITE: 21

Congrats to the boys on another win!
We are now 3-1 on the season with 3 games remaining. 




​Fun around school!

Grade 2 learning about Force and Motion

Students used marshmallow shooters to determine how much force is needed for a mini marshmallow compared to a big marshmallow.

Students learned that mass makes a difference.
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Clay Day for 3rd Grade
​in Art with Miss Cohen
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Students in grade 4 enjoyed a visit by director/filmmaker Marvin Blunte while he was in town for the Cleveland International Film Festival for his movie, 6 Weeks to Mother's Day.
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5th Grade General Music started "Tinikling"
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Bottle Rockets in 6th Grade
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7th and 8th grade around town....enjoying lunch on campus with Dr. Glass and taking in the movie, Black Panther with Miss Thomas.
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Have a great week, showing how KNOWLEDGEABLE you are, and making the world a better place with KINDNESS!
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    Author:
    ​Dora Bechtel

    Welcome to my Campus International School blog.  Campus International is an International Baccalaureate School on the campus of Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.  

    As Instructional Leader at CIS, I am able to enjoy the learning  taking place in all classrooms K-8. This blog will give you a glimpse into our wonderful world of learning through inquiry, and share some strategies you can use with your child/students.

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