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Congratulations to the CMIS U13 Futsal Team, who won 3rd place in the CMAC tournament.  They finished first in Pool B, where they beat Grace; had a draw with Lanna, and went on to beat Varee.

Good work, team!

Traffic Alert!

The Prince Royal’s College (PRC) will re-open on Wednesday, May 16. Please plan your travel times accordingly.

Love and Logic Parenting Workshop:  Wednesday, May 16 at 3:15 PM in the library

This month theme is presented by Tim Dunham and Kate Reineke.  Helping Kids Solve their Problems.  Child care provided by Christa Shaw.

We hope you can attend this last parenting workshop for the school year 2012.  Feel free to join us even if this is your first time!  We look forward to meeting you.  For more information, please contact cshaw@cmis.ac.th or kreineke@cmis.ac.th.

- Christa Shaw, Personal Counselor (cshaw@cmis.ac.th)

Acting Natural II, Part 2

The CMIS Drama Department Presents:  An Evening Of Short Dramatic Scenes

“Acting Natural II. Part 2,” a collection of short dramatic scenes, will be presented on the May 22, in the CMIS Auditorium, showcasing the talents of the Grade 7 Theater Arts class, as well as the Technical Theater class, who will manage the technical aspects of the show.

All 15 scenes are from the book Acting Natural by Peg Kehret.

The show will be presented in the Chiang Mai International School Auditorium, located at 13 Chetupon Rd. (behind PRC).  Start time is 3:30 PM and the performances will be expect to run approximately 1 hour & 20 minutes (until 5 PM). Admission is free to the public.

Cheerio Show, May 24 at 1:40 PM.

Sadly, it is that time of year again where we must say goodbye to teachers, administrators, and the senior class.  This year, the Cheerio Show will be held in the auditorium on May 24 from 1:40 to 2:35 PM.  Elementary and Secondary teachers, students, parents, and the administration are all invited.  Please mark your calendars!  If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail Cynthia Johnson: cjohnson@cmis.ac.th

Upcoming Dramatic Performances in the CMIS Auditorium

CMIS Poetry Competition 2012

The Theater Arts Department will sponsor “Inspiration Through Poetry” A Poetry Competition on May 21s in the CMIS auditorium at 3:00 pm. This is a competition which is open to all CMIS students 10 years old and above. The focus of the poetry will be on up-lifting and inspirational thoughts and ideas and is exclusively for CMIS students.
Awards will be presented for first, second & third place winners.
Admission for this event is 20 baht which will go towards purchasing the awards for the winners.

Show Rules:

1. All poems are to be memorized.
2. The length of time for any poem should not exceed 3 minutes.
3. All contestants must abide by the time limit.
4. All contestants must arrive and be ready to go on stage at least 10 minutes prior to their scheduled time.
5. All contestants will need to complete and return a consent form to the show director before the day of the event.
6. All performances will be in good taste. This is a family event, where the dynamics of the audience will vary. No inappropriate language, clothing, or behavior will be tolerated.
7. The Show Director reserves the right to decline registrations deemed inappropriate.

- Stephan Turner, CMIS Theater Arts Teacher (sturner@cmis.ac.th)

You are invited to a Musical Celebration in the NIS Auditorium:

Hello All,  My name is Anna Henretty and I am the primary music teacher at NIS.  Miss Leah (grade 5 LA teacher) and I have been running a Glee club after-school twice a week with 47 children involved from grades 1-6.  We are putting on our very first concert which will demonstrate the hard work and talent that the children have in both singing and dancing.

We would love for you and children at your school to attend!  We are giving free admission to the concert (we ask for a small donation to our Hong Kong trip if you would like) and it is well worth the drive to NIS

Kind Regards,

Anna

The date for the Elementary Talent Showcase is rapidly approaching, on Tuesday, May 29!

The Elementary Event You’ve All Been Waiting For is Almost Here!

These amazing students continue to practice and refine their skills, so come prepared to be impresses as you watch them perform Tuesday, May 29 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the CMIS auditorium. You don’t want to miss this!

- Becky Raines, ES Music Teacher (rraines@cmis.ac.th)

Library News

As the school year comes to a close, there are several dates/items the library would like to remind you of.

• May 18 will be the last day that books can be checked out during library class.
• May 23 will be the last day of library classes for elementary.  After that the library will begin taking inventory.
• To assist us in this process, we ask that ALL library books be returned to the library by May 25.

Remember that students with overdue books or fines will not receive their report card until these are dealt with.  Once inventory is completed, books can be checked out again for the summer.

The library will be open once a week during the summer (in addition to being open during the Summer School program).  Ms. Sandra Saowapon will ultimately be in charge of this, but will need some assistance as she cannot be there all the time.  She would like a couple of volunteers to come in once or twice during the summer to assist.  We haven’t yet chosen the day or time, but it will be either Tuesday or Thursday.  If you would like to help, please contact Ruth Erickson (library@cmis.ac.th) or Sandra Saowapon (ssaowapon@cmis.ac.th) in the library and we can arrange a final day and time that is convenient for all.  Training will be provided in how to run the library system.

—  Ruth Erickson, Librarian (library@cmis.ac.th)

Dear CMIS parents,

Since there were not enough volunteers for PTG leadership next year, the current officers, plus the two women who were willing to run for office, have kindly agreed to work together as a team in order to dialogue with the new administration to insure a positive start and election of leadership for next year. I trust that you will gratefully support these fine parents for their willingness to represent you all.

This team will consist of:

• Monica Keintz
• Soungsuda (Ning) Jingkaojai
• Peeranuch (Pim) LeSeure
• Ken Ohashi
• Ellen Collins
• Gina Hope
• Supani (Nam) Patradhamkul
• Weera-anong (Ying) Hansa

It has been an honor to serve you as PTG President these past 3 years. Thank you for pulling together in the coming year to support our new administration and one another in making CMIS the best possible school for our children. This remains our common goal.

Very Sincerely,

- LeaAnn Hoppe, PTG President (leaann.hoppe@gmail.com)

Being reliable is a responsibility, but also a blessing.  It takes hard work to keep your promises and agreements, and to let people to know they can count on you.

It is a blessing because that means you can also expect that type of behavior from others, too.  Isn’t that great?

Being reliable means that you don’t forget and you don’t need to be reminded all the time.  Other people can relax knowing that things are in your reliable hands.  Isn’t it disappointing when someone says they will do something for you and then they forget?  That is not being reliable. It shows that they really do not care about keeping their commitments.

I like being around people who do what they say and say what they mean, don’t you?  These people do not make promises they know they cannot keep.  The do not offer the moon when really all they can honestly offer is a glance at the stars.  That is okay, because that is all they said they could offer.

Those are the kind of people who will help you when you need a friend, assistance with a job, or friendly support.

If you are having trouble being reliable, why make not make a chart and post it in your room. Think of the things you need to improve on and put those on the top of your chart.

Your chart might look something like this:

Got up / went to bed on time. Made my bed. Packed my backpack. Did my homework. Fed the dog. Practiced the piano. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Put things on the chart that are causing you some trouble now, and put a star or tick mark in the box if you can do it without being reminded. Talk with your parents and see what things should go across the top of your chart. This is one way to start being more reliable. Practice makes perfect. Good luck this week with your chart.  Hope you can fill it all in and become a person who practices the virtue of reliability.

Have a great week.

Don’t forget to come out tonight at 5 PM to the Elementary Art and Music Event. See you there.

Congratulations to our KG teachers and students for their wonderful assembly on Forgiveness. We are so proud of you all getting up on the stage to do this assembly. Well done!

Thank you to all the volunteers who were able to come out on Thursday so we could say a big

THANK YOU!

in person for how you have helped CMIS this past year. Without volunteers, many things would not get done and we would be without a lot of activities. It takes a community/village to raise a child and volunteers to make a school special.

CMIS is blessed with many wonderful people who make us special and for whom we give thanks.

— Barbara Burleigh, Elementary Principal (Elementary@cmis.ac.th)

Grade 6 enjoyed our exciting overnight field trip at two locations this year.

We began at Mok Fa campground where we did some hiking and played in the waterfall.  We enjoyed our big campfire at night with great skits and songs and poetry performed by all groups.  Each group was also responsible for one time of games planning and one meal set up and clean up.

Our breakfast crew at Mok Fa worked hard to fry eggs and serve the hungry masses.  Water balloon fights, capture the flag, and hidden clue games all made for fun.

The second day we were at Mr. Storey’s wife’s village named Baan Khong.  It was very exciting and challenging to learn how to make woven baskets.  Most of us needed a lot of help from the Lahu ladies.

An obstacle course and a different clue hunt were fun games planned by student groups that we enjoyed at the village, and clean up groups washed a lot of dishes, with some help from the rain that began.

A rainy evening didn’t deter the fun, though, as Mr. Storey told some great camping stories and a few scary tales to keep the adrenaline pumping indoors.

The last day we enjoyed a beautiful hike UP a mountain side to another small village, through orchards, and back past rice paddies.  The time we played in the stream was also enjoyable to cool off, and we all joined together to build a small dam and build our own mini pool.  What a great way to start Songkran!

Thank you to all who made it a happy, memorable trip.
—  Mrs. Christina Jupo, Grade 6B, ES Teacher (cjupo@cmis.ac.th)

Thank you to the parents and students who came to support the CMIS dancers at the PTIS Dance Fest last Thursday.  CMIS performed a dance called ‘Off the Wall.”  The dance was choreographed by the students and included styles such as Fast and Slow, Contemporary, Tango, and Stomp!  CMIS dancers did an amazing job and made me so proud. Chandler did a fantastic job on lights and Molly Wichai (grade 4) stomped her little heart out along side Sonny, Tawan, Eun Young, Phon, Kazu, Frankie, Angela, Daisy, Pene, Tara, Christine, Sharon, David, Benny, Sarah, Kelly V, Rista and Narae.  ”Time to Shine!”

- Sallyanne Wichai, Secondary School Dance Teacher (swichai@cmis.ac.th)

As we race to the end of school many things are happening!

Music Concert. Friday evening is the “Make Me Smile!” concert by our secondary music students at 7:00. Come early for pizza at the stone tables starting at 5:30. Proceeds will benefit the music department.

Volunteer Appreciation Event! Every year we like to honor the parents, teachers, and other members of the CMIS community who lend their time and talents to our students at CMIS. This includes coaches, drivers for field trips, room helpers, PTG volunteers and more! This Thursday, May 10th right after school the teachers and staff of CMIS will host a reception for all volunteers. We hope you can come so we can say thank you in person!

Elementary Art Show and Music Concert! Friday, May 11th we will present an elementary art show and music concert featuring the artwork of our students in K-6 and musical talents of those students as well. Stay tuned to your child’s teachers to find out more details1

We have a KILN! Do you remember the Silent Auction and Dinner in November of 2010? Way back then we raised money for the arts and physical education. One of the designated items was a kiln. A fter much trouble and many attempts, we finally purchased and installed a kiln.  See the article below for more details.

Enjoy your holiday on Monday, May 7!

- Lance Potter, PhD, Superintendent (principal@cmis.ac.th)

We want your feedback. Families matter very much at CMIS, and we are doing our annual survey of family data and opinions.  This survey will only take a brief amount of time (26 multiple choice questions) and gives us a lot of valuable data to work with as we plan to improve CMIS.  It is also an important part of our WASC accreditation process.  The CMIS Board would like to encourage all our CMIS families to take this time to respond, and give extra comments as you desire, so we can serve you better.  Please click the link to complete, one survey per family by Friday, May 11.  Thank you for caring! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NRLN5ZD - CMIS Board Kiln Creates New Opportunities in Art

CMIS is the proud owner of a new kiln!  Thanks to the great efforts of the PTG who raised the funds to purchase the kiln.   A kiln is a device very similar to an oven, that is used to heat up ceramic wares to very hot temperatures (about 1,300 degrees celsius).  This process transforms fragile, dry clay ceramic pieces, into very strong and durable stoneware, by partially melting the clay particles until they flow together.  Stoneware may then be decorated with glaze, and re-fired, which seals the clay body making it safe to eat or drink out of.  We are very happy to announce that because of the arrival of the kiln, the Elementary and High School art classes will now be able to teach the art of ceramics to our students!  If you are interested in expanding the ceramics program at CMIS, donations of clay tools, pottery wheels, and other ceramics related things are all welcome! Please contact the art teachers, Elizabeth Wendler (ewendler@cmis.ac.th) or Sue Eubank (seubank@cmis.ac.th) for more information!

- Elizabeth (Liz) Wendler (ewendler@cmis.ac.th)

Thai Summer GL Program:

Some Thai students will not be able to schedule all of the courses they want in high school because they are required to take Thai GL at the same time that some of their preferred courses will be offered.  As a solution to this situation, CMIS will conduct a Thai GL Summer Program so that Thai citizens can meet the Thai GL requirement over the summer.  Therefore, those students will be free to sign up for any courses they want for the next school year.
The Thai GL Summer Program is NOT the same as the CMIS Summer Camp Program, although the dates for the two programs will overlap. The Thai GL Program will begin on Monday, June 18 and will end on Friday, July 27.  The cost for the Thai Summer GL Program is 35,000 baht for the six-week program.  The cost includes all activities, materials, field trips, and lunches. Those students who attend all six weeks and complete the required assignments will receive Thai GL credit for their transcripts.
This applies to CMIS students who:

• are Thai citizens,
• are required to take the Thai GL course
• will be in Grades 9 thru 12 next year,
• and who will have scheduling conflicts with next year’s schedule

The Thai GL Summer Program is OPTIONAL.  Students are not required to attend.  Those who choose not to attend, however, will have to take the regularly scheduled Thai GL course during the 2012-2013 school year.
Any Thai secondary school students who want to sign up for the Thai GL Summer Program need to SEND AN E-MAIL to Khru Laa (sbuarawong@cmis.ac.th).  Registration for the Summer Thai GL Program will be open from now until 25 May 2012.  In order to participate, students must inform Khru Laa AND pay the 35,000 baht fee to the Finance Office.  After 25 May, no additional students will be allowed to attend.
If you have any questions, please contact Khru Laa or the School Office (ckumkiti@cmis.ac.th) for further details.
Thank you

Welcome to a new month and a new virtue to work on perfecting. Hope you made some great improvements last month with forgiveness and wish you all the best for the month of May.

May is time to focus on being reliable, or the virtue of reliability. This seems like a good time to highlight this virtue. This is the last month of school for this school year and hopefully, over the year, you have learned a lot about being reliable as you improved in the other virtues.

You demonstrate reliability when you do your homework every night without being asked, or when you do the daily jobs that are your responsibility. When you are reliable, people know they could depend on you.  So, you already know a lot about this virtue.

As with most of the other virtues, being reliable is a combination of many other virtues. You care about doing what you said you would do. You show self-discipline and do it even though you would rather do something else at the time. You show dependability. People know they can trust you to do what you said and do the best you can. You show consideration for others by not letting them down. You are courteous to them by following up on what you said you would do. You are faithful, you never let people down when you gave your word (unless there is an emergency that you could not control). I could go on listing all other virtues connected to being reliable, but I think you get the picture.  Do you?

During this last month of school, the most important month of all, you have the opportunity to show yourself and others just how much you have grown this year.  Not just in how much you know or can understand or the amount of work you can complete, but also how you have grown as a person of virtues. I hope that you will be able to demonstrate how reliable you are now, after nearly a whole year of learning, listening, helping, cooperating, and sharing.

For this coming week, why not make a list of some of the things you do that show you are growing in being a more reliable person?  I hope you are happily surprised at how often you show the virtue of reliability. Please drop in and share your list with me. I would love to see your list.

Have a wonderful weekend and good luck as you try to be more reliable at home and at school.

It’s back! The Second Annual CMIS Middle School WORLD EXPO 2012!

Mark your calendars and make plans to visit our amazing expo this coming Tuesday, May 8, from 10 AM to noon and from 1:30 – 2:30 PM in the auditorium, as we’ll celebrate the countries of Southeast Asia and Latin America!

Come and learn about the fabulous work being done in the nations of Southeast Asia by NGOs created by our enterprising Seventh Graders, learning about these nations and the issues their peoples face, while also learning about the important development work being done by our student-led NGOs

Come and take fabulous and exciting adventure tours through Latin America!  Explore the geography, history, economics, and cultures of this remarkable region.  The tour companies created by our intrepid Eighth Graders will dazzle you with jungle treks and flights through rain forests; amaze you with markets, museums, and home stay tours; and inspire you with the temples and cities of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas!

So please join us where you will see all this and more!  See you there!

- Scott Satterfield, Secondary School Humanities Teacher (ssatterfield@cmis.ac.th)

AP Exams

The AP exams start on Monday, May 7, even though it is a school holiday!  AP exam dates are set by the Collegeboard and must be done at the prescribed time around the world to prevent any unfair advantage to those who take the exams.  AP exams at CMIS will continue until Thursday, May 17.

Secondary School Final Exam Schedule

The Secondary School Final Exam Schedule will be different from the last exam schedule.  Because of the AP exams and different classes having different assessment requirements, we will be running the regular class schedule up to Wednesday, May 30th, which means that students will attend classes as usual.  On May 30, the secondary will dismiss at 9:45.  If students have any conflicting final tests or more than two tests on one day, students can arrange with the teachers to take one of the tests after 10:00 on Wednesday, May 30th.

Thurs May 24 Fri May 25
English / SS Finals Mon May 28
Math / Sci Finals Tues May 29
Specials Finals Wed May 30 D – Class
E – Class
F – Class
G – Class
A – English/SS
P – Student Access Time B – English/SS
C – English/SS
D – English/SS
E – English/SS
F – English/SS
G – English/SS A -Math/Sci
B -Math/Sci
C -Math/Sci
D -Math/Sci
E -Math/Sci
F -Math/Sci G -Math/Sci
A – Specials*
B – Specials*
C – Specials*
D – Specials*
E – Specials* F – Specials*
G – Specials*

Secondary students
are done at 9:45

*  Specials means: Language Classes, Art, PE, Theater Arts, Band, and other elective classes
-  Students should not have more than two finals on one day
-  Each final exam should only be 55 minutes long.  If a final needs to be longer than that, it should be split and half given prior to these designated test days
-  Classes not having scheduled for finals will meet and students are expected to be in class each of these days.

-  Seniors will be finished with classes and finals at 9:45 on May 30th and will go directly to Graduation rehearsal. Pre Registration for 2012-2013 academic year We have the Schedule for the next academic year ready for Pre-Registration and will begin this process Friday May 4th and it will run to Friday May 11th.  Each student will meet individually with Mr. Scott Morgan to set up their schedule for the next academic year.  As students are pre-registered, they will be given a copy of their schedule options and their initial schedule to take home to discuss with parents and guardians.  Should there be any need for changes to the initial schedule, those can happen the week of May 14 to May 18.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

- Andrew McRady, Secondary Principal (secondary@cmis.ac.th)

It was hot, muggy, and crowded in the Lanna IS venue for the 2012 CMAC Senior Table Tennis Tournament last Saturday, 28 April, but the fourteen CMIS Eagles who played there weren’t daunted by the heat, distractions of close quarters, jets flying overhead, or tough competition.

At the end of the morning’s matches, Eagles had won seven of the fourteen medals awarded, including Issy Teriyapirom’s first-place gold in the combined U16/20 Girls Singles division, Solomon Na-Muangtoun’s gold and Samuel Scharfschwerdt’s silver in the U16 Boys Singles division, and Soho Brodard and Kelly Perry’s gold over their teammate-opponents Clarissa Shortland and Pearl Sindhuchatra, who took home silver medals in the Girls Doubles.

Match play was fast and furious from the opening rounds. Rachel German, Clarissa, Sanford Chu, and Guide Kanjanakuha were stopped in the first round when they drew seeded players in their divisions. Rachel played a U20 girl and Sanford and Guide played “up” in the U20 Boys division. Samuel Emilsson won his first two matches and advanced to the quarter finals of the U16 Boys before being knocked out by Chris Collins in a match that saw the first game go to 16-14. Yu Shin Bae, also playing “up” in the U20 Boys, won his first match but lost in the second one. He and Guide won their first round doubles match, too.

Issy played intensely and skillfully in the combined U16/20 Girls division and went on to defeat Nick from NIS (11-3, 11-5, 11-2) in the finals. Kelly and Soho both won their opening round matches but were knocked out in the second round.

Harry Jung joined Chris, Samuel, and Solomon in an all CMIS U16 Boys semi-finals, where Samuel S. defeated Harry in a fiercely fought match (11-7, 8-11, 11-9) and Chris bowed out to Solomon in another equally intense three game match (10-12, 11-9, 11-9). In a match that had the spectators clapping and cheering on practically every point, Solomon captured the gold in the finals, defeating Samuel in straight sets in the best 3 of 5 finals (11-6, 11-7, 11-8).

One of the many highlight matches of the morning occurred in the U16 Boys Doubles quarter-final, which pitted Harry and Solomon against Chris and Samuel. The games were 14-12 and 15-13, with Chris and Samuel advancing to the semis, where they ended their great run against an NIS duo in one of the most dramatic matches of the day, as Samuel dove parallel to the floor to return an angled drive for a winner.

In the other all Eagles final, Clarissa and Pearl took Soho and Kelly to four games in the Girls Doubles final (8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8).

Coaches Boonlert Teriyapirom and Jeff Lynn were very proud of all the athletes, who played with heart and good sportsmanship. Many parents and CMIS student supporters were in attendance and could be heard cheering on the Eagles all morning.

Special thanks go to Andy and Ellen Collins who arrived early and stayed late to take team pictures before the tournament, got action shots during match play, and took the photo of the medal winners.

- Mr. Jeff Lynn, Secondary School Learning Support Teacher (jlynn@cmis.ac.th)

In the wee hours of Saturday, April 28, the CMIS team competed in the U11 and U13 CMAC Table Tennis Tournament, hosted at CMIS.  The team included Beth Jung, Jully Ryee, Lea Morand, Nicole Sriskulchawla, Sophia Na Muangtoun, Benjamin Chit, Ieuan Owen, Peter Bae, Rees Chamberlain, and Ken Chattipakorn.

CMIS swept the competition, taking 7 out 8 medals awarded.  Ken brought home a gold medal in U11 Boys’ singles.  Ieuan and Sophia each won silver in the U13 singles, and Jully won first in U13 singles.

For the doubles, Ken played with Own, a player from LIST, and they took second in the U11 Boys’ category.  For the U13 doubles Rees & Peter and Lea & Nicole each won second.  Finally, the U13 doubles champions were Peter, Ieuan, Sophia, and Jully.

The CMIS Table Tennis team improved significantly from only three practices, coached by Ajarn Siem and Mr. Boonlert Teriyapirom.  The matches were very hard and exciting with lots of rallies and smashes.  At the end of the day, everyone was exhausted but very proud of themselves.  The CMIS team is looking forward to defending first place singles and doubles next year.

- Submitted by Sophia Na Muangtoun (7A)

PTIS will host its annual Dance Fest on Thursday, May 10, starting at 6:30 PM in their auditorium.  The CMIS Dancers will once again be performing.  This event is a celebration of dance and it is a wonderful experience for the dancers from all the international school of Chiang Mai, as well as those who come to watch.  Please come and show your support for the high school dance class.

Please come out and show your support for our CMIS dancers:  Angela, Tawan, Sarah, Sonny, David, Benny, Daisy, Pene, Kelly V,  Eun Young, Phon, Frankie, Tara, Sharon, Christine, Kazu, Ritsa, and Narae.

U13 Boys Singles First Christian CDSC Second Ieuan CMIS Ieuan Ieuan Owen U13 Boys Doubles First Ieuan CMIS Ieuan Ieuan Owen First Peter CMIS YuSung Peter Bae Second Rees CMIS Rees Rees Chamberlain Second Ben CMIS Benjamin Ben Chit U11 Boys Singles First Ken CMIS Kenneth Ken Chattipakorn Second Nyima PTIS U11 Doubles First ????? APIS First ????? APIS Second Own LIST Second Ken CMIS Kenneth Ken Chattipakorn U13 Girls Singles First Jully CMIS Seung Joo Jully Ryee Second Sophia CMIS Chayanit Sophia Na Muangtoun U13 Girls Doubles First Sophia CMIS Chayanit Sophia Na Muangtoun First Jully CMIS Seung Joo Jully Ryee Second Nicole CMIS Kamoltip Nicole Srisakulchawla Second Lea CMIS Lea Lea Morand

Announcing new CMIS Administrative Staff

It is with great pleasure that the Board of Directors announces to the CMIS community that we have hired Mr. James Souza as Superintendent of CMIS, beginning in August, 2012.  Jim is currently serving as Principal of the Middle School at International School Bangkok (ISB), in which position he has worked for eight years. Before that Jim served many years in various administrative roles with Ruamrudee International School in Bangkok, including their move to a new suburban campus in Minburi.  Jim’s wife, Susan, will complete her contract with ISB as a first grade teacher this year, joining Jim for the 2013 academic year.  The Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Jim and Sue to the CMIS community.

We have also offered the position of Principal of the Elementary School to LaVerne Joy Pue.  We have not yet received her confirmation, but wish to announce this offer at this time.  LaVerne comes to us with many years of experience as Head of School at Heritage Christian Academy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  LaVerne and her husband, Edward Pue, will be joining our community in August as well.  LaVerne happens to be the mother of Christina Jupo, one of our sixth grade teachers.  LaVerne previously taught in CMIS for three years.  Many of you may know her already.

- William J. Yoder, Chairman

When: June 18 thru July 6, from 8:30 AM to 3 PM every weekday (one, two, or three week options are available)

Where: CMIS campus and all around Chiang Mai

Why: Because it’s going to be fun!

How: Fill out the application form (see attached link) and return it to the CMIS office.  Full payment is due when signing up.

The cost is 10,000 baht per student per week OR 25,000 baht for one student for all 3 weeks.  This is inclusive of EVERYTHING; field trip fees, lunches, etc.

This year CMIS is running its first summer camp program.  The goal of the program is to give students the opportunity to be involved in engaging, hands-on learning in a stimulating environment.  ALL OF THE FUN OF LEARNING WITH NONE OF THE HOMEWORK! Subjects will include reading, math, science, technology, art, and photography, all taught by qualified CMIS teachers and staff.  It is open to students who will be entering grades 1 through 12 in the 2012 – 13 school year.  Special CMIS priority registration began Monday, April 23rd and continues through Friday, May 4th. After that, registration will be available to any interested students outside of the current CMIS student body.  There are limited spots available so don’t delay.

Send inquiries to summercamp@cmis.ac.th.

- Jessica Gould, Secondary School Teacher (jgould@cmis.ac.th)

Welcome back!  Hope that you had a wonderful time with your family and friends during the break.  We are into the most important part of the school year, the last six weeks. This is where you get to demonstrate to yourself, your teacher, and your parents just how much you have learned and matured this year.  I hope you are ready for the challenge. Good luck!

Forgiveness; did you need to forgive someone over the break?  Did you need to ask someone to forgive you?  I hope you did it sincerely and honestly. The way you say your words is almost as important as the words you choose to say. Did you know that?

You practice forgiveness by first admitting the mistake that you or someone else has made. Facing the truth about what happened takes courage. You may feel sad and angry. Let your feelings come and then let them go – like leaves passing by in a stream.

When you are forgiving, you don’t punish someone by taking revenge or holding a grudge. You don’t punish yourself by calling yourself bad names.

If someone is not forgiving, others feel worried around that person. People who don’t practice forgiveness judge and criticize others instead of giving them a chance to improve.

Forgiveness is the best way to encourage yourself and others to be better, to try harder, and to make changes.” The Family Virtues Guide.

I am going to end this month’s virtue with three quotes; read them and see if you can figure out what they mean for you.  Discuss them with your family and determine how you should act:

• “Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.” – Indira Gandhi
• “Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me.“ – Anonymous
• “Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.“ – Mark Twain

“I am thankful for the gift of Forgiveness. It lightens my spirit.”

See you in May when we will focus on another virtue. Have a great weekend.

— Barbara Burleigh, Elementary Principal (Elementary@cmis.ac.th)

Love and Logic Parenting Workshop:  Thursday, May 3rd at 3:15 PM in the library

This month theme is presented by Tim Dunham and Kate Reineke.  Helping Kids Solve their Problems. Child care provided by Christa Shaw.

We hope you can attend this last parenting workshop for the school year 2012.  Feel free to join us even if this is your first time!  Look forward to meeting you.  For contact cshaw@cmis.ac.th and kreineke@cmis.ac.th.

- Christa Shaw, Personal Counselor (cshaw@cmis.ac.th)

College Night @ CMIS

Dear CMIS & NIS families,

We are pleased to inform you of our upcoming College Night sponsored by CMIS and NIS.

This cooperative event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 2, 2012 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM in the CMIS auditorium.

- Scott Morgan, CMIS College Guidance Counselor (smorgan@cmis.ac.th)

Coming Events

Hold on!  May is a very busy month with lots of exciting activities.  Please note the following:

Friday, Apr. 27 @ 7 PM:  Refresh Worship at Grace International School

Saturday, Apr. 28:  Table Tennis Tournaments at LIST and CMIS

Tuesday, May 1 @ 7:45 AM:  All School PTG Meeting

Wednesday, May 2 @ 5:30 PM:  Cooperative College Night @ CMIS

Friday, May 4 @ 6:30 PM:  Secondary School Music Performance

Monday, May 7:  NO CLASSES – Substitute Holiday for Coronation Day

May 7 thru 17:  AP Exams at CMIS

Wednesday, May 9:  Junior Swim Meet @ NIS & Relay Swim Meet @ GIS

Thursday, May 10 @ 1:30 PM:  Kindergarten Virtues Assembly on Forgiveness

Thursday, May 10 @ 6:30 PM:  CMIS Dancers perform in Dancefest @ PTIS

Friday, May 11 @ 5 PM:  Elementary Art exhibition & Music Showcase in the Auditorium

Saturday, May 12:  Chess Tournament @ CDSC

Saturday, May 12:  CMIS campus closed for pesticide spraying

Tuesday, May 15:  Futsal tournaments @ APIS & NIS

Wednesday, May 16 @ 3:15 PM:  Love & Logic Parenting Workshop in the Library

Thursday, May 17:  Regular day of school – NO HOLIDAY

Friday, May 18 @ Noon:  Kindergarten Open House (by invitation only)

Friday, May 18 @ 5:30 PM:  Stars & Stripes 2012 celebration, sponsored by Ace!

Saturday, May 19 @ 7:30 AM:  Cancer Care Run and Fund Raiser at Huay Tung Tao Reservoir

Saturday, May 19 @ 9 AM:  Sala Sale @ Payap University Graduation Building

Saturday, May 19 @ & PM:  Driving Miss Daisy in the CMIS Auditorium

Sunday, May 20 @ 4 PM:  Driving Miss Daisy in the CMIS Auditorium

Monday, May 20 @ 3:30 PM:  Poetry competition in the CMIS Auditorium

Tuesday, May 22 @ 3:30 PM:  Acting Natural II, part 2 in the CMIS Auditorium

Wednesday, May 23 @ 11:15:  Mom’s-in-Touch luncheon for graduating seniors

Wednesday, May 23:  Secondary School Athletic announcements

Thursday, May 24:  Elementary School Athletic announcements

Friday, May 25 @ 1:30 PM:  Gr. 6 Bridging Ceremony and Virtues Assembly on Reliability

Friday, May 25 @ 7:00 PM:  CMIS Drama presentations:  “Sightings” & “High Tide”

Correction inserted – Driving Miss Daisy changed to May 19 & 20

Tuesday, May 29 @ 12:30 PM:  Elementary Talent Showcase

Wednesday, May 30:  Graduation planning & practice in the CMIS Auditorium

Thursday, May 31:  Half Day – Last day of school

Thursday, May 31:  Second Semester report cards issued to students

Thursday, May 31 @ 7 PM:  CMIS Class of 2012 Graduation Ceremony

Friday, June 1:  Teacher Work Day – Second Semester, Fourth Quarter ends