STONYHURST SOUTH VILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Batangas Campus

NO. 9 A.Y. 2019-2020 SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

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Fully Accredited by

WASC, USA

STUDENTS AND PARENTS ’

VISION

A premier learning

institution with

national and

international

recognition,

developing lifelong

learners and leaders

with competencies,

global perspectives,

and hearts of

service in a culture

of academic and

values excellence.

MISSION STATEMENT

We are committed

to provide quality

international

education through

the 5Cs:

Competence,

Character,

Commitment to

Achieve,

Collaboration and

Creativity.

We seek to develop

lifelong learners and

leaders.

We prepare learners

to respond to the

needs of the 21st

century.

STONYHURST

SOUTHVILLE

INTERNATIONAL

SCHOOL

Batangas City,

Philippines

Tel. No. (043) 7233595 www.stonyhurst.edu.ph

infobatangas@stonyhurst.

edu.ph

EIGHT ALUMKNIGHTS BRING HONOR TO SCHOOL,

S tonyhurst Southville International School’s mission is to

educate young minds who make a difference in the

world. For years, the school has produced numerous

notable Alumknights. Throughout their academic ca-

reers, these distinguished graduates have performed re-

markably while upholding the highest standards and values

in everything they do.

The following Alumknights are just some of the ones

who are making a name for themselves in the academe

and had given the institution pride and inspiration:

Out of the 4006 passers of the 2019 Physician Licensure

Examinations, six of our very own have just become profes-

sional doctors. They are: Jose Gregorio G. Valenton, M.D. a

Grade School Batch 2005 Alumknight who took his Pre-Med

Degree, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at the University

of Santo Tomas and his Doctor of Medicine Degree at the

Far Eastern University – NRMF; Abigaille A. Chua, M.D., from

the PIONEER High School Batch 2010, who took her Pre-Med

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the De La

Salle University – Manila, and her Doctor of Medicine Degree

at the De La Salle Medical Health and Sciences; Danielle

Carmela O. Odeste, M.D., from the Grade School Batch

2006, who took her Pre-Med Degree of Bachelor of Science

in Biology, and her Doctor of Medicine Degree at the Univer-

sity of Santo Tomas; Alvin F. Datingaling, M.D. of Grade

School Batch 2006 took his Pre-Med Degree which is Bache-

lor of Science in Biology at De La Salle University – Manila

and Doctor of Medicine Degree at the College of Medicine

– UERM; continued on page 3...

Pass physicians’ board and bar examinations

Jose Gregorio G. Valenton, M.D.

Abigaille A. Chua, M.D.

Danielle Carmela O. Odeste, M.D.

Alvin F. Datingaling, M.D.

Janella Anne Javenrie R. Calapit, R.M.T., M.D.

Jose Leandro Manuel D. Amorado, M.D.

Patrick Ruel P. Chavez, M.D.

Atty. Ernest Aaron P. Valdez

NO. 9 A.Y. 2019-2020 Page 2

NEW SCHOOL

On Students’ Responsibilities

Parents are discouraged to bring things to school and ask security guards to bring them to students. The main responsibility of the security guards is to secure premises and personnel. So, they are not supposed to leave their posts just to bring stuff to the students.

RULES 2.0

To train students to be more responsible, students are not allowed to call their parents in the middle of the day to bring things for them. When they come in the morning, students are expected to have everything that they will need for the day, as detailed in the Academic Weekly Planner.

On Parents’ Responsibilities

To put emphasis on the previous announce-ment on discouraging food deliveries, students are not allowed to call fast food chains or order food online and then have them delivered to school. This is to avoid students from missing their classes because these types of deliveries require the stu-dents to go out of their classrooms to wait and/or pay for their orders/deliveries.

On Food Deliveries

LET’S SPICE THINGS UP on MUFTI Day

MUFTI Day is once again around the corner. On Wednesday, October 2, the students will be wearing food-inspired costumes/outfits in line with the celebration of the World Food Day, which will be on October 16. World Food Day is a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger. Held annually on 16th October, people from around the world come together to declare their commitment to eradicate worldwide hunger from our lifetime. Celebrating the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), events are organized in over 150 countries across the world, making it one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. So, make sure to come to school looking your yummiest on the date stated.

CSN to help boost Every student has the desire and capaci-ty to excel academically. Given the right en-couragement and motivation, students will continue to improve not only their grades but also their study habits. Careful planning on what subjects to focus on during tests is also important to achieve consistency in terms of academic performance. With the Term Test just around the cor-ner, the school will release the Class Standing Notice (CSN) of the students from Senior Kind-er to Grade 10 on October 1. The students’ class standing per subject could be any of the following:

ON TARGET – The student got a percent-age rating of 56% and up prior to the Term Test (the Letter Grade will range from A-VS).

AT RISK – The student obtained a percent-age rating of 52% - 55% prior to the Term Test (the Letter Grade is LA).

DELAYED – The student obtained a per-centage rating of 51% and below prior to the Term Test (the Letter Grade is P).

Please be advised that if your child re-ceives a grade of LA (Low Average) or P (Poor) at the end of the First Term and/or the Aca-demic Year, he/she will have to attend Extend-ed Mid-Year and/or Summer Academic Pro-gram classes respectively. Please do help us encourage your child to practice Growth Mindset and Grit to continue to excel, or to improve his/her performance. Please feel free to schedule an appointment with your child’s subject teacher/s, should you want to know more details about your child’s current performance.

The CSN serves as a guide on what score a child needs to get in the Term Test for him/her to get a passing grade or an excellent grade depending on the status per subject. With the CSN on hand, the parents and the teachers can collaborate on how to help the child overcome learning difficulties and devise strategies on how the child can do better or catch-up in the Term Test.

LET’S SPICE THINGS UP on MUFTI Day

CSN to help boost

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(...Eight Alumknights bring honor to school from page 1)

Janella Anne Javenrie R. Calapit, R.M.T., M.D., also from the PIONEER High School Batch 2010 who took her

Pre-Med Degree, Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology and her Doctor of Medicine Degree at the

University of Santo Tomas; and lastly, Jose Leandro Manuel D. Amorado, M.D., from Grade School Batch

2004 who took his Doctor of Medicine Degree at the University of Santo Tomas, Batch 2017.

Patrick Ruel P. Chavez, M.D. of Grade School Batch 2005 also passed the 2018 Physician Licensure Ex-

aminations. He took his Pre-Med Degree of Bachelor of Science in Biology and his Doctor of Medicine De-

gree at the University of Santo Tomas, and his Post Graduate Degree in the Veterans Hospital.

Last, but definitely not the least, is Atty. Ernest Aaron P. Valdez who is from Grade School, Batch 2004.

He had just passed the 2019 Bar Examinations after attending the University of the Philippines – Law School.

Dear Alumknights, you are exemplary role models, who inspire all the Valiant Knights who aspire to have an

impact on the society like you do and for that, we are proud of you!

To encourage the students to

read outside of class hours and to be

productive even during the week-

ends, SSIS organizes the Reading Mar-

athon, once again!

The students are invited to at-

tend the Reading Marathon in order

for them to further enhance their

reading skills and comprehension.

Moreover, the Reading Marathon will

also hone the students’ passion for

reading.

This Saturday, September 28, stu-

dents from Grades 1 and 2 will be hav-

ing their Reading Marathon.

See you at the library. Let’s con-

tinue making reading a habit!

On Friday, October 4, there will only be half-day

classes in celebration of the World Teachers’ Day. Thus,

the following schedule of dismissal shall be observed:

Pre-School to Grade 2: 11:10 AM

Grades 3-6: 11:50 AM

Grades 7-12: 12:30 PM

This will be done because the time in the after-

noon will be spent for activities that will show apprecia-

tion for the noble work that teachers do.

Thank you for your cooperation!

SNAPSHOTS!

Thank

5Cs Appreciation Day! for attending the

T he school would like to

thank all the parents

and guardians of the

Valiant Knights who actively

participated in the 5Cs Cur-

riculum Appreciation Days

held in SSIS last September

19 and 20 for the parents

and guardians of Grades 1-

12 students and Pre-School

students, respectively.

The event truly be-

came more meaningful

when the participants en-

gaged themselves with no

hesitations in the different

activities prepared by the

teachers and heads.

Again, thank you to

everyone who came! Your

presence reaffirms your

openness to collaborate

with the school in the learn-

ing journey of your child.

We hope to see you again

in succeeding learning ses-

sions for parents.

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NO. 9 A.Y. 2019-2020 Page 4

Bet on Your Teacher

Superheroes Edition aliant Knights! Bet on Your Teacher is

back, and this year, we are highlight-

ing the superhero abilities of our dear

teachers.

Show your support to your teachers by

purchasing any and all of these infinity stones

from the Accounting Office or from any SC Of-

ficers or Level Representatives:

Details:

1. SC will layout and post picture of the

teachers in the lobby on September 20.

2. Voting will commence on September 23

and shall end at 4:00 PM of September

27.

3. A teacher from each department with the

highest votes will have a week

(September 28-October 3) to plan and

rehearse his/her performance on Octo-

ber 4 (Friday).

4. In the event that there will be a tie, the

winner will be declared based on the

most number of Time Stones on his/her

votes.

5. The winners will receive a certificate and

a special token.

Remember: the proceeds of this activity

will be used to fund the tokens for all the

teachers from the ECED to HS department and

a SPECIAL RELAXATION DAY PACKAGE for the

winning teachers!

What are you waiting for? Vote now, Val-

iant Knights!

Season II:

S SIS fully supports the Department of Edu-cation in employing positive and non-violent discipline strategies in managing

children. SSIS believes that discipline is adherence to or following a certain order of behavior in ac-cordance with what is RIGHT, FAIR, and JUST. In SSIS, discipline is synonymous to LOVE and CARE. As responsible adults in school, the teachers and staff manifest love and care for the students by helping them develop good habits in school work and play, feeding their minds with healthy thoughts, and preventing and protecting them from trouble and harm. Moreover, SSIS fosters the principle that starting them out with a disciplined life while they are young will help them become adults who will be more consistently responsible and successful in their later years. It is then in the spirit of the foregoing state-ments that we declare this commitment:

SSIS Child Protection and Anti-Bullying Pledge Statement

Stonyhurst Southville International School (SSIS) is and will

always be a CHILD-FRIENDLY and BULLY-FREE school.

We shall continually work together

To PROTECT, STOP, TAKE A STAND,

DEFEND, and UPHOLD the rights of children

against any form of abuse including bullying.

We promise to always cultivate and maintain

a healthy and positive learning environment

where we respect individual differences

and champion human dignity.

So help us God.

SSIS believes that a child is in need of

child protection if the act/s that was/were

committed against the child falls under the list

and description contained in DepEd Order

No. 40, s. 2012 otherwise known as The DepEd

Child Protection Policy and/or Republic Act

No. 10627 or The Anti-Bullying Act of 2013.

SSIS IS A SSIS IS A

Demonstrating Knowledge

and Awareness of

Local, Global and

Intercultural Issues

NO. 9 A.Y. 2019-2020 Page 5

Anthony Paul M. Calado Principal

VALUE OF THE WEEK

Corner Parenting

QUOTE OF THE

WEEK QUOTE OF THE

WEEK

QUOTE OF THE

WEEK Grit is choosing to lean in & work on

your Art when the world thinks it's

already good enough. “ ” - Rob Beaudreault

Becoming is better than

being. “ ” - Carol Dweck

In the midst of winter, I finally

learned there was in me an

invincible summer. “ ” Reply Slip

( ) I have received and read Students and Parents’ Bulletin No. 09 A.Y. 2019-2020.

Student’s Name Level/Section Parent’s Signature

Sept. 30

Math, Science,

and Technology

Month

Culminating

Activities

Oct. 1

Release of Class

Standing Notices

(SK-G10 students)

Oct. 1-2

Preventive

Discipline

Seminar on

Respect, Child

Protection, and

Anti- Bullying

Oct. 2

MUFTI Day

(If I Were a Food

Day)

- Albert Camus

Oct. 3

Theather

Thursday

(G8-Integrity)

Oct. 4

Spiritual

Concovation

World Teachers’

Day Celebration

(Half-Day

Classes)

Oct. 5

Faculty and

Staff SSFO

(Stonyhurst

Southville For

Others) for

Teachers and

Staff.

Responsibilities of Parents/Guardians/Caregivers

(S.U.P.P.O.R.T.)

U S P P o r t

S SIS recognizes that the implementation, effectiveness,

and success of the SSIS Child Protection and Anti-

Bullying Policy largely depend on a solid and united

commitment of all its stakeholders. For you, the parents/

guardians/caregivers, your role in this campaign is as follows:

tilize influence in advising children to report any

incidence of abuse and/or bullying.

rovide explanation to children regarding the

implications of allowing abuse and/or bullying

to continue unchecked, for themselves and

for other students.

romote a non-violent and positive response to any

form of abuse and/or bullying to their children.

ffer sympathetic and supportive gestures to children

who had been or are being subjected to any

form of abuse and/or bullying.

ecord in writing all reports of incidence of abuse

and/or bullying including all pertinent details.

alk, discuss, and work with school authorities about

appropriate measures to continually address

and/or prevent incidences of abuse and/or

bullying in the school.

harpen awareness to signs and symptoms of abuse

and/or bullying.