Jomarie Victoria Em and Matthew Stephen Drueco, Reedley’s Team Synapse, won 4th Place in the 2012 Science Communication Effectiveness Competition (SciComm) organized by the School of Sciences and Engineering of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) held last February 11, 2012.  SciComm is a two-day competition for graduating high school students. The competition aimed to encourage students to develop their scientific research and communication skills.

There were 45 teams from 19 schools that competed during the elimination round held on January 28, 2012. Each team was composed of two students who delivered an oral presentation of a scientific paper of their choice. They were given 10 minutes to present and 2 minutes to answer questions from the Board of Judges. After the elimination round, 12 teams made it to the final round.

In the final round, the scientific papers were chosen by the SciComm Board and were assigned randomly right after the announcement of the finalists. Each finalist was given 15 minutes to discuss and choose the paper for the final round.

During the final round, Vicky and Matthew  beat the contestants from the following schools : Philippine Science HS, Miriam College HS, Paranaque Science HS, Grace Christian HS, 2 teams of Ateneo De Manila HS, 2 teams of Southridge. Vicky and Matthew were able to answer the questions of the Board of Judges. The Board of Judges included: a U.P. Diliman professor – expert in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; a U.P. Los Banos professor – expert in Developmental Communication; a De La Salle Professor of Biology; and a Communications Graduate of UA&P who is an entrepreneur running two famous restaurants.

The judges commended Vicky’s and Matthew’s prowess in rhetorical ability and confidence in presenting a high academic level research paper given limited time for preparation. The two students were guided by their content coach; Ms. Ningning Encarnado of the Upper School Science department, and their speech coach; Mr. Earle Figuracion of the Upper School English department.

Thank you.

- Ms. Flor Male

Upper School Science, IT and PE Coordinator

Here are some links where you can read blogs about Reedley International School’s Anti – Bullying Program..

http://www.mymomfriday.com/2012/01/advocating-anti-bullying-in-schools.html
http://www.pehpot.com/2012/01/schooling-generation-z.html
http://www.pensivethoughts.com/2011/12/get-to-know-reedley-international-school.html
http://www.mommyjourney.com/2011/12/a-visit-to-reedley-international-school.html

Thank you Mommy Bloggers, for your kind words about Reedley!

Greetings!

The International School Assessment (ISA) is a standardized test taken by thousands of international school students annually. Every year, Reedley participates in the tests, not only to benchmark our students against other international school students but also to ensure that we have the right curriculum interventions to help your child succeed.

This year, Upper School 3 will be representing Reedley in the ISA on February 6 & 7, 2012.

As this event is very important to us, there will be no classes for the rest of the grade levels on these dates to ensure that the Upper School 3 Students who will be taking the test have a quiet and conducive assessment atmosphere.

Upper School 3 students will have to report to school at 7:40 am and will be dismissed at 11:15 am on both dates.

As such, we wish to request that your offices make the necessary adjustments to ensure the success of this event. In particular, we wish to request that the Administration Office inform the canteen that students are not allowed to leave the testing area and as such, there will be no students availing of canteen services on that day.

Thank you very much.

Signed:

MARIA ANDREA S. DE GUZMAN
PRINCIPAL, UPPER SCHOOL

Kudos to the White Unicorns for winning the Reedley Sports Fest held last Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Meralco Sports Complex.

The Athletics department is holding a basketball All-star fundraising game on Friday, February 3, 2012 for the benefit of the Athletics program! This will be held at the Acropolis Covered Courts, Libis from 1:30PM-3:30PM. The game will feature a selection of Parents and Teachers All-star team versus the Basketball Silverbacks Varsity team.

We are calling out for your support of this project! Tickets are now available at the ACCOUNTING OFFICE for only P200 each. Get yours now! Limited tickets only! Don’t miss out!

Thank you very much for your continued support of the Athletics program!

We hope to see you there!

For any questions or clarifications, please don’t hesitate to contact us 5715291 loc 371. Thank you!

The ninjas go wild as our students compete to be the Ultimate Math Warrior. Separate Math Quiz Bees were held since Tuesday, November 8, 2011 to determine the best of the best in Mathematics for Lower, Middle and Upper School. After a series of Math challenges, Katerina El Chammaa, reaching Orange Level, was declared the Ultimate Math Warrior for Lower School. While, In Hyun Jun (Leo) of MS 5 – Palm reaching the Green Level won him the title for Middle School. Aside from winning the title Ultimate Math Warrior, Katy and Leo also earned House Points for their Houses.

We would also like to congratulate Ms. Maddi De Guzman and Ms. Lina Preciados for the successful Lower and Middle School Math Warrior.

As for the Upper School Department, they will have their last round on Monday, November 14, 2011. Good luck to our finalists!

For our students who aim to beat Katy and Leo, you have a year to practice! See you all next year for a more exciting Math Warrior!

Congratulations to our Lower School Spell bound winners (L-R) First Runner – Up, Amber Thomas of LS1 – Cherry; Champion, Katerina El Chammaa of LS 3- Orange and 2nd Runner – Up Kim Chaerin with Ms. Rah Castañeda, LS Assistant Principal and Ms. Jo Anne Bilo, Middle School Principal.

Please be informed that the Middle School 6 Field trip to ANGAT DAM has been cancelled. Kindly wait for further announcements from the Middle School Department for the new schedule. Thank you.