No. 29 A.Y. 2018-2019 March 21, 2019

STONYHURST

SOUTHVILLE

INTERNATIONAL

SCHOOL

Batangas City,

Philippines

Tel. No. (043) 7233595

www.stonyhurst.edu.ph

STONYHURST

SOUTHVILLE

INTERNATIONAL

SCHOOL

Batangas City,

Philippines

Tel. No. (043) 7233595

www.stonyhurst.edu.ph infobatangas@stonyhurst.edu.ph

STONYHURST SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Batangas Campus

Fully Accredited by

WASC, USA

ISO 9001:2008

Certified

Quant Je Puis!

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.

RIGOR, RIGOR THAT’S OUR GOAL, WHOEVER HAS GRIT WILL SURELY GROW!

YELLOW KNIGHTS REIGN SUPREME IN THE INTRAMURALS Y-E-L-L-O-W KNIGHTS, LET’S GO! This was the chant

that filled the SSIS gymnasium after the Over-all

Champion of the Intramurals 2019 was named last March

15.

After four years, the Order of the Yellow Knights is

back on top! The Over-all Champion fought a tough

battle against both the Blue Knights, First-Runner Up, and

the Red Knights, Second Runner-Up. It was not easy for

the Yellow Knights to snatch the title.

The Intramurals started off with the lighting of the

torch which symbolized the commitment of each team

to observe sportsmanship all throughout the four-day

Intramurals. The Yellow, Blue, and Red Knights were

Intramurals. Also, what spiced up the

competition is the addition of the

Question-and-Answer portion. Each muse

and escort exhibited his or her wit in

answering the questions. At the end, the

following pairs won the title Mr. and Ms.

Intramurals 2019: ECED- Jaden Buenavente

and Nisha Wong, Grade School – Gabriel

Suarez and Tiana Dizon, and High School

Department – Adam De Chavez and

Aitana De Chavez.

Yell Yellow! The valiant mentors and students of the Order of the Yellow Knights celebrate as the perpetual trophy was awarded to them for being the Over-all Champion of the Intramurals, March 15. Continued on page 2

represented by Jude Virtudes, Ken Datinggaling, and Denroe Hernandez,

respectively. It was immediately followed by the highlights of the opening day –

the presentation of the Pre-Schoolers, the Cheer Dance Competition, and the

Mr. and Ms. Intramurals.

The Order of the Blue Knights made history as it is declared as the winner

of the first ever Cheer Dance competition in SSIS. The Cheer Dance

presentations of all the teams wowed both the audience and judges. The

students from ECED, Grade School, and High School Departments danced and

cheered together for their respective teams. Moreover, the Mr. and Ms.

Intramurals is equally exciting as two major changes were made in the said

competition. For the first time, a pair from the ECED was chosen as Mr. and Ms.

Valiant Knights ignite! (From left to right) Denroe Hernandez, Jude Virtudes, and Ken Datinggaling lit up the torch which marks the opening of the Intramurals, March 12.

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The following students represented their

respected teams in the Mr. and Ms. Intramurals: Red

Knights – Jap Pernez, Yassi Macatangay, Manij Nazari

Sin, John Delos Angeles, and Nicola Caparas, Blue

Knights – Nicolas Amurao, Miki De Chavez, Andrea

Balina, Gabb Mejia, Lourence Butihin, and Jazcha

Marayag, and Yellow Knights – Aaron Macaraig.

The first day was a blast but the succeeding

days just got more intense. Each team showed hunger

in winning, thus, the players doubled their efforts to

achieve. The games were so intense that it was very

difficult to predict who the winner will be, until all the

games were over.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!

YELLOW KNIGHTS REIGN SUPREME … Continued from page 1

Continued on page 3

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YELLOW KNIGHTS REIGN SUPREME … Continued from page 2

Continued on page 4

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YELLOW KNIGHTS REIGN SUPREME … Continued from page 3

Truly, the Valiant Knights are not just giving recognitions to SSIS,

but to the Philippines as well!

Paul Leandrei Navarro and Sofia Uri Ysabel Geronimo, both Third

Graders, and Maria Bernadette Landicho, Sixth Grader, joined the

country’s finest young mathematics and science wizards and was

awarded the Student Excellence Award at the First Asia Institute of

Technology and Humanities, Pres JP Laurel Highway, Tanauan City,

Batangas, last March 18, 2019 by the Department of Education for

their celebrated feats and shining achievements in various

international mathematics and science competitions in 2018.

The three Valiant Knights took part in this historic event because

this is the first-ever awarding ceremony which formally recognizes the

international achievements of the young students. This awarding

ceremony is dubbed as “A Toast to Student’s Excellence” an

appreciation for the honor and pride these outstanding achievers had

done for the country. Moreover, this initiative is a manifestation of the

government’s recognition of the embodiment, dynamism, vibrancy,

and the winning spirits of the Filipino youth.

Way to go Leandrei, Suy, and Bernadette!

Landicho finishes

Second Place in

MTAP Regional Finals

After winning in the

MTAP Division Finals, Maria

Bernadette Landicho, Sixth

Grader, continued her feat in

the Regional Finals as she

bagged a Silver Award in the

MTAP Regional Finals,

individual competition held

at Silang Cavite, last March

1.

Congratulations

Bernadette and continue to

shine brighter!

Navarro, Geronimo, Landicho receive recognitions from DepEd

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OF THE WEEK

Standardizing: Setting Procedures

for Cleanliness.

PARENTING CORNER Key Qualities of a Good School

Indeed, by giving our children access to quality education, we help them

achieve personal growth and professional success. Therefore, it is essential to invest in

your children’s future by providing them with the best possible education that only a

good school can provide.

The following are some of the key qualities that a good school must have

and are parallel to the distinctive features of Stonyhurst:

Goals and Direction

A successful school has the existence of concrete goals and direction. According to

research, the successful school actively constructs goals and then effectively

communicates them to appropriate individuals (e.g., students, teachers, and the

community at large). A school must also be open and willing to incorporate

innovation into goals for school processes and practices. So it's important to invite

input from all stakeholders in the process of developing school goals. In Stonyhurst,

the orientation for the parents are being done before the school year starts in order to

make sure that all of the initiative and goals of the school for the school year are

relayed effectively to everyone. Also, the school makes sure to constantly get

feedback from the students, teachers, and parents alike through the Mid-Year and

Year-End Surveys as well as through the evaluation of the school’s activities and

programs.

High Expectations

The second attribute is having high expectations of students as well as teachers.

High expectations of students have repeatedly been shown to have a positive

impact on student performance. Students are somewhat dependent on the

expectations placed on them during this period of their lives, as they are still shaping

their personal sense of ability and esteem. Teachers who are expected to teach at

high levels of effectiveness can reach the level of expectations, particularly when

teacher evaluations and professional development are geared toward improving

instructional quality. Something which is being observed and practiced in Stonyhurst.

Size of the School

The size of the school is also an attribute in the school's effectiveness. Research has

found that the smaller the school, the better students perform, especially in the case

of older students. Students in smaller learning environments feel more connected to

their peers and teachers, pass classes more often, and are more likely to go to

college. Small schools involve creative use of the same teaching workforce to

provide additional opportunities for learning for smaller groups of students or

specialized teaching to students who require extra attention. Reference:

https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2016/06/the_five_attributes_of_successful_schools.html

ANTHONY PAUL M. CALADO

Principal

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Student’s Name Level/Section Parent’s Signature

March 25-27

Preventive Discipline

Seminar on Happiness

March 28

Theater Thursday

(featuring Grade 3-

Confidence) Yearbook

Photo Shoot of the Sixth

Graders

March 29

Yearbook Photo Shoot of

the Senior Kinder Students

and Twelfth Graders

Growth

Mindset

Grit Rigor Quote of the Week Quote of the Week Quote of the Week “Our potential is one thing.

What we do with it is quite

another.”

― Angela Duckworth

Excellence demands

nothing less than a

growth mindset.

If you don’t challenge

yourself, you will never

realize what you can become.