Maiden edition of the student's e-newspaper produced by IGCSE ICT students of Children's International School, Secondary School, Lekki.
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Welcome Back CIS students ! Welcome back to CIS everyone. We have an interesting and fantastic year ahead of us! The teachers and head master –Mr. Sugden, have worked hard to ensure everyone does well and has fun filled year. Be sure to read the new school’s newspaper as soon as it is published to stay abreast with the latest news, not only on campus but from Nigeria and around the world. We are all Global Citizens. The school’s tuck shop is now open. Click here for menu. The menu this session has a wide variety of healthy snacks and drinks to select from. The selection includes the popular ham and cheese toastie and a new addition, five- alive fruit juice. CIS students are well on the right track to healthier eating whilst at school. Would you CIS Soccer Team Starts Practice Mr. Archer and Mr. Needham, a new teacher at CIS who teaches English for year 9 and 10, have started training secondary students for their soccer season. We anticipate an exhilarating and successful season this year. like to see any particular s or drinks on the menu? Let us know! September 2011 www.cislagos.com Edition: 1 CIS Badge Talent Show!! A badge has been added to the uniform which has the school’s logo. It is relatively new for secondary students an is compulsory to have one sewn to your brea pocket at all times. Endeavor to buy one you have not bought one already. e nd e ast if The secondary school annual talent show is in February this year and I know this seems so far away, but you know the saying, “Practice makes perfect!” Its best to start thinking of what you want to do, practicing then over Christmas break by costumes if you need too! I’m sure this year’s show will be extraordinary! MORE NEWS Advertising space available here. Contact: chukwumaha@cislagos. com Advertising space available here. Contact: chukwumaha@cislagos. com
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Welcome Back CIS students !
Welcome back toCIS everyone. We havean interesting andfantastic year aheadof us! The teachers andhead master –Mr.Sugden, have workedhard to ensureeveryone does welland has fun filled year.Be sure to read thenew school’snewspaper as soon asit is published to stayabreast with the latestnews, not only oncampus but fromNigeria and around the
world. We are allGlobal Citizens.
The school’s tuck shopis now open.
C l i c k h e r e f o rm e n u .
The menu this sessionhas a wide variety ofhealthy snacks anddrinks to select from.The selection includesthe popular ham andcheese toastie and anew addition, five-alive fruit juice.CIS students are wellon the right track tohealthier eating whilstat school. Would you
CIS SoccerTeam Starts
Practice
Mr. Archer and Mr.Needham, a newteacher at CIS whoteaches English foryear 9 and 10, havestarted trainingsecondary students fortheir soccer season.We anticipate anexhilarating andsuccessful season thisyear.
like to see any particular snacksor drinks on the menu?Let us know!
September 2011 www.cislagos.com Edition: 1
CIS Badge Talent Show!!
A badge hasbeen added to theuniform which has theschool’s logo. It isrelatively new forsecondary students andis compulsory to haveone sewn to your breastpocket at all times.Endeavor to buy one ifyou have not boughtone already.
uniform which has the
secondary students andis compulsory to haveone sewn to your breast
Endeavor to buy one if
The secondary schoolannual talent show is inFebruary this year and Iknow this seems so faraway, but you know thesaying, “Practice makesperfect!” Its best to startthinking of what youwant to do, practicingthen over Christmasbreak by costumes ifyou need too! I’m surethis year’s show will beextraordinary!
MORE NEWS
Advertising spaceavailable here.
Contact:chukwumaha@cislagos.
com
Advertising spaceavailable here.
Contact:chukwumaha@cislagos.
com
Go Green!
Climate ChangeClimate Change
This is not evenincluding the otherdevastating effectsthat climate change ispredicted to have onus and the Earth.Start doing your bitnow by reading on tofind out exactly whatclimate change is, howit is caused and whateffect it is having onour planet.Because if we allignore climate changeour planet will becomemore and more out ofbalance until it is toolate.
Do you like Polar Bears?Well, every time you switchon the light you are usingelectricity which is one ofthe problems causing themto become extinct.Alarming as it may seem,we are ALL endangeringanimals. This is a sad storythat is increasingly told inthe news daily.
This is an ongoingdebate in our worldtoday. Should we usepaper bags andconserve energy andresources used to makeplastic bags? Or shouldwe conserve our treesand produce plasticbags?What is your opinion onthis issue?Email your rwsponse to:[email protected]
Last year, KS3 maths studentswere given an investigation onTrash and the Environment.Most students concluded thatbetween 80% - 90% of theirlunch trash consisted of non-biodegradable materials suchas foil, plastic bottles and poly-ethene bags.The school will be looking atways to reduce the use of suchenvironmentally non-friendlymaterials.If you have any usefulsuggestions that the schoolcould do to ‘Go Green’ [email protected]
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WORLD NEWSCharlie’s New
Comeback
Due to his alcoholproblems, CharlieSheen, got fired from“Two and a half men”,4 months ago. Now hewants to start with his TVshow. His new show iscalled “AngerManagement”. It’sgoing to come out onthe same day as th enew episodes from“Two and a Half Men”.No surprise! He wants topay them back. Is hisnew show going to dobetter than hisprevious? We willsee……
The new audio message by Libyanleader Muammar al-Qaddafi deniedthat he had fled to Niger in a largeconvoy earlier this NationalTransitional Council (NTC). The NTCtroops said they were closing in onQaddafi and that he had no way toescape, though they did not disclosehis location. The Western governments
told the NTC to secure Libya's stockpile of weaponsand keep them out of the hands of criminals andterrorists.
This week. He called on loyalists (al-Jazeera) tocontinue fighting against the rebels.
Demi’s Comeback
The new single-Skyscraper is one of thetop list of the US-ITunes Charts. She hadhad a rough timeduring her years andexpresses her pain inher new song"Skyscraper”.
MORE WORLD NEWS
Guinness World Records 2011
You can’t miss the excitingnew cover of the GuinnessWorld Records 2011. It’sdefinitely going to be hottestbook around Christmas!Inside, on the very first page,you’ll find a special featureon FIRE!
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Gaddafi Denies Fleeing to Niger
CIS News
Clubs!Needham have theirhands full.Perhaps a thought shouldbe given to other wellmeaning and deservingclubs such as Global Issues.There are a lot of funactivities and excitingissues that Globalites - theterm for a member of thisclub, take part in.Mr. Manafa, the clubcoordinator can enlightenyou further, “Global issuesis a subject that everystudent should beinterested in because itaffects them in every thingthey do; from traveling toschool , to travelingabroad for their holidays.”He went on to say thatthere are a lot of
More CIS news
How much is toomuch?
After a long and hardday of lessons, lessons andeven more lessons, whatdo we look forward to?Clubs!Out of the all the clubs onoffer this session, which doyou think is over-subscribed?Global issues did I hear yousay? Or Gavel (learningthe art of public speaking).Well it could be a toss upbetween Football andRock band.
Without even thinking toohard, the generalconsensus is Football.With over 30 subscribers,Mr. Archer and Mr.
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Pocket money is moneythat you get that you canspend. It may be that yourparents give you moneyevery now and again, oryou may get a regularamount of money, forexample every week.
Some families don't givepocket money regularly,they just hand over moneyto their kids when theywant it. Sometimes peoplein the family may give youmoney for birthdays orChristmas. Some of it mayturn out to be pocketmoney - money that youcan spend on what youwant. The question is, howmuch is appropriate?
Email your opinions!
Mr. Tom Needham is a newteacher at CIS. A very dynamicand interesting fellow - a goodsubject for an interview in myopinion.
What is your name?
My name is Tom Needham.
Where are you from?
I am from England.
How old are you?
I am 28 years old.
Do you like CIS? If yes mentiontwo things you like about CIS.
I like CIS because most studentsare polite and I enjoy teachingEnglish.
Do you like Nigeria?
I find Nigeria interesting, eventhough I haven’t seen much of it,because of my work.
Is it hard to fit into Nigeria?
Yes, because it’s hard to getaround.
How is CIS different from your oldschool?
In my old school we had 1400children. The school was in thecity and the children were quitepoor, compared to the stan-dards in England.
What other subjects do youteach?
I used to teach Geography, Pol-itics, Religions Education, Historyand Media studies
Do you enjoy your profession?
Yes I enjoy being a teacher, be-cause every day is different andI learn new things as well.
If you have an opportunity tochoose another profession, whatdo you want to become?
I would choose to be a journal-ist, because I enjoy writing andcurrent affairs.
Interviewed by AyomiNeed a teacher?
interesting activities you canengage yourself in at schooland at home to promote asustainable environment.
Global Issues club is on atlunchtimes every Thursday.
School trips abroad
Spin the globe andchoose from a wide varietyof countries that are billedto be visited this year bystudents of Languages,Science, Music, English andHumanities.
CIS News
Items for swapping, lending or sale
CIS-bay
Charity begins athome
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Do you have a particularcharity that is dear to yourheart?
The CIS beauty has to be proper with not so muc h make-up. You have to ha ve a c lean fac ewithout make up or too muc h make up. No na il polish, g irls c annot wear any type of jewelryor else it would be taken away. Beauty is sold everywhere around the world you c an find i teverywhere in a variety of products. It is a worldwide business.
Food is hea lthy, ea ting isvery impo rtan t for us tolea rn.We cann ot lea rnwith out ea ting forexample, students whoneed to take P.E mu st ta kehea lthy ea ting seriouslybe cause P.E ta kes a lot ofen ergy and it help s youwith team b uild ing a ndma n y p urp o seful thing .
Fashion
To plac e yourad vert here
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The fa shion in thesc hool is very d iverseand people havedifferent styles. Theschool has strict rulesregarding the sc hooluniform. It expects ahigh standard. Theboys must be tucked inat all times so as to lookpresentable and girlsa re unable to werenail polish. The boysneed to have a verypresentable look intheir uniform and girls
a re unable to wearnail polish. A schooluniform has manyadvantages :� to mainta in
order� students need not
worry about what towear each morning
Can you think of anymore advantages?Email your opinions tomvokom @c islagos.com
MORE FASHION, HEALTH & BEAUTY NEWS
FASHION, HEALTH &BEAUTY
[email protected] omFashion, hea lth and beautymvokom @c islagos.com
Beauty Hea lth
It’s all about syle…
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Trolling is a way of lifethat is probably thefunniest and mostrespected way of lifethat involves peopledissing other people inthe funniest and bestand dissing waypossible.
JokesA little girl came homefrom school and saidto her Mommy, todayin school I waspunished forsomething that I didn'tdo." The motherexclaimed, "But that'sterrible! I'm going tohave a talk with yourteacher about this ...by the way, what wasit that you didn't do?"The little girl replied,"My homework." .
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INSPIRED7
Inspire about something!!
The discovery
A redneck from Alabamathat went to Kazakhstanthat was kidnapped byRussian terrorists andsend to an unknownplace,has discovered the first ofa kind polar bear,although he was veryconfused because the‘albino polar bear’ was ina wet forest, when theredneck was sure thatthat was the north pole.When the redneck wentto the newspapercompany a few metersaway from where hewoke up, and held asuperb two barrelshotgun to the owner ofthe company’s headand threatened that hewould kill him, so wepublished thisand he let him go.
Eight Or nine Nigerianstudents will be selected toplay a match againststudents from othercountries. It will be playedon the school pitch onFriday the 30th ofSeptember. This is part ofthe celebration for theIndependence dayprogram.Kick-off time: 2 pm.
Nigeria vs Rest of world Match
Students Go For RestOf World MatchSTARTING EIGHT:1)Trevor, 2)Somkene,3)Cece, 4)Koye, 5)Seni , 6)Martins, 7)Phileo, 8)chimbu.This is the Starting Team.The playermanager of thematch will be Yr10’sPhileo Don-
Okhuofu. Thecaptain of the teamwill be Yr9’s SeniOyewumi. Eight of thebestNigerian studentfootballers andthose eight studentswill be facingstudents from other
countries all in oneTeam.This football is aninteresting format. Itbegs the question:What determines one’snationality? Email your opinions to:[email protected]
