16Nov

CIS Grizzlies

Student VS Staff Soccer Game

Wednesday 14th November marked the end of the season for middle school girl’s soccer. For the final match of the season the girls decided to challenge our female teaching staff to a game of Soccer.  A truly entertaining end to end match with both sides having plenty of opportunities to score, however the final result was 0-0.  A penalty shoot out finally decided the outcome of the match with the students winning 3-1.

It’s been a fantastic season from the Grizzlie girls this year. We knew that it would be a difficult season as the majority of our team is young, but I could not have asked for any more effort and commitment. I look forward to coaching the girls again next year.

Season stats:  Played 10 Won 7 Lost 2 Drew Scored 22 Conceded 7

What do you like about Soccer?

We joined the Soccer team because we really enjoyed playing soccer. It is good physical activity and helps us to be more active. 

 – Lisa & Jisu (Grade 8)

 

I like soccer because soccer is one of the sports that I am not really good at, so I wanted to become better at it. Soccer helped me make more friends and I learnt from them and also training. Being active helps me stay healthy and playing soccer is one way to be active.

– Aisha (Grade 6)

 

I like Soccer because it will make me stronger, I like playing soccer so I can stay healthy.  

 – Sisi (Grade 6)

Two things that I liked about Soccer this year was that I was asked to be captain by Mr. Bartlett and the other was finishing 2nd in the main tournament. 

– Lulu (grade 7)

This year I enjoyed soccer because we got to play against some strong teams like SIS. The second thing I liked is that I had very good teammates this year that helped us get second place.

 – Yumna (Grade 6)

 

I liked soccer this year because playing soccer is good fun and interesting. Playing soccer is good for my body and that’s why I like to play. Second I like playing soccer for CISGZ because I get to make friends with students from other schools and learn from them.

 – Nina (Grade 6)

 

I liked Soccer this year because through soccer I got to meet new people and make new friends. Soccer is very interesting and challenging for me but I love to win and come first, second or third. 

–  Ethal (grade 6)

 

Soccer Tournament 


On Saturday November 10th, the CISGZ Junior Grizzlies Soccer Team played in the final tournament of the year, which was hosted by the British School of Guangzhou. There were 10 teams at the event and we placed a very respectable 6th place.

The Grizzlies received great goaltending from Joe Liu throughout the tournament. Alden Stewart, Liam Purnelle, Junki Nomura, and Ji Hu Baik provided defensive support on the back end, while Treska Keltz, Crystal Cheung, and Nathan Qi played key roles as our forwards.

The season has been a true success for our young players as we learned important skills both on and off the soccer pitch. We played hard, we worked as a team, and most importantly, we had a lot of fun!


As Howard Stribbell, Director for International Education for CIEO said after the tournament: “School competition is about a lot more than winning or losing. It’s about being ambassadors, sportsmanship and making new friends.”

Soccer Tournament

Nov. 8th was the final match in the middle school boys’ soccer schedule. As a team, we have grown so much this season and we were very excited for the final match!

We started the game quite slowly, our passing game wasn’t as strong as usual. Resulting in us conceding two goals in the first half.  After our team talk at half time, we came out a new side in the second half.

We passed the ball very well, worked tirelessly and scored some beautiful goals.


The final score was CIS 4-6 ISA. Congratulations and thank you to ISA for coming and having a great match with us.A super season and one last time, congratulations and thank you to these awesome players: Jerry (c), Chris, Ryan, Andy, Sever, Min-Seok, Barry, Calvin, Shawn, Youseff and Asim.

Badminton Tournament

The Badminton Grizzlies wrapped up their season last Saturday at the grand finale nine-school tournament hosted by Clifford International School. The team played great, supporting one another with a tangible sense of camaraderie, putting many personal victories under their respective belts, and had a blast doing it! Coach Stone is proud of his athletes and is grateful to have been a part of this stand-up team.

5Nov

Grizzlies Update – Nov 5th, 2018

Swim Meet

On Saturday, October 27th ten of our swimmers went to the British School of Guangzhou to compete. All the swimmers rose to the challenges of a large swim meet; long wait times, hot sun, marshalling, and lots of people. Everyone swam as fast as they could, conquering nerves and proving how fearsome they were in the water.

Jasmine swam the first and last race of the day – showing her determination and effort in each one. She dropped 3 seconds in her 50 freestyle from the meet in September! Lianna dropped 3 seconds in her 25 breast. Tiger dropped 5 seconds in his 50 breast. Good job to all the swimmers who came to such a large first meet!

It takes courage to stand up on the block next to seasoned competitors yet it did not hold anyone back in trying their absolute hardest!

Go Grizzlies!

 

Elementary Track Day @CISGZ 

The rain held off and it was a beautiful morning on Saturday for the GISES League Track Day. Student-athletes from UISG/BSG and UISZ totally approx. 155 it was a very busy track at CISGZ. The faces on the determined young Grizzlies athletes who have been practicing for the past couple of weeks were ready to compete finally against other schools. There were some amazing efforts in the events that we present. From sprints/hurdles/Javelin/Standing Long Jump and finally the Vortex Football throw.

It was a full 2 hours of competing and many thank you’s need to go out to the many Volunteers who helped out. Without them we simply could not host such an amazing day of track and field for this young group of athletes. If you are interested in Volunteering your time, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.

 

Athletic Department Update

Season 2 sports are about to start the week of 12th of November. Please note that Season 1 sports will be coming to an end soon, please see the dates below.

Season 1

Middle School Soccer: (Last day Wednesday, November 8th)

Swimming: (Last day Wednesday, November 21st)

Middle School Badminton: (Last day Saturday, November 10th)

Grade 2/3 Soccer: (Last Day Thursday, November 22nd)

 

Season 2

Middle School Volleyball: (First day Monday, November 12th)

Grade 4/5 Soccer: (First day Monday, November 12th)

Swimming: (First day Tuesday, November 13th)

 

BIG GAME 重要比赛

NOVEMBER 15TH, 4PM, HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL GAME vs. BSG!!!

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN THE GYM, COME AND CHEER ON THE BOYS IN THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL GAME IN CISGZ HISTORY!!!! 

MARK THE DATE IN YOUR CALENDAR AND PLEASE SPREAD THE NEWS TO YOUR STUDENTS/FRIENDS!

 

30Oct

Grizzlies Update – October 29th, 2018

Grizzlies Badminton

Our CIS Badminton Grizzlies are a powerful team because we laugh and have fun whether we win or lose. Clifford International School won more games when we went to play them at their school this week, but they didn’t even come close to defeating our SPIRIT. Our spirit is so strong because we simply love playing. We walked away from Clifford with an even bigger smile than we came with, grateful for the learning experience, and happy to play with our friends on the team!

Inter-School Track Meets

It was a fabulous afternoon for all involved. It was a fantastic day for the Grades 2-5 Inter-School Track Meet here at CIS. This was the first Intern-School Track meet that CIS has hosted and by the looks of the students faces, they had a ton of fun. A big thank you goes out to the PE Staff for putting together a great and fun afternoon for the students. Also, thank you to the Grade 11/12 PE Class for organizing and help run the events this afternoon. This will be used to establish a portion of their class leadership mark. It was great to see both young and old CIS students out on the Track today working together.

The students have been practicing the events for the lead-up of today. All grades participated in Sprints/Hurdles/Javelin/Standing Long Jump and Relays. This also leads us to CIS hosting the GISES League Track & Field on Saturday, November 3rd. All students who participated today will get a special invitation to bring home to show their parents. The PE staff hope that we are well represented and that those families will make an effort to come and support the Grizzlies.

4May

Cambodia Sports Trip: Introducing CISSA

CISSA (Canadian International Schools Sports Association) is a new member association where Canadian schools across Asia have joined forces and each year will meet to celebrate Canadian education and the sports that our students love!

This year marked the first annual meeting, where Middle Schools students from Guangzhou, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, Malaysia and Macau came together in Cambodia. Three days of great sport, making new friends and Canadian sportsmanship followed. We thought it was the perfect opportunity for a daily diary, please enjoy!

 

 

 

 

DAY 1 – Thursday 26th April

We woke up very early, I woke up at 5:00am. Our flight was at 8:45am. Once we arrived we were early so Mr. Bowden and Mrs.Rola went to drink coffee and we had a little walk in the airport. Our flight was late 1 hour because the airport was very busy. When we arrived we had no time to go to the hotel so we went directly to the school. When we arrived we had to change our clothes, but Gorden forgot to bring his top, luckily he had a black shirt to wear instead.

It was very fun playing hockey with other teams because they were very friendly. We finished playing before the others so we went to the hotel. We got stuck in the traffic so we were 10 minutes late. When we went back to the school we had a pizza party. The pizza was very good. We went back to the hotel at 7:30, we had a little meeting about the rules and then we went to our hotel room. It was such a fun day.

Written by Laresa Khamis (Grade 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 2 – Friday 27th April

Today we woke up at 6:30, we got dressed in the red Grizzly uniform for basketball. This is day 2 of this journey. We ate breakfast at 7am then we headed out to the school at 8 am. We were supposed to play the first game against TIS but the floor was wet, so we had to wait till it’s dry. When the floor was dry we played basketball for 4 rounds behind each other with no stopping, so technically 2 hours and 30 minutes of basketball! We first played against the Malaysian school and lost by 1 point, same with Bangkok. Chris shot a lot of three pointers, his shooting was great! All of us did great, we all worked hard and didn’t give up.

After all the games we took a shower and dressed in nice clothes, we went to the mall Aeon and bought dinner for me, Lulu and Ms Rola for the boat cruise party later. We got ice-cream from Mr. Bowden. After buying the dinner then headed out to the boat cruise party, we ate dinner and had lots of fun on the boat and meeting new people from other schools. That was day 2, such a fun and kinda tiring day.

Written by Aryam Muthana (Grade 8)

 

 

 

 

Day 3 – Saturday 28th April

Today marked the final day of this unique and awesome competition. The children were again awake very early and after a healthy breakfast at the hotel, it was on the bus to our final tournament, soccer!

Competing in a strong field, I was so proud of the enthusiasm and skilful play from all our students. The chant of “lets go Grizzlies, lets go” was heard by everyone in Phnom Penh!! We finished 3rd in the soccer competition which was a great achievement, well done to all our athletes.

The final evening was a special end of tournament banquet, with a delicious buffet dinner for all the students and coaches. There were students from 21 different countries around the world competing in this tournament. At the banquet, all the students were talking, playing and making new friends, such is the power of sport.

I am a very proud Teacher and thank-you to our students for making it such a fantastic experience!

Written by Mr. Bowden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18Apr

Soccer Match | Middle School Co-ed team victorious!

The Middle School soccer team earn a hard-fought victory!

On Tuesday this week, we welcomed our friends from CLS for Middle School soccer. The team has shown great progress throughout the year, with results steadily improving all year. This was a friendly match and played in the right spirit of the game, the Grizzly way!

Jerry scored a goal in the first minute of the game to give CIS a 1-0 lead and this really relaxed the team and we can began to play some good football. CLS came to play, and they grew into the game and created good chances of there own, the game went on for the next 35 minutes with both teams very even and both could have scored. After two superb late saves from our goalkeeper Elizabeth, we charged forward in the last minute of the game, with Chris converting a second goal to earn us a 2-0 victory. A big well done to all players on this solid display of soccer.

Team roster: Jisu, Pepsi, Elizabeth, Amml, Taylor, Andy, Ryan, Eric, Chris, Barry, Anson and Jerry.

8Mar

Soccer Tournament | Grade 4/5 Boys and Girls

Wednesday 7th of March saw the first outing for the elementary school girls’ soccer team this year, and another tournament for the boy’s. Hosted by our friends at CLS, it was a three school tournament with the British School joining us. This tournament was seen by all coaches as a warm-up/preparation tournament before the big PRC Association tournament at the end of the month. Let’s hear from the coaches:

Boys (Mr Bowden): The boys team have played together in a few fixtures this academic year, and this tournament was another ideal opportunity to test formations and get more playing time together before the big tournament on the 24th. The boys showed great enthusiasm throughout, and scored three great team goals in the first match against CLS, and showed determination against a very strong BSG team in the second game. Plenty of things to learn and practice before the tournament. Overall, a big well done to the boys!!

Squad List: Taylor Percy, Ahmed Bashir, Eric Huang, Henry Cross, Issac Hui, Feras Muthana, Delcio Fernandes, Asim Alanazi, Alan Zhang, Shawn Yang & Min Seok Baik

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girls (Mr Bartlett): After one training session on Tuesday, these girls were fantastic! They showed great commitment and team spirit, all working incredibly hard for each other. We played three games and we didn’t concede any goals, a huge well done to goalkeeper Kaitlyn Li and the defenders. We managed to win one game and draw two, I am very confident with a few more training sessions, these girls will be ready for the tournament in a few weeks time!

Squad List: Anna Chen, Tota Hassan, Kaitlyn Li, Ivy Zheng, Hannah Uren, Ethel Tang, Aisha Tsao, Julia Ding, Susie Yang & Lulu Khamis

 

 

 

 

 

19Jan

Basketball Watch | CIS Grizzlies vs Country Garden (17.1.2018)

Our middle school basketball team welcomed Country Garden School to our Cambridgeshire campus this Wednesday, with Coach Turner and assistant Coach Joel having been working extremely hard with this talented group of players. As usual, the game was fantastic and sportsmanship was the real winner. But let’s see the thoughts and feelings from Head Coach Mr Turner:

“As a team, the CIS Grizzlies have worked diligently to improve their basketball skills. Wednesday’s game was confirmation of their effort as they played a very competitive contest against a savvy Country Garden squad. Last year, Country Garden defeated us handily, but had to work much harder this time around. The final score was 39 – 31, denoting a fifty-point improvement for the grizzles over the course of a year. As their coach, I am proud of the team’s commitment, work ethic and sportsmanship. As I always tell them, we learn more about ourselves by overcoming losses than we do from winning games. Each practice will be another step in our team’s development. Go Grizzlies!”

A big well done to the team, and we can’t wait for the next match coming up on Tuesday 30th of January against the British School.

Roster List:

  • Pepsi Cheng G7 #11
  • Ryan Guan G7 #6
  • Alston Huang G7 #3
  • Barry Chen G7 #16
  • Richard Hsu G7 #12
  • Mike Chen G8 #2
  • Connor Percy G8 #30
  • Yunus Dogan G8 #23
  • Daniel Ye G9 #0
  • Handing Chen G9 #21
  • David Nam G9 #1
  • Harry Cheng G9 #24
  • Martin Ma G9 #8