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Dear Parents
Gee, what a week of school this was! It seems like the day off for “Typhoon Tuesday” was an age ago!
On the note of emergency planning, you should have received an SMS blast from school alerting you of thcancellation of Tuesday’s classes. If you did not, please make sure we have the right contact details in PoweSchool for you. You can make edits of this data yourself. As a backup we also use the High School phone tree. Ocourse one advantage of social networking sites in this day and age was that the information about school closurealso spread rapidly throughout the ISM community.
In relation to the Typhoon, the ISM Disaster Relief Fund has been activated and I am able to report that US$ 1000worth of food and supplies will be packed at 3pm this afternoon and delivered to PCF, one of our service learninpartners. They were hit particularly badly and as we did with Typhoon Ondoy, we have been able to responimmediately due to the constant replenishment of the Disaster Relief Fund. A major contributor each year to thifund is the proceeds from Filipiniana, but we also accept cash donations into this fund at the cashier at ISM aanytime.
Do you believe tomorrow is October! It is also the day that you can try and schedule more than your initial fouParent Teacher Conferences. Remember you can book these online, through Power School. Parent TeacheConferences will be held on Monday and Tuesday, October 10 and 11.
On Wednesday evening I was alerted to the fact that grade 9 students had been sent an email intended for grade 9teachers. We would like to formally apologize for this clerical error. We immediately recalled the email and our ITdepartment worked to avoid the document being spread further. The information in the email referred to ou
record of a teacher “Kidtalk” meeting. Kidtalk meetings are purposeful, directed and targeted discussions abouhow to improve student learning for each student. It is one way teachers get to share strategies about what workand what does not work with individual students. We meet twice a year for grade 9 and 10 and once for grade 11and 12. We are aware that the email distribution error has caused a number of issues for the grade 9 students anwe have been addressing these issues with individual meetings with students and counselors.
I have been absolutely impressed with the quality of the response of the grade 9 students and of their studenleadership. It is clear that these students respect each other, love their school and have a very healthy relationshiwith their counselors. They understand that in this digital age, a mistake like this can happen and they seem to befocusing less on blame and more on what we can do now to make it better. In addition to the counselor meetingand the Grade Level Coordinator working with the grade, I have alerted the HS faculty to be extra vigilant iproviding support for any grade 9 students. We will be having a full grade 9 assembly on Wednesday to help tbuild on the already strong relationship that this particular class exhibits. Please contact either your child’counselor or myself if you would like any further clarification.
Kind Regards,
William R.S. Brown
HS Principal
A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students.
International School ManilaFor ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653email [email protected]
For GUIDANCE concerns, pleascontact Bella, Gigi or JasminTel:840-8655 / 840-8660September 30, 2011
A weekl bulletin or Parents and Students
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HS CALENDAR: Monday, October 3:
Gr. 12 Common App Workshop
Tuesday, October 4:
PTA Travel Expo
HS Parent Coffee 9:30‐11:00 am (LT)
Gr. 12 Common App Workshop
Wednesday, October 5:
Student Late Start
Gr. 12 Common App Workshop
Thursday, October 6:
Gr. 12 Common App Workshop
Gr. 10 Parents Meet and Greet Cocktails
Friday, October 7:
Gr. 12 Common App Workshop
Saturday, October 8:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
October 10 & 11: Parent Teacher Conference:
October 24‐November 1: School Holiday
EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE FOR PTC :Monday October 10 Period 1 A 7.30 – 8.15Break 8.15 – 8.30Period 2 B 8.35 – 9.20Period 3 C 9.25 – 10.10
Period 4 D 10.15 – 11.00Period 5 E 11.05 – 11.50
Tuesday October 11Period 1 F 7.30 – 8.15Break 8.15 – 8.30Period 2 G 8.35 – 9.20Period 3 H 9.25 – 10.10Period 4 A 10.15 – 11.00Period 5 B 11.05 – 11.50
FROM THE HS OFFICE:
INVITATION TO HS PARENT COFFEE:
All Parents are invited to the monthly HS Parent Coffee.We hope to see you there!
When: October 4, Tuesday
Time: 9.30 – 11.00 am
Venue: Little Theater
REMINDER FOR Parent-Teacher Conference:
Please be reminded that beginning tomorrow, October 1,
parents can log on to Powerschool PTC Scheduler andadd an ADDITIONAL 4 more conferences. Please don’t
forget to print out the confirmation letter and bring it with
you during your PTC appointment. Thank you.
The HS Peer Helpers bring you another HS Courtyard even
from 3:00‐4:00 PM on October 14 and November 11. This is
time for HS students, faculty and parents to relax whil
staying on‐campus to support other high school events!
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FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER:
1. PSAT Tests
Students in grades 10 and 11 can now sign up for the PSAT to be taken Wednesday, Oct. 12. Sign up is through the
cashier, and the fee is $20. Deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 3, at 4 p.m.
Testing will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 12, so students are asked to be in their testing location by 7:15 a.m. on that
Wednesday. Testing will be in the The Lofthouse (the new space near the HSMC). Students should bring two #2
pencils and a calculator.
The PSAT is an excellent preparation for the SAT. Through the PSAT, students have access to college and career
planning tools, admission and financial aid information from colleges, as well as feedback on academic skills.
Additionally, grade 11 students are eligible for the National Merit Scholarship based on their PSAT scores.
The PSAT test includes critical reading, math and writing skills questions. There is no written essay on the PSAT.
For more information, contact your child’s counselor.
2. Please check the senior announcements portion of the blog for the handouts from the presentations thus far. The
blog also has a multitude of resources for seniors and their parents.
Upcoming senior counseling events:
What? When? Where? For Whom?
Common Application
Workshops (Designed for
Students only)
October 3‐7 and
October 12‐14
3:00‐4:00
Room 1082 Required for all seniors applying to a Common App
School. Students pre‐register in HS Counseling.
Students attend one session.
Senior Assembly, including
videos of Admissions’ Officers
answering our students’
questions!
October 5
12:30‐1:30
LT All seniors—attendance is required!
Common Application
Workshop (For HS Play
Participants only)
October 11
12:30‐1:30
Room 1082 This is the Commonapp Workshop for HS Play
Participants only (the other sessions conflict with
Play rehearsals).
Senior Essay Writing
Workshop Part 2
October 17‐18,
3:00‐4:30
(You only need to
attend ONE session)
The Lofthouse
(Space above the ES
Office on the 3rd
Floor)
Designed for seniors applying to USA universities
requiring application essays. Students only need to
attend one session. Sign up through the google doc.
Students must bring an essay draft to the session.
College Interview Workshop
by Tim Piper, previous
Harvard alumni interviewer
November 2 11:30‐
12:30
The Lofthouse
(Space above the ES
Office on 3rd
Floor)
Designed for students applying to USA schools with
interviews as an optional or required component of
the application.
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All parents and students are invited to the upcoming college visits
Scheduled College Visits
College Representative Location Date
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University David Evans, Admissions Counselor VSH Counseling Center 9/29/11 11:15 AM
Raffles
Design
Institute‐
Manila
Meg
Aguire
VSH
Counseling
Center
9/30/11
11:25
AM
Boston University Tim Townley, Admissions Associate VSH Counseling Center 10/3/11 11:25 AM
Singapore Management University Christina Leong, Associate Director VSH Counseling Center 10/4/11 11:25 AM
University of San Francisco Jason Opdyke VSH Counseling Center 10/10/11 12:00 PM
Enderun Colleges Inc. Andy Tuazon, Admissions Executive VSH Counseling Center 10/13/11 11:25 AM
Les Roches International School of Hotel
Management
‐ ‐ 10/13/11 11:25 AM
Wesleyan University
Terri Overton, Associate Dean of
Admission
VSH Counseling Center 10/18/11 11:25 AM
Senior Picture Taking ‐ Oct 1 & 15
REMINDERS:
Boys bring coat and tie (formal shirt, tie, jacket)
Girls bring inner tube/spaghetti strap shirt (to wear inside the clothes).
The ff will be provided, but you can bring your own: pearl/small necklace, pearl stud earrings (no dangling earrings),
sponge for make‐up.
Be there 30 minutes before your assigned time for hair and make‐up styling (free if you order a photo package).
Bring your photo order packet. Additional P300 for a CD of your photos (provided you already ordered a package)
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FROM THE PTA OFFICE:
Travel Expo
For the ISM Community
Sponsored by the ISM PTA
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
7:30 – 9:00 AM, Little Theater
Parents, teachers and staff in the ISM Community are invited to attend our Travel
Expo!
We will have travel‐related airlines, hotels and resorts
with valuable information and special offers!
Stop by and speak with Marsman Drysdale Travel the oldest and biggest Philippine
based corporate travel agency in the country. Ready to serve the ISM community,
parents, teachers, staff and alumni, Marsman Travel is located right on the ISM
campus!
Join us and get your travel plans organized!
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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:
ES/MS Soccer Festivals: Check the links in helpful
shortcuts for exact details regards the ES and MS RIFA 7
aside soccer festivals…. The next festival date is Oct 8 th. MS
girls finals date is Oct 15th.
RIFA Girls HS Soccer: The semi finals for the Varsity
girls soccer division will take place this Saturday Oct 1st at
ISM. JV girls will play semi finals Oct 8th and finals on Oct
15th at MS field. Games will be at 1pm and 3pm.
1st Season IASAS Informa tion: Travel packets are
being distributed this week for 1st season athletes.
Please ensure passpor ts are submitted to Joan at
ATAC office by this coming Friday and all
docum entation mu st be completed and returned by
Monday Oct 3rd.
Cross Country news: Results from last Saturday's meet at
Faith are now posted to the Cross Country meet results page
on the ATAC blog. ISM will host twilight races with a 3.2km
and 5km race for MS and HS runners from Faith/ISM and
Brent schools this coming Friday Sept 30th. We are looking
for parent volunteers to assist with finish line tasks and
course marshaling duties on Sept 30th. If you are available
to help please tell your child to inform their coaches. MS
race will begin at 5:20pm and HS race will follow at
approximately 5:50 pm. Please come along and support the
runners.
For those parents interested in the 1st Season IASAS
championships at Singapore you can now access the full
tournament draw with details of all events on the ATAC
blog. Our teams will depart for Singapore Wednesday Oct 19
and return to Manila Sunday Oct 23.
The ATAC Blog (http://atac.ism-online.org/) is the one stop
shop for information related to the sports/activities
program…please take some time to peruse the blog for
information.
GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule
information)
Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM
teams can be found via the ATAC blog. Please note the game
schedule does change often due to involvement with many
local schools so please check the page regularly to find outthe latest information of where and when the Bearcats team
are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be
directed to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ Yo
will need your power school user name and password to
access the game schedule pdf.
BEARCAT DEN:
Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den: Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am – 1:00pm and2:30pm – 4 :00pm. Tues and Thurs afternoons from2:30-4pm.
If you are interested in joining our group ovolunteers in the Bearcat Den please contact ouBCD volunteers coordinator [email protected] or pop in to the Denear the HS Cafeteria and talk with one of ouvolunteers they wil l be very happy to make yowelcome.
Mark Pekin
Director of Athletics/Activities
International School Manila
E-mail: [email protected] ISM Website:http://www.ismanila.org/ ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/