Issue No. 38 (Week of June 06 to 10)

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From the Middle School Office

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Dear Parents:

We ask for your help with encouraging students to return checked-out

school materials as soon as possible. Student report cards can only be

released when all materials have been returned (or paid for, in the event

that they have been lost).

The last week of the school year is upon us and we would like to thank all

parents for your support and encouragement of your children in their

learning for 2010-2011

As many of you know, after what will be eight years at ISM, I will be

leaving at the end of this school year. I am sad to leave the Philippines

and am very appreciative to have had the opportunity to contribute to ISM.

Thank you for your support of the Middle School during my time here.

I will be taking on a new position of Secondary Principal (6-12) at Beijing

BISS International School for 2011-2012.

I wish Simon Gillespie all the best in his role as the new ISM Middle SchoolPrincipal for 2011-2012. I am sure he will do a fine job.

I wish you and your family a safe and restful summer vacation. To those of

you moving on, we hope you enjoyed your time at ISM and we wish you the

best of luck you in your future endeavors.

Sincerely,

Danielle Fredericks

Middle School Principal

Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Assistant Principal

ISSUE # 38

WEEKOF JUNE 06 TO 10, 2011

Middle School

MIDDLE SCHOOL

POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATPOWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE

June 10 PowerSchool opens for 2ndSemester Reports

Grade 8 End of Year ActivitiesSchedule & Locker Distribution Schedule

From the Clinic

Announcement from the Treasury Office

Travel Office Temporary Move

From the Athletics & Activities Office

From the Operations & Security Department

Re-Enrollment for SY 2011-2012

Inside this issue:

UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS

JUNE

06 Grade 8 Fun Day

08 Grade 8 Moving On Ceremony (pm, FAT)

09 Early Student Release (12 noon

10 Beginning of Summer Vacation

Please read the Important

Announcement in Page 2 from Admissions Office on

Re-Enrollment for SY 2011-2012.

ISM Shortened Week

In an effort to conserve energy andreduce expenses during that part othe summer when there are fewerinquiries and personal visits, theSchool will be operating a four dayweek from June 21st to July 15th

The Campus will be closed on the flowing four Fridays: June 24, July July 8 and July 15. However, theOffices will remain open for extendhours, 7:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., Moday through Thursday during thosefour weeks to facilitate inquiries anprovide assistance.

Thank you.

Communications and Marketing Off


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M IDDLE SCHOOL FRIDAY BULLETIN PAGE 2

Grade 8 End of Year ActivitiesMonday, June 6 - GRADE 8 FUN DAY AT ISMOn Monday, June 6th, Grade 8 will hold its annual Fun Activity Day. This year, it will take place at the ISMcampus. Attendance will be taken, as this is a scheduled school day and event. Students are required to be

at school the usual time of 7.30am. Activities will finish at the regular school time, so students can catchthe regular bus home. Lunch will be provided. Students should bring items such as a swimsuit, towel, sun-screen, cap, camera, sports gear, sunglasses, etc. The Middle School Salinlahi Yearbooks will be distributedfor Grade 8 on Fun day.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7Awards Assembly in FAT 07:30 to 08:40 amBreak 08:40 to 09:05 amMoving On Rehearsal in FAT 09:05 to 11:25 amLUNCH 11:25 to 12:05 pmHS Introduction 12:05 to 02:30 pm

Wednesday, June 8 (4:00-6:00 pm in FAT) - MOVING ON CEREMONYPlease remember, students will need to meet in the AMR no later than 3:30 pm. Thank you for ensuring yourson/daughter follows the Moving On dress code.

NO SCHOOL Thursday, June 9.

If you have any questions, please see Mr. Allen or Ms. Child.

SCHOOL YEAR 2010-2011

Please note that LOCKERS will be ASSIGNED by the MS Office.Grade 6 locker assignments will be given on the first day of school (August 4, 2010)

by the Homebase Teacher.

Grade 7 & 8 locker assignments will be given with the student schedule.

NATIONAL BOOKSTORE SUPPLIES SALE will be from August 2 to 12, 2011.

TIME

8:00 to 11:00 am

8:00 to 11:00 am

DATE

August 1, 2010

August 2, 2010

LEVEL

Grade 5

Grade 7

August 1, 2010 Grade 6 12:00 to 3:00 pm

August 2, 2010 Grade 8 12:00 to 3:00 pm

August 3, 2010 Grade 5-8 8:00 to 11:00 am

12:00 to 3:00 pm

VENUE

AMR

AMR

AMR

AMR

AMR

Middle School Schedule & ID Distribution


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Important Announcement: Re-Enrollment for SY 2011-2012

Re-Enrollment information for RETURNING STUDENTS for SY2011-12

Re-Enrollment requirements will be similar to last year and include submission of an updated Health Form or Physi-

cal Form (depending on grade level) to the Clinic for a Clearance Signature and a Clearance Signature from the Cash-iers Office on the Re-Enrollment Form.

The Re-Enrollment Form and other requested forms for each re-enrolling student will be available by the beginning

of April online from our website under Admission and Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal or at the Admission Office during

office hours (Monday to Friday; 7:00 am to 4:00 pm). Parents may pick up a set of Re-Enrollment Forms personally

or your child can come to the Admission Office and get the forms. If you would like to have your driver or househelp

pick up the forms, please give them a letter of authorization to collect the Re-Enrollment Forms for your

child/children.

For STUDENTS NOT RETURNING next school year (does not to graduating seniors)If your child(ren) will not be returning to ISM for the 2011-12 school year, please inform the Admission Office as

soon as possible if you have not already done so. Parents are obliged to officially inform the School in writing on

a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM, before the second Friday of May, if their children will be withdrawn. Fail-

ure to do so will lead to a deduction of US$1,000 from the Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD), in compensation for

having held a space for the child and thus preventing the School from offering that space to another child prior to

the summer holiday break. The Withdrawal Notification Form can be obtained from the Admission Office or from

the ISM website under the Admission tab and then click on Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal.

We currently have very few families indicating that they will not be returning and consequently there are an ever

growing number of applicants in a WAITPOOL for possible openings. This is causing great distress and anxiety in

those families (and in the Admission Office). If you are sure that your child will be leaving ISM, please submit a

Withdrawal Notification Form. This will be a great help for our planning and to the many families waiting to be ad-

mitted to the school.

Regards,

Gary W. Jerome

Director of Admission

International School Manila

P.O. Box 1256 MCPO, 1255 Makati City, Philippines

E-mail: [email protected]: www.ismanila.org

Phone: (63-2) 840-8488 or 840-8601

Fax: (63-2) 840-8489

Were on the web!

www.ismanila.org

IF YOU HAVENT LOGGED ON TO POWERSCHOOL

please call the Guidance Office at 840-8555 or

email [email protected] to obtain your username and password.


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Message from the Operations and Security Department

I. IDs for the New School Year

Parent IDs

Current parent IDs will continue to be valid for the new school year 2011-2012.

Parents who require replacement school IDs due to loss or damage can acquire these from the Security

Office upon payment of Php100.00 to the Cashier.

Student IDs

All students will be issued with new ID cards at the beginning of the new school year. This year therewill be no need for returning students to visit the Security Office as we will be utilizing the photo-

graphs taken for the yearbooks.

School Passes

School passes issued to parents employees and representatives need to be replaced for next schoolyear. As of August 31, 2011 the green bordered passes will be invalid.

The security office is now accepting applications for new school passes, however the cards will not be

available for collection before July 1, 2011.

Each family will be given two free school passes. Additional school passes may be obtained after pay-ing a processing fee of Php100.00 each to the Cashiers Office.

2, Car Stickers for the New School Year

The car stickers for school year 2011/2012 will be available from the security office beginning July 1,

2011.

For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker, parents should submit a completed renewal form

with a copy of a current LTO official receipt. For new vehicles, parents are reminded that a copy of

the vehicles certificate of registration and a current official receipt need to be submitted with the

application. Applications for vehicles registered with companies or other institutions should be sup-ported by a letter of assignment.

Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle sticker free of charge. Any additional stickers will be issuedfollowing payment of P100 to the cashiers office.

I would like to thank all members of the ISM community for their cooperation across this school

year in helping us maintain ISM as a safe and secure environment for our children.

MIKE FLYNN

Director of Operations & Security


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As the year draws to a close, there are a few health issues you may wish to consider. This is a good time to

get the house in order and do all of those jobs you just havent managed to get around to during the busyschool year.

You may wish to take the opportunity to visit your doctor to review your childrens vaccination records and

get them up to date. Please visit the following website as a guide to vaccination schedules http://

www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm. I suggest that it would also be a convenient

time for your children to have an annual checkup (for those who did not require one for re-enrollment). The

children are very busy during the school year and it is a good idea to make sure they are in the best possible

health to prepare them for their busy schedules.

I would also like to refer you to the ISM public website to check out advice on dengue and tuberculosis.

These are two diseases that are a particular problem in the Philippines and we should all be aware of how to

prevent and recognize them. You will find some basic information at http://www.ismanila.org/portal/

alias__/lang__en-US/tabID__1220/DesktopDefault.aspx. (click on the link diseases).

One final request, we have recently introduced Asthma Plans into our program of care for children in the

school. They provide information on a childs asthma, what is normal for that child and what measures can

be taken in case of exacerbation of asthma. They should be completed in collaboration with a pulmonologist

or the doctor who is responsible for treating your childs asthma. If your child has asthma, please pick up

one of these forms from the clinic and pay a visit to your doctor. Its a good opportunity to review your

childs asthma care and to enable us to follow the same program of care as your doctor. Keep a copy of the

completed form for yourself and your doctor and give one to the school clinic.

Now it just remains to wish everyone a wonderful summer holiday and safe journeys and the clinic staff look

forward to seeing you all in the next school year. This will be my last message to you all as I leave ISM on

June 10th but I will be replaced by a very capable and lovely lady named Monique Reed. I know I will pass

the clinic into good hands. Thank you for all of your support over the last 3 years at ISM and 5 years in the

Philippines, its been a wonderful experience!

Debbie Duckworth

Clinic Administrator

International School Manila

From the Clinic


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Athletics and Activities Office Announcements

The HS Honors and Awards Ceremony was held this week.Congratulations to all students who received an award:

IASAS ScholarsPresented to students who participate in at least 2 IASASevents (sports/MUN or CC) in the same year and have aGPA of 3.5 or better averaged over the first 3 quarters.

Grade 9 Andres Limcaoco Daniel Um Jae Woo Jang Kimberly Go Regina Rovira

Grade 10 Annika Weilback Eun Jee (Nikki) Kang Ines Diaz Jorge Paulo Campos Kara Maeda Kat Gavino Seong Chan An Son Ho (Sierra) Lee

ATAC/Head Coaches Awards 2010-11Outstanding Freshman Athletes:Daniel Um and Valerie Toze

Outstanding Sophomore Athletes:JP Campos and Katrina Gavino

Outstanding Junior Athletes:Gabby Ayala and Angela Sy

Outstanding Senior Athletes:Vincent Ching and Chelsea Ferguson

Sportsmanship Awards:Daniel Um and Sarita Morris

Athletic Directors Award: Joint recipients this year: BoysSoftball Team/Girls Touch Team/Prerna Bhargava.

The ISM Gymnastics teams will have their own end ofyear celebration/awarding on Monday, June 6th at the EScafeteria after school.

The May or 4th Season practice schedule will finish onWednesday. June 8th . Team practices for 1st season sportswill resume in August as per tryouts dates listed on theStudent Bulletin. Good luck to all athletes over the com-ing summer break. stay fit, keep active and be ready forBearcat action in school year 2011-2012.

Next years dates and IASAS Schedule can be found on theATAC Blog. ISM will host MUN in November 2011 andRugby/Touch in February 2012. We look forward to theseevents in the 2011-2012 school year. Dont forget theIASAS 30th Anniversary will take place this coming Octoberwith a huge celebration at SAS with all first season sportstaking place in Singapore.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF:Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISMteams can be found via the ATAC blog. You can also ac-cess this information via the ES/MS/HS divisional webpages. Please note the game schedule does change oftendue to involvement with many local schools so pleasecheck the page regularly to find out the latest informa-tion of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing.Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directedto the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will

need your power school user name and password to accessthe game schedule pdf now located in PowerSchool.

ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES (for ALL match/scheduledetails check game schedule page as above) June 3 - End of Year All Season Sports Awards, ES Gym,

3:15-4:15 pm (Aikido, Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Table Ten-nis, Chess, Wall Climbing)

June 3-4 - Aikido Seminar, ISM Covered Court June 6 - Gymnastics Team End of Year Celebration, ES

Cafeteria, 3:00 pm August 4, 2011 - ATAC HS 1st Season Tryouts start August 8, 2011 - ATAC MS 1st Season Tryouts start and

for All Year round Sports teams

August 10, 2011 - ATAC tryouts start for ES soccerteams

BEARCAT DEN:Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:30 am 1:00

pm and 2:30 4:00 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoons from 2:30 - 4:00 pm

Thanks to all our great volunteers. If you are interested injoining our group of volunteers in the Bearcat Den, pleasecontact our BCD volunteers coordinator, Chantel([email protected]) or pop in to the Den near theHS Cafeteria and talk with one of our volunteers they willbe very happy to make you welcome.

PLEASE NOTE: Last day of den operations for this schoolyear is TUESDAY, JUNE 7th. The Den volunteers will be inhibernation from June 8th until reopening day on Monday,August 8th, 2011.

Grade 11

Denise Francisco Lynn Yu Laura Lehmann Julia Saubier Gabby Ayala Angela Sy Abhishek Nagpal

Grade 12

Andrea Sy Michelle Ferreol Prerna Bhargava Vince Ching Smriti Sridhar


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From the Treasury Department


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(continued from page 8)


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Due to construction taking place in the Admissions and Receptionist area, Marsman will

be moving temporarily to their head office. They shall be back in their current office

before the start of the school year. Please see below for contact details.

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