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13 April 2012Volume 16

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

APR

17 ES Parent Coff ee @7.30am, Lit t le Theatre

18, 25 Student Late Start @8.30am

23 - 27 PTA Used Book Fair

27 ES Parent Bull et in

MAY

1 Nat ional Holiday - No School

2, 9,16, 23,

30Student Late Start @8.30am

11, 25 ES Parent Bull et in

12 K-12 Dance Recit al @3pm, Fine Arts Theatre

29 2nd Semester Report Card Dist ribut ion

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Grade 4 Moving-On Ceremony @8am, FineArts Theatre

Early Student Release @12pmEnd of Semester 2

25 Last day of After School Act ivi t ies

21 - 23 AFAC Recitals @3.30pm, AMR

From the ES Administrationrom the ES AdministrationDear Elementary School Parent s,

What class will my child be placed in next year?

What criteria is this based upon?

For t hose families that are returning to ISM in August ,

these are the two very valid quest ions which are

beginning to be asked at this t ime of year. The processof sectioning students int o new classes for 2012/ 13

has already begun and is one which will continue over

the next seven weeks. Init iall y all grade level teachers

and specialist teachers are involved, including Learning

Support and English as a Second Language (ESL), before

Guidance and the Element ary Leadership Team. There

are a variety of factors which are considered when

grouping students these include (in no part icular

order) gender, nationali ty, friendship groups, social

dynamics, academics, independence, learning support

and ESL.

In some educat ion systems, students remain wi th the

same cohort or class for a sustained period of time in

order to promote continuit y. At ISM, we believe that in

order t o support our students in becoming self -

directed, adaptable and able t o apply their skil ls (both

academic and social) in new sit uations, a change of

both teacher and class composit ion is more

appropriate. This said, rather than dividing a class into

for example, six other classes, we will do so into a

smaller number, for example three, in order to supportfriendship groupings and transit ion into a new grade.

Students need to feel happy at school in order for

learning to t ake place and as such, social groupings are

an important aspect of t he process. We know that

learning is a social activity and that an interactive and

support ive environment is crucial, if we are to stay true

to this learning principle. Ult imately, we will always

place students in a class where we feel their learning

will be maximized and they will experience success.

Please note that whi lst we are extremely cognizant of

parent desire to ensure the best possible placement for

their child considering all the above crit eria, we are

unable t o accept parent requests for placements, as

this would compromise the internal process we adhere

to. Your support in this area is great ly appreciated.

Section cards for returning students, informing you of

your child s class teacher for t he 2012/ 13 school year

wil l be available at the Cashier s Office at t he end of

the school year upon completion of the re-enrolment

forms.

Parent Coffee Morning Tues 17 April 730 830am

Next Tuesday we wil l be conducting our f inal parentcoff ee morning for this school year. Our focus wil l be

on making our thinking visible, where we will be

exploring the following questions:

How can our students demonstrate t heir changing

understandings?

What is visible t hinking?

How does visible thinking relate to targetedunderstanding?

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From the Fine Arts Officerom the Fine Arts Office


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From the Admissions & Advancement Officerom the Admissions & Advancement Office Dear Parents,

Re-Enrollment for school year 2012-2013 is on-

going. We advise all families to begin the processearly to avoid long lines.

Please drop by the Admissions Office to pick-up yourRE-ENROLLMENT CLEARANCE FORM orvisit our web site at http://www.ismanila.org > AD-MISSION > Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal to down-load the appropriate forms.

Clearance signatures are required from the

following offices:AdmissionsHealth ClinicCashiers Office

Step 1Admissions forms will need to be signed and submit-ted to the Admissions Office.

Step 2All students are required to submit the Health Clin-ic Updating Form directly to the Clinic. This maybe done at any time. Incoming Grade 1, 5 and 9

students must have page 2 of the document complet-ed by a licensed physician. We do recommend that allchildren have an annual check-up.

In addition, all incoming Grade 5 and 9 students willneed to submit the Tuberculosis ScreeningForm.

Step 3Beginning May 31, 2012 you may visit the CashiersOffice to settle your accounts.

The Re-Enrollment Clearance Form will need

to be submitted in exchange for your childssection card and/or class schedule. Please do

not discard this form.

WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURE

If your family will be leaving before or at the end ofSY11-12, we would appreciate that you submit the

officialWithdrawal Notification Form in orderto initiate the withdrawal process. Please note, thisdoes not pertain to Grade 12 students who will grad-uate in May.

Please submit the completedWithdrawal Notifica-tion Form as early as possible.

All forms are available here: http://www.ismanila.org> Admission > Re-enrollment and Withdrawal

WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM(required by ES/HS/MS students) Please

submit this to the Admissions OfficeMIDDLE SCHOOL CLEARANCE FORM Once completed please submit this to theCashiers Office

HIGH SCHOOL CLEARANCE FORM Oncecompleted please submit this to the CashiersOffice

IMPORTANT DATE to remember:

May 11, 2012 Withdrawal Notification Forms forSchool Year 2011-2012 must be submitted. Formsreceived after this date will incur a penalty of USD

$1000 on the refund of the FUD.

For detailed information regarding receiving ReportCards, Transcript of Records, obtaining a yearbookand/or the refund of the FUD please visit our website at www.ismanila.org under the Admissions TAB< Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal.

We appreciate your notification as we have manyfamilies awaiting word for enrollment for next schoolyear. Please feel free to contact us at admis-

[email protected] for any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Stephanie H. HagedornDirector of Admissions & AdvancementInternational School Manila

www.ismanila.org

RE-ENROLLMENT AND WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURES


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IASAS teams are away this week end and returnSunday April 15th. Information about the 3 tourna-ments can be found under helpful shortcuts on the

blog main page. We wish all our IASAS athletes thevery best of luck at the final IASAS event of theschool year.A full wrap up of tournament results along with livestreams for some events will be available viawww.iasas.asia See the link on the blog homepageBest wishes to all athletes and coaches.

ATAC Events coming up:

April 11-13 3rd season IASAS tournaments-Track at TaipeiSoftball at SingaporeBadminton at Kuala Lumpur

April 24 Head Coaches year end meeting for sportsawards

April 27 3rd season HS sports awards for all HS par-ticipants (softball, badminton and track) at thelofthouse 5:30 start.

May 12 ISM Gymnastics Dual Meet (please note thisevent has been cancelled!)

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game scheduleinformation) Information about all mid week/weekendfixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATACblog. Please note the game schedule does changeoften due to involvement with many local schools soplease check the page regularly to find out the latestinformation of where and when the Bearcats teamsare playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcatlogo to be directed to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/You will need yourpower school user name and password to access thegame schedule pdf.

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 volunteers in theBearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteers co-ordinator Radhi-ka [email protected] or pop in to theDen near the HS Cafeteria and talk with one of ourvolunteers they will be very happy to make you wel-come. Anyone interested in joining the den next

school year starting in August names are being tak-en, please contact Radhika to submit your infor-mation and expression of interest.

Please note final day for den sales this school year isWednesday May 30th.Thursday May 31st the denvolunteers will be doing inventory and closing up theden for summer hibernation. The den will not be openfor sales on the final day of school May 31st!

Mark PekinDirector of Athletics/Activities

E-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.ismanila.org/ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/

From the Athletics Officerom the Athletics Office

From the ES Administrationrom the ES AdministrationThe session wi ll be designed to be as interactive as possible, wit hopportunities for discussion and participation through-out.

Please join us at 745am in t he LT.

Adam Campbell Michael RourkeElementary Principal Elementary Asst . Principal

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From the Art Departmentrom the Art DepartmentThe art department needs clean,

glass jars.

Please bring them to room 1189 or

your child can bring them to their

art teacher.

Many thanks!


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From the PTArom the PTA


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