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MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION: Dear Parents, I write this week’s post from a very quiet high school. Usually our storm signal protocol has stood us in good stead, so it was necessary this morning to follow our guidelines and cancel school, when PAGASA included Metro Manila at the storm signal 2 category. It is certainly an opportune time for everyone to review these protocols. Please take a look at the back of your PTA sponsored school calendar where the procedure is clearly articulated. Thank you to the 500 or so people who attended the red carpet event for the viewing of the film “Metro Manila” in the ISM Fine Arts Theater. All proceeds will go to two of ISM’s long standing service learning partners, Papaya Academy and Berdesaco. This coming Friday the HS will be hosting the second Friday Night Lights activity and there is bound to be fantastic competion out on the rugby and field and on the basketball court. In the meantime, we have students away in Beijing at the Global Issues Network (GIN) conference and next week we also send away our IASAS MUN students to ours sister IASAS school, ISKL. This Tuesday is once again the monthly HS Parent Coffee. Listed on the agenda at this point in time are the following items:

• The HS ICARE program that all HS students will be involved in from December 10-13. • The HS Robotics program • Counselors will make announcements about upcoming programs. • The PTA will promote Family Fun Day • And we will review and update the “party email” that I recently sent out

If you have any follow up questions about ICARE, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Neil Woods who expertly manages this program. Please note that the HS will send out MAP test results on Monday November 11 to all grade 9 and 10 students through their English class. Yours sincerely, William R. S. Brown High School Principal

International School Manila For  ATTENDANCE  concerns,  please  contact  the  HS  Office    (Sam  Ramos  or  Laurie  Atilano)  Tel:  840  8650  /  840  8653    Email  hs@ismanila.org    For  GUIDANCE    or  IB/AP  concerns,  please  contact  Bella,  Eloisa  or  Nyla    Tel:  840-­‐8655  /  840-­‐8660  

November  8,  2013    

A  weekly  bulletin  for    Parents  and  Students  

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HS  CALENDAR:    Monday,  November  11:  Classes  Resume    Tuesday,  November  12:    HS  Parent  Coffee  9:30am-­‐  11:00am  (LT)  Gr.  12  English  Field  Trip    Wednesday,  November  13:  Student  Late  Start  IASAS  MUN  Gr.  11  EE  Launch  Assembly    Thursday,  November  14:  IASAS  MUN  Gr.  11  English  Field  Trip    Friday,  November  15:  IASAS  MUN  PTA  Charity  Bazaar    Saturday,  November  16:  IASAS  MUN  International  Family  Fun  Day  (IFFD)  1-­‐6pm  (ES  Field)  Saturday  Service    Sunday,  November  17:  IASAS  MUN  

UPCOMING  EVENTS:    November  22-­‐24:    IASAS  Exchange  November  23:    Senior  Photo  Session  for  Yearbook  November  30:    Senior  Photo  Session  for  Yearbook  December  10-­‐13:  ICARE    December  18:    Last  Day  of  Semester.    Early  Student                                                              Release                  

REMINDERS: *Good  News,  the  Campus  Card  Kiosk  is  now  accepting  the  new  Philippine  Peso  bills.    *Photo  Orders  for  the  Kawayan  Yearbook  for  Grades    9,  10  and  11  will  still  be  accepted  in  the  HS  Office.        *Kawayan  Photos  for  graduating  Seniors  will  be  taken  on  November  23  and  November  30  in  Room  P045.     FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE: For Parents of Seniors

We hope you will join us Thursday, Nov. 14, 7:45-9:30 a.m. in the LT for Sending Your Kids Packing on the Road to College - Part 1! This will be an opportunity to begin a discussion about your challenges as you guide your child through this year and into the early years of college life. We will have both parents and students who have recently gone through this transition share insights into identifying opportunities to make this a healthy and positive transition change for both you and your child.

To Grade 12 Students and Parents, The Senior Yearbook picture will be on November 23 and 30 from 8 am to 5 pm. Venue will be in room P045. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before your time. Here is the link to the sign up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlYT_YOar8sodGdRYVlqVG5jM1NUQ1JNaWFNTjAtWXc&usp=sharing Girls: Please wear a strapless under-garment. The dress and shoulder-wrap will be provided by the photographer. Boys: Please wear a formal suit, collared shirt and tie. The Photo Package order forms will be distributed during homeroom or you can pick up a copy in the HS Office. This year, students who do not purchase a photo package will be charged a service fee of Php 200. A make up artist and hairstylist will be onsite on the day of the photoshoot but this service is separate and comes with a fee. Payment for such service must be paid directly to the makeup artist on the day of the photoshoot. Fee is as follows: Girls: hair and make up Php 250 Boys: hair Php 150 Please see attached order form for your review. For any questions or concerns, you can email the kawayan yearbook team at kawayanprint@ismanila.org Thank you, -The Kawayan Team  

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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE: The MS/HS 2nd season practice schedule which runs from Oct 23 to Feb 7 is now posted on notice boards around school, and is also now available on the ATAC blog. http://atac.ism-online.org/schedules/hs/

Our 2nd Friday night Lights is Nov 15th. We will have a great afternoon/evening of HS sport on show, Rugby/Touch vs Brent and Faith, Basketball vs Faith. Come out and cheer for our teams as they kick start their season. All games will start from 4:15pm until around 7pm. The HS student ambassadors and the Bearcat Council will be arranging some fun games and there will also be food/drink booths. ES students are welcome to stay but they must have parental supervision.

ISM will host the Pre-IASAS Basketball exchange on Nov 22-24. We need host families for 72 players from ISB/JIS/ISKL. Please assist us with this important preparation for our basketball teams. Go to this link http://atac.ism-online.org/iasas/iasas-housing/basketball-exchange-housing-letter/ print and complete the sign up and return to ATAC office by the deadline. Many thanks!

ISM proudly hosts IASAS swimming Feb 5-9, 2014 and host families are required to house the visiting IASAS swimmers. The housing letter is available via the ATAC blog and via the Sailfish blog. Please assist us to make this a wonderful event for our community by housing a pair of swimmers for IASAS. http://atac.ism-online.org/iasas/iasas-housing/iasas-swim-meet-housing-letter/ Please print, complete and return the slip to the ATAC office.

New families and old please take some time to peruse the ATAC blog as this will help orientate you with the wide variety of co-curricular programs ISM offers.

A great way to stay in touch with the ISM ATAC program is to subscribe via RSS feed to the ATAC blog and also to follow via twitter (see twitter feed on the blog home page)

Each Monday I will post the weeks happenings and highlight important events for students and parents information on the ATAC blog and in the regular Friday parent bulletins.

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 out the latest information of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed to the power school secure site http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will need your power school user name and password to access the game schedule pdf. BEARCAT DEN: http://atac.ism-online.org/bearcat-den/ The Bearcat Den is open for business, please drop by to check out the range of Bearcat products. We have a great team of volunteers who run the den and are always looking for more people to help out. If you are interested in joining a fantastic group please contact any of our den members during den opening hours or please contact Carolyn Ching for details carolynqching@yahoo.com. We are always looking for new volunteers and encourage parents from ES/MS to join our group. Have a great year at the Home of the Bearcats!

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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE LEARNING COORDINATOR:

TEAM TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Varsity Boys 3-5pm HS Gym HS Gym HS Gym HS GymJV Boys 3-5pm ES Gym HS Gym ES GymAspirants Boys 3-5pm ES Gym Covered Court 2Varsity Girls 3-5pm MS Gym MS Gym MS Gym MS GymJV Girls 3-5pm ES Gym Covered Court 1 MS GymMS Boys Gold 3:15-4:45 ES Gym Covered Court 1MS Boys Green 3:15-4:46 Covered Court 1 Covered Court 1MS Boys 5-8 Intramurals 3:15-4:45 Covered Court 2 Covered Court 2MS Girls Gold 3:15-4:45 Covered Court 1 ES GymMS Girls 5-8 Intramurals 3:15-4:45 Covered Court 2 Covered Court 2

Varsity Rugby 3-5pm HS Field Fitness HS Field HS FieldJV Rugby 3-5pm HS Field HS Field HS FieldVarsity Touch 3-5pm HS Field MS Field HS- twilight touch 5pm MS FieldJV Touch 3-5pm ES Field HS- twilight touch 5pm MS FieldMS Boys Rugby 3:15-4:45 MS Field ES FieldMS Girls Touch 3:15-4:45 MS Field ES FieldMS AFAC Soccer Club 3:15-4:30 ES Field ES Field

Courts 1, 2, 3, 4 (Mket Mket end) 3-5pm V Girls V Girls MS Girls(3:15-4:45) V Boys MS Girls(3:15-4:45)

Courts 5, 6, 7, 8 (HS Field end) 3-5pm V Boys V Boys MS Boys(3:15-4:45) V Girls MS Boys(3:15-4:45)

Tennis Fitness 3-4pm V Girls V Boys

Varsity Swimming 3-5pm

ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES (ATAC)2ND SEASON PRACTICE SCHEDULE SY 2013-14 (Oct 23rd to Jan 30th)

Varsity SwimmingISM Swimming Pool (see sailfish blog for squads and training sessions)

BASKETBALL

RUGBY / TOUCH

Tennis

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From the Office of Admissions and Advancement Leaving ISM? For those students that will be withdrawing from International School Manila this school year (SY 13-14), the following procedure applies: Parents are obliged to officially inform the Admissions Office in writing through a Withdrawal Notification Form at least fifteen (15) days prior to your child’s last day of school. For those leaving at the end of the school year, you MUST submit a Withdrawal Notification Form on or before May 09, 2014. Failure 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 Admissions Office or downloaded from the ISM website here. We hope that your child has had an enriching stay at ISM and wish you and your family the very best in the future. Message from the Operations and Security Department Parent IDs We are now issuing new parent IDs for the school year 2013/14. To reduce the inconvenience to parents of this replacement program, the old parent ID cards will be valid for school access until the end of the first semester on December 18th, 2013. The standard new parent cards will be issued free of charge. Parents may, however, elect to apply for a smartcard ID which will be usable with the new cashless payment system being introduced into the school for SY 2013-14. There will be a fee of P250.00 for a smartcard which covers in part the registration fee the school is required to pay for each card issued. The security office is now processing applications for the new parent IDs. As we require new photographs for the cards, parents are asked to visit the security office for the taking of their picture. Drivers, Helpers and Bodyguards Drivers, helpers and bodyguards should not wait on campus for students throughout the school day. After dropping off students they should exit the school grounds and not return more than 30 minutes before dismissal time. Those who repeatedly fail to comply with the regulation will have their access privilege suspended. Only those vehicles carrying parents or other people with business within the school will be allowed to return to the campus before the scheduled pick-up time.

There are designated areas for unaccompanied drivers, yayas, helpers and security escorts to wait for parents and students. Unless specifically authorized, they may not enter any other area. In the interest of security, and to prevent congestion at the pedestrian entrances to the covered parking area, parents are requested to emphasize to their employees the importance of cooperating with the security staff and remaining in the appropriate areas. Termination of Employment In the event of the termination of service of a family employee, parents are asked to secure the former employee’s ISM ID card and return it to the Security office. If this is not possible, it is important that the Security Office is still informed of the change of circumstances. Firearms All members of the ISM community are reminded that it is strictly forbidden for firearms to be brought onto the campus. This includes concealed weapons carried by bodyguards for close protection. Any person arriving at the school with a firearm should inform the gate guard and arrangements will be made for the weapon to be safely and securely stored during the visitor’s stay. Thank you. Michael Flynn Director

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FROM THE PTA OFFICE:

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FROM THE PHILIPPINE CULTURAL CLUB:

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