issue no. 24 (week of february 21 to 25)

8/7/2019 Issue No. 24 (Week of February 21 to 25)

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From the Middle School Office

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Dear Parents:

This week has been an eye-opening, mind-broadening experience for

the Middle School students. From working in the community garden to

kite flying to creating murals, ISM and visiting students were actively

engaged and forging new relationships. As the children return from

their Classroom Without Walls (CWW) trips, we hope the memories

will live on and motivate the students to think more carefully about

how they can contribute to the community. Our students have a

wealth of talents and energy to share, and we encourage them tocommit to sharing their time with others in need. We thank all the

teachers for their dedication and efforts to provide a range of

enriching experiences for the students. It was a week well spent!

Please take some time to engage your child and discuss ways that your

child can build on the experience. Its important that the learning

does not end with the conclusion of the CWW week but that the spirit

of service continues to be nurtured.

For parents of Grade 8 students a meeting on the Transition to High

School is scheduled for Wednesday, February 23 from 5:30 6:30 P.M.

in the Little Theater. High School Guidance will present useful

information and we encourage you to attend.

On Thursday, February 24 we will host a MS Parent Coffee starting at

7:45 A.M. in the Little Theater. The topic of discussion is connecting

and communicating with your child. We hope you will join us.

Recently, the government declared that the anniversary of the EDSA

Revolution would be observed on Friday, February 25. As you may

well appreciate with the number of events and activities that occur at

ISM, we plan the school calendar months in advance and do our best

to schedule holidays accordingly. Last minute changes are extremely

difficult to make. In light of the recent declaration, please beadvised that on Friday, February 25 we will run a normal school

schedule. As printed on the school calendar, there will be no classes

on Monday, February 28 to observe the anniversary of the EDSA

Revolution and on Tuesday, March 1 due to a faculty in-service day.

Classes resume on Wednesday, March 2.

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

ISSUE # 24

WEEKOF FEB. 21 TO 25, 2011

Middle School

MIDDLE SCHOOL

POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATEPOWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE

Feb. 25 Grade Update

Mar. 11 MS Progress Reports Distribution

Mathcounts AnnouncementCalling for Gr. 8 Parent VolunteersYearbook Photos are Available

From the Clinic

ATAC Announcements

Events and Activities

Inside this issue:

UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS

FEBRUARY

23 Grade 8 Parent Session on Transtioning to HS (5:30 P.M., FAT)

24 MS Parent Coffee (7:45 A.M., LT

28 School Holiday (EDSA Day)

MARCH

01 School Holiday (Faculty In-Servi

02-03 World Maths Day

02-04 Course Registration

04 Friday Afternoon Mini-Concert:MS Advanced/Intermediate Ba(3:00 P.M., Courtyard)

05 ISM Goodwill Gymnastics (LT)

07 MS Academic Bowl

15 Parent Teacher Conferences

18 Activity Period (1:20 P.M.)

18 Courtyard Activity (3:00 P.M.)

21 to 25 Spring Break

30 - Apr. 20 MAP Testing

31 PTA Liaison Meeting (8:00 A.M.,Conference Rm.)

APRIL

11 School Holiday (Bataan Day)

21 to 22 School Holiday (Holy Week)

26 MS/HS Beginning Recital (5:00P.M., LT)

27 Activity Period (1:35 P.M.)

MAY

02 School Holiday (Labor Day)


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M IDDLE SCHOOL FRIDAY BULLETIN PAGE 2

YEARBOOK PHOTOS

The Yearbook Photos are here! Please drop by the

Middle School Office to pick up the photo!

MATHCOUNTS is back on for semester 2. Your child can join the fun as we

explore cool math problems and throw in some real-life puzzles in the mix.

Plus, there is the chance to represent ISM in May at the National Competi-

tion at Disney World, Florida, USA. It is in room 2067, Hgh School Faculty

Tower, from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. They need to bring their calculator and

check out the blog at Mathcounts (ism-online.org).

Coach Millette

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MATHCOUNTS CHAPTER COMPETITION is on Friday, February 25th, 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. in room 1057. This

is your childs chance to make the MATHCOUNTS school team (top 8 scores make it) and to possibly represent

ISM at the National Competition at Disney World, Florida. They need to bring their calculator with them.Please tell your child to see me during MATHCOUNTS for more details.

MATHCOUNTS ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Grade 8 Parents,

We are looking for volunteers to help us in the Grade 8 end of the year activities. If you would like to help,

please attend our first meeting on March 17, 2011, Thursday at 7:30

A.M. in the Middle School Office.

Help us make it a wonderful experience for your children.

Thank you.

Dave Allen and Jenna Child

Calling for Grade 8 Parent Volunteers

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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TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS

Date Price (Php)

March 16th 2011 Influenza 2011 Strain 630

(Northern and Southern Hemisphere)

Please Note: If your child is 9 years old or below and receiving their flu vaccination for the first time, a

second vaccination will be required at least 4 weeks later. If there are sufficient numbers, I

will arrange for this to be available in school, if not, you will need to make alternative ar-

rangements with your own health care provider. The above price is per individual vaccine.

If you would like more information about the above vaccine, please contact the clinic on the number/email

below or call in to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid

ISM ID may participate in this program.

PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 4TH MARCH,

2011. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Clinic direct number: 840 8580

Email: [email protected]

Many thanks

Debbie Duckworth

ISM Clinic Administrator

840 [email protected]

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Dear Parents

A regular reminder please check that your childs vaccinations are up-to-date. This is the first line of

defense against a number of serious diseases and I encourage you to visit your pediatrician if you feel that

your child may be due for any vaccinations.

The following link will give you access to current US vaccination schedules which may be used a guide. Most

countries have similar schedules and advocate a similar regime. If in doubt, please visit your pediatricianor ask at the school clinic for contact details if you do not already have a pediatrician.

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm

Regards

Debbie Duckworth

Clinic Administrator

International School Manila

From the Clinic


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Athletics and Activities Office Announcements

ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.orgFor information related to the ATAC Depart-ment please check the newly refurbished ATAC

Blog. Weekly updates/newsletter items andother information related to the ISM ATAC ex-tracurricular program and seasonal sports canbe found here as well as links to the latestgame schedule and IASAS website are available.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (new procedure inplace for access to game schedule pdf infor-mation)Information about all mid week/weekend fix-tures for ISM teams can be found via the ATACblog. You can also access this information via

the ES/MS/HS divisional web pages. Please notethe game schedule does change often due toinvolvement with many local schools so pleasecheck the page regularly to find out the latestinformation of where and when the Bearcatsteams are playing. Click on schedules tab orthe Bearcat logo to be directed to thehttp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ . Youwill need your power school user name and ID#to access the game schedule pdf now located inpower school.

ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES (for ALLmatch/schedule details check game schedulepage as above) Feb. 19-20 - ISM International Swim meet Feb. 19 - ISSA Badminton at Brent Feb. 20 - Varsity boys Softball ASSL League

at UP Feb. 26 - ISM Track Meet Mar. 2 - IASAS Cultural Convention Teams

Depart Mar 3-5 - IASAS Cultural Convention

(Art/Music at JIS, DDDF at ISKL) Mar. 5 - ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet Mar. 7 - MS Academic Bowl at Faith Mar. 8 - HS Academic Bowl at Brent Mar. 11-13 - SAS Eagles Track Exchange -

Varsity Track Mar. 11-13 - ISB Softball Exchange - Varsity

Teams Mar. 12 - Brent Track Meet - HS/MS Track

Team Mar. 12 - Varsity/JV Softball vs. Brent at ISM

Apr. 2 - Track Meet at Brent Apr. 8 - Twilight Track Meet vs. Brent at ISM Apr. 17 (Sunday) - Teams depart for IASAS -

Track at ISB, Softball at JIS, ISM is hostingBadminton

BEARCAT DENRegular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30

A.M. 1:00 P.M. and 2:304:00 P.M. Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:30-

4:00 P.M.

Thanks to all our great volunteers. If you areinterested in joining our group of volunteers in

the Bearcat Den, please contact our BCD volun-teers coordinationChantel([email protected]) or pop in tothe Den near the HS Cafeteria and talk withone of our volunteers. They will be very happyto make you welcome.

IASAS BADMINTON: April 18-21Information related to the IASAS BadmintonTournament can now be found on the ATACBlog http://atac.ism-online.orgWe are currently accepting housing offers for

the 80 visiting Badminton athletes if you canhelp with housing please read details on theblog and a housing letter can also be accessedvia the blog or hard copy picked up from theATAC office.

Mark PekinDirector of Athletics/ActivitiesInternational School ManilaE-mail:[email protected] Website:http://www.ismanila.org/Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/


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