issue no. 26 (week of march 01 to 05, 2010)

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Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Dear Parents:

During assembly this past Wednesday your child heard about course offerings for next school year. Startingon Monday, March 1 st , we will begin our on-line course registration process, which is expected to be completedby Friday, March 5 th. We encourage you to go onto the portal and download the course selection sheet and thecourse descriptors for each grade level. Please read these over with your child and ensure they are aware of the classes they should sign-up for when they register on-line. Our current Grade 8 students have been givena course selection book from the High School and will need to use this to decide on their courses for schoolyear 2010-2011. Students will utilize Homebase time during the week to register for the courses. If you haveany questions about course choices, please talk to either Ms. Katz or Mr. St. Laurent in MS Guidance.

Please note that there will be a combined MS-HS Parent Coffee on Tuesday, March 9 from 9:30 to 11:00 A.M.in the Little Theater. The topic to be discussed will be the Internet, Social Networking Sites and Your Child. Wehope you are able to attend.

The end of the 3 rd quarter is only two weeks away. We encourage you to check PowerSchool and discuss your childs assignments, progress and level of achievement with them. In connection to this time of the semester,we have the afternoon of March 16 set aside for Parent Teacher Conferences. If you have major concernsabout your childs progress, please plan to attend. More detailed information will follow next week.

Looking aheadISM has the honor of being the first school to host the 8th EARCOS (East Asia RegionalCouncil of Overseas Schools) Teachers Conference from March 25th to 28th, 2010. Well-known presenters

and hundreds of teachers will be gathering to share their knowledge and experiences, and it provides aninvaluable venue for the exchange of ideas. In order to maximize the experience for our teachers and visitinginternational school educators, students will be released from classes early on Thursday, March 25, which willsignal the start of spring break. Please mark your calendars

Have a relaxing weekend!

Sincerely,

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa SaysonMiddle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

From the Middle School Office

ISSUE # 26

WEEK OF MARCH 01 TO 05, 2010

Middle School

M I D D L E S C H O O L

Mar. 12 - MS Progress Reports

Mar. 25 - Grade Update

Apr. 09 - Grade Update

PowerSchool Grade UpdateUpcoming Events

March 01 to 03 Grade 8 Course Registration01 to 05 MS Online Course Registration06 Service Learning: CCV & Gawad Kalinga09 MS Parent Coffee (9:30 A.M., LT)16 Parent Teacher Conferences, Early Student Release19 MS Courtyard Activity (3:00 P.M.)19 to 21 ISTA Middle School Festival25 Student Early Release (12:00 P.M.)


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M I D D L E S C H O O L F R I D AY B U L L E T I N P AG E 2

From the Board of Trustees22 February 2010

Dear Parents:

First of all, we would like to thank you for your continuing support of InternationalSchool Manila, Inc. (the Corporation). The Corporation is a non-stock, non-profit member-ship organization whose business, property, and affairs are managed by a Board of Trusteesconsisting of ten (10) Members.

Our By-laws give you a central role in the governance of the Corporation, with five ofthe ten Board seats being allocated to Associate Members. This year, there will be two (2) va-

cancies from the rank of Associate Membership. With this in mind, we seek your nomina-tions for these posts, which must be submitted to the Corporate Secretary (at Room P089,Administration Office, ISM Campus) on or before 08 April 2010.

All Associate Member candidates, who are members in good standing, will be inter-viewed by the Committee on Trustees, and those whose skill-sets and profiles best meet theneeds of the School will be endorsed to the community for election.

Voting may be done in advance of, or at, the Annual General Meeting (AGM). From

11 May to 19 May 2010, a ballot box will be established in the administrative office area nearthe Corporate Secretarys office for those who wish to vote in advance of the AGM. ProxyForms which you submitted at the beginning of this year (enclosed in your EnrollmentPacket) will be used solely for attendance purposes and to determine presence of quorum atthe AGM, and cannot be used to vote.

The AGM will be held on 20 May 2010 in the Fine Arts Theater, and members of thecommunity who have not voted should cast their ballots at that meeting. Results will be an-nounced as soon as the assigned auditing firm has concluded the count.

Prospective candidates for the Board should read the attached nomination and elec-tion procedure and guidelines in full. The nomination and election procedure and guidelinesmay also be viewed at the ISM website ( www.ismanila.org ).

THE COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEESBoard of Trustees


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NOMINATION/ELECTION GUIDELINES


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IASAS Art & Music Cultural Convention Schedule

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IASAS Art & Music Cultural Convention Schedule

March 5, 2010,


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IASAS Art & Music Cultural Convention ScheduleMarch 6, 2010,


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From the Athletics & Activities Office


Congratulations to MS Girls Badminton TeamGreat job! To the MS Girls Badminton Team for participating in the Inter Scholastics Sports Association (ISSA)

Badminton Tournament held last Feb. 20, 2010. Special Congratulations to team A for winning the champion-ship in Grade School Girls Division. Members of Team A are: Sunaina Ahuja, Degie Bolormunkh, Becky Chung,Charlotte Chung, and Geleen Echiverri; Team B members are: Kim Go, Hannah Hua, Angie Pascual, MomokoOkuyama and Michelle Rabaya

Middle School Photos

If you purchased your childs schoolphotos, they are available for pick

up in the MS Office.

IASAS ART & MUSIC HOST FAMILIES:If you have submitted a form agreeing to host for IASAS Art& Music THANK YOU very much!

You will receive an information letter including name of

guests and pick up times etc on Feb 24-26th

. Letters will bedistributed via students so please ask your child if theyhave received/collected the housing information letter to betaken home.

You will also receive a phone call on Monday or Tuesday,March 1 or 2, to ensure the letter has reached you and for confirmation that everything is ok regards hosting.

ISM looks forward to hosting a fantastic Art & Music Cul-tural Convention next week. See the attached daily sched-ules and I hope that you can come to the art exhibit open-ing and festival concert on Friday from 6:00 P.M. Ticketsare available form the ATAC or Fine Arts office or at thetheater door Friday and are free. Please secure your tickets

as they will be sure to go fast for a wonderful night of artand music performances.

***Congratulations!!!Bearcats Judo Team

1 st GRIPS Invitational Judo TournamentFebruary 20-21, 2010

Gold Medalist:Hosoda, Rikuto (Boys 7 years & under)Tanaka, Brannon (Boys 7 years & under)

Silver Medalist:Fajardo, Ty Boy (Boys 7 years & under)Raagas, Gio (Boys 13-15 years)

Bronze Medalist:

Abe, Honami ( 8-9 years )

ATAC Updates

Please check ATAC game schedule page on the website for updates as dates/venues can change at short notice.

3 rd Season:March 9 - Twilight track meet vs. Faith HS only in ISM 4:00 P.M.March 12-14 - Nike track meet in BangkokMarch 12-14 - Girls softball exchange in Taipei

(to be confirmed)March 13 - MS/HS Track meet in Brent

(for all non Nike meet track team members)March 13 - ISM Sailfish Aquathon in ISM track & pool 8:00 A.M.March 13 - JV girls softball vs. Brent in ISM 1:00 P.M.March 19 - Twilight track meet vs. Brent HS only in ISM 4:00

to 8:00 P.M.March 19 - Varsity and JV softball vs. BrentApril 7-11 - IASAS (Track at SAS, Softball/Badminton in ISB)April 10 - JV Badminton in ISMApril 12 - HS Academic Bowl in BrentApril 13 - MS Academic Bowl in BrentApril 24 - Swim meet in BrentMay 7-9 - MS Touch Tournament at Kuala Lumpur


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2010 Goodwill Gymnastics Meet Results


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M I D D L E S C H O O L F R I D AY B U L L E T I N P AG E 1 2

SUMMER SPORTS CAMP


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GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP


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