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10 October 2014Volume 5

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

OCT

Sep 29 -

Oct 23MAP Testing (Grades 3 & 4)

15, 22Wednesday Morning Student Late Start ,

8.30AM

24 Parent Bulletin

14, 15Parent Teacher Student Conferences #1

Early Student Release, 12.00PM

24 Filipiniana

27-31 NO CLASSES, Semester Break

NOV

5, 12, 19,

26Wednesday Morning Student Late Start ,

8.30AM

10 - 14 PTA New Book Fair

18 Parent Coffee, 7.45 - 9AM (LT)

11K-12 Parent Coffee with Ron Ritchart,

9.30 - 11AM (LT)

7, 21 Parent Bulletin

28 2nd Quarter Assembly, 8 - 9AM (FAT)

From te ES AdministrationFrom te ES Administration

Parent TeacherConferences

NextTuesdayandWednesdayprovidesyouwithanopportunityto

meetwithyourchildsclassroomteacher. Thepurposeisto

explicitlydiscussthelearningwhichhastakenplacethusfarand

setsomegoalsforthefuture.Crically,partofthegoalseng

processwillalsoinvolvearculangsomestepsinordertoachieve

thesegoals.

ForthosestudentsinPreschool,KindergartenandGrade1,the

conferencewilltaketheformofameengbetweenparentsand

teacher.

ForthosestudentsinGrades2,3and4,itwillbeathreeway

conference,withthestudent,parentsandteacherallaending.It

isourbeliefthatitisdevelopmentallyappropriateforourstudents

toaendtheseconferencesandbeinvolvedintheconversaons

abouttheirlearning. Theteacherwillconnuetoleadthe

conversaoninthissituaon,givingfeedbackonyourchilds

learningatthispointinme,andprovidinginformaononthenext

stepsandgoals.

Whydowedothis?

Parentteacherconferenceshavebeenapartofschoolculturefora

longperiodofme. Doweconnuetodothisonthebasisof

tradion,ordowebelievethatthisexperienceaddsvaluetowhat

istakingplace? Theansweristhelaer,mostdefinitely.Our

raonaleistoprovidesomefacetofacefeedbackonthelearning

takingplace. Theconversaonispurposefulinthatitconnuesto

supportyouinbuildingarelaonshipoftrustwithyourchildsclass

teacher(s).

Parentsshouldbeeducatedinthelanguageofschooling,sothat

homeandschoolcanshareintheexpectaons,andthechilddoes

nothavetoliveintwoworlds withlileunderstandingbetween

thehomeandschool.JohnHae,(2009).VisibleLearning:aSynthesis

ofOver800MetaAnalysesRelatedtoStudentAchievement.

Thisconferenceformspartofaseriesoffeedbackopportunies

whichoccuroverthecourseoftheyear,asoutlinedbelow.Our

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goalswiththeseeventsaretoconnuetoencourageandsupportthedialoguebetweenyou,theparent,andyour

childsclassteacher.Inthisway,weareconnuingtopromotewhatJohnHaereferstoasthelanguageoflearning.

Filipiniana

OnFriday24thOctober,thelastdayofthequarterpriortothebreak,wewillbecelebrangFilipiniana. Thisprovides

studentsfromElementary,MiddleandHighSchoolwithanopportunitytocelebrateandlearnmoreaboutPhilippine

culturetogetherasaninternaonalcommunity.WewillbeginthedaywithawholeElementarySchoolassembly

starngat8:00amintheFineArtsTheatre.Thiswillbefollowedbyeachgradeleveltakingpartinaseriesofacvies,

withafocusonexperiencingdifferingaspectsofFilipinoculture. Filipinianaisadayforourenrecommunitytocome

together,withourparentsinvitedtojoininthefun.

Adam Campbel Michael RourkeElementary Principal Elementary Assistant Principal

DATE EVENT PURPOSE

August OrientaonMeengs Parentstomeettheirnewteachertolistentohowyourchildlearns,

theirmovaonsandinterests,andanyothersuppornginformaon.

October Parent/TeacherConferences#1 Teachergivingfeedbackonlearningforthequarterandsengsome

meaningfulgoals

December Semester1Report Formal,wrienfeedbackonlearningforthesemester

February Parent/TeacherConferences#2 Teachergivingfeedbackonlearningforthequarter,reporngongoals

setinOctober,andmakingadjustments

April StudentLedConferences Studentleadingtheconversaonwithyouabouttheirlearning,usinga

varietyofconcreteexamplestosupportthedialogue.

June Semester2Report Formal,wrienfeedbackonlearningforthesemester

PleasenotethatPEvenuesforallclassesarechangingasofnextweek(beginningOctober13).Yourchild'sclasswillbeinthefol

lowingfaciliesforthenextfourweeks:

PEVenues:October13 November14,2014

John Van GaalenES Physical Education Program Leader

From ES Physical Education TeamFrom ES Physical Education Team

CoachBill Gymnascs

CoachChapman SwimmingPool

CoachvanGaalen ESGym

CoachNat CoveredCourt/ESField


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Message from te Clinic:

Sick Day GuidelinesIsYourChildTooSickForSchool?

Ourgoalasaschoolclinicistopromoteandsupportthehealthofthestudentssothatthey

mayfullyparcipateintheirclassesandallacviesoffered. Weunderstandthatgood

aendanceinschoolisimportantforachildssuccess;however,theremaybeoccasions

whenparentsareundecidedwhethertheirchildisfittoaendschool.

Generally,ifachildistoosicktobecomfortableatschoolortoparcipateinclassroom

acviesoriftheymayspreadacontagiousdiseasetootherchildren,theyshouldremain

athome. Thefollowingguidelinescannotcovereveryeventualitybutmayhelpyoudecide

whetheryourchildshouldstayathomeorcometoschool.

Studentshouldremainathomeif:

Theyhaveafeverof37.8C(99.8F)orabove(pleasetaketemperaturebeforemedicaonisgiven)

Theyarevoming Theyhavediarrhea

Theysufferfromfrequentorpersistentcoughing

Theyhavepersistentpain(ear,stomach,head,etc.)

Theyhaveawidespreadrash

Theyhaveapinkeye(conjuncvis)

CoughAstudentwhohasapersistent,hackingcoughwillfindithardtoconcentrateandmaycausesignificantdisruponinclass

andshouldbekeptathome. Ifthecoughissuchthatitinterfereswiththestudentsabilitytotalkorfunconnormally,they

shouldstayathome. Amild,infrequent,coughisnotgenerallytoodebilitangandisquitecommonbutifyourchilddevelopsa

coughthatismoreseverethanyouwouldreasonablyexpectwiththecommoncold,youshouldconsidertakingthemtotheirdoc

tor,parcularlyifthisisassociatedwithfever,abnormalbehavior,difficultyinbreathingorwheezing.

DiarrheaandvomingStudentssufferingfromthisshouldbekeptathomeandshouldvisittheirdoctorifsymptomspersist. Theyshouldbefreeofsymptomsfor24hoursandabletokeepdownfoodanddrinkbeforetheyreturntoschool.

FeverItisschoolpolicythatachildwithafeverof37.8C(99.8F)oraboveshouldnotcometoschoolandcannotremainin

school. Beforereturningtoschoolthestudentshouldbefreefromfever(withoutmedicaon)for24hours.

PinkeyeorConjuncvisThiscanbecausedbyavirus,bacteriaorallergy. Theremayberedness,swelling,itchiness,discharge

andpuffiness. Astudentwiththesesymptomsshouldnotcometoschoolbutshouldvisittheirdoctortoseeifanbiocdropsare

necessary. Theschoolrequestsamedicalcerficateofclearancebytheirdoctorbeforereturningtoschool,asthiscondionis

extremelycontagious.

RashesandskininfeconsTheyaremostoencausedbybacteriaorviruses,whichcanbe passedtootherseasily.Thestudent

shouldconsulthis/herdoctorbeforereturningtoschoolandpresentamedicalcerficateofclearance.

RunnyNoseThisisoenthefirstindicaonofacommoncoldvirusorareacontoallergenssuchaspollenordustandshould

notusuallybeareasontokeepachildathome. Onlyifthechildistoouncomfortabletobeabletoparcipateinnormalclass

roomacviesortocompletetheirworkshouldthisbeconsideredareasontostayhome. Theyoungerchildrenparcularlymay

findthattheyaretoouncomfortabletocometoschoolastheirnasalpassagesaresmallerandtheyfinditdifficulttomanagea

constantlydrippingnose.

SorethroatThestudentshouldstayathomeandconsidervisinghis/herdoctor,parcularlyifthereissignificantswellingor

painofthethroat. Ifastudentisdiagnosedwithstrepthroat,he/sheshouldnotreturntoschoolbeforetheyarefeverfreeandon

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From te ATAC OfficeFrom te ATAC Office

IASASVolleyball/XC: ISMishosngtheIASASVolleyball/

CrossCountryChampionshipsnextweekOct1519.We

havenowreceivedenoughofferstohousethe170athletes

forthiseventThankyouverymuchforyoursupport!Leersshouldhavearrivedhomethisweekwithyour

guestsdetails. Ifyouhaveanyquesonsregardshousing

pleasecalltheATACofficeoryoucanaccesshousinginfor

maon/FAQ'sviathislink:hp://atac.ismonline.org/iasas/

iasashousing/

DuetothePSATtestonWedOct15thsomestudentath

letesfromSAS(8)/TAS(24)andJIS(7)needtoflyin

onTuesdayOct14thinordertositthetestatISMonthe

morningofWedOct15th.Fortheseschoolsflightsched

uleswillnotallowstudentstositthetestattheirown

schoolandthencatchflightstoarriveintoManilaatarea

sonablemeWednesday,thustheyhavetocomeinaday

ahead.

Asaresultaneedwillarisetoasksomefamilieswhohave

volunteeredtohousetoofferanextranightandhouse

fromTuesdayfortheseathletes. TheATACofficewillbe

confirmingfinalnumbersthisweekandmakeastarton

pungthehousingpuzzletogether.Ifyouareaffectedand

weneedyoutohouseanextranightyouwillbecontacted

bytheendofthisweektogiveyouadvancednoce.

Ourapologiesinadvanceforanyinconvenienceandour

hopeisthattheextranightsaccommodaonrequiredwillnotbetooburdensomeforhostfamilies.

OursoccerteamswilldepartforMalaysiaWedOct15thall

together.ISMsoccerplayerswhowillbetakingthePSAT

testwillbecominginat6:30amonWedmorningOct

15thinordertositthetestandthenbeabletomakethe

bustotheairportat10:15amwiththeotherteammem

bersandcoaches.Ourcounselingteamwillbeproviding

detailedinformaontosoccerplayerstakingthePSATtest.

Thematchscheduleforvolleyballtournamentisincludedin

thisbullenandcanbefoundunderhelpfulshortcutson

ATAChomepage,asistheoverallschedulefortheXCevent

program.

2ndseasontryoutsandseasonpracceschedulesarenow

postedtotheATACblogandonnoceboardsaround

school!2ndseasonsportsforMS/HSare;Basketball,Rug

by,Touch,TennisandSwimming.

ChecktheATACgameschedulepageforthemostupdated

matchesmidweekandonweekends!(ConnuedonPage6)


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From te ATAC OfficeFrom te ATAC Office(ConnuedfromPage4)

Welldonetoallrunnerswhocompeted

inlastFriday'stwilightcrosscountry

racearoundourcampus.Itwasagreatatmospherewiththerainandlightning

beingkindandholdingoff sobothraces

couldbecompleted.Resultsareposted

atthecrosscountryresultspageonthe

ATACblog.

Upcomingmatches:

FriOct10 Aspirantsboyssoccervs

Southridge5pm/JVGirlsvsLaSalleAn

polo3:30pm/Midgets A2vsLaSalle

Zobelaway

SatOct11 ES/MSRifaSoccerFesvals C1&4teamsatAteneo8am/C2&3teamsatCSA8am/EteamsatISM8amandGteamsat

BSM8am/MSGirlssoccerfesvalatISM1pm

ParentsandstudentspleasetakesomemetoperusetheATACblogithasawidevarietyofinformaonandlinkstooursports

andacviesprogram.IfyouhaveanyquesonsregardingthecompeveprogramofsportsatISMaerreadingtheinfor

maonontheblogpleasesendanemailtopekinm@ismanila.organdIwillendeavortoassistyouasbestIcan.

TheES/MSSoccerFesvalshaveinformaonattheselinks.Thefinalfesvaltocompletetheroundrobinfollowedbyfinalsfor

thetop8qualifyingteamsisthisSaturdayOct11th.Pleasecheckcarefullyastheselinksarecurrentandupdated.hp://atac.ism

online.org/atac/1stseason/essoccerrifaleaguefesvals/andhp://atac.ismonline.org/atac/1stseason/mssoccerrifaleague

fesvals/

BearcatDen dropbyourfantascspiritstore.Thereisarangeofnewproductsanditemstopurchaseincludingitemsfromour

servicepartners.BearcatDenhoursofoperaon 7am4pmMon

Fri.

TheATACgameschedulepdfwhichisupdatedregularlybyTriz

Gonzalez(ATACAthlecsCoordinator)givesthemostuptodate

informaononwhere/whenandwhoourBearcatteamswillbe

playingthroughouttheschoolyear.Accesstothegamescheduleis

viatheISMparentportal.Gotowww.ismanila.organdattheupper

righthandcornedclickonQuicklinksandchooseParentPortalto

accesstheparentportal,loginwithyourusername/passwordand

lookfortheATACGameScheduletab.Remembertorefreshthe

pagewhenthepdfscheduleappearssoyouviewthemostcurrentschedule.

GOBEARCATS!

Regards,

Mark PekinAthletic Director


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Campus Card Corner

SchoolAcvityPaymentTheKioskmaybeusedtopayforschoolacvityfeeslikeconcerts,schoolplays,evenforshirts.Watchoutfortheorganizersan

nouncementontheavailabilityoftheitematthekiosk.

Note:TheDisasterReliefFundisaregularitematthekioskifyouwishtomakeadonaon.

LostCampusCardIfyouloseyourcampuscard,reportitimmediatelytotheSecurityOfficesotheycanblockyourcardfrombeingused.Ifitisnot

returnedandyouarerequiredtogetanewone,dontworryaboutyouraccountbalancebecauseitremainsintactinthesystem

andwillsllreflectonceyougetanewcard.

Formoreinformaon,visit:

hp://campusonline.ismanila.org

Forquesons/concerns,email:

[email protected]

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development


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ISM UNIFORM SHOPSTARTING SEPT 02,2014

THE UNIFORM SHOP WILL OPEN EVERY

TUESDAY & FRIDAY FROM 7:00AM TO 4:00PM

THANK YOU

BY MANAGEMENT

MB GARMENTS MFG INC

ANNOUNCEMENTS


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DearParents,

Greengs,

WearetheHighSchoolStudentAmbassadors,andwewouldliketoformallyinviteyouandyourfamilytooneofour

mostancipatedevent FridayNightLights2.Thisyear,FridayNightLights2isanextensionoftheIASASvolleyball.

TheeventisheldonFriday,October17,2:15pmintheMSgym,whereESstudentswillbeseatedinthegymnascs

areaofthegym.

Asaclub,wevaluethewellbeingoftheISMcommunity,asaresult,ourmainobjecveforthiseventispromote

BearcatSpiritandtheintegraonoftheISMcommunity.

Welookforwardtomeengyou,pleasecomeandsupportourfellowBearcats.

BestRegards,

CaraLeeandCrisanGarcia

StudentAmbassadorsPresidents

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