parent bulletin issue 17 sy1314

8/13/2019 Parent Bulletin Issue 17 SY1314

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ISM Upcoming Events 10

JANUARY

19 - 31 School Holiday

1 - 3 School Holiday

17 Sports Day

DECEMBER

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HS Guidance O ce

MIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOL ISSUE # 17

SY 2013 2014

WEEK OF: Weekly Publication for Middle School ParentsFriday Bulletin

Inside this issue:

Events & Ac vi es:

Admissions & Advancement

Madame Josts French Class 2

3 Fine Arts O ce

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Opera ons & Security O ce

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Athle cs and Ac vi es

DECEMBER 16 to 20

Dear Parents:

On Tuesday, December 17 the PE Department has organized a Sports Day. Eachstudent has been assigned to a house and will have opportuni es to par cipatein events throughout the day. All parents are invited to a end and cheer ontheir child. During Sports Day the PTA will be hos ng a barbecue and drinks andfood items will be on sale during the day. Please note that your child will needcash to make a purchase; it will not be possible for them to use their ID card to

buy food.

Wednesday, December 18 is the last day of the semester and students will bedismissed at 12:00 noon. Please make the necessary arrangements to ensurethat your child is picked up on me.

Next school year we are implemen ng a Bring Your Own Device ini a ve forgrades 7 and 8 and we would like to see all students bring a personal laptop toschool. We have discussed this ini a ve on a few occasions in Parent Co eemee ngs since the start of the year and informa on is also available through theMiddle School blog. Please review the informa on on the ISM Connect pageswhich can be accessed through the link h ps://sites.google.com/a/ismanila.org/byod/home. If you have addi onal ques ons or need clari ca on, please feelfree to contact the Middle School IT Program Leader, Ma hew Chadwick [email protected].

As the semester draws to a close and grades are nalized, please be informedthat PowerSchool will be closed star ng 6 January 2014 and will reopen on 20January 2014. During this me teachers will be nalizing narra ve reports oneach student.

Classes resume on Monday, January 6, 2014. Students should report to Advisoryfor the rst 15 minutes of the day.

During this fes ve me of year we'd like to wish all the families of the ISM com-

munity a warm and happy holiday season. We hope you all have an opportunityto relax, re ect on and celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of thispast year. The students have earned a well -deserved break. When we return inJanuary, we look forward to seeing their smiling faces and listening to their sto-ries. Enjoy the holidays and best wishes for a prosperous 2014!

Yours in Educa on, Simon Gillespie Clarissa Sayson Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

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This week, French B students (Gr 7 & 8) in Madame Jostsclasses have been enjoying preparing and sharing some

classic French dishes. Following traditional recipes inFrench, we cooked up a storm, including a Salade Nioise,Ratatouille and Quiche Lorraine. For dessert, we enjoyedMousse au Chocolat, Crpes and Clafoutis aux Fruits. Mi-am miam!

Presentation was modeled on TV cooking shows. Our showwas called Oui Chef! and students were able to choosewhether to enter individually or as a pair. Our dishes werepresented to the world-famous guest food critics, MmeFiona Matthew and Mme Myra Lepp, who raved about all

the entrants. It was a tight contest, and the champions willbe announced in class, later this week.

Id like to thank parents and helpers who supported thestudents in providing and preparing their food. It was alldelicious!


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The hype for discerning film critics. The filmis based on the Mariah Mundi series of books byG.P. Taylor, which critics have compared favora-bly to the writings of J.K. Rowling. The Adventur-er: The Curse of the Midas Box is the first film ofwhat is to be a series with similar appeal to thatof the Harry Potter, Indiana Jones and The Gold-en Compass films.

Be the first in the Philippines! Captive CinemaDistributors is allowing this special privatescreening five days before the film actually opensin Philippine cinemas as a way to contribute tothe ISM disaster relief fund. (They are also fore-going any profitThanks Captive!)

Need to feel even more exclusive? January10 th is the US release date so, because of timedifference, we will even see it before the worldpreview! So come be some of the first people inthe world to enjoy this film and also contribute toa good cause while youre at it

PLOT: The Adventurer centers around 17 yearold Mariah Mundi whose family has been kid-napped by an unknown enemy. In order to unrav-el the mystery of their whereabouts he must em-bark on a journey to a remote island with the en-igmatic Will Charity. Click here to see the trailer.

DATE & TIME: Friday, January 10 th, 2014. We will open the doors to the ISM Fine Arts Theater at 5.15pm sopeople have the chance to take pictures on the red carpet and then select a seat before the film starts at 6.00pm

FILM RATING: The US MPAA rating board classified the film as PG (Parental Guidance suggested for youngerchildren) because there is some action and violence, some peril and brief incidences of smoking. The film willbe rated in the Philippines later this month and expects to get an equivalent rating. Essentially, this means it isleft to the discretion of parents to decide whether they wish to approve of their childs solo attendance or buytickets and accompany them. (As a general guide to help with this decision, the film is fairly similar in terms oflevels of violence and action to the later Harry Potter films)

TICKETS: Tickets cost 250PHP and are available from the ISM cashiers office or via the new electronic top upmachines on campus (make sure to print and keep the receipt as proof of purchase). The Fine Arts Council willalso be promoting ticket sales at lunchtime outside the canteen in the last week of school before semester breakand also during the week of the event.

CANT ATTEND? WHY NOT LET SOMEONE ELSE GO IN YOUR PLACE! If January 10 th is not a great datefor you, you can still buy a ticket and donate it to children from our service learning partner groups. For everysponsored ticket sold, we can let more students from these groups attend! In this way, the event not only ad-dresses our immediate concerns about victims of Typhoon Haiyan but also continues to support our long termpartnerships with our service partners.

If you have any further questions, email the Fine Arts Office [email protected] or phone 8408400ex 630/631
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Hello Bearcat Parents,

I hope all is well. As you may or may not know, every JANUARY we have a career -focused week at Interna onalSchool Manila called Bearcat Career Explora on Week. It is a week dedicated to helping our high school stu-dents learn more about themselves and the vast array of careers that exist and con nue to be created in ourworld. (Click here if you would like more informa on on the week: h p://bearcat -careers.ism -online.org/career -explore/)

This year the Bearcat Career Explora on week is January 20 -24, 2014. There are a number of special ac vi esgoing on this week, but some of the more popular ones are the Career Talks that are given by various profes-sionals from the ISM community. I was hoping some of you Bearcat parents might be interested in giving ashort (20 minutes to 30 minutes) talk about your career area to some of our high school students during thatweek. If you are interested in giving a career -focused talk during that week, please click the link below and llout the Google form. I will then be in touch shortly to con rm your par cipa on.

h ps://docs.google.com/a/ismanila.org/forms/d/13nLVKq50zS8gXqGTGyq_eODA33 -Ul4- jFYoB41XKesU/viewform

In the mean me, if you have ques ons about the week, please feel free to email me any me [email protected].

Best regards, Doug McQueen HS Grade 9/10 Guidance Counselor

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Host Families s ll required for AMIS MS Orchestra Fes val

ISM is pleased to host the Associa on for Music in Interna onal Schools (AMIS) Orchestra Fes val between January 22nd

and 26th, 2014. AMIS is a by -audi on orchestra of 80 students and the 2014 par cipants come from a mix of 12 di erentinterna onal schools in East and South East Asia. ISM is pleased to have secured 9 slots in the orchestra but this meanswe s ll need to nd hosts for our 71 visi ng students. Although January may s ll seem far away, we really would like tosecure homes for these students before Christmas. More details of hos ng responsibili es and forms can be downloadedfrom the Fine Arts blog at h p://arts.ism -online.org/2013/12/05/host -families -needed -for -ms -orchestra -fes val -please -help/ or by contac ng the Fine Arts O ce on 8404000 ex 630/631/ email HillmanM @ismanila.org .


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Parent IDs:

We are now issuing new parent IDs for the school year 2013/14. To reduce the inconvenience toparents of this replacement program, the old parent ID cards will be valid for school access un lthe end of the rst semester on December 18th, 2013. The standard new parent cards will beissued free of charge. Parents may, however, elect to apply for a smartcard ID which will be usa-ble 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 registra on fee theschool is required to pay for each card issued.

The security o ce is now processing applica ons for the new parent IDs. As we require new pho-tographs for the cards, parents are asked to visit the security o ce for the taking of their picture.

Thank you.

Michael Flynn Director of Opera ons and Security


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Have a great break Bearcats and thanks for all yourhard work in 2013. We look forward to a fantas c2014. Stay safe and stay t over the break. See youready for ac on in January. Training starts week be-ginning Monday, January 6 with local league matchesresuming on January 11th.

PLEASE HELP! ISM proudly hosts IASAS swim-ming from February 5 to 9, 2014 and host familiesare required to house the visi ng IASAS swimmers.The housing le er is available via the ATAC blog andvia the Sail sh blog. Please assist us to make this awonderful event for our community by housing apair of swimmers for IASAS. Currently we only have30 swimmers housed, we need to house 120 swim-mers total from the IASAS Schools.

h p://atac.ism -online.org/iasas/iasas -housing/iasas -swim -meet -housing -le er/ Please print, complete and return the slip to theATAC o ce.

ISM hosted a great speed climbing invita onal lastSaturday Dec 7th. Well done to our ISM Wall Climb-ing team and the coaches for a great tournamentwith over 50 compe tors entered from around Ma-nila.

Congratula ons also to our ISM Gymnas cs teamwho competed at the Philippine Cup meet at RizalStadium last Sunday. From all reports it was a greatmeet and our gymnasts did very well. Full resultsfrom the organizers have not yet been received, wewill post these to the Gymnas c page on the ATACblog as soon as we get them.

Well done also to our MS tennis teams who won alltheir matches last Saturday in the local league tenniscompe on. This year we have 6 ISM MS teams (4

boys and 3 girls) teams with some very talented play-ers.

The Bearcat Den will be open on Wednesday, De-cember 18 from 9:30 -12:00 noon for you to buysome last minute Bearcat goodies for friends/family.Thanks so much to all our wonderful Den volunteersfor their con nued hard work to keep the den openand opera ng so well. Your me and e ort are much

appreciated.

New families please take some me to peruse theATAC blog as this will help orientate you with thewide variety of co -curricular programs ISM o ers.

A great way to stay in touch with the ISM ATAC pro-gram is to subscribe via RSS feed to the ATAC blogand also to follow via twi er (see twi er feed on theblog home page).

Each Monday, I will post the weeks happenings andhighlight important events for students and parentsinforma on on the ATAC blog and in the regu-lar Friday parent bulle ns.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule in-forma on): Informa on about all mid -week/weekend xtures for ISM teams can be found via theATAC blog. Please note the game schedule doeschange o en due to involvement with many localschools so please check the page regularly to nd outthe latest informa on of where and when the Bear-cats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or theBearcat logo to be directed to the power school se-cure site (h p://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ ) You will need your power school user name and

password to access the game schedule pdf.

The Bearcat Den ( h p://atac.ism -online.org/bearcat-den/ ) is open for business, please drop by to checkout the range of Bearcat products. We have a greatteam of volunteers who run the den and are alwayslooking for more people to help out. If you are inter-ested in joining a fantas c group please contact anyof our den members during den opening hours orplease contact Carolyn Ching for de-tails [email protected]. We are always look-

ing for new volunteers and encourage parents fromES/MS to join our group.

Have a great year at the Home of the Bearcats!

Regards, Mark Pekin Director of Athle cs/Ac vi es


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Philippine Cup Meet Results Dec 8 2013:

CONGRATULATIONS TO ISM GYMNASTICS TEAM for par ci-

pa ng the Philippine Cup 2013 - Rizal Memorial Stadium

ELEMENTARY:

Jessica Kim 4 Bronze, 1 Ribbon

Kate Juteau 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze

Hannah Feren 3 Gold, 1 Bronze

Brianne Roberts 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 2 Ribbons

Holly Robertson 2 Bronze, 1 Ribbon

Mikayla Warguez 1 Bronze, 3 Ribbons

Reika Isomata 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

Lauren Drysdale - Rumrill 3 Silver, 2 Bronze

Natsuko Ishiyama 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

Isabelle Huang 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 BronzeLinnea Karlsson 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 1 RibbonsTakezo Kimura 2 Gold 1 Silver, AA Trophy

Alexander Kendrick 1 Gold, 3 Silver

Tyler Kendrick 2 Gold, 2 Silver

Akhil Thomas 2 Gold, 2 Bronze

Middle School Girls:

Saiya Zulber 1 Gold, 1 ribbon

Johanna Olafsson 3 Ribbons

Ishani Sharma 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 1 Ribbon

Avery Kluck 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

Lea Chiarada 1 Gold, 1 Ribbon

Clara Ma on 1 Ribbon

Katya Zobel 2 Gold, 2 Silver

Rocio Tambun ng 2 Ribbons

Silvana De Dios 3 Gold, 1 Silver

Awe McCallum (Injured)

HIGH SCHOOL:

Mariel Olejniczak 1 Bronze, 2 Ribbons

Marie Capuano 2 Silver, 2 Bronze

MAG MIDDLE SCHOOL:

Hiroyuki Tabe 3 Gold & AA Trophy

Max Campbell 2 Silver, 2 Bronze

MAG 1st Runner up Team Champion


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UPDATE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS THROUGHTHE ISM PARENT PORTAL

Dear Parents,

We are pleased to inform you that your childs PowerSchool account may be accessed through the ISM Parent Portal.Aside from being a gateway to PowerSchool, the Parent Portal also provides informa on on school events, useful links,as well as child -speci c academic blogs and student por olios. Should you need to make any changes to your contactinforma on, visit the Parent Portal and follow the steps below:


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Leaving ISM?

For those students that will be withdrawing from Interna onal School Manila this school year (SY 13-14), the following procedure applies:

Parents are obliged to o cially inform the Admissions O ce in wri ng through a Withdrawal No -ca on Form at least een (15) days prior to your childs last day of school.

For those leaving at the end of the school year, you MUST submit a Withdrawal No-ca on Form on or before May 09, 2014.

Failure to do so will lead to a deduc on of US$1,000 from the Facili es Upgrade Deposit (FUD) in

compensa on for having held a space for the child and thus preven ng the School from o eringthat space to another child prior to the summer holiday break.

The Withdrawal No ca on Form can be obtained from the Admissions O ce or downloaded fromthe ISM website here .

We hope that your child has had an enriching stay at ISM and wish you and your family the verybest in the future.
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The Giving Tree - December 2013

The Giving Tree was established to collectdonated items from the ISM Communityand distribute them to our Service Part-ners. People have been extremely gener-ous before, so we will run the projectagain from the 2nd December un l the17th December. Your dona ons will sup-port partners such as the SPECS Founda-

on, Stairway Founda on, PCF and ourISM Livelihood Partners.

Where?The Giving Tree will be outside the MS/HS canteen to receive your dona ons.

What can be donated? childrens books clothing toys puzzles & games toiletries school sta onary shoes sports equipment food (rice, pasta, milk, canned goods, sug-ar, honey)

When? From Monday, 2nd December un l Mon-day, 17th December

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