Issue No. 15 (Week of November 28 to December 02

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Dear Parents:

Today we celebrated Filipiniana and had a fantastic time enjoying the

barrio fiesta lunch, dance presentations and musical performances. We also

had an afternoon activity period during which the students assembled a

large map of the Philippines and identified places they have visited, wrote

about an experience they have had in the Philippines, heard folktales,

sampled turon and palitaw, played some games and danced. We hope

everyone learned a little bit more about our host country and have been

inspired to discover even more. The Philippine Cultural Club has done acommendable job in planning this event and is to be applauded.

The Middle School art exhibit opens next week and all are invited to view

the work of our students. The pieces will be on display in the lobby of the

Fine Arts Theater until December 9. Please pay a visityou are sure to be

impressed!

On Friday, December 2 is a Middle School party for grades 5 8 from 5:00 to

7:00 P.M. Permission slips have been distributed to students. In order to

attend, your child must submit a signed permission slip and purchase a

ticket. Please be advised that students are expected to attend the duration

of the party. In the event that a student must leave before the end of theparty, it is requested that a parent notify the office in writing or by phone

in advance. When informing the office of the early pick-up, please tell us

who will pick up your child and the time so that the MS Office can inform

security. Please understand that we request this information to ensure the

safety of the students who leave the event early. We encourage all

students to attend their respective party and are looking forward to 100%

participation. There will be games, dancing and lots of fun to be had. The

parties will be a great opportunity to spend time with friends!

Please be reminded that there will be no school on Wednesday, November

30 in commemoration of Bonifacio Day. Classes resume on Thursday,December 1.

Have a relaxing weekend!

Regards,

Simon Gillespie Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATPOWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDAT

December 09 Grade Update

January 09 PowerSchool closes

January 20 PowerSchool opens

From the Middle School Office

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 15

WEEKOF NOVEMBER 28TO DECEMBER 02, 2011

Friday Bulletin

MIDDLE SCHOOL

World AIDS Day 3

From the Fine & Performing Arts Office 4

From the PTA OfficeHoliday BazaarInternational Family Fun Day

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From the Athletics & Activities Office 6

ISM Swimathon 9

Calendar for School Year 2012-2013 1

Middle School Poetry JamLost & Found Viewing

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Inside this issue:

UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER

29 to Dec. 09 MS Art Exhibit (FAT Lobby)

29 MS Art Exhibit Opening(FAT Lobby)

30 School Holiday(Bonifacio Day)

DECEMBER

02 Gr. 58 End of Semester Pa

03 Service Learning Trip

05 to 09 Spirit Week

08 PTA Charity Bazaar(7:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.,Lofthouse)

08 MS Concert(5:30 P.M., FAT)

09 Sports Day

13 Gr. 7-12 Beginners Recital(5:30 P.M., LT)

15 Student Early Release(12:00 noon)

16 to Jan. 08 School Holiday

JANUARY

09 Classes Resume


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FRIDAY BULLETIN PAGE 2

Middle School Poetry Jam

The 2nd Annual Middle School Media Center Poetry Jam will be held onTuesday, December 13 from 3:00-4:00 P.M.

All students, parents and faculty are welcome to attend and listen to poems being read aloud inthe library.Everyone is welcome to read a poem aloud. Another way to be part of the Poetry Jam is to displaya poem.We are hoping to have a collection of poems from different countries on display in addition to thestudent work.

Please express interest, or submit poems to the MS Media Center before December 6.

See you in the MSMC on December 13!

From the Security Office


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World AIDS DayWorld AIDS Day is now established as one of the most widely recognised international health days. Its agreat opportunity to raise further awareness in communities across the world about the state of the pan-

demic and the critical next steps that must be taken to halt its spread.

To commemorate this event, Grade 8 Wellness students are hoping to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.They will put up posters and place envelopes with ribbons and information slips around the school. Please

take time to read their posters and show your support for this event by wearing a ribbon.

Spread the news not the virus.

Thank You.

Valerie Birchenall

Wellness Department Program Leader

Update your contact information!Please get in touch with the Admissions Office (840-8488) or Middle School Office (840-

8550/840-8553) if there has been any change in your home address,

email address, and contact numbers.

We want to keep you updated with what is happening in school.

Update your contact information!

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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From the Fine & Performing Arts Department

Congratulations to the musical performances of the Grade Five and Six students!Last Tuesday night, music from the bands, choirs, and orchestras were of epic pro-

portions, hearing singing of the jazz classics, the bands playing music by BrunoMars, and the orchestras beautiful sonorous melodies. We are looking forward to

your next concert in May! A special thank you to the Fine Arts Office and the MusicDepartment for making this night such a success!

WATCH

OUTFOR...


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From the PTA

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Dear Parents,

The holidays are quickly approaching, and Im sure we are all looking forward to enjoying some well-deserved vacation

time. However, the PTA has its biggest event of the school year coming up as well International Family Fun Day (IFFD),which will take place on January 21, 2012. This is an event that continues to be a highlight of the ISM experience.

There are many reasons for attending and participating in IFFD from children enjoying the games and fun with theirfriends to parents experiencing a new adventure in culinary diplomacy at the International Food Tasting Booths.

In past years, countries from all over the world have been represented in the International Food Fair. It only takes asmall group of volunteers to put together a booth, and sharing our diverse, multi-national cuisine is a truly rewardingexperience. Please contact me if you want to get involved. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!

Thus far I have at least one volunteer for the following countries:Japan, Taiwan, Pakistan, Thailand, Latin America, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe

Here are the countries that have not yet been represented:Philippines, India, Korea, America/Canada, China, and Indonesia.If you are interested or know anyone who is, my contact information is:

Melanie Ball(Food Booths Chair)

E-Mail: [email protected]: 09154636387Landline: 816-0059


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IASAS MODEL UNITED NATIONS: MUN wound up last Sat-

urday with a great day of debate at the General Assem-

bly, followed by an entertaining student banquet and

wonderful closing ceremony. I would like to thank all who

had a role in the putting together this huge event, espe-

cially the IT/AV Departments for all their setup and tech-

nical assistance. I would also like to extend a very big

thanks to all families that agreed to open their homes and

house a visiting delegate it is very much appreciated and

the guests from the IASAS schools were extremely im-

pressed with the kind hospitality they were shown during

their time in Manila.

Varsity Basketball Invitational at Brent: This afternoon

and all day Saturday, our varsity boys and girls basketball

teams will be playing at Brent in their invitational tourna-

ment. Teams from Shanghai and local HS teams will be

playing in this tournament. Tournament schedule is in-

cluded in this bulletin.

BEARCATS RUGBY 10s: ISM will host our own rugby tour-

nament with 2 schools from China and 1 school from Ja-

pan flying in to play next week. The Bearcats Rugby 10 s

schedule is attached in this bulletin and tournament

games will be played afterschool on Thursday, December

1 and Friday, December 2 and all day on Saturday, De-

cember 3. It is going to be a great event for the develop-ment of our rugby program at ISM. We hope that the ISM

community can come out and support our JV and Varsity

teams as they battle against Dulwich College Shanghai and

Beijing and Canadian Academy Kobe, Japan. Our varsity

boys team will travel to Bangkok today for pre-IASAS

rugby and will return on Sunday.

IASAS RUGBY/TOUCH HOUSING: With IASAS MUN now

completed the next fantastic ISM Special event is on the

horizon. We host rugby/touch on February 1-5, 2012 and

140 athletes require housing for this event. All rugby and

touch athletes have been given a housing letter this weekat practice and I would also make a request for all ath-

letes that were housed in Singapore recently that we

need your support to reciprocate the hospitality given to

you by housing for IASAS Rugby/Touch. The housing letter

can be accessed via the ATAC blog or there is a link to it

on the IASAS Rugby/Touch page.

MS Tennis: Congratulations to the MS boys Division B Tennis

Team who won their second match of the season last week

vs. Southridge 5-0. They play with Ateneo tomorrow in the

3rd match of the season, along with the MS Boys A team who

play their first match tomorrow morning at ISM vs. LaSalle

Green Hills. The MS Girls tennis team will take on St. Paul in

their 2nd match of the season tomorrow. Good luck and a big

thanks to the MS tennis parents who have been coming

along to support the teams so far this season.

ISM Swim meet: Congratulations to all sailfish swimmers

who raced last Saturday at our first ISM meet for this year. A

great day of racing was had and full meet results are

posted on the sailfish blog and on the sailfish page of the

ATAC blog.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule informa-

tion)

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 Bear-

cats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bear-

cat logo to be directed to the

http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/. You will need

your Powerschool username and password to access thegame schedule.

BEARCAT DEN

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 11:30 A.M. 1:00

P.M. & 2:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M.

Tuesday & Thursday afternoons, from 2:30 - 4:00 P.M.

If you are interested in joining our group of volunteers in

the Bearcat Den, please contact our BCD volunteers coordi-

nator, Radhika at [email protected] or pop in

to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and talk with one of our

volunteers. They will be very happy to make you welcome.

Regards,

Mark Pekin

Director of Athletics/Activities

From the Athletics & Activities Office


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