Parent Bulletin Issue 10 SY1314

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21 Parent Coee

1 SCHOOL HOLIDAY

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25 Filipiniana

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Admissions & Advancement 5

MIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOL

ISSUE # 10

SY 2013 2014

WEEK OF:

OCTOBER 21 to 25

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Friday BulletinInside this issue:

Events & Acvies:

Service Learning

ISM Upcoming Events

MS Yearbook Photo Shoot 2

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Athlecs & Acvies

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OCTOBER

Dear Parents:

Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) in the Middle School are scheduled for Mon-

day, October 21 and Tuesday, October 22 from 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. On both

of these days students will be dismissed at 12:00 noon and there will be no aer

school clubs and acvies. Please make the necessary arrangements for your

child to be picked up on me.

Also, in regards to PTCs, the Middle School PTC online reservaon system formaking appointments will close on Monday, October 21 at 8:00 A.M. Please

make sure to bring a copy of your reserved appointments on the day of the con-

ferences. Also, in preparaon for the conferences, please login to PowerSchool

and review your childs progress. We advise you to print a copy of your childs

current standing and bring it for reference during your appointments.

Photos for the MS yearbook Salinlahi will be taken during the week of October

21. Please see details within the bullen if you are interested in purchasing pho-

tos of your child.

On Friday, October 25 we will be celebrang Filipiniana with a barrio esta

lunch, games, acvies and performances. Together with the High School Philip-

pine Cultural Club (PCC), our Middle School students are planning acvies that

will celebrate our host country and it should be an excing aernoon. PCC shirts

will be on sale for 500.00 pesos during lunch me, and students can wear the

PCC shirt or their House shirt to school on Friday. If they like, students can also

wear a tradional Filipino ouit and parcipate in the parade around the school,

which will take place around 12:00 noon. We look forward to enjoying the aer-

noon that the Philippine Cultural Club has organized.

The October holiday starts on October 26 and classes resume on Monday, No-

vember 4. Aer the past twelve weeks the students and teachers have earned a

well-deserved break. Enjoy the holiday!

Yours in Educaon,

Simon Gillespie Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

SCHOOL HOLIDAY

NOVEMBER

Philippine Cultural Club

We are looking for student and parent performers for the Internaonal Family Fun Day on Saturday,

November 16. If you are interested to get up on stage and delight the crowd with your musical abili-

es, please come see Mr. St. Laurent in MS Guidance for details.


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Seven Ways Students Can Get Involved in Service Learning

All of us have experienced the ethical conict that arises when a homeless child knocks on our car window

at an intersecon. Adolescence is a me when many students start to grapple with their response to pov-

erty, climate change, and other issues facing our world. The problems seem so big, that somemes stu-

dents feel helpless to aect change. Thats one way to look at it. The other way is to do something about

it! As the Dalai Lama said, If you think you are too small to make a dierence, try sleeping with a mosqui-

to.

The Middle School Service Learning Program oers students a diversity of opportunies to give to others

and help safeguard our environment. Here are seven ways that your child can get involved in service and

environmental projects:

1. Saturday Service

Beginning on October 19, eight dierent service oppor-

tunies will be oered on Saturdays. Some events in-

volve a trip to visit a service partner, such as La Mesa

Watershed and Chosen Childrens Village (CCV) near

Tagaytay. Other events involve hosng a local educa-

on program, such as Love 2 Learn, on the ISM cam-

pus. Along with the joy of giving, students benet by

interacng with children from dierent backgrounds

and geng to know the Philippines beyond Maka andTaguig. See the inset Saturday Service Calendar and

discuss which trips interest them most. To parcipate,

students simply pick up a Permission Slip from the MS

Oce on the Monday before the trip. Once its been

signed and returned to the oce, a student can sign up

on the roster. Some trips ll up quickly so encourage

them to sign up early. And yes, parents are welcome

to aend!

2. Classroom Without Walls

For two days in late September and a week in February, students take part in our Classroom Without Walls

(CWW) program. Acvies range from teambuilding acvies to hands-on service projects. Some trips are

run from campus on a daily basis, while others involve an overnight trip. All of them oer rich opportunies

for experienal learning, bonding with classmates, and helping others. In some cases, students run fundrais-

ers and supply drives to support CWW service partners running up to their trips. For details about specic

CWW plans, contact your childs Grade Level Coordinator.

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SATURDAY SERVICE DATES10/19 Philippine Childrens Fund

11/9 Habitat for Humanity

11/16 CRIBS / Papaya Academy

11/23 Chosen Childrens Village

11/30 La Mesa Watershed

12/7 Love 2 Learn

12/14 Tzu Chi Foundation

CLASSROOM WITHOUT WALLS9/26-27 (G5 teambuilding @ ISM)

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3. ECO Council

ECO stands for Environmental and Community Outreach. This club is open to all MS students and meets

regularly to plan and promote Saturday Service projects, special events ,such as, No Impact Week, and assistwith community building acvies around our campus. There are also smaller service clubs associated with

service partners, such as CCV. Students can see Mr. Willey or Mr. Cook to get involved.

4. M.Y.O. Service Trip

Students can make their own service trip. All they need is a teacher chaperone and a plan. Some Advisories

create service projects together. Sports teams can get involved through events such as the Homeless World

Cup. Of course, there are also a lot of opportunies for students to get involved in service acvies through

a parents employer, religious group, and out-of-school clubs.

5. Start a Family Tradion

Many ISM families have forged their own es with service partners. Some students even celebrate their

birthdays by vising their favorite service partner site. Its easy to arrange family visits. If youd like assis-

tance organizing a family visit, contact me at the email address provided below.

6. Random Acts of Kindness

Service is more than one-o events. There are lots of ways students can help others, and our planet,

through their daily acons. Encourage students to pracce Random Acts of Kindness such as wring a

leer to a grandparent, conserving resources at home, inving a new student to a sleepover, or reaching

out to students who need a friend. Studies have shown that such acvies oen benet the giver even

more than the receiver.

7. Walk the Walk

This is perhaps the greatest challenge of working with adolescents, whether you are a parent or an educa-

tor. Its also one of the most important. Share your own struggles with issues such as poverty, the environ-

ment, and inequality. Model empathy and compassion. Get involved in service projects that suit your own

interests and concerns. Research shows that a respected adult role model is one of the most powerful in-

struconal tools.

Internaonal School Manila holds Service as one of its core values. Those of you who have been here for a

while, know how integral service learning is to our commitment to educang the whole child. There are lotsof ways for students (and parents) to get involved. Encourage your child topick acvies they are inter-

ested in and try new things. If you have any quesons, dont hesitate to email me at

[email protected].

All the best,

Cory Willey

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UPDATE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS THROUGH

THE 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 informaon on school events, useful links,

as well as child-specic academic blogs and student porolios. Should you need to make any changes to your contact

informaon, visit the Parent Portal and follow the steps below:


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Well done to all players and coaches for the 1st season IASAS Championships that were held last weekend. CONGRATULATIONS to our

incredible freshman Molly Bailey who ran away with the girls 5km XC race in Jakarta in a me of 19:33. What an amazing achievement

for such a young runner. The girls and boys XC teams placed 5th and 4th overall in the teams divisions.

Our boys and girls volleyball teams did extremely well to take Silver and Bronze respecvely. Both teams played fantasc matches

throughout the tournament and fully deserve their wonderful results. Congrats to both teams and the coaches for an outstanding tour-

nament In Jakarta.

The boys and girls soccer teams baled very hard in Taipei but alas close games did not go their way and nished in 5th and 6th place

this year. Both teams were young this year with a solid group of freshman players. We look forward to beer results next year with such

a promising group of young players in both teams. Visit www.iasas.asia for all the nal results of 1st season IASAS events.

The RIFA soccer fesval nals will be held tomorrow Saturday, October 19th at ISM, aer yet another weather cancellaon last Saturday

due to the typhoon. All up to date informaon about our ES/MS soccer teams and the RIFA fesvals etc can always be found here

hp://atac.ism-online.org/atac/1st-season/es-soccer-rifa-league-fesvals/

For MS: hp://atac.ism-online.org/atac/1st-season/ms-soccer-rifa-league-fesvals/

In the event of a cancellaon or if you are unsure whether a fesval will be held, please refer to the links above or:

hp://atac.ism-online.org/manila-weather-forecast/atac-event-cancelaon-extreme-weather/ As soon as a cancellaon is noed,

ISM security is informed and posts are made to the pages referred to on the ATAC blog.

The 2nd season tryouts schedule and the season pracce schedule which runs from Oct 23 to Feb 7 is now posted on noce boards

around school, and is also now available on the ATAC blog. 2nd season sports are Basketball, Tennis, Varsity swim team, Rugby and

Touch. hp://atac.ism-online.org/schedules/hs/

New families, please take some me to peruse the ATAC blog as this will help orientate you with the wide variety of co -curricular pro-

grams that ISM oers.

A great way to stay in touch with the ISM ATAC program is to subscribe via RSS feed to the ATAC blog and also to follow via twier (see

twier feed on the blog home page).

Each Monday, I will post the weeks happenings and highlight important events for students and parents informaon on the ATAC blog

and in the regular Friday parent bullens.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF (access to game schedule informaon): Informaon about all mid-week/weekend xtures for ISM teams can be

found via the ATAC blog. Please note the game schedule does change oen due to involvement with many local schools so please check

the page regularly to nd out the latest informaon of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the

Bearcat logo to be directed to the power school secure site:

hp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/

You will need your power school user name and password to access the game schedule pdf.

The Bearcat Den is open for business. Please drop by to check out the range of Bearcat products. We have a great team of volunteers

who run the den and are always looking for more people to help out. If you are interested in joining a fantasc group please contact any

of our den members during den opening hours or please contact Carolyn Ching for details at: [email protected]. We are al-

ways looking for new volunteers and encourage parents from ES/MS to join our group.

BEARCAT DEN: hp://atac.ism-online.org/bearcat-den/

Have a great year at the Home of the Bearcats!

Regards,

Mark Pekin

Director of Athlecs/Acvies

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MS Tryouts Schedule(see flyer on MS notice board or ATAC blog)

MS Tennis Oct 18 and 23 MS Touch (girls) Oct 23 and 25

MS Rugby (boys) Oct 23 and 25

MS Basketball (boys) Oct 23, 24, 25

MS Girls Basketball Oct 23 and Oct 25

Due to early release on Monday and Tuesday next week for MS/HS Parent confer-

ences, there will not be any aer school training for MS/HS seasonal or all year

round teams. MS Tryouts start Wednesday, October 23.


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