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17 January 2014Volume 9
ES PARENT BULLETIN
International School Manila
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
JAN
22, 29Wednesday Morning Student Late Start,
8.30AM
29K-12 Counselling Parent Workshop,
830 - 1030AM (LT)
30
ES 3rd Quarter Assembly,
8 - 9AM (FAT),Parent Bulletin
FEB
5, 12, 19,
26Wednesday Morning Student Late Start,
8.30AM
14, 28 Parent Bulletin
5Grade 4 Parent Transition Meeting,
5 - 6PM
7 Childrens Musical Theater (FAT)
14 Sports Day
18 Parent Coffee, 730 - 830AM (LT)
24, 25 No Classes, Holiday & Faculty In-Service
From the ES Administrationrom the ES AdministrationDearParents,
WelcomeBack!
HappyNewYearandwelcomebacktoallreturningfamilies
toISMin2014.Welcomealsotoour31newstudentsand
familieswhohavestartedoverthepasttendaysat
ISM. Justastransioningoutofaschoolandacountrycan
provideuswithsomechallenges,sotoocantransioningintoanewenvironment. Ourgoaloverthenextweeksisto
makeallthenewmembersofourcommunityfeelthatthey
arepartoftheISMfamilyandthatISMisaplacethatthey
lookforwardtoandenjoycomingto,eachday. Thisisdone
attheclassroomlevel,withteachersandclasspeers,but
alsoontheplaygroundandinthecorridorsthrough
thedailyinteraconsthateverypersononourcampushas.
OnTuesdaymorningwewelcomedournewfamilieswitha
coffeemorningandtheywereabletomeet
membersofourPTAaswellsomeoftheElementarySchool
faculty,includingourGuidanceCounselors.
Thiswasthebeginningoftheongoingconversaon
withnewparentsabouttheirchild'slearningatISM.
IfyouareanewmemberofISM,pleasedoknowthatour
doorsarealwaysopenandthatweareheretoassistyou in
yourtransiontothebestofourabilies.Ifyouareoneof
ourmanyexisngfamilies,pleasedotakethemeto
engageinthosecorridorconversaonswithournewstudentsandfamiliesandhelpmaketheirjourneyintoISMa
smoothone.
CrazyHairDayNextWednesday22ndJanuary,ourStudentCouncilwillbeholdingacrazyhairdayforallElementarystudents. Thisis
enrelyvoluntaryandonenotdesignedtocauseanyfamiliesstressorunnecessaryexpenditureonhairprod-
ucts!WhenStudentCouncilmetattheendoflastsemestertheytalkedaboutwaysofconnuingtosupportand
buildoursenseofcommunityintheElementarySchoolandthenweendedupwithCrazyHairDay!
Have a safe weekend.
Adam Campbell Michael RourkeElementaryPrincipal ElementaryAssistantPrincipal
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From the Professional Learning Departmentrom the Professional Learning Department
From the Counselors Officerom the Counselors Office
TheElementaryschoolannualsportsdayonFebruary14this
nowlessthanonemonthaway!Allchildrenwillbringhomea
programforESSportsdayonFriday7thFebruary.
ClassT-shirtshavenowbeenorderedandthesewillbegiven
outthedaybeforeSportsDay.Studentswillparcipateasa
classinavarietyofacviesthatpromoteteamwork,cooper-
aon,anddevelopmotorskills.Ourfocusisonhavingfunin
anacvesengandcelebrangleadinganacvelifestyle.
Sportsdayalsoprovidesawonderfulopportunityforstudents
todisplaygoodsportsmanship.Somestudents
wereinvolvedthisweekinmakingaSportsmanshipCommer-
cialinreadinessforSportsday.
AllfamiliesareinvitedtoaendSportsDay.Youcanfind
moreinformaononthePEteachersBlogs.ThedaystartsintheMSgymLevel2withanOpeningCeremonyat7:40am.
PEfaciliesforJan.6-24
BillBlankenship-ESField
AmandaPekin- ESGymLevel1
JohnvanGaalen-CoveredCourtLevel3
HollyChapman- CoveredCourtLevel3
Amanda PekinES PE Program Leader
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International School Manila
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AFTER SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES
(ES-AFAC)
KINDER AFAC
Parents will receive a confirmation
letter on Jan 24
Start of Kinder AFAC will be on
January 29
From Operations and Security Officerom Operations and Security OfficeParentIDs
We are now issuing new parent IDs for the school year
2013/14. To reduce the inconvenience to parents of this re-placement program, the old parent ID cardswill be valid for
schoolaccessunl theendof thefirstsemesteronDecember
18th,2013. Thestandardnewparentcardswillbeissuedfreeof
charge. Parentsmay,however,elect toapply forasmartcard
IDwhichwillbeusablewiththenewcashlesspaymentsystem
beingintroducedintotheschoolforSY2013-14. Therewillbea
feeofP250.00forasmartcardwhichcoversinparttheregistra-
onfeetheschoolisrequiredtopayforeachcardissued.
The securityoffice isnowprocessingapplicaons for thenew
parent IDs.Aswerequirenewphotographsforthecards,par-
ents
are
asked
to
visit
the
security
offi
ce
for
the
taking
of
their
picture.
Thankyou,
Michael FlynnDirector, Operations & Security
From the Art Departmentrom the Art DepartmentTheESArtteamishavingaveryproducvestartto
theyear.Wewouldliketoaskforyoursupportin
donanganynewspapersormagazinesyouhaveat
homeaswellascentertubesfromtoiletssueand
kitchenpaperrolls.Thiswillbeusedforaspecialpro-
ject!Also,ifyouhaveanyoldshirtsort-shirtsthat
younolongerusewewould reallyappreciatethem
touseasextrasmocksforparcularlymessypro-
jects!
Thanks,
ES Art Team
Every Friday is Pizza Day for Elementary School(grades 1-4). The pizzas are being supplied byPiadina.
Pizzette Quattro Formaggi - Php 60.00
Pizzette Margherita - Php 50.00
Coupons will be sold at theundercovered ES playground everyFriday from 6:30 a.m. up to 7:30 a.m.
These coupons are then redeemed by
the students at the ES Cafeteriaduring their lunch break.
Pizza Day!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTFROM THE TEXTBOOK
CENTER
Refund for LOST, PAID and Returned Textbook/s
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PAYMENTS MADE FORLOST TEXTBOOKS WILL ONLY BE REFUNDED, IFTHE BOOK IS RETURNED WITHIN THE CURRENTSCHOOL YEAR OR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLYEAR, AT THE LATEST.
For questions, please [email protected] orcall 840-8517.Thank you.
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Note:Anemailnoficaonwillbesenttoyour
registeredemailaddressregardingthechangesmadeon
PowerSchool.
(Connuedfrompage4)From the Admissions Advancement Officerom the Admissions Advancement Office
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From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC OfficeSeason2israpidlycomingtoaclosewiththeIASASChampi-
onshipstwoandahalfweeksaway.Ourteamsarepreparing
themselvesandtraininghardandIamsuretheywillall
(athletesandcoaches)representISMtotheverybestoftheirabiliesatJakartaforBasketball,Rugby/TouchatSingapore
(*notevenuechangeduetopolicaluncertaintyinBangkok),
TennisatKualaLumpurandatISMforswimming.
PleasenoteRugby/TouchwillnowbeheldatSASnotISB.This
decisionwasmadebytheschoolheadonWednesdayofthis
weekduetopolicaluncertaintyinBangkokatthemoment.
Theseason3tryoutsscheduleandseasonpracceschedule
isnowpostedontheschedulespage(ATACblog)
The2ndseasonpracceschedulewhichrunsfromOct
23toFeb7is postedonnoceboardsaroundschool,andis
availableontheATACblog.hp://atac.ism-online.org/schedules/hs/
PLEASEHELP!ISMproudlyhostsIASASswimmingFeb5-9,
2014andhostfamiliesarerequiredtohousethevising
IASASswimmers.ThehousingleerisavailableviatheATAC
blogandviatheSailfishblog.Pleaseassistustomakethisa
wonderfuleventforourcommunitybyhousingapairof
swimmersforIASAS. Currentlywesllneedtohouse25
swimmers!
(Connuedfrompage5)From the Admissions Advancement Officerom the Admissions Advancement OfficeLeavingISM?
ForthosestudentsthatwillbewithdrawingfromInternaonalSchoolManilathisschoolyear(SY13-14),thefollowingprocedure
applies:
ParentsareobligedtoofficiallyinformtheAdmissionsOfficeinwringthroughaWithdrawalNoficaonFormatleastfieen(15)
dayspriortoyourchildslastdayofschool.
Forthoseleavingattheendoftheschoolyear,youMUSTsubmitaWithdrawalNoficaonFormonorbeforeMay09,2014.
FailuretodosowillleadtoadeduconofUS$1,000fromtheFaciliesUpgradeDeposit(FUD)incompensaonforhavinghelda
spaceforthechildandthusprevenngtheSchoolfromofferingthatspacetoanotherchildpriortothesummerholidaybreak.
TheWithdrawalNoficaonFormcanbeobtainedfromtheAdmissionsOfficeordownloadedfromtheISMwebsitehere.Admis
sions>ReEnrollment&Withdrawal>Withdrawal
WehopethatyourchildhashadanenrichingstayatISMandwishyouandyourfamilytheverybestinthefuture.
Regards,
Stephanie HagedornDirector, Admissions & Advancement
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From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC Office(Connuedfrompage7)
hp://atac.ism-online.org/iasas/iasas-housing/iasas-swim-meet-housing-leer/ Pleaseprint,completeandreturnthesliptothe
ATACoffice.
ThisFridayourVarsityBasketballteamsplayawayatFaith.OurjvbasketballteamsplayBrentathomestarngat4pm.WearehosngTouch thisSaturdayattheMSfeild,alongwithMStennisontheroofandourusualarrayoflocalleaguebasketballgames
inthegyms.
NewfamiliespleasetakesomemetoperusetheATACblogasthiswillhelporientateyouwiththewidevarietyofco-curricular
programsISMoffers.
AgreatwaytostayintouchwiththeISMATACprogramistosubscribeviaRSSfeedtotheATACblogandalsotofollowviatwier
(seetwierfeedonthebloghomepage)
EachMondayIwillposttheweekshappeningsandhighlightimportanteventsforstudentsandparentsinformaonontheATAC
blogandintheregularFridayparentbullens.
GAMESCHEDULEPDF:(accesstogamescheduleinformaon)Informaonaboutallmid-week/weekend fixturesforISMteamscan
befoundviatheATACblog.Pleasenotethegamescheduledoeschangeoenduetoinvolvementwithmanylocalschoolsso
pleasecheckthepageregularlytofindoutthelatestinformaonofwhereandwhentheBearcatsteamsareplaying.Clickon
schedulestabortheBearcatlogotobedirectedtothepowerschoolsecuresitehp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/
Youwillneedyourpowerschoolusernameandpasswordtoaccessthegameschedulepdf.
BEARCATDEN:hp://atac.ism-online.org/bearcat-den/
TheBearcatDenisopenforbusiness,pleasedropbytocheckouttherangeofBearcatproducts.Wehaveagreatteamofvolun-
teerswhorunthedenandarealwayslookingformorepeopletohelpout.Ifyouareinterestedinjoiningafantascgroupplease
contactanyofourdenmembersduringdenopeninghoursorpleasecontactCarolynChingfordetailscarolynqching@yahoo.com.
WearealwayslookingfornewvolunteersandencourageparentsfromES/MStojoinourgroup.
HaveagreatyearattheHomeoftheBearcats!
Mark PekinAthletic Director
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