Es Parent Bulletin Vol#4 2009 Oct 9

International School Manila

ES PARENT BULLETIN 09 October 2009

Volume 04

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER OCT 12 - 16

Class & Individual School Pictures

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PTA General Meeting @ 7.30 - 9am, Little Theater

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Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @ 8.30am

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Early Student Release @ 12pm Parent-Teacher Conferences @ 12.30 - 5pm • Appointments have been set up in advance by the class teacher, and a letter has been sent home

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Filipiniana (Celebration on Philippine Culture) School Holiday

From the ES Administration Dear Elementary School Parents, Filipiniana has been an event happening at ISM for many years, in the Elementary School the past few years it as included an assembly followed by a Barrio Fiesta with the ES playground becoming a festive area with huts, Filipino dishes and delicacies for our children to enjoy, traditional games to play, Jeepney rides, and a parade of High School students and marching bands. This has been an exciting time for students and a celebration for our Elementary School. In light of the recent natural disaster in Manila and the effect it has had, we have been reflecting on the most appropriate focus of this event. We would like to reframe this day somewhat and make it more meaningful for student learning about the Philippines and our response to the current situation as a community. Our day will now be “A Window into the Philippines”… We will begin the day on Friday October 23, 2009 with a whole ES assembly at 8:00 in the Fine Arts Theatre. This will begin with a music video of the country, followed by a

different presentation by each grade level (not all students in a grade level will be performing). This will include singing, dancing, student council sharing some results of the donation collection and where our donations have gone, and dramatic representations of Philippine culture. After the assembly at each grade level we will have different centers that each class will spend approximately 30 minutes at over the course of the day. We will not have a central Barrio Fiesta in the playground, and at each grade level the centers will be organized in the classrooms for that grade level. The centers will include some of the following: 1. Preparing a local Filipino dish, which will be prepared by the students, and donated to members of our community and Papaya Academy at the end of the day. During this session, students will also find out more about local foods, and will sample a dish. 2. Writing letters and drawing pictures to make a book for Papaya Academy, each grade level will write letters of support and hope for those affected and these will be collated into books to be given directly to the matching grade level class at Papaya Academy. 3. Mural – the Art team will be leading the development of a series of murals representing the Philippines 4. Language Learning Session – students will be taught some local expressions and learn more about the language spoken in the Philippines 5. Dance and games – students will learn a dance and a game to play 6. Story telling 7. Service Learning In order to make this day happen, we will be asking for parent volunteers, parent liaisons from the PTA at each grade level will be contacting you, so please sign up. We look forward to a great day celebrating and learning more about the Philippines! Yours in Education,

Simon Gillespie ES Principal

Michael Rourke

ES Assistant Principal

Elementary School Parent Bulletin

09 October 2009

From the ES Student Council PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES Parent-Teacher conferences will be taking place on October 19 and 20. Students will have early dismissal at 12pm on these days. You received a letter from your class teacher this week with your scheduled appointment. Please return the confirmation sheet to your class teacher as soon as possible so the schedules can be finalized.

Student Council has been enthusiastically collecting donations between 10:00 and 10:30 everyday. Reps are assigned to collect from several teachers per grade level. Donations are loaded to carts and delivered to the FAT. A few days last week and this week we have been asked to help sort and bag donations brought to the FAT. We are happy to report that classes are continuing to support our donation drive. We thank all parents, students and teachers who have brought donations since the drive started. We thank you for allowing your children to be a part of this very important endeavor. Here is the list of donations we are requesting for next week: Oct. 12 – water (1 L minimum) Oct. 13 – 3 bars of soap Oct. 14 - powdered milk (500 grams ) Oct. 15 – 2 pieces of food items (canned goods, coffee, sugar, biscuits) Oct. 16 – 10 pieces of extra large black trash bags

ES Student Council

From the Communications Office THANK YOU to the ISM Community of parents, students, teachers and staff for supporting our student-led relief efforts for the victims of typhoon Ondoy: ISM Students raised a total of Php 406,936.35 --- THANKS TO YOU!! On Friday, October 2, ISM HS Students held an amazing concert to benefit the victims of typhoon Ondoy. Clubs and Councils like PCC, KCC, ACC, ECO, BTV, BTO rallied together to set-up booths and food stations. Thank you to MCDonald’s, Andoks and Hungry Tykes for providing food and ice-cream. Our very own PTA donated Php 60,000 to the cause. “We went from complaining about school not being canceled, with the desire to make a difference, to seeing these visions come to reality. 400,000 pesos is a success, and then some! WE cannot thank YOU enough. Words cannot express what an honor it is to call ourselves BEARCATS right now.” - Antonio Villalon

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Elementary School Parent Bulletin

09 October 2009

From the Art Department Dear Parents, I am looking for some volunteer parents who could help create art labels for the classroom in various languages. Volunteers need to be native speakers and writers of the following — Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Thai and Dutch. This is not a big job and your assistance would be much appreciated. The labels can be handwritten, or printed from a computer. They would be of specific art vocabulary which we are reinforcing in class. So far, only about ten words! Can you help? If so, please contact me at [email protected]. Many thanks,

WELCOME

Recycled materials are continuTO THE FAIRGROUND! ally being utilized in our early Parents are invited to view the years art projects. In fact the Grade 1 fairground exhibition in the CMC at any time during the next grade 1 fairground project which week (from Oct 12th - 16th). is comprised mainly of boxes, The exhibition is the collaborative plastic containers and parts of achievement of all grade 1 students broken toys will next week be who have constructed these art exhibited in the CMC, you are pieces almost entirely from recyclable materials. welcome to visit. We therefore now need to replenish our stocks of recyclable materials. In particular we are looking for small boxes, bottle caps (metal or plastic), broken or functioning toys, utensils, small plastic containers (including take out food tubs) and any other object you are discarding that you think we could use. Please ensure that none of the materials have sharp edges or contain any traces of food. Drop offs to room 1189 would be appreciated. Many thanks

Olivia Jones

Helen Arnold

[email protected]

From the PE Department

From the CMC Hello Parents! The Children’s Media Center is humming with activity! We launched our CMC Book Club for grade 4 students last week. We received lots of very convincing applications but, alas, had to limit our membership to just 12. We’ll run another Book Club next semester, so there’s a second chance! Preschool and ECLC children have settled into their browsing and borrowing routines and are showing such responsible behavior! Please reinforce how to care for books at home. Grade 1 students are able to distinguish between fiction and non-fiction books and are learning where to find books about their favorite subjects or by a favorite author. Grade 2 used non-fiction books to research habitats and animals and will be practicing using our new library search engine, Destiny Quest, this week. Grade 3 students are focusing on making personal connections to stories and some classes are using non-fiction books to learn about the affects habitats have on people. Grade 4 classes are using non-fiction books to help them create realistic characters for their migration stories and passports for Immigration Island. It’s important to teach our children that books aren’t just for information, that it’s fun to read! Try to spend fifteen minutes each evening, reading with your child. Reading aloud teaches sequence and voice, builds vocabulary, and demonstrates left to right text direction. Children love spending time with you and a good book! 3

The Physical Education Department now has a green box in the Plaza with sports equipment for children to use during their play time. It has jump ropes, (short, long and Double Dutch ropes) balls of many sizes and shapes and Frisbees. Grade 2, 3 and 4 children are allowed to borrow equipment but need to hand in their school ID to a supervisor who is stationed at the green box. At the end of play when children return the borrowed equipment they will be given back their school ID. This system helps students be responsible. We continue to emphasize that all sports equipment be used safely and properly. You can assist us as parents by playing jump rope with your children, (teaching them Jump Rope Chants) throwing a Frisbee, or simply playing throw and catch with a ball. Our purpose is to encourage children to be active, learn safe behaviors when using sports equipment and be responsible.

Elementary School Parent Bulletin

09 October 2009

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PHOTO SHOOT SCHEDULE October 12-16, 2009 ES Science Lab (Rm. 2126) • • • •

All students will be photographed, regardless of purchase. Each class will have a scheduled time for the shoot during the week. Students must wear their school uniform during the photo shoot. Order Form and Envelopes will be distributed to students. Payments should be placed inside the envelope together with the order form and should be brought by the student on the day of the shoot which will be given directly to the photographer. No payment will be received by the teacher or the ES Office. Parents may contact the photographer directly for late orders/payments. Tino Ley Mobile No.: 0920 950 4209 E-mail: [email protected]

• Please use 1 envelope per student, NOT two students in one envelope. • School Photos will be delivered to students before the December School Break.

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Elementary School Parent Bulletin

09 October 2009

CLASS PHOTO SHOOT SCHEDULE Monday 12 October C L A S S E S

Tuesday 13 October

Wednesday 14 October

ECLC / Cowled Gr. 3 / Quinlan

Gr. 2 / Winton

Gr. 2 / Powers

Gr. 2 / Patterson

Gr. 3 / Riviello

Gr. 2 / Rea

Gr. 1 / Rodriguez

ECLC / Knewstubb

Gr. 1 / Shortridge

Gr. 2 / Zulberti

ECLC / Mccallum

ECLC / Heggie

Gr. 4 / J. O.

Gr. 3 / Remoroza

Gr. 4 / McElhinney

Gr. 4 / Lenehan

Gr. 4 / Stavert

Gr. 1 / Edwards

Gr. 4 / Costa

Thursday 15 October

Friday 16 October

PS / Eglington

PS / Ayling

PS / Luhtala

PS / Pelkey

Gr. 4 / Cooney

Gr. 2 / Duprat

ECLC / Plank Gr. 3 / Hamaguchi Gr. 3 / Rainey Gr. 1 / Stevens

Gr. 1 / Rea Gr.1 / Grabow Gr. 3 / McGrath

From the After School Activities (AFAC) Office To: 4th Grade Students Fr: Ms. Linell Re: CMT Date: October 9th, 2009 Hey 4th Graders!!! It’s time to ask yourself those all-important questions about yourself ~ Do I like to sing? Do I like to act? Do I like to dance? Do I like to dress up in costumes? Do I like to perform in front of audiences? Do I like to do all of the above with my friends? If you answered yes to some or all of these, then we want you to be a part of this year’s Children’s Musical Theater. We will be presenting the youth musical “Dig It” which is a fun and comical story about ancient civilizations around the world. CMT REGISTRATION, REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Mon, October 12 Fri, October 23 Wed, November 4 Wed, November 11 Wed, November 18 Wed, November 25 Wed, December 2 Wed, December 9 Wed, January 5 Wed, January 13 Wed, January 20 M-F, January 25-29 M-W, February 1-3 Thu, February 4

Registration begins Registration ends Rehearsal in FAT Rehearsal in 1164 Rehearsal in 1164 Rehearsal in FAT Rehearsal in 1164 Rehearsal in 1164 Rehearsal in FAT Rehearsal in FAT Rehearsal in 1164 Rehearsals in FAT Dress Rehearsals School Performance vening Performance

2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 2:30-4pm 1:00pm 6:00pm

There are a lot of parts for boys and girls so plan on signing up beginning this coming Monday, October 12 in the AFAC office. I hope to see you at the first rehearsal in the FAT on Wednesday, November 4th at 2:30!! Ms. Linell CMT Director 5

Elementary School Parent Bulletin

09 October 2009

From the School Clinic

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2ND HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATIONS

Date

Price (Php)

November 11th, 2009

Hepatitis A (Adult) Hepatitis A (Junior) Hepatitis B (Adult) Hepatitis B (Junior) Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult) Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior)

2249 1125 630 355 2000 1000

(Prices are per individual vaccine in a course of either 2 or 3 vaccinations) If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please call in at the clinic to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this program. PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2009. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Many thanks

Debbie Duckworth

ISM Clinic Administrator 840 8581 [email protected]

From the PTA

Clinic direct number: 840 8580 Email: [email protected]

Celebrating Diwali - the Festival of Lights

Tuesday, October 13th 7:30 am - 9:00 am Little Theatre The ISM Parent-Teachers Association, together with the Bharati (Indian Women's) Association, is pleased to invite you to... NOT JUST ANOTHER GENERAL MEETING... What is Diwali? The festival celebrates the triumph of good over evil; in Hindi, Diwali means “festival of lights,” and people light rows of lights to commemorate heroic figures in Indian mythology who triumphed over the forces of evil. Diwali is also a propitious time for new endeavors, and many people clean their homes and open all their windows and doors to welcome luck and good fortune during Diwali

Please join us in celebrating this annual celebration with Food ● Dance ● Music ● Culture **Special Thanks to the efforts of the Indian Community for making this a wonderful event!** 6

Elementary School Parent Bulletin

09 October 2009

From the ATAC Office ATAC Announcements: Sat Oct 10th MS/HS Cross Country @ Brent ES/MS C, E, G Soccer Festival @ CSA begins at 9am JV/Varsity Boys/Girls Volleyball @ ISM

Oct 15-17 IASAS Soccer at ISM Oct 14-18 IASAS Volleyball @ Taipei Oct 15-18 IASAS Cross Country @ Taipei

Sun Oct 11th Midgets A, Aspirants, Varsity Boys Soccer v Southridge @ ISM from 8am onwards Please check GAME SCHEDULE on ISM public website ATAC page or ES/MS/HS GAME SCHEDULE page of the divisional website for all up to date fixtures and game venues. Due to flooding and closure of local schools many of the games will have to be rescheduled. Please consult the game schedule carefully for the latest updates and times! 2nd SEASON ATAC SPORTS ARE HS: Basketball, Tennis, Touch (girls only), Rugby, Swimming, Cheerleading MS: Basketball, Tennis, Touch (girls only), Rugby, Cheerleading

TRYOUTS DATES Oct 21, 22 and Nov 3, 4, 5 Nov 3, 4, 5, 6

2nd SEASON PRACTICE SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL BEFORE THE OCTOBER BREAK FIRST SEASON IASAS CHAMPIONSHIPS: This time next week our Volleyball and Cross Country teams will be battling it out in Taipei for the chance to be crowned IASAS Champions for 2009 in their respective sports. After a fantastic effort last year with all ISM teams taking SILVER MEDALS we can only hope that they can go one better and bring back GOLD. Good luck to all athletes and coaches. Here in Manila IASAS SOCCER will be in full swing next week. It is sure to be a great event for our school and I hope that all the ISM community will get behind our teams during the tournament. Our boys’ team has been riddled with injuries the past few weeks so we hope that all members of the team can recover in time and put on their best performance for the home crowd. Our girls’ team is of course the two times defending IASAS Soccer Champions and will be desperate to hold on to their IASAS Champions status for a third year in a row. Please come out and support our two teams during the IASAS Soccer Championships at ISM. Let’s make it a truly special ISM event! PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED MATCH SCHEDULE FOR IASAS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS THURSDAY OCT 15 TO SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 2009 As first season draws to a close and IASAS Soccer/Volleyball/Cross Country Championships are being battled out in Manila and Taipei it is fitting to recognize the efforts of all the student athletes and coaches that have worked hard and devoted many hours of time to our first season sports. On behalf of the ATAC department I would like to thank everyone who has played a role, large or small during this first season. Please see below for information related to the end of season awards. HS First Season Sports Awards: MS Gym Thursday November 5th from 5:30-7:30 pm Come and celebrate the achievements of our first season HS teams ES/MS First Season Sports Awards: ES Gym Thursday October 22nd 3:15-4:00pm Session One – All ES Soccer Teams 4:00-5:00pm Session Two – All MS teams (Soccer/Volleyball/Cross Country) Food and drinks provided. Coaches will present awards and certificates to our first season team members. Please come and join us.

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Elementary School Parent Bulletin

09 October 2009

For parents and interested IASAS observers who want to keep up to date with how our Volleyball and Cross Country teams are doing in Taipei next week here are the website contact details for both events. http://iasas.tas.edu.tw/09xc/ index.html http://iasas.tas.edu.tw/09vball/ index.html

Date Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Time 8:30 10:15 Noon 13:45 15:30 17:15

HS Field-Girls iskl v isb tas v sas jis v ism HS Field-Boys jis v iskl sas v tas ism v isb

AM 8:00 9:45 11:30 PM 13:15 15:00 16:45

HS Field-Girls isb v ism tas v jis iskl v sas HS Field-Boys jis v isb iskl v tas ism v sas

AM HS Field-Girls 8:00 ism v sas 9:45 isb v jis 11:30 iskl v tas PM HS Field Girls 14:00 Girls 3rd v 4th Boys v 16:00 Boys 1st 2nd Girls 17:30 Girls 1st v 2nd

Time 8:30 10:15 Noon 13:30 15:15 17:00

8:00 9:45 11:30 13:15 15:00 16:45

MS Field-Boys v sas jis v isb iskl v tas ism MS Field-Girls v ism tas v sas isb v jis iskl

MS Field-Boys 8:00 v tas isb 9:45 v sas iskl 11:30 v jis ism FINALS MS Field 14:45 Boys 3rd v Boys 4th

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MS Field-Boys v tas jis v iskl ism v isb sas MS Field-Girls v isb tas v ism iskl v sas jis

Final Final BOYS

GIRLS

Elementary School Parent Bulletin

09 October 2009

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Elementary School Parent Bulletin

09 October 2009

From the Admission Office Please update the Admission Office if you have changed your residence or billing address, telephone or cell phone contact numbers, or your current e-mail address. This is especially important with regard to the mobile numbers for the school TextConnect system which is used in emergency situations when parents need to be urgently informed about something. We try to keep everything current in our database but if you are not sure if we have it right, please either call us at 840 8488 or email your current information to [email protected] using the form below. Thank you for your help.

IN T E R N A T I O N A L S C H O O L M A N I LA – Admission Office University Parkway Fort Bonifacio. 1634 Taguig Metro Manila . Philippines Box 1526 MCPO . 1255 Makati City, Philippines . Tel. 840-8488

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