Es Parent Bulletin Vol#7 2009 Nov 26

International School Manila

ES PARENT BULLETIN 26 November 2009

Volume 07

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Dear Elementary School Parents,

NOV 27

School Holiday for Eid’l Adha - No School

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School Holiday for Bonifacio Day - No School

DEC 2, 9, 16 4 7 - 16

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @ 8.30am ES Concert, Fine Arts Theatre Registration of AFAC Activities for 2nd Semester

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ES AFAC Concert @ 3pm, Little Theatre & AMR Hall

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Last Day for AFAC

16

From the ES Administration

Early Student Release @ 12pm 1st Semester Report Cards Sent Home

17 - Jan 4 School Holiday

Thank you to those parents who came to our Parent Coffee last week. This was a good opportunity for us to discuss our new form of classroom communication focusing on student learning, in the form of blogs, which you can read more about on page 2 of this Parent Bulletin. Jen Smith, our IT teacher, explained the purpose for our blogs, the security measures that are in place, and how you can become involved through posting comments. The second topic we discussed at the parent coffee morning was assessment. Parents were presented with the big picture of assessment: why we do it and how it links with our ISM Assessment Policy. Examples of all of the various types of assessment we use on a regular basis were then shared and discussed. Next week is our ES Music concert “Sing Me A Story” which will take place in the Fine Arts Theater on December 4, 8:30 a.m. for ECLC, Grade one and two and 10:30 for Grade three and four. We look forward to seeing you there and enjoying our student perform. Yours in Education,

Simon Gillespie ES Principal

Michael Rourke

ES Assistant Principal

Elementary School Parent Bulletin

26 November 2009

From the Art Department Grade Four Art An ‘Exhibition of Moods’ will soon be taking place. Yet to be arranged, most probably a week before the December break and in the Grade Four Area. We will let you know as soon as we do! Students are looking forward to parents taking a casual walk through this interactive exhibition. When the time comes you will be able to visit any time of day at your leisure. The students will have created ‘Mood Paintings’. They achieve this through specific choice of color and subject matter. Right now the mood they are attempting to portray is TOP SECRET! Parents, Teachers and Students will be invited to take a guess by placing a label in an envelope. At the end of this exhibition time students will tally up the results for their own work to discover just how successful they were. Watch this space for more info!

We are in need of recycled objects to use for our third grade Form and Construction Unit, as soon as possible - SMALL objects which have the shapes of spheres, cubes, cylinders, pyramids etc. For example, bottle tops, toilet roll holders, small perfume boxes etc. Please send in to Helen Arnold. Many thanks.

From the IT Department

All elementary teachers will be using blogs to replace the class newsletter that would normally go home on the 3rd Friday of every month. These teacher blogs will provide a "window" into your child's classroom. Blogging is a new skill for many teachers so we ask that you please be patient as our teachers develop this new skill. You can expect 4 posts within a month. You can access all elementary teacher blogs by going to http://es.ismonline.org or by typing the teacher's last name and first initial followed by ism-online.org. (ex. smithj.ismonline.org) Why Blogs? * More frequent updates * A "window" into your child's classroom * Opportunities to interact with class * Easy to share with family and friends For safety * we only use students' first names * names are not matched to a photo * comments are moderated Your Role * Be patient with teachers * Interact with class by adding commentsplease do not add your last name when commenting. * Visit blog frequently

Please know that your child's safety is at the forefront of our minds. For this reason, we only use students' first names and if images are used, names will not be matched to the image. You will be able to interact with the class by adding comments to the posts. When commenting, please do not use students' names. Teachers moderate all comments to make sure the content is appropriate and safe. It is also important to know that reminders, field trip information, and time sensitive information will continue to be emailed out to you. This type of information will not be posted on the blog. We hope that you will view these blogs frequently. To do this, you will want to set up an RSS feed. I recommend watching the online video "RSS in Plain English". (You can Google that title). It will provide a brief explanation on RSS feeds. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Jen Smith ES IT Coordinator [email protected] http://smithj.ism-online.org 2

Elementary School Parent Bulletin

26 November 2009

From the PE Department ES Sports Day. The Elementary School Annual Sports Day is scheduled for February 19th. This event is an all day event involving all ES classes. Our focus is on having fun being active, cooperation, and sportsmanship. One of our Physical Education Standards is to value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self expression, and social interaction. Our Sports Day is designed to provide opportunities for students to make progress towards the attainment of this standard. This is a fantastic full day event. There will be no regular classes or specialist classes on the day. Classroom teachers will take their classes to a variety of challenging and fun activities throughout the day. Specialist teachers and support staff will be the experts at each station to assist each team. There will be an opening and closing ceremony as well. All parents are invited to attend and support your child on the day by participating in the games, taking photos, and assisting as required. E.g. turning jump ropes! Students will also be given the opportunity to design a team logo and name to be printed onto their own ‘class t-shirt’ over the next month. These shirts have a huge visual impact and promote great team spirit (and it also makes it easier to keep track of each class!). Although it’s not compulsory, we strongly encourage you to purchase one in order to make this day even more memorable. Each child will be automatically billed to their school in December account 330 pesos for a T-shirt. You will receive more information about the specific activities and facilities closer to the event. If you would like to assist in the organizing of this event or on the day please contact me directly through the ES Office or school e-mail at [email protected] Amanda Pekin ES Physical Education Click here for addresses for kids’ sports in Manila.

From the Security Office

From the PTA Office ISM PTA General Assembly

Paskong Pinoy – a Filipino Christmas Celebration Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 from 7:30 – 9:00am (Little Theater) Featuring Ballet Manila in “Kutitap” (Sparkle) under the choreography of Osias Barroso. A traditional Filipino Advent breakfast follows!

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Elementary School Parent Bulletin

26 November 2009

From Go Green PCF, TRASHEBOLSAS and INVISIBLE will be selling their recycled products in school that week. Sales (and demos) will take place: - Tuesday 1 Dec outside F.A.T 11.30-5pm (PCF, TRASHEBOLSAS) - Wednesday 2-Fri 4 Dec outside the canteen 11-3.30pm (INVISIBLE, PCF, TRASHEBOLSAS) This is a wonderful opportunity to not only support these sustainable livelihood projects, but to get some Christmas shopping done too! For further information about these organisations (and links to their websites), please check out www.ismonline.org/gogreen Thank you for supporting this event.

Are we really living in THE AGE OF STUPID? Make up your own mind on Tuesday, 1st December in the F.A.T THE AGE OF STUPID is a 90-minute dramadocumentary-animation hybrid starring Oscarnominated Pete Postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching archive footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change while we had the chance? The film is supported globally by Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Move ON and Tck Tck Tck and has been screened for the United Nations, Center of American Progress, EPA, The World Bank, the UK Parliament, the European Union, and the Scottish, Welsh, Swedish, Australian and Dutch parliaments. For more info, check out www.ageofstupid.net

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Elementary School Parent Bulletin

26 November 2009

From the ATAC Office PRADA TAE KWON DO CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD SILVER BRONZE

SEMIFINALS

Brannon Tanaka Grade 2 Hong Jae Jeon Grade 10 Sae Hoon Kim Grade 11 Agustin Rovira Grade 9 Nicholas Labadan Grade 4

Come join in this fun activity! All ISM community are invited Students, mums and dads of all grades!

I S M S W I M AT H O N W NE E! T DA

Saturday, December 5th at ISM Pool from 2.30pm

Visit www.ismanila.org/atac/sailfish.htm for details and pledge forms, or contact Andy Astfalck, Head Coach at [email protected]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Part of the proceeds goes to charity. 5

Elementary School Parent Bulletin

26 November 2009

ES After School Activities ALL After School Activities for the first semester will end on the week of December 7- 11, 2009. If your child wishes to either continue with the same activity or take a different activity for the second semester he/she MUST register again. Registration period is on December 2 until December 16. NEW ACTIVITIES for Second Semester Animarvelous (for grade 3-4, every Thursday)

“Every animal knows more than you do.”—Native American Proverb

Animals are marvelous, amazing and spectacular. There are so many more words and ways to describe them. Do you also think animals are wonderful? Then this activity is for you. We will meet once a week to discuss relevant topics like “Responsible Pet Ownership”, “Lending a Hand to Animals” and “Extraordinary Animals”. Together we will create flyers and posters with our important information to share with the rest of the Elementary School. There are some great organizations in the Philippines who help animals. We will design a plan and donate to at least one of them. Everything we learn we will share with our classroom friends and other grade levels and they will learn from us.

Circus Skills (for grade 2-4, every Monday and Thursday) Ever wanted to run away with the circus? Now is your chance to learn some skills seen in the circus including: juggling, clowning, unicycles, Chinese YoYos and basic tumbling routines. This is about having fun and learning some new skills. No previous experience needed. We will teach you all you need to know. Patience and persistence are essential!

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 2snd SEMESTER REGISTRATION (SY 2009-2010)

IMPORTANT DATES Release of Registration Form Registration of Activities

November 26 December 2-16 ACTIVITY

Gr Level Days ARTS AND CRAFTS 1–4 T Th 1–4 MF 2–4 MF 2–4 T Th 1–4 T Th

ACTIVITY

Venue

Fee

Rm 1136

$50

T Th Beginner

TBA

$50

1–4

MF

Pool

None

1–4

T Th

Pool

None

1–2 3–4 1–4 1–4 1–3 1–4

MF T Th MF T Th T Th MF

ES Gym ES Gym ES Canteen ES Canteen MS Gym MS Gym

None None None None None None

Soccer A

1–2

T Th

ES Field

None

None None None

Soccer B Table Tennis Table Tennis Tennis A Tennis Munchkin 2A Wall Climbing A Wall Climbing B Wall Climbing C Wall Climbing D

3–4 1–4 1–4 3–4 1–3 1–4 1–4 1–4 1–4

MF MF T Th T Th F M T Th F

None None None None None None None None None

Martial Arts Area

None

Circus Skills (NEW)

2–4

MTh

ES Field ES 3rd Level ES 3rd Level Tennis Court Tennis Court MS Gym MS Gym MS Gym MS Gym 3rd Level Open Area

Martial Arts Area

None Bamboo Shoots Animarvelous (NEW)

OTHERS 4 3–4

Rm 2119 Rm 1168

None None

Venue

Fee

Rm 2126 Rm 2126 Rm 2126 Rm 2126 Rm 2126

P 1500 P 1500 P 1500 P 1500 P 1500

Strings Advanced

MF

Rm 2126

P 1500

1–4 2–4 3–4 4 4 1–4 1–4

MF T Th MF TTh TW WF WF

Dance Studio Dance Studio Dance Studio Dance Studio Dance Studio AMR/DS Dance Studio

P 1500 P 1500 P 1500 P 1500 P 1500 P 1500 P 1500

Aquatics - Learn to Swim (Beginner) Aquatics - Learn to Swim (Advanced) Basketball A Basketball B Chess (Beginner) Chess (Advanced) Gymnastics A (Beginner) Gymnastics B (Advanced)

1–4

MF

Dance Studio

P 1500

Dance Studio

P 1500

Chinese Spanish (Beginner)

1–4 MW LANGUAGES 1–4 MF 1–4 T Th

Rm 2092 Rm 2092

TBA TBA

Aikido Judo A Judo B

MARTIAL ARTS 1–4 M F / T Th 1–4 T Th 3–4 MF

ES 2nd Level Martial Arts Area Martial Arts Area

Tae Kwon Do A

1–4

T Th

Tae Kwon Do B

3–4

MF

ES Choir Strings Beginner Strings Beginner

1–4 1–4 1–4

MUSIC T Th MF T Th

Rm 1167 Rm 1126 Rm 1126

None $50 $50

Strings Intermediate

1–4

T Th

Rm 1136

$50

Basic Creative Sculpting Cartooning Design Tech Gifts Class Painting & Drawing Fun with Paper, Paints & Crafts


-

Gr Level

Days

MUSIC (cont'd) 1–4 MF

Wind Instrument Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone

3–4 SPORTS

1–4 DANCE

Ballet 1 (2:15-3:15) Ballet 2 (2:15-3:15) Ballet 3 (3:15-4:15) Ballet 4 (3:15-4:15) Jazz A (2:15-3:15) Tap 1 & 2 (2:15-3:15) Tap 3 (3:15-4:15) Tap 4 (M 3:15-4:15 F 4:155:15) Tap 5 (4:15-5:15)

First Day of After School Activities Last Day for 2nd Semester

January 21 May 28

W Th

None

To get the complete description of all Afterschool Activities please visit www.ismanila.org

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AFAC's Copy- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES REGISTRATION FORM (2nd SEMESTER SY 2009-2010)

NAME OF STUDENT: __________________________________ Last Name

ACTIVITY

GRADE: ________

HOMEROOM: ______________________

First Name

Teacher's Name

DAY (s)

For activities with fee, please let us know whether you want to pay in cash or charge it to the account.



Will pay fees directly to cashier o Please attach copy of Official Receipt to this form then submit to the ES AFAC Office (Room 1031).



Pls. include fees in the child’s school account o I authorize the school to charge my child’s account any fees that may be required for the activity. o I agree to call or write the ES AFAC Office regarding any activity cancellations by February 19 , 2010. o I understand that no refunds will be made for activity cancellations made after February 19, 2010.

Parent’s Signature: _____________________________

Date: _________________

Contact no: ____________________

PLEASE SUBMIT SIGNED REGISTRATION FORM ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 16, 2009 AT THE AFAC OFFICE (RM. 1031)

Number:

Received by:

Date: