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Student Bulletin

Volume 2, Issue # 08 September 28 to October 02, 2009

WEEK AT A GLANCE September 28 to October 02, 2009 Monday, September 28

Regular Schedule

Tuesday, September 29

Regular Schedule

Wednesday, September 30

Student Late Start MS Grade Level Assembly (11:40 A.M.) Gr. 5 - MS Gym, Gr. 6 - AMR, Gr. 7 - HB, Gr. 8 - FAT

Thursday, October 01

Regular Schedule

Friday, October 02

Regular Schedule

Dear Students: Welcome back to regular classes at ISM after your Grade-level adventures. Try to put into practice what you learned during these teambuilding experiences so we can make Middle School more enjoyable for everyone. Remember that we are a community and we each have an individual responsibility to make positive choices about how we treat others and ourselves. The first Grade 5 and 6 MS Party is this Friday, October 2 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Students are encouraged to come and have some fun. Grade 7 and 8, your party will take place next week Friday, October 9. Please listen for announcements about when to purchase tickets which are needed for entry. We hope to see a large turnout for these exciting events. There is an outing to GK 777 and CCV this weekend on Saturday, October 3. Please contact Ms. Stannard for more information. If you haven’t brought in diapers yet, there is still time to make your donation for the benefit of the children at CCV. Remember to get to your classes on time. Knowing what time it is and where you need to be is an important part of growing up and shows personal responsibility. This weekend there are several Middle School soccer games here at ISM. Check the schedule for details and come out and support your fellow classmates. Ms. Fredericks and Ms. Sayson

PowerSchool Grade Update

Upcoming Events in the Middle School October

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MS Party - Grade 5 & 6 Service Learning: GK 777 MS Parent Coffee (7:45 A.M., LT) MS Party - Grade 7 & 8 Service Learning: CCV Parent Teacher Conferences (1:00 P.M., MS Gym) Filipiniana

MS PARTY Our MS Party is coming up. This year it will be Grades 5 & 6 on the 2nd of October and Grades 7 & 8 on the 9th of October. The Party is from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. The entrance tickets are P100.00 and we will be selling them during lunch time all this week and next for Grades 7 & 8. Remember it’s going to be great fun. You don’t want to miss it, it’s the first MS Party of the year. MS Student Council

Oct. 02 - Grade Update Oct. 09 - MS Progress Reports

FROM THE ATAC OFFICE

We still require housing placements for IASAS Soccer Tournament. Please see letter attached in the Parent Bulletin for details. Please help by housing a visiting IASAS Soccer player. GAME SCHEDULE Sept. 25 - Varsity Boys Volleyball vs. Philippine Women’s National Team (HS Gym, 3:30 P.M.) Sept. 25-27th - Varsity Boys/Girls Soccer & Cross Country Team @ Soccer/Cross Country exchange in Bangkok Sept. 26th - HS RIFA Girls Semi Finals (JV girls will play if they win this Friday’s game) Sept. 26th - Volleyball at ISM MS girls/boys/JV Boys/Varsity girls Saturday, Oct 3rd • HS RIFA Girls Soccer Finals @ ISM • ISSA Soccer Festival MS Boys Midgets B @ ISM, 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. • ISSA Soccer Festival ES Midgets F team 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. @ Xavier • ISSA Soccer Festival MS Girls (Coach Chris’s team only) 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. @ ISM Oct 15-17 - IASAS Soccer at ISM Oct 14-18 - IASAS Volleyball @ Taipei Oct 15-18 - IASAS Cross Country @ Taipei Please check GAME SCHEDULE on ISM public website ATAC page or ES/MS/ HS page of the website for all up to date fixtures and game venues.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMIC BOWL

Congratulations to Cleo Wanten, last week’s winner of the FAC Shakespeare Quiz! Thank you to every one for submitting answers. While most of you answered them all correctly, Cleo was able to get them into the FAC officers first. Cleo, please claim your prize from Ochie at the Fine Arts Office. New questions will be posted each Thursday up to the opening of the play on October 8.

Thank you to everyone who came and tried out for the Middle School Academic Bowl Teams. We had an amazing response. Please try again next year if you didn’t make it. The successful students are: Alexei John Acacio – Grade 8 Alyzza Acacio – Grade 8 Nicholas Ching – Grade 8 Joseph Hadaway – Grade 7 Jacob Hobbins – Grade 8 Prakhar Jain – Grade 8 Je Yun (Bryan) Kang – Grade 6 Seong Yoon Kim – Grade 8 Shin Won Kim – Grade 7 Eric Manalac – Grade 8 Erin O'Reilly – Grade 7 Shivani Phadke – Grade 8 Adilet Segizekov – Grade 8 Beatrice Saban – Grade 8 Daniel Toze – Grade 8 For details about practice sessions the above students should check their school email. Mrs. Valerie Birchenall and Mr. David Birchenall

Here were the answers from last week's quiz: 1) Anne Hathaway was Shakespeare's wife 2) A Soliloquy is an extended speech, directed to the audience rather than to the characters, in which a speaker explores their thoughts and feelings 3) Lady Macbeth fervently prays, "Come, you Spirits..." 4) In order of age, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia were the names of King Lear's three daughters 5) King Lear, Titus Andronicus, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth were were all tragedies written by Shakespeare. To enter this week's contest and possibly win 2 free tickets to the HS Play, visit FAC Blog (http:// ismartscouncil.blogspot.com/) First person to email the FAC ([email protected]) with the correct answers to all 5 questions will win. ISM Shakespearean Players present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) in the FAT October 8, 9, 10. Tickets available now at the cashier.