Middle School

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Friday Bulletin Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

From the Middle School Office

ISSUE # 08 WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28 TO OCTOBER 02, 2009

Dear Parents: This week was a busy one for our students and teachers as they engaged in various team building activities at school, Island Cove, Villa Escudero and Caliraya. As your children return from the trips, please engage them in conversation about how they spent their time and what they learned about themselves and others. We hope they gained some valuable experiences and established some new friendships. As we continue with the school year, rest assured that the experiences and memories will be kept alive and built upon through the Homebase program. We are in the final weeks of the Diaper Drive, and many of the middle school students have taken the challenge to bring in diapers to support Chosen Children’s Village (CCV), which is a residential care facility for special needs children. CCV is one of the organizations through which students can get involved in service learning, and in the Middle School it is our chosen organization to sponsor. On Saturday, October 3 there will be a trip to CCV to deliver the diapers that have been collected. Students are encouraged to participate and parents are welcomed to join, too. The MS Student Council has been busily preparing for the upcoming Middle School Parties. The first party on Friday, October 2 will be for the Grade 5 and Grade 6 students. The second party on Friday, October 9 will be for the Grade 7 and Grade 8 students. Both events will run from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Permission slips will be distributed to students through Homebase. In order to attend, your child must submit a signed permission slip and purchase a ticket. Please be advised that students are expected to attend the duration of the party. In the event that a student must leave before the end of the party, it is requested that a parent notify the office in writing or by phone in advance. When informing the office of the early pick-up, please tell us who will pick up your child and the time so that the MS Office can inform security. Please understand that we request this information to ensure the safety of the students in the rare event of them leaving an event early. We encourage all students to attend their respective party and are looking forward to 100% participation. The parties will be a great opportunity to spend time with friends! Please be advised that the next MS Parent Coffee is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6 starting at 7:45 A.M. We hope you can join us. Sincerely, Danielle Fredericks Middle School Principal

Clarissa Sayson Middle School Assistant Principal

Upcoming Events October

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MS Party (Grade 5 & 6) Service Learning: GK 777 MS Parent Coffee (7:45 A.M., Little Theater) MS Party (Grade 7 & 8) Service Learning: Chosen Children Village Parent Teacher Conferences (1:00 P.M., MS Gym) Filipiniana

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

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From the Guidance Office Rethinking Parenting: How can rethinking our assumptions about parenting help us bridge the gap between what we do and what we want? Last year at this time, the PS-12 counseling department introduced Rethinking Parenting as a replacement for Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) groups that happened in the past. Based on the overwhelmingly positive feedback, counselors will be running a similar (not the same) course again this semester beginning Thursday, October 1, 2009, and finishing on Thursday, December 10, 2009. The group will meet from 8:00-10:00 A.M. in Room 1057. This 9-session course will begin with exploring your long-term objectives for your children. Through selected readings, discussions, and activities participants will consider whether what they are doing will help reach these goals. Themes in the course include effective communication and relationship building. Additionally, this session will consider the topic of anxiety—where it comes from, and how it is perpetuated in our interactions and expectations. For course registration, please contact Myrna in the Elementary Office. Please note this is a 9 week course requiring regular attendance and participation. It is not open for “drop-ins”.

Middle School Academic Bowl 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

From the Athletics & Activities 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.

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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 GAME SCHEDULE

Oct 14-18 - IASAS Volleyball @ Taipei

Sept. 25 - Varsity Boys Volleyball vs. Philippine Women’s National Team (HS Gym, 3:30 P.M.)

Oct 15-18 - IASAS Cross Country @ Taipei

Sept. 25-27th - Varsity Boys/Girls Soccer & Cross Country Team @ Soccer/Cross Country exchange in Bangkok

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.

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

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HS RIFA Girls Soccer Finals @ ISM

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ISSA Soccer Festival MS Boys Midgets B @ ISM, 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

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ISSA Soccer Festival ES Midgets F team 8:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. @ Xavier

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From the Athletics & Activities Office

We’re on the web! www.ismanila.org

CONTACT INFORMATION CHANGES? Please inform the Middle School Office if you recently changed your contact information (i.e. Home Address, Home/Office Telephone Numbers, Mobile Numbers and Email Addresses). You may contact us through 840-8550 or 840-8553

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IASAS Soccer Housing

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Basketball Camp

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