Mspb No. 34

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Friday Bulletin

ISSUE # 34

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

WEEK OF MAY 04 TO 08, 2009

From the Middle School Office Dear Parents:

Progress reports for students earning a C- or below were distributed this week. If you have any concerns about your child’s progress, please contact your child’s teacher for further information. With less than five weeks remaining in the school year, it’s natural that thoughts may be turning to summer vacation plans but we do need students to remain focused on their work. Please talk to your child about the importance of staying on top of assignments and homework and continue to monitor their progress through PowerSchool.

On Wednesday, May 6 we will be hosting an information session for parents whose child is entering Grade 5 or Grade 6 next school year. The session will begin at 5:00 P.M. in the Fine Arts Theater. This meeting is in lieu of the calendared meeting Transitioning to Middle School scheduled for May 5.

Have a relaxing 3-day weekend!

Sincerely, Danielle Fredericks

Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal

Middle School Assistant Principal

Upcoming Events May

June

PowerSchool Grade Update

07 to 14

MS Art Show

06

Grade 4 & 5 Parent Evening (5:00 P.M., FAT)

May 08 - Grade Update

12

MS Finale Concert (5:30 P.M., FAT)

May 22 - Grade Update

14 to 17

MS Touch Tournament

18 to 22

Grade 4 & 5 MS Tour & Talk

22

MS Party (5:00 P.M.)

29

Grade 8 Dinner Dance (7:00 P.M., LT)

01

Grade 8 Trip Day

03

Grade 8 Moving On (3:00 P.M., FAT)

04

Last Day of School (Early Release)

08

Fourth Quarter Report Card Distribution (via courier)

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From the ESL Department ESL Level 2 Science Display

You are invited! Celebrate the Earth with us! The grade 6, 7 and 8 students in ESL Level 2 Science have completed a research project on biomes. Students have chosen to draw paintings or to create dioramas to showcase their biome. They have created pamphlets with information that will attract teenage tourists to their biomes. We invite you to have a look at their displays and read their attractive pamphlets. Come to the MSMC and be amazed. Their biomes will be on display for one more week. On behalf of the students, Melodee Peters

Grade 8 Moving On Activities Next week your son / daughter will be bringing a letter home outlining all the activities we have for the grade 8’s at the end of the year. Please complete the permission slip and return it to Mr. Allen or Mr. Barton by May 15th. Payment for the activities should also be made to the cashier’s office by the same day. The cost is 3000 pesos and includes the dinner dance, day trip, cinema trip and moving on ceremony (photographs included). Please put Wednesday June 3rd in your diary, this is the moving on ceremony which takes place in the F.A.T. This is a chance for us to celebrate your child’s time in middle school. Start time is 3 P.M. If you have any questions about the activities after reading the letter, please contact either of us. Thanks, David Allen & John Barton Grade 8 Team leaders

CCV Rice Drive The rice collection for Chosen Children’s village is ongoing and the deadline for bringing in Rice is May 6th. There will be a trip up to the site on May 9th. Rice is the staple food for the 80 children currently living on the site and any donations will be gratefully received. Many thanks to all those who have already donated. If you wish to know more about CCV, please contact Caroline Stannard in the Middle School.

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From the Operations & Security Department I. IDs for the New School Year Parent IDs Current parent IDs will continue to be valid for the new school year 2009-2010. Parents who require replacement school IDs due to loss or damage can acquire these from the Security Office upon payment of Php100.00 to the Cashier. Student IDs All students will be issued with new ID cards at the beginning of the new school year. To facilitate this they should visit the security office before the end of the current school year for the taking of their photograph. School Passes School passes issued to parent’s employees and representatives need to be replaced for next school year. As of August 31, 2009 the blue bordered passes will be invalid. The security office is now accepting applications for new school passes, however the cards will not be available for collection before July 1, 2009. Each family will be given two free school passes. Additional school passes may be obtained after paying a processing fee of Php100.00 each to the Cashier’s Office. 2, Car Stickers for the New School Year The car stickers for school year 2009/2010 will be available from the security office beginning July 1, 2009. For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker, parents should submit a completed renewal form with a copy of a current LTO official receipt. For new vehicles, parents are reminded that a copy of the vehicle’s certificate of registration and a current official receipt need to be submitted with the application. Applications for vehicles registered with companies or other institutions should be supported by a letter of assignment. Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle sticker free of charge. Any additional stickers will be issued following payment of P100 to the cashier’s office. I would like to thank all members of the ISM community for their cooperation across this school year in helping us maintain ISM as a safe and secure environment for our children. MIKE FLYNN Director of Operations and Security

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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From the Admissions Office Dear ISM Parents, Greetings from the Admission Office! The Re-Enrollment Requirements for School Year 2009-10 are available for pick-up in the Admission Office. All of the generic reenrollment forms are ALSO available on the website if you wish to download and print the forms from there. The forms can be found under Admission and then under the ReEnrollment & Withdrawal tab. The complete Re-Enrollment Packet will include the…

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Re-Enrollment Clearance Form for SY2009-10 (2-pages) for each child in the family. Health Clinic Clearance Procedure (1-page) letter Health Clinic Updating Form (2-pages) for each child in the family Tuberculosis Screening Form (2-pages) for students entering Grades 1, 5, or 9 Parent and School Shared Agreements (4-pages) form for each child in the family OPTIONAL Board Proxy Form (1-page) for each family OPTIONAL PTA Directory Form (1-page) for each family

URGENT…if you know that your child(ren) will not be returning to ISM for the 2009-10 school year, please inform the Admission Office as soon as possible if you have not already done so. We currently have very few families indicating that they will not be returning and consequently there are an ever growing number of applicants in a WAITPOOL for possible openings. This is causing great distress and anxiety in those families (and in the Admission Office). If you are sure that your child will be leaving ISM, please submit a Withdrawal Notification Form or contact and verify with the Admission Office (840-8488) that he/she is listed as not returning for SY2009-10. The Withdrawal Notification Form can be obtained from the Admission Office or from the ISM website under the Admission tab and then click on Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal. This will be a great help for our planning and to the many families waiting to be admitted to the school. Thank you. Regards, Gary W. Jerome

Margie Endelman

Director of Admission

Deputy Director of Admission EMAIL: [email protected] Admission Office: 840-8488

From the Treasury Office Dear Parents: Please note a change in the payment of the $1,000 deposit for company sponsored Students under Re-enrollment Clearance Form for SY09-10 for STEP2 – Deposit Payment: Step 2: DEPOSIT PAYMENT. To guarantee a place for the coming school year, the Cashier must receive $1,000 or its equivalent payment, on or before May 15, 2009. This deposit will be applied to the tuition for the first semester. Except for US Embassy & ADB (Cashier’s signature still required), parents and other companies with sponsored students are directly responsible for the payment. If the student subsequently withdraws, the enrollment deposit will be refunded via a graduated refund guideline (available at the Cashier’s Office for review). No refund is available within two weeks prior to the opening day of school.

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From the Athletics & Activities Office •

Grade 4 and 5 Track meet at Brent – Sat May 9th. Please see Coach Wally and or ATAC office for permission slips

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MS Touch Team to Jakarta for Invitational Touch Tournament — May 15-17

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16 Swim meet at British School Manila – contact Coach Andy for entry information — May 16

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ATAC Summer Camps program: please contact ATAC office and bulletin boards for details.

IASAS RESULTS: Our 3rd season IASAS results were truly outstanding with all teams gaining a medal at the season ending tournaments. This is a fantastic result for our school and one that has not happened for a number of years. All coaches and athletes should be extremely proud of their efforts during this season to achieve so highly against the other IASAS schools.

During the recent IASAS Board meeting in Singapore high praise was forthcoming from other IASAS AD’s and HS Principals’ as to how well ISM has done over the past two years and especially during this third season to medal in all tournaments. It was very pleasing to hear the many positive comments about how ISM students represent themselves as athletes and people in their interactions at the events.

As this year’s IASAS and sports season draw to a close, I would like to thank all coaches and students that have participated in our program this year. It has been a great year for ISM with a large number of medals across all seasons and a variety of sports. This does not happen without the dedication of students and coaches to the program and I hope that our recent wave of success will continue and grow further as we approach next year. I am excited about the new school year already and hosting IASAS Soccer first season will be a great start to our year and an event for our school community to really get behind and support.

Well done to all BEARCATS for your 08-09 efforts! 3rd Season Results: Track:

Girls and Boys Teams – Silver Medal

Badminton:

Girls Team — Silver Medal; Boys Team – Bronze Medal

Softball:

Girls and Boys Teams – Silver Medal

IASAS Medal Tally for 08-09 School Year: 2 Gold (Girls Soccer and Boys Tennis) 11 Silver (Girls/Boys Volleyball, Girls/Boys Cross Country, Girls Touch, Girls/Boys Softball, Girls/Boys Track, Girls Badminton) 1 Bronze (Boys Badminton)

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Other Announcement

There will be LO

ST & FOUND VIE

WING on May 18 to 22 , 2009, Monday to Friday, from 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the FAT Chan ging Room (1118 )

Items uncollecte d after this time w ill be disposed of in supp ort of our Service Learning Program.

Upcoming Events

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From Service Learning Help one of ISM's longstanding charities and get delicious coffee in return. CCV (Chosen Children’s Village) located in Silang, Cavite, is an orphanage for children who are physically and/or mentally challenged. The village consists of several cottages, a school, a rehabilitation center, and other facilities, such as a gym, a canteen, and a playground. Our ISM students will visit the orphanage at least six times this year to play with the kids and assist in feeding them and in other chores. Our interactions with the CCV children have created strong bonds between us and the ‘chosen children’.

ISM will be at CCV is on May 9, 2009, Saturday. AVAILABLE COFFEE: • Pinili Extra Fancy Beans or Ground at Php. 300.00 per 1 lb. (the largest sized beans). Ground or beans. • Pinili Classic Beans or Ground at Php. 250.00 per 1 lb. (medium sized beans). Ground or beans. • Pinili Beans or Ground at Php. 200.00 per 1 lb. (smallest sized beans). Ground or beans.

CCV’s fundraiser is their PINILI coffee, an organic Robusta coffee which is grown in the CCV Hacienda. The beans are handpicked and processed by the children and staff and the product is delicious.

SERVICE LEARNING May 09

Chosen Children Village

If you would like to purchase CCV coffee, email Filipa Pavic ([email protected]) with your order. The ISM CCV club members will pick up your order and deliver it back to ISM for your pick-up and payment. The date when

From the Bearcat Den To all parents, Please come and visit our Bearcat Den located in the HS cafeteria. Our new stock of ISM hoodies are available in sizes from Elementary to High School...So drop buy and take a look at our ISM polo shirts, Dri fit polo shirts, Girls and guys track pants, Spandex shorts, Travel and gym bags to name a few! Let ' s Go GREEN at The Our Banner bags made from ISM recycled Banners and Streamers are also on sale. Our opening times

BEARCAT DEN BUSINESS HOURS Monday

11:15AM to 1:15PM 2:30PM to 4:00PM

Wednesday

11:00AM to 1:00PM 2:30PM to 4:00PM

Friday

11:15AM to 1:15PM 2:30PM to 4:00PM

We would really like to have more volunteers to help with Bearcat activities so if you are interested please contact Jan Harris for more information. Mobile no. 09193466046 or Email [email protected] GO BEARCATS!!!