Mspb No.35

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Friday Bulletin

ISSUE # 35

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

WEEK OF MAY 11 TO 15, 2009

From the Middle School Office Dear Parents: This week the MS Art Exhibit opened to rave reviews and celebrates the efforts and talents of many of our Middle School students. Please visit the FAT Gallery to view the pieces of art and enjoy the creativity of our students. Many thanks to the MS Art teachers Tara Barton, Stephanie Dodd and Carmel Lim for organizing a truly inspiring showcase of student work. On Wednesday, May 12 at 5:30 P.M. will be the MS Finale Concert in the FAT. Please join us and enjoy the music of our talented Band, Choir and Strings groups. The students have worked hard to prepare for this final performance, so if you have the time, please come out to support the students. Have a relaxing weekend! Sincerely, Danielle Fredericks

Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal

Middle School Assistant Principal

Link to the Grade 4 & 5 Parent Meeting on Middle School Transition last May 06, 2009: http://www.ismanila.org/portal/alias__/lang__en/tabID__1242/DesktopDefault.aspx

Upcoming Events May

June

07 to 14

MS Art Show

12

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

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)

PowerSchool Grade Update

May 22 - Grade Update

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From the Clinic Dear Parents, Whilst recent indications are that the predicted pandemic of H1N1 influenza virus may not have such severe consequences as originally feared, we still have a responsibility to take reasonable precautions to prevent it entering the school community. For this reason, we would like to remind all parents not to send their children to school if they are ill and to advise the school doctor if anyone in the family has become ill with flu-like symptoms. Children will be sent home if they become ill at school. As usual, if a child has an unexplained fever (either flu related or not), the child should remain at home. If the child develops a fever at school, the parent will be requested to collect their child and take them home or to their own doctor. These ‘common sense’ precautions apply to everyone. If parents are unsure as to whether or not to send a child to school they should contact the school clinic. The direct number for Dr Mary Ann Bagos, the school doctor, is 840 8580. Thank you for assisting us in maintaining the good health of the ISM community. The ISM Clinic Staff

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.

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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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Upcoming Events

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!!!