Student Circular Aug 28

HS Student Circular International School Manila August 28, 2009

From the HS Office:

From the Guidance Office:

Monday, Aug 31 No School : National Heroes Day

Thursday, August 27 Boston College Talk by Sannah Vohra, Class 2008 11:30 am -12:00 pm, Guidance Office

Tuesday, Sept 1 Homeroom Open house 5-8pm (FAT, HS Classrooms) Wednesday, Sept 2 Student Late Start HS Club Expo (LT) Thursday, Sept 3 IB 2 Math H/S Portfolio Due Gr. 10 Parents IB Info Evening (LT) 6pm Friday, Sept 4 IB 2 Math H/S Portfolio Due Pre IASAS Jazz (SAS)/ Dance (ISB)/ VB (TAS) Saturday, Sept 5 No Homework Weekend IB 12 EE Writing Day (HSMC) Pre IASAS Jazz (SAS)/ Dance (ISB)/ VB (TAS) Sunday, Sept 6 No Homework Weekend Pre IASAS Jazz (SAS)/ Dance (ISB)/ VB (TAS) Remember: Tuesday, Sept 8 HS Parent Coffee 9:30am (LT) Wednesday, Sept 9 Registration Deadline for SAT I/II for Oct 10 Sept. 10-11: No Classes-Faculty In Service

Tuesday, Sept 8 Settling In, Settling Down 10:30-11:30 am, Little Theater Wednesday, Sept 9 What is PSAT? Why should my son/daughter do it? 1-2pm, Little Theater Sept 14-18: Freedom against Chemical Dependency (FCD) Visit

REPORT CARDS: For those who have not picked up their Semester 2 of SY2008-2009 Report Cards, go the High School Office to pick them. Thank you.

Grade 11 and 12 Students: Please sign in at the HS Office on or before 7:30 am on days where you have first period study hall for a quick attendance check. If we do not see you by 7:45 am we will urgently call your parents to verify your whereabouts. Monday- Block A Tuesday- Block F Wednesday – Block C Thursday – Block G Friday – Block D

To all the seniors --- please be reminded that you have the privilege of using this period for study time at home. You may ask your parents to write a permission letter addressed to the HS Office for this senior privilege. ( email at [email protected] ) Until we get official notice from your parents which is then verified by the HS Office, attendance will be checked.

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From the Athletics Office: Dear ISM Parents/Students: IASAS Housing: The IASAS Soccer housing letter is now available via; parent bulletins, the ATAC office and it has been distributed to our HS first season athletes via their coaches. HS Students participating in ATAC activities must house in order to be on a team. This is an expected obligation and is mandated in the school planner and on the ATAC page of the school website. Housing visiting athletes is an integral part of the IASAS experience as all of our varsity athletes will be housed when they go away to tournaments during their HS career. In order for us to ensure we are able to host successful IASAS exchange weekends and IASAS tournaments we hope that all members of our community who have students involved in ATAC activities will be willing to house for this fantastic tournament from October 14-18. We require 160 housing placements for our visiting male/female soccer players from the IASAS schools. Expectations of host familes: Pick up and drop off of visiting athletes each day to school. Visiting athletes can ride the school bus if that is how your children get to school. Provide a comfortable place for athlete to sleep/assist the athlete with laundry of their uniforms. Provide a breakfast each morning and some evening meals. Athletes will buy lunches at school and may have a team dinner together. Be available each evening to receive curfew calls from the athletes coaches around 10pm. Ensure there is parental supervision at home each evening you are hosting. Questions will no doubt arise? What if I cannot house? You have to find a friend who can and get them to sign off on the form with full name, details etc. What if I am away at the IASAS Volleyball/Cross Country tournament? You still can house as your parents may now have space in the house. Quite a number of parents housed last year when their children were away at the IASAS Soccer event in Taipei. What if I can’t house for IASAS Soccer? You must commit to house for an event. Other options during the year are: Pre-I Basketball in November and IASAS Art/Music in March. You should indicate on the return slip which event you will house for and have your parents sign off. What if I live too far away? Alabang and Merville for example are not too far away! We have had a number of students housed here at past tournaments. As a general rule we do not want visiting athletes to travel more than 45 minutes to/from school. Please contact us if you have questions about the travel distance. “HOUSING FOR IASAS EVENTS IS AN EXPECTATION NOT A CHOICE” We hope you will support the 28th Annual IASAS Soccer Championships. Our varsity girls will be gunning for a “THREE-PEAT” and defending the gold medals they have won the past two years and we are anticipating a great home performance from our boys team as they strive for a medal this year. If you or your parents have questions please call the ATAC office and/or talk with your coach.

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ATAC Announcements: High School: Friday Aug 28th: (“Friday Night Lights”- after school, BBQ and Food/Drinks for Sale) Varsity/JV Volleyball v Faith Academy/Brent – HS/MS Gyms from 4pm Varsity Boys and Aspirants Boys Soccer v Faith HS Field Saturday Aug 29th: Cross Country race at Faith Academy for HS team JV girls Soccer v La Salle Antipolo at ISM 5:30pm – HS Field under lights. Varsity Girls Volleyball at ISM from 2pm As always please consult game schedule on ATAC page of the school website or via ES/MS/HS pages for an up to date schedule. Dates do change often; check this page on a regular basis for updates. Coaches will inform players of last minute changes to schedules as well. Go Bearcats!

From the PTA Office:

The ISM-PTA is pleased to welcome everyone to SY 2009-2010! You are cordially invited to the PTA Bearcat Welcome Coffee Tuesday, September 8, 2009 7:30am in the Little Theater

This will be a great way to meet new and returning ISM parents, meet the ISM Administration and many of the international organizations available for ex-pats in Manila. We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions about ISM or the PTA before that time, please feel free to contact one of the members of the PTA Hospitality Committee: Annie Sandor - 09178042258 Celina Maxwel - 09178921028 Lisa Elizalde – 09209704134 Welcome to ISM!

PTA Announcement: 한국 학부모님들께 안녕하십니까? 2009년도 새 학기가 시작되었습니다. 지난해의 여러 가지 행사내용을 보고 드리고 올 한해 동안 있을 행사에 대해 서로 의논하며, 또한 신입생 학부모님들을 소개하고자 ‘ISM 한국 학부모 정기 총회’를 다음과 같이 갖고자 하오니 많은 참석 부탁 드립니다. This is a translation for the statements.

일시: 2009년 9월 7일(월요일) 오전 9시 30분 장소: ISM Little Theater 한국 학부모 대표 박 남석 드림(635-5418, 0917-531-7972)

Greetings! Korean all parents for ISM !!! The new school year 2009-2010 has started. We would like to invite all Korean Parents to our annual meeting. At our meeting, we are going to report our last year’s activities and discuss about new activities for this year and introduce our new parents. Please join us and enjoy your time with all Korean parents. Our annual meeting will be held as follows; Date: Monday, September 7, 2009 Time: 9:30am, Little Theater, ISM Page 3 of 6

From Asst. Superintendents Office: ESL TEACHER for Adults International School Manila is seeking an experienced teacher of English as a Second Language for adults. Classes include beginners to intermediate level. Should be flexible, dynamic, and highly-committed. Send resume to [email protected]

From the Clinic:

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATIONS

Date October 7th, 2009

Price (Php) Hepatitis Hepatitis Hepatitis Hepatitis Hepatitis Hepatitis

A (Adult) A (Junior) B (Adult) B (Junior) A and B combined vaccine (Adult) A and B combined vaccine (Junior)

2249 1125 630 355 2000 1000

(Prices are per individual vaccine in a course of either 2 or 3 vaccinations) If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please call in at the clinic to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this program. PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2009. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Clinic direct number: 840 8580 Email: [email protected] Many thanks Debbie Duckworth ISM Clinic Administrator 840 8581 [email protected]

CLINIC UPDATE: In an effort to keep everyone informed of developments during the current H1N1 influenza epidemic, the clinic will be issuing regular updates via the newsletters. Every day we monitor the number and symptoms of children who have not reported to school or who have been sent home from the clinic. We aim to identify any emerging patterns or clusters of illness. I am happy to report that there is currently no reason for concern in any of the schools and we are not aware of any confirmed case of H1N1 within the school community. As ever, we rely heavily on information given to us by parents and appreciate your cooperation in keeping sick children at home. If you have any questions or concerns for your child’s health, please do not hesitate to call or visit us. Best wishes for good health from ISM Clinic.

From the Security Office: Car stickers The car stickers for school year 2009/10 are available from the security office. For vehicles already displaying an exiting 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.

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Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle sticker free of charge. Any additional stickers will be issued following payment of Php100.00 to the cashier’s office. In order to facilitate the easy recognition of authorized cars at the gates, the stickers should be affixed to the top right corner of the windshield. Further to this, old ISM stickers issued in previous years should be removed. Vehicles not displaying this year’s car sticker will not be allowed access from August 30. ID Cards Parent IDs Parent IDs issued for the school year 2008-2009 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. School Passes School passes issued to parents’ employees and representatives need to be replaced for this school year. As of August 31, 2009, the blue bordered passes issued for the school year 2008/2009 will be invalid. 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. Visitor’s Passes All visitors must secure a pass from the guardhouse at Gate 3. Before entry will be allowed, a telephone check will be made with the relevant office to confirm the visitor’s business within the school. Thank you for your cooperation. We are looking forward to another successful year at International School Manila. Regards, Mike Flynn Director, Operations & Security

Go Green: Want your trash to become someone else’s treasure? Please continue to support INVISIBLE institute. We need your: Plastic bags Dry cleaner bags CDs Cassette tapes Old VHS tapes Fabric scraps

Be part of the solution, not the pollution. Many thanks for supporting this project, Let’s Go Green

Æ Collection points can be found in the ES, MS and HS offices. This waste will be crocheted into beautiful bags for sale. By donating this trash, you will be helping to provide an income for some of the poorest women in Manila. FIRST SALE OF THE YEAR will be next week! Wednesday 2 Sept. – Friday 4 Sept. outside the canteen

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USA Girl Scouts Overseas – Manila USA Girl Scouts – Manila is part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and is open to all girls, of all nationalities, attending an international school. Open to girls from ECLC – Gr. 12. Registration forms available at the ES Office. For more information contact Tess Herzog 09266807904 / [email protected]

Schedule for OPEN HOUSE:

*Please take note parents must first pick up a copy of their schedule for Open House at the Lobby of the Fine Arts Theater. TIME

EVENT

4:30—5:00 pm

Refreshments and Schedule distribution (Fine Arts Theater Lobby)

5:00—5:20 pm

Jazz Band Performance (FAT)

5:20—5:30 pm

High School Art Presentation (FAT)

5:30—5:45 pm

Opening Remarks, Mr. William Brown and Mr. Michael Dickinson (FAT)

5:45—5:55 pm

Dance Company Performance (FAT)

TIME

BLOCK

6:00 - 6:10

A

6:15 - 6:25

B

6:30 - 6:40

C

6:45 - 6:55

D

7:00 - 7:10

E

7:15 - 7:25

F

7:30 - 7:40

G

7:45 - 7:55

H

8:00 - 8:10

HR

CLASS

TEACHER

ROOM

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