HS Friday Bulletin Jan 14

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Message from the High School Administration:

Dear Parents,

Happy New Year!

Welcome to the Second Semester of School Year 2010 – 2011. We hope you had a restful break.

Powerschool opens on Friday, January 21 at 8:00 am for first semester report viewing. Please

expect your son/daughter to come home with the print copy on Monday, January 24 as the

reports will be distributed to the students during Homeroom on the same day.

If you wish to collect the report card yourself or thru your representative (other than your

child), please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] before Monday,

January 24 and we will keep the report in the HS Office for you. Representatives will need a

valid ID and a duly signed authorization letter to claim the report. Uncollected report cards will

be turned over to the student after Friday, February 4.

Please note that we will treat a no reply as a yes to sending the report thru your child.

Kind regards,

William R. S. Brown Michael Dickinson

High School Principal Assistant High School Principal

International School Manila For ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office

(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653

or email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleacontact Gigi Azarcon and JasmAndres Tel:840-8655 / 840-866

January 14, 2011



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FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE:

Scheduled College Visits

College Representative Location Date

Wesleyan University

Froilan

Enverga,

ISM

Alum

Room

1057

1/17/11

11:25

AM

Solbridge International School of Business Mihae Nahm HSGO 2/2/11 11:30 AM

HS Calendar:

Monday, January 17:

IB TOK Essays DUE

Tuesday, January 18:

IB Biology H Field Trip

EnvSys Field

Trip

Wednesday, January 19:

Student Late Start

IB2 Final EE Due

Thursday, January 20:

All Choirs Concert 5:30‐7:00pm

Friday, January 21:

IB1 Eng A1 All Interactive Orals

PowerSchool

is

open

to

parents

Saturday, January 22:

SAT 7:30am – 1pm

THIMUN

Saturday Service Child Hope

Upcoming Events:

January 24: Report Card Distribution

January 26‐30: 2nd Season IASAS Basketball (ISM),

Swimming (ISKL)

January 29‐31: No Homework Weekend

KAWAYAN BOUGHT PAGES :

To all High School Parents:

Greetings from the the high school yearbook, Kawayan

Print! Kawayan Bought Pages are now available for all

parents, students and faculty to buy!

WHAT is

a bought

page?

A bought page is a page that you create that we include at

the back of Kawayan after all the senior pages. It can

contain anything ‐ messages from family for their

graduating kids, messages and picture collages of friends

and “barkadas”, group/club pictures, etc. You can buy as

many pages as you want! It is a great way to create a

lasting memory in your child’s high school years.

PRICES: (per page)

Color: PHP 4800

Black and white: PHP 2000

ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER.

PAGE DETAILS:

Dimensions: Each page should be 9"x12"

Must be turned in as either a .jpeg, .psd or .raw file with a

minimum dpi of 300.

SUBMISSION:

Please burn the file on a CD and drop it off at the HS office

WITH a receipt from the cashier. Please indicate that it is a

bought page for the Kawayan yearbook.

DEADLINE: March 2, 2011

For

questions,

please

don't

hesitate

to

contact

Kimi

Rodriguez, Angela Sy or Kevin Yang at

[email protected].



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FROM THE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS:

You are invited to aGuidance Workshop for Parents

Understanding Third Culture Kids

Thursday, 20 January 20119:30 – 11:00amLittle Theater

“A Third Culture Kid, or TCK, is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her development years outside the

parents’ or ‘home’ culture often due to the international nature of parents’ work.”

This session, most appropriate for parents of TCKs, will present information and offer opportunities for discussion onthe following questions:

What are the benefits and challenges of growing up a TCK? How can parents support their Third Culture Kids?

We hope to see you there!Presented by ISM Guidance Department

Dear Grade 9 & 10 Parents:

We have now had the ‘4 Year Plan’ discussion with all of our Grade

9 & 10 students. Please discuss with your son or daughter their 4

year plans

and

encourage

them

to

get

these

uploaded

to

thei

Family Connection account. Instructions on how to do this are

included in our latest Blog Post here

http://guidance.ism‐online.org/

Completing this will really help your son or daughter when it comes

to the official course registration process which will take place

during the week of February 21st‐25th.

If you have any questions about this process, please do not hesitate

to contact us at; [email protected] or [email protected]

Kind Regards,

Doug Mcqueen and Steve Ayling

(Grade 9 & 10 Guidance Counselors)

Dear Grade 11 Parents:

Your son or daughter now hasapproximately one calendar year to applyto college!

With that in mind, please schedule a timeto meet with your child’s counselor thisspring for a Junior Parent Meeting.Please call 840-8655 to schedule anappointment.

See you soon,Curt Nichols, Elizabeth Mohr and Vicky

(Grade 11 & 12 Counselors)



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FROM THE PTA OFFICE:

WELCOME TO ISM

On Tuesday, January 25th

at 7:30 am in the Little Theatre, the ISM Parent Teacher Association is holding a

Bearcat Welcome for all families new to ISM

NOT JUST ANOTHER COFFEE MORNING . . .IT’S A BEARCAT COFFEE MORNING!!

What is a Bearcat? The ISM school mascot, a symbol of our community spirit..

We welcome our new families and encourage them to get to know each other and to learn more about our school and abou

Manila:

You will learn about some local social and international organizations;

You can meet and greet our PTA and our Bearcat Den team and volunteer (which is always well appreciated and

needed) for school activities.

We also invite all returning parents and teachers to come and meet the new families and to enjoy a great opportunity to see

old friends again.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Tuesday, January 25, 20117:30 to 9:00 am at the ISM Little Theatre

Questions? Email [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL FAMILY FUN DAY:

Dear Parents,

PTA’s biggest event of the school year is fast approaching, The International Family Fun Day (IFFD), which will be o

February 5, 2011. This is an event that continues to be an exciting part of the ISM community experience. Everyone ha

their reasons for going if it be the children enjoying the games and fun with their friends or the parents enjoying a new

taste at the International Food Fair. Countries from all over the world are represented and as can be seen on the list it wi

be great we are still looking for some more contribution from our ISM Community of Parents. It is a great way to get t

know some more parents within your community. Let’s try to make this year’s Food Fair bigger than ever and mayb

even add some countries to the list. It only takes a few people, and it’s a great experience for all to enjoy and share ou

diverse cuisine. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated by all. We would also like to take this opportunity to than

you all the parents for being part of this day and for making it such a great success..

Thus far I have representatives for the following countries: Philippines, Australia/New Zealand, China, Europe, Latin American, India, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand

Indonesia,

Here are the countries that have not been represented yet which are a large group of the ISM community: United States/Canada Singapore Other Countries as well

If you are interested or know anyone who is, my contact information is:

Carina Seneviratne

(IFFD Food Rep) Mobile: 0920‐910‐0401

E‐Mail: [email protected] Landline: 819‐2863



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FROM THE OPERATIONS & SECURITY OFFICE:

Access and parking within the campus are important security and safety issues. For the well-being of all members of thISM community, those entering the school campus are requested to follow the procedures outlined below.

Vehicular Access

During drop-off and pick-up times, vehicles may enter through Gates 2 and 3. Those entering through Gate 2 shouproceed to the drop off area and, once the student has alighted or boarded, they should exit via Gate 1. Those vehicleentering through Gate 3 must turn into the covered parking area and use the designated drop-off areas. All vehicles musexit through Gate 1.

Alternatively, vehicles entering through Gate 3 may park in the covered car park. The spaces reserved for parent-drivecars should only be used by those vehicles which are driven by parents themselves. Vehicles in which parents artraveling, but which are driven by a driver, should not use these spaces. Rather, they should park elsewhere in the coverepark or make use of the outside spaces next to the power center.

Please note that Gate 2 may only be used by vehicles displaying a valid ISM vehicle sticker.

Family/company drivers should not remain within school once they have delivered a student. They should exit the schooand return no sooner than 1:45 in the afternoon for pick up.

Visitors to ISM may only enter through Gate 3. There is an area for short stay visitor’s parking near Gate 1.

The Pedestrian Gate

LocationThe pedestrian gate is located in the perimeter fence mid-way between Gate 1 and Gate 2. There is a paved area betweethe road and the perimeter fence, allowing easy access to the gate.

The pedestrian gate is solely for the entry of members of the ISM Community at the beginning of the school day. It will onbe open between 7:00 and 7:45 (8:00 to 8:45 on Wednesdays). Due to parking restrictions and in the interests of security will not be open in the afternoon for pick ups. During the time it is open, it will be under the supervision of members of thISM Guard Force.

Drop-off ProcedureDrivers should stop adjacent to the paved area and students should alight from the right side of their vehicle. The driveshould then move off, clearing the space for other vehicles dropping off students. Under no circumstances should a studenbe dropped off from the outside lane. This is dangerous as the student would need to walk across the front of anothevehicle.

Drivers are reminded that traffic regulations forbid parking on the roads around ISM. Therefore, vehicles should only bstopping for the brief tine it takes for a student to alight. Drivers must not wait for anybody to return to the vehicle.

Car StickersThe car stickers for the school year 2010/11 are available from the security office.

Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle sticker free of charge. Any additional stickers will be issued following paymenof 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 corneof the windshield. Further to this, old ISM stickers issued in previous years should be removed.

ID CardsID cards should be worn at all times while on campus. If you have not been issued an ID card, or you have lost it, yoshould obtain one by visiting the security office and completing the appropriate application form.



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Vehicle checksThe practice of inspecting vehicles will continue. During off-peak hours all vehicles will be checked before they are alloweto enter the campus. During peak hours (drop off and pick-up times), all vehicles without valid stickers and randomselected vehicles with stickers will be asked to undergo an examination.

Whether an examination is conducted or not, it is important that the security staff at the gates are able to identify thoccupants of vehicles entering the campus; therefore IDs must be clearly displayed. Vehicles with tinted windows must rodown windows to allow a clear view of the interior of the vehicle.

Drivers, Helpers and BodyguardsDrivers, helpers and bodyguards should not be waiting on campus for students throughout the school day. After droppinoff students they should exit the school grounds and not return more than 30 minutes before dismissal time. Those whrepeatedly fail to comply with the regulation will have their access privilege suspended.

Only those vehicles carrying parents or other people with business within the school will be allowed to return to the campubefore 1:45 p.m.

There are designated areas for unaccompanied drivers, yayas, helpers and security escorts to wait for parents anstudents. Unless specifically authorized, they may not enter any other area. In the interest of security, and to prevencongestion at the pedestrian entrances to the covered parking area, parents are requested to emphasize to their employeethe importance of cooperating with the security staff and remaining in the appropriate areas.

Termination of EmploymentIn the event of the termination of service of a family employee, parents are asked to secure the former employee’s ISM IDcard and return it to the Security office. If this is not possible, it is important tat the Security Office is still informed of thchange of circumstances.

Finally, I would like to thank all members of the ISM community for their cooperation in helping us maintain ISM as a safand secure environment for our children.

FirearmsAll members of the ISM community are reminded that it is strictly forbidden for firearms to be brought onto the campus. Thiincludes concealed weapons carried by bodyguards for close protection. Any person arriving at the school with a firearmshould inform the gate guard and arrangements will be made for the weapon to be safely and securely stored during th

visitor’s stay.

Security staff directionsOur security team is endeavoring to make the school as safe and secure an environment as possible for all members of oucommunity. We as that everybody cooperate with us in this important task. In particular, all those entering our campus arrequested to comply with any direction given to them by members of our guard force. In the event that anyone is unclear ato the purpose of such instructions they can seek clarifications from the security office. Please note that it is the parentresponsibility to advise their staff accordingly.

Thank you for your cooperation. We are looking forward to another successful semester at International School Manila.

Regards,MICHAEL FLYNNDirectorOperations & Security



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FROM THE CLINIC: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR TYPHOID VACCINATIONS

Date Price (Php)February 9

th2011 Typherix – typhoid vaccine 850

This vaccination should be renewed every 3 years and is recommended for people who travel to endemic areas (includingmany areas of the Philippines) and also for the following target individuals:

food handlers such as dietary personnel, cooks, waiters, servers and microbiology lab technicians

persons with close exposure to an S. Typhi. carrier or patient.

If you would like more information about the vaccine, please contact the clinic on the number/email below or call in to pickup a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in thiprogram.

PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER THAFRIDAY 28

THJANUARY. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL B

ACCEPTED.Clinic direct number: 840 8580Email: [email protected]

Many thanksDebbie DuckworthISM Clinic Administrator840 [email protected]

RABIES We would like to remind everyone that there is a significant risk of coming into contact with anima

carrying rabies in the Philippines. Whilst the government is campaigning nationally to ensure that a

domestic dogs and cats are vaccinated, there is still a long way to go before this goal is achieved an

doctors now recommend that anyone bitten by a vaccinated animal should also consider having the rabie

vaccination. There is a vaccine available through the larger medical centers and some pediatricians that may be given aa preventative measure to offer some protection if you are bitten. This will reduce the number of injection

required, give you a longer period of time in which to access medical treatment and vastly reduce the overa

cost of treatment if you are bitten. If you are interested in finding out more about the pre exposure vaccine, please visit the nurses and doctor

in the clinic or enquire at your pediatrician’s office. We do not offer this vaccine through the school but wshould be able to answer any questions you may have.



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FROM THE LEARNING COORDINATOR’S OFFICE:

Filipino Courses for Parents

Dear Parents,

ISM is pleased to offer Beginning and Intermediate Filipino Courses.

Beginning Filipino Course will focus on conversational skills in a variety of social situations, on increasing vocabulary, an

on understanding more about the Filipino culture.

Intermediate Filipino Course is for those who have completed a Beginner’s Plus course. This course will give you th

opportunity to practice and express yourself verbally and improve levels of fluency.

Vicky Carlos is an experienced teacher of adults at various international organizations in Manila. She has written a numbe

of books on the teaching of Filipino. This is an elementary level course designed for parents who seek to attain beginne

level Filipino proficiency and want to increase their knowledge and skills. Through this course, Vicky will help participant

to actively communicate in everyday situations.

Class size: To run the classes, we require a minimum of 6 participants

***Certificates of completion will be provided to the participants.

To register, please email the following details to [email protected]

Name: ____________________ Mobile Number: _____________

Landline Number: ____________ Course: _________________ Schedule: __________

Classes are likely to fill up quickly, so please register immediately. Deadline for registration is January 21, 2011.

Happy Learning!

Sam Cook

Learning Coordinator

FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:

BEARCAT DEN:Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am – 1:00pm and 2:30pm – 4:00pm.Tues and Thurs afternoons from 2:30-4pm. Thanks to all our great volunteers.

Beginning Filipino Course

A. Mondays and Wednesdays (9‐11AM)

Feb 7‐March 14, 2011

B. Tuesdays and Thursdays (9‐11AM)

Feb 8‐March 10, 2011

Total

hours:

20

Tuition fee: P7000

Books: 2 textbooks with CDs P 1500

Intermediate Filipino Course

Fridays (9‐11AM) Feb 11‐April 29, 2011

Total hours: 20

Tuition fee: P7000

Book: I’d like to Speak Filipino 3,

Intermediate with

Audio

CD

P 800

IASAS BASKETBALL HOUSING:

IASAS Basketball will be taking place at ISM Jan 27‐29, 2011 and housing placements are now being accepted. As of this

week

we

have

55

students

housed

but

we

require

100

housing

slots

in

total.

All 1st season athletes who were housed this is your time to fulfill your responsibility and offer housing for Basketball.

All varsity and jv basketball teams should also have returned housing forms by now as well. We welcome offers of

housing from anyone in our ISM community. Please support the ATAC Department by getting these forms in ASAP. We

still require 45 slots for visiting IASAS athletes.

Go Bearcats show your pride and support of the program and get behind our teams by hosting a pair of visiting players

from our IASAS sister schools. Housing forms are available from ATAC office or on the ATAC Blog at

http://atac.ism‐online.org/iasas‐basketball‐ jan‐26‐31‐2011/



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ATAC ANNOUNCEMENTS: GAME SCHEDULE INFORMATION:

Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found by going to the GAME SCHEDULE tabon the ATAC page of the ISM website. You can also access this information via the ES/MS/HS divisional web pages.Please note the game schedule does change often due to involvement with many local schools so please check thepage regularly to find out the latest information of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Access to thegame schedule page is also available via the ATAC blog. Click on the Bearcat logo to be directed to the game

schedule page.http://atac.ism-online.org

ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES – JAN/FEB: (for ALL match/schedule details check game schedule page as above)

Jan 14 HS Basketball at Brent

MS/HS rugby v BSM and Faith at ISM HS field from 3:30pm

Swim team to Bangkok for pre‐IASAS meet

Jan 15 jv/varsity Rugby at Brent

Jv/varsity touch at Faith

MS boys and girls Basketball at ISM

Varsity girls Basketball at ISM

PRADA Chess

at

ISM

ISTA MS boys A tennis v Ateneo A at CSA from 1pm

ISSA Tennis at CSA

PRADA boys Tennis at ISM

Jan 21 Basketball at Faith

Jan 22 ISM Touch Invitational Tournament

MS Boys B tennis v Ateneo 8am and v Brent B 1pm

Jan 26 IASAS Basketball Teams arrive, ISM Teams Depart for IASAS

Jan 27‐29 IASAS Basketball at ISM

Jan 27‐29 IASAS Rugby/Touch at Taipei, Swimming at KL, Tennis at Singapore

Jan 29

MS

PRFU

Juniors

Touch/Tackle

Rugby

tournament

at

ISM

Jv Touch at UP for UP Invitational Touch Tournament

Jan 31 3rd season sports tryouts begin for HS teams (Track/Softball/Badmintion)

Feb 3 3rd season sports tryouts begin for MS teams (Track/Softball/Badminton/Mixed Touch)

MS 2nd Season Sports awards Feb 9 4pm ES Gym (Touch/Tennis/Rugby/Basketball)

HS 2nd Season Sports awards Feb 11th 5:30pm HS Gym (Touch/Rugby/Tennis/Basketball/Swimming/Cheerleading)

IASAS BASKETBALL:

Please see the IASAS Basketball Championships schedule in this bulletin. I hope many of the ISM community will come

and support our teams during this event. We hope to have full gyms and a great atmosphere for all our visiting teams.

Come out and cheer for the Bearcats.

Whilst our Basketball teams are battling here at home our other season 2 teams will be doing the same in Taipei

(Rugby/Touch), Singapore (Tennis), Kuala Lumpur (Swimming). To all our travelling teams and coaches we wish you the

best of

luck

at

IASAS.

All

the

action/results

from

all

IASAS

events

can

be

followed

by

visiting

the

IASAS

website

where

you can find links to results and live streaming for some of the events. Visit www.iasas.asia for all the 2nd seasons IASAS

Championships action!



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D ate T im e T im e

8:30 iskl v sas 8:30 tas v ism

10:30 tas v isb 10:30 iskl v jis

12:30 ism v jis 12:30 sas v isb

14:00 ism v iskl 14:00 sas v tas

16:00 isb v tas 16:00 jis v iskl 18:00 jis v sas 18:00 isb v ism

AM

8:00 sas v jis 8:00 isb v ism

10:00 tas v ism 10:00 sas v iskl

Noon iskl v isb Noon tas v jis

PM PM

13:30 ism v sas 13:30 jis v tas

15:30 iskl v tas 15:30 isb v sas

17:30 jis v isb 17:30 ism v iskl

AM

8:00 jis v isb 8:00 tas v sas

9:45 sas v ism 9:45 isb v iskl

11:30 iskl v tas 11:30 ism v jis

PM F I N A L S

14:00 Boys 3rd

v Boys 4th

14:00 Girls 3rd

v Girls 4th

16:00 Girls

1st

v Girls

2nd

18:00 v

T e a m s l i s t e d fi r s t a r e h o m e a n d w e a r l i g h t c o l o r e d u n i fo r m . BOYS GIRLS

MS Gym-Boys HS G ym-Gir ls

S a t u r d a y

J a n 2 9

M S Gym H S Gym -

Final

Boys

1st

Boys

2nd

Final


F r i d a y

J a n 2 8

MS G ym-Gir ls HS Gym-Boys


T h u r s d a y

J a n 2 7

MS G ym-Gir ls HS Gym-Boys

IASAS BASKETBALL 2011

International School Manila



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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

FEBRUARY 2 FEBRUARY 3 FEBRUARY 4

ES GYM

MS FIELD MS BOYS MS GIRLS

ES FIEL D

MIDDLE SCHO OL

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS &

BOYS

3RD SEASON TRY-OUT SCHED ULEFEBRUARY 2 TO 4, 201 1

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS & BOYS

BADMINTON

SOFTBALL

TRACK AND FIELD

MS MIXED TOUCH RUGBY

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS &

BOYS



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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES:

CONGRATULATIONS!

We are proud to announce that our ISM seniors were accepted

to the following universities:

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY Barnard College Brown University

California State University, East Bay Carnegie Mellon University

University of Chicago Durham University

University of Edinburgh University of Exeter

Franklin and Marshall College Hamilton College

International Christian University University College London

Longwood University University of Michigan Northwestern University University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania

University of the Philippines (9) Purdue University

University of St. Andrews Stanford University

University of Oxford (2) University of Warwick Wesleyan University

Yale University

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