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7/29/2019 ES Parent Bulletin Vol#13 2013 Mar 8

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8 March 2013Volume 13

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

MAR

13, 20,27

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @

8.30am

15, 22 ES Parent Bulletin

18 - 22 Art Exhibit, FAT Lobby

22International DayGrades 24 Concerts

28 - April9

No SchoolSchool Holiday

APR

10, 17,24

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @

8.30am

1620 No Impact Week

From the ES Administrationrom the ES Administration

Adam Campbell Michael RourkeElementaryPrincipal ElementaryAssistantPrincipal

StudentLedConferences

ThankyoutoallourESparentsforspendinganaernoon

withyourchildrenyesterdaytoshareintheirlearning.The

StudentLedConferencesareaspecialaernoonforthe

ElementarySchool.Theyaffordamultudeof

opportuniesforourstudents,fromPreschoolthrough

Grade4.Theyprovidechildrenwithagenuineaudience

withwhomtosharetheirdevelopingunderstandings.They

allowchildrentoarculatetheirlearninggoalstothe

peoplemostimportantintheirlivesand,indoingso,they

supportdifferenttypesofthinkingsuchassynthesisand

metacognion.StudentLedConferencesalsoprovide

parentswiththeopportunitytoprovidefeedbackandask

quesonsaboutthechildslearningintheirmother

tongue.Byplacingthestudentatthecentreofthe

conversaon,theconferencesformalizethenoonthat

learningwillbeenhancedifchildrenseethepurposein

whattheyareaskedtolearn,andaregivenanauthenccontextinwhichtotalkabouttheirprogress,reflect,and

setgoals.

Thanksmustalsogotoourstudentsfordemonstrang

prideintheirlearningandforshowingconfidenceintheir

abiliestosharewiththeirparentsandfamilymembers

theprocessesinvolved.

Lastly,thankyoutoourteachersandteacherassistantsforsupporngthisenreprocesstomakelearningvisible.Wetru

thattheStudentLedConferencesareatruerefleconofthelearningandteachingwhichtakeplaceonadailybasisinyou

childrensclassrooms.

ElementaryArtExhibion18th22

ndMarch

Thiswillprovideashowcaseofsomeoftheartwhichisbeingproducedbyyourchildren.Pleasedocomedropinatsome

stageduringtheweekorevenhaveyourchildtakeyouthroughbeforeoraertheschoolday. Wewillbehavinganopen

ingonMonday18that7:30am,withallwelcome.


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HiParents,

WecoulduseyourhelpinimprovingourISMclassblogs.

Atthe

moment,

our

class

blogs

are

used

toshare

informa

onabout

our

learning.

Currently,

this

informa

onisgoing

inonedirecon;fromustoyou/theworld.Wewouldlikeourblogstobemoreinteracveandhaveinformaongo

twoways.Thisiswhereweneedyourhelp.

Whatdoweneedfromyou?

Whenyouarereadingablog,postacomment.Youdontneedtodothisevery meyourreadanISMblog.If

everyparentle onecommentamonth,wewouldhaveplentyofdiscussions.

Trytoleavecommentsthatmakeourstudentswanttowriteback.Yoursaying,GreatJoborWellDoneis

nice,butleavingaquesonisevenbeer.Whenyouleavecommentssuchas,IlikewhatIsawinthispost.

Haveyouthoughtof________?youarehelpingtoextendourlearning.

Share theISMblogwithrelavesaroundtheworld.Gengcommentsfromrelavesaroundtheglobehelps

ourstudentstoconnectwithfamilyandfriends...anditspreycool.

Bepaentwhenyouleaveacomment.Mostofthe me,itwillnotshowuprightaway.Commentsaresenttoa

moderaonfolderwhereteachersmustapproveacommentbeforeitwillbevisibleontheblog.Luckily,aer

youhavecommentedafew mes,theblogsowarewilltrustyouandputyourcommentsdirectlyontheblog

withouthavingtobeapproved.

HowdoyoucommentonanISMblog?

Step1:Clickonthe tleofablog

Step2:Scrolltotheboom ofthepageand

leaveacomment.

You

must

enter

your

name

andanemailaddress.Youdontneedtoenter

yourrealname.SomethinglikeJennysMom

isfine.

Trytousethesameemailaddresseach meif

youwantthebloggingsowaretotrustyour

commentsinthefuture.

DontforgettoSubmitComment.

Howdoyoushareablogwitharelave?

Theblogaddress(1)willlooklikethis.

Ablogpostaddress(2)willlooklikethis.This

addressisbeerifyouaretryingtogeta

relavetoleaveacomment.

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Regards,

Steve McCallumESITCoordinator

From the ES Information Technology Departmentrom the ES Information Technology Department


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Thankyoutothoseparentsthatcametobeapartofyour

childsPElesson

this

week

aspart

ofour

Spotlight

on

Specials.Whetheryoucametowatchorparcipate,your

presencesendsastrongmessagetoourstudentsofthe

valueandworthofPEandleadinganacve

lifestyle. Elementaryagechildrenthriveonhavingparents

visittheirlessonstogainaninsightintowhattheirwork

daylookslikeandseethelearningtakingplaceina

physicallyacveseng.Ifyouwerenotabletomakeitinto

yourchildsPElessonthisweek,andwouldliketovisit,

pleasefeelwelcometocomeanother me.Contactyour

childsclassroomorPEteacherorESofficetofindout

whichvenuetheywillbedoingPE.

NewtoManila?Lookingforsomethingacveforyour

childrentoincreasephysicalacvity meanddecreasethe

amountofonscreen me?TheESPEdepartmenthasan

extensivelistofphysicalacviesandsportsavailablefor

childreninManila.Visithp://sportsmanila.wikispaces.com/.

Thisincludesacviesataclubleveloronadropinbasis.

Wealsoaskforyourhelptoupdateandaddtothissite.If

yourchildaendssportslessonsorisapartofasportsclub

oryousimplyknowagreatplacetogoandbeacve,then

wewouldliketohearaboutit,includingcontactdetails.

Manystudentsoensharewithusverballyallthegreatacviesandsportstheydoontheweekends.Wewould

liketomakethemostofthisvaluableresourcebysharing

contactdetailswithISMfamilies.Pleaseemailthe

addresses,phonenumbersandanynameofacontact

personifyoucanassist.Ifyouwouldalsoliketosharenews

ofyourchildbeingsuccessfulinsportpleaseemailmewith

details.Thiscanservetoencourageotherstopursue

sports.Recommendedguidelinesforphysicalacvityfor

childrenisonehourperday.

Amanda PekinESPEProgramLeader

International School ManilaELEMENTARY SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES(ES-AFAC)

Important Dates to Remember

SECOND SEMESTER

May 17, 2013(Friday)

Last day for Aquatics AFAC

May 31, 2013

(Friday)Last day of second semester AFAC

From ES PE Teamrom ES PE Team

From the PTA Officerom the PTA OfficePTACULTURALSHOW2013PTACULTURALSHOW2013

Aerallthefun,excitement,andfoodfromthevarious

countriesthatrepresentedtheISMCommunityduring

theInternaonalFamilyFunDay,itisnow metoshow

casethefolkdancesandfolksongsfromourmulcultural

society.

Theculturalshowwilltakeplaceonthe19thofMarch,

2013intheLileTheaterfrom7:30unl9:30AM.All

ISMparentsarewelcome.

Criteriaintheperformancesareasfollows:

1. MembersoftheISMcommunityespeciallyparents

areencouragedtoparcipate.

2.2. Maximumtwoperformances;eitheradanceand/or

sonfromeachcountry.

3.3. Performancesmustnotexceed4minutesforeach

itemi.e.,

atotal

of8minutes

for

two

performances.

4.4. Allparcipantsmustregisterandconfirmonthe6th

ofMarchattheverylatesttobeabletojointhis

event;and

5.5. Ifyouwishtoinviteanoutsideguestwhoisnotan

ISMparentpleasecontactthenumberbelow.

Forfurtherinquiriespleasecontact:

MarshaRonald,DMDon09216937676or

MariaHandaon09178179988


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From Operations and Security Officerom Operations and Security OfficeDrivers,HelpersandBodyguards

Drivers,helpers and bodyguards shouldnot bewaing on campus for students throughout the schoolday. Aer

droppingoffstudentstheyshouldexittheschoolgroundsandnotreturnmorethan30minutesbeforedismissal me.

Thosewhorepeatedlyfailtocomplywiththeregulaonwillhavetheiraccessprivilegesuspended.

Onlythosevehiclescarryingparentsorotherpeoplewithbusinesswithintheschoolwillbeallowedtoreturntothe

campusbefore1:45p.m.

Therearedesignatedareas forunaccompanieddrivers,yayas,helpersand securityescorts towait forparentsand

students.Unlessspecificallyauthorized,theymaynotenteranyotherarea.Intheinterestofsecurity,andtoprevent

congeson at the pedestrian entrances to the covered parking area,parents are requested to emphasize to their

employeestheimportanceofcooperangwiththesecuritystaffandremainingintheappropriateareas.

TerminaonofEmployment

Intheeventoftheterminaonofserviceofafamilyemployee,parentsareasked tosecuretheformeremployees

ISM ID cardand return it to theSecurityoffice. If this isnotpossible, it is important tat theSecurityOffice issll

informedofthechangeofcircumstances.

Finally,IwouldliketothankallmembersoftheISMcommunityfortheircooperaoninhelpingusmaintainISMasa

safeandsecureenvironmentforourchildren.

Firearms

Allmembersof the ISM community are reminded that it is strictly forbidden forfirearms tobe broughtonto the

campus.Thisincludesconcealedweaponscarriedbybodyguardsforcloseprotecon.Anypersonarrivingattheschool

withafirearmshouldinformthegateguardandarrangementswillbemadefortheweapontobesafelyandsecurely

storedduringthevisitorsstay.

SecurityStaffDirecons

Oursecurityteamisendeavoringtomaketheschoolassafeandsecureanenvironmentaspossibleforallmembersof

ourcommunity. Weasthateverybodycooperatewithusinthisimportanttask. Inparcular,allthoseenteringourcampusarerequestedtocomplywithanydirecongiventothembymembersofourguardforce. Intheeventthat

anyone isunclearastothepurposeofsuch instruconstheycanseekclarificaonsfromthesecurityoffice. Please

notethatitistheparentsresponsibilitytoadvisetheirstaffaccordingly.

Thank you for your cooperaon. We are looking forward to another successful semester at Internaonal School

Manila.

Regards,

Michael FlynnDirector,Operaons&Security


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From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC OfficeCongratulaonstoallourIASASMusic,Art/Dance/

DramaandDebate/Forensicsdelegatesfortheirefforts

lastweekendatIASASCulturalConvenon.Abig

congratulaonstoAksharBonuandKerriTingawhowon

GoldandBronzeatJakartaintheirrespecveforensic

eventsofImpromptuSpeakingandOralInterpretaon.

MS/HS3rdSeasonsportspracceschedules(Badminton,

Soball,Track&FieldandMSMixedTouch)see

praccescheduleviatheATACblogschedulespagesor

schoolnoceboards

hp://atac.ismonline.org/schedules/hs/

IASASTrackandFieldApril1014.Housingleersforthe

IASASTrackandFieldeventarenowavailableviathe

ATACblogpleasesignupearlytohouseavisingtrackathleteinApril.Weneedtohouse150athletesintotal

andsllrequire60athletestobehoused.Teamsarrive

thedaywereturnfromspringbreaksodeadlinefor

returnofleersisMarch15thinorderforustoconfirm

allhousingassignmentspriortotheholidaystarng.For

generalinformaonabouthousingatIASAStournaments

seethehousingandhosngpage.hp://atac.ism

online.org/iasas/iasashousing/

ISMSummerSportsCampsinformaonwillbecoming

outlater

this

month.

Announcements

will

beplaced

in

theparentbullensandallinformaonwillbeavailable

onthesummercampspageontheATACblog.Staytuned

formoreinformaon!

March5MSAcademicBowl CongratulaonstotheISM

AcademicBowlteamwhowonthiseventonTuesday.

ScoresISM433,Faith325,Brent248.WelldonetoMr

andMrsBirchenallfortheirsplendidcoordinaonofthis

eventforourMSstudents.

March6HSAcademicBowlWelldonetoourHS

AcademicBowlteamwhoplaced2ndonWednesdayin

thecompeonatBrent.

FridayMarch8istheMS/HSISMTwilightTrackmeet

withBrentandFaith.Warmupstartsat3:15pmMeet

startsat3:45pmandruns llabout7:30pm.Weneed

someparentstovolunteerfor mekeeping/marshalling

duesifyoucanassistpleasecontact

[email protected]

March9ISMWallclimbingtournamentatMSGym

from12:30pm.

ResultsfromtheBrentMar2trackmeetarenow

postedviathetrackresultspage.

AgreatwaytostayintouchwiththeISMATAC

programistosubscribeviaRSSfeedtotheATACblog

andalsotofollowviatwier(seetwierfeedonthe

bloghomepage).EachMondayIwillposttheweeks

happeningsandhighlightimportanteventsfor

studentsandparentsinformaonontheATACblog

andintheregularFridayparentbullens.

GAMESCHEDULEPDF:(accesstogameschedule

informaon)Informaonaboutallmidweek/weekend

fixturesforISMteamscanbefoundviatheATACblog.Pleasenotethegamescheduledoeschangeoendue

toinvolvementwithmanylocalschoolssoplease

checkthepageregularlytofindoutthelatest

informaonofwhereandwhentheBearcatsteams

areplaying.ClickonschedulestabortheBearcatlogo

tobedirectedtothepowerschoolsecuresitehp://

powerschool.ismanila.org/public/

Youwillneedyourpowerschoolusernameand

passwordtoaccessthegameschedulepdf.

HSStudent

registra

onfor

ATAC

ac

vi

es:(new

for

schoolyear1213)AGoogledocregistraonisnow

availableforallHSstudentswhowilltakepartinany

ATACseasonalsportsteams,MUNandCultural

Convenonprograms.Pleasetakethe meto

completethisonlineregistraonforacviesthatyou

planonjoiningthisschoolyear.Pleaseaccesstheform

viatheHSStudentRegistraontabfoundunderthe

HelpfulShortcutsbarontheATACbloghomepage.

*pleasenotethisisforHSstudentsonlyandyoumust

useyourschoolemailaddresstoaccessthelink.

Personalgmailorhotmailaddresseswillnotallowyou

toaccessthepage.

BEARCATDEN:hp://atac.ismonline.org/bearcatden/

OurBearcatDenisopenforbusiness,pleasedropby

tocheckouttherangeofBearcatproducts.Wehavea

greatteamofvolunteerswhorunthedenandare

alwayslookingformorepeopletohelpout.Ifyouare

interestedinjoiningafantascgrouppleasecontact

anyofourdenmembersduringdenopeninghours.If

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youreinterestedinjoiningtheDenvolunteersplease

contactCarolynChingfordetails

carolynqching@yahoo.com.WearealwayslookingfornewvolunteersandencourageparentsfromES/MStojoin

ourgroup.

RegularOpeningHoursfortheBearcatDen:Wedand

Fridaysfrom11:30am1:00pmandeachaernoonfrom

2:304pm.

Regards,

Mark PekinAthlecDirector

(Continued frompage 7)From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC Office

ISM Sailfish Swim ClubSM Sailfish Swim ClubHelloSwimmingFamilies.

SwimSuitSale

WehaveadjustedthenextSwimSuitSalestothefol

lowingSchedule

Wed.March

13

2:30pm

4:00pm

PleasePayatthecashierforthefollowingitems,

thenbringyourreceipttotheSuitSale.

SwimSuitsP2000

SwimCaps P300

ParentTshirts P650

TowelsP250/P220

BSMEntries

PleasemeetatthepoolatBSMat7:15am,readytostart

thewarmupat7:30am. Thereisnoparkingavailableat

BSM, youcanpartatISMthenwalkovertoBSM.

SwimmerswhenyouarriveatthepoollookforourDes

ignatedarea.PleaseNote,thisisaswimmerandcoach

onlyarea,parentsarenotallowedonpooldeck,you

haveaviewingareaintheupstairs spectatorarea.

ClubTimeTrialEntryForm

hp://sailfish.ismonline.org/signupforms/clubme

metrialsswimmerentry/

EntryDeadlineTuesday12th5:00pm

AllSailfishSwimmersshouldaend,whenmakingevent

choices,pleasetrytoentereventsyouhavenotswumyetthisseason. Dontforgetpointsgotowardstheend

ofyearawards.

XLR8IncenveExplanaonishere:hp://sailfish.ism

online.org/xlr8incenve/

BangkokSplashSwimmerQuesons?

1. DotheyhavetoweartheSailfishSwimSuit?Whatifitisreallyloose?

Yesyoudo,Pleaseseethenoceabove,wewill

haveaswimsuitsaleonWednesday13thforthose

whoneedtopurchaseanewsuitorswimcap.

YesswimmersarerequiredtowearSailfishSwim

Suit,SwimCapandSailfishShirt,Goingtoandfrom

themeettheswimmersshouldweartheirSailfish

TrackSuit.

2. Thingstobring?

ThemeetwillbealongMeet(7:00am5:00pm),we

willbethereallday,andyouwillgetalongbreaks

betweenyourevents,forthatreasontheMeetor

ganizersprovideanaircondionedGymforthe

swimmerstorestin.Bringalonggamesandbooksor

listentomusictorelaxandtooccupyyourselfbetweenevents. Itsalsoagoodideatobringanextra

toweloramattolieon.

3. Sleeping meandwhentowakeup?

EachmorningthebuswillbeleavingtheHotelat

6:30am.Andyouwillhave2busydays,itissuggest

edyouget810hourssleepeverynight.

Itsnotagoodideatosleepduringtheday,aer

sleepingyourbodytakesalong metowakeup;

notagoodideaifyouwakeupjustbeforeyournext

race.

4. Canwegetanotherswimcapiftheonegivenfromregistraonisbroken?

Yesyoucanpurchaseanewone,pay300Pesosat

theschoolcashierandpickyounewoneupatthe

SwimSuitSale

5. Typeofsnacks?

Atswimmeetsdonoteatfoodthatyouwouldeat

ataparty,

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(Continued frompage 8)

Thereisnospecialfoodortabletyoushouldtakebeforeameet,eatonlyfoodthatyourbodyisusedto.Carbohy

drateslike,rice,pasta,sandwiches,andfruitaregoodthingstoeatduringtheday.

Bangkokistypically23degreeshoerthanManila,dontforgettosipwaterandGatoraderegularlyduringtheday.

6. WillthecafeteriabeopenatISBduringthemeet?

TherewillbeachoiceofFoodVendors,Subwaywillbeoneofthem.

7. Teamdinner

TeamDinnerisatHotelonFridaynight.

AquathonResults

Race1

Race2

(Continued on page 10)

First Name Last Name Age GenderAge

GroupPlace

CategoryPlace

Time

Enya Zibell13

Female 13+14 6 1 15:41.9Lotta Toppari 17 Female 15+18 12 1 19:48.7

Carly Relf Female Adult 10 1 17:18.2

J ames Pratt 13 Male 13+14 1 1 13:52.3

Tom Morris 14 Male 13+14 3 2 14:40.5

Andres Gonzalez 13 Male 13+14 11 3 18:20.7

Paul Nelson 16 Male 15+18 2 1 14:33.3

Rom Villarica 15 Male 15+18 4 2 14:48.9

AKIYOSHI YUTANI 15 Male 15+18 5 3 15:18.2

ANNES YOKOTA 15 Male 15+18 9 4 16:56.9

YOSHIHIKO NAKAJ IMA 15 Male 15+18 13 5 20:18.9

Uwe Klein Male Adult 7 1 16:33.7

Olivier Faucon Male Adult 8 2 16:37.9

Ravi Sandhu Male Adult 14 3 21:36.5

Chris Bartholomew Male Adult 15 4 21:38.8

First Name Last Name Age Gender CategoryOverallPlace

CategoryPlace

Time

Olivia Morris 12 Female 11+12 1 1 10:05.7

Shain Faye Poon 11 Female 11+12 9 2 11:23.3

julie faucon 11 Female 11+12 14 3 11:53.5

Sierra Thompson 11 Female 11+12 21 4 12:54.5

teodora Duraskovic 11 Female 11+12 29 5 14:40.6

Annabelle Daniels 9 Female 9+10 12 4 11:31.8

Leina Sato 10 Female 9+10 15 5 12:01.9

Aya J ensen 10 Female 9+10 25 8 13:29.8

J asmine Relf 9 Female 9+10 26 1 13:34.0

irina Duraskovic 10 Female 9+10 27 2 13:37.1

Sagarika Mangal 9 Female 9+10 30 3 15:06.8

Eve Hartley 9 Female 9+10 DNF

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(Continued frompage 9)

Race3

Regards,

Andy AstfalckHeadCoach,ISMSailfishSwimClub

First Name Last Name Age Gender CategoryOverallPlace

CategoryPlace

Time

J ames Warguez 11 Male 11+12 13 5 11:32.1

byeong lee 12 Male 11+12 16 6 12:20.4

David Zhang 12 Male 11+12 19 7 12:45.3

Robbie Villarica 12 Male 11+12 22 8 13:10.5

Finn Morrison 12 Male 11+12 23 9 13:11.6

Ratul Mangal 11 Male 11+12 28 10 14:00.8

Ryo Isogami 10 Male 9+10 8 1 11:22.3

J ake Mbobela 9 Male 9+10 17 3 12:25.0

aditya sethi 9 Male 9+10 24 4 13:18.2

Michael Bartholomew 9 Male 9+10 31 5 15:55.1

Menno Astfalck 9 Male 9+10 32 6 17:11.3

First Name Last Name Age Gender Category PlaceCategory

PlaceTime

Aiko Ferrarini 8 Female 8 and Under 5 1 07:01.5

Mikayla Warguez 8 Female 8 and Under 9 3 07:28.3

Isabella Relf 7 Female 8 and Under 11 4 07:40.8

Ava Ramirez 8 Female 8 and Under 12 5 07:43.9

Ellery Gooden 8 Female 8 and Under 14 7 07:47.4

Nina Sato 7 Female 8 and Under 19 9 09:25.3

Roshni Sandhu 7 Female 8 and Under 20 10 09:26.3

Ellie Morrison 7 Female 8 and Under 21 11 09:44.6

Aditi Gairolo 8 Female 8 and Under 22 12 10:08.8

Hanz Lopez 8 Male 8 and Under 3 3 06:05.8

Daniel YoonJ ae Lim 8 Male 8 and Under 7 6 07:12.8

Thomas Breen 7 Male 8 and Under 10 7 07:33.6

J anik Faucon 8 Male 8 and Under 16 8 07:59.4

Callum Fitzgerald 8 Male 8 and Under 17 9 08:32.3

Teddy Bonzelet 8 Male 8 and Under 18 10 09:19.6

Pim Astfalck 7 Male 8 and Under 23 11 11:06.6

ISM Sailfish Swim ClubSM Sailfish Swim Club


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From the Treasury Officerom the Treasury Office From the Music Departmentrom the Music Department

The ES International Day Music Concertswill be held on Friday, March 22

Thanks!

Your ES Music Team

TIME PERFORMERS

8:30 9:30AM

(followingtheFlag

Ceremony)

Grade2MusicConcert

FineArtsTheater

11:00 12:00NN Grade3MusicConcert

FineArtsTheater

1:00 2:00PM Grade4MusicConcert

FineArtsTheater

Newspaper, packing paper, magazines, wrapping

paper, Yogurt pots, ice cream tubs, cream pots .

Dont throw it away we will recycle it into some

amazing artworks!

Thanks

Your ES Art Team

From the Art Departmentrom the Art DepartmentES ART NEED YOUR

PAPER & PlASTIC POTS!

DearISMParents:

ThisisaremindertopleaseviewandchecktheISMWeb

Onlineathp://community.ismanila.org/d/2/forthe

latestupdateonyourbillingstatementandseleany

remainingbalanceofaccount(s).

Pleasenotethatthe2ndsemesterTuionfee forSY2012

2013wasduelastDecember07,2012whileother

schoolfeesonyourbillingstatementsarealreadydueas

billed.Forthosewhohaventseledyet,weappreciate

yourimmediateselementoftheaccounts.

Forrelatedbillingandpaymentquesonsincludingany

usernameandpasswordconcerns,pleasecall8408522/

8408506/8408512andlookforRhodaVilla

(Accountant)orMarissaDulay(TreasurySupervisor)

and ElmerEsguerra(Cashier).Youcanalsoemailusat

[email protected]@ismanila.org.andesguer

[email protected]

Regards,

Business Office Administration


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UPDATING PARENT CONTACTINFORMATION

In order to best serve the ISM ParentCommunity, it is essential that information be

quickly disseminated when necessary. For this reason, theaccuracy of your contact details in our database is of theutmost importance. Please note that Parent ContactInformation must be updated online by the parent.

To make any changes or verification in contact information,please access one of your childrens data file via the ISM

website (www.ismanila.org) and then under Login, click onPowerschool Public Access and enter your Username andPassword. On the page that opens, click on theDemographic Update icon for changing or updatingdemographic information.

DearParents,

Pleaseberemindedthatkeepingyourcontactinformaonupdatedisvitaltofacilitangcommunicaonwiththe

school.Ifyouwouldliketoview/changeanyofthedetailsonyourcurrentrecord,simplyfollowthestepsbelow.

STEP1:GOTOwww.ismanila.org

From the Admissions & Advancement Officerom the Admissions & Advancement Office


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From the Admissions & Advancement Officerom the Admissions & Advancement Office WithdrawalProcedureforStudentsLeavingISM

Forthosestudentswhowillbewithdrawingfrom

Interna

onalSchool

Manila

this

year,

the

following

procedureapplies:

Parents are obliged to inform the school officially

throughaWITHDRAWALNOTIFICATIONFORM,before

thesecondFridayofMay,iftheirchildrenwillnotbe

returningtoISM.

Failure todosowill lead toadeduconofUS$1,000

from the Facilies Upgrade Deposit (FUD), in

compensaon for having held a space for the child

and thus prevenng the School from offering that

space to another child prior to the summer holidaybreak.

TheWithdrawalNoficaonFormcanbeobtained

fromtheAdmissionsOfficeordirectlyfromtheISM

websitewww.ismanila.orgunderAdmissions>Re

Enrollment&Withdrawal>Withdrawal

STEP1:ReturntheWithdrawalNoficaonFormto

theAdmissionsOfficeorscannedandemailedasan

[email protected].

Upon receiptof theWithdrawalNoficaonForm

bytheAdmissionsOffice,acopywillbeforwarded

to the appropriate SchoolOffice and the Finance

Officefortheiracon.

TheSchoolOffice,uponreceiptof theWithdrawal

Noficaon Form, will iniate the student

clearance procedure which requires a Middle or

HighSchoolstudenttohavetheStudentClearance

Slipsignedbytheindicatedteachersandofficesfor

clearance. For Elementary students, the

Elementary Office will handle the withdrawal

clearance.

Note that school transcripts and records will be

available from the parcular school office

approximatelyfieenworkingdaysaerthechilds

last dayof aendance at ISM. Please coordinate

directly with the parcular School Office if you

requireotherarrangements.

STEP2: Ifrequired,andwhencompleted,theStudent

Clearance Slip must be taken to the Cashiers

Office. Onlyaer theCashierhasreceivedandsigned

thecompletedclearanceformwillthechildstranscript

or school records be released from the Elementary,

Middle or High School Office. Please note that one

copy of the transcript is provided free of charge,

addional copies cost P100 each, payable at the

Cashiers Office before release. Please coordinate

directlywiththeparcularSchoolOfficeifyourequire

morethanonecopyofschoolrecords.

STEP 3: In order to receive your Facilies Upgrade

Depositor FUD (formerly the Special ProjectDeposit)

refund, the following must be submied to the

Cashiers Office:

1)SignedStudentClearanceSlip

2)SignedFaciliesUpgradeDepositCerficate

Pleasenote that the FUD refundwill notbe released

beforeyourchilds lastdayofschoolandmaytakeup

to thirty (30) days. Only the person whose name

appearsontheFUDCerficatemayclaimtherefundat

theCashiersOffice.

Please call the Cashier at 8408506 if you havequesonsregardingyourFUDCerficate.

Pleaseallowthewithdrawalprocesstogosmoothlyby

starngtheprocessearly. Thankyouforyourhelpand

understanding.

Ifyouwillbewithdrawingbeforetheendoftheschool

yearandwishtoreceiveyourchildsYEARBOOKplease

submit theappropriate form to theSchoolOffice.The

formsareavailablethrough thewebsite:Admission>

ReEnrollment&Withdrawal>Withdrawal

1. ElementarySchoolYearbook: ALAALA

2. MiddleSchoolYearbook: SALINLAHI

3. HighSchoolYearbook: KAWAYAN

Manythanks,

Stephanie H. HagedornDirectorofAdmissions&Advancement

[email protected]

es parent bulletin vol#13 2013 mar 8

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