es parent bulletin vol#17 2011 may 27

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27 May 2011Volume 17

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

JUNE

1, 8 Student Late Start @ 8.30am

3ES Parent Bulletin

Last Day of After School Activities

7 ES 2nd Semester Report Card Distribution

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Distribution of Section Cards, Accounting

Office

Grade 4 Moving-On Ceremony @ 9-10am,

Fine Arts Theatre

Early Student Release @ 12pm

End of 2nd Semester

AUG

4 Start of School

2 Grade 3 Field Trip to La Mesa Eco Park

song Wavin' Flag. Please check out our ES blog

(es.ism-online.org) for a slide show of pictures from

the year in ES. At the end of this school year, as you

know, I will be moving to be the Middle School Princ

pal. I thank all of you for your support and for trust-

ing me with leading your children's education. It has

been a very rewarding professional experience for

me, and I look forward to continuing to work with

many of you in our Middle School. Adam Campbell,

our new ES Principal, has been in communication wit

both Michael and I over the past months and we will

be meeting together in July for the transition.

A reminder that report cards will be distributed on

June 7, section cards for next year will be available

from June 9 with your child's teacher for the next

school year, and we will have our grade four Moving

On Ceremony on June 9 at 9:00 a.m. in the Fine Arts

Theater.

Enjoy the last two weeks of the school year!

Yours in Education,

Simon Gillespie Michael RourkeES Principal ES Assistant Principal

ISM 201112 CALENDAR

The updated calendar for schoo

year 20112012 is now available a

our website www.ismanila.or

under News and Calendar

Calendar of Events.

From the ES Administrationrom the ES AdministrationDear Elementary School Parents,

It has been a difficult week at ISM with the passing

of Harry, our thoughts have been with his family,

friends, teachers and classmates this past week.

Harry was a member of our ES in grades 2, 3 and 4and was always a respected member of his class.

We are now into our final two weeks of the school

year. We had our final assembly last Friday led by

our Student Council members, one of my favorite

memories of our ES is when we have the whole

school singing together, and this time it was to the


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Important Notice from the CMCCould we please ask that, if you or members of yourfamily still have CMC items checked out, you return

them to us as soon as possible so that you are notcharged for the missing items. Whilst the CMC is nowclosed for general use, the doors are still open for you to

be able to drop your items in anytime between 7:00am 4:00pm.

Unfortunately, we dont allow books to be borrowedover the June/July period. The reasons for this are sothat we can clean all items, repair those that needrepairing, and ensure that books are in their right placeon the shelves ready for the new school year. With30,000+ items in the collection, this is ahuge and time-consuming job.

If you have any questions or any itemsthat may be causing concern,please come and talk with oneof our friendly CMC staff asearly as possible so that we canresolve the issue.

From the CMCrom the CMCSchool holidays are almost here

Some children will be bringing home a swimming

certificate in their school reports based on theAustralian Swim and Survive

program. It should be noted

that children need to

consistently complete skills

required in the certificates,

rather a onetime only

performance. Also some children may make the

required distances but do not yet meet the

requirements for stroke proficiency. In addition the

children also need to be able to answer a series of

questions about water safety to gain a certificate.

Congratulations to those students that have gainedawards this school year. You can visit the PE blogs to

find out more about the swimming levels.

Thank-you for all your support this year for the PE

program. It is a delight to track the progress that

students make in physical education classes in terms of

physical skills, movement vocabulary, understanding of

movement concepts and especially sportsmanship. We

often see many firsts in elementary physical

education. This refers when to a child successfully

completes a new physical challenge for the very first

time. Some of the firsts we have witnessed this year

include diving into a swimming pool, swimming in deep

water, completing one full lap of the 25m pool,

jumping double Dutch, punting a ball, juggling, riding

a unicycle, bouncing a ball and a backward roll. There

are countless others. the sense of achievement and

smile on a childs face when they finally master a new

motor skill is what makes our jobs as physical

educators so rewarding. Building a repertoire of

physical skills greatly increases the chances of children

leading a health enhancing active lifestyle. I hope

your children have shared some of their achievements

in PE this year with you. We wish you an safe and

active holiday.

Amanda PekinES PE

From the PTA Officerom the PTA Office

From the PE Departmentrom the PE Department

We are pleased to announce

the PTA Executive Committee SY 2011-12.President Chantal WantenES VP Sheetal MahtaniMS VP Eva WoodruffHS VP - Janice PowellTreasurer Kareena TulsianiAssistant Treasurer Lia TeRecording Secretary Jenny GaskinCoordinating Secretary Maria Elena

(Marilen) VillanuevaThank you to everyone for taking the time to castyour votes!We are also still in the process of filling a fewvacancies that remain on our Governing Board andPTA Standing Committees. Please feel free tocontact [email protected] during the next weekfor more information on available volunteerpositions. Thank you!


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Dear ES and MS Parents,

We are very pleased to introduce you to a brand new and exciting high school initiative developed by the HS

Guidance Department in cooperation with the HS Administration:The Bearcathe Bearcathe BearcatSummer Internship Programummer Internship Programummer Internship ProgramWe are planning to develop a four day summer internship in June 2011 for some of our sophomore and junior highschool students with various companies in the Metro Manila area. However, in order to make this work, we needreputable companies from a variety of industries to form partnerships with us and take part.

As parents of our ES and MS students, you may own, be employed by, or know of a company interested in

supporting this very worthwhile endeavor. We ask for your support in helping us develop potential internshipplacements and subsequently, lasting positive relationships with companies in the Metro Manila area.

We ask that you take time to reflect on this important initiative and its value for our ISM community. If you are in aposition to take one or more of our students as an intern at your company, please see the attachments provided .The attachments explainour pilot internship programfurther, and include thecompany participationapplication needed forinterested organizations.

Please keep in mind (forinterested organizations), wewould ideally like thecompany application filledout and email back to me byMay 13.

Please contact me if youhave any questions.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Doug McQueenHS Grade 9/10 GuidanceCounselor

From HS Guidancerom HS Guidance

From the Community Relations Officerom the Community Relations Office


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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Re-Enrollment for SY 2011-12

REMINDER: Re-Enrollment information for RETURNING STUDENTS for SY2011-12

Re-Enrollment requirements for all returning students will include, minimally,submission of an updated Health Form or Physical Form (depending on grade level) tothe Clinic for a Clearance Signature and a Clearance Signature from the CashiersOffice on the Re-Enrollment Form.

The Re-Enrollment Form and other requested forms for each re-enrolling student willbe available by the beginning of April online from our website under Admission and Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal or at the Admission Office during office hours (Monday toFriday; 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Parents may pick up a set of Re-Enrollment Formspersonally or your child can come to the Admission Office and get the forms. If you would like to have your

driver or househelp pick up the forms, please give them a letter of authorization to collect the Re-Enrollment Forms for your child/children.

REMINDER: For STUDENTS NOT RETURNING next school year(Does not apply to graduating seniors)

If your child(ren) will not be returning to ISM for the 2011-12 school year, please inform the AdmissionOffice as soon as possible if you have not already done so. Parents are obliged to officially inform theSchool in writing on a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM, before the second Friday of May, if theirchildren will be withdrawn. Failure to do so will lead to a deduction of US$1,000 from the FacilitiesUpgrade Deposit (FUD), in compensation for having held a space for the child and thus preventing the Schoolfrom offering that space to another child prior to the summer holiday break. The Withdrawal Notification

Form can be obtained from the Admission Office or from the ISM website under the Admission tab and thenclick on Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal.

We currently have very few families indicating that they will not be returning and consequently there are anever growing number of applicants in a WAITPOOL for possible openings. This is causing great distress andanxiety 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. This will be a great help for our planning and to the manyfamilies waiting to be admitted to the school. Thank you.

Regards,

Gary W. JeromeDirector of AdmissionInternational School ManilaP.O. Box 1256 MCPO, 1255 Makati City, PhilippinesE-mail: [email protected]: www.ismanila.orgPhone: (63-2) 840-8488 or 840-8601Fax: (63-2) 840-8489

From the Admission Officerom the Admission Office


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From the Business Officerom the Business OfficeSCHOOL FEES and PAYMENT SCHEDULES

School Year 20112012

Please KEEP THIS COPY AS A REMINDER regarding DUE DATES for the settlement of your account

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND TAKE NOTE OF THE CHANGES.

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First Semester Second SemesterPeriod Covered 1st Quarter 4 Aug. to 7 Oct. 3rd Quarter 9 Jan. to 16 Mar.

2nd Quarter 10 Oct. to 15 Dec. 4th Quarter 19 Mar. to 31 May

Tuition Due Date

7 July 2011

8 December 2011

Basic Fees1. Tuition Fee

ANNUAL FEE SEMESTER FEEUS Dollar and Phil. Peso US Dollar and Phil. Peso

PreSchool 3 $4,380 and PhP 142,200 $2,190 and PhP 71,100PreSchool 4 $5,860 and PhP 189,600 $2,930 and PhP 94,800Elementary School (Kindergarten Grade 4) $9,280 and PhP 297,000 $4,640 and PhP 148,500Middle School (Grades 5 8) $10,140 and PhP 325,500 $5,070 and PhP 162,750High School (Grades 9 10) $10,780 and PhP 347,000 $5,390 and PhP 173,500High School (Grades 11 12) $12,060 and PhP 387,400 $6,030 and PhP 193,700

2. Matriculation Fee US$ $3,000

3. Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD) US$ $5,000

4. Application Fee US$ $200


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FEES POLICIES

1. Tuition Fees: Payable in advance for the whole year or per semester. Quarterly payments can also be arranged

but have an additional charge of US$100 per quarter. For quarterly payments, postdated checks are required

to be submitted at the time of enrollment. The USD portion should be paid in US dollars and the PhP portion

should be paid in Philippine pesos to eliminate conversion costs. Payments that are not in the prescribed cur

rency will be converted as appropriate based on the school exchange rate, which includes a markup to cover

the currency conversion costs.

2. Only the Tuition Fees may be paid by the semester or quarter. All other fees must be paid in full on the due

date. An additional one per cent (1%) surcharge per month is added on all school fees that remain unpaid after

the due dates.

3. Matriculation Fee: For all NEW students enteringGrades Kindergarten and above; is required to hold a place,

and should be paid in full upon acceptance. Refund of the matriculation fee will only be made in case of can

cellation of the application or acceptance, or the child does not physically enroll. Students who have paid this

fee, withdraw and subsequently return to the School are covered by the following guidelines (based on with

drawal date) :

3.1 If a student is withdrawn for 0 12 months, no matriculation fee shall be paid upon reenrollment.

3.2 If a student is withdrawn for more than 12 months up to 24 months, 50% of the matriculation fee shallbe paid upon reenrollment

3.3 If a student is withdrawn for more than 24 months, full matriculation fee shall be paid upon re

enrollment.

4. Facilities Upgrade Deposit: For all NEW students entering Grades Kindergarten and above; should be paid in

full upon acceptance. A certificate of deposit will be issued to confirm payment of the FUD. The FUD is FULLY

refundable upon receipt of a written request and return of the duly endorsed Certificate of Deposit, when the

student withdraws from the School with proper clearance.

Additional Tuition Fees If applicable US Dollar1. English as a Second Language (ESL) Fee

Year 1Year 2

$2,500$1,500

per yearper year

2. Learning Support Services (LSS) FeeLevel 1 SupportLevel 2 SupportLevel 3 Support

$1,250$3,000$5,000

per yearper yearper year

Miscellaneous Fees

1. Extra Car Sticker (first Car Sticker free) PhP 100 per sticker

2. ID (initial student, 2parent, 1driver, 1househelp ID free) PhP 100 per piece

3. Musical Instrument Rental US$ 120 per instrument


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5. Application Fee: For all NEW students; should be paid in full upon submission of application. This is non

refundable and nontransferable.

6. For NEWPRESCHOOL students,a $1,000 nonrefundable, nontransferable reservation fee, deductible from

the annual tuition fee due, must be paid upon acceptance to guarantee the place in the preschool program for

the SY 201112. The tuition and all other fees must be paid prior to the student starting class. If the expected

enrollment date is deferred to beyond the beginning of the new school year, then all school fees must be fully

paid prior to the beginning of the new school year to guarantee and hold the seat.

7. Refund of school fees in case of student withdrawal will not be prorated for part of a quarter, regardless of the

number of days attended.

8. A reenrollment deposit payment is not required to reserve a space at the School for SY201112. However,

parents are obligated to inform the School in writing, before the second Friday of May 2011 if their children

will withdraw at the end of the academic year 201011. There is a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM for

such purpose and this must be submitted to the Admissions Office before the second Friday of May of each

school year. Failure to do so will lead to a deduction of US$1,000 from the Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD),in compensation for having held a space for the child and thus preventing the School from offering that space

to another child prior to the summer holiday break.

9. Please take note that the School shall take action to suspend the students right to attend classes and other

school activities for those students whose school fees remain unpaid by end of August for the first semester,

and end of January for the second semester. It shall likewise suspend the students right to receive report

cards or transcript of records while the students account remains unpaid. Moreover, this may result in forfei

ture of the students place or reservation for the next school year.

10. For check payments, overthecounter bank payments and wire transfers, kindly indicate the STUDENTS NAME

AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. Please provide the School with a copy of the deposit slip or bank advice, where

applicable, for prompt credit to the students account. Following are the bank options:

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP.

Account Name : International School Manila

Account No. : US$ S/A069004984130

PhP S/A 068014950040

Bank Address : Fort Bonifacio Branch, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Swift Code : HSBCPHMM

CITIBANK N.A.

Account Name : International School ManilaAccount No. : US$ C/A 0756342029

PhP C/A0756342002

Bank Address : Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Philippines

Swift Code : CITIPHMX

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BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Account Name : International School Manila

Account No. : US$ S/A3074024148

PhP S/A 3073373025

Bank Address : BelAir Polaris Branch, Makati City, Philippines

Swift Code : BOPIPHMM

11. All School fee money transactions at the ISM campus are done at the Cashiers window, Business Office

area.

12. Checks will no longer be accepted from those who have issued CHECKS DISHONORED by banks for insufficient

funds, closed accounts, and other reasons. Likewise, peso checks will no longer be accepted after the second

Friday of May and US$ checks drawn from US banks will no longer be accepted after the second Friday of April

for each school year.

13. ProRating Fees: Most students attend ISM for the entire school year. There are, however, new students who

enter ISM after the start of a school year. For NEW students ENTERING ISM after the start of a semester, the

Tuition Fee is prorated as follows:

First Semester:

First Quarter:

Students entering August 5, 2011 up to September 8, 2011, Full semester tuition is charged

Students enteringSeptember 9, 2011 up to October 7, 2011, TwoThirds semester tuition is charged

Second Quarter:

Students enteringOctober 10, 2011 up to November 18, 2011, One

Half semester tuition is chargedStudents entering November 21, 2011 up to December 15, 2011, OneThird semester tuition is charged

Second Semester:

Third Quarter:

Students enteringJanuary 9, 2012 up to February 10, 2012, Full semester tuition is charged

Students enteringFebruary 13, 2012 up to March 16, 2012, TwoThirds semester tuition is charged

Fourth Quarter:

Students enteringMarch 19, 2012 up to April 27, 2012, OneHalf semester tuition is charged

Students enteringApril 30, 2012 up to May 31, 2012, One

Third semester tuition is charged

These policies may be revised at any time during the school year, at the discretion of the Board of Trustees and the

School Administration.

Concessionaire fees such as bus and canteen fees can be arranged directly with the thirdparty providers.

Please contact the Business Office if you have any question on the School Fees and Payment Schedules.

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Aug 8th 2011: ATAC MS 1st Season Tryouts start and for AllYear round Sports teams

August 10th 2011: ATAC tryouts start for ES soccer teams

Mark PekinDirector of Athletics/ActivitiesInternational School ManilaE-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.ismanila.org/

ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/

On behalf of the ATAC Department/Coaches and staff weextend our deepest condolences to the Kim family for the tragicloss last Friday evening of Harry. Our thoughts and prayers arewith Mr and Mrs Kim, Sarah and the extended family.

The ATAC All Year Round Sports teams (Chess, Table Tennis,Aikido, Judo, Tae Kwon Do and Wall Climbing) will have theirend of year sports awards ceremony on Friday June 3at the ESGym 3:15-4:15pm. See notices posted on bulletin boards and inschool bulletins.

Please note Sailfish and Gymnastics teams will have their owncelebrations on May 27th for Sailfish (see Coach Andys sailfishblog for details) and June 6th for Gymnastics end of yearcelebration at the ES cafeteria.

The May or 4th Season practice schedule is posted on noticeboards, bulletins and on the ATAC blog (see schedules tab)Practices for HS teams are open for grade 8 students who willbe freshman next year through to grade 11 students. This is a

good time to come out and show the HS coaches your level ofskill and dedication for soccer, volleyball and rugby sessionsthat are being offered.

Next years dates and IASAS Schedule can be found on theATAC Blog. ISM will host MUN in November 2011 and Rugby/Touch in February 2012. We look forward to these events in the11-12 school year. Dont forget the IASAS 30th Anniversary willtake place this coming October with a huge celebration at SASwith all first season sports taking place in Singapore.

GAME SCHEDULE PDFGAME SCHEDULE PDF

Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teamscan be found via the ATAC blog. You can also access this

information via the ES/MS/HS divisional web pages. Please notethe game schedule does change often due to involvement withmany local schools so please check the page regularly to findout the latest information of where and when the Bearcatsteams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo tobe directed to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ Youwill need your power school user name and password to accessthe game schedule pdf now located in power school

ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATESATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES(for ALL match/schedule details check game schedule page as

above)

May 27th Sailfish End of Year Awards ES Gym

May 28th Tae Kwon Do tournament ISM Covered Court

June 1st Homeless World Cup Football Tournament (seeposters/notices around school for team entry details)

June 3rd End of Year all season sports awards ES Gym 3:15-4:15pm (Aikido, Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Table Tennis, Chess, WallClimbing)

June 3rd and 4th Aikido Seminar ISM Covered Court

Aug 4th 2011: ATAC HS 1st Season Tryouts start

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

Mon, Wed and Fridays11:30am 1:00pm and 2:30pm 4:00pm.Tues and Thurs afternoons from 2:30-4pm.

Thanks to all our great volunteers who have worked in theden this year. If you are interested in joining our group ofvolunteers in the Bearcat Den next school year pleasecontact our BCD volunteers coordinator Chantel

([email protected]) or pop in to the Den near theHS Cafeteria and talk with one of our volunteers they will bevery happy to make you welcome. Chantal will be assumingher new role as PTA president next year so I would like towelcome Radhika Mohit to the new volunteer coordinatorposition out of the ranks of our regular volunteers.

PLEASE NOTE: Last day of den operations forthis school year is TUESDAY JUNE 7th. The Denvolunteers will be in hibernation from June 8th

until reopening day on Monday August 8th, 2011

From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC Office
http://www.ismanila.org/http://atac.ism-online.org/http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/http://atac.ism-online.org/http://www.ismanila.org/


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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA

Athletics and Activities OfficeSPORTSPORTSCAMPSAMPS


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International School ManilaSUMMER SPORTS CAMP

The ISM Basketball, Soccer , Volleyball, Rugby and Badminton Sum-mer Sports Camps are open to ISM students only.

If you are interested in joining one or more of the camps pleasefill up form below and return to ATAC on or before April 22, 2011 for the May

Camp and May 27, 2011 for the June Camps.

As soon as we have reached the minimum amount of participants to run theprogram a formal permission slip will be sent to you through your child.

Permission Slip

Date: __________________________

Please reserve a slot for my child for this years 2011 Mini Sports Camps(Please check sport/s below)

MAY CAMP

____ Basketball ____ Badminton

JUNE CAMP

____ Basketball _____ Soccer ____ Badminton _____ Rugby ____ Volleyball

______________________________ _______ _____________________________Name of Student Grade Parents Name and Signature

______________________________ __________________________Parents Email Address Parents Mobile No.


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From Operations &Securityrom Operations &SecurityA MESSAGE FROM

THE OPERATIONS AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT

I. IDs for the New School Year

Parent IDs

Current parent IDs will continue to be valid for the new school year 2011-2012.

Parents who require replacement school IDs due to loss or damage can acquire these from the Security Of-fice 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. This year there will beno need for returning students to visit the Security Office as we will be utilizing the photographs taken for theyearbooks.

School Passes

School passes issued to parents employees and representa-tives need to be replaced for next school year. As of August31, 2011 the green bordered passes will be invalid.

The security office is now accepting applications for new schoolpasses, however the cards will not be available for collectionbefore July 1, 2011.

Each family will be given two free school passes. Additionalschool passes may be obtained after paying a processing fee ofPhp100.00 each to the Cashiers Office.

2, Car Stickers for the New School Year

The car stickers for school year 2011/2012 will be available fromthe security office beginning July 1, 2011.

For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker, parentsshould submit a completed renewal form with a copy of a cur-rent LTO official receipt. For new vehicles, parents are re-minded that a copy of the vehicles certificate of registration anda current official receipt need to be submitted with the application. Applications for vehicles registered withcompanies 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 follow-ing payment of P100 to the cashiers office.

I would like to thank all members of the ISM community for their cooperation across this school yearin helping us maintain ISM as a safe and secure environment for our children.

Mike FlynnDirector of Operations and Security

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