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24 May 2013Volume 18

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

MAY

29Wednesday Morning

Student Late Start @ 8.30am

27Powerschool Closes/On-line Re-

enrolment Suspended

29 30 AFAC Recitals, 330PM 430PM (AMR)

31 Last Day of After School Activities

JUNE

5 2nd Semester Report Card Distribution

6Powerschool Opens/Online Re-

enrolment resumes

6Grade 4 Moving-on Ceremony, 8AM

10AM (FAT)Early Student Release @ 12Pm

From the ES Administrationrom the ES AdministrationFaculty: 20132014

Once again, it is me for us to start thinking about o

friends and colleagues who will be moving on from ISM

the end of this school year to new roles, new schools

organizaons, perhaps new countries, and certainly ne

adventures. For those leaving ISM, the transioning perio

began some

me ago but for the rest of us who remasaying farewell seems a bit sudden and not a lile strang

From the ES, we will be waving goodbye to JackyCowle

Snow Lopez and LauraHoward from Kindergarten; Ma

Sparks and Kerrie Edwards from Grade 1; Fa

Nepomuceno, our Grade 2 ESL Teacher Assistant; Ila

McGrath from Grade 3; our Learning Support Progra

Leader, AngelaReilly; and our Guidance Counselor of th

past 10 years, Derek Selander. We would like

parcularly acknowledge TeresaCooney, who, aer thr

snts at ISM starng back in 1990, and with 18 years

service to our school community, will be rering this ye

(from the ES at least!) We wish all our deparng frienthe very best in the next phase of their professional lives.

In addion to those leaving us, these teachers will move t

new posions in 201314: NatalyaAylingwill rejoin the

Kindergarten team next year in her move from Preschool

our wonderfully talented TeacherIntern, IlianaSucre wil

be a member of faculty next year in Middle School

teaching Spanish; and EugeneComerwill move to be our

ES Guidance Counselor for Preschool Grade 2.

We will welcome these new faculty members next yea

RandeeDeweyas our new Preschool teacher, moving fro

American Internaonal School in Egypt; KellyBrooks, who

has been at the American School Foundaon in Mexico City for the past five years, will teach Grade 1; and SophieWad

dington, herself once an internaonal school Third Culture Kid and currently teaching at Cornelius Elementary School in

Oregon in the US, will join the Grade 4 team. Joining our Learning Support team is LaurenErickson, who is presently(Continued on page 2


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24 May 2013Elementary School Parent Bulletin

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CMC End-of-Year Schedule

For Students and Parents

May 23

Absolute last borrowing date for everyone

May 24 All items due back from all patrons students,

parentsShelves are closed and auditing begins

May 27

CMC closes its doors for general useOverdue notices sent out to parents, students

May 31

Final overdue notices sent to parents

Dear Parents,

Please see below the EndofYear Schedule for the CMC.

Please note that from Monday May 27, students and oth

er visitors coming to the library aer school will not have

access to the books or some secons of the library. How

ever, there will be 4 computers available for use as well

as the magazines and an assortment of games.

You will receive an email on May 27 if you or your child

has outstanding items. Please dont hesitate in contacngus if you have any quesons about the items.

Best wishes to you all, safe travels over the holiday period

and good luck in your next venture to all of you who are

leaving the ISM community.

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working at John Adams Elementary School in Virginia,

USA; GrahamLaing, teaching at Interna

onal School Rigain Latvia will join Kelly as new members of Grade 1, as

will SusanKidderwho is at present teaching in Boulder,

Colorado at Gold Hill School. From next year, we will

have seven secons in Grade 3 and joining this team is

Amanda Phillips from Canadian Bilingual School in Ku

wait, and Chrisne Yamanaka who is currently at Alta

Vista Elementary School in Arizona. KrisanaReinsmoen,

from Collegiate American School in Dubai will join the

Kindergarten team next year. Last, but certainly not

least, KailieNagrath, who has just completed her studies

at Northeastern University in Boston, will be our Intern in

the ES next year.

All these new faces have no doubt begun the process of

their respecve transion, just as our deparng teachers

have, and we wish them well as they prepare for life in

the Elementary School, the ISM Community, and the Phil

ippines.

LastDay,June6.

Next Thursday, June 6 is the last day of the school yearfor students. Dismissal will be at 12pm, with Kindergar

ten and Grade 1 students able to be picked up a lile

earlier at 11:45am. On this day, we will say goodbye to

89 students from the Elementary School and we wish all

these families leaving us, the warmest of wishes for their

next adventure. For those of us returning for SY1314, we

look forward to seeing you again on August 12. For eve

ryone, leaving or returning, thank you for your support.

Adam CampbellElementary Principal

Michael RourkeElementary Assistant Principal

From the Childrens Media Centerrom the Childrens Media Center

Pat HallinanCMC Administrator

From the ES Administrationrom the ES Administration


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Message from the Superintendentessage from the SuperintendentDear ES Parents,

I have aached below the stascs from the recent parent surveys with comparave data from the previous three years. You will

see that the figures have remained broadly the same since 2010. Of course the data would be more useful sll if a greater proporon of parents had completed the survey: the 148 families who completed the survey out of a possible 550 families represents a

return of approximately 27%.

One of the things that always strikes me about these surveys is the discrepancy in the responses. Take, for example, Queson 2:

My childs teachers are commied and enthusiasc in their approach to teaching. 99 responses are in the 6 range or excellent;

33 responses are 5 or very good; 10 responses are 4 or good. There is one 3 or mediocre; one 2 or poor and three ones or very

poor. Then there is one 0 or neutral/no response. In other words, there are 142 favorable responses and five negave ones.

Invariably, those who have given a negave reply all write comments, and some of these can be prey excoriang. Comparavely

few of those wring favorable responses bother to add a comment, all of which means that if one were to read the comments on

ly, one would get a very distorted picture of how parents view the school. That doesnt of course invalidate the views of the few

who have a negave impression, but it does place those views in perspecve. What I would say is that, if you are unhappy with anyelement of your childs educaon here at ISM, I urge you to come in to talk to us about this. We want our school to be a place

where every child succeeds, and in order for that to happen we need your input!

Best Wishes,

David TozeISM Superintendent

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PARENT SURVEY 2013

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEPARTMENTTOTAL 148

148

out

of 550S Y 12 - 13 SY11-12 SY10-11 SY09-10

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + -

1. Teachers at the school motivate my child to want to learn.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

76 50 15 2 3 1 1 5.30 141 6 5.33 5.42 5.38

2. My child's teachers are committed and enthusiastic in their approach to teaching

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

99 33 10 1 1 3 1 5.49 142 5 5.54 5.54 5.40

3. Teachers demonstrate a clear expectation that students will achieve.

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61 48 27 4 2 2 4 5.08 136 8 5.17 5.17 5.25

4. My child receives high quality teaching.

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70 46 21 4 4 3 0 5.11 137 11 5.22 5.22 5.32


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7. Teachers are approachable (by parents).

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

102 33 7 3 1 0 2 5.59 142 4 5.57 5.57 5.51

8. A comprehensive curriculum is provided to meet the needs of all students.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

42 63 24 5 3 6 5 4.83 129 14 4.97 4.97 5.11

9. Faculty and administration maintain regular, sensitive contact with parents or guardians.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

69 50 19 3 3 0 4 5.24 138 6 5.06 5.06 5.16

10. Faculty, support staff and other adults on campus relate to students in a cooperative and supportive manner.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

83 49 11 2 0 1 2 5.44 143 3 5.09 5.09 5.33

11. The Principals effectively guide the work of my childs school.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

53 51 20 2 1 3 18 5.11 124 6 5.07 5.07 5.11

12. The school has a clearly stated mission, philosophy and set of goals.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

69 51 18 2 1 1 6 5.28 138 4 5.35 5.35 5.32

13. The school keeps me informed about matters concerning me and my child.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

75 51 11 4 4 1 2 5.27 137 9 5.28 5.28 5.33

14. Senior Administrators are accessible.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

59 44 17 1 1 2 24 5.23 120 4 5.05 5.05 5.21

15. I believe that IS Manila is making good progress on the way to becoming a better school.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

63 49 17 2 4 1 12 5.19 129 7 5.19 5.19 5.31

16. The schools physical environment is safe, secure and welcoming.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

86 40 15 3 2 2 0 5.34 141 7 5.52 5.52 5.51

6. Teachers at this school provide a stimulating and challenging environment for my child.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

66 49 24 4 2 3 5.11 139 9 5.28 5.28 5.26


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5. Teachers use a variety of assessment methods.

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62 59 13 2 1 2 9 5.24 134 5 5.16 5.16 5.30


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From the Treasury Officerom the Treasury OfficeDear ISM Parents:

IMPORTANT(PleaseRead):

Please be informed that for next school years incoming PreSchool 4 to Grade 4 old students, seconcards will be released by the

Accounng Office on June6,2013 only if current school year (20122013) fees are fully seled. Parents and guardians are advised

to sele the remaining fees at this me to avoid long line of students who clear their accounts towards the end of School Year.

Please be informed that for the purpose of clearing the accounts of students for SY1213, peso checks will no longer be accepted

aer the second Friday of May (May10) while US$ checks will no longer be accepted aer the second Friday of April (April12).

This is to allow enough me for the check to get cleared by the bank in me for the student clearance in June. Please also note

that US dollar coins are notaccepted by the cashier, however, the same can be converted to its peso equivalent to sele the remaining fees.

For any inquiry please call 8408522/8408506 and look for RHODA VILLA (Accountant) or MARISSA DULAY(Treasury Supervisor).

You can also email us at [email protected] [email protected].

For payment/remiance inquiry please call 8408512 and look for ELMER ESGUERRA (Cashier). You can also email him at esguer

[email protected]

Regards,

Business Office Administration

18. I understand how members of the Board of Trustees are selected/elected.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

36 46 32 8 5 7 14 4.59 114 20 4.55 4.55 4.95

19. I find the student handbook useful.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

35 54 31 10 4 2 12 4.74 120 16 4.67 4.67 4.76

20. Quality support services are provided and utilized by students.

20.a. Guidance Counseling

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

42 43 28 5 5 2 23 4.85 113 12 4.91 4.91 5.16

20.b. Cafeteria/Concessionaires

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

45 54 21 8 5 5 10 4.80 120 18 4.80 4.80 5.06

20.c. Athletics and Activities

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

73 39 19 5 2 2 8 5.21 131 9 5.12 5.12 5.16


17. Parents have the opportunity to become actively involved in school improvement initiatives through participating on

Board and PTA committees and by attending parent coffees.

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AVE + - AVE AVE AVE

80 44 15 3 1 2 3 5.33 139 6 5.41 5.41 5.36


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WithdrawalProcedureforStudentsLeavingISM

For those students who will be withdrawing fromInternaonal School Manila this year, the following

procedure applies:

Parents are obliged to inform the school officially

throughaWITHDRAWALNOTIFICATIONFORM,onor

before May 10, 2013, if their children will not be

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 holiday

break.

The Withdrawal Noficaon Form can be obtained

from the Admissions Office or directly from the ISM

website www.ismanila.org under Admissions > Re

Enrollment & Withdrawal > Withdrawal

STEP 1: Return the WithdrawalNoficaonForm to

the Admissions Office or scanned and emailed as an

aachment to [email protected] .

Upon receipt of the Withdrawal Noficaon Form

by the Admissions Office, a copy will be forwarded

to the appropriate School Office and the Finance

Office for their acon.

The School Office, upon receipt of the Withdrawal

Noficaon Form, will iniate the student

clearance procedure which requires a Middle or

High School student to have the StudentClearance

Slip signed by the indicated teachers and offices for

clearance. For Elementary students, the

Elementary Offi

ce will handle the withdrawalclearance.

Note that school transcripts and records will be

available from the parcular school office

approximately fieen working days aer the childs

last day of aendance at ISM. Please coordinate

directly with the parcular School Office if you

requireotherarrangements.

STEP 2: If required, and when completed, the Student

Clearance Slip must be taken to the Cashiers

Office. Only aer the Cashier has received and signed

the completed clearance form will the childs transcript

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

Deposit or FUD (formerly the Special Project Deposit)

refund, the following must be submied to the

CashiersOffice:

1) Signed Student Clearance Slip

2) Signed Facilies Upgrade Deposit Cerficate

Please note that the FUD refund will not be released

before your childs last day of school and may take up

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

appears on the FUD Cerficate may claim the refund at

the Cashiers Office.

For any quesons related to FUD cerficate, please

call 8408522 and look for Ms. Rhodora Villa or

MarissaS.Dulay

at840

8506.

Please allow the withdrawal process to go smoothly by

starng the process early. Thank you for your help and

understanding.

If you will be withdrawing before the end of the school

year and wish to receive your childs YEARBOOK please

submit the appropriate form to the School Office. The

forms are available through the web site: Admission >

ReEnrollment & Withdrawal>Withdrawal

1. Elementary School Yearbook: ALAALA

2. Middle School Yearbook: SALINLAHI3. High School Yearbook: KAWAYAN

Many thanks,

Stephanie H. HagedornDirector of Admissions & Advancement

[email protected]

From the Admissions & Advancement Officerom the Admissions & Advancement Office


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From Operations and Security Officerom Operations and Security OfficeDrivers,HelpersandBodyguards

Drivers, helpers and bodyguards should not be waing on campus for students throughout the school day. Aer

dropping offstudents they should exit the school grounds and not return more than 30 minutes before dismissal me.

Those who repeatedly fail to comply with the regulaon 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

campus before 1:45 p.m.

There are designated areas for unaccompanied drivers, yayas, helpers and security escorts to wait for parents and

students. Unless specifically authorized, they may not enter any other area. In the interest of security, and to prevent

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

employees the importance of cooperang with the security staffand remaining in the appropriate areas.

TerminaonofEmployment

In the event of the terminaon of service of a family employee, parents are asked to secure the former employees

ISM ID card and return it to the Security office. If this is not possible, it is important tat the Security Office is sll

informed of the change of circumstances.

Finally, I would like to thank all members of the ISM community for their cooperaon in helping us maintain ISM as a

safe and secure environment for our children.

Firearms

All members of the ISM community are reminded that it is strictly forbidden for firearms to be brought onto the

campus. This includes concealed weapons carried by bodyguards for close protecon. Any person arriving at the school

with a firearm should inform the gate guard and arrangements will be made for the weapon to be safely and securely

stored during the visitors stay.

SecurityStaffDirecons

Our security team is endeavoring to make the school as safe and secure an environment as possible for all members of

our community. We as that everybody cooperate with us in this important task. In parcular, all those entering ourcampus are requested to comply with any direcon given to them by members of our guard force. In the event that

anyone is unclear as to the purpose of such instrucons they can seek clarificaons from the security office. Please

note that it is the parents responsibility to advise their staffaccordingly.

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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Dear Parents and Students,

The end of the school year is fast approaching, and we wanted you to know that, starng in August, we shall be intro

ducing a Campus Card payment scheme. This system has been in the research stage for some me now, and wehave been consulng carefully with our colleague schools in IASAS, all of whom make use of a card for payments on

their campuses. The system works through an individual identy chip that is implanted into student ID cards.

One of the main purposes for making this move to is to provide a debit system in the canteen. Some of the benefits

are:

Limit the amount of money that studentsare obliged to bring to school.

Speed up canteen lines during breaks since cash exchange will not be needed.

Give online access to parents so they may see what their children are eang at lunch.

The intenon is to run parallel cash / debit system inially, but in me we intend to move towards a complete debit

system during school hours.

Parents and students will have several opons with regards to topping up their card. They can do this online by credit

card or paypal or through an accredited bank (all for a minimal fee), at kiosks (similar to ATMs) located in two differ

ent areas on campus, or at the cashiers office.

In addion to purchasing food at the canteen, the Smart Card may be used for paying other acvies that take place

on campus: school plays, Family Fun day, concerts, Tshirts, etc. We also hope that the Uniform Shop will be able to

accept payments in this way.

Parents and helpers may also apply for an ID card complete with chip should they wish to use a debit system on cam

pus rather than cash payments.

In conjuncon with the debit system, the Smart Cards issued in Middle School will allow students to access the new

lockers we are purchasing.

We shall be sending out more instrucons on how this system will work later in the school year and again in August.

Like any new system, we suspect that there will be some teething problems, but we are confident that we shall over

come these and that the card system will be beneficial for the enre school.

Sincerely,

Michelle MapuaDirector of Human Resource

From the Human Resources Officerom the Human Resources Office


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From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC Office4thseasonpraccesarenowtakingplaceforsomeofnext

yearsHSteamstostarttraining.Thisisopenforcurrentgr.8s

whowillbefreshmen9thgradenextyeartojointhese

pracces.Ifyouhavequesonstalkwiththecoaches.

PLEASENOTE:*lastdayforallATACteamtrainingisFriday

May30th.Therewillbenoteamtrainingthelastweekof

schoolJune35!

CongratulaonstoourMSTouchteamswhotraveledto

Jakartalastweekendfortheirseasonendingtournament.the

ISMTouchBearcatswereonfirewiththegirlsteamwinning

theirdivisionandtheboththeboysgr.7andgr.8teams

playingoffinthefinalagainsteachother.Thegr.7boysteam

cameupwithagreatwintotakeoutthegoldmedalforthis

annualeventhostedbyJakartaInternaonalSchool.Fantasc

jobBearcatsandahugethankstoCoachVanDeMerwe,Coach

ConteandCoachHighlandwhohavedonesuchagreatjob

duringtheseasonandlastweekend.

May29thAllyearroundteamsendofyearsawardingLile

Theatre3:15pm 4pm

May29thISMGymnascsteamendofyearpartyatES

Cafeteriaaerschool.

May29thHomelessWorldCupSoccerTournamentatISM:

fundraisertosendPhilippinesteamtotheannualWorldCup

Tournament.SeeMsVogtfordetailsandteamregistraon.

BearcatCouncilapplicaonsforschoolyear201314arenow

closed.

Please remember the ISM swimming facility is now closed for

renovaon works. The planned reopening of the pool is set for

September 1st

. We are building a new 2 level grandstand, new

locker rooms, new storage area, new coaches locker rooms,

addional restrooms for the public and resurfacing the pool

surrounds.

ISMSummerSportsCampsinformaonisnowavailableonthe

ATACsummercampsblogpage.Theinformaonalflyerwill

alsobeintheparentbullens.Signupsareonafirstcome

firstservedbasis!

A great way to stay in touch with the ISM ATAC program isto subscribe via RSS feed to the ATAC blog and also to follow

via twier (see twier feed on the blog home page). Each

Monday I will post the weeks happenings and highlight

important events for students and parents informaon

on the ATAC blog and in the regular Friday parent bullens.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule

informaon) Informaon about all midweek/weekend

fixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blog.

Pleasenotethegamescheduledoeschangeoendueto

involvementwithmanylocalschoolssopleasecheckthe

pageregularlytofindoutthelatestinformaonofwhere

andwhentheBearcatsteamsareplaying.Click on

schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed to the

power school secure site hp://powerschool.ismanila.org/

public/

You will need your power school user name and password to

access the game schedule pdf.

BEARCAT DEN: hp://atac.ismonline.org/bearcatden/

Our Bearcat Den is open for business, please drop by to

check out the range of Bearcat products. We have a great

team of volunteers who run the den and are always lookingfor more people to help out. If you are interested in joining a

fantasc group please contact any of our den members

during den opening hours. If youre interested in joining the

Den volunteers please contact Carolyn Ching for details

[email protected]. We are always looking for new

volunteers and encourage parents from ES/MS to join our

group. PleasenoteendofyearlunchforDenvolunteersis

May30thfrom11:30am(venuetobeannounced)Final

sellingdayfortheDenwillbeJune4th,Denwillbeclosed

forinventoryandsummerpackupJune5.Thedenwillre

openforbusinessinthenewschoolyearonMonday

August12th2013

Regards,

Mark PekinAthletic Director


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TO REGISTER

If you are interested in joining one ormore of the camps, please drop byES Office/ Cashiers office and fill upthe permission slip, or print out thenext page. Fees are to be paid direct-ly at the ISM Cashiers Office.

Deadline of payments are on May 25.

Please take note that payments arenon-refundable.


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International School Manila

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

(ES-AFAC)

Important Dates to Remember

May 29, 2013

(Wednesday, 3:30, AMR)Wind Instruments & Choir

May 30, 2013(Thursday, 3:30, AMR)

String Beginner, Intermediate and Advance

May 31, 2013(Friday)

Last day of second semester AFAC

From the Uniform Shoprom the Uniform Shop

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