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25 May 2012Volume 19

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

MAY

281st Annual Junior Bearcat Talent Showcase -

Grade 3 & 4 @2.45pm, AMR

30 Student Late Start @8.30am

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Grade 4 Moving-On Ceremony @8am, Fine Art s

Theatre

Early Student Release @12pm

Distribution of Section Cards, Accounting Office

End of Semester 2

6 Start of SY12-13

21 School Holiday for Ninoy Aquino Day - No Classes

27School Holiday for National Heroes Day - No

Classes

AUG

Dear Elementary School Parent s,

Facult y UpdateWe are at the time of year when we start to say farewellto colleagues and friends who are moving on to newadventures and who will, sadly, not be with us here inthe Elementary School in 2012-13. We will be sayinggoodbye to Amber Short ridge and Elaine Faust ino (Grade3), Linell and Irene Diaz (Music), Matt Pelkey and KarenGacusan (Preschool) , Mary Rose Domingo (Art ), RachaelHuelskamp, Jessica Reischel and Susan Piper (LearningSupport ), Kell ey England (Elementary Intern), Ria Ruiz(Grade 4), and Toni Narvaez (AFAC). We wish thesewonderful educators all the very best in the next phase

of their lives and thank each and every one of them fortheir service and talents in working wit h children at ISM.

In addit ion t o t hose leaving our school, Abigl Tomsit s(Preschool) will leave our Preschool to work as asubstitute teacher across the Elementary School nextyear, and Pippa Beetson (ESL) wil l move to t he HighSchool t o t each Psychology. There is one person,however, t hat we would like to part icularlyacknowledge. Coach Noli Reloj has been an ISM facult ymember for 33 years and will retire this year. We wouldlike to honor and highlight the enormous contribution ofCoach Noli , who has had a signif icant impact on so many

students li ves. Noli wi ll be great ly missed.

Along with these departing teachers, we have someconsiderable movement of teacher posit ions next year.All decisions about t eacher placement wit h t eams andgrade levels are about what is the best for our students that is, matching teacher skill sets and experience withstudents needs. Teacher professional growth is also animportant, alt hough secondary, considerat ion. Sectioncards, wit h information about your child s classroomteacher for the new school year, can be collected fromthe Accounting Office starting May 31st.

Part of welcoming in the new school year i s to welcomenew facult y to our ISM Element ary School. For t he 2012-13 school year we wil l bej oined by: Joanne Chang(current ly at the Tiger Tots American Preschool inTaipei), as our new Kindergarten Program Leader; MeganDeBaun will teach Preschool (moving from theInternational School of Helsinki); Meg Landry as SpeechLanguage Pathologist in our Learning Support team (fromNew England); John Van Gaalen wi ll j oin us from TheBri t ish International School, Shanghai t o teach PE;Melissa Wosmansky (Int ernat ional School Ho Chi MinhCit y) wil l also j oin our Learning Support team; RobbieSmit h (Maple Bear Canadian Kindergarten in Hanoi) wi ll

teach Music; as will Peachy Miller, who many of usalready know for her wonderful talents as a substituteteacher across the school here at ISM; Virginia VanGaalen (The British International School, Shanghai) willwork in our ES Art team; Jill ian Markham will move fromMiddle School to Grade 4 (back to the ES where shestarted); Il iana Sucre wil l j oin us as ES intern f romWashington, D.C.; Sofia Soler (ISM alum) wi ll j oinPreschool as a Teacher Assistant; Edvie Baral will be ournew Grade 4 Teacher Assistant; and Kristine Fong will bethe face of Aft er School Activit ies here in t he ESOffice.We look forward t o welcoming our new members of theES to t he ISM community.

LastlyOur l ast day of the school year i s Thursday, May 31.Students wil l be dismissed at 12pm. At that t ime, we wi llsay goodbye to 77 students from the Elementary Schoolas they move on to new schools, new countries and newadventures. We wish the famil ies leaving us all the verybest of wishes. For everyone, leaving or returning,please enjoy a relaxing and safe summer break.

Adam Campbell Michael RourkeElement ary Principal Element ary Asst . Principal


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Element ary School Parent Book Group f or Fal l 2012

At tention Parents!

During the first semester of the 2012-13 school year, the ES Counseling Depart-ment wil l be host ing yet another Parent Book Group for ES parents. We are

making this announcement now in order to allow participants time to get the

book, as well as suggest ing potent ial summer t ime reading. Please see the

announcement below:

The Whole-Brain Child:

12 Revolut ionary St rategies t o Nurt ure Your Child's Developing Mind, Survi ve

Everyday Parent ing St ruggles, and Help Your Famil y Thri ve

Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler re-

fuses t o get dressed. Your f if t h-grader sulks on the bench instead of playingon the f ield. Do chil dren conspire to make their parents l ives endlessly chal-

lenging? Noit s just t heir developing brain call ing t he shots!

In this pioneeri ng, pract ical book, Daniel J. Siegel , neuropsychiat ri st and au-

t hor of t he best sell ing book Mindsight , and parent ing expert Tina Payne Bryson demyst if y t he melt downs and ag-

gravat ion, explaining the new science of how a chil d s brain is wired and how it matures. The upstairs brain,

which makes decisions and balances emot ions, is under const ruct ion unt il t he mid-t wenti es. And especial ly in

young chil dren, t he right brain and it s emotions t end t o rule over t he logic of t he lef t brain. No wonder kids can

seemand feelso out of contr ol. By applying these discoveries t o everyday parent ing, you can turn any out -

burst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your childs brain and foster vital growth. Raise calmer, hap-

pier chil dren using twelve key st rat egies, i ncluding:

NAME IT TO TAME IT: Corral raging right -brain behavior t hrough lef t -brain storyt ell ing, appeal ing to the lef t

brain s aff ini t y for words and reasoning t o calm emot ional storms and bodily tension.

ENGAGE, DON T ENRAGE: Keep your chil d t hinki ng and l ist ening, instead of purel y r eact ing.

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT: Use physical act ivi t ies t o shif t your chil d s emot ional st ate.

LET THE CLOUDS OF EMOTION ROLL BY: Guide your chi ldren when t hey are st uck on a negat ive emot ion, and help

t hem understand that feelings come and go.

S.I.F.T.: Help chil dren pay att enti on to the Sensat ions, Images, Feelings, and Thoughts wit hin t hem so t hat t hey

can make bett er decisions and be more f lexible.

CONNECT THROUGH CONFLICT: Use discord t o encourage empat hy and greater social success.

Complete with clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles, and illustra-

t ions t hat wil l help you explain t hese concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Chil d shows you how to cult ivate

heal t hy emotional and int ell ectual development so that your chil dren can lead balanced, meaningful , and con-

nected l ives.

Addit ionally, check out co\author Tina Brysons blog Parenting Matters.

Enj oy the holidays!

Be well! !


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May 25, 2012

I. IDs for the New School Year

Parent IDs

Current parent IDs will continue to be valid for the new school year 2012-2013.

Parents who require replacement school IDs due to loss or damage can acquire these from the Securi-ty Office 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 therewill be no need for returning students to visit the Security Office as we will be utilizing the photographstaken for the yearbooks.

School Passes

School passes issued to parents employees and representatives need to be replaced for next schoolyear. As of August 31, 2012 the blue bordered passes will be invalid.

The security office is now accepting applications for new school passes, however the cards will not beavailable for collection before July 1, 2012.

Each family will be given two free school passes. Additional school passes may be obtained after pay-ing a processing fee of Php100.00 each to the Cashiers Office.

2, Car Stickers for the New School Year

The car stickers for school year 2012/2013 will be available from the security office beginning July 1,2012.

For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker, parents should submit a completed renewal formwith a copy of a current LTO official receipt. For new vehicles, parents are reminded that a copy of thevehicles certificate of registration and a current official receipt need to be submitted with the applica-tion. Applications for vehicles registered with companies or other institutions should be supported by aletter of assignment.

Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle sticker free of charge. Any additional stickers will be issuedfollowing payment of P100 to the cashiers office.

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

Mike FlynnDirector of Operations

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Dear Parents,

Re-Enrollment for school year 2012-2013 is on-

going. We advise all families to begin the processearly to avoid long lines.

Please drop by the Admissions Office to pick-up yourRE-ENROLLMENT CLEARANCE FORM orvisit our web site at http://www.ismanila.org > AD-MISSION > Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal to down-load the appropriate forms.

Clearance signatures are required from the

following offices:AdmissionsHealth ClinicCashiers Office

Step 1Admissions forms will need to be signed and submit-ted to the Admissions Office.

Step 2All students are required to submit the Health Clin-ic Updating Form directly to the Clinic. This maybe done at any time. Incoming Grade 1, 5 and 9

students must have page 2 of the document complet-ed by a licensed physician. We do recommend that allchildren have an annual check-up.

In addition, all incoming Grade 5 and 9 students willneed to submit the Tuberculosis ScreeningForm.

Step 3Beginning May 31, 2012 you may visit the CashiersOffice to settle your accounts.

The Re-Enrollment Clearance Form will need

to be submitted in exchange for your childssection card and/or class schedule. Please do

not discard this form.

WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURE

If your family will be leaving before or at the end ofSY11-12, we would appreciate that you submit the

officialWithdrawal Notification Form in orderto initiate the withdrawal process. Please note, thisdoes not pertain to Grade 12 students who will grad-uate in May.

Please submit the completedWithdrawal Notifica-tion Form as early as possible.

All forms are available here: http://www.ismanila.org> Admission > Re-enrollment and Withdrawal

WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM(required by ES/HS/MS students) Please

submit this to the Admissions OfficeMIDDLE SCHOOL CLEARANCE FORM Once completed please submit this to theCashiers Office

HIGH SCHOOL CLEARANCE FORM Oncecompleted please submit this to the CashiersOffice

IMPORTANT DATE to remember:

May 11, 2012 Withdrawal Notification Forms forSchool Year 2011-2012 must be submitted. Formsreceived after this date will incur a penalty of USD

$1000 on the refund of the FUD.

For detailed information regarding receiving ReportCards, Transcript of Records, obtaining a yearbookand/or the refund of the FUD please visit our website at www.ismanila.org under the Admissions TAB< Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal.

We appreciate your notification as we have manyfamilies awaiting word for enrollment for next schoolyear. Please feel free to contact us at admis-

[email protected] for any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Stephanie H. HagedornDirector of Admissions & AdvancementInternational School Manila

www.ismanila.org

RE-ENROLLMENT AND WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURES


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Preschool open

Kindergarten Olga HooverLeni Perreras

Grade 1 Jana Sly

Sonali Hutchinson

Grade 2 Margaret Versantvoort

open

Grade 3 Ziyoung Yoon

Tricia Anderson

Grade 4 Hansa Raj

open

Grade 5 Shweta Mangal

Bonnie Santos

Grade 6 Wendy WorleyKarin Neider

Grade 7 Amanda Nicholls

open

Grade 8 Salma Lall

Melanie Ball

Grade 9 Ruchira Lahiri Goswami

Kathleen Lewis

Grade 10 Charlotte KirkpatrickAnn Kobayashi

Grade 11 Bushra JabeenYvonne Borromeo Mutuc

Grade 12 Liza van KlaverenMarilen Villanueva

Hospitality Simran Uttamchandani

Maria Handa

Marsha Ronald

Bulletin board: Bushra Jabeen

PTA OFFICERS

We are pleased to announce the PTA Executive Committee and Governing Board SY 2012-13.

Executive Committee:President Tish MacDougall

ESVP Winnie KuefnerMSVP Terri Madrigal

HSVP Diane Daoust

Treasurer Maria HandaAssistant Treasurer Paulyn Navales

Recording Secretary Annette Whall

Coordinating Secretary open

Governing Board

Please feel free to contact [email protected] if you are interested in an open position. Thank you!


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On behalf of the ATAC office we wish all parents/students a happy and safe vacation and we look forward to wel-coming everyone back for an exciting and action packed program next school year starting in August. Stay safe,stay fitGo Bearcats!

This week the HS Honors and Awards ceremony was held and it gives me great pleasure to announce the winnersof the various Athletics/Activities awards as voted by our team of Head Coaches:Awards criteria can be found at- http://atac.ism-online.org/atac/overview/awards-and-recognition/

Athletic Directors Award: Ray Oo and Girls Badminton TeamOutstanding Athlete Awards:Freshman: Abigail Nathan and Joachim SamsonSophomore: Valerie Toze and Daniel UmJunior: Katrina Gavino and James WoldringSenior: Lindsey Bruce and Arlan ParrySportsmanship Awards: Sarita Morris/Angela Sy and Arlan Parry

Scholar Athletes:

Please take note tryouts dates/information is now posted http://atac.ism-online.org/schedules/tryouts/ for those of you making plans for volley-ball/cross country and soccer when the new school year begins. HStryouts will start the first day of school August 6th thru Aug 8th and MStryouts for teams will begin later in the first week of school.

Grade 8 transition day next Monday May 28th: As a part of the HSGuidance organized Grade 8 transition day next week all of the grade8's will be given a brief presentation of ATAC and Fine Arts offerings forthe HS next year. What is on offer, how to sign up for activities, ATAC/FA blogs will all be covered to ensure all incoming freshman will be ontop of all that is happening and available to them in the co-curricularprogram next school year. A big thanks to the HS Guidance team forallowing us to be a part of this important day for our 12-13 HS fresh-man.

AFAC and ATAC All Year Round teams and Sailfish: Parents(Continued on page 10)

Grade 9Laetitia HeroldJun Woo Jang

Grade 10Andrea AyalaIsabel BenaresLynda BrayYusuke FukuyamaKimberly GoJae Woo JangAndres LimcaocoAndrea Narciso

Regina RoviraKarina SweeJasmine Tan HoValerie TozeDaniel UmJoy Yuen

Grade 11Seong Chan AnInes DiazLewis FlowersOda FodstadKatrina GavinoChelsea HamaguchiKeun Cheol (Josh) LeeSon Ho (Sierra) LeeKara MaedaTimothy MetzgerLinh NguyenSeo Yeon (Esther) Park

Daniel Luke SmithMyungin (Moonie) SohnRicardo SquillantiniTyler SyAnnika WeilbachJames Woldring

Grade 12Gabriel AyalaLindsay BruceKi Jeong (Daniel) ChoDenise FranciscoJacob KobzaBenjamin McgeeSarina SamsonJulia SaubierAngela SyAlonzo VirataDaniel VirayLynn Yu


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please note this Friday May 25th is the final day for all afterschool activities. There will not be any afterschool programs next week with the 3 1/2 day week and early finish on Thursday May 31st.

HS Student registration for ATAC activities: (new for school year 12-13) A google doc registration is now availablefor all HS students who will take part in any ATAC seasonal sports teams, MUN and Cultural Convention programs.Please take the time to complete this online registration for activities that you plan on joining next school year.Please access the form via the HS Student Registration tab found under the Helpful Shortcuts bar on the ATAC bloghome page. *please note this is for next school years HS students only

ATAC Events coming up:May 25

thLast day for all ES/MS AFAC and ATAC All year activities and Sailfish program. No afterschool activities

next week!May 29th All year round sports teams awards. Lofthouse 3:15- 4:15pm (Chess, Table Tennis, Aikido, Tae Kwon Do,Judo, Wall Climbing)

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule information) Information about all mid-week/weekend fixturesfor ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blog. Please note the game schedule does change often due to involve-ment with many local schools so please check the page regularly to find out the latest information of where andwhen the Bearcats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will need your power school user name and password to access the gameschedule pdf.

http://atac.ism-online.org/bearcat-den/

New dri fit t-shirts are now available along with new Bearcat bags

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

Wed and Fridays from11:30am 1:00pm and eachafternoon from 2:30-4pm.

Anyone interested in joining the den next school year starting inAugust names are being taken, please contact our new volun-teer coordinator Melanie [email protected] to submityour information and expression of interest.

Please note final day for den sales this school year is Wednes-day May 30th. Thursday May 31st the den volunteers will bedoing inventory and closing up the den for summer hibernation.The den will not be open for sales on the final day of schoolMay 31st

Director of Athletics/Activities

E-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.ismanila.org/ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/

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