es parent bulletin vol#2 2010 aug 27

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27 August 2010Volume 02

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

AUG

30School Holiday for National Heroes Day - No

Classes

9 No Classes - Faculty Inservice

10 School Holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr - No School

16 ES Parent Coffee @ 7.30am, Little Theatre

SEPT

1, 8, 15,

22, 29

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @

8.30am

7 PTA Bearcat Welcome @ 7.30am, Little Theatre

Dear Elementary School Parents,

We had a great time this morning with our first whole

Elementary School assembly. Student Council took the

lead by introducing themselves and what student counci

is all about. We had a skit about the playground and ho

to use the recess box and friendship stop. Mr. Rourke an

I read a story, and we had a whole school sing-a-long of

We Are Family led by a group of high school studentsand our very own Bearcat Mascot! Our next whole

school assembly will be in October.

Student Council includes two student representatives

from each of the Grade 3 and 4 classes. We meet once

week to discuss and solve any problems that are happen

ing in our school, plan events, work on projects, and we

will communicate what is happening through our blog an

Bamboo Television Elementary edition. The students w

also be learning leadership skills and will be a central par

of our Elementary School.

Thank you to all of you for coming to our Back to Schoo

nights on Tuesday and Wednesday. We had a great tur

out! It was a good opportunity for you to meet with

your childs teacher, and to meet other parents in your

class. If you have any further questions at this time abou

the school year or curriculum, please set up a time to

meet with your childs teacher. We will be having paren

teacher conferences at the beginning of October which

will give you a chance to sit down one-on-one with your

childs teacher to discuss their learning in more detail.

We hope everyone has a great weekend

Yours in Education,

Simon Gillespie Michael RourkeES Principal ES Assistant Principal

From the ES Administrationrom the ES Administration

ES students, teachers and assistants on the HS fieldon 20 August for ISMs 90th year.

Visit the ES Blog http://es.ism-online.org to

find out more about student learning, the EScurriculum and program along with upcoming

events and what is happening in the ES!
http://es.ism-online.org/http://es.ism-online.org/


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27 August 2010Elementary School Parent Bulletin

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Every Friday is Pizza Day for Elementary School.

The pizzas are being supplied by Piadina.

Pizzette Quattro Formaggi - Php 60.00Pizzette Margherita - Php 50.00

Coupons will be sold at

the undercovered ES

playground every Fridayfrom 6:30 a.m. up to 7:30

a.m. These coupons are

then redeemed by the

students at the ES Can-

teen during their lunch

break.

Pizza Day!

Dear ISM parents,

The PreK-12 Guidance Department is excited to an-

nounce the first Parent Book Group of the 2010-11

school year. The book we will be reading over this

10 week course is NurtureShock, written by Po Bron-

son and Ashley Merryman. Instead of telling you

what this book is about, we invite you to look at the

NurtureShock website http://www.nurtureshock.com/ , to browse the articles and

watch the videos, and decide if this looks like some-

thing you or someone you know might be interestedin. The group will begin on Thursday, September 2

and tentatively meet every Thursday that school is in

session until late November. Each session will begin

at 8 am and finish around 10. NurtureShock is ap-

propriate for parents with children of all ages. Inter-ested parties please contact Myrna Perez in the Ele-

mentary School Guidance Office to add your name to

the list. In the past these groups have been very

popular and fill up almost as soon as they are an-nounced. Spaces are limited and are on a first come

first serve basis. Participants will need to acquire

their own copy of the book by the second meeting. It

is available locally or through Amazon.

We are looking forward to your participation!

Derek Selander and Steve AylingCounselors and group facilitators

From the Art Departmentrom the Art Department

From the Guidance Officerom the Guidance Office

ES Art needs your help!

To help the children build, sculpt and create thisyear it would be really helpful if you could send in

some recycled items that you may have at home.

Here is a list of things we could really use:

Newspapers Magazines

Plastic containers Bottle tops

Take away containers Yogurt pots

Wrapping paper Old or broken toys

DVD or CD covers Old decorations

Beads Fabric, thread & wool.

This is not an exhaustive list so if you have other

things you think might inspire our creative kids

please send them in.

There is no deadline for this but the sooner the

better and whenever you have anything just send

it along to school with your kids.

Thank you so much for your help and support,

ES Art Team

Supporting Bilingualism

Please help your child to develop their English as

well as maintain their first

language by providing them

with a good bilingual diction

ary to use at school. Print and

electronic dictionaries are

suitable.

Thank you!

ESL Department

From the ESL Departmentrom the ESL Department


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From the Music Departmentrom the Music Department

CHILDRENS MUSICAL THEATERAre you in Grade 4? Do you like to: Sing? Dance? Act? Or maybe you have another special talent youre dyingto share? Would you like to take part in an amazing and creative journey that ends in a spectacular stage per-formance? Then Childrens Musical Theater is the activity for you!!! This is your chance to express your crea-tivity, have fun andSHINE!!!

This year we will be adding an exciting new element to CMT students will be writing the script!!! If youlike creative writing, making up stories and songs or telling jokes, or if you have ideas for sets, costumes andmusic, then come and bring your talents to our Writers Workshop starting in September. Together wewill take a traditional tale and make it into something new, fresh and original to be performed on the bigstage!!! And for those of you who want to do it all, you CAN!! You can begin now with Writers Workshopand continue on into Childrens Musical Theater auditions, rehearsals and performance. Or if youd prefer todo just one or the other, you may choose to sign up for just one of the activities. Writers Workshop registra-tion begins now, CMT registration begins in October. Here is the full schedule:

CMT Writers Workshop:Mon., Aug. 23-Fri., Aug. 27 Registration with Ms. Toni in ES office(late registration open while spaces last!)Sept. 1 Oct. 20 (Wednesdays) Meet in room 1167 2:30-4

Childrens Musical Theater:Mon., Oct. 11 Fri., Oct. 22 Registration with Ms. Toni in ES officeNov. 3 Jan. 19 (Wednesdays) Rehearsals in FAT (unless otherwise notified) 2:30-4Mon., Jan. 24 Fri., Jan. 28 Rehearsals in FAT 2:30-4Mon., Jan 31 Dress Rehearsal in FAT 2:30-5Tues., Feb. 1 School Performance 1:00pm

Evening Performance 6:00pm

If you have any questions please feel free to send me an email at [email protected], or come by my roombefore or after school. I hope to see many of you involved in this very special activity!!!!!

Sincerely,

Ms. MarnieRoom 1167


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TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 1ST IN A SERIES OF HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATIONS

Date Price (Php)

September 15, 2010 Hepatitis A (Adult) 2300Hepatitis A (Junior) 1200Hepatitis B (Adult) 650Hepatitis B (Junior) 380Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult) 2150Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior) 1075

(Prices are per individual vaccine in a course of either 2 or 3 vaccinations)

If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please call in at the clinicto pick up a registration form (next to the ele-mentary canteen). Only people with a validISM ID may participate in this program.

PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONSMUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DE-PARTMENT BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY3

RDSEPTEMBER, 2010. VACCINES WILL

THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHERREGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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

Many thanks

Debbie DuckworthISM Clinic Administrator840 [email protected]

From the School Clinicrom the School Clinic

As there seems to be a considerable number of children and adults aroundwith cold and flu like symptoms at the moment, it may be a good time to

remind all parents not to send their children to school if they are unwell

and particularly if they have a fever. Anyone who has been suffering with

a fever should be fever free and symptom free, without medication, for 24

hours before returning to school.

Although we realize that parents are anxious not to disrupt the education

of their children, we would like to stop the circulation of these illnesses

through the school community. If sick children continue to come to school,their classmates and teachers will soon become infected and there will be

further impact on the teaching and learning taking place in our school.

Please help us to protect all of the children, staff and faculty by keeping

children who are not well at home or taking them to visit their own doc-

tor. We hope you understand and support us in our mission to keep theschool community as fit and healthy as possible so that they may benefit

from every learning opportunity the school can offer.

From the PTArom the PTAWELCOME TO A GREAT YEAR AT ISM!

On September 7th at 7:30 in the Little Theater, the ISM Parent Teacher Association is holding a Bearcat Welcome for

this new school year.

NOT JUST ANOTHER COFFEE MORNING... ITS A BEARCAT COFFEE MORNING

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

We welcome our new families and encourage them to get to know each other and to learn more about our school and about Manila: You will have a chance to get to know some social and international organisations;

You can meet and enrol yourself and/or your kids in local clubs (theatre, scouts, gym,..); you can meet and greet our PTA and our Bearcat Den team and give yourself up as a (well appreciated and needed) volunteer

for school activities;

We also invite all returning families to come and meet the new families, and to enjoy a great opportunity to see old friends again.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

September 7th

7:30 to 9:00 am @ Little Theater


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Parents sometimes ask me where they can buy iron-on labels for PE uniforms, swimsuits, towels etc. Here is one contact I

can recommend: her name is Malou and her e-mail contact is [email protected]

There are three packages to choose from:

Package 1 - 30 Labels for PhP 300.00

Package 2 - 50 Labels for PhP 400.00Package 3 - 100 Labels for PhP 600.00

Only one name can be printed per package. The labels only come in white with black print. Delivery within Metro Manila is

FREE. She will send you an order confirmation and a detailed payment procedure. She usually request clients to deposit

their payment to her bank account. (Details will be given with the order confirmation) The iron on labels will be delivered to

you by courier 3 to 4 days after she receives confirmation of your deposit. Your childs PE teachers will be more than happy

to return any misplaced items to their owner if they are all clearly labeled.

The Physical Education department has a green box in the ES Plaza with sports equipment for children to use during their

play time. It has jump ropes, (short, long and Double Dutch ropes) balls of many sizes and shapes and Frisbees. ECLC -

Grade 4 children are allowed to borrow equipment but need to hand in their school ID to a supervisor who is stationed at the

green box. At the end of play when children return the borrowed equipment they will be given back their school ID. This

system helps students be responsible and be active outside of PE lessons. You can support this program by ensuring yourchild brings their ID to school each day so they have the opportunity to borrow equipment at recess.

ES PE Department

From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC Office

From the PE Departmentrom the PE Department


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BEARCAT DEN:Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:15am 1:15pm and

2:15pm 4:15pm

If you would like to join the Bearcat Den team of

volunteers and contribute to school life with a fun

group of people please drop by the den to find outmore or email Chantal Wanten

[email protected] to have your name put

on the den roster.

DEN SALE ITEMS:

OTHER MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE:ISM HOODIES 1,100

ISM GYM BAGS:

- NEW DESIGN, Large Size: 1,300

- NEW DESIGN, Small Size: 1,100

- OLD DESIGN, Large Size only (small size is sold out):

950

NEW merchandise COMING SOON (clappers, pen-

cil cases, water bottles)

ATAC ANNOUNCEMENTS:

GAME SCHEDULE INFORMATION:http://ismanila.org/_Rainbow/

Documents/1st_season_game_schedule03.pdf

Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures

for ISM teams can be found by going to the GAME

SCHEDULE tab on the ATAC page of the ISM web-

site. You can also access this information via the ES/

MS/HS divisional web pages. Please note the game

schedule does change often due to involvement

with many local schools so please check the pageregularly to find out the latest information of where

and when the Bearcats teams are playing.

RIFA SOCCER FESTIVAL DATES:This Saturday Aug 28th is the first of the RIFA Soccer

League festivals for boys teams in the morning and

girls teams in the afternoon.

ISM hosts the first leg of the RIFA cumulative festi-

vals. It will be a busy day with over 1000 people

here for both the morning and afternoon festivals.

Dri-Fit Polo - ladies 300

Dri-Fit Polo - men 300

Jogging Pants - men's/green 450

Shorts - Mesh - ISM 250

Shorts - Paw Print - black or green 200

Shorts - Spandex - black, ladies' 300

Shorts - Spandex - black, mens' 350Tarpaulin Envelope Bag 150

Tarpaulin Messenger Bag 600

Tarpaulin Shopping Tote Bag 300

Listed in this bulletin and posted on school notice

boards are the dates/venues of all the festivals and

we look forward to an exciting day of soccer at

ISM.

Each of RIFA festivals is run by the RIFA League

Commissionaires and we will have games on ES/

MS/HS fields.The school cafeteria will be open all day for food

and drink purchases. Please remember that no

food or soft drinks are allowed on the HS/MS artifi-

cial fields. Water only can be consumed on these

surfaces.

Teams involved this Saturday are:

Boys Festival - 7:30am call time- games start

promptly at 8am

MS Midgets C1-Coach Eric (HS Field)

ES Midgets C2-Coach Chris (HS Field)

ES Midgets E1- Coach Popoy (MS Field)ES Midgets E2- Coach Mike (MS Field)

ES Midgets G1- Coach Besa (ES Field)

Girls Festival - 12:30pm call time- games start

promptly at 1pm (games will be on the HS/MS

fields)

MS Girls A-Coach Kleng (HS Field)

MS Girls B- Coach Chris (HS Field)

MS Girls C-Coach Rudy (MS Field)

GOLF SUCCESS:Congratulations to HS students Angela De Villa and

Erika Morihiro who placed 1st and 3rd last weekend

in the 36 hole Hank Haney Junior Asian Tour event.

Angela played great golf to shoot rounds of 75/75

to win. Both girls have now qualified to play in the

2nd round in China in December.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS V BRENT (VOLLEYBALL

SEASON OPENER AUG 27TH)Today Aug 27th will be the season opener home

games for our HS volleyball teams for this year. This

is a great afternoon/evening of sport at ISM.

Varsity and JV Boys will play in HS gym from 4:15pmand Girls Varsity and JV will play in MS gym. Teams

will play two back to back matches so there will be

plenty of volleyball to watch. Come out and sup-

port the Bearcats!

Mark PekinAthletics & Activities Director
http://ismanila.org/_Rainbow/http://ismanila.org/_Rainbow/


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From the Learning Coordinators Officerom the Learning Coordinators OfficeFilipino Classes for Parents

Dear Parents,

ISM is pleased to offer Filipino classes for beginners. These courses will fo

cus on conversational skills in a variety of social situations, on increasing

vocabulary, and on understanding more about the Filipino culture. We are

now able to offer the schedules below. If you wish to join a class, please

complete the signup form below.

Vicky Carlos is an experienced teacher of adults at various international or

ganizations in Manila. She has written a number of books on the teaching of

Filipino. These are elementary level courses designed for parents who seek

to attain beginner level Filipino proficiency and want to increase their knowledge and skills. Through these

courses, Vicky will help participants to actively communicate in everyday situations.

Tuition Fee: P 7000

Books: 2 textbooks with CDs P 1500

Schedules:

A. Mondays and Wednesdays 9:0011:00AM September 20October 20

B. Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:0011:00AM September 21October 21

Class Size: To run the classes, we require a minimum of 6 participants and a maximum of 10.

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

Name: _____________________________________________

Mobile number: _____________________________________

Landline number: ____________________________________

Email: _____________________________________________

I wish to register for schedule A or B

*********************************************************************************

Classes are likely to fill up quickly, so please register immediately. Deadline is September 9.

Kindly contact Armie Bausas at 8408410 for other inquiries or visit http://professionallearning.ism

online.org/category/workshops/communityeducation/

Happy Learning!

Sam CookLearning Coordinator

W A N T E D

ESL Teacher for AdultsISM is seeking an experi-

enced teacher of English as a

Second Language for adults.

Classes include beginners to

intermediate level. Should be

flexible, dynamic, and highly-

committed.

Please send your resume to

[email protected]
http://professionallearning.xn--ism-sn0a/http://professionallearning.xn--ism-sn0a/http://professionallearning.xn--ism-sn0a/


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From the Operations & Security Officerom the Operations & Security Office Car Stickers and School Passes (ID cards) Deadline Au-

gust 30, 2010

The car stickers for the school year 2010/2011 are available

from the security office.

For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker, parents

should submit a completed renewal form with a copy of the

current LTO official receipt. For new vehicles, parents are re-

minded that a copy of the vehicles certificate of registrationand a current official receipt need to be submitted with the ap-

plication. Applications for vehicles registered with companies

or other institutions should be supported by a letter of assign-ment.

Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle sticker free of

charge. Any additional stickers will be issued following pay-

ment of Php100.00 to the cashiers office.

In order to facilitate the easy recognition of authorized cars at

the gates, the stickers should be affixed to the top right cornerof the windshield. Further to this, old ISM stickers issued in

previous years should be removed.

Vehicles not displaying this years car sticker will not be

allowed general access from August 30.

ID Cards

Parent IDsParent IDs issued in previous school year will continue to be

valid for the new school year 2010/2011.

Parents who require replacement school IDs due to loss or dam-age can acquire these from the Security Office upon payment of

Php100.00 to the Cashier.

School Passes

School passes issued to parents employees and representatives

need to be replaced for this school year. As of August 30,

2010 the maroon bordered passes issued for the school year

2009/2010 will be invalid.

Each family will be given two free school passes. Additional

school passes may be obtained after paying a processing fee ofPhp100.00 each to the Cashiers Office.

Visitors Passes

All visitors must secure a pass from the guardhouse at Gate 3.Before entry will be allowed, a telephone check will be made

with the relevant office to confirm the visitors business within

the school.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Best regards,

Mike FlynnDirector of Operations and Security

From the Girls Scoutsrom the Girls Scouts

ECLC, 1stand 2nd grade leaders needed.Contact Jennifer Ilusorio at 916 537 6457 / [email protected]

Christine Stevens at 906 244 7658 /[email protected]


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From Service Learningrom Service Learning