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24 Aug 2012Volume 02
ES PARENT BULLETIN
International School Manila
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
AUG
27National Holiday for National Heroes Day -
No Classes
29Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @
8.30am
31
Math Training Parent Session with ErmaAnderson (visiting Math consultant)@ 7.30 - 9.30am, Little Theater
go to page 6
SEPT
4 PTA Bearcat Welcome @ 7.30am, Lofthouse
5, 12,19, 26 Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @8.30am
7, 20 ES Parent Bulletin
11 ES Parent Coffee @ 7.30am, Little Theater
19
ES Parent Coffee with John Joseph @ 8.30am,
Little Theater
Parent Talk with John Joseph @ 6pm, Little
Theatergo to page 7
21 Faculty In-service - No Classes
24 -Oct 17
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)Testing
Dear Elementary School Parents,
OPEN HOUSE
Thank you to our entire community for taking the
time to come to our two Open House nights this
week. We trust you were able to gain an insight
into our programs in the Elementary School, and
also gain a sense of what happens in your childsclassroom on a daily basis. In our initial
presentation, we gave an overview of five of the
key philosophical underpinnings of learning and
teaching in the ES, and some of the language
involved. These were:
Collaboration
Inquiry
Meta-cognition
Differentiation
Understanding
Over the next months, we will shine a light on
each of these individually, such that you gain a
broader perspective of our program of learning
and, more importantly, what your childs day to
day learning is based upon. Each concept
interconnects with the others and should not be
viewed as isolated from each other. This week,
we will look at the notion of collaboration.
Any organization can be judged by the strength
of its relationships. This is never more so than for
a school. Clearly, the relationship between
student and teacher is critical but equally so, the
relationship the teacher has with the family helps
support the targeted learning. Many of you
would have had (or will do so in the next few
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weeks) an initial Parent Orientation meetingwith your childs class teacher as a means of
providing information about your childs
background, interests, cultural and linguistic
context, and strengths. The aim of these
meetings is to start this collaborative relationship
between home and school and with this, the
conversation about your childs learning.
We also see collaboration as a necessary part
of the learning process, as we know thatlearning is a social activity. Giving students the
opportunities for them to collaborate together
on certain tasks enables them to scaffold their
learning for each other and build on what they already know. This said, we also acknowledge that for
some students, working independently feels more comfortable and providing opportunities to
accommodate for this learning preference is part of a differentiated classroom. These types of learning
contexts independent and collaborative - are used within our classrooms on a regular basis, allowing all
students to develop in both areas, not as an either or, but rather as a both.
Mathematics Professional Learning
Next week, we have a Mathematics consultant working with all the Elementary School faculty on teaching
for mathematical understanding. This professional learning will give us the opportunity to build upon our
Mathematics curriculum as we strive to ensure that all ISM students are equipped with high level
mathematical problem solving skills and develop a strong foundation in number sense. It is this foundation
in number which then allows children to access more complex conceptual mathematical understandings as
they progress through their school experience at ISM. To find out more about how Mathematics is learned
and taught, parents are invited to a Math workshop on Friday August 31, from 7:30 9:00am in the
Little Theater.
Adam Campbell Michael RourkeElementary Principal Elementary Assistant Principal
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UPDATING PARENT CONTACTINFORMATION
In order to best serve the ISM Parent Community, it is es-sential that information be quickly disseminated when nec-essary. For this reason, the accuracy of your contact detailsin our database is of the utmost importance. Please notethat Parent Contact Information must be updatedonline by the parent.
To make any changes or verification in contact infor-mation, please access one of your childrens data file via theISM website (www.ismanila.org) and then under Login,click on Powerschool Public Access and enter your
Username and Password. On the page that opens, clickon the Demographic Update icon for changing or updat-ing demographic information.
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All PreK-Grad e 12 Pa ren ts a re invited to a ttend the
CULTURE SHOCK: Easing the Transition wo rkshop on
Tuesday, AUG 28, 9:00-11:00 am
(Revised da te due to ho liday )in the Litt le The atre . This is Session 1 o f 4workshop s that will take plac e o ver the c ourse o f the yea r aimed at
informing p arents about the c ha lleng es and bene fits of raising
c hild ren in an interna tiona lly mob ile, and \ or cultura lly diverse fa mily.
In this session partic ipa nts will explore the c onc ep t of c ulture in order
to b ring g rea ter unde rstand ing to the c om mon experienc e o f culture
shoc k. Strate g ies will be c onside red to help ease the transition not just
for our child ren, but the entire fa mily.
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ElementarySchoolParentBookGroupforFall2012Aenon Parents!
Welcome back to the 201213 school year! During the first semester the ES Counseling Department will be hosng
yet another Parent Book Group open to ALL Elementary School parents. These sessions will begin Tuesday,September25, from 7:45unl10am, and connue each Tuesday for 8 sessions. We are excited to be reading the
WholeBrainChildby Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson. In the past we have used Siegels book ParenngfromtheInside
Out, which combines social science with neuroscience. The WholeBrainChildconnues by bringing together these
two perspecves while providing clear, easy to use strategies. Please see the announcement below to find out more
about the book:
TheWholeBrainChild:
12RevoluonaryStrategiestoNurtureYourChild'sDevelopingMind,
SurviveEverydayParenngStruggles,andHelpYourFamilyThrive
Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your
preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your fihgrader sulks on the
bench insteadofplayingon thefield.Do children conspire tomake
their parents lives endlessly challenging? Noits just their
developingbraincallingtheshots!
In thispioneering,praccalbook,DanielJ. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist
andauthorof thebestsellingbookMindsight,andparenngexpert
Tina Payne Bryson demysfy the meltdowns and aggravaon,
explainingthenewscienceofhowachildsbrain iswiredandhow it
matures. The upstairs brain,whichmakes decisions and balances
emoons,isunderconstruconunlthemidtwenes.Andespecially
inyoungchildren,the rightbrainand itsemoons tend to ruleover
thelogicofthelebrain.Nowonderkidscanseemandfeelsoout
ofcontrol.Byapplying thesediscoveries toeverydayparenng,you
canturnanyoutburst,argument,orfearintoachancetointegrateyourchildsbrainandfostervitalgrowth.
Completewithclearexplanaons,ageappropriatestrategiesfordealingwithdaytodaystruggles,and illustraons
thatwillhelp youexplain theseconcepts toyour child,TheWholeBrainChild showsyouhow toculvatehealthy
emoonalandintellectualdevelopmentsothatyourchildrencanleadbalanced,meaningful,andconnectedlives.
Addionally, check out coauthor Tina Brysons blog Parenng Maers.
If you are interested in joining the group, or have any quesons, please email Derek Selander
We hope to see you there!
Derek & Ce
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ES ART NEED YOUR PAPER!
Newspaper, packing paper, mag-
azines, wrapping paper. Dont
throw it away we will recycle
it into some amazing artworks!
Thanks
Your ES Art Team
PE
Welcome to the new school year from the ES PE
department. We look forward to a physically
active year ahead for all our students. The role ofPE in the school curriculum is to help students
develop the competencies and beliefs necessary
for incorporating regular physical activity into
their lives. Parents can play an active role in this
process by making sure your child has the correct
footwear and PE uniform on the days they are
scheduled for PE. We also ask children to bring a
full water bottle with their name on it to all PE
lessons and also wear a hat for both play time
and PE lessons scheduled on the ES Field. If you
did not meet the PE teachers at the Open Houseyou are always welcome to come and say hello in
the ES PE office located on the first floor inside
the ES gym.
RECESS SUCCESS
There are two green boxes in the ES Playground
with sports equipment for children to use during
their play time. Children simply need to hand in
their school ID to a supervisor located at the
green box. At the end of play, children return the
borrowed equipment and collect their Student ID
card. This system allows students to practice
being responsible.
Lastly we have a website which has a list of the
activities children can become involved in and
around Manila. Check out http://
sportsmanila.wikispaces.com/
ES PE Department.
IntroducingourReadingTeachingAssistants
We would like to introduce Nika Espinosa and Claire
Drilion to our Grade 1 and 2 parents as our new Reading
Teaching Assistants. Nika (G1) and Claire (G2) will be
working in classrooms to support the literacy development
of our students. We recognize that children learn at
different mes and in different ways and our Reading TAs
will bring the flexibility to enhance the differenaon of
our reading strategies by offering dynamic small groups,
mulsensory approaches and alternave strategies to
reading aainment and comprehension . While Nika and
Claire will be supporng learning in every classroom, they
will also be idenfying students who would benefit from a
short but intensive small group approach to enhance
reading skills. The parents of these children will be
contacted and invited to a coffee morning next Friday
morning to answer quesons, to talk more about reading
at home and to enhance out .
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The 1st season practice schedule which runs from Aug 14th
to Oct 12th is now posted on notice boards around schooland is also now available on the ATAC blog. http://atac.ism-
online.org/schedules/hs/
Elementary school soccer tryouts for 1st season teams whichcompete in the RIFA festivals have concluded, teams have
been selected and the first festival was played last weekend.We had over 1000people at ISM for the Midgets E and C
festival last Saturday morning and afternoon. More infor-mation about our ES soccer teams, the RIFA festivals etc can
be found here http://atac.ism-online.org/atac/1st-season/es-soccer-rifa-league-festivals/and flyers have been posted onES notice board and on the notice board located under the
tent at the ES field.
Middle school soccer tryouts for 1st season teams which
compete in the RIFA festivals have concluded and teamshave been selected, see information link below for MS soc-
cer teams information. More information about our MS boysand girls soccer teams can be found here http://atac.ism-
online.org/atac/1st-season/ms-soccer-rifa-league-festivals/
The next RIFA League 7 a side festivals will be held on thedates/venues below:
Saturday Sept 15th and Sept 22nd
Midgets C teams (C1, C2, C3 and C4 Coach Eric/Chris/Kleng and Jays teams) at ISM kick-off at 8 noon.
Midgets E teams (E1 and E2 Coach Popoy and CoachFrancis) at CSA kick off at 8am
Midgets G teams (G1 and G2 Coach Mike and CoachIsas teams) at British School Manila kick-off at 8am.
MS girls festival at ISM 1pm
Finals will be played at Ateneo on Oct 13th for teamsthat qualify.
Permission slips will be issued to all players via the coachesat training prior to each festival. Please consult the ES andMS links above to get the latest information.
The All year round program for Sailfish, Tae Kwon Do, Ju-
do, Aikido, Table Tennis, Chess, Gymnastics and WallClimbing started last week from Monday Aug 13th. For de-tailed information about our Sailfish Swim Team program
please visit the Sailfish blog and get in contact with CoachAndy. Students can join our all year round teams at any time,
just go and talk with the coaches at the venues after school ifyou are interested.
Our annual HS Friday twilight opening season volleyballmatches will be on today Aug 24th vs Brent. This will be a
great chance to come out and show your support for our ISMvarsity teams. Volleyball matches will be in the HS and MS
gyms with Varsity volleyball starting at 4:15pm in the HSgym and JV teams playing in the MS gym also from 4:15pm.
A great way to stay in touch with the ISM ATAC program isto subscribe via RSS feed to the ATAC blog and also to fol-low via twitter (see twitter feed on the blog home page).
Each Monday I will post the weeks happenings and highlightimportant events for students and parents information on the
ATAC blog and in the regular Friday parent bulletins.
GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule infor-
mation) 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 involvementwith many local schools so please check the page regularly
to find out the latest information of where and when theBearcats 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 toaccess the game schedule pdf.
HS Student registration for ATAC activities: (new for schoolyear 12-13) A Google doc registration is now available for
all HS students who will take part in any ATAC seasonalsports 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. Pleaseaccess the form via the HS Student Registration tab found
under the Helpful Shortcuts bar on the ATAC blog homepage. *please note this is for HS students only and you must
use your school email address to access the link. Personal
gmail or hotmail addresses will not allow you to access thepage.
BEARCAT DEN: http://atac.ism-online.org/bearcat-den/
Our Bearcat Den is up and running and 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 looking for more people to help out. If you are inter-ested in joining a fantastic group please contact Melanie Ball
at [email protected] volunteer coordinator.
We have a new range of dri fit t-shirts now available along
with new Bearcat bags
Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den: Wed and Fri-days from 11:30am 1:00pm and each afternoon from 2:30-4pm.
Have a great year at the Home of the Bearcats!
Mark PekinAthletic Director
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Car Stickers
The car stickers for the school year 2012/2013 are avail-
able from the security office. Each ISM family will beissued one vehicle sticker free of charge.
Any additional stickers will be issued following pay-
ment of Php100.00 to the cashiers office.
For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker, par-
ents should submit a completed renewal form with a
copy of the current LTO official receipt. For new vehi-
cles, parents are reminded that a copy of the vehicles
certificate of registration and a current official receipt
need to be submitted with the application.
Applications for vehicles registered with companies or
other institutions should be supported by a letter of as-
signment.
In order to facilitate the easy recognition of authorized
cars at the gates, the stickers should be affixed to the top
right corner of 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 access from August 31, 2012.
ID Cards
Parent IDs
Parent IDs issued in previous school year will continue
to be valid for the new school year 2012/2013. 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 repre-
sentatives need to be replaced for this school year. As
of August 31, 2012 the dark blue bordered passes
issued for the school year 2011/2012 will be invalid.
Each family will be given two free school passes. Addi-
tional school passes may be obtained after paying a pro-
cessing fee of Php100.00 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 checkwill be made with the relevant office to confirm the visi-
tors business within the school. Visitors will need to
surrender a photo-ID upon entry to campus.
Drop Off/Pick Up Passes
For the school year 2012/13 we are introducing a new
pick up and drop off pass that can be issued at Gate 3.
This is for non-regular drivers who are entering school
to drop off or collect visitors or members of our com-
munity but who do not intend to park within the cam-
pus. Our regular checks to confirm the identity of driv-ers and their purpose for entering the campus will con-
tinue to be made, but we will not retain a photo-ID in
return for the issued pass. The use of these new passes
will avoid delays at the Gate 1 exit and reduce traffic
congestion at busy times.
Security staff directions
Our security team is endeavoring to make the school as
safe and secure an environment as possible for all mem-
bers of our community.
We ask that everybody cooperate with us in this im-
portant task. In particular, all those entering our campus
are requested to comply with any directions given to
them by members of our guard force.
If you are confused or unclear as to the purpose of such
instructions, please seek clarification from the security
office. Please note that it is the parents responsibility
to advise their staff accordingly.
Thank you for your cooperation. We are looking for-
ward to another successful year at International SchoolManila.
Best wishes,
Michael FlynnDirector of Operations and Security
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WELCOMETOISM
On Tuesday,September4at7:30 am in the Lo house, the ISM
Parent Teacher Associaon is holding a Bearcat Welcome for all
families new to ISM
NOT JUST ANOTHER COFFEE MORNING . . .
ITS A BEARCAT COFFEE MORNING!!
WhatisaBearcat?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 learn about some local social and internaonal organizaons;
You can meet and greet our PTA and our Bearcat Den team and volunteer
(which is always well appreciated and needed) for school acvies.
We also invite all returning parents and teachers to come and meet the new fam
ilies and to enjoy a great opportunity to see old friends again.
Looking forward to seeing you all!
Tuesday,September4,2012
7:30to9:00amattheISMLoHouse
Quesons? Email [email protected]
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ILLAM BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
Registr ation for the upcoming baseball/ soft ball season wi ll take place on August 25 and Septem-ber 1, fr om 9am to 4:00pm at the Colegio San Agust in (CSA) Baseball-Soft ball fi eld ( locat ed inside
Dasmarinas Vil-lage).
We wil l al so have aspecial on-campusregist rat ion f or ISMfamil ies at t he ISMBearcat Welcomeon September 4,7:30-9am a t theISM Loft house.
For 36 years, theInternat ional L i t t leLeague Associationof Manila (ILLAM)
has shared t he loveof basebal l w it h the
ISM communitythrough its T-ball,Coach Pitch, Soft-ball and Baseball
program s. A volun-t eer associati on,
ILLAM is affiliatedwit h Li t t le LeaguePhili ppines and Lit -t le League Inter na-
t ional Inc., anAmerican organiza-t ion based in Wil-l iamsport , Pennsylvania whi ch handles and support s Lit t le League baseball and soft ball programs
globally and hosts the Little League World Series annually every August.
The ILLAM baseball season runs f rom Sept emb er t hrough Februar y. Pract ices are t ypical ly once aweek after school, and games are usually scheduled on Saturdays.
The regist rat ion f ee of P6,000 covers unif orms, f ield rent als and umpir e fees as wel l as yearbooksand t rophies/ medals f or each player.
For inquiries, please contact Noela Lagajino at 0912-315-5345 or email us at [email protected].
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