hs friday bulletin 01-13

8/3/2019 HS Friday Bulletin 01-13

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Message from the High S chool PrincipalDearParents,

HappyNewYear!Wehopethatyouhadarelaxingandrefreshingbreak,andarelookingforwardtoa

greatsecondsemesteratISM.Aspecialwelcometoournewfamilies,andwehopetomeetmanyof

ourreturning

and

our

new

parents

at

the

upcoming

International

Family

Fun

Day

to

be

held

on

campusonSaturday21stJanuary.

We are of course moving straight into a very busy time of the year, second semester academics

startinginearnest.WehaveourIBBiologyandEnvironmentalandSocietiesclassesonanovernight

fieldtrip today,whileanewCounseling sponsoredeventwillbeCareerWeekallofnextweek. In

addition ina fewweeks the second season IASAS tournamentswillbeheld for tennis, swimming,

basketball,rugbyandtouch.

PowerSchool

is

now

closed

and

will

re

open

on

Friday

January

20.

Printed

report

cards

will

be

ready

forcollectionattheHSOfficeonTuesdayJanuary24th.Pleasesendanauthorizedletterifsomeone

otherthantheparentorlegalguardianintendsoncollectingyourchildsreportcard.

Again,welcomeback,andwehopethat2012willbeafantasticyearfortheISMcommunity.

WilliamR.S.BrownHighSchoolPrincipal

A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students.

International School ManilaFor ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleascontact Bella, Gigi or JasminTel:840-8655 / 840-8660January13,2012 A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students


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Message from the Superintendent:DearParents:

Itsthelastweekofschool.Wevehadanamazingsemester,andIwanttoplaceonrecordmythankstoourteachers,

TAsand

support

staff.

Ive

seen

some

wonderful

teaching

and

learning

in

my

visits

to

the

classrooms,

and

our

activities

programsseemtogetbettereveryyear.Wearealreadyhearinggreatnewsaboutearlyadmissionsandscholarships

forourSeniors,andwehaveeveryreasontoexpectmorepositivefeedbackintheNewYear.

Asyouknow, Itrytoputouttheannualschoolcalendaras far inadvanceas Ipossiblycan.Parentsclamorforthis

information tohelp them in theirvacationplanning. Ihadhoped thatweweremovingaway fromwhat,at times,

seemed tobeaquite cavalierattitude towarddeclaringholidays.Wewere initially toldquite clearly thatholidays

wouldbescheduledontheirexactdatewhich inonesense is lessconvenientfortheschool,becausetheywillat

times fall inmidweek and thus disturb the rhythm and routine of learning, but in anotherwaywould benefit us

becausesomeholidayswouldfallattheweekendsandthusmeanfewerdaysofftointerrupttheschoolyear.

VeryquicklywesawsomeslippageinthisdeclaredpolicywhenEidulAdhawhichfellonaSundayNovember6th

becameatthelastminuteapublicholidayonMondayNovember7th.Wearestillinthedarkaboutwhatwillhappen

in2013,whenEidulFitr fallsonSundayAugust19th. In themeantime,wehavenow seenanewly createdpublic

holiday forChineseNew YearonMonday January 23rd. (In 2013 theofficialdate forChineseNew Year is Sunday

February10thandwhoknowswhatwillhappenthen!)

Ihavebeenadvised thatweareobliged to take January23rd 2012ChineseNewYearasa schoolholiday,and

meanwhileIamcurrentlyrecastingthe2012/13calendartotrytotakeintoaccountthesenewfactors(andfoibles)

which iswhy itno longerappearsonthewebsite.Ican,however,giveyousomedefinitedatestoworkwithforSY

12/13:

MondayAugust6th2012willbethefirstdayofclasses;

FridayDecember14th2012willbethelastdayofSemesterOne;

MondayJanuary7th2013willbethefirstdayofSemesterTwo;

ThursdayMarch28th2013(MaundyThursday)willbethefirstdayoftheEasterholiday;

WednesdayApril10th2013willbethefirstdayofclassesaftertheholiday;

ThursdayJune6th2013willbethelastdayofclasses.

HaveawonderfulChristmasandNewYearvacation.

DavidToze

Superintendent


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FROM THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE:

FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER :

HSCALENDAR:Monday,January16:

BearcatCareerWeek

IB2MathSL&HLIABegins

IB1BiologyHLFieldTrip

Tuesday,January17:

BearcatCareer

Week

IB2MathSL&HLIABegins

Wednesday,January18:

LateStart

BearcatCareerWeek

IB1EEProposalDue

IB2FinalEEDue

Thursday,January19:

BearcatCareerWeek

Friday,

January

20:

BearcatCareerWeek

IB2FilmProductionEnds

Saturday,January21:

InternationalFamilyFunDay andBandAid

UpcomingEvents:January23: NOSCHOOL

January24: ReportCardDistributionforSemester1

January28: SAT

January31: UniversityInformationNight

Reminders from the HS Office:

KAWAYAN PHOTOS (Yearbook Photos):For those who ordered student photos from Tino Ley, thephotos are now ready for pick up in the HS Office. If youwill send a representative to claim the photos on behalfof the student please send an authorization letter toallow them to claim on your behalf. Thank you.

REPORT CARDS:Report Cards will be ready for pick up by Tuesday,January 24 at the HS Office. If you are unable to come

and pick up the report, you may send your representativewith an authorization letter to claim it on your behalf.We will not release any report cards without anauthorization letter. Report cards that are not claimedby 3pm Friday, January 27, will be sent home through thestudents during their homeroom class on Mondayafternoon (January 30). For any questions or concerns,please call the HS Office.*Powerschool will be open for Parents and Students toview grades by Friday, January 20.


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FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER:

PSAT Score Reports Are In

All students who took the PSAT test in October should have received their score reports and test booklets from

their counselors this week. Students who did not attend the meetings to receive their scores and test booklet

should see their counselor as soon as possible.

Additionally, a brief explanation of how to read the score report was shared with students. Any students wh

have individual questions about their scores should make an appointment to talk to their counselor.

For parents, CollegeBoard provides various resources to help you better understand the scores. You may want t

watch the short video found at: http://www.collegeboard.com/html/demo/

Or, you can read through the Parent Tutorial below.


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FROM THE PTA OFFICE:

PUT YOUR HAND UP!Make it a success for your KIDS,

COMMUNITY AND SELF

VOLUN TEER! VOLUN TEER! V OLUNT EER!VOLUNTEER AT IFFD 2012

Its for your KIDS, your COMMUNITY, your SELF

Your kids will have an awesome day to share with family and

friends

To make that day happen the ISM community needs your help,

is also a fundraiser for ISM PTA supported charities

Come make some friends, connect and get connected!

Time slots available for volunteering are:1.00 to 2.302.30 to 4.004.00 to 5.305.30 to 7.00 pm

You can indicate a station preference, however it may not always beavailable.

1) Sari-sari store2) Drinks booth3) International buffet4) ES play area5) Velcro wall6) Tickets7) Raffle

CONTACT:Radhika Savant Mohit Simran [email protected] [email protected] 0917-844-0453

FROM THE FINE ARTS OFFICE:

BandAidConcert2012:January21at7:00pm intheFAT.

TicketsarePhp300andareavailableintheCashiersOffice

BandAidisanonprofitcollaborationbetweenstudentand

facultymusiciansanddancerstoraisemoneytodonateto

ISMsservicelearningprogram. Forexample,theproceeds

fromBandAidconcertshaveprovidedreliefforvictimsof

typhoons in the Philippines, built houses for GK777 in

Manila,and covered the costsof education fororphaned

childrenaftertheHaitiearthquake. Thisyearsshowisone

of the biggest ever,with 6 vocalists, 25 instrumentalists,

and33

dancers

performing

twenty

popular

songs

of

various

styles from thepast50years. BandAid isadynamicand

funeventforthewholefamilythatcelebratesmusicwhile

generating money for an excellent cause. Tickets can be

purchasedallweekfrom the ISMcashier,andwillalsobe

available for purchase at International Family Fun Day.

Dontmissthisamazingshow!


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FROM THE FINE ARTS OFFICE:

All Choirs Concert: January 17 at 5:30 pm in theFAT

Please come and join our Middle School choirs, HSConcert Choir and HS Show Choir for an evening of

song. Last year, the all Choirs concert was so popularwe almost burst the walls of the Little Theatre, so thisyear we have moved this very popular event to the FATto allow the audience to be more comfortable. Thisyear we will also have special guests performing withthe ISM Choirs: The Capella, the Concert Choir fromCalvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. TheCapella is composed of advanced singers from allareas of study and takes part in an international toureach year. This year they are on an Asian Tour visitingHong Kong, China, Singapore and The Philippines!The choir director, Dr. Joel Navarro and members of

The Capella will also hold workshops and masterclasses for ISMs choral students prior to the concert.Find out more about The Capella athttp://www.calvin.edu/academic/music/ensemble/capella/ or come to the concert to see them live. Admissionis free.

Find out more at www.arts.ism-online.org


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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE LEARNING COORDINATOR:


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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:

Happy New Year to all ISM families and students. Wekick off 2012 with our hosting of IASAS Rugby/Touchwhich will be a fantastic event. Plans are well underwayto make this a memorable tournament for all the ISMcommunity. If you can assist with housing we really needyour support. See below for details regards housing avisiting athlete.

Events on this week:Twilight Touch resumes on WednesdaysVarsity /JV Basketball vs Brent Fri Jan 13th at BrentVarsity Rugby v Faith Fri Jan 13th 5pm at ISMMS Rugby v BSM Fri Jan 13th 4pm at ISMSwim Meet Sat Jan 14thVarsity/JV touch @ Faith Jan 14

th

IASAS RUGBY/TOUCH HOUSING: The next fantastic ISMSpecial event is on the horizon. We host rugby/touch Feb 1-5, 2012 and 140 athletes require housing for this event. Allrugby and touch athletes have been given a housing letter atpractice and I would also make a request for all athletes thatwere housed in Singapore.we need your support toreciprocate the hospitality given to you by housing for IASASRugby/Touch. The housing letter can be accessed via theATAC blog or there is a link to it on the IASAS Rugby/Touchpage. Housing letters are due in now! Please return theseasap so the housing can be confirmed for all our guestswho will arrive on Feb 1st.

IASAS Venues for 2nd Season: Traveling teams departWed Feb 1st and return Feb 5thRugby/Touch @ ISM

Basketball @ ISB BangkokSwimming @ JakartaTennis @ ISKL Kuala Lumpur

3rd Season starts soon: Feb 6th sees the start of 3rseason for (Track and Field, Badminton, Softball foMS and HS students and Mixed Touch for MS studenonly) Tryouts information and practice schedules wbe posted to the blog over the next couple of weeksCheck the pages regularly for latest updates.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedulinformation) Information about all mid week/weekenfixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blogPlease note the game schedule does change often due tinvolvement with many local schools so please check thpage regularly to find out the latest information of wherand when the Bearcats teams are playing. Click oschedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed to thhttp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/You will need youpower school user name and password to access the gamschedule pdf.

BEARCAT DEN:

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am 1:00pm an2:30pm 4:00pm. Tues and Thurs afternoons fro2:30-4pm.

If you are interested in joining our group of volunteerin the Bearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteercoordinator Radhika [email protected] pop in to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and talk witone of our volunteers they will be very happy to mak

you welcome.

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


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