middle school parent bulletin - issue no. 28 - march 25 to 29

7/29/2019 Middle School Parent Bulletin - Issue No. 28 - March 25 to 29

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From the Middle School OfficeISSUE # 28

W EEK OF MARCH 25 TO 29, 2013

Friday Bulletin M I DD L E SC H O O L

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

From the Office of Admissionsand Advancement

From the School Clinic

Form the HS Guidance office

3rd Season Training ScheduleAdult Language Courses

ISM Art Auction

Spirit Week

Inside this issue:

UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS MARCH

4 to 27 MAP Testing

25 to 27 Spirit Week

28 to 29 School Holiday

APRIL

1 to 8 School Holiday

9 National Holiday(Bataan Day)

15 to 19 ESL Placement Testing

19 Courtyard Event

25 Parent Coffee

Dear Parents:

MAP tes ng nishes this week. In the event that your child missed a tes ngsession, a nal make -up session will be held on Wednesday star ng at 7:30A.M. If your child requires a make -up session, the MS O ce will no fy youand we ask that you make the necessary arrangements to bring your child toschool early on Wednesday.

Monday kicks o Spirit Week in the Middle School, and the theme is PajamaDay. Tuesday is Fic onal Character Day, and Wednesday is Matching Day. Allstudents are encouraged to dress accordingly and show their Bearcat spirit.While we do want the students to enjoy the me out of uniform, pleaseencourage your child to exercise sound judgment when choosing their a reso that they arrive at school dressed appropriately (no bare midri s, spaghestraps, baggy pants, etc.). If your child opts not to dress in the theme of theday, your child is expected to be in school uniform. Addi onally, if your childhas PE, please remind your child that s/he s ll needs to bring the PE uniformto school.

The school holiday runs from March 28 to April 9, and everyone deserves awell -earned break. Please note that classes resume on April 10.

Have a fabulous holiday with your children!

Yours in Educa on,

Simon Gillespie Clarissa Sayson Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

The Yearbook Picturesare now available for pick

up in the MS Office.

POWERSCHOOL UPDATPOWERSCHOOL UPDATAPRIL

12 Progress ReportDistribution

From the Treasury DepartmentDear ISM Parents:

This is a reminder to please view and check the ISM Web Online at h p://community.ismanila.org/d/2/ for the latest update on your billing statement and

se le any remaining balance of account(s). Please note that the 2nd semester Tui on fee for SY2012 -2013 was due last December07,2012 while other school fees on your billing statements are already due as billed.For those who havent se led yet, we appreciate your immediate se lement of theaccounts.

For related billing and payment ques ons including any username and password con-cerns, please call 840 -85-22 / 840 -85-06 / 840 -85-12 and look for RHODA VILLA(Accountant) or MARISSA DULAY (Treasury Supervisor) and Elmer Esguerra ( Cashier).You can also email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. and [email protected].
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F R I D AY B U L L E T I N P AG E 2

From the Office of Admissions and AdvancementDear Parents,

Please be reminded that keeping your contact informa on updated is vital to facilita ng communica on with theschool. If you would like to view/change any of the details on your current record, simply follow the steps below.


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Withdrawal Procedure for Students Leaving ISM

For those students who will be withdrawing from Interna onal School Manila this year, the following procedure applies:

Parents are obliged to inform the School o cially through a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM, before the second Friday of May, if their children will not be returning to ISM.

Failure to do so will lead to a deduc on of US$1,000 from the Facili es Upgrade Deposit (FUD), in compensa on for having held aspace for the child and thus preven ng the School from o ering that space to another child prior to the summer holiday break.

The Withdrawal No ca on Form can be obtained from the Admissions O ce or directly from the ISM website www.ismanila.orgunder Admissions > Re -Enrollment & Withdrawal > Withdrawal

STEP 1: Return the Withdrawal No ca on Form to the Admissions O ce or scanned and e -mailed as an a achment [email protected] .

Upon receipt of the Withdrawal No ca on Form by the Admissions O ce, a copy will be forwarded to the appropriateSchool O ce and the Finance O ce for their ac on.

The School O ce, upon receipt of the Withdrawal No ca on Form, will ini ate the student clearance procedure whichrequires a Middle or High School student to have the Student Clearance Slip signed by the indicated teachers and o cesfor clearance. For Elementary students, the Elementary O ce will handle the withdrawal clearance.

Note that school transcripts and records will be available from the par cular school o ce approximately een workingdays a er the childs last day of a endance at ISM. Please coordinate directly with the par cular School O ce if yourequire other arrangements.

STEP 2: If required, and when completed, the Student Clearance Slip must be taken to the Cashiers O ce. Only a er the Cashierhas received and signed the completed clearance form will the childs transcript or school records be released from the Elementary,Middle or High School O ce. Please note that one copy of the transcript is provided free of charge, addi onal copies cost P100each, payable at the Cashiers O ce before release. Please coordinate directly with the par cular School O ce if you requiremore than one copy of school records.

STEP 3: In order to receive your Facili es Upgrade Deposit or FUD (formerly the Special Project Deposit) refund, the following mustbe submi ed to the Cashiers O ce:

1) Signed Student Clearance Slip 2) Signed Facili es Upgrade Deposit Cer cate

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 . Onlythe person whose name appears on the FUD Cer cate may claim the refund at the Cashiers O ce.

Please call the Cashier at 840 -8506 if you have ques ons regarding your FUD Cer cate.

Please allow the withdrawal process to go smoothly by star ng 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 appropri-ate form to the School O ce. The forms are available through the web site: Admission > Re -Enrollment & Withdraw-al>Withdrawal

Elementary School Yearbook: ALAALA Middle School Yearbook: SALINLAHI High School Yearbook: KAWAYAN

Sincerely,

Stephanie H. Hagedorn Director of Admissions & Advancement

F RIDAY B U L L E T I N P AG E 3
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TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2013

INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS Vaccina on Day: April 17 th, Wednesday

Last day to sign up/pay: March 27th, Wednesday

Price: Php 480.00

Vaccine: GSK In uenza vaccine

In uenza or commonly known as u trangkaso is caused by the in uenza vi-rus. The in uenza virus is easily transmi ed through things you touch or in theair we breathe. Flu vaccine is recommended for everyone above 6 months old.

Ge ng the u shot should be done annually because the circula ng strains of the u virus change each year, hence the composi on of the vaccine is updatedannually. For tropical coun es the u is present year round with peaks duringthe months of July September.

Everyone with a valid ISM ID may par cipate in this vaccina on session. Orderforms are available at the Cashier o ce or by visi ng the Clinic. Please com-plete the form and make your payment to the Cashier. Payment for these vac-cina ons must be made to the cashier department by no later than Wednesday 27th of March .The vaccines will then be ordered and no further registra onswill be accepted.

If you would like to discuss the vaccine or have any ques ons please contactJowell Custodio or Claude e Bekedam at the Clinic.

Clinic direct number: 840 8581/82

Email: [email protected]

From the School Clinic

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Dear HS Parents,

We are very pleased to introduce/reintroduce you to an exci ng ini a ve developed back in 2010 bythe HS Guidance Department in coopera on with the HS Administra on:

Bearcat Career Experience As we all know well, high school for students is (among many things) a me of self -discovery. It is a

me where our students begin to be er acknowledge their ap tudes/likes, where they hone their strengthsand where they begin to sort through that rather complicated map known as their educa onal and future ca-reer path. Unfortunately, it is o en a map with gaps between what they learn in their academic classroomsand the real world their teachers are working to prepare them for.

In short, we hope to help bridge that gap for some of our high school students through a ve-daysummer internship (June 10th 14th, 2013) with various companies in the Metro Manila area.

Last year we were very fortunate to place over 120 ISM highschool students (sophomores and juniors) with 30 companies(including Alaska Milk, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and MakaMedical Center to name a few) in the Metro Manila area. This year, wede nitely feel those numbers could increase. However, in order tomake this a reality, we need reputable companies from a variety of industries to form partnerships with us and take part.

As parents of our dedicated and mo vated HS students, youmay own, be employed by, or know of a company interested in sup-

por ng this very worthwhile endeavor. We ask for your support inhelping us develop poten al Career Experience placements and sub-sequently, las ng posi ve rela onships with companies in the MetroManila area.

We ask that you take me to re ect on this important ini a ve (currently in its 3 rd year) and its valuefor our ISM community.

Please take a look at our website here h p://bearcat -careers.ism -online.org/what -is-a-bearcat -career-experience/ . This page should give you an idea of what the program is all about.

You might also want to check out this video too. h p://bearcat -careers.ism -online.org/media/

If you are in a posi on to take one or more of our students at your company or know of an interest-ed company, please let me know.

Please also contact me at [email protected] if you have any ques ons or need further clari ca on.

Informa on about how your son or daughter (current sophomores and juniors only) could apply for aCareer Experience posi on will be communicated to all of you at a later date.

You can also get more informed and up to date posts about the Bearcat Career Experience by liking ourfacebook page at h ps://www.facebook.com/BearcatCareerExperience

Thank you very much for your support and I look forward to hearing back from some of you. J

Sincerely, Doug McQueen High School Counselor


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