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ES PARENT BULLETIN
International School Manila
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
JAN
7 Start of Second Semester
9, 16, 23,
30Student Late Start, 8:30am
11, 25 ES Parent Bulletin
15 ES New Parent Coffee, 7:30am, ESFaculty Lounge
22
K-12 Counseling Workshop - Third
Culture Kids: The Lived Experience,
9:00am, Little Theater
25ES Assembly, 8:00am, Fine Arts
Theater
31Childrens Musical Theater, Fine Arts
Theater
FEB
6, 13, 20,27
Student Late Start, 8:30am
6Grade 4 to 5 Parents Transition
Meeting, 5:00pm, Little Theater
8, 22 ES Parent Bulletin
9 International Family Fun Day
15 ES Sports Day
19ES Parent Coffee, 7:30am, Little
Theater
25NO SCHOOL - EDSA Revolution
Holiday
26 NO CLASSES - Faculty In-service
DearElementarySchoolParents,
WelcomeBack
Awarmwelcomebacktoschoolandaveryhappy2013!
ToallournewfamiliesatISMaveryspecialwelcome.
Most especially, to our eighteen new students to the
Elementary School this week, and to the four new
friendswhoarriveonMondaywelcomeandwehope
yourfirstfewdaysat ISMhavebeen,andwillconnuetobe,excing.Nodoubt,forparentsandchildrenalike,
yourheadswillbefilledwithnewnamesandfaces,new
friendsandacvies,andpossibly,manyquesons.For
students, our classroom teachers, specialists, guidance
counselors, teaching assistants,office staff, and indeed
administrators, are here to provide answers and
support. For parents, all the aforemenoned are also
here for you and are available to help out should you
haveanyqueries. ThisTuesday,January15,wewillhold
aNewParentCoffeeMorning.Thiswillbeachance for
newparentstomeetandbe introducedtosomeofthe
key people, in addion to your class teachers and
teaching assistants, in the ES. It is our firm belief that
maintaining a healthy and ongoing dialogue between
homeandschoolisacricalpartofachildslearningat
ISM.
TCKs ThirdCultureKids
Formany of us in the ISM community,we are in the
unique situaon of raising children in mulcultural
households,oroutsideofthe passportcultureoftheir
parents. The term ThirdCultureKids (TCKs)hasbeen
coinedtodescribetheexperienceofchildrenwhospendsome or all of their formave years growing up in a
culture other than that of their parents. While this
experience isgrowing increasinglycommonthere issll
concernabouthowitwillimpactchildren,parcularlyin
termsof feelingsof rootlessnessandgrief that comes
fromloss.Inanaempttoshedlightonthebenefitsand
challengespresentedbythisexperience,theCounseling
Department conducts a series of informaonal
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workshops for parents. The nextworkshop will be
heldonJanuary22intheLileTheaterfrom9amto
11am,andisappropriateforparentswithchildrenat
all levels, Preschool through Grade 12. In this
session,parentswillhearfromagroupofMiddleand
HighSchoolstudents,aswellasseveraladultsinthe
community who grew up as TCKs. We highly
recommend this discussion and invite all parents
acrosstheschooltoaend.
Adam CampbellElementary Principal
Michael RourkeElementary Assistant Principal
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International School Manila
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AFTER SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES (ES-AFAC)
Important Dates
to Remember
SECOND SEMESTER
January 7, 2013
(Monday)
Start of After-School Activities
February 4, 2013
(Monday)
Last day to add/cancel classes
May 31, 2013
(Friday)
Last day of second semester AFAC
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.
TheelementaryschoolannualsportsdayisonFridayFebruary15th.
All
families
are
invited
to
a
end.
Your
child
will
bring
home
aprogramforESSportsdaytheweekbeforeandallinformaonwill
alsobeavailableonthePEblogs.ColorfulclassTshirtshavenow
beendesigned and ordered and thesewill be given out theday
beforeSportsDay.Studentswillparcipateasaclassinavarietyof
acviesthatpromoteteamwork,cooperaon,anddevelopmotor
skills.Ourfocusisonhavingfuninanacveseng.Sportsdayalso
provides a wonderful opportunity for students to display good
sportsmanship.
Ifyouwould likemore informaonpleasecontactyourchildsPE
teacherorvisittheESPEblogs.
Amanda PekinESPEProgramLeader
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CHILDREN'SMUSICALTHEATERYouarecordiallyinvitedtoaendthisveryspecialevent wrien,designedandcreatedby
theGrade4studentsoftheChildren'sMusicalTheateracvity.
ENCHANTIABasedonthebook"TheTalkingParcel"byGeraldDurrell
Joinusonanunforgeablejourneytomagicallandswithmythicalcreatures,secretagents,a
capveQueenandafewverybraveISMstudents. Thisisoneperformanceyoudefinitelydo
notwanttomiss!!!
AllperformanceswillbeheldintheFAT.
Thursday,January31at1pmstudentperformanceforGrades24
Thursday,January31at6pmperformanceforparentcommunity
Friday,February1at8:30amstudentperformanceforPreschoolGrade1
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Access and parking within the campus are important security
andsafetyissues. ForthewellbeingofallmembersoftheISM
community,thoseenteringtheschoolcampusarerequestedto
followthe
procedures
outlined
below.
VehicularAccess
Duringdropoffandpickup mes,vehiclesmayenter through
Gates2and3. ThoseenteringthroughGate2shouldproceedto
thedropoffareaand,oncethestudenthasalightedorboarded,
they should exit viaGate 1. Those vehicles entering through
Gate 3must turn into the covered parking area and use the
designateddropoffareas. AllvehiclesmustexitthroughGate1.
Alternavely,vehiclesenteringthroughGate3maypark inthe
covered car park. The spaces reserved for parentdriven cars
should only be used by those vehicles which are driven by
parentsthemselves. Vehiclesinwhichparentsaretraveling,but
which are driven by a driver, should not use these spaces.Rather,theyshouldparkelsewhereinthecoveredparkormake
useoftheoutsidespacesnexttothepowercenter.
Pleasenote thatGate2mayonlybeusedbymembersof the
ISM community in possession of a valid ISM ID and vehicles
displayingavalidISMvehiclescker.
Family/company drivers should not remainwithin school once
theyhavedeliveredastudent. Theyshouldexittheschooland
returnnosoonerthan1:45intheaernoonforpickup.
VisitorstoISMmayonlyenterthroughGate3. Thereisanarea
forshortstayvisitorsparkingnearGate1.
ThePedestrianGate
Locaon
Thepedestriangate is located in theperimeter fencemidway
betweenGate1andGate2. Thereisapavedareabetweenthe
roadandtheperimeterfence,allowingeasyaccesstothegate.
The pedestrian gate is solely for theentry ofmembersof the
ISMCommunityatthebeginningoftheschoolday. Itwillonly
beopenbetween7:00and7:45(8:00to8:45onWednesdays).
Duetoparkingrestriconsandintheinterestsofsecurityitwill
notbeopenintheaernoonforpickups. Duringthe meit is
open, itwillbeunder the supervisionofmembers of the ISM
GuardForce.
DropoffProcedure
Drivers should stop adjacent to the paved area and students
should alight from the right side of their vehicle. The driver
should then move off, clearing the space for other vehicles
droppingoffstudents. Undernocircumstancesshouldastudent
bedroppedofffromtheoutside lane. This isdangerousasthe
studentwouldneedtowalkacrossthefrontofanothervehicle.
Drivers are reminded that traffic regulaons forbidparking on
the roads around ISM. Therefore, vehicles should only be
stopping for the brief ne it takes for a student to alight.
Driversmustnotwaitforanybodytoreturntothevehicle.
CarSckers
Thecarsckersfortheschoolyear2012/13areavailablefromthesecurityoffice.
Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle scker free of
charge. Any addional sckers will be issued following
paymentofPhp100.00tothecashiersoffice.
Inordertofacilitatetheeasyrecognionofauthorizedcarsat
thegates,thesckersshouldbeaffixedtothetoprightcorner
of thewindshield. Further to this,old ISM sckers issued in
previousyearsshouldberemoved.
IDCards
IDcardsshouldbewornatall meswhileoncampus. Ifyou
havenotbeenissuedanIDcard,oryouhavelostit,youshouldobtainoneby vising the securityofficeand compleng the
appropriateapplicaonform.
Vehiclechecks
Thepracceof inspecngvehicleswill connue. Duringoff
peakhoursallvehicleswillbecheckedbeforetheyareallowed
toenterthecampus. Duringpeakhours(dropoffandpickup
mes), all vehicles without valid sckers and randomly
selected vehicles with sckers will be asked to undergo an
examinaon.
Whetheranexaminaon isconductedornot, it is important
thatthe
security
sta
ffatthe
gates
are
able
toiden
fytheoccupantsofvehiclesenteringthecampus;thereforeIDsmust
be clearlydisplayed. Vehicleswith ntedwindowsmust roll
down windows to allow a clear view of the interior of the
vehicle.
Drivers,HelpersandBodyguards
Drivers, helpers and bodyguards should not be waing on
campus for students throughout the school day. Aer
droppingoffstudentstheyshouldexittheschoolgroundsand
notreturnmorethan30minutesbeforedismissal me. Those
who repeatedly fail to complywith the regulaonwill have
theiraccessprivilegesuspended.
Only those vehicles carrying parents or other people withbusinesswithin the schoolwill be allowed to return to the
campusbefore1:45p.m.
Therearedesignatedareasforunaccompanieddrivers,yayas,
helpersandsecurityescortstowaitforparentsandstudents.
Unlessspecificallyauthorized,theymaynotenteranyother
area.Intheinterestofsecurity,andtopreventcongesonat
thepedestrianentrancestothecoveredparkingarea,parents
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are requested to emphasize to their employees the
importance of cooperang with the security staff and
remainingintheappropriateareas.
TerminaonofEmployment
In the event of the terminaon of service of a family
employee, parents are asked to secure the former
employees ISM IDcardandreturn ittotheSecurityoffice.
Ifthisisnotpossible,itisimportanttattheSecurityOfficeis
sllinformedofthechangeofcircumstances.
Finally, I would like to thank all members of the ISM
communityfortheircooperaoninhelpingusmaintainISM
asasafeandsecureenvironmentforourchildren.
Firearms
Allmembersofthe ISMcommunityareremindedthat it is
strictly forbidden for firearms to be brought onto the
campus. This includes concealed weapons carried by
bodyguardsforcloseprotecon.Anypersonarrivingatthe
school with a firearm should inform the gate guard and
arrangementswillbemadefortheweapontobesafelyand
securelystoredduringthevisitorsstay.
Securitystaffdirecons
Oursecurityteamisendeavoringtomaketheschoolassafe
and secureanenvironmentaspossible forallmembersof
ourcommunity.Weasthateverybodycooperatewithusinthis important task. In parcular, all those entering our
campusarerequestedtocomplywithanydirecongivento
them bymembers of our guard force. In the event that
anyone is unclear as to the purpose of such instrucons
theycanseekclarificaonsfromthesecurityoffice. Please
notethatitistheparentsresponsibilitytoadvisetheirstaff
accordingly.
Thankyouforyourcooperaon. Wearelookingforwardto
anothersuccessfulsemesteratInternaonalSchoolManila.
Regards,
Michael FlynnDirector,Operaons&Security
January8,2013
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Welcomebacktoschoolandto2013!ISMBearcataconwill
resumethisweekendJan11thand12
th2013.
ISMwillhostIASASTennisJan30Feb3.Seeflyerinthis
bullen!Weneedtohouse80visingtennisplayersfromtheIASASschools.Pleaseclickthislinktoaccessthehousing
leerinformaonhp://atac.ismonline.org/files/2011/02/
IASAStennis2013HousingRequestleer.pdfFormore
generalinformaonabouthousingatIASAStournamentssee
thehousingandhosngpage.hp://atac.ismonline.org/
iasas/iasashousing/Theleerisalsoavailableunderthe
helpfulshortcutsbarontherightsideoftheATACbloghome
page.WelookforwardtoISMcommunitysupportforwhat
willbeafantasctennistournamentasourISMtennisteams
aempttodefendGOLDatIASAS!!Wesllneed12more
tennisathleteshoused!
3rdSeasonSports:(Track&Field,Soball,Badmintonand
MixedTouch*msonlyformixedtouch)Tryoutsand
Pracceschedulesflyersfor3rdSeasonwillbepostedtothe
ATACblogandonnoceboardsaroundschoolonWedJan
16th.Ifyouareinterestedintryingoutfora3
rdseason
teamsyoumustaendalltryoutssessions.
2ndSeasonMSandHSSportsawardsforallteamswillbe
heldTuesdayFeb19thMSatLileTheatre3:15pmandfor
HS3rdfloorlohousefrom5:30pm.Allathletesandparents
arewelcometoaend.
2nd
SeasonIASASSchedulesareavailableontheATACblogforBasketballatSingapore,Rugby/TouchatKualaLumpur,
SwimmingatTaipeiandTennisatManila.
AgreatwaytostayintouchwiththeISMATACprogramisto
subscribeviaRSSfeedtotheATACblogandalsotofollowvia
twier(seetwierfeedonthebloghomepage).Each
MondayIwillposttheweekshappeningsandhighlight
importanteventsforstudentsandparentsinformaonon
theATACblogandintheregularFridayparentbullens.
GAMESCHEDULEPDF:(accesstogameschedule
informaon)Informaonaboutallmidweek/weekend
fixturesforISMteamscanbefoundviatheATACblog.Please
notethegamescheduledoeschangeoendueto
involvementwithmanylocalschoolssopleasecheckthe
pageregularlytofindoutthelatestinformaonofwhere
andwhentheBearcatsteamsareplaying.Clickonschedules
tabortheBearcatlogotobedirectedtothepowerschool
securesitehp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/
Youwillneedyourpowerschoolusernameandpasswordto
accessthegameschedulepdf.
HSStudentregistraonforATACacvies:(newforschool
year1213)AGoogledocregistraonisnowavailableforall
HSstudentswhowilltakepartinanyATACseasonalsports
teams,MUNandCulturalConvenonprograms.Pleasetake
the metocompletethisonlineregistraonforacviesthatyouplanonjoiningthisschoolyear.Pleaseaccessthe
formviatheHSStudentRegistraontabfoundunderthe
HelpfulShortcutsbarontheATACbloghomepage.*please
notethisisforHSstudentsonlyandyoumustuseyour
schoolemailaddresstoaccessthelink.Personalgmailor
hotmailaddresseswillnotallowyoutoaccessthepage.
BEARCATDEN:hp://atac.ismonline.org/bearcatden/
OurBearcatDenisopenforbusiness,pleasedropbyto
checkouttherangeofBearcatproducts.Wehaveagreat
teamofvolunteerswhorunthedenandarealwayslooking
formorepeopletohelpout.Ifyouareinterestedinjoininga
fantascgrouppleasecontactanyofourdenmembers
duringdenopeninghours.Wehavefoundournewvolunteer
coordinatorthankssomuchtoCarolynforsteppingforward
totakeonthisrole.IfyoureinterestedinjoiningtheDen
volunteersaerthebreakpleasecontactCarolynChingfor
newvolunteersandencourageparentsfromES/MStojoin
ourgroup.
RegularOpeningHoursfortheBearcatDen:WedandFridays
from11:30am1:00pmandeachaernoonfrom2:304pm.
Mark PekinAthlecDirector
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HelloSwimmingFamilies.
IMPORTANTNEWS!
SailfishTraininghasstarted,thereistrainingtoday.
AllVarsitySwimmersshouldhandintheirpassportsbyThursdaythisweek. Thefinalteamwillbeannounced
onMonday14th.
SailfishTryoutsarebeingconductedthisweekandnext
week.Ifyouhaveafriendwhowantstojoin,please
askthemtocometothepoolaerschoolforatryout.
SWIMMEETS
Saturday12thVarsityInvitaonal
EntriesAached,
LiveMeetResultswillbehere:
hp://sailfish.ismonline.org/livemeetresults/
Friday18thandSaturday19
thClubDistanceTimeTrial
PleaseNote!theBrentDualMeethasbeencancelled,
insteadwewillhavea2dayClubDistanceMeet.
SwimmerEntryFormHere
hp://sailfish.ismonline.org/signupforms/clubdistanceme
trialsswimmerentry/
FridayPleasePick2Events,Plus1BonusEvent,justincase
wehaveenough me.
SaturdayPleasePick3events,Plusabonusevent,ifwe
have mewewillenteryouinaextraevent
ParentVolunteerSignUpformHere
hp://sailfish.ismonline.org/signupforms/clubdistanceme
trialsparentsignup/
Saturday2ndMarchAquathon(OpentoWholeSchool
Community,MumsDads,ISMStudents)
Entryform(wealsoacceptentriesontheDay.)
hp://sailfish.ismonline.org/signupforms/aquathon2013sign
up/
Detailshere:hp://sailfish.ismonline.org/meets/aquathon/
Saturday9thFebruary ManilaJapaneseSchoolMeet
OpentoESandMSswimmersOnly.
EntryFormwillbeavailableonMonday21st.
SWIMSUITSANDSWIMCAPS
Weareawaingtheimminentarrivalofanewbatchofswim
suitsandswimcaps. Anybodywhohaspaidforanewsuitand
hasbeenwaingpaently,youwonthavetowaittoomuch
longer.Pleasehangontoyourreceipt,youwillneedtoshowthis
whenyoupickupyourswimsuit.
SwimmerswhoarenewtoSailfish,youcanpurchaseaSailfish
SwimSuitfor2,000Pesos.PayforthesuitattheSchoolCashier,
thenbringyourreceipttoaSwimSuitSaledaytopickup
yoursuit.
SWIMSUITSALEDATES
Meanme,Sailfishswimmerswhoarenewandarestarnginthe2
ndsemester,andhavepaidtheir1,200PesosSailfish
Registraonfees,youcanpickupyourSwimCapandSailfish
ShirtatthenextSwimSuitSaleDay,pleasebringyourreceipt
toproveyouhavepaid.
January Wednesday16thandFriday18
th,Wednesday23
rd
andFriday25th
FebruaryWednesday6thandFriday8
th,thenWednesday
20thandFriday22nd
FRIDAYSQUAD5TRAINING
OnFridaytheVarsityTeamhaveaspecialjointtraining
sessionwith
aVarsity
Team
from
the
American
School
in
Japan,Squad5willnothaveatrainingsessiononFriday.
WEDNESDAYMORNINGTRAINING
TheSquad7andVarsitySwimmerswhoaendWednesday
MorningTrainingsessionsatPoloClub,youhave3more
sessionstogo;
Wednesday9th,Wednesday16
thandWednesday23
rd.
SAILFISHPARENTMEETING
SailfishParentMeeng,todiscuss:
Q&Asession,
ManilaSpringMeet(April20)(ourInternaonalInvitaonal,wehave4Teamsalreadyconfirmed
fromVietnam,China/HongKong)
Aquathon(March2)
EndofyearawardsCeremony
Lo HouseA,8:45am ll9:45am
XLR8
Adetailedexplanaonofthisprogramislocatedhere:hp://
sailfish.ismonline.org/xlr8incenve/
Regards,
Andy AstfalckHeadCoach,ISMSailfishSwimClub
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DearISMParents,
Weareverypleasedonceagaintoofferanexcingcareer
discoveryfocusedprogramdevelopedbytheHSGuidanceDepartmentincooperaonwiththeHSAdministraon:
Asweallknowwell,highschoolforstudentsis(amongmany
things)a meofselfdiscovery.Itisa mewhereourstudents
begintobeeracknowledgetheiraptudes/likes,wheretheyhone
theirstrengthsandwheretheybegintosortthroughthatrather
complicatedmapknownastheireducaonalandfuturecareer
path.Unfortunately,itisoenamapwithgapsbetweenwhatthey
learnintheiracademicclassroomsandtherealworldtheir
teachersareworkingtopreparethemfor.
Inshort,wehopetohelpbridgethatgapforsomeofourHS
studentsthroughafivedaysummerinternship(June10th14th,2012)withvariouscompaniesintheMetroManilaarea.This
istheweekrightaerourschoolyearfinishes.
Lastyearwewereveryfortunatetoplaceover120ISMhighschoolstudentswithabout30companies(includingAlaskaMilk,
AsianDevelopmentBank(ADB),FedEx,Hya HotelandCasino,andMakaMedicalCenterjusttonameafew)intheMetro
Manilaarea.Demandforthisprogramhasincreasedeachyearandweexpectthattoconnue.However,inordertokeeppace
withstudentinterest,weneedaddionalreputablecompaniesfromavarietyofindustriestoformpartnershipswithusand
takepart.
Asparentsofourdedicatedandmovatedstudents,youmayown,beemployedby,orknowofacompanyinterestedin
supporngthisveryworthwhileendeavor.WeaskforyoursupportinhelpingusdeveloppotenalCareerExperience
placementsandsubsequently,lasngposiverelaonshipswithcompaniesintheMetroManilaarea.
Weaskthatyoutake metoreflectonthisimportantiniave(currentlyinits3rdyear)anditsvalueforourISMcommunity.If
youareinaposiontotakeoneormoreofourstudentsatyourcompanyorknowofaninterestedcompany,pleasecontact
DougMcQueenatmcqueend@ismanila.org.Hewillbehappytoexplaintheprogramfurtherandhowtoapplyasacompany.
FormoreinformaonontheBearcatCareerExperienceyoumayalsotakealookatourwebsitehp://bearcatcareers.ism
online.org/inthemeanme.
Informaonabouthowyoursonordaughter(currenthighschoolsophomoresandjuniorsonly)couldapplyforaBearcat
CareerExperienceinternshipposionwillbecommunicatedatalaterdate.Inthemeanme,pleasearrangetobeinManila
duringtheJune10thto14
thweekifyouthinkyoursonordaughtermightbeinterested.
ThankyouverymuchforyoursupportandIlookforwardtohearingfromyou.
Sincerely,
Doug McQueenHighSchoolCounselor
Grades9&10(SurnamesA Lh)
Tel:(+632)8408664
*HSCounselingBlog:hp://guidance.ismonline.org/
*BearcarCareerExperienceBlog:hp://bearcatcareers.ismonline.org/
*BearcatCareerExperienceFacebook:hps://www.facebook.com/BearcatCareerExperience
The Bearcat Career Experience