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23 October 2009Volume 05

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Oct 26 -Nov 2

School Holiday

NOV

19 ES Parent Coffee @ 7.30am, Little Theater

21 K-12 Dance Recital

30 School Holiday for Bonifacio Day - No School

4, 11,18, 25

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @8.30am

16 - 20 PTA New Book Fair, FAT Lobby

9 - 12 Photo Shoot Re-takes @ 7.30am-12pm, 1118

27 School Holiday for Eid’l Adha - No School

teacher.

Today is Filipiniana and we are looking forward to our stu-

dents learning more about the Philippines. We look at ways

to incorporate learning about the country we live in through

out the year when connections can be made to the curricu-

lum, but today is a great way to come together as a commu-

nity and celebrate. This year we focused our food of the Ph

ippines on learning how to prepare some local dishes, which

we will be distributing to our support staff at the end of the

day to thank them for all of their hard work.

It has been announced that Friday November 27, 2009 has

been declared a national holiday by the President for Eid’l

Adha, and therefore we will not have school on this day.

We wish everyone an enjoyable week break and will see you

at the start of November.

We look forward to a great day celebrating and learning mo

about the Philippines!

Yours in Education,

Simon Gillespie Michael RourkeES Principal ES Assistant Principal

From the ES Administrationrom the ES Administration Dear Elementary School Parents,

We have come to the end of our first term of the 2009/2010

school year. We would like to thank all of our students and

parents for a successful start to the school year. Parent-

teacher conferences were well attended this week. Pleaseensure if you have any unanswered questions or concerns

that you are arranging a time to meet with your child’s

Dear Grade 3 and Grade 4 Parents,

This year, ISM will conduct tests called Measures of Academic ProgressTM (MAP). During the weeks of November 9th

, 16th

and 23rd

, all st

dents in Grades 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 will take MAP tests to assist in determining their instructional level. These tests will measure academ

growth across the school year in the areas of Reading, Language and Mathematics, and will be taken again in Semester 2 of the 2009-

school year. Your child will take the tests on a computer.

MAP tests are unique in that they adapt to be appropriate for your child’s level of learning. As a result, each student has the same opportunit

to succeed and maintain a positive attitude toward testing. The test becomes more difficult the more questions the student answers correctl

When a student incorrectly answers a question, the test becomes easier. Therefore, your child will take a test specifically created for his or h

learning level. Students in Learning Support and ESL will be given the opportunity, where appropriate, to participate in the MAP testinMore detailed information will be communicated to parents of these students after the October break.

Our students’ MAP results are reported in RIT (Rasch Unit) scores. This is a different type of score than a typical test that provides a percen

age correct. It is also different from many tests that provide results based on your child’s score compared to others in his or her grade leve

Instead the RIT score is an equal interval scale that is independent of grade level. Test items match student performance, not grade, givin

educators a clear yardstick for measuring progress. This type of score increases the value of the tests as a tool for learning because it give

accurate information about where each child is on his or her learning journey. This in turn, assists teachers in finding the appropriate instruc

tional level for each student.

We are looking forward to focusing our external testing at ISM on individual student growth and achievement. For more information on MA

testing, please consult the NWEA (North West Evaluation Association) website at www.nwea.org for the Parent Toolkit, or speak to Mr.

Rourke.



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Our first school holiday has finally arrived! Holidays are always a special time of yearfor many children. A chance to stay outside and play all day. Or so it used to be. Manychildren will spend these holidays indoors no doubt watching television and playing

computer games. These can both be entertaining and educational, but moderation is thekey and these indoor pursuits should not be at the expense of all other activity, espe-cially regular physical activity. Recommended activity guidelines for elementary agedchildren is a minimum of one hour perday. This can be cumulative as in 3 sessions of 20 minutes. It is the total accumulatedtime over the course of a day that is important.

For those of you going away to various holiday destinations we ask you to take somephotos of children being active to share with us upon your return. We will use these aspart of a display. E-mail photos to [email protected]

For a list of sports available in Manila for children please visit http://sportsmanila.wikispaces.com/

For a list of fun games visit http://funandgames.org/games.html This website has an exten-sive list of tag games, non team games, team games, skipping rope games plus many more.

Amanda PekinES Physical Education

From the PE Departmentrom the PE Department

A BIG THANK-YOU to all ISM parents who housed a visiting IASAS Soccer Player lastweek. Your support for these events is very much appreciated and we cannot run IASAS

events without this invaluable assistance. I hope it was a good experience for all!

ISM IASAS RESULTS:Girls Cross Country- SILVERPrerna Bhargarva GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY GOLD MEDALIST! CONGRATULATIONS!Boys Cross Country- 4

th

Boys Volleyball – BRONZEGirls Volleyball - BRONZEGirls Soccer 4

th

Boys Soccer 6TH

Well done to all our ISM Bearcats teams on your hard work during IASAS events last week. Your determination to repre-

sent the school to the best of your ability and strive for success was fantastic.

2nd

SEASON TRYOUTS are underway for HS teams and MS tryouts will begin after the break. Please consult noticeboards for all details regards tryouts. The 2nd season practice schedule will be posted after the break.

ISM/ISSA Soccer Festival this Saturday morning from 8-noon at HS field for Midgets B and F teams.

Mark PekinAthletics & Activities Director

From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC Office




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TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2ND HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATIONS

Date Price (Php)

November 11th, 2009 Hepatitis A (Adult) 2249

Hepatitis A (Junior) 1125Hepatitis B (Adult) 630Hepatitis B (Junior) 355Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult) 2000Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior) 1000

(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 clinic topick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this pro-gram.

PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER THANFRIDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2009. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BEACCEPTED.

Many thanks

Debbie DuckworthISM Clinic Administrator840 8581 Clinic direct number: 840 [email protected] Email: [email protected]

From the School Clinicrom the School Clinic

From the PTArom the PTA

Come join in this fun activity!

All ISM community are invited -

Students, mums and dads of all grade!

ISM SWIMATHONSM SWI MATHON

Saturday, November 28th

at ISM Pool

from 2.30pm

Visit www.ismanila.org/atac/sailfish.htmfor details andpledge forms, or contact Andy Astfalck, Head Coach

at [email protected]

Part of the proceeds goes to charity.

From Go Greenrom Go Green Please donate your glossy magazines to PCF!

WHY? Glossy Magazines cannot be pulped and recy-cled like regular clean paper here in Manila soif you don’t ensure that they’re made intosomething else… they just end up in a land fill.

WHAT does PCF do with them?Parents of the school children are employed tomake beads out of them which, in turn, getmade into jewellery and bags.

HOW does this help families?The money from the products generates in-come for them so that they can afford to buy food and clothes for their children.

WHERE?Collection boxes can be found in ES, MS and HS offices

Thank you for your support!

"Dream the world you want and deserve to live in.Write it down. Communicate your vision passionately, as if your life depended upon it!" (Randy Hayes, Founder of Rainforest Action Network)

www.ism-online.org/gogreen/




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From the Admission Officerom the Admission Office Please update the Admission Office if you have changed your residence or billing address, telephone orcell phone contact numbers, or your current e-mail address. This is especially important with re-

gard to the mobile numbers for the school TextConnect system which is used in emergency

situations when parents need to be urgently informed about something.

We try to keep everything current in our database but if you are not sure if we have it right, please ei-ther call us at 840 8488 or email your current information to [email protected] using the form

below. Thank you for your help.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA – Admission Office

Un i v e r s i t y Pa r kwa y Fo r t Bon i f a c i o . 1 634 Tagu i g Me t r o Man i l a . P h i l i pp i n es

Box 1526 MCPO . 1255 Maka t i C i t y , P h i l i pp i n es . Te l . 840-8488

CHANGE OF CONTACT INFORMATION

Address : Home Phone :

From : From :

To : To :

Office Phone : ( Mother o Father o ) Mobile Number : ( Mother o Father o )

From : From :

To : To :

EMAIL : ( Mother o Father o )

From :

To :

Change of contact information given by:

Office Use Only Below

Child’s Name : Grade Level :

Relation : ________________ Signature : ___________ Name : ______________________________

Receiving Office / Initials / Date Admission Office Updated / Initials TextConnect Updated / Initials

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