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Dear Parents

Last week you did not hear from me as instead we posted the information on how to make your online

bookings for the upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences. These will be held on Monday and Tuesday,

October 18 and 19. The new system has proven to be very efficient and as of yesterday we had received

conference requests from 339 parents with a total of 1,232 confirmed conferences. Thank you for your

assistance with this new system. Please see Mr. Mike Dickinson’s note in this bulletin about how to make

these conferences and how and when you will be able to book additional conferences from the initial

limit of four.

Last

week

we

heard

the

roar

of

Bearcat

Spirit

around

the

corridors

of

the

HS,

as

we

witnessed

the

annual

ISSBA organized Battle of the Bearcats or BOB as it is more commonly called. I am sure you have already

heard much about this year’s action. According to the HS Student Planner the purpose of BOB is to

promote student involvement in activities and class spirit; and, of course, school spirit. I am very pleased

to report that this year’s BOB was an outstanding success, with many reports that this was in fact the best

ever! We were very proud of our seniors who gave the freshmen a standing ovation for their first up

involvement in BOB.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish our first season IASAS teams all the best for their respective

tournaments. A special thanks to all our first season coaches; their mission is to develop skills and

attitudes that make each and every student the best that they can possible be. Good luck Bearcats. Enjoy

IASAS!

This is a timely reminder as we plan for our second season of athletics, as well as a myriad of other

activities, that in schools like ISM there are many rich opportunities. I encourage all students to pursue

their personal interests and to get involved in co‐curricular activities. For those students who feel that

they have had extra work recently, I hope they will be able to enjoy this weekend, as our designated no

homework weekend.

Kind Regards

William R. S. Brown

High School Principal

International School Manila For ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office

(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653

or email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleacontact Gigi Azarcon and JasmAndres Tel:840-8655 / 840-866September 24, 2010



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ISM High School Parent Teacher Conferences 2010

Dear Parents / Guardians,

I’d like to start by giving you all, as a group, a grade “A” and a huge “well done!” for yourdemonstrated understanding, participation and patience regarding the new on-line scheduling of your child’s conference this October 18th and 19th. Thank you to those who have been extremelyhelpful and polite with your feedback regarding the system – we will take your suggestions onboardfor v2.0 in 2011.

You will have noticed that the system only allows you to make up to 4 PTC reservations at this time.You will be able to make more reservations in about one week’s time. On Monday October 11th, wewill allow a further 4 conferences to be made by all families (assuming that there are still vacantslots available). We started with this staggered approach in an attempt to avoid an initial stampede,where all conferences we being taken by only half of our families.

Just to clarify, the system has been programmed in-house by the IT department here at school and isnot a PowerSchool plug-in or add-on. This may explain the tone of apprehension in my initial emailto you all. So far, more than 1200 conferences have been scheduled by over 350 parents. Again,well done!

If you have misplaced the instructions for making reservations, then they are available either byclicking on the “PTC Scheduler” link when you log on to PowerSchool, or by downloading last week’sHS Friday Bulletin from the ismanila.org website.

If you have made a reservation that for whatever reason you find yourself unable to honor, pleaseeither let us know so that we can cancel the reservation for you, or simply cancel it yourself on-line.This will make these conferences available to other ISM families and will go a long way in ensuringthat all families have the opportunity to speak with teachers on those two days.

We are relying on your continued cooperation and, as always, appreciate your support.

Regards,

Mike DickinsonHigh School Assistant PrincipalInternational School Manila



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HS Calendar: Monday, October 4:

MAP Testing

IASAS 1st Season (Soccer@JIS,) (Volleyball & Cross

Country @ ISB)

Tuesday, October 5:

MAP Testing


Country @ ISB)

IB1 ‐ Math S/H IA begins

Wednesday, October 6:

Student Late Start

MAP Testing


Country @ ISB)

IB1 ‐ Math S/H IA begins

Thursday, October 7:

Friday, October 8:

Saturday, October 9:

Saturday Service

SAT (ES Gym, Little Theater, AMR, 1057) 7:30am

Upcoming Events:

October 12: HS Parent Coffee (Little Theater)

October 16: PSAT 8am‐1pm (HS Gym)

October

18‐

19:

Parent

Teacher

Conferences

October 21: HS Sports Awards Dinner

October 22: Filipiniana

October 25 – November 2: SCHOOL HOLIDAY

MESSAGE OF THANKS:

Dear ISM Community Members,

The International School of Islamabad (ISOI) sends itssincere gratitude for your assistance in helping to raise

donations and awareness for the 14 million displacedfamilies in Pakistan. The USD 3000 in relief funds ISMdonated has allowed ISOI and their students to offer reliefgoods and survival packages to those directly affected intheir greater community.

Please visit www.isoi.edu.pk and look for the Communitytab followed by ISOI Flood Relief Appeal for a completeupdate on the flood relief efforts..

We thank you for your continuous support and generosity tothe IS Manila Disaster Relief Fund which enables ISM torespond to calamities quickly.

Warm regards,Stephanie H. HagedornDirector of Community RelationsInternational School Manila



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FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE:

PSAT REGISTRATION:

Please consider registering for the PSAT that willbe held at ISM on Saturday October 16. This testis only offered once a year! We STRONGLYrecommend that all sophomores and juniors takethis exam as a way to begin preparation for theSAT.

Registering for the PSAT is simple—go to thecashier’s office and pay USD 18. Be sure to pickup the PSAT review booklet along with yourreceipt. The registration deadline is FridayOctober 8!

If you want more information about the PSAT,then come see your counselor and/or go to theblog post with the presentation from theSeptember 8 assembly: http://guidance.ism-online.org/2010/09/08/gr-10-assembly-on-psatfamily-connection/



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FROM PTA OFFICE:

** TRAVEL EXPO ** For the ISM Community

Sponsored by the ISM PTA

Tuesday, October 12, 20107:30 am – 9:00 am, Little Theatre

For our October PTA General Assembly Meeting , parents, teachers, and staff in the ISMCommunity are all invited to attend our Travel Expo!

The following travel-related sponsors will be on campus with valuable information and special offers: Marsman Travel, our resident travel agency, will be there to introduce their latest travel packages and offers!

KLM- Royal Dutch Airlines will be present special fares and programs to help you decide where to go this coming

semester break, Christmas break and Easter holidays.

Representatives from twelve (12) different beautiful tourist resorts in the Philippines will be present to promote

special packages for ISM community members!

Please come and join us and get your travel plans organized!

for more information, please contact [email protected]

FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:

ISTA FESTIVAL:

ISM is excited to be hosting this year’s ISTA Middle School Theatre Festival! The International Schools TheatreAssociation (ISTA) facilitates two MS festivals each year in Asia, which provide an amazing opportunity forinternational students from around the world to engage in new theatrical experiences and to develop skills that willdeepen their passion for performance. As a school, ISM has been a proud supporter and participator of ISTA, and wenow have the opportunity to give the participants an experience they will never forget! We will be hosting the first everMusical Theatre ISTA festival, and we are very excited about welcoming other international students to the Philippinesand to our wonderful school.

The ISM ISTA Festival will take place November 19-21 (Friday to Sunday), and will involve as many as 100 studentsfrom other countries, as well as our own ISM participants. As with any event, the whole ISM community has theopportunity to get involved in this Middle School event. The most significant way for the ISM community to getinvolved is to provide housing for the visiting students. If you are able to host some students, you may contact theATAC Office and/or the Fine Arts Office at [email protected] and/or [email protected] . Most guests willarrive on November 18

thand will depart on either November 21

stor 22

nd. If you would like to help out with

organization or facilitation during the ISTA Festival, you may also contact Vicki Close in the Fine Arts Office

([email protected]) for more details on how you can help.

More information about ISTA can be found at http://www.ista.co.uk/

We look forward to this fantastic event, and this excellent opportunity for ISM to “show Manila proud”!

Vicki Close John Mulhall Mark PekinPerforming Arts Director MS Drama Faculty ATAC Director



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IASAS 1st Season Championships:

For everyone that wishes to keep in touch with how the

Bearcats teams are going at IASAS the best way is via the

www.iasas.asia website. Game scores and live streaming of

events will be available.

To all our IASAS athletes/coaches we hope you have a great

IASAS experience.

The 1st Season Awards dinner is Thursday Oct 21st

at the HS

Gym and celebrates the first season efforts of all HS teams

for Volleyball/Cross Country and Football.

BEARCAT DEN:

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am – 1:00pm and 2:30pm– 4:00pm. Please note after the October Break the den willbe opening on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons as wellfrom 2:30-4pm. Thanks to all our great volunteers. If you would like to join

the Bearcat Den team of volunteers and contribute toschool life with a fun group of people please drop by theden to find out more or email Chantal [email protected] to have your name put on theden roster.

Dri-Fit Polo - ladies 300Dri-Fit Polo – men 300Jogging Pants - men's/green 450Shorts - Mesh - ISM 250Shorts - Paw Print - black or green 200Shorts - Spandex - black, ladies' 300Shorts - Spandex - black, mens' 350Tarpaulin Envelope Bag 150

Tarpaulin Messenger Bag 600Tarpaulin Shopping Tote Bag 300

OTHER MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE:

ISM HOODIES 1,100ISM GYM BAGS:- NEW DESIGN, Large Size: 1,300- NEW DESIGN, Small Size: 1,100- OLD DESIGN, Large Size only (small size is sold out): 950NEW merchandise COMING SOON (clappers, pencil cases,water bottles)

GAME SCHEDULE INFORMATION: http://ismanila.org/_Rainbow/Documents/1st_season_game_schedule03.pdf Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found by going to the GAME SCHEDULE tabon the ATAC page of the ISM website. You can also access this information via the ES/MS/HS divisional web pages.Please note the game schedule does change often due to involvement with many local schools so please check thepage regularly to find out the latest information of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing.

ATAC ES/MS SOCCER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

RIFA (7 a side) SOCCER FESTIVALS:

Teams involved:

ES Midgets C2 (Coach Chris) ES Midgets E1 (Coach Popoy)

ES Midgets G (Coach Besa) ES Midgets E2 (Coach Mike)

MS Midgets C1 (Coach Eric) MS Girls 3 teams: (Coach’s Kleng,

Chris, Rudy)

RIFA Festivals

Remaining Dates/Venues ‐ Boys:

Sat Oct 9th

@ Ateneo (Katipunan Ave) 7:30am – Noon

Girls RIFA Remaining Festival Dates/Venues:

Sat Oct 9th

@ Ateneo (Katipunan Ave) 12:30pm‐5pm

MIDGETS B FESTIVAL DATES:

Midgets B teams with Coach Rudy and Coach Jay will play

tomorrow

Oct 2nd

at Alabang Country Club from 8:30am – 4pm. Permission

slips have

been

sent

home

with

players.



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