Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents
Dear Parents:It seems as if just months ago we were welcoming all our students to Middle School. Now, as we look at thecalendar, our grade 8 students will be registering for High School classes next week! Where does the timego? With the onset of this event, the coming months are sure to speed by and pass in a whirlwind.Please be informed that the parent meeting
Transitioning to Middle School
(February 27) and the
Grade 5-6 Transition Parent Evening
scheduled for Tuesday, March 10 have been cancelled. Due to the inclusion of grade 5 in the Middle School next school year, we have decided to hold two separate meetings for incominggrade 5 and grade 6 parents and students. Please note the changes and mark your calendars:
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Current Grade 5/Incoming Grade 6 students: Wednesday, March 11 from 7:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M. in theLittle Theater
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Current Grade 4/Incoming Grade 5 students: Wednesday, March 11 from 8:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. in theLittle Theater
Parents and students should attend the meeting together to hear firsthand information about courses beingoffered in grade 5 and grade 6. Course registration will begin the week of March 23 for all Middle Schoolstudents.Enjoy the weekend!Sincerely,Danielle Fredericks Clarissa SaysonMiddle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal
March 02
Grade 8 Course Registration Orientation, 2:30 P.M., LT
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Grade 8 Course Registration, 2:30 P.M., Homebase
09 to 13
ERB Testing (in English Classes)
13
End of Third Quarter
16 to 20
Semester Break
23
Beginning of Fourth Quarter
23 to 27
MS Course Registration
April 06
Bataan Day (School Holiday)
07 to 08
Grade 8 Orientation Visits: The Truth about High School
09 to 10
Easter Break
March 13 -
End of Quarter 3(grades only)
PowerSchool Grade Update
Upcoming Events
From the Middle School Office
ISSUE # 26
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MARCH 02 - 06, 2009
Friday Bulletin
MIDDLE SCHOOL
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Invitation to Watch Strings Solo Recital
CONTACT INFORMATION CHANGES?
Please inform the Middle School Office if you recently changed your contact information(i.e. Home Address, Home/Office Telephone Numbers, Mobile Numbers and Email Ad-dresses). You may contact us through 840-8550 or 840-8553
We’re on the web! www.ismanila.org
Tuesday, March 3, Period 3 (10:15-11:25 A.M.)
MS Advanced Recital 1 Performers:
Xavier, Saya,Becky, Shin Won, Clara, Je Hee, Claudius & SeonYoon (33:38 minutes approximate performance time)
Wednesday, March 4, Period 1 (08:30-09:40 A.M.)
MS Intermediate Recital 2 Performers:
Jae Bin,Yong Eun, Kelvin, Camille T; Sung Jun, Jin Sun, HyeJoon, Kevin, Liz, Jat Youn & Yuske (47:36 minutesapproximate performance time)
Thursday, March 5, Period 2 (08:45-09:55 A.M.)
MS Advanced Recital 2 Performers:
Hae Min, Rene,Daniel, Ena, Christina, Mabel, Yohan & Esther (32:08minutes approximate performance time)
Friday, March 6, Period 5 (01:20-02:30 P.M.)
MS Advanced Recital 3 Performers:
Jung Ho, SungMin Y; Kyung Min, Joshua, Sung Min K; Yong An, JiMin & Nikki (36:45 minutes approximate performancetime)Third Quarter is coming to an end and all HS/MSString students have diligently been working on their chosen piece for their upcoming Solo Recital thesepast weeks. We are inviting you, parents, and we’rehoping you have free time to support and watch your students perform in the AMR during the followingclass-time schedules:
Monday, March 2, Period 3 (10:15-11:25 A.M.)
MS Intermediate Recital 1 Performers:
Camille B;Carlo, Alex, Hyun Myung, Emiri, Reine, Francesca,Mayu, Julie & Seo Yeon (32:37 minutes approximateperformance time)
Tuesday, March 3, Period 1 (07:30-08:40 A.M.)
MS Beginning Recital Performers:
Tzoalli, Kyoichi,Narantuya, Nishant, Bianca, Gabriel, Cc, Peter, Chris,Javier, Keith & Johnny (36:21 minutesapproximate performance time)This day is the biggest on the calendar for our gym-nastics team and the gymnastics parent booster clubwho assist greatly in the set-up and organization of the meet.Also on debut will be ISM’s new state of the art Olym-pic gymnastics floor which was installed last weekendin time for the meet.Hope you can come on Saturday to cheer and supportour ISM gymnastics team.Our varsity gymnastic team of 24girls will be proudly representingISM this Saturday, February 28,at the ISM Goodwill GymnasticsMeet.Meet starts at 8 A.M. and runs allday. With over 200 gymnastscompeting in bars, beam, floor and vault you are sureto see some great action. Please stop in and see theMS gym transformed into a gymnastic facility withgymnasts twisting/tumbling and paparazzi parents aplenty.
ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet 2009
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From the Athletics and Activities Office
All 3
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season sports are now in full swingwith students and coaches making a verysmooth start to the season after tryoutsweek concluded. I would like to remind allparticipating students to complete theATAC on-line registration.3
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season has a number of interruptions and as such stu-dents and coaches can lose the flow of the season easily.Please stay in contact with your coach regarding practicesand weekend matches/meets as they relate to your particu-lar sport this season.
ES/MS/HS track meet dates for this year are:
March 7 at BrentMarch 28 at BrentApril 3 to 5 - Varsity track at Singapore (IASAS exchangeweekend)April 18 to 22 - 3
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Season IASAS at JakartaMay 9
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- ES/MS track meet at Brent
MS AwardsBasketball
Girls Gold Katrina GavinoGirls Green Joanna HirschGrade 6 Boys Joseph BelmonteGrade 7 Boys Javier Jalondoni/Da Chan Park
Tennis
Boys Daniel UmGirls Jasmine Ho
Touch
Sierra Lee/Alina Sin
3
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Season Sports
MS/HS - Badminton, Track and Field and SoftballES - Grade 4/5 Track*ES/MS track practices are on Tuesdays and Fridays after school. Please check the schedules posted on noticeboards around the school.
that you make.
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Give you ideas for some changes that you canmake at home.
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Provide you with a framework to set goals for aim-ing to reduce your eco-footprint.
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Help us calculate the average eco-footprint of anISM student so that we can try to assess what our impact on the world is and think about how wecan lessen it.
Please complete the survey by Friday March 13th.
Many thanks for your support,
Let’s Go Green.
School-wide
Let’s Go Green
challenge!Before the March break, we would like all students,teachers and parents at ISM to complete the
eco-footprint online survey.
THE LINK FOR YOU TO GO TO IS:http://ism-online.org/carbonfootprint It will take roughly 10 minutes for you to complete thesurvey. If you would like to, you can then send your individualplan to reduce your footprint toeco@ismanila.org.
THE MAIN AIM OF THIS ACTIVITY:To raise awareness of the fact that EVERYONEcan make small changes in their lives to reducetheir impact on the earth.
The survey will also:
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Give you time to reflect on your energy consump-tion, waste production and some other choices
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