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Dear Parents,Welcome to the month of April. It is hard to believe but in four weeks timewe will be starting IB/AP exams and in eight weeks we will have graduatedour senior class. Please check the HS calendar carefully and reserve all thoseimportant dates that you will want to be involved with.IB/AP exams begin on Monday, May 4 and the last day of classes for IBDiploma students is Thursday, April 30. It is very important at this time of the year that all seniors remain focused and that they plan for a thoroughreview of all exam classes. The challenge is certainly not over yet and thesefinal few weeks can often make the difference of at least a whole grade oneach of their IB subject scores! Before the IB exams take place we will beconducting our second semester grade 9 and 10 exams. They will run fromMonday April 27 until Thursday April 30.This will give time for teacherfeedback and also allow teachers of grade 9 and 10 classes to teach aremaining unit of instruction, which will then be assessed in an authenticmanner, prior to the end of the school year. Please note the last day for allstudents, grades 9-11 is Thursday, June 4, with a half day release.I trust that all students and families will enjoy this coming long weekend andthen again I hope you can make plans for a relaxing Easter Break. Rememberthe HS will be conducting regular classes next Tuesday and Wednesday andwe expect all students to be in attendance. There will be no HS ParentBulletin next week, so enjoy the holiday and do not eat too many of thoseEaster eggs!
William R. S. Brown Dr. Caroline BrokvamHigh School Principal Assistant Principal
For April 6 – 18Monday, April 6
NO CLASSES
Tuesday, April 7
IB 12 theatre Arts TPPP Recording Week (IA)
Wednesday, April 8
IB 12 theatre Arts TPPP Recording Week (IA)10:55am Whole School Assembly (FAT)
Thursday, April 9
EASTER BREAK
Friday, April 10
EASTER BREAK
Monday, April 13
Regular ClassesHS Finale Concert Rehearsal
Tuesday, April 14
IB 12 A1 self-taught oralsIB 12 Visual Arts off TT to prepare exhibit9:30-11am HS Parent Coffee5:30-8pm HS Finale Concert (FAT)
Wednesday, April 15
Student Late StartIB 12 A1 self-taught orals10:55am Whole School Assembly IASAS
Thursday, April 16
IB 12 A1 self-taught oralsIB 12 Film presentation ORALSIB Film Festival & Visual Arts ExhibitTri M Auditions
Friday, April 17
IB 12 A1 self-taught oralsIB 12 Film presentation ORALSIB Film Festival & Visual Arts Exhibit (FAT)Tri M Auditions5:30-9:30pm Tri M Jazz Night (LT)NO Homework Weekend
Saturday, April 18
No Homework Weekend
Sunday, April 19
 No Homework WeekendIASAS 3
rd
Season
 
International School Manila
For 
ATTENDANCE
concerns,pleasecontact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653or emailHSOffice@ismanila.org.
HS
 
F
RIDAY
B
ULLETIN
 
April 3, 2009
 
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Reminders:From the Athletics Office:From the Clinic
:
INFLUENZA VACCINATIONSDate Price (Php)
April 22nd, 2009 Influenza 2009 Strain 560If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please contact the clinic on thenumber/email below or call in to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen).
Only people with a valid ISM ID mayparticipate in this program.
PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT.Deadline for Payment is:Influenza Vaccination:
NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY 15
TH
APRIL 2009
.VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.Clinic direct number: 840 8580Email:clinic@ismanila.org 
 
Dates to Remember:
April 18-21: 3
rd
Season IASASApril 27-30: Gr 9 & 10 2
nd
Semester Exams
Kawayan Dedication PagesFull Page Black and White: P1, 500Full Page Colored: P 4,200Last Day for submission of files and payments:April 8
 
 
Announcements:
Congratulations to all our ES/MS/HS athletes whocompeted last Saturday at the Brent Track & Field Meet.This is the final local meet for our MS/HS athletes for thisseason, and our varsity team is now in final preparationsfor the IASAS track meet at Jakarta.Last Saturday ISM hosted a Badminton Invitational for our MS/HS teams and the day was very successful withsome high quality matches being played at both levels.A big thanks to our Badminton Coaches and TrizGonzales from the ATAC office for assisting with therunning of this event.This Saturday ISM is hosting a Judo tournament at theCovered Court with a number of visiting school teamsand clubs coming to compete in a variety of weightdivisions. We wish our ISM Judo team the best of luck for the competition this Saturday.
Pre-IASAS Exchanges:This weekend our HS Track and Badminton teams arein Singapore for meets and our softball teams travelto Bangkok for their final matches in preparation forthe season ending IASAS tournament. All the best toathletes and coaches.Upcoming ATAC events for the remainder of theschool year: Apri 3-5 Pre- IASAS exchanges Singapore (track andbadminton) and Bangkok (softball) April 4 – ISM Judo Invitational (Covered Court) April 15 – IASAS send off assembly and Bearcat sendoff lunch for 3
rd
season IASAS teams April 15 – HS Dual Track Meet v Faith (3-8pm) April 18-22 3
rd
SEASON IASAS (Track @ JIS,Badminton @ TAS, Softball @ ISB) April 25
th
– Brent Swim Meet ALL 3
RD
SEASON IASAS ATHLETES MUST SUBMITTHEIR PASSPORTS TO ATAC
 
The
“  
Gender Roles for Teens
”  
parent workshop scheduled onTuesdays, April 7, 14 & 21 as announced on ISM calendar has beencancelled. However, there is an on-going parenting workshop everyother Thursday from 9:00 up to 11:00am in Room 1057 on thefollowing dates:April 2
nd
April 30
th
(Venue TBA) May 28
th
 April 16
th
May 14
th
(Venue TBA)The topic of the parenting workshop is
Effective Communication for Parents
. Gender Roles will be discussed during one of the Maymeetings.All ISM parents are invited to join. If you are interested in participatingplease contact Myrna Perez at 840-8455 in the ES Guidance Office assoon as possible as spaces are limited.
 
 
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From the Modern Language Dept:
Summer Language Study / Home-stay / Travel Program to SPAIN
The ISM High School Modern Language Department is pleased to announce its Summer Language Study / Home-stay /Travel Program to Spain from June 6
th
to July 4
th
2009 for students aged 13 to 19 years old.The program aims to develop students’ language proficiency and to broaden his/her cultural knowledge. This programis being offered in cooperation with Escuela Internacional Madrid (TANDEM), a school in Madrid and San Sebastian,Spain. Students will continue learning and, more importantly, will practice Spanish through total immersion in theclasses and during the home-stay. The school finds families for students to stay with, assists in locating appropriatelocal resources for the group’s activities, plans outings, maintains a list of local medical and emergency resources, andhelps with the orientation for group leaders.The language course proposal is to have 4 class sessions (45 minutes each) of language and culture from Monday toFriday, from 09.30 to 13.00 each day (with a break from 11.00 to 11.30). The classes will include language and culturesubjects as well as adequate preparation for the cultural visits. Students will complete a placement test in order forthe school to form groups based on the level of Spanish.Last year, 15 students from ISM traveled to Spain and all of them reported dramatic improvements in their acquisitionof the Spanish language as well as outstanding experiences with their home-stay families and one another during theirtime in Spain.If you are interested in receiving more information about this summer course, please contact Laurie Atilano orSamantha Ramos in the High School Office, or email Adriana Vargas at vargasa@ismanila.org.
ISM Chinese Summer Camp Beijing 2009
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