15 May 2009Volume 19
ES PARENT BULLETIN
International School Manila
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
MAY
22All CMC books due. CMC will be closedfor inventory after this date,29 Last Day of After School Activities
JUNE
2 Distribution of Report Cards4Grade 4 Moving On Ceremony @ 8-9am,Fine Arts TheatreGrade 5 Moving On Ceremony @ 10-11am,Fine Arts TheatreEarly Student Release @ 12 noonEnd of 2nd Semester
Dear Elementary School Parents,Next week will be our final individual class newsletter, fol-lowed by one more parent bulletin from me… Where didthe school year go? At this time I would like to update youon our faculty changes for next year.We will be saying farewell this year to Cecille Higgins(ECLC), Veronika Mihalj (Art), Anna Pellum (Music) andLindsay Perry (Physical Education)… We wish these fourteachers all the best as they begin new adventures aroundthe world and thank them for their time at ISM.Along with these three departing teachers, we will havesome movement within the school… As you know grade 5will be moving to Middle School, along with Ximena Moreno(MS Spanish), Tara Collins (grade 5), and Clayton Heggie(ESL). Within ES, Michael Rourke will be joining me as As-sistant Principal, Rebecca Pierce will be moving to the CMC,Susan Powers will join the grade 2 team, Liz Hines will moveup to grade 4 ESL, Joanna McElhinney will be part of grade 4and Rosie Lenehan will move to grade 4 as program leader.We will be welcoming back to ISM Nat Ayling to PreSchool,Monica Atkinson to grade 2 ESL, and Gina (Manhit) Stavertto grade 4. New to our ISM Elementary School will beKrista Plank in ECLC, Ilana McGrath in grade 3, MarnieHurst in Music, Matthew O’Farrell in Physical Education, andRachael Huelskamp to Learning Support.Before the start of the new school year I will be sending outa letter to welcome everyone back. Sectioning cards withyour child’s teacher for next year will be available on the lastday of school. Report cards will be distributed on June 2.Students in grade 4 and 5 will be receiving an envelope totake home with their individual ERB external writing assess-ment results.Yours in Education,
Simon Gillespie
Elementary School Principal
From the ES Administrationrom the ES Administration
One-Page School Calendarfor Next School Year(SY 2009-2010)
is now available on
page 6
and in theISM Website. Please visitwww.ismanila.organd click on
News & Calendar
to download the file or youmay type this url in your web browser:
15 May 2009Elementary School Parent Bulletin2
From the PE Department
With the holidays not too far away this article is worth reading!Tips to Help Families Reduce “Screen Time” and Be More
Active
!
You may be asking “What’s screen time?” Well….the more time you spend in front of the television,computer, and video
screen
, the less time you spend being physically active….so, turn off thescreens and
get
moving
!
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Keep the TV off during dinner. Meals are a great time for conversation.
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For special events such as birthdays, buy your children sports equipment or an activegame instead of another computer or video game.
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Never use TV or computer as a reward or punishment
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Place clear limits on TV watching. Explain your rules in positive, simple terms. Tryreplacing “Turn off the TV” with “Let’s turn off the TV so we can…..” One hour aday is a good guideline.
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Remove the TV set from your child’s bedroom. A TV in the bedroom draws childrenaway from the family activities and distracts them from homework, thinking, read-ing, and sleeping.
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Replace some of the family TV watching time with more active pursuits. Try a familyswim. If you don’t feel like going out, put on some music and dance.
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Avoid using the TV and computer as a babysitter. Involve children in meal prepara-tion and household chores to encourage physical activity, responsibility and empa-thy.
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Listen to a sports event using a radio, as an alternative to watching on TV. Your kidswill be surprised how much fun this can be!
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Don’t worry if children claim “I’m bored” For children, boredom often leads to crea-tivity and active play. Be patient!
Benefits of Reduced Screen Time
· More family time· More time, reading, thinking, creating,
doing
!· Less media influence!· More time for fun and play· And of course, better health.These tips are from a Canadian initiative to encourage activity. Click here for more information.Canada Energyinenergyout(http://ottawa.ca/residents/health/living/eieo/index_en.html)
15 May 2009Elementary School Parent Bulletin3
Dear ISM Parents,Greetings from the Admission Office!
The Re-Enrollment Re-quirements for School Year 2009-10 will be available forpick-up in the Admission Office starting next week
. All of thegeneric re-enrollment forms are ALSO available on the website if you wish to download and print the forms from there. The formscan be found under
Admission
and then under the
Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal
tab.The complete Re-Enrollment Packet will include the…1.
Re-Enrollment Clearance Form for SY2009-10
(2-pages)for each child in the family.2.
Health Clinic Clearance Procedure
(1-page) letter 3.
Health Clinic Updating Form
(2-pages) for each child inthe family4.
Tuberculosis Screening Form
(2-pages) for students enter-ing Grades 1, 5, or 95.
Parent and School Shared Agreements
(4-pages) form for each child in the family6. OPTIONAL
Board Proxy
Form (1-page) for each family7. OPTIONAL
PTA Directory
Form (1-page) for each family
URGENT…if you know that your child(ren) will not be returning to ISM for the 2009-10 school year, please inform the Ad-mission Office as soon as possible if you have not already done so. We currently have very few families indicating that theywill not be returning and consequently there are an ever growing number of applicants in a WAITPOOL for possible open-ings. This is causing great distress and anxiety in those families (and in the Admission Office). If you are sure that yourchild will be leaving ISM, please submit a Withdrawal Notification Form or contact and verify with the Admission Office(840-8488) that he/she is listed as not returning for SY2009-10. The Withdrawal Notification Form can be obtained from theAdmission Office or from the ISM website under the Admission tab and then click on Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal. Thiswill be a great help for our planning and to the many families waiting to be admitted to the school. Thank you.
From the Admission Officerom the Admission Office
Hate to wait and be in a long line?!?
Purchase your uniforms inadvance for School Year 2009-2010… Just visit the ISM Uniform Shop at Room P069(beside the Security Office)every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00a.m.to 4:00p.m. See you there!!!
From the Uniform Shoprom the Uniform Shop
VAT EXEMPTION FOR DIPLOMATS
To our valued clients,All diplomats who would like to avail of VAT exemption in the Uniform Shopshould submit the following requirements in order for us to process the exemp-tions:1. Certified true copy of the VAT Exemption Certificate (VEC) signed by theauthorized officer and/or 2. VAT Exemption Identification Card (VEIC) signed by the authorized officer Due dates for submission are June 4
th
for first semester (July 2009 to Decem-ber 2009) and December 1
st
for second semester (January 2010 to June 2010).Please take note that the Uniform Shop may not be able to extend any VAT dis-counts without the requirements listed above.Thank you very much.Uniform Shop Management
Dear Parents:Please note a change (in
bold
below) in the payment of the$1,000 deposit for company sponsored Students under Re-enrollment Clearance Form for SY09-10 for STEP2 – De-posit Payment:
Step 2: DEPOSIT PAYMENT.
To guarantee a place for thecoming school year, the Cashier must receive $1,000 or itsequivalent payment, on or before May 15, 2009. This de- posit will be applied to the tuition for the first semester.Except for US Embassy & ADB (Cashier’s signature stillrequired),
parents and other companies with sponsoredstudents are directly responsible for the payment
.
If the student subsequently withdraws, the enrollment deposit will be refunded via a graduated refund guideline(available at the Cashier’s Office for review). No refund isavailable within two weeks prior to the opening day of school.
From the Treasury Officerom the Treasury Office
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