MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 17
WEEK OF DECEMBER 07 TO 11, 2009

From the Middle School Office

Dear Parents:

This Monday the Middle School will be celebrating Spirit Week. Each day has been assigned a specific theme and all
students are encouraged to dress accordingly:
• Monday – Pajama Day
• Tuesday – Crazy Hair Day
• Wednesday – Decade Day (dress up in 50’s, 60’s, 70’s etc. fashion)
• Thursday – Favorite Character day
• Friday – Free Dress Day

While we do want the students to enjoy the time out of uniform, please encourage your child to exercise sound judgment
when choosing their attire so that they arrive at school dressed appropriately (no bare midriffs, spaghetti straps, baggy
pants, etc.). If your child opts not to dress in the theme of the day, your child is expected to be in school uniform.

To top off Spirit Week, the Student Council has organized the MS Party on December 11. Permission slips will be
distributed to students through Homebase. In order to attend, your child must submit a signed permission slip and
purchase a ticket. We encourage all students to attend and are looking forward to 100% participation. The party will be a
great opportunity to spend time with friends, have some spirited fun and celebrate the end of the semester!

On Tuesday, December 15 the PE Department has organized a Sports Day. Each student has been assigned to a house –
Aklan, Baguio, Cebu, or Davao – and will have opportunities to participate in events throughout the day. All parents are
invited to attend and cheer on their child.

On Wednesday, December 16 students will be dismissed early at 12:00 noon. Please make the necessary transportation
arrangements so that your child is picked up promptly at dismissal time.
Sincerely,

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

Upcoming Events PowerSchool Grade Update

December 10 MS Concert (5:30 P.M., FAT) Dec. 11 - MS Grade Update

11 MS Party - Grade 5 to 8 (5:00 P.M.) Jan. 05 - PowerSchool closes
15 MS Sports Day Jan. 15 - PowerSchool opens
16 Early Release (12:00 noon) Jan. 18 - First Semester
17 Beginning of Semester Break Reports Distribution
January 05 Classes Resume
09 Service Learning Activity: Gawad Kalinga
15 MS Courtyard Activity (3:00 P.M.)
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Cheerleading Camp
IS YOUR CHILD INTERESTED IN LEARNING SOME COOL MOVES?
JOIN US
WHAT: NCC Cheerleading Camp
WHERE: Gymnastics Area
WHEN: December 12, 2009, 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
HOW MUCH: Free

*if you are interested, permission slips are available in Ms. Bo’s room (P021).
Permission slips must be turned in no later than December 8.

Middle School Spirit Week

To prepare for the upcoming sports day in Middle School we are showing our school pride
next week during spirit week. Each day, December 7 – December 11, students can show
their school spirit by dressing up for the theme of the day. The daily themes are:
• Monday - pajama day
• Tuesday - crazy hair day
• Wednesday - decade day (choose a decade and dress up as they did during that time)
• Thursday - character day (dress up as your favorite character)
• Friday is free dress day

Hope your children will show their school spirit by dressing in the theme of the day.

The Middle School Student Council

After School Activities

Please be advised that the MS AFAC Dance and Music classes will end on December 11, 2009.
Students who wish to continue with their activity for the Second Semester MUST register again. Reg-
istration period is on December 2 until December 16. You will find the registration form on the next
page.

Schedule of Season 3 activities is now available. Activities that will be taking place during the third season are:
Basketball, Badminton, MS Mixed Touch, Recreational Gymnastics, Aquatics (learn to swim), Tennis
and Circus Skills. If you are interested in any of the activities please go and register at the ES AFAC office
based in the ES main office.

Thanks .

Dave Allen
Middle School Activities Coordinator
(632) 840 8485
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After School Activities Form

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Middle School Sports Day

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From the Fine and Performing Arts Office
From the Athletics and Activities Office
Gymnastics:
Our very best wishes to the Bearcats Gymnastics Team who
this Sunday will be competing in the annual Bea Lucero Cup
Gymnastics Competition at Rizal Memorial Stadium. All the
girls and coaches have been working really hard to prepare
for this first major event of the gymnastics year for them.
We hope they do well in the individual apparatus and in the
teams competition.
ISM will host the ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet on Febru-
ary 13, 2010.
Table Tennis:
This weekend our table tennis players will be playing at Mar-
ist on Saturday and again on Sunday in the semis and finals
of the PRADA Table Tennis Championships.
Good luck to all participants.
Wall Climbing:
This Saturday, December 5, ISM will host a number of
schools for our annual wall climbing competition in the MS
gym. This is a very interesting event to watch with climbers
scoring points for the different wall faces they can climb ac-
cording to prescribed routes with varying degrees of diffi-
culty.
Best wishes to our ISM wall climbing team led by Coach
Jeremy.
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Varsity Boys Tennis:
This weekend our boys tennis team,
who have won the IASAS Tennis
Championships the past two years, will
travel to Bangkok to compete in the
IASAS tennis exchange weekend
against ISB and United World College. This is an important
preparation for the team who will be striving to make it 3
gold medals in a row this year at the IASAS Tennis Tourna-
ment in late January.
Local Matches this weekend:
Saturday, December 5:
• Chess team at Marist school
• JV boys tennis @ ISM vs. LSGH at 1:00 P.M.
• Judo Invitational @ DLSU at 7:00 A.M.
• Boys basketball all sections @ ISM (consult game
schedule on ATAC website for times)
• Varsity girls (2:00 P.M.) and boys (3:30 P.M.) Basketball
@ ISM vs. Faith
Lots going on ….. GO BEARCATS!
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From the Environmental Council

Please donate your glossy magazines to PCF!

WHY?
Glossy Magazines cannot be pulped and recycled like regular clean paper here in Manila so if you
don’t ensure that they’re made into something else… they just end up in a land fill.

WHAT does PCF do with them?

Parents of the school children are employed to make beads out of them which, in turn, get made into
jewellery and bags.

HOW does this help families?

The money from the products generates income 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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