International School Manila

ES PARENT BULLETIN
13 March 2015

Volume 14

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

SpotlightonSpecials

MAR
18, 25

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start

8.30AM

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Parent Bulletin

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ESL Coffee, 1.30 - 2.10pm

ES Faculty Language

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International Day

APR
1 - 10
15, 22, 29
21 - 24

From the ES Administration

Thankyoutoallthoseparentsandourwidercommunitywho
joinedusforourSpotlightonSpecialistclassesinGrades2,3
and4.Themessageourstudentsget,thattheirworkandtheir
learningisbeingvaluedandcelebratedbytheimportant
peopleintheirlivesisapowerfulone.Equally,themorewe
canstrivetobringthetwoseparateworldsofhomeand
schooltogether,thegreaterthebenefitsforyourchildren.A
specialthankyoualsotoourspecialistteachersforopeningup
theirroomsthisweek.
Itisalsogoodtonotethatalthoughthiswasascheduledweek
forparentstocomeinandspend meinspecialistclasses,you
alsohaveanopeninvita onatanyother meoftheyear
whetherthisbeforreading,mathema cs,oranyotherarea.
Collabora on

School Holiday: No Classes

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start
8.30AM
Art Exhibit Week (FAT Lobby)

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Student-Led Conferences
Early Release at 12nn

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Parent Bulletin

Nextweekwehavethepleasureofhos ngasmallteamof
teachersandleadersfromInterna onalSchoolKualaLumpur
(ISKL),Malaysia.Theywillbespending mewithourPreschool
team,lookingathowourprogramisstructuredandhowthe
learningtakesplace.Webelievethesecri calandreflec ve
conversa onsfocusedonwhatisbestinstruc onalprac cein
earlyyearseduca on,servestostrengthenourown
program.Equally,webelieveincollabora onacrosslike
mindedschoolsinourregion,wherewecancon nuetogrow
andlearntogether.Thisfollowsourongoingcollabora ve
projectwithNewInterna onalSchoolThailand(NIST),
Thailand,WesternAcademyBeijing(WAB),Chinaand
YokohamaInterna onalSChool(YIS),Japan,whichhasbeenin
placeforanumberofyearsnow.

Interna onalDay

OnTuesday31stMarchwewillbecelebra ngInterna onalDayintheElementarySchool.Thisisadaytocelebrateour

diversityandalsotocelebratewhatunitesus.ThedaywillbeginwithaflagunfurlingceremonyledbyourStudent

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Council,intheESCourtyardat730am.ThiswillbefollowedbyourGrade3Concertat830amintheFATandour
Grade4Concertat1pmintheFAT.Pleasetakenoteofyourclassemailupdatesforanypar culareventswhichmay
bescheduledforyourGradelevel.

Adam Campbell

Elementary Principal

Michael Rourke
Elementary Assistant Principal

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Children s Media Center

AFAC OFFICE
DearParents,
Wearepleasedtoinformthatwe'reopeningtwoa erschool
ac vi esforGrade2students.

The Children's Media Centre will no longer be

manually stamping due dates on the inside of
books. Therefore, our system has been updated
such that patrons will receive an automated email
each Monday informing them of all items checked
out to their account. This email will indicate due
dates and notify of any overdue material.

SoccerforGirls
(Wednesdays,2:153:15pmattheCoveredCourt)
Li leEinsteins
(Wednesdays,2:153:15pmatRoom2126,withafeeofPhp
1500)
PleaseemailtheAFACoce(afac@ismanila.org)shouldyou
wishtoenrollyourGrade2childinoneoftheseac vi es.

Professional Development

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From the ATAC Office

Theprac cescheduleforseason3ispostedonno ceboardsandontheATACblog.Season3willrunfromFeb9thtoMarch31st.
ThispastTuesdayMar10ISMhostedtheMSAcademicBowlattheLi leTheateragainstFaithandBrent.A erasluggishstartthe
ISMteamfocusedandranawaywiththecompe onwinningoverFaithin2ndplaceandBrentwere3rd.Welldonetoallpar ci
pantsandabigthankstoMrandMrsBirchenallforalltheirhardworktoprepareforthecompe on.
ResultsISM591pts,Faith565ptsandBrent174pts
Upcomingdates
Mar1315GSo ballexchangeatISKL
Mar1315BoysSo ballandTrackexchangeatISB
Mar14HSGolfteamatSouthlinks
SaturdayCommunityTennisforsemester2hasnowcommencedagain.Seelinkforinforma onondatesandhowtobook.Useof
thecourtsisonlyavailabletoISMcommunitymembers.Outsideguestsarenotallowedh p://atac.ismonline.org/atac/saturday
communitytennis/
Pleasenotetheprac ce mesforthefollowingATACprograms:ATACallyearroundteams3:154:30.Sailfish/Gymnas csandall
HSseasonalteamsnowconcludeprac ceat4:50pmeachday.MSseasonalteams3:104:45pm.Thelastbusisnow4:55pmandall
a erschoolprogramswillconcludeby4:50pminordertotryandclearthecampuspriorto5pmduetotheeverincreasingtrac
concernsinourarea.
Parentsandstudentspleasetakesome metoperusetheATACblogithasawidevarietyofinforma onandlinkstooursports
andac vi esprogram.Ifyouhaveanyques onsregardingthecompe veprogramofsportsatISMa erreadingtheinforma on
ontheblogpleasesendanemailtopekinm@ismanila.organdIwillendeavortoassistyouasbestIcan.
BearcatDendropbyourfantas cspiritstore.Thereisarangeofnewproductsanditemstopurchaseincludingitemsfromour
servicepartners.BearcatDenhoursofopera on7am4pmMonFri.
TheATACgameschedulepdfwhichisupdatedregularlybyTrizGonzalez(ATACAthle csCoordinator)givesthemostuptodate
informa ononwhere/whenandwhoourBearcatteamswillbeplayingthroughouttheschoolyear.Accesstothegamescheduleis
viatheISMparentportal.Please,loginwithyourusername/passwordandlookfortheATACGameScheduletab.Rememberto
refreshthepagewhenthepdfscheduleappearssoyouviewthemostcurrentschedule.

GOBEARCATS!

Mark Pekin
Athletic Director

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From the Office of Admissions and Advancement

LeavingISM?
PleaseberemindedthatparentsareobligedtoociallyinformtheSchoolinwri ngthroughaWITHDRAWAL NOTIFICA
TION FORM iftheirchildrenwillnotbereturninginAugustforSchoolYear201516.Familiesareencouragedtosubmit
theWithdrawalNo fica onForm,sta ngthestudent'sfinaldateofa endance,immediately.Formsmustbesubmi edon
orbeforeMay8.Failuretosubmittheformina melymannermayleadtoadeduc onofUS$1,000fromtheFacili esUpgrade
Deposit(FUD),incompensa onforhavingheldaspaceforyourchild,preven ngtheSchoolfromoeringthatspacetoanother
candidate.

TheWithdrawal No fica on FormcanbeobtainedfromtheAdmissionsOceordirectlyfromtheISMwebsiteunderAdmission>

ReEnrollment&Withdrawal>Withdrawals

PleasefeelfreetocontacttheAdmissionsoceat840.8601forques onsorclarifica ons.

Thankyou,
OceofAdmissionsandAdvancement

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PTA ANNOUNCEMENTS

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