ISSUE # 36

SY 2014 2015

MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEEK OF:
JUNE 1 TO 5

Friday Bulletin

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Inside this issue:

Operations & Security

Athletics & Activities

Admissions & Advancement

Upcoming Events

Dear Middle School Parents,

We now approach our final week of the school year - and a great year it has
been! Next week we conclude with our Grade 8 Moving On Ceremony and
then our final assembly for grades 5, 6 and 7 on Thursday at 11:30 12:00. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your
support, and our students for their high levels of engagement with learning
and being a part of a strong community.
Students will be receiving their yearbook next week which captures pictures

Events & Activities:

JUNE

and memories from the year, we hope this will be a keepsake that you will
look back on with fondness from 2014 - 2015. On Friday you will be able to

Grade 8
Awards Assembly

Grade 8
Dinner Dance

Grade 8
Moving On Ceremony

Last Day of School

access second semester report cards through the parent portal, a separate
email will be sent with instructions on how to access, please contact the MS
office should you have any questions.
It is with sadness that I write this, my last parent bulletin after 9 years at International School Manila in my journey from ES Assistant Principal, to ES
Principal and then MS Principal. I have grown so much personally and professionally and I have each person I have interacted with to thank for supporting me in leading this great institution. I spend a lot of time in my life
reflecting and finding ways to build on and improve what may already be
good - and I feel that ISM continues to grow from strength to strength. I look
forward to keeping in touch and know that I will take so much of what I have
learned with me here to my new role as Superintendent at The American
School of Kinshasa.
Yours in Education,
Simon Gillespie - Middle School Principal
Amanda Pekin - Middle School Assistant Principal

IDs for the New School Year

For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker,
parents should submit a completed renewal form
with a copy of a current LTO official receipt. For new
vehicles, parents are reminded that a copy of the vehicles certificate of registration and a current official
receipt need to be submitted with the application.
Applications for vehicles registered with companies
or other institutions should be supported by a letter
of assignment.

Parent IDs
The previously issued black and white parent IDs will
continue to be valid for the new school year. The old
parent IDs (burgundy) issued before 2013 are no
longer valid and must be replaced. Standard parent
cards will be issued free of charge. Parents may,
however, elect to apply for a smartcard ID which will
be usable with the cashless payment system introduced into the school for SY 2013-14. There will be a
Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle sticker free
fee of P250.00 for a smartcard.
of charge. Any additional stickers will be issued folApplications for parent IDs can be processed through lowing payment of P100 to the cashiers office.
the Security Office.
I would like to thank all members of the ISM community for their cooperation across this school year in
Student IDs
helping us maintain ISM as a safe and secure environAll students will be issued with new ID cards at the
ment for our children.
beginning of the new school year. The cards will be
compatible with the cashless payment system. There
will be no need for returning students to visit the Se- MIKE FLYNN
Director of Operations and Security
curity Office as we will be utilizing the photographs
taken for the yearbooks.
School Passes
School passes issued to parents employees and representatives need to be replaced for next school
year. As of August 31, 2015 (Monday) the dark
green bordered passes will be invalid.
The security office is now accepting applications for
new school passes, however the cards will not be
available for collection before July 1, 2015. These
passes will not be compatible with the cashless payment system.
Each family will be given two free school passes. Additional school passes may be obtained after
paying a processing fee of Php100.00 each to the
Cashiers Office.

Car Stickers for the New School Year

The car stickers for school year 2015/2016 will be
available from the security office beginning July 1,
2015.
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A big thanks to Bearcat Council, Coach Roseleip, Mr

Woods, Ms Vogt, Mr Walsh and the PCA parent group
for your support in hosting the Bearcats for Street
Soccer BSS event this past Wednesday after school. A
large number of Bearcats teams entered this annual
event with over 30,000 pesos being raised to support
our service partners and the Nepal quake fund. Well
done to all involved. Click HERE for the Bearcats for
Street Soccer 2015 Winner.
Practices for HS season 4 program will conclude next
week June 3rd.
Bearcats stay safe and fit over the summer months
and get ready for a big year of sports at ISM in SY 1516. We are hosting IASAS Soccer in October on a
brand new field and our Volleyball/Cross Country
teams will go to Bangkok for their S1 championships.
On behalf of the ATAC department a big thanks to all
athletes, coaches and parents for supporting our program during this school year. Have an enjoyable and
active summer break.
Well done to our ISM Taekwondo team members
who took part in the TKD invitational last Saturday at
the European International School. Thanks to ISM
TKD Coach Joey for putting together a successful
event in conjunction with the meet organizers. Official results will be posted as they are received from
the meet organizers.
Season One Tryout dates SY 15-16August 6,7,10,11- Season 1 HS Tryouts (Soccer/
Volleyball/XC)
August 10,11,12- Season 1 MS Tryouts (Soccer/
Volleyball/XC)
August 10,11,12- ES Rifa Soccer team registration/
tryouts.

available to ISM community members. Outside guests

are not allowed http://atac.ism-online.org/atac/
saturday-community-tennis/
Please note the practice times for ATAC programs for
SY 15-16 are as follows: ATAC all year round teams3:15-4:30. Sailfish/Gymnastics and all HS seasonal
teams conclude practice at 4:50pm each day. MS seasonal teams 3:10-4:45pm. In order to clear the campus prior to 5pm all after school programs will conclude by 4:50pm or earlier. The last bus
is 4:55pm this is due to the ever increasing traffic
concerns in our area.
Parents and students please take some time to peruse the ATAC blog it has a wide variety of information and links to our sports and activities program.
If you have any questions regarding the competitive
program of sports at ISM after reading the information on the blog please send an email
to pekinm@ismanila.org and I will endeavor to assist
you as best I can.
Bearcat Den- drop by our fantastic spirit store. There
is an end of year sale on at the moment and a range
of new products and items to purchase including
items from our service partners. Bearcat Den hours of
operation-7am-4pm Mon-Fri.
The ATAC game schedule pdf which is updated regularly by Triz Gonzalez (ATAC Athletics Coordinator)
gives the most up to date information on where/
when and who our Bearcat teams will be playing
throughout the school year. Access to the game
schedule is via the ISM parent portal. Use this link to
access the parent portal, log in with your user name/
password and look for the ATAC Game Schedule tab.
Remember to refresh the page when the pdf schedule appears so you view the most current schedule.

Saturday Community Tennis for semester 2 concludes

this Saturday May 30. Thanks to everyone that has
Best Regards,
been a participant this school year duringSaturMark Pekin
day tennis sessions. The Saturday tennis program will Director of Athletics and Activities
return next school year. See link for information on
dates and how to book. Use of the courts is only
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Important information on Re-Enrollment for SY 2015-16

Dear Parents:
We will begin on-line Re-enrollment for school year 2015-16 on Monday, March 16. As before, parents will have to log into
PowerSchool in order to do this. Below are instructions to help. If you are not sure of your PowerSchool log-in or need support, please contact your school office.
Please note that you must complete re-enrollment by May 22nd at the latest. PowerSchool will close on that date until the
start of the new school year. We have over 500 students on our waitlist, and we will assume that your children are leaving if
you have not completed the re-enrollment process.
Step 1: Log-in to PowerSchool
Step 2: Look for the Re-enrollment Clearance icon on the left hand panel. Click on the icon.
Step 3: Create your Re-enrollment Clearance Form. You will receive an email notification verifying that you have been successful updating your childs record.
Students entering Grade 6 will be required to download and complete the Physical Examination Form (including ECG
results) which should be submitted to the ISM Health Clinic
Students entering Grade 7 will be required to download and sign the Drug Policy Form which should be submitted to the
MS Office.
Step 4: Tuition and Fees: Please settle your accounts through our Cashiers Office.
You must settle your accounts for SY14-15 and pay the first quota of tuition fees for SY15-16 to receive your Final Clearance
Notification for your child to attend class on August 6, 2015.
Re-enrollment must be complete in order to receive a students Class Schedule.
Class Schedule distribution dates are as follows:

August 03, 2015: Grade 5 and 6

August 04, 2015: Grade 7 and 8