MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 31
WEEK OF APRIL 18 TO 22, 2011

From the Middle School Office Inside this issue:

Dear Parents: Important Announcement from Admissions 2

From the Middle School Media Center 3
Upcoming Activities & Events 4
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We are now at the midway point of 4 Quarter. If your child is Fine & Performing Arts Events 5
Athletics & Activities Announcements 6
achieving a C– or below in any subject, you will receive a Progress
IASAS Badminton 2011 7
Report, which will be distributed on Wednesday, 20 April. Please take 3rd Season Sports IASAS 8
the opportunity to discuss your child’s academic progress over the Australian Football League for Gr. 5 & 6 9
ISM Summer Sports Camp 10
coming weeks in the lead up to the end of the year. A collaborative
ISM Chinese Summer Camp Beijing 12
approach between parents, school and students can lead to increased After School Activities Schedule 13
achievement and success. ISM Calendar for SY 2011-2012 14

UPCOMING EVENTS
From Monday to Wednesday April 18-20, ISM will be hosting the IASAS APRIL

Badminton tournament. This is a High School tournament involving 21 to 22 School Holiday (Holy Week)
25 to 29 PTA Used Book Fair (CMC Lobby)
other international schools from South East Asia. You are all invited to
26 MS/HS Beginning Recital (5:00
come and watch the games. The schedule can be found at: P.M., LT)
27 Activity Period (1:35 P.M.)
www.atac.ism-online.org (and on page 7 of this Parent Bulletin). Please
MAY
come along and support ISM! 02 School Holiday (Labor Day)
03 to 13 MS Art Exhibition (FAT Gallery)
04 to 06 Grade 4 Ambassador Program
There will be no school on Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22, in
05 to 07 MS Play
observance of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. We hope you enjoy 05 MS Art Exhibition Opening
(3:00 P.M., FAT Gallery)
the opportunity to spend extra time with your family.
13 Bearcat Idol
16 to 20 Grade 4 Tour and Talk

Sincerely, 18 Finale Concert (5:30 P.M., FAT)

25 Activity Period (9:45 A.M.)
31 Grade 8: Arguing for Change
Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson JUNE

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal 03 Grade 8 Dinner Dance (7:00 P.M.,
LT)
06 Grade 8 Trip Day
Please read the Important Announcement in Page 2 from 08 Grade 8 Moving On Ceremony

the Admissions Office on Re-Enrollment for SY 2011-2012 09 Early Student Release (12 noon)

*** 10 Beginning of Summer Vacation

Check out revised Calendar POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE

for School Year 2011-2012 on page 14. Apr. 20 Progress Reports Distribution

May 06 Grade Update

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Important Announcement: Re-Enrollment for SY 2011-2012

Re-Enrollment information for RETURNING STUDENTS for SY2011-12

Re-Enrollment requirements will be similar to last year and include submission of an updated Health
Form or Physical Form (depending on grade level) to the Clinic for a Clearance Signature and a Clearance
Signature from the Cashier’s Office on the Re-Enrollment Form.

The Re-Enrollment Form and other requested forms for each re-enrolling student will be available by
the beginning of April online from our website under Admission and Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal or at
the Admission Office during office hours (Monday to Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Parents may pick
up a set of Re-Enrollment Forms personally or your child can come to the Admission Office and get the
forms. If you would like to have your driver or househelp pick up the forms, please give them a letter of
authorization to collect the Re-Enrollment Forms for your child/children.

For STUDENTS NOT RETURNING next school year

If your child(ren) will not be returning to ISM for the 2011-12 school year, please inform the Admission
Office as soon as possible if you have not already done so. Parents are obliged to officially inform the
School in writing on a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM, before the second Friday of May, if their
children will be withdrawn. Failure to do so will lead to a deduction of US$1,000 from the Facilities
Upgrade Deposit (FUD), in compensation for having held a space for the child and thus preventing the
School from offering that space to another child prior to the summer holiday break. The Withdrawal No-
tification Form can be obtained from the Admission Office or from the ISM website under the Admission
tab and then click on Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal.

We currently have very few families indicating that they will not be returning and consequently there are
an ever growing number of applicants in a WAITPOOL for possible openings. This is causing great distress
and anxiety in those families (and in the Admission Office). If you are sure that your child will be leaving
ISM, please submit a Withdrawal Notification Form. This will be a great help for our planning and to the
many families waiting to be admitted to the school.

Regards,

Gary W. Jerome
Director of Admission
International School Manila
P.O. Box 1256 MCPO, 1255 Makati City, Philippines
E-mail: admission@ismanila.org
Web: www.ismanila.org
Phone: (63-2) 840-8488 or 840-8601
Fax: (63-2) 840-8489

IF YOU HAVEN’T LOGGED ON TO POWERSCHOOL…

We’re on the web!
please call the Guidance Office at 840-8555 or
www.ismanila.org email msguidance@ismanila.org to obtain your username and password.
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From the Middle School Media Center

An afternoon with an author:

Masha Golovakova
On Thursday, 28th April, the MSMC will host a very special event. Our very own
ISM Grade 7 student: Masha Golovakova will talk about her writing experience
and share her published book Sasha and the Magic of the Philippines with us.

This is a book written by Masha when she was just eleven years old, and it is
set in the Philippines. Everyone is welcome to attend, and afternoon tea will
be provided.

Books will be available for purchase and cost 400 Pesos. Masha will be happy
to sign books between 3:00-4:00 P.M. in the library.
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Upcoming Activities and Events

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Athletics and Activities Office Announcements
IASAS 3rd Season information:
IASAS 3rd Season sports awards is on Friday, May 6th at
HS Gym starting at 5:30 P.M. - dress to impress!
Congratulations to Kat Gavino and Prena Bhargava who
achieved new school records for Javelin and the 800m
events at the Twilight meet last Friday.
Good luck to all 3rd season IASAS teams who will com-
pete in Jakarta (softball), Bangkok (track) and Manila
(badminton) next Monday-Wednesday. For details and
results from all events and to keep up to date with the
latest scores check out www.iasas.asia for results and
tournament updates. The schedule for all three tourna-
ments is also posted on the ATAC blog.
GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (new procedure in place for ac-
cess to game schedule pdf information)
Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM
teams can be found via the ATAC blog. You can also ac-
cess this information via the ES/MS/HS divisional web
pages. Please note the game schedule does change often
due to involvement with many local schools so please
check the page regularly to find out the latest informa-
tion of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing.
Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed
to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will
need your power school user name and password to access
the game schedule pdf now located in power school.
ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES – (for ALL match/schedule
details check game schedule page as above)
• April 17 (Sunday) - Teams depart for IASAS Track at
ISB, Softball at JIS, ISM is hosting Badminton
• April 29 to May 1 - SACAC Gymnastics Competition
Singapore American School
• April 29 to May 1 - JIS Invitational Mixed Touch Tour-
nament Jakarta
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BEARCAT DEN:
Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:
• Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:30 A.M. –
1:00 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
• Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoons from 2:30 - 4:00
P.M.
Thanks to all our great volunteers. If you are interested
in joining our group of volunteers in the Bearcat Den
please contact our BCD volunteers coordinator, Chantel
(fam.wanten@hotmail.com) or pop in to the Den near
the HS Cafeteria and talk with one of our volunteers
they will be very happy to make you welcome.
PLEASE NOTE: Last day of den operations for this school
year is TUESDAY, JUNE 7th. The Den volunteers will be
in hibernation from June 8th until reopening day on
Monday, August 8th, 2011
IASAS BADMINTON at ISM - April 18-21:
ISM is very excited to host the IASAS Badminton tourna-
ment this week, final preparations were well underway
and our teams has been training hard for this tourna-
ment. See ATAC blog for tournament draw and informa-
tion.
Information related to the IASAS Badminton Tourna-
ment can now be found on the ATAC Blog
http://atac.ism-online.org
All housing for IASAS Badminton is now complete. For
families that have agreed to house, your guest informa-
tion letters will be distributed next week April 11th via
the divisional offices. Please return the slip attached so
we know you have received the information letter.
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA

MAY AND JUNE

SUMMER SPORTS CAMP
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Calendar for SY 2011-2012