MIDDLE SCHOOL

Friday Bulletin ISSUE # 31

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents WEEK OF APRIL 13 - APRIL 17, 2009

From the Middle School Office

Dear Parents:

As published in last week’s bulletin, the sessions Gender Roles for Teens (April 7 and 14)
have been rescheduled. For further information, please contact the Guidance Office. Due to
the shortened week, the Grade 8 orientation visits to high school have also been rescheduled
by the HS Guidance Office. The visits will occur at a later date and are being coordinated by
HS Counselor Ron Fast.

As a complement to our last Parent Coffee “Encouraging, Supporting, and Empowering our
Girls” - the topic for our upcoming Parent Coffee on Thursday, April 23 , will be “Encouraging,
Supporting, and Empowering our Boys.” We hope you can join us.

Best wishes for the upcoming 4-day break with your children. Classes resume on Monday,
April 13.

Sincerely,

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

Upcoming Events PowerSchool Grade Update

April 24 - MS Progress Reports

April 23 to 25 MS Play
23 MS Parent Coffee (7:45 A.M., AMR) May 08 - Grade Update
27 MS Quarter 4 Progress Reports Distribution
(via courier)
27 to 30 PTA Used Book Fair (CMC & MSMC)
May 01 School Holiday (Labor Day)
04 to 15 MS Art Show
06 Grade 4 & 5 Parent Evening (5:00 P.M., LT)
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From the Admissions Office

Dear ISM Parents,

Greetings from the Admission Office! The Re-Enrollment Requirements

for School Year 2009-10 will be available for pick-up in the Admission
Office starting next week. All of the generic re-enrollment forms are ALSO
available on the website if you wish to download and print the forms from
there. The forms can 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 in the family
4. Tuberculosis Screening Form (2-pages) for students entering Grades 1, 5, or 9
5. Parent and School Shared Agreements (4-pages) form for each child in the family
6. OPTIONAL Board Proxy Form (1-page) for each family
7. 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 Admission Office as soon as possible if you have not already done
so. We currently have very few families indicating that they will not be returning and conse-
quently 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 your child 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 the Admission Office or from
the ISM website under the Admission tab and then click on Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal. This will
be a great help for our planning and to the many families waiting to be admitted to the
school. Thank you.

Regards,

Gary W. Jerome Margie Endelman

Director of Admission Deputy Director of Admission

EMAIL: admission@ismanila.org
Admission Office: 840-8488

CONTACT INFORMATION CHANGES?

We’re on the web! Please inform the Middle School Office if you recently changed your contact information
www.ismanila.org (i.e. Home Address, Home/Office Telephone Numbers, Mobile Numbers and Email Ad-
dresses). You may contact us through 840-8550 or 840-8553
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From the Clinic

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS

Date Price (Php)

April 22nd, 2009 Influenza 2009 Strain 560

If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please contact
the clinic on the number/email below or call to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen).
Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this program.

PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO

LATER THAN WEDNESDAY 15TH APRIL 2009. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FUR-
THER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Clinic direct number: 840 8580

Email: clinic@ismanila.org

Many thanks,
Debbie Duckworth
ISM Clinic Administrator
840 8581
duckworthd@ismanila.org

From the Environmental Council

Want to celebrate Earth Day creatively? FAQs:
Want to find out more about the INVISIBLE project we What is the INVISIBLE project?
support?
• A recycling and livelihood effort started by art-
Want to learn how to make one of these bags yourself? ist/environmentalist Ann Wizer.
• An initiative that provides some of the poorest women in
Manila with an income

What are the goals of INVISIBLE?

• Reduce plastic trash and unseen factory waste
If you answered ‘YES’ to just one of these questions, • Raise awareness and involve schools and communities
then we have the perfect opportunity for you! in plastic bag collection to use as raw materials
• Produce high quality, re-useable, multi purpose bags to
You are invited to THE INVISIBLE WORKSHOP, Earth creating income for the INVISIBLE Cooperative – a
Day, on Wednesday April 22nd ,3-5 P.M., Rm. 1057 (near group of women who need income possibilities
High School office)

Can anyone attend the workshop?

If you are interested in attending, please email
eco@ismanila.org before Thursday 16th April (there are • Yes! Any students from grade 4 upwards, parents or
limited places, so email quick!) faculty members

Please bring your own plastic bags, we’ll provide the Where can I find out more?
rest ☺ • www.ism-online.org/gogreen/

Bags will also be on sale outside the canteen during

Earth Week.
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From the MS Academic Bowl

Congratulations to the ISM Academic Bowl team who won the April 2009 competition at Brent International
School. It was a great day and very exciting competition. The fantastic team members who represented ISM
were:
Amanda Saban – Grade 8
Erin Kawazu – Grade 8
Ishan Srivastava - Grade 8
Timothy Thompson – Grade 8
Yining Zhang – Grade 8
Katrina Gavino – Grade 8
John Wood – Grade 7
Seong Yoon Kim – Grade 7
Nicholas Ching – Grade 7
Rebecca Sarfati – Grade 7
Daniel Toze – Grade 7
Lucas Ramos – Grade 6
Mrs. Valerie Birchenall and Mr. David Birchenall
Academic Bowl coaches

From the Athletics and Activities Office

Upcoming ATAC events for the remainder of the school year:
April 15 – IASAS send off assembly and Bearcat send off lunch for 3rd season IASAS teams
April 15 – HS Dual Track Meet v Faith (3-8pm)
April 18 to 22 - 3rd SEASON IASAS (Track @ JIS, Badminton @ TAS, Softball @ ISB)
April 25 – Brent Swim Meet
May 9 – Grade 4/5 track meet at Brent (see coaches for permission slips)
May 15 to 17 – MS Touch Invitational @ Jakarta International School

ISM AQUATHON 2009 - DETAILS

Saturday, April 28, 2009
Presenting the Annual ISM Aquathon 2009. Open to all ISM
Student/Faculty/Staff/Parent Community.
MS/HS/Adult - Long Course Division – Start Time 8:00 A.M.
• Run 600m Swim 400m Run 1400m
• Age Groups 11/12, 13/14, 15-18, Adult
MS/HS/Adult - Short Course Division – Start Time 8:30 A.M.
• Run 300m Swim 200m Run 700m
• Age Groups 11/12, 13/14, 15-18, Adult
Elementary School Grades 3-5 – Start Time 8:50 A.M.
• Run 250m Swim 200m Run 500m
• Age Groups 11/12, 9/10, 8 & Under
Elementary School Grades 1-2 – Start Time 9:10 A.M.
• Run 150m Swim 100m Run 300m
• Age Groups 9/10, 8 & Under
Awards Ceremony - 9:30 A.M.
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From the Guidance Department

The “Gender Roles for Teens” parent workshops The topic of the parenting workshop is Effective
scheduled on Tuesdays, April 7, 14 & 21 as an- Communication for Parents. Gender Roles will be
nounced on the ISM calendar have been cancelled. discussed during one of the May meetings.
However, there is an on-going parenting workshop
every other Thursday from 9:00 up to 11:00 A.M. in All ISM parents are invited to join. If you are inter-
Room 1057 on the following dates: ested in participating, please contact Myrna Perez at
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• April 2 840-8455 in the ES Guidance
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• May 14 (Venue TBA)
• May 28th

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Upcoming Events
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From Service Learning

Help one of ISM's longstand- ISM will be at CCV is on May 9, 2009, Saturday.
ing charities and get delicious
coffee in return. AVAILABLE COFFEE:
CCV (Chosen Children’s Village) lo- • Pinili Extra Fancy Beans or Ground at Php. 300.00 per
cated in Silang, Cavite, is an orphanage 1 lb. (the largest sized beans). Ground or beans.
for children who are physically and/or • Pinili Classic Beans or Ground at Php. 250.00 per 1 lb.
mentally challenged. The village con- (medium sized beans). Ground or beans.
sists of several cottages, a school, a rehabilitation center, • Pinili Beans or Ground at Php. 200.00 per 1 lb.
and other facilities, such as a gym, a canteen, and a play- (smallest sized beans). Ground or beans.
ground. Our ISM students will visit the orphanage at least
six times this year to play with the kids and assist in feed-
ing them and in other chores. Our interactions with the
CCV children have created strong bonds between us and
the ‘chosen children’. SERVICE LEARNING CALENDAR
CCV’s fundraiser is their PINILI coffee, an organic Robusta April 04 Gawad Kalinga, EPIC, Child Hope
coffee which is grown in the CCV Hacienda. The beans
are handpicked and processed by the children and staff April 18 WILD, CCV
and the product is delicious.
May 02 Gawad Kalinga
If you would like to purchase CCV coffee, email Filipa May 09 Chosen Children Village
Pavic (pavicf@ismanila.org) with your order. The ISM
CCV club members will pick up your order and deliver it
back to ISM for your pick-up and payment. The date when

From the Bearcat Den

To all parents,

Please come and visit our Bearcat Den located in the HS cafeteria.

Our new stock of ISM hoodies are available in sizes from Elementary to High School...So drop buy and take a look at
our ISM polo shirts, Dri fit polo shirts, Girls and guys track pants, Spandex shorts, Travel and gym bags to name a few!

Let ' s Go GREEN at The

Our Banner bags made from ISM recycled Banners and Streamers are also on sale.

Our opening times BEARCAT DEN BUSINESS HOURS

Monday 11:15AM to 1:15PM
2:30PM to 4:00PM

Wednesday 11:00AM to 1:00PM

2:30PM to 4:00PM

Friday 11:15AM to 1:15PM

2:30PM to 4:00PM

We would really like to have more volunteers to help with Bearcat activities so if you are interested please contact Jan Har-
ris for more information. Mobile no. 09193466046 or Email janinjapan2002@yahoo.com

GO BEARCATS!!!