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26 September 2014Volume 4

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

SEP

29 - Oct

23MAP Testing (Grades 3 & 4)

OCT

1, 8, 15,22

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start ,8.30AM

6 NO CLASSES, School Holiday

7PS-12 Parent Workshop, 7.45 - 9.30AM

(LT)

10, 24 Parent Bulletin

14, 15 Parent Teacher Student ConferencesEarly Student Release, 12.00PM

24 Filipiniana

27-31 NO CLASSES, Semester Break

From te ES AdministrationFrom te ES Administration

AssessmentintheElementarySchool

Yesterday,weheldaparentcoffeeforparentstodiscussthe

MeasuresofAcademicProgress(MAP)tesng,whichstudentsin

Grades3and4undertaketwiceperyear. Thesetestsarean

externalassessmentwhichgiveusdataonhowourstudentsare

performingintheareasofMathemacs,Languageand

Reading. Theyareonlineandadapve,meaningthatasstudentsanswer,thetestadaptstotheirlevel,dependinguponwhether

theyansweredcorrectlyornot. Oneofthemainideasfromthe

sessionwasthatthisdataprovidesuswithonepieceof

assessmentevidenceforourstudents. Ithelpsinformwhatwe

domovingforwardforindividualstudents,butequally,enablesus

tocompareittoourexisnginclassassessmentsandidenfyany

possibledisconnects.

AtISM,wedefineassessmentasallthemethodsusedtocollect

evidence,andmaterialusedtoevaluateandfeedback,recordand

reportprogresstowardsintendedlearning. Assessmentfor

learningisthenusingthisdatatofeedbacktotheindividualstudentandtoinformteaching.Ourteachersuseavarietyof

methodstocollectthisevidence,rangingfromworksamples,

shortproblems,interviews,videos,observaonnotes,and

conferencingwithindividualstudents. Ourulmategoalforall

ourassessmentistwofold:providefeedbacktothelearner(and

parents)andsupportthetailoringofinstruconmovingforward.

ChoiceWords

Asmenonedatanumberofparentcoffeemorningsthisyearandalsoinapreviousbullen,ourElementaryFacultyare

readingChoiceWords,byPeterJohnston. Inthisbook,Johnstontalksaboutthepoweroflanguageasateachingtool,and

thatbeingmindfulandpurposefulinhowweuselanguagecanhavefarreachingeffectsonstudentagency.Johnstone

(2004,pg.29),writesIfnothingelse,childrenshouldleaveschoolwithasensethatiftheyact,andactstrategically,they

canaccomplishtheirgoals. Icallthisasenseofagency.

Forthoseinterestedindelvingdeeper,wenowhaveanumberofcopiesofthisbookinourparenngseconoftheCMC.

Adam Campbel Michael RourkeElementary Principal Elementary Assistant Principal


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Message from te Clinic:

Sprainsand Strains

Asprainisaninjurytoaligament.Aligamentisathick,tough,fibrousssuethatconnectsbonestogether.Commonlyinjuredliga

mentsareintheankle,knee,andwrist.Theligamentscanbeinjuredbybeingstretchedtoofarfromtheirnormalposion.The

purposeofhavingligamentsistoholdyourskeletontogetherinanormalalignment ligamentspreventabnormalmovements.

However,whentoomuchforceisappliedtoaligament,suchasinafall,theligamentscanbestretchedortorn;thisinjuryiscalled

asprain.

Astrainisaninjurytoamuscleortendon.Musclesmoveyourskeletoninanamazingvarietyofways.Whenamusclecontractsit

pullsonatendon,whichisinturnconnectedtoyourbone.Musclesaremadetostretch,butifstretchedtoofar,orifstretched

whilecontracng,aninjurycalledastrainmyresult.Astraincaneitherbeastretchingortearofthemuscleortendon.

CausesofaSprain

Assaidearlier,asprainiscausedbyaligamentbeingstretchedtoofar.Acommonsprainisaninjuryweoencalla'twistedankle.'

Thisinjuryoenoccursinacviessuchasrunning,hiking,andbasketball.Peoplewillfallorsteponanunevensurface(inbasket

ballthisisoenanotherplayer'sfoot)androlltheirfoottotheinside.Thisstretchestheligamentsontheoutsideoftheankle,calledthetalofibularandcalcaenofibularligaments.

Sprainsarecommonlygradedaccordingtotheextentoftheinjury.GradeIandGradeIIanklesprainscanusuallybetreatedcon

servavelywithtreatmentssuchasicingandphysicaltherapy.GradeIIIanklesprainscanplaceindividualsathigherriskforperma

nentankleinstability,andanoperaonmaybeanecessarypartoftreatment.

CausesofaStrain

Strainsareinjuriestomusclesorthetendonsthataachthemusclestoyourbones.Bypullingtoofaronamuscle,orbypullinga

muscleinonedireconwhileitiscontracng(calledan'eccentriccontracon')intheotherdireconcancauseinjurieswithinthe

muscleortendon.Strainscanalsobecausedbychronicacviesthatdevelopanoverstretchingofthemusclefibers.

Manysportsplaceparcipantsatriskforsprainsandstrains;theseincludefootball,basketball,gymnascs,volleyball,andmany

others.Theseinjuriesalsooenoccurinnormaleverydayacviessuchasasliponice,afallonyourwrist,orjammingafinger.

Repeveacviesmayalsocauseasprainorstrain.

Noteveryinjurycanbeprevented,butsomecommonmethodsusedtopreventsprainandstraininjuriesinclude:

Stretchingbeforeyouworkout

Wearproperfootwearfortheacvity

Warmupproperlybeforeacvies

Donotrunonicyorunevensurfaces

SignsofSprainsandStrains

Thesymptomsofasprainaretypicallypain,swelling,andbruisingoftheaffectedjoint.Symptomswillvarywiththeintensityof

theinjury;moresignificantligamenttears(GradeIIIinjuries)causeaninabilitytousetheaffectedjointandmayleadtojointinsta

bility.Lessseriousinjuries(GradeIinjuries)mayonlycausepainwithmovement.

hp://orthopedics.about.com/cs/sprainsstrains/a/sprain.htm


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Campus Card Corner

TopUpOpons

Therearethree(3)waystotopupyouraccount:LogintoyouraccountGotoEAccountSmartCardTopUp

ThroughtheKiosk(nearthecanteenandbesidetheATM)

ThroughtheCashiersOffice

eAccountWouldyouliketoknowhowmuchyouhavespentforaspecificperiodorwhatitemsyouhavepurchasedusingtheCampus

Card?Hereshow:

Logintoyouraccount GotoReportstabClickeAccountReport(orCardAcvityReport) Selectyourdates

ClickShowResultstab.Youhavetoopontoprintittoo

Formoreinformaon,visit: Forquesons/concerns,email:

hp://campusonline.ismanila.org [email protected]


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From te ATAC OfficeFrom te ATAC Office

IASASVolleyball/XChousingneededASAP!ISMishosngtheIASASVolleyball/CrossCountryChampionshipsOct15

19.Weneedtohouse170athletesforthiseventandasoftoday(Fri9/26)wesllneed25bedswith3weeksto

go.PleaseprintandsubmitahousingleertoATACofficeasapifyoucansupportthisevent.Wereallyneedlotsof

ISMcommunityspirittohelpmakethisawonderfuleventforourcommunity.Youcanaccesshousinginformaon/

FAQ'sandthehousingleerviathislink:hp://atac.ismonline.org/iasas/iasashousing/

DuetotheearlyreleaselastFridayandcancellaonofmatcheslastweekendlocalleagueorganizershavebeen

meengthisweektoreschedulematches.PleaseseeupdatesposedonESandMSRifaFesvalspagesandcheckthe

ATACgameschedulespageforthemostupdatedmatches.

Upcomingmatches:

FriSept26 HSVolleyballteamsawayatFaith

SatSept27 CrossCountrymeetatBrent

ParentsandstudentspleasetakesomemetoperusetheATACblogithasawidevarietyofinformaonandlinksto

oursportsandacviesprogram.IfyouhaveanyquesonsregardingthecompeveprogramofsportsatISMaerreadingtheinformaonontheblogpleasesendanemailtopekinm@ismanila.organdIwillendeavortoassistyouas

bestIcan.

TheES/MSSoccerFesvalshaveinformaonattheselinks.Pleasecheckcarefullyastheselinksarecurrentandupdat

ed.hp://atac.ismonline.org/atac/1stseason/essoccerrifaleaguefesvals/andhp://atac.ismonline.org/atac/1st

season/mssoccerrifaleaguefesvals/

BearcatDen dropbyourfantascspiritstore.Thereisarangeofnewproductsanditemstopurchaseincludingitems

fromourservicepartners.BearcatDenhoursofoperaon 7am4pmMonFri.

TheATACgameschedulepdfwhichisupdatedregularlybyTrizGonzalez(ATACAthlecsCoordinator)givesthemost

uptodateinformaononwhere/whenandwhoourBearcatteamswillbeplayingthroughouttheschoolyear.Access

tothegamescheduleisviatheISMparentportal.Usethislink toaccesstheparentportal,loginwithyourusername/

passwordandlookfortheATACGameScheduletab.Remembertorefreshthepagewhenthepdfscheduleappearsso

youviewthemostcurrentschedule.

GOBEARCATS!

Regards,

Mark PekinAthletic Director

From te Art Team

DearFamilies,

PleaseconsidertheElementaryArtroomwhenyou

aredisposingofyourgentlyuseditems.Cardboard

pieces,toys,

books,

paper

bags,

wire

hangers,

Old

shirts,Newspapers,Papertowelrolls,Styrofoam

trays,Brokentoyswouldbegreatlyappreciatedfor

theArtroomtreasureboxes

hereatISM.

Thankyouinadvanceforyour

helpinstrengtheningourclass

room

resourcecolleconthisyear!


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