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7/31/2019 HS Friday Bulletin 08-24

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Dear Parents,

Today marks the end of the first three weeks of school. Unfortunately it has not been without disruption. As you kwe lost two days to floods in the first week of school and then another day last Monday to Presidential decree.contribute to even more time at home, we have National Heroes day this coming Monday and thus another lweekend. In planning the school calendar we had planned 181 school days this year. We will reclaim Monday Januaras a school day and so the net loss to date is two days. Should we lose even more valuable HS instructional time we mneed to be even more creative, but let s hope we can now sett le int o the rhyt hm t hat is business as usual in t he hschool at ISM

Even wit h disruptions we have st ill been busy, w it h College night, IB Informat ion meet ings, student leadership t rainthe Island Cove Resort, HS play auditions and rehearsals and our full range of athletic endeavors have begun with gamversus Faith last Friday and the Brent Lions tonight!

High School enrolment is st rong and continues to grow each day. We now have 757 students in cl asses. Unfort unately growt h has peaked in one or t wo subject areas and thus while not want ing to disrupt any st udent schedules, we have hto make some slight adjustments to balance classes.

The next BIG date on the calendar for parents will be theHigh School Open House to be held on Tuesday, August 28thIt is always a highlight t o bring the parent s t o school for t he evening and to let t hem t he wander t he hallways lookinthe right class! I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible. I have asked the teachers to go easy on lateness

t he classes that night!

Another important date on the HS calendar is Wednesday, August 29. This is when we launch our HS club program Club Expo. It is the opport unit y f or all HS st udents to view di splays and present ations from t he vast array of HS Cluborganizations and to sign up for membership. It is important to remember that students should not overload thschedule and that when they do sign up for a c lub; t hey in fact turn up and fol low t hrough on their commit ment t oorganization.

While talking about commitment, on Saturday, Sept 3r d we w ill have our entir e senior IB Diploma bat ch working fr o5pm on their Extended Essays, ably supported by teachers volunteering their Saturday morning. This is a crucomponent of the IB Diploma and I want to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the students, the teachers Mr. Mike Relf, our new, equally hardworki ng IB Coordinator!

I hope t o meet as many of you as possibl e at HS Open House.

Kind Regards,

William R. S. BrownHigh School Principal

International School ManilaFor ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleasecontact Bella, Gigi or JasminTel:840-8655 / 840-8660August 24, 2012 A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students


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HS OPEN HOUSE INFO:

All parents should have received a letter via email regarding HS Open House along with their schedule for the niPlease see sample inf o below. If you did not receive an email f rom us, please contact us at t he HS Off ice on Tuesmorning, August 28.

Dear Parent s / Guardians of ___________ (Grade _)

On Tuesday August 28t h from 4.45pm to 8.10pm, the ISM High School will be holding its annual Open House evenThis is an opport unit y for you to meet your son/ daughter s t eachers in t heir regular classroom sett ing. It chance t o put a face to a name and to learn a lit t le about t he courses t hat your son/ daught er wil l be st udyduring this academic year 2012-2013.

This evening is different to the Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs) that are held in October in that individst udents are not discussed during Open House. During t he evening, you wil l f ollow your son/ daughter s high scschedule, receiving a 10 minut e lesson from each of t heir t eachers, w ho will int roduce themselves and tcourse.

Please f ollow your son/ daught er s schedule as outl ined below.

Time4:45 - 5:15 Refr eshment s in FAT Lobby5:15 - 5:45 Mr. William Brown Introduct ion t o Open House

Performance from Show Choir6:00 - 6:10 Homeroom6:15 - 6:25 Block A6:30 - 6:40 Block B6:45 - 6:55 Block C7:00 - 7:10 Block D7:15 - 7:25 Block E7:30 - 7:40 Block F7:45 - 7:55 Block G8:00 - 8:10 Block H8:10 Congratu lat ions! You survi ved Open House

FAT Fine Art s Theat er (ent er on level 1 at t he High School Field end of t he campus)HS Gym High School Gymnasium (ente r on level 2 near t he Fine Art s Theat er)

On behalf of Mr. Brown and the High School Teachers, I would like to welcome you to this year s Open Houst rust that you wil l enjoy t his opport uni ty t o meet your chi lds teachers.

Regards,

Mike Dicki nsonHigh School Assistant Principal

International School Manila


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FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE :

SAT Prep on ISM CampusOctober Test Session

10 sessions of personalized lesson in small group setting :hours of lessonsMakeup session: 2 hours1 diagnostic test1 Full-length mock test (4 hours)Total 26 hours of tutorialPriority for Seniors

Dates for October Session (October 6, 2012 SAT Date) :August 31, 2012September 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 24, 28Oct. 1, 5Makeup: September 21 (Faculty In-Service)

Fee: Php 25,000Schedule: Meets twice a week on Mondays and Fridaysfrom 3-5 PM

Instructors: Dina Paterno is a former career diplomat with a graduatedegree from the University of Pennsylvania. Over 20 yearsexperience in education as a teacher of Political Science, History,

English and Literature (college and high school) in the Philippines(UP) and Hong Kong (HKIS), private tutor, SAT prep reviewer(Kaplan Review) and independent counselor, catechism teacher,founding trustee and executive manager. Mother of 3 daughters,2 of whom attended ISM and her youngest currently asophomore student.

Jennifer Um has been helping students prepare for the SATsince 1994. She has taught SAT prep classes for the PrincetonReview and now conducts private tutorial sessions. Prior tocoming to the Philippines, she worked for Merrill Lynch and DeanWitter as an Equity Analyst. She graduated from CornellUniversity and has 2 children at ISM.

HS CALENDAR:

Monday, August 27: No schoolNational Heroes Holiday

Tuesday, August 28 :

HS Open House 5:00pm (FAT, Classrooms) Common Application Workshop 34pm (Rm 1082)

Wednesday, August 29: Late Start IB2 Psych Experiment Week Club Expo 7am 4pm (lofthouse) Common Application Workshop 34pm (Rm 1082)

Thursday, August 30: IB2 Psych Experiment Week Common Application Workshop 34pm (Rm 1082)

Friday, August 31: IB2 Psych Experiment Week Common Application Workshop 34pm (Rm 1082)

UPCOMING EVENTS:September 4: HS Parent Coffee 9:30am 11:00am (LT)

September 1014: Freedom from Chemical Dependency Week (FCD)

September 20: Battle of the Bearcats

September 21: No school Faculty In Service

Space is limited.Register in the HighSchool Counseling

Center NOW!


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FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE:

University Visits to ISM More than 60 universities have already scheduled visits toISM this fall! In addition to the standard lunchtime visitformat, three universities are also offering eveningpresentations for students and parents. These eveningevents include: Columbia, Duke, Georgetown,Northwestern and Princeton on Sept. 11; Brown Universityon Sept. 24, and UPenn on Oct. 3. Additionally the Councilfor International Schools tour - comprised of 30 USuniversities - will be coming to ISM on Sept. 19. Be lookingfor more information about times and locations for all ofthese events!

Below are universities which will be at ISM during the lunchperiod in August and September. Visits will be in the VSHCounseling Center unless otherwise noted. Universities are

continuing to schedule visits (and make minor changes), sokeep up to date by checking the HS Friday Bulletin andNaviance (Family Connection). Parents are alwayswelcome at these university visits.

August23 University of British Columbia29 Laureate Hospitality Education (Glion Institute ofHigher Education (Switzerland), Les Roches InternationalSchool of Hotel Management (Switzerland), LRG-Universityof Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Blue MountainsInternational Hotel Management School (Australia) and

Kendall College (USA) 30 New York University

September3 Macalester College4 Chapman, Babson, Elon, Augustana (Location: PO45) 11 (Lunch) LMU, Seattle University, John CarrollUniversity, George Mason University, University ofWyoming, University of Hawaii, Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity (Location: Walkway by Canteen)14 Claremont McKenna20 Yale and Yale-NUS (3:30 due to Battle of the Bearcatsearlier in the day)25 St. Marys College in California26 Emerson College

ILLAM BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL:

Registration for the upcoming baseball/softballseason will take place on August 25 and September1, from 9am to 4:00pm at the Colegio San Agustin(CSA) Baseball-Softball field (located insidDasmarinas Village).

We will also have a special on-campus registration fISM families at the ISM Bearcat Welcome onSeptember 4, 7:30-9am at t he ISM Loft house.

For 36 years, the International Litt le LeagAssociation of Manila (ILLAM) has shared the lovebaseball with the ISM community through its T-bCoach Pit ch, Soft ball and Baseball pr ograms. volunteer association, ILLAM is affi l iated with LLeague Philippines and Little League InternatioInc. , an American organization based in WilliamspoPennsylvania which handles and supports LitLeague baseball and softball programs globally ahosts the Little League World Series annually eveAugust.

The ILLAM baseball season runs from Septembt hrough February. Practices are t ypically once week after school, and games are usually scheduleon Sat urd ays.

The registration fee of P6,000 covers uniforms, firentals and umpire fees as well as yearbooks ant rophies/ medals for each player.

For inquiries, please contact Noela Lagajino at 091315-5345 or em ail us at myillam@hotmail .com.


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FROM THE PTA OFFICE:

WELCOME TO ISMOn Tuesday, September 4 at 7:30 am in the Loft house, the ISM Parent Teacher Associationis holding a Bearcat Welcome for all families new to ISMNOT JUST ANOTHER COFFEE MORNING . . .

ITS A BEARCAT COFFEE MORNING!!What is a Bearcat? The ISM school mascot, a symbol of our community spirit..We welcome our new families and encourage them to get to know each other and to learn more about our school and about Manila:

You will learn about some local social and international organizations; You can meet and greet our PTA and our Bearcat Den team and volunteer (which is always well appreciated and needed) for

school activities.We also invite all returning parents and teachers to come and meet the new families and to enjoy a great opportunity to see old friendsagain.Looking forward to seeing you all!

Tuesday, September 4, 20127:30 to 9:00 am at the ISM Loft House

Questions? Email [email protected]

FROM THE K-12 COUNSELING OFFICE:

All PreK-Grade 12 Parent s are invi t edto a t t endt heCULTURE SHOCK: Easing theTransit ion workshop on Tuesday , AUG28, 9:00-11:00 am

(Revised dat e due t o holiday) in the L i t t l eTheatre. This is Session 1of 4 workshops that willt ake place over the courseof the year aimed atinforming parents aboutthe challenges andbenefit s of r aising childrenin an internationally

mobile, and\or culturally diverse family. In this sessionpart ic ipants wil l explore the concept of cul ture in

order to bring greater understanding to the commonexperience of culture shock. Strategies will beconsidered to help ease the transition not just for ourchi ldren, but t he ent i re f amily.

HS Parent Book Group for Fall 2012:

The high school counselors will hostbook discussion group in September anOctober for parents with students grades 9-12. We have chosen WHY DThey Act That Way?: A Survival Guidethe Adolescent Brain for You and YoTeen by David Walsh, Ph. D. In t his U

bestseller, the author explains exactwhat happens to the human brain on the path from childhointo adolescence and adulthood. This is one of the first booto explain the changes in teens brains and show parents hoto use this information to understand, communicate with ast ay connected t o their kids.

If you are interested in being a part of this book group,please reserve your space by contacting Bella Velasco at840-8655 or VelascoM@ismani la.or g . For di scussion purpo sewe are l imit ing the number of par t ic ipants . You wil l needobtain a copy of the book. It is available in digital form foreading devices, and we have a very few copies in t he HCounseling Office that you can check out - first come, fserved.

Book discussions will be 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the Little Theaon Sept . 12, Sept . 26, Oct. 10 and Oct . 24. Those who sign for t he book group wil l be sent addi t ional inform ation.

For addit ionalinformation at t his t im e, contactLisa Ball, grad11-12 counselor, at [email protected].


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FROM THE OPERATIONS AND SECURITYOFFICE:

Car Stickers

The car stickers for the school year 2012/2013 are available from the security office. Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle

sticker free of charge.

Any additional stickers will be issued following payment of Php100.00 to the cashiers office.

For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker, parents should submit a completed renewal form with a copy of the 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.

In order to facilitate the easy recognition of authorized cars at the gates, the stickers should be affixed to the top right corner of the windshield. Further to this, old ISM stickers issued in previous years should be removed.

Vehicles not displaying this years car sticker will not be allowed access from August 31, 2012.

ID Cards

Parent IDs

Parent IDs issued in previous school year will continue to be valid for the new school year 2012/2013. Parents who require replacement school IDs due to loss or damage can acquire these from the Security Office upon payment of Php100.00 to the Cashier.

School Passes School passes issued to parents employees and representatives need to be replaced for this school year. As of August 31, 2012 the dark blue bordered passes issued for the school year 2011/2012 will be invalid. 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.

Visitors Passes

All visitors must secure a pass from the guardhouse at Gate 3. Before entry will be allowed, a telephone check will be made with the relevant office to confirm the visitors business within the school. Visitors will need to surrender a photo ID upon entry to campus.

Drop Off/Pick Up Passes For the school year 2012/13 we are introducing a new pick uand drop off pass that can be issued at Gate 3. This is for nonregular drivers who are entering school to drop off or collecvisitors or members of our community but who do not intend tpark within the campus. Our regular checks to confirm th

identity of drivers and their purpose for entering the campus wicontinue to be made, but we will not retain a photo ID in returnfor the issued pass. The use of these new passes will avoid delayat the Gate 1 exit and reduce traffic congestion at busy times.

Security staff directions

Our security team is endeavoring to make the school as safe ansecure an environment as possible for all members of oucommunity.

We ask that everybody cooperate with us in this important taskIn particular, all those entering our campus are requested tcomply with any directions given to them by members of ouguard force.

If you are confused or unclear as to the purpose of sucinstructions, please seek clarification from the security officePlease note that it is the parents responsibility to advise theistaff accordingly.

Thank you for your cooperation. We are looking forward tanother successful year at International School Manila.

Best wishes,

Michael Flynn Director of Operations and Security


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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE LEARNINGCOORDINATOR:

Adult LanguageCourses at ISM

ISM is pleased to offer languagecourses such as English, Filipino, andChinese. All of our adult languagecourses are taught by experiencededucators in the community.

Courses typically run for 5-10 weeksand are held twice a week in themorning at ISM. It will run fromSeptember to November, 2012.

If you are interested to join the

Chinese, English, or Filipino languagecourse, kindly register through thelink:http://bit.ly/K8hZJc For other inquiries, please emailArmie Bausas [email protected].

Learn a new language and get a newsoul. Czech Proverb


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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE :

The 1st season practice schedule which runs from Aug 14th to Oct 12th is now posted on notice boards around school and is also now available on the ATAC blog. http://atac.ism online.org/schedules/hs/

Elementary school soccer tryouts for 1st season teams which compete in the RIFA festivals have concluded, teams have been selected and the first festival was played last weekend. We had over 1000people at ISM for the Midgets E and C festival last Saturday morning and afternoon. More information about our ES soccer teams, the RIFA festivals etc can be found here http://atac.ism online.org/atac/1st season/es soccer rifa league festivals/ and flyers have been posted on ES notice board and on the notice board located under the tent at the ES field.

Middle school soccer tryouts for 1st season teams which compete in the RIFA festivals have concluded and teams have been selected, see information link below for MS soccer teams information. More information about our MS boys and girls soccer teams can be found here http://atac.ism online.org/atac/1st season/ms soccer rifa league festivals/

The next RIFA League 7 a side festivals will be held on the dates/venues below: Saturday Sept 15 th and Sept 22nd Midgets C teams (C1, C2, C3 and C4 Coach Eric/Chris/Kleng and Jays teams) at ISM kickoff at 8 noon. Midgets E teams (E1 and E2 Coach Popoy and Coach Francis) at CSA kick off at 8am Midgets G teams (G1 and G2 Coach Mike and Coach Isas

teams) at British School Manila kickoff at 8am. MS girls festival at ISM 1pm Finals will be played at Ateneo on Oct 13 th for teams that

qualify. Permission slips will be issued to all players via the coaches at training prior to each festival. Please consult the ES and MS links above to get the latest information.

The All year round program for Sailfish, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Aikido, Table Tennis, Chess, Gymnastics and Wall Climbing started last week from Monday Aug 13th. For detailed information about our Sailfish Swim Team program please visit the Sailfish blog and get in contact with Coach Andy. Students can join our all year round teams at any time, just go and talk with the coaches at the venues after school if you are interested.

Our annual HS Friday twilight opening season volleyball matches will be on today Aug 24th vs Brent. This will be a great chance to come out and show your support for our ISM varsity teams. Volleyball matches will be in the HS and MS gyms with Varsity volleyball starting at 4:15pm in the HS gym and JV teams playing in the MS gym also from 4:15pm.

A great way to stay in touch with the ISM ATAC program is to subscribe via RSS feed to the ATAC blog and also to follow via twitter (see twitter feed on the blog home page). Each MondayI will post the weeks happenings and highlight important events for students and parents information on the ATAC blogand in the regular Friday parent bulletins.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule information)Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISMteams can be found via the ATAC blog. Please note the gameschedule does change often due to involvement with manylocal schools so please check the page regularly to find out thlatest information of where and when the Bearcats teams arplaying. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to bdirected to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ Yowill need your power school user name and password to accesthe game schedule pdf. This service will not be open untpower opens to the community.

HS Student registration for ATAC activities: (new for school yea1213) A Google doc registration is now available for all Hstudents who will take part in any ATAC seasonal sports teamsMUN and Cultural Convention programs. Please take the timto complete this online registration for activities that you plaon joining next school year. Please access the form via the HStudent Registration tab found under the Helpful Shortcuts baon the ATAC blog home page. *please note this is for Hstudents only and you must use your school email address taccess the link. Personal gmail or hotmail addresses will noallow you to access the page.

BEARCAT DEN: http://atac.ism online.org/bearcat den/ Our Bearcat Den is up and running and open for businessplease drop by to check out the range of Bearcat products. Whave a great team of volunteers who run the den and aralways looking for more people to help out. If you arinterested in joining a fantastic group please contact MelanieBall at [email protected] our volunteer coordinator.

We have a new range of dri fit tshirts now available along witnew Bearcat bags Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den: Wed and Fridayfrom 11:30am 1:00pm and each afternoon from 2:30 4pm.

Have a great year at the Home of the Bearcats!


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From the K-12 Counseling Office:


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