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Message from the Administration: Dear Parents, “If you build it they will come!” Well ISM built it and now the IASAS group of schools gets to come and play on it! We are very excited about hosting IASAS Tennis 2013 on our very own new Bearcats Tennis Facility. Our boys and girls tennis players have been practicing hard on the new facility and starting next Thursday both teams get to defend their respective IASAS titles they won last year. In addition of course we will be sending our Basketball teams to SAS, our Rugby and Touch teams to Kuala Lumpur and our swim teams to TAS. Good luck to all our IASAS teams and thank you to all parents who have supported these programs this season. Third season sports will start immediately, but before we get there ISM will host the Art, Dance, Drama portion of the IASAS Cultural Convention. This is something not to be missed as the quality of the performances and the visual symphony will be spectacular! A twenty first century learning skill that has had recent attention is the notion that to succeed in the future, more so than ever before, will require the ability and skill to work together on successful teams. This collaborative effort and feeling of belonging is certainly at the forefront of ISM’s co-curricular program and note I use the term co-curricular not extra-curricular here. This is because it is our belief that we teach the whole child and that the dispositions, skills and attitudes found within ISM’s mission statement and goals, seeks to address the development of these habits and attributes in everything that we do. We are a fairly traditional school and still offer a valedictorian at the end of the year as evidence of academic success and yes we have awards for the best sportsperson and greatest renaissance person in the area of Fine and Performing Arts, but recently we have also added and promoted a new type of award; these include the Moon Koo Lee award for outstanding all around seniors, the Christian Capinpin Award - For Services to the Filipino Community and the Bearcat Spirit Award. One of my personal favorites that we have continued is the IASAS Scholar award. To be an IASAS scholar in one year you must participate in at least two IASAS events and at the same time maintain at least a 3.5 GPA. I am very pleased that our award structures have transitioned to replicate what we value as a school, a whole child experience. I frequently tell the varsity rugby team that I coach that Together Everyone Achieves More. This TEAM approach is the most valuable asset they can contribute. I trust that all our teams work successfully together at IASAS. GO BEARCATS! William Brown High School Principal.

International School Manila For ATTENDANCE concerns, please contact the HS Office (Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano) Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653 Email HSOffice@ismanila.org For GUIDANCE concerns, please contact Bella, Eloisa or Jasmin Tel: 840-8655 / 840-8660 January 25, 2013  A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students

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HS CALENDAR:  

Monday, January 28: IB2 Math SL/HL IA Due  Tuesday, January 29: IB2 Math SL/HL IA Due  Wednesday, January 30: Student Late Start 2nd Season IASAS Basketball (SAS), Swimming (TAS), Tennis (ISM), Rugby‐Touch (ISKL)  Thursday, January 31: 2nd Season IASAS Basketball (SAS), Swimming (TAS), Tennis (ISM), Rugby‐Touch (ISKL)  Friday, February 1: 2nd Season IASAS Basketball (SAS), Swimming (TAS), Tennis (ISM), Rugby‐Touch (ISKL)  

Saturday, February 2: 

2nd Season IASAS Basketball (SAS), Swimming (TAS), Tennis (ISM), Rugby‐Touch (ISKL) No Homework Weekend 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

February 5:  Photo Retake for students who were 

unable to get their photo taken for the Kawayn 

Yearbook.  

February 18‐ 22:  Course Registration Week 

February 25:  EDSA HOLIDAY‐  No School 

February 26:  FACULTY IN SERVICE – No Classes 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KAWAYAN BOUGHT PAGES: To all High School Parents: Senior Dedication Bought Pages for the Kawayan yearbook 

are now available!  WHAT is a bought page? It is a page that you create which will be included in the Kawayan yearbook.  It can contain anything – from family messages for graduating kids to picture collages of your child’s best moments in high school. It is a great way to create a lasting memory of your child’s high school years 

and you can buy as many pages as you want!    PRICES: (per page) Black and White: PHP 2,500 Colored: PHP 4,800 *ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEADLINE: FEB. 15, 2013 (FRIDAY) PAGE DETAILS: Dimensions: Each page should be 9"x12" Must be turned in as either a picture (.jpeg) or Photoshop (.psd) file with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (dots per 

inch). 

SUBMISSION:Please burn the file on a CD and drop it off at the HS office WITH a receipt from the cashier. Please indicate that it is a bought page for the Kawayan 

yearbook.

REMINDERS FROM THE HS OFFICE:

REPORT CARDS for 1st Semester will be sent home through the students during homeroom on Monday, January 28.

Photo Orders for the Kawayan Photos taken by our school photographer, Tino Ley, are now ready for pick up at the HS Office. Parents and students may come pick it up. Representatives will need an authorization to claim on your behalf. Thank you.

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FROM THE ADMISSIONS AND ADVANCEMENT OFFICE: Dear Parents,  Please be reminded that keeping your contact information updated is vital to facilitating communication with the school. If you would like to view/change any of the details on your current record, simply follow the steps below. 

STEP 1:  GO TO www.ismanila.org    

STEP 2: GO TO QUICKLINKS AND CLICK POWERSCHOOLOOL                       

STEP 3: LOGIN 

                

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STEP 4: CLICK ON THE  

‘DEMOGRAPHIC UPDATE’ TAB               

STEP 5: UPDATE YOUR  

INFORMATION                 

STEP 6: CLICK ‘SUBMIT’           

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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:

3rd Season sports are fast approaching (Badminton, Softball and Track & Field) see attached flyers for tryouts and practice schedule. You can also access this information via the ATAC blog schedules pages.

http://atac.ism-online.org/schedules/hs/

http://atac.ism-online.org/schedules/tryouts/

The housing letter for IASAS Track and Field April 10-14 is now available on the ATAC blog, please consider housing for Track, it is going to be a fantastic event. Due to the spring break and teams arriving the day we return to school April 10 we need to ensure all 150 housing assignments are finalized prior to the break. Your help with early submission to confirm hosting would be greatly appreciated. For more general information about housing at IASAS tournaments see the housing and hosting page….http://atac.ism-online.org/iasas/iasas-housing/

2nd season MS and HS sports awards will be held Feb 19th MS awards at the LT from 3:15-4pm and HS at the lofthouse from 5:30pm. Athletes and parents from all 2nd season teams are invited to attend.

ISM will host IASAS Tennis Jan 30-Feb 3. A big THANK-YOU to ISM families that agreed to host an IASAS Tennis athletes. I am pleased to say that all slots are now confirmed. You should have received your information letter with all details this week with guest names/pick up times etc. Letters were distributed to your children via the divisional offices. For more general information about housing at IASAS tournaments see the housing and hosting page….http://atac.ism-online.org/iasas/iasas-housing/

IASAS Tennis matches start next Thursday Jan 31st, the schedule is very busy with 204 matches to be played over the 3 days. To help you understand the schedule a match consists of 3 singles games S1, S2, S3 and 2 doubles games D1 and D2.There is also an 8th or alternate player for each team who play matches as a part of the tournament. The alternate player can be used in case of injury/illness in singles or doubles if needed. To win the match you need to win 3 out of the 5 games. It is a round robin format with all teams playing each other by Saturday lunch time and then Saturday afternoon the finals are played based on the round robin results.

All 8 courts on our new roof facility plus our 2 courts at the covered court will be utilized for the tournament so there will be plenty of great tennis matches to watch during the 3 days. For those of you that are unaware or are new to ISM

both our ISM boys and girls teams are defending IASAS champions and our girls team is going for a 3rd win in a row this year. The event will be live streamed via www.iasas.asia and IASAS tournaments are wonderful events to host and we look forward to putting on a great event for the visiting teams in our new facility. We hope for great support from our ISM community during the event to cheer on our teams as they do battle against the IASAS schools.

Whilst we are hosting tennis our other 2nd season teams will be battling it out at the following venues for their season ending IASAS Championships and we wish them the best of luck. You can follow their progress via live score sites at www.iasas.asia

Rugby/Touch at Kuala Lumpur Basketball at Singapore Swimming at Taipei

Please come along and check out the action when we host our IASAS friends from Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Bangkok!

Our varsity girls basketball team qualified for the ISSA league semifinals and played on Tuesday vs. South Ville. The girls had a great win 70-52 and will now play in the final next week (date and time to be advised). Well done also to the Varsity boys Rugby team who took out the local league final last Saturday with a thumping 55-5 win over Faith. They then played a tune up game vs. local league team the Vipers and had another big win 64-15.

Hardeman Cup tournament games will be played at Faith Saturday for our JV boys and Varsity girls/boys teams. Our JV and MS rugby teams play in the local league finals tomorrow at the HS field from 11:30am, come out to see the action and on the MS field we are hosting the ISM JV and Varsity Touch Invitational. JV division is played from 8am-11:30am and the Varsity division in the afternoon from 1pm to approximately 5:30pm.

Our MS B tennis team made up of grade 5/6 players remains undefeated for the season and play Brent tomorrow to try and keep the winning streak alive. The team has already qualified for finals along with the MS girls tennis team with finals to be played on Feb 16th at ISM.

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  Monday  I  will  post  the  weeks  happenings  and highlight  important  events  for  students  and  parents information  on  the  ATAC  blog  and  in  the  regular  Friday parent bulletins. 

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GAME  SCHEDULE  PDF:  (access  to  game  schedule information)  Information  about  all  mid‐week/weekend fixtures  for  ISM  teams  can  be  found  via  the  ATAC  blog. 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 information of where and  when  the  Bearcats  teams  are  playing.  Click  on schedules  tab  or  the  Bearcat  logo  to  be  directed  to  the power  school  secure  site http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/  You will need your power school user name and password to access the game schedule pdf.     

Our  Bearcat  Den  is  open  for  business,  please  drop  by  to check out  the range of Bearcat products. We have a great team of volunteers who run the den and are always looking for more people to help out. If you are interested in joining a  fantastic group please  contact any of our den members during  den  opening  hours.  We  have  found  our  new volunteer  coordinator  thanks  so  much  to  Carolyn  for stepping forward to take on this role. If you’re interested in joining the Den volunteers please contact Carolyn Ching for details  carolynqching@yahoo.com. We  are  always  looking for new volunteers and encourage parents  from ES/MS  to join our group.  Regular  Opening  Hours  for  the  Bearcat  Den:  Wed  and Fridays  from 11:30am – 1:00pm and each afternoon  from 2:30‐4pm. 

FROM THE OPERATIONS & SECURITY OFFICE:  Operations and Security Access and parking within the campus are  important security and  safety  issues.    For  the well‐being of  all members of  the ISM  community,  those  entering  the  school  campus  are requested to follow the procedures outlined below.  Vehicular Access During drop‐off and pick‐up times, vehicles may enter through Gates 2 and 3.  Those entering through Gate 2 should proceed to  the  drop  off  area  and,  once  the  student  has  alighted  or boarded, they should exit via Gate 1.  Those vehicles entering through Gate 3 must  turn  into  the covered parking area and use  the  designated  drop‐off  areas.    All  vehicles  must  exit through Gate 1.  Alternatively, vehicles entering through Gate 3 may park in the covered car park.   The spaces reserved for parent‐driven cars should  only  be  used  by  those  vehicles which  are  driven  by parents  themselves.   Vehicles  in which parents are  traveling, but which are driven by a driver, should not use these spaces.  Rather,  they  should  park  elsewhere  in  the  covered  park  or make use of the outside spaces next to the power center. Please note that Gate 2 may only be used by members of the ISM  community  in possession of  a  valid  ISM  ID  and  vehicles displaying a valid ISM vehicle sticker.  Family/company drivers should not remain within school once they  have  delivered  a  student.    They  should  exit  the  school and return no sooner than 1:45 in the afternoon for pick up.  Visitors  to  ISM may only  enter  through Gate 3.   There  is  an area for short stay visitor’s parking near Gate 1. 

The Pedestrian Gate Location The pedestrian gate is located in the perimeter fence mid‐way between Gate 1 and Gate 2.   There  is a paved area between the road and the perimeter fence, allowing easy access to the gate.    The pedestrian gate  is solely for the entry of members of the ISM Community at the beginning of the school day.  It will only be  open  between  7:00  and  7:45  (8:00  to  8:45  on Wednesdays).  Due to parking restrictions and in the interests of security it will not be open in the afternoon for pick up.   During the time  it  is open,  it will be under the supervision of members of the ISM Guard Force.  Drop‐off Procedure Drivers should stop adjacent  to  the paved area and students should alight  from  the  right  side of  their vehicle.   The driver should  then move  off,  clearing  the  space  for  other  vehicles dropping  off  students.    Under  no  circumstances  should  a student  be  dropped  off  from  the  outside  lane.    This  is dangerous as the student would need to walk across the front of another vehicle.    Drivers are reminded that traffic regulations forbid parking on the  roads  around  ISM.    Therefore,  vehicles  should  only  be stopping  for  the  brief  time  it  takes  for  a  student  to  alight.  Drivers must not wait for anybody to return to the vehicle.   Car Stickers The car stickers for the school year 2012/13 are available from the security office.   

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 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 cashier’s office.  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.   ID Cards ID cards should be worn at all times while on campus.    If you have  not  been  issued  an  ID  card,  or  you  have  lost  it,  you should  obtain  one  by  visiting  the  security  office  and completing the appropriate application form.   Vehicle checks The practice of  inspecting vehicles will continue.   During off‐peak hours all vehicles will be checked before they are allowed to enter the campus.  During peak hours (drop off and pick‐up times),  all  vehicles  without  valid  stickers  and  randomly selected  vehicles with  stickers will  be  asked  to  undergo  an examination.  Whether an examination  is conducted or not,  it  is  important that  the  security  staff  at  the  gates  are  able  to  identify  the occupants of vehicles entering the campus; therefore IDs must be clearly displayed.   Vehicles with  tinted windows must  roll down windows  to  allow  a  clear  view  of  the  interior  of  the vehicle.    Drivers, Helpers and Bodyguards Drivers,  helpers  and  bodyguards  should  not  be  waiting  on campus  for  students  throughout  the  school  day.    After dropping off students they should exit the school grounds and not return more than 30 minutes before dismissal time.  Those who  repeatedly  fail  to  comply with  the  regulation will  have their access privilege suspended.   Only  those  vehicles  carrying  parents  or  other  people  with business within  the  school will  be  allowed  to  return  to  the campus before 1:45 p.m.  There are designated areas for unaccompanied drivers, yayas, helpers and security escorts to wait for parents and students. Unless  specifically  authorized,  they may not enter  any other area.  In the  interest of security, and to prevent congestion at the pedestrian entrances to the covered parking area, parents are  requested  to  emphasize  to  their  employees  the importance  of  cooperating  with  the  security  staff  and remaining in the appropriate areas.  

Termination of Employment In  the  event  of  the  termination  of  service  of  a  family employee, parents are asked to secure the former employee’s ISM  ID card and return  it to the Security office.    If this  is not possible, it is important tat the Security Office is still informed of the change of circumstances. 

 Finally,  I  would  like  to  thank  all  members  of  the  ISM community for their cooperation in helping us maintain ISM as a safe and secure environment for our children.  Firearms All members  of  the  ISM  community  are  reminded  that  it  is strictly forbidden for firearms to be brought onto the campus. This  includes  concealed weapons  carried  by  bodyguards  for close  protection.  Any  person  arriving  at  the  school  with  a firearm  should  inform  the gate  guard  and  arrangements will be made  for  the  weapon  to  be  safely  and  securely  stored during the visitor’s stay.  Security staff directions Our security  team  is endeavoring  to make  the school as safe and secure an environment as possible for all members of our community.   We as  that everybody cooperate with us  in  this important  task.    In particular,  all  those  entering our  campus are requested to comply with any direction given to them by members  of  our  guard  force.    In  the  event  that  anyone  is unclear as  to  the purpose of  such  instructions  they  can  seek clarifications from the security office.  Please note that it is the parents’ responsibility to advise their staff accordingly.    Thank you  for your  cooperation.   We are  looking  forward  to another successful semester at International School Manila.  Regards, MICHAEL FLYNN Director for Operations & Security    

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FROM COMMUNICATIONS & ADVANCEMENT OFFICE:  

Withdrawal Procedure  for Students Leaving ISM 

  For  those  students  who  will  be  withdrawing  from International  School  Manila  this  year,  the  following procedure applies:   Parents are obliged to inform the School officially through a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM, before the second Friday  of May,  if  their  children will  not  be  returning  to ISM.     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  Notification  Form  can  be  obtained  from the  Admissions  Office  or  directly  from  the  ISM  website www.ismanila.org  under  Admissions  >  Re‐Enrollment  & Withdrawal > Withdrawal     STEP  1: Return  the Withdrawal  Notification  Form  to  the Admissions  Office  or  scanned  and  e‐mailed  as  an attachment to admissions@ismanila.org .   

Upon  receipt  of  the Withdrawal Notification  Form  by the Admissions Office, a copy will be  forwarded to the appropriate  School  Office  and  the  Finance  Office  for their action. 

The  School  Office,  upon  receipt  of  the  Withdrawal Notification  Form,  will  initiate  the  student  clearance procedure  which  requires  a  Middle  or  High  School student  to have  the  Student Clearance  Slip  signed by the  indicated  teachers  and  offices  for  clearance.   For Elementary students, the Elementary Office will handle the withdrawal clearance. 

Note  that  school  transcripts  and  records  will  be available  from  the  particular  school  office approximately fifteen working days after the child’s last day  of  attendance  at  ISM.   Please  coordinate  directly with  the particular School Office  if you  require other arrangements. 

   

  STEP  2:   If  required,  and  when  completed,  the  Student Clearance Slip must be taken to the Cashier’s Office.  Only after  the  Cashier  has  received  and  signed  the  completed clearance  form will  the child’s  transcript or school  records be  released  from  the  Elementary, Middle  or  High  School Office.   Please  note  that  one  copy  of  the  transcript  is provided  free of charge, additional copies cost P100 each, payable  at  the  Cashier’s  Office  before  release.   Please coordinate directly with the particular School Office if you require more than one copy of school records.  STEP 3:  In order to receive your Facilities Upgrade Deposit or  FUD  (formerly  the  Special  Project Deposit)  refund,  the following  must  be  submitted  to  the  Cashier’s  Office:        1) Signed Student Clearance Slip 2) Signed Facilities Upgrade Deposit Certificate  Please note that the FUD refund will not be released before your child’s last day of school and may take up to thirty (30) days.  Only  the  person whose  name  appears  on  the  FUD Certificate  may  claim  the  refund  at  the  Cashier’s Office.Please  call  the  Cashier  at  840‐8506  if  you  have questions regarding your FUD Certificate.   Please  allow  the  withdrawal  process  to  go  smoothly  by starting  the  process  early.   Thank  you  for  your  help  and understanding.   If you will be withdrawing before the end of the school year and wish  to  receive your  child’s YEARBOOK please  submit the  appropriate  form  to  the  School Office.  The  forms  are available through the web site: Admission > Re‐Enrollment & Withdrawal>Withdrawal   

1. Elementary School Yearbook:  ALAALA 2. Middle School Yearbook:  SALINLAHI 3. High School Yearbook:  KAWAYAN 

    Sincerely,   Stephanie H. Hagedorn Director of Admissions & Advancement                                 admissions@ismanila.org                                                                  

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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE LEARNING COORDINATOR: