issue no. 13 (week of november 08 to 12)

8/8/2019 Issue No. 13 (Week of November 08 to 12)

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Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Dear Parents:

We hope that everyone had a restful holiday. As we head into the final six weeks of

the first semester, please talk to your child about ways to stay focused and manage

assignments. If a concern arises, encourage your child to take initiative for his/her

own learning and see a teacher for assistance. Progress reports for students with a

C- or Developing equivalent will be distributed during the week of November 15.

As you may well be aware, ISM is celebrating its 90th anniversary. We hope to see

you at either the performance by comedian Rex Navarette on Thursday, November

11 or at the Gala Night on Friday, November 12. Both events will be celebrations of

ISM Sharing a History, Creating a Future.

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

From the Middle School Office

ISSUE # 13

WEEKOF NOV. 08 TO 12, 2010

Middle School

MIDDLE SCHOOL

November 12 - Progress Reports

November 26 - Grade Update

December 10 - Grade Update

PowerSchool Grade UpdateUpcoming Events

November 10 MS Academic Bowl

11 MS PTA Liaison Meeting (8:00 A.M., MS Conference Rm.)

13 K-12 Dance Recital

16 Activity Period (1:20 P.M.)

18 to 22 MS ISTA

23 MS Faculty Meeting (3:00 P.M., TBA)

25 MS Concert (5:30 P.M., FAT)

29 School Holiday (Bonifacio Day)


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M IDDLE SCHOOL FRIDAY BULLETIN PAGE 3

Nederlandse Taal en Cultuur

Vind je het leuk als je kinderen de kans krijgen om op een leuke en educatieve manier

bezig te zijn met de Nederlands Taal en Cultuur?

Wij zijn op zoek naar gezinnen die met ons een Nederlandse naschoolse activiteit willen

starten op ISM.

Als er genoeg belangstelling is kan dit worden uitgebreid naar een officile NTC school.

www.stichtingnob.nl

Wij zoeken ook enthousiaste en/of gekwalificeerd mensen die ons daar mee kunnen

helpen.

We horen graag van je voor 19 November!

Dutch Language and Culture

Would you like your kids to get a chance to learn Dutch Language and Culture in a

Creative and Educational way?

We are looking for Dutch & Belgium Families interested to start a Dutch Language and

Culture After School Activity at ISM.

If there is enough interest it could be expanded to an official NTC school.

www.stichtingnob.nl

We are also looking for enthusiastic and/or qualified people to help us.

We like to hear from you before November 19!

Virginie Vlaminck: 0917 447 2293 ([email protected])

Nelleke Zuiderwijk: 0915 324 0192 ([email protected])

Dutch School Initiative


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NOVEMBER IS A BUSY SWIMMING MONTH,

SWIMATHON

This Saturday, November 6

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is Sailfish SwimathonBring a plate of food to share with your team mates.

Dont forget every swimmer must have a person counting for them.

AGE GROUPS

Session One Elementary School Registration 2:15 -Swim 2:30-3:30-Eat 3:30

Session Two Middle School Registration 3:15 -Swim 3:30-4:30-Eat 4:30

Session Three ISM Adult Community Registration 4:15 -Swim 4:30-5:30

Session Four High School Eat 4:45 -Registration 5:15 Swim 5:30-7:30

(Pledge Form is available in the Pool Office)

No need to enter, show up on the day.

BRENT MEET

Saturday, 13th November Brent Meet

Morning Only.

Enter through blog page HERE - http://sailfish.ism-online.org/sign-up-forms/brent-meet-november/

AGE GROUPS Two age groups only.

GRADE SCHOOL - One age group ES and MS all together

HIGH SCHOOL One age group

COST 220 PESOS

BUS LEAVES 6:30 A.M.

ENTRIES CLOSE THIS FRIDAY, 6TH NOVEMBER.

ISM RELAY MEET

Saturday, 20th November 7:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M. (approx)

Relay Only Meet, in ISM, ISM and Other Schools will be coming.

Enter through the Sailfish Web site. HERE. http://sailfish.ism-online.org/sign-up-forms/ism-relay-meet-swimmer-sign-

up/

DISTANCE TIME TRIALS

December 3rd, Friday, 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. (High School Only), December 4 th, Saturday, 8:00 - 10:00 A.M. (Varsity & Sailfish)

in ISM only ISM Students.

High School and Sailfish Swimmers

200-800m Events Only

Entry form will be available next week.

TIME TRIALS DECEMBER

Monday, 13th December, 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.

All Varsity and Sailfish Swimmers.

ENTRY Entry form will be available later.

SWIM SUIT UPDATESwim Suits, next week, will keep you updated on exact day.

Andy Astfalck

Head Coach

ISM Swimming

ISM Swimming Blog

http://sailfish.ism-online.org

Sailfish & Varsity Swimming News


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GAME SCHEDULE INFORMATION:

Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found by going to the GAME

SCHEDULE tab on the ATAC page of the ISM website. You can also access this information via theES/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 information of where

and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Access to the game schedule page is also available via the

ATAC blog. Click on the Bearcat logo to be directed to the game schedule page. http://atac.ism-

online.org

ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER: (for ALL match/schedule details check game sched-

ule page as above)

Sailfish Swimathon - November 6

Basketball and Rugby season opener vs. Brent in ISM - November 12

Touch season opener vs. Brent in Brent - November 13

ISTA Tennis Season starts for MS/HS teams from November 13

Swim meet in Brent - November 13

PRADA Table Tennis/Chess in ISM November 13

Nov 18-21 weekend:

IASAS Golf exchange in Bangkok - November 18-21

Touch Championships in Singapore - November 19-21

Rugby exchange in Jakarta - November 19-21

Tennis exchange in ISM (SAS/JIS are coming and housing placements are needed-HS tennis teams need to

house for this exchange. Please get forms in asap or collect from ATAC office) - November 19-20

Swim Meet in ISM - November 20

GRADE 9/10 EXAM WEEK - November 24-26 (Note no practice for 9/10 graders (Tues 23rd, 24th and 25th)

players resume practice Friday, November 26th!

Varsity Basketball Tournament in ISM November 26/27

Rugby and Touch - December 4

Last Day of School for 2010 - December 15th Noon dismissal

BEARCAT DEN:

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30 A.M. 1:00 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M.

Please note after the October Break the den will be opening on Tuesday and

Thursday afternoons as well from 2:30 - 4:00 P.M. Thanks to all our great volunteers.

From the Athletics and Activities Office


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ISTA DRAMA FESTIVAL: UPDATE: We still require 5 placements for the ISTA Drama housing..see below fordetails.ISM is excited to be hosting this years ISTA Middle School Theatre Festival! The International Schools Theatre Associa-tion (ISTA) facilitates two MS festivals each year in Asia, which provide an amazing opportunity for international stu-

dents from around the world to engage in new theatrical experiences and to develop skills that will deepen their pas-sion for performance. As a school, ISM has been a proud supporter and participator of ISTA, and we now have the op-portunity to give the participants an experience they will never forget! We will be hosting the first ever Musical Thea-tre ISTA festival, and we are very excited about welcoming other international students to the Philippines and to ourwonderful school.

The ISM ISTA Festival will take place November 19-21 (Friday to Sunday), and will involve as many as 100 students fromother countries, as well as our own ISM participants. As with any event, the whole ISM community has the opportunityto get involved in this Middle School event. The most significant way for the ISM community to get involved is to pro-vide housing for the visiting students. If you are able to host some students, you may contact the ATAC Office and/orthe Fine Arts Office at [email protected] and/or [email protected] . Most guests will arrive on November 18thand will depart on either November 21st or 22nd. If you would like to help out with organization or facilitation duringthe ISTA Festival, you may also contact Vicki Close in the Fine Arts Office ([email protected]) for more details on howyou can help.

More information about ISTA can be found at http://www.ista.co.uk/

We look forward to this fantastic event, and this excellent opportunity for ISM to show Manila proud!

Vicki Close John Mulhall Mark PekinPerforming Arts Director MS Drama Faculty ATAC Director

ISTA Drama Festival Update


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