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SCHOOL HOLIDAY 

December 14 to January 1 

MS SPORTS DAY 

Thursday, December 10 

K-12 DANCE RECITAL 

Saturday, December 5 

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Aer-School Acvies

 

MS Service Learning

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Athlecs & Acvies  3 

MS Art Show 

MIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOL 

ISSUE # 14 

SY 2015–2016 

WEEK OF: 

NOVEMBER 23 to 27 

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Friday BulletinInside this issue: 

NOVEMBER—JANUARY: 

MS Upcoming Events: 

ALL BANDS’ CONCERT 

Tuesday, December 1 

ART EXHIBIT 

November 23 to 29 

ALL STRINGS’ CONCERT 

Monday, November 23 

MS PARENT COFFEE 

Tuesday, November 24 

ALL CHOIRS’ CONCERT 

Wednesday, November 25 

NATIONAL HOLIDAY 

Monday, November 30 

Dear Parents, 

We live in an ever-connected world where all of us, including our children, have immediate access to infor-

maon. Pre-teens and teens, have a developmental need to be connected to the world they live in and a

desire to be constantly in touch due to the “fear of missing out.” As many pre-teens and teens have their own

devices, they tend to be connected long aer the school day has ended. This never-ending stream of infor-

maon appears in social media, videos, blogs, images, newsfeeds and websites and not all of the content has

been designed with the developmental needs of children in mind. This shi in how we access informaon

means that parents, or another trusted adult, are not always around to oer support when our kids read

disturbing news-related informaon.

At mes, many adults can struggle to process the devastang news stories that are reported 24/7. Some

adults can feel overly alarmed, depressed and worried about the state of the world in which we live. The

emoonal reacons that we go through as adults are oen mirrored in our children. The signicant dier-

ence, however, is that many pre-teens and teens do not have the ability to frame such events in context and

they are less equipped to discern whether the source of informaon is credible. This can oen lead to chil-

dren processing current events long aer the event is over. 

This week, as a front-loading acvity for the upcoming MS Parent Coee on Teens and Technology, we would

like to share an insighul arcle from Common Sense Media that oers guidance to parents about how to

explain the news to children. We hope you nd it useful. 

DATES TO REMEMBER: 

Fri. Nov 20 = MAP Student Progress Reports go home in a sealed envelope.  

Mon. Nov 23 to Sat. Dec 5th = MS Art Show. The Opening is on the 23rd (15:00) FAT. 

Mon. Nov 23 = All Strings concert MS and HS (17:30) FAT.  

Tues. Nov 24 = MS Parent Coee - Teens and Technology (07:45) LT. 

Wed. Nov 25 = All Choirs concert MS and HS (17:30) FAT. 

Mon. Nov 30 = HOLIDAY - no school! 

Tues. Dec 1 = All Bands concert MS and HS (17:30) FAT.   Sat. Dec 5 = K -12 AFAC Dance recital (15:00) FAT  

Thurs. Dec 10 = MS Sports Day  

Fri. Dec 11 = Last day of the semester - early release at 12:00. 

Tues. Jan 5 = Return to school. 

Wed. Jan 20 = Semester reports open up for parent access. 

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Tesng: 

Today you should have received your child’s MAP Student Progress Report (SPR). If your child has yet to share

this envelope with you, please give them a gentle reminder! Parents whose child/children arrived at ISM aer

the MAP tesng window opened (beginning of October) will not receive MAP data at this me.

MS Parent Coee: 

The semester 1 MS Parent Coee will take place on Tuesday, November 24th from 07:45 - 09:00. This event

will take place in the Lile Theater and will revolve around Teens and Technology. The coee is for all MS

 parents and aendees will: 

Learn more about the Middle School’s philosophy in regards to technology.  

Gain a deeper understanding into the educaonal literature pertaining to pre -teens/teens and their use

of and interacon with technology.  

Reect upon the extent to which their own beliefs about teens and technology are aligned with research.  

Brainstorm soluons to some of the challenging issues related to teens and technology.  

Listen to insights and ideas from MS students about how teens perceive technology.  

Walk away with key resources to help guide and support parents as they navigate this complex maer.  

NEED TO KNOW:

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MS ART SHOWOPENING ON

MONDAY

AT 3:00 P.M. in the FAT! Support

this wonderful art show and your

fellow middleschoolers!

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MS Sports Day: 

On Thursday 10th December the Middle School students will celebrate Sports Day. On this day, all MS students are o schedule and will parcipate in an

inclusive day for all, focussed on acve parcipaon and sportsmanship. Students will have the opportunity to showcase their growing skill development in

PE, Aer School Acvies and ATAC sports. Students will take part in a mixture of compeve and noncompeve acvies in the morning in a wide variety

of school venues. In the aernoon the whole of the Middle School will be doing fun water -based games on the high school eld.  

Feel free to come along and support your child/children! A full schedule will be posted on the Acvies Blog nearer the date. 

Kind Regards, 

Rachel Harrington, Middle School Principal  

 Amanda Pekin, Middle School Assistant Principal  

NICE TO KNOW:

A Gentle Reminder

to all Parents:

On days when your child needs to be ab-

sent from school, we ask that a parent

inform the Middle School Oce before7:30 A.M. via phone at

840-8550 / 553 

or via email at

ms@ismanila.org 

It is the responsibility of your child to

communicate with their teacher when

they return to school to make up for

work missed as a

result of any absences. 

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October 1

PCF

November 7

La Mesa

Watershed

CCV

November 14

Tzu Chi

Foundation

November 21

CRIBS

Foundation

Papaya Academy

December 5

Love2Learn

November 17 to 20, 2015 

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Rock of Ages, Thank you! 

We would like to thank everyone who supported

Rock of Ages and made it a success! Especially toour Filipino scholars and their families, facul-ty, parents and PCA who graced the evening withtheir presence. This event would not have beenpossible without the help of Stephanie Dodd, theNational Art Honors Society and the MamSirsnamely Ringo Dingrando, Keith Bailey, Erik Rich-ardson, Robbie Smith and Holly Walker. 

 A special thank you to our Rock of Ages Sponsorsfor our great line up of raffle prizes! 

 All proceeds of Rock of Ages support the VickySyCip Herrera Philippine Scholarship for a trulydeserving Filipino student to attend ISM. For moreinformation on the Philippine Scholarship, pleasevisit this LINK. 

Mark your calendars, folks!  The ISM Parent Community As-sociation is bringing you an afternoon of wholesome familyfun!  Please join us onSaturday, November 28th, 2015 from1pm-4pm  for the  ES  CARNIVAL  at the ISM ElementarySchool Field.  There will be Inflatables,  Carnival  Games,Prince and Princess Shows, Zumba classes for the kids, craft

activities, and plenty of fun and entertainment. 

Food will beavailable for purchase from Malcom's Deli and NY Fries, aswell as baked goods from the USA Girl Scouts. 

Buy your tickets now at the Cashiers Office.   Tickets areP200/person and P300 on the day of the event. PCA Repre-sentatives will also be selling tickets from  November 23 to27 in front of the ES Office (7:00-8:00AM and1:30-2:30PM).

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