MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 11
WEEK OF OCT. 18 TO 22, 2010

From the Middle School Office

Dear Parents:

Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs) will occur next week. On Monday, October 18 from 1:00 P.M. –
6:00 P.M. teachers will meet with parents and students with surnames A – K. On Tuesday, October
19 from 1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. conferences will take place with parents and students with surnames
L – Z. Please plan to attend PTCs and talk to the teachers about your child’s level of achievement.
If there are any questions about PTCs, please contact the MS Office at 840-8550 for clarification.

Since Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for the afternoon, students will be released early
at 12:00 noon on both days. Please make the necessary arrangements to have your child picked up
promptly at dismissal time.

From October 18 – 22, all students will be photographed for the Salinlahi, the Middle School
Yearbook. Please continue reading the parent bulletin for information regarding photo packages if
you are interested in purchasing one.

On Friday, October 22 the school will be celebrating Filipiniana. Included in the bulletin is a copy
of the letter from the Philippine Cultural Club with additional details. We hope you will support
the Philippine Cultural Club in their endeavor.

From October 25 – November 2 we will be on school holiday. The students and teachers have
earned a well deserved break. Classes resume on Wednesday, November 3. Have a relaxing
holiday!

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

Upcoming Events PowerSchool Grade Update

October 18 to 19 Parent Teacher Conferences - Early Student Release

18 to 21 MS Yearbook Photo Session October 21 - Grade Update
22 Filipiniana
25 to Nov. 02 School Holiday November 12 - Progress Reports
November 03 Classes Resume
09 MS Academic Bowl November 26 - Grade Update
11 MS PTA Liaison Meeting (8:00 A.M., MS Conference Rm.)
13 K-12 Dance Recital
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Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences

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Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences

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Grade 6 Letter to Parents regarding PTC

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From the Treasury Office

Dear Parents:

Due to the scheduled IT system maintenance work, we would like to inform you that the Cashier’s Office
will be closed on October 28 & 29,2010 and will resume work on November 02,2010. Please be guided
accordingly.

From the Clinic

During the past week we have noticed an increase in the number of children coming to the clinic with ‘pink
eye’ or conjunctivitis. At this point, there are only a hand full of cases in each of the schools but, from ex-
perience, we know that this illness can spread very quickly. We would like to remind parents that they
should not send their children to school if the white of the child’s eyes are looking pink or if there is any
itching, swelling or discharge from the eye.

They should take their children to their own pediatrician for diagnosis and treatment and should only let
the children return to school when the eyes are completely better or, preferably, when the doctor gives
them clearance. Please ask the children to come to the school clinic on return to school for our clearance
to return to class.

The school continues to clean all classrooms and common surfaces with a disinfectant solution at the end of
every school day. We do, however, rely on the assistance of parents to ensure that we keep the infection
rate down to an absolute minimum.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in our efforts to ensure the safety and well being of the
children.

Filipiniana
Filipiniana Day is fast approaching. It will be on Friday, October 22, 2010. Part of
the annual celebration is a parade.

Students who would like to join the parade should wear Filipiniana attire or the
Filipiniana shirt.

The Filipiniana Shirt will be available in the canteen at lunch time

or see coach Dassah Castro in the PE Office.

Updating Parent Contact Information

In order to best serve the ISM Parent Community it is essential that information be quickly disseminated
when necessary. For this reason, the accuracy of your contact details in our data base is of the utmost im-
portance. Please note that Parent Contact Information must be updated online by the parent. However sub-
mitted information will be screened for correct format and the parent may be called for clarification. To
make any changes or verification in contact information, please access one of your children’s data file via
the ISM website (www.ismanila.org) and then under Login, click on Powerschool Public Access and enter
your Username and Password.

On the page that opens, click on the Demographic Update icon for changing or updating demographic infor-
mation. Note that if there are siblings also enrolled in ISM, changes will automatically be made in the data
files of all other enrolled siblings in the same family at the same time.
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Middle School Yearbook Photo Shoot

The Photo Shoot is scheduled on October
18 to 21, 2010 in Room 1118.
• All students will be photographed re-
gardless of purchase.
• Each class will have a scheduled time
for the shoot during the week.
• Students must wear their school uniform during the
photo shoot.
• Order envelopes will be distributed to students the
week of October 11. Payments should be placed inside
the envelope and should be brought by the student on
the day of the shoot to be given directly to the photog-
rapher. No payment will be received by the teacher or
the MS office. You may contact the photographer di-
rectly for later orders/payments.
Photographer: Tino Ley
Mobile No.: 0922-8010215
Email: [email protected]
• Please use 1 envelope per student. Do not place orders
for two students in one envelope.

Middle School Service and Environmental Learning

NOVEMBER
♦ GK777 – Saturday Service, November 6th
♦ PAWS – Saturday Service, November 27th

Check out the MS Eco Blog to find out more about Service and Environmental Learning at- http://
ms-eco.ism-online.org/

Mrs. Barton.
[email protected]

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Letter from Philippine Cultural Club

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From the Athletics and Activities Office

IASAS 1st Season Championships Results:
Volleyball/Cross Country at Bangkok:
Girls Volleyball 4th
Boys Volleyball 5th
Cross Country
Girls 4th
Boys 6th
Soccer at Jakarta
Boys 4th
Girls 5th

The 1st Season Awards dinner is Thursday, October 21st at the HS Gym and celebrates the first season efforts of all HS
teams for Volleyball/Cross Country/Soccer. Dress is smart casual! Start time is 5:30 P.M.

2nd Season Sports are underway for MS/HS teams as of this week and local league matches will begin immediately after
the Oct break. Keep track of week day and weekend fixtures by using the game schedule page on the ATAC website…see
below for details

ATAC ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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 the ES/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 sched-
ule page. http://atac.ism-online.org

The will not be any MS/HS team practices next Monday/Tuesday 18/19th October due to MS/HS parent conferences
and the early dismissal at Noon. Practice schedule will resume from Wednesday, 20th October.

BEARCAT DEN:

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Please note after the Oc-
tober 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.

If you would like to join the Bearcat Den team of volunteers and contribute to school life with a fun group of people
please drop by the den to find out more or email Chantal Wanten [email protected] to have your name put
on the den roster.

RIFA SOCCER FESTIVAL:

A big congratulations to the Midgets C boys team and Coach Eric Galang who won the division championship in Ateneo
last Saturday in the RIFA Cumulative Festival. The team battled hard over all three festivals and acquitted themselves
very well in the finals to take out the 1st placed trophy by winning some close games that involved penalty shoot outs.
Well done.

Coach Popoy and Coach Alberts teams also made the finals and placed 3rd and 4th in division 2.
For the MS girls teams well done to the girls Born 99 team who placed 2nd in Division 2.
In the ACC Cup for Midgets B held in Alabang Country Club on October 2 Coach Rudy’s team
placed 2nd.

Our Aspirants HS team play this Saturday in Ateneo for 3rd place in the RIFA Aspirants Division
Finals. Best wishes to players and Coaches Selander/Bajada
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Sailfish & Varsity Swimming News

TRAINING REMINDER
♦ Monday, October 18 & Tuesday, October 19 – No Swimming for Middle and High School due to Parent Teacher
Conferences.
♦ Elementary School – Normal Training.
VARSITY SWIMMERS
♦ Tryouts are being conducted, Varsity Team will be finalized on Friday.
♦ Mandatory Training – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 3:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. (please don’t schedule other
activities at this time)
♦ Optional Extras Wednesday & Saturday am.
♦ Do you have a Varsity T-shirt designed yet? Submit design to ATAC Office.
♦ Enter Swim Meets through the Sailfish Blog - http://sailfish.ism-online.org/ Look for SIGN UP FORMS
SWIMATHON – Saturday, November 6th
♦ Did you receive your Swimathon Pledge Form? If not please e-mail and I will send it to you with your estimated
laps.
♦ This event is for ALL ISM Community, please encourage your friends and family to join in – Send them to here
for more information. http://sailfish.ism-online.org/meets/swimathon/
♦ Swimmers you must have an adult/guardian with you to count your laps. Swimmers who do not have a counter
will not be allowed to swim.
♦ Swimmers please bring a dish for your meal, ES/MS you are eating after you swim. HS you are eating before
you swim – HEALTHY FOOD please . Please refer to the Empty Calorie article on the blog. http://sailfish.ism-
online.org/2010/10/06/empty-calories/
CLUB TIME TRIALS – Wednesday, October 20
♦ The list of swimmers who have not entered is posted on the Pool Notice Board.
♦ All Sailfish swimmers are encouraged to swim, ISM swimmers are the only swimmers swimming, it’s a great way
to see how much you are improving
♦ To swim you must enter, (VARSITY it’s a compulsory meet for you) Enter HERE. http://sailfish.ism-
online.org/sign-up-forms/ism-club-time-trial-oct/
♦ Parents , we need you to help run the meet 22 people required Please sign up here. http://sailfish.ism-
online.org/sign-up-forms/time-trial-oct-parent-volunteer/ (It’s now working)
ISM RELAY MEET – Saturday, November 20
♦ The list of swimmers who have not entered is posted on the Pool Notice Board.
♦ This is going to be a fun event, no individual events, ONLY RELAYS.
♦ Morning/early afternoon Event, will be finished by 1:00 P.M.
♦ Teams from other schools will be attending.
♦ HOW TO ENTER, (VARSITY it’s a compulsory meet for you) Enter HERE. http://sailfish.ism-online.org/sign-up-
forms/ism-relay-meet-swimmer-sign-up/
♦ Parents will be running a BAKE SALE, Parents are requested to bring food/drinks that we can sell, your help to
man the table is also requested. http://sailfish.ism-online.org/sign-up-forms/ism-relay-meet-bake-sale/
ISM MANILA SPRING MEET – INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL – Saturday/Sunday 19th/20th February
♦ Sponsors – Anybody know of a company who wants to be a Corporate Sponsor of this event?
♦ 200-300 Swimmers confirmed from China, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and Australia.
EQUIPMENT
♦ Swim Caps are available for Php 300, to get one pay at the cashier and bring the receipt to coach Andy.
♦ Swim Suits – Are on their way, probably available after the October Break.
♦ Sailfish Shirts are her e and are being distributed this week.
PARENT MEETINGS
♦ Today we had 15 parents attend.
♦ Next meeting Wednesday, 10th November 8:45 A.M. ES cafeteria.

Andy Astfalck
Head Coach
ISM Swimming
ISM Swimming Blog
http://sailfish.ism-online.org
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ISTA Drama Festival

ISTA DRAMA FESTIVAL:
ISM is excited to be hosting this year’s ISTA Middle School Theatre Festival! The International
Schools Theatre Association (ISTA) facilitates two MS festivals each year in Asia, which provide an
amazing opportunity for international students from around the world to engage in new theatrical
experiences and to develop skills that will deepen their passion for performance. As a school, ISM
has been a proud supporter and participator of ISTA, and we now have the opportunity to give the
participants an experience they will never forget! We will be hosting the first ever Musical Theatre ISTA festival, and
we are very excited about welcoming other international students to the Philippines and to our wonderful school.

The ISM ISTA Festival will take place November 19-21 (Friday to Sunday), and will involve as many as 100 students from
other countries, as well as our own ISM participants. As with any event, the whole ISM community has the opportunity
to 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/or
the Fine Arts Office at [email protected] and/or [email protected] . Most guests will arrive on November 18th
and will depart on either November 21st or 22nd. If you would like to help out with organization or facilitation during
the ISTA Festival, you may also contact Vicki Close in the Fine Arts Office ([email protected]) for more details on how
you 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 Pekin

Performing Arts Director MS Drama Faculty ATAC Director
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