ES Parent Bulletin Vol#11 2014 Feb 17

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17 February 2014Elementary School Parent Bulletin

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From the Art Departmentrom the Art DepartmentTheESArtteamishavingaveryproducvestartto

theyear.Wewouldliketoaskforyoursupportin

donanganynewspapersormagazinesyouhaveat

homeaswellascentertubesfromtoiletssueand

kitchenpaperrolls.Thiswillbeusedforaspecialpro

ject!

Also,

if

you

have

any

old

shirts

or

t

shirts

that

younolongerusewewould reallyappreciatethem

touseasextrasmocksforparcularlymessypro

jects!

Thanks,

ES Art Team

From the Professional Learning Departmentrom the Professional Learning Department

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTFROM THE TEXTBOOK

CENTER

Refund for LOST, PAID and Returned Textbook/s

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PAYMENTS MADE FORLOST TEXTBOOKS WILL ONLY BE REFUNDED, IFTHE BOOK IS RETURNED WITHIN THE CURRENTSCHOOL YEAR OR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLYEAR, AT THE LATEST.

For questions, please [email protected] orcall 840-8517.Thank you.

From the Alumni Officerom the Alumni Office

Signupshortcut:hp://goo.gl/oOzXlV

Formoreinfoshortcut:hp://goo.gl/ReKqHc


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From the Admissions Advancement Officerom the Admissions Advancement OfficeUPDATEYOURCONTACTDETAILSTHROUGHTHEISMPARENTPORTAL

DearParents,

WearepleasedtoinformyouthatyourchildsPowerSchoolaccountmaybeaccessedthroughtheISM

ParentPortal.AsidefrombeingagatewaytoPowerSchool,theParentPortalalsoprovidesinformaonon

schoolevents,usefullinks,aswellaschildspecificacademicblogsandstudentporolios.Shouldyouneed

tomakeanychangestoyourcontactinformaon,visittheParentPortalandfollowthestepsbelow:

STEP1:GOTOwww.ismanila.org

Note:PowerSchoolopensinanewtab,allowing

userstoreturntotheParentPortalanyme.


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Note:Anemailnoficaonwillbesenttoyour

registeredemailaddressregardingthechangesmadeon

PowerSchool.

(Connuedfrompage4)From the Admissions Advancement Officerom the Admissions Advancement Office


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(Connuedfrompage5)From the Admissions Advancement Officerom the Admissions Advancement OfficeLeavingISM?

ForthosestudentsthatwillbewithdrawingfromInternaonalSchoolManilathisschoolyear(SY1314),thefollowingprocedure

applies:

ParentsareobligedtoofficiallyinformtheAdmissionsOfficeinwringthroughaWithdrawalNoficaonFormatleastfieen(15)

dayspriortoyourchildslastdayofschool.

Forthoseleavingattheendoftheschoolyear,youMUSTsubmitaWithdrawalNoficaonFormonorbeforeMay09,2014.

FailuretodosowillleadtoadeduconofUS$1,000fromtheFaciliesUpgradeDeposit(FUD)incompensaonforhavinghelda

spaceforthechildandthusprevenngtheSchoolfromofferingthatspacetoanotherchildpriortothesummerholidaybreak.

TheWithdrawalNoficaonFormcanbeobtainedfromtheAdmissionsOfficeordownloadedfromtheISMwebsitehere.Admis

sions>ReEnrollment&Withdrawal>Withdrawal

WehopethatyourchildhashadanenrichingstayatISMandwishyouandyourfamilytheverybestinthefuture.

Regards,

Stephanie HagedornDirector, Admissions & Advancement

From the Business Office: Treasury Departmentrom the Business Office: Treasury DepartmentDearISMParents,

InaccordancewiththerecentadvisorymadebyCibankN.A.Philippines,pleasebeinformedthatstarngJanuary01,2014,CITI

BANKUSDollarAccountchecksdrawnfromCibankN.A.PhilippineBranchwillnolongerbeclearedthroughCibankN.A.Agana

Guam.

Ineffect,CITIBANKchecksdepositedtoalocalbankorbankabroadwillbetreatedascolleconcheckswithclearingperiodofnot

lessthan45days.Thesaidcheckswillnolongerbeacceptableforoutrightcredittobothforeigncurrencydepositunit(FCDU)andPESOaccountunl thereceiptofcreditadvicefromCibankNAPhilippines.

Acolleconfeewillalsobeimposedbydepositorybanks(pleaseseechargesfromBPIandHSBCbelow).

BPIcharges1/4of1%foreveryPhp1.00orafraconthereofplusafixedpostagefeeofPhp6.50andminimumcharge

foroutwardbillsforcolleconisPhp100.00excludingpostagefee.

HSBCchargesUSD$3forcredittoUSDaccountandPhp100forcredittoPesoplusotheraddionalprocessingfeethatmaybe

chargedbythereceivingbank.

Foranyqueryonyourpayment,pleasecontactourTreasuryDepartment Cashiers(ElmerEsguerraandNerissaFelipe) 84085

12,forbilling (RhodaVilla8408522) orMarissaDulayat8408506

BelowisthecompleteadvisoryfromCibankN.A.Philippines.

IMPORTANTADVISORY:USDCheckClearingServices

PleasebeadvisedthateffecveJanuary01,2014,USDollarchecksissuedfromyourCibank,N.APhilippineBranchDollarCheck

ingAccountcannolongerbepresentedandclearedthroughCibank,N.A.Agana,Guam,U.S.A.underUSFederalReserveSys

tem. AllUSDollarAccountchecksdrawnfromCibankN.A.PhilippineBranch,whicharedepositedinalocalbankorinabank

abroad,willbetreatedasacolleconitembypresenngbank. Theclearingperiodwillthuschangefrom15daystoesmated45

daysdependingontheprocessofthepresenngbankoncolleconitems.

inaddion,beginningDecember15,2013,pleaserefrainfromissuinganyunusedexisngUSDollarCheckstoyourpayees.We

encourageyoutoorderanewsetofUSDollarcheckbooksforfutureuse.

ShouldyouhaveanyquesonspleasecontactCi Serviceat8026000.

ThankyourforbankingwithCITI.


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From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC OfficeWhatagreatIASASweekforISM,ourteamsandcoaches.5

medalsoutof8onofferinteamteamsportsalongwith5

bronzemedalsinswimmingand4newschoolswimmingrec

ords

broken.

Well

done

to

everyone

involved.

Results Overallmedaltally 2gold,1silverand2Bronzeteam

medals.

TennisboysandgirlswinGOLD(3peatforboysand4peat

forgirls)

BasketballgirlsSILVER,boysBRONZE

RugbyBoysBRONZE,GirlsTouch4th

SwimmingBoys5th,Girls6th

DaikiKuriyama200breastrokeBronzemedal

Boys(Lucas,

Sturla,

Daiki,

Jae

Woo)

and

Girls

(Ma

e,Luna,

Sophia,Sophia)4x100mmedleyrelayBronzemedals

Boys4x50mFreestylerelayBronzemedal(Steve,Ben,Avi,

Rom)

Boys4x100mfreestylerelayBronzemedal(Rom,Sturla,

Harry,JaeWoo)

2ndseasonsportsawardsareThursdayFeb20thMSawardsat

LT3:154pm,HSawardsatLohouse5:307:30pm

Theseason3tryoutshavenowconcludedandweareintoand

the3rdseasonpraccescheduleforMS/HSstudentsThesched

uleisnowpostedontheschedulespagesofthe(ATACblog)and

onnoceboardsaroundschool.

SaturdayCommunityTennisresumedlastweekFeb

15ththroughunltheendofMay.seetheflyerontheblog

fordatesanddetails.ThisisopentoISMcommunitymembers

only,outsideguestsarenotallowed.ContactCoachCzarinato

booklessonswithourISMTennisAcademycoacheshp://

atac.ismonline.org/atac/saturdaycommunitytennis/

THANKYOUISMCommunityforhousingourvisingswimmers

theyfeltverywelllookedaerandyoursupportisgreatlyap

preciated.

TheMSboysbasketballGoldteamplayedtheirleaguefinalvs

CSAlastweekandlosttoaverystrongCSAteam.Congratulaonsonagreatseasontoallplayersandcoachesandwelldone

forclaimingtherunnersuptrophythisyear.

OurMSBoysCandMSGirlsAandBtennisteamsplayedfinals

lastweekendalso.Theboyscamein3rdplace andtheA&B

girlsplayedeachotherinthefinalaerdispatchingtheiroppo

nentsinthemorningsemifinals.CongratualonstoMSGirls

Green(teamB)whowonaveryclosefinalovertheMSGirls

Goldteam.

NewfamiliespleasetakesomemetoperusetheATACblogas

thiswillhelporientateyouwiththewidevarietyofco

curricularprogramsISMoffers.

AgreatwaytostayintouchwiththeISMATACprogramisto

subscribeviaRSSfeedtotheATACblogandalsotofollowvia

twier(seetwierfeedonthebloghomepage)

EachMondayIwillposttheweekshappeningsandhighlight

importanteventsforstudentsandparentsinformaononthe

ATACblogandintheregularFridayparentbullens.

GAMESCHEDULEPDF:(accesstogamescheduleinformaon)

Informaonaboutallmidweek/weekendfixturesforISM

teamscanbefoundviatheATACblog.Pleasenotethegame

scheduledoeschangeoenduetoinvolvementwithmany

localschoolssopleasecheckthepageregularlytofindoutthe

latestinformaonofwhereandwhentheBearcatsteamsareplaying.ClickonschedulestabortheBearcatlogotobedi

rectedtothepowerschoolsecuresitehp://

powerschool.ismanila.org/public/

Youwillneedyourpowerschoolusernameandpasswordto

accessthegameschedulepdf.

BEARCATDEN:hp://atac.ismonline.org/bearcatden/

TheBearcatDenisopenforbusiness,pleasedropbytocheck

outtherangeofBearcatproducts.Wehaveagreatteamof

volunteerswhorunthedenandarealwayslookingformore

peopletohelpout.Ifyouareinterestedinjoiningafantasc

grouppleasecontactanyofourdenmembersduringdenopeninghoursorpleasecontactCarolynChingforde

[email protected]

newvolunteersandencourageparentsfromES/MStojoinour

group.TheBearcatdenisnowcallingforvolunteerstotakeon

PORs(posionsofresponsibility)fornextschoolyear1415)

assecretary,treasurer,volunteercoordinator,inventory/

merchandiseandsnackspurchasing.Ifyouareinteresteddrop

[email protected]

Mark PekinAthletic Director


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