ES Parent Bulletin Vol#16 2011 May 6

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06 May 2011Volume 16

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

MAY

11, 18,25

Student Late Start @ 8.30am

14 K-12 Dance Recital

23 AFAC Recital - Strings @ 3.30, AMR

24AFAC Recital - Choir and Wind Instruments

@ 3.30, AMR

JUNE

1, 8 Student Late Start @ 8.30am

3ES Parent BulletinLast Day of After School Activities

7 ES 2nd Semester Report Card Distribution

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Grade 4 Moving-On Ceremony @ 9-10am,Fine Arts Theatre

Early Student Release @ 12pmEnd of 2nd Semester

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Dear Elementary School Parents,

The ES Student Council have been working on preparinour final ES whole school assembly which will take placon May 20, 2011 from 8:00 - 9:00 in the Fine Arts Theatre. Parents are welcome to attend this assembly, however, please note, that seating is limited, and you mayneed to stand at the back or sit in the aisles as we haveall the ES children in the theater at this time. The Stu-dent Council have also planned a wear your pajamas tschool dress up day on May 20. Students do not needto wear their uniform on this day and can come dressedin their pajamas Mr. Rourke and Mr. Gillespie will bereading a bed time story at the assembly! This will be fun opportunity on this day for us to celebrate our whoES community. ES Student Council members will bespeaking to each class next week to advertise this even

Grade 4 students have continued discussing their transtion to Middle School. As part of the Ambassador Pro-gram, representatives from each Grade 4 class havebeen going to Middle School to collect information onthe similarities and differences between ES and MS totake back to their classes to share. This will be followeby each class taking part in a Middle School Tour andTalk experience, which will be happening during theweek of 16-20 May. Our Grade 4s will tour the MiddleSchool and spend time with the Guidance Counselors,asking questions and finding out more about what liesahead in their next school year. Teachers throughoutthe Elementary School, from Preschool to Grade 3, arealso talking with their students and preparing them fortheir transition to the next grade level. Students are visiting classes in the grade above and asking questions oolder students about what to expect next year.

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ISM 201112 CALENDAR

The updated calendar for schoo

year 20112012 is now available a

our website www.ismanila.or

under News and Calendar

Calendar of Events.

From the ES Administrationrom the ES Administration


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29 April 2011Elementary School Parent Bulletin

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CMC End-of-Year ScheduleThe year is fast drawing to a close and below is listedsome of the important dates concerning the CMC

(Library) resources.

May 24 This is the last day that anyone in theschool community can borrow items

from the CMC

May 25 All items that have been borrowed fromthe CMC need to be returned by this day

May 26 Patrons will receive notice of items thathave not been returned

If you are departing early, please ensure that all

items have been returned to the CMC beforeyou go.

If you have any questions about this

schedule or any items that may be

causing concern, please come

and talk with one of our

friendly CMC staff as early as

possible so that we can resolve

the issue.

From the CMCrom the CMC

From the Community Relations Officerom the Community Relations Office


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Dear ES and MS Parents,

We are very pleased to introduce you to a brand new

and exciting high school initiative developed by theHS Guidance Department in cooperation with the HSAdministration:

The Bearcathe Bearcathe BearcatSummer Internshipummer Internshipummer InternshipProgramrogramrogramWe are planning to develop a four day summerinternship in June 2011 for some of our sophomoreand junior high school students with variouscompanies in the Metro Manila area. However, inorder to make this work, we need reputablecompanies from a variety of industries to formpartnerships with us and take part.

As parents of our ES and MS students, you may own, be employed by, or know of a company interested insupporting this very worthwhile endeavor. We ask for your support in helping us develop potential internship

placements and subsequently, lasting positive relationships with companies in the Metro Manila area.

We ask that you take time to reflect on this important initiative and its value for our ISM community. If you are in aposition to take one or more of our students as an intern at your company, please see the attachments provided.The attachments explain our pilot internship program further, and include the company participation applicationneeded for interested organizations. Please keep in mind (for interested organizations), we would ideally like thecompany application filled out and email back to me by May 13.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Doug McQueenHS Grade 9/10 Guidance Counselor

From HS Guidancerom HS GuidanceOne important change for next year is that ECLC (Early

Childhood Learning Center) will now be called Kinder-garten. We are regularly asked what ECLC in factstands for, and while there is a history to why it wascalled that, we feel it is easier for everyone, includingnew families transitioning in, if the name is changed toKindergarten. Next school year we will have four sec-tions of Preschool which is a 2-year program for 3, 4and 5 year olds, five sections of Kindergarten, six sec-tions each of Grades 1, 2 and 3, and seven sections ofGrade 4. We are currently in the process of sectioningstudents for next year, and on the last day of school,June 9, sectioning cards will be available with informa-

tion on your childs class for the 2011-2012 school year.

We hope everyone has a great weekend!

Yours in Education,

Simon Gillespie Michael RourkeES Principal ES Assistant Principal

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Company Participation Introduction

International School ManilaBearcat Summer Internship Program 2011

Pilot Year

The High School Guidance Department at International School Manila (ISM) is very proud to introduce you to theBEARCAT SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM developed for our Sophomores and Juniors (Grade 10 and 11) forthis coming June 2011.

In order to complement the excellent academic instruction our students are receiving here at ISM, we feel the abilityfor selected young ISM men and women to gain some real world working experience is absolutely invaluable totheir high school journey of self-discovery. The vision and goal of the program is for a pool of our dedicated and mo-tivated students to be exposed to the specific responsibilities of a chosen profession, experience the day to day op-erations in a selected field, and learn the necessary transferable skills valued and sought after in employees by em-ployers.

For this first pilot run, we are hoping to place approximately 20 students in various internships from a variety of

fields in the Metro Manila area. Specific responsibilities for each internship will vary depending on the company/fieldand the internship developed by you, of course, but having said that, we are hoping that you could provide our stu-dents with an enriching placement experience that would include giving them various real world responsi-bilities (based on your needs and the abilities/desires of the intern) as well as job shadowing opportunitiesto experience your expertise (or anothers) at your place of work.

One other stipulation we ask of you (for obvious communication reasons) is that the immediate supervisor of theintern(s) be a fluent English speaker. In addition, we also ask that a representative from the companyattendour Internship Meet and Greet tentatively scheduled for June 1 from 4:00 to 6:00 at ISM (Details to followshortly). This is a great opportunity to meet with your intern(s) so you get to know each other and to clarify any ques-tions/concerns either party may have over coffee/juice and hors doeuves. This is also an invaluable learning experi-ence for our students to talk about themselves, their accomplishments, goals and aspirations in a semi-professionalsetting. We hope you can see the value in this for our students and take part.

If you are interested in providing a 4-day internship from June 13th

to June 16th

(for one or more of our students),please fill out the attached Internship Company Application and email it back to me at [email protected] Friday May 13 at 12:00pm.

Keep in mind that while we are requesting intern placements for a period of only 4 days, the ability to keep anintern for an extended period of time over the summer is possible, but it is something that would be negotiatedbetween you and the intern(s). The extended placement would fall outside of the responsibility of our high school.Youll notice the attached company application allows you to indicate either preference.

Also, please understand, especially as this is a pilot year, the ability for us to place an appropriate student in yourparticular company will depend on the overall demand by students and the number of internships supplied by com-panies. We would inform you by Tuesday May 24

thif a placement could or could not be arranged. If you have

any questions in the future, don't hesitate to contact me. I would be happy to explain our vision further.

I truly look forward to working with you in providing a memorable experience for one (or more) of our students.

Sincerely,

Doug McQueenHS Guidance Counselor

Bearcat Summer Internship Coordinator


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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Re-Enrollment for SY 2011-12

REMINDER: Re-Enrollment information for RETURNING STUDENTS for SY2011-12

Re-Enrollment requirements for all returning students will include, minimally,submission of an updated Health Form or Physical Form (depending on grade level) tothe Clinic for a Clearance Signature and a Clearance Signature from the CashiersOffice on the Re-Enrollment Form.

The Re-Enrollment Form and other requested forms for each re-enrolling student willbe available by the beginning of April online from our website under Admission and Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal or at the Admission Office during office hours (Monday toFriday; 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Parents may pick up a set of Re-Enrollment Formspersonally or your child can come to the Admission Office and get the forms. If you would like to have your

driver or househelp pick up the forms, please give them a letter of authorization to collect the Re-Enrollment Forms for your child/children.

REMINDER: For STUDENTS NOT RETURNING next school year(Does not apply to graduating seniors)

If your child(ren) will not be returning to ISM for the 2011-12 school year, please inform the AdmissionOffice as soon as possible if you have not already done so. Parents are obliged to officially inform theSchool in writing on a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM, before the second Friday of May, if theirchildren will be withdrawn. Failure to do so will lead to a deduction of US$1,000 from the FacilitiesUpgrade Deposit (FUD), in compensation for having held a space for the child and thus preventing the Schoolfrom offering that space to another child prior to the summer holiday break. The Withdrawal Notification

Form can be obtained from the Admission Office or from the ISM website under the Admission tab and thenclick on Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal.

We currently have very few families indicating that they will not be returning and consequently there are anever growing number of applicants in a WAITPOOL for possible openings. This is causing great distress andanxiety in those families (and in the Admission Office). If you are sure that your child will be leaving ISM,please submit a Withdrawal Notification Form. This will be a great help for our planning and to the manyfamilies waiting to be admitted to the school. Thank you.

Regards,

Gary W. JeromeDirector of AdmissionInternational School ManilaP.O. Box 1256 MCPO, 1255 Makati City, PhilippinesE-mail: [email protected]: www.ismanila.orgPhone: (63-2) 840-8488 or 840-8601Fax: (63-2) 840-8489

From the Admission Officerom the Admission Office


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From the Business Officerom the Business OfficeSCHOOL FEES and PAYMENT SCHEDULES

School Year 20112012

Please KEEP THIS COPY AS A REMINDER regarding DUE DATES for the settlement of your account

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND TAKE NOTE OF THE CHANGES.

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First Semester Second SemesterPeriod Covered 1st Quarter 4 Aug. to 7 Oct. 3rd Quarter 9 Jan. to 16 Mar.

2nd Quarter 10 Oct. to 15 Dec. 4th Quarter 19 Mar. to 31 May

Tuition Due Date

7 July 2011

8 December 2011

Basic Fees1. Tuition Fee

ANNUAL FEE SEMESTER FEEUS Dollar and Phil. Peso US Dollar and Phil. Peso

PreSchool 3 $4,380 and PhP 142,200 $2,190 and PhP 71,100PreSchool 4 $5,860 and PhP 189,600 $2,930 and PhP 94,800Elementary School (Kindergarten Grade 4) $9,280 and PhP 297,000 $4,640 and PhP 148,500Middle School (Grades 5 8) $10,140 and PhP 325,500 $5,070 and PhP 162,750High School (Grades 9 10) $10,780 and PhP 347,000 $5,390 and PhP 173,500High School (Grades 11 12) $12,060 and PhP 387,400 $6,030 and PhP 193,700

2. Matriculation Fee US$ $3,000

3. Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD) US$ $5,000

4. Application Fee US$ $200


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FEES POLICIES

1. Tuition Fees: Payable in advance for the whole year or per semester. Quarterly payments can also be arranged

but have an additional charge of US$100 per quarter. For quarterly payments, postdated checks are required

to be submitted at the time of enrollment. The USD portion should be paid in US dollars and the PhP portion

should be paid in Philippine pesos to eliminate conversion costs. Payments that are not in the prescribed cur

rency will be converted as appropriate based on the school exchange rate, which includes a markup to cover

the currency conversion costs.

2. Only the Tuition Fees may be paid by the semester or quarter. All other fees must be paid in full on the due

date. An additional one per cent (1%) surcharge per month is added on all school fees that remain unpaid after

the due dates.

3. Matriculation Fee: For all NEW students enteringGrades Kindergarten and above; is required to hold a place,

and should be paid in full upon acceptance. Refund of the matriculation fee will only be made in case of can

cellation of the application or acceptance, or the child does not physically enroll. Students who have paid this

fee, withdraw and subsequently return to the School are covered by the following guidelines (based on with

drawal date) :

3.1 If a student is withdrawn for 0 12 months, no matriculation fee shall be paid upon reenrollment.

3.2 If a student is withdrawn for more than 12 months up to 24 months, 50% of the matriculation fee shallbe paid upon reenrollment

3.3 If a student is withdrawn for more than 24 months, full matriculation fee shall be paid upon re

enrollment.

4. Facilities Upgrade Deposit: For all NEW students entering Grades Kindergarten and above; should be paid in

full upon acceptance. A certificate of deposit will be issued to confirm payment of the FUD. The FUD is FULLY

refundable upon receipt of a written request and return of the duly endorsed Certificate of Deposit, when the

student withdraws from the School with proper clearance.

Additional Tuition Fees If applicable US Dollar1. English as a Second Language (ESL) Fee

Year 1Year 2

$2,500$1,500

per yearper year

2. Learning Support Services (LSS) FeeLevel 1 SupportLevel 2 SupportLevel 3 Support

$1,250$3,000$5,000

per yearper yearper year

Miscellaneous Fees

1. Extra Car Sticker (first Car Sticker free) PhP 100 per sticker

2. ID (initial student, 2parent, 1driver, 1househelp ID free) PhP 100 per piece

3. Musical Instrument Rental US$ 120 per instrument


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5. Application Fee: For all NEW students; should be paid in full upon submission of application. This is non

refundable and nontransferable.

6. For NEWPRESCHOOL students,a $1,000 nonrefundable, nontransferable reservation fee, deductible from

the annual tuition fee due, must be paid upon acceptance to guarantee the place in the preschool program for

the SY 201112. The tuition and all other fees must be paid prior to the student starting class. If the expected

enrollment date is deferred to beyond the beginning of the new school year, then all school fees must be fully

paid prior to the beginning of the new school year to guarantee and hold the seat.

7. Refund of school fees in case of student withdrawal will not be prorated for part of a quarter, regardless of the

number of days attended.

8. A reenrollment deposit payment is not required to reserve a space at the School for SY201112. However,

parents are obligated to inform the School in writing, before the second Friday of May 2011 if their children

will withdraw at the end of the academic year 201011. There is a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM for

such purpose and this must be submitted to the Admissions Office before the second Friday of May of each

school year. 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.

9. Please take note that the School shall take action to suspend the students right to attend classes and other

school activities for those students whose school fees remain unpaid by end of August for the first semester,

and end of January for the second semester. It shall likewise suspend the students right to receive report

cards or transcript of records while the students account remains unpaid. Moreover, this may result in forfei

ture of the students place or reservation for the next school year.

10. For check payments, overthecounter bank payments and wire transfers, kindly indicate the STUDENTS NAME

AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. Please provide the School with a copy of the deposit slip or bank advice, where

applicable, for prompt credit to the students account. Following are the bank options:

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP.

Account Name : International School Manila

Account No. : US$ S/A069004984130

PhP S/A 068014950040

Bank Address : Fort Bonifacio Branch, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Swift Code : HSBCPHMM

CITIBANK N.A.

Account Name : International School ManilaAccount No. : US$ C/A 0756342029

PhP C/A0756342002

Bank Address : Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Philippines

Swift Code : CITIPHMX


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BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Account Name : International School Manila

Account No. : US$ S/A3074024148

PhP S/A 3073373025

Bank Address : BelAir Polaris Branch, Makati City, Philippines

Swift Code : BOPIPHMM

11. All School fee money transactions at the ISM campus are done at the Cashiers window, Business Office

area.

12. Checks will no longer be accepted from those who have issued CHECKS DISHONORED by banks for insufficient

funds, closed accounts, and other reasons. Likewise, peso checks will no longer be accepted after the second

Friday of May and US$ checks drawn from US banks will no longer be accepted after the second Friday of April

for each school year.

13. ProRating Fees: Most students attend ISM for the entire school year. There are, however, new students who

enter ISM after the start of a school year. For NEW students ENTERING ISM after the start of a semester, the

Tuition Fee is prorated as follows:

First Semester:

First Quarter:

Students entering August 5, 2011 up to September 8, 2011, Full semester tuition is charged

Students enteringSeptember 9, 2011 up to October 7, 2011, TwoThirds semester tuition is charged

Second Quarter:

Students enteringOctober 10, 2011 up to November 18, 2011, One

Half semester tuition is chargedStudents entering November 21, 2011 up to December 15, 2011, OneThird semester tuition is charged

Second Semester:

Third Quarter:

Students enteringJanuary 9, 2012 up to February 10, 2012, Full semester tuition is charged

Students enteringFebruary 13, 2012 up to March 16, 2012, TwoThirds semester tuition is charged

Fourth Quarter:

Students enteringMarch 19, 2012 up to April 27, 2012, OneHalf semester tuition is charged

Students enteringApril 30, 2012 up to May 31, 2012, One

Third semester tuition is charged

These policies may be revised at any time during the school year, at the discretion of the Board of Trustees and the

School Administration.

Concessionaire fees such as bus and canteen fees can be arranged directly with the thirdparty providers.

Please contact the Business Office if you have any question on the School Fees and Payment Schedules.



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11-12 school year. Dont forget the IASAS 30th Anniversary willtake place this coming October with a huge celebration at SASwith all first season sports taking place in Singapore.

Best wishes this weekend to our Bearcat Gymnastics Team

who will travel to Singapore for the SACAS Meet and for ourMixed Touch team who will travel to Jakarta this weekend alsoto compete in their season ending Touch exchange.

GAME SCHEDULE PDFGAME SCHEDULE PDF

Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISMteams can be found via the ATAC blog. You can also accessthis information via the ES/MS/HS divisional web pages. Pleasenote the game schedule does change often due toinvolvement with many local schools so please check the pageregularly to find out the latest information of where and whenthe Bearcats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or theBearcat logo to be directed to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will need your power

school user name and password to access the game schedulepdf now located in power school

ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATESATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES

May 6th HS 3rd Season Sports Awards 5:30pm

Mark PekinDirector of Athletics/ActivitiesInternational School ManilaE-mail: [email protected]

ISM Website:http://www.ismanila.org/ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/

IASAS 3IASAS 3rdrd

Season Report:Season Report:

ISM Bearcats had a great 3rd season to conclude the schoolIASAS year of events. Here at ISM we proudly hosted theBadminton tournament and received fantastic support from our

school community with full gyms and plenty of cheering fans tosupport the high level of Badminton on display from all teams.ISM Badminton teams played well against tough opposition withthe boys team placing 4th and the girls team taking out theBronze medal this year. A great effort on home turf for ourteams and the ISM girls also won the sportsmanship award.

Our Softball teams played magnificently in Jakarta to capturethe Gold medal in both the boys and girls competition. This wasthe first time the ISM boys team has won the IASAS Softballtitle and for the girls the last victory was way back in 1988. Todo it both in the same year is incredible and the school isextremely proud of all the players and coaches.

Track at Bangkok was a tough event for all participants with

temperatures over 40 degrees to endure on the first couple ofdays. ISM boys finished in 4th place overall and the girls tookhome the Bronze medal at this years Track championships. ISMathletes achieved quite a number of personal bests with schoolrecords broken at this meet along with a new IASAS record byPrerna Bhargava in the girls 1500m event with a time of4.56.27.

ISM Track and Field medals:

Gold Medals:Smirti Sridhar: 100m, 200m, 400m, Long JumpPrerna Bhargava: 3000m, 1500mEnzo Razon: 400m

Silver Medals:Girls 4 by 800m relayGirls Medley RelayEnzo Razon: 200mJP Campos: 3000m

Bronze Medals:Prerna Bhargava: 800mGirls 4 by 400m relayJulia Saubier: DiscusKatrina Gavino: JavelinZane Kansil: 400m HurdlesBoys 4 by 800m relayBoys Medley relaySteven Kolkma: High Jump and Triple Jump

IASAS 3rd Season sports awards is Friday May 6th at HSGym starting at 5:30pm - dress to impress!

A big thanks to all our host families for IASAS Badminton. Wecannot host these events without our communities support andthe Badminton athletes really enjoyed their visit to Manila forthe tournament.

Next years dates and IASAS Schedule can be found on theATAC Blog. ISM will host MUN in November 2011 and Rugby/Touch in February 2012. We look forward to these events in the

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

Mon, Wed and Fridays11:30am 1:00pm and 2:30pm 4:00pm.

Tues and Thurs afternoons from 2:30-4pm. Thanks to allour great volunteers. If you are interested in joining our

group of volunteers in the Bearcat Den please contact ourBCD volunteers coordination Chantel([email protected]) or pop in to the Den near theHS Cafeteria and talk with one of our volunteers they will bevery happy to make you welcome.

PLEASE NOTE: Last day of den operations forthis school year is TUESDAY JUNE 7th. The Denvolunteers will be in hibernation from June 8th

until reopening day on Monday August 8th, 2011

From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC Office
http://www.ismanila.org/http://atac.ism-online.org/http://atac.ism-online.org/http://www.ismanila.org/


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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA

Athletics and Activities OfficeSPORTSPORTSCAMPSAMPS


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International School ManilaSUMMER SPORTS CAMP

The ISM Basketball, Soccer , Volleyball, Rugby and Badminton Sum-mer Sports Camps are open to ISM students only.

If you are interested in joining one or more of the camps pleasefill up form below and return to ATAC on or before April 22, 2011 for the May

Camp and May 27, 2011 for the June Camps.

As soon as we have reached the minimum amount of participants to run theprogram a formal permission slip will be sent to you through your child.

Permission Slip

Date: __________________________

Please reserve a slot for my child for this years 2011 Mini Sports Camps(Please check sport/s below)

MAY CAMP

____ Basketball ____ Badminton

JUNE CAMP

____ Basketball _____ Soccer ____ Badminton _____ Rugby ____ Volleyball

______________________________ _______ _____________________________Name of Student Grade Parents Name and Signature

______________________________ __________________________Parents Email Address Parents Mobile No.

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