ES Parent Bulletin Vol#8 2014 Nov 21

21 November 2014 Volume 8

ES PARENT BULLETIN International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

NOV

26 Wednesday Morning Student Late Start , 8.30AM

28 2nd Quarter Assembly,8 - 9AM (FAT) AFAC Recitals, 3 - 5PM (LT)

DEC

3, 10 Wednesday Morning Student Late Start , 8.30AM

4 Grade 1 Concert - 8AM. LT Grade 2 Concert - 1PM. LT

5 Parent Bulletin

6 K-12 Dance Recital, 3 - 5PM (FAT)

11 First Semester Report Card Distribution

12 Early Student Release, @ 12NN Last Day of First Semester

From the ESESES Administration Disposi ons in Ac on This week I was on the field at break me, surrounded by Grade 2, 3 and 4 students as they played football (soccer). There was actually three games taking place at exactly the same me across various sec ons of the field, all overlapping, but seemingly co‐exis ng very happily. Out of the corner of my eye, I no ced a sliding tackle which probably was not as elegant as it should have been, which then resulted in a Grade 4 tumbling hard to the ground. In these situa ons, there is always the quandary as an adult as to what role we should play, and when. If we intervene straight away, we become the person who always solves any poten al problems and remove the opportunity for our students to start to work through these situa ons themselves, as invariably they will need to do as they get older and move into Middle and High school. If we don’t step in, we also can risk the situa on escala ng quickly into something poten ally more physical. This type of scenario confronts teachers daily, both inside and outside of our classrooms, as we strive to gradually release responsibility to our students, whilst always wan ng to set them up for success. So, I chose to wait, and watched from about fi een meters away, as invariably a crowd gathered around the fallen players and arms began to ges culate. A er much discussion, the fallen player hopped up, shook hands with the tackler, and democracy had decreed that a free kick be taken. The game restarted within a ma er of seconds. What

could have turned into something more, actually ended up providing an opportunity for our students to solve a real life issue themselves and demonstrate an increasing amount of independence. We have six disposi ons at ISM which infuse our teaching and learning on a daily basis. These are : self‐directed crea ve responsible balanced ethical caring We know these will never be assessed by any standardized test (such as our Measures of Academic Progress MAP test we have in Grades 3 and 4), nor should they be, but it is healthy to ques on, just what do these look like in real life for our students. Well for me, our students being able to self‐regulate and work through poten ally confronta onal situa ons, is a sign of these disposi ons in ac on.

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Learning with Mathema cs On Tuesday we hosted over hundred parents to a coffee morning focused on Mathema cs and in par cular, how we support our students’ understanding and efficiency with basic math facts. Basic math facts can be defined as:

Addi on and subtrac on to 20 (e.g.7 + 5)

Mul plica on and division within 100 (e.g. 8 x 7) At the end of the session we garnered some feedback about further informa on parents would like as we con nue to be in a conversa on about our mathema cs pedagogy. We are in the process of compiling this informa on and will be emailing this home in the near future. Please stay tuned for a follow up session on Wednesday 28th January.

Adam Campbell Elementary Principal


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ES AFAC ANNOUNCEMENTS


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ES AFAC ANNOUNCEMENTS


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Leaving ISM?

Please be reminded that parents are obliged to officially inform the School in wri ng through a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICA‐TION FORM if their children will not be returning for the 2nd Semester. Families are encouraged to submit the Withdrawal No fi‐ca on Form, sta ng the student's final date of a endance, immediately. For students who will be withdrawing at the end of the school year, forms must be submi ed on or before May 8. Failure to submit the form in a mely manner may lead to a deduc on of US$ 1,000 from the Facili es Upgrade Deposit (FUD), in compensa on for having held a space for your child, preven ng the School from offering that space to another candidate prior to the holiday break. The Withdrawal No fica on Form can be obtained from the Admissions Office or directly from the ISM website under Admission > Re‐Enrollment & Withdrawal >Withdrawals Please feel free to contact the Admissions office at 840.8601 for ques ons or clarifica ons.

Thank you,

Office of Admissions and Advancement

From the Office of Admissions and Advancement

Music TeamMusic Team PTA AnnouncementPTA Announcement


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From the ATAC Office 2nd season prac ce schedules are posted to the ATAC blog and on no ce boards around school. 2nd season sports for MS/HS are; Basketball, Rugby, Touch, Tennis and Swimming. 2nd season will run from Nov 3 un l Jan 28th, 2015.

This Friday/Saturday we host the ISM Basketball exchange with ISB/ISKL/JIS flying in to play. It should be a great weekend of hoops so come out and support our teams(see schedule below). Exchange weekend is also on for our ISM touch and swim teams as they travel to Singapore to compete.

Well done to all our Sailfish swimmers who par cipated in the Fall meet last Saturday. It was a shame we had a wet drizzly day but the racing was excel‐lent. Thanks to all the parents and coaches for your support of the swim‐mers.

Please note the new prac ce mes for the following ATAC programs: ATAC all year round teams‐ 3:15‐4:30. Sailfish/Gymnas cs and all HS seasonal teams now conclude prac ce at 4:50pmeach day. MS seasonal teams 3:10‐4:45pm. The last bus is now 4:55pm and all a er school programs will con‐clude by 4:50pm in order to try and clear the campus prior to 5pm due to the ever increasing traffic concerns in our area.

Parents and students please take some me to peruse the ATAC blog it has a wide variety of informa on and links to our sports and ac vi es program. If you have any ques ons regarding the compe ve program of sports at ISM a er reading the informa on on the blog please send an email to [email protected] and I will endeavor to assist you as best I can.

Bearcat Den‐ drop by our fantas c spirit store. There is a range of new prod‐ucts (mouth guards and rugby balls for 2nd season) and items to purchase including items from our service partners. Bearcat Den hours of opera on‐ 7am‐4pm Mon‐Fri.

The ATAC game schedule pdf which is updated regularly by Triz Gonzalez (ATAC Athle cs Coordinator) gives the most up to date informa on on where/when and who our Bearcat teams will be playing throughout the school year. Access to the game schedule is via the ISM parent portal. To access the parent portal, log in with your user name/password and look for the ATAC Game Schedule tab. Remember to refresh the page when the pdf schedule appears so you view the most current schedule.

GO BEARCATS!

Mark Pekin Athletic Director

From the Art Team Dear ISM Families,

Please consider the Elementary Art Rooms when you are dis-posing of your gently used items.

The Art Department would gratefully appreciate your donation of paper towel rolls, toilet rolls and old t-shirts.

Thank you in advance for your help in strengthening our class-room resource collection this year!


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Laugh Out Loud with Rex Navarrete on November 22 at

ISM's Fine Arts Theater! Rex Navarrete is the premier Filipino-American comedian. He currently travels all over North America touring cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Hawaii doing his one-man show. The comedy man has performed alongside notable national headliners as George Lopez, DL Hughley, Paul Mooney, among others. Get ready to LOL with the funny man, check out his official website at www.rexnavarrete.com.

Purchase your tickets at the ISM Cashier today before they run out!

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