HS Friday Bulletin 11-04

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Dear Parents,

I trust that you all had a very relaxing holiday. I would like to invite all HS parents to our monthly HS Parent Coffee thisTuesday. The agenda will include some brief announcements about upcoming events such as our hosting of IASAS MUNand the annual Filipiniana event on November 25th. However the main agenda item will be a screening of the movie ARace to Nowhere Here is the link to information about this very thought provoking film.

http://www.racetonowhere.com/screenings/international-school-manila-1.

Also in this bulletin, you will find information about the HS Filipiniana event. We need your support in a number ofareas, so if you can help please contact Mrs. Junie Pea.

I hope to see you on Tuesday at the movies!

Kind Regards,

William R.S. Brown

HS Principal

A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students.

International School ManilaFor ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleascontact Bella, Gigi or JasminTel:840-8655 / 840-8660November4,2011

A weekl bulletin or Parents and Students

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA

Tuesday, November 8 9:30-11:00am

Venue: Little Theater


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HSCALENDAR:

November 7: RegularClasses

Please note: AFAC and year round ATAC will be cancelled for

this day but ATAC seasonal practice will continueTuesday,November8:

HSParentCoffee 9:3011:00am(LT)

Wednesday,November9:

StudentLateStart

HSAcademicBowl

IB2FullEEDraftDue

Thursday,November10

Friday,November11:

IB2GeographyFieldTrip

Saturday,November12:

SaturdayService

UPCOMINGEVENTS:

November1621: IASASMUN

November30: NoSchoolBonifacioHoliday

December69: ICARE

Updating Parent Contact InformationPowerschool is now open for Parent Access. In order tobest serve the ISM Parent Community it is essential thatinformation be quickly disseminated when necessary. Forthis reason, the accuracy of your contact details in ourdata base is of the utmost importance. Please note that

Parent Contact Information must be updated online by theparent. However submitted information will be screenedfor correct format and the parent may be called forclarification. To make any changes or verification incontact information, please access one of your childrensdata file via the ISM website (www.ismanila.org) and thenunder Login, click on Powerschool Public Access andenter your Username and Password.

On the page that opens, click on the DemographicUpdate icon for changing or updating demographicinformation. Note that if there are siblings also enrolled inISM, changes will automatically be made in the data files

of all other enrolled siblings in the same family at thesame time.

INVITE TO HS PARENT COFFEE:

W e would like to invite all HSParents to the monthlyHS Parent Coffee M orning:

Date: Tuesday, November 8

Time: 9:30 am 11:00 am

Venue: Little Theater

We hope to see you there!!


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INFORMATION FOR FILIPINIANA

Dear ISM Parents,

Mabuhay!

Every year, it has been International School Manilas tradition to celebrate the host countrys culture through its Fi l ip in ianaprogramwith the culmination of the prestigious Philippine Cultural Clubs (PCC) Pista sa ISM. Both High School and Middle Schoostudents, faculty and parents will be working hand in hand for this much-anticipated event, which will be held on November 25 t

Friday 2011.

For the parents who are new to our school, Pista sa ISM is an annual celebration of the Philippine culture patterned towards thtraditional Barrio Fiesta which also features a parade of native costumes, marching bands, cultural presentations, and a talent programthat showcases the uniqueness of our students and faculty.

More than a celebration of Filipino culture, however, this is also a fund-raising event for the benefit of the local communities that thschool is in partnership with, such as Papaya Academy, Virlanie Foundation, PCF, among others. Also, some of the funds go to the ISDisaster Relief Fund.

Once aga in , dea r pa r en ts , w e w ou ld l i k e to s eek y ou r pa r t i c i pa t i on by as k ing i f y ou c ou ld dona te fo r th i s ev en t . A s i n th

pas t years , we are accept in g cash or check donat ions fo r food sponsorsh ip . To min im ize excess food and w as tage, eac

grade leve l i s ass igned w i th a par t icu la r F i l ip ino cu is ine .

Please find below the reply slip. ALL donations, be it cash or check, should be deposited to the Cashiers Office of the school, care othe PCC account. Kindly send your donations on or before November 24, 2011 to the Cashiers Office. Please make your checkpayable to International School Manila.

Please print th is letter, preferably in a long bond (8.5 in x 13 in) paper, accomplish and cut-out the reply slip below anreturn it to us by sending it to the ISM Cashiers Office, together w ith your cash/ check donation.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact any of us, PCC officers, and/or any of the following parent volunteeand ISM faculty members:

Over-all Parent Coordinators: Ms. Junie Pea Ms. Jennifer Um0917-810-3729 0917-888-2400

[email protected] [email protected]

Faculties-in-Charge: (For HS) Mr. Reynaldo Candido, Jr. Ms. Rebecca [email protected] [email protected]

(For MS) Ms. Hadassah [email protected]

PCC will once again provide a truly fun and memorable experience for the students, parents and faculty.Wi thou t y ou r pa r t i c i pa t i oand s uppo r t w e w i l l no t be ab le to r ea l i z e a suc c es s fu l ev en t .

Maraming salamat po!

Sincerely yours, NOTED:Frances Tanchanco Mr. William R. S. Brow n Mr. Simon GillespiePresident High School Principal Middle School Principal----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Donation Slip for PISTA SA ISM 2011

(Please attach this to your donation and deposit it directly to the ISM Cashiers Office c/o the Philippine Cultural Club Account. Thank you!)

_____ YES, we would like to donate in (please check one) ___ Cash / ___ Check for the amount of (in figures) _______________.

Please indicate a specific amount in PhP (suggested amount of donation is P1,000.00 and above). (For check donations, please make

payable to INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA)

_____ NO, we are not willing to donate.

Name and Signature of Parent/Donor: _____________________________________________________________________________

Date: ______________________________ Contact Number: ____________________________________________________

Name/s and Grade Level/s of Child/ren: ____________________________________________________________________________


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FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER:ALL SENIORSPlease remind your son or daughter to check their school e-mails at least once a week! There are three importantreminders for this week.

1. Last Wednesday, students selected one of the four assemblies covering university information pertinent to thatregion. Click this link to see all presentations.

2. Next Friday is the deadline to request ISM documents for universities with deadlines of January 15 or earlier3. The December ACT and SAT registration deadlines are approaching quickly. For 90% of seniors, this will be the

last possible test to be used with applications.

REQUESTING ISM DOCUMENTS (Teacher letters, transcripts, IB Predicted Grades)Please assist your son or daughter in planning ahead as they finalize applications, as ISM documents need to be requestedwell in advance of the application deadline. The end of next week (November 11) is the final deadline for requesting ISMdocuments to be sent to universities worldwide with a deadline of January 15 or earlier. Additional information is below.

ISM Deadlines for Requesting Documents:

Testing deadlines:

And finallyIf you or your child have any questions, then please contact the HS Counseling Office. We are here to support your family!

Scheduled College Visits

College Representative Location Date

Tufts University Gitanjali Paul VSH Counseling Center 11/9/11 11:30 AM

University of Wollongong Skye Rickey VSH Counseling Center 11/16/11 11:25 AM

University of TokyoMs. Keika Abe/

Mr. Yusuki TakagiVSH Counseling Center 11/18/11 11:25 AM

What? When Due? How? To Whom?

ED II, Reg. Decision (Jan 15 and earlier)Transcript Request

November 11 Link on ISM portal

Reg. Decision (Jan. 16 and later) TranscriptRequest

3 Weeks Notice! Link on ISM portal

What? When Due? How? To Whom?

December 10 ACT Registration November 4 ACT website

December 3 SAT Registration November 8 Instructions are here, check with counselor forISMs test center number


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FROM THE CLINIC:

Vaccination

The Clinic is offering the next session of vaccination on

Wednesday November 23rd .

This month in partnership with GSK we are offering

Typherix vaccine at a cost of 871.00PHP.

Typherix is a vaccine which helps prevent typhoid fever,

an infectious illness caused by a type of bacteria called

Salmonella typhi. This vaccine can be given to both

adults and children aged 2 years and over. Typherix

contains a small part of the bacterium which causes

typhoid fever. This is not infectious and cannot make you

ill. When you are given the vaccine it will trigger the

bodys immune system to prepare itself to protect

against typhoid fever in the future.

Typherix will only prevent disease caused by the bacterium

Salmonella typhiand not against salmonella bacteria that ca

cause food poisoning or gastroenteritis. Since the bacterium

is present in the bowel movement (motion), the infectio

can occur in any country, but it more commonly occurs i

places or countries with poor personal or public hygiene.

This vaccine is required every 3 years. The last day t

book/pay for the vaccine is November 16th.

To register for the vaccine please visit the Clinic and se

Nurse Jowell, or email the [email protected] for mor

details.

AustralianCatholicUniversity www.acu.edu.auBondUniversity www.bond.edu.auCentralQueenslandUniversity www.cqu.edu.auDeakinUniversity www.deakin.edu.auGriffithUniversity www.griffith.edu.auHolmesglenInstituteofTAFE www.holmesglen.edu.auTheUniversityofSydney www.sydney.edu.auUniversityofWesternSydney www.uws.edu.auUniversityofWollongong www.uow.edu.auVictoriaUniversity www.vu.edu.au


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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:IASAS RESULTS: Congratulations to all our teams whowent to Singapore prior to the break. It was a greattournament and ISM performed very well to take 2 silverand 2 bronze medals. Well done to all athletes andcoaches .First Season results:Volleyball @ SAS : Boys 6th place,

Girls 2nd place(SILVER)Soccer @ SAS: Boys 3rd place(BRONZE),

Girls 2nd place(SILVER)Cross Country @ SAS: Boys 3rd place(Bronze),

Girls 5th placeThe HS Awards ceremony will take place nextThursday evening from 5:30pm in the new Loft housefor all 1sts season HS teams.

ISM Varsity Boys soccer will play in the RIFA Leaguechampionship final to conclude their season thisSaturday Nov 5th at ISM MS field at 10am. Good luck toall players for the final game of the soccer season this

year.

2nd season sports tryouts conclude today and theseason practice schedule is posted on the ATAC blog andon school notice boards. This schedule takes effect as ofMonday November 7

thfor all 2

ndseason MS/HS teams.

See schedule in this bulletin.

IASAS GOLF: becomes a reality.following the IASAStournament in Singapore the IASAS Board meeting washeld and a proposal for Golf to become an official IASASsport was accepted and approved by the board. From nextschool year IASAS Golf, which has gone through a 4 year

trial, will now become a part of the IASAS Schedule.The tournament format, host for the 1st IASAS Golf eventwill be worked out this school year and ratified at the Aprilmeeting. This is an exciting addition to the IASAS programof events. ISM golfers get practicing ready to be a part ofthe action next year at IASAS Golf.

2nd

Season opening event: Next Friday November 11th

sees the start of our 2nd

season matches for HS teams, wehope to have a big crowd out to support the teams as theybegin the season. The program of events is listed belowand there will also be some fun games and familyactivities during the matches at the HS field to keep

people entertained and make it a family funafternoon/evening. Come on out and have some fun,cheer for the ISM Bearcats and enjoy the school spirit! Hotdogs and drinks will be on sale by the HS field.

Mark PekinDirector of Athletics/ActivitiesE-mail: [email protected]

Rugby: 4pm ISM JV v Faith, followed by ISM Varsity Rugby vFaithBoys Basketball: 4:15pm ISM V v Brent V, followed by ISM JVv Brent JVGirls Basketball: 4:15pm ISM JV v Brent JV, followed by ISMV v Brent VTouch: games are still being confirmed with Faith and or Bren

at the ISM MS field from 4:15pm

MS and HS Academic Bowl: Our MS/HS Academic Bowteams led by Mr and Mrs. Birchenall will travel to FaitAcademy next week (Tues 8

thMS and Wed 9

thHS) to tak

part in the fall academic bowl competition. We wish thparticipants the very best of luck in this first competition of thiyear.

IASAS MUN is in two weeks with teams arriving WeNovember 16

th. The MUN conference will take place Nov 17

t

19th

with teams departing Sunday morning Nov 20th. If yo

have signed up to house a visiting delegate you will b

receiving your housing letter with information next weebeginning from November 9

th. We are looking forward t

hosting this important IASAS event. Stay tuned for mordetails in next weeks bulletin.

The ATAC Blog (http://atac.ism-online.org/) is the one stopshop for information related to the sports/activitiesprogramplease take some time to peruse the blog forinformation.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game scheduleinformation)Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM

teams can be found via the ATAC blog. Please note the gameschedule does change often due to involvement with manylocal schools so please check the page regularly to find outthe latest information of where and when the Bearcats teamsare playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to bedirected to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You wilneed your power school user name and password to accessthe game schedule pdf.

BEARCAT DEN:Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am 1:00pm an2:30pm 4:00pm. Tues and Thurs afternoons from 2:30

4pm.

If you are interested in joining our group of volunteers the Bearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteercoordinator Radhika [email protected] opop in to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and talk with onof our volunteers they will be very happy to make yowelcome.


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TEAM TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Varsity Boys 3-5pm HS Gym HS Gym HS Gym Fitness

JV Boys 3-5pm HS Gym *HS/ES Gym HS Gym

Varsity Girls 3-5pm MS Gym MS Gym MS Gym Fitness

JV Girls 3-5pm MS Gym *MS/ES Gym MS GymMS Boys Gold 3:15-4:45 ES Gym ES Gym

MS Boys Green 3:15-4:45 ES Gym Covered Court 1

MS Boys White 3:15-4:45 ES Gym Covered Court 2

MS Girls Gold 3:15-4:45 ES Gym Covered Court 1

MS Girls Green 3:15-4:45 ES Gym Covered Court 2

Varsity Rugby 3-5pm HS Field Fitness HS Field HS Field

JV Rugby 3-5pm HS Field HS Field HS Field

Varsity Touch 3-5pm HS Field MS Field HS- twilight touch 5pm MS Field

JV Touch 3-5pm MS Field HS- twilight touch 5pm MS Field

MS Boys Rugby 3:15-4:45 MS Field MS Field

MS Girls Touch 3:15-4:45 MS Field ES Field

MS AFAC Clubs Program 3:15-4:30 ES Field Faculty Football (ES Field) ES Field

Courts 1 & 2 3-5pm V Girls V Girls V Boys MS Girls(3:15-4:45) MS Boys(3:15-4:45)

Courts 3 & 4 3-5pm V Boys MS Girls(3:15-4:45) V Boys V Boys V Girls

Courts 5 & 6 3-5pm V Boys MS Boys(3:15-4:45) V Boys V Boys V Girls

Covered Court 3-5pm V Girls V Girls V Boys

Fitness 3-5pm V Girls V Boys

Varsity Swimming 3-5pm

ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES (ATAC)2ND SEASON PRACTICE SCHEDULE SY 2011-12 (Nov 7th to January 31st)

Swimming

ISM Swimming Pool (see sailfish blog for squads and training sessions)

BASKETBALL

RUGBY / TOUCH

Tennis


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