HS Friday Bulletin 9-30

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Dear Parents

Gee, what a week of school this was! It seems like the day off for “Typhoon Tuesday” was an age ago!

On the note of emergency planning, you should have received an SMS blast from school alerting you of thcancellation of Tuesday’s classes. If you did not, please make sure we have the right contact details in PoweSchool for you. You can make edits of this data yourself. As a backup we also use the High School phone tree. Ocourse one advantage of social networking sites in this day and age was that the information about school closurealso spread rapidly throughout the ISM community.

In relation to the Typhoon, the ISM Disaster Relief Fund has been activated and I am able to report that US$ 1000worth of food and supplies will be packed at 3pm this afternoon and delivered to PCF, one of our service learninpartners. They were hit particularly badly and as we did with Typhoon Ondoy, we have been able to responimmediately due to the constant replenishment of the Disaster Relief Fund. A major contributor each year to thifund is the proceeds from Filipiniana, but we also accept cash donations into this fund at the cashier at ISM aanytime.

Do you believe tomorrow is October! It is also the day that you can try and schedule more than your initial fouParent Teacher Conferences. Remember you can book these online, through Power School. Parent TeacheConferences will be held on Monday and Tuesday, October 10 and 11.

On Wednesday evening I was alerted to the fact that grade 9 students had been sent an email intended for grade 9teachers. We would like to formally apologize for this clerical error. We immediately recalled the email and our ITdepartment worked to avoid the document being spread further. The information in the email referred to ou

record of a teacher “Kidtalk” meeting. Kidtalk meetings are purposeful, directed and targeted discussions abouhow to improve student learning for each student. It is one way teachers get to share strategies about what workand what does not work with individual students. We meet twice a year for grade 9 and 10 and once for grade 11and 12. We are aware that the email distribution error has caused a number of issues for the grade 9 students anwe have been addressing these issues with individual meetings with students and counselors.

I have been absolutely impressed with the quality of the response of the grade 9 students and of their studenleadership. It is clear that these students respect each other, love their school and have a very healthy relationshiwith their counselors. They understand that in this digital age, a mistake like this can happen and they seem to befocusing less on blame and more on what we can do now to make it better. In addition to the counselor meetingand the Grade Level Coordinator working with the grade, I have alerted the HS faculty to be extra vigilant iproviding support for any grade 9 students. We will be having a full grade 9 assembly on Wednesday to help tbuild on the already strong relationship that this particular class exhibits. Please contact either your child’counselor or myself if you would like any further clarification.

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 / 840-8660September 30, 2011

A weekl bulletin or Parents and Students



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HS CALENDAR: Monday, October 3:

Gr. 12 Common App Workshop

Tuesday, October 4:

PTA Travel Expo

HS Parent Coffee 9:30‐11:00 am (LT)


Wednesday, October 5:

Student Late Start


Thursday, October 6:


Gr. 10 Parents Meet and Greet Cocktails

Friday, October 7:


Saturday, October 8:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

October 10 & 11: Parent Teacher Conference:

October 24‐November 1: School Holiday

EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE FOR PTC :Monday October 10 Period 1 A 7.30 – 8.15Break 8.15 – 8.30Period 2 B 8.35 – 9.20Period 3 C 9.25 – 10.10

Period 4 D 10.15 – 11.00Period 5 E 11.05 – 11.50

Tuesday October 11Period 1 F 7.30 – 8.15Break 8.15 – 8.30Period 2 G 8.35 – 9.20Period 3 H 9.25 – 10.10Period 4 A 10.15 – 11.00Period 5 B 11.05 – 11.50

FROM THE HS OFFICE:

INVITATION TO HS PARENT COFFEE:

All Parents are invited to the monthly HS Parent Coffee.We hope to see you there!

When: October 4, Tuesday

Time: 9.30 – 11.00 am

Venue: Little Theater

REMINDER FOR Parent-Teacher Conference:

Please be reminded that beginning tomorrow, October 1,

parents can log on to Powerschool PTC Scheduler andadd an ADDITIONAL 4 more conferences. Please don’t

forget to print out the confirmation letter and bring it with

you during your PTC appointment. Thank you.

The HS Peer Helpers bring you another HS Courtyard even

from 3:00‐4:00 PM on October 14 and November 11. This is

time for HS students, faculty and parents to relax whil

staying on‐campus to support other high school events!



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FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER:

1. PSAT Tests

Students in grades 10 and 11 can now sign up for the PSAT to be taken Wednesday, Oct. 12. Sign up is through the

cashier, and the fee is $20. Deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 3, at 4 p.m.

Testing will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 12, so students are asked to be in their testing location by 7:15 a.m. on that

Wednesday. Testing will be in the The Lofthouse (the new space near the HSMC). Students should bring two #2

pencils and a calculator.

The PSAT is an excellent preparation for the SAT. Through the PSAT, students have access to college and career

planning tools, admission and financial aid information from colleges, as well as feedback on academic skills.

Additionally, grade 11 students are eligible for the National Merit Scholarship based on their PSAT scores.

The PSAT test includes critical reading, math and writing skills questions. There is no written essay on the PSAT.

For more information, contact your child’s counselor.

2. Please check the senior announcements portion of the blog for the handouts from the presentations thus far. The

blog also has a multitude of resources for seniors and their parents.

Upcoming senior counseling events:

What? When? Where? For Whom?

Common Application

Workshops (Designed for

Students only)

October 3‐7 and

October 12‐14

3:00‐4:00

Room 1082 Required for all seniors applying to a Common App

School. Students pre‐register in HS Counseling.

Students attend one session.

Senior Assembly, including

videos of Admissions’ Officers

answering our students’

questions!

October 5

12:30‐1:30

LT All seniors—attendance is required!

Common Application

Workshop (For HS Play

Participants only)

October 11

12:30‐1:30

Room 1082 This is the Commonapp Workshop for HS Play

Participants only (the other sessions conflict with

Play rehearsals).

Senior Essay Writing

Workshop Part 2

October 17‐18,

3:00‐4:30

(You only need to

attend ONE session)

The Lofthouse

(Space above the ES

Office on the 3rd

Floor)

Designed for seniors applying to USA universities

requiring application essays. Students only need to

attend one session. Sign up through the google doc.

Students must bring an essay draft to the session.

College Interview Workshop

by Tim Piper, previous

Harvard alumni interviewer

November 2 11:30‐

12:30

The Lofthouse

(Space above the ES

Office on 3rd

Floor)

Designed for students applying to USA schools with

interviews as an optional or required component of

the application.



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All parents and students are invited to the upcoming college visits

Scheduled College Visits

College Representative Location Date

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University David Evans, Admissions Counselor VSH Counseling Center 9/29/11 11:15 AM

Raffles

Design

Institute‐

Manila

Meg

Aguire

VSH

Counseling

Center

9/30/11

11:25

AM

Boston University Tim Townley, Admissions Associate VSH Counseling Center 10/3/11 11:25 AM

Singapore Management University Christina Leong, Associate Director VSH Counseling Center 10/4/11 11:25 AM

University of San Francisco Jason Opdyke VSH Counseling Center 10/10/11 12:00 PM

Enderun Colleges Inc. Andy Tuazon, Admissions Executive VSH Counseling Center 10/13/11 11:25 AM

Les Roches International School of Hotel

Management

‐ ‐ 10/13/11 11:25 AM

Wesleyan University

Terri Overton, Associate Dean of

Admission

VSH Counseling Center 10/18/11 11:25 AM

Senior Picture Taking ‐ Oct 1 & 15

REMINDERS:

Boys bring coat and tie (formal shirt, tie, jacket)

Girls bring inner tube/spaghetti strap shirt (to wear inside the clothes).

The ff will be provided, but you can bring your own: pearl/small necklace, pearl stud earrings (no dangling earrings),

sponge for make‐up.

Be there 30 minutes before your assigned time for hair and make‐up styling (free if you order a photo package).

Bring your photo order packet. Additional P300 for a CD of your photos (provided you already ordered a package)



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FROM THE PTA OFFICE:

Travel Expo

For the ISM Community

Sponsored by the ISM PTA

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

7:30 – 9:00 AM, Little Theater

Parents, teachers and staff in the ISM Community are invited to attend our Travel

Expo!

We will have travel‐related airlines, hotels and resorts

with valuable information and special offers!

Stop by and speak with Marsman Drysdale Travel the oldest and biggest Philippine

based corporate travel agency in the country. Ready to serve the ISM community,

parents, teachers, staff and alumni, Marsman Travel is located right on the ISM

campus!

Join us and get your travel plans organized!



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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:

ES/MS Soccer Festivals: Check the links in helpful

shortcuts for exact details regards the ES and MS RIFA 7

aside soccer festivals…. The next festival date is Oct 8 th. MS

girls finals date is Oct 15th.

RIFA Girls HS Soccer: The semi finals for the Varsity

girls soccer division will take place this Saturday Oct 1st at

ISM. JV girls will play semi finals Oct 8th and finals on Oct

15th at MS field. Games will be at 1pm and 3pm.

1st Season IASAS Informa tion: Travel packets are

being distributed this week for 1st season athletes.

Please ensure passpor ts are submitted to Joan at

ATAC office by this coming Friday and all

docum entation mu st be completed and returned by

Monday Oct 3rd.

Cross Country news: Results from last Saturday's meet at

Faith are now posted to the Cross Country meet results page

on the ATAC blog. ISM will host twilight races with a 3.2km

and 5km race for MS and HS runners from Faith/ISM and

Brent schools this coming Friday Sept 30th. We are looking

for parent volunteers to assist with finish line tasks and

course marshaling duties on Sept 30th. If you are available

to help please tell your child to inform their coaches. MS

race will begin at 5:20pm and HS race will follow at

approximately 5:50 pm. Please come along and support the

runners.

For those parents interested in the 1st Season IASAS

championships at Singapore you can now access the full

tournament draw with details of all events on the ATAC

blog. Our teams will depart for Singapore Wednesday Oct 19

and return to Manila Sunday Oct 23.

The ATAC Blog (http://atac.ism-online.org/) is the one stop

shop for information related to the sports/activities

program…please take some time to peruse the blog for

information.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule

information)

Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM

teams can be found via the ATAC blog. Please note the game

schedule does change often due to involvement with many

local schools so please check the page regularly to find outthe latest information of where and when the Bearcats team

are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be

directed to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ Yo

will need your power school user name and password to

access the game schedule pdf.

BEARCAT DEN:

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den: Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am – 1:00pm and2:30pm – 4 :00pm. Tues and Thurs afternoons from2:30-4pm.

If you are interested in joining our group ovolunteers in the Bearcat Den please contact ouBCD volunteers coordinator [email protected] or pop in to the Denear the HS Cafeteria and talk with one of ouvolunteers they wil l be very happy to make yowelcome.

Mark Pekin

Director of Athletics/Activities

International School Manila

E-mail: [email protected] ISM Website:http://www.ismanila.org/ ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/

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