Issue No. 06 (Week of September 19 to 23)

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Dear Parents, MAP Testing continues this week. In the event that your child misses a testing session, we are holding make-up sessions on Wednesday, September 21 and September 28 starting at 7:30 A.M . If your child requires a make-up session, the MS Office will notify you and we ask that you make the necessary arrangements to bring your child to school early on Wednesday. Looking ahead…Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) in the Middle School are scheduled for Monday, October 10 th and Tuesday, October 11 th from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. This year we will mo ve away from the arena style conferences and attempt an online approach to conference reservations to see the teachers of your child. In order to reserve an appointment, you will need your PowerSchool username and password. If you ha ve misplaced or forgotten them, please call the Middle School Office at 840 8555/8550 or email Grace Gabay ([email protected]). A more detailed information letter will be sent out next week to explain how to make appointments for Parent Teacher Conferences. On Thursday, September 22 we are hosting an MS Parent Coffee from 7:45 – 9:00 A.M. Please join us in the Little Theater; we hope to see you there. Enjoy the weekend! Regards, Simon Gillespie Clarissa Sayson Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE September 23 Grade Update October 07 Progress Reports Distribution October 21 Grade Update From the Middle School Office Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 06 WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19 TO 23, 2011 Friday Bulletin  MIDDLE SCHOOL  Afterschool Activities Announcement Travel Expo 3 Diaper Drive 4 From the Office of Advancement 5 From the Athletics & Activities Office 6 Calendar for SY 2012-2013 7 MS Honor Mixed Choir Audition Information 2 Inside this issue: UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS SEPTEMBER 12 to Oct. 06 MAP Testing 22 Parent Coffee (7:45 A.M., LT) 23 Courtyard Event (3:00 P.M., MS Courtyard) 28 to 30 Grade 8 Team Building 29 to 30 Grade 5 to 7 Team Building OCTOBER  01 Service Learning Trip 04 PTA Travel Expo (7:30 A.M., LT) 07 Grade 5 & 6 Party (5:00 P.M.) 08 Service Learning Trip 10 to 11 Parent Teacher Conferences (Early Student Release, 12:00 noon) 14 Grade 7 & 8 Party (5:00 P.M.) 24 to Nov. 01 School Holiday NOVEMBER  02 Classes Resume 03 PTA Liaison Meeting (8:00 A.M., MS Conference Rm.) 05 Service Learning Trip 07 to 11 ESL Placement Test 08 PTA General Meeting (7:30 A.M., LT)

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Dear Parents,

MAP Testing continues this week. In the event that your child misses

a testing session, we are holding make-up sessions on Wednesday,

September 21 and September 28 starting at 7:30 A.M. If your child

requires a make-up session, the MS Office will notify you and we ask

that you make the necessary arrangements to bring your child to

school early on Wednesday.

Looking ahead…Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) in the Middle

School are scheduled for Monday, October 10th and Tuesday, October

11th from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. This year we will move away from the

arena style conferences and attempt an online approach to

conference reservations to see the teachers of your child. In order

to reserve an appointment, you will need your PowerSchool

username and password. If you have misplaced or forgotten them,

please call the Middle School Office at 840 8555/8550 or email Grace

Gabay ([email protected]). A more detailed information letter

will be sent out next week to explain how to make appointments for

Parent Teacher Conferences.

On Thursday, September 22 we are hosting an MS Parent Coffee from

7:45 – 9:00 A.M. Please join us in the Little Theater; we hope to see

you there.

Enjoy the weekend!

Regards,

Simon Gillespie Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant PrincipalPOWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATEPOWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE

September 23 Grade Update

October 07Progress ReportsDistribution

October 21 Grade Update

From the Middle School Office

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 06

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19 TO 23, 2

Friday Bulletin

 MIDDLE SCHOOL

 Afterschool Activities AnnouncementTravel Expo

3

Diaper Drive 4

From the Office of Advancement 5

From the Athletics & Activities Office 6

Calendar for SY 2012-2013 7

MS Honor Mixed Choir AuditionInformation

2

Inside this issue:

UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS 

SEPTEMBER 

12 to Oct. 06 MAP Testing

22 Parent Coffee (7:45 A.M., LT

23 Courtyard Event(3:00 P.M., MS Courtyard)

28 to 30 Grade 8 Team Building

29 to 30 Grade 5 to 7 Team Building

OCTOBER  

01 Service Learning Trip

04 PTA Travel Expo (7:30 A.M.,LT)

07 Grade 5 & 6 Party (5:00 P.M

08 Service Learning Trip

10 to 11 Parent Teacher Conferences(Early Student Release, 12:0noon)

14 Grade 7 & 8 Party (5:00 P.M

24 to Nov. 01 School Holiday

NOVEMBER  

02 Classes Resume

03 PTA Liaison Meeting(8:00 A.M., MS Conference

Rm.)

05 Service Learning Trip

07 to 11 ESL Placement Test

08 PTA General Meeting(7:30 A.M., LT)

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From the Fine & Performing Arts Office

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For the ISM CommunitySponsored by the ISM PTA

Tuesday, October 4, 20117:30 – 9:00 A.M., Little Theatre

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

We will have travel-related airlines, hotels and resortswith valuable information and special offers!

Special presentation by Ivan Henares, travel junkie & writer, TV host, tourism consulant, heritageadvocate & educator, Ivan is proud to have visited all 80 provinces of the Philippines and is on hisway to visiting the world. He is Vice President & Trustee of the Heritage Conservation Society andPhilippine Representative to the ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee (ICTC). Ivan

teaches tourism courses at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.

Join us and get your travel plans organized!

Travel Expo

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한국 학부모님들께  2011. 8.20

2011년도 새 학기가 시작 되었습니다.

지난해의 여러 가지 행사 내용을 보고 드리고, 올 한해 동안 열릴 행사에 대해 서로 의논하며, 또한 신입생 학부

모님 들을 소개 하고자 ISM 한국 학부모 모임에서는 다음과 같이 정기 총회를 열고자 합니다.

일시: 2011년 9월 19일 월요일, 오전 9시-11시

장소: Little Theater

많이 참석 하시어 한국 학부모님들 간의 친목도모 증진에도 좋은 기회가 되시길 바랍니다

한국 학부모 대표

황 선희(0928-506-7616)드림.

From the Office of Advancement

* * *Our very own Noah Ramos, 7th grader, reprises the lead role of Jojo

in Repertory Philippines' production of Seussical. This is a colorful, fun-filled musical for

the entire family. Hope you can catch Noah's performances until December 18th.

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ES/MS RIFA Soccer: Well done to all our Midgets C,

E and G boys teams and the MS girls teams who

played last Saturday at the first festival. Please

note the next festival date is Saturday, September

24th, same venues for the boys festival. However,

the MS girls will play at ISM on September 24th.

Check the links in helpful shortcuts on the ATAC

blog home page for exact details.

ISM hosted the ES E and G festival with approxi-

mately 750-800 players and parents here last Satur-

day morning. It was a busy day with lots of matches

and a big thanks to all the ISM players/parents and

coaches who participated during the morning. It was

great to see so many children active, involved andloving the chance to play.

Cross Country news: Please note the next Cross

Country race will be at Faith on September 24th for

MS and HS runners and ISM will host twilight races

with a 3.2km and 5km race for MS and HS runners

from Faith/ISM and Brent schools on Friday, Sep-

tember 30th. We are looking for parent volunteers

to assist with finish line tasks and course marshal-

ling duties on September 30th. If you are available

to help, please tell your child to inform their

coaches.

Best of luck to our HS Cross Country team members

who have travelled to Taipei this weekend for rac-

ing and training against TAS and ISB teams. This is

vital preparation for the IASAS championships in Sin-

gapore in 5 weeks time.

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 Singaporeon Wednesday, October 19 and return to Manila on

Sunday, October 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 in-

volvement with many local schools so please check

the page regularly to find out the latest information

of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing.

Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be di-

rected to the

http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will

need your power school user name and password to

access the game schedule puff.

BEARCAT DENRegular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

• Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 11:30 A.M. –

1:00 P.M. & 2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

• Tuesday & Thursday afternoons, from 2:30 - 4:00

P.M.

If you are interested in joining our group of volunteers

in the Bearcat Den, please contact our BCD volunteers

coordinator, Radhika at radhikasavantmo-

[email protected] or pop in to the Den near the HS Cafe-

teria and talk with one of our volunteers. They will

be very happy to make you welcome. Our first Den

volunteers breakfast/meeting will be held on Wednes-

day, September 21 at 8:30 A.M. in the Little Theater.

Regards,

Mark Pekin

Director of Athletics/Activities

From the Athletics & Activities Office

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Calendar for SY 2012-2013