Parent Bulletin Issue 14 SY1516

ISSUE # 14
SY 20152016
MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEEK OF:
Friday Bulletin
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents
NOVEMBER 16 to 20
Inside this issue:

Dear Parents,
Its hard to believe that we only have 4 weeks until the December vacations! As you
plan your vacations, please be sure to double check that your plans align with the ISM
school calendar so that your son/daughter does not miss valuable instructional
time. These dates are listed in the bulletin under the recently added Dates to Remember section.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
In case your time is short, this new addition to the Parent Bulletin will hopefully allow
those parents who are pressed for time the opportunity to see all essential dates at a
glance. Dates that are coming up in the next two weeks are explained in greater detail
in the Need to Know section of the bulletin.
Tues. Nov 17 - 20 = No after school activities.
Fri. Nov 20 = MAP Student Progress Reports go home in a sealed envelope.

Mon. Nov 23 to Sat. Dec 5th = MS Art Show. The Opening is on the 23rd (15:00)
FAT.
Mon. Nov 23 = All Strings concert MS and HS (17:30) FAT.
Tues. Nov 24 = MS Parent Coffee - Teens and Technology (07:45) LT.
Wed. Nov 25 = All Choirs concert MS and HS (17:30) FAT.
Mon. Nov 30 = HOLIDAY - no school!
Tues. Dec 1 = All Bands concert MS and HS (17:30) FAT.
Sat. Dec 5 = K-12 AFAC Dance recital (15:00) FAT
Thurs. Dec 10 = MS Sports Day
Fri. Dec 11 = Last day of the semester - early release at 12:00.
Tues. Jan 5 = Return to school.
Wed. Jan 20 = Semester reports open up for parent access.
NEED TO KNOW:
AMIS Boys Choir Festival
Athletics & Activities
MS Service Learning
After-School Activities
ISM Upcoming Events
MS Upcoming Events:
NOVEMBERDECEMBER:
ART EXHIBIT
November 23 to 29
ALL STRINGS CONCERT
Monday, November 23
MS PARENT COFFEE
Tuesday, November 24
ALL CHOIRS CONCERT
Wednesday, November 25
NATIONAL HOLIDAY
Monday, November 30
No After School Activities November 17th - 20th:

There will be no After School Activities (AFAC) from Tuesday, November 17th - Friday,
November 20th due to the APEC conference in Manila. Please make the necessary arrangements so your child is collected from school at 3:00 p.m. by car or that they catch
the bus at 3:20 p.m.
MS/ HS Concert Date Changes

As you are aware APEC is being held in Manila from the 16th to the 20th of November. Due to government traffic announcements and other factors, we have decided to
shift the concert series dates to accommodate this event.
ALL BANDS CONCERT

Tuesday, December 1
K-12 DANCE RECITAL
Saturday, December 5
MS SPORTS DAY
Thursday, December 10
The new dates are as follows:

MS/ HS All Strings- Stays the same Nov 23rd at 5.30pm
MS/ HS All Choirs'- Shifts from Nov 26th to Nov 25th at 5.30pm
MS/ HS All Bands' Concert- shifts from Tuesday 17th to Dec 1st at 5.30pm
We hope to see you there for these great events!
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing:

Your childs MAP Student Progress Report (SPR) will be sent home next week on Friday, November 20th. The SPR will be sent
in hard copy format and will be in a sealed envelope. A letter will accompany the report so that all parents know how to read
it.
MS Parent Coffee:
There is a MS Parent Coffee on Tuesday, November 24th from 07:45 - 09:00. This event will take place in the Little Theater
and will revolve around Teens and Technology. The coffee is for all MS parents and attendees will:
Learn more about the Middle Schools philosophy in regards to technology.

Gain a deeper understanding into the educational literature pertaining to pre-teens/teens and their use of and
interaction with technology.
Reflect upon the extent to which their own beliefs about teens and technology are aligned with research.
Brainstorm solutions to some of the challenging issues related to teens and technology.
Listen to insights and ideas from MS students about how teens perceive technology.
Walk away with key resources to help guide and support parents as they navigate this complex matter.
NICE TO KNOW:
Parent Feedback:
In mid-October, we communicated a few changes in regards to how the Parent Bulletin would be structured. In response to
this email, we received feedback from a few parents who asked whether the number of steps to get to the Parent Bulletin
could be reduced. We wanted to take the time to
highlight that we now include a direct link to the
Parent Bulletin in the email notification. This link
allows parents to access the bulletin with one easy
click. We tested the friendliness of this link on
different devices and are pleased to report that the
link opens and loads quickly. We hope that this
small shift in our practice, has made accessing the
bulletin a little easier!
MS Academic Bowl:
On Tuesday, MS students participated in the Fall
Inter-School Academic Bowl. Three schools competed in this event - ISM, Faith Academy and Brent
School. We are thrilled to report that our ISM students came in first place! (Faith Academy came
second and Brent School came third.) The MS Academic Bowl Team and their coaches - Holly Elwell
(G5) and Holly Walker (G6) are shown in the photo
with their medals and the Academic Bowl trophy. Special thanks also go out to all the ISM parents who came to the event. Go Bearcats!
Kind Regards,
Rachel Harrington, Middle School Principal
Amanda Pekin, Middle School Assistant Principal
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ISM Boys Participate in AMIS Boys' Honor Choir Festival

Six 7th and 8th grade boys joined a music festival in Beijing, China, last week,
November 4-8, sponsored by AMIS (Association for Music in International
Schools). They prepared 10 pieces of music together with Ms. Grev at school
and in home practice time to get ready for this amazing experience of singing
with middle school boys from 8 other schools. As the intensive rehearsals with
the guest conductor, Ms. Schwartz, progressed at the festival itself, the boys
learned a great deal about how music can be shaped and developed in preparation for the final gala concert, which was held last Saturday evening. They also
got to have 2 cultural experiences of practicing Wu Shu, a form of Chinese martial arts, and visiting the Hutongs, an area downtown with narrow streets, fun
shopping, and delicious dumplings. Overall, the opportunity to share a love for
music with a large group of people was a mountain-top experience that the
boys will not soon forget. They will be singing
a few of their festivals songs at the upcoming
All Choirs Concert on Wednesday, November
25th, 5:30 pm in the FAT. We hope you will
join us!
Best Regards,
Carrie M. Grev
Theater & Music Educator
International School Manila
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Nov 20-22 Pre- IASAS Rugby exchange at ISM (Housing needed for 72 players) Housing forms available from ATAC blogPlease help with housing we still need to house 30 boys for
next weekend!
Nov 20-22 Pre IASAS exchange weekend Swim team to

JIS, B'ball to ISB, Touch to SAS.
Well done to our ISM Climbing team members who competed

in the final leg of the fall climbing series at ISM last Saturday.
IMPORTANT APEC WEEK CHANGES FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS NOV 17-20:
Good luck to all Sailfish swimmers for the Fall Sailfish meet
tomorrow. For our Sailfish swim team program please check
ES/MS AFAC- Monday Nov 16 will run as normal. There
the Sailfish blog for information. http://sailfish.ism-online.org/
will be no after school activities from Tues Nov 17 to Fri
Nov 20
Please note the practice times for ATAC programs for SY 15-16
are as follows: ATAC all year round teams- 3:15-4:30. See
ATAC Seasonal and Year Round teams- Monday Nov 16 schedule for our All year round teams program here
will run as normal. There will be no after school activities
All HS seasonal teams practice from 3:05- 4:50pm each day.
from Tues Nov 17 to Fri Nov 20.
MS seasonal teams practice 3:15-4:45pm. In order to clear the
campus prior to 5pm all after school programs will conclude
ATAC Varsity S2 teams- Can train Mon Nov 16 3:05 to
by 4:50pm or earlier. The last bus is4:55pm this is due to the
4:30pm. Tues to Fri on stand-by pending assessment by
ever increasing traffic concerns in our area.
school admin.
The S2 practice schedule which runs until the end of January
is posted on notice boards around school and on the ATAC
blog schedules page. Season 2 sports are Basketball/Rugby/
Touch/Tennis and HS varsity swimming.
RIFA MS soccer festival finals: Please note* The C1 team of
Coach Eric will play their festival final this coming Sun Nov
15th at 8am at British School. This is the newly scheduled date
due to the typhoon cancellation that occurred on Oct 18th.
The final training session isNov 14 for the team to practice
ready for the finals on Sunday the 15th. Good luck to all players
Upcoming Events:
Nov 13 Friday Night Lights (Basketball/Rugby/Touch vs
Faith)
Touch: MS Field 2 x 15 min halves
4:15pm ISM V vs Faith V
5:00pm ISM JV vs Faith JV
Rugby HS Field 2 x 15 min halves
3:30 ISM JV Gold vs JV Green
4:00 ISM Varsity vs Faith
4:45 Brent vs ISM Varsity
5:30 Faith vs Brent.
Basketball HS Gym Varsity games
4:15pm ISM V Girls vs Faith
5:45pm ISM VBoys vs Faith
Basketball MS Gym JV games
4:15pm ISM JV Boys vs Faith
5:45pm ISM JV Girls vs Faith
Sat Nov 14 ISM Fall Swim meet from 8am

Nov 20-22 Pre- IASAS Rugby exchange at ISM.
Parents and students please take some time to peruse the

ATAC blog it has a wide variety of information and links to our
sports and activities program. If you have any questions regarding the competitive program of sports at ISM after reading the information on the blog please send an email
to pekinm@ismanila.org and I will endeavor to assist you as
best I can.
The ATAC game schedule pdf which is updated regularly by
Triz Gonzalez (ATAC Athletics Coordinator) gives the most up
to date information on where/when and who our Bearcat
teams will be playing throughout the school year. Access to
the game schedule is now via the ISM parent portal not via
power school as in the past. A navigation guide is available
here. ATAC Game Schedule Users Guide. Access the parent
portal via this link, log in with your user name/password and
then look for the ATAC Game Schedule tab under the left side
quick links. Don't forget to refresh the pdf page each time it
opens so you access the most current schedule. Please note
this schedule does change often and at short notice due to
involvement with many local schools and organizations. Check
it regularly for the most up to date information. For security
purposes....access to the ATAC game schedule pdf must be
linked via the secure parent portal and details should not be
shared with non ISM community members.
Bearcat Den- drop by our fantastic spirit store. Bearcat Den
hours of operation- 7am-4pm Mon Fri
Best Regards,
Mark Pekin
Director of Athletics and Activities
October 10
PCF
November 7
La Mesa
Watershed
CCV
November 14
Tzu Chi
Foundation
November 21
CRIBS
Foundation
Papaya Academy
December 5
Love2Learn
November 17 to 20, 2015
GREAT Raffle Prizes Up For Grabs!

Let's rock through the ages together with great music, food
and drinks - all for a cause! Buy your tickets at the cashier/
kiosk today and support the Vicky SyCip Herrera Philippine
Scholarship.
Please click HERE to register!
Ticket price of P1,500 includes admission, raffle stub and
cocktails. Early Bird tickets get a free limited Bearcat shirt.
Kindly drop by the Alumni Office (P085) with the official/
kiosk receipt to claim your ticket and shirt.
All proceeds of the event support the Vicky SyCip Herrera
Philippine Scholarship for a truly deserving Filipino student
to attend ISM. For more information on the Philippine
Scholarship please visit this LINK.

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ISSUE # 14

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Inside this issue:

Fri. Nov 20 = MAP Student Progress Reports go home in a sealed envelope.

AMIS Boys Choir Festival

Athletics & Activities

ISM Upcoming Events

No After School Activities November 17th - 20th:

MS/ HS Concert Date Changes

ALL BANDS CONCERT

The new dates are as follows:

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing:

Learn more about the Middle Schools philosophy in regards to technology.

ISM Boys Participate in AMIS Boys' Honor Choir Festival

Nov 20-22 Pre IASAS exchange weekend Swim team to

Well done to our ISM Climbing team members who competed

Sat Nov 14 ISM Fall Swim meet from 8am

Parents and students please take some time to peruse the

November 17 to 20, 2015

GREAT Raffle Prizes Up For Grabs!

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