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MIDDLE SCHOOL
Friday Bulletin
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents
ISSUE # 11
WEEK OF OCTOBER 19 TO 23, 2009
From the Middle School Office
Dear Parent/s: Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs) will occur next week. On Monday, October 19 from 1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. teachers will meet with parents and students with surnames A – K. On Tuesday, October 20 from 1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. conferences will take place with parents and students with surnames L – Z. Please plan to attend PTCs and talk to the teachers about your child’s level of achievement. If there are any questions about PTCs, please contact the MS Office at 840-8550 for clarification. Since Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for the afternoon, students will be released early at 12:00 noon on both days. Please make the necessary arrangements to have your child picked up promptly at dismissal time. From October 19 – 22, all students will be photographed for the Salinlahi, the Middle School Yearbook. Please continue reading the parent bulletin for information regarding photo packages if you are interested in purchasing one. On Friday, October 23 the school will be celebrating Filipiniana around the theme Bayanihan sa ISM. The Philippine Cultural Club has reframed some of the day’s activities in order to support victims of the recent floods. Included in the bulletin is a copy of the letter that was sent home last week through all students and that outlines the changes. We hope you will support the Philippine Cultural Club in their endeavor.
Sincerely, Danielle Fredericks Middle School Principal Clarissa Sayson Middle School Assistant Principal
Upcoming Events
October November 26 03 04 to 06 07 11 12 Beginning of School Holiday Classes Resume ISTA Auditions Service Learning: Gawad Kalinga Academic Bowl MS PTA Liaison Meeting (8:00 A.M.)
PowerSchool Grade Update
Oct. 23 - Grade Update Nov. 13 - MS Progress Reports
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Parent Teacher Conferences
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Middle School Photo Shoot
The Photo Shoot is scheduled on October 19 to 22, 2009 in Room 1188.
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All students will be photographed regardless of purchase. Each class will have a scheduled time for the shoot during the week. Students must wear their school uniform during the photo shoot. Order envelopes were distributed to students on Friday, October 09. Payments should be placed inside the envelope and should be brought by the student on the day of the shoot to be given directly to the photographer. No payment will be received by the teacher or the MS office. You may contact the photographer directly for later orders/payments. Photographer: Tino Ley Mobile No.: 0922-8010215 Email: [email protected]
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Please use 1 envelope per student. Do not place orders for two students in one envelope.
From the Clinic
Date TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2ND HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATION Price (Php) 2249 1125 630 355 2000 November 11th, 2009 Hepatitis A (Adult) Hepatitis A (Junior) Hepatitis B (Adult) Hepatitis B (Junior) Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult) Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior) 1000 (Prices are per individual vaccine in a course of either 2 or 3 vaccinations)
If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please call in at the clinic to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this program. PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2009. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Clinic direct number: Email: Many thanks Debbie Duckworth ISM Clinic Administrator 840 8581 [email protected] 840 8580 [email protected]
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New ISM Sweatshirts Have Arrived! Please visit the Bearcat Den to see the latest in ISM apparel.
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MS After School Activities
The second season for the new club activities starts on Thursday, November 5. Activities that will be taking place this second season are: Club Soccer, Team Sports (includes touch, soccer, flag football, Frisbee), Recreational Gymnastics, Aquatics (learn to swim) and Circus Skills. If you didn’t sign up for one of these activities at the beginning of the school year and would like to do one please go and register at the ES AFAC office based in the ES main office. The year round activities will carry on as normal starting on Wednesday, November 4. ATAC 2nd season sports will also start with try outs starting on Tuesday, November 3 for touch rugby, rugby, tennis and swimming. Thanks. Dave Allen Middle School Activities Coordinator International School Manila University Parkway Fort Bonifacio (632) 840 8485 [email protected]
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IASAS Soccer Game Schedule
From the Athletics & Activities Office
Saturday, October 17th MS Rifa Girls Soccer at Ateneo from 8:00 - 12:00 P.M. MS Boys and Girls Volleyball at Faith Please check game schedule on ATAC website page for event details/times and venues.
From the PCC & PTA Office
March in UNITY and show your support for the typhoon victims. Buy a PCC shirt and wear it in the parade. All donations & proceeds from the shirt and food sales will go to the ISM Disaster Fund & the Papaya Academy. PCC shirts will be sold in front of the canteen during lunch break and after school.
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Letter from the Philippine Cultural Club
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Update your contact information!
Please get in touch with the Admissions Office or Middle School Office if there has been any change in your home address and other contact information. We want to keep you updated with what is happening in school.
We’re on the web! www.ismanila.org
IF YOU HAVEN’T LOGGED ON TO POWERSCHOOL…
please call the Guidance Office at 840-8555 or email [email protected] in order to obtain your username and password.
Friday Bulletin
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents
ISSUE # 11
WEEK OF OCTOBER 19 TO 23, 2009
From the Middle School Office
Dear Parent/s: Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs) will occur next week. On Monday, October 19 from 1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. teachers will meet with parents and students with surnames A – K. On Tuesday, October 20 from 1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. conferences will take place with parents and students with surnames L – Z. Please plan to attend PTCs and talk to the teachers about your child’s level of achievement. If there are any questions about PTCs, please contact the MS Office at 840-8550 for clarification. Since Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for the afternoon, students will be released early at 12:00 noon on both days. Please make the necessary arrangements to have your child picked up promptly at dismissal time. From October 19 – 22, all students will be photographed for the Salinlahi, the Middle School Yearbook. Please continue reading the parent bulletin for information regarding photo packages if you are interested in purchasing one. On Friday, October 23 the school will be celebrating Filipiniana around the theme Bayanihan sa ISM. The Philippine Cultural Club has reframed some of the day’s activities in order to support victims of the recent floods. Included in the bulletin is a copy of the letter that was sent home last week through all students and that outlines the changes. We hope you will support the Philippine Cultural Club in their endeavor.
Sincerely, Danielle Fredericks Middle School Principal Clarissa Sayson Middle School Assistant Principal
Upcoming Events
October November 26 03 04 to 06 07 11 12 Beginning of School Holiday Classes Resume ISTA Auditions Service Learning: Gawad Kalinga Academic Bowl MS PTA Liaison Meeting (8:00 A.M.)
PowerSchool Grade Update
Oct. 23 - Grade Update Nov. 13 - MS Progress Reports
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Parent Teacher Conferences
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Middle School Photo Shoot
The Photo Shoot is scheduled on October 19 to 22, 2009 in Room 1188.
• • • •
All students will be photographed regardless of purchase. Each class will have a scheduled time for the shoot during the week. Students must wear their school uniform during the photo shoot. Order envelopes were distributed to students on Friday, October 09. Payments should be placed inside the envelope and should be brought by the student on the day of the shoot to be given directly to the photographer. No payment will be received by the teacher or the MS office. You may contact the photographer directly for later orders/payments. Photographer: Tino Ley Mobile No.: 0922-8010215 Email: [email protected]
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Please use 1 envelope per student. Do not place orders for two students in one envelope.
From the Clinic
Date TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2ND HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATION Price (Php) 2249 1125 630 355 2000 November 11th, 2009 Hepatitis A (Adult) Hepatitis A (Junior) Hepatitis B (Adult) Hepatitis B (Junior) Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult) Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior) 1000 (Prices are per individual vaccine in a course of either 2 or 3 vaccinations)
If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please call in at the clinic to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this program. PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2009. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Clinic direct number: Email: Many thanks Debbie Duckworth ISM Clinic Administrator 840 8581 [email protected] 840 8580 [email protected]
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New ISM Sweatshirts Have Arrived! Please visit the Bearcat Den to see the latest in ISM apparel.
F R I D A Y B U LLETIN
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MS After School Activities
The second season for the new club activities starts on Thursday, November 5. Activities that will be taking place this second season are: Club Soccer, Team Sports (includes touch, soccer, flag football, Frisbee), Recreational Gymnastics, Aquatics (learn to swim) and Circus Skills. If you didn’t sign up for one of these activities at the beginning of the school year and would like to do one please go and register at the ES AFAC office based in the ES main office. The year round activities will carry on as normal starting on Wednesday, November 4. ATAC 2nd season sports will also start with try outs starting on Tuesday, November 3 for touch rugby, rugby, tennis and swimming. Thanks. Dave Allen Middle School Activities Coordinator International School Manila University Parkway Fort Bonifacio (632) 840 8485 [email protected]
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IASAS Soccer Game Schedule
From the Athletics & Activities Office
Saturday, October 17th MS Rifa Girls Soccer at Ateneo from 8:00 - 12:00 P.M. MS Boys and Girls Volleyball at Faith Please check game schedule on ATAC website page for event details/times and venues.
From the PCC & PTA Office
March in UNITY and show your support for the typhoon victims. Buy a PCC shirt and wear it in the parade. All donations & proceeds from the shirt and food sales will go to the ISM Disaster Fund & the Papaya Academy. PCC shirts will be sold in front of the canteen during lunch break and after school.
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Letter from the Philippine Cultural Club
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Update your contact information!
Please get in touch with the Admissions Office or Middle School Office if there has been any change in your home address and other contact information. We want to keep you updated with what is happening in school.
We’re on the web! www.ismanila.org
IF YOU HAVEN’T LOGGED ON TO POWERSCHOOL…
please call the Guidance Office at 840-8555 or email [email protected] in order to obtain your username and password.
