International International School Manila
HS Student Circular February Februa ry 11, 201 1
HS Calendar:
Upcoming Events:
Monday, February 14: IB2 Math IA Due IB2 Chemistry Field Trip
February 21‐25: Gr.9, 10 & 11 Course Registration Week
Tuesday, February 15:
March 1: NO CLASSES‐ FACULTY IN SERVICE
February 28: NO CLASSES‐ EDSA REVOLUTION HOLIDAY
Wednesday, February 16: Student Late Start IB2 Filipino A2 Written Tasks Due IB2 Theatre Independent Project Portfolio Due
March 2‐6: IASAS Cultural Convention DDF (ISKL) Art (ISM)
Thursday, February 17: IB2 Lang B & Filipino A2 Orals IB2 Eng A1 Final WL Due Friday, February 18: IB2 Lang B & Filipino A2 Orals Saturday, February 19: Saturday Service – Service – Gr.10 PCF
FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE: SCHEDULED COLLEGE VISITS: COLLEGE
REPRESENTATIVE
VENUE
DATE AND TIME
Clarkson University Fairleigh Dickinson University Loyola Marymount University University of Michigan, of Michigan, Flint Raffles Design institute Manila
Kathleen Harrington Kathleen Harrington Kathleen Harrington Kathleen Harrington Kristenne Lim
Room 1057 Room 1057 Room 1057 Room 1057 HSGO
3/3/11 11:15 AM 3/3/11 11:15 AM 3/3/11 11:15 AM 3/3/11 11:15 AM 3/9/11 11:30 AM
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FROM THE CLINIC: CLINIC : TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS Date
Price (Php) th
March 16 2011
Please Note:
Influenza 2011 Strain (Northern and Southern Hemisphere)
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If your If your child is 9 years old or below and receiving their flu vaccination for the first time, a second vaccination will be required at least 4 weeks later. If there If there are sufficient numbers, I will arrange for this to be available in school, if not, if not, you will need to make alternative arrangements with your own health care provider. The above price is per individual vaccine.
If you If you would like more information about the above vaccine, please contact the clinic on the number/email below or call in to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this program. TH
PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 4 THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
MARCH, 2011. VACCINES WILL
Clinic direct number: 840 8580 Email:
[email protected]
Many thanks Debbie Duckworth ISM Clinic Administrator 840 8581
[email protected]
NOTE FROM THE CANTEEN: CANTEEN : Dear Parents We have reviewed the MS and HS canteen’s canteen’s approach to allergies caused by specific food food groups. Please note that the following precautions are now in place at each food counter. 1. Urban Chef and Yogi Chef will label food items that have the following ingredients: Nuts, Seafood, Eggs, Dairy, Soy and Wheat. A sample of the sign is below It will be on a yellow paper so it is more visible whilst all other other signs will be on white paper.
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Contains: Peanuts 2. Red Kimono, Piadina and Café France will each have a notice stating stating all items that contain the ingredients listed above and it will be placed in a visible area on an acrylic stand.
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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE: OFFICE : ATAC ANNOUNCEMENTS: 3 rd Season Sports: See attached practice schedule, this takes effect from Feb 7 th until April 15 th . GAME SCHEDULE INFORMATION: INFORMATION:
Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found by going to the GAME SCHEDULE tab on the ATAC page of the ISM website. You can also access this information via the ES/MS/HS divisional web pages. Please note the game schedule does change often due to involvement 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. Access to the game schedule page is also available via the ATAC blog. Click on the Bearcat logo to be directed to the game schedule page. http://atac.ism-online.org
ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES – – FEB/MAR: (for ALL match/schedule details check game schedule page as above) Feb 12 Brent track meet for MS/HS teams Feb 12 JV/Varsity girls softball at ISM v Brent Feb 13 Varsity boys Softball Softball – – ASSL men’s league games at ISM Feb 19/20 ISM International Swim meet Feb 20 Varsity boys Softball Softball – – ASSL men’s league games at UP Feb 26 ISM Track Meet Mar 2 IASAS Cultural Convention Teams Depart Mar 3‐5 IASAS Cultural Convention (Art/Music @ JIS, DDDF @ ISKL) Mar 5 ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet (please note date change from the calendar) HS 2nd Season Sports awards Feb 11th 5:30pm HS Gym (Touch/Rugby/Tennis (Touch/Rugby/Tennis/Basketball/Swimmin /Basketball/Swimming/Cheerleading) g/Cheerleading)
IASAS BADMINTON: April 18-21 Information related to the IASAS Badminton Tournament can now be found on the ATAC Blog http://atac.ismonline.org We are currently accepting housing offers for the 80 visiting Badminton athletes if you can help with housing please read details on the blog and a housing letter can also be accessed via the blog or hard copy picked up from the ATAC office.
BEARCAT DEN: Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den: Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30 am – 1:00pm and 2:30pm – 4:00pm. Tues and Thu rs afternoons from 2:30-4pm. Thanks to all our great volunteers. If you are interested in joining our group of volunteers in the Bearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteers coordination Chantel (
[email protected] [email protected])) or pop in to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and talk with one of our volunteers they will be very happy to make you welcome.
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TRAINING SCHEDULE 3RD SEASON 2011 TRAINING SCHEDULE TIME
MONDAY
TUESDAY
W EDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
HS GYM
B oy oy s Vars iitt y B ad ad m mii nt nt on on
J V B oy oy s Ba Bad m mii nt nt on on
B oy oy s Var s i ty ty Ba Bad m mii nt nt on on
Boys Varsity/JV Badminton
Badminton Fitness
MS GYM
Girls Varsity Badminton
Girls Varsity Varsity and JV Badminton
Gi rlrl s J V B ad ad m mii nt nt on on
Gi rlrl s Var s iitt y B Baad m mii nt nt on on
B ad ad m mii nt nt on on Fi F i tn tn es es s
ES GYM
MS Girls Badminton 3:15-5pm
Faculty Basketball 3:15 - 5pm
MS Girls Badminton 3:15-5pm
MS Boys Badminton 3:15-5pm
MS Boys Badminton 3:15-5pm
Covered Court
Faculty Tennis
HS FIELD
B o y s Vars i t y S o f t b al l
J V B o y s S o f t b al l
B o y s Vars i t y S o f t b al l
MS FIELD
Gi r l s Vars i t y S o f t b al l
J V Gi r l s S o f t b al l
Gi r l s Vars i t y /J VS o f t b al l
MS S o f t b a l l
ES FIELD
MS Mixed Touch 3:15-5pm
MS AFAC AFAC Club Fo otball 3:15-5pm
MS Mixed Touch 3:15-5pm
MS AFAC Club Football 3:15-5pm
Faculty Football
TRACK AND FIELD
MS /HS Tr ac k
HS Tr ac k
HS Tr ac k
MS Trac k
HS Tr ac k
3:00 - 5:00PM
MS AFAC AFAC Badminton Club MS AFAC Cricket Cricket Club 3pm- MS AFAC Badminton 3:15-5pm 4:30pm Club 3:15-5pm
Boy's Varsity/JV Varsity/JV Softball
AFAC
HS Javelin / Discus
Gi rl s Var s i t y S o f t b al l
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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES: CONGRATULATIONS!
We are proud to announce that our ISM seniors were accepted to the following universities: COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES: Ateneo de Manila University (16) Barnard College Boston College Brown University California State University, East Bay Carnegie Mellon University Durham University Franklin and Marshall College Hamilton College ‐ NY Hiram College Indiana University at Bloomington London School of Economics of Economics Longwood University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago (2) McGill University (2) Northeastern University (4) Northwestern University Pace University, New York City Purdue University (5) Rider University Stanford University University College London University of California of California at Irvine University of California of California at Riverside University of Chicago of Chicago University of Edinburgh of Edinburgh University of Exeter of Exeter University of Illinois of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign University of Michigan of Michigan University of Notre of Notre Dame University of Nottingham of Nottingham University of Oxford of Oxford (2) University of Pennsylvania of Pennsylvania University of San of San Diego
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University of San of San Francisco (3) University of Southern of Southern California University of St. of St. Andrews University of the of the Philippines (9) University of Warwick of Warwick Virginia Commonwealth University Wesleyan University Wesleyan University Western Michigan University Yale University
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