MIDDLE SCHOOL

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Friday Bulletin
ISSUE # 11
WEEK OF OCTOBER 22 TO 25, 2012

From the Middle School Office

Dear Parents: Your active involvement in Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs) this past week was greatly appreciated. As the school year continues, we hope the connections made during the PTCs continue and strengthen communication between home and school. On Thursday, October 25 we will be celebrating Filipiniana with a barrio fiesta lunch, games, activities and performances. Together with the High School Philippine Cultural Club (PCC), our Middle School students are planning activities that will celebrate our host country and it should be an exciting afternoon. PCC shirts will also be on sale during lunch time in front of the cafeteria for 500.00 pesos, and students can wear the PCC shirt or their House shirt to school on Thursday. If they like, students can also wear a traditional Filipino outfit or their home country national outfit and participate in the parade around the school, which will take place at 12:00 noon. We look forward to enjoying the afternoon that the Philippine Cultural Club has organized. The October holiday starts on Friday, October 26 and classes resume on Monday, November 5. After the past twelve weeks the students and teachers have earned a well-deserved break. Enjoy the holiday! Yours in Education, Simon Gillespie Middle School Principal Clarissa Sayson Middle School Assistant Principal

Inside this issue:

Yearbook Photo Session Academic Bowl Practice Sessions PCC Sponsorship Letter From the Athletics & Activities Office End of Season Sports Awards 2nd Season Practice Schedule From the Office of Advancement 2 3 5 6 7

UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER
22 to 25 25 26 Yearbook Photo Shoot Filipiniana Beginning of School Holiday

NOVEMBER
05 05 to 09 06 08 to 11 10 15 15 to 19 19 to 23 20 23 30 Classes Resume ESL Placement Test Academic Bowl GIN Conference Service Learning Trip Parent Coffee (7:45 A.M., LT) MS ISTA Festival PTA New Book Fair Gr. 5 & 6 Beginners Recital (5:00 P.M., FAT) PTA Charity Bazaar School Holiday (Bonifacio Day)

DECEMBER
03 to 07 05 to 12 Spirit Week Art Exhibit

POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE

November 16 November 29 Progress Report Distribution Grade Update

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Yearbook Photo Shoot

The Photo Shoot is scheduled on October 22 to 25, 2012 in Room 1118. 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 will be distributed to students the week of October 08. 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: tinoleydigitalphoto@gmail.com Please use 1 envelope per student. Do not place orders for two students in one envelope.

Middle School Academic Bowl Practice Sessions

Does your child know lots of interesting facts and general knowledge? Is your child fast on the buzzers? Does your child like Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader? THEN YOUR CHILD SHOULD COME TO Academic Bowl Practice Sessions!! Practice sessions will take place in room P046 (Mrs. Birchenalls classroom) every Tuesday starting 11th September 2:30 3:30 P.M. Successful students will represent ISM at the next Academic Bowl competition which is to be held at Faith Academy on the 6th November 2012. All Middle School students are very welcome to come to the practice sessions. If you have any questions or queries please speak to Mrs. Birchenall or e-mail her at birchenallv@ismanila.org.

Update your contact information!

Please get in touch with the Admissions Office (840-8488) or Middle School Office (8408550/840-8553) if there has been any change in your home address, email address, and contact numbers.

Were on the web! www.ismanila.org

IF YOU HAVENT LOGGED ON TO POWERSCHOOL

please call the Guidance Office at 840-8555 or email msguidance@ismanila.org to obtain your username and password.

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PCC Sponsorship Letter

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From the Athletics & Activities Office

IASAS Week: Results: Congratulations to all our teams and coaches who returned to Manila safely this week for your efforts at IASAS in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Soccer Boys 6th, Girls 5th Volleyball Boys BRONZE, Girls 4th Cross Country Boys BRONZE, Girls 5th Individual Gold Chase Burton 5km Boys Cross Country Race 2nd Season ATAC sports: Tryouts have now concluded and the practice Schedule for MS & HS sports is in this bulletin for Basketball, Tennis, Varsity Swimming, Boys Rugby and Girls Touch. The schedule is also on the blog and on notice boards around school. For interested Basketball players see the flyers on school notice boards for an upcoming Basketball camp being held at school for ISM MS/HS students during the October break. The ES/MS Rifa Festivals are now concluded with the finals having taken place last Saturday at ISM. Congratulations to Coach Popoys E1 and Coach Mikes G1 ES teams who ended up winning the champions trophy for their division this year. Well done to all the players and thanks to all the parents who have supported the players at the festivals during the season. See attached flyers for the sports awards next week on Oct 24th. Results for all the Cross Country meets completed during the season can be found on the Cross Country results page. http://atac.ism-online.org/atac/1stseason/cross-country-race-results/ A great way to stay in touch with the ISM ATAC program is to subscribe via RSS feed to the ATAC blog and also to follow via twitter (see twitter feed on the blog home page). Each Monday I will post the weeks happenings and highlight important events for students and parents information on the ATAC blog and in the regular Friday parent bulletins. 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 out the latest information of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed to the PowerSchool secure site http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/. You will need your PowerSchool username and password to access the game schedule. HS Student registration for ATAC activities: (new for school year 12-13) A Google doc registration is now available for all HS students who will take part in any ATAC seasonal sports teams, MUN and Cultural Convention programs. Please take the time to complete this online registration for activities that you plan on joining this school year. Please access the form via the HS Student Registration tab found under the Helpful Shortcuts bar on the ATAC blog home page. (Please note this is for HS students only and you must use your school email address to access the link. Personal gmail or hotmail addresses will not allow you to access the page.) BEARCAT DEN: http://atac.ism-online.org/bearcatden/ Our Bearcat Den is open for business, please drop by to check out the range of Bearcat products. We have a great team of volunteers who run the den and are always looking for more people to help out. If you are interested in joining a fantastic group please contact Melanie Ball, our volunteer coordinator, at melaniehball@gmail.com. We have a new range of dri fit tshirts now available along with new Bearcat bags Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den: Wednesday & Friday, 11:30 A.M. 1:00 P.M. & 2:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M. Tuesday & Thursday afternoons, 2:30 - 4:00 P.M. Regards, Mark Pekin Director of Athletics/Activities

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From the Advancement Office