MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 34
WEEK OF MAY 03 TO 07, 2010

From the Middle School Office

Dear Parents:

Please note that Friday, April 23 marked the midpoint of fourth quarter and that progress reports for
students earning a C- or below were distributed this week. Monitoring your child’s level of
achievement can be done through PowerSchool, but if you have any concerns about your child’s
progress, please contact your child’s teacher for further information. With five weeks remaining in the
school year, it’s natural that thoughts may be turning to summer vacation plans but we do need
students to remain focused on their work. Please talk to your child about the importance of staying
on top of assignments and homework and continue to monitor their progress through PowerSchool.

The month of May brings with it a number of events to showcase our students’ achievements in Art
and Music. In the coming weeks we hope you will find time to visit the Art Exhibition and attend the
Finale Concert and Beginning Groups Concert. Please join us to celebrate the students’ skills and
talents.

Enjoy the weekend!

Sincerely,

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

Upcoming Events PowerSchool Grade Update

May 04 to 14 MS Art Exhibition

May. 07 - Grade Update
07 MS Art Exhibition Opening (3:00 P.M., FAT Lobby)
07 MS Party - Grades 5 to 8 (5:00 P.M.) May 21 - Grade Update
08 Service Learning Trip: CCV
May 26 - PowerSchool closes
10 School Holiday (Presidential Election Day)
12 MS Finale Concert (5:30 P.M.)
13 MS Beginning Groups Concert (5:00 P.M.)
15 K-12 Dance Recital Finale (3:00 P.M., FAT)
17 to 21 Grade 4 Tour and Talk
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Upcoming Grade 8 Activities

Dear Parents

A letter has been sent home with your child about the end of the year events for Grade 8. It explains the various
events and what is expected of your child at each of them. There is a cost involved of Php 3200, which needs
to be made by May 14th. Please see the documents on page 3 and 4 for further details.

Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me at vandermerwed@ismanila.org.

From the Athletics & Activities Office

Last Friday evening, the 3rd Season HS Sports
Awards was held to celebrate the efforts of our HS
athletes for Badminton, Track and Softball.
On behalf of the ATAC office I would like to thank all
the parents that made the effort to come along to the
evening, it was great to have a good turn out of par-
ents enjoy the evening. Thanks also to all the 3rd sea-
son coaches who presented awards and gave tremen-
dous and sometimes, poetic speeches, about their
teams. It was very entertaining.
Junior Varsity MVP’s
Softball: Bianca Chang and Angelo Martinez
Next weekend May 7-9 our MS Mixed Touch squad
travels to Kuala Lumpur for the annual MS Mixed
Touch Tournament hosted by International School
Kuala Lumpur. We wish all 36 players and 4 coach’s
the very best of luck at this tournament. The group
has been training and preparing for this tournament
since February under the guidance of head coach
Caroline Stannard.

Award winners: ATAC Summer Camps: Please sign up and regis-

Varsity MVP’s
Softball: Cha Cha Bamba and Vincent Ching
Badminton: Neelam Gopwani, Andrea Sy
and Jason Pesengco
Track: Ali Majied and Smirti Sridhar
ter for the summer camps program. Information
has been posted via notice boards and weekly bul-
letins since late February regarding the summer
camps programs. If you are interested in securing
a place submit the form to the ATAC office ASAP.
See registration information in page 7.

From Admissions Office

Update your contact information!
Please get in touch with the Admissions Office (840-8488) or Middle School Office (840-
8550/840-8553) 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.

IF YOU HAVEN’T LOGGED ON TO POWERSCHOOL…

We’re on the web! please call the Guidance Office at 840-8555 or
www.ismanila.org email msguidance@ismanila.org to obtain your username and password.
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Letter to Parents regarding Grade 8 Activities

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(continued from page 4)

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From the Admissions Office

IMPORTANT information regarding Re-Enrollment
for School Year 2010-2011
Dear Parents,

It is RE-Enrolment time!!!

You have two choices for getting the Re-Enrollment forms this year:
1. DOWNLOAD the forms from the ISM website (under Admission go to the Re-Enrolment & Withdrawal link)
2. PICK-UP the forms at the Admission Office (by parent or child or if you would like a helper to do this,
please supply them with a letter of authorization.)

Please follow the instructions on the Re-Enrollment Clearance Form and return the following completed
documents:
• Parent and School Shared Agreements form – to the Admission Office
• ISM Drug Policy Form – to the Admission Office for students re-enrolling for Grade 7 and Grade 9 only
• Board (proxy form) is an optional form that can be submitted to the Admission Office
• Health Clinic Form – to the Clinic
♦ Updating Form (front side) must be completed for all children
♦ Physical Examination Form (back side) must also be completed for children entering Grades
1, 5, 9 along with the Tuberculosis Screening Form

IMPORTANT – KEEP THE RE-ENROLLMENT CLEARANCE FORM to fulfill the re-enrollment requirements.
Bring and show this form to the respective school office to obtain the Class Schedule for HS or MS students
or to the Cashier to obtain the Section Card for ES Students.

Please note that a Re-Enrollment DEPOSIT PAYMENT is not required to reserve a space at the School for
SY2010-11. However, parents are obliged to inform the School in writing, on or before 15th May, if their chil-
dren will withdraw at the end of the academic year. There is a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM for
such purpose; this must be submitted to the Admissions Office on or before 15th May of each school year.
Failure to do so will lead to a deduction of US$1,000 from the Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD), in compensa-
tion for having held a space for the child and thus preventing the School from offering that space to another
child prior to the summer holiday break.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact either of us.

Regards,

Gary W. Jerome Margie Endelman

Director of Admission Deputy Director of Admission

E-mail: admission@ismanila.org
Admission Office: 840-8488
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From the Fine and Performing Arts Office

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SUMMER SPORTS CAMP

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Chinese Summer Camp Beijing 2010