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MIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOL
ISSUE # 10
SY 2013 2014
WEEK OF:
OCTOBER 21 to 25
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents
Friday BulletinInside this issue:
Events & Acvies:
Service Learning
ISM Upcoming Events
MS Yearbook Photo Shoot 2
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Athlecs & Acvies
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OCTOBER
Dear Parents:
Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) in the Middle School are scheduled for Mon-
day, October 21 and Tuesday, October 22 from 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. On both
of these days students will be dismissed at 12:00 noon and there will be no aer
school clubs and acvies. Please make the necessary arrangements for your
child to be picked up on me.
Also, in regards to PTCs, the Middle School PTC online reservaon system formaking appointments will close on Monday, October 21 at 8:00 A.M. Please
make sure to bring a copy of your reserved appointments on the day of the con-
ferences. Also, in preparaon for the conferences, please login to PowerSchool
and review your childs progress. We advise you to print a copy of your childs
current standing and bring it for reference during your appointments.
Photos for the MS yearbook Salinlahi will be taken during the week of October
21. Please see details within the bullen if you are interested in purchasing pho-
tos of your child.
On Friday, October 25 we will be celebrang Filipiniana with a barrio esta
lunch, games, acvies and performances. Together with the High School Philip-
pine Cultural Club (PCC), our Middle School students are planning acvies that
will celebrate our host country and it should be an excing aernoon. PCC shirts
will be on sale for 500.00 pesos during lunch me, and students can wear the
PCC shirt or their House shirt to school on Friday. If they like, students can also
wear a tradional Filipino ouit and parcipate in the parade around the school,
which will take place around 12:00 noon. We look forward to enjoying the aer-
noon that the Philippine Cultural Club has organized.
The October holiday starts on October 26 and classes resume on Monday, No-
vember 4. Aer the past twelve weeks the students and teachers have earned a
well-deserved break. Enjoy the holiday!
Yours in Educaon,
Simon Gillespie Clarissa Sayson
Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
NOVEMBER
Philippine Cultural Club
We are looking for student and parent performers for the Internaonal Family Fun Day on Saturday,
November 16. If you are interested to get up on stage and delight the crowd with your musical abili-
es, please come see Mr. St. Laurent in MS Guidance for details.
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Seven Ways Students Can Get Involved in Service Learning
All of us have experienced the ethical conict that arises when a homeless child knocks on our car window
at an intersecon. Adolescence is a me when many students start to grapple with their response to pov-
erty, climate change, and other issues facing our world. The problems seem so big, that somemes stu-
dents feel helpless to aect change. Thats one way to look at it. The other way is to do something about
it! As the Dalai Lama said, If you think you are too small to make a dierence, try sleeping with a mosqui-
to.
The Middle School Service Learning Program oers students a diversity of opportunies to give to others
and help safeguard our environment. Here are seven ways that your child can get involved in service and
environmental projects:
1. Saturday Service
Beginning on October 19, eight dierent service oppor-
tunies will be oered on Saturdays. Some events in-
volve a trip to visit a service partner, such as La Mesa
Watershed and Chosen Childrens Village (CCV) near
Tagaytay. Other events involve hosng a local educa-
on program, such as Love 2 Learn, on the ISM cam-
pus. Along with the joy of giving, students benet by
interacng with children from dierent backgrounds
and geng to know the Philippines beyond Maka andTaguig. See the inset Saturday Service Calendar and
discuss which trips interest them most. To parcipate,
students simply pick up a Permission Slip from the MS
Oce on the Monday before the trip. Once its been
signed and returned to the oce, a student can sign up
on the roster. Some trips ll up quickly so encourage
them to sign up early. And yes, parents are welcome
to aend!
2. Classroom Without Walls
For two days in late September and a week in February, students take part in our Classroom Without Walls
(CWW) program. Acvies range from teambuilding acvies to hands-on service projects. Some trips are
run from campus on a daily basis, while others involve an overnight trip. All of them oer rich opportunies
for experienal learning, bonding with classmates, and helping others. In some cases, students run fundrais-
ers and supply drives to support CWW service partners running up to their trips. For details about specic
CWW plans, contact your childs Grade Level Coordinator.
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SATURDAY SERVICE DATES10/19 Philippine Childrens Fund
11/9 Habitat for Humanity
11/16 CRIBS / Papaya Academy
11/23 Chosen Childrens Village
11/30 La Mesa Watershed
12/7 Love 2 Learn
12/14 Tzu Chi Foundation
CLASSROOM WITHOUT WALLS9/26-27 (G5 teambuilding @ ISM)
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3. ECO Council
ECO stands for Environmental and Community Outreach. This club is open to all MS students and meets
regularly to plan and promote Saturday Service projects, special events ,such as, No Impact Week, and assistwith community building acvies around our campus. There are also smaller service clubs associated with
service partners, such as CCV. Students can see Mr. Willey or Mr. Cook to get involved.
4. M.Y.O. Service Trip
Students can make their own service trip. All they need is a teacher chaperone and a plan. Some Advisories
create service projects together. Sports teams can get involved through events such as the Homeless World
Cup. Of course, there are also a lot of opportunies for students to get involved in service acvies through
a parents employer, religious group, and out-of-school clubs.
5. Start a Family Tradion
Many ISM families have forged their own es with service partners. Some students even celebrate their
birthdays by vising their favorite service partner site. Its easy to arrange family visits. If youd like assis-
tance organizing a family visit, contact me at the email address provided below.
6. Random Acts of Kindness
Service is more than one-o events. There are lots of ways students can help others, and our planet,
through their daily acons. Encourage students to pracce Random Acts of Kindness such as wring a
leer to a grandparent, conserving resources at home, inving a new student to a sleepover, or reaching
out to students who need a friend. Studies have shown that such acvies oen benet the giver even
more than the receiver.
7. Walk the Walk
This is perhaps the greatest challenge of working with adolescents, whether you are a parent or an educa-
tor. Its also one of the most important. Share your own struggles with issues such as poverty, the environ-
ment, and inequality. Model empathy and compassion. Get involved in service projects that suit your own
interests and concerns. Research shows that a respected adult role model is one of the most powerful in-
struconal tools.
Internaonal School Manila holds Service as one of its core values. Those of you who have been here for a
while, know how integral service learning is to our commitment to educang the whole child. There are lotsof ways for students (and parents) to get involved. Encourage your child topick acvies they are inter-
ested in and try new things. If you have any quesons, dont hesitate to email me at
All the best,
Cory Willey
Student Advisory Coordinator4
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UPDATE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS THROUGH
THE ISM PARENT PORTAL
Dear Parents,
We are pleased to inform you that your childs PowerSchool account may be accessed through the ISM Parent Portal.
Aside from being a gateway to PowerSchool, the Parent Portal also provides informaon on school events, useful links,
as well as child-specic academic blogs and student porolios. Should you need to make any changes to your contact
informaon, visit the Parent Portal and follow the steps below:
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Well done to all players and coaches for the 1st season IASAS Championships that were held last weekend. CONGRATULATIONS to our
incredible freshman Molly Bailey who ran away with the girls 5km XC race in Jakarta in a me of 19:33. What an amazing achievement
for such a young runner. The girls and boys XC teams placed 5th and 4th overall in the teams divisions.
Our boys and girls volleyball teams did extremely well to take Silver and Bronze respecvely. Both teams played fantasc matches
throughout the tournament and fully deserve their wonderful results. Congrats to both teams and the coaches for an outstanding tour-
nament In Jakarta.
The boys and girls soccer teams baled very hard in Taipei but alas close games did not go their way and nished in 5th and 6th place
this year. Both teams were young this year with a solid group of freshman players. We look forward to beer results next year with such
a promising group of young players in both teams. Visit www.iasas.asia for all the nal results of 1st season IASAS events.
The RIFA soccer fesval nals will be held tomorrow Saturday, October 19th at ISM, aer yet another weather cancellaon last Saturday
due to the typhoon. All up to date informaon about our ES/MS soccer teams and the RIFA fesvals etc can always be found here
hp://atac.ism-online.org/atac/1st-season/es-soccer-rifa-league-fesvals/
For MS: hp://atac.ism-online.org/atac/1st-season/ms-soccer-rifa-league-fesvals/
In the event of a cancellaon or if you are unsure whether a fesval will be held, please refer to the links above or:
hp://atac.ism-online.org/manila-weather-forecast/atac-event-cancelaon-extreme-weather/ As soon as a cancellaon is noed,
ISM security is informed and posts are made to the pages referred to on the ATAC blog.
The 2nd season tryouts schedule and the season pracce schedule which runs from Oct 23 to Feb 7 is now posted on noce boards
around school, and is also now available on the ATAC blog. 2nd season sports are Basketball, Tennis, Varsity swim team, Rugby and
Touch. hp://atac.ism-online.org/schedules/hs/
New families, please take some me to peruse the ATAC blog as this will help orientate you with the wide variety of co -curricular pro-
grams that ISM oers.
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 twier (see
twier feed on the blog home page).
Each Monday, I will post the weeks happenings and highlight important events for students and parents informaon on the ATAC blog
and in the regular Friday parent bullens.
GAME SCHEDULE PDF (access to game schedule informaon): Informaon about all mid-week/weekend xtures for ISM teams can be
found via the ATAC blog. Please note the game schedule does change oen due to involvement with many local schools so please check
the page regularly to nd out the latest informaon of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the
Bearcat logo to be directed to the power school secure site:
hp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/
You will need your power school user name and password to access the game schedule pdf.
The 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 fantasc group please contact any
of our den members during den opening hours or please contact Carolyn Ching for details at: [email protected]. We are al-
ways looking for new volunteers and encourage parents from ES/MS to join our group.
BEARCAT DEN: hp://atac.ism-online.org/bearcat-den/
Have a great year at the Home of the Bearcats!
Regards,
Mark Pekin
Director of Athlecs/Acvies
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MS Tryouts Schedule(see flyer on MS notice board or ATAC blog)
MS Tennis Oct 18 and 23 MS Touch (girls) Oct 23 and 25
MS Rugby (boys) Oct 23 and 25
MS Basketball (boys) Oct 23, 24, 25
MS Girls Basketball Oct 23 and Oct 25
Due to early release on Monday and Tuesday next week for MS/HS Parent confer-
ences, there will not be any aer school training for MS/HS seasonal or all year
round teams. MS Tryouts start Wednesday, October 23.
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