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7/31/2019 HS Friday Bulletin 08-31

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Dear Parents,

I would l ike to thank the many parents who attended High School Open House or Back to School Night, last Tuesdaevening. We had a good turn out from parents and from comments I have received i t appears that i t was a highlsuccessful evening. I was busy myself w i t h my Grade 12 homeroom, and t hen t eaching my Grade 11 Inform ation Li t eracClass, f ol lowed by d ropping into a f ew of my ow n son s grade 9 t eacher presentat ions.

For those who were not able to attend HS Open House I would l ike to include here part of the body of my welcomaddress.

Here i s ISM s Mission St at ement . You will have seen it before no doubt, posted around the school and also in th

f ront of a l l of our school publ i cat ions. I have highl ight ed just t wo areas t hat I want t o brief ly comment on.

MISSION

Int ernat ional School Manil a is an independent, internat ional school whose structure, t radit ions and style emanatf rom t he Unit ed St ates and whose curr iculum and methodology ref lect t he best in w orl dwide educat ional research anpractice. Our school is diverse and dynamic, and our students have the highest aspirations for their education anfuture lives. Our mission is to build a community of reflective learners who are passionate, caring and responsiblcont r ibu tors to t he wor ld in wh ich we l ive .

CORE BELIEFSt hat b ind our communit y of facult y, st af f , parents and st udent s.

We st r i ve to

Advance the value of learni ng, growt h and self -awareness as li f e-long endeavors. Nurtur e creat i v i t y and orig inal i t y as precursors for cr i t ical and ref lect i ve thought and act ion. Succeed coll ecti vely as wel l as individual ly, achieving our per sonal best in all aspects of school l if e. Maint ain a healthy balance in t he t i me devot ed to work, rest and recreat i on. Involve our comm unit y in sust aining and safeguarding our envir onment . Interact t hrough honest , respect f u l and open communicat ion. Acknowledge and celebrate our differences and encourage empathy, compassion, understanding and respect fo

human dignit y.

Live our l i ves posit ively, j oyful l y and ethical ly.

Let me deal w it h t he second highl i ght f i r st , I commented in t he opening st udent assembly t hat w e are very excited t hat his year ISM has chosen t o adopt a school wi de goal whi ch engages our comm unit y t o f ocus on sust ainabil it y issues. Thf act t hat t h is in i t iat ive evolved f rom our host ing of t he Global Issues Net work confer ence and is st udent organized is powerf ul example of our mi ssion st atement in act ion.

The f i rst h ighl ight concerning t he lat est educat i onal research and pract ice was an opport unit y I could not pass up. I t not very of t en that I can brag about my alm a mater, but Prof essor John Hatt ie, f ormerl y of t he Universit y of Aucklandhas done some bri l l i ant wor k which I would l ike t o brief ly comment on.

International School ManilaFor ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleascontact Bella, Gigi or JasminTel:840-8655 / 840-8660August31,2012 A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students


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In a meta-analyses synthesizing over 800 educat ional studies relat ing t o achievement, Hat t ie calculated an ef f ect s izef or a range of i nf l uences and noted t he source of t hat i nf l uence. Here are the t op 15 inf luences.

Clearl y t he single greatest f act or on l earning t hat schools can contr ol i s t he t eacher.

Infl uence Ef f ect Size Source of Infl uenceFeedback 1.13 TeacherSt udents pr ior cogni t ive abi l i t y 1.04 St udentInst ruct ional qual i t y 1.00 TeacherDirect inst r uct ion .82 TeacherRemediat ion/ f eedback .65 TeacherSt udents' disposit ion t o l earn .61 St udentClass environm ent .56 TeacherChallenge of Goals .52 TeacherPeer tut or ing .50 TeacherMast ery l earning .50 TeacherParent involvement .46 HomeHomework .43 TeacherTeacher St yle .42 TeacherQuest ioni ng .41 TeacherPeer ef f ects .38 Peers

Hatt ie, John A. (2008). Visibl e Lear ning: A Synt hesis of Over 800 Meta-Anal yses Relat ing t o Achievem ent

So t o paraphrase Jim Coll ins in his book Good to Great , w e need the r ight t eachers on t he bus or i n ISMs case t hj ee pne y, and t hen si t t i ng i n t he r i gh t seat s, t o m ove ISM f r om bei ng a good schoo l t o an ev en bet t er on e. Teachef eedback to st udent and the instr uct i onal qual i t y are t wo key inf luences on learning.

I have spoken before about the signif icant progress we have made as a school with the design of our curr iculum thaplaces at the center t eaching and learning for understanding. Within that f ramework we have also made seriouprogress on assessing st udent perf ormance wit h aut hent ic t asks, where st udents are engaged i n r eal w orld appl icat i ons

As we wal k around ISM we f requent ly comment on t he fant ast ic and ever i mpr oving ISM faci l i t y. You wil l see a numbeof those s igni f icant improvements tonight . In addi t ion we acknowledge that we are very for tunate to have man

bri l l iant students, which of course relates to Hatt ies second most important ef fect , but we also know that schools aremore t han bricks and mort ar and I hope that t onight w hen you are in your daughter or son s class you wi l l get a sense ot he great wor k t hat our ISM t eachers do on a dai ly basis. My own l i t mus test when I si t in c lasses is would I have beeengaged and encouraged to learn in this class? Would I want my own children taught by this teacher? I am pleased treport that at ISM the answer is a resounding YES! I think we have assembled a truly world class faculty and I woullove to hear your feedback i f af t er t onight you don t ent i r e ly agree wi t h me.

We have l isted many opportuni t ies and activi t ies in th is Bul let in. Please avai l of these, beginning with next TuesdayPTA Bearcat Welcome and followed by the September HS Parent Coffee.

Kind Regards

Will iam R. S. BrownHigh School Principal


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FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE:

An Evening with Selective U.S. UniversitiesColumbia University, Duke University, GeorgetowUniversity, Northwestern University, and Princeton Universitcordially invite you and your family to an evening informatiosession in the FAT at ISM. Admission directors from the fiv

universities will each give a brief presentation about theinstitution (undergraduate programs only) and will bavailable to answer specific questions at the end of thprogram. The information session will also include aoverview of admission and financial aid policies anprocedures.Tuesday, September 11th, 20126:30 - 8:00 PM**A special time ONLY for ISM families will be

5:15-6:15 on the 2nd floor of the FAT.ISM students and parents are welcome also to stay

for the 6:30-8:00 presentation.

Anyone interested in attending this event shouldregister in advance. Pre-register by clicking on theappropriate date in this link:www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/session/international .

AttentionHighSchoolParentsandStudents,

Check out the High Schools new Bearcat Caree

Experience

facebook

page

located

ahttps://www.facebook.com/#!/BearcatCareerExperien

e.

Clicklikeandgetupdatedonvarious career/colleg

related informationaswellasupdateson thepopula

BearcatCareerExperienceInternshipprogram.

HS CALENDAR:

Monday, September3:

IB2PsychExperimentWeek

CommonApplicationWorkshop34pm(Rm1082)

IB2MathSL/HLIABegins

Tuesday,September4:

IB2PsychExperimentWeek

PTABearcatWelcome 7:309:00am(Lofthouse)

HSParentCoffee9:30am11:00am(LT)


Wednesday,September5:

LateStart


Thursday,September6:


Friday,September7:

IB2Bus&MgtDraftIADue


UPCOMING EVENTS:

September4: HSParentCoffee9:30am11:00am(LT)

September1014: FreedomfromChemicalDependency

Week(FCD)

September20: BattleoftheBearcats

September21: Noschool FacultyInService

InvitetoHSParentCoffee:

WewouldliketoinviteallParents toattendtheHS

ParentCoffeeMorning

When: Tuesday,September4

Time: 9:30am11:00am

Venue:Little

Theater

(LT)

Wehopetoseeyouthere!

Agenda

o BearcatCareerExperience

o HSCurriculum


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FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE:

UniversityVisitsatISMBelowareuniversitieswhichwillbeatISMduringthelunchperiodinSeptember. Universitiesarecontinuingtoschedule

visits(andmakeminorchanges),sokeepuptodatebycheckingtheHSFridayBulletinandFamilyConnection(Naviance)

September

3 Macalester

4 Chapman,Babson,Elon,Augustana

11 LMU,SeattleUniversity,JohnCarrollUniversity,GeorgeMasonUniversity,UniversityofWyoming,Universityof

Hawaii,FairleighDickinsonUniversity

13 UniversityofChicago

14 ClaremontMcKennaCollege

19 CISCollegeFair(30universities)

25 St.Mary'sCollegeinCalifornia

26 EmersonCollege

28 ISCAHMMakati

PSAT Testing on October 17The PSAT test will be given to students in grades 10 and 11at ISM on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Students must register forthe test by paying the fee of $20 USD to the ISM Cashier.

Deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 1, at 4 p.m. No lateregistrations will be accepted.

The PSAT test is an excellent practice for the SAT as thesame skills are evaluated - critical reading, math and writing.While the PSAT is optional, students who are considering

university admission in the U.S. should take the PSAT.Additionally, students not completing the IB Diploma and

considering university admission to other countries, includingthe UK, Canada and Australia, may also need to take theSAT and therefore would benefit by practicing with the PSAT.In January, students will receive their scores along with their

test booklets so they are able to review specific questions.Students also receive feedback regarding their strengths and

weaknesses in each section of the test. This information canthen be used for SAT preparation.

In addition, students taking the PSAT will have access to theCollege Board's My Road program, a career and collegesearch resource.

Students registered for the PSAT will need to bring #2 pencilsand a calculator (with extra batteries) on the day of the test.Students will be assigned a testing location, and should plan

on testing from 7:30 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m.

If you have specific questions about the PSAT, pleasecontact your child's high school counselor.

HS Parent Book Group for Fall 2012:

The high school counselors wil l hosa book discussion group iSeptember and October for parentwith students in grades 9-12. Whave c hosen WHY Do They Act ThaWay?: A Surviv al Guide t o thAdolescent Brain for You and YouTeen by David Walsh, Ph.D. In t h

U.S. bestsel ler, the author explains exactly what happento the human bra in on the path f rom ch i ldhood in tadolescence and adulthood. This is one of the f i rst book

to explain the changes in teens brains and show parenthow to use this information to understand, communicatwith and stay connected to their kids.

If you are int erested i n being a part of t his book groupplease reserve your space by contacting Bella Velascat 840-8655 or VelascoM@ismani la.or g. For discussiopurposes, we are l imit ing the number of part icipantsYou wi l l need to obtain a copy of the book. I t is avai labl

in digi tal form for e-reading devices, and we have a verfew copies in the HS Counseling Office that you can checout - f i rs t come, f i rs t served.

Book discussions wi l l be 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the Li t t lTheater on Sept . 12, Sept. 26, Oct . 10 and Oct . 24. Thoswho sign up for the book group wi l l be sent addit ionain format ion.

For addit ional in format ion a t t h is t im e, contact Lisa Ball,grade 11-12 counselor, at [email protected].


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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:

The1stseasonpracticescheduleAug14thtoOct12thispostedon

notice boards around school and is available on the ATAC blog.

http://atac.ismonline.org/schedules/hs/

InformationaboutourESsoccerteamsandtheRIFAfestivalscan

be

found

here

http://atac.ismonline.org/atac/1st

season/es

soccerrifaleaguefestivals/and flyers have been posted on ES

noticeboardandonthenoticeboardlocatedunderthetentatthe

ESfield.SeetheinformationlinkfortheMS7asidesoccerteams

http://atac.ismonline.org/atac/1stseason/mssoccerrifaleague

festivals/Parentspleasenotethevenuesforthe7asideCandEfestivalsonSept15and22havechangedduetothenumberofteamsineachdivision.TheCfestivalswillnowbeheldatCSAastheycanaccommodatealargernumberoffieldsneededandtheEfestivalswillbeatISMHSfield.The next RIFA League 7 a side festivals will be held on the

dates/venuesbelow:

SaturdaySept15thandSept22nd Midgets C teams (C1, C2, C3 and C4 Coach

Eric/Chris/KlengandJaysteams)atCSAkickoffat8am.

Midgets E teams (E1 and E2 Coach Popoy and Coach

Francisteams)atISMkickoffat8am

MidgetsGteams(G1andG2CoachMikeandCoachIsas

teams)atBritishSchoolManilakickoffat8am.

MSgirls7a side festivalat ISM1pmonSept15andon

Sept22nd

atCSA1pmkickoff

FinalswillbeplayedatAteneoonOct13thforteamsthat

qualify.

Permissionslips

will

be

issued

to

all

players

via

the

coaches

at

trainingpriortoeach festival.PleaseconsulttheESandMS links

abovetogetthelatestinformation.

TheAllyearroundprogramforSailfish,TaeKwonDo,Judo,Aikido,

TableTennis,Chess,GymnasticsandWallClimbing isnow in full

swing. For detailed information about our Sailfish Swim Team

programpleasevisittheSailfishbloghttp://sailfish.ismonline.org/

andgetincontactwithCoachAndy.Studentscanjoinourallyear

roundteamsatanytime,justgoandtalkwiththecoachesatthe

venuesafterschoolifyouareinterested.

Agreatway tostay in touchwith the ISMATACprogram is t

subscribeviaRSS feed to theATACblogandalso to followv

twitter(seetwitterfeedonthebloghomepage).EachMonday

willposttheweekshappeningsandhighlight importantevent

for studentsandparents informationon theATACblogand i

theregularFridayparentbulletins.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule informationInformationaboutallmidweek/weekendfixturesforISMteam

canbefoundviatheATACblog.Pleasenotethegameschedu

doeschangeoftendueto involvementwithmany localschoo

so please check the page regularly to find out the late

informationofwhereandwhentheBearcatsteamsareplayin

ClickonschedulestabortheBearcat logotobedirectedtoth

http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will need you

power school user name and password to access the gam

schedulepdf.Thisservicewillnotbeopenuntilpoweropenst

thecommunity.

HSStudent

registration

for

ATAC

activities:

(new

for

school

yea

1213) A Google doc registration is now available for all H

studentswhowilltakepart inanyATACseasonalsportsteam

MUNandCulturalConventionprograms.Pleasetakethetimet

complete thisonline registration foractivitiesthatyouplano

joining next school year. Please access the form via the H

StudentRegistrationtabfoundundertheHelpfulShortcutsba

on the ATAC blog home page. *please note this is for H

students only and youmust use your school email address t

access the link. Personal gmail or hotmail addresses will no

allowyoutoaccessthepage.

BEARCATDEN:http://atac.ismonline.org/bearcatden/OurBearcatDenisupandrunningandopenforbusiness,pleasdrop bytocheckouttherangeofBearcatproducts.Wehave

great team of volunteers who run the den and are alway

looking for more people to help out. If you are interested i

joining a fantastic group please contact Melanie Ball a

[email protected] ourvolunteercoordinator.

Wehaveanewrangeofdrifittshirtsnowavailablealongwit

newBearcatbags

RegularOpeningHours for the BearcatDen:Wed and Friday

from11:30am1:00pmandeachafternoonfrom2:304pm.

Haveagreat

year

at

the

Home

of

the

Bearcats!


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FROM THE PTA OFFICE:

WELCOME TO ISM

On Tuesday, September 4 at 7:30 am in the Loft house, the ISM Parent Teacher Association

is holding a Bearcat Welcome for all families new to ISM

NOT JUST ANOTHER COFFEE MORNING . . .

ITS A BEARCAT COFFEE MORNING!!What is a Bearcat? The ISM school mascot, a symbol of our community spirit..

We welcome our new families and encourage them to get to know each other and to learn more about our school and about Manila:

You will learn about some local social and international organizations;

You can meet and greet our PTA and our Bearcat Den team and volunteer (which is always well appreciated and needed) for

school activities.

We also invite all returning parents and teachers to come and meet the new families and to enjoy a great opportunity to see old friends

again.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

7:30 to 9:00 am at the ISM Loft House

Questions? Email [email protected]

ILLAM BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL:

Registration for t he upcoming baseball/ soft ball season wi ll take place on September 1, f rom 9am to 4:00pm at t hColegio San Agust in (CSA) Baseball -Soft ball fi eld (locat ed inside Dasmar inas Vil l age).

We wi l l a lso have a special on-campus regist rat i on for ISM famil i es at t he ISM Bearcat Welcome on September 4, 7:309am at t he ISM Loft house.

For 36 years, the International Little League Association of Manila (ILLAM) has shared the love of baseball with the ISM

communit y t hrough i ts T-bal l , Coach Pit ch, Soft bal l and Basebal l programs. A volunteer associat ion, ILLAM is aff i l iat ewith Li t t le League Phi l ippines and Li t t le League International Inc., an American organization based in Wil l iamsport

Pennsylvania which handles and supports Little League baseball ansoftball programs globally and hosts the Little League World Serieannually every August.

The ILLAM baseball season runs from September through FebruaryPractices are typical ly once a week after school, and games ar

usually schedule d on Sat urdays.

The registrat ion fee of P6,000 covers uni forms, f ie ld rentals anumpire fees as wel l as yearbooks and tr ophies/ medals for eacplayer.

For inquiries, please contact Noela Lagajino at 0912-315-5345 oemail us at myi l lam@hotmai l .com .


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FROM THE OPERATIONS AND SECURITYOFFICE:

CarStickersThecarstickersfortheschoolyear2012/2013areavailablefrom

the security office. Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle

stickerfree

of

charge.

Any additional stickers will be issued following payment of

Php100.00tothecashiersoffice.

Forvehiclesalreadydisplayinganexistingsticker,parentsshould

submitacompletedrenewalformwithacopyofthecurrentLTO

official receipt. For new vehicles, parents are reminded that a

copy of the vehicles certificate of registration and a current

officialreceiptneedtobesubmittedwiththeapplication.

Applications for vehicles registered with companies or other

institutionsshouldbesupportedbyaletterofassignment.

Inordertofacilitatetheeasyrecognitionofauthorizedcarsatthe

gates,thestickersshouldbeaffixedtothetoprightcornerofthe

windshield. Further to this,old ISM stickers issued inprevious

yearsshouldberemoved.

VehiclesnotdisplayingthisyearscarstickerwillnotbeallowedaccessfromAugust31,2012.IDCardsParentIDs

ParentIDs

issued

in

previous

school

year

will

continue

to

be

valid

for the new school year 2012/2013. Parents who require

replacementschoolIDsdueto lossordamagecanacquirethese

from the Security Office upon payment of Php100.00 to the

Cashier.

SchoolPasses

Schoolpasses issued toparentsemployeesand representatives

needtobereplacedforthisschoolyear. AsofAugust31,2012the dark blue bordered passes issued for the school year2011/2012 will be invalid. Each family will be given two freeschoolpasses. Additional schoolpassesmaybeobtained after

payingaprocessingfeeofPhp100.00eachtotheCashiersOffice.

VisitorsPasses

All visitorsmust secure apass from the guardhouse atGate 3.

Beforeentrywillbeallowed,atelephonecheckwillbemadewith

the relevant office to confirm the visitors business within the

school.Visitorswillneed tosurrenderaphotoIDuponentryto

campus.

DropOff/PickUpPasses

For the school year 2012/13we are introducing anewpicku

anddropoffpass thatcanbe issuedatGate3.This is fornon

regular drivers who are entering school to drop off or collec

visitorsormembersofourcommunitybutwhodonot intendt

park within the campus. Our regular checks to confirm th

identityof

drivers

and

their

purpose

for

entering

the

campus

w

continuetobemade,butwewillnotretainaphotoIDinretur

fortheissuedpass.Theuseofthesenewpasseswillavoiddelay

attheGate1exitandreducetrafficcongestionatbusytimes.

SecuritystaffdirectionsOursecurityteamisendeavoringtomaketheschoolassafean

secure an environment as possible for all members of ou

community.

Weaskthateverybodycooperatewithus inthis importanttas

In particular, all those entering our campus are requested t

complywith

any

directions

given

to

them

by

members

of

ou

guardforce.

If you are confused or unclear as to the purpose of suc

instructions, please seek clarification from the security offic

Please note that it is the parents responsibility to advise the

staffaccordingly.

Thank you for your cooperation. We are looking forward t

anothersuccessfulyearatInternationalSchoolManila.

Bestwishes,

MichaelFlynnDirectorofOperationsandSecurity


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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE LEARNINGCOORDINATOR:

Adult LanguageCourses at ISM

ISM is pleased to offer languagecourses such as English, Filipino, andChinese. All of our adult languagecourses are taught by experiencededucators in the community.

Courses typically run for 5-10 weeksand are held twice a week in themorning at ISM. It will run fromSeptember to November, 2012.

If you are interested to join the

Chinese, English, or Filipino languagecourse, kindly register through thelink:

http://bit.ly/K8hZJc

For other inquiries, please emailArmie Bausas [email protected].

Learn a new language and get a newsoul. Czech Proverb


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