MS Parent Bulletin (Week of May 11 to 15)

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Admissions & Advancement 7

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Project Awesome Superintendent’s Oce

Clinic 2

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Sailsh News 5

Athlecs and Acvies

MIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOL

ISSUE # 33

SY 2014 –2015

WEEK OF:

MAY 11 TO 15

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Friday BulletinInside this issue:

MAY

4-14 MS Art Exhibion

7-9 MS Play

13 MS Concert

28Grade 8

Advocang for Change

15Grade 4 - 5 Parent

Transion Meeng

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ISM Upcoming Events

Events & Acvies:

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Dear Middle School Parents,

We hope to see many of you this weekend with our Middle School Musical - it is

great when a producon can involve over 100 students in various roles whether it be

acng, dancing, playing an instrument, in the technical booth, along with HS students

who have been learning the cra of direcng and stage design. A producon of this

size involves many in the community and we thank everyone for creang a memora-

ble and entertaining producon of Wind in the Willows.

This coming week we will connue our transion work with grade 4 students whowill be moving to grade 5 in our Middle School next year. Students will take part in a

tour and talk, and we have invited parents to join us on Friday morning May 15 at

7:30 a.m. to learn more and to interact with teachers, counselors and leader-

ship. We will meet in the grade 5 corridor and classrooms.

We are now in the nal 4 weeks of the school year... May 20, the MS Media Center

is requesng all books to be returned by students and parents so they can conduct

their inventory and updates to the catalog system. Please also ensure you are com-

pleng re-enrollment procedures and if you have any quesons you can contact the

MS Oce.

Yours in Educaon,

Simon Gillespie, Middle School Principal Amanda Pekin, Middle School Assistant Principal

Grade 8

Service Day

After-School Activities Office:

Fourth Season Dates:

April 13 - May 29, 2015

May 16: K-12 Dance Recital

May 29: Last day of AFAC


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TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE

2015 INFLUENZA

VACCINATIONS

Vaccination DayWednesday, May 27

Last day to sign up/payThursday, May 21

Price Php - 500.00

Vaccine: Vaxigrip (Sanofi-Pasteur)

Influenza, commonly known as ‘flu’ or ‘trangkaso’ is

caused by the influenza virus, and is easily transmit-

ted through our hands or the air we breathe.

To be protected against influenza you should get

the flu shot annually because the circulating strains

of the influenza virus change each year, hence the

composition of the vaccine is updated annually. Fortropical countries the flu is present year–round with

peaks during the months of July until September.

Everyone with a valid ISM ID, teachers and their

children may participate in this vaccination session.

Please complete the vaccination payment form

(available at the Cashier office and the Clinic) and

make your payment to the Cashier. Payment must

be made not later than Thursday, May 21. The vac-cines will then be ordered and no further registra-

tions can be accepted.

Fill in and sign one Influenza Vaccination Consent

Form per person (for download from the ISM web-

site, https://drive.google.com/file/

d/0B2mMyxNYLHq8d1VUSnk2ZEh4YXc/view?

usp=sharing or at the clinic) and present both docu-

ments on the vaccination date.

If you have any questions please contact JowellCustodio or Dorothee Binsfeld at the clinic:

Clinic numbers: 840 8581 (Dorothee)/82 (Jowell)

Clinic email: [email protected]

Please note:

Influenza and Tetanus (Tdap) vaccines can be

given simultaneously.

Influenza virus shots do not protect against

common cold, sometimes also referred to as“flu”.

The minimum age for the vaccination in school is

3 years. Infants 6 month and older may be vac-

cinated by their pediatrician.

Children (9 years or younger) with no prior flu

shot will need a second shot after 28 days.

Pregnant women should get their shot from the

second trimester onwards.

The “Southern hemisphere vaccine”, which we

apply, covers all relevant strains of the North-

ern hemisphere as well. Please refrain in case of egg protein allergy.

Vaccines will be solely administered at the clinic

and cannot be handed out. All unused vaccines

will be forfeited.

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Tetanus (Lockjaw) Vaccinaon

Tetanus (Lockjaw) is caused by the Clostridium Bac-

terium. Their spores are resistant permanent forms

which are found worldwide in garden soil or dust.

The disease causes painful ghtening of the mus-

cles, usually all over the body. It can lead to "locking"

of the jaw so the vicm cannot open his mouth or

swallow. Tetanus leads to death in 50% or more of all

cases.

As a teen or adult, do I need this vaccine?

Everyone needs protecon from tetanus. If youhave not had a booster shot in 10 years or more, you

should receive a tetanus shot. However, you should

get the Tdap vaccine (the tetanus booster that also

protects against pertussis) as soon as possible if you

have not yet received it. You can get Tdap no maer

when you last got a Td booster shot.

It is good pracce and clinic roune to give a boost-

er shot without delay aer the slightest scratch ac-

quired outdoor, if the person is not protected. This

can be quite disrupve if travelling. Smaller hospitals

outside the NCR oen do not carry the vaccine.

With any medicine, including vaccines, there is a

chance of side eects. These are usually mild and go

away on their own. Serious reacons are also possible

but are rare.

Sign up for the 2015 vaccinaons: Tetanus (Tdap)

Vaccine ADACEL (Sano-Pasteur)

Cost: 1,000.00 Php

Vaccinaon Day – Wednesday, May 27

Last day to sign up/pay – Thursday, May 21

To be protected against tetanus it needs a booster

every 10 years, aer compleng a series of 5 shots

during childhood. You should get the Tdap vaccine

(the tetanus booster that also protects against pertus-

sis) in any case as soon as possible if you have not yet

received it.

Everyone with a valid ISM ID, teachers and their chil-

dren may parcipate in this vaccinaon session.

Please complete the vaccinaon payment form

(available at the Cashier oce and the Clinic) andmake your payment to the Cashier (open Mo – Fr

7:00am – 3:15 pm). Payment must be made not later

than Thursday, May 21. The vaccines will then be or-

dered and no further registraons can be accepted.

Fill in and sign one Tetanus Vaccinaon Consent Form

per person: (hps://drive.google.com/le/

d/0B2mMyxNYLHq8emcwZHVDVUNLdzF4LTNzVGxYQ

k9MZXc0OTVF/view?usp=sharing, also available for

download from the ISM website, the cashier’s oce or

the clinic) and present both documents on the vac-

cinaon date.

If you have any quesons please contact Jowell Cus-

todio or Dorothee Binsfeld at the clinic:

Clinic numbers: 840 85-81 (Dorothee) / -82 (Jowell)

Email: [email protected]

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The pracce schedule for HS season 4 is posted on noce

boards and on the ATAC blog. Season 4 runs from Apr 13th

to June 3 and is an opportunity for some 'o season' training

opportunies for the HS teams in readiness for next SY. Notall sports are catered for however quite a few of the coaches

are keen to get started and see the students geng involved

and prepared. Current gr. 8's who will be freshman next SY

are welcome to join. All HS athletes intending to tryout for

teams are encouraged to aend during 4th season however

training is not compulsory and cannot be mandated by

coaches.

Well done to our ISM Bearcat Gymnasts who traveled to Sin-

gapore to compete at the SACAC Gymnascs meet. This was

a great preparaon meet for our own Goodwill meet May

9th here at ISM. See results at hp://atac.ism-online.org/

atac/gymnascs/ism-goodwill

-meet

-top

-results

-summary/

This Saturday the ISM Gymnascs team will be hosng the

ISM Goodwill Gymnascs Meet at the MS gym. Come on out

to support our gymnasts as it will be a great day of compe-

on. See meet schedule below-

ROTATION 1 SCHEDULE

7:00AM - 7:45AM GENERAL WARM-UP WAG LEVEL 1 JUNIOR

& SENIOR

AND APPARATUS WARM-UP

7:45AM CLEAR GYM TO PREPARE FOR PARADE

7:55AM - 8:15AM PARADE OF GYMNASTS / OPENING CERE-

MONIES 8:15AM - 11:15AM COMPETITION WAG LEVEL 1 JUNIOR &

SENIOR-Awarding Ceremony follows at the Lile Theater as

soon as results are collated.

ROTATION 2 SCHEDULE

11:00AM - 11:15 GENERAL WARM-UP MAG (ALL LEVELS) &

WAG LEVEL 2

11:15AM - 11:30AM APPARATUS WARM-UP

11:30 AM CLEAR GYM TO PREPARE FOR PARADE

11:35 AM - 11:45AM PARADE OF GYMNASTS / OPENING CER-

EMONIES

11:45AM - 2:00PM COMPETITION MAG (ALL LEVELS) & WAG

LEVEL 2-

Awarding Ceremony follows at the Lile Theater assoon as results are collated.

ROTATION 3 SCHEDULE

1:45PM - 2:15PM GENERAL WARM-UP WAG LEVEL 3 & 4

2:00PM - 2:15PM APPARATUS WARM-UP

2:15PM CLEAR GYM TO PREPARE FOR PARADE

2:20PM - 2:30PM PARADE OF GYMNASTS / OPENING CERE-

MONIES

2:30PM - 4:30PM COMPETITION WAG LEVEL 3 & 4-Awarding

Ceremony follows at the Lile Theater as soon as results are

collated.

Upcoming dates:

May 8-10 MS Mixed Touch trip to Jakarta

May 9 ISM Goodwill Gymnascs Meet

May 16 ISM Judo Meet

Saturday Community Tennis for semester 2 is ongoing. See

link for informaon on dates and how to book. Use of the

courts is only available to ISM community members. Outside

guests are not allowed hp://atac.ism-online.org/atac/

saturday-community-tennis/

Please note the pracce mes for the following ATAC pro-

grams: ATAC all year round teams- 3:15-4:30. Sailsh/

Gymnascs and all HS seasonal teams now conclude pracceat 4:50pm each day. MS seasonal teams 3:10-4:45pm. The

last bus is now 4:55pm and all aer school programs will con-

clude by 4:50pm in order to try and clear the campus prior

to 5pm due to the ever increasing trac concerns in our ar-

ea.

Parents and students please take some me to peruse the

ATAC blog it has a wide variety of informaon and links to

our sports and acvies program. If you have any quesons

regarding the compeve program of sports at ISM aer

reading the informaon on the blog please send an email

to [email protected] and I will endeavor to assist you as

best I can.

Bearcat Den- drop by our fantasc spirit store. There is a

range of new products and items to purchase including items

from our service partners. Bearcat Den hours of operaon-

7am-4pm Mon-Fri.

The ATAC game schedule pdf which is updated regularly by

Triz Gonzalez (ATAC Athlecs Coordinator) gives the most up

to date informaon on where/when and who our Bearcat

teams will be playing throughout the school year. Access to

the game schedule is via the ISM parent portal. Use this link

to access the parent portal, log in with your user name/

password and look for the ATAC Game Schedule tab. Remem-ber to refresh the page when the pdf schedule appears so

you view the most current schedule.

GO BEARCATS!!!

Best Regards,

Mark Pekin

Director of Athlecs and Acvies

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Aquathon II - Saturday AM, May 16th

Due to the popularity of the Aquathon (Run-Swim-Run) we are holding a second slightly

harder event this year. For those new to Sailsh it is a great event, raising money for our

designated ChildHope charity and Sailsh acvies. There is no training requirement for this

event and all family, friends and teachers are welcome to parcipate!

Open to all ISM Student/Faculty/Sta/Parent Community along with BSM & MJS.

RACE 1 - 8:00am Start

13/14 yrs 15-18yrs Adult

Run 1km- Swim 400m (16 lengths)

- Run 1.9km

RACE 2 - 8:30am Start

9/10yrs and 11/12yrs

Run 600m - Swim 300m (12 lengths) -

Run 1.6km

RACE 3 – 9:15am Start

Under 8yrs

Run 600m - Swim 200m (8 Lengths) -

Run 1km

RACE 4 – 9:45am Start

Relay – 2 or 3 people and Individual

Run 1km - Swim 800m (32 Lengths) -

Run 2.2km

Awards Ceremony – 11:00am

Entry Fee- 300 pesos per race on race

day check in.

VIEW FULL COURSE DETAILS HERE

CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE ENTRY FORM

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Dear Parents,

I do want to remind you of the importance of compleng the registraon process for your children before the deadline date of May

22nd. PowerSchool closes on that date, and our assumpon will be that a student who has not registered by then is leaving at the end

of the school year. We have many applicants at every Grade level on our Waing List, and on May 25th we shall begin the process of

oering all available slots. As I am sure you understand, for those people relocang to the Philippines, their plans are on hold unless

and unl they have guaranteed places in school for their children.

If you know already that you are deparng in June, please inform Admissions of this as soon as possible. By doing so, you are making

life much easier for incoming families. The deadline for informing us of your planned departure is May 22nd. Please note that past

pracce is that those who let us know they are leaving aer this date will forfeit $1000 of their Facilies Upgrade Deposit.

The school year is galloping toward the nishing line, and we are looking forward to examinaons, performances and graduaons. I

hope these next seven weeks bring your children all that they hope for.

Best wishes,

David Toze

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Important informaon on Re-Enrollment for SY 2015-16 Dear Parents:

We will begin on-line Re-enrollment for school year 2015-16 on Monday, March 16. As before, parents will have to log into PowerSchool in order to

do this. Below are instrucons to help. If you are not sure of your PowerSchool log-in or need support, please contact your school oce.

Please note that you must complete re-enrollment by May 22nd at the latest. PowerSchool will close on that date unl the start of the new school

year. We have over 500 students on our waitlist, and we will assume that your children are leaving if you have not completed the re-enrollment pro-

cess.

Step 1: Log-in to PowerSchool

Step 2: Look for the Re-enrollment Clearance icon on the le hand panel.

Click on the icon.

Step 3: Create your Re-enrollment Clearance Form. You will receive an email nocaon verifying that you have been successful updang your child’s

record.

Students entering Grade 6 will be required to

download and complete the Physical Examinaon Form

(including ECG results) which should be submied to

the ISM Health Clinic

Students entering Grade 7 will be required to

download and sign the Drug Policy Form which should

be submied to the MS Oce.

Step 4: Tuion and Fees: Please sele your accounts

through our Cashier’s Oce.

You must sele your accounts for SY14-15 and pay the

rst quota of tuion fees for SY15-16 to receive your

Final Clearance Nocaon for your child to aend class

on August 6, 2015.

Re-enrollment must be complete in order to receive a

student’s Class Schedule.

Class Schedule distribuon dates are as follows:

August 03, 2015: Grade 5 and 6

August 04, 2015: Grade 7 and 8

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Leaving ISM?

Please be reminded that parents are obliged to ocially inform the School in wring through a WITH-

DRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM if their children will not be returning in August for School Year 2015-

16. Families are encouraged to submit the Withdrawal Nocaon Form, stang the student's nal

date of aendance, immediately. Forms must be submied on or before May 8. Failure to submit the

form by that date may lead to a deducon of US$1,000 from the Facilies Upgrade Deposit (FUD), in

compensaon for having held a space for your child, prevenng the School from oering that space

to another candidate.

The Withdrawal Nocaon Form can be obtained from the Admissions Oce or directly from the

ISM website under Admission > Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal > Withdrawals

Please feel free to contact the Admissions Oce at 840.8601 for quesons or claricaons.


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Sign up to host grade 10 and 11 students for the week of June 8 -

12th. For Career Experience Week to be successful i t will need thesupport of the ISM community, please sign up today!

Sign ups are easier than ever before, just contact me and ll out the

survey with basic informaon regarding your company or organiza-on!

Google Sign up form: hp://goo.gl/forms/2z6tncYDOR

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