International School Manila

ES PARENT BULLETIN
Volume 11 17 February 2014

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

FEB
19, 26 28 18
Wednesday Morning Student Late Start, 8.30AM Parent Bulletin Parent Coffee, 730 - 830AM (LT)

From the ES Administration

DearParents,
SportsDay SportsDayatISMisoneofourfavoritedaysoftheyear.Itis a day where our en re community comes together to celebrate being ac ve and demonstra ng sportsmanship. For our students to be able to see parents, teachers, teaching assistants and their friends all being ac ve and having fun is very powerful indeed. The organiza on and detail which goes into the planning to ensure at the any minute of the day, there are literally 750 students all being ac ve around the school in a mul tude of venues is incredible. A special thank you to our parents, for your boundless support, our amazing PE team, led by Amanda Pekin, who worked so hard to make the event such a success, and most importantly our students, for taking risks, being ac ve, showingsportsmanshipandhavingfun! ElementaryParentCoeeMorning Tuesday18thFebruary730830amLi leTheater Please join us for our next parent coee morning, where we welcome Doug Goodkin, a visi ng music specialist, who will be working with our teachers and students in the area of OrSchulwerk.

18, 20, 21 Grade 3 Meralco Museum Fieldtrip 24 25 27

NO SCHOOL, School Holiday NO CLASSES, Faculty In-Service Grade 2 Gardenia Fieldtrip

MAR
5, 12, 19, Wednesday Morning Student Late Start, 8.30AM 26 14, 28 14 17 17-21 21
Parent Bulletin ESL Afternoon Tea Art Exhibit (Opening), 730 - 9AM (FAT Lobby) Art Exhibit (FAT Lobby) International Day

The'OrApproach'isa"childcenteredwayoflearning"musiceduca onfoundedonabeliefthateverychildcanlearn music through a gentle, friendly, playbased approach. Our music program here in the Elementary School incorporates theOrapproachasamajorelementofourcurriculum. Doug Goodkin is currently in his 38th year at The San Francisco School, where he teaches music and movement to childrenbetweenthreeyearsoldandeighthgrade,inaddi ontobeingtheauthorofeightbooksonmusiceduca on. Dougwillbeaddressingthefollowingareasinhisinterac vepresenta on: Dis nguishbetweenbeingaprofessionalmusician,amusicalpersonandaconsumerofmusic. Handsonac vi estorevealourinherentmusicality.

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Reec onontheexperience. OverviewofOrSchulwerkandhowitserveschildren'sdeepestneeds. Asameanstotuneintothesession,feelfreetowatchDoug'sTEDtalk(15minuteslong),wherehediscussesthe dis nc onbetweenbeingamusician,beingmusicalandenjoyingmusic. Thelinkisbelow: h p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKZAfDcU6BQ Welookforwardtowelcomingyoutomorrow.

Adam Campbell
ElementaryPrincipal

Michael Rourke
ElementaryAssistantPrincipal

ThankyoutothemanyparentsthatjoinedusontheESSportsDaytoday!.Yourpresenceandyourwillingnesstoei therpar cipateorassistwasgreatlyappreciated.Thankyoutoalltheparentsthathelpedoutatthemanysta ons andtookphotographs.Ifparentshaveextraphotostheywouldliketosharewiththeclassesthenpleasecontact yourclassroomteacher. Sportsdayisacelebra onofanac velifestyle.Awholedaydevotedtophysicalac vityasopposedtoonscreenac vity!SportsDayremindsusthatphysicalac vityprovidesopportuni esforsocialinterac on,challenge,selfexpres sionandenjoyment.Theimportanceofsportsmanshipwillcon nueinallac vi eswedoinPE.Sportsmanshipallows ustoplaycompe velyands llenjoybeingac vewhetherwewinorlose.Sportsdayremindsusasparentsjusthow muchfunitcanbetobeac ve.Ihopeyouallnd meeachweektobeac vewithyourchild. Thankyouforyourongoingsupport.

Amanda Pekin
AllFacultyandTAswhohaven'thad theirphototaken Kindlynd metohaveyourphototak entomorrow,18thFebruary,9:00AM 2:00PM.Everyoneisrequiredtohave theirphototakenbyTinoLeyasthiswill beusedfortheyearbook,website,and otherocialISMpublica onsthatmay needit.

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From the Professional Learning Department

From the Alumni Office

Signupshortcut:h p://goo.gl/oOzXlV Formoreinfoshortcut:h p://goo.gl/ReKqHc

From the Art Department

TheESArtteamishavingaveryproduc vestartto theyear.Wewouldliketoaskforyoursupportin dona nganynewspapersormagazinesyouhaveat homeaswellascentertubesfromtoilet ssueand kitchenpaperrolls.Thiswillbeusedforaspecialpro ject!Also,ifyouhaveanyoldshirtsortshirtsthat younolongerusewewouldreallyappreciatethem touseasextrasmocksforpar cularlymessypro jects!
Thanks,

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE TEXTBOOK CENTER

Refund for LOST, PAID and Returned Textbook/s

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PAYMENTS MADE FOR LOST TEXTBOOKS WILL ONLY BE REFUNDED, IF THE BOOK IS RETURNED WITHIN THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR OR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR, AT THE LATEST. For questions, please email textbook@ismanila.org or call 840-8517. Thank you.

ES Art Team
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From the Admissions & Advancement Office

UPDATEYOURCONTACTDETAILSTHROUGHTHEISMPARENTPORTAL

DearParents, WearepleasedtoinformyouthatyourchildsPowerSchoolaccountmaybeaccessedthroughtheISM ParentPortal.AsidefrombeingagatewaytoPowerSchool,theParentPortalalsoprovidesinforma onon schoolevents,usefullinks,aswellaschildspecicacademicblogsandstudentpor olios.Shouldyouneed tomakeanychangestoyourcontactinforma on,visittheParentPortalandfollowthestepsbelow:

STEP1:GOTOwww.ismanila.org

Note:PowerSchoolopensinanewtab,allowing userstoreturntotheParentPortalany me.

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From the Admissions & Advancement Office

Note:Anemailno ca onwillbesenttoyour registeredemailaddressregardingthechangesmadeon PowerSchool.

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From the Admissions & Advancement Office

LeavingISM? ForthosestudentsthatwillbewithdrawingfromInterna onalSchoolManilathisschoolyear(SY1314),thefollowingprocedure applies: ParentsareobligedtoociallyinformtheAdmissionsOceinwri ngthroughaWithdrawalNo ca onFormatleast een(15) dayspriortoyourchildslastdayofschool. Forthoseleavingattheendoftheschoolyear,youMUSTsubmitaWithdrawalNo ca onFormonorbeforeMay09,2014. Failuretodosowillleadtoadeduc onofUS$1,000fromtheFacili esUpgradeDeposit(FUD)incompensa onforhavinghelda spaceforthechildandthuspreven ngtheSchoolfromoeringthatspacetoanotherchildpriortothesummerholidaybreak. TheWithdrawalNo ca onFormcanbeobtainedfromtheAdmissionsOceordownloadedfromtheISMwebsitehere.Admis sions>ReEnrollment&Withdrawal>Withdrawal WehopethatyourchildhashadanenrichingstayatISMandwishyouandyourfamilytheverybestinthefuture. Regards,

Stephanie Hagedorn
Director, Admissions & Advancement

From the Business Office: Treasury Department

DearISMParents, InaccordancewiththerecentadvisorymadebyCi bankN.A.Philippines,pleasebeinformedthatstar ngJanuary01,2014,CITI BANKUSDollarAccountchecksdrawnfromCi bankN.A.PhilippineBranchwillnolongerbeclearedthroughCi bankN.A.Agana Guam. Ineect,CITIBANKchecksdepositedtoalocalbankorbankabroadwillbetreatedascollec oncheckswithclearingperiodofnot lessthan45days.Thesaidcheckswillnolongerbeacceptableforoutrightcredittobothforeigncurrencydepositunit(FCDU)and PESOaccountun lthereceiptofcreditadvicefromCi bankNAPhilippines. Acollec onfeewillalsobeimposedbydepositorybanks(pleaseseechargesfromBPIandHSBCbelow). BPIcharges1/4of1%foreveryPhp1.00orafrac onthereofplusaxedpostagefeeofPhp6.50andminimumcharge foroutwardbillsforcollec onisPhp100.00excludingpostagefee. HSBCchargesUSD$3forcredittoUSDaccountandPhp100forcredittoPesoplusotheraddi onalprocessingfeethatmaybe chargedbythereceivingbank. Foranyqueryonyourpayment,pleasecontactourTreasuryDepartmentCashiers(ElmerEsguerraandNerissaFelipe)84085 12,forbilling(RhodaVilla8408522)orMarissaDulayat8408506 BelowisthecompleteadvisoryfromCi bankN.A.Philippines. IMPORTANTADVISORY:USDCheckClearingServices Pleasebeadvisedthateec veJanuary01,2014,USDollarchecksissuedfromyourCi bank,N.APhilippineBranchDollarCheck ingAccountcannolongerbepresentedandclearedthroughCi bank,N.A.Agana,Guam,U.S.A.underUSFederalReserveSys tem.AllUSDollarAccountchecksdrawnfromCi bankN.A.PhilippineBranch,whicharedepositedinalocalbankorinabank abroad,willbetreatedasacollec onitembypresen ngbank.Theclearingperiodwillthuschangefrom15daystoes mated45 daysdependingontheprocessofthepresen ngbankoncollec onitems. inaddi on,beginningDecember15,2013,pleaserefrainfromissuinganyunusedexis ngUSDollarCheckstoyourpayees.We encourageyoutoorderanewsetofUSDollarcheckbooksforfutureuse. Shouldyouhaveanyques onspleasecontactCi Serviceat8026000. ThankyourforbankingwithCITI. 6

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From the ATAC Office

WhatagreatIASASweekforISM,ourteamsandcoaches.5 medalsoutof8onoerinteamteamsportsalongwith5 bronzemedalsinswimmingand4newschoolswimmingrec ordsbroken.Welldonetoeveryoneinvolved. ResultsOverallmedaltally2gold,1silverand2Bronzeteam medals. TennisboysandgirlswinGOLD(3peatforboysand4peat forgirls) BasketballgirlsSILVER,boysBRONZE RugbyBoysBRONZE,GirlsTouch4th SwimmingBoys5th,Girls6th DaikiKuriyama200breastrokeBronzemedal Boys(Lucas,Sturla,Daiki,JaeWoo)andGirls(Ma e,Luna, Sophia,Sophia)4x100mmedleyrelayBronzemedals Boys4x50mFreestylerelayBronzemedal(Steve,Ben,Avi, Rom) Boys4x100mfreestylerelayBronzemedal(Rom,Sturla, Harry,JaeWoo) Newfamiliespleasetakesome metoperusetheATACblogas thiswillhelporientateyouwiththewidevarietyofco curricularprogramsISMoers. AgreatwaytostayintouchwiththeISMATACprogramisto subscribeviaRSSfeedtotheATACblogandalsotofollowvia twi er(seetwi erfeedonthebloghomepage) EachMondayIwillposttheweekshappeningsandhighlight importanteventsforstudentsandparentsinforma ononthe ATACblogandintheregularFridayparentbulle ns. GAMESCHEDULEPDF:(accesstogamescheduleinforma on) Informa onaboutallmidweek/weekendxturesforISM teamscanbefoundviatheATACblog.Pleasenotethegame scheduledoeschangeo enduetoinvolvementwithmany localschoolssopleasecheckthepageregularlytondoutthe latestinforma onofwhereandwhentheBearcatsteamsare playing.ClickonschedulestabortheBearcatlogotobedi rectedtothepowerschoolsecuresiteh p:// powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ Youwillneedyourpowerschoolusernameandpasswordto accessthegameschedulepdf. BEARCATDEN:h p://atac.ismonline.org/bearcatden/ TheBearcatDenisopenforbusiness,pleasedropbytocheck outtherangeofBearcatproducts.Wehaveagreatteamof volunteerswhorunthedenandarealwayslookingformore peopletohelpout.Ifyouareinterestedinjoiningafantas c grouppleasecontactanyofourdenmembersduringden openinghoursorpleasecontactCarolynChingforde tailscarolynqching@yahoo.com.Wearealwayslookingfor newvolunteersandencourageparentsfromES/MStojoinour group.TheBearcatdenisnowcallingforvolunteerstotakeon PORs(posi onsofresponsibility)fornextschoolyear1415) assecretary,treasurer,volunteercoordinator,inventory/ merchandiseandsnackspurchasing.Ifyouareinteresteddrop anemailtopekinm@ismanila.org

2ndseasonsportsawardsareThursdayFeb20thMSawardsat LT3:154pm,HSawardsatLo house5:307:30pm Theseason3tryoutshavenowconcludedandweareintoand the3rdseasonprac cescheduleforMS/HSstudentsThesched uleisnowpostedontheschedulespagesofthe(ATACblog)and onno ceboardsaroundschool. SaturdayCommunityTennisresumedlastweekFeb 15ththroughun ltheendofMay.seetheyerontheblog fordatesanddetails.ThisisopentoISMcommunitymembers only,outsideguestsarenotallowed.ContactCoachCzarinato booklessonswithourISMTennisAcademycoachesh p:// atac.ismonline.org/atac/saturdaycommunitytennis/ THANKYOUISMCommunityforhousingourvisi ngswimmers theyfeltverywelllookeda erandyoursupportisgreatlyap preciated. TheMSboysbasketballGoldteamplayedtheirleaguenalvs CSAlastweekandlosttoaverystrongCSAteam.Congratula onsonagreatseasontoallplayersandcoachesandwelldone forclaimingtherunnersuptrophythisyear. OurMSBoysCandMSGirlsAandBtennisteamsplayednals lastweekendalso.Theboyscamein3rdplaceandtheA&B girlsplayedeachotherinthenala erdispatchingtheiroppo nentsinthemorningseminals.Congratual onstoMSGirls Green(teamB)whowonaveryclosenalovertheMSGirls Goldteam.

Mark Pekin
Athletic Director

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