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MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL
ISSUE # 6
SY 2014 2015
WEEK OF:
SEPTEMBER 15 to 19
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents
Friday Bulletin
Inside this issue:
Events & Actvites:
SEPTEMBER
25-26 CWW
29-30 MAP Testng


Dear Middle School Parents,

There was a focus this week on learning about relatonships, friendships, and dealing
with pressure. We had the opportunity to learn from Michael Thompson, a child psy-
chologist and author who supported parents, students and faculty with learning more
about how we can support each other and grow as individuals. We also had Mr. G
back on of our Freedom from Chemical Dependency (www.fcd.org) counselors
meetng with grade 8 students, and presentng at assemblies for all Middle School
students. This was an opportunity to learn more about decision making, substance
abuse and the importance of learning and talking about these issues which can have a
negatve impact on people's lives. If you would like any follow up or further discus-
sions on these topics we are here to support you. Please contact your child's guid-
ance counselor or the Middle School ofce.

Our next opportunity to meet with parents is our frst parent cofee on Tuesday Sep-
tember 23 from 7:45 - 9:00 A.M. We will begin by talking about what is happening in
Middle School this year, and will also have some tme for informal discussion with us
and with other parents. We look forward to these opportunites of sharing, and of
building connectons with our parents.

Classroom Without Walls is coming up and you should have heard from your child's
advisory teacher about what is happening at each grade level on September 25 and
26. This is a great opportunity for team building and growing as a community. Please
know that we will keep a close eye on the weather in advance of the trips and inform
you of any changes if any circumstances arise.

The school year is now well underway and we are enjoying having conversatons with
our students about their learning and their thinking.

We hope everyone has a good weekend ahead

Yours in Educaton,

Simon Gillespie, Middle School Principal
Amanda Pekin, Middle School Assistant Principal
MAP Testng
Saturday Service Learning
Academic Bowl
Clinic
Afer-School Actvites
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Stevi Quate
Parent Cofee
We hope you received your copy of the ISM SY 2014 -
2015 school calendar. If you have not yet received
your copy or if you want to purchase extra copies,
please stop by the Communications and Marketing
Office. We are located at the reception area near the
Admissions Office. Thank you.

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Beginning on September 13, diferent service opportunites will be ofered on Saturdays. Some
events involve a trip to visit a service partner while others involve hostng a local educaton pro-
gram. Along with the joy of giving, students beneft by interactng with children from diferent
backgrounds and getng to know the Philippines beyond Makat and Taguig. To partcipate, stu-
dents simply pick up a permission slip from the MS Ofce on the Monday before the trip. Once
its been signed and returned to the ofce, a student can sign up on the roster. Some trips fll up
quickly so encourage them to sign up early. Parent are welcome to atend!

Saturday Service Dates for Semester 1
(Dates are subject to change.)

September 13 Philippine Community Fund
October 18 La Mesa Watershed & Hospicio de San Jose
November 8 Cotolengo Filipino & CRIBS
November 15 Chosen Children Village
November 22 Love to Learn and PAWS
November 29 Papaya Academy
December 6 Tzu Chi Foundaton

If you have questons, please send an email to Mr. Cory Willey at willeyc@ismanila.org.


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The Common Cold or Sipon is an infecton of the nasal mucosa, including the sinuses, the throat and or bronchi. It is
caused primarily by viruses of diferent species, like Rhino-, Entero-, Corona-, Adeno- or Paramyxoviruses, and there are
more than 200 strains known to cause a common cold. Colds are the most common infecton of mankind.

While adults catch a cold in average two to three tmes a year, children are afected up to thirteen tmes more ofen.
In the past few days there have been artcles about respiratory complicatons, caused by Enterovirus (EV) D68 in chil-
dren in some states of USA, as well as in some Asian countries, including the Philippines.

Enteroviruses form a quite large family of viruses, and cause 10 15 million infectons in the US yearly. Generally they
tend to have a summer/fall season that ofen peaks in September, and can be easily spread when you have close con-
tact with an infected person. You can also get infected by touching objects or surfaces that have the virus on them then
touching your mouth, nose or eyes, the CDC (the US based Center for Disease Control and Preventon) says.

EV D68 however is a rare virus. A peak has been noted in the past weeks in some hospitals in several states of the US,
where EV D68 caused a large percentage of respiratory complicatons in children, 6 weeks to 16 years of age, with
symptoms of common cold. Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of CDCs Natonal Center for Immunizaton and Respiratory
Diseases said it was too early to say whether the virus would spread to other states and how long the outbreak might
last.

The CDC stated last Monday that none of the cases so far this year were fatal, nor did any result in paralysis, as far as
the CDC knows.

Health ofcials note that there are no vaccines specifcally formulated to prevent Enterovirus D68 or antviral drugs to
treat it. Afected children were receiving asthma medicatons, oxygen and intravenous fuids as needed, the Kansas City
Star reported.

Schuchat stressed that one warning sign parents should look for in their children is difculty breathing, which should
prompt parents to seek immediate medical atenton.

It seems to produce illness with a more severe component (such as) difculty breathing, Dr. William Schafner, an
infectous diseases expert at Vanderbilt University, told NBC News in a Monday report. But the vast majority of these
kids will get beter.
Some AFAC classes require a fee for materials / costumes. Payments should be
made at the Cashiers Ofce. The appropriate fees will be charged to the stu-
dents school account afer September 12, 2014 for Season 1 & 2 actvites. A stu-
dent will be charged for classes not cancelled by September 12, 2014 even if
the student has stopped atending.

NO REFUND will be given afer two weeks of atendance.

IASAS Volleyball/XC housing needed ASAP! ISM is hostng the IASAS Volleyball/Cross Country Championships from Octo-
ber 15 to 19. We need to house 170 athletes for this event. Please print and submit a housing leter to ATAC ofce as
soon as possible if you can support this event. We really need lots of ISM community spirit to help make this a wonderful
event for our community. You can access housing informaton/FAQ's and the housing leter via this link: htp://atac.ism-
online.org/iasas/iasas-housing/

IMPORTANT: Please note as of Tuesday August 26th the fnal bus will now depart at 5:05pm, not 4:45pm. This later bus
departure tme is being done on a 1 month trial basis.

Upcoming matches:
Saturday, September 12 - Cross Country at Faith
Saturday, September 12-13- Varsity Cross Country exchange at ISB/Volleyball exchange at SAS

Varsity Soccer exchange at ISM- Come on out to support our teams this Friday and Saturday.

Friday, September 12 - VGirls vs UP 4pm MSF/VBoys vs Ateneo 5:30pm HSF
Saturday, September 13 - VGirls vs UST 8am and vs Ateneo 2pm/VBoys vs UP 8am and vs Lyceum12:30pm

Parents and students, please take some tme to peruse the ATAC blog it has a wide variety of informaton and links to our
sports and actvites program. If you have any questons regarding the compettve program of sports at ISM afer reading
the informaton on the blog please send an email to pekinm@ismanila.org and I will endeavor to assist you as best I can.

The ES/MS Soccer Festvals have informaton at these links. Please note recent festval venue changes for the C and G
teams. Please check carefully.

htp://atac.ism-online.org/atac/1st-season/es-soccer-rifa-league-festvals/
htp://atac.ism-online.org/atac/1st-season/ms-soccer-rifa-league-festvals/

Bearcat Den: Drop by our new spirit store. There is a range of new products and items to purchase including items from
our service partners. Bearcat Den hours of operaton: 7:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M. Monday Friday. We have new frisbees, swim
goggles, bearcat socks and other products now available.

The ATAC game schedule pdf which is updated regularly by Triz Gonzalez (ATAC Athletcs Coordinator) gives the most up
to date informaton 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 not via power school as in the past. Use this link to access the parent portal,
log in with your user name/password and look for the ATAC Game Schedule tab. Remember to refresh the page when the
pdf schedule appears so you view the most current schedule.

Regards,
Mark Pekin
Director of Athletcs/Actvites
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IASAS Volleyball/Cross
Country- housing needed
ASAP! ISM is hosting the
IASAS Volleyball/Cross
Country Championships Oct
15-19. We need to house
170 athletes for this event.
Please print and submit a
housing letter to ATAC office
asap if you can support this
event.
You can access information/
FAQ's and housing letter
via : VB/XC housing infor-
mation
We really need lots of ISM
community support to help
make this a wonderful event.
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For more information about
the Vicky SyCip Herrera Scholarship,
click HERE or drop us a note at
ism95@ismanila.org.
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ISM Community Art Aucton on November 20, 2014
You are cordially invited to the ISM Community Art Aucton on November 20, 2014 at The Fine Arts Theater. But frst...

WE WANT YOUR ART! We are looking for artstc works and/or estate objects made or owned by members or friends of
the ISM community. This includes, but not limited to, paintngs, photographs, drawings, prints, sculptures, jewelry, tex-
tles, ceramics and estate items such as furniture and china. For more informaton, visit artaucton.ism-online.org or email
at ism95@ismanila.org.