International School Manila

ES PARENT BULLETIN
27 February 2015

Volume 13

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

MAR
4, 11, 18,
25

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start ,

8.30AM
Grade 2 - 4 Spotlight on Specials

13, 27

Parent Bulletin

20

ESL Afternoon Tea

31

International Day

APR

15, 22, 29
20 - 24

Healthy Rela onships at ISM

ThisyearoneofourSchoolWidePriori eshasbeentofocus
onstudentwellbeing:

9 - 13

1 - 10

From the ES Administration

School Holiday: No Classes

Wednesday Morning Student Late Start ,
8.30AM
Art Exhibit Week (FAT Lobby)

21

Student-Led Conferences
Early Release at 12nn

24

Parent Bulletin

Studentsafetyandwellbeingwillbereviewedduringthe
201415schoolyear.Thepurposeofthegoalistoenhance
safetyatISM,toeducatestudentsabouttheirown
responsibilityforbeingsafe,andtoencouragethegrowthof
aculturethatsupportsposi veandhealthyrela onships
amongthevariousISMstakeholders.
OnTuesday,weheldaparentcoeemorningtosharethe
developmentofourcurriculuminthisarea.Thisa ernoona
detailedsummaryofthissessionhasbeencirculatedtoall
Elementaryparentsincludingspecificdetailsoflearning
outcomes(targets)foreverygradelevel.Webelievethis
workisfundamentaltothesafetyandwellbeingofour
studentsandweappreciateyoursupportaswemovefrom
thewri enworkintotheteachingandlearningaspectover
thenextmonths.

Grades 2, 3 and 4: Spotlight on Specials

WerecentlyheldaMathema csmorning,consis ngofa
parentinforma onsessionfollowedbyanopeninvita on
intoourclassroomstoexperienceMathema cslearningat
ISM.From9thto13thMarch,wewillbehos ngour
SpotlightonSpecialsweekintheElementaryforGrades2,3
and4.Duringthisweekparentshaveanotheropen
invita ontoa endandbeapartofthelearningintheir
childrensArt,MusicandPEclasses.Noappointmentsare
necessarysopleasejustturnupatthevenuesreadyfor
somelearningandsomefun.Classteacherswillbeemailing
parentsnextweekwithspecialistclass mesandloca ons.

Adam Campbell

Elementary Principal

Michael Rourke
Elementary Assistant
Principal

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Childrens Media Center

AFAC OFFICE

The Children's Media Centre will no longer be

Dear Parents,

manually stamping due dates on the inside of

books. Therefore, our system has been updated

We are pleased to inform that we're opening two afterschool activities for Grade 2 students.

such that patrons will receive an automated

Soccer for Girls

email each Monday informing them of all items

(Wednesdays, 2:15-3:15pm at the Covered Court)

checked out to their account. This email will in-

Little Einsteins

dicate due dates and notify of any overdue mate-

(Wednesdays, 2:15-3:15pm at Room 2126, with a fee of

Php 1500)

rial.

Please email the AFAC office (afac@ismanila.org) should

you wish to enroll your Grade 2 child in one of these
activities.

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27 February 2015

From the Office of Admissions and Advancement

Leaving ISM?
PleaseberemindedthatparentsareobligedtoociallyinformtheSchoolinwri ngthroughaWITHDRAWALNOTIFICA
TIONFORMiftheirchildrenwillnotbereturninginAugustforSchoolYear201516.Familiesareencouragedtosubmit
theWithdrawalNo fica onForm,sta ngthestudent'sfinaldateofa endance,immediately.Formsmustbesubmi edon
orbeforeMay8.Failuretosubmittheformina melymannermayleadtoadeduc onofUS$1,000fromtheFacili esUpgrade
Deposit(FUD),incompensa onforhavingheldaspaceforyourchild,preven ngtheSchoolfromoeringthatspacetoanother
candidate.

TheWithdrawalNo fica onFormcanbeobtainedfromtheAdmissionsOceordirectlyfromtheISMwebsiteunderAdmission>

ReEnrollment&Withdrawal>Withdrawals

PleasefeelfreetocontacttheAdmissionsoceat840.8601forques onsorclarifica ons.

Thankyou,
OceofAdmissionsandAdvancement

From the ATAC Office

Theprac cescheduleforseason3ispostedonno ceboardsandontheATACblog.Season3willrunfromFeb9thtoMarch31st.
WelldonetotheVGirlsso ballteamwhodefeatedBrentlastFriday174.

Upcoming Dates:
Feb27:V/JVso ballvsBrentfrom4:15pm
Feb28:MSTracktraining811am/HSTracktraining25pm
Feb28:BadmintonMS&HSteamsatBrent
Feb28:GolfteamatSouthlinks
Feb28:VGirlsandJVBoysASSLLeagueatAteneo
Mar1:ASSLVaristyDivisionplayosatISM
Mar6:TwilighttrackmeetatISM

SaturdayCommunityTennisforsemester2hasnowcommencedagain.Seelinkforinforma onondatesandhowtobook.Useof
thecourtsisonlyavailabletoISMcommunitymembers.Outsideguestsarenotallowedh p://atac.ismonline.org/atac/saturday
communitytennis/

Pleasenotetheprac ce mesforthefollowingATACprograms:ATACallyearroundteams3:154:30.Sailfish/Gymnas csandall

HSseasonalteamsnowconcludeprac ceat4:50pmeachday.MSseasonalteams3:104:45pm.Thelastbusisnow4:55pmandall
a erschoolprogramswillconcludeby4:50pminordertotryandclearthecampuspriorto5pmduetotheeverincreasingtrac
concernsinourarea.
GO BEARCATS!

Mark Pekin
Athletic Director
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PTA ANNOUNCEMENTS

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