MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 28
WEEK OF MARCH 15 TO 19, 2010

From the Middle School Office

Dear Parents:

On Tuesday, March 16 we will have Parent Teacher Conferences. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 A.M.
and there will be no afterschool MS activities. Please make the necessary transportation arrangements so that
your child is picked up no later than 12:00 noon.

Grade 5 will be conducting student-led conferences and information has been sent through the Homebase. For
grades 6 – 8, conferences will be held in the MS Gym and will follow an arena-style model. We strongly
encourage you to check PowerSchool and discuss your child’s assignments, progress and level of achievement
with them. If you have major concerns about your child’s progress, please plan to attend. More specific
information regarding parent-teacher conferences is contained in a separate letter within this week’s parent
bulletin.

Looking ahead…ISM has the honor of being the first school to host the 8th EARCOS (East Asia Regional
Council of Overseas Schools) Teachers Conference from March 25th to 28th, 2010. Well-known presenters
and hundreds of teachers will be gathering to share their knowledge and experiences, and it provides an
invaluable venue for the exchange of ideas. In order to maximize the experience for our teachers and visiting
international school educators, students will be released from classes at 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 25,
which will signal the start of spring break. Please mark your calendars

Have a relaxing weekend!

Sincerely,

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

Upcoming Events PowerSchool Grade Update

March 16 Parent Teacher Conferences, Early Student Release

Mar. 25 - Grade Update
19 MS Courtyard Activity (3:00 P.M.)
Apr. 09 - Grade Update
19 to 21 ISTA Middle School Festival

25 Student Early Release (12:00 P.M.) Apr. 23 - MS Progress Reports

26 Beginning of Spring Break

April 07 Classes Resume

07 to 11 AMIS Honor Choir

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Letter to Grade 5 Parents

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Letter to Grade 6, 7, and 8 Parents

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PTC Schedule of Shared/Part-Time Faculty

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From the Athletics & Activities Office
IASAS ART & MUSIC/DDDF WRAP UP:
ISM has had a great convention in Taipei and returned with
a medal haul in the debate and forensics competition. Our
dance and drama groups received wonderful ovations and
high acclaim for their performances as well. Congratulations
to all advisors and participants.
Medal winners for Debate and Forensics Competition:
Raheem Abid: Gold in Impromptu Speaking and Bronze in
Extemporaneous Speaking
Michi Ferreol: Gold in Original Oratory
Synnove Eriksen: Silver in Oral Interpretation
Sam Ramos Jones/Akshar Bonu: Bronze in debate
Art Exhibition Opening and Festival Concert:
For those that attended last Friday I hope you enjoyed the
incredible array of wonderful artwork that was on display for
the IASAS exhibition. The works were simply amazing and
this set a wonderful tone for the large crowd on Friday to
flow into our Fine Arts Theatre for what was an incredible
evening of musical entertainment at the Festival Concert.
Our guest conductors managed to transform a group of indi-
vidual delegates that they met to rehearse with only a day
before into a ‘musical machine’ and each group that per-
formed wowed the almost full theatre with a diverse and
impressive repertoire of music. This event was certainly the
artistic and musical pinnacle for this school year at ISM.
HOST FAMILIES:
On behalf of the ATAC and Fine Arts Departments I would
like to extend a big THANK-YOU to all families that housed
IASAS delegates last weekend. We had wonderful reports
from the delegates about how well they had been looked
after and how welcoming and enjoyable it was to be at the
convention and in Manila. Thanks to all of you for your sup-
port of this huge event, it simply cannot happen without your
housing support.
ATAC Updates: Please check ATAC game schedule
page on the website for updates as dates/venues can
change at short notice.
3rd Season:
Mar 12-14 - Nike track meet at Bangkok
Mar 13 - MS/HS Track meet at Brent (for all non Nike meet
track team members)
If you purchased your child’s school photos, they are
available for pick up in the MS Office.
IF YOU HAVEN’T LOGGED ON TO POWERSCHOOL…
We’re on the web!
please call the Guidance Office at 840-8555 or email msguidance@ismanila.org to obtain
www.ismanila.org
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Mar 13 - ISM Sailfish Aquathon at ISM track and pool,
8:00 A.M.
Mar 13 - Varsity/JV girls softball vs. Brent at ISM from Noon
Mar 14 - Boys varsity softball finals ASSL League in Ateneo
Mar 19 - Twilight track meet vs. Brent HS only in ISM 4-8:00
P.M.
Mar 19 - Varsity and JV softball vs. Brent
Mar 20 - HS Badminton meet in ABC Badminton Center
Mar 20 - Judo Meet in ISM Covered Court
April 7-11 - IASAS (Track in SAS, Softball/Badminton in
ISB)
April 10 - JV Badminton in ISM
April 12 - HS Academic Bowl in Brent
April 13 - MS Academic Bowl in Brent
April 24 - Swim meet in Brent
May 7-9 - MS Touch Tournament in Kuala Lumpur
3rd Season IASAS: for those students selected to IASAS
Track, Badminton, and Softball teams please submit your
passport to ATAC office ASAP. We will make a copy of rele-
vant pages needed and return it to you if you are travelling
over the upcoming break. If you are 100% positive that you
will not be travelling please advise Joan Badiango at ATAC
and we will keep your passport for document processing
over the break.
On the first day students return from the break teams fly to
IASAS events so please support the ATAC Department by
getting forms/passports etc in as early as you can. Coaches
will be announcing IASAS teams from this coming week, as
soon as you know you are in, PLEASE SUBMIT DOCU-
MENTATION.
Mark Pekin
Athletics & Activities Director
your username and password.
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ISM European Community Lunch

Dear IFFD Volunteers:
I would like to thank you all for your generous support
of both food and time at the IFFD. Although it turned
out the provided table space was not as great as your
contribution, I still believe it was a big success for all
of us.
By the way, some parents asked after that event if we
could get together regularly as "ISM European Com-
munity" and get to know each other, exchange and
share information.
Thus I decided to volunteer and to organize a lunch.
Time: 11:30 A.M., March 17th (Wednesday)
Venue: Restaurant Chesa Bianca, 7431 Yakal Street,
San Antonio Village, Makati City
I picked up this Swiss restaurant run by Saentis group
this time because they were so generous to give us 15
kilogram of free sausages for the IFFD.
I hope as many of you as possible find the chance
meaningful and join the lunch!
We can discuss then further about things such as how
often, where and when we want to meet, and who'd
organize the next.
Please let me know about your attendance by March
15 due to table reservation.
Cheers,
Ingrid Nagl
Cellphone no.: 09275070738
Home no.: 028561092

From the Middle School Media Center

READING WEEK CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION
In January students participated in MSMC Reading Week. All students had the opportunity to enter the Creative Writing
Competition.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING COMPETITION WINNERS:

Grade 5 – Jessica Zhang – Short Story.

Grade 6 – Aparna Mohan – Short Story.
Grade 7 – Sid Cairae – Short Story.
Grade 8 – Allegra Cox – Short Story.
Adult – Ms. Bonnie Swart (Parent) – Poem.

Each person will receive a P1000 Gift Certificate from National Book Store.

Karen Stewart
MSMC Librarian

Middle School Photos

On March 15, there will be Photo Shoot in Room 1188 for new students (who started in ISM in November to the present) for
the Yearbook photo.
• All students will be photographed regardless of purchase.
• Students must wear their school uniform during the photo shoot.
• Order envelopes are available in the MS Office. Payments should be placed inside the envelope and should be
brought by the student on the day of the shoot to be given directly to the photographer. No payment will be received by
the teacher or the MS office. You may contact the photographer directly for later orders/payments.
Photographer: Tino Ley
Mobile No.: 0922-8010215
Email: tinoleydigitalphoto@gmail.com
• Please use 1 envelope per student. Do not place orders for two students in one envelope.
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From the Clinic

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 3RD HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATION
Date Price (Php)
April 28th, 2010 Hepatitis A (Adult) 2249
Hepatitis A (Junior) 1125
Hepatitis B (Adult) 630
Hepatitis B (Junior) 355
Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult) 2000
Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior) 1000
(Prices are per individual vaccine in a course of either 2 or 3 vaccinations)

If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please call in at the clinic to
pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this pro-
gram.

PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER THAN FRI-
DAY 16th APRIL, 2010. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE AC-
CEPTED.

Clinic direct number: 840 8580

Email: clinic@ismanila.org

Many thanks

Debbie Duckworth
ISM Clinic Administrator
840 8581
duckworthd@ismanila.org

Night League Basketball

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BADMINTON CAMP
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SUMMER SPORTS CAMP

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GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP

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Materials for Recycling

The ES art department would like to request your assistance in the collection of recyclables to be
used in art projects. Plastic bottles, caps, lids (plastic and metal), gift wrap, broken or unwanted
toys, tins, small boxes, Styrofoam trays, packaging, ribbon, yarn, keys, broken tools and anything
else you imagine we could make use of. Please ensure all donations are clean and safe. If you
have any questions please refer them to joneso@ismanila.org . Donations can be taken to room
1189 opposite the ES gym.

Thanks in anticipation,
Olivia Jones.
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KEEP ON RECYCLING AND BRINGING IN THOSE RING PULLS! PCF needs us so when-
ever you come across a ring pull or glossy magazine, remember to bring it to you Homebase
teacher.