ISSUE # 25

SY1617
MIDDLE SCHOOL

WEEK OF:
Friday Bulletin Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

MARCH 13 TO 17

Inside this issue:

Dear Parents,
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Well, its been a very busy week in Middle School! We have completed course registration,
hosted the MS Academic Bowl and AMIS Band and we are adding the finishing touches to
the preparations for this evenings MS party! Please read on to learn more about these key Athletics & Activities 3
events as well as other important dates.

THIS WEEK: Clinic 4

This coming week is a quiet week in terms of student/parent events and there are no key
events/dates that you need to be aware of.
Athletics & &
Admissions Activities (ATAC)
Advancement 5
COMING UP SOON:
Monday, March 20th - Friday, March 31st ISM Upcoming Events 7
Middle School MAP Testing Window
What: MS Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing Window
Who: All students in G5 - G8
When: During regularly scheduled classes
Math MAP Test - will take place during Math class
Reading MAP Test - will take place during English class
Language Usage MAP Test - will take place during Social Studies class GUARDIANSHIP AGREEMENTS
Remember: These are untimed, adaptive, multiple-choice tests taken on a
When both parents are going to be
computer. Students do not need to study for these tests.
away temporarily, It is important for
them to notify the Middle School
Monday, March 27th: Office in advance, stating who will be
Student-Led Conferences: responsible for the student and who
Date: Monday, March 27th (Please note this is a date change from the date the school should contact in case of
published in the ISM hard-copy calendar!) emergency. Domestic helpers or
Time: 12:30 - 5:00 p.m. emergency contacts in Powerschool
12:30 - 2:30 = Surnames beginning with A - K do not qualify as guardians. For more
information please contact the Middle
3:00 - 5:00 = Surnames beginning with L - Z
school office.
No ATAC and AFAC activities for MS on this day (See respective blogs
for details) E-MAIL:
ms@ismanila.org
NEED TO KNOW:
PHONE:
Thank you! 840-8550
A huge thank you goes out to all the MS families who kindly opened up their homes to host 840-8553
visiting students who are at ISM for the AMIS Middle School Honor Band Festival. We are
hosting 86 students from 16 different schools in the Asia Region and we really could not PLEASE CLICK HERE TO
make this event work without your support and kindness! The students are working hard DOWNLOAD THE TEMPORARY
GUARDIANSHIP AGREEMENT FORM
during rehearsals and we look forward to their performance on Saturday, March 11th from
or you may pick up from the MSO.
5:00 - 6:15 p.m. in the FAT. This concert is free admission and all ISM families are welcome
to attend.
 Course Registration: Maker Faire:
This week, all students completed their course registration On Thursday, a group of 85 MS students participated in the
for the coming school year. All parents should have re- Maker Faire in the LT. This event showcased students abil-
ceived a confirmation email indicating your child has suc- ity and creativity in regards to robotics and design. This
cessfully completed the registration process. If you know was an eye-opening event and student designs demonstrat-
that your child completed the course registration and you ed ingenuity, creativity and collaboration. Many thanks to
have not received the confirmation email, please contact Matthew Chadwick for coordinating the MS element of this
Ms. Aida Chico in the MS Office (chicoa@ismanila.org). event and for supporting students in the learning process.
Please note that if your child was absent, or for some rea-
son did not complete the course registration, the Guidance Student-Led Conferences (SLC):
Counselors will follow up with individual students next The SLC brochure will be sent home on Friday, March 24th
week. so parents can review the order of events. The brochure
includes an overview of the event, guiding questions for
Academic Bowl: parents to use to prompt student thinking and the pro-
On Wednesday, ISM hosted the MS Academic Bowl compe- posed order to visit classes to avoid over-crowding in any
tition. Three different schools participated in the final - given class.
ISM, Brent School and Faith Academy. The event was ac-
tion packed and the format required students to not only Kind regards,
show factual recall but to apply their knowledge and under- Rachel Harrington, Middle School Principal
standing to hands-on tasks and challenges. The competition Amanda Pekin, Assistant Middle School Principal
was very close with the final results being as follows: 1st =
Faith, 2nd = ISM, 3rd = Brent. Congratulations to the ISM
team and Coaches Elwell and Walker!

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Practice schedule for S3 sports are posted. S3 HS sports are Well done to our Sailfish swimmers and families who last
(Golf, Track and Field, Baseball/Fast Pitch Softball, Badmin- weekend flew to Bangkok to compete at the ISB splash
ton) meet. This is a highlight event for the year for our Sailfish
S3 MS sports are (Track and Field, Mixed Touch and Badmin- swimmers with over 600 swimmers attending the meet.
ton) S3 flyer for practice schedule at MS office notice board Results will be posted on Sailfish blog.
and on ATAC blog.
To find out details of all the Bearcats matches mid week and
Please note a Baseball and Fast Pitch Softball development on weekends go to the ATAC game schedule page- link is
program for MS boys and girls will take place during S4 be- provided below and follow the instructions to find out when
ginning after the April break until the end of May. and where our Bearcat teams will be playing. The ATAC
(Athletics) Game schedule is housed within the parent portal
Housing requests for upcoming IASAS events- We are calling to ensure secure access for ISM parents http://atac.ism-
for community support to host student athletes for IASAS online.org/schedules/
Badminton (April 5-9need 80 beds- online badminton hous- Please take the time to navigate the ATAC blog http://
ing registration ) and for IASAS Golf (April 8 need 42 beds atac.ism-online.org/ as it is our one stop shop for all infor-
one night only- online golf housing registration ) mation related to the competitive ISM sports program.
S2 athletes and Cul Con delegates who have been recently
housed at Bangkok/ISKL/JIS please help out and house to For our All Year Round teams- Wall Climbing, Chess, Judo,
fulfil your hosting responsibility as a Bearcat athlete/ TKD, Aikido, Table Tennis -As these programs are year round
delegate for this year. We need your support! it is possible for students to join during the year as long as
space is available. See link to information and schedule to
Online housing form links for these events are available as attend and meet the coaches. All year round sports
listed above and are at IASAS housing and hosting tabs on teams See schedule for our All year round
ATAC blog or under the helpful shortcuts on ATAC blog main teams program here
page. Should you require further information about hosting
for IASAS events go tohttp://atac.ism-online.org/iasas/ Please note the practice times for ATAC programs for SY 16-
iasas-housing/ or contact ATAC office or 17 are as follows: ATAC all year round teams- 3:15-4:30. For
email pekinm@ismanila.org our Sailfish swim team program please check the Sailfish
blog for information http://sailfish.ism-online.org/
Upcoming events- (full match schedule available at ATAC
Game schedule) ATAC Gymnastics team practices 3:10-4:50 M/W/F
Mar 10-12 Pre IASAS exchange weekend All HS seasonal teams practice from 3:05- 4:50pm on their
(Badminton/Track @TAS, Softball @ ISKL, Base- respective practice afternoons. MS seasonal teams practice
ball @ ISB) from 3:15-4:45pm.In order to clear the campus prior
Mar 11 Golf team to Santa Elena to 5pm all after school programs will conclude by 4:50pm or
Mar 18 British School Gymnastics meet earlier. The last bus is 4:55pm this is due to the ever in-
Mar 18 Golf team at Mt. Malarayat creasing traffic concerns in our area.
Mar 18 Varsity Baseball tourney at Marikina/ Parents and students please take some time to peruse the
Varsity Softball tourney at ISM ATAC blog it has a wide variety of information and links to
Mar 24 ISM twilight track meet our sports and activities program. If you have any questions
Mar 25 Badminton Invitational at ISM regarding the competitive program of sports at ISM after
Mar 25 Golf team at Mt. Malarayat reading the information on the blog please send an email
Mar 25 Varsity Baseball tourney at Marikina or to pekinm@ismanila.org and I will endeavor to assist you as
Baranka tbc?/Varsity Softball tourney at ISM best I can.
Mar 26 Varsity Baseball vs Brent at Brent
Apr 1 Varsity Baseball at Barangka tbc? Bearcat Den- drop by our fantastic spirit store. There is a a
Apr 1-2 ISB Bangkok Gymnastics meet range of products and items to purchase including items
April 5-8 S3 IASAS Championships Badminton/ from our service partners. Bearcat Den hours of operation-
Golf at ISM, Track at ISB, Baseball/Softball at 7am-4pm Mon-Fri.
SAS
Apr 22-23 Sailfish International meet at ISM Best Regards,
May 6 ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet Mark Pekin
Director of Athletics/Activities
May 12-14 Jakarta MS Mixed Touch tourna-
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