MIDDLE SCHOOL

Friday Bulletin
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents
ISSUE # 09
WEEK OF OCTOBER 10 TO 14, 2011

From the Middle School Office

Dear Parents: The MS Student Council will be hosting the second Middle School Party on Friday, October 14 for the Grade 7 and Grade 8 students from 5:00 7:00 P.M. Permission slips are available through Homebase, and in order to attend, your child must submit a signed permission slip and purchase a ticket. Please be advised that students are expected to attend the duration of the party. In the event that a student must leave before the end of the party, it is requested that a parent notify the office in writing or by phone in advance. When informing the office of the early pick-up, please tell us who will pick up your child and the time so that the MS Office can inform security. Please understand that we request this information to ensure the safety of the students who leave the event early. We encourage all students to attend their respective party and are looking forward to 100% participation. There will be games, dancing and lots of fun to be had. The parties will be a great opportunity to spend time with friends! Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) in the Middle School are scheduled for Monday, October 10th and Tuesday, October 11th from 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Students will follow a modified schedule on both days and be dismissed at 12:00 noon. Please make the necessary transportation arrangements so that your child is picked up promptly at dismissal time. Photos for the MS yearbook Salinlahi will be taken this week. Please see details within the bulletin if you are interested in purchasing photos of your child. Enjoy the weekend! Regards, Simon Gillespie Middle School Principal Clarissa Sayson Middle School Assistant Principal

Inside this issue:

From Fine Arts Office Yearbook Photo Shoot From the Office of Advancement From the Athletics & Activities Office Travel Expo Diaper Drive Calendar for SY 2012-2013 2 6 7 8 9 10

UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER
10 to 11

Parent Teacher Conferences (Early Student Release, 12:00 noon) Yearbook Photo Shoot Grade 7 & 8 Party (5:00 P.M.) School Holiday (No Classes)

10 to 14 14 24 to Nov. 01

NOVEMBER
02 03

Classes Resume PTA Liaison Meeting (8:00 A.M., MS Conference Rm.) Service Learning Trip ESL Placement Test PTA General Meeting (7:30 A.M., LT) MS Academic Bowl Parent Coffee (7:30 A.M., LT) Service Learning Trip K-12 Dance Recital (3:00 P.M., FAT) ERB Test Service Learning Trip PTA New Book Fair (FAT Gallery) Gr. 5 & 6 Beginners Recital (5:00 P.M., LT)

05 07 to 11 08 10 10 12 12 14 to 18 19 21 to 25 22

POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE October 21 November 11 November 25 Grade Update Progress Reports Distribution Grade Update

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From the Fine Arts Office

This production is suitable for general audiences however, the dialogue is traditional Shakespearian text and the tale of Romeo and Juliet contains fight and death scenes. Younger children may not understand the intricacies of the plot, but will enjoy the music and dancing. Run time: approximately 2 hours. Tickets available at the ISM Cashier. Check www.arts.ism-online.org for more information about the show.

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Yearbook Photo Shoot

The Photo Shoot is scheduled on October 10 to 14, 2011 in Room 1118.

All students will be photographed regardless of purchase. Each class will have a scheduled time for the shoot during the week. Students must wear their school uniform during the photo shoot. Order envelopes will be distributed to students the week of October 03. 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.

From the Office of Advancement

Our very own Noah Ramos, 7th grader, reprises the lead role of Jojo in Repertory Philippines' production of Seussical. This is a colorful, fun-filled musical for the entire family. Hope you can catch Noah's performances until December 18th.

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From the Athletics & Activities Office

Due to early release for Parent/Teacher conferences Monday and Tuesday Oct 10/11 there will not be any ATAC team practices or AFAC activities on those days. Normal schedule will resume on Wed Oct 12th. ES/MS Soccer Festivals: Check the links in helpful shortcuts on the ATAC blog for exact details regarding the ES and MS RIFA 7 aside from soccer festivals. The 3rd festival for C, E and G teams is this Saturday, October 8th (same times/venues as previous festivals). The finals participants for C, E and G teams will be announced after this coming Saturdays last round of matches. Stay tuned for an update next week. The following week, October 15th, the RIFA finals will be held at Xavier School, Greenhills for the boys in the morning and the MS girls finals is also on October 15th at Xavier in the afternoon from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. All ISM MS girls teams have qualified to play in the finals. RIFA Girls HS Soccer: The semi finals for the Varsity girls soccer divisions took place last Saturday and ISM varsity girls defeated Poveda and will now play Miriam College tomorrow in the final at 3:00 P.M. on the HS field. The ISM JV girls soccer team will play their semi final tomorrow, October 8th vs. La Salle Antipolo at 1:00 P.M. and then the finals on October 15th at the MS field. 1st Season IASAS Information: Travel packets have been distributed for 1st season athletes. Please ensure that passports have been submitted to Joan at ATAC office and all documentation should now have been completed and returned! Cross Country news: Results from last Fridays twilight meet at ISM are now posted to the Cross Country meet results page. Thanks to all those who came to support the runners for our first twilight race last Friday it was a terrific success. The last local race of the season will be held tomorrow, Saturday, October 8th, at Brent for our MS and HS Cross Country teams. Gymnastics: Our gymnastics team/coaches and PE faculty had a wonderful opportunity last week to spend time with Mr. Duncan Myers from Gymnastics Australia. Duncan was here for 3 days and conducted specialist workshops/coaching sessions for our PE faculty on current methods, best practice teaching for gymnastics in PE classes. He also spent time with our coaches and gymnasts and was an exciting presenter who engaged the gymnasts fully in all his sessions. I am sure our team learned a wide variety of new information and skills during his visit. Mr. Myers runs a gym with over 1800 gymnasts in Melbourne, Australia, is a presenter for Gymnastics Australia and has over 50 gymnasts from his gym involved in the national gymnastics team for Australia. We hope to be able to get Mr. Myers back in the future for further expert coaching and assistance to our program. 2nd SEASON SPORTS: Tryouts flyers have now been posted on notice boards around school and are available on the tryouts page on the ATAC blog. MS and HS students interested, please take note of the information. See flyers in this bulletin also. For those parents interested in the 1st Season IASAS championships at Singapore, you can now access the full tournament draw with details of all events on the ATAC blog. Our teams will depart for Singapore on Wednesday, October 19 and return to Manila on Sunday, October 23. IASAS Send-Off Assembly is Wednesday, October 12th during HS assembly time and following the assembly, the athletes will have their send-off lunch sponsored by the parents at HS courtyard from 11:35 A.M. All 1st season traveling IASAS athletes are required to attend. The ATAC Blog (http://atac.ism-online.org/) is the one-stop shop for information related to the sports/activities program. Please take some time to peruse the blog for information. GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule information) Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blog. Please note the game schedule does change often due to involvement with many local schools so please check the page regularly to find out the latest information of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed to http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/. You will need your Powerschool username and password to access the game schedule pdf. BEARCAT DEN Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 11:30 A.M. 1:00 P.M. & 2:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M. Tuesday & Thursday afternoons, from 2:30 - 4:00 P.M. If you are interested in joining our group of volunteers in the Bearcat Den, please contact our BCD volunteers coordinator, Radhika at radhikasavantmohit@yahoo.com or pop in to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and talk with one of our volunteers. They will be very happy to make you welcome. Regards, Mark Pekin Director of Athletics/Activities

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Calendar for SY 2012-2013