M I D D L E

Issue # 12 November 07 to 11, 2011

Student Bulletin
Regular Schedule Regular Schedule Student Late Start/Regular Schedule
MS Assembly (11:40 A.M., FAT)

S C H O O L

WEEK AT A GLANCE
November 07 to 11, 2011
Monday, November 07 Tuesday, November 08 Wednesday, November 09 Thursday, November 10 Friday, November 11
Dear Students: We hope that everyone had a restful holiday. As we head into the final six weeks of the first semester, its important to stay focused and manage your assignments. If you need help staying on top of your work, take initiative and see a teacher or guidance counselor for assistance. Also, make use of tutorial time. ISM will hold classes on Monday, November 7. In connection to this, AFAC and year round ATAC activities are cancelled; seasonal ATAC practices will still be held. The coming weeks will be packed with activities concerts, service activities, the art exhibit to name a few. During this busy time of the year, plan ahead and make sure you get enough rest. We want everyone to stay healthy so that you can continue to have fun with your friends. Have a super weekend! Mr. Gillespie and Ms. Sayson

Regular Schedule Regular Schedule

REMINDER ISM will have classes on Monday, November 07, 2011. Please note that AFAC and year-round ATAC activities are cancelled for November 07, 2011. ATAC seasonal sports training will be held as scheduled.

Upcoming Events in the Middle School

November 07 to 11 10 10 12 12 14 to 18 19 21 to 24 22 25 26 ESL Placement Testing MS Academic Bowl MS Parent Coffee (7:45 A.M., LT) Service Learning Trip K-12 Dance Recital (3:00 P.M., FAT) ERB Testing Service Learning Trip New Book Fair (FAT Gallery) Grade 5 & 6 Beginners Recital (5:00 P.M., LT) Filipiniana Service Learning Trip

PowerSchool Grade Update

Nov. 11 - Progress Reports Nov. 25 - Grade Update Dec. 09 - Grade Update

FROM THE ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES OFFICE

IASAS RESULTS: Congratulations to all our teams who went to Singapore prior to the break. It was a great tournament and ISM performed very well to take 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. Well done to all athletes and coaches . First Season results: Volleyball @ SAS : Boys 6th place, Girls 2nd place (SILVER) Soccer @ SAS: Boys 3rd place (BRONZE), Girls 2nd place SILVER) Cross Country @ SAS: Boys 3rd place (Bronze), Girls 5th place The HS Awards ceremony will take place next Thursday evening from 5:30 P.M. in the new Loft house for all 1st season HS teams. ISM Varsity Boys soccer will play in the RIFA League championship final to conclude their season this Saturday, November 5th at ISM MS field at 10:00 A.M. Good luck to all players for the final game of the soccer season this year. 2nd season sports tryouts conclude today and the season practice schedule is posted on the ATAC blog and on school notice boards. This schedule takes effect as of Monday, November 7th for all 2nd season MS/HS teams. See schedule in this bulletin. IASAS GOLF: becomes a reality following the IASAS tournament in Singapore the IASAS Board meeting was held and a proposal for Golf to become an official IASAS sport was accepted and approved by the board. From next school year, IASAS Golf, which has gone through a 4 year trial, will now become a part of the IASAS Schedule. The tournament format, host for the 1st IASAS Golf event will be worked out this school year and ratified at the April meeting. This is an exciting addition to the IASAS program of events. ISM golfers get practicing ready to be a part of the action next year at IASAS Golf. 2nd Season opening event: Next Friday, November 11th, sees the start of our 2nd season matches for HS teams, we hope to have a big crowd out to support the teams as they begin the season. The program of events is listed below and there will also be some fun games and family activities during the matches at the HS field to keep people entertained and make it a family fun afternoon/evening. Come on out and have some fun, cheer for the ISM Bearcats and enjoy the school spirit! Hot dogs and drinks will be on sale by the HS field. Rugby: 4:00 P.M. ISM JV vs. Faith, followed by ISM Varsity Rugby vs. Faith Boys Basketball: 4:15 P.M. ISM V vs. Brent V, followed by ISM JV vs. Brent JV Girls Basketball: 4:15 P.M. ISM JV vs. Brent JV, followed by ISM V vs. Brent V Touch: games are still being confirmed with Faith and or Brent at the ISM MS field from 4:15 P.M. MS and HS Academic Bowl: Our MS/HS Academic Bowl teams led by Mr and Mrs. Birchenall will travel to Faith Academy next week (Tuesday, November 8th for High School and Thursday, November 10th for Middle School) to take part in the fall academic bowl competition. We wish the participants the very best of luck in this first competition of this year. IASAS MUN is in two weeks with teams arriving on Wednesday, November 16th. The MUN conference will take place on November 17th-19th with teams departing on Sunday morning, November 20th. If you have signed up to house a visiting delegate, you will be receiving your housing letter with information next week beginning from November 9th. We are looking forward to hosting this important IASAS event. Stay tuned for more details in next weeks bulletin. 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 the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/. You will need your Powerschool username and password to access the game schedule. 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