ES Parent Bulletin Vol#18 2010 May 14

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14 May 2010Volume 18

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

MAY

19, 26Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @

8.30am

21All CMC books are due. CMC will be closed for

inventory after this date28 Last day of After School Activities

JUN

1 ES 2nd Semester Report Card Distribution

2Wednesday Morning Student Late Start @

8.30am

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Distribution of Section Cards, Accounting Of-

fice

ES Moving-On Ceremony @ 9am, Fine Arts

Theatre

Early Student Release @ 12pm

End of 2nd Semester

From the ES Administrationrom the ES Administration

for next year. Ms. Ana Rodriguez will be retiring this year

from teaching Grade 1; we wish Ms. Rodriguez all the best

and appreciate very much her years of dedication and servic

to the ISM community. We will be saying farewell to Cein-

wen Rainey (Grade 3), Rosie Lenehan (Grade 4), Helen Ar-

nold (Art), Rebecca Pierce (CMC) and Amy Egbuji (Learning

Support). We wish these five teachers all the very best as

they begin new adventures and we thank them for their con-

tributions to our Elementary School, and of course for their

guidance and nurturing of our students.

Along with these six departing teachers, we will have some

movement within the school. Amber Shortridge (currently

Grade 1) will be moving to the Grade 3 team, Jona Patterson

(currently Grade 2) will be moving to Grade 4, Nat Riviello

(Grade 3) will be moving to the Grade 2 team, Anna Pagcali-

wagan (ESL Grade 1) will be moving to ESL Grade 3. In addi-

tion, Rena ORegan (ESL Grade 3) will be leaving us to move

to Middle School Grade 6.

We will be welcoming back to ISM Naynay Montillia, to Grad

1, after taking two years off to be with her children. Moving

from Middle School Grade 5 to Grade 1 as teacher and pro-

gram leader is Jen Juteau. From Middle School to work in the

role of CMC teacher librarian is Pat Hallinan. New to ourISM Elementary School will be Lee Allison (moving from

North Jakarta International School) to ESL Grade 1, Travis

ONeil (from Ruamrudee International School, Bangkok) to

Grade 3, Annie Markovich (from Casablanca American

School) to Grade 4 as teacher and program leader, Jennifer

Etherton (from International School Florence) as Learning

Support teacher, and Nadia Hartley (from Leipzig Interna-

tional School) as Art teacher and program leader. We look

forward to welcoming our new members of faculty to the IS

community.

Next Friday May 21 from 8:00am 9:00am we will have our

final ES assembly of the school year. Seating in the FAT will blimited but parents are welcome to attend.

Have a great weekend!

Yours in Education,

Simon Gillespie Michael RourkeES Principal ES Assistant Principal

Dear Elementary School Parents,

First of all, thank you to all those parents who completed our

annual parent survey. The information provided is very

important to us in our continued efforts to make our Elemen-

tary School at ISM the best possible learning environment for

your children. Also, a reminder that any time throughout the

year, we are very open to meeting with any parents who have

concerns, for problem solving, and to also hear all the positive

things that are happening with your children.

With only three weeks remaining, we have one more parent

bulletin before the end of the school year. A reminder that

report cards are distributed on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010. We

are currently in the process of redeveloping the report card,

which will be shared with you in the first semester of the next

school year. You will also have access to who your childs

teacher will be from the last day of school on June 4th.

At this time I would like to update you on our faculty changes


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From the CMCrom the CMC

School holidays are almost here! This is a special time of year for many children. A chance to stay outside and playall day. Or so it used to be. Many children will spend these holidays indoors no doubt watching television andplaying computer games. These can both be entertaining and educational, but moderation is the key and theseindoor pursuits should not be at the expense of all other activity, especially regular physical activity. It is importantfor the social and physical development of children to learn to play and engage in a wide variety of physical pur-suits. Children who do not physically play on a regular basis are slow to cross the proficiency barrier of funda-

mental motor skills. Some children and adults only cross this barrier in only one or two of the fundamental motorskills and are more likely to become inactive adults. These fundamental motor skills include run, vertical jump,kick, punt, overhand throw, catch, leap, dodge, ball bounce, forehand strike and two hand side-arm strike. Mostchildren are capable of crossing this proficiency barrier between the ages of 8 11 years of age, providing they areactive on a regular basis. The average time required to master each fundamental motor skill is between 240 - 500minutes. Physical education lessons will expose children to all of these skills. However, physical education lessonstwo or three times a week does not provide adequate rehearsal time for many of todays increasingly inactive chil-dren. AS PE educators we need your support. A child that crosses this proficiency barrier possesses mature move-ment patterns for the above mentioned skills. Once children cross this barrier they are ready to move onto thegame skills involved in almost any sport. Encouraging your child to be physically active this summer will certainlyhelp them develop their motor skills and set the stage for an active lifestyle. The physical emotional and mentalhealth benefits of an active lifestyle are well documented.

This is probably the easiest homework you may ask of your children! Are your children receiving their daily doseof exercise?

Thanks,

Amanda PekinES Physical EducationClick here for addresses for kids sports in Manila.

From the PE Departmentrom the PE Department

Reminder from the Childrens Media Center!

Dear parents,

Please note that next week, May 17-21, your child will be able to browse onlyduring their scheduled class visits.

You may continue to borrow books during the week to share with your children, however all items must be re-

turned by Friday, May 21st.

The CMC will close for the school year at 4:00pm on Friday, May 21 st.

Thank you in advance for your support and for a wonderful year!

Dont forget to check out our blog (http://cmc.ism-online.org) for photos and stories about student

learning in the CMC!


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From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC OfficeATAC Summer Camps: Please sign up and register for the summer camps program. Information has been posted vianotice boards and weekly bulletins since late February regards the summer camps programs. If you are interested insecuring a place submit the form to the ATAC office asap thank you. See flyers and registration information in the par-ent bulletins.

ISM Gymnasts in action May 15th

:The ISM Gymnastics Team will be having their final competition for the year May 15 at the MS gym. This is a dual meetwith Club Gymnastica and we wish the gymnasts the best of luck for the final event of the school year for them. Warmup for Bars, Floor, Vault, Beam competition will start from 7:45 and competition proper from 8:30am.

MS Field:The ISM MS field will be out of action from May 15

thuntil the end of the school year. There is a new set of bleachers

currently being installed on the far side of the field and on May 15 work will start to remove the existing grass field and itwill be replaced over the summer break with a state of the art artificial grass field similar to the HS field. We anticipateall works to be completed by the start of the new school year in August and this major redevelopment will be a fantasticnew addition to ISMs sporting facilities.

BEARCAT DEN:To all students and parents that have supported the Bearcat Den in its operations this year we say a big thank you andwish all ISM families a safe and enjoyable summer break.If you would like to stock up on ISM merchandise as gifts to take home over the coming break please get in quick to getyour last minute items before the Den goes into summer hibernation.The final day of operation for the Den this school year will be Monday May 31

st. Our trusty and hardworking group of

Den volunteers will be having a well deserved rest and will be hibernating in preparation for the reopening of the Den onAug 9

th.From Sailfishrom Sailfish

Sailfish Swim Club

Dear Swimmers and Parents,

Please be reminded to reserve/purchase your dinner

tickets for the Awards Night (May 27). Early reserva

tion would be much appreciated to facilitate our ca

tering reservation. You can approach one of us at

the ES Canteen from 2:15 to 3:15 pm from MF.

(Christie Jeffries, Lorna Gonzales and Pia Miralao)

For more information please visit the Sailfish Blog

http://sailfish.ismonline.org/

CostSwimmers Free

Parents Siblings 250 pesos.

Thanks

Christie Jeffries,Lorna Gonzales and Pia MiralaoSailfish Parent Volunteers

From the Board of Trusteesrom the Board of TrusteesYou are invited to the

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)OF ALL MEMBERS and

BOARD OF TRUSTEE SY 20102011 ELECTION

To: ALL Parents

When: 20 May 2010, Thursday

Time: 5:00 p.m. Registration & Voting Opens;

6:00 p.m. AGM Proper

Where: Fine Arts Theatre

* Take advantage of the Early Voting which

will run from 11 to 19 May 2010 (7:30 a.m.to 4:00 p.m.)

* Early Voting/Election Guidelines and Ballot

Forms are found in the AGM PACKETS (will

be sent thru Friday Folders)

* Please return GREEN Delivery Receipt Forms

attached to AGM Packets to your respec

tive Homeroom Teachers


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From the Admission Officerom the Admission Office IMPORTANT information regarding Re-Enrollment

for School Year 2010-2011

Dear Parents,

It is RE-Enrolment time!!!

You have two choices for getting the Re-Enrollment forms this year:

1. DOWNLOAD the forms from the ISM website (under Admission go to the Re-Enrolment & Withdrawal link)2. PICK-UPthe forms at the Admission Office (by parent or child or if you would like a helper to do this, please supply them

with a letter of authorization.)

Please follow the instructions on the Re-Enrollment Clearance Form and return the following completed documents:

Parent and School Shared Agreements form to the Admission Office

ISM Drug Policy Form to the Admission Office for students re-enrolling for Grade 7 and Grade 9 only

Board (proxy form) is an optional form that can be submitted to the Admission Office Health Clinic Form to the Clinic

- Updating Form (front side) must be completed forall children- Physical Examination Form (back side) must also be completed for children entering Grades 1, 5, 9 along with the

Tuberculosis Screening Form

IMPORTANT KEEP THE RE-ENROLLMENT CLEAR-

ANCE FORMto fulfill the re-enrollment requirements. Bringand show this form to the respective school office to obtainthe Class Schedule for HS or MS students or to the Cashier toobtain the Section Card for ES Students.

Please note thata Re-EnrollmentDEPOSIT PAYMENT

is not required to reserve a space at the School for SY2010-11. However, parents are obliged to inform the School inwriting, on or before 15th May, if their children will withdrawat the end of the academic year. There is a WITHDRAWALNOTIFICATION FORM for such purpose; this must be sub-mitted to the Admissions Office on or before 15th May of eachschool year. Failure to do so will lead to a deduction ofUS$1,000 from the Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD), incompensation for having held a space for the child and thuspreventing the School from offering that space to another childprior to the summer holiday break.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to

contact either of us.

Regards,

Gary W. Jerome

Director of Admission

Margie Endelman

Deputy Director of Admission

E-mail: [email protected] Office: 840-8488

From the Superintendentrom the SuperintendentCHANGE IN PROCEDURE

Dear Parents:Every year we have to deal with the administrative burden of try-ing to collect from parents the $1000 Re-enrollment Deposit. Thisis difficult for many parents, especially those whose fees are paid

by the sponsoring company, and more difficult still for the schooltrying to collect from parents, especially those who are not sure oftheir circumstances.

This year we shall try something different. There will be no re-enrollment deposit. Instead, we shall expect all departing fami-

lies to complete the WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION

FORM on or before May 15th

. Failure to do so will lead to a

deduction of $1,000.00 from the Facilities Upgrade Deposit.

As I am sure you understand, we at school face considerable pres-

sure from families applying to enter their children into ISM. Wehave to establish the May 15th deadline in order for us to be fair tothose families on our waitlist. The earlier you can tell us that youare leaving school, the sooner we can provide clear answers toincoming families.

Sincerely Yours,

David TozeSuperintendent


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From the Security Officerom the Security Office 5 May 2010

A MESSAGE FROM

THE OPERATIONS AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT

I. IDs for the New School Year

Parent IDs

Current parent IDs will continue to be valid for the new school year 2010-2011.

Parents who require replacement school IDs due to loss or damage can acquire these from the Security Of-fice upon payment of Php100.00 to the Cashier.

Student IDs

All students will be issued with new ID cards at the beginning of the new school year. This year there will beno need for returning students to visit the Security Office as we will be utilizing the photographs taken for theyearbooks.

School Passes

School passes issued to parents employees and representatives need to be replaced for next school year.As of August 31, 2010 the burgundy bordered passes will be invalid.

The security office is now accepting applications for new school passes, however the cards will not be avail-able for collection before July 1, 2010.

Each family will be given two free school passes. Additional school passes may be obtained after paying aprocessing fee of Php100.00 each to the Cashiers Office.

2, Car Stickers for the New School Year

The car stickers for school year 2010/2011 will be available from the security office beginning July 1, 2010.

For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker, parents should submit a completed renewal form with acopy of a current LTO official receipt. For new vehicles, parents are reminded that a copy of the vehiclescertificate of registration and a current official receipt need to be submitted with the application. Applicationsfor vehicles registered with companies or other institutions should be supported by a letter of assignment.

Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle sticker free of charge. Any additional stickers will be issued follow-ing payment of P100 to the cashiers office.

I would like to thank all members of the ISM community for their cooperation across this school yearin helping us maintain ISM as a safe and secure environment for our children.

M I KE FLYNNDirector of Operations


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From Student Council, Service Learning & ECorom Student Council, Service Learning & ECoHelp Support PCF and INVISIBLEHelp Support PCF and INVISIBLE

Your children can bring plastic bags, magazines, ring pulls from soda cans and tetra paks to

school. We are helping PCF and Invisible by collecting these items and they use them for

making things and sending their children to school. For more information go to: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlOZXdDn3h4

From pop can tab

to purse!

From plastic bag

to purse!

From drink

holder to bag!

From magazineto jewelry!


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