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18 October 2013Volume 5
ES PARENT BULLETIN
International School Manila
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
OCT
23 Wednesday Morning Student Late Start , 8.30AM
25 Filipiniana
28 - Nov 1 Fall Break: No Classes
NOV
6,13,20,27 Wednesday Morning Student Late Start , 8.30AM
8, 22 Parent Bulletin
12Parent Meeting with ESL Specialist Dr. V. Rojas,
730 - 900 AM (LT)
16 International Family Fun Day (ES Field)
19 Parent Coffee, 730 - 830 AM (LT)
22 2nd Quarter Assembly, 8 9 AM (FAT)
From the ES Administrationrom the ES AdministrationDearSchoolParents,
LearningAboutLanguageatISM
Lastweekweheldaparentlearningsessiononlanguage
learningintheElementarySchool. Iniallyweframedwhatwe
knowabouthowstudentslearnlanguage,aboutlanguage,and
throughlanguage. Thisthenleadintoahandsonexploraon
ofTHRASSasateachingresourceforreadingandwring.
Belowissomeinformaondetailingthisresource:
What is Teaching Handwring, Reading and Spelling
Skills (THRASS)?
THRASSisaresourceweuseintheElementarySchoolto
supportaninquirybasedapproachtolearningaboutlanguage.
Itisbaseduponteachingphonologicalawarenessbasedupon
whatislinguiscallycorrect,inapedagogicalapproachwhich
alignswithourinquiry. Itprovidesthechildwithakeytoun
lockingunfamiliarlanguage.Or,touseanErmaAnderson
metaphor,itisakintoprovidingthelearnerwithamap,rath
thanadiscretesetofdirecons. Thechartidenfiesthe44
soundsinthealphabet.
How is this different from teaching a tradional phoni
program?
Tradionalphonicsfocusedonteachingleersounds.For
exampleAa=ant,Bb=ball.Itthensupplementedthese26
sounds,withabankofsightwords,whichdidntnecessarily
intothese.Thisis,unfortunately,anoversimplisc
methodology,asthereareonly26soundsinthealphabetanyet44soundsinpracce.
Aphonographicapproach(whichTHRASSulizes)startsfrom
speechsounds(auditory)tospellingchoices(visual). Usingt
method,theteacherdoesnotrelyonabankofsightwords,a
everywordcanbesoundedoutandspellingpaernslogicall
explained.So,forexample,was,doesnotstaywozinachi
mind,asitcanbelogicallyinvesgated.
Why is this approach superior to a tradional phonics
one?
Skillsandstrategiesforlearninghowtospellarecricaltot
spellingprocess. Rotememorizaonofwordsoutofcontext
doesnotprovidethelearnerwithanyskillstoabletospellne
wordstheyencounter. JustlikeinMathemacs,itisnotjust
thecorrectanswerwhichisimportant,butalsotheworking
memoryandunderstandingofhowtoachievethecorrect
answer,whichisvitaltothecogniveprocess(deeper
understanding)forfuturelearning.
Knowingthe44soundsofEnglishandthevariousspelling
choicesthatrepresentthesesoundsenablesthelearnerto
understandorthography(thespellingsystemofourlanguage
andnotbeconfusedbyrestrictedphonicpaerns.Forexam
theleercdoesnotjustrepresentthesoundatthebeginn
ofcat.Itcanrepresentsincity,cent,Cindyetc.Thesoundnotjustrepresentedbytheleerfbutcouldbephasin
photoandtelephone.Theleerydoesnotjustrepresentth
soundatthebeginningofyawn,butmorecommonlyit
representsthesoundattheendofcityandponyorthesoun
inmy,flyandby.Ourschooliscommiedtoexplicit,handso
phonicsteaching.Welookatphonicspaernswithinawhole
wordapproach.Thatis,ifweareteachingthewordfishwe
focusonallthesoundsnotjustone.
OneofthemostimportanttoolsweuseistheTHRASSchart.
Thechartidenfiesthe44soundsinthealphabet.
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What can I do as a parent?
Talking
with
your
children
about
the
meaning
of
words
from
the
relevant
classroom
inquiries,
using
dic
onaries
and
looking
at
the
grammacalchangesinwordsisfarmoreimportantthanrotelearningawordfortesngattheendoftheweek.Themorethe
childcanseethewordincontext,understandthemeaning,makephoniclinksandpraccewringwordsinafunandmeaningful
way,themorecompetentandadventurousspellertheywillbecome.Youwillalsobebuildingvocabularyforfuturelearning.This
isappropriateforchildreninkindergartenandolder.
Forcopyrightreasons,wearenotabletooffertoparentstheactualTHRASSchartwhichstudentsusetohelptheminquireinto
wordsatschool.However,weareorganizingforabulkorderofthesecharts.Belowisthelinktothewebsitewhereyoucansee
thechart.ThecostisapproximatelyUS$7dollarsplusshipping. Ifyouareinterestedinpurchasingone,pleasecontacttheES
office.Pleasenotetherecouldbea2to3monthdelayduetoshippingandcustoms.
hp://www.thrass.com.au/oscommerce/catalog/index.php?cPath=23
StudentsEmailintheElementarySchool
PleaseseethemessagebelowfromSteveMcCallum,ourTechnologyIntegrator,regardingthestudentuseofemailintheElementarySchool.
HiParents
Weprovideemail,foreducaonalpurposes,toourISMstudentsinElementarySchool.InSeptember,wemadesomechangeswith
ourstudentemailconfiguraoninElementarySchool.Thesechangeshavebeenimplementedtoreflectthewayinwhichemailis
usedbyourstudents.Asofnowthefollowingsengsareinplace:
Preschool/Kindergarten/Grade1:Studentsdonothaveemail.
Studentsatthesegradelevelshavenoneedtouseindividualemailaccountsatschool.
Ifanycorrespondenceneedstotakeplaceeitheronoroffourdomain,@ismanila.org, itwillbedoneviatheteacher'semail.
Grade2&3:Studentemailscanonlybesent/received to/froman@ismanila.orgemailaccount.Studentsatthesegradelevelsarebeginningtoexploretheworldofemailatschool.
Theyareabletoemailclassmatesandteachers.Havingindividualemailsonlyavailablewithinourdomain,@ismanila.org,gives
usalocaontopraccesafeemailhabits.
Ifstudentsatthesegradesneedtohaveanycorrespondenceoutsideofourdomaintheteacher'semailaddressisused.
Grade4:Studentsinthisgradelevelhaveaschoolemailthatcansend/receive toanyemailaddress.
Studentsatthisgradelevelneedaccesstoemailinordertosignupforsomeexternalservicesthatareusedatschool.
Filipiniana
NextFriday,willbeFilipinianaatISM.Thisisadaywhenwecelebrateourhostcountryandinquireintosomeoftheculture,
languageandcustomsofthePhilippines. Aleerwillbesenthomenextweekdetailingtheactualschedulefortheday,whichincludesanElementaryAssemblyat8amonFridayintheFineArtsTheater(F.A.T).Parentsareverywelcometojoininthefunof
Filipiniana.However,pleasedonotethatseangwithintheF.A.Tislimitedinthewholeschoolassemblyandyoumaybeaskedto
standattheback!
Adam Campbell Michael RourkeElementaryPrincipal ElementaryAssistantPrincipal
From the ES Administrationrom the ES Administration
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AppsWeUseinElementarySchool
BelowaresomeappswehaveonsomeofourElementarySchooliPads.Thesearesomeappsyoumightfindusefulathome.
PuppetPalsDirectorsPass
Kidsandadultsalikelovethesimplicityofpuppeteeringandvoicingcharacterswhilecreangmoviesto
share.
Simplypickoutyouractorsandbackdrops,dragthemontothestage,andtaprecord.Yourmovements
andaudiowillberecordedinrealmeforplaybacklater.
Thisappisasfunasyourowncreavity.ActoutastoryofPiratesonthehighseas,fightasscarymon
sters,orplaythepartofaWildWestbanditontheloose.Youcanevencombineanycharactershowever
youwant!
Yourcreaonsareonlylimitedbyyourimaginaon!Whyweuseitatschoolandwhyyoumightwanttouseitathome:
Creangastoryusingthisappisagreatwaytopraccethoseimportantspeakingandlistening
skills.
NumberPieces
NumberPieceshelpsstudentsdevelopadeeperunderstandingofplacevaluewhilebuildingtheircompu
taonskillswithmuldigitnumbers.Studentsusethenumberpiecestorepresentmuldigitnumbers,
regroup,add,subtract,mulply,anddivide.
Whyweuseitatschoolandwhyyoumightwanttouseitathome:
Thisappallowsyounglearnerstoshowhowtheysolvedavarietyofdifferentmathproblems.
StripDesigner
MakebeaufulHDmoviesanywherewithiMovie,thefastandfunmoviemakingappthatputseverything
youneedtotellyourstoryatyourfingerps.BrowseandplayprojectsintheMarqueeview.CreateHolly
woodstyletrailersorsophiscatedhomemoviesinminutes.*Andshareyourfinishedprojectswiththe
worldrightfromiMovie.
Whyweuseitatschoolandwhyyoumightwanttouseitathome:
MakingcomicsontheiPadrequiresavarietyofliteracies.Digital,visualandtradionalreading
&wring.Agreatwaytotellastoryaboutplay,avacaonorafamilyoung.
From IT Deptrom IT Dept
From ES PE Teamrom ES PE TeamESPEclasseswillchangevenuesasofnextweekfromOctober 16thNovember22nd.
CoachChapman SwimmingPool
CoachBill ESGym
CoachPekin CoveredCourtPreschoolKindergartenGrade1/ESFieldGrade2 Gymnascslevel3
CoachvanGaalen Gymnascslevel2ESGymLevel1
Amanda PekinES PE Program Leader
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Message from CMCessage from CMC
Message from the Clinicessage from the Clinic
DEAR PARENTS!
Check out our newCMC Blog.
http://cmc.ism-
online.org/
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PHOTOSRetakes and New Students
Rm. 1123 Changing RoomOctober 21 and 22, 7:30 AM - 1:00 P.M.
October 23, 8:30 AM - 2:45 PM
October 24, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
The photographer will be on campus next week, 21-24 October, forthe Middle School Photo Shoot. ES Students who were not able to havetheir photo taken last September and those who wish to have retakes
done may do so during this week.
For NEW STUDENTS who came in after the September photo shoot, anorder sheet will be sent home with your child this Friday, 17th
October, with instructions on how youmay order your childs photo. There willbe no retakes for class photos. All photoorders will be delivered on 13 December
2013.
Parents are welcome to be with theirchild during the photo shoot.
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From Operations and Security Officerom Operations and Security Office OperaonsandSecurity
Accessandparkingwithinthecampusareimportantsecurityandsafetyissues. ForthewellbeingofallmembersoftheISMcom
munity,thoseenteringtheschoolcampusarerequestedtotakenoteoftheinformaonandproceduresoutlinedbelow.
ParentIDs
WewillbeissuingnewparentIDsfortheschoolyear2013/14. Toreducetheinconveniencetoparentsofthisreplacementpro
gram,theoldparentIDcardswillbevalidforschoolaccessunltheendofthefirstsemesteronDecember18however,electto
applyforasmartcardIDwhichwillbeusablewiththenewcashlesspaymentsystembeingintroducedintotheschoolforSY2013
14. TherewillbeafeeofP250.00forasmartcardwhichcoversinparttheregistraonfeetheschoolisrequiredtopayforeach
cardissued.
ThesecurityofficeisnowprocessingapplicaonsforthenewparentIDs.Aswerequirenewphotographsforthecardsparentsare
askedtovisitthesecurityofficeforthetakingoftheirpicture.
SchoolPasses
Schoolpassesissuedtoparentsemployeesandrepresentavesneedtobereplacedfornextschoolyear. AsofAugust31,2013theorangeborderedpasseswillbeinvalid.
Thesecurityofficeisnowaccepngapplicaonsfornewschoolpasses. Thesepasseswillnotbecompablewiththecashlesspay
mentsystem.
Eachfamilywillbegiventwofreeschoolpasses. Addionalschoolpassesmaybeobtainedaerpayingaprocessingfeeof
Php100.00eachtotheCashiersOffice.
VisitorsPasses
AllvisitorsmustsecureapassfromtheguardhouseatGate3.Beforeentrywillbeallowed,atelephonecheckwillbemadewith
therelevantofficetoconfirmthevisitorsbusinesswithintheschool.VisitorswillneedtosurrenderaphotoIDuponentrytocam
pus.
CarSckers
Thecarsckersforschoolyear2013/2014areavailablefromthesecurityoffice.
Forvehiclesalreadydisplayinganexisngscker,parentsshouldsubmitacompletedrenewalformwithacopyofacurrentLTO
officialreceipt. Fornewvehicles,parentsareremindedthatacopyofthevehiclescerficateofregistraonandacurrentofficial
receiptneedtobesubmiedwiththeapplicaon.Applicaonsforvehiclesregisteredwithcompaniesorotherinstuonsshould
besupportedbyaleerofassignment.
EachISMfamilywillbeissuedonevehiclesckerfreeofcharge.AnyaddionalsckerswillbeissuedfollowingpaymentofP100to
thecashiersoffice.
Inordertofacilitatetheeasyrecognionofauthorizedcarsatthegates,thesckersshouldbeaffixedtothetoprightcornerof
thewindshield. Furthertothis,oldISMsckersissuedinpreviousyearsshouldberemoved.
VehiclesnotdisplayingacurrentcarsckerwillnotbeallowedaccessfromAugust31,2013.
Drivers,HelpersandBodyguards
Drivers,helpersandbodyguardsshouldnotwaitoncampusforstudentsthroughouttheschoolday. Aerdroppingoffstudents
theyshouldexittheschoolgroundsandnotreturnmorethan30minutesbeforedismissal me. Thosewhorepeatedlyfailtocom
plywiththeregulaonwillhavetheiraccessprivilegesuspended.
Onlythosevehiclescarryingparentsorotherpeoplewithbusinesswithintheschoolwillbeallowedtoreturntothecampusbe
forethescheduledpickup me.
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International School Manila
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AFTER SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES
(ES-AFAC)
TENNIS FOR AFAC
WILL
ONLY BE UNTIL
OCTOBER 25, 2013
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Therearedesignatedareasforunaccompanieddrivers,yayas,helpersandsecurityescortstowaitforparentsandstudents.Unless
specificallyauthorized,theymaynotenteranyotherarea.Intheinterestofsecurity,andtopreventcongesonatthepedestrian
entrancestothecoveredparkingarea,parentsarerequestedtoemphasizetotheiremployeestheimportanceofcooperangwith
thesecuritystaffandremainingintheappropriateareas.
Firearms
AllmembersoftheISMcommunityareremindedthatitisstrictlyforbiddenforfirearmstobebroughtontothecampus.Thisin
cludesconcealedweaponscarriedbybodyguardsforcloseprotecon.Anypersonarrivingattheschoolwithafirearmshouldin
formthegateguardandarrangementswillbemadefortheweapontobesafelyandsecurelystoredduringthevisitorsstay.
Securitystaffdirecons
Oursecurityteamisendeavoringtomaketheschoolassafeandsecureanenvironmentaspossibleforallmembersofourcom
munity.
Weaskthateverybodycooperatewithusinthisimportanttask. Inparcular,allthoseenteringourcampusarerequestedto
complywithanydireconsgiventothembymembersofourguardforce.
Ifyouareconfusedorunclearastothepurposeofsuchinstrucons,pleaseseekclarificaonfromthesecurityoffice. Pleasenote
thatitistheparentsresponsibilitytoadvisetheirstaffaccordingly.
Thankyouforyourcooperaon. WearelookingforwardtoanothergreatyearatInternaonalSchoolManila.
Bestwishes,
Michael FlynnDirector, Operations & Security
From the Art Departmentrom the Art DepartmentTheESArtteamishavingaveryproducvestarttotheyear.We
wouldliketoaskforyoursupportindonanganynewspapers
ormagazinesyouhaveathomeaswellascentertubesfromtoi
let ssueandkitchenpaperrolls.Thiswillbeusedforaspecial
project!Also,ifyouhaveanyoldshirtsortshirtsthatyouno
longerusewewould reallyappreciatethemtouseasextra
smocksforparcularlymessyprojects!
Thanks,
ES Art Team
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From the Admissions & Advancement Officerom the Admissions & Advancement Office UPDATEYOURCONTACTDETAILSTHROUGHTHEISMPARENTPORTAL
DearParents,
WearepleasedtoinformyouthatyourchildsPowerSchoolaccountmaybeaccessedthroughtheISM
ParentPortal.AsidefrombeingagatewaytoPowerSchool,theParentPortalalsoprovidesinformaonon
schoolevents,usefullinks,aswellaschildspecificacademicblogsandstudentporolios.Shouldyouneed
tomakeanychangestoyourcontactinformaon,visittheParentPortalandfollowthestepsbelow:
STEP1:GOTOwww.ismanila.org
Note: PowerSchool opens in a new tab, allowing
users to return to the Parent Portal anyme.
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Note: An email noficaon will be sent to your
registered email address regarding the changes made on
PowerSchool.
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From the ATAC Officerom the ATAC OfficeWelldonetoallplayersandcoachesforthe1stseasonIASAS
Championshipsthatwereheldlastweekend.CONGRATULA
TIONStoourincrediblefreshmanMollyBaileywhoranaway
withthegirls5kmXCraceinJakartaina meof19:33.What
anamazingachievementforsuchayoungrunner.Thegirlsand
boysXCteamsplaced5thand4thoverallintheteamsdivi
sions.
Ourboysandgirlsvolleyballteamsdidextremelywelltotake
SilverandBronzerespecvely.Bothteamsplayedfantasc
matchesthroughoutthetournamentandfullydeservethere
wonderfulresults.Congratstobothteamsandthecoachesfor
anoutstandingtournamentInJakarta.
TheboysandgirlssoccerteamsbaledveryhardinTaipeibut
alasclosegamesdidnotgotheirwayandfinishedin5thand6thplacethisyear.Bothteamswereyoungthisyearwitha
solidgroupoffreshmanplayers.Welookforwardtobeer
resultsnextyearwithsuchapromisinggroupofyoungplayers
inbothteams.Visitwww.iasas.asiaforallthefinalresultsof
1stseasonIASASevents.
TheRIFAsoccerfesvalfinalswillbeheldtomorrowSaturday
Oct19thatISM,aeryetanotherweathercancellaonlast
Saturdayduetothetyphoon.Alluptodateinformaonabout
ourES/MSsoccerteamsandtheRIFAfesvalsetccanalways
befoundherehp://atac.ismonline.org/atac/1stseason/es
soccerrifaleaguefesvals/andhereforMSfesval
teamshp://atac.ismonline.org/atac/1stseason/mssoccer
rifaleaguefesvals/
Intheeventofacancellaonorifyouareunsurewhethera
fesvalwillbeheldpleaserefertothelinksaboveorhp://
atac.ismonline.org/manilaweatherforecast/atacevent
cancelaonextremeweather/Assoonasacancellaonisno
fiedISMsecurityisinformedandpostsaremadetothepages
referredtoontheATACblog.
The2ndseasontryoutsscheduleandtheseasonpracce
schedulewhichrunsfromOct23toFeb7isnow postedon
noceboardsaroundschool,andisalsonowavailableontheATACblog.2ndseasonsportsareBasketball,Tennis,Varsity
swimteam,RugbyandTouchhp://atac.ismonline.org/
schedules/hs/
Newfamiliespleasetakesome metoperusetheATACblogas
thiswillhelporientateyouwiththewidevarietyofco
curricularprogramsISMoffers.
AgreatwaytostayintouchwiththeISMATACprogramistosub
scribeviaRSSfeedtotheATACblogandalsotofollowviatwier
(seetwierfeedonthebloghomepage)
EachMondayIwillposttheweekshappeningsandhighlightim
portanteventsforstudentsandparentsinformaonontheATAC
blogandintheregularFridayparentbullens.
GAMESCHEDULEPDF:(accesstogamescheduleinformaon)
Informaonaboutallmidweek/weekendfixturesforISMteams
canbefoundviatheATACblog.Pleasenotethegameschedule
doeschangeoenduetoinvolvementwithmanylocalschoolsso
pleasecheckthepageregularlytofindoutthelatestinformaon
ofwhereandwhentheBearcatsteamsareplaying.Clickon
schedulestabortheBearcatlogotobedirectedtothepower
schoolsecuresitehp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/
Youwillneedyourpowerschoolusernameandpasswordtoac
cessthegameschedulepdf.
BEARCATDEN:hp://atac.ismonline.org/bearcatden/TheBearcatDenisopenforbusiness,pleasedropbytocheckout
therangeofBearcatproducts.Wehaveagreatteamofvolun
teerswhorunthedenandarealwayslookingformorepeopleto
helpout.Ifyouareinterestedinjoiningafantascgroupplease
contactanyofourdenmembersduringdenopeninghoursor
pleasecontactCarolynChingforde
volunteersandencourageparentsfromES/MStojoinourgroup.
HaveagreatyearattheHomeoftheBearcats!
Regards,
Mark PekinAthletic Director
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1st SEASON AWARDS
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