MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 26
WEEK OF MARCH 01 TO 05, 2010

From the Middle School Office

Dear Parents:

During assembly this past Wednesday your child heard about course offerings for next school year. Starting
on Monday, March 1st, we will begin our on-line course registration process, which is expected to be completed
by Friday, March 5th. We encourage you to go onto the portal and download the course selection sheet and the
course descriptors for each grade level. Please read these over with your child and ensure they are aware of
the classes they should sign-up for when they register on-line. Our current Grade 8 students have been given
a course selection book from the High School and will need to use this to decide on their courses for school
year 2010-2011. Students will utilize Homebase time during the week to register for the courses. If you have
any questions about course choices, please talk to either Ms. Katz or Mr. St. Laurent in MS Guidance.

Please note that there will be a combined MS-HS Parent Coffee on Tuesday, March 9 from 9:30 to 11:00 A.M.
in the Little Theater. The topic to be discussed will be the Internet, Social Networking Sites and Your Child. We
hope you are able to attend.

The end of the 3rd quarter is only two weeks away. We encourage you to check PowerSchool and discuss your
child’s assignments, progress and level of achievement with them. In connection to this time of the semester,
we have the afternoon of March 16 set aside for Parent Teacher Conferences. If you have major concerns
about your child’s progress, please plan to attend. More detailed information will follow next week.

Looking ahead…ISM has the honor of being the first school to host the 8th EARCOS (East Asia Regional
Council of Overseas Schools) Teachers Conference from March 25th to 28th, 2010. Well-known presenters
and hundreds of teachers will be gathering to share their knowledge and experiences, and it provides an
invaluable venue for the exchange of ideas. In order to maximize the experience for our teachers and visiting
international school educators, students will be released from classes early on Thursday, March 25, which will
signal the start of spring break. Please mark your calendars

Have a relaxing weekend!

Sincerely,

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

Upcoming Events PowerSchool Grade Update

March 01 to 03 Grade 8 Course Registration

01 to 05 MS Online Course Registration Mar. 12 - MS Progress Reports
06 Service Learning: CCV & Gawad Kalinga
Mar. 25 - Grade Update
09 MS Parent Coffee (9:30 A.M., LT)
16 Parent Teacher Conferences, Early Student Release Apr. 09 - Grade Update
19 MS Courtyard Activity (3:00 P.M.)
19 to 21 ISTA Middle School Festival
25 Student Early Release (12:00 P.M.)
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From the Board of Trustees

22 February 2010

Dear Parents:

First of all, we would like to thank you for your continuing support of International
School Manila, Inc. (the ‘Corporation’). The Corporation is a non-stock, non-profit member-
ship organization whose business, property, and affairs are managed by a Board of Trustees
consisting of ten (10) Members.

Our By-laws give you a central role in the governance of the Corporation, with five of
the ten Board seats being allocated to Associate Members. This year, there will be two (2) va-
cancies from the rank of Associate Membership. With this in mind, we seek your nomina-
tions for these posts, which must be submitted to the Corporate Secretary (at Room P089,
Administration Office, ISM Campus) on or before 08 April 2010.

All Associate Member candidates, who are members in good standing, will be inter-
viewed by the Committee on Trustees, and those whose skill-sets and profiles best meet the
needs of the School will be endorsed to the community for election.

Voting may be done in advance of, or at, the Annual General Meeting (AGM). From
11 May to 19 May 2010, a ballot box will be established in the administrative office area near
the Corporate Secretary’s office for those who wish to vote in advance of the AGM. Proxy
Forms which you submitted at the beginning of this year (enclosed in your Enrollment
Packet) will be used solely for attendance purposes and to determine presence of quorum at
the AGM, and cannot be used to vote.

The AGM will be held on 20 May 2010 in the Fine Arts Theater, and members of the
community who have not voted should cast their ballots at that meeting. Results will be an-
nounced as soon as the assigned auditing firm has concluded the count.

Prospective candidates for the Board should read the attached nomination and elec-
tion procedure and guidelines in full. The nomination and election procedure and guidelines
may also be viewed at the ISM website (www.ismanila.org).

THE COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES

Board of Trustees
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NOMINATION/ELECTION GUIDELINES
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IASAS Art & Music Cultural Convention Schedule

March 4, 2010,
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IASAS Art & Music Cultural Convention Schedule

March 5, 2010,
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IASAS Art & Music Cultural Convention Schedule

March 6, 2010,
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Middle School Photos

If you purchased your child’s school

photos, they are available for pick
up in the MS Office.

Congratulations to MS Girls Badminton Team

Great job! To the MS Girls Badminton Team for participating in the Inter Scholastics Sports Association (ISSA)
Badminton Tournament held last Feb. 20, 2010. Special Congratulations to team A for winning the champion-
ship in Grade School Girls Division. Members of Team A are: Sunaina Ahuja, Degie Bolormunkh, Becky Chung,
Charlotte Chung, and Geleen Echiverri; Team B members are: Kim Go, Hannah Hua, Angie Pascual, Momoko
Okuyama and Michelle Rabaya

From the Athletics & Activities Office

IASAS ART & MUSIC HOST FAMILIES: Silver Medalist:
If you have submitted a form agreeing to host for IASAS Art Fajardo, Ty Boy (Boys 7 years & under)
& Music THANK –YOU very much! Raagas, Gio (Boys 13-15 years)

You will receive an information letter including name of Bronze Medalist:

guests and pick up times etc on Feb 24-26th. Letters will be
distributed via students so please ask your child if they
have received/collected the housing information letter to be
taken home.
You will also receive a phone call on Monday or Tuesday,
March 1 or 2, to ensure the letter has reached you and for
confirmation that everything is ok regards hosting.
ISM looks forward to hosting a fantastic Art & Music Cul-
tural Convention next week. See the attached daily sched-
ules and I hope that you can come to the art exhibit open-
ing and festival concert on Friday from 6:00 P.M. Tickets
are available form the ATAC or Fine Arts office or at the
theater door Friday and are free. Please secure your tickets
as they will be sure to go fast for a wonderful night of art
and music performances.
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Congratulations!!!
Bearcats Judo Team
1st GRIPS Invitational Judo Tournament
February 20-21, 2010
Gold Medalist:
Hosoda, Rikuto (Boys 7 years & under)
Tanaka, Brannon (Boys 7 years & under)
Abe, Honami ( 8-9 years )
ATAC Updates
Please check ATAC game schedule page on the website for
updates as dates/venues can change at short notice.
3rd Season:
March 9 - Twilight track meet vs. Faith HS only in ISM 4:00 P.M.
March 12-14 - Nike track meet in Bangkok
March 12-14 - Girls softball exchange in Taipei
(to be confirmed)
March 13 - MS/HS Track meet in Brent
(for all non Nike meet track team members)
March 13 - ISM Sailfish Aquathon in ISM track & pool 8:00 A.M.
March 13 - JV girls softball vs. Brent in ISM 1:00 P.M.
March 19 - Twilight track meet vs. Brent HS only in ISM 4:00
to 8:00 P.M.
March 19 - Varsity and JV softball vs. Brent
April 7-11 - IASAS (Track at SAS, Softball/Badminton in ISB)
April 10 - JV Badminton in ISM
April 12 - HS Academic Bowl in Brent
April 13 - MS Academic Bowl in Brent
April 24 - Swim meet in Brent
May 7-9 - MS Touch Tournament at Kuala Lumpur
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2010 Goodwill Gymnastics Meet Results

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2010 Goodwill Gymnastics Meet Results

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SUMMER SPORTS CAMP

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ISM Aquathon 2010

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GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP

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