M I D D L E S C H O O L

Volume 3, Issue # 12
November 01 to 05, 2010
Student Bulletin
WEEK AT A GLANCE
November 01 to 05, 2010
Monday, November 01 School Holiday
Tuesday, November 02 School Holiday
Wednesday, November 03 Student Late Start
Grade Level Assembly (11:40 A.M.)
Gr. 5 - AMR; Gr. 6 - MS Gym; Gr. 7 - LT; Gr. 8 - FAT
Thursday, November 04 Regular Schedule
Friday, November 05 Regular Schedule

Dear Students:

Welcome back to ISM. We hope you had a great holiday and are refreshed to pick up where we left
off in October.

Congratulations on our combined donation of 610 kilograms of rice, pasta and beans to CCV. CEBU
contributed a majority of that and has earned a free dress day this Friday, November 5. Good work
CEBU!

Don’t miss your classmates’ music performance this Friday afternoon at 3:00 PM in the MS
Courtyard. These mini concerts have been an excellent showcase of our Middle School’s musical
talent.

Ms. Fredericks and Ms. Sayson

Upcoming Events in the Middle School PowerSchool

Grade Update
November 03 Classes Resume
10 MS Academic Bowl (FAT) Nov. 12 - Progress Reports
10 MS PTA Liaison Meeting (8:00 A.M., MS Conference Rm.)
13 K-12 Dance Recital Nov. 26 - Grade Update
16 Activity Period (1:20 P.M.)
18 to 22 MS ISTA Dec. 10 - Grade Update
25 MS Concert (5:30 P.M., FAT)
29 School Holiday (Bonifacio Day)
30 to Dec.10 MS Art Exhibition
 Middle School
Service & Environmental Learning
Thank you to those who contributed to the CCV Rice, Pasta and Beans Drive! CEBU
were the winners with 468kg of donations!!! We had a total of 610kg from all of
the houses.

CEBU will have a free dress day on Friday November 5th (after break)
2nd- Baguio
3rd- Aklan
4th- Davao

Permission slips for GK 777 on Saturday 6th November are available at the guidance of-
fice! Return by Thursday 4th November- See Mr. Highland for more details...

Go to the blog to see images of PAWS, CCV Saturday service trips.

http://ms-eco.ism-online.org/

Tara Barton
HS/MS Visual Art- 1169
MS Service and Environmental Learning Coordinator
bartont@ismanila.org
http://ms-eco.ism-online.org/

MIDDLE SCHOOL
From Coach Dassah: YEARBOOK PHOTOS

Change of PE Venue If you haven't placed an

for November 3-10 order yet for your Middle
Grade 6 – Covered Court School Yearbook photo,
for Net Games envelopes are available in
Grade 5 – MS Gym the MS Office.
for Movement
 Sailfish & Varsity Swimming News
Swimathon 2010 – Saturday November 6.

All ISM Community Members, Students, Parents, Teachers & ISM Alumni are invited to
participate in the Sailfish Swimathon on Saturday 6th of November. It is an event for
all swimming abilities, come take part and have some healthy fun.

SCHEDULE
Elementary school – Swim 2:30-3:30 pm
Middle School – Swim 3:30-4:30pm
ISM Adults-(Parents, Teachers, Alumni) – Swim 4:30-5:30pm
High School – 5:30-7:30pm
Registration starts 30 minutes before you Swim Time

LAP RECORDS
The current records for the most laps:
Elementary School (1 Hour) – Sydney Miralao, 111 laps or 2,775 meters
Middle School (1 Hour) - Jung Ho Kim, 160 laps, or 4,000meters
ISM Adults(1 Hour) – Doray Ellis, 122 laps or 3,050 meters
High School (2 Hours) Ray Oo, 322 laps, or 8,600meters

For further information, and to download the Pledge Form go to our Blog Page.
http://sailfish.ism-online.org/meets/swimathon/

Andy Astfalck
Head Coach
ISM Swimming
ISM Swimming Blog
http://sailfish.ism-online.org
 FROM THE ATAC OFFICE
2nd Season Sports are underway for MS/HS teams and local league matches will begin immediately after the October break. Keep
track of week day and weekend fixtures by using the game schedule page on the ATAC website…see below for details

ATAC ANNOUNCEMENTS:

GAME SCHEDULE INFORMATION:

Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found by going to the GAME SCHEDULE tab on the
ATAC page of the ISM website. You can also access this information via the ES/MS/HS divisional web pages. 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. Access to the game schedule page is also available
via the ATAC blog. Click on the Bearcat logo to be directed to the game schedule page. http://atac.ism-online.org

ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES - NOV/DEC: (for ALL match/schedule details check game schedule page as above)
Sailfish Swimathon - November 6
Basketball and Rugby season opener vs. Brent at ISM - November 12
Touch season opener vs. Brent at Brent - November 13
ISTA Tennis Season starts for MS/HS teams from November 13
Swim meet at Brent - November 13
PRADA Table Tennis/Chess at ISM - November 13
November 18-21 weekend:
IASAS Golf exchange at Bangkok - November 18-21
Touch Championships at Singapore - November 19-21
Rugby exchange at Jakarta - November 19-21
Tennis exchange at ISM (SAS/JIS are coming and housing placements are needed-HS tennis teams need to house for this ex-
change please get forms in asap or collect from ATAC office) - November 19-20
Swim Meet at ISM - November 20
GRADE 9/10 EXAM WEEK - November 24-26 (Note no practice for 9/10 graders (Tues 23rd, 24th and 25th) players resume prac-
tice Friday, November 26th!
Varsity Basketball Tournament at ISM - November 26/27
Rugby and Touch - December 4
Last Day of School for 2010, December 15th,noon dismissal

BEARCAT DEN:
Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:
Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30 A.M – 1:00 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Please note after the October Break the den will
be opening on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons as well from 2:30-4:00 P.M. Thanks to all our great volunteers.
If you would like to join the Bearcat Den team of volunteers and contribute to school life with a fun group of people please
drop by the den to find out more or email Chantal Wanten fam.wanten@hotmail.com to have your name put on the den ros-
ter.

ISTA DRAMA FESTIVAL: UPDATE: We still require 10 placements for the ISTA Drama housing..see below for details.
ISM is excited to be hosting this year’s ISTA Middle School Theatre Festival! The International Schools Theatre Association (ISTA)
facilitates two MS festivals each year in Asia, which provide an amazing opportunity for international students from around the
world to engage in new theatrical experiences and to develop skills that will deepen their passion for performance. As a school,
ISM has been a proud supporter and participator of ISTA, and we now have the opportunity to give the participants an experience
they will never forget! We will be hosting the first ever Musical Theatre ISTA festival, and we are very excited about welcoming
other international students to the Philippines and to our wonderful school.

The ISM ISTA Festival will take place November 19-21 (Friday to Sunday), and will involve as many as 100 students from other coun-
tries, as well as our own ISM participants. As with any event, the whole ISM community has the opportunity to get involved in this
Middle School event. The most significant way for the ISM community to get involved is to provide housing for the visiting stu-
dents. If you are able to host some students, you may contact the ATAC Office and/or the Fine Arts Office at badian-
goj@ismanila.org and/or talense@ismanila.org . Most guests will arrive on November 18th and will depart on either November 21st
or 22nd. If you would like to help out with organization or facilitation during the ISTA Festival, you may also contact Vicki Close in
the Fine Arts Office (closev@ismanila.org) for more details on how you can help.

More information about ISTA can be found at http://www.ista.co.uk/

We look forward to this fantastic event, and this excellent opportunity for ISM to “show Manila proud”!

Vicki Close
Performing Arts Director

John Mulhall
MS Drama Faculty

Mark Pekin