MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School
Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents ISSUE # 25
WEEK OF FEB. 28 TO MARCH 04, 2011

From the Middle School Office

Inside this issue:
Dear Parents:
From the Clinic 2
Service & Environmental Updates
During assembly this past Wednesday your child heard about course Calling for Gr. 8 Parent Volunteers 3
Yearbook Photos are Available
nd
offerings for next school year. Starting on Wednesday, March 2 ,
After School Activities Announcements 4
we will begin our on-line course registration process, which is ATAC Announcements 5
th
expected to be completed by Friday, March 4 . We encourage you Sports Camps 6

to go onto the portal and download the course selection sheet and IASAS Cultural Convention 9
Calendar for SY 2011-2012 10
the course descriptors for each grade level. Please read these over
with your child and ensure they are aware of the classes they should UPCOMING EVENTS
sign-up for when they register on-line. Students will utilize FEBRUARY

homebase time during the week to register for the courses. If you 28 School Holiday (EDSA Day)

MARCH
have any questions about course choices, please talk to either Ms.
01 School Holiday (Faculty In-Service)
Van Der Merwe or Mr. St. Laurent in MS Guidance.
01-02 World Maths Day

02-04 Course Registration

The end of the 3rd quarter is only two weeks away. We encourage 04 Friday Afternoon Mini-Concert:
MS Advanced/Intermediate Band
you to check PowerSchool and discuss your child’s assignments, (3:00 P.M., Courtyard)

progress and level of achievement with them. In connection to this 05 ISM Goodwill Gymnastics (LT)

time of the semester, we have the afternoon of March 15 set aside 07 MS Academic Bowl

15 Parent Teacher Conferences

for Parent Teacher Conferences. If you have major concerns about
18 Activity Period (1:20 P.M.)
your child’s progress, please plan to attend.
18 Courtyard Activity (3:00 P.M.)

21 to 25 Spring Break
As printed on the school calendar, there will be no classes on 30 - Apr. 20 MAP Testing

Monday, February 28 to observe the anniversary of the EDSA 31 PTA Liaison Meeting (8:00 A.M., MS
Conference Rm.)
Revolution and on Tuesday, March 1 due to a faculty in-service day. APRIL
Classes resume on Wednesday, March 2. 11 School Holiday (Bataan Day)

21 to 22 School Holiday (Holy Week)

Enjoy the long weekend! 26 MS/HS Beginning Recital (5:00

P.M., LT)
27 Activity Period (1:35 P.M.)
Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson MAY

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal 02 School Holiday (Labor Day)
03 to 13 MS Art Exhibition (FAT Gallery)
04 to 06 Grade 4 Ambassador Program

Please check the revised Calendar POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE

for SY 2011-2012 on page 10. Mar. 11

Apr. 08
MS Progress Reports Distribution
Grade Update
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From the Clinic

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS

Date Price (Php)

March 16th 2011 Influenza 2011 Strain 630

(Northern and Southern Hemisphere)

Please Note: If your child is 9 years old or below and receiving their flu vaccination for the first time, a
second vaccination will be required at least 4 weeks later. If there are sufficient numbers, I
will arrange for this to be available in school, if not, you will need to make alternative ar-
rangements with your own health care provider. The above price is per individual vaccine.

If you would like more information about the above vaccine, please contact the clinic on the number/email
below or call in to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid
ISM ID may participate in this program.

PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, 4TH
MARCH, 2011. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Clinic direct number: 840 8580

Email: clinic@ismanila.org

Many thanks

Debbie Duckworth
ISM Clinic Administrator
840 8581
duckworthd@ismanila.org

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Dengue – a gentle reminder

Please be aware that dengue does not disappear altogether during the drier months, although it is more
common during the wet season there are still a number of cases reported every month. There is still a need
to be vigilant and try to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes by:

using mosquito repellent,

destroying any possible mosquito breeding areas at home,
wearing long sleeves/trousers and
closing mosquito nets and outside doors.
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SERVICE & ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATES

Welcome back after CWW! We hope you made great connections and had meaningful learning experiences
with the many organizations that took part in CWW. Hooked on Service and Eco? Get involved… Grab a group
of your friends and go see Grace for a permission slip!

CCV- Chosen Children’s Village is on Saturday, March 5th.

Permission Slips at MS Guidance with Gorgeous Grace.

Eco Explorers- Saturday, March 12th.

More info to follow…

Stay tuned!

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

Calling for Grade 8 Parent Volunteers

Dear Grade 8 Parents,

We are looking for volunteers to help us in the Grade 8 end of the year activities. If you would like to help,
please attend our first meeting on March 17, 2011, Thursday at 7:30
A.M. in the Middle School Office.

Help us make it a wonderful experience for your children.

Thank you.

Dave Allen and Jenna Child

Grade 8 Coordinators

YEARBOOK PHOTOS
The Yearbook Photos are here! Please drop by the
Middle School Office to pick up the photo!

IF YOU HAVEN’T LOGGED ON TO POWERSCHOOL…

We’re on the web! please call the Guidance Office at 840-8555 or
www.ismanila.org email msguidance@ismanila.org to obtain your username and password.
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After School Activities

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Athletics and Activities Office Announcements
IASAS Cultural Conventions 2011
Next week, March 3rd, our Cultural Convention delegations
depart for Kuala Lumpur (Dance, Drama, Debate and Foren-
sics) and Jakarta (Art and Music). We wish all delegates the
best of luck and hope that the hard work in the lead up to
the Convention will be reflected in the big performances
required next week. Information about the Cultural Conven-
tion events can be obtained via the IASAS website next week
as results for the debate and forensics competition will be
posted regularly by the host schools. www.iasas.asia
Good luck to all delegates and advisors at Cultural Conven-
tion 2011.
ISM GOODWILL GYMNASTICS MEET – SATURDAY, MARCH
5TH, MS GYM
ISM will host our annual gymnastics meet on March 5th. This
is a huge event for our gymnastics team and this year we
have record numbers of entries with 300+ gymnasts coming to
twirl/tumble and flip their way through routines on Floor,
Beam, Bars and Vault from level 1 to 6 competition. This is a
great event for our school to host and our gymnastics coaches
led by Coach Ramon along with the Gymnastics parents vol-
unteers have been very busy coordinating many details for
this event.
Please come along to the MS Gym on Saturday, March 5 to
support our Bearcat Gymnastics Team and to watch the
event. Food and drinks are available and it is a great day to
watch some excellent gymnastics here in Manila.
Schedule is as follows:
7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M. General Warm-up
8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. WAG Level 1 competition
11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. WAG Level 2 competition
12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Warm -up for Level 3, 4, 5 and
Level 1 boys
1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. WAG Level 3, 4, 5 and
MAG Level 1 competition
Awards will take place in the Little Theatre right after each
section of the competition.
ISM INTERNATIONAL SWIM MEET
Last weekend ISM Sailfish Swim team hosted the first interna-
tional swim meet at our school pool with teams
from Shanghai, Thailand, Jakarta and Singapore joining local
teams from British School Manila, Brent and Assumption Col-
lege for a meet held Saturday and Sunday morning. Over 240
swimmers raced and with fantastic weather and superb or-
ganization by Coach Andy and his team of Sailfish Parent
volunteers the meet was a big success. Thanks also to spon-
sors Fitness First, SM Supermarkets, Aquamondo and S&R
Shopping. See Coach Andy’s Sailfish blog for meet details and
results.
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GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (new procedure in place for access
to game schedule pdf information)
Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM
teams can be found via the ATAC blog. 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. Click on schedules tab
or the Bearcat logo to be directed to the
http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ . You will need your
power school user name and password to access the game
schedule in pdf format now located in PowerSchool.
ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES
(for ALL match/schedule details check game schedule page
as above)
♦ Feb. 26 - ISM Track Meet
♦ Mar. 2 - IASAS Cultural Convention Teams Depart
♦ Mar. 3-5 - IASAS Cultural Convention (Art/Music @ JIS,
DDDF @ ISKL)
♦ Mar. 4 - Friday Twilight Track Meet v Faith/Brent at ISM
♦ Mar. 5 - ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet
♦ Mar. 7 - MS Academic Bowl at Faith
♦ Mar. 8 - HS Academic Bowl at Brent
♦ Mar. 11-13 - SAS Eagles Track Exchange- varsity track
♦ Mar. 11-13 - ISB Softball Exchange – varsity teams
♦ Mar. 12 - Brent Track Meet – HS/MS Track team
♦ Mar. 12 - Varsity/JV softball v Brent at ISM
♦ Apr. 2 - Track Meet at Brent
♦ Apr. 8 - Twilight Track Meet at ISM v Brent at ISM
♦ Apr. 17 - (Sunday) Teams depart for IASAS
Track at ISB, Softball at JIS, ISM is hosting
Badminton
BEARCAT DEN
Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:
♦ Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 A.M. – 1:00
P.M. and 2:30–4:00 P.M.
♦ Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:30-4:00 P.M.
Thanks to all our great volunteers. If you are interested in
joining our group of volunteers in the Bearcat Den, please
contact our BCD volunteers coordination Chantel
(fam.wanten@hotmail.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.
IASAS BADMINTON at ISM - April 18-21
Information related to the IASAS Badminton Tournament
can now be found on the ATAC Blog http://atac.ism-
online.org
We are currently accepting housing offers for the 80 visiting
Badminton athletes. If you can help with housing, please
read details on the blog and a housing letter can also be ac-
cessed via the blog or hard copy picked up from the ATAC
office.
Mark Pekin
Director of Athletics/Activities
International School Manila
E-mail: pekinm@ismanila.org
ISM Website:http://www.ismanila.org/
Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/
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Revised as of
Feb. 25, 2011