Issue No. 01 (Week of August 15 to 19)

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From the Middle School Office

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Dear Parents:

Welcome to school year 2011 2012!

It was a delight to meet so many families during the New Parent and StudentOrientation. If you are new to the ISM community, please know that our doors arealways open and we will do our best to ease the transition for you and your child.On Thursday, August 25 we have a New Parent Coffee planned, starting at 7:45A.M., in the Little Theater. Please plan to join us.

The first day of school went smoothly and we thank everyone for contributing to asuccessful start. The enthusiasm on the students faces as they greeted oneanother in the halls, made new friends, and attended classes renewed life oncampus. We are thrilled to have all of our students from Grade 5 to Grade 8livening up the halls and rooms of ISM.

This year we started school with 95 new students our highest intake to date fora total of 631 students. The MS Guidance department and our counselors havebeen extremely busy with interviews and the higher numbers put a bit of pressureon the overall schedule as classes filled up. As the first full week draws to a close,we want to thank students and parents for their patience and understanding asstudent schedules were finalized. Together with the teachers, we are lookingforward to an exciting year ahead.

On Tuesday, August 16 we will have our Back to School night from 5:00 P.M. to7:30 P.M. A letter was sent home with the details and we hope you will be able tojoin us. The evening will give you an opportunity to meet your childs teachersand get a taste of life in Middle School.

As the school year commences, please take note of the following points:

Since after school clubs and activities have not yet started, students are

expected to be off campus by 3:15 P.M. Please make the necessarytransportation arrangements so that your child is picked up promptly at dismissaltime. Clubs and activities will begin on Monday, August 22.

Student planners have been distributed during Homebase. Please spend some

time with your child reviewing the student handbook portion of the planner.Important information regarding policies is contained in the handbook. It isexpected that all students be familiar with and adhere to established policiesand procedures. At the back of the planner is an acknowledgement letter thatwe ask all parents to sign and return to school.

It is vital that the office has the most current contact information for each

family in the event of an emergency or school closure. Please update yourcontact information by accessing PowerSchool. If you do not know or haveforgotten your username and password, please call MS Guidance at 840-8555.

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding your childs education here atISM, please feel free to contact us through the Middle School Office at 840-8550.We look forward to working with you and your child throughout the year.

Sincerely,

Simon Gillespie Clarissa SaysonMiddle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

ISSUE # 01

WEEKOF AUGUST 15 TO 19, 2011

Middle School

MIDDLE SCHOOL

POWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATEPOWERSCHOOL GRADE UPDATE

August 26 Grade Update

September 02 Progress Reports Distribution

September 09 Grade Update

From the Superintendents Office 2

From the Middle School After School ActivitiesOffice

1

From the Athletics & Activities Office 1

Sailfish Swim Club News 1

ATAC 1st Season Practice Schedule 1

Inside this issue:

UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS

AUGUST

16 Gr. 7 New Student Luncheon(12:40 P.M., TBA)

16 Middle School Open House(5:00 P.M., FAT)


22 to 26 Student Council RepresentativesCampaign & Speeches

23 PTA Bearcat Welcome(7:30 A.M., LT)

23 Settling In, Settling Down Workshop(9:30 A.M., FAT)


25 New Parent Coffee(7:45 A.M., LT)


29 Holiday (National Heroes Day)

30 Holiday (Eid-Ul-Fitr)

SEPTEMBER

01 to 02 Student Council Voting

02 New Student Social Activity(3:00 P.M., TBA)

03 Service Learning Trip

18 PTA Liaison Meeting(8:00 A.M., MS Conference Room)


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From the Middle School After School Activities Office


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ATAC (Athletics & Activities) is up and running for school

year 2011-12! HS Tryouts are now over and coaches will

be posting teams lists this week for varsity and junior

varsity squads. Thanks to the 220 students who came outfor HS tryouts. This is a great response for our 1st season

program. Our ES Soccer tryouts and MS tryouts for 1st

season teams began this past Wednesday, August 10 thru

to Friday, August 12. ES/MS students have been attending

with good numbers as well this week to all 3 tryout ses-

sions to begin training and to meet the coaches.

The ATAC all year round teams start next week August

15th. Information posters are on notice boards giving the

times and venues to meet for tryouts.

The 1st season practice schedule is now posted on the

blog and around school. This schedule is valid from Au-

gust 15th to October 21st.

The ATAC Blog (http://atac.ism-online.org/) is the one

stop shop for information related to the sports/activities

program. Please take some time to peruse the blog for

information related to the sports and activities program.

Using the blog you can find out about: IASAS our interna-

tional schools league for HS competition; schedules for

tryouts; season practice schedules and weekly matches,

ATAC guidelines, facilities photos, Bearcat Council, Bear-

cat Den, IASAS hosting/housing, coaches blogs and much

more

Until PowerSchool opens, general details of the weekly

match schedule will be posted on the ATAC blog and in the

Friday bulletins.

Friday, August 19th

Varsity/JV Soccer/Volleyball vs Faith at ISM

Saturday, August 20th

ISSA MS/HS Volleyball League matches begin

ISSA ES Soccer Festival at CSA (Dasmarinas Village) 8-

Noon

RIFA girls and boys soccer league matches begin (MS

and HS Teams)

Friday, August 26th

HS Varsity/JV Volleyball vs Brent

Varsity Girls Soccer vs Miriam College

Visit the blog on a regular basis to keep up to date with all

the action! Go BEARCATS in SY 2011-2012!

Regards,

Mark Pekin

ISM Athletic Director

From the Athletics & Activities Office


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Sailfish Swim Club News

TRYOUTS: for grades 1-12 will continue during the week of August 15th-19th. Come to the

swimming pool straight after school.

SWIMMING STARTS: Swimmers who have already completed their tryout or are existing Sailfish

Swimmers, swimming starts on Monday, August 15th. Squad lists are posted on the Swimming

Pool Notice board.

SAILFISH REGISTRATION: Sailfish is holding a registration day on Friday, August 26th . From

3:00-5:00 P.M., swimmers will be able to pay their 2,000 pesos fee and will be able to pick up

their Sailfish T-shirt and Swim Cap. You can pay your fee on the day or you can pay now at

the cashiers office (Please bring your receipt on August 26th).

TIME TRIALS: On Friday, August 26th, all Sailfish swimmers will also be doing a time trial.

Swimmers aged 8 years and younger will swim 25m Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke, 9-

18 years will swim 50m Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke.

QUESTIONS/INQUIRIES: Please contact Coach Andy: [email protected], or go to the Sail-

fish Blog: http://sailfish.ism-online.org


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