Parent Bulletin Issue 2 SY1516

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Athlecs & Acvies

Aer-School Acvies 8

MS Events & Acvies 2

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Operaons & Security 4

MS Play

MIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOL

ISSUE # 02

SY 2015–2016

WEEK OF:

AUG 17 TO 21

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents

Friday BulletinInside this issue:

Dear Middle School Parents,

As the rst full week of school draws to a close, it is safe to say that we have

had a smooth and successful start to the new school year.

This week we have been focusing on developing strong relaonships within

the Middle School community. Teachers and students have been taking the

me to get to know each other through a wide variety of smulang games,

acvies and learning experiences. When we know our students, we are

able to eecvely support and facilitate their learning, enhance movaon

levels and foster mutual trust and respect.

We had a great turnout at our new parent coee on Thursday morn-

ing. ISM is a big school with many established systems and procedures -

this is a lot to learn when you are new! We encourage all parents to reach

out to the Middle School oce, your child's counselor or a member of the

PCA so we can address your quesons so we can ensure you have a smooth

transion to ISM. Please remember to use the parent portal, accessed

through our main website (www.ismanila.org), as a one-stop place to ac-

cess all informaon. If you do not have your log-in username and pass-

word please contact the Middle School oce. For those new parents who

are sll waing to be connected to the internet at home, please note that

we post a copy of the Parent Bullen on the noce board just outside the

MS Guidance area.

Middle School Aer School Acvies (AFAC) sign up starts today at 4:00

p.m. Please visit our website or use the following URL to sign up - hp://ms

-acvies.ism

-online.org/. Aer School Acvies in the Middle School will

ocially begin on Monday August 24th. Parents will receive communica-

on in advance from the AFAC oce conrming what acvies your child

has been enrolled in for semester one. Please be sure to communicate any

changes in your pick-up procedures with your child.

Campus Card Corner

Family Account vs. Individual

Accounts

By default, your ISM Campus Ac-

count is a family account but you can

request for individual accounts.

Here’s how:

Send an email to cam-

[email protected] and request

for individual accounts of your chil-

dren. Normally, the parents’ ac-

counts are aached/linked to the

youngest child’s account. If you wish

to have a separate account from

your youngest child, kindly include itin your email request.

For more informaon, visit:

hp://campusonline.ismanila.org

For quesons/concerns, email:

[email protected]

Reminder to all parents: On days when your child needs to be absent from school, we ask that a parent

inform the Middle School Oce via phone at 840-8550 / 553 or via email at [email protected]

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SEPTEMBER

AUGUST

Those of you who already have MS-aged students or who have older children

who have gone through adolescence, will appreciate that this stage of child de-

velopment is incredibly complex. At this moment in a child’s life, parents typical-

ly have just as many quesons and confusing experiences as their child! In order

to support parents as they navigate these crical years, the MS Media Center

(MSMC) has a wide range of tles that can help guide and inform parents aboutwhat to expect from your pre-teen or teen. If you read a book that we don’t

have in our MSMC, please share your recommendaon with Meg Parry so we

can add it to our collecon!

Over the past several years in Elementary and Middle School, a group of parents

have come together to organize aer school lessons for students to further de-

velop and support Mother Tongue language development. This has been parent

driven with the hiring of instructors in the language and these have taken place

in Chinese, Dutch, French, Hindi, German and Spanish. If you would like to nd

out more informaon about what classes are being oered this year or how to

set up a course, please contact Naden Ollet ([email protected]) and Denise

Loyola ([email protected]) - our ES secretaries, located in the ES oce area

and they can put parents in touch with the other parent liaisons for the dierent

languages.

Please note that we have two long weekends coming up in August. If you choose

to travel, we would like to respecully request that parents ensure that the fami-

ly is back in Manila at an appropriate hour so students have a good night’s sleep

and are ready for school.

Classroom Without Walls (CWW) is part of the MS curriculum that currently

takes place twice a year. The rst CWW trip is an on campus event for G5 stu-

dents and an overnight trip for G6 - G8 students. This event takes place in mid-

September. The second CWW event is a week-long trip that takes place from

February 15th - 19th and involves all MS grades. We would like to provide par-

ents with a quick heads-up about the September dates, but please note that

more detailed informaon will follow later this month.

We hope everyone had a great rst full week, and we look forward to seeing you

around campus!

Kind Regards,

Rachel Harrington, Principal

Amanda Pekin, Assistant Principal

MS & HS PARENT COFFEE:

Tuesday, August 18th

Time: 09:15 Venue: Lile Theater Guest Speaker: Steve Money Focus: Community, Acon and Service Learning Contact: Sam Cook – Student and Faculty Learn-ing Oce

MS OPEN HOUSE

Thursday, August 27th

Time: 17:00—20:00 Venue: Fine Arts Theater (FAT) Purpose:

Meet the MS Leadership Team and MS

Faculty.

Obtain a broad overview of our beliefs

about MS educaon.

Gain a deeper understanding of the MS

program and the MS schedule.

Meet your child’s teachers and visit their

respecve classrooms.

iddle Schooliddle School

NATIONAL HOLIDAY

Friday, August 21th

NATIONAL HOLIDAY

Monday, August 31th

CLASSROOM WITHOUT WALLS

(CWW)

Thursday, September 17th and

Friday, September 18th

Locaons:

Grade 5: Amazing Race (on campus)

Grade 6: Island Cove (overnight)

Grade 7: Tagaytay (overnight)

Grade 8: Caliraya (overnight)

Purpose: Team building and strengthening our

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We are pleased and proud to announce that the MS play this year is Shakespeare's A Midsum-

mer Night's Dream. We are starting preparations early this year because the play will be per-

formed outside in January--very exciting!

We have held auditions this week after announcing the play in assemblies and via student e-

mail. If you have any questions, please speak with your son/daughter regarding the e-mail and

contact Ms. Rankin ([email protected]) or Ms. Grev ([email protected]) for further follow-

up as needed.

Thank you for your support! We hope you can attend the performances: January 29-30.


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Dear Parents,

Parent IDs

The parent IDs issued since SY 2013/14 (black) will connue

to be valid for the new school year. Standard parent cards

will be issued free of charge. Parents may, however, elect

to apply for a smartcard ID which will be usable with the

cashless payment system introduced into the school for SY

2013-14. There will be a fee of P250.00 for a smartcard.

Applicaons for parent IDs can be processed through the

Security Oce

Student IDs

All students will be issued with new ID cards at the begin-ning of the new school year. The cards will be compable

with the cashless payment system. There will be no need

for returning students to visit the Security Oce as we will

be ulizing the photographs taken for the yearbooks.

School Passes

School passes issued to parents’ employees and representa-

ves need to be replaced for this school year. As of August

31, 2015 the dark green bordered passes will be invalid.

The security oce is now accepng applicaons for newschool passes. These passes will not be compable with the

cashless payment system.

Each family will be given two free school passes. Addional

school passes may be obtained aer paying a processing

fee of Php100.00 each to the Cashier’s Oce.

Visitors’ Passes

All visitors must secure a pass from the guardhouse at Gate

3. Before entry will be allowed, a telephone check will be

made with the relevant oce to conrm the visitor’s busi-

ness within the school. Visitors will need to surrender aphoto-ID upon entry to campus.

Car Sckers

The car sckers for school year 2015/2016 are available

from the security oce.

Starng school year 2015-16 parents will no longer be re-

quired to submit copies of the registraon documents of

their vehicles. They will instead be asked to conrm

through the applicaon form that the vehicle has minimum

Third (3rd) Party Insurance, is legally registered and is fully

compliant for operaon on the roads under Philippine Laws.

For those vehicles not registered in a parent’s name a leerof assignment will sll be needed.

Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle scker free of

charge. Any addional sckers will be issued following pay-

ment of P100 to the cashier’s oce.

In order to facilitate the easy recognion of authorized cars

at the gates, the sckers should be axed to the top right

corner of the windshield. ISM sckers issued in previous

years must be removed.

Vehicles not displaying a current car scker will not be al-

lowed regular access from September 1, 2015.

Vehicular Access

During drop-o and pick-up mes, vehicles may enter the

campus through Gates 2 and 3. Those entering through

Gate 2 should proceed to the drop o area and, once the

student has alighted or boarded, they should exit via Gate

1. Those vehicles entering through Gate 3 must turn into

the covered parking area and use the designated drop-o

areas. All vehicles must exit through Gate 1.

Please note that Gate 2 may only be used by those driversand passengers who have an ISM ID card and who are in a

vehicle displaying a valid ISM vehicle scker.

Alternavely, vehicles entering through Gate 3 may park in

the covered car park. The spaces reserved for parent-

driven cars should only be used by those vehicles which are

driven by parents themselves. Vehicles in which parents

are traveling, but which are driven by a driver, should not

use these spaces. Rather, they should park elsewhere in the

covered car park or make use of the outside spaces next to

the power center.

Visitors to ISM must enter through Gate 3. There is an areafor short-stay visitor parking near Gate 1.

The Pedestrian Gate

The pedestrian gate is located in the perimeter fence mid-

way between Gate 1 and Gate 2. There is a paved area be-

tween the road and the perimeter fence, allowing easy ac-

cess to the gate. The pedestrian gate is solely for the

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entry of members of the ISM Community at the beginning

of the school day. It will only be open between 7:00 am and

7:45 am (8:00 am to 8:45 am on Wednesdays).

Due to parking restricons, and in the interests of security, it

will not be open in the aernoon for pick -ups. During the me

it is open, it will be under the supervision of members of the

ISM Guard Force.

Drivers should stop adjacent to the paved area and students

should alight from the right side of their vehicle. The driver

should then move o, clearing the space for other vehicles

dropping o students. Under no circumstances should a stu-

dent be dropped o from the middle lane. This is dangerous

as the student would need to walk in front of another vehicle.

Drivers are reminded that trac regulaons forbid parking on

the roads around ISM. Therefore, vehicles should only be stop-

ping for the brief me it takes for a student to alight. Drivers

must not wait for anybody to return to the vehicle.

Drop Of/Pick Up Passes

For non-regular drivers without ISM idencaon who enter-

ing school to drop o or collect visitors or members of our

community, but who do not intend to park within the campus,

a drop o pass will be issued. Our regular checks to conrm

the identy of a driver and their purpose for entering the cam-

pus will connue to be made, but we will not retain a photo -ID

in return for the issued pass. The use of these new passes will

avoid delays at the Gate 1 exit and reduce trac congeson at

busy mes.

Vehicle Checks

The pracce of inspecng vehicles will connue. During o -

peak hours, all vehicles will be checked before they are al-

lowed to enter the campus.

During peak hours (drop o and pick -up mes), all vehicles

without valid sckers and randomly selected vehicles with

sckers will be asked to undergo an examinaon.

Whether an examinaon is conducted or not, it is important

that the security sta at the gates are able to idenfy the occu-pants of vehicles entering the campus; therefore IDs must be

clearly displayed. Vehicles with nted windows must roll down

windows to allow a clear view of the interior of the vehicle.

Drivers, Helpers and Bodyguards

Drivers, helpers and bodyguards should not wait on campus for

students throughout the school day. Aer dropping o stu-

dents they should exit the school grounds and not return earli-

er than 30 minutes before dismissal me. Those who repeat-

edly fail to comply with the regulaon will have their access

privilege suspended.

Only those vehicles carrying parents or other people with busi-

ness within the school will be allowed to return to the campus

before the scheduled pick-up me.

There are designated areas for unaccompanied drivers, yayas,

helpers and security escorts to wait for parents and students.

Unless specically authorized, they may not enter any other

area. In the interest of security, and to prevent congeson at

the pedestrian entrances to the covered parking area, parents

are requested to emphasize to their employees the importance

of cooperang with the security sta and remaining in the

appropriate areas.

Firearms

All members of the ISM community are reminded that it is

strictly forbidden for rearms to be brought onto the campus.

This includes concealed weapons carried by bodyguards for

close protecon. Any person arriving at the school with a re-

arm should inform the gate guard, and arrangements will be

made for the weapon to be safely and securely stored during

the visitor’s stay.

Security Staf Direcons

Our security team is endeavoring to make the school as safeand secure an environment as possible for all members of our

community.

We ask that everybody cooperate with us in this important

task. In parcular, all those entering our campus are request-

ed to comply with any direcons given to them by members of

our guard force.

If you are confused or unclear as to the purpose of such in-

strucons, please seek claricaon from the security oce.

Please note that it is the parents’ responsibility to advise their

sta accordingly.

Thank you for your cooperaon. We are looking forward to

another great year at Internaonal School Manila.

Best wishes,

Mike Flynn

Director of Operaons and Security

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Our rst HS volleyball and soccer matches will be

held this Friday aer school. See game mes below.

Food/snacks will be on sale come on out to support

our teams as they kick of the sports season. Elemen-

tary students are welcome but must be accompanied/

supervised by an adult.

Friday Night Lights Aug 14th at ISM vs Faith Academy

Varsity Soccer HS eld

4pm Varsity girls- ISM vs Faith

5:45pm Varsity boys- ISM vs Faith

JV Soccer MS eld

4pm Faith JV boys vs ISM Aspirants boys

5:30pm

Faith JV girls vs ISM JV girls

Varsity Volleyball HS Gym 4:15pm

Court 1 Varsity Boys vs Faith

Court 2 Varsity Girls vs Faith

JV Volleyball MS Gym 4:15pm

Court 1 ISM JV boys vs Faith JV

Court 2 ISM JV girls vs Faith JV

Sat Aug 14th Friday night lights HS Soccer/Volleyball vs

Faith

Sat Aug 15th ISM cross country races (8am

MS 3.2km

race/9am HS 5km race)

Sat Aug 15th MS Midgets A1 vs Xavier/HS Aspirants

and HS VBoys Soccer vs Xavier/ MS Midgets A2 vs San

Beda Alabang

Sat Aug 15th HS VBoys/Girls Volleyball at home vs CSA

and ESS.

Thurs Aug 20th HS VGirls volleyball vs Shisa HS Ja-

pan 3:30pm

ES RIFA Soccer- Tryouts have concluded and teams

have been nalized. Rifa soccer is a compeve pro-

gram for season 1 that is open to Grade 1-4 students.

See informaon here- ES Rifa Fesval informaon

For our Sailsh swim team program please check the

Sailsh blog for informaon hp://sailsh.ism-

online.org/

For gymnascs team informaon please check hp://

atac.ism-online.org/atac/gymnascs/

Please note the pracce mes for ATAC programs for

SY 15-16 are as follows: ATAC all year round teams-

3:15-4:30.

See schedule for our All year round

teams program

here...

See Sailsh blog for swim squad start and nish mes.

Gymnascs team starts 3:10-4:50.

All HS seasonal teams pracce from 3:05- 4:50pm each

day. MS seasonal teams pracce 3:10-4:40pm.

In order to clear the campus prior to 5pm all aer

school programs will conclude by 4:50pm or earlier.

The last bus is 4:55pm this is due to the ever increas-

ing trac concerns in our area.

The ATAC game schedule pdf which is updated regular-

ly by Triz Gonzalez (ATAC Athlecs Coordinator) gives

the most up to date informaon on where/when and

who our Bearcat teams will be playing throughout the

school year for midweek and weekend matches.

Access to the game schedule is via the ISM parent por-

tal. Use this link to access the parent portal, log in with

your user name/password and look for the ATAC Game

Schedule tab, don't forget to refresh the pdf page each

me it opens to get the most current schedule.

ATAC Game Schedule Users Guide

Parents and students please take some me to peruse

the ATAC blog it has a wide variety of informaon and

links to our sports and acvies program. If you have

any quesons regarding the compeve program of

sports at ISM aer reading the informaon on the blog

please send an email to [email protected] and I

will endeavor to assist you as best I can.

GO BEARCATS!

Best Regards,

Mark Pekin

Director of Athlecs and Acvies

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