International School Manila

ES PARENT BULLETIN
Volume 19 25 May 2012
students lives. Noli will be greatly missed. Along with these departing teachers, we have some considerable movement of teacher positions next year. All decisions about teacher placement with teams and grade levels are about what is the best for our students that is, matching teacher skill sets and experience with students needs. Teacher professional growth is also an important, although secondary, consideration. Section cards, with information about your childs classroom teacher for the new school year, can be collected from the Accounting Office starting May 31st. Part of welcoming in the new school year is to welcome new faculty to our ISM Elementary School. For the 201213 school year we will be joined by: Joanne Chang (currently at the Tiger Tots American Preschool in Taipei), as our new Kindergarten Program Leader; Megan DeBaun will teach Preschool (moving from the International School of Helsinki); Meg Landry as Speech Language Pathologist in our Learning Support team (from New England); John Van Gaalen will join us from The British International School, Shanghai to teach PE; Melissa Wosmansky (International School Ho Chi Minh City) will also join our Learning Support team; Robbie Smith (Maple Bear Canadian Kindergarten in Hanoi) will teach Music; as will Peachy Miller, who many of us already know for her wonderful talents as a substitute teacher across the school here at ISM; Virginia Van Gaalen (The British International School, Shanghai) will work in our ES Art team; Jillian Markham will move from Middle School to Grade 4 (back to the ES where she started); Iliana Sucre will join us as ES intern from Washington, D.C.; Sofia Soler (ISM alum) will join Preschool as a Teacher Assistant; Edvie Baral will be our new Grade 4 Teacher Assistant; and Kristine Fong will be the face of After School Activities here in the ES Office. We look forward to welcoming our new members of the ES to the ISM community. Lastly Our last day of the school year is Thursday, May 31. Students will be dismissed at 12pm. At that time, we will say goodbye to 77 students from the Elementary School as they move on to new schools, new countries and new adventures. We wish the families leaving us all the very best of wishes. For everyone, leaving or returning, please enjoy a relaxing and safe summer break.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

MAY
28 30 1st Annual Junior Bearcat Talent Showcase Grade 3 & 4 @ 2.45pm, AMR Student Late Start @ 8.30am Grade 4 Moving-On Ceremony @ 8am, Fine Arts Theatre 31 Early Student Release @ 12pm Distribution of Section Cards, Accounting Office End of Semester 2

AUG
6 21 27 Start of SY12-13 School Holiday for Ninoy Aquino Day - No Classes School Holiday for National Heroes Day - No Classes

From the ES Administration

Dear Elementary School Parents, Faculty Update We are at the time of year when we start to say farewell to colleagues and friends who are moving on to new adventures and who will, sadly, not be with us here in the Elementary School in 2012-13. We will be saying goodbye to Amber Shortridge and Elaine Faustino (Grade 3), Linell and Irene Diaz (Music), Matt Pelkey and Karen Gacusan (Preschool), Mary Rose Domingo (Art), Rachael Huelskamp, Jessica Reischel and Susan Piper (Learning Support), Kelley England (Elementary Intern), Ria Ruiz (Grade 4), and Toni Narvaez (AFAC). We wish these wonderful educators all the very best in the next phase of their lives and thank each and every one of them for their service and talents in working with children at ISM. In addition to those leaving our school, Abigl Tomsits (Preschool) will leave our Preschool to work as a substitute teacher across the Elementary School next year, and Pippa Beetson (ESL) will move to the High School to teach Psychology. There is one person, however, that we would like to particularly acknowledge. Coach Noli Reloj has been an ISM faculty member for 33 years and will retire this year. We would like to honor and highlight the enormous contribution of Coach Noli, who has had a significant impact on so many

Adam Campbell
Elementary Principal

Elementary Asst. Principal

Michael Rourke

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From the Guidance Office

Elementary School Parent Book Group for Fall 2012
Attention Parents!
During the first semester of the 2012-13 school year, the ES Counseling Department will be hosting yet another Parent Book Group for ES parents. We are making this announcement now in order to allow participants time to get the book, as well as suggesting potential summer time reading. Please see the announcement below:

The Whole-Brain Child:

12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your fifth-grader sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents lives endlessly challenging? Noits just their developing brain calling the shots! In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling book Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson demystify the meltdowns and aggravation, explaining the new science of how a childs brain is wired and how it matures. The upstairs brain, which makes decisions and balances emotions, is under construction until the mid-twenties. And especially in young children, the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain. No wonder kids can seemand feelso out of control. By applying these discoveries to everyday parenting, you can turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your childs brain and foster vital growth. Raise calmer, happier children using twelve key strategies, including: NAME IT TO TAME IT: Corral raging right-brain behavior through left-brain storytelling, appealing to the left brains affinity for words and reasoning to calm emotional storms and bodily tension. ENGAGE, DONT ENRAGE: Keep your child thinking and listening, instead of purely reacting. MOVE IT OR LOSE IT: Use physical activities to shift your childs emotional state. LET THE CLOUDS OF EMOTION ROLL BY: Guide your children when they are stuck on a negative emotion, and help them understand that feelings come and go. S.I.F.T.: Help children pay attention to the Sensations, Images, Feelings, and Thoughts within them so that they can make better decisions and be more flexible. CONNECT THROUGH CONFLICT: Use discord to encourage empathy and greater social success. Complete with clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles, and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives. Additionally, check out co\author Tina Brysons blog Parenting Matters. Enjoy the holidays! Be well!! 2

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From the Treasury Office

DearESParents:

ES sec on cardsforallreturningstudentsfromPreschooltoGrade04 forSchoolYear20122013willbereleasedstar ngMay 31,2012atthe Accoun ng Oce (P051) from7:00amto4:00pm.However,sec on cardswillonlybereleasedifaccountsareclearedforschoolyear1112. Parentswhosechild(ren)saccountsremainunse ledwillbeaskedto godirectlytotheCashiersOcetose lebeforethereleaseofsec on cards;onlyCASHpaymentswillbeaccepted.

Cut-off date for the acceptance of check payment SY2011-2012

Please be informed that for the purpose of clearing the accounts of students for SY11-12, peso checks will no longer be accepted after the second Friday of May (May 11) while US$ checks drawn from US banks will no longer be accepted after the second Friday of April (April 13). This is to allow enough time for the checks to get cleared by the bank in time for the student clearance in May.

Toavoidthelongqueueoflineonthelastofdayofschool,weadviseall parentstokindlyse lebeforeMay31.

Foryourreferenceofthelatestbilling,pleasevisitouronlinewebat www.ismanila.org.

From the Childrens Media Center

RemindersfromtheCMC

AllitemsthathavebeenborrowedfromtheCMC needtobereturnedby3:00pmonFridayMay25. Thereplacementcostsofitemsnotreturnedbythis timewillbeautomaticallychargedtoschoolac counts. Borrowinghasceasedforthisschoolyear;items arenotavailableforborrowingoverthesummer break. TheCMCwillbeclosedfrom12noononThurs day,May31andwillreopenagainforgeneraluse at7:00amonMonday,August6.

From the Learning Coordinators Office

Tothosemovingon,theCMCstawishyouallthe verybestinyournextlocation,andtothosereturning, welookforwardtoseeingyouinthelibrarymany timesduringthenextschoolyear.

From Human Resources

Canteen Service All those interested in signing up for ES Canteen service for your child/children for the school year 2012-2013 can do so from May 28th 31st to avoid the rush. Parents have an option of signing up with Urban Chef or Yogi Chef (Vegetarian) and offices of Urban and Yogi are located in the MS/HS canteen. Sign-ups will resume on July 30th. Should you wish to view menu samples they can be found on the ISM website under Canteen.

Michelle Mapua
Human Resources
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From Service Learning

From the Operations & Security Office

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May 25, 2012 I. IDs for the New School Year Parent IDs Current parent IDs will continue to be valid for the new school year 2012-2013. Parents who require replacement school IDs due to loss or damage can acquire these from the Security Office upon payment of Php100.00 to the Cashier. Student IDs All students will be issued with new ID cards at the beginning of the new school year. This year there will be no need for returning students to visit the Security Office as we will be utilizing the photographs taken for the yearbooks. School Passes School passes issued to parents employees and representatives need to be replaced for next school year. As of August 31, 2012 the blue bordered passes will be invalid. The security office is now accepting applications for new school passes, however the cards will not be available for collection before July 1, 2012. Each family will be given two free school passes. Additional school passes may be obtained after paying a processing fee of Php100.00 each to the Cashiers Office. 2, Car Stickers for the New School Year The car stickers for school year 2012/2013 will be available from the security office beginning July 1, 2012. For vehicles already displaying an existing sticker, parents should submit a completed renewal form with a copy of a current LTO official receipt. For new vehicles, parents are reminded that a copy of the vehicles certificate of registration and a current official receipt need to be submitted with the application. Applications for vehicles registered with companies or other institutions should be supported by a letter of assignment. Each ISM family will be issued one vehicle sticker free of charge. Any additional stickers will be issued following payment of P100 to the cashiers office.

I would like to thank all members of the ISM community for their cooperation across this school year in helping us maintain ISM as a safe and secure environment for our children.

Mike Flynn
Director of Operations and Security

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From the Fine Arts Office

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From the Admissions & Advancement Office

RE-ENROLLMENT AND WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURES
Dear Parents, Re-Enrollment for school year 2012-2013 is ongoing. We advise all families to begin the process early to avoid long lines. Please drop by the Admissions Office to pick-up your RE-ENROLLMENT CLEARANCE FORM or visit our web site at http://www.ismanila.org > ADMISSION > Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal to download the appropriate forms. Clearance signatures are required from the following offices: Admissions Health Clinic Cashiers Office Step 1 Admissions forms will need to be signed and submitted to the Admissions Office. Step 2 All students are required to submit the Health Clinic Updating Form directly to the Clinic. This may be done at any time. Incoming Grade 1, 5 and 9 students must have page 2 of the document completed by a licensed physician. We do recommend that all children have an annual check-up. In addition, all incoming Grade 5 and 9 students will need to submit the Tuberculosis Screening Form. Step 3 Beginning May 31, 2012 you may visit the Cashiers Office to settle your accounts. The Re-Enrollment Clearance Form will need to be submitted in exchange for your childs section card and/or class schedule. Please do not discard this form. WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURE If your family will be leaving before or at the end of SY11-12, we would appreciate that you submit the official Withdrawal Notification Form in order to initiate the withdrawal process. Please note, this does not pertain to Grade 12 students who will graduate in May. Please submit the completed Withdrawal Notification Form as early as possible. All forms are available here: http://www.ismanila.org > Admission > Re-enrollment and Withdrawal WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM (required by ES/HS/MS students) Please submit this to the Admissions Office MIDDLE SCHOOL CLEARANCE FORM Once completed please submit this to the Cashiers Office HIGH SCHOOL CLEARANCE FORM Once completed please submit this to the Cashiers Office IMPORTANT DATE to remember: May 11, 2012 Withdrawal Notification Forms for School Year 2011-2012 must be submitted. Forms received after this date will incur a penalty of USD $1000 on the refund of the FUD. For detailed information regarding receiving Report Cards, Transcript of Records, obtaining a yearbook and/or the refund of the FUD please visit our web site at www.ismanila.org under the Admissions TAB < Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal. We appreciate your notification as we have many families awaiting word for enrollment for next school year. Please feel free to contact us at admissions@ismanila.org for any questions or concerns. Sincerely,

Stephanie H. Hagedorn

Director of Admissions & Advancement International School Manila www.ismanila.org

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From the PTA

PTA OFFICERS
We are pleased to announce the PTA Executive Committee and Governing Board SY 2012-13. Executive Committee: President ESVP MSVP HSVP Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Recording Secretary Coordinating Secretary Governing Board Preschool Kindergarten open Olga Hoover Leni Perreras Jana Sly Sonali Hutchinson Margaret Versantvoort open Ziyoung Yoon Tricia Anderson Hansa Raj open Shweta Mangal Bonnie Santos Wendy Worley Karin Neider Amanda Nicholls open Bulletin board: Grade 8 Salma Lall Melanie Ball Ruchira Lahiri Goswami Kathleen Lewis Charlotte Kirkpatrick Ann Kobayashi Bushra Jabeen Yvonne Borromeo Mutuc Liza van Klaveren Marilen Villanueva Simran Uttamchandani Maria Handa Marsha Ronald Bushra Jabeen

Tish MacDougall Winnie Kuefner Terri Madrigal Diane Daoust Maria Handa Paulyn Navales Annette Whall open

Grade 9

Grade 1

Grade 10

Grade 2

Grade 11

Grade 3

Grade 12

Grade 4

Hospitality

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Please feel free to contact ism_pta@yahoo.com if you are interested in an open position. Thank you!

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From the Athletics Office

On behalf of the ATAC office we wish all parents/students a happy and safe vacation and we look forward to welcoming everyone back for an exciting and action packed program next school year starting in August. Stay safe, stay fitGo Bearcats! This week the HS Honors and Awards ceremony was held and it gives me great pleasure to announce the winners of the various Athletics/Activities awards as voted by our team of Head Coaches: Awards criteria can be found at- http://atac.ism-online.org/atac/overview/awards-and-recognition/ Athletic Directors Award: Ray Oo and Girls Badminton Team Outstanding Athlete Awards: Freshman: Abigail Nathan and Joachim Samson Sophomore: Valerie Toze and Daniel Um Junior: Katrina Gavino and James Woldring Senior: Lindsey Bruce and Arlan Parry Sportsmanship Awards: Sarita Morris/Angela Sy and Arlan Parry Scholar Athletes:

Grade 9 Laetitia Herold Jun Woo Jang Grade 10 Andrea Ayala Isabel Benares Lynda Bray Yusuke Fukuyama Kimberly Go Jae Woo Jang Andres Limcaoco Andrea Narciso Regina Rovira Karina Swee Jasmine Tan Ho Valerie Toze Daniel Um Joy Yuen

Grade 11 Seong Chan An Ines Diaz Lewis Flowers Oda Fodstad Katrina Gavino Chelsea Hamaguchi Keun Cheol (Josh) Lee Son Ho (Sierra) Lee Kara Maeda Timothy Metzger Linh Nguyen Seo Yeon (Esther) Park Daniel Luke Smith Myungin (Moonie) Sohn Ricardo Squillantini Tyler Sy Annika Weilbach James Woldring

Grade 12 Gabriel Ayala Lindsay Bruce Ki Jeong (Daniel) Cho Denise Francisco Jacob Kobza Benjamin Mcgee Sarina Samson Julia Saubier Angela Sy Alonzo Virata Daniel Viray Lynn Yu

Please take note tryouts dates/information is now posted http://atac.ism -online.org/schedules/tryouts/ for those of you making plans for volleyball/cross country and soccer when the new school year begins. HS tryouts will start the first day of school August 6th thru Aug 8th and MS tryouts for teams will begin later in the first week of school. Grade 8 transition day next Monday May 28th: As a part of the HS Guidance organized Grade 8 transition day next week all of the grade 8's will be given a brief presentation of ATAC and Fine Arts offerings for the HS next year. What is on offer, how to sign up for activities, ATAC/ FA blogs will all be covered to ensure all incoming freshman will be on top of all that is happening and available to them in the co-curricular program next school year. A big thanks to the HS Guidance team for allowing us to be a part of this important day for our 12-13 HS freshman. AFAC and ATAC All Year Round teams and Sailfish: Parents
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From the Athletics Office

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please note this Friday May 25th is the final day for all afterschool activities. There will not be any after school programs next week with the 3 1/2 day week and early finish on Thursday May 31st. HS Student registration for ATAC activities: (new for school year 12-13) A google doc registration is now available for all HS students who will take part in any ATAC seasonal sports teams, MUN and Cultural Convention programs. Please take the time to complete this online registration for activities that you plan on joining next school year. Please access the form via the HS Student Registration tab found under the Helpful Shortcuts bar on the ATAC blog home page. *please note this is for next school years HS students only ATAC Events coming up: May 25th Last day for all ES/MS AFAC and ATAC All year activities and Sailfish program. No afterschool activities next week! May 29th All year round sports teams awards. Lofthouse 3:15- 4:15pm (Chess, Table Tennis, Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Wall Climbing) GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule information) Information about all mid-week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blog. 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 pdf.

http://atac.ism-online.org/bearcat-den/ New dri fit t-shirts are now available along with new Bearcat bags Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den: Wed and Fridays from 11:30am 1:00pm and each afternoon from 2:30-4pm. Anyone interested in joining the den next school year starting in August names are being taken, please contact our new volunteer coordinator Melanie melaniehball@gmail.com to submit your information and expression of interest. Please note final day for den sales this school year is Wednesday May 30th. Thursday May 31st the den volunteers will be doing inventory and closing up the den for summer hibernation. The den will not be open for sales on the final day of school May 31st

Mark Pekin
Director of Athletics/Activities E-mail: pekinm@ismanila.org ISM Website:http://www.ismanila.org/ ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/ 10

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