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Volume 2, Issue # 02 August 17 to 21, 2009
Student Bulletin
August 17 to 21, 2009 Regular Schedule Regular Schedule Student Late Start
MS Grade Level Assembly, 11:40 A.M. Gr. 5 - FAT, Gr. 6 - LT, Gr. 7 - AMR, Gr. 8 - MS Gym
S C H O O L
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Monday, August 17 Tuesday, August 18 Wednesday, August 19
Thursday, August 20 Friday, August 21 Dear Students:
Regular Schedule School Holiday (Ninoy Aquino Day)
Remember to use your Student Planner to get yourself organized for each day. Think ahead to prepare the materials you will need for classes and after-school activities. This should allow you to travel between classes without your heavy book bag. A little thought in advance will go a long way to ensure enjoyable days. Tutorials will start this week on Tuesday, August 18. You are all encouraged to use this valuable time to see your teachers for extra practice and guidance. Even if you are doing well in all your classes you can still attend! After-School Activities continue this week. Be responsible and communicate with your coaches about practice and game schedules. Your questions can also be answered by Mr. Allen in the P.E. Department. Student Council campaigning begins this week. Pay close attention to the candidates’ upcoming speeches and message. The students you elect will have many responsibilities so be sure to vote for those you feel will be the most successful. Ms. Fredericks and Ms. Sayson
Upcoming Events in the Middle School
August 17-26 17 18 19 20 27-28 September 04 08 Student Council Representatives’ Campaign Grade 5 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Grade 6 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Grade 7 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Grade 8 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Student Council Representative Voting New Student Social Activity MS Open House
PowerSchool Grade Update
Aug. 20 - Grade Update Sept. 04 - MS Progress Reports
NEW STUDENT LUNCHEON
Grade 5 - Aug. 18, (12:40 P.M., Rm. 1057) Grade 6 - Aug. 19 (11:00 A.M., Rm. 1057) Grade 7 - Aug. 20 (12:40 P.M., Rm. 1057) Grade 8 - Aug. 25 (12:40 P.M., Rm. 1057)
FROM THE ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES OFFICE
Please check notice boards carefully for tryouts schedule information. Tryouts for MS students begin this week for Volleyball, Soccer and Cross Country teams. Look at the schedule carefully for the time and venue for your tryouts. *** Welcome back to another exciting year of sports and activities at ISM. We have been fortunate to have a number of projects completed over the summer months that will improve our already outstanding sports facilities. New projects completed were: • Redevelopment of the ES Gym and MS Gym Climbing walls • Dividing curtain in the Covered Court • Outdoor storage shed at the pool • Improved ventilation and exhaust fans in pool locker rooms • PA system and floodlights for the pool • Floodlights and new fencing for the MS field • PA system for HS field and MS/HS Gyms • School records boards for track and swimming All these projects along with our new gymnastics floor installed last February will ensure our sporting facilities continue to be the best in Manila. We have a number of new faculty who will be coaching this year and I would like to welcome our new coaches and indeed all our coaches involved in the ATAC program for 0910. It is sure to be a great year for the ISM Bearcats. New coaches for 09-10: Jenna Child –Volleyball Jason Juteau –Soccer and Basketball Steve Ayling –Soccer Kristy Semkin –Soccer Pam Makunja –Volleyball Carey Nourse –Basketball Laura Gerken –Swimming Mattie O’Farrell – MS and HS Rugby Mike Quinlan – MS Rugby Martin Richardson – Rugby Shellie Banks – Track and Field Boston Coppedge- Softball Curt Nicholls – Softball Andrew Gelman – MS Softball Tom Nazereno – IASAS Band Sonali Hutchinson – IASAS Original Oratory IASAS DATES: First Season IASAS is Oct 14-18 2009: Volleyball/Cross Country @ Taipei and Soccer @ ISM ISM will host the soccer tournament this year and we are really looking forward to our school community getting behind this event. 160 housing placements are required for the visiting athletes. If you can house a pair of athletes please contact the ATAC office. Housing forms will be coming home with all HS 1st season athletes as it is a requirement for participation in the ATAC program for athletes to house when we host an IASAS event. The other BIG IASAS event we are hosting this year is the IASAS Art/Music Festival in early March. This is an outstanding event full of wonderful student artwork along with incredible music from IASAS school participants. More information about how the school community can assist with this event will be forthcoming. Please see in this bulletin the practice schedule for ATAC Seasonal sports and All Year round sports for season one. As always please check ATAC notice board, general school notice boards, ATAC website and school bulletins/circulars for important and ongoing ATAC announcements. Game schedules for teams can be accessed by logging on to the school website and following this path At ISM>ATAC>Game Schedule. This schedule is updated frequently with new fixtures added and changes to games times updated. It is the best way to keep track of weekend and midweek games against other schools. Go Bearcats! Mark Pekin ATAC Director
FROM THE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OFFICE
The MS Activities Booklet and Registration form are now available in the ISM website. Please follow this link to download these files: http://www.ismanila.org/portal/alias__/ lang__en/tabID__743/DesktopDefault.aspx For any inquiries, you may call the AFAC office at 840-84-85 or you may e-mail Dave Allen, MS Activities Coordinator at [email protected].
Sailfish Swim Club News
Sailfish Swim Club is an all year round swimming club for Grades 1 to 12. We accept new swimmers at any time of the year; please contact Coach Andy Astfalck [email protected] to arrange an assessment. The assessment involves the swimmer demonstrating his/her Freestyle, Backstroke, and Breaststroke. Swimmers are placed into a squad based on their school/grade level and skill level. Sailfish Parent Information Session For new and existing Sailfish Parents, Wednesday, August 19, 3:00 to 4:00 P.M., Room 1057. Sailfish Website and Calendar Stay up to date on Sailfish news and events. Visit our website www.ismanila.org/atac/sailfish.htm
Volume 2, Issue # 02 August 17 to 21, 2009
Student Bulletin
August 17 to 21, 2009 Regular Schedule Regular Schedule Student Late Start
MS Grade Level Assembly, 11:40 A.M. Gr. 5 - FAT, Gr. 6 - LT, Gr. 7 - AMR, Gr. 8 - MS Gym
S C H O O L
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Monday, August 17 Tuesday, August 18 Wednesday, August 19
Thursday, August 20 Friday, August 21 Dear Students:
Regular Schedule School Holiday (Ninoy Aquino Day)
Remember to use your Student Planner to get yourself organized for each day. Think ahead to prepare the materials you will need for classes and after-school activities. This should allow you to travel between classes without your heavy book bag. A little thought in advance will go a long way to ensure enjoyable days. Tutorials will start this week on Tuesday, August 18. You are all encouraged to use this valuable time to see your teachers for extra practice and guidance. Even if you are doing well in all your classes you can still attend! After-School Activities continue this week. Be responsible and communicate with your coaches about practice and game schedules. Your questions can also be answered by Mr. Allen in the P.E. Department. Student Council campaigning begins this week. Pay close attention to the candidates’ upcoming speeches and message. The students you elect will have many responsibilities so be sure to vote for those you feel will be the most successful. Ms. Fredericks and Ms. Sayson
Upcoming Events in the Middle School
August 17-26 17 18 19 20 27-28 September 04 08 Student Council Representatives’ Campaign Grade 5 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Grade 6 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Grade 7 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Grade 8 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Student Council Representative Voting New Student Social Activity MS Open House
PowerSchool Grade Update
Aug. 20 - Grade Update Sept. 04 - MS Progress Reports
NEW STUDENT LUNCHEON
Grade 5 - Aug. 18, (12:40 P.M., Rm. 1057) Grade 6 - Aug. 19 (11:00 A.M., Rm. 1057) Grade 7 - Aug. 20 (12:40 P.M., Rm. 1057) Grade 8 - Aug. 25 (12:40 P.M., Rm. 1057)
FROM THE ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES OFFICE
Please check notice boards carefully for tryouts schedule information. Tryouts for MS students begin this week for Volleyball, Soccer and Cross Country teams. Look at the schedule carefully for the time and venue for your tryouts. *** Welcome back to another exciting year of sports and activities at ISM. We have been fortunate to have a number of projects completed over the summer months that will improve our already outstanding sports facilities. New projects completed were: • Redevelopment of the ES Gym and MS Gym Climbing walls • Dividing curtain in the Covered Court • Outdoor storage shed at the pool • Improved ventilation and exhaust fans in pool locker rooms • PA system and floodlights for the pool • Floodlights and new fencing for the MS field • PA system for HS field and MS/HS Gyms • School records boards for track and swimming All these projects along with our new gymnastics floor installed last February will ensure our sporting facilities continue to be the best in Manila. We have a number of new faculty who will be coaching this year and I would like to welcome our new coaches and indeed all our coaches involved in the ATAC program for 0910. It is sure to be a great year for the ISM Bearcats. New coaches for 09-10: Jenna Child –Volleyball Jason Juteau –Soccer and Basketball Steve Ayling –Soccer Kristy Semkin –Soccer Pam Makunja –Volleyball Carey Nourse –Basketball Laura Gerken –Swimming Mattie O’Farrell – MS and HS Rugby Mike Quinlan – MS Rugby Martin Richardson – Rugby Shellie Banks – Track and Field Boston Coppedge- Softball Curt Nicholls – Softball Andrew Gelman – MS Softball Tom Nazereno – IASAS Band Sonali Hutchinson – IASAS Original Oratory IASAS DATES: First Season IASAS is Oct 14-18 2009: Volleyball/Cross Country @ Taipei and Soccer @ ISM ISM will host the soccer tournament this year and we are really looking forward to our school community getting behind this event. 160 housing placements are required for the visiting athletes. If you can house a pair of athletes please contact the ATAC office. Housing forms will be coming home with all HS 1st season athletes as it is a requirement for participation in the ATAC program for athletes to house when we host an IASAS event. The other BIG IASAS event we are hosting this year is the IASAS Art/Music Festival in early March. This is an outstanding event full of wonderful student artwork along with incredible music from IASAS school participants. More information about how the school community can assist with this event will be forthcoming. Please see in this bulletin the practice schedule for ATAC Seasonal sports and All Year round sports for season one. As always please check ATAC notice board, general school notice boards, ATAC website and school bulletins/circulars for important and ongoing ATAC announcements. Game schedules for teams can be accessed by logging on to the school website and following this path At ISM>ATAC>Game Schedule. This schedule is updated frequently with new fixtures added and changes to games times updated. It is the best way to keep track of weekend and midweek games against other schools. Go Bearcats! Mark Pekin ATAC Director
FROM THE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OFFICE
The MS Activities Booklet and Registration form are now available in the ISM website. Please follow this link to download these files: http://www.ismanila.org/portal/alias__/ lang__en/tabID__743/DesktopDefault.aspx For any inquiries, you may call the AFAC office at 840-84-85 or you may e-mail Dave Allen, MS Activities Coordinator at [email protected].
Sailfish Swim Club News
Sailfish Swim Club is an all year round swimming club for Grades 1 to 12. We accept new swimmers at any time of the year; please contact Coach Andy Astfalck [email protected] to arrange an assessment. The assessment involves the swimmer demonstrating his/her Freestyle, Backstroke, and Breaststroke. Swimmers are placed into a squad based on their school/grade level and skill level. Sailfish Parent Information Session For new and existing Sailfish Parents, Wednesday, August 19, 3:00 to 4:00 P.M., Room 1057. Sailfish Website and Calendar Stay up to date on Sailfish news and events. Visit our website www.ismanila.org/atac/sailfish.htm
