ES Parent Bulletin Vol#13 2012 Mar 2

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02 March 2012Volume 13

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

MAR

5 - 9 Spot light on Specials

6Student Led ConferencesEarly Student Release @12noon

7, 14,21, 28

Student Late Start @8.30am

8 - 30Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing

for Grades 3 & 4

14 -16 Grade 3 Subic Field Trip

16 ES Parent Bull et in

26 - 29 ES Art Exhibit , FAT Lobby

29International DayGrade 2, 3, 4 Music Concert s, FAT

30 -9 April

School Holiday - No School

13, 27 ES Parent Bull et in

17 ES Parent Coff ee @7.30am, Lit t le Theatre

APR

From the ES Administrationrom the ES AdministrationDear Elementary School Parent s,

Student Led Conferences

Next Tuesday 6t h March, you have the opportunit y t o come

and listen to your chil dren share some of their learning

wit h you. The conference is student led in t hat your child

directs the conversation and your role is that of facilitator.

There wi ll be a number of other conferences taking place

at t he same t ime within the room. The teacher will be

present in a role of support, should you want t o clarif y

anything. Parents are strongly encouraged to use their

mother tongue should your child request t his of them. For

students in Kindergarten and Grade 1, they will have the

opport unity to also visit their specialist learning areas

(Music, PE & Art ) wi th their chil dren to gain an insight i nto

the learning which is also taking place there. For students

in Grades 2, 3 & 4, you have an open invitation to visit any

of your childs specialist classes for the entire week, as

part of our Spotl ight on Specials week. No appointments

are necessary in eit her of these cases. For student s who

receive ESL support , parents are welcome t o visit the ESL

classroom with their children before or after their

scheduled Student Led Conference. We look forward to

welcoming you onto campus next week.

The Facult y Essent ial Agreement s on Student Led

Conferences is linked to the ES blog if you would like to

know more about their purpose and what they look like.

Spor ts Day

Thank you to all of our community who attended Sports

Day last Friday and helped celebrate being active and

demonst rat ing sportsmanship wi th our students. It is quite

an organizational effort to have over seven hundred

children all active for an extended period of time within

the confines of our campus. A special t hank you to all our

PE teachers, teaching assistants and support personnel for

their organization and hard work in making the day a

success for our students.

Adam CampbellElementary Principal

Michael RourkeElementary Asst . Principal

UPDATING PARENT CONTACTINFORMATION

In order t o best serve the ISM Parent Communit y, it isessential that information be quickly disseminated whennecessary. For this reason, the accuracy of yourcontact details in our database is of the utmostimport ance. Please note that Parent ContactInformation must be updated online by the parent.

To make any changes or veri f icat ion in contactinformation, please access one of your childrens datafile via the ISM website (www.ismanila.org) and thenunder Login, click on Powerschool Public Access andenter your Username and Password. On the page thatopens, click on the Demographic Update icon forchanging or updat ing demographic information.


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Dear Kindergart en and Grade 1 Parents,

As per t he hard copy let ter which was sent home last week, next Tuesday 6th March is our Student Led Confer-ence afternoon. You wil l have received a specif ic appointment t ime for you to have a conference wit h your childin their classroom. Thisis an opport unity f or t hem to share t heir learning journey with you for the year thus far.

As part of t his afternoon, students will also have the opportunit y to visit their specialist classrooms in Music, PEand Art . Again, they will be able to demonstrate wit h you some of t he learning which takes place in these are-as. Please note the following specialist venues. These visit s wil l require no appointment and wil l be on a drop-inbasis.

We look forward to wel-coming you on Tuesdayafternoon.

Kind regards


Dear Grade 2, 3 & 4 Parent s,

Our Student Led Conferences are scheduled t o take place on the aft ernoon of Tuesday6 March; by now, you should have received an individual appointment t ime from yourclass teacher and a brief overview of t he conference itself . As part of t his process, wewill also be conducting a Spot l ight on Special s week, f rom Monday 5 to Friday 9March.

Spotl ight on Specials provides you with an open invit ation to come into your chil d s spe-ciali st class (Music, PE & Art ) during their t imetabled lesson during this week and get asense of t he learning which takes place. No appoint ments are necessary if you are going

to att end one of t hese sessions, however in order t o support the learning which is takingplace with your child through the lesson, the following protocols need to be observed.

Mobile phones are on silentYounger sibl ings are not able to att end

Joining in with the learning is encouraged where appropriate!

Please note the venues below f or t he various PE classes which will be taking place during

the week.

Noli Reloj Swimming poolHolly Chapman ES FieldBill Blankenship ES Gym

Amanda Pekin Covered Court

Please do come and join your chil d during one of t heir specialist classes through thisweek. If you have any queries regarding this process, please do not hesitate to contactyour childs class teacher.

Kind regards,


Kindergarten

Art Liz Godfrey Room 1189

Music Marnie Hurst Room 1164

Music Irene Diaz Room 1168

PE Holly Chapman ES Gym Level 1

PE Bill Blankenship ES Gym Level 1

Grade 1

Art Mary Rose Domingo /Kelley England

Room 1147

Art Liz Godfrey Room 1189

Music Marnie Hurst Room 1164

Music Irene Diaz Room 1168

PE Amanda Pekin ES GymLevel 1

PE Noli Reloj ES Gym Level 1


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MAP (Measures o f Academ ic Progr ess)

February 28, 2012

Dear Grade 3 and Grade 4 Parents,

From March 8 to 29, ISM will conduct the Measures of Academic ProgressTM(MAP) tests for Semester 2

What are MAP tests?

MAP tests are an external assessment from t he Unit ed States, used to assist in det ermining students instruc-t ional level. Currentl y t here are approximately 40 international schools in t he Asia Pacif ic region using MAPtests.

Who does MAP testi ng at ISM?

Students in Grades 3 to 10 take MAP tests. Students receiving Learning Support and ESL support will be giventhe opport unit y, where appropriate, t o part icipate in the MAP test ing. Parents wil l be contacted individuallyregarding any modifications taking place.

What do MAP tests assess and how often do they occur?

These tests will measure academic growth across the school year in the areas of Reading, Language andMathemat ics, and are administered t wice a year at ISM. The Semester 1 tests were taken in September /October of the 2011-12 school year.

How do MAP tests work?Your child wil l t ake the tests on a computer. MAP test s are unique in t hat t hey are adapt ive. The test be-

comes more difficult the more questions the student answers correctly. When a student incorrectly answersa quest ion, the fol lowing test quest ion is adjusted accordingly and is at an easier level. In this way, yourchild wil l t ake a test specif ically created for his or her learning level.

How are MAP tests report ed?

Your child s MAP result s are reported in RIT (Rasch Unit ) scores. This is a diff erent type of score than a typi-cal test that provides a percentage correct. Parents will receive a report that shows their RIT score, the nor-mative RIT scores for t he grade level at ISM, and the normat ive scores for students in the Unit ed States wit h-in the same grade level. These reports will be available in early May.

What does ISM do with the information that MAP provides?

Teachers use the data from MAP test ing to inform learning and teaching. It assists in determining which skill srequire enhancing, which skil ls students have already developed, and which skill s need to be int roduced.

MAP tests also provide our school wit h a reference point for t he ongoing development of the school-widecurriculum. This data allows us to look for trends within certain areas of our curriculum.

How do I prepare my child for MAP testing?

Factors such as sleep and how a child is feeling can all aff ect result s of a standardized test . Your class teach-er will let you know which three days in the coming weeks your child will sit the tests. Please talk to yourchild to help avoid him/ her feeling anxious about MAP test ing.

Lastly

It is important t o remember that MAP result s provide one piece of assessment data in the process of acquir-ing information and making judgments about student progress toward intended learning. At ISM, we believesound assessment i nvolves creating a mult it ude of ways to measure and communicate student l earning overt ime a photo album versus a single snapshot.

For more informat ion on MAP test ing, please consult the NWEA (North West Evaluat ion Associat ion) websit e at

www.nwea.org. In addition, parents can access the MAP Parent Toolki t athtt p:/ / www.nwea.org/ support /art icle/ 930/ parent -toolkit, or please do not hesit ate t o speak to Mr. Campbell or Mr. Rourke.

Sincerely,

Adam Campbell Michael RourkeElement ary School Principal Element ary School Assistant Principal


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From the PE Departmentrom the PE DepartmentThank you to the many parent s who j oined us on the ES Sport s Day last Friday. Your presence and your wi l l-ingness to either participate or assist was greatly appreciated. Thank you to all the parents who helped outat the many stations. Thank you to our official parent photographers on the day who worked closely with ourIT Coordinator Steve McCallum to make the f inal closing ceremony photo presentations which you can viewon the PE blogs. If parents have photos they would l ike t o share wit h the classes then please contact your

classroom teacher.

Also thank you to our wonderful PTA who provided extra water bottles and found us 40 coconuts for the

swimming pool event!

Sports day is a celebration of an act ive l if estyle. A whole day devoted to physical acti vit y as opposed to on-screen act ivit y! Sports Day reminds us that physical act ivi ty provides opportunit ies for social int eract ion,challenge and enjoyment. The importance of sportsmanship wi ll continue in all act ivi t ies we do in physicaleducat ion. Sportsmanship allows us to play competi t ively and st il l enj oy being active whether we win or

lose. Sports Day reminds us as parents just how much fun i t can be to be act ive.

It is recommended that kids get at least 60 minutes of physical act ivit y each day, wit h most of i t being mod-

erate intensity aerobic physical activity.

The National Associat ion for Sport and Physical Educat ion (NASPE) even offers physical act ivit y recommenda-tions for toddlers and preschoolers. Toddlers should get at least 30 minutes of structured physical activityand at l east 60 minutes of unst ructured physical act ivi ty each day. Preschoolers need a lit t le more exercise-- at least 60 minutes of st ructured physical act ivi ty and at l east 60 minutes of unst ructured physical activi ty

each day. I hope you all f ind t ime each week to be act ive with your child.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

ES Physical Education TeamProgram LeaderES Physical Educat ionVisit the ES PE Blogs

Cli ck here for addresses for kids sports in Manila.

WeneedyourNEWSPAPERS!

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Manythanks

Nadia HartleyESArtProgramLeader

From the Art Departmentrom the Art Department From the Music Departmentrom the Music DepartmentYou are cordially invited to attend

Grades 2,3,4 Music Concerts:

MUSICAL ROOTSInternational Day, March 29

In the FAT

Grade 2 8:30-9:30am (following the flag

ceremony)

Grade 3 11-12pm

Grade 4 1-2pm


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Congratulations to our varsity boys softball team who hadsuccess last weekend in the ASSL softball tournament. Theboys have played well the past three Sundays in this eventand qualified for the finals which were held at the ISM field

last Sunday. Despite losing the first match of the day theboys regrouped, won the 2ndmatch to get into the final andthen defeated the team who they lost to in the first match ofthe morning to take out the championship trophy. Congratu-lations to all players and coaches on an excellent finish to theASSL season. Below is the Varsity Boys Softball-ASSL tour-nament table of match results: 2012 season:

ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet: March 10th:ISM hosts our gymnastics meet next Saturday March 10th.We have over 200 gymnasts entered from a variety of localand overseas clubs arriving to compete in the Olympic appa-ratus of floor, vault, uneven bars and beam, along with boysevents under the Mens Artistic Gymnastics program. Thisday is the biggest event of the year for our ISM gymnastsand is always well supported with a big crowd filling thebleachers to watch the competition. Our gymnastics parentsbooster club are heavily involved with organizing many as-pects of the meet and I would like to express my thanks to

the gymnasts parents for all the support they will provide tomake this annual meet a big success. Please come alongand check out the gymnastics action. Opening parade andwelcome for Level 1 gymnasts starts at 8am and is followedby Level 2/3 competition and in the afternoon the more ad-vanced Level 4/5 competition is held. Awarding ceremoniestake place immediately after each level section is completedin the Little Theatre.

3rd Season: Season practices schedules for (Track andField, Badminton, Softball for MS and HS students andMixed Touch for MS students only) are now posted tothe blog and are on school notice boards.

ATAC Events coming up:Mar 2JV/Varsity girls softball v Brent at ISMMar 3Track meet at ISMMar 7MS Academic Bowl at ISMMar 8HS Academic Bowl at BrentMar 10JV girls softball at Brent

ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet MS GymMar 17ISM Pre IASAS Track meet (HS only)JV/Varsity girls softball at ISM

Mar 23Twilight Track meetVarsity girls softball v Brent at ISMMar 30- April 9 Spring breakApril 11Teams depart for IASAS 3rdSeason ChampionshipsTrack at Taipei

Softball at SingaporeBadminton at Kuala LumpurMay 12ISM Gymnastics Dual Meet (this replaces the can-celled SACAC Singapore meet)May 18-20Mixed Touch Tournament @ Jakarta InternationalSchool

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule in-formation)Information about all mid week/weekend fixturesfor ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blog. Please notethe game schedule does change often due to involvementwith many local schools so please check the page regularly

to find out the latest information of where and when the Bear-cats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcatlogo to be directed to thehttp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/You will need your power school user name andpassword to access the game schedule pdf.

BEARCAT DEN:Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am 1:00pm and2:30pm 4:00pm. Tues and Thurs afternoons from 2:30-4pm.If you are interested in joining our group of volunteers inthe Bearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteers co-ordinator Radhika [email protected] orpop in to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and talk with oneof our volunteers they will be very happy to make youwelcome.Mark PekinDirector of Athletics/ActivitiesE-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.ismanila.org/ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/

From the Athletics Officerom the Athletics Office

ISM Field Fort Bonifacio 19-FebRosario Field, PasigCity

26-FebISM Field Fort Boni-facio

DLSU 4 vs ADMU 17 830am ISM 3 vs DLSU 13830am DLSU 1 vs UPD 5 Game 1

ADMU 2 vs ISM 4 945am DLSU 2 vs UPLB 4 945am UPD 10 vs ADMU 0 Game 2

UPD 10 vs DLSU 9 1100am UPD 3 vs ISM 151100am UPLB 16 vs ISM 1Game 3

ISM 9 vs UPLB 8 1215pm UPLB 9 vs ADMU 0 1215pm UPD 2 vs ISM 5 Game 4

UPLB 11 vs UPD 0 130pm ADMU 4 vs UPD 2 130pm ISM 11 vs UPLB 5Finals


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From the Superintendents Officerom the Superintendents Office


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From the Admissions & Advancement Officerom the Admissions & Advancement Office Dear Parents,

The Admissions Office is sending out a friendly reminder regarding our Withdrawal Procedure.

If your family will be leaving before or at the end of SY11-12, we would appreciate that you submit the official WithdrawalNotification Form in order to initiate the withdrawal process. Please note, this does not pertain to Grade 12 students whowill graduate in May.

Please submit the completed Withdrawal Notification Form as early as possible.

All forms are available here: www.ismanila.org > Admission > Re-enrollment and Withdrawal

WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM (required by ES/HS/MS students) Please submit this to the Admissions Of-ficeMIDDLE SCHOOL CLEARANCE FORM Once completed please submit this to the Cashiers OfficeHIGH 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 thisdate 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 ofthe 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 freeto contact us at [email protected] for any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Stephanie H. HagedornDirector of Admissions & AdvancementInternational School Manilawww.ismanila.org


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From the PTArom the PTA


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