ES Parent Bulletin Vol#15 2012 Mar 29

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29 March 2012Volume 15

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

MAR

30 -9 April

School Holiday - No School

APR

11, 18,25

Student Late Start @8.30am

13, 27 ES Parent Bull et in

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

MAY

1 Nat ional Holiday - No School

11, 25 ES Parent Bull et in

12 K-12 Dance Recit al, Fine Arts Theatre

23 - 27 PTA Used Book Fair

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

International Day

Thank you to all our students and wider community

who helped make International Day a success in the

Elementary School. This is a day

for us to celebrate our diversity

and, equally, to celebrate our

commonalities. We would like to

acknowledge t he Student Council

members who spoke so well to

such a large group of people, and

to Miss Nadia and the student s who

led the Phil ippine national

anthem. Of course, we also thank our f lag unfurlers

for representing the 75 different nations in the

Elementary School populat ion.

One of the wonderful things about being a part of

International School Manila is the exposure our

students have to different cultures, different

languages, and different perspectives. We all know

that being internationally-minded entails much more

than sharing our flags or dressing in our respective

national costumes. We might define an internationall y-

minded person as someone who is able tocommunicate successfully in a range of different

contexts and cultures. Intercultural awareness and

understanding (without necessarily subscribing to) the

points of view of others are among the most important

skills and dispositions that we can develop in our

students. It is our aim that t he knowledge our

students gain from each other will engender empathy

and care for others - powerful forces for building a

sustainable future in a world of mutual respect. Our

students have the opportunity to develop a global

perspective, which is a very special gift. OnInternational Day, we share and appreciate our

differences, remind ourselves what makes us all the

same, and celebrate learning together.

This year, our Preschool, Kindergart en and Grade 1

concerts were held in December, with today being

devoted to the Grades 2, 3 and 4 concerts. Our

students sang in different languages and danced to a

variety of music from many different places and eras.

Thanks go out to Ms. Marnie, Ms. Linel l, Ms. Irene and

Ms. Nadia for their work in preparing the dynamic and

inspiring Music concerts.We sincerely hope that ES

parents had the opportunity to

visit the fantastic ES Art

exhibition in the Fine Arts

Theatre lobby. The exhibition

brings to life what creativity

looks and feels like. Our students

have responded to quest ions such

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From the School Clinicrom the School ClinicTIMETOSIGNUPFORTHE2012INFLUENZAVACCINATIONS

Vaccinaon Day April 18th Wednesday

Last day to sign up/pay April 13th

Price Php 550

Vaccine GSK Influenza vaccine

Influenzaorcommonlyknownasflutrangkasoiscausedbytheinfluenzavirus.The

influenza virus is easily transmied through things you touch or in the air we

breathe. Fluvaccineisrecommendedforeveryoneabove6monthsold. Gengthe

flushotshouldbedoneannuallybecausethecirculangstrainsofthefluviruschangeeachyear,hencethecompo-

sionofthevaccineisupdatedannually.Fortropicalcounesthefluispresentyearroundwithpeaksduringthe

monthsofJulySeptember.

EveryonewithavalidISMIDmayparcipateinthisvaccinaonsession.OrderformsareavailableattheCashiers

officeorbyemailing theClinic.Pleasecomplete the formandmakeyourpaymentto theCashier.Payment forthesevaccinaonsmustbemade to thecashierdepartmentbyno later thanFriday13thApril .Thevaccineswill

thenbeorderedandnofurtherregistraonswillbeaccepted.

Ifyouwould liketodiscussthevaccineorhaveanyquesonspleasecontactJowellCustodioorMoniqueReedat

theClinic.

Clinicdirectnumber: 8408580/81

Email: [email protected]

From the ES Administrationrom the ES Administrationas, what color i s a laugh? and why do art ists draw port rai ts? in ways that shine a l ight on Maya Angelou s

words, You can t use up creat ivit y. The more you use, t he more you have! We would li ke to acknowledge the

efforts of Ms. Hartley, Ms. England, Ms. Godfrey, Ms. Domingo and Mr. Gari in preparing the Art exhibition.

Holidays

It has been a long stretch of learning for all our students and they are very much ready for a break from school

and the opportunity to spend some relaxing time with fr iends and family. One of our school wide student goals

is to live a self -directed and balanced life. The next week is a time for everyone to have some balance in

their l ives and enjoy the relat ionship aspects of their li ves and what li es beyond the four walls of a classroom.

We wish you a restful holiday and safe travels if you are going beyond Manila.

Adam Campbell Michael RourkeElementary Principal Elementary Asst . Principal

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Thanks to all our MS/HS track team members whotook part in last Fridays twilight meet to conclude thelocal track season for this year. With Brent unable to

host their usual meets this year it has meant a re-duced number of meets however the effort and enthu-siasm for competition has certainly been on display atall the meets conducted at ISM this season.

Our softball and badminton teams also had their finalmatches last weekend in preparation for the IASASchampionships after the break. A reminder thatIASAS teams travel Wednesday April 11th and returnSunday April 15th. Information about the 3 tourna-ments can be found under helpful shortcuts on theblog main page. We wish all our IASAS athletes thevery best of luck at the final IASAS event of theschool year.

After the 3rd

season IASAS championships are oversome of the 1

stseason coaches will be running ses-

sions for our volleyball/soccer teams to get things go-ing for next school years teams and to take a look atthe new freshman group for 2012-13. Keep an eyeout on the ATAC blog (latest news-HS/Latest news-MS) for more information after the break.

Any current grade 8 student interested in soccer orvolleyball should come along to the sessions offered,it will be a great chance to meet the varsity coachesand get in some early practice.

MS AFAC AFL (Australian Football-starts WedApril 18th) Please note if you have signed up for AFLFootball it is open for Grade 5.6,7 students only andthe sessions will be held each Wednesday at the MSfield starting at 3:15pm Dates for the MS AFAC AFLare April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. The maxi-mum # of students is 24 please see Toni at the AFACoffice (ES admin area) if you have not yet signed up,spaces are filling up.

Please see in this bulletin information about the ISMSummer Sports Camps. This program is run each

year by Triz Gonzalez our ATAC Athletics Assistant.See the flyer for details/registration/payment infor-mation and contact Triz at the ATAC office if you haveany questions. For the swimming camps go straight tothe website link of Coach Andy where you will find allthe information/online registration and payment de-tails.

ATAC Events coming up:

Mar 30- April 9 Spring break

April 11

Teams depart for IASAS 3rd Season Championships

Track at Taipei

Softball at Singapore

Badminton at Kuala Lumpur

May 12 ISM Gymnastics Dual Meet (this replaces thecancelled SACAC Singapore meet)

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game scheduleinformation) Information about all mid week/weekendfixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATACblog. Please note the game schedule does changeoften due to involvement with many local schools soplease check the page regularly to find out the latestinformation of where and when the Bearcats teamsare playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcatlogo to be directed to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/You will need yourpower school user name and password to access thegame schedule pdf.

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 volunteers in theBearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteers coor-dinator Radhika [email protected] orpop in to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and talk withone of our volunteers they will be very happy to makeyou welcome. Anyone interested in joining the dennext school year starting in August names are beingtaken, please contact Radhika to submit your infor-mation and expression of interest.

Please note final day for den sales this school year isWednesday May 30th.Thursday May 31st the denvolunteers will be doing inventory and closing up the

den for summer hibernation. The den will not be openfor sales on the final day of school May 31st!

Mark PekinDirector of Athletics/Activities

E-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.ismanila.org/ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/

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