ES Parent Bulletin Vol#17 2016 May06

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06 May 2016Volume 17

ES PARENT BULLETIN

International School Manila

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

MAY

4,11,18,

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Wednesday Morning Meeting,

Student Late Start 8:30AM

6, 20 Parent Bulletin

9 National Elections: NO SCHOOL

11Parent Coffee, 8:30-9:30AM, LT

(moved from May 10)

14 K-8 Dance Recital, 3:00 PM, FAT

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Kinder Concert - 8:00-9:00 AM

Grade One Concert - 1:00-2:00 PM

Little Theater for both concerts

274th Quarter Assembly, 8:00-9:00 AM,

FAT

31 AFAC Recitals, 3:00-5:00 PM, AMR

From the ES ES ES AdministrationProcess versus ProductThis week saw a group of our Grade 4 students share the fruitof their labors since August, when they first joined the 20152016 Children’s Musical Theater (CMT) group. Fifty studenshowcased a musical performance to the entire ElementarSchool on Thursday morning and then again with their parenton Thursday evening. As we think back to the process they wenthrough, from initially going through team building exercises, tstarting to develop some discrete musical and theatrical skills

leading into the New Year, when they actually started to thinabout writing a script of their own, we can see a trajectory oskill development. This moved into a more concrete productiostage, when acting, music and technical teams were formed ana very real ‘product’ of a forty-five minute stage play emergedStudent ideas and creativity were honored and this fina‘product’ had taken on many twists and turns, based on studenideas, since its early inception in January.

The alternative could have been to take a script of the shelf iAugust and spend the next nine months practicing anpracticing it, until the final product was ready to be showcasedNo doubt, our students would have still enjoyed th

camaraderie of coming together and enjoyed putting on thshow, however the skills developed, and the seeds planted fofuture learning would have looked very different.

How Can I Best Support My Child at Home inMathematics?This is a question we will be turning our attention to nexWednesday morning when we hold our final parent coffee fothe year. For many of us, reading is an embedded part of oufamily rituals at night as we model reading habits and havinfun with literature with our children. Why do we not do thsame with Mathematics? Recent research is indicating that somstudents develop fixed mindsets about their ability i

Mathematics. Equally, many view it as a subject in isolation ansomething that is ‘done’, in terms of a set of finite procedurerather than seeing it in a broader context as a part of our daillives. Please join us for this interactive session, where you wileave with some resources and strategies to incorporatMathematics learning into your daily conversations with youchildren.

ES Parent Coffee - Wednesday 11th May - 8 30 am - 9 30 am Little Theater

Adam Campbell Michael Rourke

CMC

ANNOUNCEMENT

All division libraries (ES, MS, HS) will berenovated and upgraded during the June/Julybreak. To facilitate this, we will be closingthe CMC on May 27th at 4pm.

CMC materials will be due back from parentsand students on May 20th. Items not returnedby this date will be marked as lost and thevalue (plus delivery costs) will be charged tothe relevant ISM accounts.


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Campus Card Corner

What’s New?

The Elementary School Canteen joins the

implementation of the full debit system beginning

SY16-17.

How does it work?

• The students’ campus cards (ID with a smart chip)

will remain in the homeroom. If there are special

classes (Art, Music and P.E.) before the lunch

break, the campus cards should be worn beforethe student proceeds to the special class as they

will not return to their homeroom.

• During lunch, students can purchase food at the

ES Canteen using their campus cards. Sodexo and

The Yogi Chef (international vegetarian cuisine)

will provide a well-balanced and kid-friendly

menu in the ES Canteen.

• Upon leaving the canteen, ES students will leave

their campus cards in the designated box assigned

to their homeroom and the campus cards will be

distributed back to the homeroom so they will be

available the following day.

• If a student misplaces/losses the campus card,

the concessionaire can access the student’s name

without the card so the student will have access

to food that day. If the card is lost, it must be

replaced immediately through the Security Office.

How to use the campus card?

Parents must load the family or individual account

(online, at the kiosk or at the Cashier’s Office) to ensure

that the student can use the card to purchase food in

the ES Canteen.

With the debit system, parents are able to:

• Set spend limit per day and/or per student.

• Restrict card usage on (a) particular day/s.

• View card activity to view what student purchased

on a particular date and time.

• Set low balance notification to make sure the

family or individual account has enough fund

balance. In case the account does not have enough

balance, ES students will be allowed up to P500

credit only, parents must load cards immediately.

For more information about the campus card system,

please click here:http://www.ismanila.org/page.cfm?p=948

Reminder: ES Students are not permitted to purchase

food items in the MS/HS Canteen during their lunch

break.

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Starting SY2016-2017 ISM will implement a full debisystem in the MS/HS Canteen. The debit systemprovides customers with a cashless payment systemonce the customer's ID has been loaded with funds.

Parents and Students are encouraged to startusing the debit system if they aren't already doin

so.

Click here for details.

Whether you are on a family or individual account,you can still set a spend limit per day at theCafeteria, Copy & Print, and Bearcat Den

Here’s how:

Log in to your account→ Go to E-Account→ Set Spend Limit→ Click Save when done.

For more information, visit:http://campusonline.ismanila.org

For questions/concerns, email:[email protected]


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Tetanus (Lockjaw) VaccinationTetanus (Lockjaw) is caused by the Clostridium Bacterium. Their spores are resistant permanent forms which are

found worldwide in garden soil or dust.The disease causes painful tightening of the muscles, usually all over the body. It can lead to "locking" of the jaw so

the victim cannot open his mouth or swallow. Tetanus leads to death in 50% or more of all cases.

Everyone needs protection from tetanus. If you have not had a booster shot in 10 years or more, you should receive it

now.

It is clinic routine to prescribe a booster shot within 24 hours after the slightest scratch acquired outdoors, if a personis not protected. This can be quite disruptive if travelling. Smaller hospitals outside Metro Manila may not carry the

vaccine.

While all our young students are protected - since the vaccination is a school requirement - students aged 16 years

and older, teachers and parents may need a booster shot.

College freshmen are generally required to have an updated immunization record.

Pertussis (Whooping Cough) VaccinationEveryone, no matter what age needs one shot of pertussis (whooping cough) in their life. Pertussis in adults can cause

prolonged, severe coughing fits. The best way to prevent whooping cough is to get vaccinated.

Tdap, a pertussis booster shot, is recommended for unvaccinated adults instead of Td (tetanus and diphtheria)booster. You should get the Tdap vaccine (a combination of tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine) as soon as

possible if you have never received it, no matter when you got your last Td booster shot.

Pregnant women should get a dose of Tdap during every pregnancy, to protect the newborn from pertussis. Infants

are most at risk for severe, life-threatening complications from pertussis.

What are the risks from Tdap vaccine?

With any medicine, including vaccines, there is a chance of side effects. These are usually mild and go away on theirown. Serious reactions are also possible but are rare.

Sign up for the 2016 vaccinations:

Tetanus (Tdap) Vaccine ADACEL (Sanofi-Pasteur)Cost: 1,100.00 Php/vial

Vaccination Day – Wednesday, May 25

Last day to sign up/pay – Wednesday, May 18, 3:15

Everyone with a valid ISM ID, teachers and their children may participate in this vaccination session. Please completethe vaccination payment form (available soon at the Cashier office and the Clinic) and make your payment to the

Cashier (open Mo – Fr 7:00am – 3:15 pm). Payment must be made not later than Wednesday, May 18. The vaccineswill then be ordered and no further registrations can be accepted.

If you have any questions please contact Jowell Custodio or Dorothee Binsfeld at the clinic:

Clinic numbers: 840 85-81 (Dorothee) / -82 (Jowell) Email: [email protected]

Please note:

ADACEL and FLUQUADRI may be given simultaneously

Please refrain in case of egg protein allergy.

Vaccines will be solely administered at the clinic and cannot be handed out. All unused vaccines will be forfeited.


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TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2016 QUADRIVALENT FLU VACCINATION!

Vaccination Day –Wednesday, May 25

Last day to sign up/pay – Wednesday, May 18

Price Php - 750.00

Vaccine: Quadrivalant FLUQUADRI (Sanofi-Pasteur)

To be protected against influenza you should get vaccinated annually, since the circulating strains of thevirus change, hence the composition of the vaccine is always kept up to date. The Quadrivalent influenzavaccines provide broader protection as they include both co-circulating B lineages. Vaccination isespecially important for people at high risk for serious flu complications (persons 60 and above, with achronical health condition and women getting pregnant during the flu peak season) and their closecontacts. In tropical countries the flu is present year–round with peaks during the months of July untilSeptember.

Everyone with a valid ISM ID, teachers and their children may participate in this vaccination session.

Please complete the vaccination payment form (available soon at the Cashier office and the Clinic) andmake your payment to the Cashier. Payment must be made not later than Wednesday, May 18. Thevaccines will then be ordered and no further registrations can be accepted.

If you have any questions please contact Jowell Custodio or Dorothee Binsfeld at the clinic:

Clinic numbers: 840 8581 (Dorothee)/82 (Jowell) Clinic email: [email protected]

Please note:

• Influenza and Tetanus (Tdap) vaccines can be given simultaneously.

• The Flu shot will not give you a 100% protection even the strains included in the vaccine

• Influenza virus shots do not protect against common cold, sometimes also referred to as “flu”.• The minimum age for the vaccination in school is 3 years. Infants 6 month and older may be vaccinated by their

pediatrician.

• Children (9 years or younger) with no prior flu shot will need a second shot after 28 days.

• Pregnant women should get their shot from the second trimester onwards.

• The “Southern hemisphere vaccine”, which we use, covers all relevant strains of the Northern hemisphere aswell.

• Please refrain in case of egg protein allergy.

• Vaccines will be solely administered at the clinic and cannot be handed out. All unused vaccines will beforfeited.


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From the ATAC Office ATAC Office ATAC OfficeTomorrow Saturday May 7th ISM hosts our Goodwill Gymnastics

Meet. This is the highlight event for the year for our

gymnastics team. There are 235 gymnasts entered from Level

1 to Level 5 and it is a great day of gymnastics skills on

display. Gymnastics meet schedule is available from the ATAC

blog gymnastics page. Good luck to all our Bearcat gymnasts

who have been working hard to prepare for the competition.

All the action starts from 8am and runs to 5pm on Saturday.

Thanks to our coaches and to our parent volunteers led by Ms

Kendrick and Ms Roberts who have done so much to support

the running of this event.

Our MS Mixed Touch team are due to head off for their annual

trip to Jakarta for the season ending tournament next week.

Our MS mixed touch team travels to Jakarta from May 13-15.

Good luck to players and coaches.

ISM summer camps information/flyer is now posted to ATAC

blog. Summer camps are offered the first 3 weeks of the

summer vacation. Please note due to the large amount of

facility construction planned for this summer camps will only

be offered in the mornings and all sessions will end by 12 noon

or before. http://atac.ism-online.org/atac/atac-summer-

sports-camps/

S4 began last week from April 11 and the practice schedule is

now posted on notice boards and on ATAC blog schedules

page . S4 practices are open to all Gr 8-11 student athletes.

Current Gr 8's who will be freshmen next SY are encouraged to

come out as it is a great opportunity to meet the coaches and

other HS athletes while getting in some pre season practice in

readiness for next SY.

Season 4 ATAC HS seasonal sports sessions offered are-

Girls- Soccer/Volleyball/Basketball/Touch

Boys- Soccer/Volleyball/Basketball/Faculty/Student

Basketball

Please note due to the very hot weather ISM reserves the right

to cancel activities on short notice if the use of our outdoor

facilities is deemed too hot on any given day. Every effort will

be made where possible to schedule S4 practices on the

shaded MS field or in a covered facility.

Upcoming events:

May 7 ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet

May 13-15 Mixed Touch Tournament at Jakarta

June 1 Bearcats for Street Soccer to support service

partners

June 3 Last day of AFAC and ATAC training

Aug 4,5,8,9 S1 HS Tryouts (Volleyball/Soccer/Cross

Country)

Aug 8,9,10 S1 MS Tryouts (Volleyball/Soccer/Cross

Country)

Aug 8,9,10 Tryouts/Registration for ES Rifa League

Soccer Gr1-4.

Aug 8, 10, 12 Tryouts/Registration for ATAC All Year

teams (Sailfish swim squads, Gymnastics,

Wall Climbing, Table Tennis, Chess, Akido,

Judo, TaeKwonDo

For our Sailfish swim team program please check the Sailfish

blog for information. http://sailfish.ism-online.org/

Please note the practice times 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 at ATAC blog schedules page.

All HS seasonal teams practice from 3:05- 4:50pm each day.

MS seasonal teams practice 3:15-4:45pm. In order to clear

the campus prior to 5pm all after school programs will

conclude by 4:50pmor earlier. The last bus is 4:55pm this is

due to the ever increasing traffic concerns in our area.

Parents and students please take some time to peruse the

ATAC blog it has a wide variety of information and links to our

sports and activities program. If you have any questions

regarding the competitive program of sports at ISM after

reading the information on the blog please send an email

to [email protected] and I will endeavor to assist you as

best I can.

The ATAC game schedule pdf which is updated regularly by

Triz Gonzalez (ATAC Athletics Coordinator) gives the most up

to date information on where/when and who our Bearcat

teams will be playing throughout the school year. Access to

the game schedule is now via the ISM parent portal not via

power school as in the past. A navigation guide is available

here. ATAC Game Schedule Users Guide.

Access the parent portal via this link, log in with your user

name/password and then look for the ATAC Game Schedule

tab under the left side quick links. Don't forget to refresh the

pdf page each time it opens so you access the most current

schedule. Please note this schedule does change often and atshort notice due to involvement with many local schools and

organizations.

Check it regularly for the most up to date information. For

security purposes....access to the ATAC game schedule pdf

must be linked via the secure parent portal and details should

not be shared with non ISM community members.

Bearcat Den- drop by our fantastic spirit store. Bearcat Den

hours of operation- 7am-4pm Mon-Fri.


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ISM Aquathon II - Sat 14th May 2016

Presenting the second leg of two ISM Aquathons (Run - Swim - Run). For those new to this greatevent, we are raising money for our designated ChildHope charity and Sailfish activities. Thereis no training requirement for this event and all family, friends and teachers are welcome toparticipate!

As always we are timing this event, however, the main aim of the day will be to have fun and encourage all participants insomething a little different. It is a great way to get active and involved with your kids, siblings and students.

Please note if you are nervous about either running or swimming, team up with a runner or swimmer and join the relay category inRace 4.

Open to all ISM Student/Faculty/Staff/Parent Community along with BSM , MJS, AIS, Brent & Kings.

RACE 4 – 9:45am Start Relay – 2 or 3 people and Individual Run 1km - Swim 800m (32 Lengths) - Run 2.2km

Awards Ceremony – 11:00am

Entry Fee - 300 pesos per race on race day check in.

VIEW FULL COURSE DETAILS HERE CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE ENTRY FORM

RACE 1 - 8:00am Start 13/14 yrs 15-18yrs Adult Run 1km - Swim 400m (16 lengths) - Run 1.9km

RACE 2 - 8:30am Start

9/10yrs and 11/12yrs Run 600m - Swim 300m (12 lengths) - Run 1.6km

RACE 3 – 9:15am Start Under 8yrs Run 600m - Swim 200m (8 Lengths) - Run 1km


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Beginning May 6, you can place your orders bye-mailing [email protected]

or by visiting the PCA table outside the cafeteria from May 10 to 12 starting at 2:00PM.

Regular sales start on May 16.

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