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WEEKLY PUBLICATION FOR PARENTS
This week has been action-packed with three days of Parent Dear Parents,
Teacher Conferences and our Filipiniana celebration.
Further to the e mail I sent, it has become clear that
We trust that your one-on-one conferences with your childs there will be a public holiday across Manila for
teachers were informative and helped provide a summary of the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the ASEAN
your childs learning since the start of the academic year. Wed Meeting, and that classes in schools and universities are
like to thank all parents for taking the time out of their busy cancelled on Thursday and Friday.
schedules to attend this event and for your unwavering support
for your childs education. I am still hoping to keep ISM open for some if not all of
these days, and will be in touch again once the situa-
Our annual Filipiniana celebration was a memorable event and tion becomes clearer.
we particularly enjoyed coming together as a community to hon-
or our host culture of the Philippines. Living and working in this Sincerely,
warm and friendly island nation is a pleasure and we are most David Toze
appreciative of the kindness and warmth that Filipino culture Superintendent
brings to our school community. Todays Filipiniana celebration
is the culminating event of our October Advisory fo-
cus. Throughout the month of October MS students have been
focusing on Filipiniana and have been exploring the concepts of
connection, community, culture, and traditions.
NICE TO KNOW:
RoboRumble!
Last Friday and Saturday, a group of MS and HS students partici-
pated in the RoboRumble. This annual event took place in the
Little Theater and saw student-created robots going head to
head in diverse team challenges.
As you can see from the look on our MS students faces - they
had a brilliant time at this awesome event and walked away
with the following awards:
Tournament Championship
Robot Skills
Excellence Award - best overall robot
MS Visiting Author
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TRANSPORTATION OFFICE MS ACTIVITIES
Dear Parents,
Please be aware that the school bus service provider T
Shuttle Services Inc. is contracted to provide busing for
students from home to school and back. This service is
not intended for the wider school community in the
interests of efficiency and commercial viability.
Recently, a significant number of parents have been
turning up at student pick up points expecting to ride
the bus to school. Although in the past some Bus At-
tendants have, on an informal basis, accommodated
such requests these have not been sanctioned by the
management of the transport provider or the school.
Due to the limited seating on many of our routes, safe-
guarding and supervision issues, and for the sake of
consistency the Bus Attendants have been reminded
that unauthorized adults, including parents, should not
be riding the school buses.
On a case-to-case basis after advance coordination with
the school, and in the interests of student welfare,
there maybe occasions when a parent will be permitted
to ride with student for a limited period of time. In
such circumstances the school will notify T Shuttle Ser-
vices Inc. that travel is approved and a charge will be
made for the seat taken.
Thank you,
Transportation Office
# 840-8540
ALUMNI NEWS
Service Learning
In the Middle School, students have various opportunities to en- Throughout the year, students also have an opportunity to partici-
gage in service learning projects that connect their passions, inter- pate in 15 to 20 Saturday Service events organized with ISM Service
ests, talents and concerns. The emphasis is on exposure and reflec- Partners ranging from animal shelters to focused educational pro-
tion, with opportunities to go deeper. There are three main layers jects to recycling. These trips are planned and promoted by Service
to service in the Middle School: Classroom Without Walls (CWW), Clubs that meet during lunch and after school. Middle School Satur-
Saturday Service, and service learning embedded within the curric- day Service is open to all ISM students and their parents
ulum.
Various examples of service learning also occur through class con-
Service learning projects are a component of CWW, which occur tent connecting global issues with the Middle School curriculum.
twice a year at each grade level. CWW projects include partnerships Some examples include math classes that measure and report on
with schools for underprivileged and disabled children, interaction waste produced by the ISM community, drama classes that use the-
with indigenous communities, and environmental projects such as atre as a a medium for advocacy, and the Be the Change elective
tree planting, organic farming, and coral reef preservation. CWW course, which engages students research, planning, action, and re-
gives students the opportunity to explore a variety of issues, con- flection to address local and global concerns.
tribute to sustainable solutions, and reflect on their experiences.
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The Withdrawal Notification Form and complete Withdrawal Procedure can be down-
loaded from HERE and submitted to the Admissions Office.
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CLINIC
Deadline is today!
Made available to
the ISM Community!
Please mark the date: We offer the third shot of Dengvaxia (the only approved dengue fever vaccine) on Wednes-
day, November 8 from 7:00am 4:00pm in the clinic. The complete series of three sessions reduc-
es cases of Dengue fever symptoms by about 60%, and severe cases by about 90%.
Everybody 9 45 years of age at the beginning of the series can avail the vaccination, since it has been approved by
the Philippine FDA for this age range only, as of now. Excluded are pregnant and lactating women, and immune de-
ficient individuals. It has also to be made sure that an interval of 28 days is observed to conception, a dengue infec-
tion or any other vaccination. If you had been given Dengvaxia before dont forget to bring your vaccination rec-
ord!
Upcoming Events:*matches at ISM unless specified as *away Parents and students please take some time to peruse the
venue. Check ATAC game schedule at the parent portal for ATAC blog it has a wide variety of information and links to
all the midweek and weekend matches upcoming. Please our sports and activities program. If you have any questions
check on a regular basis as venues and time do change at regarding the competitive program of sports at ISM after
short notice. Players will always be informed by their coach- reading the information on the blog please send an email
es if times/venues change. to pekinm@ismanila.org and I will assist you as best I can.
Last night we hosted the S1 sports awards at Fine Arts Thea- Bearcat Den- drop by our fantastic spirit store. There is a a
tre with our new format for this year. From 5:30-6pm light range of new products and items to purchase including items
snacks/refreshments at the Fine arts Theatre Lobby area from our service partners.
were served and at 6pm the awards began in the Fine Arts
Theatre with MVP awardees recognised for JV&Varsity teams, Bearcat Den hours of operation- 7am-4pm Mon-Fri.
along with 4 year recipients and any special IASAS awards.
From 6:45 to 7:15pm teams went to break out areas for final Best Regards,
team talks/coaches speeches relevant to the teams season Mark Pekin
and highlights. Thanks to all the athletes/coaches and par- Director of Athletics & Activities
ents who came along to the S1 awards.
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