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BULLETIN WEEKLY PUBLICATION FOR PARENTS
Issue # 15 Week of December 11 to 15 SY1718
Dear Parents,
Thursday, December 14th:
As the December vacation draws closer, many parents are MS ATAC and AFAC Activities
gearing up to put their holiday plans into action. Some par- Please be aware that this date marks the last day
ents will be looking forward to staying home and spending for all MS ATAC and After School Activities for
time with both their immediate and extended families, oth- this semester.
ers may have plans to travel back to their home country so
they can reconnect with family and friends who they have Friday,
December 15th:
missed dearly. An alternative vacation plan may be to travel Last Day of the Semester
to and explore an exotic location in order to gain deeper in- Early dismissal at 12:00.
sights into a different culture. Please note that there will be no ATAC or AFAC
activities on this date.
As parents prepare to put the finishing touches to their vaca- School buses will depart ISM at 12:15 p.m. and
tion plans, we thought it would be appropriate to share an this is the only bus service on this day - no late
interesting article by Adele Parks, where she espouses the bus!
Merits of Boredom. This article, invites parents not to over- Due to the fact that all faculty are dismissed at
schedule their child’s vacation time, in order to provide a 12:30 p.m. we respectfully request that all stu-
space for children to cultivate their creativity. We hope you dents are picked up from school in a timely man-
enjoy the article as well as the upcoming vacations! ner.
Please read on to find out what’s happening in the final 5
days of the semester:
THIS WEEK:
What’s
Inside?
Saturday, December 9th:
ES/MS/HS Dance Recital
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FAT
Operations & Security 3
Thursday, December 14th:
MS Sports Day Campus Card Corner 3
Time: 7:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Alumni News 3
Morning = Various
Afternoon = HS Field (after 12:10 p.m.)
Athletics & Activities 5
AMIS Honor Choir Festival 5
Admissions & Advancement 6
Is your child too sick for school? ISM Upcoming Events 7
SICK DAY GUIDELINES
CLICK HERE
NICE TO KNOW:
PCA Faculty and Staff Holiday Appreciation Lunch -
Thank you!
On behalf of the MS faculty and staff we’d like to extend our
heartfelt thanks to our Amazing PCA and wonderfully sup-
portive parent community for making last week’s Apprecia-
tion Lunch a truly tasty event! The food was delicious and
the set-up gave everyone the opportunity to sit and chat and
catch up with each other. Thank you so much!
Kind regards,
Rachel and Amanda
NEED TO KNOW:
MS Sports Day - Heads Up!
On Thursday, 14th December the Middle School students will
celebrate Sports Day. On this day, all MS students are off
schedule and will participate in an inclusive day for all, fo-
cused on active participation and sportsmanship. Students
will have the opportunity to showcase their growing skill de-
velopment while modeling high levels of collaboration and
sportsmanship.
PowerSchool:
Just in case you are new to ISM, please be aware that the MS
report cards are completed in PowerSchool and will be open
for parent access on Wednesday, January 24th. ES reports
go home in December but MS and HS reports are not issued
until late January.
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OPERATIONS & SECURITY CAMPUS CARD CORNER
Family Account vs. Individual Accounts
ALUMNI NEWS
2nd season practice sched 17-18 All HS seasonal teams practice from 3:05- 4:50pm.
MS seasonal teams practice 3:15-4:40pm.
For our year round teams practice schedules are posted on no- In order to clear the campus prior to 5pm all after school pro-
tice boards around the school and on the schedules page of the grams will conclude by 4:50pm or earlier. The last bus
ATAC (Athletics) blog and provided in the ink below. is 4:55pm this is due to the ever increasing traffic concerns in
our area.
All season sports sched 17-18.xls – 17-18 Parents and students please take some time to peruse the
ATAC blog it has a wide variety of information and links to our
Please take the time to navigate the ATAC blog as it is our one sports and activities program. If you have any questions re-
stop shop for all information related to the competitive ISM garding the competitive program of sports at ISM after reading
sports program. the information on the blog please send an email
to pekinm@ismanila.org and I will assist you as best I can.
Upcoming Events:*matches at ISM unless specified as *away
venue. Check ATAC game schedule at the parent portal for all Bearcat Den- drop by our fantastic spirit store. There is a a
the midweek and weekend matches upcoming. Please check on range of new products and items to purchase including items
a regular basis as venues and time do change at short notice. from our service partners.
Players will always be informed by their coaches if times/
venues change. Bearcat Den hours of operation- 7am-4pm Mon-Fri.
Dec 8 HS Basketball teams vs Faith at home
from 4:15pm- HS Gym VBoys vs Faith followed by Best Regards,
VGirls vs Faith. At MS gym JVGirls vs Faith fol- Mark Pekin
lowed by JVBoys vs Faith. Director of Athletics & Activities
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Dear Parents, pocket money for some snack food. A flight to Bangkok is around 350
-400USD for the times we want to travel, but it is too early to give an
The ISM Music Department is delighted to invite all grades 6, 7, & 8
exact price.
male and female singers to audition for the 2017-2018 Honor Choir
Festivals in Bangkok, Thailand! The festivals are hosted by the Associ-
Some additional important details:
ation for Music in International Schools (AMIS – pronounced like the
AMIS is a prestigious event. Once your son or daughter is select-
French word for ‘friends’ – “ah-mee”). This is a once-in-a-lifetime
ed to attend and signs the commitment form, he/she is com-
opportunity to participate with some of the best young voices
mitted to attend all rehearsals prior to the event. We will be
throughout Asia.
rehearsing on Wednesdays after school, starting in January, as
What is an Honor Choir Festival? well as 1-2 Saturday intensive rehearsals.
An Honor Choir Festival is a chance for like-minded students to come
together for three days of rigorous and fulfilling music-making. Stu- Accepted students will be required to spend time on their own
dents will attend from throughout Asia, and will rehearse, learn, and learning and perfecting their music. Practice tracks will be made
play with top-tiered talent and leadership. The culminating perfor- available.
mance or "Gala Concert" will take place on Saturday, April 7th, at An experience such as an honor choir festival can be life-
6:00pm in the International School Bangkok's Chevron Theater. changing, and we highly recommend that all members of choir
Who will attend? and other choral students try out for this opportunity! Although
Twelve students (6 boys and 6 girls) will be invited to attend the festi- only six girls and six boys will be chosen, the act of auditioning
val, based on auditions to be held in December (see details below), alone builds confidence and experience, and is an important part
consisting of a 1-minute solo of the student's choice, singing exercises of growth as a performer. Students may begin signing up for 10-
led by the teachers, and the singing of repertoire excerpts provided minute audition slots next week on Ms. Grev's classroom door
by the teachers. (1149) for one of the following time blocks or, for 7/8 students
currently in choir, during class:
Where will the festivals be held?
The festivals themselves will be held simultaneously at International Monday, December 4, 12:40-1:15
School Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand. The girls' choir will be under Wednesday, December 6, 11:00-11:40
the direction of Dinah Helgeson, and the boys' choir will be under the Thursday, December 7, 12:40-1:15
direction of Melissa Richardson. The students, Ms. Grev, and Ms. Friday, December 8, 12:40-1:15
Provencher will leave from ISM on Wednesday, April 4th, and return callback session on Wednesday, December 13th - 3:00-
on Sunday, April 8th. 4:00pm
Where will the students stay? Please feel free to email Ms. Grev (grevc@ismanila.org) or Ms. Pro-
The students will be housed with host families from International vencher (provenchera@ismanila.org) with any questions, comments,
School Bangkok. They will likely (though not definitely) be paired or or concerns you might have. We look forward to hearing many fan-
grouped with other students from our school, and will no doubt have tastic auditions, and appreciate your support of your daughter/son
a wonderful time with their host family! and the arts at ISM.
What is the cost? Best Regards,
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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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Disclaimer:
This is a PCA-led event and
not an official school activi-
ty. Participation is entirely
voluntary. PCA will not as-
sume responsibility for risks
and safety of minors, if left
unsupervised by parents or
guardians.
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