International School Manila For ATTENDANCE concerns,

please contact the HS Office

(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)
Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653
or email HSOffice@ismanila.org

For GUIDANCE concerns, please

contact Gigi Azarcon and Jasmin
Andres Tel:840-8655 / 840-8660
December 3, 2010

Dear Parents,

This will be the last HS Friday Bulletin for this semester, as next week we will be returning from our HS
ICARE expeditions and the following week we will be on a well deserved holiday!

Next week Tuesday through Friday, from Banaue to Batangas is our annual ICARE experience. All parents
and students should have received clear communications about departure and return times, what to
pack, what to expect and how to gain the most benefit from this experience. Time and again this
experience is recounted by our alums as one of their greatest memories. One of the features they
comment on is the way ICARE is organized vertically to help with the socialization and mixing between
the grades 9-12. Neil Woods and his team have done a tremendous job organizing the transport,
accommodation, service learning activities and other adventures for the entire HS student body. In
addition teachers who have been busy with their teaching jobs have stepped in to make sure these trips
run smoothly and efficiently.

One of the greatest strengths of ISM is our commitment to service learning. This is not because we
believe we can solve all of this country’s issues in one week, but more because when we do engage in
these types of activities our ISM students gain so much in terms of our ISM core values of Integrity,
Service and Merit.

In the last week of school we will run a half day schedule on Wednesday December 15 and finish with the
release of all students at 12:00 noon.

Again I wish you all a fantastic holiday.

Kind regards,

William R. S. Brown
High School Principal

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HS Calendar: 
Monday, December 6:    SPECIAL SCHEDULES IN DECEMBER:
IB TOK Essays DUE 
  December 14 Tuesday
Tuesday, December 7:   
ICARE  Block F 7:30 - 8:40
 
Block G 8:45 - 9:55
Wednesday, December 8: 
Student Late Start  BREAK 9:55 - 10:10
ICARE  Block H 10:15 - 11:25
  Block A 11:30 - 12:40
Thursday, December 9:  LUNCH 12:40 - 1:15
ICARE  Block B 1:20 - 2:30
 
Friday, December 10: 
ICARE 
 
December 15 Wednesday (Early Release)
Saturday, December 11: 
ACT    7am – 1pm, Room 1057  Block C 8.30 - 9.05
  Block D 9.10 - 9.45
Monday, December 13:  Break 9.45 - 10.00
  Block E 10.00 - 10.35
Tuesday, December 14: 
Block F 10.40 - 11.15
 
Wednesday, December 15:   Assembly 11.20 - 11.50
EARLY RELEASE 12noon 
  
Reminders: 
December 16 – January 7: Christmas Break 
January 10:  Classes resume (Beginning of Second  
                       Semester) 
January 11:  New Parent Coffee 
January 24:  Report Card Distribution 
 

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FROM THE PTA OFFICE:

Giving Back This Holiday Season

The ISM PTA invites you to its
General Meeting and Charity Bazaar
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
7:30-9:30 am @ the Little Theatre
 All members of the ISM Community are welcome and encouraged to
support our service partners in efforts to give back to the local
community.

 The following charity organizations will be selling their products and

may have information on volunteer opportunities:

PCF, Invisible, Trasah Bolsas, Jeepney, Hands on Manila, EVACF,

Taguig Water Hyacinth, CRIBS , Women’s Prison, WWF and more!
Questions: pta@ismanila.org

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FROM THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE:
Dear Parents,

If you will be withdrawing your child(ren) before the start of the second semester or at some other time before the close of this school
year, please read the following information carefully.

Withdrawing from International School Manila

First of all, we are sorry that you will be withdrawing, or not re-enrolling, your child in International School Manila. We hope, however,
that their stay, whether for one semester or for many years, was enriching and rewarding academically, socially and emotionally.
In order to make the withdrawal process go as smoothly as possible, we would like to remind you of the following:

STEP 1: Please come by the Admission Office to fill out, sign and return a Withdrawal Notification Form. The form is also available on
the ISM website to download and print and it can also be faxed back to the Admission Office at 840-8489.

STEP 2: If the student will be withdrawing BEFORE the last day of this school year, parents or students need to pick up the following
forms from the Admission Office (or download and print the appropriate form):
 The Withdrawal Clearance Slip should be taken to the indicated teachers and offices for signatures.
1. High School Student Withdrawal Clearance Slip (Grades 9-12)
2. Middle School Student Withdrawal Clearance Slip (Grades 6-8)
 For elementary students, the elementary office will handle the withdrawal clearance form for them.
 To receive the child’s YEARBOOK, if withdrawing before the end of the school year, complete and return the correct form to the
child’s school office for follow-up.
1. Elementary School Yearbook: ALAALA
2. Middle School Yearbook: SALINLAHI
3. High School Yearbook: KAWAYAN
 Note that school transcripts and records will be available from the particular school office approximately 5-working days after
the child’s last day of attendance at ISM. Please coordinate directly with the particular school office if you require other
arrangements.

STEP 3: When completed, the Withdrawal Clearance Slip must be taken to the Accounting Office Cashier. Only after the Accounting
Office Cashier has received and signed the completed Withdrawal Clearance Slip will the child’s transcript or school records be released
from the Elementary, Middle or High School Office. Please note that one copy of the transcript is provided free of charge, additional
copies cost P100 each, payable at the Cashier’s Office before release. Please coordinate directly with the particular school office if
you require more than one copy of school records.

STEP 4: The refund of the Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD) will be available approximately 15-working days after the signed
Withdrawal Notification Form, by the parent, is given into the Admission Office. However, in any event, it cannot be released before
the child’s last day of attendance at ISM and the completed Withdrawal Clearance Slip is signed by the Cashier. The refund check can
be picked up from the Accounting Office Cashier only upon return of the original signed FUD certificate. Note that the refund of the
deposit shall only be made to the person or authorized company representative whose name appears as the certificate holder on the
certificate. Please call the Cashier if you have any question about this.

Please allow the withdrawal process to go smoothly by starting the process early. Thank you for your help and understanding.

If you need help searching for a school at your next location, please try one of the following websites:
 http://www.ecis.org/
 http://www.nais.org/index.cfm
 http://www.internationalschools.net/
 http://www.eteach.com/hosted/schoolList.asp?list=international
 or use a search engine and query ‘independent school search’ or ‘international school search’ or ‘private school search’ for
example

Again, we hope that your child has had a successful and enriching stay at International School Manila and we wish you and your family
the very best in the future. If you have any suggestions or comments about Admission, School Life, and/or Withdrawal, please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Gary W. Jerome Margie Endelman
Director of Admission Deputy Director of Admission
admission@ismanila.org admission@ismanila.org

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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:
ATAC ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
GAME SCHEDULE INFORMATION:
Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found by going to the GAME SCHEDULE tab on the ATAC
page of the ISM website. You can also access this information via the ES/MS/HS divisional web pages. Please note the game
schedule does change often due to involvement with many local schools so please check the page regularly to find out the
latest information of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Access to the game schedule page is also available via
the ATAC blog. Click on the Bearcat logo to be directed to the game schedule page.
http://atac.ism-online.org
 
ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES ‐ NOV/DEC: (for ALL match/schedule details check game schedule page as above) 
 MS/JV rugby v BSM at ISM Dec 3 from 3:30pm 
 Varsity/JV Rugby at Brent from 3pm Dec 4 
 Varsity/JV/MS Touch at ISM v Faith/Brent Dec 4 
 Varsity/JV Tennis at CSA Dec 4 
 MS Tennis at ISM Dec 4 
 Wall climbing Invitational Dec 11 
 PRFU Juniors MS/JV Rugby at ISM 8am‐Noon 
 Last Day of School for 2010 DEC 15th Noon dismissal 
 
ISM BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL: 
Last  weekend  ISM  hosted  3  local  schools  for  the  HS  boys  and  girls  basketball  invitational.  Our  ISM  boys  team,  despite  being 
decimated currently with injuries, put up a great effort v Don Bosco and Claret to lose both games by 2 points in the dying seconds. 
The boys showed great determination to battle hard against a superior team in La Salle Zobel on Saturday morning but they were 
simply too good and ran away with a victory. La Salle went on to defeat Claret in the final 90‐40 in a one sided affair. 
Our  Bearcat  girls  showed  some  great  form  and  solid  defense  to  win  their  first  two  games  and  then  narrowly  lost  their  Saturday 
morning game against UA & P. This 2‐1 record got them into the final for a rematch with University of Asia and Pacific and after 
going down by 14 points in the 2nd quarter the Bearcats fought their way back into the game. 
In the dying seconds and being a point down ISM was able to steal the ball and make a layup attempt but the ball would not drop 
and U A&P won a very exciting match. This was great IASAS preparation for our girls team to play 4 games over the Friday/Saturday 
and really help give them confidence for a great IASAS tournament in January. 
Well done to both our girls and boys teams last weekend and the coaches. 
 
IASAS BASKETBALL HOUSING: 
IASAS Basketball will be taking place at ISM Jan 27‐29, 2011 and housing placements are now being accepted. As of this week we 
have 30 students housed but we require 100 housing slots in total. 
All 1st season athletes who were housed this is your time to fulfill your responsibility and offer housing for Basketball. All varsity and 
JV basketball teams should also have returned housing forms by now as well. Please support the ATAC Department by getting these 
forms in ASAP. It would be great to have the housing completed before we go on Christmas break! Go Bearcats show your pride and 
support of the program and get behind our teams by hosting a pair of visiting players from our IASAS sister schools. Housing forms 
are available from ATAC office or on the ATAC Blog at  
http://atac.ism‐online.org/iasas‐basketball‐jan‐26‐31‐2011/ 
 

BEARCAT DEN:
Please note that the bearcat den will be closed during our PM shifts next week due to the HS ICARE program.
The week after that (final week of school prior to Christmas break) the den will be closed. The Den will re-open for business on
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011.
To all our valued customers thanks for your support this school year to date, we wish you the best for the Christmas break and see
you all in 2011.
Regards,
Bearcat Den Volunteers 

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 BARANGAY SANLORENZO
in cooperation with the
Mangyan Heritage Center
cordially invites you to

BAMBOO WHISPERS
Celebrating the culture of the indigenous peoples of Mindoro
FRIDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2010
9:00 am – 2nd floor
Barangay San Lorenzo Hall
65 Amorsolo Street
San Lorenzo Village, Makati City

FREE OF CHARGE
NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED

Lolita Delgado-Fansler, President of the Mangyan Heritage Center, will give a presentation on two National Cultural
Treasures inscribed in the Memory of the World Registers of UNESCO. Henceforth, discover a people who have been
carving poetry on bamboo in pre-Hispanic scripts.

Buy handmade Mangyan crafts, T-shirts depicting the rich Mangyan culture, books, and greeting cards and help send
Mangyans to college.
Visit: www.mangyan.org
Barangay san lorenzo lecture series
on philippine history, culture and arts

Person-in-charge: Kagawad MARLENE PO

For more information, please email marlenepo_bgysanlo@yahoo.com

or call Tess Rios at Barangay San Lorenzo 893-3811.

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