MIDDLE SCHOOL

Friday Bulletin ISSUE # 08

Weekly Publication for Middle School Parents WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28 TO
OCTOBER 02, 2009

From the Middle School Office

Dear Parents:

This week was a busy one for our students and teachers as they engaged in various team building activities at
school, Island Cove, Villa Escudero and Caliraya. As your children return from the trips, please engage them in
conversation about how they spent their time and what they learned about themselves and others. We hope
they gained some valuable experiences and established some new friendships. As we continue with the school
year, rest assured that the experiences and memories will be kept alive and built upon through the Homebase
program.

We are in the final weeks of the Diaper Drive, and many of the middle school students have taken the challenge
to bring in diapers to support Chosen Children’s Village (CCV), which is a residential care facility for special
needs children. CCV is one of the organizations through which students can get involved in service learning,
and in the Middle School it is our chosen organization to sponsor. On Saturday, October 3 there will be a trip to
CCV to deliver the diapers that have been collected. Students are encouraged to participate and parents are
welcomed to join, too.

The MS Student Council has been busily preparing for the upcoming Middle School Parties. The first party on
Friday, October 2 will be for the Grade 5 and Grade 6 students. The second party on Friday, October 9 will be
for the Grade 7 and Grade 8 students. Both events will run from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Permission slips will be
distributed to students through Homebase. In order to attend, your child must submit a signed permission slip
and purchase a ticket. Please be advised that students are expected to attend the duration of the party. In the
event that a student must leave before the end of the party, it is requested that a parent notify the office in
writing or by phone in advance. When informing the office of the early pick-up, please tell us who will pick up
your child and the time so that the MS Office can inform security. Please understand that we request this
information to ensure the safety of the students in the rare event of them leaving an event early. We encourage
all students to attend their respective party and are looking forward to 100% participation. The parties will be a
great opportunity to spend time with friends!

Please be advised that the next MS Parent Coffee is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6 starting at 7:45 A.M.
We hope you can join us.

Sincerely,

Danielle Fredericks Clarissa Sayson

Middle School Principal Middle School Assistant Principal

Upcoming Events PowerSchool Grade Update

October 02 MS Party (Grade 5 & 6) Oct. 02 - Grade Update

03 Service Learning: GK 777
Oct. 09 - MS Progress Reports
06 MS Parent Coffee (7:45 A.M., Little Theater)
09 MS Party (Grade 7 & 8)
10 Service Learning: Chosen Children Village
19 to 20 Parent Teacher Conferences (1:00 P.M., MS Gym)
23 Filipiniana
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From the Guidance Office

Rethinking Parenting: How can rethinking our assumptions about parenting help us bridge the gap between what
we do and what we want?

Last year at this time, the PS-12 counseling department introduced Rethinking Parenting as a replacement for Systematic
Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) groups that happened in the past. Based on the overwhelmingly positive feedback,
counselors will be running a similar (not the same) course again this semester beginning Thursday, October 1, 2009, and
finishing on Thursday, December 10, 2009. The group will meet from 8:00-10:00 A.M. in Room 1057.

This 9-session course will begin with exploring your long-term objectives for your children. Through selected readings, dis-
cussions, and activities participants will consider whether what they are doing will help reach these goals. Themes in the
course include effective communication and relationship building. Additionally, this session will consider the topic of anxi-
ety—where it comes from, and how it is perpetuated in our interactions and expectations.

For course registration, please contact Myrna in the Elementary Office. Please note this is a 9 week course requiring regular
attendance and participation. It is not open for “drop-ins”.

Middle School Academic Bowl

Thank you to everyone who came and tried out for the Middle Shin Won Kim – Grade 7
School Academic Bowl Teams. We had an amazing re- Eric Manalac – Grade 8
sponse. Please try again next year if you didn’t make it. Erin O'Reilly – Grade 7
Shivani Phadke – Grade 8
The successful students are: Adilet Segizekov – Grade 8
Alexei John Acacio – Grade 8 Beatrice Saban – Grade 8
Alyzza Acacio – Grade 8 Daniel Toze – Grade 8
Nicholas Ching – Grade 8
Joseph Hadaway – Grade 7 For details about practice sessions the above students
Jacob Hobbins – Grade 8 should check their school email.
Prakhar Jain – Grade 8
Je Yun (Bryan) Kang – Grade 6 - Mrs. Valerie Birchenall and Mr. David Birchenall
Seong Yoon Kim – Grade 8

From the Athletics & Activities Office

We still require housing placements for IASAS Soccer Tour- • ISSA Soccer Festival MS Girls (Coach Chris’s team
nament. Please see letter attached in the Parent Bulletin for only) 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. @ ISM
details. Please help by housing a visiting IASAS Soccer
player.
Oct 15-17 - IASAS Soccer at ISM
GAME SCHEDULE Oct 14-18 - IASAS Volleyball @ Taipei
Sept. 25 - Varsity Boys Volleyball vs. Philippine Women’s Oct 15-18 - IASAS Cross Country @ Taipei
National Team (HS Gym, 3:30 P.M.)
Sept. 25-27th - Varsity Boys/Girls Soccer & Cross Country Please check GAME SCHEDULE on ISM public website
Team @ Soccer/Cross Country exchange in Bangkok ATAC page or ES/MS/HS page of the website for all up
Sept. 26th - HS RIFA Girls Semi Finals (JV girls will play if to date fixtures and game venues.
they win this Friday’s game)
Sept. 26th - Volleyball at ISM MS girls/boys/JV Boys/Varsity
girls

Saturday, Oct 3rd

• HS RIFA Girls Soccer Finals @ ISM
• ISSA Soccer Festival MS Boys Midgets B @ ISM, 8:00
A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
• ISSA Soccer Festival ES Midgets F team 8:00 A.M. -
12:00 P.M. @ Xavier
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From the Athletics & Activities Office

CONTACT INFORMATION CHANGES?

We’re on the web! Please inform the Middle School Office if you recently changed your contact information
www.ismanila.org (i.e. Home Address, Home/Office Telephone Numbers, Mobile Numbers and Email Ad-
dresses). You may contact us through 840-8550 or 840-8553
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IASAS Soccer Housing

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Basketball Camp
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