M I D D L E S C H O O L

Volume 2, Issue # 02
August 17 to 21, 2009
Student Bulletin
WEEK AT A GLANCE
August 17 to 21, 2009
Monday, August 17 Regular Schedule
Tuesday, August 18 Regular Schedule
Wednesday, August 19 Student Late Start
MS Grade Level Assembly, 11:40 A.M.
Gr. 5 - FAT, Gr. 6 - LT, Gr. 7 - AMR, Gr. 8 - MS Gym

Thursday, August 20 Regular Schedule

Friday, August 21 School Holiday (Ninoy Aquino Day)

Dear Students:

Remember to use your Student Planner to get yourself organized for each day. Think ahead to prepare the materials you will
need for classes and after-school activities. This should allow you to travel between classes without your heavy book bag. A
little thought in advance will go a long way to ensure enjoyable days.

Tutorials will start this week on Tuesday, August 18. You are all encouraged to use this valuable time to see your teachers for
extra practice and guidance. Even if you are doing well in all your classes you can still attend!

After-School Activities continue this week. Be responsible and communicate with your coaches about practice and game
schedules. Your questions can also be answered by Mr. Allen in the P.E. Department.

Student Council campaigning begins this week. Pay close attention to the candidates’ upcoming speeches and
message. The students you elect will have many responsibilities so be sure to vote for those you feel will be the most
successful.

Ms. Fredericks and Ms. Sayson

Upcoming Events PowerSchool

in the Middle School Grade Update
Aug. 20 - Grade Update
August 17-26 Student Council Representatives’ Campaign
Sept. 04 - MS Progress Reports
17 Grade 5 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT)
18 Grade 6 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) NEW STUDENT LUNCHEON
19 Grade 7 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Grade 5
- Aug. 18, (12:40 P.M., Rm. 1057)
20 Grade 8 Assembly (2:30 P.M., LT) Grade 6
- Aug. 19 (11:00 A.M., Rm. 1057)
27-28 Student Council Representative Voting
Grade 7
September 04 New Student Social Activity - Aug. 20 (12:40 P.M., Rm. 1057)
Grade 8
08 MS Open House - Aug. 25 (12:40 P.M., Rm. 1057)
 FROM THE ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES OFFICE
Please check notice boards carefully for tryouts schedule
information. Tryouts for MS students begin this week for Vol-
leyball, Soccer and Cross Country teams. Look at the sched-
ule carefully for the time and venue for your tryouts.
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Welcome back to another exciting year of sports and activi-
ties at ISM. We have been fortunate to have a number of pro-
jects completed over the summer months that will improve
our already outstanding sports facilities.
New projects completed were:
• Redevelopment of the ES Gym and MS Gym Climbing
walls
• Dividing curtain in the Covered Court
• Outdoor storage shed at the pool
• Improved ventilation and exhaust fans in pool locker
rooms
• PA system and floodlights for the pool
• Floodlights and new fencing for the MS field
• PA system for HS field and MS/HS Gyms
• School records boards for track and swimming
All these projects along with our new gymnastics floor in-
stalled last February will ensure our sporting facilities con-
tinue to be the best in Manila.
We have a number of new faculty who will be coaching this
year and I would like to welcome our new coaches and in-
deed all our coaches involved in the ATAC program for 09-
10. It is sure to be a great year for the ISM Bearcats.
New coaches for 09-10:
Jenna Child –Volleyball
Jason Juteau –Soccer and Basketball
Steve Ayling –Soccer
Kristy Semkin –Soccer
Pam Makunja –Volleyball
Carey Nourse –Basketball
Laura Gerken –Swimming
Mattie O’Farrell – MS and HS Rugby
Mike Quinlan – MS Rugby
Martin Richardson – Rugby
FROM THE AFTER SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES OFFICE
The MS Activities Booklet and Registration form are now
available in the ISM website. Please follow this link to
download these files: http://www.ismanila.org/portal/alias__/
lang__en/tabID__743/DesktopDefault.aspx
For any inquiries, you may call the AFAC office at 840-84-85
or you may e-mail Dave Allen, MS Activities Coordinator at
allend@ismanila.org.
Shellie Banks – Track and Field
Boston Coppedge- Softball
Curt Nicholls – Softball
Andrew Gelman – MS Softball
Tom Nazereno – IASAS Band
Sonali Hutchinson – IASAS Original Oratory
IASAS DATES:
First Season IASAS is Oct 14-18 2009: Volleyball/Cross
Country @ Taipei and Soccer @ ISM
ISM will host the soccer tournament this year and we are
really looking forward to our school community getting behind
this event. 160 housing placements are required for the visit-
ing athletes. If you can house a pair of athletes please con-
tact the ATAC office. Housing forms will be coming home with
all HS 1st season athletes as it is a requirement for participa-
tion in the ATAC program for athletes to house when we host
an IASAS event.
The other BIG IASAS event we are hosting this year is the
IASAS Art/Music Festival in early March. This is an out-
standing event full of wonderful student artwork along with
incredible music from IASAS school participants. More infor-
mation about how the school community can assist with this
event will be forthcoming.
Please see in this bulletin the practice schedule for ATAC
Seasonal sports and All Year round sports for season one.
As always please check ATAC notice board, general school
notice boards, ATAC website and school bulletins/circulars
for important and ongoing ATAC announcements.
Game schedules for teams can be accessed by logging on to
the school website and following this path At
ISM>ATAC>Game Schedule. This schedule is updated fre-
quently with new fixtures added and changes to games times
updated. It is the best way to keep track of weekend and mid-
week games against other schools.
Go Bearcats!
Mark Pekin
ATAC Director
Sailfish Swim Club News
Sailfish Swim Club is an all year round swimming club for
Grades 1 to 12.
We accept new swimmers at any time of the year;
please contact Coach Andy Astfalck astfal-
cka@ismanila.org to arrange an assessment. The assess-
ment involves the swimmer demonstrating his/her Freestyle, Back-
stroke, and Breaststroke. Swimmers are placed into a squad based
on their school/grade level and skill level.
Sailfish Parent Information Session
For new and existing Sailfish Parents, Wednesday, August 19, 3:00
to 4:00 P.M., Room 1057.
Sailfish Website and Calendar
Stay up to date on Sailfish news and events.
Visit our website www.ismanila.org/atac/sailfish.htm