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Dear Parents
Last week you did not hear from me as instead we posted the information on how to make your online
bookings for the upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences. These will be held on Monday and Tuesday,
October 18 and 19. The new system has proven to be very efficient and as of yesterday we had received
conference requests from 339 parents with a total of 1,232 confirmed conferences. Thank you for your
assistance with this new system. Please see Mr. Mike Dickinson’s note in this bulletin about how to make
these conferences and how and when you will be able to book additional conferences from the initial
limit of four.
Last week we heard the roar of Bearcat Spirit around the corridors of the HS, as we witnessed the annual
ISSBA organized Battle of the Bearcats or BOB as it is more commonly called. I am sure you have already
heard much about this year’s action. According to the HS Student Planner the purpose of BOB is to
promote student involvement in activities and class spirit; and, of course, school spirit. I am very pleased
to report that this year’s BOB was an outstanding success, with many reports that this was in fact the best
ever! We were very proud of our seniors who gave the freshmen a standing ovation for their first up
involvement in BOB.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish our first season IASAS teams all the best for their respective
tournaments. A special thanks to all our first season coaches; their mission is to develop skills and
attitudes that make each and every student the best that they can possible be. Good luck Bearcats. Enjoy
IASAS!
This is a timely reminder as we plan for our second season of athletics, as well as a myriad of other
activities, that in schools like ISM there are many rich opportunities. I encourage all students to pursue
their personal interests and to get involved in co‐curricular activities. For those students who feel that
they have had extra work recently, I hope they will be able to enjoy this weekend, as our designated no
homework weekend.
Kind Regards
William R. S. Brown
High School Principal
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ISM High School Parent Teacher Conferences 2010
I’d like to start by giving you all, as a group, a grade “A” and a huge “well done!” for your
demonstrated understanding, participation and patience regarding the new on-line scheduling of
your child’s conference this October 18th and 19th. Thank you to those who have been extremely
helpful and polite with your feedback regarding the system – we will take your suggestions onboard
for v2.0 in 2011.
You will have noticed that the system only allows you to make up to 4 PTC reservations at this time.
You will be able to make more reservations in about one week’s time. On Monday October 11th, we
will allow a further 4 conferences to be made by all families (assuming that there are still vacant
slots available). We started with this staggered approach in an attempt to avoid an initial stampede,
where all conferences we being taken by only half of our families.
Just to clarify, the system has been programmed in-house by the IT department here at school and is
not a PowerSchool plug-in or add-on. This may explain the tone of apprehension in my initial email
to you all. So far, more than 1200 conferences have been scheduled by over 350 parents. Again,
well done!
If you have misplaced the instructions for making reservations, then they are available either by
clicking on the “PTC Scheduler” link when you log on to PowerSchool, or by downloading last week’s
HS Friday Bulletin from the ismanila.org website.
If you have made a reservation that for whatever reason you find yourself unable to honor, please
either let us know so that we can cancel the reservation for you, or simply cancel it yourself on-line.
This will make these conferences available to other ISM families and will go a long way in ensuring
that all families have the opportunity to speak with teachers on those two days.
We are relying on your continued cooperation and, as always, appreciate your support.
Regards,
Mike Dickinson
High School Assistant Principal
International School Manila
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HS Calendar: MESSAGE OF THANKS:
Monday, October 4:
MAP Testing Dear ISM Community Members,
IASAS 1st Season (Soccer@JIS,) (Volleyball & Cross
Country @ ISB) The International School of Islamabad (ISOI) sends its
sincere gratitude for your assistance in helping to raise
donations and awareness for the 14 million displaced
Tuesday, October 5:
families in Pakistan. The USD 3000 in relief funds ISM
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donated has allowed ISOI and their students to offer relief
IASAS 1st Season (Soccer@JIS,) (Volleyball & Cross goods and survival packages to those directly affected in
Country @ ISB) their greater community.
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Please visit www.isoi.edu.pk and look for the Community
Wednesday, October 6: tab followed by ISOI Flood Relief Appeal for a complete
Student Late Start update on the flood relief efforts..
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IASAS 1st Season (Soccer@JIS,) (Volleyball & Cross We thank you for your continuous support and generosity to
Country @ ISB) the IS Manila Disaster Relief Fund which enables ISM to
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Thursday, October 7: Warm regards,
Stephanie H. Hagedorn
Friday, October 8: Director of Community Relations
International School Manila
Saturday, October 9:
Saturday Service
SAT (ES Gym, Little Theater, AMR, 1057) 7:30am
Upcoming Events:
October 12: HS Parent Coffee (Little Theater)
October 16: PSAT 8am‐1pm (HS Gym)
October 18‐19: Parent Teacher Conferences
October 21: HS Sports Awards Dinner
October 22: Filipiniana
October 25 – November 2: SCHOOL HOLIDAY
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FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE:
PSAT REGISTRATION:
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FROM PTA OFFICE:
**TRAVEL EXPO**
For the ISM Community
Sponsored by the ISM PTA
ISM is excited to be hosting this year’s ISTA Middle School Theatre Festival! The International Schools Theatre
Association (ISTA) facilitates two MS festivals each year in Asia, which provide an amazing opportunity for
international students from around the world to engage in new theatrical experiences and to develop skills that will
deepen their passion for performance. As a school, ISM has been a proud supporter and participator of ISTA, and we
now have the opportunity to give the participants an experience they will never forget! We will be hosting the first ever
Musical Theatre ISTA festival, and we are very excited about welcoming other international students to the Philippines
and to our wonderful school.
The ISM ISTA Festival will take place November 19-21 (Friday to Sunday), and will involve as many as 100 students
from other countries, as well as our own ISM participants. As with any event, the whole ISM community has the
opportunity to get involved in this Middle School event. The most significant way for the ISM community to get
involved is to provide housing for the visiting students. If you are able to host some students, you may contact the
ATAC Office and/or the Fine Arts Office at badiangoj@ismanila.org and/or talense@ismanila.org . Most guests will
arrive on November 18th and will depart on either November 21st or 22nd. If you would like to help out with
organization or facilitation during the ISTA Festival, you may also contact Vicki Close in the Fine Arts Office
(closev@ismanila.org) for more details on how you can help.
We look forward to this fantastic event, and this excellent opportunity for ISM to “show Manila proud”!
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st BEARCAT DEN:
IASAS 1 Season Championships:
For everyone that wishes to keep in touch with how the
Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:
Bearcats teams are going at IASAS the best way is via the Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am – 1:00pm and 2:30pm
www.iasas.asia website. Game scores and live streaming of – 4:00pm. Please note after the October Break the den will
events will be available. be opening on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons as well
from 2:30-4pm.
To all our IASAS athletes/coaches we hope you have a great Thanks to all our great volunteers. If you would like to join
IASAS experience. the Bearcat Den team of volunteers and contribute to
The 1st Season Awards dinner is Thursday Oct 21st at the HS school life with a fun group of people please drop by the
Gym and celebrates the first season efforts of all HS teams den to find out more or email Chantal Wanten
fam.wanten@hotmail.com to have your name put on the
for Volleyball/Cross Country and Football. den roster.
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FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE:
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