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
September 24, 2010 Andres Tel:840-8655 / 840-8660

ISM High School Parent Teacher Conferences 2010

Dear Parents / Guardians,

It is with great pleasure (and a smidgen of trepidation!) that we announce a change in the way that you will make your reservations for the
Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) in the High School for October 18th and 19th. This year, we are going to attempt an online
approach to conference reservations to see the teachers of your child. Please note that this change to the reservation process is for High
School only – the Middle School will continue to run their arena style conferences in the middle school gymnasium.
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The new system will go live on September 27 , at which time you will have access to the PTC Scheduler part of PowerSchool /
PowerParent – once logged in to PowerSchool you will see a new icon, named “PTC Scheduler” along the top menu bar at the right –
clicking this icon will send you directly to the PTC Scheduler. Pop-up-blockers will need to be turned off to allow access to the next page.

“View Reservation” Page

On this page you will be able to view your existing PTC reservations – this should be blank when you first visit as you haven’t made any
reservations yet.

“Add/Modify Reservation” Page

Choose a time using the drop-down menus to the right of the teacher and below the day that you would like your conference. Then click
the “Submit” button.

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“Confirm Reservation” Page
The last step of the reservation process is to CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATION. You MUST click the “Confirm” button before your
reservation request is accepted by our system.

Please wait while your reservation request is processed by our system

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Once accepted, you’ll be taken back to the “View Reservation” Page where you will be able to see the confirmed reservations in orange.

“Print Reservation”
Click the icon of the printer or click the “Print Reservation” link to pop-up a one page view of your reservations. This page will be
reorganized in order of date and time to make it easier for you to navigate your way around the two PTC afternoons. Please print this
page and bring it with you to the conferences.

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Many thanks for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you on the afternoons of October 18 and 19 and hope that your
Parent Teacher Conference runs smoothly (both on the day and during this initial reservation portion).

Sincerely,

William Brown Mike Dickinson

High School Principal High School Assistant Principal

HS Calendar:  MESSAGE OF THANKS:

Monday, September 27:   
Dear ISM Community Members,
MAP Testing 
IB2 TOK Presentations (Little Theater)  The International School of Islamabad (ISOI) sends its sincere
  gratitude for your assistance in helping to raise donations and
Tuesday, September 28:    awareness for the 14 million displaced families in Pakistan. The USD
MAP Testing  3000 in relief funds ISM donated has allowed ISOI and their students
IB2 TOK Presentations (Little Theater)  to offer relief goods and survival packages to those directly affected in
their greater community.
 
Wednesday, September 29:  Please visit www.isoi.edu.pk and look for the Community tab followed
Student Late Start  by ISOI Flood Relief Appeal for a complete update on the flood relief
MAP Testing  efforts..
IB2 TOK Presentations (Little Theater) 
We thank you for your continuous support and generosity to the IS
 
Manila Disaster Relief Fund which enables ISM to respond to
Thursday, September 30:  calamities quickly.
MAP Testing 
IB2 TOK Presentations (Little Theater)  Warm regards,
  Stephanie H. Hagedorn
Friday, October 1:  Director of Community Relations
International School Manila
MAP Testing 
 
Saturday, October 2:  PSAT REGISTRATION:
No Homework Weekend  Please consider registering for the PSAT that will be held at
ISM on Saturday October 16. This test is only offered once a
Saturday Service (GK) 
year! We STRONGLY recommend that all sophomores and
IASAS 1st Season Soccer (JIS)/ Volleyball and Cross 
juniors take this exam as a way to begin preparation for the
Country (ISB) 
SAT.
 
Upcoming Events:  Registering for the PSAT is simple—go to the cashier’s office
October 12:  HS Parent Coffee (Little Theater)  and pay USD 18. Be sure to pick up the PSAT review booklet
October 18‐19: Parent Teacher Conferences  along with your receipt. The registration deadline is Friday
October 22:  Filipiniana  October 8!
October  25 – November 2:  SCHOOL HOLIDAY 
  If you want more information about the PSAT, then come see
  your counselor and/or go to the blog post with the
  presentation from the September 8 assembly:
http://guidance.ism-online.org/2010/09/08/gr-10-assembly-
on-psatfamily-connection/

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FROM THE CLINIC:
TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2ND IN A SERIES OF COMBINATION HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATIONS OR HEPATITIS B VACCINATION 
 
Date                  Price (Php) 
October 13th, 2010   Hepatitis B  (Adult)         650 
      Hepatitis B  (Junior)         380 
      Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult)    2150 
      Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior) 1075 
(Prices are per individual vaccine in a course of either 2 or 3 vaccinations)       
       
If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please call in at the clinic to pick up 
a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this program.   
 
PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 
2010.  VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 
Clinic direct number:  840 8580 
Email:          clinic@ismanila.org 
 
Many thanks 
Debbie Duckworth 
ISM Clinic Administrator  
840 8581   duckworthd@ismanila.org
 
FROM THE TREASURY OFFICE:
Dear Parents and Company Sponsors:

This is to inform everyone that effective October 1, 2010, the Cashier’s office will be open Mondays to Fridays from 7:00A.M to
3:15P.M. only.

We urge you to utilize the 24 X 7 on-line banking facility the school maintains with BPI, Citibank and HSBC. These banks also accept
telegraphic transfers and over-the-counter transactions for your convenience.

Following are the relevant bank information:

BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES ISLANDS

Account Name : International School Manila
Account No. : US$ S/A 3074-0241-48
PhP S/A 3073-3730-25
Bank Address : Bel-Air Polaris Branch, Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code : BOPIPHMM

CITIBANK N.A.
Account Name : International School Manila
Account No. : US$ C/A 0756-342-029
PhP C/A 0756-342-002
Bank Address : Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Philippines
Swift Code : CITIPHMX

HONGKONG ANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORP.

Account Name : International School Manila
Account No. : US$ S/A 069-004984-130
PhP S/A 068-014950-040
Bank Address : Fort Bonifacio Branch, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Swift Code : HSBCPHMM

Sincerely yours,
JURIS A. LALLANA
Director of Finance and Administration

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 Theory of Knowledge Presentations 
  Shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you know a thing,
  to recognize that you know it; and when you don’t know a
  thing, to recognize that you do not know it.
  That is knowledge.
Confucius
 
On September 27th, 28th 29th and 30th the Little Theatre will be filled with Theory of Knowledge students completing their Internal 
Assessment presentations for the course.  Students will be presenting investigative reports on various topics from the realms of art, 
history, natural science, and the human sciences.   
 
TOK students must explore the nature of their selected topic and critically evaluate beliefs and knowledge claims involved. These 
findings must be communicated clearly in their presentations.  
 
We cordially invite parents to visit the Little Theatre and witness/discover what these students have accomplished thus far in the 
course.  Each student will be given a schedule and will present in one of the five sessions – either the morning or the afternoon slot 
on one of these dates.  Each student will be required to be in attendance in the Little Theatre for the full session for his/her ToK 
class so he/she may have an early arrival or late release depending on the schedule.  Please be aware that students cannot simply 
arrive at the time scheduled for their particular presentation. The schedule and the presentation topics will be posted on the ToK 
blog in the next few days.  http://tok.ism‐online.org/ 
 
We  encourage  parents  to  “drop  in”.    It  will  give  you  a  real  sense  of  what  the  Theory  of  Knowledge  course  is  all  about  and  the 
opportunity to see your children in action. 
 
Sincerely, 
TOK Teachers 
James Atkinson                            Wendy Gifford                                   Mike Relf 
David Birchenall                           Dylan Marshall                                  Neil Woods 
 
FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:
GAME SCHEDULE INFORMATION: http://ismanila.org/_Rainbow/Documents/1st_season_game_schedule03.pdf
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.

IASAS 1st Season Teams: ISM JAZZ Exchange:

Coaches are busy putting in final preparations with their teams
in readiness for the 1st season IASAS events. Teams depart
Oct 2nd for Jakarta (Football) and Bangkok (Volleyball/Cross
Country). Information packets will be coming home this week
for all players selected to the teams, parents please complete
all information and return it asap.
IASAS Send off lunch for season one IASAS travelling teams is
Sept 29th immediately following the HS Assembly. Thanks to
Liza Van Klaveren who is our parent coordinator for the send
off lunches.
The 1st Season Awards dinner is Thursday Oct 21st at the HS
Gym and celebrates the first season efforts of all HS teams for
Volleyball/Cross Country and Football.
Many thanks to our host families who
accommodated visiting musicians at last
weekend’s ISM jazz exchange. It was a great
event with over 50 students participating in a
full day of workshops and then an evening
performance at the Fiesta Room in the Dusit
Hotel last Saturday evening.
Many thanks to the following; Um, Borja, Park,
Jimenez, Tan, Kwee, Reyes, Sabon, Lee, Cho
and Sison host families. These events cannot
happen without your support.

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ATAC ES/MS SOCCER ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
RIFA (7 a side) SOCCER FESTIVALS:  BEARCAT DEN:
Teams involved:  Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:
  Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am – 1:00pm and 2:30pm
ES Midgets C2 (Coach Chris)      ES Midgets E1 (Coach Popoy)   – 4:00pm. Please note after the October Break the den will
ES Midgets G (Coach Besa)        ES Midgets E2 (Coach Mike)  be opening on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons as well
MS Midgets C1 (Coach Eric)      MS Girls 3 teams: (Coach’s Kleng, Chris, Rudy)  from 2:30-4pm. Thanks to all our great volunteers.
  If you would like to join the Bearcat Den team of
volunteers and contribute to school life with a fun group of
RIFA Festivals  
people please drop by the den to find out more or email
Remaining Dates/Venues ‐ Boys: 
Chantal Wanten fam.wanten@hotmail.com to have your
 Sat Sept 25th @ Xavier School (Greenhills) 12:00‐5pm  name put on the den roster.
 Sat Oct 9th @ Ateneo (Katipunan Ave) 7:30am – Noon 
Girls RIFA Remaining Festival Dates/Venues:  Dri-Fit Polo - ladies 300
 Sat Oct 9th @ Ateneo (Katipunan Ave) 12:30pm‐5pm  Dri-Fit Polo – men 300
  Jogging Pants - men's/green 450
MIDGETS B FESTIVAL DATES:  Shorts - Mesh - ISM 250
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Midgets B teams with Coach Rudy and Coach Jay will play on Oct 2  at   Shorts - Paw Print - black or green 200
Alabang Country Club from 8:30am – 4pm  Shorts - Spandex - black, ladies' 300
  Shorts - Spandex - black, mens' 350
RIFA BOYS FESTIVAL: This  SAT Sept 25th Parents please note change of time:  Tarpaulin Envelope Bag 150
Teams Involved:   Tarpaulin Messenger Bag 600
Midgets C1 Coach Eric  Tarpaulin Shopping Tote Bag 300
Midgets C2 Coach Chris 
ES Midgets E1 Coach Popoy  OTHER MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE:
Midgets E2 Coach Mike  ISM HOODIES 1,100
ISM GYM BAGS:
Midgets G Coach Besa 
- NEW DESIGN, Large Size: 1,300
  - NEW DESIGN, Small Size: 1,100
DEAR PARENTS:  - OLD DESIGN, Large Size only (small size is sold out): 950
  NEW merchandise COMING SOON (clappers, pencil cases,
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME FOR THE NEXT RIFA BOYS   water bottles)
FESTIVAL ON SEPT 25TH AT XAVIER SCHOOL – GREENHILLS 
THE BOYS FESTIVAL IS NOW IN THE AFTERNOON. PLAYERS SHOULD  
ARRIVE AT 11:30AM FOR A 12 NOON START.  PERMISSION SLIPS WILL BE COMING HOME WITH PLAYERS. PLEASE RETURN SLIPS SO 
WE KNOW HOW MANY PLAYERS WILL NEED BUS TRANSPORTATION TO XAVIER SCHOOL SEPT 25th. 

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