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Dear Parents,
Well, it’s been another busy week here in the High School! This week, our Seniors who are enrolled in
the full IB Diploma Program were able to breathe a sigh of relief as they submitted the final draft of their
Extended Essays – a 100% submission was recorded on Wednesday. The Extended Essay supervisors will
now be working hard, picking through the essays with a fine tooth comb in order to give as much
constructive advice as possible before the final copy is required in late January. Well done Seniors and
EE Supervisors.
A huge and well deserved Congratulations also goes out to the student participants of last Thursday’s Rex
Navarrete’s concert as part of the 90th anniversary celebrations. We were serenaded by the Show Choir,
we tapped and clapped along with the Jazz Band, then watched Dance Co. dance the dance of the
century (well almost the century – 90 years of it anyway!). Well done to all our girls and boys and to John
Mulhall, Tom Nazareno and Yek Barlongay for bringing out the best in our student performers. Oh, and
Rex was also quite good!
This weekend, our IASAS participants again head away from Manila to take part in the Rugby (Jakarta),
Touch (Singapore), Tennis (here in Manila) and Golf (Bangkok) exchanges with the other IASAS member
schools - Good Luck to all our athletes. Play well, do your best and above all, enjoy yourselves.
Congratulations are also well deserved to our Varsity Boys Soccer team who managed to make it to the
final of the RIFA Soccer Championships. They performed well in the tournament and managed to end the
competition as runners-up. Well done boys!
Looking forward, the Grade 9s and 10s will have their end of semester exams next Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday (November 24th – 26th). They’ll be sitting exams in Mathematics, Modern Languages, Sciences
and Social Studies. For more details, please see the schedule in this bulletin together with the student
examination guidelines.
Mike Dickinson
High School Assistant Principal
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HS Calendar: Upcoming Events:
Monday, November 22:
PTA New Book Fair (FAT Lobby) November 29: NO CLASSES ‐‐ Bonifacio Day
December 7 – 10: ICARE
Tuesday, November 23: December 15: EARLY RELEASE
PTA New Book Fair (FAT Lobby) December 16 – January 7: Christmas Break
January 10: Classes resume (Beginning of Second
Wednesday, November 24: Semester)
Student Late Start
PTA New Book Fair (FAT Lobby)
Grade 9 & 10 Exams
IB Theater Research Investigation DUE
Thursday, November 25:
PTA New Book Fair (FAT Lobby)
Grade 9 & 10 Exams
IB Geography IA DUE
Friday, November 26:
PTA New Book Fair (FAT Lobby)
Grade 9 & 10 Exams
IB2‐Bus & Mgmt IA DUE
Saturday, November 27:
Saturday Service
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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.
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 PTA OFFICE:
Celebrate your Thanksgiving season with
ISM-PTA’s NEW BOOK FAIR 2010
“FEAST WITH BOOKS THIS THANKSGIVING!”
November 22 – 26, 2010 (Fine Arts Theater Lobby)
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
THANKSGIVING TRUNK
For every P1000 purchase made, National Bookstore and the PTA will donate a Study Kit of supplies (with you named
as Donor), to the ISM Service Learning Program. A total of 600 Study Kits are allocated for this project.
Don’t miss this much-anticipated event, and find early stocking stuffers at the New Book Fair! We look forward to
seeing you there!
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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:
BEARCAT DEN:
Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:
Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am – 1:00pm and 2:30pm – 4:00pm. Tuesday and Thursday rom 2:30-4pm. Thanks to all our great
volunteers.
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)
Nov 18‐21 weekend:
IASAS Golf exchange at Bangkok Nov 18‐21
Touch Championships at Singapore Nov 19‐21
Rugby exchange at Jakarta Nov 19‐21
Tennis exchange at ISM Nov 19‐20
Swim Meet at ISM Nov 20
GRADE 9/10 EXAM WEEK Nov 24‐26 (Note no practice for 9/10 graders (Tues 23rd, 24th and 25th) players resume practice
Friday Nov 26th!
Varsity Basketball Tournament at ISM Nov 26/27
MS Tennis Nov 27 at ISM
Rugby and Touch Dec 4
Wall climbing Invitational Dec 11
Last Day of School for 2010 DEC 15th Noon dismissal
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STUDENT EXAM GUIDELINES:
Tips
Make sure that you know from your teacher in advance what materials you will need for the exam
(calculator, pens, pencils, etc.).
Get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast and stay hydrated!
Bring a sweater as some exam venues may be cold.
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Grade 9 & 10 Exams - November 2010 Schedule
Date Morning Session(s) Time Venue Afternoon Session(s) Time Venue
Wednesday Enter Exam Hall – 8.35am Enter Exam Hall – 12.35pm
November 24 Start time – 8.45am Start time – 12.45pm
End time – 10.45am End time – 2.15pm
Science 1 Science 2
Int. Science 1 (186 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym Physics (57 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Int. Science 2 (43 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Biology (72 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Science 3
Chemistry (59 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
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