International School Manila

ES PARENT BULLETIN
Volume 3 13 September 2013

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

SEPT
18,25 13, 27 17 18 24 26
Wednesday Morning Student Late Start , 8.30AM Parent Bulletin Michelle Garcia Winner - Social Thinking Workshop MAP Parent Workshop for Grades 3 & 4 (Rm2123) Google Workshop with Steve McCallum PTA - Parents Meet and Greet (FAT Lobby)

MurdochssessiononInquirybasedlearning.Itwasa wonderfulturnoutandindica veofoursuppor ve communitywhoareeagertolearntogether.Forthosewho couldnota end,belowisthelinktoErmasMathema cs presenta on.HereistheURLh p://professionallearning.ism

online.org/category/workshops/communityeduca on/

Unfortunatelyduetocopyright,weareunabletoshare Kathssession;howeverwehavelinkedherPowerPoint slidesforyourviewing.HereistheURLh p://es.ism

online.org/2013/09/13/kathmurdochelementaryschool workshop/

23 - Oct 17 Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing

OCT
1, 9, 16, 23 Wednesday Morning Student Late Start , 8.30AM 14 15 16-17
National Holiday for Eid-Ul-Adha: No Classes Faculty In-Service: No Classes Early Release - 12nn Parent Teacher Conferences

Aspromised,belowisalsothelinktoatapingofourOpen HousePresenta onheldintheLi leTheatreonAugust28th. ThislinkfortheEarlyYearsPresenta on: h ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WBVuvDf3QM ThislinkfortheUpperYearsPresenta on: h ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WBVuvDf3QM ThePhasesofInquiry Anexcellentques onwhichdidariseatKathMurdochs sessiononinquirybasedlearningwasthis:istherea systema cwayinwhichwesupportstudentsasthey inves gateandinquireintocertainconcepts? Asaschool,weusethemodeladaptedbyKathMurdoch, whichisknownasthephasesofinquiry.Aslearners,we movethroughthesephasesoflearning,butbecauselearning ismessyandnotalwayslinear,weknowthatwecanmove backandforwards,dependingonourchanging understandings. Learningusuallystartsoutwithatuninginstage,wherewe areaccessingpriorknowledge,connec ngwithstudents mo va onsandinvi ngtheirini althoughts.Wethenmove tothendingoutphasewherethelearnerisstar ngtond outinforma onrelatedtothebigques onsbeingposed.A keyelementinthisphaseisemphasizingthemul ple opportuni esforresearchwhichexist,someofwhichlie outsidetheworldofGoogle!Thesecanbefromotherforms ofwri entext, interviewingapersonanddatacollec on,amongst others.Weempowerourstudentstothinkas researchers.

From the ES Administration

DearElementarySchoolParents, ProfessionalLearningatISM
Overthepastweekswehavehadthepleasureofhos ng twoleadingexpertsintheirrespec veelds.Theyhave spent meinourclassrooms,metwithteachersandalso hostedparentsessions.Thelearninghasbeenprofound andwearealreadyseeingthebenetsinourclassrooms, asourteachersnetunetheirpedagogyandplanning. Aspecialthankyoutoallthoseparentswhoa ended ErmaAndersonsworkshoponMathema csandKath

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Movinginalinearfashion(whichmaynotnecessarilyalwaysmaybethecase),learnersgotothesor ngout phase,wherethereisafocusonreviewingtheinforma ongathered.Thereisafocushereontarge nghigherlevel thinkingskillsasthelearnermakesmeaningoftheinforma on.Thegoingfurtherphase,involvesthenextending onesthinking,poten allyintonewareasoflearningwhichares llanchoredinthecoreconcept. Reec onandmetacogni onplayacrucialroleinthelearningprocess,wheretheemphasisisonthinkingabouthow youarelearningandhowyourunderstandinghasprogressedthroughouttheinquiry.Thenalphaseusuallyinvolves sharingnewlearningortakingac onwiththisnewlearning.Weknowthatrealevidenceofunderstandingisthe abilitytotransferthisintonewsitua onsorcontexts. Asmen oned,itiscri caltonotethatthesephasesprovideuswithasystema cframeworkthroughwhichour studentsinquireintoconcepts.Withoutthis,ourlearningcouldpoten allybeundirectedandgoaroundin circles.Pleasedooverthenextweeksandmonths,askyourchildrenwhattheyareinquiringintoandjustwhatnew understandingstheyareencountering. MoreProfessionalLearningatISM Justareminderaboutthefollowingtwoopportuni escomingup: Tuesday17thSeptemberSocialThinkingwithMichelleGarciaWinner 800am1000amLi leTheater Socialthinkingisourabilitytorelatetoothersusingourbodiesaswellasourminds.Itisapersonsabilitytointerpret theneedsandwantsofothersandtoprovideempathe cresponses.OnceagainwearefortunatetohaveMichelle visitISMtoworkwithourfacultyandcommunity.Michelleisaworldleaderinsocialthinkingresearchandpedagogy. Tuesday24thSeptemberGooglewithSteveMcCallum 730am830amTechnologyLab2123 Interna onalSchoolManilahasgoneGoogle.Star ngthisschoolyearallofourteachers,staandstudentsareusing GoogleAppsformail,documentsandpresenta ons.Thissessionwillgiveyouanoverviewofwhatthislookslikefor yourchild.
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Grades3&4MapTes ng MeasureofAcademicProgress(MAP)Tes ngwillbeheldfor allstudentsinGrades3&4fromSeptember23un lOctober 17.Ale erwillbesenthomenextweekdetailingspecic informa onregardingthis.Wewillalsobeconduc ngaMAP ParentsessionnextThursday(Sept.19)inourComputerLab (Rm.2123)forallparentsinGrades3&4.

From ES PE Team

ESPEclasseswillchangevenuesasofnextweek fromSept16thOctober11th. CoachChapmanESField(hatsandwaterbo lesand goodathle cshoesrequired) CoachBillSwimmingPool(seeseparateemailfrom classroomteachers) CoachPekinGymnas cslevel3

Adam Campbell
ElementaryPrincipal

Michael Rourke
ElementaryAssistant Principal

CoachvanGaalenESGymLevel1

Amanda Pekin
ES PE Program Leader

From After School Activities

EveryeortwasmadetomakesureallofourESstudentsre ceivedtheirrstchoiceofA erschoolac vi esbeforewecon sideredthesecondchoiceofeverystudentatES.Unfortunate ly,somestudentss lldidnotgettheirrstchoiceduetothe highdemandofcertainac vi es.Necessarystepsweredoneas follows: yourchildothelist.Ac vi esthatcanbetakenonceaweek areSportsac vi es,Mar alArtsac vi es,andArts&Cra s. Ac vi esthathavetobetakentwiceaweekareDanceand Musicac vi es,andotherac vi essuchasBambooShoots andLanguages. Onlineregistra on Weconsideredhavingregistra ononlinebutdecidednotto doitforthefollowingreasons: Someac vi esrequireparentalpermissionandpayment ofac vityfees. Wewanttobemoreexiblewiththeschedulingand makesurestudentsgettheirrstprioritybeforewecon sidereveryone'ssecondpriority.

Minecra
Ini ally,weonlyhadoneclassforMinecra whichcouldac commodate22students.With64studentsregisteredforit,we decidedtoaddanother,enabling22morestudentstotakead vantageofthisoering.Thedecisionhasthenbeenmadethat thisac vityisaonesemesteroeringandtoguaranteethe secondsemesterslotsfortheremaining20students.This meansthatwewillnotopenMinecra fornewsignupsinSe mester2.

Gymnas cs
120studentssignedupforGymnas csandwecanonlyaccom modate80students.Wethereforeopenedanewscheduleon Wednesdaystocatertheremainingstudentsonthewaitlist. ThesestudentsmaygetanextraclassonMonday/Fridayor Tuesday/Thursdayifavacancyarises. Sometwiceaweekac vi escanbetakenonceaweek.Itis importantthatyouletusknowaheadof meifyourchildcan onlya endonceaweeksowecangivetheslottoanotherstu dent.Ifyourchilddoesnota endtwoconsecu vedaysona specicday,thecoachwillcallyoutoverifybeforewetake 3

Shouldyourequirefurtherclarica on,pleasedonothesitate tocontactmeorscheduleamee ng:Blanken shipw@ismanila.org. Thankyouforyoursupportofourstudentsholis ceduca on atISM.

Bill Blankenship
ES PE Teacher After School Activity Coordinator http://blankenshipw.ism-online.org/

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PHOTO SHOOT SCHEDULE

September 16-20, 2013 ES Science Lab (Rm. 2126) All students will be photographed regardless of
purchase.

Each class will have a scheduled time for photo

shoot during the week.

Students must wear their school uniform (any

color ISM knit shirt with collar, NO PE UNIFORM please) during the photo shoot.

Photo Order Envelopes will be distributed to

students on September 13. Payments should be placed inside the order envelope to be brought by the student on the day of their scheduled photo shoot which will then be given directly to the photographers staff. NO PAYMENT WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE TEACHER OR THE ES OFFICE. Late orders/payments can be done directly with the photographers staff during the photo shoot week, 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM, in Rm. 2126 (ES Science Lab) or get in touch directly with the photographer after September 20. TINO LEY DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, INC. Tel 556-1114 Mobile 0922-8010215 / 0922-8010216 E-mail: tinoleydigitalphoto@gmail.com

Job Order Receipts will be issued to all who paid.

Please keep this as proof of payment.

Please use 1 envelope per student. School Photos will be delivered to students on
December 13, 2012. Parents are welcome to be with their child during their scheduled photo shoot or see the photographers staff in Rm.2126, 2:15-3:00 PM, during the photo shoot week to choose which of their childs photos they want prints made.

ES PHOTO SHOOT SY 2013-2014 16-20 SEPTEMBER 2013, ES SCIENCE LAB (RM. 2126)
Time 7:45 8:30 8:30 - 9:15 9:15 - 10:00 10:00 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:15 11:15 - 12:00 12:00 - 12:45 12:45 - 1:30 1:30 - 2:15 1 Montilla 1 Laing 2 Rea 1 Kidder 4 16 September Monday SETUP TIME PS Juteau 2 Riviello 1 Brooks 2 Winton 4 Dingrando 17 September Tuesday 4 Walshe K Chang 4 McElhinney K Ayling 4 Patterson 3 Phillips 18 September Wednesday LATE START 4 Waddington PS Dewey 3 Zulberti 2 Duprat Kinder Reinsmoen BREAK 2 Powers 1 Vidler 19 September Thursday 4 Markovich Kinder Plank 2 Remoroza 3 Quinlan Kinder Hafeez 2 O'Neel 3 Wislang 20 September Friday PS DeBaun PS Rasmussen 3 Yamanaka 1 Hamaguchi 4 Jimenez-Ocson 3 Costa-Garcia

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CHILDRENS MUSICAL THEATER

AreyouinGrade4?Doyouliketo:Sing?Dance?Act?Areyouinterestedincostume,propsorsetdesign?Would youliketohelpwithlightsandsound,assistantdirec ng,scriptwri ng,playinganinstrumentintheorchestraor backstagesupport?Ormaybeyouhaveanothercrea vetalentyouwouldliketoshare!Wouldyouliketotakepartin anamazingandcrea vejourneythatendsinaspectacularstageperformance?ThenChildrensMusicalTheateristhe ac vityforyou!!!Thisisyourchancetoexpressyourcrea vity,havefunandSHINE!!! Registra on/Signup: Mon.,Sept.23Fri.,Oct.4ESOcewithMs.MeiJusay Audi ons: Wed.,Oct.16 Wed.,Oct.23 Li leTheater Li leTheater 2:153:45 2:153:45

Rehearsals: AllnonholidayWednesdays Nov.6Jan.29 Mon.Thurs.,Feb.36 Performances: Fri.,Feb.7

FineArtsTheaterorLT Technical/DressRehearsalsinFAT

2:153:45 2:154:30

SchoolPerformance 1:00pm EveningPerformance 6:00pm Ifyouhaveanyques onspleasefeelfreetosendmeanemailathurstm@ismanila.org,orcomebymyroombeforeor a erschool.Wehopetoseemanyofyouinvolvedinthisveryspecialac vity!!!!!

Sincerely,

Ms. Marnie, Ms. Hartley and Mr. Petr

From the Art Department

TheESArtteamishavingaveryproduc vestartto theyear.Wewouldliketoaskforyoursupportin dona nganynewspapersormagazinesyouhaveat homeasthesearealwaysavaluableresourcetous. Also,ifyouhaveanyoldshirtsortshirtsthatyouno longerusewewouldreallyappreciatethemtouse asextrasmocksforpar cularlymessyprojects!
Thanks,

ES Art Team
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From the Professional Learning Dept

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From the Professional Learning Dept

From the Guidance Office

TheESandMScounselorswillfacilitateparent groupdiscussionsstar ngonSept.24thandcon nuethroughoutthesemester.Akeyfocusofthe groupwillbetohighlightanddiscussparentand childrelatedissues.Ifyouareinterestedplease contactMs.PerezintheESGuidanceOce.We lookforwardtoseeingyouthere.

Pizza Day!
Every Friday is Pizza Day for Elementary School (grades 1-4). The pizzas are being supplied by Piadina. Pizzette Quattro Formaggi Pizzette Margherita Coupons will be sold at the undercovered ES playground every Friday from 6:30 a.m. up to 7:30 a.m. These coupons are then redeemed by the students at the ES Cafeteria during their lunch break. - Php 60.00 - Php 50.00

From the PTA Office

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From the Admissions & Advancement Office

DearParents, Pleaseberemindedthatkeepingyourcontactinforma onupdatedisvitaltofacilita ngcommunica onwiththe school.Ifyouwouldliketoview/changeanyofthedetailsonyourcurrentrecord,simplyfollowthestepsbelow.

STEP1:GOTOwww.ismanila.org

UPDATING PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION

In order to best serve the ISM Parent Community, it is essential that information be quickly disseminated when necessary. For this reason, the accuracy of your contact details in our database is of the utmost importance. Please note that Parent Contact Information must be updated online by the parent. To make any changes or verification in contact information, please access one of your childrens data file via the ISM website (www.ismanila.org) and then under Login, click on Powerschool Public Access and enter your Username and Password. On the page that opens, click on the Demographic Update icon for changing or updating demographic information. 8

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From the ATAC Office

TherstRIFASoccerFes valforallESteams,MSCteams(9aside)andMSgirlsteams(7aside)willbeheldthistomorrowSaturday Sept14th.Alluptodateinforma onaboutourES/MSsoccerteamsandtheRIFAfes valsetccanalwaysbefoundhereh p:// atac.ismonline.org/atac/1stseason/essoccerrifaleaguefes vals/andhereforMSh p://atac.ismonline.org/atac/1stseason/ms soccerrifaleaguefes vals/ ParentspleasenotePermissionslipsareissuedtoallplayersviathecoachesattrainingpriortoeachfes valwithallfes valdetails forourESandMSteams. The1stseasonprac ceschedulewhichrunsfromAug19thtoOct11thispostedonno ceboardsaroundschool,andisalsoavaila bleontheATACblog.h p://atac.ismonline.org/schedules/hs/ TheISMXCountryteamsracedathomelastFridayforthesecondraceoftheseasonatourtwilightmeet.Itwasagreateventand manythankstotheBearcatCouncilstudentswho helpedwithnishlineandmarshalingdu estoensuresmooth,wellorganizedraceswereheld.Raceresultscanbefound hereh p://atac.ismonline.org/atac/1stseason/crosscountryraceresults/ OurVarsityVolleyballteamsandXCteamtravelsoverseasthisweekendtoKualaLumpurfortheTwinTowersvolleyballexchange andtheXCrunnersareatTaipeifortheTASTigersXCexchange.Bestoflucktoourtravelingteamsinthisimportantprepara on forIASASonOct9th. IASASVenuesthisyearareVolleyball/XCatJakartaandSoccerisat Taipei. ThePreIASASSoccerExchangeScheduleforthisweekendisinclud edpleasecomeouttosupportourboysandgirlsvarsityteams. Newfamiliespleasetakesome metoperusetheATACblogasthis willhelporientateyouwiththewidevarietyofcocurricularpro gramsISMoers. AgreatwaytostayintouchwiththeISMATACprogramistosub scribeviaRSSfeedtotheATACblogandalsotofollowviatwi er (seetwi erfeedonthebloghomepage) EachMondayIwillposttheweekshappeningsandhighlightim portanteventsforstudentsandparentsinforma onontheATAC blogandintheregularFridayparentbulle ns. GAMESCHEDULEPDF:(accesstogamescheduleinforma on)In forma onaboutallmidweek/weekendxturesforISMteamscan befoundviatheATACblog.Pleasenotethegamescheduledoes changeo enduetoinvolvementwithmanylocalschoolssoplease checkthepageregularlytondoutthelatestinforma onofwhere andwhentheBearcatsteamsareplaying.Clickonschedulestabor theBearcatlogotobedirectedtothepowerschoolsecure siteh p://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ Youwillneedyourpowerschoolusernameandpasswordtoac cessthegameschedulepdf.

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BEARCATDEN:h p://atac.ismonline.org/bearcat den/ TheBearcatDenisopenforbusiness,pleasedrop bytocheckouttherangeofBearcatproducts.We haveagreatteamofvolunteerswhoruntheden andarealwayslookingformorepeopletohelp out.Ifyouareinterestedinjoiningafantas c grouppleasecontactanyofourdenmembers duringdenopeninghoursorpleasecontactCar olynChingfordetailscarolynqching@yahoo.com. Wearealwayslookingfornewvolunteersand encourageparentsfromES/MStojoinourgroup. HaveagreatyearattheHomeoftheBearcats!

Regards,

Mark Pekin
Athletic Director

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