23 October 2014 Volume 6

ES PARENT BULLETIN
International School Manila
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
OCT
27-31 NO CLASSES, Semester Break
NOV
5, 12, 19,
26
Wednesday Morning Student Late
Start , 8.30AM
10 - 14 PTA New Book Fair
11
K-12 Parent Coffee with Ron
Ritchart, 9.30 - 11AM (LT)
18 Parent Coffee, 7.45 - 9AM (LT)
7, 21 Parent Bulletin
28
2nd Quarter Assembly,8-9AM (FAT)
AFAC Recitals, 3 - 5pm (LT)
DEC
3, 10
Wednesday Morning Student Late
Start , 8.30AM
5 Parent Bulletin
11
First Semester Report Card
Distribution
12
Early Student Release, @ 12nn
Last Day of First Semester
From te ES Administration From te ES Administration

Filipiniana
TodaywasaspecialdayforISM.Itwasadaywhenwedanced,we
sang,weate,weplayedandwecelebrated.Mostimportantofall,it
wasadaywhenwecametogetherasacommunityandhadan
opportunitytopayrespecttoourhostcountry,thePhilippines.
Itisadaywhichalsoshowcaseswhyourhostcountryisso
special.Thedayonlytookplacebecauseofallthepeoplebehindthe
scenesthatmadeithappen.Itis5:15pmonThursdayeveningasI
writethis.IlookoutmywindowandtheMiddleSchoolcourtyardis
fullofpeople.Notstudents.Notteachers.Itisourservicestawho
arebusilysengupforFilipiniana.Equally,ourESocesta,our
teachingassistantsandoureducaonalassistantsallplayapivotal
roleinmakingthedaysosuccessful.Thereisawordwhichyoumay
onoccasionhearinthePhilippinesbayanihan.Thewordisderived
fromthewordbayan,meaningtown,naon,orcommunityin
general.Itsliteraltranslaonisbeingabayan,anddirectlyrefersto
havingaspiritofcommunalunityandcooperaon.Itcanalsobe
viewedasbeingaheroforeachother.Thespiritofbayanihanis
again,aboutbeingawhole,ratheraseriesofparts.Itconnects
peoplethroughtheircommonaliesratherthandierences.
Balance
Oneofourschoolwidedisposionsisbalanced,whichwedeneas:
Theunderstandingthatanindividualhasmanyfacetsofhisorher
personalitythatneedtobenurturedanddeveloped.
Ithasabeenalongquarteroflearningforallourstudents(eleven
weeks)andtheyarereadyforarest.Itisameforfamilyandfriends
andforeveryonetotakethemetopayaenontotheirselfand
perhapssomeoftheirotherneedswhichneedtonurturedor
developed,fromplayingatthebeachtoconnecngwith
grandparentsorotherfamilymembers.Haveawonderfulrest
whereveryoumaybeandstaysafe.

Adam Campbel
Elementary Principal

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Message from te Clinic:

Sick Day Guidelines
IsYourChildTooSickForSchool?

Ourgoalasaschoolclinicistopromoteandsupportthehealthofthestudentssothatthey
mayfullyparcipateintheirclassesandallacviesoered.Weunderstandthatgood
aendanceinschoolisimportantforachildssuccess;however,theremaybeoccasions
whenparentsareundecidedwhethertheirchildisttoaendschool.

Generally,ifachildistoosicktobecomfortableatschoolortoparcipateinclassroom
acviesoriftheymayspreadacontagiousdiseasetootherchildren,theyshouldremain
athome.Thefollowingguidelinescannotcovereveryeventualitybutmayhelpyoudecide
whetheryourchildshouldstayathomeorcometoschool.

Studentshouldremainathomeif:
Theyhaveafeverof37.8C(99.8F)orabove(pleasetaketemperaturebeforemedicaonisgiven)
Theyarevoming
Theyhavediarrhea
Theysuerfromfrequentorpersistentcoughing
Theyhavepersistentpain(ear,stomach,head,etc.)
Theyhaveawidespreadrash
Theyhaveapinkeye(conjuncvis)

CoughAstudentwhohasapersistent,hackingcoughwillndithardtoconcentrateandmaycausesignicantdisruponinclass
andshouldbekeptathome.Ifthecoughissuchthatitinterfereswiththestudentsabilitytotalkorfunconnormally,they
shouldstayathome.Amild,infrequent,coughisnotgenerallytoodebilitangandisquitecommonbutifyourchilddevelopsa
coughthatismoreseverethanyouwouldreasonablyexpectwiththecommoncold,youshouldconsidertakingthemtotheirdoc
tor,parcularlyifthisisassociatedwithfever,abnormalbehavior,dicultyinbreathingorwheezing.
DiarrheaandvomingStudentssueringfromthisshouldbekeptathomeandshouldvisittheirdoctorifsymptomsper
sist.Theyshouldbefreeofsymptomsfor24hoursandabletokeepdownfoodanddrinkbeforetheyreturntoschool.
FeverItisschoolpolicythatachildwithafeverof37.8C(99.8F)oraboveshouldnotcometoschoolandcannotremainin
school.Beforereturningtoschoolthestudentshouldbefreefromfever(withoutmedicaon)for24hours.
PinkeyeorConjuncvisThiscanbecausedbyavirus,bacteriaorallergy.Theremayberedness,swelling,itchiness,discharge
andpuness.Astudentwiththesesymptomsshouldnotcometoschoolbutshouldvisittheirdoctortoseeifanbiocdropsare
necessary.Theschoolrequestsamedicalcercateofclearancebytheirdoctorbeforereturningtoschool,asthiscondionis
extremelycontagious.
RashesandskininfeconsTheyaremostoencausedbybacteriaorviruses,whichcanbepassedtootherseasily.Thestudent
shouldconsulthis/herdoctorbeforereturningtoschoolandpresentamedicalcercateofclearance.
RunnyNoseThisisoentherstindicaonofacommoncoldvirusorareacontoallergenssuchaspollenordustandshould
notusuallybeareasontokeepachildathome.Onlyifthechildistoouncomfortabletobeabletoparcipateinnormalclass
roomacviesortocompletetheirworkshouldthisbeconsideredareasontostayhome.Theyoungerchildrenparcularlymay
ndthattheyaretoouncomfortabletocometoschoolastheirnasalpassagesaresmallerandtheynditdiculttomanagea
constantlydrippingnose.
SorethroatThestudentshouldstayathomeandconsidervisinghis/herdoctor,parcularlyifthereissignicantswellingor
painofthethroat.Ifastudentisdiagnosedwithstrepthroat,he/sheshouldnotreturntoschoolbeforetheyarefeverfreeandon
anbiocsfor2448hours.

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Professional Development Professional Development

LeavingISM?
PleaseberemindedthatparentsareobligedtoociallyinformtheSchoolinwringthroughaWITHDRAWALNOTIFICA
TIONFORMiftheirchildrenwillnotbereturningforthe2ndSemester.FamiliesareencouragedtosubmittheWithdrawalNo
caonForm,stangthestudent'snaldateofaendance,immediately.

Forstudentswhowillbewithdrawingattheendoftheschoolyear,formsmustbesubmiedonorbeforeMay8.Failure
tosubmittheforminamelymannermayleadtoadeduconofUS$1,000fromtheFaciliesUpgradeDeposit(FUD),in
compensaonforhavingheldaspaceforyourchild,prevenngtheSchoolfromoeringthatspacetoanothercandidatepriorto
theholidaybreak.

TheWithdrawalNocaonFormcanbeobtainedfromtheAdmissionsOceordirectlyfromtheISMwebsiteunderAdmission
>ReEnrollment&Withdrawal>Withdrawals

PleasefeelfreetocontacttheAdmissionsoceat840.8601forquesonsorclaricaons.
Thankyou,
OceofAdmissionsandAdvancement
From te Ofce of Admissions and Advancement
AFAC Announcement AFAC Announcement



ESAFAC2ndsemesteronlineregistraonwillbe
heldonthesecondweekofNovember.
Registraonwillstarton6pmSunday,
November9,2014andendon6pmFriday,
November14,2014.

Formoreinformaon,pleasevisit:esafac.ism
online.org
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