International School Manila

ES PARENT BULLETIN
Volume 16 06 May 2011

MAY From the ES Administration

11, 18, Dear Elementary School Parents,
Student Late Start @ 8.30am
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The ES Student Council have been working on preparing
14 K-12 Dance Recital
our final ES whole school assembly which will take place
23 AFAC Recital - Strings @ 3.30, AMR on May 20, 2011 from 8:00 - 9:00 in the Fine Arts Thea-
AFAC Recital - Choir and Wind Instruments tre. Parents are welcome to attend this assembly, how-
24 ever, please note, that seating is limited, and you may
@ 3.30, AMR
need to stand at the back or sit in the aisles as we have
27 ES Parent Bulletin all the ES children in the theater at this time. The Stu-
JUNE dent Council have also planned a “wear your pajama’s to
school” dress up day on May 20. Students do not need
1, 8 Student Late Start @ 8.30am to wear their uniform on this day and can come dressed
ES Parent Bulletin in their pajamas – Mr. Rourke and Mr. Gillespie will be
3 reading a bed time story at the assembly! This will be a
Last Day of After School Activities
fun opportunity on this day for us to celebrate our whole
7 ES 2nd Semester Report Card Distribution ES community. ES Student Council members will be
Grade 4 Moving-On Ceremony @ 9-10am, speaking to each class next week to advertise this event.
Fine Arts Theatre
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Early Student Release @ 12pm Grade 4 students have continued discussing their transi-
End of 2nd Semester tion to Middle School. As part of the ‘Ambassador Pro-
gram,’ representatives from each Grade 4 class have
been going to Middle School to collect information on
the similarities and differences between ES and MS to
take back to their classes to share. This will be followed
by each class taking part in a Middle School ‘Tour and
Talk’ experience, which will be happening during the
week of 16-20 May. Our Grade 4s will tour the Middle
School and spend time with the Guidance Counselors,
asking questions and finding out more about what lies
ahead in their next school year. Teachers throughout
the Elementary School, from Preschool to Grade 3, are
also talking with their students and preparing them for
their transition to the next grade level. Students are vis-
iting classes in the grade above and asking questions of
older students about what to expect next year.
(Continued on page 3)

ISM 2011‐12 CALENDAR

The updated calendar for school
year 2011‐2012 is now available at
our website www.ismanila.org
under News and Calendar >
Calendar of Events.
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From the CMC

CMC End-of-Year Schedule
The year is fast drawing to a close and below is listed
some of the important dates concerning the CMC
(Library) resources.
May 24 This is the last day that anyone in the
school community can borrow items
from the CMC
May 25 All items that have been borrowed from
the CMC need to be returned by this day
May 26 Patrons will receive notice of items that
have not been returned
If you are departing early, please ensure that all
items have been returned to the CMC before
you go.

If you have any questions about this

schedule or any items that may be
causing concern, please come
and talk with one of our
friendly CMC staff as early as
possible so that we can resolve
the issue.

From the Community Relations Office

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From HS Guidance From the ES Administration

Dear ES and MS Parents, (Continued from page 1)

One important change for next year is that ECLC (Early

We are very pleased to introduce you to a brand new
and exciting high school initiative developed by the
HS Guidance Department in cooperation with the HS
Administration:
Childhood Learning Center) will now be called Kinder-
garten. We are regularly asked what ECLC in fact
stands for, and while there is a history to why it was
called that, we feel it is easier for everyone, including
new families transitioning in, if the name is changed to

The Bearcat
Kindergarten. Next school year we will have four sec-
tions of Preschool which is a 2-year program for 3, 4
and 5 year olds, five sections of Kindergarten, six sec-

Summer Internship tions each of Grades 1, 2 and 3, and seven sections of

Grade 4. We are currently in the process of sectioning
students for next year, and on the last day of school,
Program June 9, sectioning cards will be available with informa-
tion on your child’s class for the 2011-2012 school year.

We are planning to develop a four day summer We hope everyone has a great weekend!
internship in June 2011 for some of our sophomore
and junior high school students with various Yours in Education,
companies in the Metro Manila area. However, in
order to make this work, we need reputable
companies from a variety of industries to form
Simon Gillespie Michael Rourke
partnerships with us and take part. ES Principal ES Assistant Principal

As parents of our ES and MS students, you may own, be employed by, or know of a company interested in
supporting this very worthwhile endeavor. We ask for your support in helping us develop potential internship
placements and subsequently, lasting positive relationships with companies in the Metro Manila area.

We ask that you take time to reflect on this important initiative and its value for our ISM community. If you are in a
position to take one or more of our students as an intern at your company, please see the attachments provided.
The attachments explain our pilot internship program further, and include the company participation application
needed for interested organizations. Please keep in mind (for interested organizations), we would ideally like the
company application filled out and email back to me by May 13.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Doug McQueen
HS Grade 9/10 Guidance Counselor

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International School Manila

Bearcat Summer Internship Program 2011
Pilot Year

Company Participation Introduction

The High School Guidance Department at International School Manila (ISM) is very proud to introduce you to the
BEARCAT SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM developed for our Sophomores and Juniors (Grade 10 and 11) for
this coming June 2011.
In order to complement the excellent academic instruction our students are receiving here at ISM, we feel the ability
for selected young ISM men and women to gain some “real world” working experience is absolutely invaluable to
their high school journey of self-discovery. The vision and goal of the program is for a pool of our dedicated and mo-
tivated students to be exposed to the specific responsibilities of a chosen profession, experience the day to day op-
erations in a selected field, and learn the necessary transferable skills valued and sought after in employees by em-
ployers.
For this first pilot run, we are hoping to place approximately 20 students in various internships from a variety of
fields in the Metro Manila area. Specific responsibilities for each internship will vary depending on the company/field
and the internship developed by you, of course, but having said that, we are hoping that you could provide our stu-
dents with an enriching placement experience that would include giving them various “real world” responsi-
bilities (based on your needs and the abilities/desires of the intern) as well as job shadowing opportunities
to experience your expertise (or another’s) at your place of work.
One other stipulation we ask of you (for obvious communication reasons) is that the immediate supervisor of the
intern(s) be a fluent English speaker. In addition, we also ask that a representative from the company attend
our Internship “Meet and Greet” tentatively scheduled for June 1 from 4:00 to 6:00 at ISM (Details to follow
shortly). This is a great opportunity to meet with your intern(s) so you get to know each other and to clarify any ques-
tions/concerns either party may have over coffee/juice and hors d’oeuves. This is also an invaluable learning experi-
ence for our students to talk about themselves, their accomplishments, goals and aspirations in a semi-professional
setting. We hope you can see the value in this for our students and take part.
If you are interested in providing a 4-day internship from June 13th to June 16th (for one or more of our students),
please fill out the attached “Internship Company Application” and email it back to me at mcqueend@ismanila.org
by Friday May 13 at 12:00pm.
Keep in mind that while we are requesting intern placements for a period of only 4 days, the ability to keep an
intern for an extended period of time over the summer is possible, but it is something that would be negotiated
between you and the intern(s). The extended placement would fall outside of the responsibility of our high school.
You’ll notice the attached company application allows you to indicate either preference.
Also, please understand, especially as this is a pilot year, the ability for us to place an appropriate student in your
particular company will depend on the overall demand by students and the number of internships supplied by com-
panies. We would inform you by Tuesday May 24th if a placement could or could not be arranged. If you have
any questions in the future, don't hesitate to contact me. I would be happy to explain our vision further.
I truly look forward to working with you in providing a memorable experience for one (or more) of our students.
Sincerely,

Doug McQueen
HS Guidance Counselor
Bearcat Summer Internship Coordinator

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From the Admission Office

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Re-Enrollment for SY 2011-12
REMINDER: Re-Enrollment information for RETURNING STUDENTS for SY2011-12
Re-Enrollment requirements for all returning students will include, minimally,
submission of an updated Health Form or Physical Form (depending on grade level) to
the Clinic for a Clearance Signature and a Clearance Signature from the Cashier’s
Office on the Re-Enrollment Form.

The Re-Enrollment Form and other requested forms for each re-enrolling student will
be available by the beginning of April online from our website under Admission and Re-
Enrollment & Withdrawal or at the Admission Office during office hours (Monday to
Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Parents may pick up a set of Re-Enrollment Forms
personally or your child can come to the Admission Office and get the forms. If you would like to have your
driver or househelp pick up the forms, please give them a letter of authorization to collect the Re-
Enrollment Forms for your child/children.

REMINDER: For STUDENTS NOT RETURNING next school year

(Does not apply to graduating seniors)
If your child(ren) will not be returning to ISM for the 2011-12 school year, please inform the Admission
Office as soon as possible if you have not already done so. Parents are obliged to officially inform the
School in writing on a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM, before the second Friday of May, if their
children will be withdrawn. Failure to do so will lead to a deduction of US$1,000 from the Facilities
Upgrade Deposit (FUD), in compensation for having held a space for the child and thus preventing the School
from offering that space to another child prior to the summer holiday break. The Withdrawal Notification
Form can be obtained from the Admission Office or from the ISM website under the Admission tab and then
click on Re-Enrollment & Withdrawal.

We currently have very few families indicating that they will not be returning and consequently there are an
ever growing number of applicants in a WAITPOOL for possible openings. This is causing great distress and
anxiety in those families (and in the Admission Office). If you are sure that your child will be leaving ISM,
please submit a Withdrawal Notification Form. This will be a great help for our planning and to the many
families waiting to be admitted to the school. Thank you.

Regards,

Gary W. Jerome
Director of Admission
International School Manila
P.O. Box 1256 MCPO, 1255 Makati City, Philippines
E-mail: admission@ismanila.org
Web: www.ismanila.org
Phone: (63-2) 840-8488 or 840-8601
Fax: (63-2) 840-8489

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From the Business Office

SCHOOL FEES and PAYMENT SCHEDULES

School Year 2011‐2012
Please KEEP THIS COPY AS A REMINDER regarding DUE DATES for the settlement of your account

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND TAKE NOTE OF THE CHANGES.

First Semester Second Semester
Period Covered 1st Quarter – 4 Aug. to 7 Oct. 3rd Quarter – 9 Jan. to 16 Mar.
2nd Quarter – 10 Oct. to 15 Dec. 4th Quarter – 19 Mar. to 31 May

Tuition Due Date 7 July 2011 8 December 2011

Basic Fees
1. Tuition Fee

ANNUAL FEE SEMESTER FEE

US Dollar and Phil. Peso US Dollar and Phil. Peso

Pre‐School 3 $4,380 and PhP 142,200 $2,190 and PhP 71,100

Pre‐School 4 $5,860 and PhP 189,600 $2,930 and PhP 94,800

Elementary School (Kindergarten ‐ Grade 4) $9,280 and PhP 297,000 $4,640 and PhP 148,500

Middle School (Grades 5 ‐ 8) $10,140 and PhP 325,500 $5,070 and PhP 162,750

High School (Grades 9 ‐ 10) $10,780 and PhP 347,000 $5,390 and PhP 173,500

High School (Grades 11 ‐ 12) $12,060 and PhP 387,400 $6,030 and PhP 193,700

2. Matriculation Fee US$ $3,000

3. Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD) US$ $5,000

4. Application Fee US$ $200

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Additional Tuition Fees If applicable US Dollar

1. English as a Second Language (ESL) Fee
Year 1 $2,500 per year
Year 2 $1,500 per year
2. Learning Support Services (LSS) Fee
Level 1 Support $1,250 per year
Level 2 Support $3,000 per year
Level 3 Support $5,000 per year

Miscellaneous Fees

1. Extra Car Sticker (first Car Sticker free) PhP 100 per sticker

2. ID (initial student, 2‐parent, 1‐driver, 1‐househelp ID free) PhP 100 per piece

3. Musical Instrument Rental US$ 120 per instrument

FEES POLICIES

1. Tuition Fees: Payable in advance for the whole year or per semester. Quarterly payments can also be arranged
but have an additional charge of US$100 per quarter. For quarterly payments, post‐dated checks are required
to be submitted at the time of enrollment. The USD portion should be paid in US dollars and the PhP portion
should be paid in Philippine pesos to eliminate conversion costs. Payments that are not in the prescribed cur‐
rency will be converted as appropriate based on the school exchange rate, which includes a mark‐up to cover
the currency conversion costs.

2. Only the Tuition Fees may be paid by the semester or quarter. All other fees must be paid in full on the due
date. An additional one per cent (1%) surcharge per month is added on all school fees that remain unpaid after
the due dates.

3. Matriculation Fee: For all NEW students entering Grades Kindergarten and above; is required to hold a place,
and should be paid in full upon acceptance. Refund of the matriculation fee will only be made in case of can‐
cellation of the application or acceptance, or the child does not physically enroll. Students who have paid this
fee, withdraw and subsequently return to the School are covered by the following guidelines (based on with‐
drawal date) :
3.1 If a student is withdrawn for 0 – 12 months, no matriculation fee shall be paid upon re‐enrollment.
3.2 If a student is withdrawn for more than 12 months up to 24 months, 50% of the matriculation fee shall
be paid upon re‐enrollment
3.3 If a student is withdrawn for more than 24 months, full matriculation fee shall be paid upon re‐
enrollment.

4. Facilities Upgrade Deposit: For all NEW students entering Grades Kindergarten and above; should be paid in
full upon acceptance. A certificate of deposit will be issued to confirm payment of the FUD. The FUD is FULLY
refundable upon receipt of a written request and return of the duly endorsed Certificate of Deposit, when the
student withdraws from the School with proper clearance.

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(Continued from page 8)

5. Application Fee: For all NEW students; should be paid in full upon submission of application. This is non‐
refundable and non‐transferable.

6. For NEW PRE‐SCHOOL students, a $1,000 non‐refundable, non‐transferable reservation fee, deductible from
the annual tuition fee due, must be paid upon acceptance to guarantee the place in the pre‐school program for
the SY 2011‐12. The tuition and all other fees must be paid prior to the student starting class. If the expected
enrollment date is deferred to beyond the beginning of the new school year, then all school fees must be fully
paid prior to the beginning of the new school year to guarantee and hold the seat.

7. Refund of school fees in case of student withdrawal will not be pro‐rated for part of a quarter, regardless of the
number of days attended.

8. A re‐enrollment deposit payment is not required to reserve a space at the School for SY2011‐12. However,
parents are obligated to inform the School in writing, before the second Friday of May 2011 if their children
will withdraw at the end of the academic year 2010‐11. There is a WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM for
such purpose and this must be submitted to the Admissions Office before the second Friday of May of each
school year. Failure to do so will lead to a deduction of US$1,000 from the Facilities Upgrade Deposit (FUD),
in compensation for having held a space for the child and thus preventing the School from offering that space
to another child prior to the summer holiday break.

9. Please take note that the School shall take action to suspend the student’s right to attend classes and other
school activities for those students whose school fees remain unpaid by end of August for the first semester,
and end of January for the second semester. It shall likewise suspend the student’s right to receive report
cards or transcript of records while the student’s account remains unpaid. Moreover, this may result in forfei‐
ture of the student’s place or reservation for the next school year.

10. For check payments, over‐the‐counter bank payments and wire transfers, kindly indicate the STUDENT’S NAME
AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. Please provide the School with a copy of the deposit slip or bank advice, where
applicable, for prompt credit to the student’s account. Following are the bank options:

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI 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

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

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(Continued from page 9)

BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE 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

11. All School fee money transactions at the ISM campus are done at the Cashier’s window, Business Office
area.

12. Checks will no longer be accepted from those who have issued CHECKS DISHONORED by banks for insufficient
funds, closed accounts, and other reasons. Likewise, peso checks will no longer be accepted after the second
Friday of May and US$ checks drawn from US banks will no longer be accepted after the second Friday of April
for each school year.

13. Pro‐Rating Fees: Most students attend ISM for the entire school year. There are, however, new students who
enter ISM after the start of a school year. For NEW students ENTERING ISM after the start of a semester, the
Tuition Fee is pro‐rated as follows:

First Semester:
First Quarter:
Students entering August 5, 2011 up to September 8, 2011, Full semester tuition is charged
Students entering September 9, 2011 up to October 7, 2011, Two‐Thirds semester tuition is charged

Second Quarter:
Students entering October 10, 2011 up to November 18, 2011, One‐Half semester tuition is charged
Students entering November 21, 2011 up to December 15, 2011, One‐Third semester tuition is charged

Second Semester:
Third Quarter:
Students entering January 9, 2012 up to February 10, 2012, Full semester tuition is charged
Students entering February 13, 2012 up to March 16, 2012, Two‐Thirds semester tuition is charged

Fourth Quarter:
Students entering March 19, 2012 up to April 27, 2012, One‐Half semester tuition is charged
Students entering April 30, 2012 up to May 31, 2012, One‐Third semester tuition is charged

These policies may be revised at any time during the school year, at the discretion of the Board of Trustees and the
School Administration.

Concessionaire fees such as bus and canteen fees can be arranged directly with the third‐party providers.

Please contact the Business Office if you have any question on the School Fees and Payment Schedules.

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From the ATAC Office
IASAS 3rd Season Report:
ISM Bearcats had a great 3rd season to conclude the school
IASAS year of events. Here at ISM we proudly hosted the
Badminton tournament and received fantastic support from our
school community with full gyms and plenty of cheering fans to
support the high level of Badminton on display from all teams.
ISM Badminton teams played well against tough opposition with
the boys team placing 4th and the girls team taking out the
Bronze medal this year. A great effort on home turf for our
teams and the ISM girls also won the sportsmanship award.
Our Softball teams played magnificently in Jakarta to capture
the Gold medal in both the boys and girls competition. This was
the first time the ISM boys team has won the IASAS Softball
title and for the girls the last victory was way back in 1988. To
do it both in the same year is incredible and the school is
extremely proud of all the players and coaches.
Track at Bangkok was a tough event for all participants with
temperatures over 40 degrees to endure on the first couple of
days. ISM boys finished in 4th place overall and the girls took
home the Bronze medal at this year’s Track championships. ISM
athletes achieved quite a number of personal bests with school
records broken at this meet along with a new IASAS record by
Prerna Bhargava in the girls 1500m event with a time of
4.56.27.
ISM Track and Field medals:
Gold Medals:
Smirti Sridhar: 100m, 200m, 400m, Long Jump
Prerna Bhargava: 3000m, 1500m
Enzo Razon: 400m
Silver Medals:
Girls 4 by 800m relay
Girls Medley Relay
Enzo Razon: 200m
JP Campos: 3000m
Bronze Medals:
Prerna Bhargava: 800m
Girls 4 by 400m relay
Julia Saubier: Discus
Katrina Gavino: Javelin
Zane Kansil: 400m Hurdles
Boys 4 by 800m relay
Boys Medley relay
Steven Kolkma: High Jump and Triple Jump
IASAS 3rd Season sports awards is Friday May 6th at HS
Gym starting at 5:30pm - dress to impress!
A big thanks to all our host families for IASAS Badminton. We
cannot host these events without our communities support and
the Badminton athletes really enjoyed their visit to Manila for
the tournament.
Next year’s dates and IASAS Schedule can be found on the
ATAC Blog. ISM will host MUN in November 2011 and Rugby/
Touch in February 2012. We look forward to these events in the
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11-12 school year. Don’t forget the IASAS 30th Anniversary will
take place this coming October with a huge celebration at SAS
with all first season sports taking place in Singapore.
Best wishes this weekend to our Bearcat Gymnastics Team
who will travel to Singapore for the SACAS Meet and for our
Mixed Touch team who will travel to Jakarta this weekend also
to compete in their season ending Touch exchange.
GAME SCHEDULE PDF
Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM
teams can be found via the ATAC blog. 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. Click on schedules tab or the
Bearcat logo to be directed to the http://
powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will need your power
school user name and password to access the game schedule
pdf now located in power school
ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES
th rd
May 6 HS 3 Season Sports Awards 5:30pm
Mark Pekin
Director of Athletics/Activities
International School Manila
E-mail: pekinm@ismanila.org
ISM Website:http://www.ismanila.org/
ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/
Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:
Mon, Wed and Fridays
11:30am – 1:00pm and 2:30pm – 4:00pm.
Tues and Thurs afternoons from 2:30-4pm. Thanks to all
our great volunteers. If you are interested in joining our
group of volunteers in the Bearcat Den please contact our
BCD volunteers coordination Chantel
(fam.wanten@hotmail.com) or pop in to the Den near the
HS Cafeteria and talk with one of our volunteers they will be
very happy to make you welcome.
PLEASE NOTE: Last day of den operations for
this school year is TUESDAY JUNE 7th. The Den
volunteers will be in hibernation from June 8th
until reopening day on Monday August 8th, 2011
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA

Athletics and Activities Office

SPORTS
CAMPS

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International School Manila

SUMMER SPORTS CAMP

The ISM Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Rugby and Badminton Sum-
mer Sports Camps are open to ISM students only.
If you are interested in joining one or more of the camps please
fill up form below and return to ATAC on or before April 22, 2011 for the May
Camp and May 27, 2011 for the June Camps.

As soon as we have reached the minimum amount of participants to run the

program a formal permission slip will be sent to you through your child.

Permission Slip

Date: __________________________

Please reserve a slot for my child for this years 2011 Mini Sports Camps
(Please check sport/s below)

MAY CAMP

____ Basketball ____ Badminton

JUNE CAMP

____ Basketball _____ Soccer ____ Badminton _____ Rugby ____ Volleyball

______________________________ _______ _____________________________

Name of Student Grade Parents Name and Signature

______________________________ _____________________________
Parent’s Email Address Parent’s Mobile No.

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