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
November 5, 2010 Andres Tel:840-8655 / 840-8660

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the month of November. I hope that you were able to take at least a few days over the school
holiday for some well deserved rest and relaxation. The week before the break was certainly action packed
with parent teacher conferences and our annual Filipinana celebration. The quality of our student organized
performances always amazes me and this year was no exception. If you missed the highlights of the HS
performance there will be a repeat of one or two of the items as the opening act to the ISM 90th anniversary
celebration featuring Rex Navarette. Tickets are available for this show to be held in the ISM FAT on
Thursday November 11th. The cost is Php 500.

I try to use this bulletin space to update you on school events and significant issues within the high school,
however today I need to resort to some administrative functions. First I want to make a plug for updating
your demographic information in PowerSchool. Every time we send out a mass email we get approximately
50 returned emails. We work on correcting these contacts but still don’t appear to make significant
improvements on our success rate. Can I please urge you to log into PowerSchool and make the changes
directly in the database. My second issue is that each semester we uncover students who have been left
“home alone”. This might be for a few nights, a few weeks, a few months or for the entire year! If it is of a
short term nature, (under a month), then there is a process to follow to notify the HS Office in advance,
stating who will be responsible for the student(s) and whom the school can contact in case of emergency.
This notification needs to be in written form. If for an extended period of time, Board policy requires at
least one parent to be permanently residing with their child while the child is enrolled at ISM. If this is not
possible then a Guardianship Agreement must be filled in and approved by the school.

Now for the fun stuff! Real Club are surfing in Zambales this weekend, SAT’s are on tomorrow, Saturday
service continues with a GK build tomorrow, Grade 9 geography fieldtrip on Monday, HS Academic Bowl on
Wednesday and then the 90th anniversary celebrations at the end of next week, along with IASAS MUN in
Singapore.

Phew we will need a weekend after all that!

Kind regards,

Mr. William R.S. Brown

HS Principal

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 HS Calendar:  REMINDERS:
Monday, November 8:   
Geography Field Trip (Taal Volcano)  *EXTEMP TEAM: If you are interested in joining the
  Extemp team (extemporaneous team) email Ms. Pavic at
Tuesday, November 9:    pavicf@ismanila.org to set up a time for the initial speech.
HS Parent Coffee  Thank you.
Academic Bowl 
  *IMPORTANT:GATE 3 Road closure November 13 until 9 am. 
Wednesday, November 10:  Due to a fun run being held on the above date there will be no 
Student Late Start  access to ISM campus via Gate 3 from 10 pm on November 12 
CLASSES RESUME   until 9 am on November 13. 
IASAS MUN (Singapore American School)  If you are coming to ISM at the above times access to the 
  campus will be via Gate 2. Only limited parking will be available 
Thursday, November 11:  on the Power Center Car Park (between The HS and MS fields) 
90th Anniversary Celebration Show (FAT)  until the road to Gate 3 reopens at approximately 9:00 am. 
IASAS MUN (Singapore American School)   
  Parents/Drivers coming to drop students off for the following 
Friday, November 12:  events please take note of the above and allow for this in your 
IASAS MUN (Singapore American School)  planning regards campus access and limited parking options for 
90th Anniversary Gala Dinner (Manila Polo Club)  the early part of Saturday morning November 13th 
   Swim meet at Brent 
Saturday, November 13:   Touch tournament at Brent 
K‐12 Dance Recital (FAT)   MS ISTA tennis competition 
Saturday Service‐ CCV   PRADA Table Tennis/Chess competition 
   
Upcoming Events:  *All Parents are invited to the HS Parent Coffee
November 17:  IB2 Full EE Draft Due  When: November 9, Tuesday
November 18 – 21:  IASAS Golf Exchange (ISB)  Time: 9:30 - 11:00 am
November 19 – 21:  Pre IASAS Rugby (JIS), Touch (SAS)  Venue: Little Theater
and Tennis (ISM) 
We hope to see you there!!
November 24 – 26:  Grade 9 & 10 Exams 
 

FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE:

International School of Manila

October 21, 2010

Scheduled College Visits

College Representative Location Date

Loyola University Chicago Mary de Villiers Room 1057 11/10/10 11:30 AM
Rice University Grace Panares (Alumna) HSGO 11/23/10 11:25 AM
Australian Fair for students - LT 11/24/10 11:30 AM
Australian Fair for Parents and Students - LT 11/24/10 5:30 PM

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SAILFISH NEWS:
NOVEMBER IS A BUSY SWIMMING MONTH,
SWIMATHON
This Saturday 6th Swimathon
Bring a plate of food to share with your team mates.
Don’t forget every swimmer must have a person counting for them.
AGE GROUPS
Session One – Elementary School – Registration 2:15 -Swim 2:30-3:30 -Eat 3:30
Session Two – Middle School – Registration 3:15 -Swim 3:30-4:30 -Eat 4:30
Session Three – ISM Adult Community – Registration 4:15 -Swim 4:30-5:30
Session Four – High School – Eat 4:45 -Registration 5:15 –Swim 5:30-7:30
PLEDGE FORM IS ATTACHED
No need to enter, show up on the day.

BRENT MEET
Saturday 13th November – Brent Meet
Morning Only.
Enter through blog page HERE - http://sailfish.ism-online.org/sign-up-forms/brent-meet-november/
AGE GROUPS – Two age groups only.
GRADE SCHOOL - One age group ES and MS all together
HIGH SCHOOL – One age group
COST – 220 PESOS
BUS LEAVES 6:30AM
ENTRIES CLOSE THIS FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER

ISM RELAY MEET

Saturday 20th November 7:30am-2:00pm(approx)
Relay Only Meet,
@ ISM, ISM and Other Schools will be coming.
Enter through the Sailfish Web site. HERE. http://sailfish.ism-online.org/sign-up-forms/ism-relay-meet-swimmer-sign-up/

DISTANCE TIME TRIALS

December 3rd Friday 3-5pm (High School Only), Saturday 4th 8-10am (Varsity & Sailfish)
@ ISM only ISM Students.
High School and Sailfish Swimmers
200-800m Events Only
Entry form will be available next week.

TIME TRIALS – DECEMBER

Monday 13th December 3-5pm
All Varsity and Sailfish Swimmers.
ENTRY – Entry form will be available later.

SWIM SUIT UPDATE

Swim Suits, next week, will keep you updated on exact day.

Andy Astfalck
Head Coach
ISM Swimming
ISM Swimming Blog
http://sailfish.ism-online.org

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FROM THE DUTCH COMMUNITY:
Nederlandse Taal en Cultuur

Vind je het leuk als je kinderen de kans krijgen om op een leuke en educatieve manier bezig te zijn met de
Nederlands Taal en Cultuur?

Wij zijn op zoek naar gezinnen die met ons een Nederlandse naschoolse activiteit willen starten op ISM.
Als er genoeg belangstelling is kan dit worden uitgebreid naar een officiële NTC school.
www.stichtingnob.nl Wij zoeken ook enthousiaste en/of gekwalificeerd mensen die ons daar mee kunnen helpen.

We horen graag van je voor 19 November!

Dutch Language and Culture

Would you like your kids to get a chance to learn Dutch Language and Culture in a Creative and Educational
way?

We are looking for Dutch & Belgium Families interested to start a Dutch Language and Culture After School Activity at
ISM. If there is enough interest it could be expanded to an official NTC school. www.stichtingnob.nl
We are also looking for enthusiastic and/or qualified people to help us.

We like to hear from you before November 19!

Virginie Vlaminck: 0917 447 2293 (virdoka@yahoo.fr)

Nelleke Zuiderwijk: 0915 324 0192 (nellekez@zonnet.nl)

FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:

ISTA FESTIVAL:
ISM is excited to be hosting this year’s ISTA Middle School Theatre Festival! The International Schools Theatre
Association (ISTA) facilitates two MS festivals each year in Asia, which provide an amazing opportunity for
international students from around the world to engage in new theatrical experiences and to develop skills that will
deepen their passion for performance. As a school, ISM has been a proud supporter and participator of ISTA, and we
now have the opportunity to give the participants an experience they will never forget! We will be hosting the first ever
Musical Theatre ISTA festival, and we are very excited about welcoming other international students to the Philippines
and to our wonderful school.

The ISM ISTA Festival will take place November 19-21 (Friday to Sunday), and will involve as many as 100 students
from other countries, as well as our own ISM participants. As with any event, the whole ISM community has the
opportunity to get involved in this Middle School event. The most significant way for the ISM community to get
involved is to provide housing for the visiting students. If you are able to host some students, you may contact the
ATAC Office and/or the Fine Arts Office at badiangoj@ismanila.org and/or talense@ismanila.org . Most guests will
arrive on November 18th and will depart on either November 21st or 22nd. If you would like to help out with
organization or facilitation during the ISTA Festival, you may also contact Vicki Close in the Fine Arts Office
(closev@ismanila.org) for more details on how you can help.

More information about ISTA can be found at http://www.ista.co.uk/

We look forward to this fantastic event, and this excellent opportunity for ISM to “show Manila proud”!
Vicki Close John Mulhall Mark Pekin
Performing Arts Director MS Drama Faculty ATAC Director

BEARCAT DEN:
  Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:
Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am – 1:00pm and 2:30pm – 4:00pm. Please note after the October Break the den will be
opening on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons as well from 2:30-4pm. Thanks to all our great volunteers.

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 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) 
 Sailfish Swimathon Nov 6 
 Basketball and Rugby season opener v Brent at ISM Nov 12 
 Touch season opener v Brent at Brent Nov 13 
 ISTA Tennis Season starts for MS/HS teams from Nov 13 
 Swim meet at Brent Nov 13 
 PRADA Table Tennis/Chess at ISM Nov 13 
 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 (SAS/JIS are coming and housing placements are needed‐HS tennis teams need to house 
for this exchange please get forms in asap or collect from ATAC office) 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 
 Rugby and Touch Dec 4 
 Last Day of School for 2010 DEC 15th Noon dismissal 

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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

Mathematics Modern Language 1

Math 1 (9 students) 2 hrs HS Gym French 2 (23 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Math 2 (20 students) 2 hrs HS Gym French 3 (37 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Int. Math 1 (128 students) 2 hrs HS Gym French 4 (24 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Int. Math 2 (99 students) 2 hrs* HS Gym Filipino 1 (16 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Math Honors 1 (48 students) 2 hrs* HS Gym 1hr 30m HS Gym
Math Honors 2 (52 students) 2 hrs* HS Gym
Filipino 3 (18 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Filipino 4 (5 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
* 2 papers – 1 hr each Japanese 1 (9 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Japanese 2 (8 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Japanese 3 (4 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Chinese 1 (14 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Chinese 2 (30 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Chinese 3 (39 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Chinese 4 (20 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
1hr 30m HS Gym
Spanish 1 (16 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Spanish 2 (41 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Spanish 3 (57 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Spanish 4 (21 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym

Thursday Enter Exam Hall – 7.50am Enter Exam Hall – 12.20pm

November 25 Start time – 8.00am Start time – 12.30pm
End time – 9.15am / 9.30am End time – 1.45pm / 2.0pm

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

Social Studies 2 Social Studies 2

Philippine History (1) 1hr 15m HS Gym Philippine History (15-1) 1hr 15m HS Gym
(Sicat)

Friday Enter Exam Hall – 7.50am Enter Exam Hall – 12.20pm

November 26 Start time – 8.00am Start time – 12.30pm
End time – 9.15am End time – 2.0pm

Social Studies Modern Language 2

History 9 (104 students) 1hr 15m HS Gym Filipino 1 (4 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
History 10 (84 students) 1hr 15m HS Gym Filipino 3 (2 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Geography 9 (81 students) 1hr 15m HS Gym Spanish 4 (1 student) 1hr 30m HS Gym
Geography 10 (87 students) 1hr 15m HS Gym Japanese 1 (1 student) 1hr 30m HS Gym

Science 3
Chemistry (59 students) 1hr 30m HS Gym

2nd Modern Language

 Filipino 1 (4 students – Carag, Del Mundo, Kim_Hae_Min, Lim_Chae Young)
 Filipino 3 (2 students – Ikeda_Haruna, Tambunting_Innes)
 Spanish 4 (1 student – Toze_Valerie)
 Japanese 1 (1 student – Ching_Kimberlie)

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