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April 7, 2017

A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students

For ATTENDANCE concerns, please contact the HS Office (Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano) Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653 Email [email protected] For COUNSELING or IB/AP concerns, please contact Nyla, Tina or Arni Tel: 840-8655 / 840-8660

MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION: Dear Parents / Guardians, Well – we made it through the first half of the second semester! When we get back to school in a week’s time, it really will be the beginning of the end, with only 8 weeks remaining of this school year! And, so much to do in those last 8 weeks. The Grade 12 st students will have their send-off lunch on Friday April 21 when those who are full IB diploma (and those with 4 or more IB exams to th th sit) will start their study leave. The following Friday, April 28 is the first day of the IB examinations which run 3 weeks to May 19 . On that day, school ends for all seniors (whether IB diploma or not). To celebrate their final day, this year’s Prom will be held on th Saturday, May 20 at the Polo Club – tickets are on sale and can be bought through the members of the Junior council or at the th cashier for Php2800. After Pro, the seniors will then have just 1 short week before graduation on May 26 . I kidded at the start of the year about time accelerating – I wasn’t really joking was I; before we know it we’ll be sending another batch of graduates through the doors and off into the big wild world. th

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We also need to fit in the final exams for the rest of the High School. Grade 9 and Grade 10 exams run from May 15 to 17 while the th th Grade 11 exams start on May 11 and run until May 17 . A big shout-out this week goes to the Music department, Mr. Howrey, Ms. Provencher, Ms. Grev, Mr. Bobisse and Mr. Nazareno together with all of the students (and a few teachers) that took part in last Tuesday’s Finale Concert. The level of musical talent was a credit to you all and was testament to the effort and dedication in the lead-up to the concert. The high point for me was the Jazz Band’s final piece “Lucky Chops” which may not have been as polished as other pieces I’ve heard them play in the past, but boy, they were having fun! Well done everyone. Finally this week, good luck to all of our season 3 athletes. As I write this week’s bulletin, the Badminton games are still going on here at ISM in the HS and MS gyms, and will continue tomorrow with the finals in the afternoon. Both our girls’ and boys’ teams have a chance to medal. The golf is happening down at Mount Malarayat today under the watchful eye of Mr. Birchenall, while the Baseballers and Softballers are competing in Singapore and the Track and Field athletes and in Bangkok. All the news and results can be found on the www.iasas.asia website by clicking on “season 3” at the top of the page. Wishing you all the best in competition from here in Manila. And with that, I will bid you safe travels if you’re away for the break. Looking forward to having you all back safe and sound for the th final installment of the year, starting on April 17 . Take care everyone, Regards, Mike Dickinson High School Principal

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HS CALENDAR: April 10-14: SCHOOL HOLIDAY Monday, April 17: Tuesday, April 18 Wednesday, April 19: Student Late Start HS Film Festival Thursday, April 20: 100% Dance 3:15-5:00pm (FAT) Friday, April 21: Last day for full IB Diploma Seniors

UPCOMING EVENTS: April 28 - May 19: IB2 Exams May 1: National Holiday—No Classes May 11-17: Grade 11 Exams May 15-17: Grade 9 & 10 Exams May 20: PROM May 26: HS Graduation

MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURY OFFICE: TO: PARENTS AND COMPANY SPONSORS For the purpose of clearing the accounts of students for SY1617, the following are school CUT-OFFS in accepting checks from parents and sponsors: Dollar Checks: Pre- School to Grade 12 - March 30, 2017- For Dollar checks that are not cleared within the US territory – these are considered collection checks and are routed longer, will take not less than 28 days to clear . Additional bank fee is collected for routing and collection purposes. ( e.g. Citibank Philippines checks) Pre – School to Grade 12 – April 17, 2017 - For Dollar checks cleared within US check territory and with shorter clearance period Peso Checks: Grade12 – May 5,2017 Pre- School to Grade 11 – May 22,2017 This is to allow enough time for the checks to get cleared by the bank in time for the student clearance in June. Please also note that US dollar coins are not accepted by the cashier. Charges billed with dollar cents can be settled converting it to its peso equivalent. Other Notes: - Pursuant to the endorsement of the Philippine Clearing House Corporation (PCHC), please be informed that effective January 04,2016, any peso check that shows or indicates on its face any erasure or alteration shall no longer be eligible or acceptable for clearing. The cashiers will only accept peso checks with complete details and without any alteration(s). - For payment related queries and in sending a copy of the bank confirmation payment to Cashiers please contact Elmer Esguerra( 840-85-12) and Ma Luisa Refran( 840-8501) ([email protected] or [email protected]). For billing, Rhoda Villa at 840-85-22 and email address [email protected], or Marissa Dulay at 840-85-06 or email to [email protected].

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FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL:

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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE: Practice schedule for S4 sports is now posted to ATAC blog schedules page and is on notice boards. S4 runs from week of April 17 to June 2nd and is designated as pre season training for S1 teams and other sports offered by coaches. This week is IASAS week follow all the action, results and livestream of our Bearcats via www.iasas.asia SAS and ISB will be live streaming Baseball/Softball games and the Track meet from Bangkok. ISM will be live streaming IASAS Badminton. Keep in touch with the IASAS golf results at Mt. Malarayat via iasas.asia site. Go BEARCATS! Best wishes to all participants and coaches. Please note a Baseball and Fast Pitch Softball development program for MS boys and girls will take place during S4 beginning after the April break until the end of May. These programs will be led by Coach Benford and Coach Respecki along with other coaches who will assist in this development program. Thanks to all our hosting parents this week for IASAS Badminton and for Golf on Saturday night. Your support to house is greatly appreciated and makes these events so special for the athletes.

UPCOMING EVENTS: (full match schedule available at ATAC Game schedule) April 5-8 S3 IASAS Championships Badminton/Golf at ISM, Track at ISB, Baseball/Softball at SAS Apr 22-23 Sailfish International meet at ISM April 26 S3 HS sports awards Lofthouse May 6 ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet May 12-14 Jakarta MS Mixed Touch tournament

To find out details of all the Bearcats matches mid week and on weekends go to the ATAC game schedule page- link is provided below and follow the instructions to find out when and where our Bearcat teams will be playing. The ATAC(Athletics) Game schedule is housed within the parent portal to ensure secure access for ISM parents http://atac.ism-online.org/schedules/ Please take the time to navigate the ATAC blog http://atac.ismonline.org/ as it is our one stop shop for all information related to the competitive ISM sports program. For our All Year Round teams- Wall Climbing, Chess, Judo, TKD, Aikido, Table Tennis -As these programs are year round it is possible for students to join during the year as long as space is available. See link to information and schedule to attend and meet the coaches. All year round sports teams See schedule for our All year round teams program here… Please note the practice times for ATAC programs for SY 16-17 are as follows: ATAC all year round teams- 3:15-4:30. For our Sailfish swim team program please check the Sailfish blog for information http://sailfish.ism-online.org/ ATAC Gymnastics team practices 3:10-4:50 M/W/F All HS seasonal teams practice from 3:05- 4:50pm on their respective practice afternoons. MS seasonal teams practice from 3:15-4:45pm.In order to clear the campus prior to 5pm all after school programs will conclude by 4:50pm or earlier. The last bus is 4:55pm this is due to the ever increasing traffic concerns in our area. Parents and students please take some time to peruse the ATAC blog it has a wide variety of information and links to our sports and activities program. If you have any questions regarding the competitive program of sports at ISM after reading the information on the blog please send an email to [email protected] and I will endeavor to assist you as best I can. Bearcat Den- drop by our fantastic spirit store. There is a a range of products and items to purchase including items from our service partners. Bearcat Den hours of operation- 7am-4pm Mon-Fri.

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FROM THE CLINIC:

Please mark the date: We offer the second shot of Dengvaxia (the only approved dengue fever vaccine) on Wednesday, May 3 from 7:00am – 4:00pm in the clinic. The complete series of three sessions (next will be in November 2017) reduces cases of Dengue fever symptoms by about 60%, and severe cases by about 90%. Everybody 9 – 45 years of age at the beginning of the series can avail the vaccination, since it has been approved by the Philippine FDA for this age range only, as of now. Excluded are pregnant and lactating women, and immune deficient individuals. It has also to be made sure that an interval of 28 days is observed to conception, a dengue infection or any other vaccination. We offer Dengvaxia (Sanofi Pasteur) for 3,300 PHP per vial* Everyone with a valid ISM ID may be vaccinated. Please complete the vaccination payment form (available at the Cashier office and the Clinic) and make your payment to the Cashier (open Mo – Fr 7:00am – 3:15 pm). Payment must be made not later than Monday, April 24. The vaccines will then be ordered and no further registration can be accepted. Please note that vaccines will be solely administered at the clinic and cannot be handed out. If you are unable to receive the vaccine on May 3 for medical reasons please get in touch with the clinic, otherwise all unused vaccines will be forfeited. If you have any questions please contact nurse Jowell Custodio or Dorothee Binsfeld at the clinic: Clinic numbers: 840 85-82 (Jowell) / -81 (Dorothee) Email: [email protected]

* Please take note that vaccination requires three shots, therefore the total cost will be PHP 9,900 over the period of one year

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FROM THE CLINIC:

Mark the Date: ISM Vaccination Day Wednesday, May 31 from 7:00am to 4:00pm in the Clinic Last day to sign up/pay – Monday, May 22 TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2017 QUADRIVALENT FLU VACCINATION!

PHP - 700.00 for Quadrivalent FLUQUADRI

(Sanofi-Pasteur)

To be protected against influenza you should get vaccinated annually, since the circulating strains of the virus change, hence the composition of the vaccine is always kept up to date. The Quadrivalent influenza vaccines provide broader protection as they include both co-circulating B lineages. Vaccination is especially important for people at high risk for serious flu complications (persons 60 and above, with chronic health condition and women getting pregnant during the flu peak season) and their close contacts. Fill in and sign one Influenza Vaccination Consent Form per person: DOWNLOAD HERE Forms are also available from the cashier’s office or the clinic and can be downloaded from the ISM website. Present both documents on the vaccination date.

CHECK YOUR VACCINATION RECORD IF YOU NEED A TDAP BOOSTER (tetanus/lockjaw, diphtheria and pertussis/whooping cough)

PHP – 900.00 for TDap booster ADACEL (Sanofi Pasteur)

A TDap booster is needed every ten years, and it is usually prescribed within 24 hours after the slightest scratch acquired outdoors, if a person is not protected. College freshmen are generally required to have an updated immunization record, also for TDap. Fill in and sign one Tetanus Vaccination Consent Form per person: DOWNLOAD HERE Forms are also available from the cashier’s office or the clinic and can be downloaded from the ISM website. Present both documents on the vaccination date. Everyone with a valid ISM ID, teachers and their children may are eligible to be vaccinated. Please complete the vaccination payment form (available at the Cashier office and the Clinic) and make your payment to the Cashier (open Mo – Fr 7:00am – 3:15 pm). Payment must be made not later than Monday, May 22. The vaccines will then be ordered and no further registrations can be accepted. If you have any questions please contact Jowell Custodio or Dorothee Binsfeld at the clinic: Clinic numbers: 840 8581 (Dorothee)/82 (Jowell) Clinic email: [email protected] Please note:  Influenza and Tetanus (Tdap) vaccines can be given simultaneously.  The Flu shot will not give you a 100% protection even the strains included in the vaccine  Influenza virus shots do not protect against common cold, sometimes also referred to as “flu”.  The minimum age for the vaccination in school is 3 years. Infants 6 month and older may be vaccinated by their pediatrician.  Children (9 years or younger) with no prior flu shot will need a second shot after 28 days.  Pregnant women can get both shots from the second trimester onwards.  Please refrain in case of egg protein allergy.  Vaccines will be solely administered at the clinic and cannot be handed out. All unused vaccines will be forfeited.

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FROM THE ADMISSIONS AND ADVANCEMENT OFFICE: Important Information on Re-Enrollment for SY 2017-2018 Dear Parents: We will open Online Re-Enrollment for SY17-18 at 4PM on Monday, March 27. As before, parents will have to log into PowerSchool in order to do this. Below are instructions to help. If you are not sure of your PowerSchool log-in or need support, please contact your divisional office. Please note that you must register online by 4PM on Friday, May 26 at the latest. PowerSchool will close on that date and will not re-open. We have over 500 students on our waitpool, and we will assume that your children are leaving if you have not registered online by 4PM on Friday, May 26. If your child/ren will not be returning for SY17-18, you MUST follow the Withdrawal Procedure and submit a Withdrawal Notification Form on or before Friday, May 12. How to Register Online – Deadline: 4PM on Friday, May 26  Visit www.ismanila.org and click on Parent Portal under the Community drop-down menu. Log-in to the Parent Portal and click on PowerSchool.  Look for the Re-Enrollment Clearance icon on the left hand panel. Click on the icon and update:  Parent/Guardian Contact Information  Health History & Immunization Status Once done, click Submit. You will receive an email notification verifying that you have been successful in registering online. The email will outline instructions for the remaining steps of Re-Enrollment. You MUST complete the entire Re-Enrollment process before the start of SY17-18. Upon completion, you will receive your FINAL CLEARANCE NOTIFICATION, which is necessary for your child to attend class on August 7, 2017. To check status of Re-Enrollment, please visit the Parent Portal page.

Important Dates March 27

PowerSchool Opens – Start of Online Re-Enrollment

May 12

Last day to submit Withdrawal Notification for students leaving at the end of SY16-17

May 26

PowerSchool Closes – Will remain closed until SY17-18

June 8

Distribution of ES Section Cards for SY17-18

July 10

Payment due for first quota of SY17-18 tuition fees

August 3

Class Schedule distribution - HS (Gr. 9/10)

August 4

Last day to submit Clinic Form & Drug Policy Form Class Schedule distribution - MS (Gr. 5/6/7/8) & HS (Gr. 11/12) Start of SY17-18

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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT:

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