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Brent End of Year Shoe Drive
Dear parents,
As we finish up the academic year and anticipate the upcoming holiday, we would like to ask our Brent families to participate in a Shoe Drive to benefit children in our local area who are members of our Brent Chapel community. We are asking for our students and their families to donate footwear that can be worn with a school uniform or be used in PE class. We know many kids are outgrowing their school shoes about now and will be purchasing new ones in August for the next academic year. If this is the case in your family, please consider donating shoes to our shoe drive.
How does this work?
During the week of May 21-25, your child is welcome to bring shoes to school to place in the donation boxes. On the day your child donates a pair of shoes, he/she can wear any kind of shoes with the school uniform on that day only.
We will be accepting donations of shoes in the final days of school as well, but STUDENTS MUST BE IN FULL UNIFORM (including shoes!) during those days. On the last day of school, we will have donation boxes placed in the bus boarding area in case kids want to leave behind their school shoes before heading home to start their vacation. They can pack a spare pair of shoes for the bus ride home.
We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to help your child give to our local community. We look forward to seeing this project become a success as a result of your generosity!
Please note the following:
- Students must be in full uniform (including uniform shoes!) during last days of school, May 29&30.
- Shoes can be new or used and we are requesting sizes 3-13 for kids and sizes 4-9 for adults.
- We are also accepting school supply donations (book bags, notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, pencil cases) and monetary donations for uniforms and/or college scholarships. For these donations, see Mr. Trajano in room U202.
Thanks to the students of next year’s Senior Class Council, of this year’s Community Club and NHS who worked on the coordination of this drive.
No More Late-Start Thursdays This Year
Students should come to school at the regular 7:55 start time on Thursday 23 May. The Upper School will have Second Semester Final Examinations the Thursday 23 May, and our Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2008 will take place on Thursday, 31 May starting at 6:00 p.m. in Gym 1.
Congratulations National Honor Society
An updated video of our award winning NHS library project at GK Philips is linked to the NHS page at: http://www.brent.edu.ph/upper.school/about.upper.school/nhs.asp. Take a look. And, congratulations, NHS students and advisors, for eight plus years of continuous attention to the needs of those children at GK Philips! Well done. For sure, Brent cares!
Congratulations, All!
As we bring the 2011-2012 school year to a close, we want to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to the many individuals who helped make this school year so successful. Certainly our talented and energetic students, their equally talented and professional faculty, the helpful and dedicated parents, and our most amazing and loyal support staff have all contributed to this success. As we say thank you to all, we look forward to even bigger and better accomplishments next year and beyond.
We salute the Class of 2012! They have provided our school with leadership by example, with enthusiasm, with attention to academic rigor, and with incredible energy in the many other facets of Upper School life here at Brent. We challenged them at the beginning of the year to be the leaders in our school and they have not disappointed us one bit. Wherever they may be heading next year, we wish them well knowing they are well prepared academically and spiritually to meet the challenges awaiting them. Thank you, Seniors; God bless you all!
To our valued faculty members moving on next year, we likewise take this opportunity to honor their contributions to the total life here in Brent Upper School. Several of our veteran faculty members will be leaving us this year including Annabelle Laroco, Marjory Alcantara, Arthur Casanova, and Jim Richmond. We congratulate and thank them for their many wonderful years of selfless service to the students of Brent School. Eloisa Munden, Regine de Blegiers, Yu Mei Nakpil, and Pauline Varanal will also be leaving Brent School for other challenges next year, and we wish them all the best. Thank you for your passion, your expertise, and your concern for student learning that has marked your tenure with us!
To the students and parents leaving Brent and changing locations this summer, we thank you for your many and varied contributions to the success of this school year. We also want to wish you every success in the future and we look forward to hearing from you from time to time. After all, “Once a Brent family member, always a Brent family member!” To those returning to us next year, please travel safe and return to us energized and ready to meet the challenges of a new school year. We wish you all a safe vacation!
As we prepare to meet the challenges of the 2012-2013 school year, we do so with the confidence that dedicated and talented individuals surround us on all fronts. We look forward to those challenges knowing we are all focused on doing what is best for Brent School and for the students we serve. Again, our congratulations and sincere appreciation for the many contributions each Brent family member has made this year. We are definitely a better place because of you!
Unclaimed Lost And Found
Students have until Friday, 25 May to check the Lost and Found area in the Security Office for any items they may have lost this past school year. After 25 May, all items there will be donated to a worthy cause. Thank you.
Junior Senior Prom 2012 - “Carnival”
This year’s prom will be held on Wednesday, May 30 2012, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm at the Grand Ballroom of the Bellevue Hotel, Manila, North Bridgeway, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Attire is strictly formal.
Second Semester Final Examinations
Our second semester final examinations happen from Tuesday through Friday, 22 to 25 May, with Monday, 28 May reserved as a day for make-up exams. Teachers will be in school on Monday the 28th, but other than make up exams it is a non student day, and there will be no regular bus service. We encourage everyone to bring their textbooks with them to the exams so that they might be collected and student accounts cleared early. Thank you and best of luck on these important assessment tasks.
No Late Buses
Friday, 11 May through Monday, 20 May, there will be only ONE bus time at 2:50 pm and all student bus riders are to be on those buses.
End Of Year Clearance
Reduce the end of year stress by starting early. Make sure you have found and returned any outstanding books or other materials checked out from the Media Center, Activities Office, Upper School Office, or other areas in the school. Make sure any outstanding balances are cleared. In particular make sure your POS account with the cafeteria is clear.
Cafeteria End-Of-School Guidelines - May 2012
End of school guidelines for signing clearances of students and staff:
- Cafeteria will start accepting cash payment on Friday, May 25, 2012 (ID’s with positive balances may still be use)
- Please remind all students to settle any negative account from the Cafeteria on or before Thursday, May 24, 2012
- Request for refunds of balances can be made starting May 25, following these procedures:
- Refunds (positive balance withdrawals) will be made to students who are graduating or NOT returning for school year 2012-2013.
- No refunds (positive balance withdrawals) for returning students, positive balance will be carried over to the next school year (2012-2013)
- No refunds for centavos (ex.P0.05; P0.10)
- Please be reminded that clearance signing starts on May 28, 2012 for all students who have paid/cleared their negative balances at the cafeteria.
Special Senior Announcements
Seniors are the focus of some important end-of-the-year events, and because many of them are attending school on an irregular basis due to IB examinations starting on Wednesday, 2 May, we have outlined their commitments in a special announcement so they and their parents and guardians can plan accordingly. Every Grade 12 student will receive a hard copy of that announcement and an electronic copy is linked here to our webpage. Parents, thanks for reading it and staying informed.
Parents Invited To Year-End Events
There are several year-end events parents are invited to attend. If you are the parent of a senior in particular you may want to join our Baccalaureate Eucharist at 8:15 am on Tuesday 29 May as well as graduation at 6:00 pm on Thursday 31 May. Remember all Seniors need to arrive early for graduation at 5:00 pm. All parents are also welcome to attend the Activities Awards at 10:00 am on Tuesday 29 May as well as the Upper School Awards ceremony at 8:15 am on Wednesday 30 May and our unique Moving Up Assembly at 9:20 am on Wednesday 30 May. All these events and others can be viewed on the Upper School Calendar [Home » Upper School » About Upper School » Calendar] Come join us as we celebrate the end of a year full of accomplishments.
Summer School June 11 Through July 12
The Brochure, Registration Form and Bus Registration Form for our 2012 Summer School can now be downloaded under the Academics tab on our web site at: Home » Academics » Summer School » Summer School June 11 - July 12, 2012.
IB / Pre-IB Summer Program
On its fifth summer session, Brent International School Manila will be offering a three-week, intensive summer course program geared to help students prepare for the challenges and rigors of a college preparatory course. Summer school students participate in a compulsory core course that focuses on time management and study skills, test-taking skills, and research techniques. They will also participate in an academic course of their choice. Please consider sending your grades 9, 10 and 11 students to this college prep summer school on 4 June to 22 June 2012. Brochures, letters of invitation, and promotional materials are available on our web site. Home » Academics » College Prep Summer School June 4 - 22, 2012
College And University Acceptances
Linked to this page is a list of our Grade 12 students and the colleges and universities into which they have already been accepted for their tertiary education. This list is based on those Seniors who have updated their college acceptance information on their Naviance account. Those Seniors who have not yet updated their acceptance information on Naviance, Please do, so the Brent community can celebrate your success with you! Congratulations to all those Grade 12 students who have already received notification of university acceptances!
Seniors, to remain in good standing and allow us to speak positively about you to the different colleges and universities to which you are applying, you need to complete this year in the same manner you began it and the same manner in which you were accepted. You could be “unaccepted” if your record is not as strong as it was when you were admitted. Unfortunately, we have had a few Brent students from years past who have learned the reality of this lesson the hard way, despite our advice. Think seriously about this issue right now!
Now Accepting Applications For New Students
For The 2012-2013 School Year
If you have other children not currently attending Brent that you wish to enroll for the 2012-2013 school year, please submit an application to the Admissions Office as soon as possible.
Application documents can be printed from Brent’s website. See the Admissions tab at Home » Admissions. The documents can also be picked up directly from the Admissions Office.
Once our office receives the complete application, a day can be scheduled for your child to take Brent’s entrance exams and be interviewed.
You are encouraged to start the process as soon as possible. The consequence of waiting might be finding a grade level already full. If you have any questions, please let us know how we can assist you with the Admissions process.
Important Events in the Online Calendar
Keep yourself current by visiting the Upper School’s online calendar under About Upper School on our website. [Home » Upper School » About Upper School » Calendar] All the major events for the year have been listed and will be updated as the year progresses. You can find holidays, APAC dates, IB deadlines, Concert dates, College visits, chapel assemblies, Parent teacher conference days and more on this calendar. It can be viewed by week or by month or as a list. Please take a look and stay informed.
JASON J. ATKINS
Upper School Principal
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