Lower School Newsletter

• Message From The Principal
• Important Dates
• KIDISMS
• Booklatan 2026
• Lower School Christmas Production
• PTA Corner

Dear ELC & Lower School Parents,

What a fun-filled Spirit Week and House Rally we enjoyed last week! Thank you for joining us on Friday morning for our house photos and the ELC and LS House Rallies. It is always wonderful to see our community come together for these events.

🎉 Congratulations to Gold House, this year’s Overall Lower School House Rally Champion!

Our Parent-Teacher Conference (PTC) Day is on Monday, October 5. There will be no classes that day, so please arrange for your children to remain at home. If you need to bring them with you, please be aware that student supervision will not be available on campus, as teachers will be conducting conferences. Classes will resume on Tuesday, October 6, marking the start of the second quarter.

School reports will be available on the BASIS Parent Portal by 2:00 p.m. today, October 2. For instructions on accessing your child’s report, please click on BASIS Parent Portal Quick Reference under Quick Links on the right side of this webpage.

• Nursery to Grade 3: First Quarter Report Cards
• Grades 4 and 5: Mid-Semester Progress Reports

Academic Evaluations are also being sent home today for some ELC students, along with MAP test results for students in Grades 3–5. Please sign the attached delivery notices and return them to your child’s teacher.

We are gearing up for Booklatan 2026 on October 13 and 14! During this two-day event, our ELC and LS students will have the opportunity to meet our featured Filipino author, Ms. Robyn Rodriguez. To order books for signing, please scan the QR codes on the posters below.

A fun fact: Booklatan combines the Filipino words buklat, meaning “to open,” and aklatan, meaning “library.”

Our United Nations Day celebration is fast approaching! We invite all parents to join us on Thursday, October 29, for our UN Day Program and Parade. All students are expected to wear their national costume or that of another country of their choice. Later in the day, students will explore and learn about different cultures at the UN Day Cultural Fair, which our Lower School PTA has been preparing.

Finally, a heartfelt maraming salamat to our Brent PTA for the delicious Filipino-themed Teacher Appreciation Breakfast. On behalf of all our teachers, thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity! It is our joy and privilege to teach and care for your children.

Have a wonderful weekend! We look forward to seeing you on Monday for PTC Day.

Warm regards,