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MS eNews – Friday, May 17, 2013

Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events:

Saturday, May 18

• MS Grade 8 Student Social, 7:00 – 10:00pm (off campus)
• BISAC U11/13/15 Track & Field Championships (at ISB)

Wednesday, May 22

• MS Drama Production at 3:00pm in the Cultural Center Theatre

Thursday, May 23

• MS Drama Production at 6:30pm in the Cultural Center Theatre

Friday, May 24

• Visaka Bucha Day (School in session for students and teachers, holiday for Classified Staff)

Thursday, June 6

• Gr. 8 Moving Up Ceremony at 8:00am in Chevron Theatre
• Gr. 6 & 7 Off campus trips

Friday, June 7

• Last day of 2012-2013 School Year – all students dismissed at 11:30am

 

 

MS Activities and Athletics Weekly Update

Check out some of the highlights that have happened, or will happen soon. For the most up-to-date information, click on the following link: https://inside.isb.ac.th/inthemix/https://inside.isb.ac.th/inthemix/

 

 

For Parents of all present 6^th and 7^th grade students – Submitting Student Course Requests for 2013-2014 Now Open

Please click on the links below for more information about the grade 7 and 8 programs for next year and when and how to submit your child’s elective course requests for next school year.  This same information was emailed to all present 6 and 7^th graders to their ISB email account.

Information for present 6th graders for Grade 7 in 2013-2014

Information for present 7th graders for Grade 8 in 2013-2014

 

 

Grade 8 Social, Saturday, May 18th

Reminder that the Grade 8 Social starts at 7pm this Saturday at the Jupiter Ballroom in Muang Thong Thani. Click HERE for a map to the Jubilee Ballroom.

 

MS Production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” This Coming Wednesday & Thursday

VISAKA BUCHA DAY Holiday

Friday, May 24^th is the VISAKA BUCHA DAY holiday but a reminder that we do have school on this day.  For the middle school, it will be a regular D Day.

 

Support Groups for Students who are Moving

Middle School Counselors will be offering grade-level support groups for students leaving ISB at the end of this school year.  Support groups will take place during lunch beginning the week of May 21 and ending on June 5.

 

Parent Media and Technology Survey for MS

Dear Parents,

ISB will be using Common Sense Media resources to bring you useful and practical information about kids’ media lives. This survey will help us better understand what media issues matter to you most so that we can offer information that will be interesting and helpful.

We realize you may have children of different ages with very different media habits. If you have more than one child who attends ISB and they are not only at different grade levels but also have different habits, please consider completing the form for your child that has the most active media life, as this will better help us identify the specific needs of individual students by grade level. Remember to think of what is true for just that child when answering the questions in this survey.

Your responses to this survey are anonymous and confidential.

The survey should take about ten minutes to complete. Please click here to start.

 

ISB Panther Tennis Tournament – Sunday May 26th

All students are welcome!  Please come out and play tennis!

Competitive 10 & under sign in 7:15-7:45; 11-13 sign in 8:30-9;14+ sign in 10-10:30.

Sign up by May 23rd by emailing player’s name, birthdate and contact phone number to advantagetennisthai@gmail.com.  Entry fee of 300 baht needs to be paid to the tennis office by May25th; otherwise late entry fee 400 baht accepted on tournament day.  Contact Coach Noop at 087-675-7826 or Coach Ball at 089-770-9181 with any questions. Please see ES e-news for ‘Cubs’ and ‘Mini Cubs’ tournament. If you’re not sure which tournament, please email the coaches.

 

Soccer Try-Out Preparation Sessions

Dear Soccer Players,

If you will be a high school student next school year and you plan on trying out for JV or Varsity Boys Soccer next year.  Coach Wah will be offering two “Try-out preparation sessions”

Session 1:

23rd Thursday 2:15-3:30

24th Friday 2:15-3:30

Both of the above will be technique based and aimed at giving you some things to work on over the summer.

Session 2:

August 5-9 from 8:30am-10:00am.

This will be a week of training to get you prepared for try-outs.

Please ensure you bring a water bottle, soccer shoes, shin guards, and appropriate clothing for soccer.

If you plan to try-out this next school year, both of these sessions will be a great help to you.

Its also important to remember that if you plan to try-out for Soccer what you do over the summer break will greatly increase your chances of having a good try-out.  Please go to this link (https://bf135.infusionsoft.com/app/form/soccer-program) to see exercises you can do over the summer that will help you stay in shape and come back to school ready to play.

Stay in shape, and come back ready to play…STRETCH.

Coach Wah

 

Recycled A4 Paper Requested

Hello, my name is Melissa Alto and I am working on my Gold Award, which is the highest award that you can earn in Girl scouts.  For my project, I am making Eco-notebooks which are made from recycled A4 paper.  These notebooks will be sent to schools in rural areas in Thailand.  I will be collecting one-sided print A4 paper from 13 – 31 May.  There will be drop boxes in front of the Elementary, Middle, and High school offices or you can drop off the paper at my residence; Nichada, Regent, soi 8, house number 903.  If you have questions please feel free to e-mail me at: 16865@students.isb.ac.th

 

Summer School at ISB

Summer is just around the corner.  It’s a wonderful time for students to improve skills and learn new things with Middle Classes:

• English/Reading and Writing
• Math
• English as an Additional Language
• Musical Theater Camp

For more information check out our Summer School Website at the following link or drop by the Summer School office at the top of the zigzag.  https://www.isb.ac.th/Summer_School/default.aspx

 

Leaving ISB?

If you are leaving ISB before, or end of this semester, please contact Khun Fon in the MS Office at supanniy@isb.ac.th – she will send you the ISB Withdraw Form that needs to be completed in order for her to get your child’s school records ready for his/her next school.  Or, you can download the form attached here, complete it, and then return to Khun Fon or the Cashier in the Business Office.

 

Repeat Announcement:  For Parents of Present 8^th Grade Students

Dear Parents of 8^th Graders, you are all cordially invited to our 8^th Grade Moving Up Ceremony being held at 8:00am in the Chevron Theatre on Thursday, June 6^th.  Please see the attached document for more information regarding dress code expectations for your 8^th grader on that day, and for the permission slip you need to sign for your child to attend the 8^th Grade Pool Party at the Nichada Pool later that same morning. Please click for the document:  Gr8 Ceremony Parent Invite and pool permission slip May 2013

 

Repeat Announcement:  Middle School Math Placement Guidelines for Next Year’s Grades 7 and 8 Students

Dear Parents of Present 6 and 7th Grade Students,

We’d like to inform you of the math placement guidelines we will be following to place students in the appropriate math program in grades 7 and 8 for the next school year.

Why are all students not placed into the same math program?

We know that children develop cognitively at differing rates just as they develop physically at different rates.  We also know that the developmental readiness of a student is an important factor in determining the type of math in which a student will be successful.  All our students eventually develop the cognitive ability to deal with higher levels of abstract thinking. However, they do not all develop this ability at the same time.  Developmental readiness is not a measure of intelligence, but is a measure of the developing maturity of student thinking skills.  Thus, our Grade 7 and 8 Math Programs were specifically designed to provide appropriate and challenging math opportunities for all students.  Grade 7 and 8 each contain three separate core math programs.  By providing these different core programs in both grades 7 and 8, we believe we will be able to provide a challenging math curriculum, based on readiness, for all students.

What are the different math options for students in grades 7 and 8 next year?

Grade 7	Math 7	Math 7 Advanced	Math 7 Algebra 1
Grade 8	Math 8	Math 8 Algebra 1	Math 8 Accelerated Geometry

How will students be placed in grades 7 and 8 for their math?

The MS Math Department and Admin will meet before the end of the school year and review the following for each student and make placements taking into account the following:

• Algebra Predictor score for students being considered for Algebra

• End-of-Year Math Assessments
• HAL scores on end of year report cards
• MAP scores and growth shown on the MAP assessments (Fall to Spring)
• Standards-based grades on semester report cards
• Teacher recommendations

When will placements be made?

Based on the information above, all students will be placed by the end of this school year into the Math Program we feel is best for each student for the coming school year in August.  Your child’s math placement for August will be sent home in June as part of his/her Semester 2 Report Card.

Is this placement final?

No!  During the first week of school in August, all students will be taking the pre-assessment for the math course they are placed in.  At that time, any student who performs significantly well on the pre-assessment, will be considered for possible shifting into the next math program level.

Our goal is to have a Middle School Math Program that provides opportunities for us to challenge each student at their level of readiness and to enrich their study of math.  It is our ultimate goal at ISB Middle School to foster in all students a love of Mathematics together with the conviction and confidence that they can enroll in, and master, the most challenging Mathematics in high school and university.

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Dr. Troy Regis, MS Mathematics Department Head

Maurilio Baron-Toaldo, MS Vice-Principal

Tom Burgess, MS Principal

 

Repeat Announcement:  Re-scheduled – 14th Colgate Kids Triathlon!  Saturday, May 25th

The 14th Colgate Kids Triathlon has now been rescheduled and will take place on Saturday, May 25th at 7:30AM.  The two starts will still be at the two ISB pools.

Here is how we will handle the registration for the event:

1. If you are already registered and you still plan to participate in the same age category and same event (individual/relay team), then you don’t have to do anything.  You are all set to participate.
2. If you have registered but cannot participate on Saturday, May 25th – please send me an e-mail (ksypolt@gmail.com) and I will remove your registration.  You can get your refund for your registration at the Community Activity Office (CAO) at ISB.  PLEASE let me know if you are canceling your registration so we can allow others to participate.
3. If you have registered but need to change anything in your registration (age category, individual vs relay team, relay team members, volunteer information, etc), please send me an e-mail (ksypolt@gmail.com) and I will make the necessary change.
4. If you were not previously registered but would now like to participate on Saturday, May 25th – you may register for the event.  Go to our website (shown below) and click on the registration link on the website.  Registration will close on Monday, May 20th or when total participants reaches 225, whichever comes first.  No late registrations will be permitted so make sure you register before the close date!

We will have the race briefing on either Thursday, May 23rd or Friday, May 24th.  That information will be sent out as soon as possible.

The distances this year will be:
5-6:                                50m swim, 1 km bike, 450m run

7-8:                                100m swim, 2.5 km bike, 800m run

9-10:                              150m swim, 4.5 km bike, 1.2 km run

11-12:                             200m swim, 4.5 km bike, 1.7 km run

13-14:                             250m swim, 6.8 km bike, 2.4 km run

15+ :                               350m swim, 9.1 km bike, 3.1 km run

The fee per participant is THB 500 (THB 1,500 for relay teams).  All participants will receive a water bottle, towel and race bag.

All registrations must provide one volunteer to help on race day or pay a THB 1,000 (no volunteer fee)

Please note that all bike riders must have their own bicycle and must wear a helmet.

More information and the registration link can be found at our Kids Triathlon website:

https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/2011/08/16/colgate-kids-triathlon/

Thanks,

Kevin Sypolt

kevinjan@optonline.net

ksypolt@gmail.com

+66-84-388-7715

 

eNewsletter Guidelines

By Tony Arnold
 anthonya@isb.ac.th

ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNewsletter guidelines below.

• Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families for potential publication in our eNewsletters. The announcements are generally intended to highlight events that occur at ISB and/or highlight information about ISB.
• What to include in the announcement
• A title for your announcement
• An email contact for further information
• Where to submit your announcement
  • 
4publish@isb.ac.th is for announcements of interest to the entire ISB community
  • tinaratr@isb.ac.th is for Elementary School announcements of interest to ES families
  • maurilib@isb.ac.th is for Middle School announcements of interest to MS families
  • vijitl@isb.ac.th is for High School (HS) announcements of interest to HS families

Your announcement will be submitted to the appropriate Principal and/or to our Marketing Director for review. ISB reserves the right to determine which announcements will and will not be published, and to edit announcements that are approved for publication.

• Frequency of eNewsletter mailings
  • The ISB eNewsletter that is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays. Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.
  • The ES, MS, and HS eNewsletters are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.