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Message from the Principal
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
We appreciate that this time of uncertainty can be very stressful and would ask that if you feel the extra anxiety or stress is impacting your child/children that you let us know. That said, life in school has been very normal, that is, full of activity both in and outside of classes. We have taken the decision to move two IASAS events we were due to host – rugby touch and culture convention music. It is a huge disappointment to loose these showcase events for our athletes and musicians and we are hopeful we will get to host them both next year. We are also very mindful of other future events and will keep you fully informed if other changes are necessary.
Sincerely
Philip Bradley
Global Citizenship Week
Peter Roback
peterro@isb.ac.th
As we complete details for Global Citizenship Week on February 17-21, HS students will have final preparation meetings on Tuesday, February 11 from 1:40-2:05pm. Parents are welcome to attend, please ask your student where their meeting is located. Please keep in mind that the meeting agenda is full as teachers will be confirming final details with students.
It is important that all passports and necessary visas are in order, especially for students traveling outside of Thailand.
Grade 10 Testing – International School Assessment (ISA)
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
On Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th February all Grade 10 students will be completing the International Schools Assessment (ISA) in Mathematical Literacy, Reading and Writing. This assessment is conducted in grades 3, 5, 7 and 10 at ISB and the results are used to provide patterns in learning and assist in charting future direction. Students are expected to bring a pencil, black pen, eraser, ruler, sharpener and calculator to the test. EAL students may also bring a translating dictionary. Students do not need to study for these assessments.
Counseling Center News
Kevin Callahan
kevinc@isb.ac.th
The semester is in full swing now. If your son or daughter is struggling with anything in or out of school, please let his/her counselor know and we’ll be sure and see if there’s anything we can do to help.
There are two big college fairs coming to Bangkok on the Saturday at the end of our Global Citizenship Week, that is, February 22nd. They couldn’t schedule to visit ISB because so few students are at ISB that week, but you are welcome to attend the fairs downtown. The Study USA AEO Tour is at the Plaza Athenee Bangkok on Wireless Road from 12:30-4:00 on the 22nd, and the Linden Tour is from 1:00-4:00 at the Four Seasons Hotel on Rajadamri Road on the same day. Political events in Thailand may affect the number of universities that visit. That goes for visits to ISB as well; check Naviance regularly for updates on visiting schools.
Seniors – Hopefully you finished submitting your applications that are due by February 1st with your counselor – if not, better start looking for some schools with later deadlines! We have sent the updated transcript and what’s called a “Mid-Year Report” to every school for every Senior. One less thing for you to worry about. Also, please let us know of any results that you’ve heard from universities. (Over 70 seniors already have been admitted to at least one university.)Thanks.
Juniors -Junior Seminar #3 was January 29th and 30thand all 11th graders were required to attend. A most important seminar.Hopefully, parents attended University Night for Grade 11 parents on the 30th. Now it’s time to make an appointment (KhunVannee in the high school is the person to talk to) to see your son/daughter’s counselor to talk about life after ISB. Meetings usually take approximately one hour. Students need to have completed their junior packets in order to make an appointment (and parents, make sure that you do the “Parent Perspectives” sheet).
Sophomores – All sophomores should have finished their “Career Interest Profiler”, and parents can view it on Naviance if they’d like. The next Sophomore Seminar, on February 10 and 13, will combine the two interest inventories to give information on preferences and possible fields of study. This should help when students consider their course selections for the next two years.
Freshmen – Many of you have a free period for the first time this semester. Do you know how to use it wisely? What do you do during your free period? Study? Ask for help from teachers? Catch up on Facebook? Eat? Sleep? Hang out with friends? All of the above? What is the optimum use of time in a free period? Do you know? Ask your counselor!!
IASAS CC Music 2014 March 6 – 8th shifted from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
The IASAS Heads of Schools have conferred and have made the decision to move CC Music from ISB to ISKL. This is a sad situation for us as ISB is so well set up to host MUSIC and we have been planning this convention for nearly five months.
Thanks for all your offers to house the incoming CC delegates; it’s a wonderful thing to open your doors to travelers and this a major reason that IASAS works so well.
ISB is grateful to ISKL for stepping up and expect that this will simply be a switch; ISB will be set to host MUSIC in March 2015! Every CC becomes a triumph and a joy; we wish ISKL all the best in hosting MUSIC.
National Honor Society News
Cameron Macky
cameronm@isb.ac.th
In February, ISB’s high-school faculty will begin the process of selecting students for membership in our chapter of National Honor Society for the 2014-15 school year.
According to ISB’s NHS Constitution, the selection process must be made available to both students and parents through a school publication. The process is outlined in detail in the ISB High-School Student Handbook (p. 62), the ISB High-School Parent Handbook, and is also available on the ISB website at https://www.isb.ac.th/ISB_National_Honor_Society.
An invitation to begin the process will be emailed to students on January 29th, and will also be included in the daily bulletin. Updates and reminders will be sent via email to students in grades 10, 11, and 12.
NHS Selection Schedule 2014
1. January 29th
Students with cumulative high-school GPA’s of 3.500 or higher are notified that they are eligible for NHS consideration. Information will be posted in the high-school office, and reminders will be in the daily announcements for students to check the list.
2. January 31st, February 3rd, or February 4th
Interested students must attend one mandatory informational meeting, on either Friday, January 31st at 10:30 am (MPB2); Monday, February 3 at 2:15 pm (MPB2); or Tuesday, February 4, at 2:15 pm (room 118).
3. by February 13th, 2:15 pm
Interested students must turn in the “Student Information Form” to continue the process.
4. throughout March
Faculty Council gathers information from faculty on eligible students.
5. by 3rd week of March
Faculty Council selects 2014 induction class.
6. March 27th
New members and unsuccessful candidates are notified by private letter at school.
7. March 31st
New members attend informational meeting.
8. April 2nd
Induction Ceremony: 3:00 – 4:30 pm in the MPB.
If you have questions or you would like more specific information, please read the NHS pages on the school website, or contact Mr. Cameron Macky, National Honor Society adviser, at cameronm@isb.ac.th .
Parent Education Workshop – Feb. 6, 2014
Diana Drummond
dianad@isb.ac.th
Challenge and Enrichment at ISB
In this session, Selena Gallagher, our Challenge and Enrichment
Specialist, will be elaborating on a recent Touchstone article about
Talent Development at ISB and answering parent questions. This is an
opportunity to find out more about:
- What we believe about challenge and talent development
- How we plan to ensure all students are challenged
- How parents can support their child’s talent development
When: 6th February 7.30 – 9.00
Where: MPB 1 (Top of the zigzag)
eNewsletter Guidelines
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 (ES) announcements of interest to ES families.
maurilib@isb.ac.th is for Middle School (MS) 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.