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Planning Ahead – Parent-Teacher Conferences
Peter Roback /Phil Rogers
peterro@isb.ac.th/philr@isb.ac.th
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held from 7:20 – 3:00 on March 14 in Rajendra Hall. This will be an important time to discuss the semester two progress of your child(ren) with teachers and counselors.
Also during this day we strongly encourage students and their parents to carefully consider course selection for next year. During parent teacher conferences there is the opportunity to talk to teachers, counselors and administrators about course selections. This is relevant to all students but particularly to students moving from Grade 10 to 11 as they have to make a greater number of decisions.
With this in mind it is strongly recommend that both parents and students attend the conferences together and come with two outcomes, current progress and future course choices.
2014/15 Course Selections
Phil Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
From the 19th March through to 24th March students will be asked to sign up for the courses they wish to take next year. All students in Grades 8 – 11 sign up, irrespective of whether they are remaining at ISB or unfortunately moving on.
The new High School Program of Studies provides information about each of the courses that are offered and relevant information about graduation requirements and the IB Diploma and individual IB Courses.
Making course selections is an important consideration. Students and parents are encouraged to seek assistance and guidance from their counselors, teachers and administration as required. Further information about the on-line registration will be provided closer to 19th March.
Counselor Newsletter
Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
ISB has positive relationships with many universities around the world. For those trusting relationships to continue, ISB counselors work diligently to advise students using ethical standards and practices. In the past several years, universities have become increasingly aware of fraudulent applications being submitted by applicants from Thailand. ISB took quick and decisive actions to protect our students by changing the application process for ISB applicants. The feedback we are receiving from universities has been very supportive. Recently, Fortune Magazine published an article detailing the concerns by many universities regarding this issue. Please see the full article attached to this newsletter.
Grade 9
Mr. Davy is doing small group conferences with the grade 9 students to look at their four-year plan and discuss course selection for next year. Be sure to ask your child what courses he/she plans on taking next year.
Grade 10
The next Sophomore Seminar #4 will be on March 10/11. The counselors will be having individual conferences with each student to discuss course selection for next year. Each student will have a form listing the courses discussed with the counselor. Be sure to talk with you child about his/her plans for grades 11 and 12. Is the full IB diploma the right choice for him/her? Are there courses which are necessary for admissions to the major he/she is considering?
Grade 11
Junior Conferences should be completed by 13 March!!! Quite a few juniors have not set the appointment with their counselor. Please ask your child if he/she still needs to complete the work and turn it in to Khun Vannee in the High School Counseling Office. Once that is done, the student can then make the appointment for their Junior Conference with the counselor and his/her parents. The days are running out! All Junior Conferences should be completed before Parent Teacher Conferences!
If you have not registered for a parent account on Naviance, you can still do so. Ask your child for the registration code that was given to him/her at the beginning of the year. You can also, contact your child’s counselor to receive the code to activate your account. You will learn more about Naviance during the Junior Conference.
University Lab will start on Monday, 3 March, and will be open each Monday for 6 weeks from 2:15-3:00 in room 203. Juniors are encouraged to come to the session to work on their university research. A counselor will be present to support their research and answer questions.
Grade 12
Application results are coming in! As of Thursday, 153 seniors have processed applications to colleges and universities. 95 students have received one or more acceptances for a total of 221 offers of admissions. Way to go Seniors!! Please remind your child to come by to see their counselor about their application decisions so we can keep track of them. Also, encourage your child to thank the teachers who wrote a letter of recommendation for him/her!
University Visits
The unrest in Bangkok has resulted in many universities canceling their visit to Thailand. The visits currently scheduled:
| Thursday, March 6 | Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago |
| Tuesday, 11 March | Shizuoka University |
| Tuesday, 11 March | UK Education Exhibition at Renaissance Bangkok Hotel Advanced registration is advised. List of attending universities and registration can be found at www.theUKEducationFair.com |
Be sure to check Naviance regularly to see the up to date information as it changes often!
‘But you don’t like to read Why do you want to go to Harvard_’ – Feb.pdf
Cultural Convention 2014: March 6- 8th – hosted in three different venues
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
This week three squads of our top artists (totaling over 70 students) will depart
March 5th for the three different venues: Forensics and Debate will be hosted in Taipei at TAS, Art, Dance, and Drama will travel to Jakarta and be hosted by JIS, and lastly (and this one is tinged with regret as we were supposed to host), Music will travel to Kuala Lumpur to be hosted by ISKL.
Students have been through a rigorous selection process and have been rehearsing and preparing for months. Although only five Visual Arts students travel, another 25 artworks are selected to form part of the huge IASAS CC Art exhibition. All the delegates will be honored in a special ‘Black and Gold’ Assembly at 1:10 pm on March 3 and, on their return, there will be an Awards Banquet generously sponsored by the Booster Club (Wednesday March 12th).
We wish our CC delegates all the very best for their CC experience which is always guaranteed to be intense, illuminating and exhausting!
Athletic Scholarships Information Sessions and U90 Soccer ID Camp
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
ISB will be hosting two independent companies who specialise in supporting student athletes in accessing athletic scholarships in the U.S.
Upper 90 College will be running a college soccer ID camp on March 8 and 9 at ISB where a college scout will be present to ID any soccer players who may have the potential to receive some form of scholarship into U.S. Colleges in the future. Please follow this link: https://goo.gl/ry4bL0 for more information and register for this weekend at this link: https://www.regonline.
On March 10 we will be hosting Nick Terzis the director of American Athletics Scholarships Pty Ltd who will run two free information sessions on U.S. Sports Scholarships. The first session will be offered at 10am in the MPB and the second at 6.30pm. Information can be found at this link: https://goo.gl/PHG8uh
Both companies have been involved in placing students in colleges from our region. For more information on each, please contact direct to the contacts shown on their flyers.
We hope these sessions will help parents and students who are trying to access such future scholarships and welcome any families from Middle or High School to join these sessions.
Parent Messages for Erawan 2014
Erawan Staff
erawan@isb.ac.th
Parents of HS seniors are invited to place a parent message in the 2014 yearbook! These messages are to be purchased and submitted by March 11th. Further information can be found here.
If the link doesn’t work, please see enclosed file.
NBBL Scorekeeping/Timekeeping opportunity for students in Grades 7-12
Kevin Sypolt
kevinjan@optonline.net
As we have in past years, NBBL (North Bangkok Basketball League) will hire Grade 7-12 students to be scorekeepers and timekeepers for NBBL games. The games will take place on mostly on Saturdays at the ISB gyms. This is a great opportunity for Grade 7-12 students to earn their own money and learn the responsibility of a work situation. The students will earn between THB 200 and 300 per game.. In order for the students to be eligible to work at these games, all students (including those who have been scorekeepers/timekeepers in the past) must register at https://docs.google.com/
There are MANDATORY training session for any student who did not work as a scorekeeper/timekeeper last season. This training will take place either on Sunday, March 9th at 2:00PM or on Tuesday, March 11th at 7:00PM. Both sessions will take place in the MPB 3 room. Students are only required to attend one of the sessions.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. As always, please consult our NBBL website at https://www.nbbl.asia/ for information. This is where we will post calendar information, schedules, team listings, etc.
Thanks,
Kevin Sypolt
kevinjan@optonline.net
ksypolt@gmail.com
+66-84-388-7715
Cafeteria News… Did You Know…?
Michelle Mueller Ihrig
cafeteria@isb.ac.th
…That the most awaited Smoothie Month of the Year has arrived!! Welcome back to Yellow Mango Madness!! There are actually some blessings that come along as the scorching hot season commences. One of the best is the naturally ripe, sweet fruit we can savor at this time. This would include the ‘King of Fruits’, the yellow mango. We’re whipping up fresh Mango smoothies such as our Mango Madness, Mango Strawberry Kiss and Mango Blueberry Bang (the last two made with yoghurt), and are also serving Mango with Sticky Rice, starting in March at the Grind. The health benefits of Mango are so numerous, this blurb is not able to do them fair justice. However, we will just have to mention a few: Mangoes are rich in antioxidants and alkalizing properties which help combat cancer causing agents and inflammation, contain high levels of fiber and vitamin C which lower cholesterol and boost the immune system, and are high in vitamin A which improves vision. For further good news on Mango, we invite you to take your own journey into the wonders of this fruit. Welcome Mango Mania! Enjoy!
Michelle Mueller Ihrig
Epicure Catering
Contract Manager
Tel. 02-963-5800 ext. 7728
M: 082-322-7531
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.