MS eNews – Friday, March 21, 2014
Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events:
Saturday – Sunday, March 22 – 23
- BISAC U15 Open Tennis Singles Invitational at BPS both boys and girls
Monday, March 24
- Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD) Facilitators working with grades 7-8 Black Houses
- MS FCD Parent Meeting, 6:30 – 8:00pm in MPB1
Tuesday, March 25
- Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD) Facilitators working with grades 7-8 Gold Houses
Friday, April 4 – Day 4
- MS Alternate Dress Day
- MS Student Social at 3:00pm
Monday, April 7 – Chakri Day : Professional Day
- Substitute Holiday – No school for students and Classified Staff
- Professional Day for Certified Staff
Tuesday, April 8
- CANCELLED – MS & HS Jazz Band Concert
Friday, April 11
- MS Songkran Assembly at 7:20am in the Chevron Theater
Monday – Friday, April 14 – 18
- ISB closed for Songkran & Spring Holidays
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: Link to MS Activities and Athletics
Thank You!
Dear MS Parents, Thank you for two great days of Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences – we hope you found them useful and informational! Our goal is to help students reach our mission of inspiring students to achieve their academic potential, be passionate reflective learners, and develop strong habits and attitudes for learning. We feel this process is very valuable to promote the collaboration between school and families to support achieving our mission.
Information: MS Summer School, 2014
MS Summer School is open to all students who are presently in Grades 5 to 7 in the 2013-2014 school year. For general information about the MS Summer School, dates, times, sessions being offered, and costs, please click on the first link below. For more information about specific program offerings, please click on links 2, 3, and/or 4 below.
3. Coding and Robotics Offering
4. Musical Theatre Camp Offering
If your child is presently in 8th grade and is interested in attending summer school, please use the following link to see summer school information for the other divisions: ISB Summer School – https://www.isb.ac.th/Summer_School/default.aspx
Reminder: MS FCD Parent Meeting, Monday March 24th
Dear MS Parents,
You are invited to our MS Parent Meeting on Monday, March 24 at 6:30 – 8:00pm in MPB1. The Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD) consultants will present some information about the FCD program and majority of the meeting will be an open forum discussion format where parents have an opportunity to ask questions, and discuss/share concerns about teenagers and drugs and alcohol.
As part of our Wellness Program, visiting FCD consultants will meet with students in grades 7 and 8 through an assembly on Monday, March 24th and one of their Humanities classes either on Monday or Tuesday, March 24-25. The sessions will focus on positive discussions on the health risks of alcohol and substance use to the developing teenage brain, possible long term addiction problems tied to early use, social norms and the misconceptions about teenage behavior, and strategies for maintaining healthy choices.
Reminder: Grade 8 Registration for HS Courses
The HS Administration appreciated the opportunity to meet with all the Grade 8 students and many of the parents on Tuesday 11th March to talk a little about the upcoming HS experience and to talk through the HS Course Registration process. Please click here to see the presentation. A reminder that ALL Grade 8 students, irrespective of whether they are staying or leaving ISB, need to register for HS courses between Wednesday 19th March and Monday 24th March.
Reminder: Leaving ISB at the end of the school year?
The MS Counselors will be running lunch time sessions for students who are leaving at the end of the school year. These sessions will start in the beginning of April. During these sessions, we will be supporting students as they build their RAFT. RAFT stands for Reconciliation, Affirmation, Farewells, and Thinking destination. The term comes from David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken, authors of the book Third Culture Kids. For a brief overview of the RAFT building, check out this article https://tcktalk.com/2013/05/14/rafting-time-for-tcks/
If you would like your child to join our student-leaving group, please fill in this form. https://docs.google.com/a/isb.ac.th/forms/d/1GIGyWXRLifqm3g7L8Jg7SPTP4d0BCoTSzThQ29ouyX4/viewform
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s counselor.