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MAP and ISA Assessments
Graeme Scott
graemes@isb.ac.th
Our school uses a range of assessment tools to gauge student progress in literacy and math. We also use two standardized assessments throughout the year to assess these areas. These are Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) for grades 3-9 and International Schools Assessment (ISA) for grades 3, 5, 7 and 10. The results of these assessments are not included in annual school reports but they do provide us with interesting and useful data on an individual and school wide scale.
This week, we will be sending home individual student scores together with explanatory notes for students who took these assessments. If you need to know more about your child’s assessment scores, please see their teacher or counselor.
If you wish to know more about MAP and/or ISA in general, we will have a short presentation in the Middle School Skybox (3rd floor) on Monday June 2nd from 9:30 – 10:30.
Sincerely,
Graeme Scott
Deputy Head of School for Learning
International School Bangkok
G9-11 Exams
Philip Rogers
philpr@isb.ac.th
At the time of writing the HS Exams for Grades 9-11 (schedule attached) will take place as scheduled starting on Thursday 29th May. Please check with your son/daughter that they know when and where their exams will take place and the expectations they have. Hopefully today’s closure has given them some extra revision time.
Students are allowed to leave school after their exam is finished on a given day IF they have completed a permission to leave early form, this is attached to the exam below.
Grades 9-11 Exam Schedule June 2014 (final)
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PowerSchool Closure
Philip Rogers
philpr@isb.ac.th
To allow teachers to complete their report comments and finalise grades PowerSchool will be turned off on the following dates for student and parent access:
Grades 9 – 11: Wednesday 28th May
PowerSchool with report cards will be available on Saturday 7th June
Report Card Holds
Philip Rogers & Peter Roback
philpr@isb.ac.th
peterro@isb.ac.th
Please note that parents will be unable to access report cards through PowerSchool if a report card hold has been placed on a student account. Report card holds occur if books are outstanding at the Library, fees are overdue or textbooks not returned. If a report card hold has occurred parents will be notified via email.
Leavers Clearance Forms
Philip Rogers
philpr@isb.ac.th
A reminder that all students who are moving on from ISB next year must complete a leavers clearance form. Clearance forms will provided to departing students at the Leavers lunch on Tuesday. All forms are to be returned to your son or daughters counselor. Transcripts will be available for leavers after 13th June from the HS Registrar.
Next Year Courses
Philip Rogers
philpr@isb.ac.th
Students will be able to collect a list of courses that have been scheduled for the next academic year on Monday after school. At this time it is solely a list of courses. Please note that changes may be necessary up to the end of the 3rd week of next semester. It was very pleasing to note that over 96% of all course choices were possible. Students who wish to make changes should discuss these with their counselor.
Counselor Newsletter
Ryan Haynes
ryanh@isb.ac.th
Grades 9, 10, and 11: Study for exams, get enough sleep, and touch base with teachers regarding final assignments/assessments.
Grade 12: There are still many Seniors who have not reported their admissions results to their counselors. This is important data; please inform your counselor of your admissions results.
Senior Transition Day is this Monday, May 26. Seniors are to report to the CCT at 7:20 where they will receive their schedule of events for the day.
University Visits
On Tuesday, May 20, the University of Utah, Asia campus (Korea) visited ISB.
Please see the attached article regarding, how to help children cope in unsettling times. https://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/helpingchildrencope.aspx.
If your child is having difficulty coping with the recent political events here in Thailand, please have him/her meet with their respective grade level counselor.
Thank you,
The High School Counseling Office
HS Awards ceremony and pictures
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
Dear parent(s)/ guardians of G 9 – 11
Award recipients. Here is the link to the photos taken at Tuesday’s Awards Assembly as promised
:https://www.flickr.com/photos/
HS Summer School
James Fitzgerald
jamesf@isb.ac.th
We are excited to announce this year’s Summer School. Program. The First Session of Summer School will run from June 9 through July 4. The Second Session will run from July 7 through July 25. The Full Session will run from June 9 through July 25. For information concerning the courses being offered and tuition please refer to the Summer School Page found on The International School Bangkok’s website: www.isb.ac.th/Summer_School.
The Summer School Office is located at the top of the Zig-Zag. Our phone number is 02-963-5812; our fax is 02- 960-4110. Our email is sumdir13@isb.ac.th, and the Summer School’s website is www.isb.ac.th/Summer_School.
Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?
Michelle Mueller Ihrig
cafeteria@isb.ac.th
…Just like the students at school, the Cafeterias are graded on our performances as well! Twice yearly, an outside, independent auditor comes unannounced and observes our practices from morning till eve over a 2 day period. This professional auditor, which also check some of the 5 star hotels along with other major food manufacturers, has a long checklist of all kinds of health and hygiene practices whose strict procedures must be met. On top of this, ISB created an additional, individualized check list adding to the original one, hence ensuring only the best practices are adhered to. The goal is provide the tools, skills and resources to create and maintain the highest standards of safety and hygiene in food handling according to HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point), the internationally recognized standard for managing food safety. Most importantly, it is about being held accountable to follow through what has been learned. At the end of a lengthy 2 day process per inspection, the points are added up and a grade is given. We are proud to announce that not only is ISB the sole school in Bangkok to be audited in this manner, we further pass with flying colors every time. This proves the students are not the only ones on campus striving for the best grades. Enjoy.
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.