High School Upcoming events (Please click):
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PowersSchool Access & Reports
Philip Rogers
philpr@isb.ac.th
PowerSchool has been reactivated for Grade 12 Parents and Students whilst it remains closed for G9-11 parents and students. It will reopen after the end of school and reports will be available through this link as a pdf file.
Service Reports
Philip Rogers
philpr@isb.ac.th
Hard copy Community Service reports will not be sent home at the end of this school year because we are shifting the entire database to PowerSchool. This should be completed by August, 2014, after which you will be able to see all Community Service records on PowerSchool.
If you are leaving and need aCertification of Community Service letter please contact Mrs Tananone before the end of school.
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.
Required Student Medical Screening – For ALL ISB returning students
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
Yesterday’s All School enews contained a communication about required medical screening for students returning to ISB in August. All returning students are required to have the Comprehensive Physical Form (Select Link) completed by August 13 2014. We suggest that you either follow up with your home country physician or take advantage of ISB established packages at either World Medical Center or Bumrungrad International Hospital. You can read the full communication here.
Counselor Newsletter
Ryan Haynes
ryanh@isb.ac.th
Grades 9, 10, and 11: Final exams have begun! If you misplace your exam schedule, please go to the High School Office to request a new one. Good luck with exams!
All students in grades 9-11 received their course list for next year this week. Students should see their counselor if they need to make changes or if they have questions regarding their course list.
Grade 12: Senior Transition Day was a big success! Thank you to all the faculty and students who participated.
University Visit
George Mason University (GMU)-Korea is schedule to visit ISB on Thursday, June 5 at 10:20 in Room 203. The GMU-Korea campus will focus on the following majors: Business, Economics, and Global Relations.
ISB Calendar 2014-15
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
After much work from many hands, the ISB 2014-15 school calendar has been has been finalised and has been sent to the printers. A HUGE thank you to all those involved with this process.
There is still a chance that something may have been have missed off the calendar, so please cast your eyes over the calendar and email Andy Vaughan (andyv@isb.ac.th) if you see any issues or events missing that you have submitted.
The calendar can be found at this link: https://inside.isb.ac.th/
Many thanks,
Andy Vaughan
Athletics Director
Professional Video of the Graduation Ceremony
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
A professional video (DVD) of the ceremony is filmed and is available for purchase (200 Baht). DVDs can be purchased from the Activities Office after July 15. Forwarding of the DVD is possible if you leave a prepaid and self-addressed envelope suitable for the DVD with the Activities office. Please get the correct envelope from the ISB Bookstore only.
Second Chance Bangkok
Vera Day
verad@isb.ac.th
Second Chance Bangkok is a local initiative, fair trade organization in the Klong Toey Slum that seeks reuse household items and create employment opportunities for people who have experienced barriers to employment. They also finance projects that support families in these slums.
Representatives from Second Chance Bangkok are coming to ISB on Monday, June 2nd to give a presentation for parents and third grade students about their organization, then sell some of their beautiful, upcycled products. These make wonderful presents! The sale will be held in the ES MPR from 10:00 – 12:00 on June 2nd. Feel free to stop by!
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 their 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 to 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. Hence, the ISB 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.