MS eNews – Friday, May 30, 2014
Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events:
Thursday, June 5
- Grade 8 Moving On Ceremony at 8:00am in the Chevron
Friday, June 6
- Last day of 2013-2014 school year
- MS Alternate Dress Day
- MS Final Assembly at 7:20am in the Chevron
- All student dismissal at 11:30am
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
Please read – Important information for ALL MS students regarding last week of school…
Dear Parents, the following information was emailed to all MS students Saturday morning, May 31 to their school email account:
Dear MS Students,
The last week of the 2013-2014 school year is here and there are a number of things that I need to bring to your attention and that you need to take care of before officially starting your summer holiday at 11:30am this coming Friday, June 6th!
- Returning Your School Laptop – Student laptops will be collected on Wednesday afternoon, June 4th. Please click here for more specific information on what you need to do to get ready for this.
- Students who are leaving ISB end of this semester:
- Monday, June 2 – You will receive sometime during the day a Withdrawal Form from the MS Counseling Office. You need to get all appropriate signatures required on the form and turn it in completed to Khun Fon in the MS Counseling Office on your last day of school in exchange for your semester 2 report card and school records. These will not be issued if you have any uncleared report card holds.
- Returning all textbooks and other resources signed out to you
- Return item(s) to the teacher/staff member who signed the item out to you.
- Any item(s) not returned or damaged, a REPORT CARD HOLD will be placed in PowerSchool under your name – the hold will describe the item. You will not have access to your report cards in Powerschool until all your report card holds are cleared. To clear a report card hold, return the item, or, pay in the Business Office for any lost/damaged items, and then show the receipt they give you to the appropriate teacher, or Khun Fon in the MS Office.
- For any book bills you have, you can get the price of the book from the bookstore and then pay at the Cashier in the Business Office.
- Wednesday, June 4
- Grade 6 and 7 Students – Go to your L2L class during flex period this day. During this period, you will have time to:
- Clean out your locker
- Turn in your laptop with its case, charger, and completed Laptop Form
- Turn in your Student ID card (only for returning students) – these will be programed over the summer holiday with your new locker for the 2014-2015 school year and returned to you first day of school in August.
- Receive your MS 2013-2014 Yearbook
- Grade 8 Students – During your C84 period before lunch, you will have time to:
- Clean out your locker if not already done so
- Turn in your laptop with its case, charger, and completed Laptop Form
- Keep your MS Student ID card for your memories!
- Receive your MS 2013-2014 Yearbook
- Grade 6 and 7 Students – Go to your L2L class during flex period this day. During this period, you will have time to:
- Friday, June 6
- All students will be dismissed at 11:30am
- Students who will be returning in August – You can access your Semester 2 report card via PowerSchool anytime after 12:00pm on Friday, June 6th. For students with any uncleared report card holds, you will not be able to access your report card until all report card holds have been cleared.
- Students who are leaving ISB end of this semester – Turn in your completed Withdrawal Form to Khun Fon in the MS Counseling Office in exchange for your semester 2 report card and school records. These will not be issued if you have any uncleared report card holds.
Best Regards,
Mr. BT
Early Dismissal on Friday, June 6th
Dear Parents,
Reminder, on this last day of the 2013-2014 school year, all students will be dismissed at 11:30am.
MS Semester 2 Report Cards and Report Card Holds
Semester 2 report cards will be available to download as PDFs through PowerSchool anytime after 12:00pm on Friday, June 6th. For all students leaving ISB end of this semester, they can pick up their package containing school records and official copy of the Semester 2 Report Card on their last day of school at the MS Counseling Office. Please note that parents and students 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.
ISB Main Library Summer Hours
The Main Library will be open during the summer holiday from 7:00 – 3:00pm, Monday – Friday, beginning June 9th, and will be closed for Thai holidays on July 11th and 14th.
Required Student Medical Screening – For ALL ISB returning students
Thursday’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.
ISB 2014-2015 School Calendar Finalized
After much work from many hands, the ISB 2014-15 school calendar has been finalized 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 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/isbcalendar/
4G Speed Available for DTAC Mobile
For DTAC Mobile phone users, 4G speed is now available in the Nichada area, including ISB. To take advantage of this speed DTAC mobile users will need to upgrade their SIM card. As a courtesy to the community, DTAC have offered to setup a booth in front of the Chevron Theater to exchange SIM cards.
Details below:
Date: June 5-6, 2014
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Venue: In front of Chevron Theater
Mr. Chad Bates
Panther Tennis Tournament for Session 3 – U11 & U13 & U15
By Panther Tennis
contact: panthertennisisb@gmail.com
PTC Tournament for Session 3-U11 & U13
Tuesday, June 03, 2014 from 3:00pm – 5:30pm
PTC Tournament for Session 3- U15
Wednesday, June 04, 2014 from 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open to all ISB Students
Registration & Fees
300 Baht (register and pay at the tennis office by 1st June)
400 Baht (register or pay at the venue from 2:15pm- 2:45pm)
Repeat: Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?
…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 checks 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 checklist 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.
Repeat: Parent and Student Access to Grades on PowerSchool are Turned Off
Dear MS Parents and Students,
Please note that all MS parent and student access to Grades on PowerSchool are off from 7:00am on Monday, May 26 to 12:00pm on Friday, June 6th while we are finalizing semester 2 report cards. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
Repeat: For Parents of Current Grade 8 Students – Moving On Ceremony
Dear Parent(s) of Grade 8 Students,
Please join us in the Chevron Theatre on Thursday, June 5th at 8:00am to commemorate your child’s move from middle school to high school (Arrive early, we will begin on time). It is a significant step in their lives, and we would love to celebrate this moment together with you through a student-led ceremony lasting approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. It will be followed by a reception in the MPB until approximately 10:15am. This is an important day for your child and your family. Please plan to attend the entire morning’s festivities.
Since this is a special celebration, we expect students to dress appropriately. Boys should wear dress pants, a dress shirt, a tie, and dress shoes. Suits and sport coats are not necessary. Girls should wear a dress, or blouse with a skirt, and dress shoes (with heels that are not too high as they need to climb up and down the stairs to the stage). Hems are not to be more than 8 cm above the knees. Dresses with sleeves are preferred. Jeans, shorts, sleeveless shirts, tuxedos, or formal dresses are not appropriate.
After the reception, the students will continue their celebration with a BBQ in our cafeteria, then move to our new pool from 11:45am to 1:45pm. Since students already have permission to swim in PE classes, only parents that provide documentation to have their student NOT swim is required. Swimming is an option for all students, as we will also have the Gymnasium and other open spaces in the new complex for them to hang out and spend their last day together. They should have a change of clothes for after the reception that they can wear over their swimwear.
NOTE: Students must have swimwear that meets the ISB P.E. requirements (no bikinis) and should bring a towel. We will dismiss students from the pool area at the end of the school day. Hats, sunglasses, and sun block are suggested. The pool does have shaded areas, as well as the indoor gymnasium for students wanting to stay out of direct sun.
Please put this important date on your calendar. All family members are invited to attend the ceremony and reception for the students.
If you have any questions, please contact us at the school. We look forward to celebrating your child with you on this special day.
Sincerely,
Dr. Troy P. Regis
Grade 8 Team Representative
Repeat: Leaving ISB End of This Semester?
If you are leaving ISB before, or end of this semester, please contact Khun Fon in the MS Office at supanniy@isb.ac.th – she will send you the ISB Withdraw Form that needs to be completed in order for her to get your child’s school records ready for his/her next school.
Repeat: 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