Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
As the summer vacation draws to an end and the new school year approaches I know there are mixed feelings amongst our students. From a number of brief encounters and conversations it is evident that students have enjoyed a rich and varied summer of travel, relaxation, adventure, learning, sport and family time. And most said they were looking forward to school, meeting new students and catching up with old friends, some even hinted that they were a bit bored and ready to work! But no one likes getting up so early! So to our new and returning families and students a very warm welcome or welcome back. A warm welcome too, to the 16 new teachers and administrators who are joining high school this year.
A lot of hard work and preparation has been going on over the vacation and along with my colleagues I am looking forward to school opening on Wednesday August 13th. It will be the normal start time of 7:20 (arrive at least 10 minutes early) with students meeting in small communication groups (comm groups), followed by a whole school assembly. Comm group locations will be posted in school and this is where important notices, schedules and laptops will be given out. The remainder of the day will involve a series of orientation sessions, an eight period rotation (short periods) and some technology specific meetings.
Reminder to students new to ISB – all grades
There is a new student and parent orientation on Monday 11th of August.
Please arrive in time to register 8:45-9:00 ready for our first session in the Chevron Theatre.
Reminder to our grade 9 students (only students) moving up from ISB middle school (not new to ISB) There is a student orientation at 14:00 on Monday 11th of August. Meet in the Chevron Theatre.
Sincerely,
Philip Bradley