MS eNews – Friday, September 12, 2014
Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events for the next four weeks:
September 12 – 14
- MS Symphonic Band Khao Lak Exchange
September 15 – 17, & 26
- MS Yearbook Photos
Thursday, September 18
- Professional Day (No school for students)
Friday, September 19
- ISB Holiday (No school for all)
September 19 – 21
- ISB Activity Free Weekend
Thursday, September 25
- MS PTA Parent Meeting at 11:00am, location to be announced
Friday, September 26
- MAP Testing Window Closes
Thursday-Friday, October 2-3
- MS Parent Teacher Conferences (During School Day)
Tuesday, October 7
- Early Dismissal at 1:00pm
Friday-Saturday, October 10-11
- MS Bangkok International Choral Festival
- MS KS 3 Strings Festival
Saturday, October 11
- BISAC U11-17 Cross-Country at ISB
- BISAC U13 Tennis Singles, Boys at BPS, Girls at HIS
ISB School Board Meeting, September 16, 2014 (Tuesday)
The next School Board regular meeting will be on Tuesday, September 16, at 6:00pm in MPB3. All ISA members are welcome to attend.
MS Yearbook Photos
All MS students will have their picture taken scheduled through their PE class sometime on September 15 – 17, 26 for our annual MS Yearbook. Once the proofs come back from the photographer in October, they will be given to your child to bring home along with information on how to order if you would like copies of their school pictures.
Upcoming MS Parent-Teacher Conferences
MS Parent-Teacher conferences are coming up during the day on Thursday and Friday, October 2 – 3. There will be no scheduled classes during these days for students.
More information about the format of the conferences and, how and when you can schedule your appointments will be publicized in the MS eNews on Thursday, September 18th.
MS Open House
Our annual Middle School Open House was a great success with 334 of our 488 student’s parents in attendance. Thank you to parents, student ambassadors, faculty, and staff for staying late into the evening in order to get to know one another and allow our parents to learn about our MS program and the learning going on in our classrooms this year.
If you were unable to attend, you can find the slides to the opening assembly presentation by Principal Tom Burgess here.
Meet Your Child’s School Counselor – Counselor Connection
Please join the middle school counselors for an informal meet-and-greet on Monday, September 15th, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the MPB-2. Have a chance to learn more about the role of the middle school counselors and how we support your child’s social, emotional and academic growth.
MS PTA Meeting, 25 September at 11:00am
The next Middle School PTA meeting is coming up on September 25th at 11:00 am. Please mark your calendars for this event. Topics will be announced shortly before the event in the PTA enews. You are welcome to send in any agenda items to Nisha Westerman or Andrea Puck via mscoord@isb.ac.th
CONNECTED MS PARENTS – TECH INFO SESSIONS
Answer your questions about school recourses, connectivity, communication, laptops, parent controls, etc.
Time: 2:30 – 3:30pm
Dates: Wed, Sep 24th and Wed, Oct 8th
Place: Main Library – Greene Room
Please bring your child’s school laptop along with you to the session
Repeat Announcement: To: All Middle School Parents
From: Middle School Counseling Team
(Mr. Turner, Mrs. Nordmeyer, Mrs. Greenwood)
Welcome to Active Parenting of Teens
Dates: Wednesdays: November 5, 12, 19, and 26
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Place: MPB-1 (biggest room at the end of the MPB hall)
Parenting is one of life’s greatest rewards and challenges. Particularly, parenting teenagers! The Active Parenting of Teens program (https://www.activeparenting.com/Teens_main) is a four-part workshop that builds on each previous session, so it is recommended to attend all four sessions. The counselors will be facilitating the Active Parenting workshops to offer guidance and support to turn the challenges of raising a teenager into opportunities for growth. One of the central goals of the workshop is to build tools to help parents ensure their teens develop the skills and character they need to thrive as they gain independence. During the four sessions parents will learn:
- methods of respectful discipline
- skills for clear, honest communication
- concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior
- how to be an encouraging parent
In order to maximize the program’s delivery and effectiveness, we ask for attendance at all four sessions and we will be limiting participation to the first 40 parents who respond. We hope to offer the program again during the second semester.
To register for the workshop, please click on this link and complete the form. If the link does not work, please find the URL below. The form will close once we reach full enrollment.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_U78pVzfFoiM6E9pgyOcvlnJdSRJfWDgOMgt9FsVJMI/viewform?usp=send_form
Repeat Announcement: What: Parkour Activity
When: Start Tuesday 23rd Sept. 3:20-4:20pm (ends 25th November)
Where: ES gym
Cost: 3500 baht payable at CAO
For Middle school students, however, places are limited to 12. First 12 to register, pay, and bring in the signed permission slip.
Please go to this link to register. Please go to this link to print the permission form.
Parkour is an art of movement, a discipline that enables the practitioner to travel freely through and over any terrain they may encounter. Parkour focuses on developing the fundamental attributes required for movement, including balance, strength, dynamism, endurance, precision, spatial awareness and creative vision.
Beyond this simple explanation, however, Parkour is a discipline of self-improvement on all levels, an art that reveals to the practitioner his or her own physical and mental limits and simultaneously offers a method to surpass them.
Parkour training benefits include: Increase in motor skills, coordination and fitness and functional strength. Increase in agility, balance and in safety through improved physical control from a young age. Increase in social skills, teamwork and leadership abilities. Playful and communal interaction with peers and improved physical and mental confidence through challenge and managed risk. Great fun for all!