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Parent/Teacher Conferences Reminder
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
Please note that High School Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Friday 3rd October, this is not an instructional day for students. Students are strongly encouraged to join their parents (uniforms are not required).
Conferences will be held in the HS Gym.
Session 1: 7:30 to 11:15
Lunch: 11:15 to 12:00
Session 2 12:00 to 14:30
Parent/Teacher conferences are NOT pre-booked. Rather parents queue to meet each teacher. The conference format works very well but does not allow for lengthy conversations, 5 min is typical. Arriving with specific questions is a good plan especially if you have a concern that needs to be addressed. If you require an in depth / follow-up discussion with a teacher, please make an appointment for another day. Session 2 is typically less busy, so if you have any flexibility, come after lunch; of course if everyone follows this suggestion it will be interesting!
Global Citizenship Week (GCW)
Peter Roback
peterro@isb.ac.th
GCW registration for grade 10
Registration for Global Citizenship Week courses begins Tuesday, 30 Sept at 7:00pm for students in Grade 10. Students will provide their top 5 preferences in order and will be assigned courses based on time of submission. Once courses become full, students will be assigned their next preference. This makes the order in which students select courses very important. We ask that parents and students have conversations ahead of time about courses, especially what parents are willing to support financially.
Once registration is complete and all students have been assigned to a course, parent permission forms will be distributed which include specific course information, including cost. Parents will be committed to making payment as a condition of accepting courses. Final payments will be due on 11 November.
Additional GCW updates will be provided though Friday’s Parent Communication. Every course offers amazing learning and character development experiences for students. Read through course descriptions together and help find the course that is the best fit for your son/daughter.
Important guidelines:
- Students are required to complete a Category 1 (in Thailand) course before they graduate
- Note: Internships do not count as Category 1
- Students may only select a Category 3 (outside Asia) course if previously completed Category 1 (in Thailand)
- Students should communicate with parents before registering. Any changes after registration will result in students moving to the end of lists
- Registration site: https://www2.isb.ac.th/gcw
- Handbook site: https://www.isb.ac.th/Global_Citizenship_Week/default.aspx
Please use the following dates for other grade registrations:
Grade 12: Opens 22 Sept at 7pm, closes 25 Sept at 3pm
Grade 11: Opens 25 Sept at 7pm, closes 29 Sept at 3pm
Grade 10: Opens 30 Sept at 7pm, closes 3 Oct at 3pm
Grade 9: Opens 6 Oct at 7pm, closes 8 Oct at 3pm
Grade 9 MAP testing
Phil Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
Grade 9 MAP testing this will take place for all Grade 9 students next week during their English and Mathematics classes. This is a standardised assessment and students do not need to do any preparation for this assessment. To find out more about Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) please visit the NWEA website through this link.
IB Examinations
Phil Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
Grade 12 and some Grade 11 students will be receiving their IB exam registrations and associated invoices during the next week. Students who are completing the second year in any IB course are expected to complete the course by sitting the examination, as detailed in our HS Program of Studies. Universities also expect students completing an IB program to have fulfilled all assessment requirements of the course, of which the examination is the culminating assessment.
Athletics Update
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
Season Three IASAS Dates & Songkran Break
For those who like to plan ahead, please refer to the ISB calendar, which shows season three IASAS running into Songkran, with IASAS finishing on the Sunday of Songkran and teams returning to Bangkok a day later than normal, on the Monday 13 April. Please be very aware of these dates when making Songkran travel arrangements.
The flights we currently have reserved back to Bangkok on Monday 13 April are as follows*:
IASAS Badminton in Taipei: returning on CI 835 @ 1600
IASAS Golf in Kuala Lumpur: returning on MH 788 @ 1330
IASAS Softball in Jakarta: returning on TG 434 @ 1635
IASAS Track and Field in Singapore: returning on SQ 974 @ 1435
*Please note that these flights could change with availability and changes in airline schedules.
If you have any questions regarding travel during this period, please contact Andy Vaughan (andyv@isb.ac.th)
SPIRIT NIGHT AND FRIENDSHIP TOURNAMENT…
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
Tonight we host our first SPIRIT NIGHT of the year and are looking forward to having the community out for our Soccer and Volleyball season one teams as they play from 3.30pm onwards.
You can find the schedules for this weekend’s tournament at these links: (Volleyball and Soccer).
Come on out tonight as we’ll have the Booster Club with Twist, Shoshana, Subway and Ban Kimchi making tonight an easy dinner!
We look forward to seeing you there!
High School Counseling Newsletter
Ryan Haynes
ryanh@isb.ac.th
Grade 12: The next two weeks are very busy in the counseling office. We’re excited to host a large number of universities and fairs coming to ISB. As a reminder, Seniors need to attend any visit for a university to which they are applying.
The 3rd Senior Seminar is this week where Seniors be reminded of upcoming deadlines and given an opportunity to complete a self-assessment on their progress so far this year.
Any Senior applying to a university with an October 15 application deadline must turn in the transcript request form this week.
Grade 11: A reminder, if not already done so, that Juniors need to complete and submit the, “What Are You Looking For In a College?” worksheet that they received in the last Junior Seminar.
There will be four college fairs at ISB next week with close to 80 college/university representatives attending. Next week is a great opportunity to meet with a variety of representatives and learn about many different schools.
PSAT for all Juniors on October 15. Rajendra Gym. The PSAT is a practice test for the SAT and is also a standardized test that ISB uses for all Grade 11 students.
Pre-Register PSAT- All Juniors September 30 2:15 – 3:00 MPB 1,2,3
Grade 10: The first Sophomore Seminar will be on Wednesday and Thursday, October 8/9. Students will explore their personal strengths and how they relate to success in school and life.
All the sophomores have a new counselor this year; that counselor will work with each student and his/her family for the next three years. Please encourage your son or daughter to stop by and say hello to their counselor. We’re easy to talk to!
ACT Plan for all Sophomores on October 15. MPB 1,2,3. The ACT Plan is a practice for the ACT and is also a standardized test that ISB uses for all Grade 10 students.
Pre-Register ACT Plan- All Sophomores October 6 2:15 – 3:00 MPB 1,2,3
Grade 9: Recently, our freshmen created a dream print collage, which is a creative way to visually display hopes, aspirations, values etc. This will tie in nicely to our goal setting session that we will have. Mr. Roback also gave an informative session in regards to GCW and the process of signing up for the GCW trips offered.
Upcoming College/University Visits
Monday, September 29: CIS Fair- 22 colleges/universities are scheduled to visit.
Tuesday, September 30: 10 U.S. based colleges/universities scheduled to visit.
Thursday, October 1: The Linden Fair- 30 colleges/universities scheduled to visit.
Friday, October 2: A group of four Canadian universities are scheduled to visit at 10:15am. The universities are: Carleton University, Dalhousie University, Trent University, and the University of Calgary.
Then at 11:15am, the IIE Fair will take place with 13 colleges/universities scheduled to attend.
Please see Naviance for the extensive list of colleges/universities that will be visiting ISB next week.
Have a great week!
The HS Counseling Department
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.