Jennifer Melton
jenniferm@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
The end of month two of the school year is fast approaching and students are busy with schoolwork and activities. If your son or daughter finds that they are struggling academically in a subject, please encourage him or her to make good use of their Flex time after school each day to meet with teachers and seek clarification and support. Students are also encouraged to check-in with their counselor. We’re all here to help!
Grade 12: On October 15 while 10th and 11th graders are in ACT Plan/PSAT testing, Seniors will take part in a Senior Retreat. They’ll start the morning by joining in various Healthy, Active, Balanced, Lives activities (meditation, social dance, music, yoga, self defense, games, etc.) and followed by an opportunity to work on applications with their counselor or attend a special session for students applying to Japan, Korea, Thailand, or other Asian universities.
Any Senior applying to a university with an October 15 application deadline should have turned in their transcript request last week. If a student is applying to a university with a November 1 deadline, they should turn in the transcript request in the next week to the counseling office. This is to help give the office time to gather various recommendations and other application documents and send them prior to the university deadline.
Seniors should have also seen their counselor in the last week to review their self-predictions for IB compared to actual predictions.
Grade 11 – If students have not turned in their pink College Match homework from the recent Junior Seminar, they are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. The next Junior Seminar is in November.
11th graders pre-registered for the PSAT on September 30. The actual PSAT will be given October 15. 11th graders participating in IASAS, have already been informed that they are taking a later flight after taking the PSAT.
We’ve had many universities from around the world visit ISB already this school year. As 11th graders begin thinking about their post-high school plans, they are strongly encouraged to make good use of these visits to learn more about the opportunities available to them.
Grade 10 – Reminder to 10th graders: Pre-registration for the ACT Plan is October 6. The actual ACT Plan will be given October 15. 10th graders traveling for IASAS, will take the ACT Plan on October 7 after school (early dismissal day) at 1:10. The location will be announced soon.
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. Sophomores should plan to attend during their FREE period or during Flex on Thursday afternoon.
Grade 9 – Every Freshmen will be meeting with Mr. Davy for an individual conference during the month of October and beginning of November. This will be a check-in to see how life in the high school is moving along. There will not be Freshman Seminar again now until October 29/30.
Upcoming College/University Visits
Sunday, October 5 – @ 1:00 in MPB #1, 2, 3
Carnegie Mellon
Case Western Reserve
Emory
NYU
University of Rochester
Monday, October 6: @ lunch in Room #203
Bates
Mount Holyoke
Wednesday, October 8: @ lunch in Room #203
Massachussetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Thursday, October 9: @ lunch
NYU-Shanghai in Room #203
Kwansei Gakuin University in Room MPB#1
Please see Naviance for the extensive list of colleges/universities that will be visiting ISB .
Have a great week!
The HS Counseling Department