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High School Parent-Conferences
Peter Roback
peterro@isb.ac.th
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held from 7:30 – 2:30 pm (Lunch -11:15- 12:00 pm) on March 13 in Rajendra Hall. This will be an important time to discuss the semester two progress of your child(ren) with teachers and counselors.
Also during this day we strongly encourage students and their parents to carefully consider course selection for next year. During parent teacher conferences there is the opportunity to talk to teachers, counselors and administrators about course selections. This is relevant to all students but particularly to students moving from Grade 10 to 11 as they have to make a greater number of decisions.
With this in mind it is strongly recommend that both parents and students attend the conferences together and come with two outcomes, current progress and future course choices.
2015/16 Course Selections Grades 9 – 11
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
ALL grade 8 – 11 students (even if they may be leaving) will be asked to make course selections for next school year via Powerschool from 18th to 23rd March.
Counselors and teachers will be providing information in this regard to students over the next two weeks and we would encourage parents to read through the HS Program of Studies to assist their children to make informed decisions. If you have any questions please contact your child’s counselor, teachers or a member of the HS Admin team.
High School Counseling Newsletter
Jennifer Melton
jenniferm@isb.ac.th
We hope you all enjoyed that great mid-week holiday Wednesday. As the semester is well underway, more assessments are now taking place. If your son or daughter is feeling stressed or overwhelmed, have them stop by and see their counselor, we’re here to help. As a reminder, Parent Conferences are in one week. With course selection for next school year taking place March 18-23, conferences will be a great opportunity to have a word with teachers about the options for the next grade level and consult with counselors for further questions.
12th Grade: Seniors are now in the final stretch for new material in their courses; by late March most of their classes will be reviewing for exams. Encourage your son/daughter keep their eye on the ball; don’t let them succumb to the dreaded “senioritis”! They have made it this far, they should finish strong and make their parents proud.
By the way, some seniors still have to send a “Certification of Finances” document to schools in the U.S. to which they have applied. This is necessary for international students to verify that their families have the financial resources to pay for their university education in order to secure a student visa. If your son/daughter receives information that they are missing this required document, have them go directly to their counselor for instructions on how to get the form completed and sent.
11th Grade: Counselors have been meeting with 11th graders and their parents for Junior Conferences. These have been such helpful and productive dialogues about the future! If your son/daughter hasn’t made their appointment with Khun Wah to see his/her counselor with you in attendance, then you are already behind in the university selection process and need to get moving! March 20 is the deadline.
10th Grade: Time flies, and we’ve been working with the students to put together a plan for their final two years at ISB. Meetings with the sophomores will continue next Monday through Thursday to try to get close to finalizing schedules that will satisfy graduation requirements and personal goals. At parent conferences on Friday, the counselors will be available to answer questions from parents and students. We’ll see you there!
9th Grade: Hopefully all 9th graders came back from GCW with many positive stories to share. It is such a great way for learning to take place in such a different classroom. Students have the chance to learn from a new experience, a new challenge, a different culture, a unique situation. We have already heard of so many stories of students overcoming barriers they never thought possible; using inner strength they maybe did not think they had. We have also heard great stories of students supporting each other through the week with humor, fun, encouragement and empathy. Really powerful stuff!!! Really transferable learning!!! If you haven’t already done so, please ask your son / daughter to share the reflection they had to write for GCW and expand upon.
University visits upcoming (check Naviance for additions/changes):
Upcoming College/University Visits
Wednesday, March 11
- European University – Genevea
- Please see Naviance for the extensive list of colleges/universities that will be visiting ISB.
- The HS Counseling Department
Announcement re 2015 Music Cultural Convention Concerts
Marianne DEROW
mariannd@isb.ac.th
This year, ISB is proud to host the 2015 Music Cultural Convention, bringing guest conductors and delegates from all 6 IASAS schools together for some phenomenal music making.
For those of you who appreciate solo and chamber music performances, you’ll want to check out the Festival Showcase Concert Friday, March 6 from 6:00 to 8:00pm in Chevron Theatre. Performers from each of the areas of vocal, band and strings will be featured throughout this concert.
If you prefer large group performances, then our Festival Concert on Saturday, March 7 from 4:00 to 6:00pm in Chevron is the show for you. You will be amazed at what our guest conductors are able to do with such young performers! Come out and enjoy the show!
5th Grade Book Sale, Thursday (April 23) and Friday (April 24)
Sherry Heinecke
heinecke.sherry@gmail.com
Dear Parents,
The 5th grade book sale is a yearly sale put on by the 5th graders with the help of the teachers, IAs, and parents.
The Funds raised from this Charity event support the Mercy Center in Klong Toey and pays for the education for many underprivileged kids who cannot afford education. Last year they raised close to B200,000.00. This year we, of course, would like to beat that amount.
Please start sending books and/or complete board games to school with your child. The book boxes are located around the school. You may also drop them in 5th grade work room. (small room at the top of the stairs in the 5th grade quad).
Books to Donate
Young Adult books Fiction and Non Fiction
Adult Fiction and Non Fiction
Appropriate magazines
Please Do Not Donate
Text Books
Manuals
Inappropriate Books or Magazines
Books with missing pages or covers
(These books have to be disposed of by our volunteers and takes away from actual sorting time)
Thank you for your assistance,
Grade 5 Book Sale Team
NBBL Scorekeeping/Timekeeping opportunity for students in Grades 7-12
Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
As we have in past years, NBBL (North Bangkok Basketball League) will hire Grade 7-12 students to be scorekeepers and timekeepers for NBBL games.
The games will take place Saturdays at the ISB gyms. This is a great opportunity for Grade 7-12 students to earn their own money and learn the responsibility of a work situation. The students will earn between THB 200 and 300 per game.. In order for the students to be eligible to work at these games, all students (including those who have been scorekeepers/timekeepers in the past) must register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iZhNVtjc9bs0T2Fh0BIMBPmNdZnAYEsNYozUWw9crSM/viewform
There is a MANDATORY training session for any student who did NOT work as a scorekeeper/timekeeper last season. This training will take place either on Sunday, March 8th at 5:00PM or on Monday, March 10th at 7:00PM. Both sessions will take place in the MPB 3 room and will last about an hour. Students are only required to attend one of the sessions.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. As always, please consult our NBBL website at https://www.nbbl.asia/ for information. This is where we will post calendar information, schedules, team listings, etc.
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.