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Grade 9 MAP Testing
Phil Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
All Grade 9 students will be completing their Spring MAP (Measure of Academic Potential) in English and Mathematics during the frirst week back after the Songkran break, in their English and Mathematics classes. There is nothing for students to prepare and results of the testing will be sent to parents towards the end of May. If you would like to find out more about MAP standardised testing please visit NWEA.
High School Counseling Newsletter
Jackie Valenzuela
jackiev@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
We’re almost to the Songkran Break! In the meantime we hope you enjoy the long weekend.
Grade 12 – Have you asked your Senior “How many days left?” They are keeping a close count!
Please mark your calendars for Thursday, April 30, 8:30am in the MPB#1 for the Grade 12 Parent Transition Meeting. This will be a good opportunity to start thinking about preparing your son or daughter for the realities of transitioning to university as well as a chance for you to prepare for your own transition and adjustment. We look forward to seeing you! Please RSVP here.
Have you asked your Senior “How many days left?” They are keeping a close count!
Also a note of reminder that Seniors will have a day full of transition activities on Monday, May 25 from 7:20 – 2:05.
Grade 11 – If your son or daughter is thinking about taking the SAT in May the deadline to sign up is Monday, April 6.
Reminder: For those of you who have a son or daughter who has not signed up for their Junior Conference please ask them to do so as soon as possible.
Grade 10 – Many parents wonder when the best time is to begin preparing for standardized tests like the SAT. The counselors here at ISB recommend that students wait at least until 11th grade to do “test prep”. The SAT and ACT tests are based on assessing what skills students have learned at school, and the ISB curriculum is a perfect preparation for these standardized tests. Doing test prep too early takes students away from their focus on the school curriculum, and time-wise is so far away from the actual test that it is hard for the students to be motivated. Please encourage your son or daughter to be productive doing their ISB work, and the standardized test preparation can come later and be less painful!
Grade 9 – This week 9th graders were informed of who their counselor will be for Grades 10-12. I thought it would be good that in the newsletter this week I share the email that I sent them:
As previously mentioned you will be assigned to a counselor that will work with you for Grades 10-12. Saddened to say this will not be me:(
However, our counseling team is excellent and I am excited that you will get to connect with one of my colleagues soon.
Attached is a list of you all and your assigned counselor. I know that some of you may be leaving that are on this list – you have still been assigned anyways – so please do not be concerned by this.
If you have questions about Grade 10 course selection or anything to do with future planning I would encourage you to meet with your 10-12 counselor. As always, my door is still open too.
If you do not have questions about courses or future planning it still would be nice for you to pop your head in the door and introduce yourself to your counselor for next year.
You’re not finished with me yet though!!!!!
As we enter into the final part of the school year please know I am here to support you through the good and hard times. If things become overwhelming, you are overly stressed or anxious, please drop by to see me. Things to celebrate – I love those stories too!!!
Let’s finish the school year strong class of 2018!
Upcoming University Visits
University of California, Irvine – Tuesday, April 7 at 10:20 in Room 203
PantherNation
Duffy Conor
conord@isb.ac.th
Please check out the latest news, articles and videos published by HS students on PantherNation, the HS Student News Webpage.
Recent articles include:
Catching Up With the Class of 2014 (Makena): 4 graduates respond to PantherNation’s questions about their first year after ISB.
New Seniors (Tori): Seniors new to ISB reflect on their year.
Vaughan of a New Era (Madeline): A look at Mr. Andy Vaughan’s new role as Dean of Students, and the sad departure of Mr. Peter Roback.
PantherNation link: https://inside.isb.ac.th/pn/
Summer School 2015 at ISB
Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
maurilib@isb.ac.th
Planning on being in Bangkok June or July? Looking for something for your child(ren) to do? Then this is the year to join us for ISB’s exciting and enriching Summer School Program! Once again students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 will be learning in an environment that is nurturing, academically challenging, and socially engaging. ISB’s highly qualified teachers are inspired professionals dedicated to creating the best possible learning experiences. New ideas, new curriculum and new friends await each student.
We have a range of classes that are sure to meet every student’s needs. Registration is now open with an Early Bird special that expires on May 29. For more information on program dates, courses, costs, and registration process, please click here then open tabs located on the left side of the page under the heading of Summer School.
ISB Panther Gymnastics Team
Charlotte Hansen
isbgym@gmail.com
Dear MS and HS students,
The ISB Panther Gymnastics is considering creating a weekly class for MS and HS students only next term. But we need some feed back from you to find out how many of you would be interested and, if so, which time, what kind of class and much more.
If you are interested in such a class next term, please go to this page https://goo.gl/forms/ZLEL0Z9pLE and fill in the short questionnaire.
Thanks,
ISB Panther Gymnastics
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.