Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
As the summer vacation comes to an end and the new school year approaches I know there are mixed feelings amongst our students. From a number of brief encounters and conversations it is evident that students have enjoyed a rich and varied summer of travel, relaxation, adventure, learning, sport and family time. That said, most students also said they were looking forward to school, meeting new students and catching up with old friends, some even hinted that they were a bit bored and ready to work! But no one likes getting up so early! So, to our new and returning families and students a very warm welcome or welcome back. A warm welcome too, to the 17 new teachers and administrators who are joining high school this year.
A lot of hard work and preparation has been going on over the vacation and along with my colleagues I am looking forward to school opening on Thursday August 13th. It will be the normal start time of 7:20 (arrive at least 10 minutes early) with students meeting in small communication groups (comm groups). Comm groups and locations will be posted in school – this is where important notices and first semester schedules will be given out. After Comm groups there will be a whole school assembly. The remainder of the day will involve an eight period rotation (short periods).
Reminder to parents & students new to ISB – all grades
There is a new student and parent orientation on Tuesday 11th of August.
Please arrive in time to register 8:45-9:00 ready for our first session in the Culture Center Theatre.
Reminder to our grade 9 students (only students) moving up from ISB middle school (not new to ISB) There is a student orientation at 14:00 on Tuesday 11th of August.
Sincerely,
Philip Bradley