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High School Open House
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
We cordially invite you to our annual Open House on Thursday the 10th of September. Parents will have the opportunity to attend classes according to their son’s or daughter’s schedule. In this way we hope that you will gain much useful information about the courses your son/s and daughter/s are taking and understand more about the learning environment we foster at ISB. This in turn will allow you more opportunities to engage in learning focused conversations with your child/children.
Please plan on arriving shortly after 6:00 p.m. As you arrive make your way to the front of Chevron Theater. In front of the Theater you will collect an individualized schedule for each of your children – this will guide you throughout the evening with details on periods, teachers and locations.
There will be a technology session starting at 6:15 p.m. in the Chevron Theater – this will cover a lot of helpful information for parents so that we are better able to support our children.
At 6:30 p.m. there will be an introductory assembly held in the Chevron Theater.
From 7:00 – 9:10 p.m. parents will follow the eight period HS schedule.
Counseling News
Jackie Valenzuela
jackiev@isb.ac.th
Grade 12
A timeline for the Class of 2016 can be accessed here. Access the new university site here along with a link to see upcoming university visits.
Senior University Lab will begin Monday, August 31.
Applying to the UK? Students are required to attend a UCAS registration meeting and presentation on August 31 during flex. We ask that they not begin their UCAS registration until this meeting.
Applying to the US? Students are required to attend a Common App “party” held on Tuesday, September 1 (early dismissal day) from 1:15 to 3:00 in the MPB only if applying to the US.
We greatly appreciate your support to ensure your Senior participates in the wealth of opportunities provided to assist them in their university application process. Their lives are filling up with activities, schoolwork, and friends. Any help you can provide in assisting them to maintain balance and a healthy outlook, will go a long way.
Grade 11
We hope your students’ year is off to a good start. It is important that your child maintains balance in their personal/social and academic lives.
University representatives have begun their visits to ISB. We strongly encourage your student to meet with representatives of schools they are interested in attending.
Grade 10
Each counselor has met with their new Grade 10 students as a group over the past couple of weeks. We are looking forward to getting to know them over the course of this school year. Our first Sophomore Seminar will be September 14.
Grade 9
This week 9th graders are settling into their courses and developing a grasp of what is to be expected of them. Our teachers do a nice job of easing our freshmen into the school year and high school. Many 9th grade students have been discussing or have already joined clubs, teams and activities. This Thursday we also had the Club Fair which provided good information and opportunities for students to get involved in different areas of high school life. During Freshman Seminar this week Mr. Bell provided an interactive session for library and technology use.
Week 2 of Freshman Life complete:)
Upcoming University Visits
Waseda University has cancelled their visit that was scheduled for Monday, August 31. They will reschedule later this semester.
Wednesday, September 2
Chapman University
Santa Clara University
Rollins College
Thursday, September 3
Glion Institute of Higher Education
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
Friday, September 4
University of Oregon
University of Vermont
European University
Athletic Update
Derrick Quinet
derrickq@isb.ac.th
The Panthers kicked off the year with a 1-0 victory over the Bangkok Sports School in varsity girls soccer. The boys boys open their season today, Friday, against Satit Prasanmit School. The varsity volleyball teams welcome Wells International School to ISB on Wednesday next week, with games slated for 3;30pm in Rajendra. You can check the upcoming games schedule online. Make sure you get out and support our students and teams!
There will be a new ISB Athletics website going live within the next two weeks, with updated information for all the 1st season teams. You can still find accurate policy and schedule information on the existing site, however we have stopped updating the older site as we front load the new site. Please “like” us on Facebook – ISB Athletics for news and updates and follow us on Twitter @isbpanthers. Let’s Go Panthers!
Massed Band Festival
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
ISB is once again hosting the annual Mass Band Festival that involves international school students from Bangkok and surrounding areas. Students come together for a day of rehearsing with a guest conductor and then perform in a gala concert that will take place in the Chevron Theatre on September 12 at 2 pm. The concert is free and all are invited. This year’s festival will involve six schools and over 200 students. The guest conductor will be Dr. Erin Bodner, of Graceland University in Iowa, USA. Dr. Bodnar is originally from Canada and has previously taught at Mahidol University. Come listen to some of the finest literature for wind bands written today on September 12 at 2 pm in the Chevron Theatre.
eNewsletter Guidelines
Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th
ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. Please see our eNewsletter guidelines below.
Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families and ISB staff 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
• An image or photo (optional)
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.
dennish@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.