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Long four day weekend
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
Hopefully you are aware that this is a long weekend with no school for students on Thursday or Friday (17th & 18th). Teachers will have a full day of professional development on Thursday, with a focus on differentiation and organizational intelligence. We hope students will use this time to rest, relax and catch up – there are no ISB activities this weekend either.
Parent/Teacher Conferences Reminder
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
Please note that High School Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Friday 2nd October, this is not an instructional day for students. Students are strongly encouraged to join their parents (uniforms are not required).
Conferences will be held in the HS Gym.
Session 1: 7:30 to 11:15
Lunch: 11:15 to 12:00
Session 2 12:00 to 14:30
Parent/Teacher conferences are NOT pre-booked. Rather parents queue to meet each teacher. The conference format works very well but does not allow for lengthy conversations, 5 minutes is typical. Arriving with specific questions is a good plan especially if you have a concern that needs to be addressed. If you require an in depth / follow-up discussion with a teacher, please make an appointment for another day. Session 2 is typically less busy, so if you have any flexibility, come after lunch; of course if everyone follows this suggestion it will be interesting!
Global Citizenship Week (GCW) Registration for Grade 11 & 12
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
Registration for Global Citizenship Week courses begins Monday, 21 Sept at 7:00pm for students in Grade 12 and Wednesday 23 Sept at 7:00pm. We strongly encourage that prior to this date you have conversations with your child about expectations – both cost and experience.
Important guidelines:
- Students are required to complete a Category 1 (in Thailand) course before they graduate.
- Note: Internships do not count as Category 1
- Students may only select a Category 3 (outside Asia) course if previously completed Category 1 (in Thailand).
- Students should list courses by preference. If one choice is full, we will try the next course in order.
- Students should communicate with parents before registering. Any changes after registration will result in students moving to the end of lists.
- Students will receive an email to their school account confirming registration.
- Students should register online using their ISB username and password.
- Registration site: https://www2.isb.ac.th/gcw
- Handbook site: https://www.isb.ac.th/Global_Citizenship_Week/default.aspx
Please use the following dates for other grade registrations:
Grade 12: Opens 21 Sept at 7pm, closes 22 Sept at 12:00pm
Grade 11: Opens 23 Sept at 7pm, closes 24 Sept at 12:00pm
Grade 10: Opens 28 Sept at 7pm, closes 29 Sept at 12:00pm
Grade 9: Opens 30 Sept at 7pm, closes 1 Oct at 12:00pm
Counseling News
Ryan Haynes
ryanh@isb.ac.th
Grade 9
This week, our Freshmen created an “About Me” Portfolio. This is an electronic portfolio (Google website) for sharing activities completed in Freshman Seminar. This will be a great resource for students to share with their teachers and others especially, when they first meet the student and get to know them as a learner / individual. The portfolio will include complete information about the student on personal strengths, guiding values, their definition of success, SMART Goals, personal learning styles, academic planning, time management.
A reminder: Students are encouraged to seek out their teachers during flex time if they are in need of any extra assistance or clarification in a course. This takes place from 2:10 – 3:05 – Monday through Thursday.
Grade 10
Sophomores – Monday, September 14th was our first Sophomore Seminar. This year, the 10th graders are exploring their strengths, assessing what they are good at, and finding out what people who share their strengths and likes do for a living. It’s a good way to think about what a person might want to study in order to pursue a happy, productive career and life! On Monday, we completed the Via Character Strengths Survey to find each student’s top character strengths. You can read more about it (and take the survey yourself if you’d like) at https://www.viacharacter.org/www/ Be sure to ask your son or daughter what their top five character strengths are. Are you surprised?
With school in full swing now, there is a sort of frenetic rhythm that the students adjust to, to a greater or lesser degree. Students (and sometimes their parents) put a lot of stress on themselves. Talk with your son or daughter to make sure that they don’t have too much on their plate. Being stressed and anxious about school indicates that students are overloaded and need to re-think their number of obligations. The counselor is always available to have a quiet chat about this.
Grade 11
Junior Seminar #1 took place on Thursday, September 10 during Flex. During the seminar, students were given surveys that provided them with information regarding the type of learners that they are and other personal characteristics that can provide them with insight when they begin researching colleges/universities. If students did not complete the surveys during the seminar, they were supposed to complete and submit them to the High School Counseling Office by Wednesday, September 16.
Grade 12
We continue to be proud of students taking advantage of the many university representative visits to ISB. Great work, and great questions. These will continue (close to 60 from the US, Netherlands, UK, and Canada) in the next 3 weeks. Remember parents; you are welcome to attend as well.
Seniors will have another Senior Seminar with their counselor next Thursday, September 24 after school. We’ll discuss how/when to seek help, self-compassion, preparing for transition to university, and review some timely reminders in preparation for university applications.
Articles of Interest
This week’s good reads:
Why kids care more about achievement than helping others: A new study suggest parents and teachers may be sending the wrong message
What parents should know about Snapchat
Upcoming College/University Visits
- Tuesday, September 22
University of California, Davis (3-203) - Thursday, September 24
AEO Tour (15+ U.S. universities and colleges) – (Cafeteria) - Saturday, September 26
Brandeis University (2:00pm in the MPB)
New York University
University of Rochester
Emory University
Case Western Reserve University
SPIRIT NIGHT IS BACK!
Derrick Quinet
derrickq@isb.ac.th
Don’t miss Black & Gold Day, Spirit Night, and the upcoming Friendship Tournament at ISB! Mark your calendars for Friday, September 25th for an evening of family fun, festivities and thrilling matches!
ISB hosts our annual volleyball and soccer Friendship Tournament next weekend, welcoming teams from Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Shanghai! Friday night will put the spotlight on all our JV and Varsity teams, as we kick off the biggest Spirit Night yet. There will be fun contests, a free pizza raffle, and much much more. Our Cross Country team will also get into the action, with a 5km IASAS preview race scheduled for 4:30pm
The rest of the schedule for Spirit Night and can be found here.
As always, you can find a list of upcoming ISB games and sporting events here: https://inside.isb.ac.th/athletics/upcoming-games/
GOOD LUCK PANTHERS
Derrick Quinet
derrickq@isb.ac.th
Our soccer and volleyball teams travel to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur this weekend to take part in the first season IASAS exchange. Our varsity teams will have the opportunity to compete against the five other school in a lead up to the season-ending tournament. Our teams are focused, our coaches prepared, and our athletes eager for this mid-season test. We wish them all the best! Go Panthers!
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.