MS eNews – Friday, January 15th, 2016
Back in Full Swing
by Dennis Harter
2016 is here and we are already into full swing with the second semester. Walking the halls and getting into classrooms, we see smiling faces and energized teachers and learners. The students enjoyed restful and wonderful vacations, but are happy to be back at school with their friends and actively engaged again in their learning.
The semester ahead will be eventful, beginning with some of our students participating in the Bangkok ServICE Conference. This conference highlights student contributions to making our communities better places and life better for those around us. We are proud of the community involvement and activism of our students.
In the first week of February, our students head off on their Class Trips. These trips provide students with real, experiential learning in our wonderful host country, Thailand, along with providing them with new challenges, opportunities to take risks and try new things in a structured environment, and a chance to make new friendships with other members of their class. Every year, we hear from students how these trips become among their fondest memories of middle school.
And that’s just the first few weeks of the semester! 2016 is going to be a great year!
MS PTA Meeting: Thursday, January 21st at 11:00am in the MPB
MS Parents, please join us at our next PTA meeting on Thursday, January 21 at 11:00am in the MPB. Please note this is a revised date from the original calendar.
We will be discussing the MS Class Trips, which will be in the first week of February. Grade level advisors will share important information on the class trips and be able to answer any parent questions.
Refreshments will be served.
We hope to see you there!
Rosalina Hernandez and Nisha Westerman
mscoord@isb.ac.th
Parent Portal – New Procedures to Access It
The ISB Parent Portal is now embedded directly in Powerschool. Starting next week, parents will need to login to Powerschool to view our ‘closed’ section of the website, this is for current parents only. In this area, along with grades and attendance, you will also be able to access school news and events, as well as updating your family contact and address information.
If you have forgotten your username or password, there is a link on the Powerschool page to retrieve it, alternatively you can contact:
Khun Vinit: vinitp@isb.ac.th
Khun Golf: trins@isb.ac.th
Holiday Videos
by Dennis Harter
Before the holidays I invited students to video a 5 second clip of them dancing wherever they were in the world and share where they were. If your MS child made one of these, please remind them to send it along to msholidayvdo@isb.ac.th so that we can add it to our compilation. Already some amazing places around the world have come in. When it’s ready, we will post the video on our MS Facebook page and share it on eNews.
(Repeat) eNewsletter Guidelines
by: 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
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• An email contact for further information
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Where to submit your announcement
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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.