High School Upcoming events (Please click):
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HS PTA – Thursday February 25th 9.30-11.00
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
Please join us for conversations and presentations related to HS. Topics include:
- Advisory follow-up
- Values a journey – guests Vivien & Graeme from central admin
- Staffing update for 2016/17
- Course Selections 2016/17 – the process over the next month
- Exams – the months ahead
- College Admissions – the current debate
- CAS – the old and the new
Grade 8-11 Course Selection for 2016/17 Academic Year
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
More information will be coming out over the coming weeks leading up to online course registrations opening on Wednesday March 16th. If you would like to look through the courses on offer with your son or daughter for next year please use this link to our main website HS Academic courses page
Grade 10 Course Selection Evening – Monday 29th February 6:30pm MPB
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
This is an important evening for all Grade 10 students and parents to attend together so please put it in your calendar and come along.
The transition from grade 10 to 11 is the time when students have the most choice available about what courses they can study. It can prove to be hard to make these choices and we hope that having the opportunity to talk to teachers will help that decision to be an informed one.
Please come along!
Grade 12 Exam Schedules both Mock exams and for May 2015 – Important information
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
Our Grade 12 students will be undertaking IB Mock exams from Friday 18th March to Friday 25th March (including the Monday 21st March which is an ISB holiday). Individual Mock exam schedules are available for parents and students through Powerschool (they are located on the top right corner of the quick lookup page).
All Grade 12 students will all finish formal classes on Wednesday 27th April and start study leave the following day. The exams start on Monday 1st May and go through to Friday 20th May. There are IB exams on both Thai holidays during this period. All exams are in MPB with AM (mornings) starting at 7:30am and PM (afternoon) starting at 12noon.
As a family it is good practice to have a copy of the exam schedules posted in a prominent place in your house.
It is IASAS CC Showcase Season!
Laura Stewart
laura@isb.ac.th
They begin with the Forensics and Debate Showcase on Tuesday, 23rd in the Library Pit at 2.15pm. Followed by Music on Wednesday, 24th and Thursday, 25th at 2.30pm in the CCT, and finally Dance and Drama on Monday, 29th at 3pm and 5pm in the CCT. Please come along and support all the traveling delegates as they perform their pieces!
HS Parents – Need some technology support?
Christopher Bell
christob@isb.ac.th
Christopher Bell, the High School Tech Coordinator, will be hosting his monthly Parent Technology Training next Thursday (February 25th) in the MPB immediately following the PTA meeting. All are welcome, we will discuss working with student Mac (computers), Google Apps used at ISB and Gaining Input into Parent Tech Needs and Technology issues specific to High School Students.
What: HS Parent Tech Training
Where: MPB
When: 10:30 – 11:30 (Immediately following the PTA session)
What to Bring: Your Laptop/Device and Your Questions
NBBL Scorekeeping/Timekeeping opportunity for students in Grades 7-12
Kevin Sypolts
ksypolt@gmail.com
As we have in past years, NBBL (North Bangkok Basketball League) will hire Grade 7-12 students to be scorekeepers and timekeepers for NBBL games.
The games will take place Saturdays at the ISB gyms. This is a great opportunity for Grade 7-12 students to earn their own money and learn the responsibility of a work situation. The students will earn between THB 200 and 300 per game.. In order for the students to be eligible to work at these games, all students (including those who have been scorekeepers/timekeepers in the past) must register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1F2qNJQiKY6VG_uCTZU-kQFWdR6lXtiqcDEGBCbYBr2I/viewform?usp=send_form
There is a MANDATORY training session for any student who did NOT work as a scorekeeper/timekeeper last season. This training will take place either on Sunday, March 6th at 5:00PM in the Health Room above Rajendra Hall or on Tuesday, March 8th at 7:00PM in MPB Room 2. The sessions will last about an hour. Students are only required to attend one of the sessions.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. As always, please consult our NBBL website at https://www.isb.ac.th/basketball for information. This is where we will post calendar information, schedules, team listings, etc.
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.