High School Upcoming events (Please click):
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PTA and Principal’s Forum Slide Sets
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
Thank you to everyone who attended the HS PTA meeting this week. Here is the link to our Feb 2016 PTA slide set – it is long! Obviously there was a lot communicated in addition to the images but this will be an aid to your memories!
In our Thursday meeting we also acknowledged the tremendous contribution of our HS PTA rep, Diana Nelson who is leaving ISB at the end of this year – thank you Diana for all your hard work, we will miss you.
This link is for the December 2015 Principal’s Forum slide set. Apologies this should have been posted closer to the event.
Chickenpox Important Information from the School Health Co-ordinator
Please see this communication.
Grade 8-11 Course Selection for 2016/17 Academic Year
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
Course Selections for the next academic year will take place on-lien through Powerschool from Wednesday 16th March to Tuesday 22nd March. to assist families in making informed choices please take a look at this week’s PTA presentation found in Mr Bradley’s eNews article and visit the school website at this link for HS Academic Courses being offered next school year.
Even if your family is leaving ISB next year we ask you to sign up because it assists students, counselors and administrators in this transition.
Grade 10 Course Selection Evening – Monday 29th February 6:30pm MPB
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
We look forward to having a significant number of families attend this important event. All departments will be represented and it is a great opportunity to talk through which courses bet suit your son/daughter for grades 11 & 12.
Please come along!
H.S. Counseling eNews
Kevin Callahan
kevinc@isb.ac.th
Adolescence is one of the most vibrant stages of development in a person’s life. The cognitive, physical, and social changes that happen at this period are immense and can be intense. The link below is a very nice overview of what to expect in this stage of development. Whether this is your 1st or 5th teen moving through high school this resource from Johns Hopkins University is worth a look:
Parent Book Club
There will be a book club that will be offered to High School Parents starting in March. The book of focus will be Flourish by Dr. Martin Seligman. The book and our sessions will consider ways of how both the participant and their student can find ways to positively flourish in life. Here is an over of this book based upon a positive psychology approach: https://books.simonandschuster.com/Flourish/Martin-E-P-Seligman/9781439190760
Here are details of the club:
Sign up: First 20 parents that sign up (20 parents max)
Sign up Location: Learning Design Center – 3rd floor of library.
Book Order: The books for the club have been ordered.
Cost: 500 Baht
Session Dates: March:16, 23, (29), April:6, 20, 27 (all Wednesdays except Tuesday March 29)
Session time: 11:30 – 12:30 (Location TBD)
Facilitators: Kevin Davy (HS Counselor) & Jacqui Brelsford (Counseling Intern)
12th Grade:
IB Mock Exams will be next month. This is the culmination of 2 years of hard work and in the words of one of our English teachers, it’s a “celebration of their learning.” Hopefully, you can support your student through this time by encouraging them to stay focused, set a study schedule and get plenty of rest.
11th Grade:
Grade 11 students should have already met or have a Junior Conference meeting scheduled with their counselor. The Junior Conference is an important meeting to discuss a student’s post-secondary plans. Please check with your son/daughter to see if he/she has scheduled a Junior Conference and if not, they should do so soon.
For Grades 11 and 12 for parents and students
ISB Alumni Speaker (Class of 2002)
Himani Bhardwaj graduated from ISB in 2002. She then graduated from the University of Chicago (undergraduate) and then DePaul University Law School.
She is a practicing attorney with a focus on immigration law. She will visit ISB on Wednesday, March 9 from 10:20 – 11:10 in Room 203 (next to counseling). Himani will present information and be available for questions about student visas (F-1), optional practical training (OPT) and work visas (H-1b). She will share the nuts and bolts of the student visa, do/don’ts, and next steps in securing employment post-college.
10th Grade:
Counselors have been meeting individually with 10th graders to discuss their schedules for next year. Most students have a good to very good idea of what they plan to take in the coming year and beyond. A few are really confused and we’re trying to help them to decide what path is best for them. Where does your child fit in terms of knowing what they will study next year? Have you spoken to your son or daughter about their schedule? Please do! Also, there is a
9th Grade:
Mr Davy and our two interns Ms. Brelsford and Ms. Perkins have started meeting with students individually to review first semester progress. Conversations have been insightful, honest, and reflective on the students’ part.
Looking for a summer program for your student to further explore their areas of interest? ISB receives information for a variety of programs. While we maintain traditional paper brochures, we’ve also made this information available to students and parents online through Naviance. Once logged in, go to the “Colleges” tab and then scroll down to “Enrichment Programs” to search through the database.
Is your son or daughter interested in the Health Professions or simply a science kid??
Summer Program Opportunity
Mahidol University
Open to Current Grade 10, 11, and 12 Students
The Institute of Molecular Biosciences at Mahidol offers a Student Science Training Program for high school students who want to advance their scientific knowledge and skill in molecular biology and neuroscience. For more information, see Khun Mai in the HS Counseling office.
University Visits
Monday, February 29 (10:20am in the Cafeteria)
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- Central Penn College
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Iowa State University
- University of Iowa
- Kansas State University
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- University of Portland
- Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
- West Virginia University
- Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne
Thursday, March 3 (10:20am in Room 203)
- Indiana University at Bloomington
- Purdue University
- Rutgers University
- University of Groningen (The Netherlands)
Friday, March 4 (10:20am in Room 203)
- University of Minnesota
- University of Oregon
Book Club
Kevin Davy
kevind@isb.ac.th
There will be a book club that will be offered to High School Parents starting in March. The book of focus will be Flourish by Dr. Martin Seligman. The book and our sessions will consider ways of how both the participant and their student can find ways to positively flourish in life. Here is an over of this book based upon a positive psychology approach: https://books.simonandschuster.com/Flourish/Martin-E-P-Seligman/9781439190760
Here are details of the club:
Sign up: First 20 parents that sign up (20 parents max)
Sign up Location: Learning Design Center – 3rd floor of library.
Book Order: The books for the club have been ordered.
Cost: 500 Baht
Session Dates: March:16, 23, (29), April:6, 20, 27 (all Wednesdays except Tuesday March 29)
Session time: 11:30 – 12:30 (Location TBD)
Facilitators: Kevin Davy (HS Counselor) & Jacqui Brelsford (Counseling Intern)
2016 High School Graduation Announcements
Kevin Sypolts
ksypolt@gmail.com
Hard to believe, but our High School seniors will graduate in just over 3 months. Graduation is on Thursday, June 9th, so mark your calendars. In preparation, the Graduation Committee will be taking orders for formal graduation announcements and invitations. These can be sent to your friends and relatives. Announcement cards are a tradition in North America. We encourage all the parents to come and see the cards. The cards are mailed to family and friends to let them know that the International School of Bangkok will have a graduation ceremony on June 9, 2016 and that your child participating in the commencement exercises.
Orders for the announcements will be taken Friday March 4th in the HS cafeteria from 10:00AM – 11:30AM, Friday March 11th in the Breezeway outside of Rajendra Hall from 10:00am to 11:00am and lastly on Friday, March 18th in the HS Cafeteria from 10:00am – 11:30AM. The price per graduation announcement is THB 60. You can order as few or as many as you want.
The printer will have the graduation announcements back to parents by April 5th (before Songkran) so there will be time to mail them to overseas guests. Don’t wait. Order yours right away so you are not disappointed.
You can also go to this google document for the order form – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1b03lws74E3osrt2iatpk2oztE06k1lKaqQWwr3g9Bqw/viewform?usp=send_form
No orders will be accepted after March 18th.
See the below files for an example of what the graduation announcements look like.
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.