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Grade 8-11 Course Selection for 2016/17 Academic Year
Phil Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
Course Selections for the next academic year will take place on-line through Powerschool from Wednesday 16th March to Tuesday 22nd March. To assist families in making informed choices please 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.
H.S. Counseling eNews
Jackie Valenzuela
jackiev@isb.ac.th
All Grades
Did you know the HS Counseling Office has a:
- …new library of resources for you: books on SAT/ACT practice, transition, general parenting, college, careers, and wellbeing. Stop by and check out a book from the counseling secretaries.
- …blog on various topics related to college admissions? Bookmark this siteand read more.
Parent Book Club
The book of focus will be Flourish by Dr. Martin Seligman. The book and our sessions will consider how both the participant and their student can find ways to positively flourish in life. Here is an overview of this book based upon a positive psychology approach: https://books.simonandschuster.com/Flourish/Martin-E-P-Seligman/9781439190760
PLEASE SIGN UP IMMEDIATELY IF INTERESTED VIA EMAIL AND PICK UP YOUR BOOK MONDAY OR TUESDAY NEXT WEEK. THE BOOK CLUB STARTS ON WEDNESDAY.
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.
Sign Up Contact: Kuhn Didi – supasrin@isb.ac.th
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: Room 203 in HS)
Facilitators: Kevin Davy (HS Counselor) & Jacqui Brelsford (Counseling Intern)
Grade 12
IB Mock Exams are in a couple of weeks. 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.” Support your student through this time by encouraging them to stay focused, set a study schedule and get plenty of rest.
Mark your calendars on Thursday, April 28, 8:30am. All grade 12 parents are invited to the Grade 12 Parent Transition meeting. Counselors will discuss the transition process to support parents as Grade 12 students make plans to move on to university, gap years, etc.
Grade 11
Colleges and universities are beginning their spring visits and students are encouraged to meet with representatives. Also, if a student needs to take certain standardized tests such as the ACT, SAT, SAT Subject Tests, TOEFL, IELTS etc, the student should discuss his/her timetable for taking these tests with his/her counselor and register.
Grade 10
Remember to go over your son or daughter’s course selections for next year. Registration begins next week!
Grade 9
Mr Davy and our two interns Ms. Brelsford and Ms. Perkins continue meeting with students individually to review first semester progress. Conversations have been insightful, honest, and reflective on the students’ part.
This week Grade 9 students met with one of the 10-12 counselors to discuss course options for next school year. Course registration will open up on March 16. Please note that the counselor whom the student met with is not necessarily their counselor for next year.
University Visits
Monday, March 14 (10:20am in Room 203)
University of Bath
University of Exeter
University of Warwick
Tuesday, March 15 (9:50am in Room 203)
Lancaster University
Thursday, March 17 (10:20am in Room 203)
University College Dublin
IASAS Exchange Weekend
Derrick Quinet
derrickq@isb.ac.th
Our varsity teams get their first taste of international competition this weekend. ISB hosts four incoming IASAS schools for a fun-filled Friday and Saturday of Badminton. Come check out our boys and girls this weekend! Our softball teams travel to Singapore and our track and field team heads south to Jakarta. Good luck to all our Panthers!
Summer School 2016 at ISB!
Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
maurilib@isb.ac.th
Will you be here in Bangkok June or July? Looking for something for your child(ren) to do? Then check out ISB’s exciting and enriching Summer School Program! Once again students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 will be learning in an environment that is nurturing, academically challenging, and socially engaging. ISB’s highly qualified teachers are inspired professionals dedicated to creating the best possible learning experiences. New ideas, new curriculum and new friends await each student.
We have a range of classes that are sure to meet every student’s needs with some new special enrichment camps being offered this summer!
Registration is now open with an Early Bird special that expires on Friday, April 29th.
For more information on program dates, courses, costs, and registration process, please click here to access the website. You can then check out all the individual pages there by hovering over the green tab labeled 2016 Summer School and clicking on the page you would like to open. For any questions, please email sumdir16@isb.ac.th
Looking forward to seeing you this summer!
Best Regards,
Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
Summer School Director
International School Bangkok
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 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.
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.