MS Halloween Socials Oct 14
The Socials will be taken place this Friday at MPB rooms. We have prepared decorating items and would pleased to have parent volunteers to help! Decoration will start at noon, and pulling down will begin at 5:00pm. Parents are welcome to send nuts free baked foods on the day to MPB from 1:00pm onward. Activity will start at 3pm.
Karen Leung & Rosalina Hernandez
MS coordinators, PTA
mscoord@isb.ac.th
9th Grade Parent Presentation
Supporting Your 9th Grader in Navigating High School
Wednesday, October 12 – MPB 2 – 9 – 10 A.M
Grade 9 Counselor – Kevin Davy
Grade 10 -12 Counselors – Andy Weiser & Jennifer Melton
This parent session aims to give insight of ways to support your son / daughter as they embark on their high school journey. We cover such areas as adolescent development, building upon strengths, academic planning, finding balance, and early preparation for skills needed for college. Practical guidelines, tools, and resources will be provided. Please join us!
For the details please click here
Rebecca Armstrong and Vartika Bawa
HS PTA Reps
hscoordn@isb.ac.th
MS PTA Meeting Oct 13
Please join our meeting at MPB 3, 10:30am this Thursday. Besides a briefing of November Principal’s Forum, we have a session from MS Councillors of ‘Keeping Our Kids Safe’ to share tips for keeping our child safe during play dates, sleepovers, hanging out with friends as well as ‘unsupervised time’.
Karen leung & Rosalina Hernandez
MS coordinators, PTA
mscoord@isb.ac.th
HS Principal’s Forum Meeting
Our first Principal’s Forum meeting of the year will be held next week, Thursday, October 20, at 9:30 in the MPB 2. We hope all HS parents plan on attending. See you then!
Rebecca Armstrong and Vartika Bawa
HS PTA Reps
hscoordn@isb
Welcome Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa to ISB.
On Wednesday 12th October and Thursday 13th October we welcome Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa to ISB. Tracey is an expert in the fields of mother tongue education, the future of learning and educational neuroscience. She is currently an educational researcher affiliated with FLACSO in Quito, Ecuador and teaches a course at the Harvard University Extension School entitled ‘The Neuroscience of Learning and Achievement: An Introduction to Mind, Brain, and Education Science.’ She has taught Kindergarten through University and is the former Dean of Education at the Universidad de las Américas in Quito, Ecuador and ex-Director of the Institute for Teaching and Learning (IDEA) in the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
During her time here, Tracey will offer two sessions for parents. From 1:00 – 2:00 on Wednesday 12th October, she will offer a session for parents on, ‘How to Support your Child in 21st Century Education.’ This session will be in the MPB. On Thursday 13th October, Tracey will present a 45 minute session on ‘Mother Tongue Education’ which will focus on what parents can do at home to support their child’s mother tongue. This will also be in the MPB.
Please consider joining us and Tracey – she is a fascinating and engaging speaker with a wealth of experience to share.
Graeme Scott
Deputy Head of School for Learning
International School Bangkok
MS Principal Forum
MS Principal forum is coming. What is it? Why do we need your input?
The Principal forum is an anonymous channel of communication between parents and the Middle School Administration. Parents sent to the MS coordinators any general issues (concerns, questions, ideas, suggestions,etc) concerning Middle School. Then the tow MS Coordinators, together with a pre-selected group of parents will discuss this issues and give a report to the MS Administration.
On November 8th at 9:00 The MS Administration will answer each one of the issues that the community had.
We need your input before October 14th, so please if you have any issues please send them to
Karen Leung & Rosalina Hernandez
MS coordinators, PTA
mscoord@isb.ac.th