A great start!
by Dennis Harter
dennish@isb.ac.th
What a great week it’s been! Starting with our new family orientation on Monday and followed by our first 4 days of school, we have had a wonderful start to the 2017-18 school year. As we’ve roamed the halls and popped into classrooms, we’ve seen students smiling, having fun, connecting with each other, and learning.
We hope that you have transitioned well into the start of the school year.
Please remember that if you have any questions about our program you are welcome to reach out to us. Together, we hope to make this a terrific year for all of our students.
MS Open House – Thursday, August 24th, 6:00 PM
by Dennis Harter
dennish@isb.ac.th
This coming week, we are pleased to welcome parents to the new school year with our Middle School Open House evening. This event provides you with a chance to meet your child’s teachers and get a brief introduction to the learning.
Please join us from 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM, starting in the Chevron theater, on August 24th.
At our opening, we will focus on introducing our new Wild Panthers outdoor education program, which all students will participate in this year. Please plan on attending the opening in the Chevron, starting at 6:00 PM.
MS Student Schedules for Semester 1
by Cindy Plantecoste
MS Dean of Academics
Changes to student schedules for semester 1 will be completed by Wednesday, August 30. Due to shifts in enrolment over the summer, we are still working to balance class sizes to ensure that no class size hinders optimal learning. In grade 7, we will be opening additional sections to accommodate our ‘higher-than-expected’ enrollment numbers. This will of course impact existing student schedules.
Schedule changes will only take place if it helps us better adjust class sizes and achieve better balance across the classes. Schedules will not be changed so that friends can be together or based on teacher preference. We are confident that as we settle schedules in these first few days, that students will connect with their peers and have a successful year in each of their classes. Teachers and parents can help their children look forward to a positive year, even when they didn’t get everything they wanted. These are important life lessons too.
If changes occur, our goal will be to ensure that students do not change the courses that they are taking, but rather only move to a different section taught by the same teacher. In some cases, if it helps with balancing, a student could be placed with a different teacher, but this is rare and would typically involve quite a significant change.
In the coming days, we will contact your child and you directly if your child’s schedule is changed.
Guardianship at ISB
by Tico Oms, MS Dean of Students
Parents may need to leave town for a variety of reasons. Because we contact parents for concerns or emergencies, they have to appoint a temporary guardian to stay with students when they are not home. Household help such as a maebaan or driver or an older school-age sibling is not considered a guardian. Parents should inform the school of
- The dates they will be gone,
- The temporary guardian’s name, and
- The temporary guardian’s phone number
Please contact Tico Oms, Middle School Dean of Students, at ticoo@isb.ac.th
MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ATHLETES
By Mark Jaspers
This is James Butterfield’s Athletic Development training program. The middle school Athletic development sessions will seek to teach the fundamentals of athletic preparation through early strength and power training.
Sessions will take place on Thursday’s from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Costs are 6000 THB for 10 sessions. The first session will start on Thursday 24 August.
Parents can register their child here
More information can be found on the attached flyer
GYMNASTICS REGISTRATION FOR SEMESTER 1 2017-2018
By Panther Gymnastics Team
contact: isbgym@gmail.com
The ISB Panther Gymnastics is now accepting registrations for all MS boys and girls. Any ISB MS student interested in learning gymnastics skills for fitness, recreational or competition reasons are welcome to join.
We still have free spots in the following classes:
Tuesday: 16h40 to 18h40
Friday: 15h40 to 17h40
Saturday: 9h00 to 11h00
For all registered family and the new ones, please visit us during the CAO Activity day to meet with the coaches and also buy new training leotard if needed.
Consult our website here for all details and for registration.
Best regards,
Yanick Michaud-Marcotte
ISB Panther Gymnastics Coordinator