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Repeat Announcement: MS Principal’s Forum – November 7th

Please note that the Middle School Principal’s Forum will take place on November 7th in the MPB, at 9:00 AM. For those new to the middle school, this is a time that our MS Administrative team responds to concerns shared through our parent reps.

As we went through the parent concerns, we identified the ones that prompted discussion or explanation that was better done in person. Some issues were identified that could be simply answered in writing, which we will do in future eNews after the Principal’s Forum session.

The identified discussion points for November 7th are:

Curriculum – how do parents know what is being taught in the different classes in the MS
Science – what do parents need to know about the new curriculum being implemented? What about standardized testing? How are the different disciplines taught and why?
Academic pathways into the HS – what are pathways to higher level IB courses in the HS?
Standards Based Grading – shouldn’t MS be like the HS? How do students know how to excel? (why don’t I see anything in Powerschool emails?)
Advisory and Flex – how does it work and why did it change?
Wild Panthers Outdoor Education – how do we handle the absences? Communication

We hope to see you on November 7th!

BBSA – Baseball and softball registration for 2017-18

Final reminder – registration for baseball/softball closes on Friday, November 10th. If you have not registered your child, please do so this week.

Bangkok Baseball Softball Association (BBSA) has organized baseball/softball play for the past 57 years in Bangkok. There are leagues for boys and girls ages 4 yrs – 18 yrs. Please note registration is open from now until November 10th. We must register players now so we have time to hold player assessments, form teams and order player uniforms before play begins. Current fees per player are THB 3,600. Registration fees will increase to THB 4,100 on November 11th so be sure to register before that date.

You can make your payment at the Community Activity Office (CAO) or pay by Thai bank wire transfer. Cash, credit cards and Thai baht checks are accepted for payment at the CAO office. The CAO Office is open Monday – Friday, 7:00AM to 11:00AM and 12:00PM to 3:00PM.

Player assessment will be held on Sunday November 12th at the ISB fields, except for Boys AAA league which will be held on Monday, November 13th. All players are strongly encouraged to attend their assessment sessions to allow the coaches to create fair and balanced teams. See the attached assessment schedule.

Opening Day for baseball/softball is on Saturday, Nov 25th. All games are played on Friday evenings and Saturdays at ISB. Games will continue every weekend until the league championships the weekend of February 23rd/24th. There will be no games during the winter break at ISB but we will continue play on Saturday, January 6th 2018. The game schedule will be published once we know how many players are registered.

Practices will begin the week of Nov 13th. See the attached practice schedule. All teams will practice once per week during the season as a weekly practice is important to skills development and to learn the fundamentals of teamwork, etc. We have arranged a downtown Bangkok location for an optional Friday practice at NIST. Parents will have to pay THB 1000 for the season for this practice because NIST charges for field usage.

On the registration form you will also have an opportunity to volunteer to be a coach, assistant coach or team parent. Please consider helpng out with your child’s team in some way. The kids really love having their parents helping out with their team and you will have a great time. No previous baseball experience is necessary.

BBSA has purchased a limited number of fielding gloves for players who need them. These will be sold on our assessment day.

Please go to www.isb.ac.th/community-baseball for more information and the registration link.

Please visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/217724271623929/.

If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Sypolt at ksypolt@gmail.com.