High School Upcoming events (Please click):
August 31st ‘What’s on’
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
Thank you in advance for your involvement and your attendance at a number of High School Parent events that are due to take place over the next week or so. A major event that took place this week was the Senior College night held on Wednesday night, where our experienced College Counselling team (Mr. Golas, Ms. McDowell, Ms. Melton and Mr. Weiser) explained the University College counseling process at ISB to a large and interested crowd of Seniors and their parents. The College Counselors will be conducting regular morning coffees throughout the year that are relevant for all High School Parents with the first one taking place on Wednesday at 8 am. You can find more details further down the ENews.
The first HS PTA meeting takes place on Wednesday, September 5th at 9.30am in MPB 3. After a welcome from our friendly HS PTA representatives Vartika Bawa and Ginny Condra our Agenda will consist of these items:
- Meet the new Deputy Head of School Mrs. Debi Caskey
Learning Attributes – What are they? - Meet the College Counsellors
- Powerschool – How to access look for grades etc
- Global Citizenship Week (GCW) news
- Scheduling classes and class changes
- Upcoming dates and more
The HS Open House takes place on Thursday, September 6th starting at 6 pm sharp. Registration begins at 5.30pm outside the Chevron where parents can collect their child’s schedule and details about the evening before joining us in the Chevron for a welcome and to receive instructions about the evening. This is a great opportunity for parents to learn more about the curriculum, units of work, assessments and learning opportunities that your children experience in their classes. Please be reminded that the Open House is not a parent-teacher conference, so if you have specific questions about your child’s progress etc, please contact the teacher to make arrangements to meet/talk at another time.
Have a great week and see you around campus this week.
Regards
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
Attendance & Guardianship –Repeat Notice
Andy Vanughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
If your child is sick and unable to attend school, we ask that parents inform the High School Office by 8am so that we are able to inform teachers of their absence.
For absences that are planned in advance or for extended absences, please email Andy Vaughan and Khun Gade regarding these. We also understand that there are situations where both parents are required to travel. In such situations a guardian must be nominated who can look after your child and a temporary Guardianship Form needs to be filled out and sent to the school. You can the Temporary Guardianship Form form from this link.
Andy Vaughan:
Phone: 087 5149550 Email: andyv@isb.ac.th
Khun Gade:
Phone: 02 9635883 Email: sasivimb@isb.ac.th
Here are a few more helpful reminders regarding attendance:
- Students who have their first block free can arrive at school after first block so long as they are in time for their first scheduled class of the day.
- Students who have a free during the day are not allowed to leave campus except in the case of a pre-arranged appointment in this time. In such cases a signed note or email must be received. Please note we are unable to allow verbal confirmation on a phone in such cases.
- Students who have the last block of the day free are allowed to leave early at 1pm so long as a signed note or email has been received from parents.
Mandatory Study Hall (MSH) Repeat Notice
Andy Vanughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
Mandatory Study Hall is assigned in cases where a student has not completed work in a subject; the consequence for not doing your homework is simply ‘to do your homework’.
Here’s a quick summary of MSH:
- MSHnow runs from 2.30-3.30pm (Early Dismissal starts at 1.15pm)
- If assigned MSHyour child must attend for a minimum of 30 minutes
- If your child has HL, this takes precedence over MSH, however your child still must attend for a minimum of 30 minutes if assigned (3.00-3.30pm).
Please find a link to the MSH process so that you can better understand the process here: MSH Process Chart. Please note students assigned to do MSH are required to attend for a minimum of 30 minutes.
All students who are assigned MSH should be told by their teacher verbally and receive an email notification by 2.00pm on the day of MSH.
Schedule changes
Susan Canobie
susanca@isb.ac.th
Student schedules are now settling and further changes must include a signed schedule change form, which students can obtain from their Counselor.
Schedule changes may still occur up to week 5 of the Semester (Sep. 14th) if recommended by the Student Support Team or the Classroom teacher believes the student is in the wrong level (eg. HL to SL, Spanish III to Spanish II). This change does not appear on the student transcript. Up to the 10th week (Oct. 19), if there is a schedule change due to the above situations, the change can occur, but the original course will be placed on the student transcript with a Withdraw Pass (WP) or Withdraw Fail (WF) dependent on the student grade at that point. Beyond this period there can be no schedule changes.
This is all clearly explained in the Student Handbook on page 54.
College Counselors
Stephan Golas
stephang@isb.ac.th
It was great to see over 225 of our Seniors and their parents this past week at Senior College Night: we look forward to working with you all as we move through the next several months of application season with you! All Seniors should schedule their Senior Conference with their college counselor as soon as possible. And please note that the Common Application Workshop is on Monday, September 10th during Panther Block!
Soon, we will be sending an email to all students and parents about college and university fair opportunities coming up throughout Bangkok – there are several in September and October, so be sure to check your inbox! These fairs are in addition to the two we will host on ISB’s campus and the many new workshops and presentations we informed you about last week. We have two events next week: on Tuesday, at 1:30pm in the Literary Lounge, “Rankings and Majors: What to Think About” will explore how to thoughtfully approach college rankings and choosing a major; on Wednesday, at 8:00am before the PTA Meeting, we will host our first College Counseling Coffee of the year in MPB1, where will will provide an overview of the College Counseling program at ISB for any new families to ISB (though not-so-new families to ISB are also welcome to attend!).
High School Clubs and Activities
Becky Hansberry
beckyh@isb.ac.th
Did you know that there are over 70 clubs in the high school? Students can join a club at any point during the year by contacting the student officers, the teacher sponsor, or just showing up to a meeting! Curious to learn more about what’s available? Check out the HS Clubs and Activities Haiku page.
Panther Series Charity Run for Operation Smile Registration 2018
Derrick Quinet
derrick@isb.ac.th
Panther Series Charity Run for Operation Smile Registration 2018
Panther Run #2 – Saturday, Sept. 8
Panther Run is a Saturday morning fun run series with a 3km or 5km option, starting and finishing at the ISB track with a loop around the Nichada lake. These are a great chance to challenge yourself to a timed run whilst supporting one ISBs charities, Operation Smile.
Please use the link to register for one or more of the 2018 Panther Charity Runs.
Run # 2 – Saturday September 8
Run # 3 – Saturday October 6
Registration – 6:30am
Start time – 7:15am
Cost – 200 Baht for Adult, 100 baht for Student. (Money is given to the volunteers at the registration table on the day of the race.)
Collect your bibs and timers from the registration table when you arrive at the race. There will be time to warm up and prepare for the race after you arrive.
All proceeds this year will go towards life-changing surgeries for kids with cleft-lip and cleft-palate.
Register HERE
THANKS!
Top Flight Basketball Academy Program
Kellie Alexander
kelliea@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents and Students,
We hope that you had a very relaxing and enjoyable summer holiday.
After 6 amazing weeks of summer camp, and an amazing trip to Los Angeles, our new schedule has been finalized and we are pleased to announce the return of the Top Flight Basketball Academy Programs at ISB beginning September 4, 2018.
The first class on September 4 is free for all students!
ISB Hosts the Annual Massed Band Festival
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
This year ISB hosts the annual Massed Band Festival event that will take place on the ISB campus on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7th and 8th. Up to 200 students from 10 schools will gather in the Chevron Theatre to rehearse with our guest conductor for this year’s event, Mr. Gary Gillett. Gary is the retired director of bands from Missoula Sentinel High School in Missoula, Mt. USA and brings over 40 years of experience and knowledge as a festival adjudicator, conductor of honor bands and city municipal bands. He is a wonderful music educator/author that will work very well with our students to provide a positive musical environment. Schools from Northern and Southern Thailand as well as Malaysia will be joining us for this year’s festival to create a truly international event. Don’t miss the Gala Concert when the Massed Band will be performing the best of wind band music at 2 pm in the Chevron Theatre on Saturday, the 8th of September. Admission is free and all are invited!
Regards,
Anthony Giles
PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
American Red Cross: Water Safety Instructor Training:
Corry Day
corryd@isb.ac.thDo you want to earn some extra money during the summer back home, or after school here at ISB? Add to your University CV? Becoming an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor can allow you to do all of this.
At ISB we offer four, 6 week swimming lesson sessions throughout the year (paying 6,600 or 13,200 baht per session depending on how many days you teach: 2 or 4).
The Instructor training will consist of a Friday-Sunday weekend course and approximately 6 hours of pre-course online work.
Course date will be October 5,6&7. Course fees are 6,500 baht for all materials, course and certification costs.
Contact Aquatics Director Corry Day if you are interested corryd@isb.ac.th
eNewsletter Guidelines
Shelley Bragg
shelleyb@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.