MS Parent Coffee – Keeping your MS Child safe in Bangkok
As parents of middle school students, we find ourselves in the complicated social years of development during which we see our children often value social time with their friends more than with their parents. As these our children become older, parents often allow for more independence, while also becoming more fearful of the dangers or difficult choices that might present themselves.
Some of the structures we put in place as parents during these tween and early teen years can have very positive effects (or a lack thereof, conversely negative) on choices, motivations, and behaviors of our children as older teens.
On Wednesday, October 17th, at 9:00 AM in MPB 3, Middle School Counselors will host a session on Keeping your MS child safe in Bangkok. They will share strategies for being clear with your child about your expectations, how to encourage open dialogue, and ways to help your child make good choices.
To help with the session, we ask that MS parents complete a short anonymous survey to give us actual ISB parent data to share about the “freedom” or “control” that parents afford their children. At times our children say things like “everyone is going to … ” or “no one else’s parent calls … “. Please fill out this short survey to help us share what the reality is for our students. We will share the data with you at the session.
Special Parent Info Session – Considering Boarding School Readiness
For some of our parents, boarding schools may be a consideration for their child in the future. In many cases, this consideration has an impact on family life, school preparation, and social emotional development. Obviously, we think staying at ISB is a great option for students, but we work with families to determine what’s best for their individual child.
To talk more about what parents should consider as they think about boarding schools, we will be hosting a special parent information session on September 25th, at 9:00 AM in MPB 2. We will also share the ISB process for supporting students and parents who do apply.
Successful Sports Bash Social
Two weeks ago, we hosted a fun social event for middle school students, called the Sports Bash. It was a terrific event, organized by teachers that had students engaging in fun, silly games and interacting with lots of different students.
With 8 games that students had to play in order to get their “passport stamped”, teams of 5 students laughed and played there way to a pizza snack at the end. Games included, Blanket Volleyball, Fly the Chicken (a version of Ultimate Frisbee with a rubber chicken!), Soccer with a rugby ball, along with several others.
The social event was the first of what we hope will be many this year, that provide students with a chance to play, socialize, and be silly in ways that they want. We are getting student input into what types of events they want, so that we can get as much participation as possible.
We hope the word of mouth gets out that the first one was such a blast, that even more will attend the next one they plan! Keep your eye out for the next one to come!
No School on September 20-21
ISB students do not have school on September 20th and 21st.
On Thursday, September 20th, teachers and staff will be engaged in professional development throughout the day. For this reason the campus is closed completely from 7:00 AM until 12:30 PM on Thursday.
On Friday, September 21st, we have an ISB Holiday. The weekend is Activity-Free so that families may enjoy the time together and students have a break from their busy schedules.
Parent Technology Training- Tuesday September 25, 7:45am-9:15am, MPB1
Your PTA is organizing a parent tech training to familiarize parents with online systems we use at ISB, as well being prepared to support your child with laptops at home. We welcome suggestions for each session. If you have some ideas or topics you would like covered please let us know when you fill out the registration form. In general, the session will mainly focus on PowerSchool, PowerLearning, Campus Card, Parent Controls, and some applications to help students’ use of the laptop. All sessions will be in MPB 1.
To register for the session, visit: Parent Tech Training Registration
Requirements for the session:
- Fill out the registration from at the link above.
- A laptop (and charger, just in case). If you are unable to bring a laptop please indicate this in the registration form and we will plan in advance to provide some spare laptops for the session.
- Parent PowerSchool login. If you do not have this, please indicate on the registration form.
- Parents need to register their laptop with EdTech for wireless access. Please do this in advance so you are connected to wifi . This allows us to make the best us of the session, and have more time to talk and answer questions.
Should you have any questions please contact Mike Rutherford via email miker@isb.ac.th.
ISB School Board Meeting, September 18, 2018
The next School Board regular meeting will be on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 6:00 pm at the MPB 3. All ISA members are welcome to attend.
Please click this link to see meeting agenda.
Art Studio Saturdays
Art Studio Saturdays are designed to enrich the ISB community through the intellectual and creative thoughts and actions of its participants.
The format of Art Studio Saturday is structured so that participants are involved in one of three focus workshops in which they will learn specific skills, have the opportunity for individual exploration, and participate in creative challenges. As the day progresses, participants will be invited to visit other workshops and to engage in collaborative works.
Guest Artist: Jeff Ross, screen printer
Focus: Interplay of layers, light and color
All participants, regardless of workshop, will explore working with various layers and colors through mixed media including: print, collage, plexi glass, stenciling, adhesives, spray paint, mark making, fiber arts, and paint.
Participants will be working towards collaborative pieces as well as individual works. These explorations will be both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional.
Saturday, 29 September 2018
10:00-2:00
Art Quad
Art Studio Saturday is free and includes a light lunch.
Spaces are limited and will be based on a diversity of ages and experiences.
Please register by Friday, 14 September here.
Confirmation emails will be sent on Monday, 17 September.
This studio session is hosted by the ISB Visual Art Department with support from the ISB Boosters.
For more information please email: kylieh@isb.ac.th, johannan@isb.ac.th or tristam@isb.ac.th.
Repeat Announcement: How to receive the Good Morning MS Student Announcements via email each day…
If you would like to begin receiving the MS student announcements each day via email, please complete and submit the enclosed subscription form.
If you were on the list and receiving the announcements each day last year and would like to continue receiving them this year, you will need to resubscribe using the above link as we build the parent database from scratch start of each school year.