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September 19th 2018 ‘Short week’
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
I am pretty confident that your children are excited about the short school week this week and being able to recharge and reenergize themselves after a busy start to the school year. Our teachers too are looking forward to a short break as well, although it will not start until Thursday afternoon as our teaching faculty will be in school Thursday participating in a Professional Learning Day.
As we look forward to this mini break it was wonderful to come together earlier today for our Hands and Hearts Peace day in our upgraded Rajendra gym. The new ‘Jumbotron’ screen and improved acoustics in the Gym ensured that our assembly was a great experience for all of our ISB students. Do ask your children about the assembly and maybe ask them to sing the song that the whole school sang together today. After the long weekend, we start our Spirit Week with special dress-up days and activities during lunchtimes and after school. Spirit week concludes with Black and Gold day and Spirit night. More details are shared later in the ENews.
Have a wonderful weekend and Go Panthers.
Regards
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
GCW Registration Opens Next Week for Sophomores and Freshman!
Andy Vanughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
We have now successfully received registrations for our Seniors and Juniors and next week we will open registrations for Grade 9 & 10 as follows:
Sophomores:
Opens Monday 24 September 7.00pm
Closes Tuesday 25 September 11.30am
Freshman:
Opens Thursday 27 September 7.00pm
Closes Tuesday 28 September 11.30am
Our Freshman students will also have a chance to learn more about the program in their Freshman Seminar next week on Tuesday and Wednesday.
It is very important that prior to your child registering, you have conversations with them that clearly limit the cost of trips you are willing to pay. If students move courses after they are placed, they will be moved to in-Thailand, lower cost courses.
Please find here the link to the GCW Booklet for 2018-19
Finally, we aim to have all students placed on courses by October 3, on which date we will release placements and final costs for courses. It is important to note that any change of course after this point needs to take place by Thursday October 4.
For any questions, please email Mr. Vaughan directly at: andyv@isb.ac.th
Registration for IB Exams and payments for these exams for the May 2018 session are coming up
Susan Canobie
susanca@isb.ac.th
All Grade 12 and some Grade 11 students will receive their IB exam registrations and associated invoices next week. Parents and students are asked to check the course registration forms carefully, both for personal details and IB courses. Students who are completing the second year in any IB course are expected to complete the course by sitting the IB examination, as detailed in our HS Program of Studies. Universities also expect students completing an IB program or course to have fulfilled all assessment requirements of the course, of which the examination is the culminating assessment.
Please note that invoices are payable to the cashier on Monday October 10. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Overall Grade-to-date
If you have not already done so, please check PowerSchool for the first HAL update in each of your child’s subjects. This is an assessment on the Habits & Attitudes to Learning and the rubric can be found in the Student Daily Planner. Teachers will update PowerSchool on Friday September 28 with a Grade-to-date and HAL Grade for all students. This Grade-to-date is a ‘snapshot’ of where students currently stand academically and is on the 7-1 scale, based on the ‘body of evidence’ of student work completed so far, with teachers using the Grade Descriptors and their professional judgement. For your reference, the Grade Descriptors can be found inside the back cover of the Student Daily Planner.
College Counselors
Stephan Golas
stephang@isb.ac.th
Mr. Golas and Ms. McDowell will be attending the Council of International Schools’ East Asia Regional Council of Schools’ Annual Conference this weekend. The Conference is a forum for ISB College Counselors to network with over 200 universities admissions representatives from around the world, who will also hold a university fair for interested students on Saturday, the 22nd, from 16:30 to 18:30, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bang Rak. Mr. Golas and Ms. McDowell hope to see many ISB students and parents at this event!
School Counselors News
Kevin Callahan
kevinc@isb.ac.th
Freedom from Chemical Dependency will be on campus from October 9-11, meeting with our high school students. FCD is the leading international provider of school based substance abuse prevention programs. FCD works worldwide to provide students and the adults who care for them with the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to make intelligent and healthy choices about alcohol, tobacco and other drug use.
You are cordially invited to attend a meeting with FCD on Thursday, October 11 from 8:30-9:30am in MPB1. The FCD specialist will answer your questions, either general ones about drug and alcohol trends in the U.S. and international schools around the world, or about their impressions of the challenges that our own students face in terms of the personal choices they face here in Nichada and in greater Bangkok. Please come!
For the coming days, we hope students enjoy this activity free long weekend and spend time with family and friends as well as catch up on any work, and maybe a bit of sleep!
Everybody deserves a great love story
Becky Hansberry
beckyh@isb.ac.th
“Everybody deserves a great love story. Join ISB’s high school Gender-Sexuality Alliance in our showing of Greg Berlanti’s acclaimed film Love, Simon on Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm in the MPB1. Food, drinks, and beanbags will be provided, and don’t forget to bring along your friends! *please note that this viewing of a PG-13 film is for high school students ONLY. We apologize for any inconveniences.”
SPIRIT WEEK
Becky Hansberry
beckyh@isb.ac.th
SPIRIT WEEK is here! Show your Panther Spirit by dressing up each day and enjoying the lunch time activities in the Cafeteria Pit. Go Panthers!
Athletics News
Derrick Quinet
derrick@isb.ac.th
Spirit Night – ISB Volleyball & Football Invitational Tournaments
September 24-28 is Spirit Week at ISB! The dress up and activity-filled days throughout the week lead into our highly anticipated Spirit Night, which includes our season one invitational tournaments. All of our JV and varsity teams will be in action on Friday night, with delicious food vendors, the Booster Hut, and much much more for family entertainment. Make sure to come out and support our ISB Panthers’ teams, and bring the whole family for the food and festivities. It’s one night in Nichada not to miss!
Spirit Night Schedule – ISB – Sept. 28
ISB Volleyball Invitational Schedule – Sept. 28-29
ISB Football Invitational Schedule – Sept. 28-29
Thailand Cross Country Invitational – Recap
ISB hosted another memorable cross country event last weekend in the hills of Kanchanaburi, this year featuring twelve of the top international schools from around Asia. Our biggest event yet, this year’s Thailand Cross Country Invitational proved to be uber competitive and more fun than ever for the participating athletes.
With the rain hammering down for most of the weekend, the course was a muddy mess – just what the doctor ordered for extra physical challenge and the development of mental toughness. Our ISB boys team displayed their grit and determination, blistering the competition despite the downpour. Will Condra finished second overall, closely followed by Julian John in 3rd place. Aidan Wiktorowicz snatched 11th overall out of the 98 runners. Dalton Lazich was ISB’s 4th runner and freshman Will Melhorn cemented the Panthers’ championship by securing 34th. The British International School of Phuket finished second and SAS (Singapore) earned the bronze in the team competition.
The ISB girls brought their competitive fire to this year’s event and impressed everyone improved performance, intensity, and team spirit. The Panthers finished sixth overall in a stacked field of eleven teams. Lieve Olufsen placed as ISB’s top runner, coming in 16th place. Ninth grader Kate Hansberry continued her rapid ascent, finishing second amongst the team, and Kana, Yumi and Yui rounded out the scoring top five. Coach Giles and the rest of the girls team left satisfied with their growth and performance yet hungry for more. With BISAC coming up and a few weeks to prepare for IASAS, the team’s future looks bright!
Pictures of the event can be found here, THAI XC 18 PHOTOS, compliments of the ISB marketing department.
Go Panthers!
Derrick Quinet
Athletic Director
Bangkok International String Festival – September 28-29, 2018
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
ISB will be hosting the annual Bangkok International String Festival September 28 and 29 with five other schools from around the region. This year’s festival will include over 100 string players working under the baton of renowned guest conductor, Soo Han. We are thrilled that he is able to join us in Bangkok and share his love of music with us.
Baseball Tryouts
Kellie Alexander
kelliea@isb.ac.th
Baseball enthusiasts,
Baseball tryouts for the travel/tournament teams will take place on Sunday, September 30 at the following times:
| Time | Field | Team |
| 9:00am to 10:30am | C Field (Reinsch) | U18 |
| 11:00am to 12:30pm | C Field (Reinsch) | U14 |
| 1:30pm to 3:00pm | B Field | U12 |
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm | B Field | U10 |
Please note that the original date announced was Sept 23, but that weekend is an activity free weekend.
Softball try outs will follow mid to late October.
For more information please see the ISB Website or contact bkktravelteams@gmail.com
Kellie Alexander
Community Activities Coordinator
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.