High School Upcoming events (Please click):
‘Black and Gold’
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
It’s Black and Gold day today and our spirits are high in the High School. The musical ‘Anything Goes’ opened on Thursday night to great applause and Spirit Night kicks off today for all of our teams playing Touch, Tennis, Rugby and Basketball. The Basketball continues over the weekend with teams joining us from all over South East Asia for our basketball tournament. Good luck to all of our thespians, musicians and support crew for the musical and all the best to our coaches and players in their games tonight and over the weekend.
Have a great weekend
Regards
Justin Alexander
Tickets to the musical are still available online or at the door. Showtimes – Saturday 1pm and 5.30pm
Save the date
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Thursday, November 29th – High School Assessment workshop 9.30am
Come along and join the HS Administrative team and other HS faculty to
*learn more about what formative and summative assessments are
*review the 7-1 grading system
*learn about transcripts and grades that are sent to Universities as part of the College Application process.
*learn how you can access powerschool to see your child’s grades (achievement and HAL)
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
December Exam Schedule
Susan Canobie
susanca@isb.ac.th
Please find the link to the Dec. Exam Schedule here. Exams are for Grade 9 & 10 English, Social Studies, Science and Math and for any student who takes a non-IB world language class. Note, Grade 9 and 10 students, and will NOT be in classes from Thursday Dec. 6- 12. Dec. 12 is an Assessment & Grading day, noting there are no Grade 9 & 10 classes. In addition, world language classes will not continue during this exam period. All other Grade 11 and 12 classes will continue as usual. Individual student exam schedules have been placed in PowerSchool on the QuickLookup.
Students wishing to leave campus during exam days will need to complete the Early Departure Permission Form and have it signed and submitted to the High School Office.
Please also review this information letter outlining the final weeks of school in December.
This article is a great reminder of what our kids face everyday as it relates to social media. Quite different from our experience growing up.
High School Counselor
Jackie Valenzuela
jackiev@isb.ac.th
This article is a great reminder of what our kids face everyday as it relates to social media. Quite different from our experience growing up.
Click here to schedule an appointment
News from College Counselor
Stephan Golas
stephang@isb.ac.th
As we approach the December break, all G12 students are reminded that they need to finalize their university lists with their college counselors by December 1st if they intend on applying to any schools with a January application deadline. G11 students will have their second college counseling seminar on Monday during Panther Block.
Spirit Night – This Friday!
Derrick Quinet
derrick@isb.ac.th
Come one, come all to the Panthers’ Season Two Spirit Night, this festive Friday eve at ISB!
This rendition of our communities’ favourite event features the 16 teams participating in the ISB Basketball Invitational, alongside Varsity and JV rugby, touch, and tennis! Games begin at 4pm and conclude at 8:30pm, and the fun and food goes all night long, with Booster Hut, Shoshana, Cafe Kabul, Subway, Emack & Bolio, and Baan Kim Chi in the house.
Don’t forget, you can also catch the HS Musical, Anything Goes, at 3:30pm before the matches. It’s a very special, all ISB Spirit Night, this Friday in the Panther Den!
ISB Basketball International Invitational
Derrick Quinet
derrick@isb.ac.th
It’s bigger and better than ever. ISB welcomes nine visiting schools from Singapore, Jakarta, Hanoi, Chiang Mai, and Bangkok for two days of fast-paced, intense basketball. Don’t miss the action Friday night and the championship games on Saturday. Check the schedule below to see when our ISB boys and girls teams are playing. Go Panthers!
ISB BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE
Derrick Quinet
Athletic Director
MS Band Concert – 6:30pm November 27 Chevron Theater
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Please join our MS band students as they perform their their annual Holiday Concert, ‘Deck the Holidays’. The concert will feature students in the Beginning, Concert and Symphonic Bands. The concert takes place on Tuesday, November 27 in the Chevron Theater. Performances will begin promptly at 6:30pm and end before 7:30pm. Admission is free!
Advance Photography Guest Speaker
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Advanced photography guest speaker: 30 November, 2018 @10:25 ISB Photography studio. Kayleigh is a conservation photographer specializing in topics such as counter wildlife trafficking, animal tourism, conservation and educational awareness.
Her experience includes working with WWF in Vietnam, Freeland Foundation in Thailand, TRAFFIC, USAID, Animals Asia and ASC UK.
ARTIST UNDER THE STARS 2019
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
6:00pm-8:00pm, December 13th marks the time and date for the annual HS Arts Council Artists Under the Stars event. Get ready for a cozy evening of awesome performances and a holiday themed snacks! All are welcome.
Second Chance Bangkok
Mary Stalnaker
marys@isb.ac.th
Second Chance Bangkok will be selling their upcycled goods at ISB on Tuesday,
December 4th, between 7:30-3:00 in the MPB.
Please stop by, do some shopping and support a worthy organization. Their products
are beautiful, fun and earth friendly.
Second Chance Bangkok is a local initiative, fair trade organization in the Klong Toey
Slum that uses donated clothing to create upcycled goods. They provide opportunities
for people who have experienced barriers to employment. They also finance projects
that support families in the slum.
NEED TO CLEAN OUT?
From November 15 – December 4th we will be collecting donations for Second Chance
Bangkok. Please bring in gently used clothing, books, toys, etc. You can drop off
donations in the Grade 3 quad beginning November 15th.
Thanks for your support,
Grade 3
LAST DAY FOR BLACK AND GOLD TICKET SALES!
PTA – Communications Coordinator
Today will be the last day for Black & Gold Ball ticket sales! Your PTA has been working hard to make this event a great success! This is a celebration of our community and the amazing things we accomplish together. It is guaranteed to be a fantastic night. Join the party and help us raise money for 2 wonderful causes.
Please visit the link and purchase your tickets right away!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/isb-black-gold-ball-tickets-50344232956
If you wish to stay the night at the Renaissance after the ball, rooms can be booked at a discount rate. Please mention our event when booking to receive the discount.
Katie Edsall
ISB PTA PRESIDENT
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.