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‘Friday March 8’
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
Thank you for coming along to the HS Parent conferences today and for meeting with your child’s teachers. We trust that you were able to hear about and appreciate the successes of your child and to learn more about their areas of growth at school.
Many of our students returned last week from the IASAS Cultural Convention with great memories and experiences from their respective convention, whether it was here in Bangkok (Dance, Drama, Film and Tech), in Jakarta (Forensics and Debate) or in Singapore with Music. We have received extremely positive reports from the coaches and advisors who travelled with the delegates and I wish to extend my congratulations to everyone involved in the CC’s. Thanks are also due to all of our host families who looked after all of our visiting delegates last weekend.
Forensics and Debate team Jakarta
Congratulations to Zwe Latt (Extemporaneous Speaking) and the ISB ‘A” Debate team (Sasha Wertime, Sajid Farook and Jingmin Wang – assisted by Sara Khan and Matt Helmkamp) who won bronze medals at IASAS CC Forensics and Debate this past weekend in Jakarta. Honourable mention also goes to 3 other students who made it to the final round: Taylor Chisholm (Original Oratory), Eylul Kara (Oral Interpretation), and Will Condra (Extemporaneous).
Music – Singapore
Congratulations to ISB students chosen for the IASAS musical showcase in Singapore
Vocals: Vocal Octet: Jillian Barton, Leah Scranton, French Wonganangchai, Nevaan Bawa, Rada Wiratyosin, Jitpuwapat Mokkamakkul, Rhea Gandhi, Andrew Heng
Jillian Barton – Alto Solo
Band: Saxophone Quintet: Tan Monsureenusorn, Jane Kraprayoon, Napat Chindasook, Bryan Chen, Akhil Gandhi
Strings: String Trio: Yui Musha, Maggie Chao, Jung Yoon Lee
And a special shout out to Sally Park who received the Spirit of IASAS award for Music for her stepping in at the last minute to be the accompanist for student from another school at the last minute.
Regards
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
Principals Forum and IB Basics Presentations
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Over the past week two weeks, we have held a few important informational meetings with parents. For those in attendance who wanted to revisit the information shared or for parents who could not attend you can see the presentations by clicking on the links below
HS Principals Forum – Wednesday March 6th
IB Back to Basics Presentation – Tuesday February 26th
GCW Wrap Up
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
On Tuesday this week we had our final GCW Meeting for all students. In this meeting students completed a final GCW survey providing feedback for future planning, as well as completing some of their reflections for GCW. I thought it would be great to share some of the comments that came from our students:
“Technology is less interesting than playing in the wild with creativity. Basically, physical fun is more better than technology fun.”
“That no matter how wealthy or poor you are you can still be successful and make yourself happy no matter the class.”
“That things that I take for granted, might mean the world to someone else”
“I often use my phone while eating lunch and dinner without knowing it. It’s a really natural reaction, which is sad. I learned that I can survive without a phone.”
“Some little things for us can matter a lot to others”
“Even though someone might be disabled, they feel the same thing we feel and enjoy the things we enjoy.”
“That doing things for people who need it is important, even if they aren’t there to see you do them.”
These quotes are just a few of the responses to the question, “What is something you learned on GCW that will stick with you for a long time?”. We know that not every student had similar experiences, but we hope that over the different experiences our students get on GCW, that their perspectives of the world we live in are expanded and enriched as they also enrich the communities they engage with.
Refunds
Please also note that GCW refunds will not be finalised until early April, after the final budgets can be settled. In cases where there are funds remaining in course accounts, these are refunded equally to families in that course. Please look out for a message in the enews in early April confirming the courses that will receive a refund.
Grade 10 Course Selection Evening
Susan Canobie
susanca@isb.ac.th
Please find here a copy of the Grade 10 Course Presentation from Monday evening.
Students will choose their subjects based on the offered selection in the Program of Studies.
Grade 12 Exam Schedules, Mock exams and for May 2019 – Important information
Susan Canobie
susanca@isb.ac.th
Grade 12 students will be undertaking Mock exams from Wednesday 6th March to Thursday 14th March, with the Arts students having a working session at specific times in the schedule. The Mock exam schedule for students will be available on PowerSchool this coming week. Please note, morning exams begin at 7:30am and afternoon exams begin at 12:00pm, with the exception forWednesday March 6, where the session will begin at 8:00am.
Grade 12 students will all finish formal classes on Friday 26th April and start study leave the following week. The official IB exams for ISB start on Friday 3rd May and go through to Friday 24th May. There are IB exams on Thai holidays during this period.
All exams are in MPB with AM (mornings) starting at 7:30am and PM (afternoon) starting at 12noon.
Grade 8-11 Course Selection for 2019/20 Academic Year
Susan Canobie
susanca@isb.ac.th
Online course registrations will be opening on Wednesday March 14th. Please look through the courses on offer with your son or daughter for next year on the main website HS Academic courses page within the next week. Even if your family is leaving ISB next year we ask you to sign up because it assists students, counselors and administrators in this transition.
Counseling Center News
Kevin Callahan
kevinc@isb.ac.th
This week, the school counselors presented course options for next school year to all current grade 8 and 9 students. (Grade 10 students and parents have had several opportunities to hear about course planning with counselors and teachers.) The counselors also presented to an enthusiastic group of 8th grade parents yesterday, Thursday, as they and their students took a break from Parent – Teacher Conferences. Course registration will run March 14-20, please be reminded that sign ups are not first come first served, so registering any time within that time frame is fine. Hopefully you had a good opportunity at teacher conferences today to speak with both teachers and counselors about future courses. If we didn’t see you today at Parent – Teacher conferences, we hope to hear from you soon!
Grade 10 students are meeting with college counselors next week to introduce themselves and look at their possible course selections for grades 11 and 12. Soon they will have two counselors!
If you apply to summer programs or are moving at the end of the year and applying to other schools, please complete the document request form linked here and turn in to the HS Counseling office at least 10 days in advance if any documents are needed to support the student’s application.
ISB SPLASH SWIM MEET 2019!
Derrick Quinet
derrickq@isb.ac.th
Our annual International meet takes place this Saturday and Sunday on campus and it is the largest we have ever hosted. We have 29 visiting teams from all around Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia and Burma). This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our amazing community while participating in a very high level athletic event. Teams from China are scary fast!
If you are in Nichada this weekend, we would love to see you drop by and cheer on our team.
Saturday: 7:30am-12:00 & 1:00pm-5:00pm (25m pool length)
Sunday: 8:00am – 2:00pm (50m pool length)
Spirit Night, Part I: Badminton, Baseball, and Softball Exchanges!
Derrick Quinet
derrickq@isb.ac.th
It’s another massive weekend of high quality games and fun at ISB, March 14-17. ISB will host the IASAS Badminton Exchange North, along with invitees UWC-East, with games scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
IASAS BADMINTON EXCHANGE SCHEDULE
The fun doesn’t stop in Rajendra though, as we host what will likely be the most competitive baseball and softball tournament ever to hit campus, with American School Japan, Kubasaki H.S. from Okinawa, and the American School Doha all descending upon campus for four days of play on the diamond.
ISB INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL – SOFTBALL EXCHANGE SCHEDULE
Friday, March 15 will be the first of two spirit nights this season, with all our delicious food vendors, the Booster Hut, and thrills galore. Plan on bringing the family out for dinner, right here where the nights are cool and the action is hot!
Boarders Without Borders presents: SKATE SATURDAY
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
SKATE SATURDAY 10:00 to 12:00 on March 9
Do you want to learn to skate? Do you want to improve your skating skills? Bring your skateboard, and come learn beginner skate tricks and skating safety along with other students. Food, snacks, and drinks are provided! If you have any further questions, feel free to email Daniel N at 16939@students.isb.ac.th“.
ISB Summer School 2019 – Registration Now Open!
Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
maurilib@isb.ac.th
Our ISB Summer School Office is now open and accepting registrations for Summer School 2019 at ISB! You can go to the ISB website, or click here, to access all information about dates, programs, and fees, and to submit a registration form online.
New to our Special Enrichment Camp offerings this year:
- MS/HS Art Camp – 1 or 2 week options
Our Summer School Office is located through the door on the right side of the ISB Bookstore where Khun Fon will be there to greet and assist you Monday to Fridays, 7:00 – 11:30am.
For any questions, please email sumdir@isb.ac.th
Best Regards,
Mr. Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
Summer School Director