Middle School Parent Conferences Oct 3 & 4
Next week, on Thursday and Friday, October 3 & 4, Middle School hosts parent-teacher (and student) conferences. Students do not have school on these days, but we encourage them to join you for conferences, so that they may hear the same feedback you hear about areas of strength and areas for growth. Students do NOT have to wear school uniform.
Hopefully, by now, you have signed up for your 2 hour session in the arena format with all the teachers and other parents. If you have not, sign ups remain open until Tuesday of next week.
We limit the number of parents per grade in any sessions to help ensure that you can reach all teachers in the designated time. It is important that you arrive at the start of your session, so that you have the full time to see all of your child’s teachers. That said, please do not arrive and start seeing teachers prior to your session starting, as the teachers need a short break after talking for 2 hours straight and before starting the next 2 hours. We ask that conversations with individual teachers last no more than 5 minutes. If you need longer, or you need more privacy, please schedule a separate appointment for a different day. This venue is for check-in conferences with all the teachers.
To make the process more smooth, we ask that you look at PowerSchool grades on Tuesday evening, when they will be most up to date, before coming to conferences. Then your time talking with teachers will be about strengths and what your child can work on, rather than about what grade(s) they are getting.
We look forward to seeing you at conferences and engaging with you about your child’s learning progress.
High School Student Tutoring for MS students
This year, the high school Peer Tutoring Club will once again be offering free private tutoring sessions to any middle school students who need help with any particular classes. This includes a wide range of subjects, including, but not limited to, Math, Language, Science, Writing and Social Studies.
Any students who are interested should contact their counselors. Counselors will then pair the student with a high school tutor based on what they need help in and when they are available.
MS Principal Forum: Call for Middle School Questions and Concerns
by Middle School Coordinators Kelly Kabat and Ferda Seyhan
The first MS Principal Forum will take place Tuesday, November 5 at 9:00-10:30 am in MPB 3. This is an opportunity to voice your questions, comments, suggestions or concerns for Mr. Harter and the middle school administration to respond to them.
We are currently accepting written comments, questions and concerns that will be summarized and put forward to the middle school administration. MS parents who would like to submit comments should email them to mscoord@isb.ac.th before Monday, October 14, 2019. They will then be summarized and presented to the administration for response on November 5.
All comments are welcome, however comments not specifically related to middle school may be forwarded to the appropriate department and/or discussed in the PTA board meeting. All questions and comments will be anonymous in the report. Please contact us directly if you have any questions regarding the Principal Forum or the process for submitting input.
We look forward to seeing you November 5 at the Principal Forum!
Theatresports Tickets are ON SALE NOW
Please join us on Tuesday, October 1st at 3:30 pm in the CCT for this year’s annual TheatreSports extravaganza, Hit the Ground Running.
Laugh, cry, cheer, and shout as students take on improvisation challenges in front of you, the live audience. The best part of the experience? You never know what’s coming next, and neither do they!
Tickets are 50THB with proceeds going to support ISB’s work with Street Boys. Hope to see you there!!!
Tickets are on sale during MS lunch in the cafeteria and in Community & Arts Office between 8 am -11 am and 1 pm – 3 pm.
Bangkok International String Festival (BISF) Gala Concert – 2:00pm September 28, 2019
The Bangkok International Strings Festival (BICF) Gala Concert will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, in the Chevron Theatre. This year’s festival will feature string musicians from around the region under the direction of guest conductor, Mark Laycock. A cake reception follows the concert and admission is free. Hope to see you there!
Exhibition Opening at ISB – 6:30 pm. Wednesday, October 2
Jill Enfield will be exhibiting her work at International School Bangkok (ISB) through to November 1st, with a grand opening taking place on Wednesday, 2nd October, 6:30pm where prints from her project The New American and more will be showcased. To learn more about Jill Enfield, her work at ISB, and to join the Exhibition Opening, please see HERE.
25th ANNUAL BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL CHOIR FESTIVAL (BICF) GALA CONCERT
25th annual Bangkok International Choir Festival (BICF) Gala Concert will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, in the Chevron Theatre. This year’s festival will feature choirs from sixteen international schools under the direction of guest conductors, Dinah Helgeson and John Baker. A cake reception follows the concert and admission is free. Hope to see you there!
Tryouts for Club (Travel) baseball/softball Teams
Baseball/Softball players and families,
The Bangkok Baseball/Softball Club (Travel) teams are launching the 2019-2020 season. We look to have strong participation at the U10, U12 , U14 and U18 levels. The travel teams are competitive teams playing tournaments in Thailand and the region. Players must tryout for the teams.
Please note that the BBSA Divisional (community league) will have registration in October with games starting in November.
We will be having baseball/softball tryouts for the travel/tournament teams on Sunday, September 29th. See the attached flyer for the tryout teams for each league.
See our website here for more information.
Repeat Announcement: Diamond Girls Softball Extravaganza! – 11:00am-1:00pm Sunday, October 6th Albert Field
Calling all girls! ISB, in partnership with BBSA will hold its first ever softball extravaganza on 11:00am-1:00pm Sunday, October 6 on Albert Field! Come out to further develop the skills you already have, or to learn more about this exciting sport!!! The camp is FREE and open to girls in PK2 through G12. Led by ISB Head Softball Coach Samantha Galarza with special guests, The Women’s Thai National Softball Team the day promises to provide great opportunities instruction and even signed autographs! Drinks and snacks are included, and each player will get a FREE Diamond Girls T-shirt with registration, so please include your size on the sign-up form HERE.Want more softball? Sign up for the BBSA league (Registration opens on Sept. 30th)! Questions? Email Community Sports Manager Lucas Rivera lucasr@isb.ac.th
