‘Attributes’
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
It was great to see so many of you here at school today at the Parent Student Teacher Conferences checking in with teachers about your child’s progress, strengths, and areas for growth. I trust that the conversations you had at the conferences lead to further discussions with your children over the weekend about their progress and experiences at school so far this year. Those conversations need not be centered solely on grades, but should also be opportunities to celebrate the strengths of your children (both in the classroom and outside) in addition to investigating areas for growth and improvement.
Thank you to our students in attendance on Thursday at our Attributes day (Grades 9/10) and College Day (Grades 11/12). A wide variety of wellness and Attribute sessions were offered by teachers (and some students) that included cricket, yoga, philosophy, how to create a play in 120 minutes, barista skills, gift card marking, photography classes, self organizing tips and many more wonderful and varied activities centred around ISB’s attributes. Creative, Self Managing, Social Intelligence, Global Minded, Value Driven and Adaptable. You can see a few photos of the day on the ISB High school instagram page (link here)
In addition our older students spent valuable time working on their college preparations, Extended Essay, CAS (Creativity, Action, and Service) and other aspects of their academic program. Thank you again to our teachers for their amazing work in organizing and running such wonderful sessions and to our students for their enthusiasm and participation.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
Advanced Placement Exam Registration Forms
Justyna McMillan
justynam@isb.ac.th
Dean of Academics
Advanced Placement registration for May 2020 exams is now open.
Any student who intends to sit an AP examination for Calculus or another course they have self-studied for needs to fill out THIS form. Please return the completed form to the HS Office by November 1, after payment has been made. Students must see their counselor to discuss workload implications of taking these exams.
For further information regarding the AP and exams available, check out the AP site HERE.
Justyna McMillan
High School Dean of Academics
News from HS Counselors
Jackie Valenzuela
jackiev@isb.ac.th
We hope Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences went well today!
As part of our health education and substance use prevention efforts, we have invited a prevention specialist from FCD Prevention Works to visit our school from October 7-9. FCD is a non-profit organization that provides alcohol, nicotine, and other drug education to schools around the world. FCD prevention specialists will present the most up-to-date information available on the physiological and psychological effects of various drugs (with a focus on vaping this visit), and provide a forum for discussing social, cultural, and personal issues that relate to the choices people make. FCD believes in involving the school community in prevention education, not just students.
With this in mind, we would like to invite you to an FCD parent presentation, with a focus on vaping. The meeting will be held in the MPB next Wednesday, October 9 from 8-9:30am. We hope you can join us!
News from College Counselor
Andrew Weiser
andreww@isb.ac.th
October 4
College Coffee #2
Thank you to the 57 parents that attended this Coffee about standardized testing. This meeting touched on different standardized tests and for different countries. See the attached for the PowerPoint. The agenda for the remaining College Coffees will come out next week. The next College Coffee will be November 5. Topic to be announced.
College and Attributes Day
The entire High School student body participated in Thursday’s College and Attributes Day. In reference to College Counseling… the Grade 11’s had sessions on Cialfo (sign up) and a “Blind Taste Test” workshop. Ask your son or daughter what they did during this session!! The Grade 12’s had two sessions with their College Counselor. The first session was general announcements and specifics about Early applications (Oct. 15, Nov. 1 & Nov. 15). The students also used the time as a work session (college applications, essays, research, etc.) The second senior session was a time for College Counselors to meet individually with students as they once again had a work session!! The seniors did a great job and we believe they appreciated the dedicated “work” time for college applications.
PSAT 11
Grade 11 students will take PSAT on Wednesday October 16. Those students will be pre-registering on Tuesday October 8 at 1:10. If students want to OPT OUT of taking the PSAT 11, they need to complete a form with parent signature. Students should come to the HS counseling center to discuss this with their College Counselor and get the form.
Upcoming University Visits:
Minerva Schools at KGI: Monday, October 7 10:55 – 11:40am
Tokyo Gakugei University: Thursday, October 10 10:55 – 11:40am
Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern (SHL):Friday, October 11 10:55 – 11:40am
For a complete list of University visits please use this link (Link to Calendar)
Note to EE Students
Matthew Kelly
matthewk@isb.ac.th
EE Students can access the main library for the next two Saturdays
EE students are welcome to come and work, study, research in the main library for the next two Saturdays, 8am to 4pm. Mr Kelly will be available to offer feedback and citation checks. This is an excellent opportunity to improve the EE ahead of the final deadline of Tuesday 15th October 8pm. If you have any questions please contact Mr Kelly, matthewk@isb.ac.th
Raising Multilinguals Parent Workshop: Language Plan
Avery Udagawa
averyu@isb.ac.th
Unlocking the World with a Family
On Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 7:45 to 9:15 a.m. in MPB 1, ISB EAL and Native Language faculty and administrators will offer a workshop for parents from all divisions (ES, MS, HS) about maintaining students’ native languages while they also study in English at ISB. This will be similar to the Raising Multilinguals workshop offered in prior years, and is especially useful for new families.
At this workshop, faculty and administrators will:
- Present reasons to maintain native language, based on research
- Describe language classes and resources available at ISB
- Discuss the importance of making a family language plan
Faculty will also lead small group discussions of how to nurture particular languages, how to support multilingual development at home, and how to make a language plan work.
Please join us! Parents of students in PreK through Grade 12 are welcome. For further information, please email: nativelanguage@isb.ac.th
BBSA – Baseball and softball registration
Punnanunt (Fon) Wisuppakan
punnanuw@isb.ac.th
BBSA – Baseball and softball registration open for 2019-20 season
Bangkok Baseball Softball Association (BBSA) has organized baseball/softball play for the past 59 years in Bangkok. There are leagues for boys and girls ages 4 yrs – 18 yrs. Please note registration is open from now until November 1st. Current fees per player are THB 3,600. There is a late fee for registrations after November 1st.
You can make your payment at the Community Activity Office (CAO) or pay by Thai bank wire transfer. Cash, credit cards and Thai baht checks are accepted for payment at the CAO office. The CAO Office is open Monday – Friday, 7:00AM to 11:00AM and 12:00PM to 3:00PM.
Player assessment will be held on between Monday, Nov 4th to Thursday, Nov 7th. A specific schedule will be sent to parents and players soon. All players are strongly encouraged to attend their assessment sessions to allow the coaches to create fair and balanced teams.
Opening Day for baseball/softball is on Saturday, Nov 16th. Games will generally played on Saturdays with an occassional Friday evening game. Games will continue every weekend until the league championships the weekend of February 14/15th. There will be no games during the winter break at ISB but we will continue to play on Saturday, January 11th 2020.
Please go to https://bangkokbaseball.org/ or https://www.isb.ac.th/student-life/activities/community-activities/bbsa-baseball-softball/ for more information and the registration link. Please visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/217724271623929/. If you have any questions, please contact Phil Walther at info@bangkokbaseball.org
REPEAT:
25th ANNUAL BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL CHOIR FESTIVAL (BICF) GALA CONCERT:
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
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!
Parent Speaker Survey
Becky Hansberry
beckyh@isb.ac.th
Do you have a professional or personal interest or talent that you could share with students? ISB Is fortunate to have a parent community with a vast array of professional and personal interests, skills and talents. If you would be willing to share any of these with students, either by being a guest speaker or helping with individual or class projects, please let us know by filling out this survey.
Do you have a professional or personal interest or talent that you could share with students?
Becky Hansberry
beckyh@isb.ac.th
ISB is fortunate to have a parent community with a vast array of professional and personal interests, skills and talents. If you would be willing to share any of these with students, either by being a guest speaker or helping with individual or class projects, please let us know by filling out this survey.