‘Time for a break’
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
October 18th
Dear Parents,
Thank you for your support over this first busy period of the school year as we welcomed new students and families, completed our first season of IASAS, hosted numerous concerts and festivals for the various arts and generally jumped into the fun business of learning and growing at school. With all that energy, emotion and learning at the start of the school year it is now time for a break to recharge and refresh ourselves. I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable October break and safe travels for those travelling about the region. I look forward to seeing you all again after the break.
Regards
Justin Alexander
PS. Thank you to the parents who joined us on Thursday at the HS Assessment workshop – you can all access the presentation by clicking here.
HS Principals’ Forum (repeat message)
Thursday October 31st 9.30am MPB 2 / 3
The Principals’ forum will include discussions on the student tutoring survey, teacher evaluation, teacher absence/substitute teachers, drug testing and the recent FCD visit, clubs and activities and duplicate test papers. Come along for discussions and dialogue on these issues raised by the HS parent body.
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
GCW Reminders
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
Students had their first GCW meeting on Tuesday in their trip groupings. During this meeting all permission forms were due to be turned in. If your child has not yet turned this in, please log onto PowerSchool via your parent log-in to re-print and please scan and send into the HS office over the break. Students were given a brief overview of the trips and basic information has been shared at this meeting.
Given that GCW backs into the February break, please also note that all will arrive back to Bangkok on Friday 21 February, with the exception of GCW Oman, which will arrive back to Bangkok in the early hours of Saturday morning on the 22 February 2020.
As a reminder Payment details were also sent home with your child’s course confirmation and can be made either as a cash or credit card payment at the ISB cashier, or online though PowerSchool. For businesses that require a letter of support for reimbursement of GCW costs, please email Khun Pat directly (patarinb@isb.ac.th) and this will be prepared. Please note that GCW Payments need to be completed by November 1, 2019.
Finally, all overnight courses also need a submission of your child’s passport. This can be turned in via the link provided in your child’s confirmation email or via a direct email to Khun Pat.
For any questions regarding GCW, please direct these to either Khun Pat (patarinb@isb.ac.th) or Andy Vaughan (andyv@isb.ac.th)
Andy Vaughan
High School Dean of Students
Grade 12 IB Predicted Grades
Justyna McMillan
justynam@isb.ac.th
Year 2 IB Predicted Grades have been uploaded onto PowerSchool on the Quicklookup. IB Predicted Grades are an estimate of student performance based on a ‘body of evidence’ of the student’s work and the teachers knowledge of IB assessment standards. Grades may change as teachers gather more evidence. The next update for IB Predicted Grades is January 15.
Overall Grade-to-date
Justyna McMillan
justynam@isb.ac.th
Teachers will update PowerSchool on Monday November 4th with Mid Semester Comments. We believe feedback given in the comments will support and enhance student’s learning and progress. The next HAL and Grade update is scheduled for November 15th.
Payments for IB exams for the May 2020 session
Justyna McMillan
justynam@isb.ac.th
All Grade 12 and some Grade 11 students have received their IB exam registrations. Associated invoices are being sent out today via PowerSchool under ‘Grades and Attendance’. Please make sure to download the invoice and make your payments as stated by November 8th. 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.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
News from College Counselor
Andrew Weiser
andreww@isb.ac.th
Have a Great October Break!!! The following items are for the weeks following…
Thai University Fair
November 4
The annual Thai University Fair will be held on Monday November 4 during lunch from 10:55 – 11:35. We usually have about 20 Thai university programs represented and this year they will be set up in the Cafeteria.
Upcoming College Coffees
November 5 (Tuesday) 8AM Rankings – What do they mean??
January 20 (Monday) 8AM US Higher Education
February 4 (Tuesday) 12:30PM Japan- SAT/ TOEFL/ Applying to Japan,
Applying to US – with Japanese Translation
February 5 (Wednesday) 12:30PM Thailand – SAT/ TOEFL/Applying to Thailand,
Applying to US
and
Korea- SAT/ TOEFL/ Applying to Korea, Applying to US – with Korean Translation
March, April, May – to be announced
Grade 12’s – Early Applications
November 1 and November 15 deadlines are fast approaching. Seniors should have already seen their College Counselor and shared their essays. Sooner rather than later is better to hit submit on these applications. Please remember, the student should hit submit with their College Counselor of the first few applications.
Upcoming University Visits:
University of Exeter, UK (Business School)
Monday, October 28 10:55 – 11:40am
University of Warwick
Kings College London
Tuesday, October 29 10:55 – 11:40am
EU Business school
Imperial College London
Wednesday, October 30 10:55 – 11:40am
IE University
Jacobs University
Sustainability Management School of Switzerland
University of Toronto
Thursday, October 31 10:55 – 11:40am
Kent State University
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
Friday, November 1 10:55 – 11:40am
For a complete list of University visits please use this link (Link to Calendar)
Harvesting Hope Club
Becky Hansberry
beckyh@isb.ac.th
Harvesting Hope Club is hosting an Aluminum Drive for the week right after October break, 28th of October – 1st of November! Recycling aluminum cans helps promote sustainability and all the cans will be donated to the Princess Prosthetic Foundation which uses them to create prosthetics for amputees. Please help by bringing in your aluminum cans, they can be any type of can that is cleaned out. Donating locations will be in the High School office, Middle School office, and right in front of the Central Office. We appreciate all donations and hope everyone will join us on our journey of creating a more eco-friendly local community!
Innovative Boundaries
Jaleea Price
jaleeap@isb.ac.th
Dance Production on Fri Nov 1
The ISB Dance Department presents the annual Fall showcase, Innovative Boundaries. This collaborative performance explores the concept of borders and boundaries with visual and staging elements to change the audience perspective. The performers push boundaries between tradition v. innovation in blending together hip-hop, contemporary, ballet, and theater. You don’t want to miss it!
Performances on Friday, November 1 in CCT @ 3:30 & 5:30 with Guest Artist work from Bangkok City Ballet choreographer – Patrice LeRoy. Entrance fee is a SUGGESTED DONATION to the Pakkret Women’s Shelter.
Open Mic at The Panther Commons Stage
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
HS Lunch Friday, November 8, 2019 Calling all students and staff for the HS Arts Council’s second Open Mic session of the year, HS Lunch, November 8, 2019. Be part of this exciting monthly event on the NEW Panther Commons Stage between field “D” and The Grind by signing up HERE(deadline October 31) to share a short tune, dance, or lay down some slam poetry! Performances should be five minutes or less and equipment provided will be limited to microphones only. Backing tracks are welcome. If you intend to use live instruments, plan on acoustic and hand held percussion. Hope to see you there!!!