Care for Students – Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for students
At ISB we care deeply about the well-being of our students. To help us meet our mission to support them in leading healthy, active and balanced lives, all Middle and High School students will complete the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in November. Students completed this questionnaire last January and the results have proven helpful in identifying where additional support is needed.
For Middle School: 18 November Grades 6-8
Why is the questionnaire being administered?
The purpose of this questionnaire is to:
- Identify students who require immediate support
- Identify students who are struggling with social/emotional/behavioral issues in order to provide appropriate early intervention/prevention support
- Obtain an overview of the social/emotional/behavioral needs at our school to ensure that we are providing optimal support for our students
How and when will the questionnaire be administered?
The online questionnaire will be administered during an Advisory class period and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Your child’s participation is voluntary. The survey items are available for you to review here.
How will the results be used?
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The data collected will be managed, analyzed, and reported by a team including the school counselors, school psychologists and the Director of Student Services in accordance with the ISB Confidentiality Policy.
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Individual student responses to the questionnaire are confidential. Any concerns raised through the survey administration process will be shared only with school personnel involved in supporting that student.
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The questionnaire administration process has been designed to identify specific students who need additional support. The survey will be conducted electronically and students’ names will be captured along with their responses. ISB counselors will meet with any student whose responses indicate a need for follow up and parents will be notified.
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School counselors, school psychologists, and administrators will analyze overall trends to help improve student support at ISB.
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In completing this questionnaire your child will have an opportunity to privately reflect on his/her current social emotional health and wellness. Some parents may choose to use the questionnaire as an opportunity to create dialogue related to social emotional wellbeing topics with their child following completion of the survey.
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Key findings will be shared with teachers and parents.
Does my child have to complete the questionnaire?
No. As a parent or guardian, you can opt out of having your child complete this questionnaire. Students will be informed that they may choose to skip any questions that they do not feel comfortable answering.
Parents/Guardians who do not want their child to take the survey should let their child’s school counselor know by phone or in writing no later than 18 November. ISB will assume parent/guardian consent to their child participating unless the school counselor has been notified. Parents do not have to do anything unless they do not want their child to participate.
Thank you so much for your support with this important project.
The ISB Counseling Team:
Middle School Counselors:
- Carmel Kean (carmelk@isb.ac.th)
- Colleen Coady (colleenc@isb.ac.th)
High School Counselors:
- Jackie Valenzuela (jackiev@isb.ac.th)
- Kevin Callahan (kevinc@isb.ac.th)
- Kevin Davy (kevind@isb.ac.th)
MS and HS School Psychologist:
- Ryan Ruhl (ryanr@isb.ac.th)
Director of Student Services:
- Keith Collins (keithc@isb.ac.th)
MS Yearbook Photos Proofs Coming Soon
Two weeks ago, middle school students had their yearbook photos taken here at school.
Those photo proofs will be distributed to students on November 18 & 19, through their Social Studies classes.
If you wish to place an order from those proofs for family pictures or other items using the photos taken, KidsFoto will have a box in the middle school office that the order envelopes may be placed in. Orders will be collected November 18-29. Orders placed in this time should be available for collection before school lets out on December 20th.
Reminder – No School on November 15th
On November 15th, ISB faculty will focus on professional development and service to the wider community. As such students do NOT have school on Friday.
School resumes on Monday, November 18th, with a Day 3 in the Middle School.
Main Library with new Opening Hours
Beginning on November 9th, the ISB Main Library will have expanded hours of service, including Saturdays. We hope this trial of the hours will prove useful to students and parents.
Invention Saturday
Come and join the Invention Centre for our upcoming “Invention Saturday.” Get busy and making with tools, machines, various materials and robotics to problem solve through the various challenges.
When? Saturday 9th November
What time? 9am – 12pm
Where? The Invention Center (behind Chevron Theatre)
Who? Everyone! Bring your parents, siblings and friends (no prior experience needed). Elementary school students are required to have an adult with them and sign up via this link: https://forms.gle/
Art Studio Saturday – Saturday, 1st February 2020
Take time to be creative!
Save the date for Saturday, 1 February 2020.
It’s our second and final ArtSS offering this school year.
Registration information coming soon!
Repeat Announcement: BLUE STOCKINGS – by Jessica Swale
Performed by HS Theatre Students and Directed by Mr. Huxtable
The year is 1896, and Girton College Cambridge has been the first university to admit female students. The Girton girls study ferociously and match their male peers grade for grade. Yet, when the men graduate, the women leave with nothing but the stigma of being a ‘Blue-Stocking’ – an unnatural, educated woman.
In Jessica Swale’s inspirational original play, Tess Moffat and her fellow first years are determined to win the right to graduate. But little do they anticipate the hurdles in their way: the distractions of love, the cruelty of the class divide or the strength of the outraged male opposition, who finally will do anything to stop them. The play follows the students over one tumultuous academic year, in their fight to change the future of education.
The play is set over a century ago, but it was written in 2012 and has a very modern feel to it. Blue Stockings is a romantic and humor filled production, yet also contains scenes of powerful and moving drama. It will be staged with period costumes and a conventional set, performed on the wonderful CCT stage.
Come and watch a play with marvelous acting performances, interesting characters and a story that builds to an exciting ending!
Dates and times for performance are:
19th of November 3.30pm
20th of November 6.30pm
21st of November 3.30pm
Cultural Centre Theatre
Student tickets 100 baht. Adult tickets 200 baht.
Tickets are being sold:
- Before school in the cafeteria.
- At lunch-times in the cafeteria.
- At all other times in the Activities Office and the Dance and Drama Office.
A percentage of proceeds will go to a charity supporting Thai females in education.
Raising Multilinguals How? Unlocking the World Through Language-Rich Experiences
How can parents nurture native language besides speaking it with their children and enrolling them in classes? Find out by joining us for the parent workshop Raising Multilinguals How? on Thursday, November 14, 2019, from 7:45-9:15 a.m. in the Literary Lounge.
In this workshop—a followup to Raising Multilinguals—we will explore how families can promote literacy (reading and writing) and rich conversation, in support of the family language plan.
Parents of students in PreK through Grade 12 are welcome! The workshop will be held in the Literary Lounge, which is just inside the MS/HS Library. If you have questions, please write: nativelanguage@isb.ac.th
