‘The middle or the end?’
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
On Thursday we celebrated the end of the school year for one of our Senior students as she graduated from ISB at our Mid Year graduation. This event has been in place for a number of years at ISB to support a small number of our students who have met graduation requirements early and are looking to begin their higher education in countries that may have a different start time. For that particular student, it certainly is the end of the year and the end of her school year, but for everyone else, December is the ‘middle’ of the academic year.
As we prepare for our last assembly it is great to be able to take a moment and reflect back on a fantastic first half of the year. Our students have had wonderful opportunities to experience growth, challenge and of course hopefully success during this time both inside and outside of the classroom. Our students (your children) and the teachers all deserve a break and a chance to take a breath and spend time with family and friends.
I wish you and your family a safe and relaxing holiday break whether you are traveling or staying here in wonderful Thailand.
See you after the middle/end of the year.
Regards
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
Report Card Holds
Andy Vaughan; Justyna McMillan
andyv@isb.ac.th, justynam@isb.ac.th
Please note that parents will be unable to access report cards through Powerschool if a report card hold has been placed on a student account. Report card holds occur if books are outstanding at the Library, fees are overdue or textbooks not returned. If a report card hold has occurred, parents will be notified via an automated email from Powerschool.
To avoid report card holds please encourage your child(ren) to return all library books, and any textbooks used solely in semester 1.
PowerSchool Access and Report Cards
Justyna McMillan
justynam@isb.ac.th
PowerSchool access will return for parents and students on Friday December 20th in the afternoon.
Student Report Cards will include Semester Grades and HAL grades, but no comments. As ISB continues to be ‘greener’ and timely we issue report cards through the PowerSchool Quick Lookup page. On the Quicklook Up page use the link at the top right to access a PDF report card for your son/daughter. The report can be saved and filed electronically and or printed.
If there is a ‘report card hold’ in place, please resolve the issue with the appropriate department and then take the paperwork to the HS Office where the necessary changes can be made in Powerschool.
Extended Essay Class of 2021
Matt Kelley
matthewk@isb.ac.th
The EE for the Class of 2021 is well underway. Students were introduced to the EE in early October. Since then we have had an EE Fair, an Upskilling Workshop, mini-online homeworks, Subject Specific Seminars, all-group meetings, subject sign-ups, supervisor allocations and informal check-in’s with supervisors. Now we turn our attention to the January Official Meeting.
All EE students should arrange to have a 20-30 mins EE meeting with their supervisor; this is to take place within the month of January. Students should have their Research Proposal ready – allowing them to take a lead in the meeting (published via google classroom). A short reflection is due soon after this meeting and counts towards the final grade.
Much more information, as well as resources, tips and an invaluable timeline can be found at ee.isb.ac.th. If students or parents have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me,
Kind regards
Matt Kelly
News from College Counselors
Andrew Weiser
andreww@isb.ac.th
Grade 11
College Night for parents and students is on Wednesday, 15 January at 6:30 in the Chevron.
Junior Seminar assignments are due on Monday, 27 January.
College Coffee
Monday, 20 January at 8:00 AM in the MPB. Topic: US University Admissions 101 (Overview)
An Interesting Article- Soft Skills over Major
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/companies-prize-soft-skills-over-specific-majors-202330693.html
The winter break is here!!
Happy Holidays from the entire Counseling Department!!
News from HS Counselors
Kevin Davy
kevind@isb.ac.th
We wish all students and parents a restful and enjoyable holiday season with family and friends, whether your travels take you far or if you spend them right here in beautiful Thailand. Students, find a great book to read, and unplug for a for a few hours! All the best from the High School counselors!
ISB Gymnastics registration for the 2nd semester
Torill Haga Olufsen
cao.gymnastics@isb.ac.th
Dear parents,
ISB Gymnastics registration for the second semester (January to June 2020) is open.
Please find the link to register your gymnast for the second semester S2 Gymnastics Registration.
Few information for a smooth registration:
- You can consult semester II schedule and feesHERE.
- If some classes are full, please email me and we will support you.
- Be sure to complete the registration until the end of the process. You should receive an email confirmation, if you did not receive one, it means you did not complete fully all requested fields (or entered the wrong email).
- Payment is accepted in January only(please don’t come to Community & Arts Office before January for payment).
If you have additional questions about enrollment, please feel free to contact me. On behalf of the entire coaching staff and the ISB Community and Arts Office, we thank you for your collaboration and we look forward to continuing to work with your gymnast in 2020!
Best Regards,
Torill Haga Olufsen
ISB Gymnastics Coordinator
Mobile and WhatsApp: 06 171 56 800
Email: cao.gymnastics@isb.ac.th
www.facebook.com/isbpanthergymnastics
REPEAT:
CAS Project Meetings for IB Diploma Juniors:
Becky Hansberry
beckyh@isb.ac.th
When we return in January, 11th graders doing the full IB Diploma will meet with Ms. Hansberry to go over the CAS Project requirements. Grade 11 students will attend this meeting during their free period on either Wednesday, January 15th or Thursday, January 16th. For those students without a free period, there will be a session on January 17th during Panther Block. Please remind your 11th grader to check their email for more details or contact Ms. Hansberry if there are questions.