MS Parent-Teacher Conferences on March 5-6
Middle School will host our semester 2 Parent-Teacher Conferences on March 5 and 6. This year we will continue to use the same format as in October, with teachers located in the arena format and spread around the gymnasium. Information regarding sign ups and times will come out soon in separate email before the February break, as the date approaches.
When kids are mean to each other – MS Parent Coffee on February 11
by Dennis Harter, MS Principal
On Friday, February 11th, at 9:30 AM, ourMS Counseling and Admin team will host a MS Parent Coffee on the topic of: “When Kids are Mean: How to support your child in dealing with rumors, gossip and relational aggression”.
Parenting adolescents can be a difficult endeavor, as middle school-aged students begin to value social interactions over family, test out behaviors amongst peers, and try on new friendships or social groups – all completely natural for this stage of their brain development. All of this is made more complicated by ubiquitous social media.
Our session will focus on what parents can do when their child feels a loss of control about what’s being said about them, who is saying it, and what their options are. Additionally, it might be our own child “being mean.”
We hope that parents will join us for this MS Parent Coffee to discuss and share ways that we can support our children.
Wireless earphones – easily lost and “found”
With the recent popularity of ear buds (e.g. AirPods, Galaxy buds, etc.), we are seeing a growing trend of students who enjoy wearing their wireless earphones around their friends and in
public. In the middle school, we do not allow students to have their phones with them during the school day, so we are also asking students to remove their AirPods (or similar) when walking around. They shouldn’t have anything to listen to anyway, and we don’t want these items to become symbols of social status and anti-social behavior. Occasionally, students need earphones in class, but they certainly don’t need them in the halls.
Along different, but related lines, we have noticed a recent pattern of AirPods being “given” to friends or other kids. It is our experience that AirPods, NOT in their full, original packaging, are unlikely to be genuine gifts and are more likely to belong to someone who has lost them or misplaced them. If your child has AirPods that you didn’t know about and your child tells you they were “given to me” by a friend, it may be worth finding out a little bit more. Often these devices are “named” when they connect to a phone, which means that when someone finds these that have to rename them to make them their own. Please help us work with young people to see this as an opportunity to return these devices to their owners. Unfortunately, the popularity of these items is creating a “finders keepers” attitude, that we would like to replace with one that is kinder to our community and shows empathy to someone who has lost something.
And if your own child has AirPods of their own … I recommend marking them somehow, so that it’s clear they belong to them.
Basics about the IB – presented by the High School
Have questions about the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program offered in grades 11 & 12? Want to know more about preparation for the IB in the high school?
Middle School parents are invited to join the High School Presentation on IB Basics, on February 11th, at 6:30 pm in MPB 1&2.
Upcoming February Break – Feb 24-28
Please note that ISB will be closed on February 24-28. School will resume on March 2nd, with a Day 5.
Gymnastics February Break Camp
Dear gymnasts and parents,
ISB Panther Gymnastics Club is happy to host a gymnastics February Break Camp for all our Kindergarten to HS level gymnasts. The camp is a recreational camp to learn new skills and having fun by doing a lot of tumbling and games that use gymnastics movement. It is not a camp to prepare for a competition or focusing strictly on routines (it is vacation :-).
Date: Monday 24 to Friday 28 of February 2020
Grade 1 & Up
Time: 9 am – 12 pm, 3 hours
Price: 750 THB per day, you can pick the number of days you want
Pre-K 2 – Kindergarten
Time: 1 pm – 3 pm, 2 hours
Price: 500 THB per day, you can pick the number of days you want
Registration
- Please sign up your child HERE
- Deadline to register and pay is 19 February, 3pm
- Drop the envelope with the correct amount of money, marked with the gymnasts name, in the marked box at the Community & Arts office. You can also pay with a credit card at the Community & Arts office (no extra service charge with Citibank Thailand).
- The camp is only open to all current members of the ISB Panther Gymnastics Club
- Once registration and payments have been made, refunds will be allowed for medical reasons only.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
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 Announcement: Feb 10 – No School for Students
On February 10th, Thailand recognizes Maka Bucha Day. ISB will be closed to students on this day and teachers will engage in professional development.
Repeat Announcement: BISAC Season 3 tryouts for MS Students
Interested athletes should attend at least 2 tryouts to be eligible to be selected for the team. We would like to keep as many players as possible within our program however, we must consider league caps on roster sizes, the ideal number to achieve potential and our own facility capacity, but we will try and run B teams for U13 Volleyball this season if there is enough interest.
Athletes are allowed to combine team sports with Track & Field, but they have to communicate this clearly with both coaches.
Athletes can just show up for the first practice and register with their coach.
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LEVEL / SPORT |
GRADES |
TRYOUT DATES |
VENUE |
PRACTICE DAYS & TIMES |
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U13 Boys Volleyball |
6-7 |
12* , 13 & 17 February *2:40-3:40 |
Auxi Gym & Sports Complex |
Monday 2:40-3:40 Wednesday 3:40-5:00 Thursday 2:40-3:40 |
|
U13 Girls Volleyball |
6-7 |
12, 13 & 17 February |
Auxi Gym & Sports Complex |
Monday 3:40-5:00 Wednesday 2:40-3:40 Thursday 2:40-3:40 |
|
U15 Girls Volleyball |
8-9 |
12, 13 & 17 February |
Auxi Gym & Sports Complex |
Monday 3:40-5:00 Wednesday 2:40-3:40 Thursday 2:40-3:40 |
|
U15 Boys Volleyball |
8-9 |
12* , 13 & 17 February *2:40-3:40 |
Auxi Gym & Sports Complex |
Monday 2:40-3:40 Wednesday 3:40-5:00 Thursday 2:40-3:40 |
|
U15 Boys & Girls Tennis |
8-9 |
12, 13 & 17 February |
Court 1-7 |
Monday 2:40-3:40 Wednesday 2:40-3:40 Thursday 2:40-3:40 |
|
U13-U15 Track & Field |
6-9 |
3,5, 7 February |
Costessi Track |
Monday 2:40-3:40 Wednesday 2:40-3:40 Thursday 2:40-3:40 |
|
U13 Girls Softball |
6-7 |
12, 13 & 17 February |
Field D |
Monday 3:40-5:00 Wednesday 2:40-3:40 Thursday 3:40-5:00 |
|
JV Softball
|
8-12 |
Feb. 11/ Feb. 12 @ 3:15-5pm |
Albert Field |
Mon., 3:15-5pm Tues/Thurs: 5:00pm-6:30pm |
|
JV Baseball
|
8-12 |
Feb. 11 & Feb. 12 @ 3:15-5pm |
Reinsch Field |
Mon., 3:15-5pm Tues/Thurs: 5:00pm-6:30pm |
|
U15/U19 Coed Club Team Water Polo |
8-12 |
Feb. 12, 14 |
50m Pool |
Wed., 4:30p-5:30p Fri., 3:30p-4:30p Sat., 9:30a-10:30a |