Class Placement for the 2020-2021 school year will be communicated to families on Monday, August 10th by 9AM in an email from your classroom teacher. This email will include some important information including a Zoom link for our virtual Meet the Teacher on Zoom at 2PM Bangkok time on August 10th.
This time will be a chance to say hello, learn about your teacher, meet/connect with classmates and receive any essential information for the first day of school. You will receive information about the school year later in the week and at our Elementary Open House on Aug 27. Also, please realize that teachers continue to work on setting up the classrooms throughout that afternoon and we’ve encouraged them to end their sessions by 3 PM.
After the uncertainty and challenges of recent months, our focus on social emotional learning and transitioning students back to school is our priority as elementary educators. Our approach to class placement has been to ensure that students have been moved up in groups that will be familiar to them. By moving them up in groups from their previous class, it supports learning and wellbeing in multiple ways:
- Students have developed a sense of belonging and community with their classmates, which supports transition
- Established friendships and relationships that allow children to feel safe
- Teachers and counselors are able to effectively handover students, and design successful learning environments
- It provides stability and consistency for students in a complex, ever changing time
Please note: PreK-Grade 1 Meet the Teacher will be individual appointments on campus on Monday, August 10th & Tuesday, August 11th. Details have already been emailed to parents. Please contact Khun Ann in the ES Office if you have any questions (naiyana@isb.ac.th).