‘CulCon’
Dear Parents,
Congratulations to all of our IASAS Cultural Convention delegates for a wonderful week of performances, debate, and public speaking from our Dance, Drama, Tech, Music, Band, Forensics and Debate teams. Over 80 ISB students have had the opportunity to proudly represent the ISB Panthers in this virtual conference and join our IASAS friends participating from Singapore, Taipei, Manila, Jakarta, and Kuala Lumpur. Although the Virtual CC is not the same experience as performing and collaborating in person with our friends, we are still so fortunate to be able to participate and be able to see the skill and talents of our wonderful ISB students.
Congratulations to all of our teams, coaches, delegates and a big thank you to our Activities team led by Mr. Giles for making this a memorable week for our students.
Regards
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
Student Parent Teacher conferences Friday March 12th
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Please be reminded that in order to attend the HS Student parent-teacher conferences next week you MUST have signed up for one session in advance. Details were sent out on Tuesday, but you can see information HERE about how to register and sign up for one of the sessions.
If you have any questions regarding signing up through the Pick-A-Time portal, please email Khun Arisa (arisap@isb.ac.th)
Please note that in order to access campus on March 12, you will need to have completed the parent self-declaration form (this is different than what you filled out for your children a month or so ago). You can complete this parent self-declaration form here if you haven’t done so already.
DELVE iFair & Registration
Peter Assimakopoulos
petera@isb.ac.th
Next week we will begin the DELVE sign ups for May 2021. Registration for DELVE courses will start on Tuesday, March 9th at 7PM and close on Thursday, March 11th. Students have until March 9th to familiarise themselves with the courses and trips offered this year.
It is very important that prior to your child registering, you have conversations with them that clearly limit the cost of trips you are willing to pay. If students move courses after they are placed, they will be moved to Day trips, lower cost courses.
Please find here the link to the DELVE Booklet for 2020-21.
For any questions, please email Mr. Assimakopoulos directly at: petera@isb.ac.th or Khun Pat Boonswad patarinb@isb.ac.th
DELVE Timeline 2021
March 1st: iFair opens at cas.isb.ac.th
March 4th: DELVE Advisory
March 9th: Q&A with teacher sponsors
March 9th: Registration opens for Grade 11 Students
March 10th: Registration opens for Grade 10 Students
March 11th: Registration opens for Grade 9 Students
New from HS Counselors
Kevin Callahan
kevinc@isb.ac.th
Wow, it was just one year ago that this went out from the high school counselors:
The recent coronavirus and the media surrounding it has been the talk of students in and out of school this week. It is of course natural that the risks and the unknowns of the virus will create anxiety, particularly for children and adolescents who don’t have the capacity to process information and reason in the same way an adult would. It is more difficult for them to assess health threats and put news reports and social media posts into perspective. Our students are hugely resilient and able to navigate through change and challenges such as this one. However, it’s a timely reminder how important it is as families to check in with our children to reassure and process what is going on from the lens of our own family values and experiences.
Of course, we need to follow the official guidance provided, be mindful of hygiene and take normal healthy precautions as we would with any other virus…..
Seems like a lot longer than that, doesn’t it? Some of the information following that statement of a year ago remains valid as we move toward a new normal combined with renewed optimism about the future, such as
– Avoid overconsumption of media
Many news outlets, other sources of online information and social media overemphasize the problem and its accompanying risks. Limit consumption of media, especially around this topic and suggest or provide other activities for your adolescent to be involved in.
– Model a calm and measured approach
Children feed off their parents’ emotions. They will look to you for cues on how to respond to the situation. Talking to them about reasonable hygiene precautions and then confidently carrying on with your day is likely to be the best approach. Finally, remember all those usual healthy living basics of plenty of sleep, exercise and a healthy diet.
Schedules for school year 2021-22
Students have made their schedules for next school year and the system is ready to begin creating classes and sections. Schedules should be ready by May. Your student should know what classes they’ve signed up for, but if there is any confusion, contact your counselor and they will let you know what your student has selected.
Leaving ISB
On a separate note, if you are moving at the end of the year and applying to other schools, please contact Kuhn Fon at supanniy@isb.ac.th. Please turn in to the HS Counseling office at least 10 days in advance if any documents are needed to support the student’s application.
News from the College Office
Sonya Ohlsson
sonyao@isb.ac.th
Juniors:
Almost all Junior-Led Conferences have been held or scheduled. If you and your student do not have one scheduled, please do so right away. They must be concluded by March 26th.
Parent Coffees:
We have three new Parent Coffee presentations available for you to view on our College site. They are Applying to the UK, Applying to Hong Kong and Applying to Australia, Canada & the Netherlands. You may watch them at your leisure.
We will hold a Question & Answer session about all of those on Tuesday, March 9th from 9:00-9:30am. The Zoom link for Tuesday morning is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82599536697
We will not be presenting during this 30 minutes, just answering questions about the pre-recorded sessions.
Hope you can join us if you have questions.
SAT:
The next SAT is Saturday, March 13. Please know the rules to gain entry to this College Board Test Center:
1) All students must bring their school ID to get on campus.
2) ALL STUDENTS must bring their Passport or Thai National ID and Admissions Ticket to gain entrance to the test rooms.
–>No student will be admitted without a Thai National ID or a Passport and their Admissions Ticket. An ISB school ID is NOT accepted for testing purposes. There are NO exceptions–College Board makes these rules, not us.
3) All phones will be turned off for the entire testing time and students may not access them until the tests are completed.
We will let students in at 7:30am.
ISB Virtual University Visits Next Week:
March 10 Istituto Marangoni (Italy) 11:00am
To find the links and registration for this visit and other virtual visits, go to our College Site.
~Sonya Ohlsson (she/her)
Head of College Counseling
News from Athletics
Chris Mott
chrism@isb.ac.th
Upcoming Events
Monday 8th of February – U13 – U15 season two sports celebration
Thursday 11th of February – JV and Varsity Season Two Awards
Monday 15th – Friday 19th of February – ALL Season Three Tryouts U11 – Varsity
Registration for ISB Athletics Season 3
All students interested in the ISB Season 3 Athletics programs are able to register on CHQ from Friday the 5th of February until Sunday the 14th of February. Please log in to your child’s powerschool, click Activities/Athletics (on the left Bar) and then you’ll be able to see your child’s options for ISB Athletics. – If you have problems registering, please check the CHQ registration instructions.
All tryouts will be held between Monday the 15th – Friday the 19th of February. For details and practice schedules, please visit the ISB Athletics website (https://inside.isb.ac.th/isbathletics/)
Under 15 – Boys and Girls – Volleyball
Under 15 – Boys and Girls – Track and Field
Junior Varsity – Grade 8 through Grade 12
Junior Varsity – Boys and Girls – Track and Field
Junior Varsity – Boys and Girls – Badminton
Junior Varsity – Boys – Baseball
Junior Varsity – Girls – Softball
Varsity – Grade 9 through Grade 12
Varsity – Boys and Girls – Track and Field
Varsity – Boys and Girls – Badminton
Varsity – Boys and Girls – Golf
Varsity – Boys – Baseball
Varsity – Girls – Softball
News from HS Library
Chris Bell
christob@isb.ac.th
Please click News from HS Library
K. Kitti Narod Collaborative Exhibition
Elementary – High School, Chevron Gallery
Check out ISB’s Arts in March or ISBAM which runs March 1st through the 31st. 1-31 Kitti Narod Visual Art Exhibition (Live)
2 HS Black and Gold Assembly for IASAS DDT, FAD and Music
3 IASAS Band, Debate, and Forensics (Virtual)
4 IASAS Dance, Drama, Debate, Forensics, Music and Tech (Virtual)
5 IASAS Dance, Drama, Debate, Forensics, Music and Tech (Live)
5-26 ES Visual Art Exhibition (Live)
6 IASAS Dance, Drama, and Tech (Virtual)
8-10 ES KG-G1 Music Celebrations of Learning (Virtual)
9 HS Spring Production Workshop Auditions (Live)
16 CNN’s My Freedom Day event hosted by Traffic Jam (Live)
18-19 ES G2-G5 Music Celebrations of Learning (Live)
24 TedX Talks (Live)
29-A23 HS IB Visual Art & Film Exhibition (Live)
29-A1 MS Choir Solo Recitals (Liuve)
30 HS Jazz Night 2 (Live)
31 ISBAM Arts Festival and Concert sponsored by HS Arts Council (Live)
Robotics@ISB
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Saturday 3rd April – 8:30 am – 12 pm
Our robotics teams will be competing for a place at Worlds. They have spent the last year designing and building their robots. the competition will see the team alliances battling out for the top spot. Who will be crowned the 2020-2021 season champions?
PAW PRINTS: News from the Panther Den
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Season 3 Panther Activities – It’s not too late!!!
Missed the registration window for Season 3 offerings (Panther Arts*, Panther Basketball, Panther Rugby, Panther Tennis, and Panther Volleyball)? Please contact the Panther Activities Team at PantherActivities@isb.ac.th or any of the area coordinators for these programs listed below.
- Panther Arts (PantherArts@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Baseball & Softball (PantherBaseballandSoftball@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Basketball (TopFlight) (PantherBasketball@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Rugby (Academy) (PantherRugby@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Volleyball (BVA) (PantherVolleyball@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Paws (Track & Field) (PantherPaws@isb.ac.th)
*Pather Arts include Watercolor, Architecture, Thai Music, Jewelry Making, Ceramics, Product Design and new this semester, Graphic Design which will be taught by Tommaso Maggio, an Italian graphic designer and visual artist with over 15years of experience as a practitioner and academic. PhDc on Arts Education. Resident Artist at Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce. In Bangkok since 2009 where he taught Communication Design at Chulalongkorn University. Appointed consultant for graphic design and visual communication by the Embassy of Italy in Thailand for the Italian Festival in Thailand. Creator of the logo for 150’ years of diplomatic relationship between Thailand and Italy. The computer technology corporation Oracle and the fashion house Diesel are among his former clients. His work had been on display in Europe, Asia and America, and published in international magazines.
Gymnastics Special Drop-in Class
Panther Gymnastics
panthergymnstics@isb.ac.th
Due to the unfortunate cancellation of our annual Black & Gold meet, the gymnastics facilities are available on Saturday, March 13 for any gymnasts and ISB students looking to get in a special day of training, fun, fitness and gymnastics! Current gymnasts and ALL ISB students are invited, so come for extra practice or invite a friend! — Or maybe just come try out our amazing program.
Each session is limited to 40 people, first come, first served.
Time:
9-11— K-2nd grade—-600THB
11:15-12:15—Prek1&2—330THB
13:00-15:00—3rd grade and up—600THB
*Participants must register in advance by Thursday 11 March at 3 pm. Please fill out the google doc below:
Google Doc:
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSc4gKtV4ND…/viewform…
Once registered and approved, the fee will be added to your CHQ account on PowerSchool. Please note that no refunds will be made for no-shows, and that cash payments cannot be accepted at the gym.
For more info, contact me at panthergymnstics@isb.ac.th
Panther Activities is now on Facebook! (REPPEAT)
Please give us a like for the latest on program updates, what’s new, and announcements from Panther Activities.