Author Archives: Dennis Harter

Schedule for the coming week

The Middle School will continue using the Days 5 / 6 order of class periods in the coming week, starting with Monday, September 6th being a Day 5.

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Connecting Parents

Our Middle School counselors hosted our first Parent Connection Group on Monday and we were pleased to have many parents in attendance to meet each other, discuss the challenges of current circumstances, and look for ways to safely bring students … Continue reading

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Developing Self-Management

by Dennis Harter, MS Principal dennish@isb.ac.th Adolescence is an important time in the social and academic growth of young people. In particular, during the middle school years, students undergo significant brain development. It is our role to support this development … Continue reading

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Helping Navigate the Communication and Tech

We are three weeks into the school year and work is being assigned, assessments are being collected, and reminders are being sent. With 8 or 9 different teachers and multiple tech platforms, this can all become overwhelming for students and … Continue reading

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Munch and Meet – a casual chance for students to connect

Starting next week, some MS teachers will be hosting “Munch and Meets” – during Virtual School lunch blocks. These are OPTIONAL opportunities for students to join a Zoom session during their lunch time, bring along some food to eat, and … Continue reading

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New Order of Classes starting Monday

As we shared last week, starting this coming Monday, the order of class periods will change to follow our Day 5&6 schedules. Because Monday is scheduled to be an “even day”, we will use a Day 6 order of periods … Continue reading

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MS Open House

MS Open House evening is a chance for parents to meet their MS child’s teachers, learn about the course, and get a sense of your child’s learning space and experience. This year we will be hosting the MS Open House … Continue reading

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MS Activity Clubs

This week we have been collecting student interests for after school activities and clubs. We are in the process of determining teacher sponsors and meeting times and will communicate to the students with further information based on what they expressed … Continue reading

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It was Virtually Wonderful!

by Dennis Harter, MS Principal dennish@isb.ac.th Starting a new school year is always exciting, as we meet new students, teachers, and families. We take the first steps to building our middle school community for the year.  Even “virtually” I am … Continue reading

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Order of Periods change starting Aug 30th

Currently, MS students are following Virtual School (VS) schedules using the order of periods from Day 1 and Day 2 schedules. This will stay the same next week, as well. Upcoming Schedule Shift starting August 30th Next week we will … Continue reading

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