Week of November 28, 2016

Thank you to those who attended last week's Google Classroom and Internet Safety Training Session for Parents. Useful links regarding internet safety for parents can be found at the bottom of this Blog.  If you have any questions about technology at ISY, please contact our Technology Director. Questions regarding Google classroom should be directed to our Technology Facilitator Mr. Hallwood.

Gift Baskets - The International School Yangon has a tradition of giving gifts in the month of December to our ISY custodians, gardeners, guards, and maintenance staff to show our thanks for all that they have done. This event is organized by our High School Student Council.

Students are responsible for bringing on the following items By December 14, 2016.

6th Grade - 4 toothbrush and 4 toothpaste, 3 packets of noodles.
7th Grade - 2 bars of soap and 1 bottle of cooking oil.
8th Grade - 1 bag of sugar and 2kg bag of rice
9th Grade - 4 toothbrush and 4 toothpaste, 3 packets of noodles.
10th Grade -1 bottle of cooking oil and 2 bars of soap.
11th Grade 1 bag of sugar and 2kg bag of rice
12th Grade - 1 bag of rice 2kg and 1 bottle of shampoo

December 5, 2016, Parent Meeting- Week Without Walls (Gr. 6-8) 5:00PM

Week of November 28, 2016, Secondary School 

Monday

• The grade 10 students will be learning about IB course choices for next year.  The parent information evening will be December 6, 2016.

Tuesday

• HS Soccer boys and girls YIS @ ISY (Thuwunna)

Wednesday

• MS Volleyball YIS @ ISY boys and girls "A" only 3:00-5:00

Thursday

• Admissions Decisions at Highly Competitive Universities (US) 5:30 PM in the cafeteria

Friday

• MS/HS Winter Concert 6 pm at ISY
• MS Volleyball A/B boys @ ILBC girls @ ISY

Saturday

• SAT

Information Regarding Internet Saftey for Parents:

The video link for Internet Safety for Parents:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN-ZiiaDV8g

The other useful links are:

Filters:

http://www.netnanny.com/

http://www.internetsafety.com/

https://onlinefamily.norton.com/familysafety/loginStart.fs

You tube safety

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/174084?hl=en

http://www.tuaw.com/2013/05/23/parenting-tip-how-to-control-what-your-child-watches-on-youtube/

ioS restrictions and Android – parental controls

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4213

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/google-android/3461359/parental-control-on-android/

Setting screen rules

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-set-screen-rules-that-stick

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/setting-computer-limits-tips

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/setting-screen-limits

Common sense media

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/kids-media/id504932051?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Common+Sense+Media

Time Lock:

https://itunes.apple.com/th/app/parental-timelock-time-limit/id689577280?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.screentime

Computer Games Rating

http://www.esrb.org/about/resources.jsp

Kids and Screen time

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/28/343735856/kids-and-screen-time-what-does-the-research-say

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/08/are-tablet-computers-bad-young-children

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-larry-rosen/how-much-technology-shoul_b_3142227.html