January 29, 2018

Dear Parents,

The semester 1 report cards are available through INSIS. Please take time to review your child's progress. If you have any questions, please contact the classroom teacher. If you need help accessing your child's report, the secondary office is available to assist you. They can be reached at secondaryoffice@isyedu.org.

A big thank you to Tobias, Kathy, Sean, and Micheal for helping host this weekends STEM competition. It is a great to see ISY and community students engaged and problem-solving during their competitions. If you missed the opportunity to see our students in action, make sure to attend the Makers Fair on April 7, 2018.

This week we will have the following people on campus getting to know the ISY community. They will be taking part in our strategic planning process. If you see them on campus please make sure to welcome the following individuals.

Sandy Sheppard- Elementary Principal
Lindsey Schubert - Librarian
Micheal Simpson - Director of Teaching and Learning
Gavin Ailes - Communications

Spirit Week: Join the students in celebrating our SEASAC teams with school spirit. The themes are as follows.

• Monday- is PJ day 
• Tuesday - Twin day
• Wednesday- School Colors
• Thursday- Dress as a teacher day
• Friday- International Day

Information from the health office: Lice is not just for Elementary students as it has been noted in secondary. If you have concerns about lice, please see Nurse Linda in the clinic.

This Week in Secondary School 

Tuesday

• HS Basketball Game Boys and Girls @ ILBC

Wednesday

• ISY PA General Meeting at 8:00AM in the cafeteria

Thursday

• MS Soccer boys and girls at ISY
• Basketball, Rugby, and Tennis all depart for SEASAC 

January 22, 2018

Dear Parents,

Thank you for those who attended the workshop last week on Building a Culture of Compassion by Peter Dalglish. I hope your child shared with you what they learned in the presentation/workshop. During his limited time here Peter has inspired our students and as a result, they have been sharing with us their passion and desire to make a difference. Our goal at ISY is to develop a service learning program that is cohesive, diverse and available to all students.  Over the next few weeks, we will be meeting with students to see how we can take their passion and motivation and together to make a meaningful impact in our local community.

Please note that on Friday the secondary school will be filled with team spirit as we celebrate Olympiad. This year Olympiad will take place on the ISY campus, making good use of our new facilities. Keeping with our tradition, the secondary school students will be dismissed 11:30.

Secondary School Happenings 

Tuesday 

• MAP Testing for grades 6-9

Thursday 

• YAC HS boys and girls basketball YIS at ISY 3:00pm-6:00pm

Friday 

• Olympiad at ISY Campus 8:00am-11:30am. Secondary Students will be dismissed at 11:30 

Saturday 

• First Lego Robotics Competition at ISY

General Information 

• Year 12- IB exam schedule in May. Please see the Exam schedule posted by the IB. March ISY will post our ISY exam schedule which will include room locations and start times. 

• Students who are participating in the International Day Cultural Talent Show: Dress rehearsal will be Feb. 16, 2018, from 11:30-1:30.  

• MAP testing will take place this week January 23, 2018, to January 31, 2018

MAP testing for a new Winter session to track and use student growth data since August will be from Jan. 23-31. Students in grades 6-9 will take the MAP assessments in the areas of math, reading, language, and science. The best preparation for these assessments is plenty of sleep and a well-nourished body. For more information about the MAP assessment and what it measures, please navigate to the ISY website and scroll down the page to the "MAP Growth" drop-down menu:http://www.isyedu.org/learning/assessment.

Given the adaptive nature of the MAP Growth assessment, students may be exposed to questions containing concepts or skills they have never seen before or have never received instruction on in order to find out what they can and cannot do. When this happens, students are guided to make an initial effort to answer these questions, but if they do not know the answer within a few minutes, they should make the best guess and move on. The MAP assessment is not intended to measure students spending large chunks of time on questions trying to “teach” themselves. Therefore, ISY will limit MAPassessment sessions to 90 minutes which is beyond the average time students take complete each session as published by NWEA.* *Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) may have extra time to complete assessments. 

Reference: NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association)

January 15, 2018

Dear Parents, 

It is great to have the High School students back from their WWW adventures.  

Reminder, Monday dismissal is at 2:00 PM  - We will have a normal school day but the last period will be short.  Students will go home at 2:00 PM.

Please welcome Toby Young. He is here to help Nyein Chan who is out on medical leave: We are happy to introduce Mr. Toby Young. Mr. Young has been a Physics/Chemistry teacher for the last 40 years. He spent thirteen years at the Karachi American School teaching Physics and Chemistry (AP, Honor, College Prep). Recently he has returned back to the states where we have been able to entice him to assist our students. Mr. Young will begin work on Monday, January 15, 2018. Please make sure to reach out to Toby as he will need all our help getting up and running quickly.

This Week In Secondary School

Monday

• 2:00 Dismissal for students
• Mr. Peter Dalglish visit: Compassion and Service - This week, we have the pleasure to host Peter Dalglish (more information here).

Tuesday

• IBVA Mock Exam
• Mr. Peter Dalglish visit: Compassion and Service - Student workshops throughout the day
• Parent Presentation: Peter Dalglish- Compassion and Service: 5:00 PM in the Cafeteria 
• Parent Forum regarding registration: 6:00 PM in the Cafeteria

Wednesday

• IBVA Mock Exam

Thursday

• HS boys and girls Basketball ILBC @ ISY 3:00-5:30 

Friday 

• Semester 2 ends on January 19, 2018
• SEASAC Arts in Singapore

Saturday

• SEASAC Arts in Singapore
• MS STUCO Sports Night 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
• MAP Testing Begins January 23-31 (no testing on Jan. 26.)

MAP Testing 

MAP testing for a new Winter session to track and use student growth data since August will be from Jan. 23-31. Students in grades 6-9 will take the MAP assessments in the areas of math, reading, language, and science. The best preparation for these assessments is plenty of sleep and a well-nourished body. For more information about the MAP assessment and what it measures, please navigate to the ISY website and scroll down the page to the "MAP Growth" drop-down menu: http://www.isyedu.org/learning/assessment

Given the adaptive nature of the MAP Growth assessment, students may be exposed to questions containing concepts or skills they have never seen before or have never received instruction on in order to find out what they can and cannot do. When this happens, students are guided to make an initial effort to answer these questions, but if they do not know the answer within a few minutes, they should make the best guess and move on. The MAP assessment is not intended to measure students spending large chunks of time on questions trying to “teach” themselves. Therefore, ISY will limit MAP assessment sessions to 90 minutes which is beyond the average time students take complete each session as published by NWEA.*

*Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) may have extra time to complete assessments.

Reference: NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association)

January 8, 2018

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the new year. I am hopeful that your holiday has been enjoyable and restful. The first week back in the new year and the Middle School has the secondary campus all to themselves as our high school students are off on their WWW adventures.  Please see the departure and arrival schedule for HS WWW below.  If you have any questions about WWW please contact the secondary office at secondaryoffice@isyedu.org. Please note, I will be away on a WWW adventure and will not be in the office next week.

Over the holiday while many of us were relaxing, the campus was buzzing with activity. The next time you are on campus you will note that our upper court has been renovated. The renovated space is now close to a full basketball court size space and will allow for an increase in covered area for student activities.

This semester we are welcoming ten new students into the secondary school.

Semester one ends on January 19, 2018, and families can anticipate report cards to be available on January 27, 2018.

Have a great end to your holiday, we look forward to welcoming back our students and families.

HS WWW 

Grade 9 Mandalay	Parents are to drop off their child at Yangon International Airport at 5:45 AM on 8 January 2018 and pick up at ISY on 12 January 2018 at 7:00 PM.
Grade 10 Hpa-An	In front of Sabai Sabai DMZD (Thai Restaurant ) Pick up and drop off point at Mya Kyun Tha Park. Parents are required to drop off their child no later than 7:00 AM on 8 January 2018 and pick up at the same place approximate 5:00 PM on 12 January 2018.
Grade 11 Kalaw	Parents are to drop off their child at Yangon International Airport at 6:30 AM on 8 January (Bus leaving ISY at 6:00 AM) 2018 and pick up at ISY on 12 January 2018 at 6:30 PM.
Grade 12 Hong Kong	Students and teachers will not be in school on Monday Parents are to drop off their child at Yangon International Airport at 10:30 PM on Monday 8 January 2018 and required to pick up at ISY on 13 January 2018 at 12:00 Midnight.