April 26, 2019

Dear Parents,

Even though the heat is rising ISY's pace continues to move swiftly. Great things continue to be happening.

Next week in secondary middle school Soccer mini-league will begin. Please see the schedule for actual days and time of the games. The first game will start on May 1,2019. Mini-league is a great way to develop school spirit and to enjoy the company of friends. Please feel free join us and enjoy the fun.

High School Exams: (HS exam schedule) High school exams will finish up this week. Grade 9 and 10 students will have their final exam on Monday. Grade 9 and 10 students will return to normal classes on Tuesday.  Grade 11 will have their final exam on Tuesday followed with normal classes on Wednesday.

Summer Academies: The deadline for registration is next week, April 30th.
https://www.isyedu.org/chinthepride/events-article/~board/events/post/summer-academies-june-2019

All library materials will be due back on May 20th. On May 22nd, summer checkouts will begin for any member of the ISY community who have returned all of their materials and is returning to ISY for the 2019-20 school year. Each library user may check out up to 10 items at that time. If you or your child would like more than 10 items for the summer, you are welcome to come back to the library from May 27th to check out any other books. All summer check-outs will be due back on August 16th. Email library@isyedu.org with any questions!

This Week In Secondary School

Saturday

• ISY Jazz Band will be opening for Int. Jazz Day at the French Institute
• YAC Badminton (HS) starting at 8:00AM at ISY

Monday

•  High School Exams - (HS exam schedule)  Last day of exams for grades 9 and 10 

Tuesday

• Last day of High School Exams for grade 11 students 
• Principal Chat: Third Culture Kids and Transitions at 5:30 PM

Friday

• Broadway Night: An ISY tradition of student performances. The show begins at 6:00PM

Saturday 

• SEASAC Jr Swim @ BPS
• SAT Exams
• UWS Brunch at Byblos 11:30-3:30

April 12, 2019

Dear Parents 

Happy Thingyan Holiday. I hope you all have a restful and relaxing week. We will look forward to seeing our students back in school on Monday, April 22, 2019. 

Don't forget to pick up your Byblos Brunch ticket at the business office for our last fundraiser of the year for the UWS Project happening on Saturday, May 4th.

Grade 12 students have a week of study sessions where students are encouraged to attend their normal classes in order to review for their IB exams. Although these study sessions are not mandatory, we highly encourage students to attend. 

High School Exams: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, to April 30, 2019, our high school exams will be taking place.  Here is a link to the exam schedule. These exams are only one measure of how well your child has retained and learned the course content. 

The end of the year exam is a summative assessment where students have an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned throughout the school year. The exams take place early in order to allow teachers to assess students’ long term learning and provide feedback to the students. The timing of the exam allows teachers time to introduce a final unit before the end of the year which will be assessed and included in the quarter four report card. This allows for teaching and learning to occur until the final day of school. As high school students progress through the years learning how to study for cumulative exams is imperative, as at the end of grade 12, all students take exams which assess two years of academic content.

During the Exams

• Students in high school will need to be on campus only when they have an exam.
• The morning exam begins at 8:00 AM and the afternoon exam begins at 12:00 PM
• Students who are late to the exam will not be given extra time
• Students in grades 9 and 10 may not leave the exam room early. Students in grade 11 will follow IB rules, which state that they cannot leave an exam during the first hour of the exam, or during the last 15 minutes.
• Students are not allowed to bring bags, mobiles, food or personal items into the exam room. Only a transparent pencil case, pen or pencil, water bottle, a book to read, and sweater are allowed

Prior to Exams

• Students should obtain a good night sleep prior to the exam. Cramming for an exam is not effective.
• Have a good breakfast
• Bring a sweater in case exam room is cold

2019-2020 school year start times and end times

• Elementary will start at 8:00 AM and end at 2:45 PM
• PreK will start at 8:00 AM and end at 1:30 PM
• Secondary School will start at 8:15 and end at 3:00 PM

Grade 5 to 6 Transition- On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 grade 5 students will be visiting grade 6 in order to better understand what to expect from middle school. This will be followed up with a parent information session for 5th-grade parents at 5:00PM in the cafeteria. 

Enjoy your holiday. 

April 4, 2019

Dear Parents,

Thank you for your participation in parent-teacher conferences. If you would like to schedule conferences for Friday please contact the secondary office at 5127793-5 to arrange appointments or secondaryoffice@isyedu.org.

ISY has an exciting weekend ahead with the Makers Fair, Swim Meet and Limelight. On Saturday the ISY campus will be hopping with activity.

• Makers fair: 9:00-12:00 in the ISY Gym
• Swim Meet 12:00-6:00 in the ISY Pool
• Limelight: 6:00- 8 PM on the ISY campus

SEASAC Awards Evening: On Monday, April 8, 2019, at 5:00PM ISY will host the SEASAC Awards Evening where SEASAC participants are acknowledged and their efforts celebrated.

Seniors last official day of classes: Friday, April 12, 2019, will be the last day of official classes for our year 12 students. After the holiday IB teachers will continue to offer review sessions during normal class times. Students are encouraged to continue to attend classes and take advantage of their support.

Thingyan festival: The Myanmar parents group have generously offered to provide lunch for all the students and staff on April 12, 2019. Lunch will be provided during the normal lunch time. Students are asked to bring empty lunch boxes to minimize the use of paper plates.

At 2:15 PM students will be allowed on the field to celebrate the festival. There will be a designated space available for those who do not wish to get wet. Students are encouraged to bring a change of clothes especially if they are taking the school bus home. 

• White T-shirts are discouraged 
• No water guns allowed