August 30, 2019

Dear Parents,

Thank you for attending Back to School Night. I hope you enjoyed the evening and had the opportunity to learn more about your child's classes. Please let us know if you have any feedback to improve the evening.

Internet Access for Students: Students and parents are required to sign the ISY Student Agreement of Acceptable Technology use by Monday, September 2nd. If this is not completed it will result in the student losing access to the school WiFi. After students complete and submit the agreement, both parents/guardians will receive the form to sign. Only one parent needs to sign the form.

October 11, 2019, Public Holiday and MS WWW - With the additional holiday on the 11th of October, we continue to investigate the possibility of adjusting our WWW schedule. More information will be shared next week once confirmation of the adjustment is obtained.

This Week in Secondary 

Monday

• School Holiday

Tuesday

• Girls and Boys High School Volleyball game will take place at ISY at 4:00PM. Parents are encouraged to attend.
• Parent Focus Group- Parent focus groups will be occurring throughout the day.

Wednesday

• 6th-grade Parent Coffee- Please stop by the cafeteria on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at 2:30 to talk to the 6th-grade leadership team. This would be an ideal time to ask questions or seek clarification on middle school topics. In addition, our technology integration specialist will be present to answer any google classroom questions you may have. This session will not have a formal presentation.
• Parent Focus Group- Parent focus groups will be occurring throughout the day.

Thursday 

• 9th grade parents night: Setting the Stage (register on Naviance, topics covered during 9th-grade guidance, individual meeting with the counselor)
• Parent Focus Group Feedback Session 

August 23, 2019

Dear Parents,

We look forward to having you join us for Back to School Night on Thursday, August 29, 2019, starting at 5:30 PM. The purpose of the event is to provide an opportunity for you to get to know your child's teacher and to better understand class expectations. Here are a few key things regarding the evening:

• For a complete program of the event please see this link. 
• As ISY is becoming more environmentally friendly, we will no longer be printing your child's schedule for parents to follow. Instead, you will find your Back to School Night Schedule in PowerSchool. 
• Please log into Power School. 
• On the left-hand column, you will find Back to School Night. 
• Please select this and download the schedule to your phone. 
• Wear comfortable shoes as you will be moving from one classroom to the next.

October 11, 2019,  Public Holiday and MS WWW - With the additional holiday on the 11th of October, we are investigating the possibility of adjusting our WWW schedule. More information will be shared next week once confirmation of the adjustment is obtained.

Internet Access for Students: Students and parents are required to sign the ISY Student Agreement of Acceptable Technology use by Monday, September 2nd. If this is not completed it will result in the student losing access to the school WiFi. After students complete and submit the agreement, both parents/guardians will receive the form to sign. Only one parent needs to sign the form by September 2.

After School Spanish Language Classes at ISY - It is important that we celebrate and support the languages of all of our students. One way that ISY can do this is by supporting our community’s nationality and language groups to set up their own mother tongue language instruction classes as part of our After-School Activity (ASA) program. If a minimum number of ISY students are participating in the classes, ISY will provide a classroom free of charge. The program itself, including the cost of the instructor, instructional materials, and program planning, would be the responsibility of the parents of the students involved.

This year, we are pleased to announce that Yangon Spanish School will be facilitating Spanish language classes at ISY as part of our ASA program.

Native Spanish speaking teachers will be offering classes for students of all ages (four years old and older) and all language backgrounds (from beginning Spanish learners to fluent native speakers). To meet the needs and interests of all students, students will be organized into small specialized groups according to their ages and Spanish language background.

If you are interested in this opportunity for your child(ren), please contact Oriol Mayol, the coordinator at Yangon Spanish School at info@yangonspanishschool.com.

Some of you may have registered your interest last year via a survey that was sent out to our community. We have passed this information onto Yangon Spanish School but we still encourage you to contact Oriol to share your child(ren)’s interests and needs in learning Spanish.

This Week in Secondary School

Monday

• ASA Session 1 Starts

Wednesday

• First PA General Meeting at 8:00 AM in the Cafeteria

Thursday

• Secondary School Back to School Night starting at 5:30 in the Gym

Friday

• HS Volleyball (Invitational) at YIS

August 16, 2019

Dear Parents,

We are excited to have your children back on campus and to have had a great start to the school year. To help ensure that parents have up to date information related to secondary school, I will be sending, on Fridays, a weekly link to the secondary blog. On this blog, I will highlight important items that are taking place during the week. My goal will be to keep the blog short, but informative.

Paul Self (IB Teacher) - Mr. Self, unfortunately over the summer, suffered a stroke and is in the process of finishing up his rehabilitation schedule. We anticipate he will return to ISY in late October. In the meantime, ISY is lucky to have Dr. Swati Rai, a literature teacher, who is teaching his classes.

Student Dress code: Next week we will be reminding students of the ISY dress code. Shirts are to be full length, beer logos and/or insensitive slogans are not permitted. Shorts should be around 2-3 inches in length at a minimum. PE uniforms are required for PE classes.

School Store- The ISY store, which sales T-shirts and notebooks and other ISY items, is open at the following times:

7:45-8:15

11:30-12:30 

2:30-3:30 

Once again, I look forward to a great school year and seeing you all on campus soon.  Below are a few items for you to be aware of.

This Week in Secondary School

Monday

• Student  Photos- Grade 6 and Grade 7
• ASA sign-ups will begin. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the office

Friday 

• Lunchtime Visit University of Massachusetts Amherst Visit

Saturday

• Parent Association 'Pool and BBQ' Event  Saturday, August 24⋅ 4:00 – 8:00pm. Tickets are on sale in the B.O. (20 MMK for adults and 10 MMK for children)