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Pascal, Cayley and Fermat Maths Contest 2026

DofE GOLD

Year 9 Performing Arts

Secondary Parents in the loop 25-26

"Dare to Do"

Week 27

(WEEK B)

Calendar for the week

Mon 06.04.26

7.15 - 7.25am: Tutor time

Tue 07.04.26

7.15 - 7.25am: Tutor time

Wed 08.04.26

7.15 - 8.25am: KS3 Hari Raya assembly; KS4&5 tutor time
GLS: KS3 tutor time; KS4&5 Hari Raya assembly
Hari Raya Assemblies 7.15am & P1 (KS3) & P6 (IG&IB) in theatre
Year 13 Vs Staff Sport – Netball

Thu 09.04.26

7.15 - 7.25am: KS3 tutor time; KS4&KS5 assemblies
7.15 - P5: BGIC rehearsal for 22 selected students (letter sent)
2nd HPV vaccination
Residence Quiz Night with Japanese School
Year 13 Vs Staff Sport – Basketball (after school)

Fri 10.04.26

7.15am: House meetings
DofE Exhibition
Wear Green eco-week
10am: BGIC Press Conference: Delegates, Chairs, Co-Chairs, SGs, Helpers, Tech Leaders & Media go straight to Theatre after break.
BGIC begins (see below for details)

Coming up

Tuesday & Wednesday, 14th and 15th April – Y11 Art Exam
Wednesday, 15th April – Y8&9 Music Showcase
Thursday, 16th April - Y7 to Y10 & Y12 Student Self-Reflection Reports issued
Thursday, 16th April - Y12 TOK Exhibition Period 1 & Period 2.
Friday, 17th April: Year 13 Last day
Friday, 17th April: Deadline | Year 11 Exam Forecast Grades
Friday, 17th April: ISB Residence Family Fun Afternoon

Thursday 16th April – Y7 – Y10 Y12 Student Self-Reflection Reports issued

Wednesday 6th May – Y10 Y 12 PTM

Main Notices

Congratulations and well done to;

CONGRATULATIONS to our Duke of Edinburgh GOLD students for successfully completing their adventurous journey in the Philippines.
WELL DONE to all our Year 9 students for daring to get on stage and perform in the 2026 showcase! Some excellent examples of creativity, collaboration and commitment, and courage! We look forward to your Music showcase in two weeks.
Congratulations to Meagan in Year 8 who won silver with a score of 8.87 points in the women's Group B Taijijian event.
PCF Maths Contest 2026 - We are pleased to share the results of the recent Pascal, Cayley and Fermat Contests which took place on 26th February 2026. Thank you to all 18 students who took on the challenge and participated in this prestigious competition. Special congratulations to our Distinction Award recipients who ranked in the top 25% of contestants: Mikail from Year 10 under the Cayley Contest, and Jeff, Zaem and Aiman from Year 12 under the Fermat Contest.

BGIC 2026 (10th - 13th April 2026)

We are looking forward to the 21st annual ISB BGIC! This "Model United Nations" style conference is a unique event where students take the lead to discuss and solve real-world challenges. Please see the attached invitation for all students and parents.

Parents of BGIC delegates and other participants – please read the letter sent to you about arrangements with care.

Eco-Week

Students will be taking part in a range of lunchtime eco-activities and make an eco-pledge to support our planet and society! Why don’t you make a pledge too?

If you can help us in anyway with an eco-sustainability venture, then please contact secadminmgr@ac.isb.edu.bn

DELF examinations, Alliance Française

If you are learning French and would like to take DELF exams then please register during the month of April. Examinations will be held in June. The exam fees are as follows:

DELF Tout Public A1: $150

DELF Tout Public A2: $180

DELF Tout Public B1: $230

DELF Tout Public B2: $250

If you are interested, please contact Flore Bertrand. Contact details are on the poster below.

Reminders

Friday Pick up: 11.45
Head of Secondary End of Term 2 letter
ISB Spotlight: CommUNITY Digest Term 2 (2025/26)

Lastly

Have an amazing break and, when it comes, Happy Hari Raya!!

Do not forget to check ISB Instagram and FB for photos and stories!

Year 7  HoY Weekly Message

Wow. What a great start back to Term 3. Students have settled back into school life and are all excited for the term ahead. We have so many things to look forward to, too! Trips, Year 6 + Year 7 Experience days, sports events, projects during class and much more!

As we move through the term, I want to take a moment to remind our Year 7 students just how proud we are of the effort, resilience and positivity you continue to show each day.

Year 7 is a big step — new routines, new expectations and new challenges — and it’s completely normal to find some moments harder than others. What matters most is that you keep going, keep trying, and keep believing in yourself. Progress doesn’t always happen at all at once; it builds through small, consistent efforts.

Year 8&9 HoY Weekly Message

We have had a really positive start to Term 3, with students settling quickly back into school routines and approaching the week with a focused and mature attitude. It has been lovely to see them return refreshed and ready for the term ahead.

A particular highlight this week was the Year 9 performances on Wednesday evening. The students were fantastic, demonstrating great confidence, creativity, and commitment. We are very proud of the effort they put in, both in preparation and on the night, and we hope those of you who were able to attend enjoyed the performances.

We ended the week in a lovely way by celebrating Hari Raya, with students invited to wear national dress or green. It was wonderful to see the school community come together to mark this special occasion.

Year 10&11 HoY Weekly Message

It was lovely to see all the students back after the holiday. The Year 11s seem focused and just need to remember that all their teachers are ready and willing to help in any way we can with the final push. Not many days of lessons left before study leave begins on Thursday 23 April. I will send a letter out to all Year 11 students and parents next week just running over arrangements for the exam period. The celebration committee is working away on organising the Year 11 final assembly on Wednesday 22 April and plans are developing for the Celebration evening on June 13, by which time exams IGCSE exams will be behind them.

There is lots to look forward to on the horizon - many of our Year 10s (and a few Year 11s) are eagerly anticipating BGIC. Perhaps less eagerly anticipated are the end of year exams for Year 10. Students were reminded about these in assembly this week (they will have up to two hours of exams/subject in the first two weeks after the mid-term break). Giving themselves time to prepare for these will be really important to enable their teachers to properly assess their progress and identify targets moving forward. We will of course be regularly reminding students that these exams are coming up.

Year 12 & 13 HoY Weekly Message

It was lovely to see all of our IB students back in classes this week, looking refreshed and ready for the term ahead! Year 13 have been working towards submitting all final assignments as well as making memories through the always fun Sponge the Senior event! It has also been great to see the students putting in so much effort to rehearse for their final assembly on the 17th of April in which we look forward to celebrating all our graduating students.

Year 12 have also had a busy week with all of the preparations for BGIC which is taking place next weekend. This is a fantastic student-led event and one in which our students make ISB proud every year with their professionalism, collaborative skills and hospitality. They also had a session with Mr. Glantz, our CAS Coordinator to learn about the CAS Projects aspect of the IB Core and planning ahead for their own projects.

Head of Residence Weekly Message:

It has been a real pleasure to welcome our boarders back to the Residence after the holiday. There has been a wonderful sense of energy, positivity, and community spirit across the house, and it has been fantastic to see everyone reconnect so quickly.

This week, we were honoured to host the MoE & EDGE team for an Afternoon High Tea. This provided a valuable opportunity for our scholarship students to engage in meaningful, informal conversations, developing their confidence, communication skills, and ability to represent themselves and the Residence so positively. Experiences like this are an important part of preparing our boarders for life beyond school.

We also enjoyed a well-attended Parent Coffee Morning, where we chatted on Dopamine Awareness for Term 3. I shared my growing concerns around “dopamine addiction” the cycle of instant gratification often linked to social media and gaming. As part of our ongoing pastoral provision, we will be introducing more structured education around this area, helping boarders to better understand how their brains respond to technology and equipping them with strategies to build healthier, more intentional habits. It promises to be an exciting and purposeful term, with a strong focus on personal development, wellbeing, and global awareness. Once a Leopard, Always a Leopard.