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ISB School Board Meeting, November 20, 2012 (Tuesday)

by Walairat (Oor) WATTANA-UNGKOON
walairaw@isb.ac.th

The next School Board regular meeting will be on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 6:00 pm in the MPB 3.   Please find the agenda attached.

All ISA members are welcome to attend.

Board Agenda 20.11.12

Seussical the Musical “An unusual story will soon be unfurled…”

by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th

Next week 76 HS Drama, Music, Dance, Lights, Sound and Stage Crew students will bring the much loved characters of Dr. Seuss to ISB. Don’t miss the antics of the Cat-in-the-Hat, Horton the Elephant,  Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, the Whos of Whoville, the Grinch and many others as they burst into life on a transformed and colourful Chevron stage. The performances are:

(Tickets are 100 baht for students, 200 baht for adults)

(Tickets are 100 baht for students, 200 baht for adults)

Saturday November 24th Red Carpet Gala Evening at 5:30 and final performance 6:30pm.
(Tickets for this performance are 150 baht for students and 300 baht for adults.)

You are asked to dress in the most colourful outfit you can concoct and at the special ‘Red Carpet Gala’, children are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Dr Seuss character.  “What is the Red Carpet Gala?” you might well be asking. Situated in the foyer, this enables youngsters to mix it with the characters in the show and to interact with the imagined world before the actual performance. Our wonderful BOOSTER Club sponsor this rewarding experience: there will be canapés and soft drinks, and the actors will be signing autographs (small autograph books are included for the ES students!). In addition, there is a surprise for the youngest members of the audience as they leave the theatre after the final performance.

Tickets for Peter Pan sold out quickly, so don’t delay in buying your assigned seats.
Tickets will go on sale on November 19th at the following times and locations:

November 19th/20th/21st

06:45 – 07:45 ES walkway

10:00 – 12:05 HS/MS Cafeteria

13:50 – 14:45 ES walkway

Show Days: November 22nd/23rd

06:45 – 07:45 ES walkway

10:00 – 12:05 HS/MS Cafeteria

13:50 – 14:45 In front of Chevron Theatre

Saturday November 24th (RED CARPET GALA)

17:00 – 18:20 In front of Chevron Theatre

Don’t be “Alone in the Universe” – come and share in the fun and adventure of Seussical the Musical. We look forward to seeing you.

Seussical and Theatre Etiquette

by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th

Theatres have a very defined etiquette and I would like the ISB community to be reminded of these established norms of behaviour. Many of the rules about overcrowding come from the aspect of safety: eg the audience can never sit in the aisles or stand around the sides and back in a theatre. This is considered a fire hazard.

Seussical is nearly upon us and this joyous show has much to offer all ages. Performances will be:

Thursday and Friday Nov 22nd and 23rd at 3 pm

Saturday, November 24th will see our Red Carpet event which will take place at 5:30 pm where you will have the chance to meet the Seussical characters with the final performance starting at 6:30 pm.

Tickets are on sale from Monday 19th November in the ES from 6:45 am – 7:45 am and in the MS/ HS cafeteria lunch times 10 am – 11:25 am. Ticket prices for the Thursday and Friday shows are as follows: Adults 200 THB and students 100 THB. Tickets for Saturday will be 300 THB for adults and 150 THB for students.

As we are expecting a full house for all three performances, seating in the Chevron theatre has been allocated. We strongly recommend that you arrive at least 15 minutes before show time to ensure you can be seated on time. Late comers (ie those arriving 3 minutes before the scheduled start time and beyond) will not be admitted until interval which is at least one hour into the performance. The doors will be closed 3 minutes before start time and we intend to start on time.

Young children are encouraged to attend (please leave those under the age of two with a carer), and there are bathrooms to be used at interval. It is very distracting to both performers and audience members when there are people wandering around the theatre.

Taking a film of this show (eg on an iphone) is forbidden due to copyright law and no cell phones are to be bought into the theatre with the exception of the house manager and director. Even though we have very high quality radio mics, the frequency can be disturbed by cell phones. There have been numerous instances of radio mic interference in the past which is devastating to the performers concerned. Just leave your phone at home or in a back pack in the foyer which will have security!

There will be publicity photos to download afterwards and so there is no need for photos to be taken during the show. Please save us the embarrassment of having to take cameras and iphones off audience members.

Lastly a reminder that no food is allowed in the theatre – only water.

Jo Hanson and the performers thank you in advance for supporting their efforts. If everyone abides by these norms we can all enjoy the show.

Aroi Dee ISB

by Trina Barker
barkers1998@yahoo.com

A Culinary Journey Across 60 Countries

PTA and Booster Club are collaborating to produce an ISB cookbook, envisioned to comprise recipes from the entire ISB community, as well as tips on healthy eating, where to find those hard-to-get ingredients in Bangkok, and much more.

The sponsored cookbook — aptly called Aroi Dee ISB — will feature around 250-300 favorite family recipes from all over the world, reflecting the multi-cultural community of ISB.  We hope to have recipes from all the countries currently represented at ISB.

Part of the proceeds from the sale of the cookbook will be channeled towards ISB’s Tsunami relief ‘After The Wave’ efforts in addition to supporting the ISB PTA and Booster Club.

Send us three of your family’s favorite recipes and we will ensure that at least one gets published in the cookbook.   Deadline for recipe submission is January 30, 2013.

To submit your recipe electronically, click on this link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dFVuZzBvYU5nSlR0T1hOc00tVlZ2MlE6MQ

To obtain a copy of the recipe submission form in Word document, click here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c_SXtvlb7FTBHOQk4AYUlcMRjwM7IMesLH0SQ1nr8rA/edit

To hand in hard copies of your recipes, put them in one of the Aroi Dee ISB

recipe collection boxes to be placed at the ES, MS, HS & PTA offices beginning Monday, Nov 19, or email them to aroideeisb@gmail.com

For more information and regular updates on Aroi Dee, go to https://aroideeisb.wordpress.com/

Let’s make this a cookbook that we will all be happy to own and be proud to give away as gifts….here’s to happy cooking, the ISB way!

(PTA & Booster Club)

School Toys Libraries Project

by Sharka Furda
sharka.furda@gmail.com

Dear ES Parents,

As some of you may remember from last year,  ISB was  part of a lovely project – collecting toys in good condition for The School Toy Libraries (STL) project.
This is a well established project under the patronage of the Khun Meechai Viravaidya Foundation. This organization has established over 100 STL throughout Northern Thailand, with toys bring donated by urban children. The guiding principle of the STL is that access to toys is a human right for children.

Children in rural areas are not just given toys, they can earn a right to borrow a toy or a book for a period of time (usually one week) in exchange of some community services. The libraries are self-sustainable and in the majority of cases run by children ages 8-14 years. This teaches children responsibility, a sense of community and a sense of appreciation.

We are hoping to collect enough toys to start at least one more toy library in Northern Thailand. We thought this is a great opportunity for our children to open their hearts and share with the less fortunate.

Our wonderful new librarian, Mr. Nat, with help of the MS School Toy Librarians Club, coordinated by Ms. Kari, volunteered to educate all ES grades, so they will understand why they should give some of their toys. We all know that giving may feel better than receiving.

The educational piece of our mission will take part very soon – November 26th & December 7th – during regular library hours.  The collection of toys will take place at the ES library and MS/HS Cafeteria (thanks to help from the Green Panther Club and ES CLA Club) from December 4th – 18th.

Please ask you children about this project and help them choose toys to donate. All toys and books in good condition are very welcome, but The Foundation is especially grateful for educational toys, games, puzzles (without missing pieces), Legos, sports equipment, train toys etc.

For more information on Green Toy Libraries, please see this short video:
https://www.isaan.com/en/forum/General-discussion/1079-The-green-village-toy-library.html

THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Sharka Furda and Margaret Cannon, ISB parents and STL coordinators

Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, Sugar….What is your favorite cookie?

by  Cathy Miller
millercm@hotmail.com

Staff Appreciation Cookie Day, November 28,2012

It’s that time of year when we show our ISB staff how much we appreciate all they do. Pull out your favorite recipe, warm up your ovens, and start baking!   The PTA is requesting 2 dozen cookies from each baker (a minimum of 120 volunteers) to fulfill 450 bags needed to distribute to each staff member.  Our Teachers, Instructional Assistants, Guards, Bus Drivers, Classified Staff Members, and many more look forward to the sweet treats we provide.  Click here to sign up.  Any questions?  Contact Cathy Miller (PTA Hospitality Coordinator) at millercm@hotmail.com.  Please remember…NO NUTS!

 

Friendship Basketball Tournament Next Weekend

by Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th

The Friendship Basketball Tournament that was scheduled for this weekend has been shifted to next weekend. We look forward to seeing you out supporting games on Spirit night on the 23rd November and games throughout the 24th as we host both Basketball and Rugby tournaments here next weekend.

Many thanks,

Andy Vaughan

BYS Soccer Assessment

Bangkok Youth Soccer
by Joelle Butcher
contact: jbnetmail@yahoo.ca

Dear All Players,

BYS soccer assessment will be from Monday 19th to Thursday 22th, 2013
Assessment Schedule is as following:

by Angela Kohl
angelak@isb.ac.th

Volleyball season for Middle School is coming up in the second semester and for those boys and girls who want to try out, this upcoming volleyball camp should be a great way to get an idea what volleyball is all about. We will offer a 3-day camp for 15 boys/girls grades 6 and 7  January, Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 from 3.30 – 5.00.  Coaches will be members of our Volleyball Varsity teams. Depending on the experience we might break the camp up into two groups for boys and girls who played already and for the ones without any or little experience.

The fee will be Baht 900 for the 3 days (it is only possible to join all three days). Please contact Angela Kohl (angelak@isb.ac.th) for more information or registrations. I will accept registrations on a first come, first serve basis from today on and only guarantee a slot after payment is being made.

 

Panther Tennis Team

 

Tennis Court Bookings Update

by Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th

Dear Community Members,

With adjustments in the tennis program that is offered at ISB we are also adjusting the process for tennis bookings outside of times that are booked for ISB curriculum and extra-curricula tennis needs and Panther Tennis Team needs. The biggest change is a shift of ‘community courts’ to courts 5,6 & 7.

Please see the attached memo for details on how to book a tennis court or go to inside.isb.ac.th/athletics/facilities/tennis/

Many thanks,

Andy Vaughan

Tennis Bookings Guidelines

Booster Hut Spirit Night – November 23rd

Look for NEW black & gold spirit t-shirts available at the Spirit Tent with the motto:  Eat. Sleep. Dominate.

These black tees are available as Ladies V-neck or Unisex Crew neck in many sizes.  Please stop by the Spirit Tent and support our Panther teams.  There will be other classic Booster Hut items for sale to include Stadium Seat Cushions.  Come for the games and stay for the fun!  Go Panthers!

Booster Club also supports the Fine and Performing Arts for their Seussical production.  Booster Club volunteers will be selling tickets for Seussical next week!  Look for more information in eNews.

Spirit night tshirt 1023

Going, going, gone….Booster Hut 100 Baht Sale Bin this week & Upcoming Spirit Night is Next Friday November 23rd

by Pam Labbe
pam@sunshinelobby.com

Please stop by and shop the Booster Hut for our high quality apparel line and novelties. When you shop at the Hut, please keep in mind that all proceeds are going to the Booster Club – a parent run fundraising organization for ISB Fine and Performing Art/Academic participants and ISB athletes.   This is a great way to support ISB and purchase some of your Holiday gifts for friends and family at the same time.  Look for the 100 Baht Sale Bin apparel (while stock last) and shop additional sales bins at various price points this week. Show up early as 100B items sell out quickly!

The Booster Club promotes school spirit by helping to sponsor Panther “Spirit Nights” through out the year.  Our next Spirit Night is next Friday, November 23rd.  Look at the Spirit Tent for a NEW black & gold t-shirt available for the first time.  The black shirt design is sure to be student favorite with its motto: Eat. Sleep. Dominate.

Every Friday from 8:30am to 2:30pm – Booster Hut by main cafeteria

100 baht bins 11-12

eNewsletter Guidelines

by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th

ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNewsletter guidelines below.

Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families for potential publication in our eNewsletters. The announcements are generally intended to highlight events that occur at ISB and/or highlight information about ISB.

What to include in the announcement
• A title for your announcement
• An email contact for further information

Where to submit your announcement
4publish@isb.ac.th is for announcements of interest to the entire ISB community.
tinaratr@isb.ac.th is for Elementary School (ES) announcements of interest to ES families.
maurilib@isb.ac.th is for Middle School (MS) announcements of interest to MS families.
vijitl@isb.ac.th is for High School (HS) announcements of interest to HS families.

Your announcement will be submitted to the appropriate Principal and/or to our Marketing Director for review. ISB reserves the right to determine which announcements will and will not be published, and to edit announcements that are approved for publication.

Frequency of eNewsletter mailings
The ISB eNewsletter that is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays. Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.

The ES, MS, and HS eNewsletters are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.