ISB Calendar for 2013/14
by Dr. Andrew Davies
andrewd@isb.ac.th
Earlier this week, the Board of Trustees approved the school calendar for the 2013/14 school year. We will make the calendar available on the school website in a week or so once we have decided on dates for Parent Conferences and Early Dismissals. In the meantime, the important dates are as follows:
6-9 August: Teacher Planning, PD, etc
13 August: First day of School
21-25 October: October Break
20 December: Last Day of Semester 1
23 December – 10 January: Winter Break
13 January: First day of Semester 2
14-18 April: Spring Break
6 June: Last day of School
We are also working on a draft calendar for the 2014/15 school year and will make this available to the community next semester once we have received input from the Leadership Team, parents, faculty, and classified staff.
Board of Trustees’ Announcement
by Joy Davy
Chair, Committee on Trustees
Email: joy.davy@yahoo.com
Ms. Aimee Cassulo has resigned from the Board of Trustees. Aimee and her family are moving to Louisiana, USA for their new posting. Aimee has been an invaluable and dedicated member of the Board for the last two and a half years and we all wish her family well in their future endeavours.
In this regard, we would like to announce the vacancy to the ISA community (specifically ISB parents who are not employees of ISB) and call for candidates who are willing to be considered for the said position. If you are interested, please fill out the attached Board of Trustees Candidate CV and send it to the Committee on Trustees, c/o Joy Davy, the email is joy.davy@yahoo.com. Also attached is a brief description of a Trustee’s roles and responsibilities. The deadline for the submission of CVs is 12:00 noon Thursday December 6, 2012.
BOT Roles and Responsibilities
In Memory of Khun Im
by Kylie Harter
kylieh@isb.ac.th
Khun Im (Sahabhumi Bhumichai) has worked at Starbucks in Nichada Thani for the last 5 years. He very sadly passed away last week as a result of a motorcycle accident at the age of 33. Khun Im was just finishing his university degree and was about to receive another promotion at Starbucks.
Many members of our community know Khun Im well and will miss him greatly.
If you would like to donate money to Khun Im’s family, a donation box will be placed in the Community Activities Office as of Friday morning, the 23rd November, through to the afternoon of Wednesday 28th November. All donations will be greatly appreciated.
If you would like to write a message to Khun Im’s family, a book has been prepared for this purpose and will located at Starbucks for the same time period.
All donations, together with this book, will be given to Khun Im’s mother and his brother on Friday afternoon, 30th November.
Thank you.
Seussical and Theatre Etiquette
by Lynne Andrzejewski
lynne_andrzejewski@yahoo.ca
2012-2013 Booster Club Fine & Performing Arts Coordinator
Seussical – thanks for your support and for the tremendous ticket sales. It looks as though this show will have a sell-out season. Due to legalities, no film can be taken of the performances and you are also reminded there are to be no photos taken during the show (the sound of clicking and the camera light is very distracting to others). There will be photo opportunities at the Red Carpet event for photo taking. A comprehensive array of photos will be available on the school flickr site later and these can be downloaded.
2013 Mid-year Graduation
by Neila Lo S. Cabanlet-Fernandes
PTA volunteer
neilaloscabanletfernandes@gmail.com
Every year, we have a few seniors who have to go back to their home country to start university in the Spring. Thus we have the mid-year graduation ceremony in December for these seniors.
Come visit and sign autographs for our mid-year graduates during their social on December 6, 2012 in MPB2 and MPB3 from 900 – 100PM. Since they will miss yearbook signing in April, PTA helps organize this event for the graduates and their friends to sign autographs in lieu of the yearbook.
Best Wishes to our 2013 ISB Mid-Year Graduates
Dong Jun Lim
Sayaka Shibagbi
Moeka Takeuki
Yurina Tanaka
Kayoko Watanabe!
They will have their commencement exercise on December 20, 2012 in the Cultural Center at 7:00 PM followed by a reception in the foyer.
Parent Technology Training
by Christopher Bell
christob@isb.ac.th
High School Parent Technology Trainings! This is the 4th in a series of trainings for HS Parents of ISB students. In this training attendees will learn about the Google Systems applied at ISB. During the training parents will learn about Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Sites and Sharing. Specific topics that will be covered include: Applications at ISB, Personal Gmail Creation and Google Apps for Education. For more information contact Christopher Bell – High School Technology Coordinator/Coach – christob@isb.ac.th
Also feel free to check the ISB High School Parent Technology Blog
Date: Nov. 29th
Location: MPB3
Time: 7:30 – 8:30am
HS Art Show
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
The HS Art show (including photography) opens on Wednesday 28th Nov with a 10:30 event in the CCT foyer. The Art teachers are keen to mount their students’ work here after the success of using the CCT foyer as an exhibition space during the Cultural Convention. All welcome to come and contemplate. Runs until Dec 14th.
“Holiday” season of arts events
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.acth
Here is a summary of the “Holiday” season of arts events…
Pre-registration for the 2nd semester of Instrumental Lessons
by Angela Kohl
angelak@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents!
Please note that from December 3 (Monday) until December 14 (Friday) I will open pre-registration for students who are studying currently in the Instrumental Music Program and plan to return in the second semester. I will send out the online link Monday, December 3 in the morning. Registration can be made online only!
Your registration needs to be followed by a deposit of Baht 2.000 before the winter break. Payment can be made in the CAO office every weekday from 8.00 – 11.00 and 12.00 – 15.00.Any questions, please let me know.
Volleyball Camp for Grade 6 and 7 January 9 to 11, 2013
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.
Baseball/softball free clinics
by Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
Saturday Dec 1st and continuing until Saturday Dec 8th, BBSA is pleased to host our annual Pro Player clinics. We have 4 players formal and current minor league players who will be running free clinics for all of our players. There is no need to register for the clinics. Just show up at scheduled ISB field at the appropriate time for your student. This is a great opportunity to pick up some great baseball/softball tips from guys who have spent years around the game. Just bring your fielding glove and you can join in. The schedule will be posted on our BBSA website early next week – https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/
The UPI will consist of Mickey Weston & his 17th year old son, Bill Curtis, Steve Souza and Zak Wilkerson. Should be a great team for the BBSA.
Here are some links so you can read about the players who will be leading our clinics:
Mickey Weston – https://upi.org/html/Staff/
Bill Curtis – https://www.baseball-
Steve Souza – https://www.milb.com/milb/
Zak Wilkerson – https://www.msuspartans.com/
UPI is a Christian missionary group. So at the conclusion of each clinic the Pro Clinic players will have a short message to the BBSA kids about Christianity. Kids are under no obligation to stay for this part of the clinic. If you would like to know more about the UPI organization, click https://upi.org/ to see their website.
Thanks
Kevin Sypolt
Booster Hut at Spirit Night Tent – November 23rd
by Pam Labbe
pam@sunshinelobby.com
2012-2013 ISB Booster Hut Coordinator
Look for NEW black & gold shirt at Spirit Tent this Friday for “Spirit Night” -available as Ladies’ cut V-neck or Unisex Crew neck in many sizes. The black t-shirt design is sure to be a student favorite with its motto: Eat. Sleep. Dominate. 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!
Come and Support the Booster Club
by Dana Whiteley
dana.whiteley@gmail.
2012-2013 Booster Club President
Booster Club is your organization to promote and support ISB Athletics, the Fine and Performing Arts and the Academics by encouraging school spirit, hosting events and fundraising.
Please support all the activities that the Booster Club supports this weekend – Seussical Red Carpet gala, Spirit Night, Basketball Friendship Tournament, IASAS Rugby Exchange and Booster Hut.
Booster Club supports ISB’s Spirit Night
by Terri Alexander
tamc9190@yahoo.com
2012-2013 ISB Booster Vice-President Spirit Events
Booster Club will have the Spirit Tent during the Basketball Friendship and the IASAS Rugby Exchange Tournaments. We will be selling Booster Hut items during these times.
Booster Club is always looking for volunteers at these events. We look for parents to work 1 of 2 shifts selling food items, American candies, spirit items and drinks. Donations for baked goods are also very much welcomed. It helps if we can alternate and allow the parents to watch their student-athlete play at these events.
So please contact me, Terri Alexander (tamc9190@yahoo.com) Booster Club Vice President-Spirit/Events. Let us know how you can have fun with us while helping boost school spirit and “Panther Pride” at ISB
Most of all, COME TO THE GAMES!!!!!
Come and be ready to do the Panther rumble, put on as much black and gold as you can, and make as much noise as you can to the ISB spirit events!
GO ISBeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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!
Panther Pops price increase
by Anita Gopalaswamy
agopalaswamy@gmail.com
2012-2013 ISB Booster Club Panther Pop Coordinator
Come and get your Panther Pops for 30 baht next Friday!
Exact change would be greatly appreciated.
Panther Pops are sold on the last Friday of each month opposite the Booster Hut
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.