First Friday with Andy
by Dr. Andrew Davies
andrewd@isb.ac.th
The next “First Friday with Andy” will take place on Friday 7th December at 9:00am in the ES MPR.
“First Friday with Andy” is an open forum for parents to meet informally with the Head of School and address any topics of interest or concern. No signing up is necessary; simply come and participate if you are free and interested.
Last Day of Semester 1 – Early Dismissal
by Dr. Andrew Davies
andrewd@isb.ac.th
Please note that school will end at 11:30am on Friday 21st December.
HPV Vaccine
by Belinda Gardner
belindag@isb.ac.th
On Monday the High School was given a very special opportunity to hear Professor Harald zur Hausen, a 2008 Nobel Laureate for Medicine, speak and answer questions. He shared his inspirational journey of identifying the link between the HPV (human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease) and cancer. Subsequently a vaccine has been developed and is now available to protect people against certain strands of HPV.
Since Professor zur Hausen’s presentation there have been many discussions concerning the vaccine and, hence, I am sharing some recent recommendations from the US, please see the attachment. The vaccine produces the best antibody response between the ages 9 and 15 and generally involves a series of 3 shots administered at intervals of 0, 2 and 6 months.
There are two vaccines available, Gardasil and Cervarix, which offer slightly different protection. I encourage you to read the information in the attachment and do your own research to decide if this is something you want your child to have.
The vaccines are available in Thailand.
New Library Information
by Mischele Jamgochian
mischele@isb.ac.th
The Main Library will be closed from Thursday, 29th November, until Tuesday, 4th December, while we move to our exciting new space. We anticipate opening on Thursday, 6th December, and will send details regarding our grand opening ceremony as we get closer to the date.
2013 Mid-year Graduation
by Neila Lo S. Cabanlet-Fernandes
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 9:30 – 12:00PM. 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 (Danny) Lim
Sayaka Shibagaki
Moeka Takeuchi
Yurina Tanaka
Kayoko Watanabe!
They will have their commencement exercise on December 20, 2012 in the Cultural Center at 6:30 PM followed by a reception in the foyer.
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Wishing Tree Needs Backpacks!
by Wishing Tree Club
wishingtreeclub.isb@gmail.com.
As we near the holiday season, the Wishing Tree Club is gathering backpacks for Jarernrat Upathum School. Every year during the end of the first semester and the beginning of the second semester, we hang up cards on Christmas trees in the middle and high school offices for members of the ISB community to donate backpacks filled with school supplies, toys and other items. However, we need your help! If you are interested in helping us please take a card(s) from the christmas trees. All of the instructions can be found in the cards. The due date for the backpacks is early next semester, this due date will be confirmed later. All help is appreciated. If you have any questions please contact wishingtreeclub.isb@gmail.com
Thank You,
Wishing Tree Club
Baseball/Softball Free Clinics
by Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
On Saturday Dec 1st and continuing all week through Saturday Dec 8th, BBSA is pleased to host our annual Pro Player clinics. We have 4 players former 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 is posted on our BBSA website – https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/
The UPI team 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
Panther Series Charity Run
by Isabelle Fortuna
isabellefortuna@yahoo.com
The annual Panther Series Charity Run will take place on Saturday, December 15th. This year all proceeds will go towards Operation Smile. There will be a 3.2 km, a 5 km run and a 10 km run around Nichada Thani starting at 7:30 am at the ISB Track. Register online at https://goo.gl/W6JJp and pay the 500 baht donation fee at the Community Service Office next to the Bookstore. The first 80 people to sign up will receive a free Panther Series Charity Run shirt on the day of the race. See you there!
The New black & gold shirts are now available at the Booster Hut
by Pam Labbe
pam@sunshinelobby.com
2012-2013 ISB Booster Hut Coordinator
The NEW black & gold shirt is now available for sale at the Booster Hut. We have the 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. Go Panthers!
Exact change please
by Anita Gopalaswamy
agopalaswamy@gmail.com
2012-2013 ISB Booster Club Panther Pop Coordinator
Come and get your Panther Pops for 30 baht tomorrow! No exceptions :>)
Panther Pops are sold on the last Friday of each month opposite the Booster Hut
Thank you for all your support and enthusiasm!!!!
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.
What an exciting weekend we had. Thank you for coming and supporting all the events and activities at ISB that the Booster Club supports – Seussical Red Carpet gala, Spirit Night, Basketball Friendship Tournament, IASAS Rugby Exchange and 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.