ISB School Board Meeting, January 22, 2013 (Tuesday)
by Dr. Andrew Davies
andrewd@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
Our next Board of Trustees Meeting will take place on January 22nd at 6:00 pm in MPB3. All are invited.
Please find the agenda attached.
Board Agenda 22.1.13
The ISB Gymnastics Club – Registration
by Sarah Lloyd
sarahndrew@yahoo.com
The ISB Gymnastics Club is still accepting registrations into our program for all boys and girls in pre-K through 12th grade. Any ISB students interested in learning gymnastics skills for fitness or competition are welcome to join, and all skill levels are accommodated. We will move to our new gym by March and hope to have a fully equipped gym by April!
Please go to the ISB Gymnastics Club website for the link to our registration system and for other important information:
https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/2011/08/15/gymnastics/
Practices started on Monday, January 14th!
Payment can be made in the Community Activity Office (CAO). The CAO is open from 7:00AM to 3:30PM Monday – Friday.
If you have any questions, please contact the club at isbgym@gmail.com.
TEDxYouth event
by David Giles
davidg@isb.ac.th
On January 24, 2013, ISB will host its first ever TEDxYouth event at 6:30 p.m. in the CCT. Nine Grade 11 speakers will each give a five-minute talk on an idea centering on the night’s theme--Catalysts for Change. The special event will be recorded and uploaded to the TEDx Youtube channel.
As part of a unit in Grade 11 English classes on Language and Power, all Grade 11 students conducted research and delivered their own TED talk in front of their peers. Each English class then selected one speaker whose topic and delivery most impacted them. Topics included human trafficking in Thailand, milk production in rural India, technology’s impact on our relationships, social media concerns, and being a reflective learner. The wide range of topics and the students’ enthusiasm for the project prove that ISB students are curious, passionate and open-minded. The ISB High School English faculty is proud of their students’ work and looks forward to the event.
Traffic Jam: Breaking The Bonds Of Slavery – Battle Of The Bands
by Anthony A. Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
This year’s TRAFFIC JAM event, BREAKING THE BONDS OF SLAVERY, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at International School Bangkok’s Chevron Theatre, will once again focus on human trafficking awareness and raising funds for trafficking victims through The Arts. Guest speakers, Steve Kraus and Gary Lewis, from the UN, will speak about the human trafficking industry and what can be done to help fight slavery. New this year will be a BATTLE OF THE BANDS contest judged by MTV EXIT representatives who will also speak about their anti-trafficking campaign and share one of the new EXIT movie shorts. Tickets (500 baht) include entry, a TRAFFIC JAM t-shirt, and two raffle tickets. All proceeds will go to NGO’s working to fight trafficking around SE Asia.
IFF NEEDS YOU!
by Bethe Warrick
warrickbethe@gmail.com
IFF NEEDS YOU! Believe it or not, the International Family Fair is in one MONTH! In order for the fair to be a success we need VOLUNTEERS. The IFF needs at least 60 people before and during the fair to sell tickets for food, raffles, games, and help supervise the games.
We can use middle school students, high school students, and adults! Please click on the link below and sign up! If you have difficulties with the link, just send me an email with your name, preference of time, and activity. We need people starting at 4 and ending at 7. If you can volunteer just one hour of your time the IFF thanks you!
Thanks for helping support the IFF!
Bethe Warrick, for the IFF team
warrickbethe@gmail.com
IFF2 Volunteer – https://docs.google.com/
Instrumental Music Program
by Angela Kohl
angelak@isb.ac.th
We hope that you all had a restful break.
Preparations for the second semester of instrumental lessons have started and we are ready to begin lessons again week of January 28. All students registered for the whole year or pre-registered for the second semester of instrumental lessons should have received a draft version of the schedule. For parents new to the program or new to ISB we do have openings in nearly all instruments. Please contact the coordinator for more information and the online registration link.
As a novelty we will be able to offer beginner/intermediate piano and clarinet lessons on Saturdays. Flute lessons on Tuesdays will continue with our new teacher Khun Nung.
Back by popular demand on Tuesday, February 5th, Julia Simens
by Darcy Eid
darcy@skieid.com
Back by popular demand on Tuesday, February 5th, Julia Simens
Julia Simens, author of Emotional Resilience and the Expat Child, will be presenting once again to parents in the ISB Community at 8 a.m. in the New Theater/Cultural Center. Her new presentation –
OUR KIDS: Filtering & Connecting- How to deal with the many challenges our international kids face in today’s fast paced world!
The PTA is proud to sponsor this presentation as we can all benefit from learning her invaluable “tools and strategies”. Julia will also be available for book signings after the presentation. For more information, please contact Dianne Letsch at letsafrica@gmail.com
A second presentation will be held for HS students in room 3-203 from 10-:20 to 11:10. A sack lunch will be served. For more information: please contact Dave Anderson at “David W. ANDERSON” davida@isb.ac.th
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.