May 1, 2013 is a School Day for Teachers and Students
Please be informed that Wednesday, May 1, 2013 is NOT a holiday for students and teachers. School is in session. It will be a ‘C’ day.
For Parents of All 5th Graders…
Congratulations to you as your child completes grade 5 and prepares to begin the next phase of his/her educational journey. We are looking forward to welcoming you and your child to middle school. We believe that the middle school years are a wonderful time of excitement, exploration and change. We have two Middle School mottos: “Caring Counts at ISB Middle School” and “Together we are the best that we can be”. Like the elementary school, we are a school where character and community are strongly emphasized. It is our goal to assist your child through this transition from child to young adult as well as prepare them academically for the rigors of high school.
All grade 5 students will visit the middle school on Thursday, May 2nd. Current grade 6 students will be their guides for an event we call “Bridge Day”. Grade 5’s will visit various stations and accomplish tasks which introduce them to the teachers, facilities and format of middle school life. They will talk with grade 6 “buddies” about the difference between elementary and middle school. This fun event helps ease worries about the move to middle school. As part of this day, 5th grade students will also attend an information meeting where they will be presented an overview of the grade 6 program as well as instructions on how to submit their course requests for 6th grade.
On the evening of Thursday, May 2, there will also be an important parent information meeting where you, as parents of present 5th graders, will be presented an overview of the grade 6 program as well as instructions on how to submit your child’s course requests for grade 6. The 2013-2014 Middle School Program of Studies, containing program information and descriptions of the courses offered in grades 6-8, will be available soon online. The parent meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 2 at 7:00 – 8:00pm in the Chevron Theatre.
We look forward to meeting you on May 2nd. We want you to know that you are a vital and valued part of our middle school community. If there is one adjective that most accurately describes the early adolescent years, it is change. It is our hope that we can work together over the course of the next three years to ensure that your children successfully ride the roller coaster of change.
If you have any questions about either of these events, please contact the counseling office at extension 4406.
Best Regards,
Tom Burgess, MS Principal
Moe Baron-Toaldo, MS Vice-Principal
Ellen Bagnato, MS Counselor
Kevin Davy, MS Counselor
If you know you are leaving ISB
Please come to the ES office and submit your official withdraw. Notification of intention to leave ISB is due next week, April 30. Thank you for your cooperation. Please see attached Notice of Withdrawal Form.
Notice of Withdrawal from ISB
ES Parent Education Workshop- Thursday May 2nd
Multiplication Strategies
Please join us on May 2, 2013 in the ESMPR from 7:30-9:00 am to learn about the strategies your children are using for multiplication and ways you can help encourage them.
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day—May 2 and 3
These two days are ‘Out of uniform’ days in the Elementary School. On PE days, students need to wear their PE uniforms. On their non PE day, students may choose to not wear their ISB uniform.
Appropriate dress guidelines for our ‘Out of Uniform’ days are:
· Pants/slacks/shorts—good condition
· Shirts/blouses—sleeves & midriff required, appropriate logos only
· Skirts/dresses/jumpers—sleeves required, modest length
· Shoes—sneakers, street shoes or leather sandals with back strap
· Hats must be worn all the time when playing outside during recess or during PE classes
ES P.E. Swimming
espe@isb.ac.th
Elementary Physical Education Department
Our final session of swimming will begin on Wednesday, May 8. If your child’s class is part of this session you will receive a detailed letter explaining our swim program in your child’s Friday folder that will go home on May 3. So please be on the lookout for this!
The following classes will be the second session in the pool: (May 8 – June 7)
Grade 5 – Hahn, Cherry
Grade 4 – Hamlin, Jessee
Grade 3 – Slimko, Bentley
Grade 2 – Giles, Rodgers
Grade 1 – Ducharme, Scranton
Kindergarten – Whitman, Brickerd
ES After School Activities News
Livnat Ziskinder
esactivities@isb.ac.th
Please note that Tuesday and Wednesday ASA will have their last session during the week of April 29th with exception of Soccer class that will have a make up classes on Tuesday May 7th and Yoga class that will have a make up class on Wednesday May 8th.
Monday, Thursday and Friday ASA are still in session.
Livnat Ziskinder, our After School Activities Coordinator, is in the office daily from 1:30pm – 3:30pm if you have any questions or concerns.
After School Supervision – Expectations
All students are expected to go home at the end of the school day (2:05pm) unless they have a school-sponsored After-School Activity. Students may not be on campus after school unless supervised by an adult.
Summer School
Registration for ISB’s 2013 Summer school is now open! We have elementary classes available for preK students to grade 5 students. An Early Bird special registration is available for all sessions:
Session 1: June 10 – July 5
Session 2: July 8 – July 26
Full Session: June 10 – July 26
Please see our webpage www.isb.ac.th/Summer_School for further information, or please contact the summer school office on 02 963 5812 or sumdir13@isb.ac.th
Beginning Band Drive
Brent W. Poling Brentp@isb.ac.th
Kentaro Udagawa kentarou@isb.ac.th
If your grade 5 child will be choosing band as the music elective in grade 6, please read and fill out the on-line form. This MS sign up process usually happens earlier, however, with a new schedule in the works details have not been completed. Since the Beginning Band Drive is scheduled to occur soon after the Songkran holidays, we are sending this out to let you know about the day your child can try out a variety of instruments.
In getting a head start for the next school year, we are planning a “Beginner Drive” set for Saturday, May 18, 2013. It will begin at 9:00 am and will finish at 12:00 pm. At this time you will be able to meet the MS Band teachers at ISB and your child will have the opportunity to try out various instruments; from flute to tuba and French horn to percussion, all wind and percussion instruments will be available. We will be looking for which instrument best physically suits your child as well as finding the instrument that he/she can excel on the fastest. This is a very important process because some children may not be physically capable of playing certain instruments or may be limited to minimal success. For example, a child with a teardrop shaped upper lip will have a difficult time excelling on the flute. A child with an under-bite will have an extremely difficult time playing saxophone or clarinet.
We will split up the three-hour session by the last name of the student. It is as follows:
9:00-10:00 Last name beginning with A-J
10:00-11:00 Last name beginning with K-R
11:00-12:00 Last name beginning with S-Z
Knowing which instrument your child will be playing in advance will help the school year begin smoothly and successfully.
The link to the on-line form is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENWd1Y2LUhmR0RoMEJMLU80aEFaNkE6MA
(if the link doesn’t work, try copying and pasting into an empty page in your browser)
Thank you all so much for your time. We anxiously wait the day that we get to meet you. If you have any questions, please contact
Brent W. Poling Kentaro Udagawa
Brentp@isb.ac.th kentarou@isb.ac.th
LAST CHANCE to register for the 14th Colgate Kids Triathlon!
Registration closes on Monday, April 29th
Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
The 14th Annual Colgate Kids Triathlon is just around the corner. The race will take place on Monday, May 6th (Coronation Day substitute) at 7:30AM starting at two the ISB pools. It’s shaping up to be an incredible event! Again this year the triathletes will receive timing chips to wear around their ankles for accurate time and distance recording. The Relay Race will again allow relay teams in each age division (based upon the oldest participant in the relay team), so athletes can form teams of three people to participate together. One of the relay team members can be a teacher or other adult this year.
The distances this year will be:
5-6: 50m swim, 1 km bike, 450m run
7-8: 100m swim, 2.5 km bike, 800m run
9-10: 150m swim, 4.5 km bike, 1.2 km run
11-12: 200m swim, 4.5 km bike, 1.7 km run
13-14: 250m swim, 6.8 km bike, 2.4 km run
15+ : 350m swim, 9.1 km bike, 3.1 km run
Registration will close on Monday, April 29th or when total participants reaches 200, whichever comes first. No late registrations will be permitted so make sure you register before the close date! The fee per participant is THB 500 (THB 1,500 for relay teams). All participants will receive a water bottle, towel and race bag.
All registrations must provide one volunteer to help on race day or pay a THB 1,000 (no volunteer fee)
Please note that all bike riders must have their own bicycle and must wear a helmet.
More information and the registration link can be found at our Kids Triathlon website:
https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/2011/08/16/colgate-kids-triathlon/
Father Daughter Dance
Linda Stuckey
lindastuckey@midcircle.com
The tickets are selling fast to the annual Father and Daughter Dance “A Red Carpet Affair”.
Don’t miss out get your tickets today. Contact: lindastuckey@midcircle.com for questions. See attached flyer for details.
FlyerFather and Daughter Dinner Dance
Using the Playground
Families are welcome to use the ISB playgrounds after school hours, with supervision. However, during the school day from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm, the playgrounds are to be used only by students for scheduled recess. This includes the PK/Kinder playground. After 1:00 PK dismissal, the playground should only be used by Kindergarteners for their scheduled recess. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?
Michelle Ihrig
cafeteria@isb.ac.th
That the ES Cafeteria kicked off an ‘Eating Well’ Campaign just a few months ago which consisted of the introduction of new plates with wellness messages printed on them, colorful posters in front of the ES Cafeteria, and wellness discussions in the classrooms. What has been the outcome of this collaborative effort? We have actually seen a rise in the consumption of the cooked and sauted vegetables! Further, there is a raised awareness of the importance of ‘more color’ on your plate. What effect has it had on the salad bar consumption? Not much. Which is terrific news, as about 85% of the ES students already use the Salad Bar on a daily basis anyway after they have enjoyed their hot selection first. Overall the students are making good choices, and one can track, that the older they get, and the more they have learned, the better the choices become. Enjoy.
Calendar of Events
April/May 2013
| Apr. 27 | After School Dance Photo Day |
| Cub Scouts Pack Event | |
| BISAC U11 T-ball (ASBg. BPS, b/g) | |
| 1-May | May Day (Holiday for Classified Staff) |
| School is in session | |
| 2-May | ES Parent Education Workshop 7:30 am (ES MPR) |
| May 2-3 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| 3-May | First Friday with Andy 8:00 am |
| Panther Paws Track & Field 5:-00 pm | |
| 6-May | Coronation Day – Substitute (No School) |
| Colgate Kids Triathlon | |
| 7-May | Cub Scouts Pack Meeting |
| 8-May | Volunteer Appreciation Lunch |
| 10-May | Panther Paws Track & Field 5:00 pm |
| May 11-12 | BISAC Gymnastics Championships (SHB) |
| 14-May | 1:00 pm Early Dismissal |
| PTA Executive Board Meeting 10:00 am | |
| 15-May | ES Music Concert |
| 17-May | ES Music Assembly 9:30 am (Chevron Theater) |
| Panther Paws Track & Field 5:00 pm | |
| 18-May | Cub Scouts Pack Event – Day Camp & Family BBQ |
| BISAC U11/U13/U15 Track & Field Championship (ISB) | |
| ThaiCraft Fair | |
| IMP Recital | |
| Father Daughter Dance 6:00-10:00 pm | |
| 21-May | Food Committee Meeting 9:00 am (HS Conference Rm) |
| PTA AnnualL General Meeting 6:00 pm | |
| Board of Trustees Annual General Meeting 7:00 pm | |
| 23-May | Transport Committee Meeting 9:00 am (HS Conference Rm) |
| 24-May | Visaka Bucha Day (Holiday for Classified Staff) |
| School in session | |
| Panther Paws Track & Field 5:00 pm | |
| 30-May | ASD Dress Rehearsal 2:00 pm |
| 31-May | After School Dance Performance |
| ISB Gymnastics Second Semester Ends | |
| Board of Trustees Retreat |
