Grade 5 Book Sale Proceeds Go to Mercy Center
On May 23, representatives from each 5th grade went to Mercy Center to give our donation from the Book Sale. They were very appreciative of the gift, and took us on a tour of their facility. It was wonderful. We were able to see how many young people the Center services, from their orphanage, to their classes, to the outreach programs they run within their community and beyond. We even had a chance to meet with Father Joseph, who is the founding father of the Center! The students represented their classes with pride. We were very proud of them!
Elementary School Assemblies
At ISB, we highly value sharing and celebrating our learning with families. This happens in a variety of ways. For example, we have music shares, celebrations of learning, evening concerts, student led conferences, mystery readers, writing shares, science expos, poetry slams, plays, musicals, art shows, and a variety of other ways throughout the year.
Another way our students share with each other is at student assemblies. These occur several times throughout the year, and they are a chance for our PK-grade 5 students to gather and share a song, idea, or hear messages around being global citizens. They are focused on students sharing with other students. Occasionally, we have parents who wish to see them. Due to space and safety regulations, we are unable to accommodate parents coming to our student assemblies. We do offer a DVD recording of our student assemblies when students perform. If you would like to obtain a copy of last week’s ES music student assembly, please bring a blank DVD (available in the bookstore) to the Main Library. Circulation has a form for you to complete and they will burn a copy for you.
An upcoming student assembly is our Closing Assembly on the last day of school. This is a student assembly only, and we will not have room to accommodate parents. Thank you for your understanding.
Music Shares start next week!
The Music Share starts next Thursday during music times. Students have been preparing their “acts” and we’re looking forward to seeing what they put together! ES music teachers would like to invite parents and teachers to attend their students’ performance. The schedule for the Music Share can be found here. We’re still taking late entries, so it’s not too late to sign up! See you at the Share!
International Day for New School Year 2013-14 Early Notification for Parents
International Day for 2013-14 falls a little earlier than usual this year, on October 11. Parents may like to consider costume plans during summer vacation trips to ‘home’ countries.
Crazy Hair Day
All Elementary school students are invited to have some fun and get a little wacky! On Tuesday, June 4, 2013, we will have Crazy Hair Day . Get your ‘do’ done any way you can!
Last day of School Dismissal 11:30 am
School dismissal on June 7th is 11:30 am. Please make sure students are picked up on time. Thank you.
Kindergarten Book Sale – June 5, 2013
Cindy Brickerd
cynthiab@isb.ac.th
If you have books for young children, ages 3 to 8, please consider donating them to us. All proceeds from our sale will go to After the Wave organization. Collection boxes are in the kindergarten quad and in front of the ES office.
Thank you for your support.
Learning Hub
All borrowed books should now be returned. There will be no checkout from the Hub next week as the library undertakes a full inventory. Summer checkouts for returning ISB families will begin on June 3rd.
If you know you are leaving ISB – Urgent
If your family is not returning to ISB in August, you must complete a Notice of Withdrawal Form. Please see attached Notice of Withdrawal Form and can also be found at https://www.isb.ac.th/How_to_Apply/default.aspx.
ES After School Activities
Livnat Ziskinder
esactivities@isb.ac.th
All of our ASA are complete. I would like to thank all of our ASA instructors for a wonderful semester.
There are some new ASA that have been introduced to our next school year program, so look out for registration information that will be send to home in August.
The registration dates for next school year are September 2nd until September 4th.The ASA will begin on September 23rd.
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.
Father and Daughter Dance Photos
Linda Stuckey
cadwoman3765@me.com
Father and Daughter Dance Photos will be available for pickup starting on Monday, June 3rd in the Community Activity Office.
Thank you again for attending.
Linda Stuckey, Girl Scout Chair
ISB Panther Tennis Tournament
Jennifer Bradley
jennbradley5@gmail.com
All students Grade 1-5 welcome! Please join us for a fun tennis tournament!
May 27th ‘Cubs’ (grades 3-5) Tournament, sign in from 2-2:15, play from 2:30-4
May 28th ‘Mini Cubs’ (grades 1-2) Tournament sign in 2-2:15, play from 2:30-4
Register by emailing player’s name, birthdate and contact phone number to advantagetennisthai@gmail.com by May 23rd. Entry fee of 300 baht needs to be paid to the tennis office by May 25th; otherwise late entry fee 400 baht accepted on tournament day. Contact Coach Noop at 087-675-7826 or Coach Ball at 089-770-9181 with any questions.
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
Re-scheduled – 14th Colgate Kids Triathlon!
Saturday, May 25th
Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
The 14th Colgate Kids Triathlon has now been rescheduled and will take place on Saturday, May 25th at 7:30AM. The two starts will still be at the two ISB pools.
Here is how we will handle the registration for the event:
1. If you are already registered and you still plan to participate in the same age category and same event (individual/relay team), then you don’t have to do anything. You are all set to participate.
2. If you have registered but cannot participate on Saturday, May 25th – please send me an e-mail (ksypolt@gmail.com) and I will remove your registration. You can get your refund for your registration at the Community Activity Office (CAO) at ISB. PLEASE let me know if you are canceling your registration so we can allow others to participate.
3. If you have registered but need to change anything in your registration (age category, individual vs relay team, relay team members, volunteer information, etc), please send me an e-mail (ksypolt@gmail.com) and I will make the necessary change.
4. If you were not previously registered but would now like to participate on Saturday, May 25th – you may register for the event. Go to our website (shown below) and click on the registration link on the website. Registration will close on Monday, May 20th or when total participants reaches 225, whichever comes first. No late registrations will be permitted so make sure you register before the close date!
We will have the race briefing on either Thursday, May 23rd or Friday, May 24th. That information will be sent out as soon as possible.
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
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/
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.
Calendar of Events
May/June 2013
| 25-May | 14th Colgate Kids Triathlon (Rescheduled) |
| 30-May | ASD Dress Rehearsal 2:00 pm |
| 31-May | After School Dance Performance |
| ISB Gymnastics Second Semester Ends | |
| Board of Trustees Retreat | |
| 1-Jun | After School Dance Performance |
| ISB Panther Swim Team Last Day Training | |
| 4-Jun | ES Crazy Hair Day |
| Cub Scouts Pack Meeting | |
| 5-Jun | Kindergarten Book Sale 7:30-2:00 |
| Grade 5 ‘Moving On’ Celebration 8:00 am (Chevron Theater) | |
| 6-7 June | ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day |
| 7-Jun | ES Report Card Goes Home |
| ES Closing Assembly 9:15 am (Chevron Theater) | |
| Last Day of School |
