MS eNews – Friday, September 6, 2013
Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events:
Monday, September 9
- MAP Testing Window Opens
Wednesday, September 11
- MS Technology Parent Info Session at 8:00-9:00am in Main Library (Greene Room)
Friday, September 13 – Sunday, September 15
- MS Symphonic Band Cultural Exchange Trip to Khao Lak
Monday, September 16 – Wednesday, September 18
- MS Yearbook Photos
- MS Height & Weight Screening for all new students
Thursday, September 19
- MS PTA Meeting at 11:00-12:00pm in the MPB
- MS/HS Math Information Night at 6:30-7:30pm in the MPB
Wednesday, September 25
- MAP Testing Window Closes
- MS Counselor Connection at 9:00-10:00am in the MS Skybox (Rm 4-309)
Thursday, September 26
- Professional Day – No School for Students
Friday, September 27
- ISB Holiday – No School
Friday, September 27 – Sunday, September 29
- ISB Activity Free Weekend
Wednesday, October 2
- MS Alternate Dress Day
Thursday-Friday, October 3-4
MS Parent-Teacher Conferences (no classes these days)
MS Activities and Athletics Weekly Update
Check out some of the highlights that have happened, or will happen soon. For the most up-to-date information, click on the following link: Link to MS Activities and Athletics
MS Open House Presentation
Our annual Middle School Open House was a great success with nearly 500 parents representing 66% of our Middle School families in attendance. Thank you to parents, faculty, and staff for staying late into the evening in order to get to know one another and allow our parents to learn about our MS program and the learning going on in our classrooms this year.
If you were unable to attend, you can find the slides to the opening assembly presentation by Principal Tom Burgess here: ISB MS Open House – September 5, 2013
MS Technology Information Session
MS Parents, you are invited to attend a technology information session being offered by MS Technology Learning Coach, Mr. Zambrano. In this session, Mr. Zambrano will focus on assisting parents who would like more information on how to access systems like Haiku, PowerSchool, Google Calendars, Parent Controls, and other topics – no need to pre-register, just show up!
Wednesday, September 11
Time: 8:00-9:00am
Venue: Main Library (Greene Room)
MS-HS Math Information Night
Join us in the MPB 6:30-7:30pm on Thursday, September 19th in the MPB for information on:
- MS and HS Mathematics Department Overviews
- New HS Mathematics Curricula
- Planning for IB
- Question and Answer session with HS and MS Math Department Heads and Administration
BISAC U13 and U15 Off to a Fast Start!
Find out how to follow the league here. Click on the following link to see standings and schedules:
https://inside.isb.ac.th/athletics/2013/09/04/u13-u15-athletics/
Interested in joining our First Eco Trip of the school year?
By Mr. Dyke
kerryd@isb.ac.th
Stay on a houseboat, help elephants, go swimming, plant trees, build a dam, go camping, cook your own food, and more! If interested please sign up soon. I can only take 24 students and it fills up fast. Deadline for registering is next week Sept 12. Please go to this link to start the process https://docs.google.com/a/isb.ac.th/document/d/1XN8wnAzFSS47eXpgf6hh8iN4Uk91NMCOGc7GwnMrnAk/edit?hl=en_US
Interested in Playing Squash?
We are looking to put together a group of Middle School students (boys and girls) who might be interested in playing squash on a Beginner or Intermediate level. We could adjust the scheduling and intensity according to family/child needs. Depending on interest, lessons and round robins could occur in Bangkok or in Nichada. If you are interested, please contact Rula Burrow: landofsmiles13@gmail.com or ring/iMessage 095 547 5750 with the name of your child, grade, skill level, and whether or not you’d be interested in Nichada or Bangkok (if the latter, please also tell me in which part of the city you live).
Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?
…That about 98% of what we serve in the Cafeteria is home baked, hand cut, hand grate, home cooked, and hand prepared by us every morning. This includes all the items at The Grind, the hamburger buns for BBQ Friday, the baguette bread for the sandwiches, the tortillas for the ES Canteen, the Pineapple Juice for our punch, our slow brewed iced tea, and the home roasted and hand cut meats at the sandwich bar. We believe that Basic is Best. Food in its basic form carries the most amount of nutrients for our bodies and is optimally digested, hence allowing us the maximum benefits from the foods we eat. Epicure Catering welcomes a fresh delivery of produce and meats daily, striving to use recipes with only the most natural ingredients. We look forward to another year of providing well-balanced, nutritious, tasty meals to all of our very eager and hungry customers, mainly your kids. Enjoy.
Michelle Ihrig
Epicure Catering
Manager of Operations ISB
Tel. 02-963-5800 ext. 7728
M: 082-322-7531