ES e- News for September 20, 2013

Issue 8 (2013-14)

Professional Learning Day and ISB Holiday

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 is Professional Learning Day for teachers.  No school for students.

Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 is an ISB holiday.  Also no school.  Classes will resume on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.  It will be a ‘C’ day.

ES Parent Teacher Conferences Oct. 3-4, 2013

As you know, Parent conferences are coming up very soon.  This year we are trialing two important changes with conferences:

1.  Involving students in the conference. The research is clear – involving students in the learning and assessment process, providing them with clear feedback and the opportunity to engage with ideas for further growth has a positive impact on learning.  Having students attend conferences with parents is one way to do this.  This year, some teachers will be offering the opportunity for parents to bring their child to the conference.  As this is a pilot, we are intentionally wanting some teachers to not involve students.  We will be inviting your feedback following the pilot.

If your child’s teacher is electing to invite students to attend conferences, they will be in contact with you shortly.  Whether you decide to do this is up to you as a family.

2.  Online scheduling of conferences.  In your child’s Friday Folder today, you will find an important document that outlines how to register with our online conference scheduler, Pick-a-Time.  This letter contains the username and password for your child.  Please be aware that EACH child in ES has a separate username and password.  The program will be open from Monday afternoon.

Panther Spirit!

Tonight and tomorrow!  We are looking forward to seeing many ISB ES families at Season One Spirit Night and again on campus tomorrow when we friendly tournaments arranged.  A reminder that all ES students, even those in upper Elementary grades, require adult supervision whilst on campus.  Please do not allow your child to attend Spirit night or be on campus without a supervising adult.

ISB Games are scheduled as follows:

3.30pm Field A – JVB Soccer vs. ISB U17 Boys Gold

3.30pm Field A – JVG Soccer vs. Sports School Bangkok U15 7-aside

3.30pm Rajendra – ICS vs. ISB JV Girls Volleyball

3.30pm Auxillary Gym – RIS vs. ISB Varsity Girls Volleyball

4.45pm Rajendra – ICS vs. ISB JVB Girls Volleyball

4.45pm Auxillary Gym – ISB vs. RIS Varsity Boys Volleyball

5.00pm Field A – ISB vs. NIST Varsity Girls Boys Soccer

6.00pm Rajendra – ISB vs. GIS Varsity Girls Volleyball

6.00pm Auxillary – ISB JV vs. RIS Girls Volleyball

6.15pm Field A – ISB vs. NIST Varsity Boys Soccer

7.15pm Rajendra – ISB Varsity vs. GIS Girls Volleyball

7.15pm Sports Complex – RIS vs. ISB JV Boys Volleyball

There will be Shoshana, Twist, Subway, Ban Kimchii and our Boosters providing food in the Breezeway so please come down and enjoy some action on the fields and in the gyms while you have an easy family Friday night dinner!  Go Panthers!

International Day 2013 – A Great Big Beautiful World

Nicole Wright  and Sharane Sherman

ESCoord@isb.ac.th

International Day is just around the corner on Friday October 11!  The students begin celebrations by wearing t-shirts to school on Wednesday 9th  and Thursday 10th that relate to a country or nationality.   On Friday, students wear an International costume: simple, traditional, colourful – all are welcome.

Parents are invited to watch ES students proudly parade from the field to the Chevron Theatre in their country outfits from 7.30am on International Day.   Students then participate in an Assembly  (streamed live for parents at locations on campus).  The remainder of the day is spent rotating around country themed rooms in classrooms. This year we have 32 rooms. Mark your calendars and talk to your child about costume ideas for this truly special day.

Photo Request For International Day

As we prepare for our annual International Day festivities, we are calling for photos you may have of your children and family out enjoying “Our Big Beautiful World”. We will be using these photos in an all ES display on International Day. The photo you provide needs to showcase a particular place in the world that’s easy to recognize. Please send one electronic photo with your child’s name and location to Vera Day at verad@isb.ac.th on or before October 3rd, 2013.

ES Book Fair October 3-4

Upcoming Parent Workshop:

Achieving Balance and Bouncing Back from Tough Times: Resilience Tools for Expat Parents.

Fall seven times, stand up eight – Japanese Proverb

Parent Workshop Monday September 23 8:00-11:00 am in the MS MPR.  Please join the PTA in welcoming Resilience expert and consultant Rod Warner to ISB.  Mr. Warner is from South Africa and will offer a Parent Workshop entitled: Achieving Balance and Bouncing Back from Tough Times: Resilience Tools for Expat Parents.  Psychologist Peter Kramer states that resilience, not happiness, is the opposite of depression.  This is a wonderful education opportunity for ISB parents across the school  and we hope to see you Monday.  PTA will be providing refreshments during the workshop.

Road Safety Education Training for Young ISB Bicycle Riders

As part of our continued efforts to improve safety for our students and our school community, ISB is offering Road Safety Educational Training for Young Bicycle Riders.

This training program is offered the two weekends in November to ISB students aged 5-10 years and 11-14 years in a 4 hour session covering road safety, correct usage and riding of a bicycle, and responsibility to self and road user.

Program of training sessions

Register your student now for this valuable opportunity on this Community Activity Office Community Activity Office link (Click Here to Register)

Cost:  500 baht per child (with ISB subsidy of 1500 baht per student)

Venue:  ES MPR and the main parking lot

Trainers:  Interdisciplinary Centre for Road Safety (ICRS) was founded by Roy Ben-Eliezer, a public health expert who has been working for more than seven years in the field of road safety and injury prevention in Israel, Myanmar and Vietnam. ICRS activities focus on promoting safer roads and responsible driving culture with the objective of changing behavioral patterns, providing road users with the tools and knowledge of better road usage.

Website: https://www.icroadsafety.com/education

U11 Boys and Girls Basketball Teams

Mike Rutherford

miker@isb.ac.th

The U11 Boys and Girls basketball teams will be playing their first games on Wednesday September 25, 2013 at Shrewsbury at 3:30pm. Gold luck Panthers!

ISB is a Nut-free Campus

As stated on p. 32 of the Parent Student Handbook, ISB is a nut-free campus. We have many students at our school with serious nut allergies. In order to keep them safe, we do not allow any kind of nuts on our campus at any time. This includes the snacks and lunches that you might send to school with your child. Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our children safe.

After School Supervision – Reminder
Please ensure you know where your child is each afternoon and that maids and nannies understand ISB policy around supervision after school.  For safety’s sake, ES students MAY NOT be on campus after school unless supervised by an adult. Thank you for your cooperation.

ES After School Activities

This Semester’s After School Activity program will begin on Monday, September 23rd.

ES ASA locations and availability will be posted daily outside the ES office.

There are still limited spaces available in some of our ASA:

CLA, Cooking is Fun, T-shirt Painting, Volleyball, Tournament of Minds, Clay Works with Foam, Amazing Science Advanced and more. .

You can still register but don’t delay! Remember, once the ASA schedule begins there are NO REFUNDS however, you may change your ASA choice once it is before your third session.

I am in the office daily from 1:30-3:30pm if you have any questions or concerns.

Have a great weekend!

Livnat Ziskinder

ES After School Activities Coordinator

esactivities@isb.ac.th

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

September/October  2013