MS eNews – Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events:
Thursday-Friday, October 3-4
MS Parent-Teacher Conferences (no classes these days)
Tuesday, October 8
- Early Dismissal Day – students dismissed at 1:00pm
Saturday, October 12
- BISAC U13 Girls Tennis Singles Invitational at BPS
- BISAC Cross Country U11-19 at ISB
Sunday, October 13
- BISAC U13 Boys Tennis Singles Invitational at BPS
- BISAC Water Polo U15 at RIS
Monday-Friday, October 21-25
- October Break (No School)
Friday, November 1
- MS Alternate Dress Day
- MS Student Social at 3:00pm
- MS KS 3 String Festival at BPS
Saturday, November 2
- MS KS 3 String Festival at BPS
- BISAC U13 Basketball Tournaments (Boys at SHB, Girls at HIS)
- BISAC U13 Team Tennis Tournaments (Boys at ISB, Girls at BPS)
- BISAC U15 Basketball Tournaments (Boys at RIS, Girls at ISB)
Sunday, November 3
- BISAC U15 Girls Touch Invitational at ISB
- BISAC U15 Rugby at ISB
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
Some Last Minute Details Regarding Our MS Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences October 3 – 4
- Please click here for a list of room numbers teachers will be located in during conferences.
- If you haven’t scheduled a time yet, or need to change your scheduled time, please contact your child’s Humanities teacher directly.
- There are some scheduled breaks and lunch (11:30 – 12:15) both days to provide teachers scheduled breaks. The cafeteria will be open for parents and students too! Refreshments will also be available in the library!
- Reminders:
- Your child should be attending the conferences with you.
- Your child is expected to be in school uniform.
Leaving ISB End of This Semester?
If you are leaving or possibly leaving ISB before, or end of this semester, please contact Khun Fon in the MS Office at supanniy@isb.ac.th – she will send you the ISB Withdraw Form that needs to be completed in order for her to get your child’s school records ready for his/her next school.
You’re Invited!
Our MS Choirs will be performing in the 19th Annual Bangkok International Choir Festival Gala Concert this Saturday at 2:00pm in the Chevron Theatre. They have been invited to perform as special guests and will be singing one song on their own as well as one other song with the massed festival choir. Please see attached document for more information.
Upcoming Vision and Hearing Screening for All New Students to ISB
Dear Parents of new students to ISB this school year. All new students will have their vision and hearing tested at school October 14 – 18. Your child(ren) will receive their scheduled time from the MS Office. Our school nurse will be contacting you if there are any irregularities in the results.
Updated Information About Your Child’s School Photo
All students had their picture taken recently for our annual MS Yearbook. The school photographer will be delivering the proofs to the school on October 10th. You can expect your child to bring his/her proofs home that day or the next along with information on how to order prints if you would like them, and costs. October 19th, all orders are due back at the school. November 28th, any pictures ordered will be delivered to the school and distributed to students to bring home.
BBSA – Baseball and softball registration is now open for the 2013-14 season
Registration is open for the 2013-14 season of Bangkok Baseball Softball Association (BBSA). The fee for registration is THB 2,500 per player. Registrations after November 1st will be subject to team availability so please register now to avoid disappointment. Also, registrations completed after November 1st will be charged THB 3,500.
BBSA has organized baseball/softball play for the past 53 years in Bangkok. There are leagues for boys and girls ages 5 yrs – 18 yrs. BBSA is a community baseball league. Players of all skill levels are welcome. BBSA is committed to ensuring all players enjoy themselves, gain baseball skills and want to continue to play baseball/softball in future years.
All payments can be made at the Community Activity Office at ISB. You can pay by cash, check, or credit card. The CAO office is open Monday – Friday, 7:00AM to 11:00AM and 12:00PM to 3:00PM.
Player assessment will be held on Sunday November 3rd and Sunday November 10th at the ISB fields. All players are strongly encouraged to attend both assessment sessions but it is vital that all players attend at least one assessment session to allow the coaches to create fair and balanced teams. Parents will be contacted about the specific times for their player’s assessment session.
Practices will begin in mid November with Opening Day for baseball/softball on Saturday, Nov 23rd. All games are played on Friday evenings and Saturdays at ISB. Games will continue every weekend until the league championships the weekend of February 28th/March 1st. There will be no games during the winter break at ISB but we will continue play on Saturday, January 11th 2014.
All teams will practice once per week during the season, as a weekly practice is important to skills development and to learn the fundamentals of teamwork, etc. Most practices will take place at the ISB fields on weekday evenings (Monday – Thursday). We have arranged a downtown Bangkok location on Thursdays for an optional weekly practice at NIST. Parents will have to pay THB 500 for the season for this practice because NIST charges for field usage. But all players should register to play even if they cannot commit to attending all weekly practice sessions.
On the registration form you will also have an opportunity to volunteer to be a coach, assistant coach or team parent. Please consider helping out with your child’s team in some way. The kids really love having their parents helping out with their team and you will have a great time. No previous baseball experience is necessary.
BBSA has purchased a limited number of fielding gloves and batting gloves for players who need them. These will be sold on our assessment days on Sunday, Nov 3rd and 10th. Please note that the BBSA no longer has any baseball cleats to sell. So parents who want baseball cleats will need to obtain them on your own.
Please go to https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/2011/08/17/bbsa-baseballsoftball/ to register. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Sypolt at ksypolt@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Kevin Sypolt
+66-84-388-7715
Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?
…That 100% of the chicken served and consumed across campus is Antibiotic and Hormone Free! Why is this important for you? Because long term exposure to antibiotics, whether taken directly or through another source, actually weaken our immune systems by taking over our bodies’ natural ability to fight infection and bacteria, thus leaving us much more prone to illness. Furthermore, our poultry is 100% certified Halal. In Arabic, the word halal means permitted or lawful. Halal foods are foods that are allowed under Islamic dietary guidelines. Muslims are taught through the Qu’ran that all animals should be treated with respect and well cared for.’ A further belief is that Halal is one of the most humane methods of animal preparation. Now here’s to Chicken! Enjoy.
Michelle Ihrig
Epicure Catering
Manager of Operations ISB
Tel. 02-963-5800 ext. 7728
M: 082-322-7531