Late bus on Friday, October 18th
by Suthida (Pu) JIRAVICHAI
suthidaj@isb.ac.th
Please be informed that Friday, October 18, 2013 we have no 4:00 pm. activities late bus, the latest bus will depart from ISB at 4:30 pm.
For next Friday and thereafter we will confirm this schedule via the enews.
Thank you for your time and kind understanding.
With regards,
Suthida (Pu) JIRAVICHAI
It’s Panther Pop Time!
by Rachel Neale
rsneale67@gmail.com
We will be selling Panther Pops this Friday, October 18 by the Booster Hut. Please stop by and see us! The price is 30 baht.
Friends of the Library organizing meeting – October 30th
by Ana Coghlan
ana.coghlan@gmail.com
Are you looking for creative and engaging ways to be a part of ISB? Or are you looking for ways to help develop a greater sense of community at ISB? If yes, please join us for a Friends of the Library organizing meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 30. We will be organizing ways for parents to support the Main Library, such as fundraisers to help pay for visiting authors, as well as ways to use the library for creative community-wide efforts, such as parents’ book clubs and art shows.
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Where: ISB Main Library
Who: All those interested in supporting the library and having the library support them!
For more information, please contact Ana Coghlan (ana.coghlan@gmail.com) or Alegria Barclay (alegriab@isb.ac.th).
ISB Downtown LUNCH Gathering – Nov. 6th
by Satoko Kawagishi
sarokorinan@gmail.com
On Wed. Nov.6 from 11:30 am ~
Zeta Cafe @Holiday Inn Sukhumvit 8th floor
On the corner of Sukhumvit @Soi 22
Lunch buffet 299BHT++ (including drinks, dessert, coffee and tea)
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/
Every ISB parent is welcome wherever you live but please RSVP by Nov 1st to satokorinan@gmail.com
We are looking forward to seeing you all !!
Satoko Kawagishi 02-683-4888
Massed Band Festival – November 2nd
by Thomas P. MYERS
thomasm@isb.ac.th
Our upcoming annual Massed Band Festival will take place in the Chevron Theatre on November 1st and 2nd. A full day and a half of band rehearsals will culminate in a gala concert on Saturday, November 2nd, at 2 pm in the Chevron Theatre. 5 international schools from Bangkok along with 1 from Penang, Malaysia, will combine to make a band of nearly 200 students under the direction of guest conductor David Baldock, from Kent, Washington in the United States. Individual bands from the schools will perform their own selections as well. This concert is free of charge and open to the public. A reception will follow the concert.
The 17th annual Nancy Crosser Fitness Challenge is coming on Nov. 9th
by Gaile Rockey
gailer@isb.ac.th
The 17th annual Nancy Crosser Fitness Challenge will take place on Nov. 9th. Take a look at the attached poster for all of the details and register now. All proceeds support Habitat and we are so fortunate to have Prayook Sports Supply Company supporting this event again. Now is the time to plan, prepare, and put fitness into your day.
Register at this link: https://goo.gl/pR8Mh9
Gaile
BBSA – Baseball and softball registration is now open for the 2013-14 season
by Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
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. Payment can be made by cash, check and 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 helpng 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/
Road Safety Education Training for Young ISB Bicycle Riders
Justin Wah
justinw@isb.ac.th
Dear ISB Community,
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
| Date and Time |
Age Groups |
No. of participants |
| Saturday, November 9 | ||
| 7.30 – 11.30 |
5 yrs – 10 yrs |
20 |
| 12:30- 16:30 |
5 yrs – 10 yrs |
20 |
| Sunday, November 10 | ||
| 7.30 – 11.30 |
5 yrs – 10 yrs |
20 |
| 12:30 -16:30 |
5 yrs – 10 yrs |
20 |
| Saturday, November 16 | ||
| 7.30 – 11.30 |
5 yrs – 10 yrs |
20 |
| 12:30-16:30 |
5 yrs – 10 yrs |
20 |
| Sunday, November 17 | ||
| 7.30 – 11.30 |
11 yrs – 14 yrs |
20 |
| 12:30 – 16:30 |
11 yrs – 14 yrs |
20 |
Register your student now for this valuable opportunity on this 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/
Passion Day – Parent Helpers Needed
by Graeme Scott
graemes@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
We are still looking for parents to help us with Passion Day on 8th November. All you need to do is email me and we will assign you to a group for the day. These groups will be led by our teachers but they need some help. It could be anything from Amazing Race, Geocaching, Rock Climbing, Soccer or other exciting activities. You don’t need to have experience or skills, just enthusiasm. Please email me if you would like to share in this exciting day.
Many thanks,
Graeme Scott
Touchstone – a PTA & Booster Club publication
by Heather Ferguson, Touchstone Chief Editor
touch@isb.ac.th
Touchstone Issue 1. 2013 – 2014, a Parent Teachers Auxiliary (PTA) and Booster Club publication for the ISB community, is now available to view online. Please follow this link:
We would love to hear any thoughts and feedback you have for the Touchstone Team. Please send any comments to touch@isb.ac.th
eNewsletter Guidelines
by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th
ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNewsletter guidelines below.
Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families for potential publication in our eNewsletters. The announcements are generally intended to highlight events that occur at ISB and/or highlight information about ISB.
What to include in the announcement
• A title for your announcement
• An email contact for further information
Where to submit your announcement
4publish@isb.ac.th is for announcements of interest to the entire ISB community.
tinaratr@isb.ac.th is for Elementary School (ES) announcements of interest to ES families.
maurilib@isb.ac.th is for Middle School (MS) announcements of interest to MS families.
vijitl@isb.ac.th is for High School (HS) announcements of interest to HS families.
Your announcement will be submitted to the appropriate Principal and/or to our Marketing Director for review. ISB reserves the right to determine which announcements will and will not be published, and to edit announcements that are approved for publication.
Frequency of eNewsletter mailings
The ISB eNewsletter that is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays. Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.
The ES, MS, and HS eNewsletters are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.