ES Report Card
We send home report cards each year (November, February and June). This year the first report card is going home today Friday, November 15, 2013. Please look over the report with your child, discussing strength, areas for growth and goals. It is our aim that report cards are a spring-board for positive family conversations about learning.
ES October Conference feedback survey
We have discovered that there was a technical glitch with the set-up of the feedback form sent to parents last month, preventing many of you giving us your views about our student conferences. Our apologies for this. If you would like to provide feedback, please complete the short survey here.
Leaving ISB at the End of the First Semester?
Parents of students who are not returning to ISB after semester 1 need to notify the ES Office, K. Tina (tinaratr@isb.ac.th) as soon as possible and fill out the Notice of Withdrawal from ISB Form to enable us to process school records for their next school. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
No Nuts on Campus
As you know, ISB is a NO NUTS campus. We cannot reiterate this enough, as we have several students who have very severe allergic reactions to peanuts. PLEASE do not send any food items to share with the class unless you are absolutely positive that they do not contain any nut products. We greatly appreciate your cooperation.
ES After School Activities Update
Monday ASA will have a make up class on December 2nd. Tuesday and Wednesday ASA will have their last session during the week of November 25th with exception of Parkour and Basketball that will have make up classes on Tuesday December 3rd and Wednesday December 4th.
Thursday and Friday ASA are still in session. Thursday ASA will have their last session on December 19th and Friday ASA will have their last session on December 13th.
I am in the office daily from 1:30pm – 3:30pm if you have any questions or concerns.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES After School Activities Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
Thanks Giving Concert
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
A Special Thanks Giving Concert in the Cultural Centre Theatre, 3rd floor,
Thurs, November 28th 2013 at 6.30pm. Admission is free. Come and hear the Middle School Concert Strings and the High School String Ensemble perform these works: Jupiter by Holst, a Symphony by Stamitz and ‘Winter’ from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and an excerpt from “The Hobbit”. This is a unique opportunity to hear young people from ISB string groups performing together. Please come and support this event and invite staff, friends and family to the concert.
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.
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.
Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?
Michelle Ihrig
cafeteria@isb.ac.th
Just like other areas of learning, acquiring the knowledge & skill of choosing a balanced meal at our cafeteria is a learning process. Beyond Pre-K, ISB students practice this learning each day when they approach the serving windows to get their lunch. For our KG students, the first trimester presents a sometimes overwhelming array of new choices: food type, colour, flavors etc. In the early weeks, students tend to select foods with which they are most familiar – rice & potatoes are common ‘safe’ choices at this time. By October, just a few months later, our KG students are choosing a much more balanced meal, the majority taking helpings at the salad bar after they have finished their hot meal. As students progress through school, their selections tend to broaden, reflecting a growing understanding and like for a balanced meal. After reviewing our cafeteria serving structures, we are confident that the systems we have in place serve the learning & dietary needs of our students well. However, following feedback from parents & teachers, we have determined some simple changes for the first few months of the school year that will allow our KG students to ease into the change from ‘family style’ serving in Pre-K to the more formal serving structures we have for KG-Gr 5.
Should you have any further inquiries or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact myself. Michelle Ihrig – cafeteria@isb.ac.th
Calendar of Events
November 2013
Nov. 18
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Kdg/Pool Field Trip to lumberyard 8:00-9:00; 9:00-10:00 |
Nov. 19 | Kdg/Whitman Field Trip to lumberyard 8:00-9:00; 9:00-10:00 |
Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB 3) | |
Nov. 20 | Kdg/Chang Field Trip to lumberyard 8:00-9:00; 9:00-10:00 |
Parent book group of Rosalind Wiseman’s new book “Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World.” 8:00 am (ES MPR) | |
Nov. 20-21 | 4/Crimi and 4/Hamlin Barge Trip 7:25 am and return the next day at 1:45 pm |
Nov. 21 | Kdg/Nagamine Field Trip to lumberyard 8:00-9:00; 9:00-10:00 |
Nov. 22 | Kdg/Brickerd Field Trip to lumberyard 8:00-9:00; 9:00-10:00 |
Nov. 22-24 | Girl Scout Fall Campout |
Nov. 26 | Gr. 1/Hardman Field Trip to Koh Kret 7:45-12:30 |
Nov. 27 | PTA Staff Appreciation Cookie Day |
Gr. 1/Bell and 1/Scranton Field Trip to Koh Kret 7:45-12:30 | |
Nov. 28 | Gr. 1/Belohlavy abd 1/Souza Field Trip to Koh Kret 7:45-12:30 |
Nov. 29 | Lost & Found Display |