ISB Adult Education Registration February 10th to 18th
by Ginger Duval
ISBAdultEd@gmail.com
Don’t miss out on classes taking place in your own backyard! The Spring 2014 schedule includes many great classes like Thai Language Lessons, Cooking, Tennis Lessons, Salsa, Bollywood, Prenatal Yoga, Painting, Jewelry Making, Photography, Make-Up and Information Technology. Go to the parent portal at https://inside.isb.ac.th/
Dtac Fun Tennis Day – February 11th
by: Panther Tennis
contact: panthertennisisb@gmai.com
Dear Parents,
The Parent Tennis Committee is organizing a dtac Fun Tennis Day for all ISB Elementary and Middle School Students on Tuesday, February 11, at 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Venue: Held at the brand new Sports Center Tennis Courts
Registration – Interested students please contact Coach Noop at 0876757826 or advantagetennisthai@gmail.com or panthertennisisb@gmail.com
OR you can register on the same day (February 11) at the entrance of the Indoor Sports Centre between 2:15pm -2:30pm.
Entrance is free and the first 50 to sign up will get to participate so please HURRY UP!!!!
There will be lots of fun tennis-related games and prizes to be won so don’t miss this opportunity!!!!!!
Parent Tennis Committee (PTC)
No 5:00 pm late bus February 17th -21st
by Suthida (Pu) JIRAVICHAI
suthidaj@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
Please be informed that we will only have a late bus at 3:30 pm during the period of February 17th to 21st. There will be no late bus at 5:00 pm.
Thank you for your time and kind understanding.
Note : MS athletics students will have a van at 4:00 pm to the Emporium on the 17th & 19th Feb. 2014.
CC showcases coming up
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
IASAS CULTURAL CONVENTION(CC) is coming up (March 6- 8 th) and involves over 70 HS students plus staff. This year CC Music will be held at ISKL, Art, Dance and Drama are traveling to Jakarta (JIS), Forensics and Debate will be hosted in Taipei at TAS.
At ISB we will hold CC showcases so that you can all catch a glimpse of our amazing artists and orators before they travel away on March 5th. It’s like our very own mini Arts Festival!
From February 24 – March 3 we are hoping that the CC Art exhibition of the 25 pieces chosen to be taken to Jakarta will go on display in the Main Library. This will depend on the length of time the framing process takes.
On both February 26th and 27th starting at 2:30 pm in the HS Choir Room, CC music delegates will perform some of their challenging and beautiful pieces. Come along and be inspired.
February 26th is also the showcase for Forensics and Debates delegates – in the pit at the Main library from 2:30 pm.
Finally on March 3rd, the CC Dance and Drama Showcases will be held in the CCT (2 shows – 3:00pm and 5:30pm). The Drama piece will be performed second at the 5:30 performance
Come and be amazed at the wealth of talent at ISB.
International Family Fair (IFF) – March 1st
by the IFF Team 2014
isbiff@gmail.com
We are so ready for IFF 2014, and we hope that you are ready too!
Food booths representing 20 different countries will be serving you a taste of their countries. Fun games will be on hand from a climbing wall to a dunk tank, from fencing to sumo wrestling. It will all be there for you and your family to enjoy.
We have things for all ages and not only games. The prizes are amazing this year. Do you want to be the ES Principal for a half day? Do you want to see your own favorite film in the theatre with all your friends, conduct a piece of music or have free dress day for your grade or what about an off-campus pass with your friend?? Come and bid at the silent auction table and these things can be yours….
What???? Yes, of course we have raffles. Also with great prizes from a phone to a VIP soccer night, from a free night in a hotel to a free massage.
This is all going to be happening on the 1st of March at ISB from 4-7 with a great variety of entertainment. The ES drawing competition winners will be also be announced during the IFF.
Elementary Students: Don’t forget! Bring in your art work to the ES office by the 28th of February
The IFF is a success because of you and your energy. We need lots of volunteers. So please fill in our google doc: IFF Volunteers
See you then,
IFF Team 2014
Tali, Karen, Gabriela, Kristen, Jen C, Kevin, Tom and Kim
***The last meeting before the IFF will be on the 12th of February 10.00 am MS MPR***
IASAS CC Music 2014 shifted from BKK to KL – March 6-8
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
The IASAS Heads of Schools have conferred and have made the decision to move CC Music 2014 at ISB to ISKL. This is a sad situation for us as ISB is so well set up to host MUSIC and we have been planning this Convention for nearly five months.
Thanks for all your offers to house the incoming CC delegates; it’s a wonderful thing to open your doors to travelers and this a major reason that IASAS works so well.
ISB is grateful to ISKL for stepping up and hope that this will simply be a switch.
ISB will be set to host MUSIC in March 2015!
Every CC becomes a triumph and a joy; we wish ISKL all the best in hosting MUSIC.
Volunteers needed for 2014 North Bangkok Basketball League (NBBL) season
by Kevin Sypolt
kevinjan@optonline.net
ksypolt@gmail.com
We are in need of volunteers for the upcoming 2014 NBBL season. Online player registration has been open since early January with 200+ players already registered. We now need the following volunteers to be able to organize and run the NBBL season and provide the best experience for the players participating in the league.
• Team Coaches
• We need coaches for each individual team. Please see the Division info further below for a listing of Divisions vs. grades.
• Please volunteer as a head or assistant coach for a division. Or alternatively, volunteer with another person to co-coach a team.
• Division Coordinators
• We need a person in each division to take the lead coordinating that division. This could be one of the coaches in that division, or a non-coaching parent in that division.
• General Coordinators
• We need volunteers to help with the general administrative tasks involved in running the league: games scheduling, referees, timekeepers & scorekeepers, treasurer, equipment & facilities, etc.
• This could be any parent; no level of basketball experience is needed to help out.
• Sponsors
• The NBBL is seeking sponsorship to subsidize this year’s league. Specifically, if the NBBL is to provide extra training by the Top Flight coaches this season similar to last season, we need additional funding since the revenue from registration fees alone is not enough to cover those costs. If any organizations or individuals are willing to provide sponsorship funds, or have any recommendations, please contact info@nbbl.asia. We are seeking to put sponsor logos onto the player’s jerseys, amongst other possibilities.
Please consider volunteering, especially if you have children participating and regardless of your familiarity with basketball. If you have any interest, please email info@nbbl.asia to discuss.
NBBL
Email: info@nbbl.asia
Web site: www.nbbl.asia … for all NBBL details and registration link
Season schedule overview … Please see www.nbbl.asia/season-overview for more info.
• The season will begin on Saturday, March 8 with player assessments and team formation for each division.
• 8 weeks of regular games will begin on the weekend of Fri.-Sat., March 14-15.
• Division tournament games will conclude the season on the weekend of Fri.-Sat., May 23-24.
Thanks,
Kevin Sypolt
Job and Maria Run Postponed to May 9th
by Justin Wah
justinw@isb.ac.th
Dear ISB Community,
The Job and Maria run which was scheduled for February 28th, has been postponed. Job and Maria run will now take place on May 9th. More information to follow.
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.