International Family Fair – The Party is about to Begin!
by The IFF Team
isbiff@gmail.com
WE ARE READY …… FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY FAIR
After a 1 month delay, the time has now really come, this Saturday March 1st the IFF will kick off at 4 pm at ISB.
READY STEADY …… COOK????
A record 20 food booths will dish up delicacies from across the globe. Volunteer master-chefs… ready, steady… cook!
READY SET …… GO?
Want to work up an appetite; we have more than 30 games on offer that will be sure to inspire all to have a go. Don’t forget to visit the ISB high school clubs that aim to raise funds.
RIEN NE VA …… PLUS
With a belly full of food and energy depleted at the games, get your adrenaline back up by participating in the raffles and silent auction with grand prizes from family get-aways to Phuket to an iPhone 5 and bid to make your dream of your private showing in the ISB ‘movie’ theatre come true. Really… we have >600 prizes in all, the odds have never been better.
PLACE YOUR BETS from Wednesday when the raffles will go on sale at 1.30 pm (ES Breezeway), last chance on Saturday during the IFF.
CHECK CHECK
- Hand in your drawing for the ES competition until Friday 2pm
- Pick up your international costume from the dry-cleaners
- Bring some mozzie spray on Saturday…
- Why not come by bike… avoid the traffic
VOLUNTEERS
We still need some volunteers for the day, please go to our google doc:
Let’s get the party started!!!
SEE YOU SATURDAY
IFF team
Tom, Jen, Kristen, Tali, Karen, Kevin, Diana and Kim
Booster News, Panther Pops, and IFF!
by: ISB Booster Club
isbbooster@isb.ac.th
Panther Pops on sale this Friday, February 28. The sale begins at 8:30 a.m. and finishes when the last Panther Pop is sold! All are welcome to buy the Panther Pops: parents, students, teachers, etc. The Panther Pops are 30 baht a piece and exact change is always appreciated. See you Friday!
IFF Booster Booths- Please find us this Saturday, March 1 beginning at 4:00 p.m. The Boosters will be selling drinks and we will have a Booster table to purchase items. One of the great deals will be our very own ISB Cookbook for 100 baht!! Don’t miss this one time deal. The price will return to 300 baht after Saturday.
Lastly, the Booster Drink Booth is still in need of volunteers. If you are able to help during a 6:00-6:30 p.m. time slot or a 6:30-7:00 p.m. time slot; 2 more people are needed for each shift. Please E-mail: isbbooster@isb.ac.th for more information. Thank you.
Black & Gold Gymnastics Competition – March 1st & 2nd
Joelle Butcher
jbnetmail@yahoo.ca
This Saturday March 1 and Sunday March 2, ISB gymnastics will host their fourth annual Black and Gold Gymnastics Meet. 6 International Schools from Bangkok will be here to compete in our new, top quality gymnastics facility. Competition will run all day Saturday, 7am-6pm and Sunday, 8am-5pm. Please come out and support our ISB Gymnasts. Twist, Subway and Shoshana will be there to provide food and beverages.
Tournament of the Minds – March 2nd
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
This Sunday March 2nd from 8 am – 4pm, ISB is hosting the Bangkok final of Tournament of the Minds. This is an international program designed to to give students the opportunity to participate in creative and stimulating open ended Challenges, which demand experimentation and reward divergent thinking.
The Long Term Challenge disciplines in Thailand this year are Math Engineering and Language Literature and we welcome 250 participants on site.
Parents and families are welcome to drop in to the MS Skybox, ES MPR, Room 204 and room 203 to see the teams at work.
IASAS Cultural Convention 2014: March 6- 8th – hosted in three different venues
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
On March 5th three squads of our top artists (totaling over 70 students) will depart for the three different venues: Forensics and Debate will be hosted in Taipei at TAS, Art, Dance, and Drama will travel to Jakarta and be hosted by JIS, and lastly (and this one is tinged with regret as we were supposed to host), Music will travel to Kuala Lumpur to be hosted by ISKL.
Students have been through a rigorous selection process and have been rehearsing and preparing for months. Although only five Visual Arts students travel, another 25 artworks are selected to form part of the huge IASAS CC Art exhibition. All the delegates will be honoured in a special ‘Black and Gold’ Assembly at 1:10 pm on March 3 and, on their return, there will be an Awards Banquet generously sponsored by the Booster Club (Wednesday March 12th).
We wish our CC delegates all the very best for their CC experience which is always guaranteed to be intense, illuminating and exhausting! The ISB community is invited to attend the CC Dance and Drama Showcases on Monday, March 3rd starting at 3:00 pm in the Cultural Centre Theatre.
Athletic Scholarships Information Sessions and U90 Soccer ID Camp
by Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
ISB will be hosting two independent companies who specialise in supporting student athletes in accessing athletic scholarships in the U.S.
Upper 90 College will be running a college soccer ID camp on March 8 and 9 at ISB where a college scout will be present to ID any soccer players who may have the potential to receive some form of scholarship into U.S. Colleges in the future. Please follow this link: https://goo.gl/ry4bL0 for more information and register for this weekend at this link: https://www.regonline.
On March 10 we will be hosting Nick Terzis the director of American Athletics Scholarships Pty Ltd who will run two free information sessions on U.S. Sports Scholarships. The first session will be offered at 10am in the MPB and the second at 6.30pm. Information can be found at this link: https://goo.gl/PHG8uh
Both companies have been involved in placing students in colleges from our region. For more information on each, please contact direct to the contacts shown on their flyers.
We hope these sessions will help parents and students who are trying to access such future scholarships and welcome any families from Middle or High School to join these sessions.
ISB’s Visiting Author Program: Dine with award-winning author Ruta Sepetys – Wed, March 12th
by Mischele Jamgochian
mischele@isb.ac.th
Enjoy a fabulous dinner and dine with award-winning author Ruta Sepetys at the chic W Bangkok Wednesday, March 12th, at 7:00 pm. Ms. Sepetys will sign books, discuss her work and how to create a family narrative. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet an engaging new author and indulge in decadent dishes, all in support of the ISB visiting author program. Tickets are a steal at 2,800 THB, and available now at the Main Library. This event is kindly sponsored by our wonderful ISB PTA! Questions? Contact Mischele Jamgochian or Alegria Barclay, the ISB librarians: mischele@isb.ac.th
Downtown Parent Connection – March 12th
by Marlene Heese
marlenesheese@gmail.com
Downtown Parent Connection
~Please join us ~
Jim Thompson House & Museum
March 12, 2014
11:00 am
RSVP: satokorinan@gmail.com
YogaStopsTraffick – March 15th
by Napisa Pant
napisapant.yoga@gmail.com
Since 2010, Sharka Furda, our friend and yoga teacher to many of ISB’s yoga practitioners, has introduced the heartfelt campaign ‘YogaStopsTraffick’ to our ISB families. With this event, ISB has been helping to create awareness of, and raise funds for, the Anti-Human Traffick of women and children organization located in Odanadi, India. This is going to be the 5th year of this great event, in which ISB families will hold hands to extend our love beyond our own community.
This one day yoga global event will take place on Saturday, March 15th from 7:30-9:00 am in MPB1. Those with or without yoga experience will enjoy. A donation of 500 baht for adults and 200 baht for kids is suggested. T- Shirts are available for sale. Please contact Napisa C. Pant for more information at napisapant.yoga@gmail.com www.yogastoptrafficx.org
Netball Academy
by Maggie Oliver
maggie196800@yahoo.co.uk
We have an up and coming development in the netball arena, its very exciting and a great opportunity for our hard working ISB Panthers Netball Team and ANYONE interested in learning and developing the game.
The Academy will run at Bangkok Pattana on a Saturday morning, 8-10am. We have a minibus from ISB leaving at 6.30am. Many thanks to Andy Vaughan the Athletics Director for offering this. Limited spaces available on this transport so please express your interest ASAP.
The Academy begins on Sat the 22nd of March and will run for 2 wks prior to the Songkran break. We shall resume for the final 6 wks of term and end with a school tournament.
The coaches for the Academy will be volunteers from the Bangkok Netball League alongside myself and an Aussie coach Pauline who has previous experience in setting up a very succesful Junior Academy in Dubai.
Please see the attached flyer and let me know as soon as possible your interest in attending and developing in the Academy.
I would love to see all of the players who have attended ISB every Tue evening and trained hard to attend and enjoy the Academy.
I look forward to speaking to you all soon, please email me back ASAP with your interest and we can register you.
A small fee has been set by Bangkok Pattana of 1000 thb for the 8 wks this will include an Academy training shirt.
Many thanks
Maggie
0814980721
Bangkok Junior Netball Academy Final Flyer (2)
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.