Host families needed for ISB’s Scholarship Program
by Dr. Andrew Davies
Head of School
andrewd@isb.ac.th
Dear ISB Parents,
For the 2014/15 school year, ISB will be accepting additional students as part of our scholarship program. This program is designed for highly capable Thai students whose families have a demonstrated financial need. The students will be enrolled in our High School in August 2014.
We are now looking for volunteers to provide housing for these students for the 2014/15 school year. Ideally we are seeking host families that:
Live close to ISB
Speak English at home
Have a spare bedroom
Have a HS child
Would enjoy the experience of housing a scholarship student
Host families would be expected to provide food, lodging and some incidental expenses. The ISB Scholarship Fund would take care of uniforms, cafeteria meals, school trips, some clothes, school supplies, certain other incidentals and transportation costs home for holidays.
If you are interested in volunteering to host one of these students, please complete the Host Family Expression of Interest Form by clicking on this link by April 11, 2014. If you should have any questions, please contact our Scholarship Program Coordinator, Mr. Tony Arnold at anthonya@isb.ac.th
All families who submit an Interest Form will be contacted to arrange an appointment for an interview.
Sincerely,
Dr. Andrew Davies
Head of School
First Friday with Andy – Postponed to Friday 11th April from 9.00-10.00 at Orange room
by Nitcharee (Pyee) Prasertnok
nitcharp@isb.ac.th
For parents new to ISB, “First Friday with Andy” is a forum where
parents can sit informally with the Head of School to discuss ideas
for school improvement, to share concerns, to ask questions, or to
learn more about the school.
Unfortunately, Dr. Davies will be in Brussels on 4 April so the event has been postponed
until Friday 11 April at 9:00am in the Orange (in Central Office).
Please refer to the school calendar for future meetings.
What is a Trustee?
by: Joy Davy
Chair, Committee on Trustees
joy.davy@yahoo.com
What is a Trustee?
Still undecided whether to be a candidate for the upcoming BOT elections? Join us and let us help you make your minds up. Prospective candidates are strongly urged to attend the information sessions on “What is a Trustee?” on Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30 am and 6:30 pm at the MPB3.
Of course, everyone in the community is invited as well. Come and get an idea of what those 15 men and women in the BOT actually do.
Please be reminded that the deadline for the submission of BOT Nomination Forms (attachment on the right) is Friday, April 11, 2014 at 12 noon. Please submit them by email to joy.davy@yahoo.com and the hard copy with Khun Oor at the Head of School’s office.
For more information, please contact Joy Davy at 0879336062 or joy.davy@yahoo.com
Coffee House – March 27
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
March 27th from 5- 7 pm the second Coffee House will run in the library multi media room. This boutique event attracts our HS aspiring writers and poets and has a cozy, relaxed atmosphere. You are welcome to attend and even share your work!
Elder Care Advocacy Week – Product Drive is on now!
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
ELDER CARE ADVOCACY WEEK- PRODUCT DRIVE: This week is Elder Care club’s advocacy week. We will gather donations to be delivered to a poor elderly reception home here in Nonthaburi. This product drive is for toiletry items, anything from toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, liquid detergent, shampoos, to adult diapers are desperately needed. The people of this home do not have access to these basic human necessities, and our club wants to help bring positive changes into these peoples’ lives. Donation boxes can be found in the CAO office. Please bring items in to us by the end of the school day on April 4th so that they can be delivered promptly. Thank you!”
ISB’s Got Talent – Friday March 28th CCT at 6 pm
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
Student Council (in association with the Lights and Sound club) presents:
ISB’s Got Talent – Friday March 28th CCT at 6 pm
Our brave young talents will battle it out on Friday March 28th facing a panel of steely judges and in front of an awesome audience. Be part of that awesome audience – this year we are in the CCT so be in early to get a seat! Doors open at 5:37 pm
Panther Pops and Booster Meeting!
by: ISB Booster Club
isbbooster@isb.ac.th
Please stop by the Booster Hut this Friday, March 28 for a Panther Pop! They are 30 baht each and exact change is always appreciated.
Also, join us on Monday, March 31 for our Booster Meeting at 11:00 a.m. in the MPB2. There are many exciting things to discuss!
World Scholar’s Cup – Volunteers Needed for March 29th
by Selena GALLAGHER
selenag@isb.ac.th
Take one part team debate, add a collaborative writing challenge, mix in a thoughtful test of knowledge, then finish with a fast-paced multimedia quiz show – the Scholar’s Bowl – and there you have the template for the festival of learning that is the World Scholar’s Cup.
Over the weekend of 29th and 30th March, ISB will be hosting the Bangkok Round of the World Scholar’s Cup, where students will work together in teams of three to research, debate and solve problems related to this year’s theme – The World Within – over six inter-related subject areas.
To make this event a success, we need to recruit some volunteers to serve as debate adjudicators on Saturday 29th March. This will involve attending a brief training session on the day, and then adjudicating three team debates according to the guidelines you will be given.
There are two debate sessions. The first session, in the morning, will be for the Senior teams – students aged 15 and over – and will require a time commitment of approximately 8.30am to 1.30pm. The afternoon debate session is for the Junior teams – students 14 and under – and will require a commitment of around 12.30pm to 5.30pm.
If you are interested in getting involved and helping out as a debate adjudicator on the day, please email Selena Gallagher (selenag@isb.ac.th), indicating which session you would prefer.
You can find out more about the World Scholar’s Cup program at their website:
HS Band and String concert – April 2nd
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
Does Princess Mononoke mean anything to you? Do you want The Jacksons back? Come and hear music from this popular anime film and hear The Jackson’s famous tune: ” I Want You BACK” at the HS Band and String Concert Wednesday April 2 in the Chevron beginning 6:30 pm.
This is the last concert for our HS instrumentalists so be sure to get there early to ensure a good seat. Regular dollops of live music help elevate our spirits and keep us all nicely tuned and balanced. Please encourage good theatre etiquette by turning your cell phones off and only moving during the applause points.
What on earth was my child thinking? – April 4th Parent Workshop
by Cory Fox
mockingbird8@mac.com
What on earth was my child thinking?
A look into the brain of an ISB student. Please join Deputy Head of Learning Graeme Scott on Friday April 4th at 8:00am in MPB 2 & 3 for a workshop that looks into the way your children think. Learn about the most recent scientific research and find practical ways you can help your children learn. We will explore how kids (and adults) think, learn, remember and plan. We will look at issues such as sleep, motivation, emotion and the impact of drugs on the brain. Coffee and snacks will be provided by the ISB PTA. The workshop will run around 1 hour and then there will be time for questions and discussion after. We hope you can join us for this exciting and enlightening workshop.
Piano Festival – April 4th & 5th
by Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
Dear parents and community,
If you would like to take part in the masterclass as a solo pianist or even as part of a duet and have a whole classical piece or part of a piece ready to perform please go and see Mr.Joe or Mr.Giles to express your interest. On Saturday morning there will also be a Piano Festival where adjudications will take place for elementary students. If you have a passion for the piano make sure you get involved.
Please contact Anthony Giles (Music Chair) or Angela Kohl (instrumental Music Program Director) for more information.
angelak@isb.ac.th anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Grade Five Book Sale: April 24 and 25
by Tinarat (Tina) RATANAVAREE
tinaratr@isb.ac.th
The 5th grade book sale is a yearly auction put on by the 5th graders with the help of the teachers, IAs, and parents. We are collecting books now through April for the sale (April 24/25).
The Funds raised from this Charity support many Thai charities and pays for the education for many underprivileged kids who cannot afford education. Last year we raised more than 100,000 baht. This year we would like to beat that amount!
Books to Donate
Children’s books
Young Adult books Fiction and Non Fiction
Adult Fiction and Non Fiction
Appropriate magazines
Please start sending books and complete board games to school with your child or you may drop them off in the boxes outside of the ES Office, or in the 5th grade Resource Room (small room at the top of the stairs in the 5th grade quad).
Please Do Not Donate
Text Books
Manuals
Inappropriate Books or Magazines
Books with missing pages or covers
15th Colgate Kids Triathlon registration is open!
by Kevin Sypolt
kevinjan@optonline.net
ksypolt@gmail.com
The 15th Annual Colgate Kids Triathlon is just around the corner. The race will take place on Monday, May 5th (Coronation Day) at 7:30AM starting at the two ISB pools. It’s shaping up to be an incredible event! Again this year the triathletes will receive timing chips to wear around their ankles for accurate time and distance recording. The Relay Race will again allow relay teams in each age division (based upon the oldest participant in the relay team), so athletes can form teams of three people to participate together. One of the relay team members can be a teacher or other adult this year.
The distances this year will be:
5-6: 50m swim, 1 km bike, 450m run (no relay team permitted for this distance)
7-8: 100m swim, 2.5 km bike, 800m run
9-10: 150m swim, 4.5 km bike, 1.2 km run
11-12: 200m swim, 4.5 km bike, 1.7 km run
13-14: 250m swim, 6.8 km bike, 2.4 km run
15+ : 350m swim, 9.1 km bike, 3.1 km run
Registration will close on Monday, April 28th. No late registrations will be permitted so make sure you register before the close date! The fee per participant is THB 500 (THB 1,500 for relay teams). All participants will receive a water bottle, towel and race bag.
All registrations must provide one volunteer to help on race day or pay a THB 2,000 (no volunteer fee)
Please note that all bike riders must have their own bicycle and must wear a helmet.
More information and the registration link can be found at our Kids Triathlon website:
https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/2011/08/16/colgate-kids-triathlon/
Thanks,
+66-84-388-7715
YogaStopsTraffick
by Napisa C. Pant
napisapant.yoga@gmail.com
On March 15th, 2014 MBP1, the 5th years that ISB families joined global event to raise awareness against Human Traffic. The families of ISB were welcomed to the family oriented yoga event. The children from G1 to high school, teachers and parents lightened hope and offered the survivors the chance to rebuild their new life. Grade 4 children sang “Imagine” song by John Lennon to plant the seeds of hope to those victims and to gratefully thank you the practitioners (many had no yoga experience).
We had 32 participants and raised 40,070 bht .
May we all continue to extend our love beyond our community to rebuild the new life and hope to those survivors for the years to come.
Big Thanks to Garima Joshi, Adam Bernard, Tali Benzvi, Nantakarn Sereeyothin, Anita Gopalawamy, Kornkamon Muangsiri, Heather Ferguson, Ellie Edelhoff and Kasia +Amelia Lekawska.
Generous Supported by PTA, Thai PTA, Traffic Jam, Activities office, B&G, Central Department Store, Twist, Petite Sweet by Nat , the Entire Community of ISB and Nichada
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.