World Language Choice for 2014-2015
The World Language choice form goes home today, Friday, May 30th to those students who need to make a choice for the next school year. Students in pull-out EAL and LS programs and Thai national students do not need to make this choice. Completed forms must be returned to homeroom teachers on Monday, June 2, 2014.
Grade 5 ‘Moving On’ Celebration – June 4
Parents of Grade 5 students are cordially invited to attend the ‘Moving On’ Ceremony on Wednesday June 4th at 8:00 am in the Chevron Theater.
Kindergardten Book Sale – June 4
The Kindergarten is still collecting books for its June 5th sale. If you have books for young children, ages 3 to 8, please consider donating them to us. All proceeds from our sale will go to After the Wave organization. Collection boxes are in the kindergarten quad and in front of the ES office. The sale will be held on Wednesday, June 4th from 7:45-1:45. All books will be 40 baht. Parents are invited to come and shop for books after 11:00. Thank you for your support.
ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day—June 5 and 6
These two days are ‘Out of uniform’ days in the Elementary School. On PE days, students need to wear their PE uniforms. On their non PE day, students may choose to not wear their ISB uniform.
ES Final Assembly – June 6
Just a reminder that this Assembly is for students only – we simply do not have enough room in the Chevron Theatre to accommodate parents. Thank you for your understanding.
Get your crazy on!
Our annual Crazy Hair Day will happen at the end of next week. Teachers will communicate more information with their classes in terms of when the day is, and what is acceptable to do.
School Dismissal time – June 6: 11:30 am
School dismissal on June 6th is 11:30 am. Please make sure students are picked up on time. Thank you.
Report Cards and Library Accounts
Please ensure you have returned all overdue books or paid for lost books at the HUB.
ISB policy dictates that student report cards are withheld until unresolved library accounts are settled.
Student Medical Screening – Required for ALL returning students
Yesterday’s All School enews contained a communication about required medical screening for students returning to ISB in August. All returning students are required to have the Comprehensive Physical Form (Select Link) completed by August 13 2014. We suggest that you either follow up with your home country physician or take advantage of ISB established packages at either World Medical Center or Bumrungrad International Hospital. You can read the full communication here.
Music Shares continue next week!
The Music Share continues through next Thursday during music times. Students have been preparing their “acts” and we’re looking forward to seeing what they put together! ES music teachers would like to invite parents to attend their students’ performance. See the schedule for this year’s Music Share here. Sign-up sheets are found here.
ES Hub Opening During Summer
The HUB will be open during the summer holiday from 7:00 – 15:00 Monday – Friday, beginning June 9th, and will be closed for Thai holidays on July 11th and 14th.
Summer Learning Links
List below are several links we’ve shared with you this year at parent trainings. Next week, we will create one link available from the ES parent portal so you can find each of these in just one place. Happy learning over Summer!
Hub: Join us at the HUB over Summer! Anywhere in the world. Click here for excellent reading and information focussed web pages, recommended summer reading lists, and destiny quest access! In recent Hub lessons, students have been shown these pages. inside.isb.ac.th/eshub
ES Coaches blogs: https://inside.isb.ac.th/mbellone/2014/05/01/summer-home-learning/
https://inside.isb.ac.th/sfleming/
ISB Calendar 2014-15
After much work from many hands, the ISB 2014-15 school calendar has been finalised and has been sent to the printers. A HUGE thank you to all those involved with this process.
There is still a chance that something may have been missed off the calendar, so please cast your eyes over the calendar and email Andy Vaughan (andyv@isb.ac.th) if you see any issues or events missing that you have submitted.
The calendar can be found at this link: https://inside.isb.ac.th/isbcalendar/
Why not teach an After School Activity?
Do you sometimes wish you could…
Get involved at ISB? Make a use of your skills and talents in Arts and Crafts by sharing it with others?
If you’re interested please contact Livnat Ziskinder for more details.
Email esactrivities@isb.ac.th or leave a message at the elementary office.
Please response by June 3rd.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES After School Activities Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
4G Speed Available for DTAC Mobile
For DTAC Mobile phone users, 4G speed is now available in the Nichada area, including ISB. To take advantage of this speed DTAC mobile users will need to upgrade their SIM card. As a courtesy to the community, DTAC have offered to setup a booth in front of the Chevron Theater to exchange SIM cards
Details below:
Date: June 5-6, 2014
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Venue: In front of Chevron Theater
Mr. Chad Bates
(Repeat) Panther Tennis Tournament for Session 3 U11 & U13 & U15
By Panther Tennis
contact: panthertennisisb@gmail.com
PTC Tournament for Session 3-U11 & U13
Tuesday, June 03, 2014 from 3:00pm – 5:30pm
PTC Tournament for Session 3- U15
Wednesday, June 04, 2014 from 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open to all ISB Students
Registration & Fees
300 Baht (register and pay at the tennis office by 1st June)
400 Baht (register or pay at the venue from 2:15pm- 2:45pm)
Venue- Indoors Tennis Courts, the New Sports Complex
Register now via email:advantagetennisthai@gmail.com
For more information contact Coach Net 091-519-4636/ Coach Ton 086-5416639
(Repeat) MAP and ISA Assessments
This week, we sent home individual student results together with explanatory notes for students who took these assessments. A reminder that, If you wish to know more about MAP and/or ISA in general, we will have a short presentation in the Middle School Skybox (3rd floor) on Monday June 2nd from 9:30 – 10:30.
Graeme Scott
Deputy Head of School for Learning
(Repeat) ES Production 2014/15 – Call for Director(s)
Do you have experience with directing and producing large scale elementary school productions? Did you see the ES Musical, ‘Dr. Doolittle’ this year and crave an opportunity to develop something similar? Our annual ES Production for next year is calendared for February 2015 and we are seeking interested community members to take on the creation and implementation of this wonderful ES event, usually involving up to 100 Gr 4 and 5 students. This is a general callout for ISB community members who might be interested in roles such as Director and Producer (which are stipended positions). If you are interested in finding out more about this golden opportunity, please email your expression of interest to Kelly Armitage and Diana Drummond.
(Repeat) Second Chance Bangkok
Second Chance Bangkok is a local initiative, fair trade organisation in the Klong Toey Slum that seeks reuse household items and create employment opportunities for people who have experienced barriers to employment. They also finance projects that support families in these slums.
Representatives from Second Chance Bangkok are coming to ISB on Monday, June 2nd to give a presentation for parents and third grade students about their organisation, then sell some of their beautiful, upcycled products. These make wonderful presents! This presentation will be held in the ES MPR from 10am-12pm. Feel free to stop by!
(Repeat) ES Summer School 2014
A SUMMER for LEARNING! ACT-THINK-GROW!
Registration for ISB’s 2014 Summer school is open! A great way to boost skills and help your child be ready for the next school year. We have elementary classes available for students in pre-K to grade 5. An Early Bird special registration is available for all sessions:
· Session 1: June 9 – July 4
· Session 2: July 7 – July 25
· Full Session: June 9 – July 25th
Please see our webpage www.isb.ac.th/Summer_School for further information, or please contact the summer school office on 02 963 5812 or sumdir14@isb.ac.th
Registration documents are available here.
(Repeat) MS Summer School 2014
MS Summer School is open to all students who are presently in Grades 5 to 7 in the 2013-2014 school year. For general information about the MS Summer School, dates, times, sessions being offered, and costs, please click on the first link below. For more information about specific program offerings, please click on links 2, 3, and/or 4 below.
1. General Information
2. Core Program Offerings
3. Coding and Robotics Offering
4. Musical Theatre Camp Offering
(Repeat) If You Know You Are Leaving ISB
If you are leaving ISB, we are sorry to see you go! Please help us prepare for the school year ahead by submitting your official withdrawal form at the ES Office as soon as possible. Notice of Withdrawal Form.
Calendar of Events
May/June 2014
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May 29-June 5
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ES Music Share |
| May 30-31 | ASD Performance |
| 2-Jun | ISA/MAP Test Result Meeting 9:30 am (Middle School Skybox 3rd Floor) |
| 4-Jun | Lost & Found Display |
| Kindergarten Book Sale 7:45-1:45 pm | |
| Grade 5 ‘Moving On’ Celebration, 8:00 am (Chevron) | |
| June 5-6 | ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day |
| 6-Jun | Last Day of School |
| ES Report Card Goes Home | |
| ES Final Assembly 9:15 am (Chevron) | |
| 11:30 am Student Dismissal |
