ISB Downtown Parent Connection – Thursday 30th October
by Downtown Welcome Wai coordinator Charmain Brea
welcomewai@isb.ac.th
Would you like to meet other downtown parents of ISB? This month there will be a Downtown Welcome Wai parent gathering on Thursday 30th October from 10:30am – 12:30pm @ Riverside Lounge, Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok (address: 89 Soi Wat Suan Plu, New Road, Bangrak, 10500). Mid Morning Snacks will be on offer at 300Baht ++ (includes tea, coffee, assorted sandwiches and pastries). The website address is https://www.shangri-la.com/bangkok/shangrila/
Every ISB parent is welcome wherever you live however this is an RSVP event only. Please RSVP by 8pm on Tuesday 28th October to welcomewai@isb.ac.th For questions please contact Downtown Welcome Wai Coordinator: Charmain Brea (098-273-0993) or email welcomewai@isb.ac.th
We are looking forward to seeing you all!
Hairspray – Big Musical, Big Comedy, Big Hair
by Joni Arnold
jonia@isb.ac.th
ISB High School students are excited to bring you the toe-tapping, upbeat musical Hairspray. Do not miss this high energy musical production which will take place in our Chevron Theater on November 20th and 21st at 3:00 p.m. The Red Carpet Gala and performance will take place on November 22nd with the Red Carpet opening at 5:30 pm where audience members will be able to meet the characters, musicians and crew. The performance will then begin at 6:30 pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
Booster News!
by The Booster Club
isbbooster@isb.ac.th
- The Booster Hut is now accepting the Campus Card for payment — please note that parents can adjust the daily spending limits which may be currently set. Go to https://www.isbcard.net/, by default the username and password for this system is set to the father’s ISB ID number. Once in, go to “e-account”>”set spending limit” and select the family and location to set a limit.We will, as usual, be open on Friday and have great Halloween items for our youngest shopper!
- Panther Pops are back on October 31! As always, each Panther Pop is 30 baht and correct change is always appreciated.
3. Our next Booster Meeting is on November 3 @ 11:00 a.m. in the MPB2 (at the
top of the zigzag). Look forward to you joining us! It is open to everyone.
BBSA – Registration will close in TWO weeks
ksypolt@gmail.com
BBSA – Baseball and softball registration will close in TWO weeks
Bangkok Baseball Softball Association (BBSA) has organized baseball/softball play for the past 54 years in Bangkok. There are leagues for boys and girls ages 5 yrs – 18 yrs. Please note registration is open from now until October 31st. We must register players now so we have time to hold player assessments, form teams and order player uniforms before play begins. Current fees per player are THB 3,000. Registration fees will increase to THB 3,500 on November 1st so be sure to register before November 1st.
You can make your payment at the Community Activity Office (CAO) or pay by Thai bank wire transfer. Cash, credit cards and Thai baht checks are accepted for payment at the CAO office. The CAO Office is open Monday – Friday, 7:00AM to 11:00AM and 12:00PM to 3:00PM.
Player assessment will be held on Sunday November 2nd or Sunday November 9th at the ISB fields. All players are strongly encouraged to attend their assessment sessions to allow the coaches to create fair and balanced teams. Parents will be contacted about the specific times for their player’s assessment session.
Practices will begin in mid November with Opening Day for baseball/softball on Saturday, Nov 22nd. All games are played on Friday evenings and Saturdays at ISB. Games will continue every weekend until the league championships the weekend of February 27th/28th. There will be no games during the winter break at ISB but we will continue play on Saturday, January 10th 2014.
All teams will practice once per week during the season as a weekly practice is important to skills development and to learn the fundamentals of teamwork, etc. Most practices will take place at the ISB fields on weekday evenings (Monday – Thursday). We have arranged a downtown Bangkok location on Thursdays for an optional weekly practice at NIST. Parents will have to pay THB 500 for the season for this practice because NIST charges for field usage. But all players should register to play even if they cannot commit to attending all weekly practice sessions.
On the registration form you will also have an opportunity to volunteer to be a coach, assistant coach or team parent. Please consider helpng out with your child’s team in some way. The kids really love having their parents helping out with their team and you will have a great time. No previous baseball experience is necessary.
BBSA has purchased a limited number of fielding gloves and batting gloves for players who need them. These will be sold on our assessment days on Sunday, Nov 2nd and 9th.
Please go to https://inside.isb.ac.th/
Panther Tennis Session 2 Registration
by Panther Tennis
contact: panthertennisisb@gmail.com
Registrations for the Panther Tennis session 2 are now open to all ISB students. The session will commence from November 10 th 2014.
The registration link is as follows https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/panther-tennis-academy/session-information
eNewsletter Guidelines
by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th
ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. Please see our eNewsletter guidelines below.
Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families and ISB staff 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
• An image or photo (optional)
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.