MS eNews – Friday, December 19, 2014
Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events for the next four weeks:
December 22 – January 9
- ISB Winter Holiday
January 12
- School opens – first day of Semester 2
January 14 – 18
- MS AMIS Asian Honor Boy’s Choir
January 19
- MS Drama Production Auditions at 2:15pm
January 20
- MS Yearbook Make-Up Photos/New Students
January 21 – 23
- MS Drama Production Auditions at 2:15pm
January 22
- MS PTA Meeting at 11:00am
Holiday Greetings
On behalf of the entire MS Staff, best wishes to you all over the holidays and see you in January! For families who are leaving ISB, all the best on your new adventures!
Sincerely,
Tom Burgess & Moe Baron-Toaldo
MS Principal MS Vice-Principal
PowerSchool Access and Semester 1 Report Cards
PowerSchool access for MS parents and students has now been reactivated. Your child’s MS Semester 1 Report Card can be accessed via PowerSchool and can be saved and filed electronically and/or printed from there. If there is a report card hold in place, please resolve the issue with the appropriate person and then take the paperwork to the MS Office where the necessary changes in Powerschool can be made to remove the hold.
Main Library & MS Office Holiday Hours
The Main Library & MS Office will be open during holidays as following:
Monday, December 22nd – Wednesday, December 24th, 7:00am – 3:00pm
Monday, January 5th – Friday, January 9th, 7:00am – 3:00pm
Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?
Every holiday and special occasion has a foundation built on traditions. The majority of these traditions are centered around food. Especially when we think of a New Years Eve Celebration, many traditions around the world include food which symbolize luck, prosperity, health, and good fortune. Items to be found on such a Menu may be: Pork– it brings good luck and favorable fortune. If you are not a meat eater, so will any other treat in the shape of a pig do the same thing; Fish Scales or any dish with fish which symbolizes silver, hence precious metals of fine fortune; Bread or Cakes with trinkets baked inside, those who are lucky enough to end up with the trinket are the recipient of good fortune and luck; Eating 12 Grapes at the stroke of midnight, a good luck forecast grape for each month; Eating long, uncut noodles at12 o’clock for an equally long life. From all of us at Epicure Catering, we hope you have a fantastic New Years Celebration which will bring you into the New Year with all the Well Wishes you desire, whatever your Menu may be. Enjoy!
eNewsletter Guidelines
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.
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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.
by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th
Repeat Announcement: 8th Annual Job and Maria Charity Fun Run
By: Caryn Macky carynm@isb.ac.th
The 8th Annual Job and Maria Charity Fun Run will be on Friday, January 16 at 4:30pm on the track. Parents, children of all ages, and sports teams are welcome to enjoy friendly competition. There will be races for all ages, from the 200-meter Parent/Child race, to the 1 mile race for Middle and High School Students, and adults. Subway and Twist will be selling, and there will be treats for every participant. Contact Caryn Macky if you would like to help at the event.