MS eNews – Friday, January 30, 2015

Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events for the next four weeks:

January 31

• U13 BISAC Badminton, ISBb, NISTg
• U15 BISAC Badminton, TCIS BPS b/g
• U15 BISAC Football, TCIS BPS b/g

February 1

• U13 BISAC Football, TIS NISTg, SHBb,

February 2 – 6

• MS Grade Level Class Trips
  • Grade 8 – leave after school on Feb 2, return by 7am on Feb 6 – no school rest of day
  • Grade 6 and 7 – leave 7:30am on Feb 4, return by 2:00pm on Feb 6

February 5 – 8

• MS MATHCOUNTS (Saigon South International School, Vietnam)

February 9

• MS Student Assembly (Nobel Laureate Guest Speaker) at 10:00am in the Chevron Theatre

February 10 – 11

• ISA Testing for all 7th grade students

February 11 – 15

• AMIS Asian MS Honor Band Trip

February 19

• Profession Day (No School for Students)

February 20

• ISB Holiday

February 20 – 22

• ISB Activity Free Weekend

Emergency Contacts for Upcoming MS Grade Level Trips

Dear Parents,

For our upcoming MS Grade Level Trips, we will be sending out a parent email announcement for each of the grade level trips once we have received word that they have arrived safely to their destination.  After that, please assume that no news is good news.

In case of emergency, following are our emergency contact phone numbers for duration of the trips:

• 7:00am to 3:00pm, direct lines to the MS Office, 02-963-5894 or 02-963-5895
• 3:00pm to 7:00am, call Annelies Hoogland, MS Dean of Academics at 089-979-2547

 

Hello ACTIVE PARENTS!

Back by popular demand is the four-part Active Parenting of Teens workshop.  The Active Parenting of Teens workshops will be held on February 18, 26, March 5, and March 11. The workshops are open to all Middle School parents and are designed to be taken together and build on previous sessions, so it is recommended to take all four sessions. The first workshop will be held in the MPB 1 from 8am-10am. 

Active Parenting of Teens provides guidance and support you need to turn the challenges of raising a teenager into opportunities for growth. You will learn:

• Methods of respectful discipline
• Skills for clear, honest communication
• Concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior
• How to be an encouraging parent

And much, much more!

The Workshops will be limited to 45 participants and the sign up will be closed once it reaches 45.  Please use the link below to sign up.  Books will be available for you to borrow for the sessions or purchase at 500 bht each.

Please RSVP by clicking here on the following link: Active Parenting 

Thank you and I look forward to working with you all!

Because We Are Girls Benefit Concert

You are cordially invited to our Because We Are Girls Benefit Concert. Please click here for more information.

Message for all our Montri School Bus Riders 

Dear Bus Riders,

Please be aware that on Monday, February 9th to Friday the 13th, there will be no 4:30pm or 5:00pm late bus.  The regular 2:15pm and 3:30pm buses will operate as usual.

 

Repeat Announcement:  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.

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.

by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th