Only 2 1/2 weeks to get ready for the IFF!! So here is a helping hand:)
by the IFF Team
isbiff@gmail.com
IFF – ACTION PLAN!!!
1. Check the Volunteering schedule and register! https://docs.google.
2. Pick up Raffle tickets to help us sell them. Big prizes from mini Ipad to a stay in Paris (mail us for pick up; isbiff@gmail.com)
3. Only for ES students; ES ‘Happy’ Photo Competition at iffphoto2015@gmail.com (name student, grade, name teacher) deadline 23th of Feb
4. Last meeting before the IFF; 18th of February at 10 am MPR
5. IFF 28th of Feb 4-7 pm!!!
IFF 2015
Saturday, February 28
from 4.00 pm – 7.00 pm at ISB
Because We Are Girls Benefit Concert – February 13th
by Coleen Mann
coleenp@isb.ac.th
You are cordially invited to the Because We Are Girls Benefit Concert featuring the AMIS 2015 ensemble. The concert will take place on February 13th at 6:00 pm in the MS Choir Room Cultural Center 8-140. Tickets can be purchased at the door and are 100 baht. All proceeds will go to help girls in Northern Thailand receive education.
We hope to see you there!
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course Registration is open through February 13th
by Charlotte Hallengren
d.hallengren@icloud.com
ISB is developing its Mindfulness program not only for our students but for our community as well. MBSR is an 8-week course designed to teach people how to better take care of themselves and participate fully in improving the health and quality of their lives as they work with various types of “stressors” or suffering that is limiting the life they would like to lead. Forty teachers from ISB have recently completed this course as part of their teaching preparation. ISB PTA is happy to announce that the 8-week MBSR is available for our parent community beginning next week! Sign up through Friday, February 13 at https://inside.isb.ac.th/parentportal/parent-workshops/ For questions regarding this program, please contact Charlotte Hallengren via email at c.hallengren@gmail.com
Adult Education Program – Online Registration is Open Now till February 16th
by Gabriela Alvarez
isbadulted@gmail.com
Adult Education Program – Online Registration is Open Now till Monday 16th
A wide variety of classes are waiting for you. New courses have been added to the programme for this Spring semester. Come and try some!
Click on this link (inside.isb.ac.th/parentportal/adulteducation), have a look on the Class Catalogue and Sign up for some classes and have fun.
Online registration will be open untill Monday February 16th and classes will run from March 2nd to May 1st.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me: isbadulted@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Gabriela Alvarez Fourcade
PTA ISB Adult Education Coordinator
0907978728
ISB School Board Meeting – February 17th
by Walairat (Oor) WATTANA-UNGKOON
walairaw@isb.ac.th
The next School Board regular meeting will be on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at 6:00 pm in MPB 3. Please see the agenda attached.
All ISA members are welcome to attend.
ES Musical – February 17th & 18th
by Kristen Garrett
kcgarrett5@gmail.com
ES Musical – Tickets on sale now!
This year’s ES musical, Aladdin, will be showing on Tuesday 17th Feb at 3:30, and Wednesday 18th Feb at 6:30.
Tickets are available outside Central Office (near the panther) from 7:00 am – 7:45 am and again after school, until they sell out. Last year, the play sold out in just a few days, so spread the word to all your friends to buy tickets early so they won’t miss out! Adults 200 Baht, Students 100 Baht.
Please contact Kristen Garrett kcgarrett5@gmail.com for further information about tickets.
Facilitating your child’s success: a workshop for parents – February 23rd
by Tamara Redmond tamarar@isb.ac.th
Meg Fisher megf@isb.ac.th
Facilitating your child’s success: a workshop for parents
The Student Support Team at ISB invites you to join us for a cross-divisional parent workshop. We will explore the role of parents in achieving ISB’s Vision of preparing our students for success in the world community. This workshop is based upon longitudinal research, conducted by the Frostig Center in California, into life success for students with disabilities. However, the findings of this research offer practical applications for ALL students. The parent workshop will address:
-What is success?
-What does success look like at ISB
Participants will be invited to contribute to a video about success at ISB, although this is entirely optional.The workshop and optional video interview will take place on:
Monday February 23rd, 8:00-9:30AM Elementary School ES MPR
If you are interested in attending or have questions please contact Tamara Redmond
tamarar@isb.ac.th or Meg Fisher megf@isb.ac.th
ISB British Community– Lunch Social – February 25th
by Heather Powell
heather.wyn@gmail.com
There will be a lunch social for the ISB British community on Wednesday 25th February from 11:45am at Que Pasa. Please RSVP if you are able to attend by contacting your ISB British Representative – Heather Powell (email: heather.wyn@gmail.com mobile 083 293 2169).
Booster News
by ISB Booster News
isbbooster@isb.ac.th
Need a Valentine gift? Check out the Booster Hut this Friday, February 13 for a special gift. Next Booster meeting is Monday, March 2 @ 11:00.
Register now for NBBL Community Basketball
by Kevin Sypolt
kevinjan@optonline.net
ksypolt@gmail.com
Registration is now open for NBBL Community basketball. NBBL basketball offers play for all boys and girls in grades 1-12. The fee for the season is THB 3,000 for all players.
Player assessments will be conducted on Saturday, March 7th (and maybe March 8th due to conflicts). League play will begin on March 14th and will continue through the weekend of May 22nd/23rd – we will have a break over the two Songkran weekends.
Payment for the NBBL season can be made at the Community Activity Office (CAO) which is located next to the bookstore at ISB. The CAO is open from 7:00 to 11:00AM and 12:00 to 3:00PM Monday – Friday.
Please go to the NBBL website for the link to our registration system and for other important information. – https://inside.isb.ac.th/
If you have any questions, please contact the NBBL at info@nbbl.asia
Kevin Sypolt
+66-84-388-7715
Downtown Welcome Wai Parent Gathering – March 3rd
Heather Powell or Rachel Neale
welcomewai@isb.ac.th
Downtown Welcome Wai Parent Gathering, Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Would you like to meet other downtown parents of ISB? There will be a Downtown Welcome Wai parent gathering on Tuesday 3rd March from 10:00am (till 12:00) at Café Tartine.
Every ISB parent is welcome wherever you live. Please RSVP by 8pm on Sunday 1st March to welcomewai@isb.ac.th to let us know you are coming.
For full details on how to get to Café Tartine please check the website www.cafetartine.net (or telephone 02 168 5464 for directions). The address is Soi Ruamrudee at the Athenee Residence , 65 Wireless Road. Lumpini. Free parking in the back at Athenee Residence.
We hope to see you there and if you have any questions please contact Heather Powell or Rachel Neale at welcomewai@isb.ac.th We are looking forward to seeing you all!
Scouts Activity Day – March 21st
by Radha Friedman
radha623@yahoo.com
We need books, magazines, and board games
by Sherry Heinecke
heinecke.sherry@gmail.com
Dear Parents, Teacher’s, and Students,
The 5th grade students are collecting books for their grade 5 book sale April 23 and 24. We need books, magazines, and any board games that are a complete set without missing pieces.
Books can be dropped off at the 5th grade work room now or starting March 2, 2015 there will be drop boxes located around the school and at drop off zones.
Please be aware of what your are donating. They can be adult, teen, or children books fiction and non-fiction. NO text books or manuals, no inappropriate books or books with missing pages, and magazines need to be intact.
The book sale is an annual event and all proceeds go to the Mercy Center in Klong Toey.
Thank you,
5th Grade Book Sale Team
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.