We are very excited to be swept into the land of magic carpets and musical delight. Last tickets available! Aladdin, will be showing next Tuesday 17th Feb at 3:30, and Wednesday 18th Feb at 6:30. Final tickets will be on sale outside Central Office (near the panther) on Monday morning from 7:00 am – 7:45 am and again in the afternoon 1:45 – 2:30 until sold. Adults 200 Baht, Students 100 Baht. Please contact Kristen Garrett kcgarrett5@gmail.com for any further information about tickets.
Trimester Two Report Cards will be ready on Friday February 27. Starting this trimester, report cards will be available to parents to view or download through Powerschool. Report cards will no longer be printed and sent home with your child. ISB’s commitment to becoming more “green” with report cards will now extend to all three divisions in the school. Next week, parents will be sent via email, log-on details for Powerschool. You will need this to access your child’s report card on February 27 – please keep the Powerschool information in a safe place! If you do not receive an email by Wednesday, or you experience difficulty, please contact our Ed Tech department at vinitp@isb.ac.th
Another change for this reporting period is that as a norm, specialist comments will be written for trimesters 1 and 3 only (for Art, Music, PE, WL). Individual comments for students can be written for trimester 2 by the specialist if needed. This decision was made after collecting feedback around the quality of specialist comments, and the challenge to make them individualized for large numbers of students. We will try the system of twice a year, to see if the quality of individualized comments improves.
As always, if you have concerns or questions about your child’s progress, you may arrange an appointment with a teacher at any time throughout the year.
Conceptual Math with Erma Anderson – Part 2
ISB is proud to welcome back
Erma Anderson! Ms. Anderson is a former high school physics and mathematics teacher of 30 years. Currently, she is a science and mathematics consultant working with the Office of Overseas Schools and the US State Department as well as many International Schools. She is an expert in training teachers to understand math at a conceptual level and she will be working with teachers in the ES during the week of February 16th – 19th. Don’t miss her Parent Training on Tuesday, February 17th from 7:30 – 8:30 in the ES MPR. Be prepared for a hands-on workshop, where we will increase our understanding of how numeracy progresses and what we can do to support children’s conceptual understanding of numbers and operations. Do not miss this fantastic opportunity!
From the learning HUB
Please take a minute to fill in our ES Learning Hub Survey. We value your input!
Find Survey Here. Stop by the HUB to pick up that latest
Caldecott and
Newberry medal winners from 2014!
ES BISAC Sports news
February 1, 2015 was the last day of season 2 BISAC sports. Our U11 soccer teams finished off their season and all did well. The U11 boys A team finished 2nd in the tournament. U11 boys B team finished 3rd in a different tournament. The U11 boys C team finished 4th in theirs and the U11 girls team finished 5th.
What’s What’s next for U11 in Season 3? For a variety of reasons we will not offer U11 T-ball this year. Therefore, ES students who are interested in softball should tryout for the U13 team. Those tryouts take place on Monday and Wednesday, February 16 & 18 from 2:10 – 3:40. As well, they may consider trying out for U13 volleyball which will be at the same time as softball. If you make one of those teams, practices are also Monday and Wednesday from 2:10 – 3:40. If an ES student attends a tryout they must provide their own transportation to return home. There will be no bus for ES students at this time. Once teams are selected and we see bus needs we can later arrange the buses. As always, buses are only for students who are already Montri customers. For more information please contact Kerry Dyke
kerryd@isb.ac.th
ES After School Activities
This Semester’s After School Activity program will begin on Monday, Feb 23rd. The following are some important dates for you to note in your calendar:
- Friday February 13th – Confirmation of ES ASA are sent home via the Friday Folder.
- Monday, February 23rd – ES ASA begin!
ES ASA locations and availability will be posted daily outside the ES office. There are still limited spaces available in some of our ASA: TKD, Toy Making, Glass Painting, Creative Art, T-shirt Painting, Basketball, Fun in the Kitchen, Soccer and Thai Dance. You can still register but don’t delay! Remember, once the ASA schedule begins there are NO REFUNDS however, you may change your ASA choice before the third session. I will be out of the office next week. Please contact Khun Tom in the ES Office if you have any questions or concerns. Livnat Ziskinder ES After School Activities Coordinator esactivities@isb.ac.th
Mother Daughter Sock Hop Photos are in!
Please come by the CAO office during their business hours Monday through Friday 7 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 3 pm to collect your precious memories. If you would like a CD of the candid photos taken by the KidsFoto photographer, please email us at gsthailand40@gmail.com ors.m.ayala2008@gmail.com. The cost for the disc is 300 baht.
5th annual ISB Black and Gold Invitational Gymnastics Competition
ISB Panther Gymnastics is hosting the 5th annual ISB Black and Gold Invitational gymnastics competition this Saturday February 14 & Sunday February 15, 2015, from 7am – 6pm at the NSC. Our own Panther Gymnasts will be competing against gymnasts from NIST, Bangkok Patana School, Harrow, Thai Canadian Community Sports, Jakarta Intercultural School and SACAC from Singapore. Please come by to cheer for all the shining athletes and support the ISB Panther Gymnasts in their efforts to make ISB proud.
Photo Competition for International Family Fair (IFF) – Enter Now!
Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?
The weekly ES Menu is posted on the Parent Portal each Friday for the week following. It includes all the dietary/ allergy information one may need, such as Vegetarian (V), Gluten Free (GF), Dairy Free (DF), Egg Free (EF) and Fish Ingredient (F). As we are a nut free campus, this information will not appear on the menu. It can be found under Elementary- Cafeteria – Menu. We strongly encourage all ES parents, especially those of younger kids, to print off the menu each week, post it in a very visible spot, and have a quick review of that particular day before coming to school. This way the kids can already have in mind what kinds of items they are going to chose that day before approaching the buffet at the Cafeteria. The more the kids are informed about their choices in advance, the better the choices they will make at lunch, helping them become responsible, knowledgeable and healthy consumers as they grow. Enjoy. New: Check us out on facebook:
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(Repeat) Upcoming Student-Led Conferences – March 12 and 13
Our annual Student-Led conferences are coming up on March 12 and 13. More information will come to you when we are closer to this date, but as a head’s up for new parents, there is no school on these dates for ES students. Students will, however, be involved in their conference time on one of the two dates.
(Repeat) Grade 5 Book Sale: Books, Magazines and Board games needed.
The Grade 5 book sale is an annual event and all proceeds go to the Mercy Center in Klong Toey. Students are collecting books for the 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 you 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.
Calendar of Events
February 2015
| Feb. 14 |
Girl Scouts World Thinking Day |
| Feb. 17 |
ES Parent Education Workshop 7:30 am (ES MPR): Erma Anderson, Math Consultant |
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ES Production ‘Aladdin’ 3:30 pm (Chevron) |
| Feb. 18 |
ES Production ‘Aladdin’ 6:30 pm (Chevron) |
| Feb. 19 |
Professional Day (No school for students) |
| Feb. 20 |
ISB Holiday (No school for teachers and students) |
| Feb. 23 |
ES After School Activities Begin |
| Feb. 25 |
Powerschool Training for ES Parents, 7:30-8:30 am (ES MPR) |
| Feb. 27 |
Report Cards goes home |
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KG/G1 Music Celebration of Learning 10:00 am |
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G2/G3 Music Celebration of Learning 1:00 pm |
| Feb. 28 |
International Food Fair (IFF) |
We are very excited to be swept into the land of magic carpets and musical delight. Last tickets available! Aladdin, will be showing next Tuesday 17th Feb at 3:30, and Wednesday 18th Feb at 6:30. Final tickets will be on sale outside Central Office (near the panther) on Monday morning from 7:00 am – 7:45 am and again in the afternoon 1:45 – 2:30 until sold. Adults 200 Baht, Students 100 Baht. Please contact Kristen Garrett kcgarrett5@gmail.com for any further information about tickets.
