MS eNews – Friday, February 27, 2015
Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events for the next four weeks:
Tuesday, March 3
- Early Dismissal at 1:00pm
Wednesday, March 4
- Maka Bucha Day (No School)
Thursday, March 5
- Moved to March 19th – MS PTA Parent Meeting
Friday, March 6
- MS Alternate Dress Day
- Last day of Trimester 2 classes for Grade 6
Saturday, March 7
- U11 – 15 BISAC Track and Field at ISB
Monday, March 9
- First day of Trimester 3 classes for Grade 6
Wednesday, March 11
- MS March Music Assembly at 1:00pm in the Chevron Theatre
Thursday – Friday, March 12 – 13
- MS Parent-Teacher Conferences (no classes)
Friday – Saturday, March 13 – 14
- Cancelled: MS GIN Conference
Monday, March 16
- ISB Holiday (No School)
Tuesday, March 17
- Grade 8 HS Transition Parent Meeting at 6:30pm
Thursday, March 19
- MS PTA Parent Meeting at 9:00am in MPB2 (rescheduled from March 5th)
Thursday – Sunday, March 19 – 22
- MS SEA Mixed Choir/Orchestra (moved from March 12 – 15)
Tuesday, March 24
- Grade 6 & 7 Student Meeting re: Grade 7 & 8 program and registration info 1:25 – 2:05pm in the CCT
- Grade 6 & 7 Parent Meeting re: Grade 7 & 8 program and registration info 6:30 – 8:00pm in the Chevron
Wednesday, March 25
- Grade 5 Student Meeting re: Grade 6 program and registration info 1:15 – 2:00pm in the CCT
- Grade 5 Parent Meeting re: Grade 6 program and registration info 6:30 – 8:00pm in the Chevron
Friday, March 27
- MS Alternate Dress Day
- MS Student Social at 3:00 – 5:00pm
- BISAC Swimming Champs @ HIS
Saturday, March 28
- BISAC Swimming Champs @ HIS
Sunday, March 29
- BISAC Swimming Champs @ HIS
- BISAC Open Golf Tournament BIST
- BISAC U15 Team Tennis ISBb BPSg
“Keeping Our Children Safe in Bangkok”
MS and HS parents are encouraged to attend a panel discussion on the issues teens and parents face in Bangkok regarding drug and alcohol use.
The panel will be held on Friday, March 20th, from 7:30-9:00 a.m. in the MPB1. Topics will include the:
- role parents play in keeping their kids drug-free during adolescence
- latest research on the mental and physical effects alcohol and drugs have on the developing brain
- myths and misconceptions about adolescent drug use
- warning signs that children may be abusing alcohol or other drugs
- strategies used to help children resist the pressure to drink or use drugs
- drug culture around Bangkok, latest trends, and legal ramifications
The panel will conclude with an open Q&A session. We hope you will join us.
Early Dismissal on Tuesday
Students will be dismissed at 1:00pm on Tuesday, March 3rd. School buses will leave at 1:15pm. Early Dismissal Days provide a common time for staff in all three divisions to meet, collaborate, and further their professional development.
School Closed on Wednesday
ISB will be closed on Wednesday, March 4th for Maka Bucha Day.
Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?
The Grind will be open THIS SUNDAY, March 1, from 8:30am- 3:15pm. All are welcome!
Repeat Announcement: Upcoming MS Parent-Teacher Conferences
Dear Parents,
Our MS Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up on Thursday and Friday, March 12 and 13 in place of classes those days. When and how to schedule your conference appointments? A special MS eNews will be emailed out late afternoon of Tuesday, March 3rd with information on how to schedule your appointments. You will be able to schedule your appointments online via the online scheduler we use, anytime between 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 3rd to 2:00pm on Wednesday, March 11th.
Please click here for more information about the format of the conferences and what to expect.
Repeat Announcement: Grade 8 HS course registration parent information session
By Mr. Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
On Tuesday 17th March at 6:30pm in the MPB the HS will be hosting a grade 8, parent information session about the on-line registration process for High School courses for next year. All grade 8 parents are welcome to attend. The week before, students from Grade 8 will receive similar information and have the opportunity to ask our Grade 9 Counselor, Mr. Kevin Davy any questions.
Repeat Announcement: MS Principal Forum – 2nd Semester
Do you have a question or idea involving the Middle School that you would like addressed by the principal? The MS Principal Forum is your vehicle. It addresses subjects of wide interest to parents and presents them to the principal for consideration. Our goals include sharing information and ideas, improving mutual understanding and working together with the principal and his administration group.
From now until March 1st, we are accepting questions and ideas. Please submit any issue directly to a forum team member (see below) or to the forum’s email at mscoord@isb.ac.th. Please include your contact information when you submit to us, so we can clarify any questions we might have. However, we will not reveal your personal information to the administration!
The forum team will then meet to review and discuss all issues. The MS Coordinators will present those to the principal for his responses. The principal will report out to the MS Community in an open meeting on March 19th. The time and location will be announced via MS eNews.
Grade 6 Team Members
Shiney Aravindakshan: girishiney@yahoo.com
Ginger Duval: ginduval@gmail.com
Grade 7 Team Members
Rie Atagi: rieatagi@hotmail.com
Jill Edison: jilledison@yahoo.com
Rosalina Hernandez: rosalina@entouch.net
Maria Van Zant: mvanzant@hotmail.com
Grade 8 Team Members:
Henrietta Bullinger: hbullinger@gmail.com
Chintana (Aor) Blumenthal: aor.chintana@yahoo.com
Hyemin Lee: hyeminlim@gmail.com
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