ISB Communication Single Page View

IFF – Thank you!!

by the IFF Team
isbiff@gmail.com

IFF

The International Family Fair 2015 would like to thank all of our sponsors!

by the IFF Team
isbiff@gmail.com

2015 Sponsor Banner

 

Tournament of Minds

by Selena GALLAGHER
selenag@isb.ac.th

Last Sunday, ISB hosted the Bangkok Tournament of Minds and welcomed over 300 students from all over Bangkok to participate in this team-based, creative problem solving competition, including 33 ISB students.

https://inside.isb.ac.th/challengematters/2015/03/04/tournament-is-awesome/

 

First Friday with Andy – March 6th

Andrew DAVIES
andrewd@isb.ac.th

The next “First Friday with Andy” will take place on Friday 6 March at 8:00am in the new Business Office Conference Room (aka Orange Room).

“First Friday with Andy” is an open forum for parents to meet informally with the Head of School and address any topics of interest or concern. No signing up is necessary – simply come and participate if you are free and interested.

 

 The 2015 Music Cultural Convention Concerts – March 6th & 7th

by Marianne DEROW
mariannd@isb.ac.th

2015 Music Cultural Convention Concerts

This year, ISB is proud to host the 2015 Music Cultural Convention, bringing guest conductors and delegates from all 6 IASAS schools together for some phenomenal music making.

For those of you who appreciate solo and chamber music performances, you’ll want to check out the Festival Showcase Concert Friday, March 6 from 6:00 to 8:00pm in Chevron Theatre. Performers from each of the areas of vocal, band and strings will be featured throughout this concert.

If you prefer large group performances, then our Festival Concert on Saturday, March 7 from 4:00 to 6:00pm in Chevron is the show for you. You will be amazed at what our guest conductors are able to do with such young performers! Come out and enjoy the show!

Thank you

 

Last Chance to Register for NBBL Community Basketball

by Kevin Sypolt
kevinjan@optonline.net
ksypolt@gmail.com
+66-84-388-7715

This is the final call for registration for NBBL Community Basketball as teams are now being finalized. 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/cao/2011/08/15/basketball/

If you have any questions, please contact the NBBL at info@nbbl.asia

 NBBL

Welcome Wai Monthly Coffee (Nichada) – March 11th

Heather or Rachel
welcomewai@isb.ac.th

Welcome Wai Monthly Coffee (Nichada)

Wednesday 11th March 1pm @ Starbucks

All Parents Welcome

All parents at ISB are invited to attend the monthly Welcome Wai Coffees coordinated by the ISB’s PTA reps Heather Powell and Rachel Neale. We especially encourage new parents who arrived this 2nd semester or 1st semester to come along so as to make new contacts and have your questions answered.

The Welcome Wai coffees continue throughout the semester and so if you were unable to attend in February, we hope you can drop in on Wednesday 11th March from 1pm at Nichada Starbucks.

No RSVPs necessary but if you have any questions please email Heather or Rachel at welcomewai@isb.ac.th and we will be happy to help. This is a good opportunity to get to know other new families a little better and have your questions answered.

 

Booster News! – Booster Hut open on Wednesday, March 11th and more…

by The Booster Club
isbbooster@isb.ac.th

Special opening of the Booster Hut!  Next Wednesday, March 11, the Booster Hut will open from 10:00-12:00.  It is a great time for those athletes traveling on exchange to pick up a great host gift!  Please stop by to see us.

Next Booster Meeting is Monday, March 30 at 11:00 a.m. in the MPB2.

 

Yoga For Freedom – March 21st

by Napisa C. Pant.
napisapant.yoga@gmail.com

Reserve the date! Saturday, March 21, 7:30 am.

Join 6th year of Yoga Event with ISB families, community, and the Traffic Jam club, to raise awareness and funds for Anti-Traffic Organization . This year the heart and the energy goes to ZOeChildrenHomes in Chiengmai.

ZOE rescue trafficking victims and safe them in family shelter for girls and boys. ZOE provides nutritional food, medical care, education, and other essentials to minors in a family-unit setting, for long-term positive results for survivors of human trafficking. Scholarship program available for post-secondary education including college and specialized vocational training

Be part of giving new life to those victims, join the family fun oriented yoga practice, on Saturday, March 21, 7:30-9:00 am. at HS Dance Studio, CCT building.

Bring a water bottle. If you have a yoga, bring one. If not we have plenty for you. Suggested donation: 500 Baht for adult, 200 Baht for kids, or any.

More information visit : www.zoechildren.org

or email: napisapant.yoga@gmail.com

No yoga experience, just a good fun, spirit.

Logo A 4-cropScouts Activity Day – March 21st

by Radha Friedman
radha623@yahoo.com

Are you interested in learning more about Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts or Venture Crew? Please join us for a fun filled morning and learn more on how you can become a part of our amazing adventurous family.

Hope to see you at ISB on Saturday March 21, 2015 on E-Field. Please see the attached poster for details.Radha (087-113-7357/radha623@yahoo.com)

Scouts Activity Day March 21, 2015

5th Grade Book Sale

by Sherry Heinecke
heinecke.sherry@gmail.com

5th Grade Book Sale

Thursday (April 23) and Friday (April 24)

Dear Parents,

The 5th grade book sale is a yearly sale put on by the 5th graders with the help of the teachers, IAs, and parents.

The Funds raised from this Charity event support the Mercy Center in Klong Toey and pays for the education for many underprivileged kids who cannot afford education. Last year they raised close to B200,000.00. This year we, of course, would like to beat that amount.

Please start sending books and/or complete board games to school with your child. The book boxes are located around the school. You may also drop them in 5th grade work room. (small room at the top of the stairs in the 5th grade quad).

Books to Donate

Children’s books

Young Adult books Fiction and Non Fiction

Adult Fiction and Non Fiction

Appropriate magazines

Please Do Not Donate

Text Books

Manuals

Inappropriate Books or Magazines

Books with missing pages or covers

(These books have to be disposed of by our volunteers and takes away from actual sorting time)

 Thank you for your assistance,

Grade 5 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This entry was posted in News. Bookmark the permalink.