MS eNews – Friday, March 6, 2015
Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events for the next four weeks:
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 MS Skybox – room 4-308/9 (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
Thursday, April 2
- MS/HS Jazz Concert at 6:30pm in the CCT
MS Parent-Teacher Conferences Next Thursday and Friday
As published earlier this week, if you have not done so already and would like to attend our upcoming parent-teacher conferences, please click on this link to access further information on how to do so. A reminder of the conference format and what to expect is also provided following the directions on how to schedule your appointment. There will be no classes in session during the two conference days as teachers will be conferencing with parents both days during the school day.
“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.
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
NBBL Scorekeeping/Timekeeping opportunity for students in Grades 7-12
As we have in past years, NBBL (North Bangkok Basketball League) will hire Grade 7-12 students to be scorekeepers and timekeepers for NBBL games.
The games will take place Saturdays at the ISB gyms. This is a great opportunity for Grade 7-12 students to earn their own money and learn the responsibility of a work situation. The students will earn between THB 200 and 300 per game.. In order for the students to be eligible to work at these games, all students (including those who have been scorekeepers/timekeepers in the past) must register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iZhNVtjc9bs0T2Fh0BIMBPmNdZnAYEsNYozUWw9crSM/viewform
There is a MANDATORY training session for any student who did NOT work as a scorekeeper/timekeeper last season. This training will take place either on Sunday, March 8th at 5:00PM or on Monday, March 10th at 7:00PM. Both sessions will take place in the MPB 3 room and will last about an hour. Students are only required to attend one of the sessions.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. As always, please consult our NBBL website at https://www.nbbl.asia/ for information. This is where we will post calendar information, schedules, team listings, etc.
Thanks
Kevin Sypolt
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: eNewsletter Guidelines
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by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th